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The Benson signal., 1917-09-22
Miramonte Items
Especial Correspondent)

President Joseph E. Robinson of
the Church of Jesus Christ of Lat
ter Day Saints, of California, ac-
conpanied. by his daughter Kate
and Misses Gobel and Egbert ar
rived in Benson Saturday, from
whence they motored to Miran1onte
and held conference Sunday. A
large crowd, from St. David and
Pomerene, were in attendance, and
listened to the good and timely in
struction that were given. Presi :
dent Robinson left Monday, the
ladies remaining for visits here and
St David during the week.
Heleman Martineau left last
Thursday for Chihuahua, Mexico.
to join his mother, who preceded
him there some three weeks ago.
Mrs. Epper1y has gone to Tue
son to visit with her husband for
awhile.
The Benson signal., 1917-09-22
Improving the Streets

The Benson Lumber Company
put gang of men and teams to
work yesterday grading the streets
adjoining their property; and also
improving the crossing on the
corner of 5th and Huachuca streets
A wooden culvert has been put in
and the ditch filled in, which will
be great Improvement. Mr.. H.
w. Etz also joined in the improve
ment having contributed the use
of his team to help the good cause
along.
The Benson signal., 1917-09-22
Plant Winter Wheat

Arizona is capable of increasing
her winter wheat acreage. Under
the government guarantee of 1920
per bushel at terminal points, Ari-
zona winter wheat planting will
undoubtedly be increased,
The Government desires to raise
the nations wheat crop in 1913 to
one billion bushels. To bring this
about it is estimated that the acre
age to be planted to fall wheat
should reach AZ million acres. The
average yield of winter wheat for
the United States is 1876 bushels,
with yield of 1872 bushels for
spring wheat.
Arizona's quota to bring about
the desired increase is 43, 900 acres,
which is an increase of 10 per cent
over last year. In spite of the fact
that cotton will claim a consider
able acreage of land in the Salt
River Valley which would other
wise be planted to winter wheat,
the desired Is per cent increase for
the state in wheat is expected.
The Benson signal., 1917-09-22

Dear SIR
l published you 1etter concern
ing the State Fair exhibit in the
Benson Signal, and called a meet
ing to discuss sending an exhibit,
The Benson signal., 1917-09-22
0ld-Time Mining Man
Visits Benson
Was Here in the Early Days
When Country Was New

John Y. Shedden, an old timer
mining man, has been spending
two or three weeks in Benson.
Mr.. Shedden has had a varied and
interesting experience as a mining
man, having been one of the pio-
neers of the Leadville district in
Colorado, and having been in
many of the famous camps of the
7O's and early sos, when the west
was wild and woolly. He was in
Tombstone over tlity years ago
and Benson which he says was a
wild west town at that time.
For about thirty years he has
been in Mexico, coming to Arizona
from the State of Sinaloa, where
he has an extensive ranch property
and mining interests, being forced
to leave by the hostile acts of
bandits and revolutionaries.
Since coming to Arizona Mr..
Shedden has spent great part of
the time in the mining country
thirty miles north of Benson,
where he has located number of
valuable claims. He left thisweek
for his mining property.
The Benson signal., 1917-09-22
The Picture Show

Those who failed to attend the
moving picture show at the Benson
Theater Tuesday night missed see
ing an a11-around good play, The
Dollar Mark" Filled full of action
and pep" and thrilling scenes the
hero and heroine were kept con-
stant1y on the jump against the
wiles of the millionaire william.
Tonight another good one will
be shown.
The Benson signal., 1917-09-22

Benson, Ariz., Sept. 20, 1917.
Hon. Doane Merrill,
Phoenix, Arizona.
The Benson signal., 1917-09-22
but no one came.

