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The Parker post., 1916-09-16

NEW LONDON, Conn, Sept. 12.-
The far-reaching scope of the peace
plans of the American and Mexican
joint commission was revealed for the
first time Saturday.
1t includes not only the settlement
of the border wrangle, but also the
social, political and economic regen-
Grafton of Mexico.
Every phase of Mexican life is be-
ing discussed, every type analyzed at
this CONFERENCE.-THE servile peon, the
marauding bandit, the rapacious land
lord.
The American members of the COM
mission have formed the opinion that
the murder of Americans and the seiz-
ure of American property in Mexico
are only the outward symptoms OF the
Mexican ailment.
Country Must Be Ceansed
They believe that the country must
be born again, recreated according, to
new ideals, before the danger of fresh
revolutions and border raids shall
have been ended.
The twelve different steps toward
this end to be considered by the COM
mission are:
1. Protection of the border.
2. Establishment of American gar
risons along a line of blockhouses
from the gulf of Mexico to the Pacific
ocean, a distance of 1900 miles.
Villa Pursuit Is Planned
3. The organization of Mexicos
standing army into various detach-
ments, which will be assigned to the
pursuit of Villa and other bandits. The
Carranza ENJOYS promise to isolate
Villa so that he will no longer be a
menace to Americans.
4. The allotment of land to dis
charged soldiers and poems so they
will no longer have the incentive of
following brigandage for living.
5. The enactment of laws enabling
these people to acquire the lands they
cultivate.
6. A system of government aid by
which these ignorant Mexican farmers
may learn to develop the full resources
of the land
7. Reformation of the Mexican way
of levying taxes, which frequently
amounts to confiscation. The estab-
lishment of a land tax similar to that
in the United States.
8. The education of the peon and
lower classes in ways of living and
The Parker post., 1916-09-16
NEW TORPEDO HAS
EARS AND BRAINS

CHICAGO, Sept. pa new torpedo
equipped with a pair of ears and a
box of brains was exhibited and its
workings explained at a demonstra-
tion here.
The inventor, Montraville Wood,
said the navy board at Washington
was investigating the merits of the
new torpedo.
In demonstrating it's susceptibility
to certain sounds, Mr.. Wood turned
both "ears" of the torpedo to the
sound of a wooden rattler With the
nose of the torpedo turned away from
him and its propeller stopped, he
made a noise with the rattler about
eight feet away.
Of it's own accord the mechanism
of the topedo started to whirr and it's
head turned around toward the noise.
When the noise was stopped the pro-
pellor stopped.
The Parker post., 1916-09-16
STATE STARTS WAR ON
"SHORT" CONTAINERS

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 12.-Califor.
MIA BARRIERS who have been figuring on
a dozen or so shampoos to the ounce
of hair tonic, only to find that the bot
tie contains more glass than it does
tonic, will not be stung in the future
if State Superintendent of Weights
and Measures Johnson has his way.
Johnson has discovered that many
bay rum patent medicines and other
containers are far short of the amount
stipulated on the labels. Many bar
Der has been tipped out of many a
good shampoo, according to his fig
ures, and every dealer of weights and
measures in the State has been ad-
vised to make a cleanup of all short
containers.
The Parker post., 1916-09-16
EUROPEAN WAR BIG FACTOR
IN UNITED STATES SHIPPING
FORTUNES BEING MADE BY SELL
ING OLD SHIPS
Several Conflicting Features of the
Shipping Situation Show Coast-to-
Coast Traffic Through Canal
Practically Discontinued

