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Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1915-01-14
SHORT NEWS ITEMS
 OF SOMERTON TOWN

Ed Crane was in Yuma today.
 Postoffice Inspector Marshall was at Somerton yesterday.
 Chas. Moot is installing a well and pumping plant for John M. Williams.
 Tom Bell, of Yuma, will shortly open up the Somerton Soda Works, and to day he began the construction of a building On a lot purchased from F. L. Ingraham.
 Messrs. Bert Pearson and Mike Vel ter, of Yuma, have the contract to do the work.
 Mir. Ham, the Somerton butcher, has purchased a lot from Ed Crane and he will build a residence for his wife and three children.
 MT. McCrea has purchased lot from Ed Crane, nearly opposite the Caruth- CTS Commercial company's store. He has a wife and one child, who will occupy the residence to be built.
 George Fishbaugh will open con crete block business at Gadsden, seven miles south of Somerton.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1915-01-14
TALKING WAR IS THE
 BEST WAY TO BRING TT

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14-Special to the Yuma Daily EXaminer-Senator Borah expresses the belief that ten years of talking and writing about the probability of war in Germany, France and England had a great deal to do with bringing on the present conflict. Three or four years ago Congressman Hobson arose periodically in the House to prOgnosticate wars in which the United Sates would be compelled to measure forces with Germany, Mex ico or Japan; and he was so convinc- ing that a good many of the state mili- tiamen put an extra polish on their firearms It was a fortunate thing for the country when Hobson switched his batteries on old John Barleycorn. But the country is full of men who talk and dream of wars, and there are many of this kind in Congress, de- clares Senator Borah.
 For the last ten years we have been constantly advised in this country that we are to have war with Japan. Now there is not a sound reason upon which to base that belief. There is every reason, if we act with courtesy ana COnSlu0IdIIOl, IOI DSllSNHS IhoI we will have no war with Japan, ano neither for the sake of peace wilt it be necessary to forfeit any of our right or our dignity as a nation" Very few conservative calm-thinking per sons in the United States will dispute Senator Borah's analysis of the situa- tion, but in the meantime the Japan ese war talk is still going on, and so far as the public is informed none of our statesmen are doing anything toward stopping it by removing the principal cause which lies in Califor- nia.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1915-01-14
JOE JACKSON BACK
 FROM HIS BEE RANCE

Joe dickson, who formerly conduct ed his fathers photograph studio, at Second street and Madison avenue, ar rived home last night from Fairbanks, Arizona, where he is clearing and managing a ranch. Joe is considerably tanned from the outdoor life, but is glad to get back among his old friends again for a little while. He expects to return to the ranch when his father comes back from Los Angeles, where he was called by the severe illness of his daughter, Mrs. Smith.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1915-01-14
OPENS MERCANTILE
 HOUSE AT GADSDEN

Manager Tiechman. of the Gadsde' Commercial company, who purchased lots 8 and 4 of block 14, called on the Examiner today for a supply of print ed stationery, and he is quite enthu- siastic over business prospects in the lower valley. MT. Tiechman, who has had many years of commedcial eXpe- rience, recently had flattering offe to travel for a coast house, but has now definitely deciled to identify him. self with the substantial buisness in terests of this section.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1915-01-14
FORMER YUMA MAN
 WEDS IN LOS ANGELES

Married, on January 6, at p. m., in Los Angeles, Miss Esther Spradling and Cavot Humphreys, Rev. J NJ .. Ochiltree, officiating. The happy cou- pie have returned to Fresno, Calif., at which point they expect to make their home.
 Cavot Humphreys is a son of MT. and Mrs. Houston Humphreys, of Yu ma, and was an engraver with the Lomax Jewelry company here, before going to Los Angeles about year ago.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1915-01-14
WORK ON BRIDGE
 NEARLY COMPLETED

The new bridge across the Colorado river is being pushed to completion very rapidly. There is a large gang of laborers eXcavating on the Califor mia side for the iron foundation of the bridge. The pile driver is now work ing about quarter way across, and they already have the cement columns in for about one-fourth of the amount as needed Yuma will be the first to apprecite the increased business from the new bridge whn completed.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1915-01-14
MESSAGE IS PRESENTED

SANEA FEE, Jan. 14.-Gov. William c. McDonald's message to the second New Mexiso legislature was presented at joint session of the house and senate today. The message deals with numerous matters pertaining to the conduct of government affairs in the state and recommends a large amount of legislation.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1915-01-14
HOW ABOUT TAKES
 TAKEN AT VERA CRUZ?

