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The Parker post., 1917-04-21
MINING EDITION WAS
GOOD ADVERTISING

Mr.. j. B. Flanagan,
The Parker Post,
Parker, Arizona.
My near Mr.. Flanagan The
Parker Post of April 18th, 1917,
has mighty healthy appearance,
and is an exceptionally good ad-
vertisement for it's mineral and
agricultural resources.
1t is seldom that you find a
community that has two 'resour-
ces so radically different. | have
watched Parker for a long time,
and have felt that it is one Of the
coming towns, such as the recent
issue of The Post would indicate.
With kindest personal regards,
| am, yours truly,
AMERICAN TYPE FOUNDERS
COMPANY.
By ROY o. SHADINGER, Mgr.
The Parker post., 1917-04-21
MINES BRING
PROSPERITY
ENJOYING REAL PROS
PERITY AS A RESULT OF AC-
TIVITY IN THE MINES-EVERY
BUSINESS BOOMING.

The Arizona chapter of the Amer
lean mining congress has just issued
resume of mining conditions in
Arizona, for publication in eastern
financial and mining journals, in
which it is stated that the present
situation in the state is one of the
largest employment of miners, the
greatest payrolls and the heaviest
output of metals in the history OF
any mining division in the United
States.
Attendant large increase in activ-
ity has been made by the greater
effort and investment in mining for
every railroad in Arizona and for
every community in the state The
agricultural sections are being
drawn upon by the mining districts
for supplies as never before. They
are in no measure equal TO the de-
mand. The banks of the state are
all carrying increased funds derived
from dividends paid by the produc-
ing companies of the state and from
the sale of shares on which profits
have been taken during the last
year of advanced market prices
The total wealth of all of the banks
has been further increased by the
deposits of many who have sold min
ing properties. The funds that have
been designated are to be found in
every community in the state, for
there is no single one that does not
possess residents who have been IA
vored by the prosperity directly at
tending the conduct of Arizona min
ing during the last two years.
Aside from these funds is big
bulk of money which minrs have
deposited in the banks in excess of
their living requirements and their
share investments in producing and
developing properties. Heavy in
crease in employment in clerical
staffs, in both mercantile and Office
lines, to meet the requirements of
the much enlarged employment oper-
atives in the mines, smelters and de-
pendent industries of the state, has
added another large gain to money
in circulation and going into general
lines of investment. Topping all are
the increased deposits which the Dro-
ducing mining companies are carry
ing with the banks. These funds
combined, including those of the
more prosperous farmers and bust
ness communities outside of the min
ing centers in the state, who find
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The Parker post., 1917-04-21
Chamber Adopts Resolutions.

At regular meeting of the Cham
ber of Commerce held Monday night
it was decided to follow up the tele-
grams sent out Saturday night by
an energetic campaign of publicity
regarding the availability of the
Parker lands in the present situa-
tiOn which confronts the nation.
The following resolutions were in
troducd and unanimously adopted,
and the secretary instructed to trans
nit the same to the officials named
therein:
Whereas, the Hon. Woodrow Will
son, president of the United States,
has declared state of war to exist
between Germany and the United
States; and,
"Whereas,in the present crisis, it is
essential as a matter of preparedness
to raise abundant fOodstuffs for the
feeding of the nation and our allies;
and,
Whereas, there are approximate
ly forty thousand acres of irrigable
land contained within the Colorado
River Indian reservation, at Parker,
Arizona, not subject to overflow by
the Colorado river, that could be put
under cultivation within a few
months if settlers were allowed to
go upon the land and install indi-
vidual pumping plants for irriga-
ton; the underground water level
is from 10 to IA feet from the sur
face, and the state of Arizona by
the sinking of experimental wells on
this land has demonstrated that
there is an abundance of water for
irrigation purposes; therefore, be it
Resolved, that the Parker Cham
Der of Commerce urge the Hon. Hen
ry F. Ashurst, the Hon. Mark Smith
and the Hon. Carl Hayden, Arizonas
delegation in congress, to use every
means at their command to secure
The Parker post., 1917-04-21
PARKER PLEDGES
SUPPORT To THE
PRESIDENT

