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Arizona sentinel., 1917-02-15
YUMA'S RIGHT TO WATER
 WILL BE SAFEGUARDED

The California State Water Commission, consisting or three members was in Yuma short while ago to see TOT themselves what use the of the Colorado river are being put to by our people,
 It will be remembered that some months ago concern mat Blythe made application the California Water Com mission for an annual and perpetual appropriation ot one thousand second feet of be used for irrigation pur- poses on the mesa near Blythe At that time the state com mission sent notices all parties below that point that Ii they had any objections urge against granting this per init that the objections should be filed with the commission at its San Francisco offices Among the obecors were the Imperial Valley Irrigation district and the local Reclamation Service Before coming here the commission reported to have visited Blythe and personally investigated the situation at that point From here the commission went to imperial Valley after having inspected Laguna dam anlon Head ing and viewing unsurpassed valley all the way from Yuma to the Mexican boundary.
 The laco project manager StrenuauSly objected to granting the permit the ground that any further diver sion of the of the Colorado might work great hard ship on the lands embraced in Yuma Project in years like year before last for instance when Imperial Valley took every drop of that flowed by Yuma and then only had half enough to her purposes When storage dams shall have been provided there will be objection to fur ther diversions but until then Manager Lawson will fight for Yuma prior rights to the bitter end and the be safely assumed the part of Imperial Valley The Cali forna commissioners greatly impressed with Yuma tremendous growth during the last ten years and while none of the members ntmaed what they would do yet it is safe say they will think long time before locking horns with Uncle Sam.
Arizona sentinel., 1917-02-15
THE YUMA COMMERCIAL CLUB
 PLACES ITSELF ON RECORD

At it's regular meeting last Friday evening the Yuma County Commercial Club placed itself on record as being in favor of owning it's own home, a suggestion emenating from Directors Gus Molena and Sim Freund, who are of the firm opinion that now is the opportune time for the club to take the bull by the horns and force the mat ter to successful conclusion. Defi- mite steps in this direction will prob ably be taken tomorrow evening, Fri day, when the club holds it's next regu- lar meeting.
 It was my very great pleasure to submit the following letter to the Commercial Club, and it was more than gratifying to have the club ex- press itself by restitution thanking me for the gift, and at the same time extending it's thanks and appreciation for the small part taken by me in con- nection with the enactment of the Yuma Mesa Land Law Appended is also a letter of recent date from Our Carl" which speaks for itself:
Arizona sentinel., 1917-02-15
Yuma, Ariz., Feb. 9th, 1917.

Yuma, Ariz., Feb. 9th, 1917. Hon. J. R. Kerr, President Yuma
 County Commercial Club, Yuma
 Ariz.
 It is just a little less than one year ago that your splendid organization initiated the movement to send rep resentative to Washington, D. C., in an effort to induce the government to begin work on the mesa. Subse- quently your organization was joined by the City Council, Board of Super visors and the Water Users Associa tion, and as result of this joint body I was honored by being desig mated as the accredited representa- tive to go to Washington and see what could be done in the premises.
 The result of my visit is well known to all of you.
 We now have the YUMA MESA LAND LAW. It passed congress by unanimous vote, and was signed by President Woodrow Wilson on Janu ary 25.
 (Continued on Page Two)
Arizona sentinel., 1917-02-15
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES SIZES
 UP CONGRESS

John Temple Graves, probably one of the best posted newspaper writers at Washington, sizes up the coming congress, for the San Antonio Ex- press, in the following manner:
 The organization of the siXty-fifth congress is yet in the air-balanced between the demands and representa- tions between Champ Clark and Jim Mann.
 The matter is not one whit more settled than it was ten days after the national election, the unofficial re- turns are all in The unofficial re- turns are those counted and reported from the election authorities of the precincts and counties and districts
Arizona sentinel., 1917-02-15

and states. They will become off cial for president only when the votes cast by the electors of each state in their state capitals shall be opened and counted by the vice president be- fore the senate and the house in the hall of the house.
 And the unofficial returns as to congress shall become official only when the clerk of the house from the duly certified returns from the dis tricts and states shall make up his list and the members are sworn in be- fore the bar of the house.
 But the unofficial list is practically as complete as the official list. Ev-
 Continued on Page Two)
Arizona sentinel., 1917-02-15

