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The Coconino sun., 1915-04-23
DETAILS OF DESTRUCTION
 CAUSED BY BURSTEO DAM

The Lyman reservoir dam To- cated I2 miles above St. Johns on the Little Colorado. broke Tues day night just before midnight, letting loose an immense volume of water which swept everything before it for several miles down the river, The break started at the bottom ot the dam in the old channel of the river. In trice water was rushing through a hole two hundred feet wide in the cen ter of the great structure. There was no thought or intimation that such a calamity impended. The water was rapidly creeping up to the spillway and was expected to overflow that night In the alter noon l.. $. Meade of Los Angeles, a government inspector of irriga- ton projects, A. NJ. Patten of Denver, a member of the Lyman Irrigation company, and several local members of the company in- speCted the dam and failed to de tect any flaw. MT. Patten and Gordon Parks stayed there for the night, in fact someone had been staying on guard constantly of late. The break came so quickly that even they narrowly escaped with their lives. Because of defect in the telephone line, St. Johns people had no warning and the water was upon them before they knew it. MT. Patton was finally able to get Springerville on the wire and from Springerville warning was sent out to points below. The homes ot about 300 people of St. Johns, largely Span ish-American people, We're quickly inundated and many escaped in their night clothing by wading out. Many adobe houses with their contents were swept away, leaving the occupants without even their clothing.
 At Fl Tule, small settlement close under the dam, eight per sons were drowned, being unable to escage from their adobe houses they occupied. The dead are the three children of MT. and Mrs. Ellis Palmer-Gerald, Ross and Louise; Mrs. Jose Saavedra Jr., and her infant child; Mrs. Violet Ray, her son Dewey, aged I7, aud her daughter Hazel, aged 9 years. Mrs. Ray and children came here week or so ago with party oi homeseekers from Montezuma, Colo. The men of the party had accepted work at the dam tempo rarily and all were living there. A family by name of Lyons occupied the same house with the Rays and the Palmers, but they all managed to escape. Mrs Ray and her son had reached place of safety, but went back for her daughter Hazel and the Palmer children, when the flood overwhelmed them. Mrs. Ray rescued two of her children who are left as orphans. They are Ethel, aged seven, and Lillie aged four. Late tonight (Thurs' day) the bodies of five of those drowned have been recovered those yet missing being the baby of Mrs. Saavedra, the little Pal mer girl and the little Ray girl Practically all the male population of St. Johns will turn out in the morning and continue the searcf until these bodies are recovered.
 Below St. Johns the water be gan to spread and some livestocl was drowned. The dam at th' Meadows and the Uuall dam were forced out by the flood, also th' steel bridge beyond Hunt ant numerous other smaller dams ant bridges.
 The Lyman dam was the join property of the people of St Johns and a party of Denver capi
The Coconino sun., 1915-04-23

Take HERBINE for indigestion. It relieves the pain in few minutes and forces the fermented matter which causes the misery into the bowels where it is expelled. Price 50c. Sold by Rabbit Bros.-Advertisement.
The Coconino sun., 1915-04-23
HINT ID POTATO RA|SERS
 AND HOW ID COOK THEM

" letter from Mir. R. M. Roberts, Agricultural Demonstrator, at Fresno, California;:
 q enclose herewith small dis play sheet which comes with the potatoes we are now buying in this part of the country. It inter- ests me and l presume it will you, in the light of conversations we have had regarding the making of Flagstaff center for high class potatoes. Idaho evidently sees the point. It may interest you to know that we are shipping pota- toes into California from Kansas and other points. New potatoes have not yet come in, and the old river potatoes are of very poor quality, being wormy and very high water content. If Flagstaff could hold her potatoes, there would be good market in Cali. fornia for them at this time of the year." The enclosure referred to is a sheet explaining the best method of cooking dry farmed potatoes, and is given in part below. is suggested that Flag staff housewives try the receipes on the local spuds to see what the result will be:
 Every merchant has no doubt observed that people formerly liv- ing in the East pronounce Idaho potatoes the finest they have ever had since coming to California, while many of their other custom CTS who are familiar only with our irrigated potato complain of the Idahos because they cook to pieces taste too sweet, or have too yell low color when served.
 Idaho. potatoes, like most Eas- tern and Northern potatoes grown without irrigation, must be cooked with greater care than our Califor. mia Burbanks grown with irriga. tion. This is because ot the fact that they contain more starch.
 There are two or three simple rules when boiling Idaho potatoes which if followed will develop a mealy,, flakey quality and rich ness of flavor unequaled by pota' toe grown on irrigated soil.
 1st. Pick out potatoes as nearly as possible of one size, o1 the large ones will be hard wher the small ones are reduced tc pulp. If this cannot be easily be done, cut them to one size.
 and. Drop pinch or two O salt into the water before putting in the potatoes.
 3rd. Put them into a kettle with barely enough cold water te cover them, and as soon as thu water boils throw in little more cold water. This will check tn, heat, and keep the potato iron breaking before they are don' through.
 Ith. Thrust a fork into then occasionally; and as soon as the, are soft take them up, pour off thu water, and let them stand by thu side of the fire with the kettl, partially uncovered till the mois ture has evaporated and they ar < quite dry.
 Important-Boil slowly Don use too much water, watch then and when done take them off i'm mediately.
 The rich creamy color is natural
 For baking they are easily in class by themselves.
 If these simple rules are fol lowed, we believe all will agree a to the merit of the Idaho potato.
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The Coconino sun., 1915-04-23
Dock Soper's Philosophy