At Monday nights meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce, resolutions
pledging that organizations loyal
support to President Wilson were
unanimously adopted and the con-
gressional delegation of Arizona has
been requested to present the same
to the president on behalf of the pa
triotic citizenship of Parker.
The resolutions adopted were as
follows:
Resolved, that we, the Chamber OF
Commerce of Parker, Arizona, in
session assembled, pledge to the
President of this republic our ear
nest and loyal support in whatever
course may be necessary in the pres
ent crisis to enforce our rights as a
people, to protect the lives of our
fellow citizens at home or abroad,
on land or sea.
Resolved further, that copy OF
this resolution be forwarded to the
congressional delegation of Arizona,
with the request that the same be
presented to the Hon. Woodrow Will
son, President of the United States,
on behalf of the patriotic citizen
ship of Parker
PARKER CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE."
Unanimously passed this 10th
day of April, 1917"
The Parker post., 1917-04-21
NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT
FOR TOWN OF PARKER

]. B. Flanagan,
Editor Parker Post, Parker, Ariz.
My Dear Mr.. Flanagan.-We
have received the special edition
and wish to compliment you on
the general appearance and the
subject matter of this special is
sue. 1t is certainly a notable
achievement for the town of
Parker to have had a newspaper
whose owner was equal to getting
out such a great aid to the future
prosperity of the town.
Thanking you for your past
evidences of good will toward the
Empire Company, and wishing
you every success,
Very truly yours,
EMPIRE-ARIZON CONSOLIDA~
TED COPPER co.
BY JNO. f. COFFIN, President.
The Parker post., 1917-04-21
CHAMBER Of COMMERCE STARTS
CAMPAIGN FOR OPENING Of THE
SURPLUS LANDS Of RESERVATION

The call of the nation to arms
stronger than before, the need of an
effective campaign for increased food
production, and realizing this neces-
sity in the present crisis the Parker
Chamber of Commerce has launched
a campaign for the utilization of at
least a portion of the surplus lands
of the Colorado River Indian reser-
walton in the raising of foodstuffs
Saturday night kilograms were
forwarded to President Wilson, Sec
retary Franklin X. Lane, Senators
Ashurst and Smith, and Congress-
man Carl Hayden, urging immediate
action in opening these lands in
order that they might become pro-
ductive at the earliest possible
moment and materially assist in the
present campaign for raising food
stuffs.
AS the underground water level
is only from ten to fourteen feet
from the surface wells sunk to q
depth of rs feet would easily irri-
gate an SO-acre tract. These wells
could be put down while the settlers
are clearing and leveing the land,
and if immediate action is taken by
congress in this matter many thou
sands of acres of this land could be
put under cultivation within the
next few months.
The Parker post., 1917-04-21
Contract Let for Shaft.

Thursday contract was let by
of the Empire-Arizona Consolidated
Copper company, to R. w. Shaw and
Walter Tate of Oatman for the deep
ening of the company's Eagles Nest
shaft an additional 200 feet. The
new 60-h. p. West Coast engine was
installed this week, and the cOntrac
tors have started work sinking the
shaft
Upon the completion of the pres
ent contract it is understood that
bids for additional sinking will be
asked for, and that the shaft will be
sunk at least 500 or 1000 feet
Drifting on the big Carnation
vein is going forward on the 800
foot level of the Carnation shaft" A
good grade of copper ore continues
to come from this working. The
course of the vein is running di-
rectly towards Treasure Hill, where
a veritable mountain of low-grade
copper-gold Gre is exposed in the
surface workings.
New 60-H. P. Engine Ordered.
The Mammon Gold {: Copper COM
pany has placed an order with the
West Coast Engine company for
new 60-h. p. engine and complete
air-compressor equipment. Deliv-
cry will be made early next month,
and upon installation more rapid
progress will be made in sinking
the shaft.
With the new equipment the Nam
mon will be in position to carry on
development work on a much larger
l. L..
The Parker post., 1917-04-21
Red Metal Hoist Arrives

