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The Parker post., 1915-02-27
THE PURCHASING POWER.

The federal department of agricul-
ture has just issued statement
showing the purchasing power of an
acre of farm crops in 1915 compared
with 1909. While the price per acre
of several farm crops is shown to
have Increased to some extent with
in the past five years the grain i'm
price has not kept pace with that
Of some of the necessities used by
the farmer. The report shows that
the purchasing power of an acre of
wheat in 1909 was SO pounds of lard
While it was only 81 pounds in 1913.
In 1909 an acre of wheat would buy
243 yards of calico while in 1913 the
purchasing power was only 178 yards.
Forty-nine hoes could be purchased
With the proceeds of an acre of cot
ton in 1909 while five years later
the buying strength has decreased
three hoes. An acre of corn in 1909
would buy 70 pounds of coffee and
only SO pounds in 1913. Twenty
seven pairs of overalls could be pur-
chased with the receipts from one
acre Of cotton in 1909 while the pur-
chasing power in 1913 dropped to "a
pairs. An acre of wheat in 1909
would buy two more pairs of brogan
SbOpc thaD
The Parker post., 1915-02-27
The Horse Race.

Agreeable to program the big
horse race for a purse of 5000 took
place in Parker on Washington s
birthday, resulting in a tie between
Horsefelt's gray and Grahams bay
mare. Three horses were entered,
the third belonging to L. P. Tolloday.
The race was run down on G street
and large number of people from
the surrounding country were pres
enJ IS wer also many Indians from
the reservation who always take
special delight in such sport. Only
one heat was run but it certainly was
good one and caused no little ex-
element while it lasted.
The Parker post., 1915-02-27
Legislative Bills.

Copies of all House and Senate
bills, presented at the present sess-
ion of the state legislature, may be
found on file at the office of the Par
ker Post, the City Drug Store, the
Parker Commercial Company's store,
and at the office of o. L. Babcock, in
Parker; also copies may be found at
the Burke Hotel at Bouse, at the
postOffice at Wenden and at Josiah
WincheSter's at Vicksburg
The Parker post., 1915-02-27
The Masquerade Ball.

The masquerade ball given in the
school house on the evening of Wash
ington's birthday, was a thorough
success, the attendance en- masque
being very large. ALI manner of cos.
tunes, running the gamut from the
sublime to the ridiculous, were rep
resented and excited much merrimen1
were we'll executed and caused a
great dead OF laughter. The Woman s
club furnished refreshments and
dancing was continued until early
morning.
The Parker post., 1915-02-27
Mining Men-Buckingham' Boat.

Mining ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Boat.
A party of mining men from Ehr'
enburg, consisting of S. E. Heckler
and two sons, c. H. and G. H. Heck
Ter, and ]. N. Smith, arrived in
Parker Thursday and will remain
several days. They are engaged in
opening up a mine below Quartzite
and were looking for suitable min
ing machinery. They were driven
here in a Studebaker 80 car, engin-
eered by the redOubtable H. E. Buck
ingham, formerly of Parker but now
OF Blythe. Mr.. Buckingham says he
has completed his boat which will be
propelled by air and would have
brought UP his passengers by water
had he not accidentally stove hole
in the bottom of the boat However
that damage is easily repaired and
he says he will soon be ready to
glide up the river and pay us visits
often.
The Parker post., 1915-02-27
A Thievine PeddIer.

A magazine peddler visited the
residence of L. G. Stahl on Fri
day, soliciting orders. He did not
receive any encouragement in the
spotted a suit case belonging to Pat
Sullivan, who, with his family is
stopping at Mr. Stahls home About
six o'clock the magazine peddler re-
turned and seeing no one about step
ped into the screen porch and lifted
The suit case and proceeded to make
his getaway. Mrs. Stahl and Mrs.
Sullivan heard him and got to the
door in time to see him speeding for
the railroad yards. Mrs. Stahl at
.once notified the sheriff. office and
her husband and the hunt began The
suit case contained baby clothes
which the thief dumped in a vacant
LOT. In less than fifteen minutes
from the time the theft was commit
ted Henry Levy, city marshal pick
ed up the thief on Main street with
the empty suit case in his hands.
The sheriff brought the automobile
and the magazine vender was kind
enough to take the officers back to
the place where he dumped the baby
clothes and they were recovered
Yuma Sun.
The Parker post., 1915-02-27
To Estabfis a Mexican COLONY.

