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Arizona sentinel., 1917-04-19

out the compelling inspira- ton of which the republic would not endure.
 In times of peace our peo- pie are prone to neglect those outward evidences of patrio- tic sentiment which indicate a constant solicitude for the nations integrity. Therefore, both in peace and war, and in preparation for war, the high duty of the army to stimulate and encourage love of coun- try among our citizens should ever prompt a faithful adher- ence to the external forms and ceremonies of respect for the national colors.
 Whenever an individual, either in the army or in civil life, fails to pay the prescrib- ed honors to the flag, his pa triotism at once falls under just suspicion. It is therefore ordered that, during the play ing of the national anthem, either at retreat, or other of- ficial occasion, wherever troops are stationed, silence will be maintained, both work and play will cease, vehicles will halt and both officers and men therein will alight, and all persons in the military ser vice, will render the prescrib- ed honors.
 All children should early be taught to assume the re- quired position of respect to the flag, and should learn from their own parents the full meaning of this funda- mental lesson in patriotism.
 Civilians, of whatever race or nationality, within sight or hearing of the flag and music at retreat, will be courteously enlightened, should they fail to stand, uncovered, in re- spectful attitude, and, in any case of disrespect, the offend CT will be promptly escorted off the post or beyond the limits of the camp.
 The ceremony of escort of the color will be held at fre- quent intervals and will be made as solemn and impress sive as possible under the reg ulations. As soon as recruits join their regiments for duty with the colors, the escort will be given for their benefit, as the crowning rite of their en- try into the service.
 A rigid observance of the outward expression of devo- tion and honor to the nation al emblem and the national anthem is enjoined upon all persons, in the knowledge that the reverential attitude will be to him who inherits l allegiance to the Star Span
Arizona sentinel., 1917-04-19

election for the organization of an ir- rigation district. A law recently pass ed by the state legislature authorizes the organization of such districts upon the same plan that bonds are voted. If a majority of the owners of land sign ed up under the Elephant Butte pro- ject vote for an irrigation district the county commissioners declare the dis trict created and then the property owners elect g. board of directors. District Becomes Public Corporation.
 "The purpose of this irrigation dis trict," said R. F. Burges, Friday, "is two fold. First, the federal government prefers doing business with a public, instead of a private corporation. At present the Water Users Association is & private concern. But when the irrigation district is created it be- comes a public corporation, as the county takes over the indebtedness of the land owners to the government and pays it off by levying an annual tax on the land in the district.
 "Then the government enters into a contract with the county for the con- struction and maintenance of irriga- tion canals and laterals and drainage ditches.
 Lifts Government Mortgages.
 Second, the assumption by the county of the land owners indebted ness to the government lifts the gov ernment's mortagage on the land, and there is where the land owner is most vitally interested. With his land free from mortgage the farmer who needs a little money to develop his farm can mortgage it under the rural loan system and get money at 5 per cent interest.
 Tt is very important to the interests of this valley that our valley land owners understand this matter before they are called upon to vote on the question of organizing an irrigation district. The election, I suppose, will be held about the middle of May" said MT. Burges. v Mortgage Makes Land Valuable. At present valley farmers cannot borrow on their land because it is un- der mortgage to the government, and, though it sounds porodoxical, it is this mortagage that makes the land valu- able, because the mortgage repre- sents the governments pledge to fur nish an abundance of water for the ir- rigation of the land. But banks and mortgage companies will not loan money on property already mortgaged.
 eff I remember the law correctly, the land owners will elect an assessor and collector whose duty it will be to assess and collect taxes on the land under the reclamation system until the indebtedness to the government has been paid. But the county will super wise the work, take over the money from the collector and pay it over an- nually to the government.
 Enables Farmer to Get Loan.
 "To sum up, the government will not go on with the drainage work unless an irrigation district is formed and the { new plan will not increase the cost to the land owner and the farmer cannot get the benefit of per cent money from the farm loan bank until the gov ernment's mortgage on his land is lift ed by the county assuming the indebt- edness to the government"-El Paso Herald.
Arizona sentinel., 1917-04-19
GENERAL ORDERS IN
 RELATION ID THE FLAG

Headquarters Southern De- partment, Fort Sam Hous-
 ton, Texas, April 3, 1917.
 General Orders, No. 13.
 The nations flag should al- ways be the supreme symbol of that lofty patriotism, with
Arizona sentinel., 1917-04-19
(By Associated Press.)