A new 16-h. p. hoist arrived in
Parker Wednesday for the Red Metal
Copper company, and the following
day it was transported to the COM
pany's property, about miles north
east of here. Everything is in read
mess for it's installation, and as soon
as it is installed the 225-foot shaft
will be deepened another 200 feet at
least.
The Parker post., 1917-04-21

the opening of at last a portion of
the surplus lands of the Colorado
River Indian reservation at the
earliest possible moment, in order
that the same may be cultivated for
the raising of foodstuffs; and be it
further
Resolved, that copies of these
resolutions be forwarded to our del
egation in congress, to Hon. Frank
lin X. Lane, secretary of the Inter-
iOr, to Hon. Cato Sells, commissioner
Campbell, governor of Arizona, to
the Los Angeles Chamber of Com
merce, to the Phoenix Chamber of
Commerce, and to the Agricultural
Mobilization and 0su vation Con-
ference to be he'll g. TIcson April
2O-21, urging n o use their
influence and supl It IN the opening
of the surplus lant.s of the reserva-
walton for the purposes as above set
forth
Unanimously passed this 18th
day of April, 1917.
PARKER CHAMBER OF COM
MERGE"
1t is important that the matter of
opening the Parker lands should be
taken up at the meeting of the Agri-
cultural Mobilization and Conserva-
tiOn Conference to be held at Tucson
Friday and Saturday. A copy of the
above resolutions have been for
warded to President Won Kleinsmid
of the University of Arizona, with the
request that appropriate resolutions
be adopted by that body and for
warded to Arizona's delegation in
congress, to Secretary Lane of the
interior department, and to the sec
retary of agriculture A telegram
was sent Friday to the conference
in reference to this matter.
A special committee on publicity
for the opening of the surplus lands
of the reservation was appointed at
Monday nights meeting by Vice
President A. III. Littlefield The
duties of the committee shall be to
follow up the campaign already in
augurated by the Chamber of Com
merce, and report it's progress at the
regular Monday night meetings.
kilograms Forwarded Saturday.
The following message was ad-
dressed to President Wilson and Sec
retary Franklin K. Lane, and for
warded last Saturday night:
''At least 100000 acres of the sur
plus lands of the Colorado River In
dian reservation, not subject to
overflow, could be utilized in the
present crisis in the raising of food
stuffs for the nation if same would
be opened for settlement. Under
ground water supply sufficient for
all purposes. Settlers could install
individual pumping plants and this
area could be put under cultivation
this summer. Please investigate
and hasten action in opening these
lands.
PARKER CHAMBER OF COM
MERGE"
Senators Ashurst and Smith and
Congressman Carl Hayden were each
sent a copy of the following tele-
gram
cat least 100000 acres of the sur
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The Parker post., 1917-04-21
gress, however, is being made in the
shaft where two shifts are employed.
New Superintendent Arri'

shaft where two shifts are employed.
New Superintendent Arrives.
Bartley F. Noehl, the wellknOwn
mining engineer, arrived in Parker
Thursday morning, to assume his
new duties as superintendent of the
Billie Mack Mining company. This
company is just inaugurating very
extensive operations, and within the
next couple of months it is expected
that work will be in progress in at
least four different places on the
property. At present development
work is being confined to driving the
Commodore and Dudley tunnels,
but other tunnels and shaft work are
to be started soon. Mr. Noehl, who
will have charge of the work, is
thoroughly capable of carrying out
the plans that have been made for
the development of this property
Fly the Flag and show your pa
triotism.
The Parker post., 1917-04-21

plus lands of the Colorado River In
dian reservation, not subject to
overflow could be utilized in the
present crisis in the raising of food
stuffs for the nation if same would
be opened for settlement. Under
ground water supply sufficient for
all purposes. Settlers could install
individual pumping plants and this
area could be put under cultivation
this summer. Please consult with
Secretary Lane and Commissioner
of Indian Affairs and introduce bill
for opening of at least a portion of
these lands under pumping system.
We believe this is the time to get
action.
PARKER CHAMBER OF COM
MERGE"
Senator Smiths Reply.
The following reply to the above
telegram was received from Senator
Marcus A. Smith Monday evening:
Washington, D. C. April Is, 1917.
Parker Chamber of Commerce:
"Will take up matter at once and
advise you promptly.
MARCUS A. SMITH. ;"
The Parker post., 1917-04-21
FINAL PAYMENT
ON HORN MINE
BALANCE OF $4,000 PAID OWN
ERS THIS WEEK - EMPIRE
LETS CONTRACT FOR DEEpEN-
ING EAGLES NEST SHAFT.

