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The Parker post., 1916-02-26
SHORT WEIGHTS AND MEAS
URES WIDELY USED IN STATE
238,627 DEVICES CONDEMNED BY
STATE INSPECTORS
54,598 Were Found Out of Order and
Repaired During the Past Year
To Standardize All Weights
and Measures

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 22.-Out of a
total of 1,586,860 weighing and meas
uring devices inspected in this state
during 1915, no less than 23S,627 were
condemned, and 54,59S were found to
be 'out of order" and repaired.
This startling statement, which in.
d1cates that there has been remark
able amount of ''short weighing" in
California, was made by Charles G
Johnson, superintendent of the Cali
fornia state department of weights
and measures.
Johnson's visit is due to a request
from the berry growers of Northern
California, about SO per cent of those
In the state, and a similar request
from those in this section, that berry
boxes be standardized. This will
probably be accomplished in a short
time, according to the official. Mr..
Johnson said:
In order to obtain stable CONNER
c1al conditions we must standardize.
For example: At present two or three
carloads of flour made in Utah and
Montana are being held up here and
In San Diego simply because the man
ufacturers of those states give only
1872 pounds to the barrel, whereas in
California we must give 1876 pounds.
Competitions between flour concerns
here and in outside states would be
manifestly unfair were such condi-
tions allowed to exist. Flour sent
here in short-weight barrels is liable
to conf1scation under our new law, and
we intend to see to it that our stand
ards are complied with. In this case
we will not confiscate. We will allow
the companies to reship their flour to
the state where it was made, or we
will permit them to add the extra four
pounds to each barrel sold if it is so
desired
A tremendous amount of fraud has
been nipped in the bud by the activi-
ties of the department of weights and
measures. He pointed to the fact that
many of the gasoline-measuring de-
vices were sold with the understand
ing that they would ultimately pay
for themselves';; in other words, that
they would deteriorate rapidly and be-
gin to give short measure. Inspec-
tors have so altered these machines
that they give to a customer what he
pays lOf LOudy. Ine VlS1COr SAID:
'The Standardization of weights
and measures is demanded by all hon
est dealers. We standardize at the
request of those who represent the in
dustries. For example, the big cream
cry concerns, conducted honestly, ex
perienced considerable trouble with
dishonest companies and individuals
previous to the making of one and two
pound squares the legal standard fol
butter.
The Parker post., 1916-02-26

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-More than
240 new game laws were enacted dur
ing 1915-a larger number than in any
previous year except 1911, according
to Farmers Bulletin 692, Game Laws
for 1916" Forty-three states held reg
ular legislative sessions, and in all of
these states, except Arizona, Georgia
and Nebraska, some changes were
made in the statutes protecting game
The largest number OF new game laws
passed in any one state was siXty-one,
in North Carolina; but in California,
Connecticut, Maine, New Jersey, Ore
gon, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin the
number reached ten or more.
Several measures were vetoed, in
Guiding a general game bill in Idaho,
the first bill appropriating the hunting
license fund in Pennsylvania, bill
protecting bears in California, and
three sections of the game bill in
Washington. A number of bills were
introduced for the purpose of harmon
izing the state laws on migratory
birds with the federal regulations. In
at least nine states changes were
made which brought the seasons into
substantial agreement, viz, California,
Connecticut, Maine, Michigan, New
Hampshire, Tennessee and West Vir-
ginia.
Uniformity Secured
In Illinois the seasons for all migra-
tory birds except coot and waterfowl,
and in Washington for the smaller
shore birds, were made to conform
with the regulations under the federal
law. Uniformity was also secured by
provisions in the laws of Connecticut,
Maine, New Mexico, North Dakota,
Washington and Wisconsin, prohibiting
hunting between sunset and sunrise.
On the other hand, Delaware adopted
a resolution opposing the migratory
bird law, and Ohio and Rhode Island,
which had harmonized their seasons
in 1914, changed the seasons on water
fowl this year.
AS result of the decision of the
supreme court of the United States on
Jan. 10, 1914, sustaining the alien
hunting law of Pennsylvania, legisla-
tion prohibiting aliens from hunting
or owning shotguns or rifles was en-
acted in at least four states -Massa-
chusetts, New Jersey, North Dakota
and West Virginia certain excep-
tions based on property qualifications
The Parker post., 1916-02-26
OUTLINES PLAN OF
LOWER CALIFORNIA BUY

