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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-08-13
The OBSERVATORY
THE FIRST RAILROADS


Just one word, please: How the
typos came last week to make me
say that a year ago l was the guest
of Congressman Bartholdt of Missouri
in Philadelphia, l cannot guess; for
wasn't, and didn't even see him; l
then simply read his apparently de-
lighted deliverance regarding Ger
manys plunge into war. If l had
been his guest | would not have talked
about him.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-08-13

proXimately as follows:
Bonds Notes. Stock
R.R, S 100000 100000
Ind. IA 100000 100000 81, 100000
+. Y. 100000 49,. 3,5OO,OoO
K K railroads; Ind: Industrials;
P. L.: Public Utilities.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-16
NO SPECIFIC PROGRESS
 MADE AT CONFERENCE
Conference Between Chinese and Ja-
 Panese AceompIishes Little
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 PEKING, April 15.-No specific pro- gress was recorded-at the conference yesterday between the Chinese Foreign Minister Lu Cheng .Hsiang, and the Japanese Minister, Eki Hioki, over the Japanese demands The conference lasted the usual four hours and ques- tons concerning eastern or inner Mon golia were discussed.
 Eastern Mongolia was originally grouped with South Manchuria. and the Japanese demands With reference to these two territories are virtually the same, relating to right of residence by the Japanese and ownership of land, mining concessions; obligations on the part of China to obtain Japans consent granting railway concessions to any third power or to raising loan from any power for railway construc- tlon; transfer of railways.
 Owing to the Chinese insistence. eastern Mongolia and south Manchuria were not discussed together Yesterday The Japanese minister contended these two should be discussed on same bas- is, but Hsiang argned Japan no such claims in Eastern Mongolia as in the South Manchuria.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-16

in 1911 but some work was done on it as late as 1913. The dam was con- structed of earth, but had fifteen inch facing of rock. Its length at the top was 600 feet. It had a capacity of 45,000 acre feet and was intended to serve 15,O00 acres of land.
 It was built by the Lyman Land company with Denver capital. The stock was divided into 15,000 shares of which 1000 were held by the residents of St John and the farmers under the system who had paid for their share with work. The land company retain ed 5000 shares.
 The dam which was twelve miles above St. Johns was designed to occu- py natural basin covering about 150O acres of land Previous to the construction of the dam all the farm ing in that region was done in the bot toms along the Little Colorado for there was no way of leading the wa ter to the higher mesa. But with the construction of the dam, all the farm CTS abandoned their holdings there and took up lands on the higher ground. Most of them had invested there everything they had in the world and many of them were in debt. The canal is now useless since it heads thirty five feet above the bottom of the river Even if the dam should be rebuilt that will take about two years, the time spent in the construction of the dam which has given way. The abandoned lands in the bottoms would now be difficult of reclamation for in the time that has elapsed since they were cultivated they have grown up to brush and salt grass.
 There are two dams on the Little Colorado below the Lyman dam, one the Meadows dam and the other the Hunt dam. The former taking the place of a former one is brush dam and is probably washed out The Hunt dam of more substantial construction it is thought withstood the flood.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-16

went into retirement after the early advance, and closed. at a one point loss. Net gains of to 5 points were recorded in various stocks. Incon- spicuous specialties made even greater advances. Union Pacific U. s. Steel and other speculative favorites re- peated the high prices of a day or two ago. Many other stocks of high and tow degrees rose to levels unequalled in several years. Total sales of stocks amounted to 1,2500O0 shares. Follow ing early irregularities the bond mar ket turned strong. Total sales re- presented par value of $4,090,000.
 United States coupon Three's de- clined one half per cent on call
 Metals
 Silver 50; electrolytic $16.75 to s16.S7; copper firm.
 ~, Stocks r..3. Amalgamated "A IS: Smelling 70 3-S: Santa Fe 102 1--2; St. Paul 93 1-2; New York Central S7 5-8; Penn sylvania 109; Reading 151; Southern Pacific 92; Union Pacific 131 Is; Steel 56 71S, Preferred 1OS 3-4.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-16

