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The Parker post., 1917-09-29
LAND CLASSIFIERS WANTED.

The government is in urgent need
II number OF qualified men to as
list in the work of classifying public
.ands in the western states with re-
Gard to their value for grazing and
-'aising forage crops. A large ap-
)ropriation for this work became
.vailable in June, and Secretary Lane
II the interior department, has in
tructed the United States geological
.urvey to expedite this classification
II every possible way. The area to
re classified in the near future Is
more than 20,00O,0O0 acres and ex-
ends into fifteen states.
Appointments to the survey staff
re made on certification by the
ivil service commission. The COM
nission has announced open COM
'etitive examinations for the posi-
ion OF Junior land classitier, at sal
.ries of $1.0S0 to $1,000 a year,
,ssistant land classifier, at salaries
II 81, 500 to $1,800, and classifiers at
ntrance salaries Of $500 to $2,4OO.
Zach appOintee's expenses when or
ield duty will be paid by the survey.
10 formal written examination Is
Prescribed by the commission, and
'andidates are not required 20 as
emble for examination in any par
icular place. They will be required
file with the commission certifi-
'ates as TO their training and exper-
ence, from which ratings will be
made by the commission.
The Parker post., 1917-09-29
STEEL PRICES AGREED UPON.

Uniform steel prices for the Amer
lean government, the public and the
allies which represent reductions
from 40 to 70 per cent in present
market quotations, were approved
by President Wilson Monday.
The prices were determined in an
agreement reached between steel
producers and the war industries
board after conferences lasting more
than a month. They were based on
cost of production, figures furnished
by the federal trade commission,
which made an investigation at the
presidents direction.
The agreement reached stipulates
that there shall be no wage reduc-
tions in the steel industry, and that
producers shall exert themselves to
maintain capacity production. ~
The Parker post., 1917-09-29
REFUSES TO ISSUE WARRANT
FOR CHECK SWINDLER.

1t is easy to pass bogus checks in
Parker and escape paying the penalty
of the law-that is if the said bogus
check does not exceed $40 in amount.
Last week Bernard Film of the Cen
trail Garage cashed a check for c. L.
Smith amounting to $40, the said
Smith being a tourist travelling by
auto. and supposed to hail from
Aguilla. Smith was given SIS in
labor and merchandise and SIS In
cash, giving in return a check on a
Phoenix bank. The check was sent
in for collection and the bank re-
turned 1t with the advice that there
were no funds to the credit Of Smith
to pay same.
After realizing that he was bun
coed, Mr.. Film demanded a warrant
from the local Justice for the appre-
hension of Smith, but the local
justice stated as the amount was
so small he would not issue warrant
for Smith. NJ. Film says he de-
manded the warrant for Smiths
arrest four times, but there was
nothing stirring with thee local ]. p.
in filing complaints against people
who obtain money under false pre-
lenses, especially where the amount
is a mere $40.
Not being able to have the es-
Gaping criminal arresed through
the local court, Mr.. Film will leave
for Bouse tomorrow, where he will
file information before Justice Of
the Peace Despair. Justice In the
local court has been joke Of long
standing, and the present instance Is
only repetition of numerous others.
Business men should exercise
great caution in accommodating
strangers who want to cash checks.
as it Is evident they cannot get the
local authorities to bring the bogus
check swindlers to justice, in the
event that they should be swindled
The Parker post., 1917-09-29
THE PARKER
VALLEY BANK
WILL OPEN FOR BUSINESS WITH
IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS
SUCCESS OF THE NEW BANK
rs ASSURED.

The Parker Valley Bank, with a
paidup capital of $4,000, will open
for business within the next couple
OF weeks, In the new hotel block.
G. A Marsh. who has been working
on the organization of the new bank
for the past few weeks, returned
from Los Angeles last Saturday and
announced that the new institution
was assured. Besides 1900 paid
up capital a surplus amounting to
$4,000 has been paid in by the
stockholders. This latter sum will
be used to defray the running ex-
penses of the bank until such time as
the institution is put on a paying
basis
The articles of Incorporation will
be filed within the next few days,
and as soon as all of the capital
stock will have been paid in, the
state bank comptroller will issue
license.
1t was the intention of the organ
izers of the new bank to name 1T the
Farmers & Merchants Bank, but as,
that name has been adopted by an
other state bank the bank comptroll-
er requested that another. name be
used, and it. was decided to adopt
the name of the Parker Valley Bank
A meeting of the. stockholders OF
the new bank will be called at an
early date, at which time a board of
directors will be named. Newman
Essick, vice-president of. the Califor-
MIA Savings & Commercial Bank OF
Los, Angeles, will be on the board OF
directors, and will act as one Of the
auditors of the bank.
The Parker. Valley Bank will be
among the safest and strongest
banks in the state, as its connection
with the California Savings & Com
mercial Bank assures it's success as
safe and conservative banking In
stitution.
The Parker post., 1917-09-29
A FLEET OF NEARLY 100000
TONNAGE SOON READY.

