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of the twenty plats was fortified diff
ferently. Now, after seven years, it has
been shown that nitrogen fertilization
is exceedingly desirable. Of all the
commercial fertilizers used, dried blood
gave by far the best results. Phos-
phoric acid, from bone, was found use
full. On the Riverside soil in question
potash was found unnecessary. 1t was
concluded that fertilization from the
time citrus trees are planted is prob
ably necessary!
Besides continuing very valuable eX-
periments as to fertilizers and cover
crops and as to the factors which cause
mottle-leaf, the University of California
will continue at the new station in Riv-
erside another great Work-investiga-
lions. in plant-breeding.
The modern farmer breeds his cattle
with great care, and by the Babcock
test as to the butterfat content in milk
and by records of milk production elm
mates the COW which is unproductive.
Following this example the University
of California wants to- enlist in hor-
ticulture the great force of heredity for
the service of the people of California.
1t is planned to plant at Riverside great
numbers of varieties of many of the
standard fruits and other crops of Cali
fornia and by selection of the best in
dividuals and strains, and also by work
in the great field of hybridization to
raise up for California new and i'm
proved varieties of the greatest possible
productivity and the highest and best
quality. Not only will new fruits and
plants be introduced into California,
but it will be endeavored to develop i'm
proved types of each, so that California
shall not merely grow Florida oranges
and Hawaiian avocadoes, but California
oranges and California avocadoes,
ideally suited to the climate, soil and
economic and transportation condi-
lions.
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GERMAN CRUISER SUNK
AFTER SEA FIGHT

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 1.-THE
swift German battle cruiser Won Der
Tam has been sunk in battle with the
British battle cruiser Invincible off
Pernambuco, according to a wireless
dispatch. According to the latest Fre-
ports received here, the German YES
sci was lost with all on board. The
Invincible was unchanged and has
reached port.
Previous to the receipt of the wire
less dispatch report was received
here that both the Won der Tam and
the Invincible had been sunk A wire.
less dispatch to the Brazilian govern
ment, received here later, said that
the Won der Tam had been sunk. but
that the Invincible was still afoat
No mention was made in the Govern
ment dispatch regarding any loss OF
life on the Invincible.
The Brazilian government has re
ceived no further details of the battle
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PROGRAM FOR CANAL
OPENING ARRANGED

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-At a con-
ference between President Wilson and
Senators Overman, Hoke Smith and
Gallinger and Representatives Under
wood, Sherley and Mann the program
for the formal opening ceremonies of
the Panama canal has been decided
upon.
Twenty representatives of South
American nations will be the principal
guests of the government The gov
eminent ,party will include President
Wilson and his cabinet, former Presi-
dents Taft and Roosevelt and Colonel
Hepburn, also a delegation of congress-
men.
An appropriation of $25O,O0O will be
made to cover the expenses of the
ceremonies, which will be held about
March IL or IA.
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ITALY'S DEMANDS ON
TURKEY CAUSES CRISIS

ROME, Jan. 1.-THE Hodeida incl
dent growing out of the violation of
the Italian consulate at that place by
the Turks and the arrest of the British
consul, who had taken refuge there, is
becoming complicated.
Turkey has refused to accede to the
demands of Italy that a guard of honor
be present when the Italian consul re-
opens the consulate and that these
Turkish soldiers shall salute the Ital-
ian flag when it is again hoisted
Turkey claims that the Italian flag
was not insulted by the arrest of the
British consul and that there is no
ground for Italys demand.
Italy has sent note insisting that
her demand be complied with. She
urges that immediate reparation be
made and states that she will not
tolerate any further delay.
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GREAT WORK PLANNED FOR
new EXPERIMENT STATION
PERMANENT LOCATION NEAR RIVERSIDE Will BE A DIRECT
Benefit TO ALL GROWERS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Will Continue Experiments Cover Crops and Fertilizers Also the Factors
Which Cause Moleaf and Investigations Plant Breedng-Wl
Introduce New Fruits and Develop Improved Types Already Here

