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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-13
ia MOSSA TEDESCA PER
I,APACE; lie CONDTZIONT
r,Austria Terrebbe la Serbia.
italia Dovrebbe Restituire
Il Territorio Conquistato
vpoposTE 1NAcCETTAB1L1
s,.mpa Alleata Deride la Mossa di
Berlino-La Germsnia Nede
pInevitabile Sconfitta
nn,iA Il nlnemhre.

ROMA. 10 Dicembre.
:, c.pceillere tedesco ha propoato condi-
IN pace che Eoverni aneau non
...nro accettare. ouesta Iopinlone
~. st.wpa romano del oircoli politici
ee..s. 4 nualI considerano che ri trnttR III
i... i.Ahs .i,rn che al una mossa dplomatlca
.. a rreare unopinione pubblica favor
in.,. .tts potsnge centrali net paesi neu-
sle a. ouali ST vorrebbe far vedere che Sc
=. susrra contlnuera' ancora Ia colpa g
ana ouadrupllce 1ntese e non della Ger
mania.
{, rtlene come cosa ovvia che y sofa
.,.ro.ta che xii aileati dell'Intesa daranno
m proposte della Germania @ Tintensih-
-.slonIs dclie operRzioni militari, clio che
..Ss debba avvenre con camblamenti che
..,o sfatt apportatI nei Rovernl di Francia
IN Gran Bretagna Q col cambiamento del
e,nnapdo supreme dolle armate francesi. II
rsnerale JofIre non e piu' comandante su-
rrsmo delle for1e francesi. II suo posto q
.iaio assunto dal generate Nivelle, che
Jofre medeslmo aveva suggerito come suo
.nEressore Joftre rlmane pero. ri ritiene,
e,ale eonalsllere mlitare del governo fran
rese e in tale qualita' potra' ancora rendere
,etnaintl servlzil ALA patria sua ed agli
uleatl
IL proposte di race della Germania. che
,.r.anuo dallc potenze neutralI trasmesse al
roverni delrIntosa di riassumono in queste
cond.Eioni:
La Germania ridara' rindipendenza
Al Beigio.
La Germania ritirera' lie sue truppe
dal terrltorio francese che eEse presen-
temente occupano.
La PoIonIa e la Lituania saranno
create monarchle INDEPENDENT.
L'Austria Ia Bulgaria, o una di
,sse. dovranno conscrvRre quella por-
none della Serbia che stata con-
oustate dale Rrmate teutonche.
La Bulgaria dovra' avere quella por-
rione di territorio che le fu presa dur
ante lc seconda guerra balcEnlca,
LItalia dovra' restiture alrAustrin II
1 territorio del Trentino della Nenezla
Glulla conquistato dale forze italiane.
Ala Cermaniu 81 dovranno restituire
lutte le sue colonie.
n congresso della pace dl dovra
risolyere II problema della Penisola
Balcanica.
pa aueste condlElonl 81 vede chlaramente
che Ia Germania e IAustrla. che e'ogEl
eompletamente soto Influenza di Berlino
militarmente politlcamente, verTebbero n
guadagnare la Serbia che sparirebbe COM
pletamente dalla carta polltica dell Europa
in altrO parole In Germanla verrebbe n
guadagnare tutto quello, o quasi per cu
aveya provocato In persente Bpaventevole
Euerro. r. una commeda mel mezzo della
tragedla plu' TERRIBLE che l'umanlta abba
mai ylsto Questa O. loplnione generate
mel crcoi roman f. una farsa. nella
quae rIntesa non 81 lascera trasclnare.
Telegrammi da Londra da Berllno d.
como che | commenti della stampa lnglese
q franeese sono sarcasticl. i crltici mllltarl
francesl conslderano che Ia Germania tenta
II eopo della pace ora perche' non vede
plu II modo di vlncere non solo, ma di evil
tare la scontitta.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-13
LOCKED 10 DAYS IN CAR,
MAN AT POINT OF DEATH
Falls Unconscious in Arms of
Trainmen When Liberated
at Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH. nee 10. - Nearly dead
from hunger thirst and exposure, q man,
believed TO be Robert Koch twenty-elght
years old, OF Allentown. Pa fell uncon-
scious into the arms ot tralnmcn when they
opened box car IN the South Seventh
street yards OF the Pennsylvania Railroad
here late yesterday. The man was taken
TO the South side Hospital and early today
was still unconscious.
Mystery surrounds the appearance OF the
man In the car, lnasmuch as he was
we'll dressed and carried new grip hlled
with clothing Apparently no was starting
on n trip when he found his way into the
box car. which was sealed IN Allentown
ten days ago and was not opened until Il
arrived here. kochs identity was estab-
lishcd through lodge card from Lodge No.
II. Patriotic order Sons VI America, OF Al
lcntown.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-13
U. 5. AIDS SOLDIERS WIFE
NOrristown Woman Granted $40 Month
During Husbands Service