WASHINGTON, Sept 26.-Within
a little more than a year the United
States will have an ocean-going mer-
chant fleet OF more than 1900 ships.
aggregating 100000 tons, the ship
ping board announced today in
statement giving details of the gov
ernment's ship building program.
This amount compares with a
present tonnage of 100000, OF
which 100000 tons represent Ger
man and Austrian ships under oper-
alton by the United States.
The American ships available for
overseas service number 485, with a
tonnage of 2,871,00O. There are
1T German and Austrian ships with
/ tonnage of 100000.
The emergency fleet corporation
has commandered, in American ship
ards, nearly 400 steel ships Of
more than 2,5O0,000 tons and has
.ontracted for 636 ships with a ton
lage of 3,124,70O.
The feet in prospect" said the
statement, lis already becoming a
reality Several of the commandeer-
I'd ships have been completed and al
'eady taking cargo, others will leave
he ways in increasing numbers with
.ach succeeding month. The ships
or which the shipping board has
.ontracted are under construction
md the first launching is expected
within sixty to ninety days"
In addition to the ships building
md contracted for, the board plans
o construct several million tons, for
which billion dollar appropriation
las just been asked of congress.
The Parker post., 1917-09-29
COMMISSIONER
VISITS PARKER
CHIEF OF INDIAN AFFAIRS IN
SPECTS RESERVATION WITH
VIEW OF OPENING SURPLUS
INDIAN LANDS.

Hon. Cato Sells, commissioner OF
Indian affairs, accompanied by sew
eral other officials in the Indian SER
vice, arrived In Parker last Friday
night, and spent Saturday and Sun
day inspecting the Colorado River
Indian school and reservation lands.
The commissioner was we'll pleased
with the condition of the local
Indian school and with the progress
beeing made by the Indians in devel
oping their allotments.
Commissioner Sells was accompan-
led by Chief Engineer Reid, Assistant
Engineer Olberg, Frank Thackery
and Attorney Reeves. They secured
much additional data relative to the
reclamation and opening Of the sur
definite irrigation policy for this
project has been adopted by the In
dian department.
The plans for the irrigation of the
Parker lands have not been given
out for publication, but it is said
upon reliable authority that the
surplus lands are sure to be opened
and every effort made to make them
produce to their fullest capacity.
Owing to the great demand for
foodstuffs during the period of the
war, Commissioner Sells is desirous
of more extensive cultivation of In
dian lands, and AS the surplus lands
of the Colorado, River Indian reser-
vation are capable Of producing
many thousands . of tons of food
stuffs the commissioner Is of the
opinion they should be made pro-
ductive at the earliest possible date
During their visit here Supe.,in-
tendent Duclos entertained the dis
tinguished visitors, and showed
them what had already been accom-
plished under the limited pumping
facilities of the government plant
Monday Commissioner Sells, En-
gineer Reid, Mr.. Thackery and
Superintendent Duclos motored to
Blythe, making the trip through the
reservation via Ehrenberg. The
Blythe trip Yas made for the purpose
of showing the commissioner the ex-
tent Of the reservations irrigable
lands, and, by comparison with the
Palo Verde valley, demonstrating
the possibilities Of the surplus lands
Of the reservation under similar
conditions.
From Blythe the party went to
Yuma, and from there Commissioner
Sells will probably go direct to
Washington to complete his plans
for the irrigation and opening of the
Colorado River reservation.
The Parker post., 1917-09-29
MAY CALL UP ALL ELIGIBLEs

Provost Marshal General Crowder
has been considering the advisable
ity Of calling up for examination
every man registered under the Sc.
lecttve draft law for the purpose of
determining who might be of mill
tary liability and allowing those
unified for service to go ahead with
their personal affairs without inter-
ruptiOn in business This sugges-
ton has been sent to the governors
Of all the states and TIE approval
has been practically unanimous. 1t
ie probable that 7,000,D00 men may
be called for examination as soon as
practicable.
The Parker post., 1917-09-29
TEXAS GOVERNOR IMpEACHED

