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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-07-07

Mrs, Laura M. Orange announces
tho marriage Of her daughter, Marion
blanche to Mr.. Robert William Dick
crson, Monday. June 4. 1917. At
home Thursday, July 70, from $40
to 1870, 1912 Cha FIN street. Friends
invited. No cards.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-07-07
PE' SCIpNL MOTION ON INNCIuNG
The Editor.
j. G.. CARTIER

The Editor,
Dear Sir:--i send You the follow
ing rciati"C to lyuchingS for the first
sixth months of the year | find az.
cordlng 10 the records kept hN Mon.
roe y. Work, head oi the Division of
ttCc"rdS and Research Oi the TuSkc..
%"" Institute. that in this period there
haNc been Ii lynchings. This is all
less than the number, %. for thc first
SIN months OF 1916 and % less thai.
number, "a, for tho first six mortt
of 19'H IL - jHStaT.~ns ...;E,;-h Il. =,
bravery Of officers OF the law and bv
oth"r means. mohS were .hWartcI and
lynchmgs prevented.
Or those lynrhcd, Is were Ncurocs
ana | was white. Four OF those nut
~ death. | white and 3 Negroes were
charged with the crime of rapr Ono
g. those put To death was a negro wo
man. reported 10 have been of unsound
NINA. who in resisting arrest wound
"d IN officer OF the law.
| gather from reading Negro news
papers ANA from other sources, that
HI spite Of thc notable decrease in
the number OF victims uf mob yio-
renee Tor the six months. the horrors
connected with the recent burning n,
the stake near Memphis have incrcoscd
among Negroes the fear or lynchings
and accelerated their migration TO
The North
Yours very truly,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-07-07

Richmond. Va. Junc.---Through the
rot"rcd ministers who ar" affiliated
win the Council oi Defense. efforts
ar" being made to line up tho colcrcd
people OF HE state behind all defense
measures. TIL" following letter has been
S"nt 10 every ColorCd minister in Nir.-
gina:
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-07-07
SPECIAL NOTICE TO RICHMOND
DELEATES TO TIE BAPTIST
JUBILEE.

Let all Richmond Delegates leave
Byrd street Station on the 9:5O train
Monday morning, July Q, 1917 Join
tho TidcWatcr and Petersburg dele
gates in Petersburg. Special coaches
from Petersburg. Round trip from
Richmond, sos.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-07-07

"Say boss. arc these pretty ladies
in this pictuhc with Rcd Crosses
going to look after wounded.
bleeding soldiers like mo? Why can't
have some of my kind?-You don't
?"---Wcll. let me off so ] can
go with Mt. O to Buckroc, July s
times plus 2 plus 4.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-07-07

"Grandma. O Grandma! I don't
see no boy scouts like me. - Stop
asking questions. Sec what you're
about or with this strap I'll make
you Il scout. Full we'll YOU know.
must go where the breeZcs blow,
with Mt. o.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-07-07
President to Take No Vacation.

The announcement was naic n,
the Whit" House that President
Wilson did not expect tn ak
q vacation this G'lmm"r. hu' plan.
ned to remain in washington Whether
congress adjourned or not. The prcSi.
dent may take short trips down the
Potomac River on week k-cnds on the
Maynowcr.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-07-07

America, | wish 7 could sing that
song with all my heart and soul,
But brccZcs from DER East Saint
Louis has filled me full OF cold. Pm
going to try to got rid OF 1t July 1G,
when Mount o goes to Buckroo.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-07-07
Rich Greeks Buy Liberty Bonds

tMuskogc". Ok Tattlcr)
Over $500 is subscrib> 4 bv AIus
kosce county rich Negroes. The fol
lowing are the names Of some OF the
subscribers; Luther Manuel, $4,000:
Mrs c. ". r ia. 5000: Miss Edith
Dlrant, $4,000.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-07-07
REV. GlfL AND YOUNG FOLKS

Roy. G.. G.. Gill will address the
p. Y. p. T.. and other vounn pco.
pies societies at tho Fifth Street
HaptiSt Church Sunday evening at
$3.50. BE sure and hear him.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-07-07

Many delegates and visitors will
leave here next Monday morning to
attend the Baptist Jubilee In Lynch
burg. They will represent all the
phases Of church work.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-07-07
SPECIAL DEPUTIES

Nortolk-F j. Washington. Pu!as-
nj. I. Anderson. Richmond--D \
y. Icnnan' and T.. Brown. DanvilI,
W. i. All n. G. ". Fultz and Joshua
W'pliamS, lIarrisonburg Jos. w.
carter Ports outh--Mosos 4. Brown
and Clarence Nixon.
The Parker post., 1917-06-30
AUTO PLUNGES
INTO COLORADO
WOMAN WHO WAS DRIVING MA
CHINE LEAPS FROM DEATH
IN NICK OF TIME AS CAR WAS
WASHED AWAY.

