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Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-07-08
CO[. FLY GIVES PARTICULARS OF
 THINGS NUT GENERALLY KNOWN

little while and the board of cost re
 view will find out all about it, and
 if they could have been purchased any
 cheaper elsewhere, the difference will
 be taken from the projects shoulders
 and made present to profit and
 loss"
 From the same annual report it is shown that the service owned "7S horses and mules," but no jackasses listed. This same report shows that these same horses and mules 1 brought the government a profit of $46 563.60. There can be only one con- plaint lodged against this item, and that is that Uncle Sam ought to close up oil his other departments and en- gage strictly in the horse and mule business, for which you can make a ' horse or mule earn a clear profit of two dollars per day, over and above it's care and feed, you certainly are going some" But in this particular instance, i these IFS horses and mules took an un- usual pride in their work because the boss" had tipped it off to them that there would be depreciation on the plant and equipment of $12,372.75"; therefore, the more the mules and horses" made, the less would be the general deficit; or, to put it another way the more machinery could be al 1 lowed to stand out in the wilderness and gradually disintergrate for lack of proper attention, as for illustration: One of the big steam drag-line ma chimes on the reservation unit It has been standing in one place so long that people are actually using it for home. Whether paid to do so or not is not known. Probably it is only watch man. put there to see that the big machine is not put to some good use by the nearby unit holders. However, it is with much pleasure that the EX- aminer takes it's hat off to that splen- did lot of horses and mules; they are birds!
 Among other things, the local project boasted of in 1914-'15 can be noted "3 air compressors," (whether ::hot air or not is not stated), one boat, 19 good boilers, 129 standard guage cars, 22 narrow-guage cars, "3 other cars" (probably joy-riders), concrete mix CTS, 16 derricks, drag-line excavators, 1 road grader and 4 locomotives.
 It is quite likely that all these were purchased, but as to just what they cost, who knows? The board of cost review will find out to a cent, and if too much was paid for any of them, or if any of them were not necessary for the good of the project, Uncle Sam will do the square thing through his board of cost review by charging the excess in price or the ''wilful extrava gance," to profit and loss.'
 But, let's go little deeper into the 1914'15 report and see what else the local reclamation service had on hand. Start with one piledriver, then 36 blows, 50 pumps, rockcrushers, 40 Fresno scrapers CTS animals to pull 'em), F slip scrapers, 15 wheel scrap
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-07-08

It lS ouCu WOIh dS tulS IldL luS UOd1u
 of cost review is expected to investi-
 gate carefully and fearlessly apply the
 remedy, and that Messrs Teasdale
 Fleming and Baldwin will do their
 whole duty there doesn't seem to be
 the slightest cause for doubt
 The recent serious break in the
 Maricopa canal has done irreparable
 damage to adjacent unit holders, and
 even at the present time water is run
 ming over the bank. When the local
 reclamation officials were appealed to and begged to remedy the present over
 flow of the bank, they replied that nothing can be done until after July 1st." EXasperated with this method of fighting their wrongs, unit holders during the last few days have fairly set the wires on fire between here and
 Washington, demanding of Secretary Lane that some effort be made to save their crops from utter annihilation.
 And so it goes all along the line; the deeper you dig the more you find that ''all is not gold that glitters."
 For the year ending June 30, 1914, there were 1775 farm units, represent ing approximately 17,725 acres upon which resided $50 people (these figures are all taken from the printed recorO. Up to that time the actual cold, hard cash expended on the Yuma project amounted to $7 O54, ,947S1, or $40S per acre for the land actually irrigated. It was estimated" however, that water could have been used on 60,000 acres. It cost $53,314.91 flor operation and maintenance" of the irrigation system that year on the 17,725, and thought the irrigable acreage only increased approximately 250O acres" in 1914 over 1913, yet the estimate" of costs for operation and maintenance" for 1915-'16 calls for an expenditure of $97 ,017, "to irrigate 64,000 acres at $152 per acre Qast year the official cost was placed at $3.75 per acre on IA 750 acres). If the 64,000 acres are to be irrigated this year it goes with out saying that the Yuma project ter ritory has very largely increased in it's practically four times greater than one year ago. That ought to be good news to every merchant in Yuma /
 By digging a little deeper into the reclamation records, the astonishing fact will be found that during last year the local service spent $2,593.19 in taking topography of the mesa, when as a matter of fact the mesa lands were not then, and never have been any part of the Yuma project. To all intents and purposes, in so Tar as any benefit accrued to the unit holders and water users are concerned, the local reclamation officials might just as we'll have made a tOpOgraphicai map of Mt Lassen. Because they did not, is very likely the reason for that volcano now being so angry that it is actually splitting birthstone, fire and ashes and scattering them to the four winds of heaven. But when one stops to think and to calculate carefully that two and two makes four, it is probable that the
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-07-08