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 12-An ad-
dress delivered recently by Clarence
H. Matson before the Pacific Port Au-
thorities at Vancouver on the subject
of 'The Effect of the European War
on American Shipping" forms an in
teresting addition to current discus
sions on very important subject.
Matson is secretary and traffic man
ager of the Board of Harbor Commits
sioners of the City of Los Angeles. His
highly informative address dealt with
several of the conflicting features of
the shipping situation.
Among these were the practical
elimination of coast-to-coast shipping
through the Panama Canal, the soar
ing prices for bottoms, the fortunes
made by selling American vessels to
foreigners, the advance in freight
rates that Pacific coast points have to
pay, the impetus given to American
ship-building and the temperance OF
the flag of the American merchant ma
rine on the seas of the world.
The practical discontinuance of the
coast-to-coast traffic through the canal,
Matson explained, was due not merely
to the slides, but to the lure of trans
oceanic freight rates.
The lnternment of the German and
Austrian merchant marine, the high
rate of mortality among the merchant
fleets of the belligerent powers due to
the activities of submarines, and the
withdrawal of foreign merchant war
ships for naval and auxiliary purposes,
Matson pointed out, had resulted in a
market for American ships that in
some instances resulted in the sales
of old vessels at from three to five
times their original cost.
Although the Panama canal is again
open, it is impossible, owing to lack of
vessels, said Matson, to ship freight
by regular line between any Pacific
port and the Atlantic seaboard
Meantime, transcontinental tonnage,
taken as whole, is paying far higher
freight rates than those formerly
charged by water carriers. And the
railroads are preparing tariffs greatly
their transcontinental rates
to and from Pacific coast points. In
some instances these rates are more
than doubled.
1t is not improbable that the total
loss to my own community in higher
freight rates due to lack of water COM
petition will be in excess of $4,000, 900
a year and the loss to the entire Pa
cific coast will run up to many mil
lions.
In the first three months of 1916, the
speaker said, the United States led
Great Britain in shipbuilding with a.
464 gross tons against S0,561 launched
in the British shipyards. This Amer
lean tonnage was almost as large as
for the entire year of 1914 in this
country Owing to the, scarcity of ma
terial for steel ships, wooden ship
building is having a revival on the Pa
cific coast.
One result of the diversion of so
many coast-to-coast service vessels to
lines of foreign trade affords convinc-
ing outward evidence of the revival of
the American merchant marine. For
the American flag is now appearing in
foreign ports where it had not been
seen before in fifty years.
The Parker post., 1916-09-16
HUERTA CONCESSIONS
ARE DECLARED VOID

MEXICO CITY, Sept. 11.-Conces-
sions granted by Huerta to the Tia
hulilo Agricultural, Industrial and Col
onization Company, of which King
George of England is one of the larg-
est stockholders, were declared void
today by the Constitutionalist govern
ment. A previous contract awarded
by President Diaz to the same COM
pany was declared valid. The COM
pany will use the Nazas river to irri-
gate and prepare for colonization of
millions of acres in Durango.
The Parker post., 1916-09-16
SIXTY-MiLE AREA IN
ARIZONA is FLOODED

PHOENIX, Sept. 12.-The entire
district within radius of sixty miles
north of here is threatened with dam
age by foods as a result of continued
heavy rains
The flood waters of Cave Creek have
broken through the bands of the
canals.
The torrent is sweeping over large
expanses of the Salt River Valley.
Ranch houses, live stock and ranching
equipment were swept away.
The flood broke with terrific force
and swept everything before it when
it poured down from the hills.
The damage done to the irrigation
canals alone amounts to many thou
sands of dollars The valley is under
several feet of water.
The Parker post., 1916-09-16
LUDY LANCER GETS
NEW WORLDS RECORD

HONOLULU, Sept. 11.-Harold Kru-
ger has set a new back-stroke record
for 100 yards when he travelled that
distance in l minute, IA is seconds.
Ludy LANCER of Los Angeles holds
the 50O-yard swimming record, ac-
cording to the announcement of A.
A. U. officials. He swan that dis
tance in minutes and II seconds.
LANCER. also broke the American rec
ord for 1000 yards in 13 minutes and
Z seconds.
Ted Cam of New York took the1
22O-yard swim in minutes and 29 1-5
seconds. Duke Kahanamoku won the
100-yard race.
The Parker post., 1916-09-16
ASKS SANITARlUM FOR
INDIANS IN CALIFORNIA

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 12-The state
board of health issued bulletin de-
claring that 80 per cent of Indian
deaths in California are due to tuber-
culosis and urging immedite measures
to save the remnants of the tribe.
Recommendation is made that the de-
partment of the interior be urged to
build sanitarium in Madero county,
where a majority of the California
Indians live
The Parker post., 1916-09-16
Harbor Guns to Be Placed

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 12.-Explain-
ing the plan of Notifications at Los
Angeles harbor, members of the for
ti1cation committee of the chamber
of commerce were taken through Ft.
Macarthur by Major G. B. Pillsbury,
resident United States engineer. Ma
jor Pillsbury stated that the giant
mortars, with range of ten miles,
that cannot be reached by offshore
guns from battleship, will be in
place in ten months, and that the long
range rifles in the pits lower on the
hillside will be in place soon after the
mortars are finished.
The Parker post., 1916-09-16
BELGIUM TO OPERATE -
TRANSATLANTIC LINEN

