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The Snowflake herald., 1915-01-22
A False Charge

A writer from st. Johns, to
the Deseret News, states that
the mail contract from Holbrook
to Springerville was cancelled by
the government for a violation
of it's terms by the contractor.
This ir a mistake, either Wilful,
or otherwise, as there was no
more reason given for canceling
that one than there has been for
similar arbitrary actions, in the
case of the Holbrook and Fort
Apache, and a number of others
that have been, and possibly
more that may be so turned out.
The Inspector told Mr.. Smith
that he had not violated any
terms of his contract. but that
it would be only a matter of
time before all the others would
be similarly served.
The situation is simply this:
The Government let contracts
to it's citizens, who, in good
faith, went ahead and fitted up
for a four years run. Some of
them had to go in debt to do it.
Then, without any excuse, it
turns the man out. If he goes
broke by it, that is no matter.
Wonder what would be said if
the citizens turned the govern
ment down in that way?
The Snowflake herald., 1915-01-22
Large COvey Of Quail
Arrive for This Part

Some time ago we mentioned
that the state had decided to
distribute quail in the various
counties of Arizona for propa-
cation. Snowfiake's quote was
received Wednesday by Joseph
w. Smith who Immediately had
the pretty little birds turned
loose in the fields east of town.
There were about five dozen birds
in the shipment, some three or
four dying while making the
trip from Phoenix. The quail
are of the Gambel specie, all
having top-nots, and are beau
tiful to look upon. Every per-
son should appoint himself a
committee of one to see that
these quail are protected and un-
molested. 1t cost a lot of time
and trouble to get them here and
if left alone and not slaughtered,
in a short time we will have
quail to eat"
The Snowflake herald., 1915-01-22

More than 1000 soldiers are
working on the ruins caused by
the earthquake at Avezzano,
Italy. 1t is now estimated that
there were 10000 persons killed
and 10000 injured in the Avez-
zano district. The property loss
is estimated at over $50, 600, 600.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-01-22
M. |. A. TRY-OUTS
PROVE INTERESTING

Inc M. l. "A. Cry-OuCS or SNOW
flake ward were held this week,
Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day evenings, and were indeed
a success. Each event was ar
tistically rendered. as the re-
suits indicated, and as shown by
the close attention given by an
almost overfowing audience.
The efforts were in every way
a treat for those in attendance
and'a decided benefit to the par
ticipants. To know just what
took place speaks we'll for the
success of the tryout as a ward
function; it speaks we'll for the
promoters of such activities; it
augurs much for the growing
popularity of M. |. A. work.
Lastly, it means that Snowflake
will be an aggressive aspirant
for district and Stake and Inter
stake honors.
In the farce, ''The Obstinate
Family, " three troops contesting,
the following were the winners:
Mr.. Hartford, Marion Rogers;
Mrs. Hartford, Ellen Owens; Mr..
Harwood, A. T. Willis; M r i.
Harwood, T h ALA Kartch-
ner; James, Isaac Rogers; Lucy,
Clara Rogers.
The following won out in the
musical selections:
Piano solo, senior, Leone
Kartchner first; Myreel Potter,
junior, first; Eva Owens, junior,
second.
Violin Solo Harvey Ballard,
first.
Ladies Chorus, Junior-Miss
Peterson first; Miss Flake End.
Ladies Chorus, Senior Leone
Kartchner 1st; Nell Gardner I'd.
Baritone Solo-Lazelle Smith
first; Lafayette Kartchner I'd.
Duet-Leone Kartchner' a n d
Bernard Gibson, 1st.
Double Mixed Quartet-La-
fayette Kartchner, 1st; Horace
Crandell, I'd.
Story Telling, Junior-Celia
Hunt, 1st; Donna Shumway, I'd.
Orations-Jennie Kartchner,
1st; Nell Gardner, I'd.
Decisions on winning numbers
were in most cases generally ap-
proved. In nearly every con-
tested part it required extremely
close inspection to give result.
In several parts honors were
practically evenly shared.
To go over each part to show
up the good qualities would be
tiresome, but to group them and
sketch briefly ought not to be
out of place.
l. Dramatics. .-Honors very
even in some cases. Some came
down the percentum scale. The
foot-lights shown on prospective
professionals in these activities.
II. In music and song the
members were very close in
competition. The music thus
rendered fell on appreciative
ears which was reciprocated by
bursts of enthusiasm.
III. Story telling and ora
tions, leaving little margin for
a choice, more than fulfilled all
expectations.
We cannot say which was
best. No one excelled the 9TH
er; i. e., the music was no bet
ter than the stories. 1t is to be
hoped that the standards and
high ideals of the M. l. A. work
will continue to prosper.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-01-22
SNOWFLAKE LOCALS
AND PERSONALS