caught in the flood at Salado a mile below the dam and drowned. It was reported that damages amounting to $400, 1000 had been caused. That es- innate probably includes only the cost of the reservoir s160,000 and the cost of the canal system now rendered use less and which cost in the neighbor- hood of $165,0 900. No account is taken in these estimates of the total finan- cial ruin of pretty nearly every far mer under the reservoir. the total acreage being about 15,000.
 MT. c. A. Narramore former record CT of Apache county and well ac- quainted with every family in that Vii cinity said yesterday that in the ab- trary he believed that the others drowned were members of the fam fly of Severe Chavez, who lived across the road from the Palmers. Mrs. Palmer by the way is the daughter of Mrs. Rachael Berry, member of the legislature from Apache County and a sister to Mrs. Patterson, one of the le- gislative clerks. She was engaged in teaching school at Salado. MT. Narra- more expects to hear of some damage at Fl Tule belyoW Salado where there is also a school. But the rest of the flood must have been considerably lowered by the time it reached Fl Tule.
 The water in the dam formed wall of water forty feet high. The flat be- tween the dam and Salado is narrow SO that the breast of the flood at Sa- lado must have been not less than fff- teen feet high. There was also some damage, Mir. NarramOre thinks. at Woodruff, which is also on low ground though before reaching that point the flood must have widened considerably.
 When the SaladO dam burst some years ago, the water stood three feet in the town of St. Johns, But Mir. Mar have been any higher in consequence of the collapse of the Lyman dam.
 Conoho, also below the dam, stands on the mesa entirely out of the reach of the flood.
 Only the day before Mir Narramore received a letter from st. Johns say ing that it had been raining hard in the country above. This rain if it ex- tended into the White Mountains must have released a great deal of snow, for as low down as Springerville there was three feet of snow.
 This is the first time that the dam was ever allowed to fill. The great est height the water had ever been al- | lowed to attain was fifteen feet. But | it was thought last fall that the earth had been settled sufficiently so that there was no danger that it would give way.
 The dam was practically completed
Arizona republican., 1915-04-16
GOING TO THE LIMIT

Jones was one of those men who grumble at everything and everybody. He was once attacked by inflamma- tory rheumatism and was carefully nursed by his wife, who was very de- voted to him, in spite of his fault find : ing disposition. His suffering caused her to burst into tears sometimes as she sat by his bedside.
 One day friend came in and asked him how he was getting on.
 Badly. badly!" he exclaimed; "and it's all my wifes fault
 "1s it possible?" asked the friend. in surprise.
 Yes. The doctor told me that hu midity was bad for me. and there that woman sits and cries just to make it moist in the room."-St. Louis Post Dispatch. !,
Arizona republican., 1915-04-16
RUMORs OF ACCIDENTS
 ALL PROVE GROUNDLEss
pr. Dameron Says Report of His Death Was Greatly Exaggerated
 Did Not Go

