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The Monte Vista journal., 1915-01-30
Human Voice Now Transmitted
Across American Continent

President Wilson also talked
with Theodore N. Vail, president
of the American Telephone and
Telegraph company, who was at
Jekyll Island, off the coast of Geor-
gia.
In each city from which the CON-
versations were held the greatest
preparations had been arranged
preparations that were never ex-
celled in the history of the cities.
The city officials, state officials and
others prominently connected with
the public and commercial life of
each individual community were
present, and all enjoyed the won
derful feat accomplished.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-01-30
STOCK YARDS CLOSED

The department of agriculture
at Washington issued an order
Wednesday closing the Pittsburg
and Chicago stock yards because
of new infections of foot and mouth
disease. They will probably be
closed for week. Cattle still may
be received at the yards for i'm
mediate slaughter, however. The
order merely stops outgoing traffic
while there is danger of spreading
the infection.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-01-30
is PART OF HUMAN NATURE
love Of Outdoor Lie Has Been
Planted Deep In the Breasts Of
Men and Women.

Whether 1t is An evidence OF our
barbaric instincts or not. the fact re-
mains that the love of outdoor life lies
deep in the breast OF every man, wo-
man and child. Camping Is the popu-
lar vacation pastime. Young and old
enjoy 1t. 1t is no longer necessary to
go out into the woods and sleep in .
"lean-to" or open shed, upon q lot OF
wiry boughs, for in these days, at any
sporting goods depot. one can find an
outfit, from mattress to tent, which
will give him, in camp, almost tho
comforts Of home. says q writer in
Leslie's Weekly. A couch and q shell
ter are both desirable wherever ono
may be, not only from the standpoint
Of comfort. but Of health.
The demand for camping places is
being met everywhere-at the sea-
shore. Presumably the vogue for
camp life was first stimulated by the
old-fashioned camp meetings, few
Of which still remain as centers OF
religious exaltation. in the groves,
Gods first temples"
So great has the demand for camp
resorts become that states like Wis
consin and Michigan, which are filled
with lakes where bass. pickerel. pike
and muskellunge abound, offer camp
sites at nominal rental. Individuals
or families can have a tract in the for
est reservation OF Wisconsin, for the
erection OF tents or temporary struc-
lures, at yearly fee OF 81 per person.
or $5 for family, or an individual or
club may lease five acres or more for
a period of from one to twenty years.
with privilege Of renewals. at annual
rental of from $40 to $50
To those who love the life outdoors
nothing commends itself from the
standpoint of health more than a few
weeks outing along the seashore or in
the woods. Where n family cannot
leave home for a week or two, a pleas
ant picnic In the woods. few miles
from home. will make the weeks end
10y to be looked for with increasing
appreciation. There IL something In
the atmosphere OF camp life that
brings out the best things in our ma
ture. A few days in the sunshine.
with an occasional shower thrown in.
will do all OF us good.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-01-30
lts Breath 10 Death.

one variety OF the orchid which
grows In the tropics is known as the
vampire orchid. This flower has a
wonderful odor which is peculiarly at
tractive to animals. When a beast
approaches the flower the odor mar.
couzes him and he sinks languidly by
the tree trunk to which the flower IA
clinging. Then the flower stretches
down Its long, green tentacles and
sucks out the blood OF the poisoned
animal The beast never awakens
from It's sleep while the erstwhlle pale
mower takes on soft velvet flush.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-01-30

Mr.. and Mrs. B. Y. Lankford
left Tuesday night for Albuquerque
to remain several weeks on account
Of Mrs. Lankford's health. Mrs.
Landlord has been quite ill for six
weeks or more and recently became
mu oh worse, with the result that
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-01-30
TaeklIna q Hopeless Task.