YUMA, June 27.-Leaping from
the very jaws of death in the swirl
ing waters of the angry Colorado, as
the car she was driving went to
destruction in the twinkling of an
eye, was the tragic experience OF
Mrs. Tom Harp of Winterhaven last
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Harp was driving the family
auto, a new Ford, en- route to the IN
dian school from her home. AS she
was about to pass under the north
end of the S. P. bridge, where
the edge Of the raging Colorado was
already splashing in the roadway she
was warned of her danger by bridge
patrolman. She hesitated and at
tempted to back the machine and
turn around. The brake refused to
operate and the car was dashed back
ward into the flying current, just as
she miraculously jumped. AS it was,
she landed in the edge of the water,
and saw her car plunge beneath the
stream, as it turned over and over.
The experience was enough to turn
ones hair gray in the twinkling of
an eye, but this brave woman told
the story afterward with compos-
ure which was really remarkable.
All efforts to locate the car with
grab hooks and other appliances have
been of no avail The river a few
feet from the road at the time was
very deep, and it is probable the cur
rent took the Ford quite a distance
before 1t even touched bottom 1t
may be in the Gulf of Mexico by this
time-at least parts of 1T.
The Parker post., 1917-06-30
FRANK MURPHY DEAD,

Frank M. Murphy, president of the
Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix
railway, president of the Develop
ment company of America, and
principal owner Of the Castle
Hot Springs resort, died at Pres
colt Saturday night after long ILL
ness. For forty years he had been
identified with the development and
progress Of the southwest. He
was the founder of the Santa
Fe, Prescott and Phoenix rail-
way, and the founder of the Prescott
National bank, the presidency of
which he held from it's organization
in 1898 until 1910. He was at one
time superintendent of the Congress
gold mine. He was also heavily in
terested in Tombstone mining dis
trict In the early days and more
recently in the Silver Belt and Sasco
districts. He was a director Of the
Prescott chamber of commerce, the
builder Of the Yavapai club and one
of it's first presidents. His brother,
the late Oakes Murphy, was governor
of Arizona in the territorial days.
The body was taken to Ontario, Cal,
for burial.
The Parker post., 1917-06-30
YUMA COUNTY KILLING.

Two Mexicans, members of the
section gang at Dome, got into a
quarrel over a woman while bathing
in pool near the Gila river, and as
result both Mexicans are dead.
The name of the dead Mexican was
Manuel Blanco. who was struck over
the head by Daniel Hernandez.
The murderous attack was made
while Blanco was in the water and he
drowned. Constable Frank Weimer
of Dome accompanied by some others,
attempted to arrest the Mexican who
did the killing. The murderer took
to the brush and fired five shots point
blank at the constable. Weimer re-
turned the fire, striking the Mexican
in the head with bullet and seri-
ously wounding him. The Mexican
then turned his own gun on himself
and committed suicide.
The Parker post., 1917-06-30
WILL ENFORCE AUTO LAWS

Laws governing automobiles are
to be strictly enforced hereafter in
Parker. This means that among
other things it is necessary that two
numbers must be displayed on your
car, one in front and the other In
the rear; that two white lights shall
appear in the front and one red light
in the rear, said lights to be turned
on one hour after sunset and kept on
until one hour before sunrise, and
that the speed demons must act like
human beings and respect the laws
governing the speed of autos. There
fore, If your tail light is not ON dur
ing the hours prescribed by law, you
are likely to pay pretty good
price for your negligence; ditto all
other things necessary to comply
with the law.
The Parker post., 1917-06-30
RESUME WORK IN SHAFT.