The final payment of $4,000 on
the Horn mine was paid into the
Commercial Bank of Parker last
Wednesday to the credit of the for
mer owners of that property, Messrs.
J. e. Kelton and Michael Horn. The
total purchase price, it is said, was
$4,000, $4,000 having been paid
to the owners in previons payments.
The money was brought to Parker
by Attorney Charles Bowman OF
Los Angeles, who represented the
company 1t is understood tina. the
Horn Copper company is now con-
trolled by wealthy eastern capitalists
and that a large development fund
has been placed in the treasury
Extensive work has already been
started at the property, and from
the showing developed to date the
Horn property has every indication
of becoming a steady producer of
the red metal within a few months
The company was organized hy
w. H. Tharpe about six months ago.
and through his persevering efforts
it is now successfully financed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-30
FREIGHT RAISE
IS DENIED BY.
COMMISSION
mo Condition of Emer
gency Exists to Justify
General Raise.
COKE, COAL, IRON
MAY GET RAISE
Decision is Split, McChord
Dissents, Saying Issue
Not Understood.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.


Washington, June 29.-The fifteen
per cent freight rate increase was
denied railroads by the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
The commission suspended until
October 28, 1917, the proposed gener-
al increase. Commissioner McChof4
dissented. Commissioner Meyers dis
scented in part. McChord said the is
sue was rather one of government
policy than a question of whether
rates sought were reasonable for SER
vice transportation.
The commission, announcing the de-
cision, said 1--WE are led to the con-
clusion that no condition of emergen-
cy exists as to western or southern
carriers which would justify rcrmit-
ting a general increase in rates. In
the eastern district increases were
recently permitted for bituminous
coal, coke and iron ore. We think
similar increases could properly be
permitted in the southern district on
coal coke and iron ore, and in the
western district on coal and coke. In
the southern district the proposed in
creased rates on coal on a basis of IS
per cent. These tariffs we shall per
NIT to become effective"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-30
Pensacola is Headquarters
of the First District,
Tampa to Mobile.
BOATS MUST CARRY
NAVIGATION LICENSE
If Registration is Not Made
Boats Will Not Be Al
lowed to Navigte.

Orders have been issued from
Washington which require the licens-
ing of all boats of any size or class
propelled by power or sail. Boats
of this class will be required TO reg
lister and there will then he issued
to them a license to navigate"
Preparations have been completed
for the licensing of vessels in the
eighth naval district which comprises
the states Of Alabama, Mississippi,
Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Ten
nessee and Texas, and the gulf coast
of Florida from Tampa bay west.
The district is divided into three
sections: The first section covers the
waters from Tampa bay to and in
Guiding Mobile harbor, with head
quarters at the naval station, Pen
sacOla, Florida. The second section
covers the waters from Mobile bay 20
Sabine Pass, Texas, with headquar-
ters at No. 215 COdchauX building,
New Orleans, La. The third section
covers the waters from Sabine Pass,
Texas, to the Rio Grande river. with
headquarters at the branch hydro
graphic office, Galveston, Texas
Boat owners within these districts
should make application to the section
commander, and application should
state the name of the vessel; the flag
under which she sails; the nome port;
owners name, masters nat'e, 10
whom chartered; points between
which it operate; the number Of off
GERS and men in its crew, carrying
capacity of passengers and freight;
length. beam and draft Of boat; type
and power of engine and manufactu-
rer's number, fuel used and fuel ca
pacity; speed and cruising range; az
mament, if any; and statement as to
signaling apparatus carried.
A statement fully covering these
points must accompany applications
for licenses, which, if properly pre-
pared, will obviate much delay and
inconvenience,
Owners will also be required to
state whether they will carry gratis,
between points in eighth naval dis
trict, inspectors from the licensing
office.
Licenses may be issued to cover any
or all waters within the eighth naval
district.
Applicants must state the nature of
the trade in which they are engaged
and present satisfactory evidence that
no use will be made of their boats
that may prove detrimental to the
public welfare.
There will be no charge made for
the issuance of licenses. Licenses are
required to be carried on board the
vessel properly framed under glass
and prominently displayed.
A reasonable length of time will
be allowed the owners of vessels to
procure the necessary licenses, after
which time vessels found without IL
censes will not be allowed the priv
lege of navigating in the waters of
the eighth naval district,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-30
RED CROSS EXCURSION
THOROUGHLY ENJOYED