 COPENHAGEN, April 19. -(Tuesday)-Vorwarts, the only Berlin newspaper com menting editorially on the strike, today said the demon Stration was based not only on the food situation and a widespread demand to hasten internal reforms, but on the peoples deep longing for peace.
Arizona sentinel., 1917-04-19
(By Associated Press.)

SAN FRANCISCO, April 18.-A warrant charging sub ordination of perjury was is- sued today for F. E. Oxnam, an Oregon cattleman, the star witness against Thomas J. Mooney, who was sentenced to hang on May Y, for the preparedness day bomb mur- ders. The chief of police ask ed for a warrant after listen ing to the allegations of F. E. Rigall, who accused Oxnam of offering him money to swear away Moneys life.
Arizona sentinel., 1917-04-19
WILL HELP FARMERS GET MONEY
Creation of Fl Paso Irrigation Distrie'
 by Election Means Progress.

On the 24th of this month the county commissioners will meet to call an
Arizona sentinel., 1917-04-19

WASHINGTON - Twen- ty-five hundred of the needed 15,OOO experienced ship car penters for building a great wooden fleet was found in two days by the department of labor, which is continuing the search. Half of these were at San Francisco.
Arizona sentinel., 1917-04-19
ICE BOOKS.

Buy books and save money.
 YUMA ICE COMPANY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-19
CROP SOLUTION IN MO.
Community Cooperation and By
Helping Each Other.

Columbia, Mo-, April 19.-Organ mixed
effort as the quickest and most eff
cient means of increasing food pro-
duction is the attitude taken by the
Missouri College of Agriculture in
concentrating all its forces on a great
food production campaign. Farmers
must organize SOlidly to carry forward
their part of the national defense pro-
gram, according to the college, and
the school, thru its agricultural extern
sion service, is ready to help every
county in the state form permanent
and active farm organizations.
The following plan of organization
is recommended by A. J. Meyer, secre-
tary of the extension service.
Form local farmers clubs in COM
munities where there are no organi-
cations. Where clubs are already or
ganized or where there are grangers,
Farmers unions or local bureaus all
that is necessary is to expand the
membership.
"All the local organizations in
county should federate into a county
farm bureau with the secretaries of
the different organizations as county
committee.
THE county committee should elect
from it's own number an executive
committee Of three members
with organization effected, here
are three of the things this gronp of
men can accomplish says Mr. Meyer.
Increase production of crops with
out increase in acreage by planting
only tested seed of good varieties; by
the use of the right fertilizers at the
right time and in the right way; by a
united fight on insect pests.
Increase the production of pork
beef, mutton, poultry and dairy prod
ucts by the proper use of forage pas
lures and silage. by balancing of ra-
tions by use of productive breeding
stock bV elimination of star hOa rde rs
from the dairy herd and by prevention
of animal diseases, especially hog
cholera.
Establish complete, efficient sys-
tenn of marketing surplus crops so that
the producer will get the maximum of
profit, the consumer will be best
served. and no food products will be
allowed to goyto waste
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-19
GOOD CROP WEEK, THIS
Rains Have Benefited Wheat in MANY
Parts of State