Speakin' of milIinery-how do you like our new statehood?
The Coconino sun., 1915-04-23

The most human thing to do when you itch is ter scratch it.
The Coconino sun., 1915-04-23

It ain't so much what You is as what you aint that makes you want to make folks believe what yor aint
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-22
SEVEN FOOT SHARK
KILLED IN BRONX CREEK
Fish Weighing Two Hundred Pounds
Stranded in the Mud.

New York. May PA shark meas
ur1ng seven and a half feet long and
weighing about 200 pounds. was killed
today in Weir Greek, an inlet of Long
Island sound, near Throggs Neck the
Bronx. by David MCGOWAN, an in
spector in the Bronx department of
sewers, A L. Hartman, assistant engi-
neer IN the same department, and sew
era1 italian laborers, all armed with
crowbars.
The fight lasted more than half an
hour, but the shark was finally killed
and dragged ashore, TO be viewed by
the incredulous. A short distance from
Weir Greek is Pennheld beach, where
a number Of children were bathing.
This beach is also used by members
Of the United States coast artillery.
stationed at Fort Schuyler.
MCGOWAN and Hartman were at
work at new large sewer near the
creew when their attention was at
tracted by the screams of children.
They ran to the shore and about 20
feet out saw a whirlpool of mud. The
water was only few inches deep, the
tide having gone out. and both men
were about to wade in when they dis
covered that the mud-raiser was a
shark. The shark had evidently drift
ed In with the tide and been stranded.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-22
JAPAN DENIES REQUEST
OF GREAT BRITAIN
To Prohibit Trade in Far East With
Citizens of Hostile Nations.

Toxic. July 1, Correspondence of
The Associated Press)-Japan has in
formed Great Britain that she is IN
able to accede to Great Britain's re-
quest to announce a prohibition Of
trading in the Far East with citizens
of hostile nations. The British gov
eminent recently gazetted a regula-
ton prohibiting trading with nationals
OF Germany and Austria in China
Siam and Persia
Great Britain had been waiting for
assurance that Japan would adopt sim
liar measures. However, the Japanese
government, after consulting leading
ing business men, decided it could not
join the movement, chiefly for the
reason that the laws of Japan do not
permit the enforcement of such a
measure. The government is undeu-
stood to have pointed out that in eff
feet there is no trading between jap
anese and representatives of hostile
countries in the Far East Japanese
merchants are believed to nave OPP
posed the British project on the
ground that it would harm the busi-
ness interests of the empire.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-22
Hvo. Italian preadnoushts.

It is a fact of which few people are
aware that thirty years ago Italy
yards were turning out battlesh1ps
1000 tons larger than anything in the
British feet, and armtng them with
the heaviest guns ever put on a man
of-war. Moreover, Italy has the dis
tinction of producing the man In
first evolved-the late Signor Cuni-
berti-who actually sketched a design
which was a good forecast OF the
Queen Elizabeth.
Italys first dreadnought. the Dante
Alighieri, was laid down in the sum-
mer of 1909. and completed in three
years. She was the first warship in
the world to have her guns mounted
on the triple turret system
Following the Dante, five larger and
more powerful ships were laid down.
These vessels are all good for a speed
of % knots, though their armor Is
comparatively light, having a maxi
mum thickness Of Q "a inches amid
ships. Their broadside fire is 1850
pounds of metal as compared with the
Iron Dukes 1900 pounds and the
Queen Elizabeth's 1900 pounds.
Altogether the italian navy includes
twenty-five vessels, all of which are
classed as battleshfps. Italy also pos
light cruisers, six old light cruisers
of small value, nine old gunboats,
about forty torpedo boats Excluding
old vesseIs), and nineteen submarines,
of which probably dozen are efficient.
The fighting strength of the Italian
navy, excluding the crews of destroy
ers. torpedo boats and submarines, Is
81, 500 officers and men
Austria has only three dreadnoughts
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-22
Phone 1873

