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Arizona republican., 1916-12-05
Mesa News Notes
FUNERAL OF CHILD

The funeral of the 7-year-old boy os Bishop Isaac Rogers Of Lehi was held at noon yesterday Tho little fci- low passed away on Monday night He had been an invalid from birth
Arizona republican., 1916-12-05
WESLEY DIMES ILL

Wesley Dimes was brought to the valley Suncay seriously hl and is at the home of his mother. Mrs T. R. Dimes On Mill avenue. He has been employed at Yuma
Arizona republican., 1916-12-05
VISITING RELATIVES

MT. and Mrs. Marlin Alfred and mother are here from Alberta, Canada. visiting the o. $. Stapley family. Mrs. Alfred is a sister of Mrs. StapIey.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-05
4 BIG PROGRAM

Work n the rank of page the election of officers and other items of importance arc on tap for tonight's session Of the Knights of Pythias lodge
Arizona republican., 1916-12-05
PERSONAL MENTION

Mayor Bcville is confined at home with an attack of grippe
 George A. Johnson,, of the Toggery, was business visitor to Phoenix yes- terday
Arizona republican., 1916-12-05
MORE MEM CARS

Several new cars arrived in town last week. John Hoover Is TOW the owner of a Ford and George Edwards on Sat 4rday received Chevrolet.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-05
A VISITOR

Mrs J. W Hcffner IS entertaining her daughter, Mrs. J. Wesies Haskell. who was a recent arrival from North Dakota
Arizona republican., 1916-12-05
HAPPY FAMILY

Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Riggs arc happy over the arrival at their home of fine ten pound boy.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-05
EROM cAIIEORNIA

Mir. Monroe, of Clovis Cal. Is visit ing Rev. and Mrs. Reberger for several days He is in Arizona visiting son residing in Phoenix
Arizona republican., 1916-12-05

Mir and Mrs. ]. <. smith. of Thayer Kansas. are visiting the ]. ". Beach family of this'place. Mrs. Smith and Mrs Beach are sisters.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-05
MOVED INTO TOWN

The W. W. Dobson family have moved in from the ranch and are es- tablished in their residence in the Cuber addition.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-05
THE WEATHER FOR A WEEK

The chronological laboratory re o"rded the following figures of max mum and minimum weather tempera % tnre Tor the week ending December fhfr1
Arizona republican., 1916-12-05
MASONIC SESSION

The Masons' regular monthly meet ing will DO held tomorrow evening in the odd Fellows hall
Arizona republican., 1916-12-05
PuREBPEDS WANTED
 SAYS COUNTY AGENT

The following are abstracts from re- cent letters wriiteu bv courtY Agent u.eclaL- .l cu-h-.e county. and
Arizona republican., 1916-12-05
South hSide News
vlslTlMG REAch FAMlLY

Der who l.mew her in. the Calfforr home
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-28
INFLUENCE CONGRESS VOTE
Secretary RedfieId Tells Educational
Meeting to DeIuse Congressman
with Letters.

Minneapolis, Minn.-How to in
fiuence a congressman's vote was dis
closed by Secretary of Commerce Red
field of Minneapolis. The petition
with the long list of signers had been
extinct these many years as a means
of getting results, the secretary said.
The formal resolution was in about
the same class. The individual letter
was the thing-a real letter with a
genuine signature, postcards barred.
Deluge the congressman with individ-
ual letters, he advised.
To Influence Congressman.
Mr.. Redfield said he had been a
congressman himself, and he knew.
There was nothing like hearing from
the home folks to start congress
man into supporting legislation de-
sired at home. The inside informa-
ton was advanced at a conference of
members of the National Society for
the Promotion of Industrial Educa-
ton, held in the Radisscn hotel. The
discussion was on pending legislation
providing for federal aid to vocational
education
AS president of the society, Mr.
Redfield presided at the conference.
The Smith-Hughes bill now in con-
gress was advanced as the main sub
ject Of consideration. The bill pro-
vides national aid to the cause which
the society is promoting.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-28
CLERGYMAN HEADS MAs0Ns
is ELECTED GRAND MASTER OF
GRAND LODGE.
Minister Chosen for First Time In
History In Minnesota, at Annual
Meeting Held in st. Paul.