YOUNGSTOWN. Pa. Dec. IS. 80 Mrs.
Annie Qulntreu Of Norristown. whose hus-
band. Harry ouIutreu is q private with
Company F, sixth Reslr,ont, at El Posc.
has received a check for S2i3sS from
washington. with this explanation:
The incioscd check covers allowance
due you a. a dependent relative Of u.
G, oulntreil from June TO- 1915, to the
last day of the month preceding the
date hereon. Hereafter a check for $40
will be forwarded to you on the first
day Of each month during the service OF
the soldier
Mrs, oulntrel wrote TO the War pc-
partment at Washington stating that she
needed the support OF her husband for her
self and two children and requested that
no be permitted 10 return home
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-13
THIEyEs zoe couRr MArnoN
Take s2Ss From Her Corset and Stock.
ing at the Point Of a Pistol

PITTSBURGH. Dec 10. - Corseta ano
stockings are not always safe hidiuH
places FOR money, az Mrs. ixelia Biakcney.
ifty-two years old, Juvenile Court matron.
can testify Two men, posing ms Juvenlle
Court officers. appeared at thu residence Of
Mrs. Biakeney. which is n detention hcna
over her books.
As Mira Blakeney was handing the book
TO one OF the men the other thrust re-
volver in her face and demanded her money.
Mrs. Blakeney screamed but the nnen took
500 from her corset and SiSs from her
stocking and escaped.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-13
Want LehIshton Man Promoted

LEHfGHToN, Pa. pec "a. Carbon
County Democratic leaders are urging
President Wilson TO promote Fourth As
sistant Postmaster General James l.
Blakslec. resident Of this town. TO a higher
position. They say he has pat hts depart
ment on a high plane Of efficiency and that
through his economizinE he saved the Gov
ernmeut millions Of dollars, thereby en-
utling him to something with better COM
penaatlOn.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-13
Delaware Farmers Gathering Holly

SEAFoRD. Del. Dec IS. - The holly
and evergreen season is receiving the atten-
ton OF the farmers throughout Sussex
County The crop sometimes means more
than 800 to each family which makes
wreaths for the city markets. The men and
boys 20 into the woods to cut the holly,
While the women and girls make II into
wreaths. Prices are ranging from Sl1O
70 lli0 per dozen.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-13

CHESTER. Pa, Dec I5.-Mrs. H. Edwin
Irving, wife OF a textile manufacturer In
this city died Mt her old home In Irvlngton.
Mrs. Irving was member OF the board OF
managers OF the j Lewis Crozier Homeo-
pathlc Hospital and the J. Lewis Home for
Incurables
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-13
CAPTAIN BLAIKIE's CASE
British Government, It Is Said, Now
Considers Taking Serious Measures

LONDON, Dec i3.-The British Govern
mcnt IL understood to be considering serl-
GUS measures in connection with the case
OF Captain Biaikic. OF the British steamship
Caledonia, recently sunk, who was taken
prisoner by the Germans
The officials OF the Foreign Oficc have
consulted the Admiralty regarding the best
steps advisable. but the action they will
take has not yet been decided upon
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-13
Train. OF Trnek. Hits Mil

HAGERsTowN. Nd. Bec t3--Part OF
a Cumberland Valley freight train jumped
the track while passing through uagcrs-
town and crashed into Beck Brothers' brick
lumber mill. breaking through wall into
the machinery room.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-27

my long experience has shown me
the grave danger of employing ire
sponsible detectives or investigators
whose reports or evidence are ques-
tionable, and whose work and meth
DDS even the supreme court has found
occasion to justly criticise. l have
taken care to surround myself with
thoroughly honest detectives, both
male and female"
In his much-quoted statement of
June Is States Atty Hoyne declar-
ed "crime trust" was operating in
Chicago and Hoyne protested the ap-
pointment by Chief Healey of O'Brien
as detective chief.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-27
AND so 1T GOES!