for mosquitoes may, If they do not
clean up the pest breeders, have to
submit to prosecution, and the legal
machinery of the city and state will
be Invoked through the influence of
the Chamber of Commerce, the Civic
Federation, and the city and county
health boards to secure this.
Bridaeport.-The committee in charge
of the second annual field day and
clambake of the Bridgeport Republican
club. which will be held on Aug. IA.
went to Lordship park Saturday to
make arrangements for the use Of the
bathing beach, the dancing pavilion
and the other attractions there for the
5000 or moro people who will come
from all parts of the state to attend
the outing.
Meriden.-A few days ago the doors
of Wethersfield prison opened to re-
lease the man who shot Police Chief
Bowen in a raid on a Springdale ave-
nue. saloon Aug. 26, 1906. Vincenzo
Messita, who committed this foolish
act, has returned to Meriden and is
making his living as a farmland. He
still maintains that he did not know
thought the police were Black Hand
he was shooting at the chief, but
SD
Notwithstanding accompanying
the storm which broke over this sec
ton about 5 o'clock Monday afternoon,
struck a house owned by DIN E. Gibbs
smashed pictures that were hanging
on the wall tore beds apart overturned
chairs. and in addition to knocking
plaster from the wall and tearing
shingles from the roof, left a long
black mark in it's wake in three rooms
through which it passed. Mrs. Gibbs
who was in the house alone at the
time was uninjured.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-22


challenge cup. All entries must be II.
two weeks from the above date. The
cup is now held by Henry Cormall,
who took it last summer from Charles
Dodge. The holder must defend his
claim against all Corners and win the
cup three times.
Personal Items.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira c. Hoxie and
Mrs. Lucy Spicer Ward have returned
after seven weeks visit with DIR. and
Mrs. E. T. Ward of Schenectady.
Mr.. and Mrs Erastus Douglas hare
returned to New York after a visit
with Mrs. Emma Douglas.
Mrs. Dan E. Gray and son Alton
Gray, of North Stonington, were
guests Wednesday of their aunt, Mrs
Charles Stoddard.
Mrs. Lydia Douglas and daughter.
Miss Fannie Douglas, are spending a
few weeks with Capt and Mrs. Ezra
Daboll in New London.
Mrs. Walter Fish has returned from
visit in Athol, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ambrose ]. Kiniom of
Pawtucket, r. l., are guests of Post
master and Mrs. George Foley.
Miss Fannie Brewer of MiddletoTn.
is the guest for the summer of Judge
and Mrs. Frederick H. Brewer.
Miss Sarah Gray has returned to
North Stonington after visit to her
cousin, Mrs. Grace Stoddard.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-22

at the7residence Of her parentsHdTr.
and Mrs. William Al. Kelley. Burial
wasain sStoningtonf cemetery.
John Clarity and John Henry VIII
give an exhibition of fancy diving at
Watch Hill. next Sunday.
Local Laconics.
Frank Smith has been transferred
from the Governors Island TO the
Watch HILL lighthouse station
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry R. -Segar re-
turned Tuesday afternoon from Los
Angeles, where they have been for sew
eral months.
Policeman Donald Ferguson, one OF
the poison patients, was able to be on
the streets Wednesday. but not to re-
port for duty. He has been reduced 20
pounds in weight
Walter Killam OF Providence, VINO
recently returned froma visit to his
parents in Pedicodiac, N. B., is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. William A. Will
cox in West Broad street.
The surviving members Of the First
and Second Rhode Island regiments,
both of which participated In the bat
tie of Bull Run, observed the event on
the 54th anniversary "wednesday with
a reunion at the Agawam Hunt.
Albert N. Crandall, Samuel NJ. Sharpe
and Everett A. Kingsley, assessors OF
taxes, and Town Clerk Everett E.
Whipple attended the midsummer
meeting of the Rhode Island Tax Off
Gals association at Rocky Point We'd
nesday.
Major Bourbon A. Babcock Of West
erly was in command of the battalion
drill and parade at Fort Greble We'd
nesday, the First, Second, Sixth, Fifth
and Eleventh companies participating.
There are nearly 500 citizen soldiers
in camp, the Fifth company, Westerly,
having 40 men and 8 officers.
The Rhode Island Alfalfa Growers
association will meet in Kingston Sat
urday afternoon and the subject of dis
cussion will be Cooperative Buying of
Seed by the Association, and there will
be an exhibit Of alfalfa grown in the
state. John ]. Dunn OF Westerly Is a
member of the executive committee.
Alexander Avant. chauffeur for I. B.
Crane of Philadelphia, who was taken
i'll from poison on the night of July 3,
and who has been attended by a ply
stefan and a. nurse ever since, is now
able to move about with assistance.
His weight was reduced so pounds dur
ing his illness and he did not seem
to recover his reasoning power until
two days ago.
A petition is being circulated for
signatures to be presented to the
Massachusetts, and Rhode Island iegis-
latures asking that the Rathbun street
Social district of Bellingham, Mass,
be annexed to the city of Woonsocket.
No definite action has been taken as
yet in regard to the proposition to an
mex Pawcatuck, in the town of Ston-
ington, to Westerly.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-22