Forest Supervisor Jennings
made a trip to Showlow Wednes-
day.
H. M. Tanner of st. Joseph
was a visitor here the first of the
week.
Bishop A. P. Larson and family
returned Monday to their home
at Lakeside.
Joseph West came down from
Lakeside yesterday to visit for
short time.
Willis Bros. and Frank Nc
Laws have been putting up a big
lot of fine ice this week.
]. R. Chain of Linden passed
through Monday enroute for Hol-
brook on a business mission.
Miss TIA Hunt is spending the
week at Woodruff, the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Larson.
A. N. Malone of Showlow pas
sed through here Monday en-
route to Holbrook on land busi-
ness.
Charley Ballard is drilling a
we'll this week on A. G.. Nc
Closkey's lots in the south part
of town.
Miss Chloe Stevens, who has
been visiting here for several
weeks, left Monday for her home
at Pinetop.
Karl West of Lakeside arrived
In town yesterday, his first visit
in town since he returned from
his mission.
j. A. Kay was down from Tay-
lor Wednesday and while here
remembered the HERALD in a
financial way.
A basketball team from S. A.
A. Club defeated a team from
the school Wednesday afternoon
by a score of 16 to 6.
Don G. Smith is home again
after two weeks session at the
Farmers Short Course at the
state university at Tucson.
Forest Ranger O. D. Flake
made a business trip to Holbrook
Tuesday, Will Freeman with his
Ford going over with him.
We are pleased to report that
Mrs. J. H. Lionbarger, who has
been sick for some time, is much
improved and getting along nice
ly.
Mrs. Jesse Dewitt and chill
dren left Tuesday for their home
in Woodruff, after a few days.
stay here with relatives and
friends.
Young Hackensmith left yes
terday for Lakeside and promises
to bring back some fat ducks
which he says are grazing up
that way.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-01-22
HOLBROOK LOCALS
and PERSONALS

| 4AANO Il A4A)V4Nk4A%
H. M. Tanner, John Westover
and Fred Tanner were st. Jo-
seph visitors here Wednesday.
Ray Mills of Showlow was in
town Wednesday for the purpose
of making homestead appli-
cation.
j. w. Richards, comfy treas
urer, motored over to St. Joseph
Tuesday evening for a short Wis
it to his family,
P. T. Coleman has been here
during the week, being an inter-
ested party in a case pending in
the Justices court.
O. D. Flake was here from
Snowflake Tuesday on land busi-
ness, making homestead filing
on tract Of land at Linden.
Fay Gardner, county assessor,
returned from Phoenix the first
of the week where he had been
attending an assessors meeting.
C. A. Gardner and family have
returned home from Showlow
where Mr.. Gardner has been
employed for several months
past.
r. c.. Creswell, chairman of
the Board of Supervisors, was a
visitor at the county seat on Off
cial business from Winslow the
first of the week.
Miss Lily Wakefield was here
from Manila Wednesday making
final proof on homestead at that
place. Mr.. C. G.. Wallace and
Mrs. Della Cummings acted as
her witnesses.
Jesse A. Kay of Taylor offered
his final proof of homestead be-
fore the u. S. Commissioner at
this place Tuesday. Chas. H.
Ballard and Henry Jennings ap-
peared as his witnesses.
C. A. Merrett was here Mon
day representing the Merrett
Produce Marketing Company of
Los Angeles. The company sells
direct to the family trade and
report a record breaking busi-
ness.
Mrs. w. B. Garrett of Delovan,
Ill.,, who came here for her health
several weeks ago in company
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alex. Giles, is slowly improving
from lingering illness. Mrs.
Giles is a sister of Mrs. A. M.
Boyer of this place. Mrs. Gar
rett came here on the advice of
her home physician who recon-
mended a change t o Arizona's S
climate and suggested Holbrook
as an ideal place to stop, not
knowing his patient had relatives
here.
Mr.. B. E. Wolfe of Flagstaff
was here Wednesday represent
ing John Sexton and Company
of Chicago. This company
claims to be the largest grocery
concern in the world selling di-
rect to the consumer. Mr.. Wolfe
stated that business was good
all along the line, the company
having to put on extra men to
handle the trade. He received
several large orders from local
people making prices to capture
the trade in the business center
of the country.
For SALE-4-room house and
two lots in Snowflake. For in
The Snowflake herald., 1915-01-22

ing hours of county officials g
to II, l to 5, except Saturdays,
when the hours shall be 9 to IL
only.
Senator MRS. Munds intro
duced a bill providing for the
abolishing of school census.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-01-22

