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The Parker post., 1917-04-28
Attempt to Blow up Home.

PRESCOTT, April pa diaboli-
cal attempt to blow up the home of
J. S. Acker, 205 North Mt. Vernon
street, took place at 2:30 o'clock
Saturday morning. By miracle no
one was hurt but the front of the
house was torn loose and a large
number of windows shattered. The
homes in the neighborhood also felt
the force of the explosion.
The explosion was plainly heard
all over the town by people who were
awake. A reward of 1000 has
been offered for the apprehension of
the dynamiter
The Parker post., 1917-04-28
Coming in Special Car.

B. l.. Vaughn, president and gen
eral manager of the Arizona McGin-
mis- Copper company, will arrive here
Sunday morning from San Diego ac-
companied by party of thirty, in A
special Pullman car. The party will
breakfast in Parker. and Immediate
ly thereafter cars will be provided
to carry the visitors to the company s
property, located about ten miles
northeast of town.
The Arizona McGinnis has just
purchased the Stein claims, which
adjoin the company's property on
the east. Good progress is being
made in sinking the new shaft, which
is destined to be sunk to water level
The Parker post., 1917-04-28
CLAIM SECRECY
NOT OBSERVED
Continued from Page 1.)

H. B. Hannah said he registered at
Bouse but was allowed to vote at
Swansea without showing a transfer.
1t was accidentally brought out in
the redirect examination that a
number of voters in the room were
talking politics while Hannah was
voting. Judge Sloan had not heard
of this and of course did not ask the
witness regarding the conversation
in the room. However, Hannah vol
unteered the information, which was
believed to be the most important
evidence brought out during the day.
S. NJ Harris, superintendent of the
branch railroad running into Swan
sea, testified that he objected to the
clerk opening his ballot when it was
handed in. Harris said he told NJ r.
Bunker, judge of the board and pro-
prietor of the only store in Swansea
and a strong Hunt man, that there
was no secret to the ballot main
tained' Several other witnesses
gave similar testimony during this
afternoons session.
The Parker post., 1917-04-28
Setting New Poles.

The Western Telephone company
received two carloads of telephone
poles this week, and they will be
substituted for the old poles erected
several years ago by the Colorado
River Supply company The West
ern Telephone company has pur-
chased the franchise formerly held
by the Colorado River Supply COM
pany. The new telephone company
will install 5O-phone switch board,
and it is the intention of the COM
pany to run lines to the various
mines in this vicinity.
The Parker post., 1917-04-28
BOARD IS ASKED
FOR AUTHORITY
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS SEEK
ING POLICE POWERS FOR PAR
KER HOME GUARD.

At it's regular meeting Monday
evening the Chamber of Commerce
adopted the following resolution, ad-
dressed to the Honorable Board of
Supervisors of Yuma county, asking
that body to confer the necessary
police authority for the permanent
organization of the Parker Home
Guard:
WHEREAS, the citizens OF Par
ker, following the practice Of other
towns and cities in Arizona, is desir
Gus of organizing a Home Guard for
the purpose of meeting whatever
civic contingency that may arise in
the guarding and protection of life
and property in this community and
vicinity; and,
WHEREAS, a Home Guard is
now in process Of organization, hav~
ing an enrolment of over ninety
members; and,
WHEREAS, in order that such
an organization may be of the high
est efficiency, it is necessary that
certain police authority be delegated
the said Parker Home Guard by the
Honorable Board of Supervisors OF
Yuma county; therefore, be it
"RESOLVED, that the Parker
Chamber of Commerce respectfully
petition the Honorable Board of Su-
pervisors of Yuma county to pass
appropriate resolutions at it's next
meeting clothing said Parker Home
Guard with adequate author
ity to act as police or mill
tary organization for the purpose of
enforcing law and order, and guard
ing life and property within Parker
precinct
Respectfully submitted,
PARKER CHAMBER OF COM
MERGE.
A. H. LITTLEFIELD,
Vice-PresidenE
Attest; G. A, MARSH,
Secretary, pro tenn.
Unanimously passed this 23d day
of April. 1917.
"A true copy
The Chamber unanimously ap-
proved the movement for the organ
ization of Home Guard land adopted
the following as the heading to the
membership roll that is being signed
up by the recruits to the Guard:
I'VE, the undersigned, pledge our
selves to become members of the
Parker Home Guard, and to obey the
rules and regulations governing said
organization. We further approve
the action of the President in declar-
ing a state of war with Germany,
and we reaffirm our allegiance to the
flag and the Republic, our faith in
the constitution of the United States,
our confidence in the Commander
in-Chief of our army and navy, our
devotion to the principles of human
liberty, and to the rights of the
weak to immunity from torture,
slavery, debasement and destruction
by the strong"
The Parker post., 1917-04-28
ARIZONANS ENLISTING.