st. Paul, Minn.-For the first time
in the history of Minnesota Masonry,
clergyman has been elected grand
master of the Grand Lodge of Mime
sofa, A. F. & A. M. The Rev. Alfred
G. Pinkham, pastor of the Episcopal
Church of the Ascension of St. Paul,
was elected to that Office at the an
nual meeting of the grand lodge in the
Masonic temple, st. Paul. Albert Berg
of Spooner was elected deputy grand
master, William N. Kendrick of Spring
Valley senior grand warden, George
M. Stowe of Wadena junior grand
warden, D. w. Knowlton of Minneap-
oils grand treasurer, and John Fishel
of st. Paul grand secretary.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-28
EDITORS SELECT BRAINERD
Northern Minnesota Association in
Session at Sank Center, Name
1917 Meeting Place.

Sank Center, Minn.-The eighth
annual meeting of the Northern
Minnesota Editorial association came
to a close after a two days ses-
sion with the election of the following
officers for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent, Peter J. Vasaly, Little Falls
Herald; vice president, Will Wilke,
Grey Eagle Gazette; secretary-treas-
urer, A. G. Rutlege, Minneapolis; ex-
ecutive committee, George Ericsson,
Spooner News, chairman; C. H. Bron-
son, Osakis Review; H. P. Phillips,
Mahnomen Pioneer.
Brainerd was selected as the 1917
winter meeting place without opposi-
ton. Cass Lake, Fergus Falls, Tower,
Bemidji, Mankato and Rochester, made
bids to entertain the 1916 summer
outing and after considerable discus
sion it was finally decided to hold the
outing at Cass Lake.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-28
SHOOTS WIFE; KILLS SELF
Minneapolis Mans Dual Crime Is Dis
covered by Sister of Dead
Woman.

Minneapolis, Minn.-Ed Samson
shot and killed his wife, Emelia, in
their rooms at SIG Second avenue
south, reloaded his revolver and end
ed his own life with it. Samson was
80 years old and his wife was 25.
No one was in the rooming house,
run by Mrs. c. H. Christianson, when
the tragedy occurred. A 22-year-old
sister of the dead woman, Miss Au-
gusta Kramer, discovered it when she
came home from business school she
attends.
The girl found the front door to the
three rooms the Samsons occupied
locked from the inside. She could
rouse no one, and tried 10 enter by
the back door. This also had beer
latched. Fearing some trouble, Miss
Kramer forced her way into the
room.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-28
BODY FOUND; PISTOL is NEAR
Mystery Surrounds Death Of Minneap-
oils Man-Murder or Suicide
is Suspected.

Minneapolis, MINI. Officials Of
Carver county are baffled in their at
tempts to learn whether the bullets
fired into the body of J. A. Johnson,
mason contractor, found dead on
road near Long Lake, were self in
f1icted or the work of a murderer.
Hours after Johnson's body was
found late Thursday, the revolver was
discovered buried in the snow, Is feet
from the body. That he could not
have hurled the revolver that far, or
any distance, after sending a bullet
into his own heart, is the conviction
of Coroner Seashore of Hennepin coun-
ty, whose attention was called to the
case. There were two exploded cart
ridges in the gun. No signs of
struggle in the vicinity of the body
were visible.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-28
GERMANY SUBMITS TO UNITED
STATES ANOTHER WRITTEN
PROPOSAL DESIGNED TO
END CONTROVERSY.
AGREES TO ELIMINATE ANY
MENTION OF WARNING GIVEN
Berlin Reiterates Clearly That Torpe.
doing of Liner Was Act Of Reprisal
For British Blockade Of Ger
man Coast-Regrets Loss
of Americans.