death was greatly .eXaggerated-dlu not gon on motorcade at all.
 Reports of a serious accident on the Roosevelt road in which any where from one to six people were killed kept coming into The Republi- can office last night until it became necessary for two members of the staff to devote. their entire time to reassurmg hundreds of anxious questioners that nothing serious had happened to any of the cars on the return trip of the big motorcade.
 One of the most persistent reports was to the effect that Dr. and Mrs. L. D. Dameron of this city had been killed in an automobile accident on Fish Creek hill. The rumor had just reached the Republican office when the telephone rang again. Hello, have you heard report that pr. Dameron has been killed?'
 Yes" said the reporter who an- swered the phone, but l don't be- lieve il is true"
 Well this is Dr. Dameron talking, and I don't believe it either" said the doctor, who went on to assure the Republican a Ia Mark Twain, that the report of his death had been greatly exaggerated
 Dr. and Mrs. Dameron had an nouneed their intention of going to the dam for the celebration. but changed their plans, and did not leave the city yesterday. How the report, which spread pretty generally throughout the city. got started is a mystery Of such accidents as blow outs, and minor break-downs there was an abundance, but efforts to confirm the somewhat sensational re- ports that reached the city last night resulted in emphatic denials at all points along the line from Phoenix to Globe that anything of a serious nature had occurred to mar the re- turn from the celebration.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-16
HUERTA |S N0T
 MADER0 SLAYER
Former Provisional Presi- dent of Mexico Issues a Long Statement Denying Responsibility for Death of His Predecessor
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NEW YORK, April 15.-Vehement- ly asserting that he has nothing to do with the death of Francisco Madero, General Huerta issued a long signed statement tonight setting Mexican question. Huerta declared he knew who was responsible for Maderos death, but is keeping it as a professional secret" Heads of the Washington administration, he said, had been fair to Mexico, and have been mised by false statements Huerta's statement reviewed the history of the MaderO revolution, and his own accession to the provisional presidency, and concluded with tEe assertion that my country cannot be conquered" sixteen millions of men, | women and children will have to be killed before Mexico will submit to an invader, ne asserted.
 l Had it not been for the embargo on the exportation of arms from this country, Huerta indicated his army Wcll,d have prevailed ove- those op- Losed to it.
 l The former provisional president reiterated the assertion he made
 when he left Mexico last year, that he resigned from the position only because he hoped to bring peace to
 the country He pointed out that in ! the eight months that have elapsed since that date the situation in Mex | ico has become "too sad for me to
 analyze deeply"
 Anarchy is too soft word to call it, he said. Mexico would eventually
 be saved, but by a Mexican Who
 that would be he did not know. Huerta declined, in response to
 questions, to give any inkling of his
 future movements. He denied the re-
 port he would go to San Antonio,
 Texas, or any other point near the
 Mexican border Discussing the death
 of Madero, he said:
 l That is professional secret.
 Lawyers have secrets, and doctors 1 have secrets. I am soldier, and why should not soldier have
 secrets? It is not through friendship l Tor any one that 1 am withholding
 this information. It is a professional
 duty. The time will soon come when
 my name will be vindicated and, as | Gen. Lee said of General Jackson.
 the world will say of me that I stood
 like stone wall, submitting to
 Ignominy and insults that have been
 heaped upon me"
 Tt has been said you betrayed the
 confidence of President Madero: is it sop, he was asked
 General Huerta strengthened up, his eyes flashed and bringing his
 clenched fist against his breast, he replied
 No, l swear it. I was in no way responsible for his death. It has been
 one of the big tortures of my life am sorry l have to keep the
 secret. Although I am of a different
 race than you gentlemen, I am a
 man.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-16

icdn woman who was drowned with them. s'
 Rushing northward, the huge wall of water passed through the town of St. Johns and submerged sections to a depth of three feet. The Hunt dam next went out and tonight water raced into the village of Woodruff. Ample warning was given here
 Telephone messages were flashed throughout the endangered region and farmers. stockmen and others hurried out of the path of the flood, taking their stock and such property as they could move with them.
 Santa Fe railroad officials took measures here and at Winslow to prevent damage by the flood. The bridges were weighted and strength cred and nasty work done to divert 1.-the currents at threatening points. The flood was greater than that of 1905, which swept away the prede- cessor of the Lyman dam.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-16
LIBERTY BELL TO EXPO