| but no one came.
Rucker and Patteson thought
that perhaps the first notice was
not in a prominent Enough place
to be generally seen, and that we
had better try it again. So in last
week issue we called another
meeting. The notice was put on
the front page of the paper where
it could not fail to be seen, but to
no effect. Only the Signal repre-
sentative and myself showed up.
Some years ago a man came into
town and got up descriptive book
of Benson, and with it and few
samples of our products that he
took to California from time to
time he kept string of people on
the road all headed for Benson.
AS a result good many people
were located here. Benson re-
ceived more advertising in the few
months that he was here than it
has in all the time since he left.
We still have people living here
that this man brought in.
If Wilcox, Bowie or San Simon
in an agricultural way had what
Benson has near it half of the peo-
pie in the United States would
know about it.
Just think, Our girls Poultry
Club has won the state champion
ship two years in succession. Who
knows it? Not half the people in
Benson, to say nothing about the
people on the outside.
Mr.. White sent some sweet po-
tatoes from St. David to the Fair
and tool the first prize in compe-
tition with the rest of the state;
still there are not dozen people in
Benson who know about it, and no
one on the outside.
We sent half a dozen turnips
to Phoenix that weighed over fifty
pounds. Some California booster
got hold of them and sent them to
Los Angeles, and they were adver-
tised as Southern California pro-
ducts. No one in Benson raised
any objection.
I don't believe, Mr.. Merrill, it
would be any use to try further, as
it seems the business men all have
all they can do, and it would be
useless to display any of our pro-
ducts, as it might bring in some
one that would put under cultiva
ton some of Our waste lands, and
Continued on last page)
The Benson signal., 1917-09-22

Jack Ewell, of Ajo, nephew Of
Mrs. A. w. Bard, of this place,
came over for short farewell visit
the first of the week before leaving
from Tucson with. Pima county s
contingent of selected men for the
training camp at Ft. Riley, Kan
sas. Mrs. Bard and mother, Mrs.
w. T. Jones, of Ft. Davis, Texas,
returned with him to Tucson to
bid him goodbye and godspeed.
The two ladies returned Thursday
morning.
The Benson signal., 1917-09-22
A. M. Tong, who is operating

A. M: Tong, who is operating
the BullWhacker mine near the old
Mowrey, is also operating in the
Rosemont country. Tom Gardner
has secured a contract to do the
hauling from the latter place, which
will amount to about 200 tons per
month, of lead-zinc ores. - Patago-
nian.
The Benson signal., 1917-09-22

Examinations for forest ranger
wi | be held on October 20. The
ranger service has been shot to
pieces by the call for men forest
regiment, so that there are a num-
Der of openings at 81, 100 per year
to men of the right type. The age
limits are 21 to 40 years inclusive.
The Benson signal., 1917-09-22

People like to be thrilled. The
amusement program at the forth
coming State Fair will satisfy the
most exacting.
The Benson signal., 1917-09-22
Custom Smelter Needed

Douglas Dispatch Bar silver
has reached the highest price this
generation has known. 1t is soar
ing four and five points above 81
an ounce, a figure that seems al
most inconceivab1e. Other ores are
at nearly as high prices in compar-
ison. On every side of Douglas
there is ore of various kinds that
could be mined proftab1y were it
so that reduction facilities could
be obtained. The big snelters
here have all they can do to take
care of the ore from the mines of
the companies that own them. The
custom sme1ter at FL Paso is too
far away to give satisfactory ser
aice, and there is no other one
within reach of this section, The
need and the opportunity for a
custom smelter in Dous1as are
plain. 1t would pay from the
start. Why not boost for one until
the hope becomes a realization
If you are going to Dening to
stop over night take your blankets
is the advice of parties that have
just returned from there. 1t is
almost impossible to get a room
there" they say, and food has
climbed up quite little in price
also. Much improvement and con-
struction work is going On in Dem
ing,, and will continue for some
time, especially On the down town
business places. New dwelling are
being constructed and the place,
generally speaking, is as busy as
hive of bees. The government is
taking good care of the boys as
they arrive, both i'll the way OF quar-
tiers and mess. The water supply
| is good and sanitary conditions are
very favorable there for Uncle
Sans boys. About one-third of
the boys have arrived at the canton
me1ll and every train, almost, is
bringing in others. "-Bisbee Re-
view.
The Benson signal., 1917-09-22

METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Services every Sunday. Sunday
school, 1000; preaching services
s p. III. All cordially invited.
JAMES +. FERRIS, Pator
The Benson signal., 1917-09-22

c, E. Shepherd made trip over
to Tucson Monday, returning Wed
nesday.
The Benson signal., 1917-09-22

For SALE-25O feet of 2 IL in.
second hand hose. Fine for irri-
eating. Benson Fire Department.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-28
Omaha's Milk Supply.

