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s. Inn,s Merchant Dead.

KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine, Oct.
4.-David u Walker, a retired mer-
chant of St Louis. Mo, died at his
summer home here today at the age
OF rs years. lie had been summer
resident here about IS years.
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of Interest to Women.
DAILY THOIGHT.

II Is one OF the worst effects OF
prosperity TO make a man a vortex
instead Of a fountain; so that instead
OF throwing out, he learns only to
draw in.--Beecher.
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DR.. Cora E. Sncthon, Osteopath
GcrAral Practitioner. both acute and
chronic diseases, Just located, 702
Mayo Bldg Phone 1885: Res Tel.
46l3- ADV.
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The Calendar for Saturday.

Meeting OF Clement y. Evans
chapter U. u, c., with Mrs. Walter
Duckett
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Notice. have moved my office to
room 400 Mayo Bldg. October l..
1918. II. B. Martin.-Adv.
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Robert A. McBirney, funeral direc-
tor. 92l South Main street Resi-
dence phone. 1871; office phone. 466.
ADV
The Parker post., 1918-08-10
MINERS AT GLOBE GET RAISE

At meeting Of joint committee
representing employees of the Old Do
miniOn, Inspiration Consolidated and
Miami Copper companies, held on the
I'd instant at Miami, Federal Labor
Administrator Joseph S. Meyers an
nOunced that a wage increase of 25
cents per day, effective August l, had
been granted employees of copper COM
panies of the lobe-Miami district.
In announcing the advance in
wages, Mr.. Myers stated that the
raise granted copper employees of SO
cents per day which went into effect
July l last was approved and that
a further increase of 25 cents per
day effective August was granted
to every employe working on a per
diem rate.
The Parker post., 1918-08-10
ALLIES HOLD
BATTLE LINE

Stiffened German resistance be-
tween the Vesle and the Aisne has
has slowed up, but not stopped. the
Allied pressure. The last link in
the crumbling German chain on the
Vesle is the town of Braisne, six
miles northwest of Fismes and about
half way between that city and Soils
sons. French troops are In the out
skirts Of Braisne and the town may
fall at any time, though at last ac-
counts German machine guns infest-
ing it were making Allied advance
difficult. Foch, however, Is in no
great hurry to get forward. He "has
the Crown Prince where he wants
him. in the words of one military
critic, and is now bringing up hia
heavy artillery preparatory to start
ing on the last lap of his counter
drive, which is inevitably destined
to throw the Germans back to the
north bank of the Aisne
A new important advance has been
registered by the French in Picardy.
They progressed on a three-mile front
north of Montdidier and pushed clear
to the western embankment of the
Avre, between MoriseI and Breaches.
The Germans yielded this new ground
almost without resistance, just as
they did on the Ancre, near Albert,
recently and north of La Bassee, in
Flanders, a couple of days ago.
Military interest has begun to
switch from the Aisne-Vesle battle
fields to those sectors further north.
The undercurrent of feeling is that
the great Rheims -Soissons battle
will come to a stop as soon as the
Aisne is reached by the Allies. What
is going on south of that river now
is regarded more or less as the "f1n-
ishing touches" to the elimination
of the German Marne wedge
But as soon as that job Is done.
perhaps before that, the big events
will happen somewhere else, all mill
tary critics here feel There is much
ta1k-of q IarSa-ooa1o YHazx.asn retreat
a strategic readjustment" of the
front similar to Hindenburg's 1916
withdrawal east of the Somme.
The Parker post., 1918-08-10
LET THE INVENTOR" TRY IT
FIRST.

BILLY" Spear Of the Phoenix Re-
publican, in commenting upon the re-
cent governmental recommendation
regarding the conservation of white
paper, intimates that 1t would be a
good idea to start at home And he
is ten times right. Every newspaper
in this land will doubtless carry out
the Washington suggestions and cut
the size of their papers to the bone.
But will Washington cut? The gov
ernment printing office and govern
ment publicity bureaus are sending
out printed matter by the trainload
every day in the year that has no
more part in advancing and aiding
the cause of the war than the leaves
that fall from the trees. AS Editor
Spear says, every editors mail is
chOked with a lot of documents and
publications and news letters and
boosts and write-ups and stuff that
never see the light of day except
through the meshes of the waste
basket. The office boy groans as he
lugs this loaded basket down the
stairs. And besides the thousands
Of tons of paper thus wasted, there is
the strain on the mail service and the
waste of good locomotive steam to
haul this litter all over the land.
And also there are the men who are
paid to prepare and print this mass
Of waste material for the junk heap.
Let Washington remove the beam
from it's own eye while it urges the
publisher to wipe the speck from
under his lid.-Bisbee Review.
The Parker post., 1918-08-10
C. w. GRAVES FOR J. P.