IA light freight wagons, and spring
 wagons.
 The price of almost every one ot
 these items should be familiar to each
 unit holder, and when bought in quan.
 titles there should be quite a saving
 but, was there a single cent saved
 And are all of these items actually
 needed. The unit holders will expect
 MT. Teasdale particularly as their
 member on the board of cost review to scrutinize these bills very closely,
 and then deal out equal and exact jus tice to all.
 In the matter of buildings, the same report shows: 1 office, , residences, ? pumping stations, and barns (for those cracker-jack horses and mules) It also shows 25 miles of road, 2S miles of railroad, IA miles of telephone with 104 telephone instruments. The tele- phone line cost $S 414.31, to which was added last year $5S4.74, and it is esti- mated that the line will cost another $500 this year. These figures are all interesting to say the least. If there are any bugs under the chip, all you have to do is to turn the chip over and put your foot on the bugs. Don't let 'em multiply for, if you do, they will soon not only demolish yours crops, but they are cormorants- they'll eat you out of house and home.
 In his thirteenth annual report, Prof ect Manager Sellew, who has recently made his escape from the Reclamation Service, points out that during the year about one-mile of open drainage channel and approximately 21,000 feet of chased drain were constructed" on the reservation unit which necessitat- ed the excavation of 3S,33S cubic yards of earth on the open channel and S2, 246 cubic yards on the closed drains with the same yardage on back fill. The object of this work was to prevent the seepage water from running about 3 1000 acres of lands that are in the proximity of the levee. Because of the manner of construction or inadequacy of the drains, however, but smal good, if any, has resulted. The pipe used in these drains ranged from 15 to 20 inches in size, and they were placed under the ground at depth of from 6 to feet-all of it was placed under ground except the thousands of feet that are scattered all over the affected district to be carted away by piece meal by Indians and any others in- clined to use it for their own purpose.
 One of these drains was evidently for the purpose of proving that water won't run up hill" for an was made to make the seepage water run north, whereas it's natural grade was south. In order to do this the drain was started at a certain point say at depth of 5 feet and was gradually run down to a depth of 8 feet at which point the drain ran into water and quicksand, which gave them plenty of water for the cooler on the engine, but in no manner acted as a drain for the land. To offset this big
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-07-08

lONlolilCtIOII OSl NlSS, lllS HUI V you will learn. True, you will have to do a good deal of fine guessing, and surmising, and wondering, what this or that particular item means, what it cost, and of how much value it has been to the Yuma proj- ect; but it is an interesting study, nevertheless. The rec ordS now before the Exami- ner particularly refer to 1914 IS, and 1915-'l6, but these records purport to give the entire cost of the Yuma proj- ect up to last year, with eSti- mated cost for the fiscal year of 1916.
 How many of you unit holders and water users have ever gone to the trouble to as- certain what the local recla- nation service has on hand to show for the millions and millions of dollars it has spent? Now, don't all rise at the same time to answer. Go on there now; hands up! Let's see how many of you really know. Not hand is raisedl Each one has left it to the other and so on, until, well, what's everybody's buSi- ness is nobody's business.
 And there you are, just as much in the dark about this, your most important affair, as though you never heard of the Yuma project. Send to your congressman or United States senator and get copies Of the annual reports of the reclamation service, and then study them carefully. You won't then be blind any long, CT, for, in the language of the street urchin: Take it from me, Kid, take it from me, your eyes will be opened!
 How many of you know now many "electric generators" and their kilo- watt power, the project had in use in 1914I15? There were three with 125 kilowatts. What did they cost You can search me- is the answer. and that must be the general answer 10 most questions touching the cost of various devices, implements and instruments purchased for use on the Yuma prof. ect. During the above period, the ser vice had 20 gasoline engines with 569 horsepower capacity, and A steam en- zines with 92O horsepower capacity. If they were all purchased here in Yuma the cost can be ascertained at the stores; but, if purchased in Los An
The Washington times., 1915-10-15
Let Resinol Make
Your Sick Skin Well