It seems that London clothier
named Rubenstein, finding business
rotten as usual" decided that some
thing would have to be done. So he
resolved to play little joke on the
insurance company.
In order to carry forward this plan,
Robenstein supplied himself with
gasoline, matches and waste paper.
Then, one dark night, he touched the
match to the gasoline and rubbish
and soon his shop was in flames!
Everything went fine till he was
charged under the Defense of the
Realm Act and fined $500 for show
ing too much light! It's tough old
world, isn't it?
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-27
HEALEY LAUDS THE DETECTIVE
CHIEF HE SUSPENDED


chief, has opened the P. D. O'Bren
& Sons Detective agency, 16O w.
Randolph st. An advertising letter
mailed to business and professional
men has attached to it letter signed
by Chief Healey endorsing P. D.
O'Brien. Aldermen of council police
committee are looking over this let
ter and wondering about it
Chief Healey under orders from
the civil service commission sus-
pended P. D. O'Brien on charges that
while detective chief he had paid into
and pushed collection of defense
fund" to save his nephew, Walter
O'Brien, convicted detective sergeant,
from going to Joliet to serve term
for graft and conspiracy. Aldermen
are wondering how this page of
O'Brien's career fits in with Chief
Healey's statement in the advertis-
ing letter now circulated that ''Mr.
O'Brien served with honor and an
unblemished record for SO years and
5 months"
States Atty Hoyne in a press
statement argued that when O'Brien
was accused last summer of paying
to slush fund, he then said the
charge was lie. Later, Hoyne
pointed out, O'Brien admitted pay
ment of the money and said it had al
ways been done in the department
and was nothing to hide
Attacks of Hoyne and others on
O'Brien and the fact that O'Brien re-
signed under fire without trial on the
charges made against him don't
square with the advertising letter
where O'Brien's good name is var
nished up by Chief Healey in these
words:
HE bears the highest reputation in
this community both as police Off
Ger and citizen. His ability as a de-
tective is nationwide and his hon
Arizona republican., 1916-02-08

commercial plants for the benefit of landowners for the purpose of dimin ishinG just charges for maintenance and operation by donating to them all profits. All such expenditures for commercial power installations should be made from funds contributed di- rectly by those who profit by the power, or the profits should be turned into the reclama lion fund.
 Respectfully submitted,
 (Signed) ELWOOD MEAD,
 Chairman.
 ". L. MARSHALL,
 l. D. ODONNELI. SALT RIVER PROJECT. ARIZONA.
 PUBLIC NOTICE
 1. In pursuance of the provisions of Section of the Reclamation Act of June r 1902 C32 Stat, 3SS) and acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto, and particularly the Reclama- ton Extension Act of August 13, 1914 (3S Stat, 6S6) notice is hereby given that water will be furnished from the Salt River Project. Arizona, in the irrigation year beginning Decem- Der 1, 1916, and ending November 30, 1917, and each irrigation year there after upon the filing of proper water right applications for the irrigable lands in the said project shown on the following farm unit plats. viz:
 Gila and Salt River Base and Meridi an
Arizona republican., 1916-02-08
Judce Kibbey's Statement

When the matter of the Central Cost Review boards report was called up, the following statement by Judge Kibbey, the legal advisor of the association was read to the board of governors:
 Phoenix, Arizona, February 7 1916. To the Board of Governors and the
 Council of the Salt River Valley
 Water Users Association: Gentlemen:
 In compliance with the request of Mir. John F. Orme, President of the Association, I beg to submit to you this report of the progress of the proceedings relating to the fixing of the proper cost of the Salt River Project to be charged to the Water Users. the definition in terms, of the extent. scope and identity of the project and other matters which re- quire determination preliminary tC the issue by the Secretary of the h. terior of the public notice prescribed by Section of the Reclamation Act A brief resume of those proceed ings will recall to your attention matters heretofore presented to you and will explain and illustrate the further progress of the proceedings since your last meeting.
 Since your last meeting the Recla- nation Service has transmitted tC the Association a copy of the report of the Central Board of Cost Review and a copy of a tentative form ot public notice' proposed to be giver by the Secretary.
 A copy of the letter transmitting
Arizona republican., 1916-02-08

Totaling. as above stated. $ 54e.292. SC Of the items to be deducted. rec commended by all the members of the local Board, Professor Taylor, MT Hanna and Mr Jones. much is be- cause of errors in design. construc- tion, installation, improvidence faul- ty methods, inadaptability to the use designed, etc, etc.
 In the amount of deduction recom- mended by MT. Hanna is the item of the hydraulic gates at the reservoir dam, installed at a cost of nearly $250O00.00 which proved to be utter ly worthless; $15000O0 for meters which proved to be useless and $10,- O0000 for mistakes in installation of irrigation wells
 The net balance to be charged to the Water Users recommended by Professor Taylor and MT Jones is (June l. 1915) S6.S95.55766
 By MT. Hanna, the minority mem Der, s9,613,0S0.29.
 The extent of lands to be supplied with water under the project, against which the construction cost is to be charged, has been fixed tentatively. by the Secretary of the Interior, to be 172.34S acres.
 Based upon this acreage, the cost per acre, would. under the recom- mendations of the majority of the local Board, be per acre fraction of cent over $40.00.
 Upon the basis proposed by Mr. Hanna Der acre S5577
 As recommended by the Central Board Gas hereinafter notedD, per acre, $6OOO
 And by the proposed public mo- tice $64.00 per acre
 Some time after the report of the local Board had, as we were in
Arizona republican., 1916-02-08
BILL FOR
Continued from Page One)

