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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09
GARDEN OF EDEN" GOWN
A MONSTER OF LEAVES
THIS gigantic leaf jocularly has

gigantic leaf jocularly has
been called by the newspaper
= hulnorist the Garden of Eden
Gown" With a knowledge to what
great development plant life attains
in the tropics, you will be apt to con.
elude that the Brobdignagian leaf
and the small boy holding it were
photographed in the hot zone near
the equator, but this is not so. The
leaf is from the Princess tree, which
has been introduced into southern
United States from China.
The leaf shown in the picture is
from one-year.old tree, and meas
ures 30 inches in diameter.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09
Record "Looks Much Like a Skein Of
Yarn Dropped from the Hand" and lat
the right) Chart of Movements.

rHE cyclegraph is the latest con-
tribution of science to increase
= the efficiency OF worlimen by
marsing possible the detection and
elimination of all unnecessary mo-
lions. BY this apparatus, the inven'
ton of an efficiency expert, every
movement OF workman's hands as
they manipulate machine or tool,
or, in fact, do any kind of manual
labor, is accurately recorded on a
Photographic plate.
The inventor Of the cyclegraph is
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09

ITO give to the movlng.picture pat
rons an Idea of the vast numbers OF
troops now engaged the producers
used an ingenious leather-band ma
chine, which, in conjunction with a
broad window built into the scenery.
wall, is all that is necessary. The
spectators in the theatre see women
at the. window waving out to the de-
parting troops. The tops of rifles
with bayonets fixed move past the
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09
WIN Water GURGLES from A BOTTLE

wv other liquid When full bottle without cork
NIX bottle IN Is turned upside down there Will be
wv because alternate realization OF two opera
I'll bottle Is empty there liquid follow the atac
the enden n Of gravtaton and the air to
liquid the bottle Its natural impulse to fill
and the rushing Of the air to get in void,
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09

- TONES cannot burn for The sim
IA pie reason that they are dead
~ matter which has been burned
out. When anything burns it takes
into its system all the oxygen Of the
air that 1t can combine with. When
1t has done this 1t cannot be burned
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09
How Explosion Of Drop
ping Shells" in a Stream
Ia Managed.

you realize that these columns are
caused by dropping shells from con-
cealed artillery, You wonder how 1t
Is that all these country 'supers' are
not MANNED or even killed until you
find out that the water.columns are
caused by electrically exploded blad'
lers filled with gunpowder and hid
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09

producer, and are caused BY burying
small cans of gunpowder here and
there under the ground to be rushed.
At the proper moment the fake mines
are exploded by throwing a switch
or pressing a button, thus sending
clods of earth, cloud of smoke, and
q dummy figure or two into the air.
All the vivid effects Of a big she'll
bursting on the ground are thus OBJ
tanned.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09
Why STONES Cannot Burn Like COAL

any more. In burning any substance
changes It's character.
The original element of most ol
the rocks and stones we see was sill.
con. and when that combines with
oxygen, the result is a form OF rock. 6
concrete substance, but anbu,nahle.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09

den beneath the surface ofthe stream.
AS the charging soldiers reach the
opposite bank and make straight for
the enemy's machine guns, terrible
explosions occur. They are the shells
still dropping from the enemy's ar.
tlllery. The explosions are electri-
cally controlled by a stage.director or
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09
Woman's Ingenious
HANDBAG SEAT
nth a woman's ingenuity,

IHII"uSIPH1 H'
No. 1,140,s97. a hand bag composed
of two similar sections hinged to.
gether at one end to form the bot.
tom OF the bag, and connected at
their edges by the flexible sides Of
the bag of such size as to permit
the bag to be opened SO that one of
It's similar sections may serve as a
seat, and the other as back rest
for a person sitting on the seat,
when the latter is fat on the ground
or other support.
The Parker post., 1916-08-26
A DANGEROUS TRICK.