PHOENIX, April 26.-Enlistment
in the Arizona Infantry regiment
now stationed on the border is pick
ing up rapidly. Interest is increas-
ing all over the state. In the north
ern portion patriotic meetings are
being held when the National Guard
recruiting officer arrives in town.
This work in the right direction will
have it's effect in increasing the num-
Der of men in the regiment to the
The Parker post., 1917-04-28
Red Cross Society.

An organization of the Red Cross
Society by the women in Parker was
formulated at the M. E. church Mon
day evening. The co1npletio:i Of the
organization will be. effected at the
Manisaha hotel Friday evening All
the women of Parker are requested
to be present
The officers elected were; Mrs. G.
A. Marsh, president: Mrs A. Fl. Lit
tlefield, vice-president and head Of
Program Committee; Mrs F. A.
Pruett, secretary; Mrs. NJ. l.. Baisley,
treasurer; Mr.. r. W. McCormachie
has consented to serve the organiza-
tion as director Of music.
The Parker post., 1917-04-28

We have the exclusive agency for
Alfred's pure ice cream. City Drug
Store.--Adv.
The Parker post., 1917-04-28
Notice.

Notice is hereby given that on and
after April II the undersigned will
not be responsible for debts against
the Parker Cable Ferry. All bills
against the Cable Ferry up to April
II, 1917, should be presented at
once to the Commercial Bank for
adjustment.
MRS. JOSIE TAYLOR,
By j. E. BUSH, Agent.
Parker, Ariz., April IL, 1917.
The Parker post., 1917-04-28
Fly the Flag and show your pa.
triotism.
Deposit an
Arizona
Dollar

With the Commercial Bank of Par
ker, and it goes through an Arizona
payroll, thus circulating generally
amongst us. So it becomes indeed
friend of ArizOnans, and it's infiu-
ence is felt everywhere in the par
ticular district in which Arizonans
are interested-theiro own.
Send an Arizona dollar away to an
out-of-town bank, and it's influence
for the good Of the district in which
you are interested is lost-at least,
so far as we are mutually concerned.
Thus we both lose, and the Arizona
dollar may be used against us and
the district--ft is no longer with us
as friend.
The Arizona dollars deposited
with the Commercial Bank of Par
ker means a satisfied Arizonan, and
a satisfied Arizonan is hard person
to beat
By taking advantage of the Com
mercial Bank of Parker's Service
that Serves" you will help the Com
mercial Bank of Parker, yourself,
Arizona--and what is Of really great
er Importance, the Great Parker Dis
trict.
In what other section are you
more interested?
Yours for service,
COMMERCIAL BANK
OF PARKER
The Parker post., 1917-04-28
Another Empire Lease.

A lease on the White Eagle and
Double Eagle mining claims Of the
Empire-Arizona Consolidated Copper
company was executed Thursday in
favor of G. E. Fugatt, Con O'Laster
and Pat Bunyon, who will begin oper-
atiOns at once. There is good show
ing on the ground leased, and the
lessees will be practically working
in ore at the start. The lease is for
six months, and the parties securing
the lease believe they will be enabled
to clean up quite tidy sum before
its expiration.
The Parker post., 1917-04-28

Take a quart of ice cream home
for dessert for dinner today City
Drug Store.-Adv,
The Parker post., 1917-04-28

No glucose, cornstarch, ETC., but
cream, at the City Drug Store.-Adv
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-17
AMERICAN AMBULANCE MEN
SENT TO ITALIAN FRONT;
LOCAL BOY WITH UNIT

the first American ambulance section
to enter Italy and the Red Cross is
having "a movie" taken of US as we
leave Paris-so you may see me in
The Regent" at home. or elsewhere.
L am expecting wonderful expert
ence, only fear it will be pretty
hot for us down there, for you
know what's going on.
Twenty-eight men, all experienced
on the French front as members
either of Norton Hayes or American
Ambulance Field Service sections.
compose the first unit and a second
and probably several more will be
dispatched later if called for by the
Red Cross leaders who are now in
Italy.
G.. B. Fife, a newspaper man con-
nected with the Red Cross, is a mem
ber of the party and will be the his
torian of the long automobile trip.
The majority of the ambulances
are Fords as they have proved
themselves best for work of this
character in hilly countries. The
men will carry their own supplies
and we will have as passengers a
few other Red Cross workers-Gor-
don Sarre and George Won Utassy.
are chef and sons chef.
Just wanted to let you know we
are off for the Italian front. My
best to all inquiring friends.
MEADE.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-17