That itching. burning skin can be
healed! The first use OF resinal oint-
ment seldom fails to give instant reiief.
The Washington times., 1915-10-15
Philadelphia Girls
Are on Visit Here
One Hundred and Sivxty From
High School Seeing Capt.
tai Sights,

One hundred and sixty strong. the
senior class of the West Philadelphia
High School for girls visited the Capt.
tol. the botanical gardens and the Ma
tionai Museum this morning and arc
invading Arlington and Mt. Vernon this
afternoon.
Shock, the principal; Mrs. Shock end
six teachers. who bring a similar bevy
OF youth and beauty to Washington
will leave for Philadelphia tomorrow
afternoon
The girls are planning an entertain
ment for this evening at the Gordon
row they will go to tho Monument.
Bureau Of Engraving. the old Museum
building. the Treasury and the White
House and expect to be ''all tired out"
when their tram leaves at 4:35 D. N.
The Washington times., 1915-10-15
WILSON BILLS TOBE
FORCED IN CONGRESS

Continued from First Page)
the task of handling the Administra-
tion legislative program at the cap'
tol.
Henry To Be Away.
Mr.. Pou was consulted because Chair
man Henry IL to be away most OF the
winter. He will be In Texas seeking
the senatorship. As chairman Of the
House Rules Committee. Henry was not
always amenable to Administration
wishes. Consequently. the Administra-
ton will be glad to see him attend 20
his campaign In Texas ana remain OUT
Of washington. MIR. Pou VIII i'nS Up
House.
The detailed program OF Hesitation
was not gone over. as far as can pe
learned. at the conference OF the Post-
master General and Mr.. Pou.
leading House chairmen and Speaker
Clark shortly before the session was
settled on. The Administration will be
represented at this conference. prob
ably by Mr.. Burleson.
pushed and passed. the Democratic eau.
Gus Will then be called on to ratify the
conference action. Among other things
the conference Is expected to segree ia
the defenBe pfORrdm OF the Aurllnis-
tration. which friends OF the President
say will be moderately stronG.
1t 10 expected also to agree to the
bill for Government ownership Of ships
The sugar tariff extension and exten
sion of the war tax will probably b
decided on.
This plan to shape iegislation at q
conference Of small body Of leader,
is certain to arouse much hostility
Many Democrats Will resent II. since 4
will reduce the rank and file Of tn,
House to mere machines.
But leaders say the President cal
force II through. They also point on
that the Democratic margin In tn,
House Is so narrow that II a strict eau
Gus rule 10 not used to bind and gal
members the Administration cannot re
the legislation the President decides h,
wants.
Secretary Of War Garrison was at hi
office today. His program calls for al
expenditure OF about $1S4, 900. 900. Secre
tary Garrison Is not yet ready to Civ
out a detailed Jtatement about II.
The Secretary denied reports OF q dis
agreement with the Administrators
about the military program. He did no
discuss the question Of how he stoo
with Chairman Hay.
The Washington times., 1915-10-15
Man Cuts Own Throat
After Shooting His Wife

PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 15.-Clarence
B. Culp. twenty-eight. formerly sea-
man In the United States navy, who
yesterday shot his wife, Anna, twenty
five. and then cut his own throat. was
reported today to be In a serious condi-
ton.
His wife. who Is In the same hospital,
accused her husband last night Of at
tempting to kill her because she refused
TO live with him. Physicians believe
Mrs. Culp will recover. but do not hold
out hope for her husband,
The Washington times., 1915-10-15