The annual election of a president, board of governors and members of the council of the Water Users Asso- citation will take place the early part of the coming month.
 Unlike last year, when there was an unseemly scramble for the presidency, there doesn't appear a ripple of op- position to President Thacker for an other term. Nor has there been any talk about candidates in opposition to any of the other officials. The af- fairs of the association have been con- ducted in a business-like way all dur ing the present term. The board of governors have been very alert to pro- tect the best interests of the people of the valley, particularly in regard to the construction of the diversion dam at Hanlon Heading. They ob- tained a temporary injunction against Imperial Valley and made that organ ization come to terms perfectly satis- factory to all our people. At their recent meeting they instructed Attor-
Arizona sentinel., 1917-02-15
YUMA WATER USERS ASSN HOLDS ANNUAL ELECTION

ney MollOy to go right ahead and have the temporary injunction made perma- nent, for it is being whispered that Inn perial Valley will again ask the priv ilege of constructing another diversion dam this summer It would, therefore, seem more than appropriate to keep all the present members of the board of governors as we'll as President Thacker right where they are for at least another year.
 Another important reason why they should not be disturbed is the prevail ing opinion that the Yuma Valley Unit will soon be declared open. The pres ent officials of the association have probably given that matter more se- rious thought than any like number of men in the valley and are therefore more capable of coping with conditions that may arise than would be an en- tirely new set of officials. For the good of the association, and for the general good of the project as whole there should be no change in the pres ent set of officials. nor is it expected there will be
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-19
Corn Meal and Water Not Preservative.

There is no corn meal and water pre-.
sentative for vegetables. A report to
this effect recently published, and cred
tied to the United States department of
agriculture, probably originated from
the fact that a mixture of corn meal
and water had been used by a depart.
ment specialist to start the Tactic. acid
ferment in Gull potatoes put up for feed
in the form of silsge. This starter has
been used in the case of vegetables fer
mented for food but it is not the preserv-
ing ferment, the specialists explain; it
only starts. this ferment. 1t is not rec
commended for household use, however.
The same purpose is better served, as
recently announced in connection with
the fermentation process of preserving
vegetables for food, by the addition of a
small amount of vinegar, which keeps
injurious bacteria down while the natur-
al lactic-acid ferment starts.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-19
BIG DONATIONS
FOR RED CROSS
Two Vermonters Offer Conditionally Slo,-
900 Each-Donations Availabl
If Ten Others Give Like
Amounts.

Burlington, June l9.-Chairman Red
field Proctor of the Vermont chapter
announced yesterday that two citizen:
of Vermont have offered to donate $40,
600 each to the Red Cross war fund
provided ten other men or women in
the state will give like amount. Ii
successful in securing these donations
it will mean a neat nest egg OF 100000
Since failure to secure the required mum.
Der of 100000 contributions may mean
the loss of $4,000, every Red Cross
worker will be especially urged to see
all those who to their knowledge would
DE able to make a $4,000 contribution.
At the Red Cross headquarters early
yesterday--the first day of the one-wctk
campaign to raise 100000 in Vermont
as Red Cross war fund-the records
were headed with donation from Hun
tington Center of $93Ss Almost ST.
simultaneously fund of Ss5 was urnsd in
by the telephone girls of Burlington, the
amount being raised at a dance held by
them few days ago. White River
junction reported $500 early in the fore
noon. Reports from all over the state
began to come in late yesterday after
noon of the progress of the work con-
Quoted by the various chapters, the re-
suits not being tabulated as yet.
The workers were enthused and en-
couraged by press reports of the SPLEEN
did response coming in from big corpora
tions, the latest news showing total
of over $ll 100000 subscribed to the
war fund, before the actual campaign
began. 1t is hoped that business con-
Germs in this state also will fall in line
with substantial donations. Vermont's
share amounting to 100000 means
that each day must average more than
$4,000, and to accomplish this the whole
some patriotic burden must be borne
equally, each paying what he or she can
afford. 1t means the broadcast of charity
on a real business basis.
H. w. Slocum, director of the Yer
mont chapter, says: "The enthusiasm
in Vermont and throughout New Eng
land is very encouraging. In the six
New England states, 1913 cities viii con-
duct intensive campaigns. Many of
them expect to over-resch their allot-
ments. Springfield, Mass, was appor-
toned $3.50, 700, but has set out to raise
100000. The latter figure is all that is
asked from the entire state of Vermont,
and the indications of successful cam
psign are very encouraging"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-19
WILL REMOULD
DEFENCE BOARD
President Decides on a Thor
ough Reorganiza-
ton
COUNCIL TO BE
MADE SMALLER
Some of the Advisory Com
mission to Be Weed
ed Out