c. w. Graves announces his can
didacy in this weeks Post for the
office Of justice of the peace of Par
Ier. Mr.. Graves is too we'll known
here to require any introduction by
his paper. He came to Parker with
his family in 1908, and was the first
station agent of the Santa Fe here.
He served about four years as justice
Of the peace, and about two years
as postmaster. For a time he was
engaged in business at Bouse but
returned here several months ago.
Mr.. Graves has had the experience to
make him an excellent justice of the
peace. He has been appointed by
the board of supervisors to fill the
unexpired term caused by the death
of j. F. Collins, and in all likelihood
he will continue in the offise, as he
will probably be the only candidate
seeking election
The Parker post., 1918-08-10
KIT CARsON'S SELLS INTEREST

One of the most important mining
deals to be put through in this part
Of the country was consummated this
week when Judge c. H. Marks and
James Bryant took over the entire
interests of Col. Kit Carson and wife
in what is generally known as the
Turtle mountain properties of Kit
Carson, according to the Needles
Nugget Of last week Mr.. Bryant
was a part owner in the company
prior to his purchase of the Carson
interests, as was also Judge Marks.
The purchasers would not state the
consideration involved in the trans
fer. Mr.. Bryant is Kansas capital
ist. Other owners interested in the
properties are O. C. Walker of New
Mexico, Judge c. E. Albrook of San
Diego and George w. Rhodes of
Iowa. The plans of the company
are not made known farther than
that active development work will at
once be started on the property under
the supervision of competent en-
gineers.
The Parker post., 1918-08-10
ROBBED POKER PARTY.

Last Sunday at an hour when none
but lover of the game of draw
would have been abroad, six Mexi-
cans Of Cunningham extra gang at
Hancock were studiously engaged in
relieving the other fellow of his half
months salary, two men stepped off
No. 8 and proceeded to hold up the
gamsters in the usual wild west style.
They came out of the darkness with
faces masked and two big guns ready
for action. Of course the players
readily acquiesced in the hands up"
demand and were relieved of $50 in
real money and $37.62 in Santa Fe
checks. After the hold-up the two
men are said to have jumped on the
train tsaa mada thoir gataway
OF course it is about as lawful to
play poker for money as it Is to hold
up fellow, and especially where so
much real money is in sight, and in
the hands of paisanos Hereafter
these men will open their game be-
hind locked doors and with a special
guard in the outer garden.-King-
man Miner.
The Parker post., 1918-08-10
NEW METHOD
IS ADOPTED

No regular sugar certificates will
be issued by the food administrator
TO retail dealers for the month Of Au-
gust, it has been announced by the
federal food administration for Ari-
zona.
This does not mean that Arizona is
facing a sugar famine nor that deal
ers will not be supplied. 1t does
mean, it was explained, that the re-
distribution plan of the sugar divi-
sion of the food administration at
Washington will be placed in effect
Under this plan sugar certificates
accumulated by the retail dealer in
selling to manufacturers and eating
establishments are taken up by the
wholesaler in exchange for new sup
plies of sugar and in the same manner
/ certificates are turned over by the
wholesaler and jobber to the refiner.
In other words there is a constant
stream of certificates flowing toward
he refner and there is a constant
supply of sugar flowing from the re-
finers to the jobbers and wholesalers.
1t is expected that this supply will
meet all the ordinary needs under the
new government ration of two pounds
per person per month. To take care
OF the sugar sold for canning purpos-
cs the federal food administrator will
issue what has been termed a "lieu"
certificate.
These lieu certificates will be issu-
ed from the state headquarters of the
food administration, Flagstaff, on ap-
plicatiOn, and will be based on can
celled homecoming statements for
July turned in by the dealer to the
food administrator and on file in his
office
1t is expected that plans will be an
nounced shortly to take care of the
needs of retail dealers, eating places
and manufacturers of ice cream and
soft drinks. Until such announce
inent is issued from Washington no
certificates can be issued and all
county food administrators have been
advised accordingly
The Parker post., 1918-08-10
ANCIENT BURIAL PLACE.