Many an American youth will envy
the adventures which are suggested
in a letter just received by Mrs. Det-
weller from her son, Meade, who
When he wrote was on the point of
starting on a 1,200-mile motor trip
from Paris to the Italian front.
Young Detweiler had the honor of
being picked for one in the first
American ambulance section to be
rushed to the Italian battlefields. The
occasion was considered so impor-
tant that the Red Cross had NOV
ing pictures made of the American
boys as they set off'from the French
capital. The letter reads as follows:
Paris, France, Nov, II, 1917.
Mother Dearest:
L am feeling quite tired tonight,
having chased all over Paris to po-
lice stations and embassies in order
to get my passport arranged and in
perfect shape so l can go to Italy in
the morning.
From Paris to the Italian battle
front is the route which will be taken
by twenty ambulances which the Red
Cross will send as it's first unit to
aid the Southern ally. We are going
by machine and what wonderful
trip it will be. We go by the way of
Marseilles and Nice, along the up
per Cornish road into Italy. then
on to Milan. The trip in all will
be about 1900 miles and we shall
take twelve days enroute. We are
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-17
PC. COBLE DIES
FROM INJURIES
Well-Known Wormleysburg
Man Was Hurt in Acct
dent at Harrisburg

Wormleysburg, Pa, Dec. 17.-P. c..
Coble, resident of this borough for
nearly twenty-five years, justice of
the peace, and well-known in Cum
berland county, died at his home here
last night from injuries he suffered
when he was struck by street car
at Verbeke street, Harrisburg, on
December ).
Funeral services will be held from
the United Brethren Church to-mor-
row afternoon at o'clock, in charge
of the Rev. A. b. Mower, pastor of
the United Brethren Church; the Rev
S. II. Vance, of the Church of God,
and the Rev. l.. f. Drash, pastor of
the Church of Christ, at Lemoyne
Burial will be made in the Camp Hill
Cemetery. Eureka Lodge of Masons,
of Mechanicsburg, of which Mr.. Coble
was a member, will have charge of
the funeral. He was also a member
of the knights of Malta and of the
Red Men. He is survived by his wife
and one son. Scott Coble.
Mr.. Coble was 69 years old and was
born in Crawltown, York county. He
was public school teacher for
about twenty five years, teaching at
berland, and also at Camp Hill and
Wormleysburg. He was elected to a
position in the Steelton schools. but
before he accepted he was given a
position as steel inspector at the
Pennsylvania Steel Plant at Steelton,
which position he held for five years.
He lived at Wormleysburg for
twenty -four years. and was justice
of the peace for the past twenty
years. He was president of the
Wormleysburg Fire Company for
three years Mr. Coble was county
auditor for three years and served
one term as a county commissioner.
When injured he was driving a
delivery car He was taken to the
Harrisburg Hospital and removed to
his home on December IL. He was
improving slowly and hopes were
entertained for his recovery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-17

were refused. lie also stated that he
had maintained his teams and kept
men on the payrolls even when he
was without work for them When
the two cars arrived on Saturday, he
was compelled to hire teams from
another dealer in order that the coal
could be delivered with all possible
speed. Many families have secured
little coal from Harrisburg dealers,
but these retailers must supply their
own customers before looking out for
suburban trade. In a number of in
stances men were compelled to carry
soft coal from the railroad yards in
order to keep their families from
freezing. Mr.. Mumpher also said that
it was impossible to buy any soft
coal for the use of his customers and
that he had made several efforts to
do So a.
There seems to be immediate dan
ger of closing the schools of Enola
and East Pennsboro township on ac-
count of the fuel situation. A school
director said to-day that the board
had been fortunate. in filing the bins
of larger buildings at the beginning
of the year. However, in some OF
the smaller buildings additional coal
was placed in the cellars only last
week, before the present cold wave.
This school official further said that
he believed the schools had enough
fuel to do until shpring, although he
was unable to vouch for this asser-
tion. The churches of town have
limited amount in their cellars and
there is no immediate possibility of
uniting for the services, as was sug-
gested by a West Shore coal dealer
recently.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-17
SEND NAMES FOR
ROTARY DINNER
Club Doesn't Want a Child
Missed Who Should Be on
the Christmas List