Several years ago The Bee joined with the
city health officers in bringing about reform in
methods of supplying milk to the city. What
was then accomplished has since resulted in
establishing Omaha as one of the leading cities
OF the union in this regard. 1t has also been re-
fected in the lessened death rate, this city taking
high rank because OF the low percentage in infant
mortality This would seem to confirm the opin-
ion that Omaha has been and is well served so far
as milk is concerned. This being true, the ques-
ton comes up, why is it necessary at this time
to still further revise the milk ordinance, that
additional expense be put upon those who must
in the end pay for any increase in the service?
If the present milk ordinance is bad, or its en-
forcement is lax, change should be made without
delay. But the city health commissioner should
keep in mind all the time that the cost OF living
is high enough, and that the people are not in
a mood to welcome anything that will have the
effect of advancing prices. If he has been able
to bring Omaha to its high standard under exist
ing laws he might for the time be content to let
we'll enough alone
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-28
NOBILITY.

Alice Carey.
True worth Is in being, not seeming;
In doing each day that goes by
Some little good-not in dreaming
OF great things to do by and by.
For whatever men say in their blindness,
And spite of the fancies Of youth,
There's nothing so kingly as kindness.
And nothing SO royal as truth.
We get back our mete as we measure;
We cannot do wrong and feel right;
Nor can we give pain and gain pleasure.
For justice avenges each slight
The air for the wing of the sparrow,
The bush for the robin and wren.
But always the path that Is narrow
And straight for the children OF men.
We cannot make bargains for blisses,
Nor catch them like fishes In nets,
And sometimes the thing our life misses
Helps more than the thing which It gets.
For good lieth not In pursuing,
Nor gaining of great nor Of small;
But just In the doing-and doing
AS we would be done by, Is all.
Through envy, through malice, through
hating
Against the world early and late,
No lot of our courage abating,
Our part Is to work and to walt.
And slight Is the sting Of his trouble
Whose winnings are less than his worthl
For he who is honest is noble,
Whatever his fortunes or birth
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-28
Patriotism or Bourbonism?

Members Of the legislature have openly OPP
posed any plans for lettering the roads of
Nebraska, or for taking advantage of the federal
governments profered assistance to improve
highways. This same element was active in a
move to prevent the gathering OF accurate figures
as to the crop yield of the farms. The same reac-
tionary element insists that no bill to provide for
a new state house will be passed at this session.
The Bee is 10th to believe that this attitude cor
recty represents the sentiments of the people of
the state. 1t is not extravaganza to properly pro-
vide for the economic transportation of all the
farmer must haul to and from the market; it is
not wasteful to gather returns as to the extent of
the business done by the greatest industry in the
state, nor is it reckless expenditure to suitably and
safely house the state officers and maintain
proper equipment for the transaction of the states
business. Yet the attitude assumed by some OF
the members Of the legislature is that all of these
things must not be done, for one or another OF
insufficient reasons advanced. Is it patriotism
or simple bourbonsm that actuates these obstruc,
tionists?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-28
Trees in Elmwood Park.

