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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-19
NEW song HIT.
Odd Work Called "Irs Never Too
Late to Be Sorry"

A new song has Just apDeared
which bids fair 10 rival many of the
love tales. IT is called TITS
Never Too Late to Be Sorry" and is
a tribute to women's fidelity
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-19
College president Dad.

b VA - ilisON, Wis. Nov. i9.-Charles
ks,s,.ah h1se. president oil the Uni
..saty OF Wisconsin. died in Mil
Er.a. use hospital today following an
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-19
LOST.
FOUND.

when they attempted such opel
in moderate fashion.
The range OF prices, howeye
narrower than it has been OF "A
it was difficult to find feaj
public interest.
The Parker post., 1918-06-22
JUDGE FRANK BAXTER.

Judge Frank Baxter announces his
for nomination for the
office of Judge Of the superior court
Of Yuma county, subject to the wishes
of the democratic primary to be held
September 10. his announce
ment appearing in another column of
The Post,
Judge Baxter has served as super
ior court judge of this county for the
past two terms and during his incum-
bency he has given general satisfac-
tion to the public. He has made an
anviable reputation as a jurist, and
it is doubtful that there is another
Judge in the state who excels him in
ability and knowledge of law. He
served in the 18th territorial legis-
lature, and was made speaker of that
body. He has served as city attor-
ney of Yuma, and Just previous to
statehood he was assistant county
attorney. He was elected judge of
the superior court in 1911 and re-
elected in 1914,
The Parker post., 1918-06-22
A. B. MING FOR ASSESSOR.

A. B. Ming. present county assessor,
announces in this issue of The Post
his candidacy for reelection. Mr.
Ming is one of the prominent leaders
of the democratic party in Yuma
county, and is probably the best
known county official in this section
of the county. He has filled the Of
flee Of county assessor for the past
two terms, or since statehood. and
few assessors in the state are as COM
petent as Mr., Ming. Regarding his
qualifications for the office, the fol-
lowing excerpt is taken from the
Yuma Sun:
''It is useless to say much concern
ing A. B. Ming in Yuma county,
where he has lived SO long and is so
widely and favorably known as one
of the foremost characters in every
thing that pertains to the material
welfare of Yuma county and the
great southwest, AS county assessor
his chief motive has been to do exact
justice to every taxpayer of the coun-
ty, no matter what their cast Of
standing. Rich and poor all look
alike to this officer, and in the admin
istration of his official duties he ever
courts the welfare of the individual
as we'll as the interests of the county
of which he Is a public servant.
Being man of conservatism and
good Judgment, the average taxpayer
is never afraid to trust him to equit-
ably list his property for taxation,
and the county feels that he never
sacrifices a single interest on the
other hand. His business life has
qualified him to know the value of
all classes of property perhaps better
than any other man in the confines of
the county, where there are stock,
farm, mining and other interests
with which one must be familiar In
order to make proper assessments.
The Parker post., 1918-06-22
NEW YUMA BOUNDARY.

Charles M. Hindman, county engi-
neer, has returned from Phoenix
where he went to meet the state engi-
neer in the matter of survey to be
made of the new boundary line be
tween Maricopa and Yuma counties.
In company with J. S. Barlow, assist
ant state engineer, he visited the To-
cations in and around Wenden and
the two engineers did recognizance
work preliminary to the surveys that
are to be made in accordance with
the order of the supreme court. The
survey will be made by the state en-
gineer. It will be recalled that the
boundary betweeni the awo counties
was a matter of dispute which the
courts were compelled to decide and
the action supported the contentious
OF Yuma cOunty.-Yuma Sun.
The Parker post., 1918-06-22
Fine Samples of Mica.

H. H. Shuck of Parker and Jesse
Tarr of Kingman are the owners of
a mine of white sheet mica Or isip-
glass. situated ahQut thirteen miles
east of Yucca, and this week Mr.
Shuck was showing about town some
samples of the mineral taken from
their mine. 1t was certainly of fine
quality, and he says that they
have ledge Is feet wide which can
be traced on the surface for over
400 feet. The sheets are from
three ia eight or ten inches square,
and are as pure and clear as any of
that material to be found in the
markets. The present market value
Of the larger of these sheets is said
to be about 50 per pound. 1t is their
intention to organize company to
develop the property.
The Parker post., 1918-06-22
ROLLING TANKS-SHIRT-TAIL
SPRINTING.