Thomas Arrilos of Yuma. a Mexican
who has an Indian wife of the Co.
copa tribe, was in Parker last Mon
day. Mr.. Arrilos owns some 60 acres
OF land in the reservation and it is
said he has taken up five acres
more adjoining the Parker townsite
ON the southwest 1t is also rumored
that these five acres will be appor-
toned off into town lots as a basis
for the establishment of a Mexican
colony there.
The Parker post., 1915-02-27
A Freakish Hen.

e. F. Lauten of this place has a
hen that has suddenly developed
freakish propensities to say the
least. One day last week she decid-
ed she would "set," SO she was
taken from a nest she had pre-
empted and put into coop in order
to break her o. the notion. The
next day there was an egg on the
ground in he coop, aid during the
four or five days that she clucked
and otherwise shovel a disposition
to set, she laid an egg each day.
The coop was of net wire, securely
enclosed, and no other hen-nothing
short Of a rattlesnake or a Gila
monster-could have possibly got
ten in there to lay those eggs.
Zen hera I'd sh went right ON lay.
ing as usual. Lauten says he would
SEND her to the Panama-Pacific ex-
position if he were not afraid she
would renig after she got there and
refuse to show her freakish ways
The Parker post., 1915-02-27
PHOENIX, Feb. 23-The follow

PHOENIX, Feb. 23.-The follow
ing new bills were introduced in the
house today:
House joint memorial No. by
Representative Proctor, Navajo, pray
ing congress to appropriate 200
for bridge over the Little Colorado
at Winslowd to provide access to and
from the Navajo and Hopi Indian
reservations
Substitute house bill No. SO, allow
ing the boards of control to segregate
the sexes at the Industrial school.
House bill No. ia by Representa-
tive Johns, Yavapai, providing for
the separate statement and report to
the corporation commission by fire
insurance companies of all moneys
received by them for premiums from
fire insurance upon property wdthin
the corporate limits of cities having
population of 5000 or over, and pro-
viding for the payment of fifty per
cent of the tax to the governing bod
les of such cities to be spent in main
taining a system of fire protection
therein, and for the relief of disar
volunteer firemen.
House bill No. 115 by representa-
tive Berry, Apache, permits the read
ing of the bible in the public schools
of the state but prohibiting the
teaching of any sectarian doctrine.
House bill No. 116 by representa-
tive Pinkley, Pinal, raising the sal
aries of the secretary OF the state
prison and the prison physician from
$500 to $500 per year and Of the
parole clerk, who shall also be clerk
of the board of pardons, from $1,000
to $500 per year.
House bill No. III by Representa-
tive Lines, Graham, limiting the EN-
ployes of the legislature. In each
house, under the terms OF the Lines
bill there is allowed, a presiding Of
luCCI, Ou6 y, IWO etOoioIohI
secretaries, one chaplain, one journal
clerk, one enrolling and engrossing
clerk, one sargeant at arms, one door
keeper, one page, one 'janitor and
not to exceed ten clerks and stem
ographers.
House bill No 118 by Representa-
tive Graham, Cochise, prohibits boys
and girls under seventeen from at
tending public dance halls unless ac
companied by parent, or, if orphans
by regularly appointed guardian.
House bill No. 119 by Representa-
tive Goodwin, Maricopa, provides for
the appraisement, sale, leasing, care,
improvement, protection and admins
tration of lands under the direction
The Parker post., 1915-02-27
A Baconmonqer.

Baconnonger.
One of the most interesting trials
ever pulled off in Yuma was that OF
J. Rowe before Judge Jones Friday.
Rowe was charged with stealing
bacon from the government and sell
ing it to local restaurant men. He
was defended by w. F. Timmons and
w. O. Harris, while the prosecution
vested in the personnel of County At
torney G. H. Colman and Thomas
Molloy.
After several hours deliberation
the jury rendered a verdict of guilty
as charged and the defendant drew a
sentence of sixty days in jail
This was the second trial of Rowe
for the same offense, the former trial
resulting i'm a hung jury.
The attorneys for the defense pro
duced the argument that Rowe had
purchased the bacon from a prospec-
tor and that he in no way violated
any law.-Yuma Sun.
The Parker post., 1915-02-27
PASSED BY BOTH HOUSES.

House bill No. 50, introduced by
Representative ]. B. Flanagan of
this town, appropriating $2500 to be
used in sinking wells in the Colora-
do River Indian reservation, passed
both houses of the legislature this
week. This bill provides that the
above amount shall be expended un-
der the direction of the state land
commission in sinking wells and
equipping them with the necessary
pumping machinery for the purpose
of developing and measuring the
underground water supply upon GER
tain school land sections i'm the res
ervation, and the commission is au-
thorized to accept donations of labor
Whenever offered, in carrying out the
purposes of the act Said commits
sion, as soon after the passage of
&his act as is convenient, shall select
such site or sites for the sinking of
wells, said sites to be located upon
section or sections of school land
which the state may hereafter ac-
quire, and at once commence the
sinking of wells, and upon compile
tion thereof, to measure the capa-
city in order to determine the ap-
proNimate amount of water which
can be pumped therefrom within a
certain limit of time.
The Parker post., 1915-02-27
Members Entertained.