PHILADELPHIA, April 15-The se- lect and common councils decided to allow the historic liberty bell to be sent to the Panama Pacific Exposition. Resolutions providing for the trip across the continent were unani mously adopted by both branches. Mayor Blankenburg announced tonight he would sign the resolution and only minor details now remain to complete the arrangements
Arizona republican., 1915-04-16
KEEP OUT BOIL WEEVIL
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WASHINGTON, April 15.-Under proposed regulations of the depart ment of agriculture to keep pink boil weevn out of the United States, San Francisco, Seattle, Boston and New York will be the only ports of entry for foreign cotton. A conference is called here for April 20 on restric- tions. After January 1 the regula tions provide that all cotton must be q 'sinfected under the supervision of the department
Arizona republican., 1915-04-16
FINANCES AND MARKETS
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NEW YORK, April 15.-Todays stock market surpassed all records for considerably over year in strength, and in the scope of it's upward sweep. although the volume of business was under that of last Friday. Over 200 separate and distinct issues were trad ed in. among these being a number of stocks whose long period of inactivity had all but caused them to be forgot
 ten. One of the reassuring features of the session was the comparative quiescence of BethlehemSteel which
Arizona republican., 1915-04-16
CATCH coUNTERFEITERs
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SAN FRANCISCO, April 15.-Three alleged counterfeiters and a complete outfit of tools and metal were cap iured aboard the sloop Barnacle. while asleep in their bunks off Sau- salito. The trio. Thomas B. Boggs w 3. Young and Frank Harris, con fessed say officers. that they intend ed counterfeting s gold pieces and silver half dollars for use in buying opium in Mexico. The Barnacle is the smallest ocean, going sloop on the coast
Arizona republican., 1915-04-16
OPERATE ON MRS. ROOSEVELT
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NEW YORK, April 15.-Mrs. Theo- dore Roosevelt was operated on at Roosevelt hospital. Dr. Alexander Lambert of the Cornell medical school was the surgeon in charge The na- ture of her ailment is undisclosed but the operation was successful. Colonel Roosevelt was with her until she went to the operating room.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-16
oBREGoN REPORTS VICTORY

VERA CRUZ. April 15.-"Five thousand enemy dead were counted during the movement northward from Celaya. Six thousand prisoners, and forty field pieces were captured" This is Obregon's summary of the result of the fighting about Celaya where he reported today he gained a decisive victory over the forces of Villa. The ringing of church bells, and parading of soldiers and citizens conveyed the news of the reported Carranza victory to the public.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-16
GOLD IS RETURNING
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NEW YORK, April 15.-Lazard and Freres, bankers, with prominent French financial connections, an- nounced the engagement of $7,00O,00O gold in Ottawa for importation to New York. This is the largest single import of gold made since the return flow of the metal started early in the year. Bankers say there is no espe- cial significance to the transaction.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-16
RESPECT MEMORY OF NELSON

KANSAS CITY, April 15.-Only one edition of the Kansas City Star, noon. will be published tomorrow out of re- spect to the memory of William Rock hill Nelson, editor and owner, whose funeral will be held in the afternoon. Business houses throughout the city announced they would suspend busi- ness during the funeral hour.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-16
PRODUCE BRINGS GOOD PRICES
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BERLIN, April 15.-Butter sold wholesale at 37 to 39 cents a pound; swine IS to "A, and calves, live weight. 10 to 27 cents according to quality. Eleven hundred head of cat tie were offered for sale, twenty three hundred calves and twenty three thou sand swine.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-16
Report Received Here

2 Only meager reports of the worst calamity in ths history of Apache county. when the Lyman reservoir on
 the Little Colorado burst at midnight of Wednesday, were received in this city until last night. It was known only that three children of MT. and Mrs Ellis Palmer, and five others were
Arizona republican., 1915-04-16
The Story from St. Johns

ST. JOHNS, ArlZ, April 15.-The Lyman reservoir was located twelve miles above St. Johns and was di- rectly across the stream of the Lit tie Colorado. The dam was part of a system that belonged to Denver capitalists headed by John F. Church. who were joint owners with the people of St. Johns. It had a total capacity of fifty thousand acre feet and contained from thirty to it broke.
 The dam had never been full be- forc, though this was the third year it had been in. It was holding well and seemed absolutely safe until thirty minutes before it broke. The guard who discovered the break is on the other side of the river and details of the break cannot be ob- tained now.
 The break occurred between 10: 30 o'clock and II o'clock last night. But through the telephone failing to work nothing was known of the break un- til the water rushed upon the inhabi-. tants of St. Johns. The alarm was
 