WASHINGTON, D. G., Jan. H. An attack on the president use of his constitutional powers and criticism and support of his Mexican policy, and his political speech-making was ming led today in the senate discussion of the Cummins resolution asking what the United States intends doing with the taxes collected during the occupa- Lion of Vera Cruz.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1915-01-14
MEXICO CITY DESERTET

WASHINGTON, D. Clan. H. The Carranza agency here today issued statement which contains a report rom Puebla that Mexico City is being evacuated by the Zapata troops be- cause of the victory won by Obregon yesterday at San Martin, and as re- suit of the advance of the constitu-
 ionalists under Gen. Sanchez into the state of MOrelos.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1915-01-14
INVENTED
 GERMAN EXPLOSIVES

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. H. Louis Gatsman, an American, claims to be the inventor of the high explo- sive shells which the Germans are now using. He told the senate committee on expenditures of the war depart ment that he had endeavored to inter- est the American ordnance officials for many years. Gatsman charged that : he facts about the explosive had been suppressed by the ordnance bureau.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1915-01-14
IMPROVING ROADS
 FROM YUMA TO DOMF

Several automobile parties arrived today at Riley's garage and one party reports that the road are very good between Yuma and Dome. Work is now being done on the Dome road, and soon the road from here to Dome will compare with other roads between here and Phoenix.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1915-01-14
VALLEY RANCHER
 TO SELL AT AUCTION

Sid Powers, whose lease on the Null ford Winsor ranch has expired, was in town today, making arrangements for an auction which will De held in the near future Powers has stock, machinery of all kinds and will en- gage Rhodes & Rhodes, of Los An. Angeles, as auctioneers.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1915-01-14
TO USE INFLUENCE
 TO PURCHASE SHIPS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14-Evidence that the president intends to concen trate his influence on the ship pur- chase bill, probably with the aid Of me republican votes, to the exclu- sion of Philippine independence and the conservation measures # necGs- Sary is apparent tOqay
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1915-01-14

BOHEMIAN, Mont, Jan. 15.-Special to the Yuma Daily Examiner by Mrs. A. N. Bertelsen-A we'll attended meet ing was held here today by the Mon- tana branch of the Yellowstone Trail Association. which is working for the construction of a model highway to extend west through Bozeman, Butte, Deer Lodge and Missoula to Spokane and Seattle. It was the second an nual meeting of the association.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1915-01-14
SUPREME COURT
 UPHOLDS OUR LAW

WASHINGTON, Jan. IA 4.-Over the dissent of Justices Day and Hughes, the supreme court has held that the laws of Arizona permitted a person injured to testify as to his injuries and prevent the physician who had exam ined him from testifying. The ques tion arose over a damage suit of Thos Clark against the Arizona & New Mexico railway company.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1915-01-14
WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE
 IS DEAD IN CONGRESS

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. H. Democratic leaders consider the wom- ans suffrage issue as dead for the present session as a result of the de eat of the Mondell resolution for a constitutional amendment. The vote ast night stood: For the resolution IA; against, 2O4.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1915-01-14
REPAIRING OF SHOES

When you want your shoes repaired birng them to me; reasonable prices. quick work Shoe Shop, 352 Madison
 avenue, near corner of Third stl eet. Joe Rodriequez, proprietor. 95-107
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1915-01-14
EARTHQUAKE AT ROME

ROME, Jan. 1.-The most violent earthquake ever felt in Rome occur red today. It lasted for several sec onds. caused a serious panic and dam aged many buildings. No loss of lie has been reported.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1915-01-14
SUBMARINES ARE SUNK