For SALE-4-room house and
two lots in Snowflake. For In
formation, notify S. E. West.
Lakeside. Jan.Zz-4t
The Snowflake herald., 1915-01-22

Colquitt tonight made public a
signed statement in which he ar
raigned the Wilson administra-
ton as "the greatest failure in
the history of Presidency" and
predicted the overwhelming de-
feat of the national Democracy
in 1916. Colquitt will retire
from the Governorship January
19, 1915, and is a candidate for
the Democratic nomination for
United States Senate.
Striking extracts from his
statement follow:
The South has made one of
the biggest and best crops in its
history, yet, because of the utter
incompetence of the men in
charge of the government, it's
business is Frustrated and its
credit impaired, thousands of it's
people are starving. The admin
istration's foreign policy h a s
been imbecilic. England stopped
American cotton shipments un-
til the English spinners bought
their supply at 81 cents a pound
and stored it in Texas and other
southern warehouses.
"Our government weakly sub
mitted to England's dictation,
playing into the hands of Eng
lish spinners a md betraying
American cotton growers as
completely as if this country
were an English vassal state.
IF | had been President |
would have served notice on
England's Premier that our for
eign trade in cotton and other
non-contraband commodities was
going forward with or without
England's consent, and if neces-
sary would have sent Ameri-
can ironclads to England's door
to enforce that notice.
"The Wilson-Bryan manage
ment of the Mexican affair has
been a failure. They have stood
by, encouraging one gang of
bandits after another. while
people were being butchered all
over Mexico and while the vast
American interests in that coun-
try were being confscated and
shot to pieces, and today the
Mexican chaos is worse than at
any time since Madero was as
sassinated.
"Our government has kept
England and Germany from re-
storing order in Mexico and has
itself done nothing but contrib
ute to the disorder and lawless-
ness by their watching and wait
ing policy.
"The property interests of
Mexico and the big American
Interests have got the ear of our
government at Washington.
''The administrators tariff
law was pledged to lower the
cost of living and has had con-
trary effect. The American far
mer gets less for his raw mate
rials. The American workman
pays more for the finished pro-
ducts.
''The administrations anti
trust laws are barefaced fakes
so far as protecting the people
from the trust oppression is con-
cerned.
'I am fully convinced the ma
tional election of 1916 will end
the Democratic regime. [ h e
policies of the national Demo-
cratic administration have wholly
failed to either curb monopolies
or to lower the cost of living for
the people, and have materially
contributed to deprive millions
of wage-earners of employment.
The administration valorized
s2O, coo, 100000 worth of cor
The Snowflake herald., 1915-01-22

Ranger William Ashurst was
down from his station at Lake
side Wednesday.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-01-22

Young Hackensmith has been
chosen as trainer by the Mutuals
for their athletic events.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-01-22
90INCS OF SECOND
~ STATE LEGISLATURE

.Jod over by a woman, when on
Tuesday, 1ps Mrs. (senator) Munds
1lfYavapai county was called to
VI W. chair. A Phoenix paper in
,neaking ,ne of the occasion says:
"As Senator Munds ascended
+bp presidents throne she was
,ropted with a gust of applause.
She grasped the gavel firmly,
o and the incipient ovation died
sborning, for not a single SEN
ator present had any idea what
sba would do with it, and they
Jaomed discretion the better
part of valor.
"Sbe didn't throw it. She
simply informed the senate that
,bp did not propose to waste any
fine in preliminaries "or that
sort Of thing. We are here for
bnsiness," she said, and in five
minutes senate bill No. 4 had
bopn read section by section, ap'
.uod ond the Madame Chair
man was demanding of the pres
dpnt. well, what do | do
now?'
The following bills of import
mce have been introduced in the
house:
Providing that the supervisor
bDgest in commission shall be
chairman of the board. If two
Or more commissions expire at
The SANE time the supervisor
who received the largest number
Of votes shall be chairman.
House bill No. Is provides for
tbe creation Of two assistant
attorneys general, each t 0 re-
ceive a salary of $2400, and abol-
j shing the positions of additional
legal counsel and law clerk.
Senator Mcmillan (PinaD
swOrking on a bill extending
the term Of office for state and
county officials from two to four
years, the election to fall in the
regular presidential years.
Providing that the candidate
receiving the highest number OF
votes in a primary election be de-
clared elected to the office. This
would have the effect of turning
the primary election into a gen.
eral election.
A COchise county member has
introduced a bill establishing the
office of commissioner of immi-
grafton at a salary of $24O0 under
the control of the land commits
sion.
A few of the bills so far in
uOduced in the senate:
An act providing that wit
neSSes in a civil case be paid So
per day while in attendance and
lor the time consumed in trav-
Flng from mis- home and return,
WIN a mileage allowance Of
wenty cents per mile one way.
"nen witnesses come from be-
'Ond the county limits the fee
'uu mileage shall be allowed as
"On as witness enters the county.
An act to enable poor and in
Igent persons to prosecute and
'IVnu actions in courts without
%ymentOf advance fees. Under
uiS proposed law any court of
a@lnal Jurisdiction may have
Wy right to remit advance fees
,pOn afhdaVit or examination that
applicant is in INDECENT cir
Cause.
senator Mcmillan (PinaD Of
NY .TO senate bill No. %, which
oa sAeS It a misdemeanor for any
ns. nst0 "attach"himself to a loco
",e, cars or other railroad
\. 'uOleS for the purpose of beat
'ne company out of mileage.
The bill hacon,oc = Io -. +bo
The Snowflake herald., 1915-01-22