NE WYORK, Sept. IA fleet of
steamships financed by the Belgian
government will be operated between
New York and French and Italian
ports by the Royal Belgian Lloyd
Steamship company, it was an
nounced here by A. w. Duckett e
Co., the lines American agents A
direct service to Havre, with sailings
every ten days, will be instituted with
the departure from this port on Octo-
ber 5 of the Belgian steamer taller.
The Parker post., 1916-09-16
Open Imperial Vegetable Union

IMPERIAL, Sept. 12.-For the pur-
pose of handling the vegetable prod
ucts of the Imperial valley, the Los
Angeles Vegetable Union formally de-
cided to open an Office and branch in
the Imperial valley.
This union organization is in the
nature of distributing exchange for
the growers. 1t regulates the supply
ing of fruit to the demand as far as is
possible. The growers believe this
marketing organization will spell an
other step in the development of the
valley
The Parker post., 1916-09-16
Launch California in 1918

MARE ISLAND, Sept. 12.-Navy
yard officials announce that the bat
tleship California, now under con-
struction here, will be launched in
January, 1918, and will be ready for
service in February, 1919. The keel
will be laid the latter part of this
month. The California when COM
pleted will be the largest battleship in
the navy.
The Parker post., 1916-09-16
Crisis Develops in Congress

PANAMA CITY, Sept. 11.-With re-
ports that one of the administration
supporters in the chamber of depu-
ties had been kidnapped and prevented
from attending the opening of con-
gress, crisis has developed in the
government of Panama. The admin
istration's majority in the chamber
has been reduced to minority and
an appeal has been made to the Amer
ican authorities of the Panama canal
zone for intervention in Panamanian
affairs, the opposition in congress as
serting that their affairs are in dam
ger.
The Parker post., 1916-09-16
Giant Zeps to Carry Mail

CHICAGO, Sept. 12.-Germany has
completed the construction of two 700
foot double Zeppelins to carry mail to
and from the United States, according
to Morris Epstein, who is here after
tour of Europe
The Parker post., 1916-09-16
To Enlarge Benecia Arsenal

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 12.-More
than $4,000 is to be spent immedi-
ately by the war department in i'm
provements at Benecia arsenal at
Benecia and plans are being made to
make the arsenal one of the best for
it's size in the United States.
The Parker post., 1916-09-16
Japs in S. A. Trade

NEW YORK, Sept. 12.-Japanese
shipping interests are now carrying
the bulk of passenger and freight
trade on the Pacific coast of South
America, and large percentage of
it on the Atlantic coast
The Parker post., 1916-09-16
Building IL Ships

SEATTLE, Wash, Sept 12.-The
Osaka Shosen Kaisha steamship COM
pany is building twelve ships of a
total tonnage of $4,000 tons, accord
ing to Captain Somekawa of the Chi
cagO Maru
The Parker post., 1916-09-16
Lemon Shipments to Begin

POMONA, Sept 12.-Lemon ship
ments out of Pomona, which were
brought to a standstill on account of
the threatened railroad strike, will
be resumed. Prices continue to hold
up we'll and there is every indication
for a continuation. The fruit is in
excellent condition.
The Parker post., 1916-09-16
SALE OF DANISH
INDIES RATIFIED

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.-Secre-
tary of State Lansing notified Den
mark, through Danish Minister Brun
at Washington and American Minister
Egan at Copenhagen, that the senate
has ratified the treaty for the pur-
chase of the Danish West Indies.
The Parker post., 1916-09-16
$500, 100000 GOLD
IN SUB TREASURY

NEW YORK, Sept. 12.-The govern
ment now has in the sub-treasury
about $500,000,0O0 in gold, which is
said to be more gold than has ever
been gathered in one spot since the
world began. Statistical estimate that
one more year Of war will bring back
to the United States every stock and
bond and evidence of Indebtedness
held in any other country.
The Parker post., 1916-09-16
oId-Fashioned Families Unpopular