where the discussion took very muck the same form as in the morning session of the governors. The council endorsed the action of the board of governors relative to sending Judge kibbey and Mir Jones to Washington and adopted a resolution providing that wlen the brief to be presented to the secretary of the interior has been prepared. it shall be submitted to a joint meeting of the governors and the council
 A copy of the letter to the Water Users Association containing the re- port of the central cost review board to the secretary of the interior ap- pears in adjoining columns.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-08

formed, gone to the Central Board for it's consideration. carbon copy of a proposed public notice was un- officially handed to the Secretary of the Association, by which it ap- peared that the project was to be opened on or before December 1st, 1915.
 We were somewhat surprised by this intimation, as we had not been advised of the determination, if there had been any, of the cost of the project to be charged to the Water Users, nor of the definition or com pletion of the project
 on the 18th of November we ad- dressed letter to Mir. Davis, Chair man of the Reclamation Commis- sion. protesting against the pro- posed opening of the project until we could be heard on the question of cost and the definition of the project.
 We had not yet then had a copy of the findings of the local Cost Re the conclusions to which the Cen tral Board had come, if to any.
 About the middle of December. we received a letter from the Commis- sion, briefly stating, that we might have until January 20 1916. to be heard on the subject of the cost of the project and present our ob- jections.
 We had no information then as to what cost it was proposed to charge against the Water Users. and could not well object to a cost the amount of which we did not know, and we so advised the Commission and asked that we have copies of the findings of the local Cost Review Board and of that of the Central Board and to be advised as to what conclusions. if any. the Secretary of the Interior had come.
 In response to this we received the letter of January F. 1916. enclosing a copy of the report of the Central Board and of form of public mo- tice. We did not receive copy of the report of the local Cost Review Board. It has not vet arrived
 This letter (which is dated January l5, 1916, with the copy of report of the Central Board and of the pro posed public notice you have had. presume, some days.
 The Central Cost Review Board you will notice recommends certain de- auctions from the book cost of the project namely:
 Hydraulic gates ..........$ 249.S4I27 Piles .................... 1,405.00 Meters ...-............... 15, 405.00 O'RoUrke equipment . 15,757.36 Administrative expenses
 ington Approximate esti-
 mate) ................... 100, ,O00.o0 A total Of .........y.....$ 3S2, ,40S.6$
 The Central Board finds the net cost of the project to be repaid by the Water Users to be S1O1O9. . 545.96, and the cost per acre to he $6oO0
 It seems to be the unanimous opin- ion of all the members of both
 Continued on Page Seven)
Arizona republican., 1916-02-08
K C Potato Doughnuts

Sift three times, the flour, salt, spice and baking Powder. Beat eggs with rotary beater, then still using rotary beater, grad ually add sugar, then work in the mashed potato with spoon and alternately add milk and flour mixture Make soft dough, roll into d sheet, cut into rounds, pinch hole in the center with the finger and fry in deep fat.
 Fat for frying should not be hot enough to brown the doughnut until it has risen. When the doughnut is dropped into the fat it sinks to :he bottom. As soon as it comes up it should be turned and turned number of times while cooking. This recipe is ex- cellent as they do not take the fat in frying and will stay moist for days.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-08

by the Central Board for our ap- pearance before it, and we never were accorded that opportunity. Finally, at your direction. we ad- dressed communication in writing to that Board. presenting somewhat at length our views on the subject of cost to be charged to the Water Users under this project A copy of this communication was sent to each member of that Board and copy to the Secretary of the Interior. We received no other reply to that communication than a courteous ac- acknowledgement of it's receipt by Dr. Mead.
 1 In this communication to the Cen tral Board, the Association stated its view of the principles upon which project would be properly charged to the Water Users, and protested against the inclusion in such, amount a number of specific items.
 These items which we regard should not be included in the charge to the Water Users are. as we in terpret Mr Jones abstract those rec commended by Professor Taylor and MT Jones, the majority of the local Cost Review Board, for elimination. These items were:
 | l. Storage works ......$ 1923 27667 1 ,. Power system .... 1S09,27S7 70
 g. Diversion. works . 1O61S521 1 1. North side Canal Sys-
 tenn ................... 274,31S.O1
 South side Canal Sys-
 tenn ................... 1929 6e
 s. Irrigation wells ..... 5S,S62 19
 :. Plant account ...... 12.9O9. 7g
 s. Real estate right and l property .... 10.5460C 1 9. Roads .............. 10.363. 6e 10. Items unfinished Jan.
 1. and work to June 1,
 1915 .................. 73,1231G i'll. Operation and main
 tenance .............. 17.357. .3t
Arizona republican., 1916-02-08
Douglar1uts
 That will remain moist.