WASHINGTON, Feb. %. = Initial
steps for the purchase of Lower Cali
fornia and northern Sonora by the
United States were provided in a res
olution introduced in the house by
Representative Randall, authorizing
President Wilson to conduct negotia-
tions to this end with Mexico.
The purpose of the resolution is to
give the United States a complete irri-
cation and drainage system, control of
the mouth of the Colorado river, pos
session of the copper district of Ca
nanea, and possession of Magdalena
bay, thereby preventing Japan estab-
fishing a naval base there. The reso-
luton was referred to, the committee
on foreign affairs.
The Parker post., 1916-02-26
War Raises Bromine Price

WHEELING, Feb. 22-With check
for 100000 in his pocket, E. c. Smith,
a salt manufacturer of Hartford, w.
Va, said he had just sold to the Ger
man government twenty tons of bro
mine, formerly worth rs cents a pound,
for SIS a pound.
With the development of asphyxiat-
ing gases, bromine leaped into promi-
nence, and, when it became known
that Mr.. Smiths company produced it
as by-product, flattering offers we're
received from an agent of the German
government and representative of an
other European country. Each wanted
it badly, but the Germans finally land
ed the prize.
The Parker post., 1916-02-26
DYE SCARCE, HATS
TO BE MADE IN GRAY

DANBURY, Conn, Feb. 22.-Driven
to their wits end to find means of
producing customary blacks and other
standard colors of mems hats since
the war in Europe cut off the supply
of German dyestuffs, hat manufacture
ers in this city have commenced to
discard dyes and are producing stiff
and soft hats finished in the natural
gray color of rabbit fur from which
they are made. Manufacturers expect
them to become a spring fad.
Hats finished in natural fur have
not been worn since the day of the
old-fashioned tall beaver, prior to the
Civil war.
The Parker post., 1916-02-26
CHICAGO SKI JUMPER
SETS NEW WORLD MARK

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo, Feb.
22.-With leap of 1872 feet inches,
Ragnar Omtvedt, of the Norge Ski
club of Chicago, broke the worlds rec
ord for ski jumping here in the mid
winter ski carnival. The best previous
jump on record was made by Ambel
Omundsen, of Christiana, Norway, who
covered 173 feet. Previous to the for
eigners performance, Omtvedt held
the worlds record of 169 feet inches,
made on Ironwood Hill, Carey, Illinois.
The Parker post., 1916-02-26
REGISTRATIONS NOW 1925;
TOTAL RECEIPTS $1,586,192

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 22.-Superin-
tendent H. A. French of the state mo-
tor vehicle department gave out the
following figures for 1916 to date:
Registrations = Automobiles, 145,.
275; motorcycles, 15,600; chauffeurs,
5,083; auto dealers, 1,046; motorcycle
dealers, 151.
Receipts Automobiles, 81 $40 ,868.2O: J.:
motorcycles. $31, 200; chauffeurs, $10,.
166; auto dealers, $26,46O; motorcycle
dealers, $3.50; substitutions, $6,4S7.90.
Total, $1,5S6,192.10.
The Parker post., 1916-02-26
Navy to Have SPEEDY Boat

NEW YORK, Feb. ga manufac-
turer of motorboats announces that
representative of the navy department
had ordered the building of a high
speed, sixteen-cylinder, 800-horsepower
boat for use in the coast patrol SER
vice.
The boat will have speed of more
than forty miles an hour, and will be
equipped with small-caliber guns and
a torpedo tube.
Several boats of this type now are
being used by the Russian government
in the Baltic sea.
The Parker post., 1916-02-26
NEW u. S. GUN HAS
RANGE OF "a MILES

BEAVER, Pa, Feb. 22.-Attorney j.
L. Holmes announced here that the
United States has a gun with a range
of twenty-four miles, which throws a
projectile with sufficient velocity to
penetrate any armor plate so far man
ufactured This information Attorney
Holmes announced he had received
from officials of the Midland Crucible
Steel company at Midland, Pa, follow
ing test by the United States at
Sandy Hook.
The Parker post., 1916-02-26
MANGANESE SUBSTITUTE
is FOUND BY GERMANS

LIN, Feb. 21.- Manganese
which hitherto has been considered es.
sential for the manufacture of shells
will be replaced by a new composition
madao of German material, says semi
official announcement issued today.
Some factories, it is stated, are al
ready working with the new material.
Others are in construction The new
process will make Germany indepen-
dent of importations of manganese.
The Parker post., 1916-02-26
Jap Rights in seamen's Bin