The finding of remains and all sorts
ezra Estrella mountains, some dis
lance from Phoenix, a few days ago,
created a considerable excitement in
The capital city. An investigation
by the coroner disclosed, or it is be-
lieved so, the fact that the bodies
and skeletons were the remains OF
Indians. The cave contained guns,
bows and arrows, saddles and dishes
with what appeared to be food The
impression was that the food was one
of the old pagan theories of the life
in the happy hunting ground after
death on this sphere and that the
spirit of the departed had to be fur
nished with something substantial
for the journey into the great be-
yond This part of the theory is not
west having usually burned the
bodies of the dead and on the funeral
pyre was placed all his or her belong
ings, including food, and the whole
reduced to ashes. With the Mohaves
and Wallapais those who died a vio-
lent death were buried in some re-
mote place in the mountains, but all
others were incinerated.
Even though the Pimas embraced
the Catholic faith there was nothing
to hinder them from continuing the
superstition that nothing of a dead
person must be touched, as it would
bring disaster. This superstition was
created by the dissemination of small
pOX and other communicable diseases
through distribution of the effects of
the dead prior to the advent of the
Catholic padras, from whom they
learned that all personal effects
should be destroyed when death re-
suited from these diseases. The
same thing is apparent in the tribes
that become infested with vermin
and who burn their Wickeups and
large part of their personal effects
before removing to new home
But the finding of the skeletons
and the large amount of personal
effects in the cave in the Estrellas
has given the Phoenecians subject
for speculation during the hot spell
of the past week.-Kingman Miner.
The Parker post., 1918-08-10
RED-BROWN AND BLACK IN A
MIXUP.

A pretty good story is told in Par
ker on B. B. Brown, who left here
a couple of weeks ago to join his wife
in Los Angeles and there spend the
summer, but on just what degree OF
truth or accuracy the story Is found
ed, The Post Is not at this time pre-
pared to say. At any rate the report
goes that Mr.. Brown Ca blond
ardent" or red-haired, in plain
English, and brown" only in name)
had a mixup with black man-as
black as the ebony of Thebes-a
negro, name unknown--if he had
any
At a point on the road it appears
somewhere between Parker and
Needles, Mr.. Brown, who was travel
ing by auto, met an old ramshackle
Of a wagon, drawn by two impOver-
ished horses and loaded with house
hold effects, belonging to this negro,
Now this coon, though seemingly as
Door as Jobs turkey, was, by virtue
If the Fourteenth Amendment, proud
md naughty and a middle e-of-the-
-oad man, to all intent and purposes.
ision was the result The force of
he impact sprung one Of the wagon
iXles, in the opinion of the owner,
md he vehemently demanded indem-
lity forthwith. Brown could not
ZEE that the decrepit vehicle had
sustained any damage, and refused to
Dut up. The black man insisted
md the red man refused, the contro-
Sersy eventually leading up to
threatening personalities. Finally
The black man, prompted by some
indiscreet retort on the part of the
red man, yanked out an old Colt
.evolver and pointing it at his ad-
yersary, demanded that he disgOrge
1t once.
How much is the damage? ?"
asked Brown, who by this time was
neither red nor brown"
1.-TWO an half, sah;" replied the
coon.
''All right" said Brown, "here's
our money; had you said that was
Ill you wanted, you could have had
the money in the first place"
THANK you, sah;" obsequiously
murmured the coon, pocketing the
ash; ''de Lawd loveth de cheerful
siver, sab; much Obliged to you,
sah.''
Don't mention it," replied Brown,
as he turned on the juice and drove
on.
But the hell of it was" somebody
did mention it'-and that's how
the report got to Parker.
The Parker post., 1918-08-10
UNDERHILL FOR SUPERVISOR,