Every housewife who bakes her own bread knows that if little potato is added to the sponge, the bread will not dry out as oIc6ly. In thls recipe potato is utilized to make doushnuts that will remain moist and fresh fer several days.
 KC will be found to have distinct ad- vantaees over any other Baking Powder for douehnuts. K C is a double acting baking powder with which large batch Of douehnuts may be mixed and fried few at time. The last will be as light and nice as the first
Arizona republican., 1916-02-08

the total annual payment of principal and interest 612 per cent If only set tiers whose equity in land and i'm prONementS exceeds the cost are given such aid and the land is held as se- curity for the repayment we believe that the greater number of settlers would be able to retain their homes and meet promptly and fully their obligations the payment of water charges and the interest and principal payments on land and equipment Aid of this kind will not involve any loss to anyone. It has in it no element of donation or repudiation. and it would discriminate between those who need all the consideration they can be given and those that should meet their obli- cations with any further assistance We are convinced that action of this kInd would be an economic innovation which would not only promote the agricultural prosperity of this valley but would he of immense value as all example to all the developing sections of this country.
 Policy suggested not an experiment. While it is recognized that this recom- menGation proposes a new economic policy in the United States, it is not an experiment. For many years it has proved most successful in other coun- tries under similar conditions to those of ttis valley. It's adoption will not +b interest rate would return a profit to the government sufficient to meet all losses and expenses of operation. It's extension will we believe, protect the government from delay in the repay ment of cost, increase the total returns from this project. and succor those greatly in need of aid
 FINDINGS We find the total cost of project on June 1, 1915,
 was .................. $12.573 616.67 | Less revenues as shown by Washing ton office: Power and light earnings (collected) 5 52.157S3 | Power and
 light earn inss Cuncol-
 lected) ...... 55,O7452 Water rental .cOlleCteG) .. 1852 60372 Water rental earnings 1 CuncolleCt-
 edl ........ S.S5666 Mics. earnings | (collected) ... 92 00562
 Mise. earnings
 (unccrlected) 15,09651 | Cost adjustments shown by Washing
 ton office: Gain on Mess
 house opera
 tions ....... 19,5O296 | Gain on Mer-
 cantile store
 operations .. 2.GO9.37
 Services govt. l animals ..... 23,S96.00
 Loss on hospi-
 taI ....... 2O5.OS | Mesa tt Eure-
 ka Canal - 52.269OO l Power con- struction. by water users 714,777.3 31I--- 2,S90 603 93 | Net cost June l, 1915.... S106S3, ,012.74 l Less 10090-1S234S2S of | S2.4S7. .559.61, cost of
 power plants as shown by project. June l, 1915. 191,25S.15
Arizona republican., 1916-02-08

Making a total of ......$ 3.523,S6S.56
 It was agreed by all the members of the local Board that the book or ledger cost is $13.10O,5OO
 The majority of the local Board (Mr. Jones and Prof. Taylor) found net ledger cost. less credits. to be .$10,419,426.22.
 The minority of that Board CMr. HannaD finds it to be $1O159, ,372.95.
 Mir. Hanna, the minority member of the Board, recommended deduc- Itions amounting to $546,292.66.
 The items to be eliminated which Nh. Hmm recnrnrnended are.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-08

Net cost to water users. .$10. .491 ,154.59 We recommend that there he deducted from the total cost, because of a nexperimental char acter which failed and were abandoned, for material purchased for use elsewhere and for administrative expenses of the Washington of flee (estimated) the sum of ............ 3S2.4oS.s3 Subject to the approval of this recommendation, we find the net cost on June l, 1915. to be re- paid ny water users, to he .................$1O,1O9,3 ,345.96
Arizona republican., 1916-02-08

(Continued on Page Seven)
Arizona republican., 1916-02-08

Less 1O090-1S224S.2S of $3,4SI559.61, cost of power plants as shown
 by project, June l. 1915. 191,25S