Misses Irene Bryant and Lucy Turk
entertained the members of their
side in the contest of the Epworth
League last Friday evening. Games
and music was the diversion of the
evening while at late hour light
refreshments were served, after
which all departed wishing success
promising to put forth their best ef-
forts ito make it So
The Parker post., 1915-02-27
Planting Orange Trees.

Jack O'CCnnor who has a ranch
about ten miles up the river came
to town Thursday. He has moved
and transplanted there all the trees
that were in his nursery here, and
proposes to plant forty acres addi-
tional to oranges. AS this climate
is ideal for the growth of citrus
fruits the idea seems to be a good
one.
The Parker post., 1915-02-27
Visit from a Georgian.

w. P. Dunn, a banker of Colquitt,
Georgia, spent several days in Par
ker looking over the country and
went to Phoenix Tuesday night. He
left with very favorable impression
of the future of this section of the
state
The Parker post., 1915-02-27
"Whar's dat Coon GWine tor"

Mrs. Mary Mcclellan, the colored
lady, whose husband, Joseph, skip
ped out last week while in the GUS
tody of the officers of the law, was
out of town during the week prob
ably endeavGring to learn ''whar dat
ole coon's gwine to- for Joseph took
such a hasty departure that he
tarried not, in imitatio of his bibli-
cal namesake in his flight from
Bethlehem, to bid his wife Mary
adieu or even tell his friends whittier
he journied, and has since remained
as invisible as a blackbird in the
dark recesses of "nigger's pocket. "
The Parker post., 1915-02-27
Back from the Platinum Fields.

c. w. Graves, Walter Nelson, Bill
Williams and Ed Mason who went
up to Platina, Nevada, to look over
the field of which so much has
been published, returned the latter
part of last week. They say that
much of the glowing reports given
were visionary and the situation as
a whole fell far short of their ex-
pectations.
The Parker post., 1915-02-27
The Weather to Blame.

Charles Detrick was engaged in re-
pairing the roof of his dwelling dur
ing the fore part of the week, as it
threatened rain, and would have
finished the job only for an unfor-
tunate change in the weather. The
sky cleared off.
The Parker post., 1915-02-27
Summoned to Yuma.

Quite a number Of citizens of Par
k + in addition to those mentioned
elsewhere in this issue, were sum-
moned to appear before the grand
jury this week. Among them were
E. E. Horn, Charles Wells, John
Roberts, William Stake, John Book
man, Walter Nelson, VIM. Sands.
The Parker post., 1915-02-27
Doing Development Work.

Messrs. Sutton and Gray, who own
a group of claims at Whipple Wash,
in the Black Metal Basin, went out
to their properties this week to do
some development work.
The Parker post., 1915-02-27
Regular Ferry Service.

At any hour of the day. The best
route to and from the coast. For in
formation address
THE PARKER TRANSP. co.
The Parker post., 1915-02-27
Attended the Races.

Mr. and Mrs NJ A Graham, who
live on the banks of the river about
5 miles above Parker, attended the
races here Monday Mr. Graham S
mare was one of the racers.
The Parker post., 1915-02-27

FOR RENT.-Completely furnished
house on c street. Address Albert
Gates, Parker. tt
The Parker post., 1915-02-27
The Grand Jury in Session.

The grand jury was in session at
Yuma during the week, and James
moned as jurymen while e. F. Lau-
ten was subpoenaed as a witness
The Parker post., 1915-02-27
Returned from Phoenix.

Returned from Phoenix.
E. F. Lauten who was in Phoenix
during the week just past, on bust
ness connected with the settlement
of the affairs of the Parker Bank &
Trust Company, returned last Sunday
night.
The Parker post., 1915-02-27
LOCAL NEWS
PARAGRAPHS
PERSONAL AND LOCAL HAPPEN
INGS OF THE WEEK IN PARKER
PARAGRAPHS.