Omaha, Feb. 26.-To the Editor of
The Bee: My attention has been
called to an article in the World-Her-
aid criticislng Mr.. Hummel for his
work recently done in Elmwood park.
The average man would certainly
not allow a dead tree to stand in his
front yard, especially if it were loaded
down with dead vines, even If bird
had built its nest in the vines each
succeeding year.
And suppose the overloaded tree
happened to lean over the sidewalk,
would not the public consider it a
menace and insist upon its removal?
The same rule should apply to trees
in our parks. But, of course, 1t is easy
for a certain class of individuals, who
are hypercritical on OCCASION especial
ly when their object is more political
than otherwise, to find fault with those
in charge. Who Of thousands that
daily travel our boulevards or visit
the parks would criticize Mr. Hummel
for his untiring efforts in improving
them as fast as the means at his dis
posal will allow, as evidenced by their
general appearance?
l am sure l voice the public senti-
ment when l say, let the park COM
missioner continue the good work with
our hearty encouragement. Why
should the streets, alleys and back
yards receive so much attention and
allow our beautiful parks to remain
neglected Rotten logs, the habitat of
lizards and many insects that prey
upon the tender foliage and bark of
the adjacent trees, would better be
removed and replaced with bushes.
If vines are required it is very easy
to provide them by planting in more
desirable places in the parks-wild
grape, wistaria, clematis panicutat,
ivy and trumpet vines with here and
there different varieties of climbing
roses.
Admitting that our worthy park COM
missioner, skilled in the art of getting
votes" is trying to hold his job
and who can blame him for his efforts
in that direction-he should be COM
mended for his untiring zeal in keep
ing the parks and boulevards in pre-
sentable condition. There are times
when in his judgment he is obliged
to say no, but in the main he shows
a willingness to generously respond to
a acknowledgement for improvements
in his department. Can you name an
other city official more able or willing
to do likewise?
FRANK r. MARTIN.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-28
Why Eat Potatoes Now9
New York World .

Premier Lloyd George announces that the re-
tail price of potatoes is limited to cents pound
$500 bushe until March 81, and $3.50 bushel
until June 80 In Germany there is possibly two
ffths of a crop, Prices here are rising from 49,
a bushel causing danger that cupidity may market
even seed potatoes and thus prolong the shortage
AT such prices the potato is not good food /;
il is not at any price one of the best Civilized
humanity existed without it for centuries, rising
to its zenith in a potatoless old world. Habit
and convenience in storage have led to overuse.
The potato is three-fourths water and not
quite one-ffth starch which is its chief food sub
stance, an excellent one for outdoor workers in
severe climates. 1t is less valuable for sedentary
workers indoors.
Only one-hve- hundredth part of the potato is
fat 3 per cent nitrogen, 2 per cent sugar. These
more valuable substances are so slight that dur
ing the famine OF lS47 Irish cotters formed the
habit Of cooking potatoes with bone in the mid
dle"-that is, OF undercookng them so that they
might delay digestion and stave off hunger.
The housekeeper can help save seed potatoes
for the next crop and reduce the price for those
who need them by ceasing to buy. There are sub
stitutes, of which rice nearly approaches the po-
tato in values and defects The correct instinct
of rice eaters has mended the latter by the inven
ton of pilaf in which rice is supplemented by
chopped meats or gravies. Why eat potatoes
nowl
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-28
How the Drouth Spreads
Minneapolis Journals

There will be heartburnings in some OF the
half-dry states the action of congress in for
bidding the transportation Of liquors into pro-
hbition territory. Maine, for example, the pio-
neer OF state prohibition will experience serious
dslocation OF its underground system of sending
to neighboring wet territory for inebriating ship
ments. Some of the southern states which have
established strict prohibition for the negroes and
Elastic prohibition for the whites, will now find
federal inhibition in the way of importing mate
-ials for mint juleps.
Congress, in fact, has played an ironical trick
ipon those commonwealth that are only partly
Try. II has thrust bone-dryness upon them that
nay not at first prove altogether palatable--that
S. in case the president approves the action, as it
nay be assumed he will.
In the end, it will be found that there is no
good halfway station between frank wetness and
practical bone-dryness. For FIVE years Tennes-
see tried halfway measures and its large cities
were plagued by unending disturbances legal
wars and inveterate blind-pgging. For two
years Tennessee has been practically bone-dry.
rhe Memphis Commonwealth-Appeal testihes to
many benefits resulting-fewer homicides, fewer
.rrests reduction of red-light district activities,
ess gambling, fewer idlers and greater prosperity
N all lines OF business. 1t adds that after two
years trial. mot corporals guard of thinking
citizens would vote for the old order" But even
Tennessee licenses wholesale liquor houses that
sell their product outside the state
Under the Webb Kenyon law any prohibition
ate may now prevent the importation of liquors,
Il it wants to. Under this rider" on an appro-
)riation bill citizens of any prohibition state
will no longer be able to order liquors from
outside
Verify, the drouth is spreading rapidly
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-28
Prosperity of the Banks
sd. Louis CIobe-pemocrat