DOVER, Jan 1.-Two German sab marines were sunk by coast batteries off Dover, according to persistent ru- mors here. The presence of hostile airships over the English channel last night is reported from Varlous points on the coast, but the reports have not been confirmed.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1915-01-14
ROBBERS DYNAMITE
 AN OKLAHOMA BANH

OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan. 14.-ROb- bers dynamited the safe of the Sstate bank at Gerber, twenty miles east of here, and escaped with $7500, say re- ports reaching here. Posses are ill pursuit of the robbers. This is the fourteenth bank robbery in Oklahoma since May, 1914. A bill is now pend ing in the legislature authorizing the state to pay reward of $100 for the capture of the bank robbers.
 MUSKOGEE, Jan. 1.-Two of the three robbers who robbed the First National bank at Terlton yesterday and killed Robert Moore; a deputy sheriff, were captured.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1915-01-14
GOV. BLEASE FILES
 RESIGNATION TODAY

COLUMBIA, s. Clan. 15.-GoV- ernor Cole L. Blease. whose term ex- pires January 19, today filed his re- signation with the secreatry of state.
 The Blease resignation was accept ed by the senate. Lieut.. Governor Smith took the oath of office.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1915-01-14
NEW NAVAL PROGRAM

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-The naval building program for two battleships. six torpedo boat destroyers and sev- enteen submarines was adopted today by the house naval committee.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1915-01-14
COX GETS A CONTRACT

J. Cox, the sign painter, has the con- tract to paint the sign for the La Granada Cigar Factory on First street. MT. Coz has just completed large sale sign for B. F. Sanguinetti, which is 45x21a feet. He is doing nice busi- ness here and is we'll pleased with the outlook.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1915-01-14
WHO WANTS TO WORK |?

The Examiner knows of a job on a ranch for a young man of any na- tionality. Not a snap and there Is plenty of work to do at small pay to start with.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1915-01-14
DATE EXPERT ARRIVES

w. R. Nutting, a date expert of Fresno, California, is here for a few days to look over our valley in regard to date culture.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1915-01-14
OPENS OFFICE IN YUMA

James Meredith, of the Home Supply company of Phoenix, is a new sub- scriber to the Yuma Daily Examiner. He has opened an office at 1S7 Main street.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1915-01-14
THE WEATHER REPORI

At 5 D. m., Wednesday, January 13, 1915, the temperature stood at 63 de grees, with a relative humidity of 32 per cent.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-16
AS TO MECCA, THE HOLY
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sun We look to the future. The dam is a stepping stone toward that era in our economic history when every drop of water will be saved and used for the benefit of mankind
 We need national protection not only against an invading force. 5ut We need protection against the eE croachments of the deserts, the ray ages of forest fires, the damages by floods'
 MT. Maxwell could not know in another valley, beneath another dam, built less solidly than ours, a disaster had come, to ruin scores of hardy rancners, and to take from their midst loved ones
 For all these," said the speaker, i've need the enlistment of every man in the United States" Following a song by the Glendale quartet, came the good speech of the man who built the dam as its con structiOn engineer.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-16

fifty machines from Salt River val ley and fully as many from Globe and Miami
 As the hour of departure drew near, everybody went up in the air. The amateur drivers got confused, and they had to send all the machines back to Newtown to get fresh start. The first under the starting wire was the Ford driven by C. D. Evans and carrying The Republicans story.
 How the Story Came
 That the celebration had it's humor- nus side Is the word brought back last evening by Fred Myers of the Rerubii- can.
 Released from the embargo that re- strained the ruck of visitors at the dam until three o'clock. Meyers rid ing with C. D. Evans in a Ford speeds ter made mad dash for Phoenix, bearing Robert Holidays story for The Republican. Evans left Roosevelt at 2:30, the bars having been raised after considerable argument with the more or less officious guards. After two blowouts and stops for phone calls at Fish Creek and Mesa, he made it to The Republican office at exactly seven o'clock.
 All was not serious and solemn about the dam yesterday, although it was indeed proper setting for the mctt deeply solemn ceremony. The hill- sides about the dam were literally covered with wih flowers. These numerous bright desert varieties blaz- ed along the road as though a huge outdoor conservatory had been planted just for the occasion.
 Accommodation were at a premium at all the camps. The hotel was po- sitively packed. the people sleeping everyWhere-on the porches and floors men and women alike. Twenty in a room was not considered crowding on an occasion like this. On the platform of the general store there was a huge crowd of visitors. Some miscreant with the unmtigated gall of heather. pllaged the sleepers of shoes and even clothes, and ab- seconded with the loot to some cache in the nearby hills, where they were later found in heap
 Fireworks, boating, cowpuncher and ar Indian dance were outward signs of the inner joyousness A spirit of unrestrained hilarity seemed to take hold of the crowd. and everybody sure ly had a good time.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-16
PATROL OF DEPUTIES
 HELPED MOTORcADERs
Activities of MotorcycIists Made Trip of Motorists One Without Acci-
 dents; CuIvert Out