The heavy wind which prevailed
on Friday of night of last week about
midnight caused much vexation Of
spirit to Bob Martin, the local plum
Der, and for the time shattered his
faith in the old adage that tits an
ill wind that blows nobody good
Martin had just finished four
by 7-foot, corrugated iron water
tanks, of a capacity of 1900 gallons
each, for the Billie Mack Mining
Company,a ,and had them all lined up
on the ground outside of his shop,
ready for delivery to the one who
had ordered them. Then the wind
came and the four unwieldy things
began to roll, headed for the Colorado
river, which meant sure ruination
of the tanks-and damnatiOn to the
builder. Martin quickly awakened
to the danger and calling to his assis-
tance d. A Martinez and NJ. T.
Smith, the three men, in their shirt
tails, ran after the truant tanks.
But there were only three of them
while there were four tanks, conse-
quently the odds were in favor of the
tanks, as was also the wind They
stopped three but the fourth kept on
rolling, gaining momentum with
every yard covered. After blocking
up the three they started for the
fouEth and after hot chase overlook
and blocked it, but no sooner was
this done when the three others roll
I'd over their obstruction and were Off
again for the river. These were
finally caught, and after several re-
verses Of the same order with an
equal proportion of shirt-tail sprint
ing, the four tanks were finally
brought home and securely lashed
together. When this was done the
wind, as though realizing the fulfil
ity of it's efforts, stopped blowing.
1t was too bad the gale was not
blowing in the opposite direction,
tor then Martin could have calmly
stood by in his shirt-tail, while the
wind blew through his whiskers,
md watched the tanks roll until they
reached the mine, thus saving the
trouble of delivery
The Parker post., 1918-06-22
Men Hurt. at Salome.

J. w. Ross and William Southwick
received painful injuries last Sunday
while at work on one of the water
wells of the Parker Cattle company
at Salome. Something had gone
wrong with the pump plunger and
the men were engaged in pulling out
the 400 feet of pump rod, using
chain-blocks They had raised the
rod to a certain height and were in
the act of blocking it up in order to
get new hold, when the chain which
held the rod, broke, and the thing
came down, catching the right hand
OF each of the men between project
Ing fange and the casing Ross
Mcceeded in pulling his hand away,
but Southwick's was held firmly until
the weight could be relieved. Singu-
larly enough no bones were broken in
either of the mems hands but the
flesh of both was badly mashed and
lascerated. The men were brought
to Parker and their wounds dressed
by DR.. Nettle.
The Parker post., 1918-06-22
Wind and Rain.

Almost as much rain fell in Parker
this week as was had during the
entire winter just past Sunday
morning about daylight 1t began to
rain. The precipitation was preced-
ed by considerable wind and when the
celestial skinner finally opened up
the water came down in veritable
sheets, the storm lasting about an
hour. AS the night up to that time
had been very hot and sultry, and
nearly everybody was sleeping out
doors with no covering except the
sky, the downpour was a surprise,
causing every one to beat it for cover,
some clad SO sparcely that even the
naked truth" would have blushed.
On Monday afternoon about six
o'clock, wind-and-sand storm sud
denly arose. 1t came from the north
east and travelled like a hurricane,
picking up and tossing everything
movable that came in it's way, and not
a few houses were relieved of q por-
tion Of their roof sheeting. A shower
of rain Immediately followed and
enough moisture fell to wet the sur
face and settle the dust, the storm
lasting not more than a half hour.
Tuesday about Midnight a shower Of
about q half hours duration fell.
The Parker post., 1918-06-22
CANDIDATE FOR SHERIFF.