One Of Yuma county's best known
citizens in the person of T. w. Under
hill has announced himself as q can
didate for the office of supervisor,
subject to the primary election to be
held on September 10. Mr.. Under
hill is seeking the democratic nom
ination, and his announcement sp-
pears in this issue of The Post.
Mr.. Underhill has been a resident
Of the county for many years, and
during territorial days he served as
supervisor of the county, his tenure
in Office at that time proving that
he was an official who always had
the best interests of the county at
heart.
This gentleman owns a fine ranch
in the Yuma valley, and has been
one of the leading spirits in the up
building and development of southern
Yuma county. He Is interested In
mining property located northeast of
Parker, and has always taken a keen
interest in the development of the
northern end of the county.
Mr.. Underhill's friends residing in
this end of the county have great
faith in his ability, and firmly be-
lteve that he will give this part OF
the county a square deal In road
matters, providing he is successful
at the forthcoming primaries.
The Parker post., 1918-08-10
Washout on Santa Fe.

On account of a washOut on the
Santa Fe road, no trains were run
on the east side from Sunday night
until Thursday morning. Three
railroad bridges in Martinez Wash,
about three miles this side of A. &
C. Junction, were carried away or
damaged to the extent that the trains
could not pass, and much of the track
at different points thereabouts was
also damaged. The work of repair
ing the wreck was pushed as rapidly
as possible and on Thursday morning
the first train, No. 18, went through.
The Parker post., 1918-08-10
Justice Appointed.

At a meeting of the board of
supervisors held this week, G. w.
Graves was appointed Justice of the
peace of Parker Precinct to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of John
F. Collins. Mr.. Graves served in
that capacity before in Parker, and
made an excellent precinct magis-
trate, fully demonstrating his capa-
bility for that position. The appoint
ment meets with the general approval
of the people of this locality Mr..
Graves is in Los Angeles at present
but will return soon to enter upon
the discharge of his duties.
The Parker post., 1918-08-10
Ferry and Road Open.

The Colorado River Ferry and Oat-
man-Kingman road was, the past
week, thrown open to the automobile
travelling public, says the Needles
Nugget. William Sweeney had a
force of men at work most of last
week putting the river road in con-
dition and the Walker erKohlhauer
stages to Oatman have been going
that way for several days
The Parker post., 1918-08-10
High Grade Ore.

A good sized streak Of high grade
copper ore has been encountered in
the upraise from the 100-foot level
of the Eagles Nest shaft, on the prop
erty of the Empire Arizona Consoli-
dated Copper company. The upraise
is being driven to connect the lower
working with the old shaft, which
latter working in the past produced
considerable high-grade ore Dur
the interim Of waiting for pumping
machinery the Empire has been de-
veloping this ore-shoot, and ship
ments are being made.
The Parker post., 1918-08-10
HEAVY TAX
ON TOBACCO

WASHINGTON, Aug 2.-Heavy in
creases in the present war tax on to-
bacco, cigars and cigarettes were
agreed to today by the house ways
and means committee as a part Of the
new 8,O0O,OOO,OO0 revenue bill.
The tax imposes three times the eX-
listing rates on some items of the
schedule and is expected to raise
approximately $34O. 100000 in COM
parison with the present $168,O00,-
900 revenue on tobacco.
Members Of the committee today
said all danger of delay is over and
the bill will be in form to report
when the house assemblies August 10.
The committee went back today to
the income surtaX paragraphs and
while there was no definite action
it was evident there had been heavy
increases in surtax rates.
There was also some discussion of
two plans to superimpose a strictly
war profits tax on the excess profits
tax, one of the plans being for COM
plete supplemental tax every dollar
of which would be additional to the
excess profits revenue, and the other
an alternative proposition under
which the treasury would impose
either the excess profits tax or the
war profits tax, but not both of them
The tax to be imposed would be that
which would bring the larger revenue
in each individual case.
Today's action as to war taxes on
tobacco was Independent of the spe-
cial license tax on manufacturers of
tobacco in which double the present
tax was imposed on the basis of the
annual sales.
Chairman Kitchin made this state
ment tonight:
"The committee reached the fol-
lowing tentative decision as to the
tobacco schedule:
New Rates on Cigars.
con cigars weighing not more than
three pounds per thousand tax in
creased from the present 81 per thou
sand to So per thousand; cigars
weighing more than three pounds
per thousand and retailing at not
from So to SIS per thousand; cigars
retailing at more than four cents
and not more than cents each, in
creased from 81 to $40 per thousand;
cigars retailing at more than z cents
each and less than l cents each, in
crease from Sc to SIS per thousand;
between Is and 20 cents each in
crease from So to 500 per thousand;
and those retailing at 20 cents or
more, increase from $40 to $50 per
thousand
Cigarette Tax More than Doubled.
''Cigarettes weighing not more
than three pounds per thousand and
retailing at less than cents each, in
creased from $2O5 to $5 per thou
sand; those of same weight retailing
at S cents or more, increased from
$2.O5 to $8 per thousand; those
weighing more than three pounds
per thousand, increased from $3.50
to $40 per thousand.
Tobacco tax increased from 19~to
80 cents per pound.
"Cigarette papers and tubes tax
doubled.
Experts estimate that the revenue
for the 12month period, from these
tobacco taxes will total $340, 900, 900
against present revenue of $685.
900, 900 from the same sources"
The Parker post., 1918-08-10
Change in Shaft.