Gone to Needles.
Mike Horn came in from the Tur'
tie mountains on Friday and on Mon
day left for Needles.
The Parker post., 1915-02-27
From Prescott.

w. H. Tharpe, the energetic pro-
moter OF Prescott, spent several days
in Parker this week.
The Parker post., 1915-02-27

From Black Metal Country.
F. H. Evans, a mining man who
has been up in the Black Metal SCUM
try for some time, returned to Par
ker this week
The Parker post., 1915-02-27

Subscribe for The Post.
The Parker post., 1915-02-27

Continued on Page A.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-09
KINDS OF RHEUMATISM

In popular language the word rheu-
matism is q term that covers q multi
tude of ills of which pain is the chief
symptom.
Articular rheumatism, infiammatory
rheumatism and rheumatic fever are
all names for the same disease. Mus
cular rheumatism affects the muscles
and does not spread from one spot to.
another like infammatory rheuma-
tism. Lumbago Is form of muscular
rheumatism.
Some people have rheumatism every
winter, especially those people who in
herit rheumatic tendency They will
continue to have recurring attacks
until the blood is built up TO a strength
sutiicient to overcome the rheumatic
poison. External applications and
drugs that simply relieve the pain are
useless. DR.. Williams Pink Pills build
up the blood and really correct the
trouble.
With the poisons in the blood there
Is a continual combat between the
health forces and the disease When
the rheumatic poison prevails the
blood gets thin rapidly. When the
blood is made rich and red by DR..
Williams Pink Pills the poisons are
destroyed and expelled.
The free booklet, Building Up the
Blood" tells the whole story, and the
diet book, "What to Eat" will be sent
on request by the DIR. Williams Medi-
cine Co, Schenectady. n. Y. Your own
druggist sells DR.. Williams Pink Pills
Advertisement.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-09
After Vacation Peel
Your Discolored Skin

wspen returning, from the seaside
with Drowned, Redeemed or freckled
compilations will be wise in imme-
diateiy taking up the mereolized wax
treatment. Weather-beaten skin had
best come off. for no amount of beau
tifying'' will ever make such skin pret-
ty to look at The surest, safest, cas-
lest way TO shed the despoiled cuticle
is with the treatment suggested. Put
the wax on before retiring, as you
would cold cream. and rinse 1t of next
.Aorning with warm water. Minute
PTticles of scarf skin will peel of day
by' day, gradually showing the healthy
youthful skin beneath. One ounce OF
mercoliZed wax, obtainable at any drug
store. is enough to make any discol-
ored or spotted complexion clear. white
and satiny. soft. Its action is so gentle
no injury is caused and the face shows
no trace of its use.
Burning heat. irritating winds and
dirt are such wrinkle makers that the
daily use of the following astringent-
tonic lotion at this season is highly ad-
visable: Powdered saXollte, l o., dis
solved in witch hazel. y pit. Used as
a face bath this is splendid wrinkle
remover and preventive.-Advertis
ment.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-09
DONOHUE- 'DONNELL
NUPT|ALS At CHURCH
Charming SteeItOn Girl Weds Mid
land Man at 7 O'clock This
Morning

The marriage this morning
with a nuptial high mass at z
o'clock in st. James Catholic Church
by the Rev. Father J. c. Thompson,
of Michael c. Donohue, of Midland,
and Miss Anna T. O'Donnell, of Steel
ton, was a pretty affair.
The bride is the charming daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick
O'Donnell. 6S2 North Second
street. She wore a pretty travel
ing suit of broadcloth with a hat to
harmonize and a corsage bouquet of
lilies of the valley and roses. She was
attended by her sister, Ellen, who
wore a dark blue broadcloth suit with
harmonizing hat.
The best man was Francis O'Don-
nell, a brother of the bride, and the
two brothers of the bridegroom acted
as ushers. The Rev. Father c. Regan,
OF Midland, was master of ceremonies,
and Mrs. Charles Eckinger sang st.
Clair's Ave Maria"
After a wedding breakfast at the
Plaza Hotel Mr.. and Mrs. Donohue left
for a honeymoon trip to Atlantic City
and New York. They will reside at
Midland where the bridegroom is a
prominent real estate dealer
Among the out-of-town guests
were: The Rev. Father c. Regan, OF
Midland; Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Dono-
hue, of York, and Mr.. and Mrs.
O'Malley of Buffalo, n. Y.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-09
SteeltOn Snapshots