One of the surprising and wholly unpredicted phases of the great cele- bration, was the happy lack of acci- dents. Tire Trouble. with big "T'' was the main obstacle wished on to the motorists.
 The patrol of deputy sheriffs in charge of Harrison Williams did yoe- man service, and to their efficient ac- tivities may be laid the fact that no one was hurt. They kept the cars in line. all going the same way at the same time. and finally strengthened out the tangle caused by the inter section of the roads at the dam, by the refusal of the sheriff of Gila county to keep the cars parked in New Town For a time a hopeless tangle appeared to be inevitable. but finally the cars going in opposite directions were sep arated, and the valley delegation all lowed to proceed homeward.
 The breaking through of a small bridge sulvert this side of Fish Creek delayed a few cars for a short time. Deputy Williams soon secured the services of gang of laborers and a temporary roadway around the culvert filled in.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-16

the bay has been mined by the Japanese, this coun- try has something investigate. The story told by correspondent who claims have been ar rested or, suppose, to have been turned back by the Japanese when he approached their warshps
 The whole story may be fabrication, but a statement by Rear Admiral Pond at San Diego, in a comment the rumor. lends color to the report of the occupation of the bay, though the ad- mirll doubts whether it has been mined He adds, rather fippanty, rreevantly and unnecessarily that there "s not much of a neutrality basis for the Japanese to violate'
 A violation of Mexican neutrality is rot the point this country consider, if the report should out to be true. It would be the action of Japan in establishing naval base of greater or less importance the Mexican coast The ton of the violation of Mexican neutrality is minor matter.
 Five years it was reported that the Jap anese government was negotiating with President Diaz for lease of Magdalena Bay, which had occupied for years naval station, but which had recently vacated. The report taken up by Washington, and the information was eicited from both Japan and Mexico that Mazda lena Bay was not wanted by Japan for naval sta ton, but that syndicate of Japanese was negoat- ing for concession for fishing station there, IL was purely private enterprise, they said, without the slightest national significance.
 As firmly, though politely, as this govern could make representations such a subject, let it be known to both Mexico and Japan that would consider a consummatiOn of the negotia tions unfriendly act. The negotiations had probably been already consummated, for large number of Japanese -iahorers had been Mazda lena Bay for weeks engaged in sort of pre- paratory work. But the project was abandoned.
 No question Of violation of neutrality then involved Mexico engaged in war; but nfraction of the Monroe Doctrine threat ened and up to that time had observed the Doctrine ourselves and had rigorousy insisted upon it's observance by other nations.
 If the Japanese want a Mexican naval station now they probably believe that, under the present compaisant administration, they will have better chance of getting away with it" At any rate. il should interpose the Monroe Doctrine they point the fact that it is already pretty well rddled. and that ourselves have been the chief offender; fact, date. the only offender Our neglect of Mexican affairs has been provocation to other nations take notice of them.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-16
BATTLES AND RAINFALL