PHOENIX, Aug. 2O.-"Just travel
ing" is the way Miss H. Tinglestead
of Seattle, who arrived in Phoenix
yesterday on horseback accounts for
her presence here and her unique
journey.
The intrepid young woman arrived
yesterday from Yuma directly across
the desert, daring the perils and dan
gers of the dryand barren sands with
no protection save a diminutive
brown puppy who is her faithful fol
lower and who has accompanied her
from Seattle.
Miss Tnglestead left Yuma on
Thursday morning, the 10th of Au-
gust, making the trip over the desert
in exactly nine days. Residents of
Yuma warned her that the feat was
almost impossible and that she would
never make it, but full of Wigor and
fresh as when she started albeit the
accumulation of considerable dust
she arrived in record time, safe and
sound.
The Parker post., 1916-08-26
HUGE SUPER-SEAPLANES.

LONDON, Aug 25.-In speech
at Bury Stermaln dis last night, Baron
Montagu of Beaulieu, former vice
chairman of the joint naval and mill,
taryboard, told of new monster super
seaplanes which Germany is building,
eve have obtained details of these
super-seaplanes,' said the Baron
THE principal features of the craft
are capacity of 100000 cubic feet,
a length of 780 feet, a. beam of 80
feet, a maximum speed of 80 miles
an hour, and radius of action OF
5000 miles. The engines, six or
seven of them, have total of Is, 900
horsepower.
"The airsIhips can carry load OF
bombs OF five tons. They are able to
ascend 1900 feet. They are armed
with machine gums ON stern and on
top. They carry a crew of 35 men.
These particulars show how large
ly the Germans are relying on Yep
pelins as a means for harrassing us.
Two of these new craft already have
been completed and four will be avail
able in October
The Parker post., 1916-08-26
WOULD SETTLE LAW SUIT.

Through his attorneys, w. ]. Ford,
c. A Lindeman and Peter T. Robert
son, Emil O. Eyer, administrator Of
the estate of w. j. Thomas with will
annexed, last week filed an applica-
tion i'm the superior court seeking to
obtain an order permitting him to
compromise a damage suit filed
against the estate of John F. Gibbons
for $3.50, by the payment of $40O to
the plaintiff. Gibbons alleges in his
complaint that he was injured while
working in the Swansea mine under
lease ito Thomas, and that he also
had $3l.80 i'm wages coming to him.
The administrator in his application
for permission to settle, declares that
Gibbons has offered to compromise
the damage suit for the sum of $400,
and asks permission to stop litigation
and trouble by paying this amount.
-SNn. i!
The Parker post., 1916-08-26
SCHEME TO SECURE SPOUSE.

Governor Hunt received a letter
hast Tuesday that was almost dunn
founding, says the Phoenix Republi-
can. 1t practically took him off his
feet and set him to thinking more
seriously than at any time previous
ly i'm his campaign. 1t has to do
with a very important subject that
of matrimOny.
The letter was from a woman, or
possibly a girl, she failed to, state
which, giving her initials and address,
but not her name, who lives in Wash
ington, D. c. She is looking for in
formation and incidentally husband.
The letter enclosed clipping from
the Washington Evening Star of Au-
gust which stated that the third as
sistant postmaster general had receiv-
ed an application from an Arizona
man to aid him in raffhng himself off
to one of $500 women. His PROPOSE
81 per shot. A dra wing is then to
take place, and the lucky woman can
have him and the $2500 to start life
with
The unknown who is SO anxious
to get married, states that his reason
for taking this novel manner of get
ting married is on account of the
shortage of women in Arizona. The
available supply has dropped to such
an extent, he states, that it is almost
impossible to get a bride, unless un-
mercifully rich, or good looking be
yond the dreams of avarice.
The woman who writes to Governor
Hunt states that she is anxious to
get into communication with the
gentleman who lis so anxious to take
the fatal step, but does not know his
address or name. She thought that
perhaps the governor, with his wide
acquaintance, might know the guilty
GersOn.
The governor was very sorry to
acknowledge to her that he did not
know who the matrimoniaMy inclined
person was, but informed her that he
| would continue the search, and do
everything in his power to alleviate
her single condition.
The Parker post., 1916-08-26
EASTERN WAR SUMMARY.