The preliminary figures of the comptroller of
the currency for the calendar year 1916 show the
greatest earnings, gross and net, ever made by
national banks since the system was established
during the civil war. During the second six
months of the year the national banks earned at
the rate Of II per cent a year on their capital
and over 10 per cent on their combined capital
and surplus. In commenting on the excellent
showing, Comptroller Williams expresses salts
faction that it is "coincident with a radical re-
duction in the rates of interest charged borrow
ers in all parts of the country In the larger cities
as we'll as in the rural districts" The comp
troller processes to have gratifying admissions
from banks in different localities that the abolition
of excessive interest rates heretofore charged by
many banks is redounding to the benefit not only
of the customers of the banks, but of the banks
themselves, which are now doing larger and
more profitable business than at any time in the
past"
flying situation came because the banks decided
to make bargain rates on interest to stimulate
business The various reports of the condition of
the banks collected by the comptroller since the
war revived business and began to pour gold into
the United States have shown that deposits were
growing to an unprecedented extent The reduc-
ton of reserve requirements also made more
money available for loans than the country had
ever had. This naturally lowered interest rates.
1t was natural operation of the old law of supply
and demand, which is even beyond the control
of Mr.. Williams. The banks have made great
profits on expanding commercial business, but
there is little prospect that, under changed cond-
TONS the banks would keep interest rates low
with the hope that it would vindicate Mr.. Will
liams' theory. Nor will Mr.. Williams find the
banks even negecting to charge extra for the
hazard of some small, short loans practice
over which he became publicly indignant little
while ago.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-28
Farm Loan Bank Officers.

Selection of officers for the federal land bank
at Omaha has been made with due care as to the
geographical distribution Of the board The i'm
portant district to be served is well represented
by men who have been identified with the farm
ing industry in their several states and who are
conversant with the needs of their own localities
in particular and generally with the broader rela-
tons OF agriculture to the nation. This repre-
sentation of the several sections of the district
is in keeping with the spirit Of the law, which is
for the benefit of all. The promise that within
short time the institution will be making loans
to farmers will be welcomed by those who have
applications all ready to file Newly named Off
GERS of the newly formed institution will find
prospective benehciaries ready to apply the acid
test to capacity for service
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-28
AROUND THE CITIES.

Philadelphia policemen are quite handy
with their guns. Since May, 1908, they have
piled up a score of fourteen killings. A
scheme of limited disarmament is urged.
Minneapolis fathers and sons to the num-
Der of 5000 filed into thirty churches and
held a reunion on Lincoln day. In most
places the occasion became patriotic DEM
onstration. The mothers were there and the
sisters, too, and together they stimulated
patriotic fervor with copious "eats."
The city manager plan in operation at
Dayton, o., since the flood shows up big
results. A floating debt of $l26,0o0 has
been reduced to $4,000, the city's sinking
fund raised from 100000 to 100000, the
city's assets lifted from s15.o00,O00 to s17,-
000, 900. More important than the material
gains is reduction in the death rate of 2
per cent and a reduction of SO per cent in
infant mortality. An improbable water de-
partment was made to yield $4,000 profit
last year. In the last three years an annual
saving of $40 per taxpayer was effected by
a new system Of garbage disposal.