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 22.-Certif-
Gates of ability as seamen issued either
by the Japanese government or by the
Japanese consul at San Francisco will
be accepted by local port authorities
when the La Toilette seamen's bill
goes into full force on March 4. 1t
means that wherever sailor on the
Japanese steamers calling at this port
is provided with certificate from his
government, his ability to qualify un.
der the new law will not be questioned
The Parker post., 1916-02-26
PLANS SAN DIEGO
ZEPPELIN SERVICE

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 22.-WRlter w.
Schultz, German commissioner at the
San Diego exposition, is planning to
establish airship service between Los
Angeles and San Diego by means of a
large Zeppelin, to be built here at a
cost of 100000. The machine, he
said, would be capable of carrying
eighty-five passengers, and would make
the trip, including landings, in two
hours. He said the aircraft would have
a speed of seventy-five miles an hour
The Parker post., 1916-02-26
Bio Gun Cache in N, Y.

NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-Maj Gen.
John F. Organ, commanding the ma
tional guard of New York, has asked
the police for information regarding
1000 revolvers, 10 automatic guns,
1000 rifles and $500 rifle cartridges
stored in the West Houston street
building leased by Hans Tauscher, said
to be an agent for the Krupp gun
works of Germany.
The Parker post., 1916-02-26
War TrebIes National Debt

LONDON, Feb. 21.-The British ma
tional debt is now more than $11 ,OO0,-
100000, treble the size of the national
debt before the war began, according
to the chancellor of the exchequer to-
day. The chancellor estimated that
Germany's war expense has been
$500, 100000, or about equal to Brit
aims, while the French have expended
$4,000, 100000.
The Parker post., 1916-02-26
Bond Election March %

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 22.-The coun-
Gil fixed the date of the election on the
water district bonds in the Mission
district, San Fernando valley, for
March %. This district is part of the
annexed territory to be served with
aqueduct water, and the bonds, which
will be in excess of $20G,000, will be
for distributing system.
The Parker post., 1916-02-26
Smith Sets New Record

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 22.-Aviator Floyd
Smith, at the United States aviation
field at North Island, established a
new worlds record for pilot and three
passengers in seaplane by reaching
an altitude of $500 feet
He used new 120-horsepower by.
droplane, and was in the air two hours
and ten minutes.
The Parker post., 1916-02-26
To Offer War Loan

LONDON, Feb. 21.-A Berlin dis
patch, according to the Copenhagen
correspondent of the Morning Post,
says that the Duke of Mecklenburg has
left for Bucharest as the German en-
peror's envoy to offer Roumania a loan
of $60,OOO,0OO.
The Parker post., 1916-02-26
PLAYA DEL REY BASIN
U. S. SURVEY PROBABLE

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-The house
committee on rivers and harbors has
made up it's bill for report. Represen-
tative Stephens was advised that
authorization had been included for
survey of the Playa del Rey basin.
The bill carries the usual allowance
for maintainence of Los Angeles har-
Dor.
New projects, as rule, have been
excluded from the bill.
The Parker post., 1916-02-26
American Sulphur Coming

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 22.-Ameri-
can sulphur is coming to California to
combat the Japanese producers A
rate reduction that will give the Lou
isiana and Texas mines the advantage
over Oriental competitors was an
nounced by G. w. Luce, freight traffic
manager of the Southern Pacific COM
pany. For years the sulphur on this
coast has been imported from Japan.
The Parker post., 1916-02-26
Million Text Books Cost $25o,ooo

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 22.-Controller
Chambers has transferred $4,000 from
the general fund of the state to the
text book fund, the money to be used
toward the printing of 100000 text
books that are to be distributed in the
schools at the beginning of the next
term.
The Parker post., 1916-02-26
WATER FLOWS AGAIN IN
YUMA VALLEY CANAL S

YUMA, Ariz., Feb. 22.-Repair work
on the Yuma valley irrigation canals,
which were severely domaged by the
Colorado river floods Jan. % and 81,
is completed. The work was finished
and water turned into the bitches sup
plying the orchards and farm lands
several weeks earlier than had been
expected.
The Parker post., 1916-02-26
Many Oranges Shipped

REDLANDS, Feb. 22.-Heavy ship
ments of. navel oranges and unfavor-
able weather conditions in the east
have somewhat affected the market for
California citrus fruits. Southern Cali
fornia shippers are cooperating in the
effort to keep the eastern market well
supplied, but at the same time not
oVer-supplied.
The Parker post., 1916-02-26
WEEKS NEWS FROM
NEIGHBOR|NG CITIES
Brief OUTLINE OF CURRENT EVENTS
ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE
condensed Resume Of the Weeks Happenings
Covering Events Of Interest from Nearby
Places ---Win Allow Rapid Scanning
San Diego Gets Trophy