Il am now engaged on a beautiful
design for . new coin." said the artist.
Il don't see why we need It," replied
Miss Cayenne. You can't make money
so good looking AZ to render II any
more popular than II already is."
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-01-30


Monday afternoon when telephone
conversations were carried on be-
tween Washington, New York,
Boston and San Francisco with as
much ease as though those con-
versing we're only few miles
apart. This remarkable achieve
ment was enjoyed by President
Wilson, Professor Alexander Ora
ham Bell, the inventor of the tele-
phone, Thomas A. Watson, the first
man to whom Mr.. Bell ever talked
over the telephone President Moore
of the Panama Pacific Exposition
and many others. 1t was the in
auguration of the transcontinental
commercial telephone system, and
it required over 3,4OO miles of wire
to connect the eastern with the
western coast. 1t was as though
the Atlantic had reached over in
its mighty splendor and shaken
hands with the peaceful Pacific.
The conversation occurred about 4
O'Clock eastern time and l O'Clock
San Francisco time.
President Wilson was the first
person not connected with the tel
ephone company to enjoy the priv
ilege of hearing a human voice
over 3,4OO miles of wire. He
stepped to the telephone and, plac-
ing the receiver to his ear, said in
very clear and impressive man
ner to President Moore of the Pan
anna and Pacific Exposition: "It
appeals to the Imagination to speak
across the continent. 1t is a fine
omen for the exposition that the
first thing it has done is to send its
voice from sea to sea. congratu-
late you on the fine prospects for
a successful exposition. am con-
fdently hoping to take part in it
after the adjournment of congress
May 1 not send my greetings to
the management and to all whose
work has made it possible and has
made it the great event it promises
to be, and to convey my personal
congratulations to your"
AS the president finished Presi-
dent Moore of the great exposition
responded: "We are looking for
ward to your coming here. l think
you will be we'll pleased with what
we have done. l assure you, Mr.
President, that you will never re-
ceive welcome that will be more
cordial or more enthusiastic"
Thirty-four years ago, when AL
exander Graham Bell invented the
telephone, his first conversation
was with Thomas A. Watson.
They talked over line two miles
long At the close of President
Wilson's talk with President Moore
Mr.. Bell, who was in New York,
came in on the line, and Mr.. Wat
son, who WAS in San Francisco,
was also connected, and the three
held short conversation, congrat-
ulating each other on the scientific
achievement The president said:
IL consider it an honor to be able
to express my admiration for the
inventive genius and scientific
knowledge that has made this pos.
sible and my pride that this vital
cord should have been stretched
across America as a new symbol of
our unity and our enterprise. Will
you not convey my cordial con-
gratulations to Mr.. Bell, and |
want to convey to you (meaning
Mr.. Watson my personal congrat-
ulations.
1t is an interesting fact that DR..
III 4
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-01-30

Misses Ada Sundquist and Belva
Snodgrass came in from Alamosa
Saturday to attend a committee
meeting of county school superin-
tendents.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-01-30

For that cold in the head try the old,
reliable Mentholatum and take our cold
tablets. Abbott Goodding Drug Co.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-01-30

her physician advised lower alti-
tude. The three children will re-
main with their grandmother at
Center.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-01-30

FOR SALE-Bright green alfalfa,
baled or loose JIG. VEEDER,
The Holbrook news., 1915-04-16
EuInIIIna a Royhood pream.

Legend says that 20 years ago D. A. Madden, a Washington man living on the outskirts of Kent, sat on the bank of the Mississippi and viewed with envy a houseboat drifting down the river, which was occupied by two boys at one end and two caged alli- gators at the other, little thinking that he himself might some day pos sess a curio equal in curiosity to the rough-backed gator. He now owns a remarkable collection of mermaids, devil fish. lantern fish and other ma rine habitants that he has assem- bled during his trips about the coun= try. He has just left for St. Paul. where he will realize his quaint de- sire of boyhood by embarking on a houseboat that will soon be off to New Orleans.
The Holbrook news., 1915-04-16
MOUNT VERNON, THE HOME OF WASHINGTON
By J. E. Jones

pretty little story Potomac impressions and sentiments like yours and mne explains the author those who have count shrine
 Bound in colonial blue and buf with hand umined de- and George Washngons colonial ribbon book mark usey illustrated with handsome half drawings dainty and invaluable reminder that will instantly appeal who has Mount Vernon while those have not had that good fortune this happy be- and Martha clearer understanding of their colonial which today pride of Virginia the Nation.
 As gift book for young old there nothing approach the elegance of this little voume and will make feel more like patriotic American to possess it.
 Send $1 of the first edition be delivered your address.
 U. S. PRESS ASSOCIATION
 Bond Buidrng Washington. D. C.
The Holbrook news., 1915-04-16
FEAR TO TRUST THE MARRIED
Men in High Place Give the Best Pc sitions to the Bachelors, for
 UngaIIant Reasons.