Washington, June ia complete re.
organization of the advisory board OF
the council of national defense and a
Encouragement of the duties of the coun-
Gil itself are expected within the next
week or ten days. The move, frequent
ly rumored, has been definitely planned
and has the approval of the president,
according to a trustworthy report.
In the shift and redistribution of du-
ties an effort will be made to centralize
authority in board of about seven men,
who will be responsible to the president
and the cabinet directly 1t is expected
that the powers of the seven will be
further centralized later with view
to vesting the actual management of the
war in a board of from three to five
men, as has been done in England and
France.
There is no thought of eliminating the
advisory board, which is generally rec
ognized as having rendered valuable
service.
In the haste which was necessary at
the outset of the war, however, a great
number of committees were created,
some of which have not functioned prop
erly, and others of which are of little
USE In the past few weeks several
strong men have developed who will
probably get more power, while others
who have not shown strength will prob
ably be shelved.
One Of the first detectives of the re
organization will be the correlation of
the work of the American and other
allied purchasing departments with
view to stopping the unnatural boosting
in prices of food and war supplies.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-19
LANSING DEMANDS
COCCHPS EXTRACTION
Government Officials Are Confident That
Italy Will Grant the Re-
quest.

Washington, June l9.--The state de,
partment yesterday sent a cable mes
sage to the Italian government asking
for the arrest of Alfredo Coechi, alleged
murderer of Ruth Cruger, the New York
school girl. The message said that add.
tional evidence had been obtained against
Cocchi and that formal extradition pa
pers would be sent.
The state department assumes that
its request will be granted, though Coo
chi may have a preliminary hearing in
Italy before he is sent back to this
country. Officials of the department re-
fused TO discuss the case, but it is known
that they are confident that the Italian
government will order the extradition of
Cocchi.
Some persons here pointed out that in
view of the governments acquiescence
to Itsly's requests in the case OF Porter
Charlton, who killed his wife at Lake
Como and was returned to Italy after
escaping to America, the Italian govern
ment could not consistently refuse to
aid the American authorities in melting
out justice in American courts to Coo
chi
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-19
Foolish Talk from Physician.

An address before the American Medi-
cal association in which sympathy for the
weak or disabled was condemned is OF
the kind that the majority of the pro.
fession would certainly not defend. Med.
icsl men speak with a certain authority
and when they say things that are plain
ly opposed to the conclusions OF the sim.
lest process of the lay mind they do a
grave injury to their brethren. In the
address referred to the speaker is quot
ed to this effect:
"Our system of emotional education is
wrong. The boys of America are being
taught to be kind and gentle and to love
cripples, so when the boy develops in
adolescence he has not the strong sub
conscious hate that the Greeks had for
the deformed and the diseased. His
viewpoint is changed so that he is likely
to fall in love with degenerate. But
if he had been brought up in a virile
manner he would fall in love with
good, strong girl"
There can be no possible defense for
such an undiscriminsting treatment Of
all deformity and of complete lack Of
intelligence or imbeeility as though they
had necessary relation. There are chill
dren that never give evidence of the pos
session Of any intellect. They are in
some cases a menace to the whole com
munity, and at best their presence in the
home is a terrible ordeal, without any
apparent good result to any one. The
time NAV come when all such will be
entirely isolated.
But what kind Of world would this
BE- il children were not taught TO be
kind and gentle and to love cTipplesf"
Does the scOrnful doctor suggest that
the young men about to 90 forth to fight
for their country. when some Of them re-
turn minus an arm or a Leg. be treated
az objects Of strong suh-consci0us hate"
By the children Of the nztion-in some
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-19
BRITISH DEMAND
AIR REPRISALS
Mass Meeting in London
Shows Change of
Sentiment
FOR RETURN
RAIDS ON ENEMY
See No Other Way to Stop
the Killing of Non
Combatants