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 22.-The gun
ners' trophy held by the battleship
Arkansas in 1913 and 1914 has become
the property of the armored cruiser
San Diego for accurate craftsmanship
in 1915.
The Parker post., 1916-02-26
Roumania Completes War Mobilization

PARIS, Feb. Il. = ROumania has
completed her mobilization, and her
defenses of the Carpathian and Danish
frontiers are finished She now has
close to full war strength ready for
any step, and it is freely predicted that
she may join the. allies at almost any
time.
The Parker post., 1916-02-26
Money Receiver Named

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-President
Wilson nominated Frank A. Boyle as
receiver of public moneys at Juneau,
Alaska, and Clyde Walker as register
of the Juneau land Office.
The Parker post., 1916-02-26
p. e. Laws Bridue Plans

SANTA ANA, Feb. 22.-The Pacific
Electric is considering the erection of
steel span bridge across the Santa
Ana river west of town. One of the
tentative plans calls for five steel
spans of ninety feet and long trestle
approach at the west end.
The Parker post., 1916-02-26
RoWeII Succeeds Brown

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 22.-Chester
Il. Rowell, of Fresno, was appointed
by Governor Johnson as a member of
the state rural credits commission to
succeed W. E. Brown, of LOS Angeles,
who resigned
The Parker post., 1916-02-26
CONDENSATION OF
CURRENT EVENTS
CLEANED FROM NUMEROUS SECTIONS
OF BOTH HENISPHERES
Dispatches PiGtuThlg Developments From tte Out.
side World Stripped Of Unnecessary
Details and Presented In Brief
Suffrage Defeated

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 22.-Woman's
suffrage was defeated in the house of
delegates by vote of 40 to 81.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-07-08
fsx Review Leased Wire.l

NOGALES, AriZ., July 7.-Reports of a raid by Mexican horse thieves on a ranch three miles east of Nogales today resulted in both American and Mexican forces being despatched to round them up.
 The bandits drove F horses from the ranch of Frank Axe into 8. corral about 100 yards south of the line. A force of four deputies and Arizona rangers went out from here with the announced intention of bringing the horses back. Colonel w. H. Sage communicated with the Mexican mill tary authorities. who announced that they had sent soldiers in automobiles to try to cut off the thieves escape to the south.
 M P. Lefaivre, the Canadian whose wife and five children have been de- tained at Magdalena since Saturday, made arrangements today to go after his family tomorrow in an automobile. United States Consul Simpich advised the British embassy at Washington of the case by telegraph. Consul Sim pich received word that General Gales had ordered that no more refugees be
Bisbee daily review., 1916-07-08
ORPET ATTORNEY EATERS DOWN
 STATE CASE
Proves Chemist For Prosecu- ton Reverses Testimony On Poison. Shows Preju- diced Testimony
(By Review Leased Wire. )

WAUKEGAN. H.. July 7.-Dr. Ralph w. Webster. toxicclogist. en- gagged fin a prolonged duel of verbal rapier thrusts today with Ralph F. Potter who. with Thomas H. Wilker- son is defending Will H. Orpet. a col lege student against a charge of mur- dering Marion Lambert. high school girl. with cyanide of potassium on February last
 The defense rested it's case during the forenoon and rebuttal began. Mrs. Margaret Youker rebutted the testi- mOny of her sister, Dorothy Mason. who testified for the defense and for the rest of the day pr. Webster was engaged in defending the testimony which he gave for the prosecution ear ly in the trial
 '1 had no interest in whether there was potassium of sodium: l was ana lyzing for cyanide" said Dr. Webster.
 What l testified to as states witness was what l knew then and what may believe now are two differ ent things"
 Mrs. Iouker admitted having aided in an attempt by States Attorney Da- dy and his associate. David R. Jos lyn, to trap Orpet into a confession shortly after his arrest. She is mar ried to a brother of Miss Celestia You ker with whom Orpet testified he had an understanding in the nature of an engagement
Bisbee daily review., 1916-07-08
ANT|-CARRANzA RANKS GROW
 IN SONORA
First Chiefs Friendliness With U. s. Seen As Disloy- al Act By Nacozari Mexicans
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DOUGLAS. July 7.-Anti-Carranza sentiment is becoming apparent among Mexican residents in portions Of Sonora as a result of the friendly tone Of the last. note sent to Wash ington according to Mexiesns reach ing here today from Naoozari. 75 miles south of the border. Nscozari. they say, was crowded with refugees rom the United States and from the interior of the state
 These Mexicans confirmed reports previously received from Fronteras and Cabullona that the Mexican sol diers at these points, as we'll as civil ians, have been placed on limited ra- tions.
 General P. Elias Gales. military commander in Sonora. protested today to the authorities here against the al legged mistreatment of Mexican refu- gees by local immigration officials. who refused recently to allow many of them to return to Arizona from So- nora. The immigration inspection said they based their action on the fact these Mexicans had left Arizona for the purpose of taking up arms in the event of war
 According to General Gales, the refugees went to Sonora to avoid friction when war appeared possible. as hundreds of citizens of the United States had left the state. A number Of American men visited General Gales at his headquarters in Agua Prieta today. requesting that they be given permission to return to their mines south of the international boun- dary. The general advised them to remain in the United States for a Few days until differences between the two governments finally were ad- justed.
 At the same time, however. he in- formed them that any of them who felt they should return to Sonora i'm mediately would be given safe con duct to their property.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-07-08
LOSS FROM GULF STORM TOTALS
 MILLIONS
Only One Life Lost, Accord ing To Latest Reports. Mo- bile And Pensacola Still Cut Of
(ey Review Leased Wire.)

