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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-11-30
Clerk Relief Asked.

The coming legislature will be asked
To authorize cOrnty commissioners 10
pay larger salaries to deputies. clerks
and stenographer, in the office OF IN,
county clerk, which Is now eigh,
months behind in the work Of record
ing Eigh, men 7nd women. including
Tom Bodine. are employed in the Of.
iice The present law does not allow
'ufticien, salary " keep enough help
and unle" some relief Is found Il ma,
be a year or more before person, car
get any kind Of an instrument recorded
The American Red Gross Is The
greatest employer OF labor In the world
II ha, 100000 volunteer women work.
ers in ore department.
The Parker post., 1918-07-20
:, MORE ECONOMY.

Necessity for more strict economy
in the use of news print paper is en-
phasized by the War Industries Board
in letter. addressed to: all news
papers who are asked to put iuto
effect a number of new regulations
to conserve the use Of paper. On
and after July IS unsold copies may
mot be- returned; sample of free pro-
motion copies are. pot to be distri
buted; advertisers are to be permit
ted but sone copy the practice of
forcing copies upon news dealers as
the condition of their holding a GER
tain territory is to be discontinued; !;
copies are not to be bought back from
dealers or agent at either the whole
sale or retail selling price, and all
Free exchanges are to be discontinued
The Parker post., 1918-07-20
RELIEF AT HAND.

There seems to be justification for
an increase in the selling price of
copper to 26 cents a pound. 1t has
been shown that 23h cents per
pound is inadequate, owing to the in
creased cost of labor, supplies and
machinery.
Representative copper men were
invited to formal meeting In Wash
ington to discuss with government
representatives the question of cop
per costs. The copper people insist
ed that 26 cents pound should be
the price and it was granted.
In addition to the increased cost
of production, the smelling interests
were considered. 1t is their claim
that the margin allowed them by
producers is insufficient because of
rising costs.
Western states whose prosperity
depends largely on continued devel-
opment of the copper industry are
deeply interested in this increased
price which will mean increased and
continued production.
The Parker post., 1918-07-20
TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED,

The following message has been
received at the British and Canadian
recruiting mission:
An important order affecting all
British and Canadian citizens in the
United States has been telegraphed
oy General Crowder, provost mar
shall general at Washington, to all
local boards. The boards are inform
ed of provisions of convention be-
tween Great Britain and the United
States, under which all Britons and
Canadians in the United States.
whether declarants or otherwise, are
given an opportunity to enlist in the
British army before being drafted
into the United States army. The
local boards are instructed to suspend
the induction of British or Canadian
subjects into the United States army
until further notice 1t is expected
that a large number will respond to
special appeal now being made to
join their own army as volunteers
cease
The Parker post., 1918-07-20
A Pulpiteer Tends Bar.

Henry Strohm went to Los Angeles
this week for short stay, and during
his absence his drinking emporium
will be in charge of Elder Theodore
A, Woodruff, as chief ramrod. The
sight of a reverend gentleman tend
ing bar is something that does not
belong to past ages, but has evolved
from recent prohibitive. Legislation
Nowadays preacher may go behind
the bar and ''set up" the drinks and
wash glasses with absolute pro-
priety. without lowering his rever-
entail dignity, and with no danger
ofthe accusation of being -hypocrite
or an associate of Publicans and
fallen. people. Verify, time hath
wrought wonderful changes, and in
view of this the time when the "lion
and the lamb will fraternize seems
not far distant.
The Parker post., 1918-07-20
THE CARE Of
THE WOUNDED

T To care for American wounded
sent from the French sectors to
French military hospitals, the Amer
Aican Red Cross has assigned one of
it's Red Cross nurses, and a French
5and English speaking Red Cross aid
to every French hospital caring for
our men, according to a report just
received from Paris. Before these
nurses were assigned some of our men
who had been fighting in French
regiments arrived at institutions
where no one could speak English.
A few Of these soldiers not recogniz-
ing the language, thought they had
been captured and were in the hands
OF the Germans Doctors and nurses
could not understand the patients
who therefore had difficulty describ-
ing their symptoms and making clear
their needs. Where immediate oper-
alton was necessary it often was i'm
possible to prepare them.
Now every American on reaching
a French hospital is to be received
by an American Red Cross nurse who
attends to his reception and care. If
the nurse cannot speak French, her
aid interprets for the French hospital
staff. The aid also attends to cor
respondence for our wounded. The
nurse and aid visit every American
patient frequently,to give treatments,
cheer him up, attend to his CORES
pondence or to explain his needs to
the French attendants. This plan
has worked so we'll that the Service
de Sante, the medical department of
the French government has request
ed the Red Cross to have ready such
teams to place in every hospital re-
ceiving American men.
The Parker post., 1918-07-20
MAY FAVOR DRY LEGISLATION.