the Illinois-Arizona Copper company
has attained depth of $50 feet, and
superintendent Michael expects to
reach water level within the next
thirty days, and possibly sooner
The formation has changed from a
phyry, carrying copper oxides
Moisture is increasing with deptn
and it is believed that water will be
encountered at an early date.
The Parker post., 1918-08-10
Leaves on Vacation.

G. A. Marsh, cashier Of the Parker
Valley Bank, left Monday morning
for Green Valley, in the San Bernar-
dino mountains, for a months va
cation trip among the pines and trout
streams. He was Joined at Victor
vile by his wife and son, Phillip, on
his way to the camping grounds.
During his absence Mr. Childs of the
California Savings & Commercial
Bank of Los Angeles, Is acting cash
ier of the bank.
The Parker post., 1918-08-10
Steel in Parker.

William Steel, who was a conductor
on this division of the Santa Fe about
two years ago and was we'll known in
Parker, passed through town Wednes-
day on his way to Phoenix to visit
his family. Mr.. Steel is now station
ed at Bakersfield, in the employ of
the Southern Pacific.
The Parker post., 1918-08-10
Gone to Ely.

Gone to Ely.
E. L. Gibson, an old-timer of Par
ker who was for long time engineer
at the Billie Mack mine, left Mon
day for San Diego where he will
visit his family, after which he will
go to Ely, Nevada, where he has the
contract for installing an engine.
compressor and other mining ma
chinery on one Of the mines at that
place.
The Parker post., 1918-08-10
On Way to Coast.

D. j. Peter, of Phoenix, president
of the Parker Commercial Company
of this place, and of the Arizona
Grocery Company of Phoenix, stop
ped short time in town this week,
en- route to the coast by auto, accom-
panied by his wife.
The Parker post., 1918-08-10
Fugatt Returns.

c. E. Fugatt, formerly Of Parker
but now of Wenden, paid Parker a
short visit Wednesday, accompanied
by his family. Mr.. Fugatt has leas-
ed some mining property at Cunning
ham Pass which he is working with
very remunerative results He re-
turned home the following day.
The Parker post., 1918-08-10
Baughman in Town.

John Baughman, who has been
to Parker Wednesday to look after
his mining interests in these parts
Mr.. Baughman was over in the
The Parker post., 1918-08-10
Pioneer Meets Death.

H b. Kersting, a pioneer of PhOe-
nix and one of the best known and
most highly respected citizens, was
killed instantly Friday morning of
last week by a fall from the Alturas
hotel, in that city, one of the build
ings owned by him.
The Parker post., 1918-08-10
Expected Home.

Miss Ruth Fuqua, who Is finishing
a business course in Los Angeles
college, is expected home soon to as
sist her father in the Parker Com
mercial store.
The Parker post., 1918-08-10
Cattlemen Here.

H. Russell and W. r. Patterson, Of
the cattle firm of Russell Bros. & Co.,
Of Los Angeles, we're in Parker this
week looking after their interests
here
The Parker post., 1918-08-10
Visits Brother.

Miss Virolla Mackee left for Glen
dora, Cal, for months vacation,
which she expects to spend with her
brother, John, who Is to leave for
France with his fighting togs on.
The Parker post., 1918-08-10

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