Walter ID. Riley has announced
himself as a candidate for the office
Of sheriff, subject to the democratic
primary He is the present county
treasurer, having served the past
four years in that capacity. Pre-
Yious to being elected comfy treasur-
q, Mr.. Riley served as undersheriff
Of this county for eight years, and
has thorough knowledge Of the
work required in that office. He
also served as deputy county assessor
for two years. Mr. Riley Is a native
Of Texas, coming to this county in
1897. His formal announcement for
sheriff appears in this weeks issue
Of The Post.
The Parker post., 1918-06-22
FOURTH LOAN
SIX BILLIONS

A fourth Liberty Bond issue of ap
proximately $4,000, 900, 900, bearing
probably Az per cent interest, Is
foreshadowed by a letter addressed
to the bankers of the country by Sec
retary McAdoo this week.
Subscriptions to the loan will be
invited Immediately after the con-
gressional election next November.
Mr. McAdoo tells the banks that
they are expected to make 1t possible
for the government to facilitate the
financing of the war to the limit
He calls upon them to absorb $6,-
600, 100000 Of certificates of indebt-
edness at 41a per cent interest In
anticipation of the next loan.
A departure from previous policy
will be the offering to the general
public this summer of approximate
ly $2,000,0OO,OO0 of anticipation GER
tificates, to be used by taxpayers in
paying next years fiscal taxes.
The secretary informs the banks
that he is giving them adequate no.
tice in order that they may meet
patriotically the requirements of the
government" In outlining these re-
quirements Mr.. McAdoo said:
"The expenditure of the govern
ment, as nearly as can be estimated.
will require the sale of certificates
of indebtedness up to the first OF
November, 1918, aggregating ap-
proximately $6,OOO,000.QOO This
would involve the issue every two
weeks of about $75O.0OO,0OO of Ger
tificates substantially similar in char
acter to those issued prior to the
Third Liberty Loan, except that they
will have various maturities not ex-
ceeding four months For the
months Of July and August that
programme will be followed as near
ly as possible
''The first issue of the certificates
will be dated June 25 and will ma
ture October rs, with interest at An
per cent, and similar issues, 1t Is
expected, will be made ON Tuesday
Of every other week following June
25. 1t is,however, contemplated that
at a convenient and favorable period
during the summer an offering will
be made to the general public direct
ly and through the banks, of an
amount yet to be determined, per-
haps $4,000, 100000 of certificates of
suitable maturities for use by tax
payers in paying next years taxes.
The Parker post., 1918-06-22

Ask A. B, Ming about any particular
mining property, about any tract Of
land, about any stock ranch or range
in Yuma county and right off the
bat he Is able to tell you all about 1t,
so thorough has been his study Of the
duties of his Office and retentive his
mind with reference to knowledge
obtained first-hand. And it is the
same with merchandise, moneys and
credits, etc., which are assessable.''
The Parker post., 1918-06-22
Letter from Spencer Graves.

Mrs. c.. w. Graves this week receiv-
ed a letter from her son, Spencer,
who is serving as gunner on one of
the conveys accompanying troop
ships to France. Spencer states that
he has made two trips across the
water, and likes the life exceedingly
we'll. BY this time he is probably
making his third trip. His work is
behind a six-inch gun, and whenever
he spots anything that looks Nike q
submarine his duty is to open fire.
His many friends here hope he will
make a bulPs-eye every time he fires
at a German sub.
The Parker post., 1918-06-22
SUFFER- HAS
ASPIRATIONS

PHOENIX, June 19-The roster of
the democratic candidates for nomi-
nation for governor was yesterday
measurably heightened by the tossing
by Senator Sutter Of Cochise, of his
chapeau into the ring. The senator
though not making formal an
nouncement and though he Will not
make one until his return home, yes
terday authorized the statement that
he will be candidate.
Early last spring it was given out
that Senator Sutter would enter the
race but later he decided not to do So
He felt that he could not afford to
abandon his legal practice which
amounts to many times the salary of
the governor But since his attack
upon that feature of the governors
message relating to the Bisbee depor-
tations he had received kilograms and
letters from different parts of the
state urging his candidacy. 1t is in
response to these that he has decided
to become a candidate
Senator Winsor Also Mentioned.
A demand has also been made upon
Senator Winsor of Yuma to enter the
contest and it is believed that his can
didacy will be shortly announced.
The governor himself has taken no
hand in the affair. 1t is commonly
believed that his sympathfes are with
Cenator Couler but he has uttered no
word that has reached the public re-
garding his preference
The WinsOr movement, however,
has the backing of many democrats Of
the governors wing, such as Homer
Wood and Leroy Ladd, who it is said
desire either Winsor or Senator Rob
erts The candidacy Of either it was
also said, was to be conditioned upon
the withdrawal OF Senator Golfer
whose campaign has been more ex-
tensively conducted than that of any
announced yesterday, had firmly and
rather urgently declined to sacrifice
himself
Winsor Not Yet Decided.
On Saturday night it was stated by
democrats believed to be on the in
side that Mr.. Winsor would be can
didate but the senator declared yes
terday that he had reached no such
a decision. He said that he would
enter the contest only by cOnscrip-
tion in any event, and that he would
not allow himself to be conscribed
unless there was a further clarifica-
tion of the situation. That is
interpreted to mean that he will in
no circumstances be candidate un-
less Senator Coulter withdraws.
There was revival yesterday of
the rumor that Governor Hunt would
be forced into the field, notwithstand
ing nearly all who have talked with
the governor have declared that he
could not in any circumstances be
induced to become candidate but
that he stood ready to support any
democrat who might be nominated.
1t Is further said in support of the
new rumQr that the Hunt movement
will be begun by several members of
the legislature on their return to
their homes.
Daily developments in the contest
are expected, each to be little more
sensational than the preceding one.
The only certain thing, though, is
that the struggle is going to be an
exceedingly warm one
The Parker post., 1918-06-22
kDied in Oklahoma.