Continued from First Page)
the task of handling the Administra'
tion legislative program at the Capi'
tol.
The Washington times., 1915-10-15
Monsignor Russell Sees
Lansing About Mexico

Secretary Lansing had long confer
ence this morning with Mgr. w. r. Rus
sell on Mexican matters. No details of
the conference were given out.
1t is understood, however. that Mgr.
Russell took up with the Secretary the
matter OF protection of Catholic lives
and property in Mexico, together with
claims arising from the destruction of
property and life through the revolu-
tionary period.
The Washington times., 1915-10-15
MATERIALS

Choice of blue serges, gray serges,
black unfinished worstedS, the newest
checks and plaids, cassirneres, cheviots and
velours. Serge or mohair linings-quarter
Innings for the young mems suits, if the
Young men so desire. -ss -
The Washington times., 1915-10-15
IS YOUR TOILET SOAP SAFE?

Many toilet soaps contain harsh. In
furious alkali. Resinol soap contains
absolutely no free alkali. and to 1t is
added tho rosinol medication. This
gives It soothing. healing properties
which clear the complexion. comfort
tender skin and keep the hair healthy.
-Advt.
The Washington times., 1915-10-15

at little cost. Physicians have pre-
scribed resinol ointment regularly for
over twenty years, so you mead not hes
itatc to use 1t freely. Sold By all drug
gists. For a sample free. write to
Dept. AR. Resinol Baltimore. Nd.
The Washington times., 1915-10-15
Dutch Sight Zeppelin.

AMSTERDAM. Oct. l5.-A Zeppelin
few over the Netherlands towns Of
yaa,s and Hcerlen this morning. ac-
cording to dispatches received here to-
day, travelling toward Aix-La-Chapelle.
The Washington times., 1915-10-15

With the help OF res
inol soap, this sooth-
ing, healing ointment
usually clears away
all trace Of eczema,
ringworm. rash or
similar tormentlng.
sleep-preventing skim
diseases Quickly and
The Washington times., 1915-10-15
GUARANTEE

If within period of six months one
of these suits gives unsatisfactory service
you may return it for adjustment or for
full credit. But note this: We shall take
full precautions to make the suit so good,
so stylish, so handsomely tailored men
will have little need for any use of the
guarantee. Every suit will be tried on a
sufficient number of times to insure per-
feet fit.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-30
WEDDING AT ST. PAUL
AND AT WEST POINT

West Point. Oct 29.-Joseph Holt
kamp and Miss Anna Steffensmeier,
two prominent young people OF near
st. Paul were united In marriage at
St. James church at St. Paul Oct. rs,
1915. The ceremony was performed
bv the Rev. Father Ranger who also
celebrated nuptial high mass.
AL Holtkamp, brother OF the
groom, was groomsman and Miss
Marie Steffensmeier attended her sis
ter as brides maid. Many relatives
and friends attended the service at
the church. After which reception
was held at the brides home.
The bride wore beautiful gown of
white satin trimmed in shadow lace.
Her veil was caught up with bridal
roses and she carried shower Doquet
Of roses, white prayer book and opal
rosary The grides maid wore green
crepe de chine and carried pink carna-
lions.
The bride is the daughter Of Joseph
A young lady OF pleas
ing personality and has many friends
'rhe groom is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Holtkamp. He is splendid
Young man, farmer by occupation.
Both are popular among large circle
Of friends who join in wishing them
a happy married life The will make
their home at the home of the brides
father. Mrs. Minnie Soppe and Mrs.
Lena Pickenell Of Nicola, were out OF
town guests.
One of the prettiest weddings OF the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-30