as compared with Italy's six. In pre-
dreadnought battIeships Austria en-
joys a numerical superiority of twelve
ships to eight, but six of the Austrian
vessels displace less than 10000 tons
and none of tkem have heavier guns
than the "a inch. Italy again scores
mored cruisers. of which class she has
nine ships to Austria's two. Ten
light cruisers nineteen destroyers,
eighty torpedo boats (many Of which
are very ODD, and fourteen sub
marines complete the Austrian navy.
which II manned by 1900 officers and
men, excluding those on duty on de-
stroyers. torpedo boats and subs
marfneH=Tn Bita
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-22
ARMY OBSERVERS
HAVE BEEN RECALLED
Two Officers, Who Had Been in Aus
tria, Assigned to War College.

Washington, July 21.-Col. John Bid
die and Capt Berkeley Enocha, until
recently attached to the embassy at
Vienna as ARMY observers, were as
signed today to the War college With
their return, the European battlefields
are left practically. without American
military observers.
While both officers and the war de-
partment refused to discuss their re-
turn, it Is believed to be a fulhlment
of Secretary Garrison's policy to with
draw officers where their presence
caused friction and embarrassment. 1t
is said that the idea among officers in
the armies of the Teutonic allies of
the destruction wrought by American
arms and ammunition made the posi-
tion of the American observers uncom-
Portable.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-22


win be rebuilt into Ave- masted
boat under the direction of Melville
Daboll who has q good force of men
already employed and will most likely
give employment to many more during
the summer.
Village Improvement society Tuesday
evening was the most successful of
any given heraS1n long time The
hall was filed. The presentation was
fine in every way and was greatly en-
joyed-
New EYo rkF have4 been visiting here.
The fishing smack Louise, Capt
Fitch<has gone<on swordhshing trip,
having secured three the last trip.
Surprise Party.
Miss Sadie Macleod of Prospect
hill was the hostess at a surprise
party Monday night, guests being
present from New London, Waterford,
Mystic, Stonington and Groton bor-
the evening and refreshments were
served.
Brevities.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. FL Fitch are enter
tanning Mr.. and Mrs. Williams of
Ridgeheld Park, N. j.
Miss Bessie Morgan who is in
Lawrence, hospital i'll from typhoid
fever, is reported as making rapid re-
covery.
Miss Madeline Chute of Brooklyn is
visiting in the village
Miss Grace Fitzpatrick is entertain
ing Miss Dorothy Jordan of New
York.
Miss Beth Fo1lansby Of Brooklyn
will arrive tomorrow at Riverview
cottage for the rest of the summer.
Miss Dora Sheriff of New York is
spending the summer in the village.
Mrs. Ellen Rogers is entertaining
Mrs. Harry Yeomans of New York.
Miss Bernice Storrs of Mansfield is
visiting here.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-22

There Is more catarrh IN this section
OF the country than all other diseases
years was supposed to be incurable-
For great many years doctors pro-
scribed local remedies, and by con-
stant1y falling to cure with local treat
ment, pronounced It incurabie- Science
has proven catarrh to be q constitu-
tional disease. and therefore requires
constitutional treatment Halls Catarrh
Cure manufactured by h =. Cheney q
tional cure on the market It Is taken
internally. 1t acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
They offer one hundred dollars for any
case IL fails to cure. Send for circu-
lars and testimonials.
ledo. o.
Sold by druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-22