Governor Ferguson of Texas was
convicted Saturday on the first arti
Gle of the impeachment proceedings,
according to a dispatch of that date.
The governor for two hours before
the voting pleaded for acQuittal, and
compared himself to Daniel in the
lions den, fighting for his life. The
senate sustained ten charges of i'm
peachment against Governor Fergu-
son.
The Parker post., 1917-09-29

You can get more service out of
the famous Goodyear tires than any
other tire made. The Goodyear
products are sold with an absolute
guarantee. We are the sole agents for
these famous tires for this part of
Yuma county. Mail orders prompt
ly attended to, We carry all sizes
of tires and tubes. Your patronage
respectfully solicited. Parker Motor
Co.-Adv.
The Parker post., 1917-09-29
GOVERNMENTAL IDEAS OF
HONOR.

President Wilson on several occa-
casions, notably in his war message
OF April 2 and in his reply tn the
peace note Of the pope, has called al
tention to the fact that no peacs can
be maintained with the imperial Ger
man government; that no autocratic
government such as it can be trusted
to keep faith; that only free people
can hold their purpose and their
honor steady to a common need, and
prefer the interest of mankind to any
narrow interest of their own.
The president was only restating
difference between two systems of
governmental policy, two different
governmental ideas of national honor
that has long existed. The quota
tions given below show the American
idea of nations honor from the in
ception of this government down 70
the present day and the idea of ma
tional honor held by the German gov
ernment since the days of Frederick
the Great.
The foundation of our national
policy will be laid in the pure and
immutable principles of private NOR
ality. There exists in the course Of
nature an indissoluble union of vir-
tue and happiness, between duty and
advantage, between honest policy
and public felicity. The smiles of
heaven can never be expected on a
government that disregards the eter-
nal rules of order and right, which
heaven itself has ordained. ."-George
Washington, President of the United
States. April, 1889.
I'VE are at the beginning of an
age In which it will be insisted that
the same standards of conduct and of
responsibility for wrong done shall
be observed among nations and their
governments that are observed among
the individual citizens of civilized
states. Woodrow Wilson, President
Of the United States. April, 1917
I'VE are now in a state Of neces-
sity and necessity knows no law.
Our troops have occupied neutral
Luxembourg and perhaps already have
entered Belgium territory. This is
breach of international law. The
wrong we hereby commit we will try
to make good as soon as our military
aims have been attained, He who is
menaced as we are, and is fighting
for his highest possession, can only
consider how he is to hack his way
through. German Chancellor ad-
dressing the Reichstag, August T.
1914.
The German chancellor was SIM
ply following the keynote given by
Frederick the Great, speaking in
1740: "The question of right is an
affair for ministers. Take what you
can; you are never wrong unless you
are obliged to give back"
Contrast the American and the
German standards OF national hon
or. The honor and good faith of
the American government from
Washington's day to Wilson's are
back of the Liberty Loan Bonds.
Well may they be called the safest
investment on earth--the premier
security Of the world.
The Parker post., 1917-09-29

WANTED--600 cotton pickers.
Season opens September Is, lasts I'M
til February. $50 hundred
Pickers can make from $500 to
$500 a day, according to skill
Steady work, no rain, mild season
Good opportunities for right parties
Palo Verde Cotton Growers Associa-
tion H. Nj. Fraser; secy.. Blythe.
Cal. ,..
The Parker post., 1917-09-29

A big stock of Goodyear tires.
tubes and other accessories have just
been received by the Parker Auto
Co. We carry all sizes Of tires and,
tubes, and we are better able to
take care of your wants In this line
than ever before, Parker Motor Co.
----Adv.
The Parker post., 1917-09-29
PRICE Of
COPPER FIXED
AT TWENTY THREE AND A HALF
CENTS BY AGREEMENT BE-
TWEEN GOVERNMENT AND
COPPER PRODUCERS.