The Rotary Club, which will give
a Big Brother Dinner to 800 boys
and girls Christmas week, who other
wise might not enjoy a holiday din
ner, has extended the time in which
names of little folks may be sent TO
the chairman, John II. Nixon, %
South Second street. Teachers and
Sunday school teachers who know OF
such children will confer a favor
upon the Rotarians by sending to
Mr.. Nixon the names, addresses and
ages of the children by Wednesday
noon of the present week.
The Rotarians will take the little
ones to the hall, Chestnut street
market auditorium, in automobiles
and return them to their homes af-
ter the dinner. The Rotarians and
their wives will act as walters and
mattresses. In addition to a turkey
dinner there will be candy and gifts
for everybody in attendance.
To-day DR.. Bagnell, pastor of The
Grace Methodist Church, just home
from a trip to the training camps,
told the Rotarians of his impress
sions. Tomorrow evening the club
meets at the School of Commerce,
d. l.. M. Raker, proprietor, in Mar
ket Square. Wednesday of newt week
the club hopes to have Harry Lau-
der, the Scotch singer, as its guest.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-17
DRY AMENDMENT
HAS STAGE CENTER
TContinued from First Page I

CONTINUED from First Page.l
| cess can be completed before che
Christmas adjournment tomorrow.
Both sides held consultations lin
ing up their forces preliminary to
the convening of the House. Pro-
hibitionists considered that the OPP
position had gained some strength
iii the last few days but expressed
confidence in the adoption of the
resolution by a narrow but safe mar
gin. Representative Randall, of Cal
ifornia. predicted twenty more votes
than were necessary.
Opponents of the resolution gave
no figures but declared their belief
the resolution would not be adopted.
Only about half the membership
was on the floor at the convening
time, hut the galleries were jammed.
There was a good deal of sparring
over control of the time for debate,
which was arranged by equal di-
vision.
The debate began amid round
OF applause from the Democratic
size by Chairman Webb, of the Ju-
diciarv Committee.
Congressman emerged from under
veritable waves of kilograms from
back home" when they came into the
House chamber to vote. The gal
lerleS were packed WIN enInuSldSlS
from both sides of the question. come
prepared for a field day. There was
much comforting among the generals
on the floor as the debate, got under
way with the time equally divided
between the two sides.
AS the debate ran on, Representa-
tive Barkley, of Kentucky one of the
Prohibition Leaders, claimed that a
complete canvass of the state delega-
tions indicated adoption of the reso-
luton by marSain of fifteen votes
over the necessary two-thirds.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-17
Postmaster Leiby Named
as Fuel Commissioner

Marysville, Pa, Dec. 1.-THE coal
situation in Marysville has not been
relieved during the past several
weeks. Postmaster E. B. Leiby has
just been appointed by County Fuel
Administrator d. II. Meek, of New
Bloomfield, as the district chairman
of this section.
Here many residents are without
coal and wood is being cut from the
surrounding wooded sections. In the
Marysville public schools, but two
tons of coal remain in the cellar.
This will last until Tuesday evening.
Merchants do not have fuel to
heat their stores and packing cases
are being burned. The supply of coal
in several of the churches has run
low. The suggestion has been made
that all church services, Sunday
school, prayer meeting, preaching
services, etc, would be held as union
services in order to economize In the
use of the fuel.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-17
DR.. Krebs to Speak Before
Y. M. c. A. Next Saturday

I'VE believe that your recent lee
tue. Three Gods or One" is without
question the best and most helpful
thing on religious foundations which
we have ever been permitted TO have
in our work." the way Herman Ed
ridge, religious secretary of the Erie
Y. NJ. c. A, describes the lecture to
he given in Fahnestock Hall Sunday.
Dr. Stanley Lefevre Krebs will be the
speaker at the big mems mass meet
ing. Widely known as a chautauqua
lecturer of great power and elo-
quence. DR.. Krebs will speak on
Three Gods or One" illustrating the
true meaning of the Trinity. DR..
l<rebs has already spoken in Har-
risburg six times.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-17

WEST SHORE TOWNS SUFFER
FROM SHORTAGE OF COAL
With Probability of Continued Cold Weather Conditions
at Enola and Marysville Are Becoming Serious
Wood Supply Entirely Sold Out