rms was the most favorable week
OF the season in Kansas In the
southwestern part of the state the
long drought was effectuaIly broken
by rains that totalled from three
quarters or an inch to an inch and a
hal1 and even two inches in some
Favored counties The eastern part
OF the state received enough rain for
It's present needs, but in the north
western counties the rain was light
ana inadequate. The weeks sunshine
was deficient and temperatures aver
aged below normal but the beneficial
effects f}the copiouS rains outweigh
ed the lick of warmth and sunshine
ana no damage resulted from the
freezing weather and frosts reported
over large part of the state
Wheat improved noticeably in all
counties where it's condition is practi-
cally unchanged. In the south-cen-
tral and southwestern counties many
nelds that were considered dead are
now beginning to green up and show
signs of making a fairly good cron.
but in great many i'm portant wheat
producing counties in the north-cen-
trail portion the crop is considered a
practical failure and blowing up prog
resses. In the eastern third of the
state the condition of wheat is more
satisfactory. tho great deal is being
plowed up in the northeastern coun-
ties.
All reports indicate that a large
acreage is being prepared for corn
and that the ground is in excellent
condition for planting, which has be-
gun generally over the eastern half
OF the state, except in the most north
ern counties. In some of the south
eastern counties early planted corn
is coming up.
Oats are looking exceptionally well
over the eastern half of the state and
the rains this week made a marked
improvement in the condition of the
crop. In the western portion oats and
barley are being sown and very few
fields are up yet.
Alfalfa is in fair condition, but a
great deal of clover has been winter
killed, especially in the northeastern
counties. Pastures are about ready
for stock in the eastern half of the
state, but are barely started in the
western half.
= Large growers of potatoes have
generally cut down on their acreage
on account of the scarcity of seed.
but an unusually large number of
small plats have been planted. Prac-
ucally none are up yet. Early gar
dens are promising in the southeast
ern counties and plum and pear trees
are in full bloom.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-19
BASEBALL TODAY.

Western League.
Lincoln at Joplin, cloudy p. m.
Des Moines at st. Joe, cloudy, p. m.
Sioux City az Wichita, cloudy, p. IN.
Omaha at Denver, snow, 3 p. m.
National League.
New York at Brooklyn cloudy 3 80 p. m.
Cincinnati at st. Louis, part cloudy 3 p. Ii.
Chicago at Pittsburg, cloudy. p. IN.
Philadelphia at Boston, two games, cloudy,
10 80 a. M. p. m.
American League.
St Louis at Chicago. cloudy, 3 p. m.
Detroit at Cleveland. clear, p. m.
Washington at New York. cloudy, 3 80 p. m.
Boston at Philadelphia, cloudy, 3 p. m.
-7ssae-s- American Association. -ss
Louisville at Columbus. clear, p. m.
Indianapolis at Toledo, cloudy, p. m.
Milwaukee at St Louis, cloudy, p. m.
Kansas City at Minneapolis, cloudy, p. m.
Stecher Wrestles Tonight.
Kansas City, Mo-, April 19.-Joe
Stecher, title seeking wrestler, will
meet Ivan Linow in Convention hall
here tonight Frank Gotch, the
champion" will referee the bout and
is expected to be the main attraction
for the fans"
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-19
lingo PLEAIN GERMANY
Newspapers Cheer People by Stating
Rest of World in Famine, Too.

The Hagues (Tuesday), April 10
How urgent is the yearning for peace
among the German people and how
great is the increased strain just inn
posed on them in consequence of the
reduction in the bread ration may be
judged from the expectations and the
pictures OF woeful alternatives pub
lished in provincial newspapers on the
inauguration of the curtailment of the
bread supply.
The Courier of Hanover, for exam
pie, represents that quicker but UNI
satisfactory peace would not lead to
petter 1000 supply. The people are
told that Great Britain, France, Italy
and even the United States are reclx-
oning with a world ia p,ipa for tho
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-19
SCOREBOARD FLASHES

Wednesdays hero-John Savage
His opening game at Joplin with Lin
coin brought southwest Missouri
much needed rain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-19
COLONEL MAY ACCEPT
But T. II. Prefers Leading Force in
France to Major General of Guards.

Oyster Bay, n. Y, April 19.-Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt says that in fur
therance of his plan to lead an army
division to France, sit may be that
conditions will become such as 10
make it WISE for him to accept a
commission as major general of the
national guard of New York offered
by Governor Whitman. His prefer
ence, however. he said, would be to
raise a division of United States vol
unteers, similar to the troops he COM
manded in Cuba during tie Spanish
American war.
Automatic Refrigerators at Forbes
Hdw. Co.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-19
MUST USE HEADS
Ball Players Can't Steal Bases
Unless They Keep Awake.
Average Big Lacquer Gets Less
Than 80 PLIERS a Season.
BY JACK VEIOCK.