Hold Meeting.-The monthly meet
ing of the Epworth League of the
First Methodist Church will be held
this evening in the social room of the
church.
Chicken Supper.-Reed's Group of
the First Methodist Sunday School
will hold a chicken corn soup dinner
AND supper in the social room of the
church Thursday evening, Septem-
Der Is.
Hold Business Meeting. - The reg
ular monthly meeting of Mrs. Stees'
class of the First Methodist Sunday
school will be held this evening at
7.SO O'Clock, at the home of Mrs. Wan
baugh, North Second street.
Rally Day. Rally Day exercises
will be held in St. Marks Lutheran
sunday school Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock. Professor Sprenkle, of New
Cumberland, will speak and there will
be special music.
Candidates Eeport.-When CAPTAIN
Norris of the Steelton High school
football team called for candidates
last evening 2S men responded. Pre-
liminary practice will be started this
afternoon on Cottage Hill. The sea-
son opens here September rs with
Stevens Trade school of Lancaster.
Harvest Home.-Harvest Home ex-
ercises will be held in st. Johns Luth-
eran Church Sunday morning at 1O.45
O'Clock. The Rev. G. n. Lauffer will
preach special sermon. The church
will be decorated by the Mems Bible
class members.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-09
Greer TON 00iDOleToWn cnl6hSPRE@
- n R2SA lnseI2nAutS
Make New Production
Record in Steel Trades

The Iron Age in its weekly review
Of the steel trades to-day says:
"A significant turn in the steel trade
is the beginning of rail orders for
Spring rolling. The Louisville & Nash
vile has bought $4,000 tons from the
Steel Corporation and the Atlantic
Coast Line 900 tons for such deliv-
cry. The New York Central Lines are
taking up their next years require
ments, and an Eastern road is figuring
on rollings before winter for rails 1t
will lay in the Spring
At last the railroads are impressed
with the extent to which rail mill
space is being taken up with war or
ders for large rounds. Western lines
are seeking to contract at Chicago for
track supplies for 1916, but thus far
the mills have not quoted for that de-
livery. About 5000 cars are now UP
for bids, and inquiries for 1000 more
are expected
The steel industry is making new
production records. In August the
Steel Corporation produced more in
gots than in any other month; like
wise the independent companies as a
whole. The corporations shipments
of finished steel last month were close
to $4,000 tons a day. Its statement of
unified orders is expected to show an
increase for August, but only a moder-
ate one, in view of the large amount
worked off in the month"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-09
THE GREATEST OF ALL CROPS

Never in the history of our country
was there such a crop as that which
has just been harvested, or is now
ripening for the harvest. Never we
think, in all the history of all the
world was any nation so blessed with
bountiful Yields, with bursting plenty.
How eloquent these items are, as
taken from the latest government esti-
mates: Corn. 100000, against g.
672,804, 900 last year, an increase OF
about $4,000, 900 bushels; wheat,
966, 600, 900 bushels, an increase of
75,O00,0O0 over last years banner
crop; oats, 1,400, 900 bushels, an
increase of $50. 000, 900 bushels.
We will have four million tons of
hay above the 1914 moving and there
will be twenty-five million more bush
els of potatoes in the great American
bin. All down the line the story is
the same, with perhaps the single ex-
ception of apples.
With a prospect for fair prices for
most products, If America does not
have a record breaking prosperity
during the next twelve months, we
will have to abandon the theory that
good crops mean good times. -
Farm Life.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-09
YOUTHFUL SHOOTER
GIVES HIMSELF UP
[Continued From First Page.1

He was held under $500 bail by
Mayor Royal for a hearing on charges
of carrying concealed weapons and
felonious assault and battery
SWoVelin, according to the police
was standing at the corner of Sixth
and Reilly street, talking to Miss Anna
Shandler, of 1415 Wallace street. Mel
choir and several of his friends came
down Seventh street and saw Swovelin
with Miss Shandler Several of the
boys recognizing the girl, are said
to have passed insulting remarks
which Wovelin resented. Drawing a
22 caliber revolver he shot toward the
ground, he claims. the bullet struck
Melchoir in the left side.
The youth who is a Junior at Tech
nical High school, was taken to the
Harrisburg hospital where an X-ray
was taken this afternoon to locate the
bullet which will be removed to-mor-
row. His condition is not serious
Melchoir said that he and Swovelin
were good friends and had never had
any words. Swovelin according to the
police said that he was sorry that Mel
choir was injured He called at the
hospital to see his friend this morn
ing, but was refused permission be-
cause Mefchor had not recovered from
the shock sufficiently to allow any one
to see him.
Miss Shandler said that she saw
Swovelin draw his revolver and shoot,
but she too claims that he did not
fire into the crowd. but aimed toward
the pavement. She said that she met
him at the Pennsylvania railroad
shops at Reilly street where he is en-
ployed in the Machinist's department.
Swovelin told his father this morn
ing that after the shooting he left and
hid. sleeping all night on the rear
platform of a manufacturing plant in
Seventh street. No time will be set for
the hearing until Melchoir RECEIVERS
from his injury.