The stars in their courses seem tc be fighting against the married man says the San Francisco Argonaut. Il appears that he is now to be discrim mated against on the ground that he is certain to impart trade secrets to his wife, who, as we all know, is equal ly certain to impart them in her own peculiar ways to the world at large. ~
 The latest employer to join this un holy league against the married man. and thus to increase the natural perils of his position, is Sir Thomas Lipton His only chance to Win the America cup is to preserve inviolable secrecy as to the design of his new yacht, and he is therefore rigid in his decision that only bachelors need apply for work in his yard.
 Another impenitent offender in this respect is Lord Kitchener, who not only refuses to have any married man on his staff in time of war, but who promptly removes from his staff any officer guilty of matrimony during active service. It seems, therefore. that the old charge against women of inability to keep a secret must be en, larged. Not only are they themselves incapable of keeping a secret, but they decline to allow their husbands to do so.
The Holbrook news., 1915-04-16
Inuitation for Bids

Sealed bids will be received at the office of the board of super visors or Navajo County, Ari- zona, until May 2, 1915, for fur nishing said County, f. o. b. Holbrook. with lumber of the following listed dimensions.
 240 pieces, native pine, com mon rough, 3"x8"x16'
 96 pieces, native pine. ex. com. rough. 4"x12"x16'
 "A pieces, native pine, con- mon rough, 2''x12"x16'
 By order of the Board of Su- pervisors.
 DEE M. Moss, Clerk.
The Holbrook news., 1915-04-16
Nasal Symphonies.

An Italian has invented an cleo trically operated machine for propeIl- ing distinctive odors, by which he pro poses to produce in a Milan theater a symphony of odors." The inventor insists that a degree of harmony may be sensed through the olfactory nerve not unlike that sensation we term music when sensed through the audi tory nerves. Instead of a 'Polonaise in B Flat he would give "Fantasie in Violets" or a 'Nocturne in Apple blossoms" By combining a number of these instruments, he declares, he is able to produce arpeggios of per fume, harmonics of fragrance and haunting nuances of scent which will rival. if not surpass, the crashing chords and melodious phrases of mas ter musicians.-Popular Mechanics.
The Holbrook news., 1915-04-16
IS WORLDS GREATEST BANK
Lloyd's Total Now Mounts Up to No Less Than Five Hundred MIL
 lion Dollars.

With its recent acquisition of the Wilts & Dorset Banking company, Lioyd's bank of London becomes prob ably the greatest financial corporation of its kind, as it's deposit and cur rent account now aggregates moro than s5OO.OOO,OOO
 Lloyds bank has a history extend- ing over long period of years, as the private bank out of which it was formed was established in 1865, and the present banking corporation was formed in 1865. Including it's latest acquisition, the bank has absorbed no less than 4S other banking houses since 1865. and of these 35 were pri- vate banks, one of these dating back to 1877. The bank is represented in 45 out of the 52 counties in England and Wales, and a subsidiary company was formed in 1911 to open a branch in Paris, an old French private bank ing house being taken over.
 It is unusual for an English joint stock bank to organize a subsidiary for doing business in a foreign coun- try, but this plan had to be adopted. Under the French law, to conduct a banking business in France would have rendered the entire capital of the bank, no matter where located, subject to taxation. In all, Lloyd's bank now has $50 separate offices. While an incorporated bank, the tra- ditions of the private banking days yet remain, and practically every off, cial of the bank and it's branch man. agers were educated in private bank ing houses, and preference is always given to men so educated in taking on new employes.-Wall Street Journal.
The Holbrook news., 1915-04-16