London, June l9.--Public demand TO,
reprisals against Germany for her aeria
murder raids yesterday reached such {
point that it was believed the govern
ment would be forced to take cognizance
A tremendous popular sentiment for i
Franco British raid ON some such German
city as Berlin or Frankfort to avenge
the murders of British women and chill.
dren by German aeroplanes and Zeppe
lin piracy of the past week has devel.
oped.
A mass meeting Sunday in the Lon.
don opera house demanding such repri.
sails was attended by thousands. A Brit
ish airman declared, with England's SUI
premacy in the air on the western front
such raids over open German towns
could easily be accomplished.
1t represented the almost complete
psychological change in the temperament
of the British people which has followed
the latest German raids. While hereto
fore there has been sincere desire not
to commit barbaric acts simply because
Germany INDUCED in them, now there
is rapidly growing sentiment among
the people for reprisals that will force
Germany to desist in her campaign
against women and children.
Billing was one of four members of
Parliament at the meeting who demand
ed revenge on the Huns. Commander
Billing said that with the help of
France, Great Britain could send large
fleets of air craft over Germany and
lombard fifty cities every day for
week. He added that they could not
only bomb them but could destroy them
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-19
Juice of Lemons!
How to Make Skin
White and Beautiful

At the cost of small jar OF ordinary
cold cream one can prepare full quar-
ter pint of the most wonderful lemon
skin softencr and complexion beautifier
by squeezing the juice of two fresh lem
ons into a bottle containing three ounces
of orchard white Care should be taken
to strain the juice through fine cloth so
no lemon pulp gets in, then this lotion
viii keep fresh for months. Every won.
an knows that lemon juice is used to
bleach and remove such blemishes as
sallowness, freckles and tan and is the
ideal skin softener, smoothener and
beautifer.
just try it! Get three ounces of or
chard white at any pharmacy and two
lemons from the grocer and make up a
quarter pint of this sweetly fragrant
lemon lotion and massage it daily into
the face, neck, arms and hands. 1t nat
urslly should help TO soften, freshen,
bleach and bring out the roses and beau
ty OF any skin. 1t is wonderful to
smoother rough, red hands.-Ady.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-19
APPLES, ORANGES,
FIGS AND PRUNES
Are The -Four Fruits Used in
Making "Fruit-a-tlveS

"FRUIT.A-TIvES" is the only
medicine in the world that is made
from the juices of fresh ripe fruits.
Thus, it is manifestly unfair to say, II
won't take Fruit-a-tives because have
tried other remedies and they did me
no good". On the other hand, the fact
that "Fruit-a.tives" is entirely different
from any either preparation {" the wo,id.
is just why you should give it a fair trial,
in any trouble of the Stomach, Liver,
Bowels, Kidneys or Skin. "Fruit-a.
tives", is composed offhe aetsOe principle
ef/raif and the greatest ne,ve tonic esSr
discovered. SOC. a box, 6 for $3.50, trial
size, 25c. At all dealers or sent by Fruit.
s-tives Limited, Ogdensburg, NY.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-19

any opportunity to master the wonders
of the printed page.
ut is exceedingly unfortunate that
many of the educational leaders of the
colored race do not sufficiently appreci-
ate the significance of the remarkable
progress of the negro race in agriculture.
1t is not surprising, however, that the
unfavorable conditions under which
many of the negroes are working in
rural districts should delude the super
fetal observer into the belief that some
urban occupation is to be preferred"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-19
Pershing's Ancestors Were Good Alas
tians.