Copper prices have been fixed at
% " cents a pound, about three cents
below the prevailing market price,
by agreement between the govern
ment and leading copper producers.
effective for four months.
Sales to the government, the pub
lie and the allies Will be at this
price, f. o. b. New York, and produ-
GERS agreed not to reduce wages now
paid in the industry They also
pledged themselves to maintain
maximum production and to prevent
copper from falling into the hands
of soeculators.
All Plants Must Conform.
Although the price is fixed, under
voluntary agreement between pro-
ducers and the governmnt' war in
dustries board, with the presidents
approval, it was announced officially
that under the executive war power,
the proper departments OF the gov
ernment will be asked to take over
the mines and plants of any produc-
ers who fail to conform to the agree
ment and price"
Recent government purchases Of
copper, for war purposes, have been
made under agreement to pay The
price to be determined by the war
industries board. Early in the war,
when copper sold at SO cents the
government contracted for $4,000
900 pounds for the army and navy
at 16 2-3 cents, but future contracts
will be at the new rate. The price
agreed upon Saturday was set after
extensive investigation of production
cO@sst by the federal trade commits
sion. The commissions report was
understood to have indicated that
copper could be sold proftably at a
much lower price than % " cents,
but in reaching it's decision, the war
industries board, headed by Frank 4.
Scott, took into consideration that
the price should not be pared down
to the point where production would
be discouraged or wages reduced.
The Conditions Imposed.
Three important conditions were
imposed by the board" said the an
nOuncement.
First, that the producers would
not reduce wages now being paid:
second, that the operators would sell
10 the allies and to the public at the
same price paid by the government,
and take the necessary measures.
under the direction of the war indus
tries board, for the distribution Of
copper, to prevent it falling into the
hands Of spectators who would in
crease the price to the public; and
third, that the operators pledge
themselves to exert every eff
fort to keep the production of cop
per at the maximum as long as the
war lasts"
Present High Wages Assured.
Without the wage stipulation, it
was explained, present wages, the
highest ever paid in the copper In
dustry, would be reduced by the new
under-market price.
Within the last year." said the
statement, copper has sold as high
AS SO cents per pound, and the mar
ket price would now be higher than
it is, had 1t not been we'll known for
some weeks, that the government
would fix the price.
"The principal copper producers
throughout the country have evinced
an admirable spirit and for weeks
have promptly supplied every request
Of the government for copper, with
out awaiting decision as to price,
agreeing to accept the price which
r h. ka H.
The Parker post., 1917-09-29
AND
LOCAL BRIEFS
PERSONAL AND LOCAL HAPPEN
INGS OF THE WEEK IN PARKER
AND VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF
PARAGRAPHS.

Mr. and Mrs G. A, Marsh, accom-
panied by the formers sister, Mrs.
Grace Strong, arrived from Los An
>geles Friday evening. They made
the trip by auto.
We handle full line OF Union Oil
prOducts-gasoline, distillate, oils
and greases, both wholesale and re-
tail Mail orders receive prompt
attention. Parker Motor Co.--Adv.
Mrs. j. A. White arrived from San
Diego Saturday night to join her
husband, j. A. White, who has
charge of the work on the new hotel
building for the Adjustment COM
pany
William Eshom, who has large
cattle interests near Yucca, was in
Parker a few days the past week.
While here he purchased sixty head
of calves from the Parker Cattle COM
pany, which he shipped to his ranch
last Tuesday.
Mrs. c. E. Fugatt and children
arrived from Los Angeles last week,
after spending two months visiting
with relatives and friends in. that
city. Mr.. Fugatt has rented the
HOsfelt residence on E street, where
he is now residing.
Our big, modern equipped garage
Is always at your service. Every
thing convenient for motorists Free
air. Come in and make yourself at
home. We are always at your ser
vice-day or night. Parker Motor
Co.-Ady.
B. M. Fuqua transacted business
at Wenden last Saturday. He re-
Aerts considerable activity in the
Wenden section and predicts a pros
porous business season there the
coming fall and winter. Several
mines are operating, and the ore
shipments from that district are in
creasing every week.
Mrs. 4. S, Osborne, Ed Osborne,
Jr., and wife and Miss Clara Osborne
arrived last Saturday from Los An
geles, having made the trip in Miss
Osborne's new Chandler car. Mr..
Osborne and his wife returned to
Los Angeles by train Sunday night.
e. S. Osborne, ST., Is expected to az
rive from the east Saturday, where
he has been on business for the past
three months.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Raney returned
from Los Angeles Wednesday morn
ing. Mrs. Raney reports having had
a delightful time visiting friends and
relatives the past several weeks.
Among other places she visited was
San Francisco, where she went by
auto with party of friends. While
in Los Angeles Mr.. Raney purchased
the material necessary to complete
the new hotel building, besides buy
Ing a complete cold storage plant for
his meat market and fixtures for the
new general merchandise store which
he will open in the hotel block upon
the completion of that building.
The Parker post., 1917-09-29