ing their household goods, pre- paratory to making a quick move to higher ground. Had not the counsel of some of the older re- sidents prevailed there would have been a considerable exodus. However men who had witnessed similar catastrophe ten years ago, held to the opinion that no serious damage would result at this time, and their belief was accepted by others. Neverthe- less from the receipt of the first news until the crest of the flood had passed Holbrook about noon today, there was great anxiety among the people. and many of them refrained from sleep throughout last night.
 Between ten and eleven o'clock this morning two spans of the
 
 bridge across the river at HoI- brook and also the bridge east of town went out. The loss of these bridges will foot up to nearly $1O,OOO.
 At the time this paper goes to DresS the crest of the flood has passed Holbrook and there seems to be no danger of further pro- perty loss to Holbrook and her people.
 The greatest loss of the flood fails upon the people of Apache county. especially those who owned or were farming land un- der the reservoir. Thls less is estimated by some as high as $500. 1000. It is certainly enorm- ous, and the people of Navajo county extend their sincerest sympathy to their neighbors in their dire calamity.
 In this county the town of Woodruff suffered more than any other locality. The diver sion dam at that place went out early this morning and the town was practically submerged. While there was no loss of life the property loss will be great, outside of the loss of the dam which cost about $15, 900 to con- struct.
The Holbrook news., 1915-04-16
Earth's unfortunates.

Sing Sings prison newspaper, the Star of Hope, notes the recently pub lished bulletin of the census bureau that 49S,994 persons were committed to prison in the United States in 1910, 14,147 of them children. If five persons were affected directly and disastrous ly by the commitments, 2,500.00O peo- pie, or one in 40 of the country's inhabi- tants, suffered because some one close to them went to prison. But what of the hundreds of thousands of husbands and brothers, sons and daughters im- prisoned in the years preceding, ma king the operation of the criminal laws cumulative? The whole community must always be painfully aware of the penalties of crime.
The Holbrook news., 1915-04-16
Electricity Erom the skIes.
Washington. D. c.

Very little more is known of atmos- pheric electricity than Franklin dis covered in Philadelphia in June, 1752, when he proved that the electricity of the air and the electricity of the laboratory are one and the same. Va rious devices have been made for measuring the force of the current in the hope that it would assist in fore casting the weather, but the magnetic envelope that apparently surrounds the globe and wraps it with network of currents is still bafiing mystery The report, therefore, from Madrid that a Spanish physicist has sue ceeded in reaching out into the air with special apparatus and bringing back electricity enough to light fifteen lamps and keep them lighted during a prolonged test. is of the highest i'm portance if true.
The Holbrook news., 1915-04-16
Terrible Misfortune.

They are shifting consuls on the merit system" said Jerome s. Mo Wade, the Duluth collector. Here's a man in Shanghai at s4,5OO getting shifted to Barcelona at $3,000. An other consul with a Warsaw job at $4,000 is shifted on the merit system to Plume at $3,OOO. A few more such shifts, and where will the poor fellows land?
 Shifting consuls on the merit sys- tem-that's a good way to express it. It reminds me of Bilson.
 Have you heard of the terrible misfortune that has befallen BonesY Bilson said to me.
 "'Noi' I said. 'Nol'
 Bones. poor fellow said Bilson, has eloped with my wife,"
The Holbrook news., 1915-04-16
EIGHT PERSONS DROWN
Property Loss of Half Million Dollars Caused by Breaking of the Dam in St. Johns
 ReSeTUoir