RIVERSIDE, Jan. 12.-The perman-
ent location of the new citrus expert
ment station and graduate school of
trOpicak agriculture at Riverside by the
University of California, for which the
state has made an appropriation of
100000, will be of direct benefit to all
growers of the state. The university
for period of seven years has main
tanned an experiment station at River
side, but no decision was reached until
recently for a permanent arrangement
and for the enlargement of the build
ings and greater scope of the scientific
Investigations.
DR.. H. ]. Weber will continue in
general charge of the work DR.. Web
Der is director of the citrus experiment
station, dean of the graduate school of
tropical agriculture, and professor of
plant breeding, one of the most dis
tinguished living authorities on the
problems of citrus fruits and also of
the great modern science and art of
plant breeding.
Here are some of the burning prob
lens to be attacked:
"How can land be cultivated best
under irrigation?"
"How can land in California be kept
permanently at it's present unexampled
fertility?"
''What are the best varieties of fruits
and plants now available, and how can
still better types be created?"
The extremely valuable results al
ready achieved by the University of
Vol
maintained citrus experiment station
at Riverside give an idea of the posi-
bilities the future hold.
For instance, the university has
found out how to feed orange and
lemon trees. Seven years ago twenty
plats were planted with six navel
orange trees, six Valencias, six Eureka
lemons and six Lisbon lemons. Each
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WAR VESSELS
COMING FOR FAIR

WASHINGTON, JAN 12.-Fifty-
seven naval vessels will make up the
fleet which will go to San Francisco
by way of the Panama Canal next
March, according to announcement
by Secretary Daniels There will, be
twenty-one battleships, headed by the
dreadnaught. Wyoming. Rear, Admiral
Fletcher's flagship; twenty-three tor
pedo boat destroyers and thirteen aux
iliaries, including GOLFERS and supply
vessels
At Cristobal, on the Atlantic side
of the canal, the fleet will be Joined
by the famous old Oregon and Dewey
flagship at Manila, the Olympia, both
of which are being fitted out for the
cruise, the former on the Pacific coast
and the latter at Charleston, S. G.
President Wilson will sail from
Hampton Roads on the battleship New
York on March 5, 6 or 7, the exact date
remaining to be fixed.
If plans for the naval cruiser are
not amended by Congress so as tot
have the rendezvous at Cristobal in
stead of Hampton Roads, as suggested
by Secretary Daniels, the fleet will
be dispatched from Hampton roads
several days in advance of the Presi-
dents sailing in order to make sure
that all shall have reached the isthmus
and perhaps have been locked through
the canal in readiness to be reviewed
by him there. If Secretary Daniels
goes with the fleet from Hampton
Roads he will take passage on the
battleship Texas.
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ACCIDENTS REDUCED HALF
BY SAFETY REGULATIONS
100000 PAID BY STATE FUND
FOR INJURED EMPLOYEES
State Compensation Insurance Fund
Has Exceeded All Expectations for
First Year-Saving of 81 100000
to Employers

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 12.-In a re-
sumo of the first years operations of
the workmen's compensation insurance
act, officials of the state industrial &C
cident commission and state compen-
SatiOn fund announced an estimated
comcompensation of more than 81 ,000,-
900 to injured workers and dependents
in Southern California; a saving of
more than $1,000,000 to employer, en-
ploye and dependents through safety
regulations, and reduction of so per
cent in industrial accidents.
In addition to the success of the act
as operated through the industrial &C.
cident commission, the state compen-
sation insurance fund has exceeded all
expectations for the first year.
"On January 1, 1915, the state COM
pensation insurance fund has operated
one year and the results achieved have
more than met the expectations of it's
creators.
I'm view of the fact that the total
writing for the first year were antici-
pated to be $250,000, whereas the total
cash premium income, not including
applications effective 1915, amount to
over $545, 900, all of which required an
acquisition expense of not over 10 per
cent, as compared to an expense of
about 40 per cent of the private insur-
ance companies, shows the confidence
imposed by employers in this depart
ment of the state fund to- be fully
merited, and the state fund desires
to extend it's thankful appreciation for
the merited confidence.
cat the time that the present work
mems compensation act was drafted,
it was the intention Of the legislature
that this fund should be fairly com
petitive with other insurance carriers
and we believe that this hope has been
more than realized, and certainly it's
private insurance competitors have had
no cause to complain of unfair com
petition
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NO INCREASE IN SALARIES
IS GOVERNORS WARNING
MANY BILLS READY FOR CONSID-
GRAFTON IN SACRAMENTO
Will Be No Anti-AIien Legislation at
This Session-Short Ballot Bill
and Many Other Measures
to Come Up Soon