Large crowds attended both ex-
cursions given for the Red Cross
yesterday, a particularly large crowd
going out at night. When the barge,
conveyed by the Nellie and the Flor
ida, moved out from the end of Pala-
fox wharf at three o'clock, numbers
of children were aboard
While the threatening clouds in
the afternoon probably deferred many
from attending, the clear weather for
the rest Of the afternoon made the
occasion a thoroughly enjoyable one.
In addition to affording much amuse-
ment to the Friday afternoon holiday
crowd, the excursion Melted the local
branch Of the Red Cross a neat sum.
Tonight a benefit dance will be Civ
IN by the Woodmen of the World for
the Red Cross, and with intensive
campaigning today. as the closing day
Of the campaign, it is expected that
Pensacola's allotment will be very
nearly secured.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-30
Utterances Come
From the British Pre-
mier's Lips.
MUST FIGHT TO
END OF THE WAR
Says Peace is Wanted by
Germany, But Not of
Satisfactory Kind.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Glasgow, June 29.-Premier Lloyd
George, speaking at Glasgow today
on the question of peace, said that
in his judgment the war would come
to an end when the entente armies
had reached the aims which they had
set out to attain when they accepted
Germany's challenge. IF the war
ended a single minute before, he said,
it would be the greatest disaster in
the history of mankind. The premier
said teXtually:
"In my judgment the war will come
to an end when the allied armies have
reached the aims which they set out
to attain when they accepted the
challenge thrown down by Germany.
AS soon as these detectives have
been reached and guaranteed this
war will come to an end, but if the
war comes to an end a single minute
before it will be the greatest disaster
that has ever befallen mankind.
mo doubt we can have peace now
at a price. Germany wants pesNG-
even Prussia ardently desires it, They
said give US some indemnity for the
wrongs we have done, Just a little
territory here and a little. there and
just a few privileges in other direc-
tions and we will clear out. We are
told that if we are prepared to make
peace now Germany will restore the
independence of Belgium, but who
said so?
"No German statesman has ever
said he would restore the independ-
ence of Belgium. The German chan
cellor came very near to it, but all
the junkers fell on him and he re-
Ceived a sound box from the mailed
fist,
THE Germans who have suggested
restoring Belgium are not those of
independence, but of vassalaPe. Then
came the doctrine of the status quo
and no annexation ana no indemni-
tiGs. No German statesman has &C
cepted even that.
mo one wishes to dictate to the
German people the form of govern
ment under which they should choose
to live But it is right we should
say that we will enter into negotia-
tions with a free government of Ger
many with a different attitude of
mind and a different temper and diff
ferent spirit and with less suspicion
and more confidence than we should
with government whom we feel to-
day to be dominated by the aggres-
sive and arrogant spirit of Prussian
militarism.
"All the allied governments will in
my judgment be acting wisely if they
draw that distinction in their general
attitude toward the discussion of
peace terms"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-30
PIRATE CRAFT RAVAGES
COAST OF MEXICO
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Mexico City, June 24.-(By maiO.
Both land and sea forces are en-
gagged in an effort to capture a pirate
schooner called the Hariscal, which it
is said has been preying on the small
towns and on fishing boats along the
coasts Of Vera Cruz. and TabascO
The Hariscal, which is owned by the
Compania Explotadora de ,Dorantes,
operating in Tabasco, was seized by a
band of rebels some time ago, and
cruising along the coast, has terror
lied the fighting fleets of that sec
ton. 1t is said the men of the
schooner have headquarters some
where near the bar of Tonala, but
make frequent incursions into the
rivers emptying into the gulf, ravag-
ing such towns as are too weak to
resist thSA The gunboats sent to
capture the Hariscal have been evad-
ed by the Schooner because the lat
ter is = Auch light draft she is able
to taxi II Ige in rivers and shoal
waters Where the gunboats cannot
penetrate and the land forces hav9
been ordered to cooperate from the
shore.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-30
BLUEJACKRT IS FOUND
TN CONSCIOUS ON STREET


Suffering from some malady which
appeared to be the result of poison
ing,-a bluejacket was discovered ear
ly yesterday morning near the corner
of Gadsden and Alcaniz streets, in
an unconscious condition. Not only
was he helpless as stated, but all at
tempts to bring him around are said
to have been in vain, and he was re
ported still unconscious at an early
hour in the afternoon after being re-
moved to the naval station.
Conveyed 60 the hospital ward at
the Pensacola police station ne was
treated by the city physician, and
was forced to vomit, 1t appeared that
the man had been suffering from
some poisonous food or drug, hence
the desire of the physician to clear
up the case if possible.