J Report was received in Parker this
week that B. B. DeMonbrom, who was
agent for the Santa Fe Railroad
company in this place for nearly a
year up to recently, died in Okla
homa on the 8th instant, victim of
that lnsidious malady, tuberculosis.
The deceased succeeded j. c. Hewitt
as agent for this station, and during
his residence here made many friends
who will learn with regret of his
demise.
The Parker post., 1918-06-22
point, the shipping point-the hub
Reservation Will Be Opened.

|
For years Parker has been awaiting
the throwing open of the reservation
TO settlers, but SO far this has not
been done. Now, however, with the
country's need for the production of
foodstuffs, Parker cannot see a much
further delay in the opening to set
tlement of this great back yard of
hers.
1t is wonderfully fertile valley.
1t is claimed that no richer soil exists
than is to be found along the Colo
rado. Well water is obtained from
twenty feet.
Ten thousand acres of this land
have been allotted to the Indians in
ten acre tracts. The rest is a closed
book. Sixty-five hundred acres are
now under irrigation, some of the
allotments being cultivated by the
Indians, while the major portion of
it is being worked by companies and
individuals leasing from the govern
ment on five year leases.
Seven miles south of Parker are
the holdings of the Salt River Valley
Cotton company, and they are going
to run the other cotton producing
sections of the state a close race for
first place in the production of this
highly esteemed product
L. V. w Brown, under whose man
agement these lands are being devel-
oped, lends to the work not only what
his years of practical experience have
taught him, but he is also a close
student, the results of the intelligent
application of those principles being
clearly indicated in the excellent
showing made so far
The company's holdings consist of
1900 acres, 700 acres of which are al
ready under cultivation, while the
balance is being cleared as rapidly as
possible.
1t was not until February of last
year that this company decided to en-
ter the district, and work was com
menced Immediately clearing and
leveling the land. Late as it was be-
fore the land was put in condition to
receive the seed, cotton was planted
on 500 acres. 1t was an experiment,
but under the adverse conditions
better than a quarter bale was
averaged
This year 700 acres have been
planted, and under the most favorable
conditions, The plants at this time
are strong and healthy looking, and
the maximum yield is looked for.
The cotton planted is the long
staple variety.
This is only one example of what
may be expected of this rich valley.
There are others there who are pro-
ducing large and varied crops. No
failures are recorded. Rich soil and
ideal climatic conditions, if worked
in conjunction with experience and
intelligence, render failure almost
impossible,
And Of this rich valley--and the
equally rich nearby mining district
for all this great wealth producing
section of the state, Parker is the
trading center, the distributing
point. the shipping point-the hub.
The Parker post., 1918-06-22
To Los Angeles.

Mrs. j. O'ConnOr and daughter,
Miss Etna O'Connor, departed for
Los Angeles last Thursday where the
latter will attend one of the schools
of the Catholic Sisters during the
summer months
The Parker post., 1918-06-22
High Water.