There has been another@d cath from
tpo5soning -traeeable to the pie, or,
rather, the pie crust, obtained in the
lGavitt restaurant. Horace Rodman OF
f,Ashaway is the fourth to die from the
] alleged poison. the others being limo
ithy J. Sullivan and Mr.. and Mrs.
sFrancis T. Brightman- Mr.. Rodman
was So years of age, unmarried, a mill
Operative and lifelong resident of Ash
away. He ate of the pie July 8, was
taken III the day after. and has been
suffering intensely TO the time of his
is. Briggs. medical examiner of the
town Of Hopkinton, held an autopsy in
the afternoon. assisted by his father.
sDr. Alexander B. Briggs. and DR.. Mi
schael H. Scanlon. medical examiner
for the town OF Westerly and Professor
Bernstein. state bacteriologist, were in
svited to assist In the autopsy.
This was the first autopsy in the
poison cases which is liable to be OF
benefit in connection with the cases,
as the autopsy was made before the
body was embalmed. In the Sullivan
case the autopsy was not ordered until
4 10 hours after the embalming, and
therefore the stomach sent to the
Rhode Island state chemist was OF lit
tie value for the purpose of analysis.
DIR. Little Of Stonington, who attend
ed the Brightman cases, and Professor
Rector of Yale and Prof. w. F. Kirk
patrick OF Storrs college happened into
DIR. Scanlon's office Wednesday after
noon Just as he was preparing to leave
for Ashaway. He called DIR. Briggs
and was authorized to invite the trio
of professional men to attend the au-
topsy. Professor Rector is an expert
I'm poison analysis and his presence and
subsequent investigation may be of
assistance in determining the direct
cause of four deaths and of the poison
epidemic. From what he had learned
by inquiry he was of the opinion that
used as the shortening, although the
presence of ptomaine poisoning in
grease is very rare, but is possible.
Arrangements have been commenced
for the celebration of Irish day, an
annual event in Rhode Island for the
past 3S years, under the auspices OF the
Clam Na-GaeI organization. The event
viii include a parade in Providence,
with field sports at Crescent park, Aug.
IL. At the meeting to prepare for the
observance all the local branch organ
ton from Westerly being composed of
Kenyon A Doyle, John A. Shea, John
Cussack. John Lynch and John T.~Su1-
Ivan.
James Kennedy, of New Haven, con-
nected with the federal income tax
bureau, made an official visit to the
First National bank, Wednesday. Mr..
Kennedy Is a prominent Knight of
Columbus and Will start for Seattle
next week, to attend~the convention of
the supreme council.
There was a large attendance Of rel
atives and friends, including the
prominent residents Of the town, at
the funeral of Theodore D. Palmer,
-fnH. AZ MD 1T Ie4z
dence, Red Brook Wednesday after
noon. Rev. Dwight C. Stone of the
Second Congregational church offici-
ated. Inrement was in Stonington
cemetery.
the First Baptist church, off1ciated at
the funeral, of Mrs. Maurice CrandalI,
Wednesday afternoon, which was held
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-22
SURPRISE SPRUNe IN
aIcAeo GRAFT CASES
At Trial of Former observation-disclosures
of suckers" and cIairvoyants.

Chicago. Ills, July 21.-Direct exam
nation of Christian p. Bertsche, the
states principal witness in the trial OF
Former Detective Sergeants Walter
O'Brien and William Egan, for al
legged bribery, was concluded late to-
day and cross-examination begun
The prosecution sprung a sensation
at the opening OF the afternoon ses-
sion when 1t introduced in evidence
the Red Book" said to contain names
Of suckers of the ''clairvoyant trust
The book was reported to have been
lost.
Earlier in the day Bertsche impli-
Gated Former Lieutenant John 7.
Tobin, declaring that he took care
of the clairvoyant trust for 500 a
month
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-22
MRS. RosENTHAL
REFUSES TO TALK
OF BEcKER'S FIGHT

While lawyers for former Police
Lieutenant Charles A. Becker, SEN
fenced to die for the murder Of Her
man Rosenthal, are making superhu-
man efforts to save him from the
death chair. newspaper men who
sought an interview with Mrs. Ros-
enthal, widow of. the murdered man,
have met with little success. Mrs.
Rosenthal absolutely refuses to ex-
press an opinion. Shortly after the
murder Mrs. Rosenthal was very bitter
in her denunciation of the former DO
lice lieutenant 1t is understood that
Mrs Rosenthal has privately express
ed her sympathy for Mrs. Becker.