Hundreds of persons in Enola and
Eiclnlty are suffering to-day from an
acute shortage of coal" This was
the brief statement made by Samuel
Mumpher, owner of calrge coal and
wood yard at Enola. With a weather
forecast for colder weather during
the coming week. it is feared that
serious hardships will result from the
lack OF fuell Two cars of Goa were
received at Enola Saturday, but this
only helped to relieve the situation.
Women crowded Mr.. Mumphers office
begging for coal, saying that they
had not bushel in their cellars. The
large reserve of wood has also been
exhausted, according to Mr.. Num-
pher. When the coal situation be-
came bad, wood was substituted for
coal and as a result this supply of
fuel has now been exhausted, with
no prospects of it being replenished.
According to the number of tons
of coal used in this vicinity last year,
Enola is ebtween 1000 and 1000 tons
behind schedule. Mr. Mumpher stated
to-day that he has twelve cars of
coal ordered, but is unable to say
when these cars will arrive. Last
week he received one car from the
mines and his office was swamped
by eager people seeking coal. Many
of these people live at MarysvHle.
which place has been without coal
for three weeks. This car was di-
vided between Enola and Marysville.
Summerdale, small town north of
Enola, is practically without any fuel
All efforts to secure coal from pri-
vate operators have failed, according
to Mr.. Mumpher. He offered certified
checks to the operators, but these
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-17

Boston. Mass.-"Your nerves need
phosphorus like your muscles need
food" says DIR. Reid, and the trou-
thirty is they have exhausted their
natural supply of phosphorus and find
themselves run down and unable to
do their usual work. often they look
strong and robust as If they could
do full days work, but, while they
may have strength of a certain lind,
ana often do, they lack the endur-
under perfect control. They lack de-
cision and find it difficult to concen-
trate on one thing and finish 1t. and
often show a disposition to take life
with easy indifference; or they are
GervouS, irritable and easily startled
at any sudden noise or unusual oc-
currence."
But generally a lack of phosphor-
US shows Itself in lack of general
nterest,-apathy, indifference. - to
such an extent that people are often
thought to be lazy whereas they are
Jnly nerve-starved. Such a condition
never comes on suddenly, though it
may reach crisis and seem to. We
go on for months or years constantly
consuming more phosphorus than the
system secretes and that is the rea-
son it is so often unnoticed till the
crisis is reached and a complete
nervous breakdown is close at hand.
Both mind and body are affected.
Mentally you are less alert. You see
less and feel less. either of pleasure
or pain. Nothing impresses you or
interests you as it once did You
actually live less because your nerves
are less alive. 1t is dangerous and
needless to run into such u condition;
for if taken in time the nerves can
be supplied with phosphorus and re-
stored to perfect health. A good test
for this condition is the following:
Walk around a block and then sit
down and write of what you saw
people, show windows, street traffic,
trees,-everything Date this list
Then take two five-grain tablets of
phosphorated malt after each meal
for ten days. Take the same walk
again at the same hour of the day
and write out. what you see. You
will be astonished at the second list
In all probability you will have from
two to ten times as long a list as
the first one"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-17
MiddIetown Hits
at Water Company

The borough of Middletown, the
third largest town in Dauphin coun-
ty, to-day filed complaint with the
Public Service Commission that the
Middletown and Swatara Water
Company had failed to provide the
town with sufficient water service for
its fire plugs. p. e. Irwin, borough
clerk, brought the complaint
The American International Ship
building Corporation, which is con-
structing the Hog Island plant, and
the Merchant Ship Building Corpora
ton at Bristol, have filed plans with
the State Department of Health for
state approval of a sewage system,
disposal plant and water works at
Hog Island and for extension CT the
sewage and water facilities at Bris-
tol.
Governor Brumbaugh to-day an
nounced the following supplemental
appointments of legal advisors un-
der the draft: Johnstown No. l.,
Frances d. Hamilton, vice Endsley
removed from district; Johnstown
No. 2, Robert c. Hoerle, vice Foster,
who is in the Army, and w. A. Nc
CURE, vice Campbell, deceased; Cam
bria No. 3, P. J. Little, chairman,
7bensburg; Cambria No. 4, Ruel
Summerville, chairman. Patton.
The Pennsylvania Cement Com
pany, Bath, to-day filed complaint
with the Public Service Commission
against the new rates of the Penn
sylvania Utilities Company, Easton.
The state commission to select q
site for the new eastern State Luna
tic Hospital, which will be located
in the southern central section, has
been called for meeting at the
Governors office on Wednesday.
The Governor will speak tonight
at the big patriotic meeting on Phil
nInln1nin