Mrs. A L. Preston and family
and Mrs. Mae Price and family
started for Wenden by auto Tuesday
afternoon. When they reached
= ABOuse they learned that a heavy rain
&as prevailing in the vicinity of
Wenden and that water was running
high in the washes. Preferring the
fpart of prudence to the possibility of
SSdigh water they turned around and
Same back
The Parker post., 1918-06-22
Returned Home.

j. e. Beck, who has been at the
American Eagle mine across the river
for some time past, returned home
tthis week.
The Parker post., 1918-06-22
Back to his Claims.

NJ. T. Smith, after spending week
In Parker, returned to his mining
claims in the Whipple mountains
Wednesday.
The Parker post., 1918-06-22
NEWS
HAPPENINGS
Home from School.

Jack Ewing, who has been attend
ing school at Los Angeles, is home
on his summer vacation
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-04-30

said the campaign among ucerOes was
bringing good results.
The navy is not only ready TO
fight, but it viii also give every thing
possible to aid i'm other ways" said q
radio message today TO Rear Admiral
Cowio, naval Liberty loan officer.
from the Atlantic elect. The message
follows:
"The situation ON the battle front
in Europe should strike deep into the
minds of the American people tho fact
that this war demands our utmost cr
fort The Liberty loan IS for the pur-
poso Of supplying money iudispcn-
sible to arm, equip and transport the
men who are to confront the battle
field and at sea. 1t is hoped that the
navy will continue to show that it is
not only ready to fient, 0ut that il
will also give everything possible TO
aid in other ways"
On tho receipt of this radio, Sccro
tary Daniels flashed it around the
world as an all-navy message lie
added:
This message rings with the irwin
chile spirit of our embattlcd naval
forces. Let it strengthen this spirit
by an overwhelming subscription to
the third Liberty loan The subacrip-
tion is above $S,o00000. Before May
4 midnight | fear We should raise this
to "A total that will thrill the world
Cuba's enthusiastic Liberty loan
drive, by which it is expected to raise
more than the 1860, 500 subscribed ia
the last Liberty loan campaign has
begun with so much energy and has
been attended by so much encourage
.ment so far that the members of the
Havana general committee are conf
dent the previous total will be eX-
ceedod by a large margin
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-04-30
BIRMINGHAM ATTORNEY
UNDER ARREST
SOLDIERS TESTIFY THEY HEARD
HIM MAKE sEDlTIoUS AND
UNPATRIOTlC REMARKS.

Birmingham, Ala, April D. Vii
liam A. benson, prominent attorney
of the city of Birmingham, was held
under $4,000 bond by United States
Commissioner r. B. Watts TO-DAY, on
a charge OF violation of section three
of the espionage act. His bond was
signed by his brother and the case
will come before the September term
of the grand jury.
benson is charged specifically Of
saying: president Wilson ought to be
hanged, and / would like to see him
hang"
The hearing today was very stormy,
benson conducting his own defense.
His examination OF witnesses was 50
spirited that the lie was passed sew
eral times and order was maintained
with difficulty. benson claimed that
corporations and college fraternities
were behind the prosecution. basiug
his contention on the claim that one
of the prominent Witnesses was a fra
ternity brother of one OF the corpora
ton lawyers against whom benson hal
suits pending.
Seven witnesses, including soldiers,
testified that they had heard him
make seditious and unpatriouc re-
marks
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-04-30
MOONEY URGES MEN
NOT TO STRIKE
WIRES PRESIDENT WILSON AN
APPRECIATION OF HIS EF-
FORTS IN HIS BEHALF.

San Francisco, April 29.-Thomas J
Mooney, whose fight for life following
his death sentence for murder follow
ing the preparedness day parade in
1916 has attracted international atten-
tion, has sent kilograms to labor or
ganizations throughout the country
urging them to drop the movement for
general strikes on May j in protest
of his conviction.
Mooney today made public the text
of the telegrams and also the text OF
a telegram to President Wilson in
forming the latter of his efforts to
avert threatened tie-ups in war in
dustries. Moneys telegram to Pres
ident Wilson follows:
GAS you have taken an interest in
justice being done in my case ] wish
TO assure YOU that no attempt will be
made with my consent TO interfere by
calling strikes on May 1. ! have tele-
graphed the labor organizations re-
ported TO have called protest strikes
for May 1. asking them to call of
such strikes and to continue with the
national work on which they are en-
gagged
81 have read your letter TO Governor
Stevens and shall do nothing and al
low to be done in my behalf which
will weaken the force OF your appeal