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 12.-The old
fashioned family of from ten to twenty
children is proving either unfashion-
able or unpopular in California. Ac-
cording to state board of health bull
letin being circulated the total for all
children which were the fifth or over
in families in the state was only 1902
in the cities and 3433 in the country
districts for 1915.
For eight born children the cities
total S12 and the country districts
$50, ninth born 205 against 209 and
tenth and over 293 against 42S.
The members of the health board
hope, however, that 1916 will better
this record and with the return of
prosperity there will be a correspong-
ing increase in big families.
The Parker post., 1916-09-16
COAST HAPPENINGS
M|RRORED HERE
Brief OUTLINE OF CURRENT EVENTS
ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE
condensed Resume Of Che Weeks Happenings
Covering Events Of Interest from Nearby
pIaees---Wln Allow Rapid Scanning
Plan to Amend Law

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 12.-Repre-
sentatives of the horticultural inter
ests of California met here to draft
bill to amend the present county hor-
ticultural commissioner law
The Parker post., 1916-09-16

BRITISH SAY GERMAN
LOSS is 3,376,134

LONDON, Sept. 1.-THE British
press bureau gives the total German
war casualties to the end of August as
compiled from German official lists
as follows:
Died, S32,162; prisoners and miss
ing, 399,769; wounded, 2,144,203; total,
hors de combat temporarily or per-
manently, 3,376,134.
The Parker post., 1916-09-16
To Transfer Vessels

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.-Con-
voyed by American warships and fly
ing their own flag, the German auxil-
iary cruisers Prinz Eitel Frederick
and Kronprinz Wilhelm, now interned
at the Norfolk navy yard, will be trans
ferred to Philadelphia some time be-
tween the goth and 30th of this month.
The Parker post., 1916-09-16
Carranza Men Win EIection

MEXICO CITY, Sept. Municipal
elections were held throughout the
country and were held without any
disorders. The returns so far indi-
cate that practically all the consti-
tutionalist, or Carranza, candidates
have been elected.
The Parker post., 1916-09-16
TELECRAPHIC NEWS
IN PARAGRAPHS
CLEANED FROM NUMEROUS SECTIONS
OF BOTH HEhISPHERES
Dispatches PiGtuThg Developments From the GIt~
side World Stripped Of Unnecessary
Details and Presented In Brief
Marconi Now Navy Captain

ROME, Sept. 12.-Gugielmo Mar
conf, inventor of wireless telegraphy,
has been transferred from the engi-
neer corps and appointed temporary
captain of the navy
The Parker post., 1916-09-16
Have No Fear, Say Japs

TOXIC, Sept. Japan sent
official assurances to the United States
to the effect that the recent Russo
Japanese alliance had no effect on the
statu quo on the far east.
The Parker post., 1916-09-16
Reopen Canal

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.-Plans
for reopening the Panama canal with
a clear channel to all classes of ves-
sells were reported to the war de-
partments by Governor Goethals. The
canal has been partially obstructed
for several days by a giant boulder.
The Parker post., 1916-09-16
French Have Captured Chilly

BERLIN, Sept. 11.-Oficial admis
sion in the capture by the French of
the town of Chilly was made by the
war office Details of the capture,
however, were lacking. The state
ment also told of the capture by the
Bulgarians of the Rumanian town of
Dobritch, 81 miles inside the frontier.
The statement added that German
and Bulgarian troops stormed the
bridgehead at Tutraken and that Bull
garian cavalry dispersed Rumanian
battalians.
German aeroplanes bombarded Con-
stantanza and Russian warships there,
as we'll as at Bucharest, and oil estab-
lishments at Ploev.
The Raymer enterprise., 1916-06-22