The Arizona-McG Ginnis Copper
company has resumed work in its
shaft, after temporary cessation of
sinking operations. President B. L.
Vaughn was in Parker last Monday
and announced that the shaft was
to be deepened to the 400-foot level
as fast as possible and that work in
both the tunnel and shaft will be
continued throughout the summer
months. The tunnel, which Is being
driven to cut the immense dixie
opened at the apex of the mountain,
encountered the big orebody last
week when 1t penetrated a rich
strtnger Of malachite ore, running as
high as 80 per cent copper. An
other carload of high-grade copper
ore is being hauled into Parker this
week from this property. The
present depth of the Arizona-McGin-
mis- shaft is 115 feet, and the tunnel
is nearing the 170-foot mark.
The Parker post., 1917-06-30
$114,OOO,OO0 FOR RED CROSS

The nations contributions to the
Red Cross in response to the call for
a 100000 war fund are estima-
ted at 100000 by Henry P
Davidson, chairman of the Red Cross
war council.
This figure assumes" said Mr..
Davidson, that stockholders in
companies which have declared spec
ial dividends amounting to some
$20,000,000 will turn their dividends
over to the Red Cross"
The policy of the Red Cross in ex-
pending this big sum, Mr.. Davidson
said in a statement-th thanking the mil
lions of contributors, will be to "con-
duct our work with the utmost pub
licity, and to take the public as COM
pletely as possible into our conf
dence." Primarily the fund will be
devoted to needs of American soldiers
and sailors and secondarily to relief
work among the allies.
The Parker post., 1917-06-30
INDIAN BOYS SENT TO REFORM
SCHOOL.

By order of Judge Baxter, on re-
commentator of the county attor-
ney, Theodore Ameelyuna and Ches-
ter Nopa, two Indian lads, sixteen
years old, will be taken to the Ari-
zona Industrial school The pro-
cedure is new in this state, and
whether they will be received at the
institution remains to be seen, for
they are wards of the government
The lads were bound over to the
superior court from Parker justice
court, ON the charge of burglary,
which, however, was only part of the
crime they are said to have commit
ted. They broke into the girls DOR
mitory at the Indian school and vio-
lated the persons of two young In
dian girls. When the case came up
in the superior court last Saturday.
Judge Baxter declared the boys ju-
veniles and proceeded to handle the
case as the law provides for white
boys and girls under age.
The Parker post., 1917-06-30

force their demands and were likely
to walk out on Saturday night, with
rumors of further trouble impending
in the Jerome district and the pos
sibility of another strike, with infor-
nation that attempts are being made
to unionize the men in the Ray
Hayden district by means of circulars
distributed through that district and
with nearly one-half of the men out
in the Warren district at Bisbee and
Lowell, the menace of a general
walk-out involving practically all of
the principal copper producing mines
of the state seems imminent. That
the movement presages the organiza-
ton of an entirely new union in
Arizona and a complete withdrawal
from the International Mine, Mill &
Smeltermen's Union, formerly the
Western Federation of Miners, was
the belief expressed by men we'll in
formed in industrial circles.
The Parker post., 1917-06-30
U. s. TROOPS IN FRANCE.
WASHINGTON. June ass,

WASHINGTON, June 2S.---Some-
where in France thousands OF Amer
ica's fighting men are today encamp-
ed ready to take their places in the
trenches beside the seasoned cam
paigners Of the allies.
Regulars and marines fresh from
service on the Mexican border or in
Haiti or San Domingo, were landed
yesterday after a voyage in which
the German submarines were eluded
and all records were broken for
transporting overseas a large mill
tary unit News of the arrival of
the troops sent thrill through
America as 1t was generally unknown
that any large detachment had yet
left these shores.
The Parker post., 1917-06-30
DEPOS|TORS'
CHECKS HERE

Just before going to press The
Post was informed that as pre-
liminary to the organization of the
Commercial Bank Adjustment COM
pany, which is to be organized for
the purpose of liquidating the busi-
ness of the defunct Commercial
Bank, vouchers have arrived in Par
ker for the signature Of the deposit
ors. Each depositor must sign a
voucher transferring his account to
the Adjustment company if the plan
proposed is to be put into effect.
1t has been suggested by a number
of depositors of the defunct bank
that a meeting Of the depositors be
held Saturday night, June so, for
the purpose OF perfecting a tempo
rary organization. At this meeting
no doubt a committee will be ap-
pointed to take charge of the matter
of securing the signatures Of the
depositors 20 these vouchers as quick
ly as possible, as we'll as to look after
the general in* ,"esls of the deposit
ors in the organization of the
proposed adjustmer: company,
The Parker post., 1917-06-30
NON ON
FOR RECRUITS