Roy Cummins was over from
Holbrook Tuesday.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-01-22

John H. Pearce of Woodruff
stopped in town Wednesday.
The state herald., 1915-05-21
TURKS sLAy 5000 ARmENlANs
ALLIES Gain Dardsnelles After Six.
Hour Battle.

London.-six thousand Armenians
have been mhssacred at Van IN Ar
mcnla. Aslatic Turkey. according to n
dispatch received In official quarters
In London from the Russian consul at
urumiah. Persia.
This message is dated May 10. It
adds that the Armenlans are defend.
ing themselves 10 the utmost against
the Turks and Kurds arrayed against
,hom. but that help is urgently
needed.
a dispatch to tho Times from Cairo
says Il Is reported that the Armenians
in zcitun and clllola. AHlatic Turkey
have risen and that the energies OF
the two Turkish reserve divisions arc
required t8Nm meet the situation.
An Athens dispatch to the Daily
Mail says that the allies reached the
heights Of Krithla. on the peninsula
OF Gnllipoli. after desperate fighting
lasting nix hours The fighting In tho
hills brhind Killd Bahr and MaidoR II
continuing with gains for tho allies
The state herald., 1915-05-21
REPORT WAR OUTRAGES
NARROWING STORY TOLD BY Wis.
COUNT BRYCE.
Official British Investigators Detail
Acts Of Brutality Charged to
Teutons In Belgium.
western Newspaper Union News Service.

| Western Newspaper Union News Service
London.-Viscoun Bryce, former
British ambassador at Washington,
and now chairman of special gov
ernment committee appointed to in.
vestigate and report on "outrages al
legged to have been committed by Ger
man troops during the present war;
has submitted the report OF the com.
mittee to Premier Asquith.
The document contains about 10000
words.
Associated with Lord Bryce on the
committee were Sir Frederick Pollack,
Sir Edward Clarks. Sir Alfred Hop
kinson. H. A. L. Fish. vice chancellor
OF the University of Sheffield; Harold
COX and Kenelm E. Digby.
The most important findings OF the
committee are summed up in the. fol.
lowing conclusion at the close of the
report:
''First-That there were in many
parts OF Belgium deliberate and sys.
tematically organized massacres OF the
civil population, accompanied by many
isolated murders and other outrages.
"Second-That In the conduct OF the
war generally. innocent civilians, both
men and women. were murdered in
large numbers, women violated and
children murdered.
"Third-That looting. house burning
and the wanton destruction OF prop
erty were ordered and countenanced
by the officers Of the German army:
that elaborate provision had been
made for systematic incendiarism at
the very outbreak OF the war, and that
the burning and destruction were fre.
quent where no military necessity
could be alleged. being indeed part OF
q system OF general terrorization.
"Fourth-That the rules and usages
OF war were frequently broken. par
ticularly by the using OF civilians. In.
cluding women and children, as a
shield for advancing forces exposed
to fire. to less degree by killing the
wounded and prisoners. and in the fire.
quent abuse OF the Red Cross and the
white flag
The state herald., 1915-05-21
FINISH DEEP DRAINAGE
MONEY SUBSCRIBED TO COM.
PLETE ROOSEVELT TUNNEL.
When Work Is Completed Practically
Every Mine In the Cripple Creek
District VIII Be Drained.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Cripple Creek.-Plans for the com
pletion of the Roosevelt tunnel have
been perfected. according to A. L
Carlton, millionaire mine owner and
banker of this city. who, on his re
turn here. stated that 100000 had
been subscribed for the work. The
tunnel will be driven an additional
$500 feet. which will mean that its
terminus will be the Vindicator mine
With this piece OF work completed
practically every mine in the Cripple
Creek district will be drained. While
the tunnel has drawn the water from
nearly all OF the mines in the Beacon
hill section and has made possible
strikes Of phenomenally rich ore, in
cluding the opening OF the "s1. .o0o. 900
vug" in the Cresson, properties more
remote from the heading OF the tun'
mel have not been so fortunate.
1t is estimated that 1t will take
over two years to complete the tun'
mel project. The money. says Mr..
carlton, is already In the hands OF the
tunnel committee and work OF max
ing the drive over mile and one-hali
in length will be started as soon as
bids are made and contracts for the
work awarded.
The flow of water is so great In
some of the mines as to challenge the
most powerful pumps available to
keep It out All pumps will be TAX.
en- from the mines. say the operators,
when the tunnel is completed.
The state herald., 1915-05-21
INDIANS ATTACK AMERICANS.
Several Thousand Yaquls RaIding In,
land Towns Of Sonora.