Washington, Jan. 26.-Germany has
submitted TO the United States,
through Ambassador Won Bernstorff,
another written proposal designed to
bring about a settlement of the con-
troversy over the sinking of the
steamship Lusitania.
There are indications that the doc
ument may bring to a satisfactory ter
mination negotiations which have
been in progress for eight months.
Secret Negotiations.
Although the greatest secrecy sur
rounds the negotiations, it was stated,
on excellent authority that Germany,
finally had agreed to eliminate from
the text of the agreement any menj
ton of the warning issued by thel
German embassy the day the Lusi7
tania sailed from New York.
Mention Of this warning is UNDER
stood to have been contained in the
last proposal, which was rejected aft
er President Wilson had considered it.
1t is understood that Germany had
left out her proposed general reserva-
ton of admission of wrong doing on
the part of the submarine commander
to which the United States objected.
Warning Is Objectionable.
Mention Of the warning is believed
to have been most Objectionable to
the administration. In effect, it was
regarded as conveying the idea that
no American lives would have been
lost had the warning been needed
1t was also stated authoritatively'
that in it's latest communication Ger
many makes some reference to a de-
sire to see the United States take &C.
ton in regard to the questions in
volving the freedom of the seas.
Torpedoing An Act of ReprisaI.
Germany reiterates clearly, it is
said, that the torpedoing of the Lusi-
tania was an act of reprisal for the
British blockade of the German coast.
Extreme regret again is expressed
that Americans lost their lives in the
commission of the reprisal, and Ger
many freely offers reparation in the
form of indemnity.
The attention OF the United States
is called to the fact that such forms of
reprisals have been discontinued as
the result of negotiations with the
government and to the fact that broad
assurances for the future have been
given.
The German government is under
stood to be eager to settle the matter
in manner mutually satisfactory. 1t
is said, however, that the proposal
now before the administration is con-
sidered tO bo final
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-28
School Site War at Inver Grove.

Inver Grove. = This village is torn
asunder by a fight over the location
of a site for new schoolhouse. The
latest development was the announce
ment that petition demonstrating
against the lending of money for the
erection of the building on the Krech
farm west of the village had been
prepared for presentation to the Min
nesota Board of Investment. Those
opposed assert that the site is remote
from the homes of majority of the
patrons.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-28
OUTLAWS CURSE AMERICANS
Mexican Cattle Thieves, Condemned to
Death for Staying Texas Ranger,
Pay Penalty.

Ell Paso, Jan. 25. = Bernardo and
Federico Duran, Mexican cattle
thieves, condemned to death by Car
rama authorities for the Staying Of
Bert Akers, American, Friday, were
executed in the cemetery at Juarez at
daylight and died cursing Americans.
1T is unjust to kill two of us for
one American. 1t is like giving two
eyes for one tooth. l am willing to die
because l killed the Gringo, but my,
brother ought to be allowed to lfve,"
he said with tears.
Dawn was just breaking as the pris-
oners faced the firing squad. The re-
quest of both that their eyes be not,
bandaged was complied with, and Ber-
nardo's last words were Watch how
Mexicans die. If had a rifle some OF
you would go with u.s."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-28
WILL CREATE TARIFF BOARD
Bill Providing for New Commission
to Be Introduced in Congress at
Early Date.

Washington, Jan. 25.-Creation of a
tariff commission, it is learned from
official sources, has been determined
upon by the Wilson administration.
A bill providing for such a commits
zion will be introduced in congress in
the near future and President Wilson
may discuss the subject in a message
20 congress.
Aside from his belief that the tar
III always should be treated in scien-
tific fashion, the president has given
consideration to the situation which
will follow the European war and has
been urged by many of his advisers
that legislation will be necessary to
safeguard Americas commercial and
Industrial interests when that time
comes.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-28
FLOOD SITUATION IN BRIEF

illinois river still rising.
Two thousand men at Peoria work.
ing to reinforce levees with bags of
sand.
Train service between Peoria and
Pekin discontinued.
Thousands of acres inundated In Ar
kansas Iowlands.
Mississippi at Natchez, Miss,
passes flood stage.
River again rising at Yuma, Ariz.
Peoria, ILL.,, Jan. 26.-The Illinois
river continued rising and the wealth
rise of two feet by Wednesday noon.
Reports Of heavy losses came in from
the flood-stricken districts.
Two thousand men were working all
night on levees between Havana and
La Sale. Steamboats, with barges
loaded with bags of sand were put into
service.
The terminal levee at Hollis broke
flooding 1000 acres OF farming land.
Marine Railway Destroyed.
The Marine railway has been swept
away and 1880 acres of land are un-
der water.
The Mackinaw and Spoon rivers
were raging torrents more than five
miles In width in places.
At Chillicothe water has swept over
the levees iTundating thousands of
acres Of land.
Cottages Under Water.
In Peoria huge pumps have been set
to work to keep the water from the
boiler rooms Of electric and gas plants.
Two amusement parks and 200 cot.
tages north of Peoria are under wa
ter. Several of the smaller cottages
doated down stream.
Train service over the Peoria ter
minal railway between Peoria and Pc
kin was discontinued when a big
stretch Of track was swept away at
Hollis.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-28
TEN COUNTIES TO
EXHIBIT PRODUCTS.
RED RIVER VALLEY TO HOLD
FIFTH ANNUAL SHOW. AT
cRooksToN, FEB. 7 TO II.
CASH PRIZES ARE OFFERED
Awards Agsregatins $1,000 Posted
Dealers to Offer Additional $4,000
Stock Judging and Road Work
Discussions to Be Features.