season occurred at st. Mary's church
Wednesday Oct 27-1915 the contract
ing parties being Joseph Vosse, or
Quincy and Miss Kathryne Broekman
Of West Point. Rev. Father Jacoby off,
ficiating. Mr.. Peter Vosse attended his
brother as groomsman and Miss Helen
Brockman was bridesmaid. A recep-
tion was held during the day at the
nome of the brides parents to which
only the relatives were invited. The
bride is the youngest daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. William Brockman of this
place. She has resided in West Point
all her life with the exception of the
past five years which she has lived in
Quincy. The groom is the son Of Mr..
and Mrs. John Vosse of Quincy, ILL.,,
He is a splendid young man and a
cigarmaker by trade. Both have many
friends who extend to them their best
wishes, for happy lift They Will
leave Thursday evening for visit IN
Chicago and ST. Louis and will be at
home to their friends at Quincy, H.,
after December first. The out-of-town
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. John Vosse,
son and daughter Peter and Beatrice
Vosse. Mr.. and Mrs H. Schmidt. Helen
and Harold Schmidt all of Quincy.
Misses Mayme and Kathryne Spexarth
of Fort Madison.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-30
LIBERTYVILLE LADIES
REMEMBER ORPHANS

libertyville. Oct 2s-A most de-
lightful day was enjoyed by the
Ladies' Aid society of the Mt. Zion
Methodist church southwest of Lib
eltyville when they gathered at the
home Of the president Of the society,
Mrs. A. Layman, the day being Mrs.
Layman's birthday anniversary. The
society planned and carried out gen
uine surprise on Mrs. Layman. A de-
lcious dinner was served in cafe
terra style, the members bringing the
dinner with them.
There were about forty-seven ladies
present, number of people from Lib
er;yville being out to enjoy the day.
In the afternoon the business meet
ins of the society was held. In ad-
dition to the routine business, the
members voted to send barrel or
fruit to the orphanage in OttumWa:
The number present and the general
spirit of the meeting are indications
Of the fiourishing condition Of the MI.
Zion Ladies' Aid society.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-30
DRIVER IN MINE
KILLED UNDER CAR.
CAESAR CADERINI HAS HEAD SEW
Erred AT HITEMAN DURING
THE NIGHT.

Hiteman, Oct %. Especially Falling
from the car on which he rode as a
driver in No. 5 mine here last night,
Caeser Caderini, an Italian aged %
years, was killed. His head was al
most severed from the trunk by the
wheels of the car under which he fell.
His absence from the section of the
mine in which two of his fellow work
men were employed, led them to inves-
tigate with the result that the young
man was found dead in the entry, his
neck resting on the track. The young
man is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Domini
Caderini Although physicians and 9th.
er help had been summoned, their
presence was unavailing as death was
probably instantaneous.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-30
ELDON

Mrs. C. E. Teegarden and daughter,
Irene. returned to their home in Tren-
ton, Mo-. after a weeks visit with heT
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. e. Abbott.
Milo Heinz is on the sick list this
week.
Mrs, I. S. Deford entertained at a
vicente roast last night on the lawn at
her home. A furnace was built in the
back Of the lawn where the Weenles
were roasted and the coffee made.
Sandwiches and pickles were served
also The lawn was beautifully lighted
up with numerous little bonf1res. After
the roast the guests were taken into
the home and the evening was spent In
music and games There were about
twenty-five present and everyone had
a fine time.
Dennie Null of Muscatine was in the
city today.
/, Chas. Baatz and wife and daughter
of Arizona are here today with their
herd Of thirty-fve burros and three
horses, en- route to Mooseheart, ILL.,,
where the burros will be given to the
orphans at Mooseheart. Mr.. Bate Is
going to give an exhibit tonight at the
J band concert. He is the assistant sec,
rotary of the state of Arizona.
Mrs. E. K Daugherty of Ottumwa
was visiting in the city with relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. r. D. Grow drove to
Fairfield last evening.
Elmer Demaree and Clyde Glasgow
have returned from Clear Lake where
| they have been hunting.
The Bay View club met with Mrs
j. A. Bundy today.
Master James Edward Thompson
son of Mr.. and Mrs James Thompson
is quite sick.
Huse Hicks of Unionville was in the
city on business today.
r. r. Potts left for Fairfield this
evening.