So far as the records available. the rain companyng immediately following great battles is unlike that which might have been expected in the of natural events. Bearing in mind the fact already stated that throughout large areas rain average once in three or four days and also the subjective fact that rain asso- ciated with July 4th celebrations with battles would doubtless not have been remembered had it not been for associations the hypothesis appears to have foundation. Tn 1892 the United States government disproved the idea by experiments :n which violent explosions of dynamite were produced within clouds by of kites and balloons. with rain following direct or even as an indirect result The practice, still followed in various Eur opean countries Of attempting to prevent hail by bombarding approaching clouds of projecting vor- rings of smoke upward, also is without scient- fife basis The relatively feeble cOnvectional cur rents resulting from these artificial attempts to in fluence weather too meager to have an apprec- fable effect upon the massive convection accom- panyng and wholly inadequate to in fiuence precpitation-Dr. Andrew D. Palmer in Popular Science Monthly
Arizona republican., 1915-04-16

strains the Chilean government. in defense of it's sovereign rights, to formulate a most energetic protest" The British reply continues:
 If this is so and there were no means available for enforcing the de- cision of the Chilean authorities tp intern the Dresden. she might ohvi- ously, had not the British ships taken action. have escaped again to de- stroy British commerce.
 It is added:
 ''rhe captain of the Glasgow prob ably assumed, especially in view of the past action If the Dresden, tha. she was defying the Chilean author ities and was using Chilean reutrail- ity, only waiting for a favorable op- portunity to sally out and attack British commerce again.
 ''In view of the time Il would lake to clear up the circ'lmsta:,ces anal ac- cause of the Chilean communications the British government does not wish to qualify tie apology that they now present to the Chilean government"
Arizona republican., 1915-04-16
Two Dams

There strange contrast between the joy at Roosevelt Wednesday night the filling the dam and the gloom which broods along the Little Colorado in consequence of the disaster which at that moment of rejoicing Roosevelt was gath ering in the Lyman reservoir The elation of farmers and all who profiting by the construc ton of the Roosevelt Dam must be modified when we contemplate the ruin which suddenly over whelmed the farmers of the north who, after years of struggle with adverse conditions, about to reap the fruits of their labors and their years of self -denia,
 But the people who have been suddenly over whelmed come of sturdy stock, inured to contests with the desert the mountain and the frontier. They and their fathers and their grandfathers have all been engaged in empire building, and no doubt they will bring their inherited to the repair of their. latest misfortunes.
 The farmers of this valley immune against such disaster as has befalen their northern brethren The Roosevelt Dam has been built for all tinle enduring the mountains Of rock at either end and of which has been made integral part.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-16
A Dark Day

Fifty years ago yesterday was a dark day in this country In most parts of it, of the sipp, eaden skies dripped upon a sodden earth. The weather had been lowering or rainy for days April showers usually freshening and enlivenng like of early winter when all animal life is stimulated. The effect of that April rain was de pressing. It in such setting weather that the telegraph flashed the that Lincoln had been shot the night before Fords theater and dead. The nation had bereft of it's head. The man who had guided it through four years war, ending in victory at Appomattox gone and the victory many feared that it had not been fully secured.
 There yet rumors of the assassination of Seward and of an attempt upon the life of Grant. A second attempt might be successful The country did not yet know how and futile the spiraey was. It might embrace the leaders of dis union in the north and the south, for there powerful antagonists of the administration in the north In many northern communities sympathy with the south had dominated from the beginning or the
 It is no wonder that many feared that the last days were hand and believed that a negative answer pending the inquiry that Lincoln him self had propounded long before Gettysburg whether that nation any nation conceived and so dedicated, could long endure" With Lincoln, in the language of Stanton. belonging to the ages" with Seward stricken, with Grant threatened and with the rising dstrust of Johnson the vice. president, it might well appear that the four of strife had been in vain, and, parapnrasing Lin con's words government of the people. by the peo pie and for the people about to perish from the earth"
 Dark days followed and then light broke through upon the north The stability of the government was assured but the south long suffered misrue and wrong in consequence of the death of Lincoln. He had a breadth of humanity, and he would have been strong enough to hold back those who would %reak vengeance upon the prostrate south and give it pundering politicians If Lincoln had lived, the south would have been spared the hor- rors and the north the shame of Reconstruction