NEW ORLEANS. July 7.-Reports tonight from the storm-swept gulf states, through bringing news of prop erty damage that may total millions of dollars, established definitely only one death, that of an engineer killed at Bond. Miss, when his train ran in to washout Reports from Beloit, Alabama. stating l7 negroes were killed there Thursday was denied to- day and a dispatch from Selma, Ala. reaching there of four deaths at Mo bile. lacked confirmation.
 More than S4.000.000 damage was done in Mississippi and Alabama alone. according to estimates tonight. Mississippi suffered crop damage estimated at S2.00O.OOO. The loss to lumber interests in Mississippi and Alabama is put at about sl.OOO.OOO- To telegraph and telephone companies $500. .OGO: to railroads s100,0OO, and to coast cities nearly S100.OOO.
 Fragmentary news from Pensacola reported great damage done on the waterfront and to shipping.
 The Louisville & Nashville bridge across IUe ESCdHlblC NoS "'SH~~ VI and railroad traffic into Pensacola from the east will be delayed several weeks.
 The greatest anxiety is felt for the crews of small vessels known to have been in the gulf when the hurricane broke. Many of these may nave sought shelter in out ut-of-the-way inlets- Dozens of craft were washed ashore along the beach at Biloxi and Deer Island. The steamer Fred. New Or- leans for Progreso, went ashore on Alacran Reef on the night of June 2S' hut the crew was rescued. Tugs nave left New Orleans to assist the schoon- or City of Baltimore, reported Tn dis tress in the gulf. She carried crew of seven.
 There was no direct wire commuht- cation today with either Mobile or Railroad traffic out or New Orleans was rapidly resumins normal tonight with the exception or the Louisville & Nashville. which was hampered by washouts on the line to Mobile. The lower Tallapoosa and upper Alabama rivers are overllowing and persons in the danger zones have been ordered to move.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-07-08
Nogales Reports Raid;
 Texas AUaits Bandits
brought out at Mexican expense.

brought out at Mexican expense.
 SAN ANTONIO, July 7.-Careful at tention was paid by General Funston and his staff today to every bit of in formation coming out of Mexico re- lating to- renewed activity of bandits in the state of Chihuahua
 Carranza's official notification that the force that destroyed General Ra- mos force near Jimenez might be moving northward with the objective of raiding the American side of the river. was borne out to some extent by information reaching the intelli- gence department of the American army, but the American sources of information also had reports that in- stead of moving northward. tine ban dits were swinging south and west to- wards Parral.
 On advices of the new developments. officers commanding the border kept close watch along the international line while headquarters officers were prepared to send supporting troops to any point menaced.
 The last of the Illinois National guard reached here today.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-07-08
HUNDREDS STARVE
 BELOW MORALES
Mexicans Sent To Interior Re- turn To Border
 For Food
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MORALES. Ariz.. July 7.-General Martinez. CarranZa commander. to- night gave orders for the return to Nogales tomorrow of the civil pOpula- ton which fled south at the beginning of the Carrizal crisis. according 10 re ports here. The food shortage has been so acute. reports said, that for the past two days General Martinez has been kept inside his headquarters by the mob of hundreds of women and children crying for food.
 It was apparent tonight that tNo ar three hundred persons had drifted back into Nogales, Sonora. during the day They came by twos and threes. evidently walking from Lomas, the junction point four miles south. as no trains arrived in the Mexican yards today.