 whose homes were inundated were quickly rescued, many wading out through the water in their night clothes. Many of the houses along the wa ter front on the Little Colorado were built of adobe and they crumbled quickly and collapsed. At El-Tule. a small Mexican settlement where some Americans were living, eight lives were lost.
 Only two of the bodies have as yet been recovered Six of the victims were in one house. They were four, the children of MT. and Mrs. Ellis Palmer Mrs. Palmer was the school mistress of the district. She had left her three children with Mrs. Violet Ray, who was living in the same house. Mrs. Ray, her daughter and her son, were also drowned. The ktys were recently from Montezuma, Colorado, and the men of the family were employed on the reservoir. The names of the other members of the Ray family cannot now be obtained here.1
 l The other two victims were Mrs. Jose Saavedra, junior. and her three months old baby. Her body is the enly one that has been recovered yet. but a searching party of 150 men is hunting for the bodies.
 | The other two dams below St. Johns were the Meadows and Udell reservoirs. The Udell reservoir held the flood for some hours after the flood struck it, but it broke at 9:30 o'clock this morning and added ten | thousand acre feet to the flood. The water has not reached the town of Woodruff yet but grave damage must ensue when it gets there as tue diversion dam is so located that | it will throw the flood right into the town, and everybody has moved out and taken their loose property with them in fear of the approach ing waters.
 | If inc diversion dam should be dynamited, it might save the town. but it is a cement dam and dyna- hitting to effect seems impossible. The property loss of the dams and Iof that lost in St. Johns will reach S4O0,100 ard some fifteen or twenty lof St Johns leading citizens are rem dered bankrupt by the breaking of the dam A similar break of the reservoir of nearly the same size occurred some zen years ago with no loss of life and a much smaller loss of property.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-16
AN IMPRACTICAL SUGGESTION

Why don't you tell your troubles ro p0lieeman?"
 T don't dare replied the gloomy person. "He'd probably arrest me- Washington Star.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-16
THE EXACT SPOT

Did he strike you between phases
 of the argument?' "No: he struck me between the
 es."-New York Sun.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-16

. Hire a. little salesman at The Re- publican office. A Want Ad will see more customers than you can.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-16
10 TRY SPIES

IAssUtTATED PKESS DISPATCHI
 LONDON, April 15.-The trial of the three alleged German spies, Kup- ferle, Hahn and Muller. charged with +cending military information to Ger. many. has been set for April 26.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-16
WASHINGTON

The Washington Woman's Club met Wednesday. The resignation of Mrs. F. W. Weills as president was met with a feeling of regret by all the members. Mrs. Ada Stewart Carson was elected to fill her place.
 The subject of the meeting was Home Furniture" Mrs. Fleet exhi- bited many pieces of useful furniture she had made herself with burlap, mOuldings and brads.
 Everybody was astonished at the beautiful and artistic furniture she has made of boxesa well as panelling her house and the lattice work and pan cling in theb all as well as picture frames she has made of the same ma terlal. The furniture stain was also home made at a very nominal cost. Brownsberger and Mrs. Briner served and cake
 The young folks of the neighborhood enjoyed hay rack ride Saturday ev- ening.
 Mns. Augustus Klinefelter from Fort Lewis School of Agriculture at Hes perus, Colorado, is here for an extend ed visit with Mrs Frank Howard.
 This school of which Mrs. Kline felter is matron of the Girls Depart ment is branch of the Fort Collins Agricultural college, her son, Lee Kline felter is a member of the faculty of Fort Lewis College.
 There was no Sunday school at Washington Sunday, as all were de- sirous of attending the great revival now in progress at Glendale. conducted by the famous revivalist, Burst.
 The Rev. Burch is cousin of our honored citizen, W. Betts. the sta tion agent of the Santa Fe.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-16

The young folks of the neighborhood enjoyed a hay rack ride Saturday ev- ening.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-16
TWO RESERVOIR DAMS

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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-10-07
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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-10-07
Welded Wednesday Afternoon

A quiet wedding was celebrated at
the home of Ralph Wood, on the
Protected Cove orchards, near MUIR
ply, Wednesday afternoon. at four
O'Clock, when Miss Florence Il.
Barnes became the wife OF Arthur n.
Parsons, Of Grants Pass. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. S. A.
Douglas, pastor Of the local Baptist
church. The bride is cousin Of Mr..
Wood, and came here from Chicago
about year ago, since which time
she has made her home at Protected
Cove. Mr.. Parsons Is well known
real estate agent, and is also one Of
the owners OF the Protected Cove
orchards. Mr.. and Mrs. Parsons de-.
parted this morning for honeymoon
trip to the south and will visit the
San Francisco exposition before re-
turning.