Crookston. - The Red River valley
will hold its fifth annual ten-county
farm crops show at Crookston, Mimi,
February to IL inclusive. Good
roads and stock judging by the farm
ers themselves will be featured on the
program. Leaders in actual and sci
entific practice of farming and stock
raising will appear as speakers.
Prizes Offered Contestants.
Cash prizes aggregating $1,000 have
been posted and merchants and agri-
cultural implement dealers have Of
fered additional awards in their wares
which are valued at $4,000. Among
the prizes offered to the farmer con-
testants are two silos. There is spe-
cial $500 wheat prize donated by Con-
gresham Halvor Stevenson.
The first day of the show, contest
day, will include the high school stock
Judging contest in which boys from
10 towns will compete A judging
competition on potatoes and corn also
will take place. In the evening there
will be high school declamatory con-
test. On this day the farmers stock
Judging contest will be held.
Old-fashioned Spelling Bee.
The second will be given over part
ly to an old-fashioned spelling bee 1t
will be known as farm crops day and
experts will speak on diversified farm
ing.
The third day, good roads day, will
be taken UP in discussions and ex-
hibits of roads with an especial view
to the maintenance of good roads.
The Red River valley has many good
highways and will devote it's energy
to keeping them in shape. Nine hun
dred town supervisors alone already
have been named delegates.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-28
Hutchinson Gets New Railway.

Hutchinson. This city is cele-
brating the arrival of the Luce line
construction train. completing the ex-
tension from Winstead through Silver
Lake, distance of twenty-one miles
through rich well settled country.
This makes Hutchinson the only town
in the state with the terminals OF
three railways. Work on q wye, car
barns and depot are under way and
the management promises service of
one freight and three passenger trains
daily both ways, and two Sunday
trains.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-28
LAYMAN PLEADS FOR ORIENT
Or. Smaller Mathews Addresses Open-
ing Session of Missionary Move
ment Convention.

Minneapolis, Minn-"If we don't
put Christian ideals into our inter-
course with the Orient, the Lord have
mercy on our grandchildren" said DR..
Smaller Mathews, dean of the Divinity
school of Chicago university, in an ad-
dress on Americas Opportunity in
q New World Epoch" before the
opening session of the Laymen's Mis-
sionary Movement convention. The
meeting was held in Westminster
Presbyterian church, which held a ca
pacity audience.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-28
PHILIPPINES INDEPENDENCE
Wilson Administration May Favor
Granting of Freedom to Islands
in Four Years.

Washington, Jan. 26.-Granting Of
Independence to the Philippine islands
in not less than two years and not
more than four years may be favored
by the Wilson administration.
Senator Hitchcock, chairman of the
Senate Philippine committee, dis
cussed with President Wilson a pro.
vision to that effect which Senator
Clarke of Arkansas had introduced as
an amendment to the pending Philip
pine bill.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-28
Russian Government Adviser Dies.

New York, Jan. 25.-William B. Rug.
giles recently engineering adviser to
the Russian government, is dead Of
pneumonia at his home at Bergen
Point, N. j., in his 55th year. He was
the head of Ruggles-Coles Engineering
company. He was the inventor Of
an iron ore dryer extensively used on
the Mesaba range. About a year ago
Mr. Ruggles was called to Petrograd
by the Russian government, and de-
signed plans for the storage and hand
ling of wheat which called for the ex.
penditure of more than s100.000.000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-28
Alleged Slayer of Minnesotan Held.

Crookston. W. T. Jackson, a
school teacher near Schroeder. Tex,
has been arrested there, charged
with the murder of Albert Schraeder
December IA. Schroeder was in his
room writing a Christmas letter to
his mother at Crookston when he was
killed by a bullet through his head,
shot from a second-story window. 1t
is alleged that Schroeder and Jack
son were rivals. D. H. Bake, broth
er-in-law of Schraeder, aided the au-
thorities in the probe that resulted
in Jackson's arrest.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-28
Papers Urge Sweden to RetaIiate.