WASHINGTON, July 14.-Na-
tional prohibition legislation was
postponed today by congress until
August 26. Prohibition advocates,
however. secured a pledge that the
bill shall have the right of way when
the summer recesses are ended. In
the senate both sides expressed salts
faction over the arrangement.
The prohibitionists are confident
that they can keep in the bill some
kind Of drastic wartime prohibition.
Their opponents are hopeful that
some time in the coming weeks there
may be developments that will mod
ify or defeat the legislation.
Some senators said today that they
had heard that the president may
take hand in the fight. Reports
say that he favored a plan to give
authority to determine when prohi-
b1tion is desirable and opposed any
measure reducing the internal rev.
enue.
The Parker post., 1918-07-20
FOR COUNTY ATTORNEY.


The political card of Clement H.
Colman, announcing himself as a
candidate for the Office of county at
torney of Yuma county. subject to
the decision of the democratic cleo
tors at the coming primary election,
appears under the proper heading in
this issue of The Post Mr. Colman
is we'll known to all the voters of
Yuma: county, having served, one
term, which expired couple of
years ago, as county attorney of this
county. He proved himself COM
petent official and his record as such
is beyond criticism. He is a man of
pleasing personality and will un-
dOubtedly make a strong run.
The Parker post., 1918-07-20
LABOR To Be
STABILIZED

Beginning August 1 Independent
commentator recruiting by war in
dustries employing more than 100
workers will cease, and all such labor
will be recruited by the u S. Employ
ment Service. Meanwhile the work
of standardizing wages for all skilled
and unskilled labor engaged In war
work is being completed by the War
Labor Policies Board. These two
measures are designed to relieve the
acute shortage of common labor that
exists in some localities and to- stop
competitive bidding for labor by con-
tractors, which has tended to demon
alize labor conditions in the war in
dustries.
Although a shortage of skilled la
bor in some trades is reported the
trouble appears to be more in the dis
tributiOn than in the actual supply.
Many labor organizations have vol
unteered to assist the government In
the mobilization of skilled labor and
with the general spirit of cooperation
that prevails the government should
have little difficulty in supplying war
industries all the labor needed.
The Parker post., 1918-07-20
A-SPY-PROOF
PLAN ADOPTED

TO prevent the possibility of valu-
able information getting into Ger
sending letters behind the enemy
lines at the request of persons in this
country, is following carefully plan
worked out by the state department
to do away with code.
Americans, Germans or others in
the United States wishing to- COM
municate with relatives in Germany,
must now write out their message
in Red Cross chapters throughout the
country These are sent through
the division offices of the organiza-
tiOn to national headquarters. Here
they are rewritten and the wording
absolutely changed to prevent the
sending of any diagram or secret
code. The messages are then given
to the censor board and are passed or
refused by them as the case may be-
When they reach a neutral country,
they are translated on other paper
and in most cases delivered by the
Red Cross of the place to which they
go. The plan is considered as spy
proof as it is possible to devise
During the last twenty-five years
the practice has grown up that well
fare inquiries and messages shall be
permitted between civilians in coun-
tries which are at war with each
other. The promiseuous sending of
letters through organizations in neu-
trail countries could not be permitted
because of the large number of en-
emies in the country. To prohibit
entirely the sending of messages
would, for example, prevent a loyal
American from finding out whether
his sister, unfortunately, married to
a German, was alive or dead Pro-
hibition was in force for time and
pitiful appeals were received by the
Red Gross from French, Belgians
and Italians begging the society te
get word for them as to whether
their people in the occupied districts
were still alive
The state department presented to
the Red Cross the present plan in
detail and asked that the Red Cross
put it into effect AS it is a purely
humanitarian work, the government
could do no more than supervise the
work
Today the American Red Cross is
sending an average of 1900 letters a
day to persons living behind the en-
envy lines. This work is: done through
Washington headquarters of the Am
erican Red Cross by the Bureau of
Communication of which Edward M.
Day Is acting director.
The Parker post., 1918-07-20
MINERS GET WAGE INCREASE,