With no important changes in the
main war theaters, interest remains
centered on the new allied offensive
on the Saloniki front. The latest dis
patches, however, throw little light on
the situation, and the allies plans are
somewhat obscure
London reports that the Bulgarians
have advanced along the Struma val
ley and have entrenched themselves
at various points Berlin also reports
further advances for them on the
night wing, where they face the Ser
bians. Apparently, however, no
action of first Importance has yet de-
veloped
Interest in the attitude of the
Greeks has been heightened by dis
patches telling of the determination
of the Greek commander at Seres
to resist the Bulgarians and of volun-
teers being organized for his assist
ance by the Venizelos leaders at
Saloniki. There has been no further
development in the Rumanian situa-
ton. The last report from Berlin
maintains that Rumania has not
reached a decision.
On the western front the French
are apparently marking time while
the British push against Thiepval
and Guillemont. London reports a
fresh Tightening of the ring around
Thiepval in the capture Of 200 yards
of German trenches south of town.
Bitter fighting is going on in this
section. The Germans succeeding in
entering some British trenches, but,
according to London, were immediate
ly evicted.
The fierce struggle around FleuTy,
III the Verdun sector, continues. The
French claim an appreciable advance
between Fleury and Thiaumont and
the capture of 200 prisoners
Conflicting claims are made by
Berlin and Petrograd ON the fighting
Oh the eastern front. Both report
The capture of positions near Jablon-
itza pass, where violent struggle
has been in progress several days ON
the crest of the Carpathians. Berlin
also claims the sanguinary repulse OF
Russian Attempts to cross the Stok-
hod, and APPARENTLY desperate tig'ha-
ing iS going on
Both Berlin and London continue to
make claims and counter claims, III
regard to the recent fighting in the
Month sea- Berlin admits that Ine
battleship Westfalen was struck Dy
a torpedo from an English submarine
but maintains that the damage was
shght. The German admiralty relt-
crates that a British battleshdp was
heavily damaged by German suDma-
rine. This DIS emphaicatlly denied by
the British admiralty.
The Parker post., 1916-08-26
Had an Outing.

Mr.. and Mrs. B. B. Brown and Mr.
and Mrs. J. e. Beck went out in their
automobiles for a pleasure trip last
Sunday. AT point on the Colorado,
about sixteen miles below Parker
they found an ideal" picnicking spot,
soN they spent the entire day there,
bathing, fishing, hunting and feast
ing. and returned in the evening
after having had a joyful day of it,
There were quite a number of other
PARTIES out that day; for a similar pur.
pose, among whom they recognized
j. F. Raney and party, and John
Hemphill and family. The crop of
mesquite beans in that locality they
say seems to be unusually large this
season, and many Indians and their
Families were out harvesting them.
The Parker post., 1916-08-26
Candidates in Town.

Tom Campbell, Republican candi-
date for governor, Geo. H. Smalley,
candidate for state tax commissioner
and Doane Meerrill, candidate for
state auditor, paid Parker a visit
last Wednesday afternoon They
were travelling by auto and will cover
the state in their itinerary In the
evening a social dance was given in
their honor atthe school house. There
Was a goodly attendance, despite the
fact that it threatened rain, and all
had a good time. 1t was given out
in the early evening that the candi-
dates would make little talk before
the dance commenced, but for some
reason this part of the program was
omitted
The Parker post., 1916-08-26
THE TAX LEVY.

over $486, 100000 the state board of
equalization has fixed the state tax
rate for 1916 at 40 cents on each $10C
which is IA cents less than the state
levy in 1915. Although the reduction
in the rate is considerable, $50 ,000,-
600 has been added to the total as
sessed valuation of the state, and
the revenue to be derived by the
state from the 40 cent rate will
amount to nearly $2,OOO,OOO
The Parker post., 1916-08-26
About Bouse.

R. j. Martin, after spending a week
in BOuse, where he was doing some
plumbing work, returned Monday. He
says there is an air of prosperity
about that place and everybody there
speaks in optimistic terms of its
future. The damage to the railroad
between BOuse and Swansea has been
repaired and about four carloads of
ore are being hauled in daily. He
says the people of that town have a
novel system, which is religiously
lived up to, whereby each and every
tenant or householder is required to
clean up about his premises at fixed
intervals, as a sanitary measure. The
Idea is a very good one-not bad
one for Parker to adopt.
The Parker post., 1916-08-26
SEE 1T THROUGH.