tion she saw the hugo knife draw
moving Enthusiastically upward. Her
eyes sought the bridge tower-the
bndge tender was standing at the
oVen window, Her glance swept the
stretch Of river; then she remem-
bered. then she understood, then she
knew, ala river tug was bearing
rapidly downstream; she could see the
pilot and the captain in the wheel
house; the bridge was lifting for the
boats passage. She had heard its
loud whistle at the moment she rushed
from the station.
The baked girl drove her little
spurs into Rocket. The horse sprung.
infuriated, to greater effort. II she
could make the draw In time she
would jump it-a slight rise-noth-
ing should keep her back. She wildly
waved her free hand at the bridge
tender. He was watching the boat and
the span was slowly rising; but a
few strides closer and she would have
risked making the jack-knife-she
realized now she was too late.
Without swerving for an instant
from her purpose; without shrinking
from her single alternative. and only
praying for time still to make good
her endeayor, Helen headed Rocket
straight for the open draw. His feet
struck the pier. She gave the horse
his head. The wiry beast saw what
yawned ahead. He heard his mis-
tress' quick word. As his feet touched
the brink of the abutment the horse
coiled like spring, and for an in
slant quivered. His mistress with
sharp cry of command rose In her
stirrups; then launching himself and
his burden, like an arrow far out. the
hunter sprang with Helen cleanly into
the river. There was great splash
and the parted water closed over their
heads.
A pilot, captain and bridgetender
stood as men dazed. looking on. The
river captain, yelling the crew to quar-
ters, hurried forward to throw out
lines as soon as the tug should come
within reach OF the imperiled girl.
The bridgetender, In the window.
glued to the scene, watched the cir
cling bubbles where horse and rider
had plunged down, waiting for them
to reappear. For an interminable in
slant the onlookers waited. 1t seemed
as II the two would never come up.
Then q girlish head Of soaked curls
rose among the ripples, young face
emerged from the troubled pool, and
Helen, throwing herself free from
Rocket, shook the water from her
Q: 60 and nose with a swimmers quick
cs:tain puff and struck out for shore.
Rocket was not far away. With a few
powerful strokes his mistress caught
hh name and recovered him. The
tide, running heavily through the
chsnnel. carried the two together be-
low the pier on the opposite bank.
But Rocket, scrsm5ling in moment
from the water. bore his charge un.
hurt up the steep bank. and under
her urging ran up the track to the
tower.
The Raymer enterprise., 1916-06-22

getting away from them. The train
crew tumbled forward. for a confer
ence. to the cab. The conductor. com
pairing watches with the engineer,
looked serious-within ten minutes
they would be running on No. 2O's
time; they Eight even meet her at the
bottom OF the hill before they reached
Signal.
The conductor acted quickly. Pick
ing up lump Of coal he scratched q
message on . white signal flag and
wrapped It around q wrench. Cedar
Grove station was hardly a mile ahead.
As the engine dashed past 1t. the con-
ductor. in the gangway, hurled the
message through the office window.
Picking It up and hastily reading the
rough scrawl. the startled operator
wired the tidings instantly to the next
station. That station was Signal.
In the bouncing engine cab there
were grave faces. What are you 60
ing to dor shouted the engineer.
Without hesitation the conductor
cried: "Cut OF the caboose and stop
it-let the train go!" The engineer
agreed: We've only got one life
apiece. No time to lose George!" he
yelled to his fireman. make for the
caboose."
The fireman, perhaps the youngest
man in the two crews. without answer
ing. continued to hunt for wrench.
Wake up, George" shouted the con.
ductor. come on!"
Searching the tool box, the fireman
shook his head. What do you mean?"
demanded the engineer. catching in
excitement at his companions arm.
aren't you coming?"
The fireman did not hurry his an.
swer. mo. I'll stay here" he said.
turning simply. He was stubborn,
well-set fellow, really . big. clean
looking boy-with a heavy head of
dark hair pushed under his grimy cap
and a slow, clear eve matching his
deliberate way of speaking.
"Stay here!" thundered the conduc-
tor In surprise. Are you crazy?''
He caught the fireman's other arm
and with the engineer talked to the
obstinate fellow. The two, who liked
him, pulled the boy toward the tender.
He shook loose. The brakeman Joined
The Raymer enterprise., 1916-06-22

climbing the grade east Of . big hill
known on the division az Blackbird
pass, found itself in trouble. The air
pump, after baking all morning. had
quit. and the conductor going forward
found the engineer, after repeated ef-
forts with the big machine. helpless.
Without losing much time. the con-
ductor rigged up his emergency tele-
phone and asked for instructions from
bis dispatcher. The answer to his
request was curt: Bring In No. las
BY hand brakes" The crew spread
to their posts on the decks and the
numbering string OF heavily laden cars
painfully got under way up the hill. It
was struggle oil the way TO the sum.
NIT: then. dropping over the hill. the
long string began rapidly to pick up.
II picked up. indeed, too rapidly.
The crew vainly strove to hold back
the unwieldly train. Clubs In hand
and with the brakes hard iammed.
hey saw their monster rsststlsssly