Governor Campbell, Dwight B.
IL ard, chairman OF the Arizona
Council of Defense and Captain John
c. Greenway, chairman of the COM
mittee on public defense and security
are joining in an appeal to the citi-
zens of the state to join in a cam
paign to recruit the First Arizona
war infantry to war strength. They
are sending out a joint personal ap-
peal to four thousand citizens of the
state asking each to get at least one
credit for the regiment.
The appeal, which is signed by all
three men, is as follows:
eve need your assistance to bring
the First Arizona Infantry to war
strength.
Twelve hundred additional men
are needed between now and August
5th. Unless these are supplied the
1OSIueut ludy UG ulSpGIS0u anu the
state of Arizona be without a repre-
sentative unit in the national army.
"The shortage of time requires i'm
mediate action. Knowing your pub
lie spirit, we appeal to you to obtain
promptly the tentative enrolment of
at least one recruit, using the enclos-
ed form.
do not confine yourself to one if
you can obtain more, and if possible
please arrange to have a local ply
sician volunteer his services to make
preliminary physical examination as
per enclosed sheet.
I'VE feel that Arizonas good name
is at stake and 1t will be an undying
disgrace If Arizona cannot provide at
least one regiment for her country.
eve are writing you this personal
letter asking you to do this specific
work as matter of national service,
knowing that we can rely on your
prompt action
The Parker post., 1917-06-30
B|SBEE MINERS
OUT ON STRIKE
OTHER BIG COPPER DISTRICTS
IN THIS STATE MAY BE TIED
UP IN THE GENERAL MINERS
STRIKE.

BISBEE, June 2S.-Following the
ignoring of demands which they pre-
sented last Tuesday to the three
largest copper mine operators in
the Warren district, representa-
tives of the Metal Mine Workers
Industrial union, at the miners mass
meeting Monday, called on all
miners to walk out
The demands were presented to
representative of the Copper Queen
branch, Phelps, Dodge corpora
ton, Calumet and Arizona Mining
company and the Shattuck Arizona
Copper company, employing about
5000 men. All three operators have
announced that they would close
down the mines before they would
accede to the demands OF the organ
ization.
The demands of the union called
for:
ton; two men to work On machines: {:
two men to work together in all
raises; abolition OF blasting during
working shifts; abolition of all bo-
muses. and contract work; abolition OF
the sliding scale ard substitution Of
a fat minimum wage Of Sc per shift
for underground labor and $3.50 for
top men and no discrimination to be
shown against members of any labor
organization.
The companies, in statements to
their employees, declared they would
not consider the demands of the
union, which they characterized as
an Organization founded OH prin-
-ciples inimical to good government in
times of peace and reasonable in
times of war"
The Metal Mine Workers Indus
trial union is an outgrcwth Of the 10
cal miners union, and has been in
existence here but a few weeks. The
operators claim the officers and the
majority of the members Of the union
are affiliated with the Industrial
Workers Of the World, and declare
the attempt to call the strike is IL
reality part Of plot to cripple the
industries of the state and nation.
The Parker post., 1917-06-30
LANDS BRING
OVER $4,000
NOW GETTING LARGE
INCOME FROM HER PUBLIC
LANDS-NEARLY THREE MIL
LION ACRES SELECTED.

More than $4,000 is the annual
income at present of Arizona from
her public lands which are leased to
private parties. Since the creation
of the selecting and leasing division
of the state land Office, of which di-
vision Ben r. Clark is chief, there
has been selected from Arizona's
broad expanse of mountain and plain
some 2,653,O0 acres.
Previously this land was open do
main and could be used by anyone
without permission or payment, and
was ranged at large by cattle and
sheep. Since the selection of nearly
three million of acres as public land,
however, it is necessary for parties
previously using this land or by
others, to secure q lease from
the state land department There
is no buster department. In the
state house than this one, and
through the business transacted
there, the state derives an in
come Of large proportions and one
that is increasing at the rate OF $2O.-
900 month.
No single lease of state land is
made for more than $40 acres, but
since the organization of the depart
ment about two years ago there have
been 11,091 applications received for
leases of state land, of which 6,164
have been executed to private parties.
Arizona nov collects minimum OF
three cents an acre for leases on t.
100000 acres of school lands and
1,74e,000 acres Of Institutional
lands, total Of 2,S44,O00 acres un-
der lease which brings an annual
revenue of $4,000. Some idea of
the magnitude of the business trans
acted by this dlvi;; on is contained in
the report just made by Mr.. Clark
to William A. MOeur. state land COM
missioner, which shows that new
leases for state lands are being closed
at the rate Of about 1000 each
month.
In addition to the revenue of $92,-
600 annually 10: 2,844,000 acres of
state and institutional lands un,:er
lease, there are other school sections
located in :he fo:ast reserves for
which leases the government collects
and turns over to the state These
amount t. SO eco a year at present.
making a total revenue of $4,000.
During tl.e month of May, just
past, the selection and leasing de-
partment collected in leases and fees
the sum of S10,918. The whole
revenue last month Of the state land
office was about $65,O00. When
the state lands are selected, the leas-
ing department will be called upon
to administer some 10,8O0,O00 acres
and which will bring an annual
revenue several times in excess of the
present one.
The Parker post., 1917-06-30
BIG DEAL MAY MAKE ARIZONA
OIL STATE,