When the cards were dealt and mis-
hand was bad,
There was never sign on his race
to show
That he couldn't win with the trumps
he had,
And he nveer kicked when his
score was low.
When luck wasn't coming his way at
ALL
He stuck to the game and he saw
it Through,
And many time, when his chance
seemed small,
He walked away with a trick or
two.
Life deals the cards in the self.
same way,
And often the trumps that We draw
are few,
But We cannot win if We do not play,
And our only chance is to see 1t
through. Detroit Free Press.
The Parker post., 1916-08-26
HoIsum Bread.

Readers Of The Post should take
notice of the advertis of Mrs.
f. Barnes which appears on the
fourth page of this issue. Mrs.
barnes has the agency for Holsum
breads and all kinds of cakes, which
fe shipped daily to her from Los An
geles. That bakery is one of the
largest ON the coast, and its bread-
stllffs have widespread reputation,
second none, for excellence of
quality.
The Parker post., 1916-08-26
AN AGED VOTE r.

CHICAGO, Aug. 24.-Among tine
women to register today for the Ifiln-
ois state primary was one 11S years
old. She is MRS. Harriet King, VINO
answered all questions as promptly
as did her granddaughter who accom-
panied her to the booth. Mrs. King
came here several years ago Iron
North Carolina, where she had been
slave.
The Parker post., 1916-08-26

O'COnnor pleasure and commercial
known Standard Parts, medium pric
ed, and sold ON a convenient PAY
AS-YOU-RIDE plan Catalogues mai
ed on request. Exceptional agency
proposition and exclusive territory
for persons desiring to act as repre-
sentatives. Inquire of the O'Connol
Corporation, 6331 South Halsted
Street, Chicago, illinois,
The Parker post., 1916-08-26
Welcome Rain.

While it has many times threaten
ed rain this summer without the
promise being fulfilled, the weather
clerk in a measure redeemed himself
Thursday morning by giving us a
real shower. The precipitation started
about four a. N. and continued prob
ably AN hour. 1t served to settle
the dust, and while more would have
been desirable, We must be thankful
for small favors.
The Parker post., 1916-08-26
Burke has Boulevard Liqht.

Dennis Burke, the popular proprie,
tor OF the Burke hotel at Bouse, has
mad a 1000 candle-pOwer, boulevard
hight placed high up in front of his
caravasary this week, which illumin-
ates the whole surrounding country
Trainmen and wayfarers say it can
be seen distance of five miles, shin
ing as resplendently as the star of
Bethlehem or that light" which
came to Saul of >Tarsus when he
changed his name and turned over
a new leaf"
The Parker post., 1916-08-26
City Bakery-New Management.

Attention is called to the new ad-
vertisement of the City Bakery and
Restaurant, under the new manage
ment, which appears ON the fourth
page of this ISSUE. Henry NJ Turk
has taken over the business of D. A.
Martinez and will conduct it in the
future Henty is a Parker boy
whom everybody knows as a most
worthy lad, and that he will receive
a generous share of patronage from
our townspeople goes without saying
His breadstuffs are A, number one
and the table he sets cannot be batter
anywhere. Go and see for yourself
The Parker post., 1916-08-26
Elliott in Town.

FE. Elliott, candidate for super
visor on the Democratic ticket, was
in Parker this week, interviewing the
electors i'm this locality, and paid the
office of The Post a friendly visit.
Mr.. Elllott has served two terms in
that office
The Parker post., 1916-08-26
STRIKE is SETTLED.

A. dispatch from New York of last
Monday, gives the announcement of
the virtual settlement of the differ
ence between the New York Street
Railway Companies and their en-
ployes, everting a strike.
The Parker post., 1916-08-26
Building a Tank.

Il. B. Foster and j. Nestor of Los
Angeles, arrived here this week and
went to the EInlpire mine wharo thav
have contract for building a huge
water tank for the company
The Parker post., 1916-08-26
Looking at WeII-Sinl<ing Machinery.

w. K RidenoW of Oatman, who
recently became interested in the
Manning property, was in Parker
during the fore part of the week,
haVing come to examine the we'll
sinking machinery down ON the res
ervatio11, with view to purchasing
the same should it prove satisfactory
The Parker post., 1916-08-26
Quite III.