Stockholm, via London, Jan. "a
The Swedish newspapers comment ex-
tensiyely on the seizure of the cargo
OF the Swedish-American line steamer
Stockholm. The general opinion is that
1t VIII be impossible to keep up the
salllngs OF the newly formed Swedish
American line. AS this has been re-
garded as a sort of national under
taking any interference with it, the
newspapers say, will case bitter feel
ing. The papers urge retaliatory
measures against Great Britain.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-28
Wants U. S. Soldier Punished.

Ell Paso, Texas, Jan. 25.-General
Gabriel Gavsra, commandant of the
CarranZa garrison at JuareZ, has pre-
scented to the U. S. military authori-
ties a request that soldier named
Harrison be punished for wounding
a Mexican civilian. At the same time
representations to 2. l.. Cobb, Unit
ed States customs collector, were made
that American cattle thieves were
stealing cattle from Mexican owners
south of the border. A demand was
made that the thieves be apprehend-
ed and punished.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-28
Schools Vote to Consolidate.

Jackson. = Four school districts
west of Jackson with a valuation OF
more than 100000 have voted to
consolidate and will erect a modern
school building next summer which
will give the desired grade work and
high school facilities. Building opera
lions will begin as soon as the new
board is elected and the bonds have
been voted
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-28
Minnesota State Flag Presented.

st. Paul. - A state flag has been
presented to Governor Burnquist by
Mrs. F. d. Kendrick of ST. Paul. The
flag will be sent to Washington to
occupy a permanent place in the an
nual Flag day exercises, June IA, in
the Postoffice building. Such a flag
was requested by pustoffice depart
meHs officials after the Minnesota flag
had been sent there for exhibition in
1918. The state flag was authorized
by the 1898 legislature. The flag will
be on exhibition in the house cham
her
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-28
most IMPORTANT
NEWS OF WORLD
Big HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK
CUT TO LAST ANALYSIS.
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN ITEMS
Kernels culied From Events Of Mo.
ment in All Parts Of the World
Of Interest to All the
People Everywhere.
EurODe01, War. News

The east coast of Kent, which in
cluGes part of London, was raided
twice by German aircraft. A number
Of fires were started. One man was
killed and several persons were hurt.
The Austrians have occupied the
Adriatic seaports of Antivari and Dull
cigno, according to an official COM
munication issued at Vienna.
The Amsterdam Frankfurter Eel
tung openly proposes that Germany
negotiate a separate peace with Bel
GUM and adds that the Belgians prob
ably will look with favor upon a peace
offer.
A triple victory which may have dis
astrous consequences for the army or
the sultan has been won by the Rus
slams and the British in Asia Minor,
say dispatches to London. The most
important was a sweeping success for
the Russians in the Caucasus. In their
second victory the Russians operating
In Persia by an advance of many
miles captured the city of Sultana-
bad. The British made the victory a
triple one by driving the Turks back
In Mesopotamia.
King Nicholas of Montenegro, says
a dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
at London from Rome, has intrusted
complete command of his army to Gen.
eral Martinovich.
Five allied warships in the Aegean
have heavily bombarded Dedeaghatch,
the Bulgarian port. The Saloniki cor
respondent of the Daily Telegraph
wires that two barracks were blown
up and a military train destroyed.
Petrograd's official communication
describes the Turkish army in the
Caucasus region as having been dis
organized and dislodged from strong
position extending over 66 miles, the
Turkish retreat taking the character
of a panic-stricken flight. Several
Turkish units were annihilated.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-28
May Sell Bonds Hero.

According to State Treasurer Smith
who, with State Auditor Freus, has
just returned from the East, where he
went to interest bond companies in ST.
100000 worth of Virginia Delaware
and Alabama obligations which Mimi
sofa towns own. Minnesota interests
may take over the bonds. 81 found
the bond market ia excellent condi.
tion,' said Mr.. Smith. while | did
not bring back any offers, found those
l conferred with much interested, and
l expect some proposals soon.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-28

: ALLIED AlRMEN SHELL
TOWNS HELD BY ENEMY

London, Jan. 26.-Monastir, Giev-
geIi, and other points held by the
; Teutons near the Greek border,
were visited by large French air
squadron and violently lombard
ed, while Metz and German posi-
tions in Belgium also were visit
ed by Allied aircraft and bombed.