New York, April 19.-Any major
league ball player who pliers thirty
or more bases in a season is consld-
cred a pretty fair base runner.
1t takes speed to run the bags. but
it also takes a good head, for the
successful base runner as rule
must have the ability to know when
and how to steal. The player who
packs several pounds of solid ivory
between his ears is mark for the
pitchers and catchers when he gets
on the sacks unless he hugs them
pretty close. no matter how much
speed he has.
A glance at the 1915 averages of
the two big leagues reveals there were
IA players in fast company last sea-
son who burglarized thirty bases or
more. Six of these athletes were in
tho National league and eight in the
American.
What Kings Do.
Tyrus Cobb. who is king Of all the
cushion thieves swiped siXty-eight
pellets for the Detroit Tigers and led
the lcaeuc BY twenty-Savcn bases.
Bert ShOtten Of the Browns. with
forty one stolen bases. was second.
In the National league Max Carey
of the Pirates :opped the list with
total OF sixty-three steals to his credit,
and Benny .[5uff oC the Giants was
twenty sucks behind Carey with
IN even forty.
the base-running of the St. Louis
Browns last wear was exceptional.
Fielder Jones's lads piled up 234 stol-
en- bases during the summer. which
was going some. of this total Shot
ten and George Sisler accounted for
seV entv-tve swipes In the old league
the Giants proved to be the best
base-runners with 200 for a total, and
of this number Burns, Kauff and Her
Zog accounted for III bases.
The Average PiIfcr.
The average major league club is
capable of pilfering about 165 bases
a season, so it is easy to see why
any club that accounts for 200 stolen
bases has some class this depart
ment of the grand old pastime.
The pitchers in the major leagues
are constantly being coached in the
art of holding runners on first base,
and the first string catchers have de-
veloped deadly pegs t. the keystone
that cut of many an ambitious run
ner. IT is tough to steal thirty or
more bases in a season. There's no
doubt about that.
Here is the list of American and
National league playe,'s who accom-
pllshed this feat in 1916.
American league-Cobb. IS: Speak
er, IS; r. Collins. 40: Sisler. 81; Shot
ten. Al; Milan, 81; Schalk, 30; ].
Walsh. 30.
National league-Carey, So; I[auff,
40; Herzog, "a; Burns, 81; Meanwhile,
50; Bescher, 80.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-19

Wednesdays hero-John Savage.
His opening game at Joplin with Lin
coin brought southwest Missouri a
much needed rain.
Roaring Bill Rapps is still roaring
in the Western league. He caught in
the opening game at Wichita in which
the Wolves trimmed the Sioux In
dams.
yer in the first game and Harring-
ton and Kelleher figured prominently
in the ninth inning rally that did the
dirty work
Wednesdays was the Giants first
loss and the Dodgers first victory of
the year.
Roger Hornsby hit home run,
fielded sensationally and threw in two
other blows for good measure, but the
Cardinals lost to the Cubs.
Dutch Leonard famed ten of Con-
ME Mack's Athletics but they outhit
the Red Sox and then lost the ball
game.
A youth named Harris played third
base for the Indians long enough to
throw the ball away and let the
Browns win.
Iris Speaker didn't get hit and Ty
Cobb didn't play.
Nine hits enabled the Reds to keep
Christy Mathewson in good spirits by
whipping the Pirates.
The Yankee spotted the Senators to
four runs and then whipped the WISH
tors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-19
Chuck Ward.

Jimmie Callahan, Pirates manag-
er, is building new team with
young recruits and he has assembled
some very promising talent. Chuck
Ward, shortstop, is one of the best
Of them and it looks like Ward is the
boy to take the place of the immor-
tai Hans Wagner, who has probably
seen his last days on the diamond
1t isn't at all likely that Ward will
show all the marvellous skill of the
great veteran he is succeeding but
he is said to be a recruit of excep-
tional brilliance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-19
I@A o. Up to the Minute AS
I~XXSA SPORTINGNEwS6 SgHE
| ZzzggN From Everywhere. 80,
Food for Fans
BY GEO. E. PHAIR.
(Copyright.)