General Pershing win not be in an en-.
tirely strange country when he sets to
work to drive the Germans out OF Al
SAGE, for les years ago his forefather,
Frederick Pershing, was good Alsatian.
There is a road entering the village of
Beaumsn still called Pershing road.
Frederick Pershing and his brother,
John, landed at Baltimore on Oct. 2,
1850 Family records show these two
brothers lived on a farm where Green's
burg now stands.
John Pershing was one of the ninety
four patriots who took the oath of
fidelity and allegiance" to form a regi-
ment which was the nucleus of Col Proc
tors Westmoreland provincials, and car
ried the standard of the rattlesnake.
General Pershing is the fifth in line.
His father and grandfather were born
in Maryland. In 1855 the generals ia
Their went west and settled in Lsclede,
Mo-, where the general was born.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-19
1776! 1872! 1861!

! There is an editorial in the July Won
ans Home Companion which says:
1T would be good thing to read soms
of Washington's letters on July 4th, ant
see the way his great heart was made
to bleed by the utter failure of support
! either from the army or from the people
| for which he fought.
"To be sure, $4,000 men enlisted for
service in the American Revolution at
one time or another, to fight an English
| force that was never more than one third
as large.
''But they fought for a few weeks, and
became tired and went home. They were
i'll clothed, id fed, ill supplied with am
munition.
"And of that $4,000 Washington was
10000 for effective service at one time !;
and the capture of Trenton was made
with only 1000.
thine after time he prepared for OPP
erations which might have won decisive
victories and shortened the war. And he
could not carry them out, because the
people who ought to have stood behind
him did not prepare for a hard-fought,
long continued war and could not give
him support.
Few chapters in all history are more
depressing than the story of the war of
1912. Not one single important battle
was won by the American forces on land.
"At Bladensburg the American militia,
behind breastworks, fled at the first vol
ley from a little force OF British regulars,
not one-third their number. And the
British marched across the bridge and
burned the capitol.
owe are coming, Father Abraham
sang the men of 1851; but Lincoln, wait
ing day after day in Washington, cried
out in agony Of heart, My God, will they
never Gomez
"And when they did come, it was to
march to ignominous defeat at Bull Run.
"They were unframed boys, who had
enlisted for 90 days. The war was to be
quickly over; no one thought it would
be a long war. And because no one
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-19

cases by their own children? The mere
statement Of such a possibility disposes
of it.
The ideal OF the ancients was a sound
mind in sound body. 1t is the ideal of
our own day. And we are doing things
the Greeks never dreamed to secure those
ends, not for favored few, but for the
great masses of men. The same spirit
of altruistic service that builds hospitals
for the sick, asylums for orphans and
philanthropic institutions for the unfor-
tunate of all kinds, also equips gymns-
Sums and Fairgrounds, organizes boy
scouts and girl scouts.
Ii the world ever accepts any such
doctrine as this physician teaches and
carries it to a logical conclusion it will
have no further use for the doctors them
selves.-New York Evening Sun.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-19
The Making of a Famous Medicine.

Few people realize that over $4,000
pounds of various herbs are used an
nually in making Lydia Z. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, and these herbs all
have to be gathered at the season OF
the year when their medicinal properties
are at their, best.
The wstchword in preparing these
herbs is cleanliness. the process Of per
collation. is perfect. All utensils and
tanks are steriliEed and the medicine
Is pssteurized. clarified and filtered be-
fore IL is bottled for he consumer.
II is this wonderful combination of
herbs. together with the skill and care
used in the preparation, which has made
this famous medicine - successful N
the treatment Of female ills.-Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-19

pears and shortly you will find the corn
or callous so shriveled and loose that
you can lift it off with the fingers.
just think! You get. rid of hard
corn, soft corn or corn between the
toes, as well as hardened calIouses with
out suffering one particle. You feel no
pain or irritation while applying freezone
or afterwards. 1t is magic! ADV.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-19
PERSHING BUSY AT WORK.
At His Desk in Army Headquarters in
Paris.

Paris, June 19.-Msjor-General PERISH
ing put in an uninterrupted day of work
at his desk in the American army head
quarters in the Rue Constsntin yester-
day.
Ii was the first day since his arrival
that he has not had numerous formal
and social calls to make.