There was closed a few days ago a
transaction by which the Gillispie Oil
interests of Oklahoma have become
substantially interested in the Ari.
zona Del Rio Oil company, operating
in the Chino oil fields north of Pres
colt. In addition to becoming inter
ested in the Del Rio company itself.
these parties have also taken a twen-
ty-year oil and gas lease from 1t on
the north half of section % and the
west half of section "a The Giles
pie interests represent one of the
strongest oil and gas producing com
btnations in Oklahoma, operating
hundreds Of producing wells and
employing nearly 5000 men in the
oil fields. The recognition Of the
Chino oil fields in such a way by
these parties naturally adds a strong
stimulus to the list of important oil
producing states.
The Parker post., 1917-06-30
PETITION SANTA FE.

A petition signed by numerous
Parker residents has been forwarded
to the Santa Fee officials asking the
railroad company to permit persons
to cross the Colorado river bridge on
foot A recent order sent out by the
company prohibits everybody from
crossing the bridge, and considerable
inconvenience has been caused there
by to people living on the California
company will issue permits to res
ponsible parties. The bridge is be-
ing guarded day and night by armed
guards.
The Parker post., 1917-06-30
Several Mines Shut Down.

BISBEE, June 2S.-The second
day of the strike of copper miners,
called by the Metal Mine Workers
Industrial union, a branch Of the
Industrial Workers Of the World.
found one large property closed, two
others working with short crews and
several small independent mines
shut down altogether.
The large operators, the Shattuck
Arizona Copper company. which sus-
pended operations yesterday because
only a few men reported for work:
the Calumet & Arizona and the Cop
per Queen branch of the Phelps.
Dodge corporation, announced their
determination to adhere to the de-
cision to close the mine before treat
ing with the new union.
Representatives of the latter two
companies said that not more than
SO per cent of their men had res
ponded to the strike call and pre-
dicted that many Of these would re-
turn today.
A. D. Kimball, secretary Of the
union, said the strike had the sup
port of 90 per cent of the miners and
that they were confident Of victory.
There has been no disorder and
union leaders said that men who
wanted to work would not be inter
fered with by peaceful pickets"
who had been stationed about the
mines.
Reports from Globe late last
night said that although no formal
announcement had been made by the
union leaders it was stated unofficial
ly at union headquarters that &
strike would be called in the Globe
Miami district today.
Seven thousand men are employed
in the Globe Miami district and 5000
in the Bisbee district. Operation
of the smelter at Douglas has not
been affected by the strike at the
mines.
The Parker post., 1917-06-30
LONGEST MINE TUNNEL.

Construction of the longest mine
tunnel in Arizona, one of the longest
in the world, is now under way at Je-
rome. The Potter Construction Co. of
New York and ST. Louis, has con-
tracted to complete within a year a
12,500-foot tunnel that will tap the
1400-foot level of the United Verde
Extension mine. 1t is understood
that the total cost of the tunnel Is to
be over $1,000,0oo.
The Parker post., 1917-06-30

we might as we'll crawl into a hole
and die
That brave American and mill
lions of others can be assured that
the American punch Is we'll started
toward Its goal,-Salt Lake Mining
Journal.
The Parker post., 1917-06-30
HALF MILLION VOLUNTEERS.

A half million men have volunteer
ed in the American army and navy
during the period Of less than three
months that has elapsed since war
was declared to exist.
The Parker post., 1917-06-30
General Strike Imminent.

BISBEE, June 2S.-With word
from the Clifton -MorenciMe
district Z that the miners had
failed utterly in their attempts to en-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-28
New Orleans Cotton.

New Orleans, Nov. 27.-Aftcr an ad- vance of 1 to , points on the distant months on the opening here today, cotton fell off moderately under pres sure of liquidation from recent buy CTS who wanted their profits. All the end of the first half hour trading months were 9 to 15 points under the close of yesterday.
 the decline was Widened to II to l. points, but the market retained d steady undertoneJ and toward noon sufficient support was offered to bring about recovery, the market standing unchanged to points down compared With the last quotations of yesterday.
 There was more demand in the af- ternoon and less cotton offer ring. In the trading up to i o'clock prices were 3 to 1o points above tne level of yesterdays finals.
 Cotton closed steady at decline of , to 27 points The ranpc