SACRAMENTO, Jan. Ex-Governor
Johnson put the crusher on State Of
f1cials who are ambitious to raise their
salaries, by issuing the following state
ment:
II am not fathering any salary meas
ure bills. Officials may save themselves
time and effort by not having bills in
troduced with disproportionate in
creases in salaries. No such bill will
be signed"
This is the answer to the bills of
Senators Biban and Finn, introduced
Friday, in which the salary of Harbor
Commissioner Dwyer is raised from
$4,000 to $4,000, and the salary of
the Secretary of the State Board of
Health is raised to $4,000.
The cry that there are too many
State commissions is to be answered
in the Legislature next week by the
introduction of bill amalgamating
sixteen commissions, which have to
do with land and crops and farm ami
mails into one department, known as
the State Department of Agriculture,
with secretary, who shall have gen.
eral charge of the work, formerly done
COgsWell has the bill in charge.
A bill seeking to accomplish intelli-
gent distribution of farm products
through State commission on mar
keting is ready for introduction in the
Senate.
1t provides for the commission to
issue public bulletins on market con-
ditions and inform farmers where and
when to ship their products to the best
advantage, and to tell buyers where to
purchase at the best advantage.
A law defining standard pasteuriZa-
ton of milk will be recommended to
the legislature by the committee. No
radical legislation will be attempted.
The Dairymen's Association has two
bills in preparation, one establishing
higher standard of dairy sanitation
and the other establishing a system of
grading milk.
An attempt will be made to legislate
Secretary of State Frank Jordan out
OF indefinite succession to himself in
bill for shorter ballot which Sen
ator Jones of Santa Clara has under
preparation. The bill makes the Sec
rotary of State, State Treasurer, Super
1ntendent of Public Instruction and the
Surveyor General appointive offices.
A bill to reorganize the licensing and
practice of dentistry in California has
been prepared for introduction in the
upper house of the Legislature. Ad-
mission requirements are made more
elastic.
The makeup of the Federal Rela-
lions Committee in the Senate, it was
pointed out, clinches the belief that
there will be no anti-alien legislation
at this session. On the committee are
Rush, the oldest Senator in point of
service and a strong administration
hacker; Breed, Cogswell, Thompson
and Chandler, all strong administra-
ton men. Any anti-alien bill in the
Senate would promptly be squelched.
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NAVAL BILL GIVES
COAST LARGE FUND

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-Liberal
appropriations for improvements of va
rious navy yards, including fuel oil
storage arrangements, were contained
in the naval appropriation bill par
TALLY completed by the house naval
affairs committee. Among the new
projects are:
At Mare Island, the erection of ma.
rine barracks, $20O,00O
An extension of the wharf at the
naval training station at San Fran
cisco, $4,000.
Appropriations for fuel Oil storage
provide for the following fuel storage
bases:
Mare Island, $4,000; Guantanamo
Bay, $4,000; Pearl Harbor, Hawaii,
$4,000.
Extension of the railroad system at
the Mare Island yard, $4,000; extern
sion of the distribution system, $10,-
600; garbage crematory, $500; build
ing for the school at the Norfolk navy
yard, $4,000.
The bill carries also a provision for
fuel oil storage at Norfolk, San Diego
and Puget sound
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1915-01-16
YOSEMITE WILD LIFE
is BEING STUDIED

YOSEMITE, Jan 12.-Professor J.
Grinnell, director of the Museum of
Vertebrae Zoology of the University
of California, and his assistant, Wal
ter P. Taylor, are in Yosemite Valley
shooting and trapping animals and
birds in the interest of scientific re-
search. They remained several days
at Ell Portal and had 100 traps set in
that vicinity. They succeeded in trap
ping flying squirrel, an animal rare
ly seen there. The professors are
preparing a book entitled "Wild Life
in Yosemite" Their Investigations
will extend over the mountains to
Mono Lake. On the floor of the valley
now there is ten inches of snow, while
higher up the covering is many feet
deep.
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1000 MILES OF ROAD
IN STATE SURVEYED