ianu OWNS OF sonora.
Los Angeles. Calif.-Fifty American
men are surrounded near Esperanza.
Sonora. by Overwhelming numbers OF
Yauqi Indians. according to dispatch
received here by Charles F. o'Brien.
owner OF one OF the large ranches in
the Yaqui valley.
According to reliable information.
the force under General Sosa. villa
commander, sent to aid the Ameri-
cans. is composed moGtly OF Yaquis,
and cannot be expected to fight their
brothers besiegins the Americans.
Jose Maytorena, governor OF Sonora.
is said to have gained the support OF
the Yaquis in his fight against the
Carranza faction by promising them
the lands originally belonging to the
Yaquis and now held by foreigners.
The unrest OF the Indians began when
they came TO believe the Mexican
leaders would not and could not re.
deem their promisos.
z. o. stoeker. one OF the men re.
ported injured. telegraphcd his wife
here that he was well. william Stock
er is wounded
The state herald., 1915-05-21
MIGHTY ARMADA
OF BATTLESH|PS
INSPECTED BY PRESIDENT Will.
SON, WHO ALSO WATCHES
SAILORS AND MARINES.
NAVY RUMANITY'S AID
PRESIDENT TELLS GUESTS AT A
LUNCHEON AMERICA ASKS
NOTHING EXCEPT JUSTICE.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service,
New York, May 1S.-President Will
son-the man on whom the eyes of
the world are turned because of the
international situation-reviewed the
Atlantic fleet in the Hudson river, and
at a luncheon rendered to him on
shore by the city of New York, told a
distinguished gathering of navy Off
GERS, army officers and civilians, what
the country and its navy stood for. -
The great battleships that lay in
the river" he said, were engines to
promote the interests of humanity"
"The inspiring thing about Amer
lca," the President asserted, "is that
she asks nothing for herself, except
what she has right to ask for hui
manity itself. We want no nations
property: we wish to question no ma
tion's honor; we wish to stand self
lshly in the way Of the development
of no nation"
The President took occasion in his
speech to pay tribute to Secretary of
the Navy Daniels, who sat beside him.
Although the day was damp and chilly
with occasional downpours of rain,
the weather abated in no way the
enthusiasm with which New York
greeted the head OF the nation.
In the forenoon he reviewed land
parade of 5000 sailors and marines,
from the fleets sixteen Dattleships.
From the moment he set foot on
shore until after the luncheon. when
he returned to the Mayflower to re
view the fleet, his progress through
the streets was a continuous ovation,
remarked on by those who accompa-
MED him as the most enthusiastic
they had witnessed since the Presi-
dents Inauguration.
He was plainly touched by the well
come accorded him.
Everywhere the spirit OF patriotism
was in evidence. Many men and wo-
men seized every opportunity to tell
the President of their support in the
present international crisis.
Thousands stood in the chill drizzle
while the brigade Of sailors and ma
rincs marched up Fifth avenue, and
during the afternoon. with cold,
damp wind blowing across the Hudson,
thousands more thronged the slopes
OF Riverside drive and other vantage
points to watch the Mayflower as she
passed up the river between the grim
gray lines OF war vessels.
The Presidents remarks at the
luncheon were greeted with tremen-
dous applause.
The President concluded his long
day by watching the boat races from
the deck OF the Wyoming and joyful
celebration among the Wyoming's
crew when that battleship won the
race. He stood smiling on the bridge
as the bluejackets, headed by their
band and cheering Justify, paraded
around the deck. Soon afterward the
President returned TO the Mayflower
for the night He planned TO return
Go Washington on her after the review
Tuesday.