FOR SALE-$256 in stock OF the
Commercial Bank Of Parker Adjust
ment Company for 500. Address,
John Carson, Parker, Arizona.
The Parker post., 1917-09-29

Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Marsh, accom-
panied by the formers sister, Mrs.
Grace Strong, arrived from Los An
~geles Friday evening. They made
the trip by auto.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-12
Italians Surprise Sleeping Foes
And Remove Threat to Line
After Enemy Had Gained Capo Sic Brdgehead Menacng
Lower Pave Defenders, Stormng Position at
Midnight Captured or Killed Them All

ITALIAN ARMY HEADQUARTERS
IN NORTHERN ITALY, Dec. 10 (de-
layed) A brilliant night adventure
was executed last midnight by tho Sd
battalion Of the 226th Arezzo Brigade
in completely relieving n threatened
Italian position on the Lower Pave
River Most Of the section is rro-
tected by inundation, bat tho Austro-
Hungarians early yesterday succeeded
in occupying a small bridgehead at
Capo Sile, few miles below Dona Pr
ave. The chief danger OF :nis was
that it led TO the Sile Canal running
to Port Granie, with Venice a short
distance beyond.
TIE Arezzo brigade. therefore, was
ordered t. clear out the enemy's
bridgehead 81 O'Clock this morn
ing the Sd Battalion -hrcw out re-
connoissance marty, which on return
ing reported tho Austrian camp asleep
around the bridgehead The enemy
camp was taken completely by surprise
and could make no effective resistance.
The fight in the darkness was short
and terrible. What enemy troops we're
not bayonettc1 and killed were taken
prisoners and the last vestige of the
bridge and bridgehead was destroyed.
The result Of the operation is that the
only point seriously mcnaced on the
Lower Piave has been made solid.
a visit to-day TO the headquarters o
New-York tribune., 1917-12-12
They Hurl Back Violent AS
sault Along the Lower
Piave Delta
Prisoners Are Taken
Heavy Artillery Actions Con-
tinue Along the Asiago
Plateau

LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE battle on the
Piave delta. which opened Sunday with
an Austro- German advance into the de-
tenders positions east Of Capo Siie,
about eight miles from the Adriatic,
has ended in q brilliant victory for the
Italians. the Rome War Office reports
to-day.
The entire positions situated within
thc area inundated by the Italians early
i'm November. when the enemy threat
encd a turning movement from the
south. were recaptured Sunday night
and held yesterday against powerful
enemy efforts to win them back. The
losses Of the Teuton forces were ex-
tremely severe. the statement asserts
many dead being left on the battle
field and scores of prisoners being
taken by the Italians.
The Ausro- German attack, which,
Yesterdays dispatches indicated, was
cf less imnortarce than 1t turned out
20 be. was concentrated against the
Italian bridgehCSd positions at Acen.
7ia and Zuliari. on the left bank OF
Nccchia. the southern channel OF
the Piave. The defending garrison
consisting Of some 200 soldiers, were
forced to surrender after a furious
Eand-to-hand struggle, IN which the
enemy cut them of from the main body
Of Italians.
Organizing a counter-stroke almost
immediately. the Italian commander
wrested back the positions and captured
thirty-fvc prisoners. During the night
and again Yesterday afternoon. strong
fcrcos of Ieuton troops launched new
attacks against the lines after heavy
artillery preparation, but were unable
to gain a foot of ground, Rome reports
On the mountainous front OF the
Upper Piave. meanwhile, the Austrians
won q local success Of some magnitude.
Honved storring troops carried the
I Rressanin bridFehead, in the retire
region, Vienna announces to-day, with
the capture Of ga prisoners and ten
machine guns.
Along the remainder of the front,
particularly on the Asiago Plateau,
heavy artillery actions continued on
both sides. On tho coastal front, a
battery Of the Italian navy blew up a
bridge thrown across the Piave by the
enemy, while heavy traffic Of troops
and transports vas IN progress.
The Rome communlque reveals the
fact that French airmen arc now CO.
operating with the Italian fiers, one
having brought down an enemy ma
chine recently.