The Leak.
The sun shines bright on the hills of
And If CLEANS on the heather Chinee,
IT is glowing down on the shores or Boz
But it doesn't bring much comfort unto
If is Streaming now on the islands of
And the quaint little meadows of Siam.
1t shines far away from the dripping
And it doesn't seem to please him worth
whoop. cborus
So, weep no more, you rainclouds'
OH weep no more today,
And well sing one song
If you chase yourself along
Aud remain about million miles away.
The price of paper is going up by
leaps, bounds and double flips, and
vet the ticker reels off yard OF tape
announcing the scrap between FRANK
Moran and Tom Cowler-
Red Dolan has learned the why and
wherefor of the nickname bestowed
on Rocky Kansas. He carries rock
in each mitt.
We do not approve of gambling on
ball games. but when person bets on
Al Demaree it is much like betting on
a royal flush 1t is suspected that Al
wears a horseshoe in his m1tt.
The Boston marathon will be a race
of 26 miles. 3S5 yards. This would
equal one mile in Boston if the streets
were Strengthened out.
There are several reasons for a
marathon race, one of which is that
a great many young men have lot of
ra time on their hands.
Warfare at times is postponed on
account of rain. but not for the same
reason as ball games are. In warfare
it is not necessary to issue rain checks.
Rain Checks.
He had to catch train that night and
hike to Baltimore.
They handed him a rain check and his
soul was sad and sore.
The rain check on the tickets brim
scrap of paper was to him,
And it was nothing more.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-19
"IDLEHOUR" NOT IDLE
Most of 500 Acre Vanderbilt Summer
Home Will Be Cultivated.

New York, April 19.-william K
Vanderbilt has ordered that eight
acres of the lawns of his Long Island
estate, Idlehour, be plowed for pota-
toes. To help feed the allies nearly
every foot of the 500 acre estate will
be put under cultivation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-19
WANT A SUNDAY GAME.
Oakland Ball Players Looking for OPP
pOnentS-Have Good Team.

The Oakland baseball team wants
to arrange for a game TO be played
next Sunday afternoon. Oakland has
the material for making a good team
and the fans and supporters are eX-
pecting a very successful season.
Managers desiring to procure games
should write to E. Hose, Ills North
Harrison street. The Oakland team
desires to play Sunday at it's own
park, Sardou and Popular streets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-19

The last stiff practice of the Topeka
Greys for their game with Horton
Sunday will be held this evening at 6
o'clock at City park. Manager Jean
icke announces that he still has a
number Of open dates and that mana
gers desiring games should write him
at 800 Clay street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-19
Make Big Cattle Shipment.

Republic, Kan, April ia $780,
900 shipment of twenty-one cars of
stock was shipped out of Republic in a
single day last week by the farmers
and stock raisers of this community
Each shipper had from one to five
cars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-19

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Wednesdays was the Giants frs
loss and the Dodgers first victory o
the year.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-18
TUESDAY EVENING. DpcEnBHR II. 1917.
THE RUSSO-GE M PEACE

. Negotiations between the German authorities and
the Russian group headed by Lenine are said to be like
~ to result in the conclusion Of a permanent peace be-
tween Germany and Russia. That has been the purpose
since the beginning. Germany has worked for such an
arrangement In order that she might have large bodies
OF men and vast quantities Of material released for uss
on the western front, whore she hopes to break through
The allied lines. .
The collapse of Russia has been Of material assis-
tance to Germany. and it is to be expected that the con-
clusion OF the pending arrangements will work to the
still further advantage OF Germany. But the conditions
which will be established will be far from a settled
peace. Lenine and his associates represent but a small
fraction of the people of Russia! The population is de
Sided into a number Of groups. some Of which are ut
terly antagonistic to the Bosheviki, and quite deter
mined to make no. peace with Germany except on the
basis of a German defeat and the establishment of the
principles of real democracy. Those elements are not
going to be governed by anything that Ienine and his
followers, do. Neither are they going to place any re-
liance in a scrap of paper which the German govern
ment may sign. They know from experience sometning
of the value of German promises, and, while their mill
tary effectiveness may not be great, they will be very tar
from being at peace with Germany.