1t is reported here that Jake
Reece, the master mechanic at Bouse
has been quite sick for about a week
but is now on the mend.
The Parker post., 1916-08-26
From NoqaIes.

r. = M. Morrison and party, travel
ing by auto, stopepd in Parker MoI'
day ON their return from the coast
to Nogales
The Parker post., 1916-08-26
From Mesa.

DIR. r. II. Palmer and party, of
Mesa. Who We're returning from the
coast, registered at the Manitaba last
| Wednesday.
The Parker post., 1916-08-26

: LOST-On the streets OF Parker,
a red-covered pocket book, contain
ing bakers recipes. A suitable re-
ward will be paid to the person re-
turning the same to d. A. Martinez.
The Parker post., 1916-08-26
From the Coast.

T. e. Fitzsimmons and wife, of
Phoenix, stopped in Parker Monday
on their way from the coast by quito.
The Parker post., 1916-08-26
Back to his Mine.

Back to his Mine.
William Manning returned to his
mine Wednesday, where he intends
to remain about month.
The Parker post., 1916-08-26
LOCAL NEWS
PARAGRAPHS
PERSONAL AND LOCAL HAPPEN.
iNGS OF THE WEEK IN PARkER r
AND VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF
PARAGRAPHS.
From San Diego.

o. R. Reed, a we'll known CONNER
cial traveller from San Diego, was a
visitor to Parker this week.
The Parker post., 1916-08-26

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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-14
s SiDELGHTS0NW

WILL require great fronts focus the
attention OF the world the actual fighting until the allies have
definitely acted GermanyS
ms good time recall the Sir Edward Goeschen
Sh ambassador to Berlin who said the Won Bctmann fIolweg
conquered"
We have had of the most influential newspapers
leaders IN public lie OF France and England nci
"' SHOWN TO do anything but scott and dide the kaiScS proposal
The nearest official
h editorial comment ct the London Times cabed Yesterday Lord
the N,quith publisher OF the
murderer lie may be said to have the Lloyd George Here
/ un
Germanys
which we are fighting y She a
he disposal to induce us to make the suggestion of mediation The
attempt has menaby and As notu
M any neutral could
s oack on this indirect offer 1t above all things her
conscious weakness any
mediation in shape
posed the triumph might and right They refuse with
tquai rness TO even talk about until the lands wh'eh
enemy mas overrun are restored and made"
Let me the
but long from broken
o of
@ " years Napoleon armies marched through everything But power
GERMANY has not been able touch
britain mas the tcc and there good
should Germany accomplish her everywhere east at
peace win "rct Britain her commercial life would be stuffed
Hence We have sound basis for the indifference
> overture Che England hurt she will admit Germany be the
victor by accepting the status
We likely
"R TO make definite statement Gemnys
not probable because the population of Great Britain
and France which boil of There
attitude OF neutral, o e considered
Germany She has her writing not give them to the
VIII pass the buck back Germany declaring that they cannot tell wba,
attitude VIII be before they know exactly what Berlin willing
% unless Germany publishes her plan
o YOU so-te whole bu't for political
exactly what must be for the basis nd
wuc are hot between the
the var but We cannot anticipate end the
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-14
CONTROLLING OUR FLOOD WATERS.

JS how many hundreds Of thousands of dollars Of prop
ery washed away in this immediate locality when the
river high at frequent intervals no one knows Pos
Sby the loss reached millions At any rate this city and
this county paid OF thousands Of dollars to repair
the waste And individual losses mounted into big figures
T. T. Blake attorney of this city studied for some years
drainage plan which would stop the waste Of property
At flood time He presented the subject at a public meet
ing the movement that started is progressing to point
which promises relief and the conversion OF low lands
lands which cannot overflow
Various committees investigating the Blake plan and
are receiving the support OF liberal checks by men who wish
to see the plan given thorough prior an elaborate
system of draining that will reclaim thousands of acres and
stop the loss OF life and property.
number already have subscribed in the sum Of slCO
each There should be voluntary subscriptions Only
$500 is needed for the preliminary work which will prove
of enormous value to the community or course hardly a
day passes when public enterprise fails to invite sub
Scrpon but here's which We cannot neglect unless we
are willing to continue to pay much TO restore prop
cy which could he saved with slight financial effort The
cause IS economic private corporation would stop
the waste Shall the stockholders in municipal corpora
ton fail to actl