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 1.-THE rec
ord of progress on various sections of
the state highway system is summed
up by the California highway commits
sion in it's January bulletin issued as
follows
Surveys made to December Is, 1914,
aggregating 20628 miles.
Work completed or under contract
to the same date totals 1865 miles.
One hundred and fifty-four layouts
have been finished, totaling 11O8.1
miles.
Twenty-one routes have been estab-
lished
The commission states that during
the present year, with a view to sub
serving the needs of the extraordinary
traffic and travel due to the exposi-
ton, the policy will be to cooperate
with the county supervisors to main
tain all temporary routes, especially
between San Francisco and Los An
geles and San Diego, wherever needed
in better than ordinary condition.
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VILLA PROMISES TO END
ALL BORDER FIGHTING

Ell PASO, Tex, Jan. 12-General
Villa promised that he would put a
stop to all fighting along the Mexico,
United States border.
This promise was made in the Amer.
lean customs house here to Brigadier
General Scott, U. S. A., with whom
Villa had long and amicable confer
ence.
During the last two months more
than fifty non-combatants on the
American side of the line have been
killed or wounded.
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CHANGES PROPOSED
IN STATE GAME LAWS

SACRAMENTO, Jan. ia reduc-
ton of limits and the time of open
season on game will be advocated at
the next legislature by Carl Wester-
field, member of the California fish and
game commission.
Among the things advocated by
Westerfeld is changing the duck limit
from 25 day and SO a week to 20 a
day and 40 a week. On quail he be-
lieves in reducing it from 20 day and
40 a week to Is a day and 80 a week
The deer season will be cut short If
he has his way, animal blinds will be
prohibited and daily limit of rs will
be placed on geese.
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1915-01-16
SEALED MATCHES TO
END SHIP SEIZURES

WASHINGTON, Jan. Estate de-
partment officials are inclined to be-
lieve the solution of the problem of
interference with American shipping
will be found in the proposal to seal
the matches of ships leaving this coun-
try for Europe. With the cooperation
of British consular officers it is argued
this plan should guarantee cargoes and
remove much friction now existing.
Complaint was made to the state de-
partment against the detention by the
British at Kirkwall, Scotland, of the
Mallory liner Denver, an American
steamer, loaded with cotton consigned
to Bremen, Germany.
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WILSON TO MAKE 35
SPEECHES ON COAST TRIP

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12-Presiden.
Wilson is planning to give a personal
account of his stewardship to the peo-
pie.
From San Francisco he will make
upwards of thirty-fve speeches en-
route to Washington.
Starting from this city March the
President will go direct to Norfolk to
board the battleship New York He
will head the fleet through the Panama
canal and up the Pacific coast. The
first stop will be at San Diego. From
there he will go to Los Angeles, and
if present tentative plans are perfected
his first speech will be made in Los
Angeles
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1915-01-16
EATS IL POUNDS TURKEY
AND WINS CONTEST

NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-Michael Co
lombo, vice-president of the Rose Ath
letic club, Inc, AZ Bayard street, me,
Charles Brown of Brooklyn in an eat
ing contest there. The rules were
best eater wins, no handicap"
Colombo's record was: Turkey, IL
pounds; cranberry sauce, portions
green peppers, g.; boiled potatoes, 5;
tomatoes, 6; bread, 1 loaf; Italian
wine, bottles.
Brown was outclassed. He quit after
eating nine pounds of turkey.
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1915-01-16
GERMANS GATHER GREAT
ARMY TO ATTACK WARSAW

LONDON. Jan. 11.-While Russia
has been crushing the Turks in eau
casia and Furnishing the Austrians in
Galicia and Hungary, the German
forces in central Poland, prevented
from continuing their offensive by bad
weather and worse roads, have been
quietly, but busily, assembling great
mass of men for new drives on War
saw, as soon as conditions shall per-
nit.
AS a result of maneuvering on both
sides a new battle is expected that
will, as each successive engagement
seems to have done, eclipse those be-
fore it.
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Moratorium Placed on Duel

PARIS, Jan. 11.-A moratorium on
dueling has been declared in France
because of an incident that arose re-
Gently during a discussion in a cafe.
A prominent swordsman became angry
in a discussion of the grand strategy
and issued a challenge to his adver-
sary. Witnesses present declared that
a Frenchman may not kill one of his
own countrymen during the war so
the duel has been postponed until
peace is declared.
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1915-01-16
CITY Wood Yard Open

STOCKTON, Jan. 12.-Stockton's
municipal wood yard has been formally
opened. A lodging house and free en-
poyment bureau will be run in connec-
ton with the wood yard. Persons out
of employment will be given a saw and
assigned to a pile Of wood. After the
task is completed each worker will be
compelled to take bath before eating
or sleeping. All applicants will be
given ample time to search for per-
manent work.
1t is stated that hereafter begging
will not be tolerated in this city.
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1915-01-16
Ship for Canal OPENING