Shortly before midnight We'd nesday the Lyman reservoir dam. located fifteen miles above St. Johns. the county seat of Apache county. gave way and the waters flooded the country lying between the reservoir and the town of St. Johns.
 The people of St. Johns knew nothing of the break until the flood was upon them and the homes of several hundred people Were submerged, many of the occupants escaping in their night clothes.
 At El Tule. a small settlement right under the dam, eight lives were lost. Several others are missing but fare be- lieved to have been saved. The dead are:
 Gerald, Louise and Ross Pal mer, children of MT. and Mrs. Ellis Palmer.
 Mrs. Jose Savedra, Jr. and in- fant child.
 Mrs. Violet l ay. son and daughter.
 The Palmer children are grandchildren of w. B. Berry and Representative Rachel Berry. TheIr parents were at tending dance in St. Johns at the time and had left the chill dren at home in care of Mrs. Savedra, who was drowned.
 The dam was the joint proper ty of the people of St. Johns and party of Denver capitalists headed by John s. Church. The flood also brnke the Udall and Meadows dams, two other reser- voirs on the river below St. Johns. The direct property loss in Apache county will approxi- mate $200, GOO, while there is a l property investment of half mil lion dollars in and about St. Johns that will be made worth less unless the dam is rebuilt.
 The dam was of dirt and rock and contained no cement core. It was considered entirely safe until it broke. A similar break occurred about ten years ago, but was attended by no loss of life.
 The first news of the break in the dam was brought to Hol- brook from Snowflake by Frank McLaws about two o'clock Thursday morning. The local telephone company was informed of the threatened danger from the oncoming flood and in a short time messages had been sent to people m the danger zone.
 These at once made arrange ments to protect their homes and livestock. Many of the re- sldents of the town began pack
The Holbrook news., 1915-04-16
Uncle Sam Will Test Your Watch.

Uncle Sam Will Test Your Watch.
 Regular testing of watches for the public was inaugurated by the United States bureau of standards recently, thus taking up the testing and certifi- cation of watches in a similar manner to that carried on by the Kew observa- tory in England, the Besancon ob- servatory in France and the Geneva and Neuchatel observatories in Swift zerland. Preliminary tests upon the various types and makes of American watches have already been made, the results of which have been the modifi- cation of European testing methods and the establishment of certain stand ards of tolerances for practical serv- ice. The possession of government certificate will enable the owner of certified watch to know that he has a timepiece which conforms to the average and reasonable performances of high-grade adjusted watches. The fees for tests will merely cover the actual cost of the trials.
The Holbrook news., 1915-04-16
How ged.sprIna cagsea a FIre.

A fire which might have been ac- companied by disastrous results was recently caused in a curious way by wire bed-springs short-circuiting a storage battery which had been tenn porarily placed beneath the bed. The occupant of the bedroom in sitting on the bed caused the springs to sag, short-circuit the battery terminals and fuse. thereby burning a hole in the mattress and setting fire to the bed ding. The battery had been removed from an automobile and was being stored for the rest of the winter be- meath the bed, where it would be out of the way and not freeze-Electrica World.
The Holbrook news., 1915-04-16
NOTICE OF SCHOOL BOND
 ELECTION

To all qualified electors of Manila Navajo County, Arizona, School District No. IS.
 Notice is hereby given that there will be an election held at the school house in said district. on the third day of May, 1915, be- tween the hours of 10 A. M. and 4 P. M. the purpose of said cleo tion will be to determine wheth- CT or not the bonds of said school district No. IS shall be issued in the sum of five thousand dol. lars. payable in fifteen years and bearing interest at the rate of 6 per cent per annum from date of issue until paid.
 Sald bond issue is for the pur- pose of purchasing suitable grounds and erection of a school house.
 This board has appointed to act as Judges of Election at said election the following qualified electors residing in said school district: c. G. Wallace. B. w. Cummings. Ella Wallace. judges. Witness our hands at Manila, Arizona, in said school district, this 18th day of April 1915.
 DELLA CUMMINGS
 MRS. C. C.. WALLACE
 J. c. ROBINSON
The Holbrook news., 1915-04-16
Child Found Dust.

Former Senator "Billy" Mason tells this story. which he credits to his lit tie granddaughter. The child was helping her mother dust the drawing 'oom, when she conceived the idea of liding behind the piano. Her mother by no means a careless housekeeper. Consequently she was somewhat sur ,rised on hearing the small daughter .xclaim: Look. mamma. There's enough dust back hers for God to make a man.