SANTIAGO, Chile, Jan. lit has
been announced here that the Chilean
government will send the Captain
Pratt, the finest battleship in the
Chilean navy, to take part in the in
ternational parade through the Pan
anna canal
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1915-01-16
ONE IN TWENTY-FIVE
ENLISTS FROM ST. JOHNS

ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland. Jan. II.
From this city, with a population of
$4,000, about 1880 men have enlisted
for service in the British army and
navy, 1000 as soldiers and $50 as sail
ors. This is an average of one in
every twenty-five of the population
an average that, so far as is known
here, has been exceeded only at Liver
pool, where one person in every fifteen
has enlisted.
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D. A. r. Would Save Warship

SEATTLE, Jan. ,12.-The Rainier
and other chapters of the Daughters
of the American Revolution have
started a campaign against the de-
struction of the century old warship
independence, which has been con-
demned at the Mare Island navy yard.
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1915-01-16
HOUSE VOTES DOWN
IMMIGRATION CLAUSE

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE house
today by vote of 252 to rs defeated
the senate amendment to the immigra-
ton bill, providing for the exclusion
from this country of all immigrants
from Africa of the black race.
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1915-01-16
WEEKS NEWS FROM
NE|CHBOR|NG CITIES
Brief OUTLINE OF CURRENT EVENTS
ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE
Condensed Resume of the Weeks Happenings
Covering Events of Interest from Nearby
Places --WiIl Allow Rapid Scanning
Increase Shop Hours

SAN BERNARDINO, Jan. 12-One
thousand mechanics working in the
Santa Fe shops here are affected by
the order for 1919 per cent increase
in the working time. The men will
now work nine hours day instead of
eight.
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To Destroy $4,000 Herd

CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-TWO hundred
Swiss cattle, valued at $4,000 and
owned by Enos M. Barton, president
of the Western Electric company, have
been condemned to die by government
veterinarians because of foot and
mouth disease.
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1915-01-16
RedIioht Abatement Upheld

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 12.-Three
federal judges, sitting as a special
court, sustained the constitutionality
of the redlight abatement act passed
by the last California legislature and
ratified by the people at the polls. An
appeal to the United States supreme
court will be taken.
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1915-01-16
Label Chinese Egg Imported"

SACRAMENTO, Jan 1.-THE Chi,
nese egg, long in storage, and shipped
across the Pacific, must cease to mas
querade as strictly fresh" side by side
with the new-laid California product.
Assemblyman Boude of Sebastopol will
ask the legislature to have the Chinese
eggs stamped with the word import
ed
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Restrict Wheat Exports

DELHI, India, Jan. 11.-Because of
the abnormal price of flour and wheat
the Indian government has decided to
restrict it's expectation to 100000 tons
until March 81, 1915"
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Paraguay President Imprisoned

BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 11.-Advices
received here confirm the arrest and
Imprisonment of the president of Para
quay by revolutionists under the lead
ership of Colonel Escobar, formerly
minister of war in the Paraguayan cab
met. Several clashes between the po-
lice and revolutionists have taken
place.
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1915-01-16
United to Extend Fruit Line

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 12.-The
United Fruit company has announced
it will extend it's lines to California
with the object of developing fruit
trade with South America. The com
pany has large fleet of steamers that
will call at Los Angeles harbor and
San Francisco.
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1915-01-16
NickeIs Circulated as SIS

NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-Thousands of
Buffalo nickels, plated and slightly al
tered, are being passed as S. gold
pieces. The false coins we're placed
in circulation during the holidays.
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Ask Aid to PAY Bills

SANTA MONICA, Jan. 12.-After
six months of effort to meet the bills
Of the Fourth of July celebration in
Santa Monica the committee of ar
rangements has appealed to the city
council for help in defraying the $134
of obligations left
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DEWEYS OLYMPIA
COMING OUR WAY

CHARLESTON, S. c., Jan. 12.-Or-
ders were received for the United
States cruiser Olympia, Admiral
Dewey's flagship at the battle of Ma.
Mia, to be ready to sail February Is
for the Panama-Pacific Exposition, by
way of the Panama Canal.