Following conferences of copper
producers and study of the distri-
button on increased freights and
higher refinery charges of the ad-
vance of 21a cents on copper metal,
decision to advance wages in Arizona
copper districts SO cents per day was
reached and will be announced by
the various copper companies, accord
to a dispatch from Bisbee
The increase is more than expected
by miners, who looked for 35-cent
advance, corresponding with the pro-
fit sharing schedule in effect before
the federal price was fixed In MAX
ing the voluntary 50-cent advance
producers took in consideration gen.
eral higher costs of living.
The 5O-cent advance applies to all
divisions of copper mines, milling
and smelling
The Parker post., 1918-07-20
GOLD MINING AND WAR PRICES

The world Is threatened with a
gold scarcity and the reason therefor
is pointed out by Herman Jennings,
of the United States bureau of mines
He cites the following percentages of
increase. Labor, 20; steel, from 40 to
28O; manganese steel, 1870: explo-
sives and machinery, rs; lumber, 1875.
What has been the effect? A reduc-
tion in the gold product of this coun-
try from SOL, 1,035,70O in 1915 to
$83,O52,50O for the last year. The
worlds production naturally has been
falling to greater extent than in a
country; that up to close of 1917 was
hardly touched by the: world war.
If it takes so per cent or even
higher costs, to take out ton of gold
ore than 1t did four years ago, and
the miner finds that in addition gov
ernmental taxes are very much high
er, he is liable to slow I'D on pro-
duction and leave the ore in the
mine. That, as matter of fact, is
what is being done In all the pro-
ducing districts in the west
The federal expert believes that
governmental action is required to
protect the nations gold supply. One
of his suggestions seems reasonable,
that all excess profit taxes on gold
mining should be eliminated. He
maintains that should the obtainment
of new gold cease while draft on the
old coins are vastly increased, the
whole storage battery OF gold energy
may so get out of adjustment as not
to do useful work, and gold would
become demonetized and the accumu-
lated labor of centuries past, locked
up in gold coins, become inert and
valuless. Should all gold mining
stop or radically diminish, this
would be the result.
The Parker post., 1918-07-20
SUMMONS.

Parker, 19 Precinct, County of Yu-
ma, State of Arizona.
J. F. Raney, plaintiff, vs.. Mrs. Carrie
Hohensee, defendant.
Action brought in the justice
court of Parker, 19 Precinct, in and
for the county of Yuma, in the state
of Arizona
In the name of the state Of Ariz-
on: To Mrs. Carrie Hohensee, defen-
dant, greeting?
You are hereby summoned and re-
Quired to appear in an action brought
against you by the above named
plaintiff in the justice court of Par
ker, 19 Precinct, in and for the coun-
ty of Yuma, in the state Of Arizona,
and answer to the complaint filed in
said justice court, at Parker, in said
county, within five days exclusive Of
the day of service, after the service
upon you of this summons, if served
within this Precinct; but If served
without this Precinct, but within the
county, ten days; if served out of the
county, fifteen days; in all other
cases, twenty days; outside of state,
thirty days by publication; or judg-
ment by default will be taken against
you.
Given under my hand at Parker,
this 22d day of June, 1918.
JOHN F. COLLINS,
Justice of the Peace Of said Precinct
Nineteen -: =, (s-13)
The Parker post., 1918-07-20
FORGOT DESPITE PRECAUTIONS.

In order to make sure that he
would not forget or overlook some
thing, Julian Gibson, who went
to Los Angeles on Wednesday of last
week to join his wife who had pre-
ceded him to that city by about two
weeks, commenced early on the day
of his departure and packed his
trunk very carefully, because when
one leaves this task for the last min
ute and does it hurridly he is sure to
forget something, and that some
thing is equally sure to be the very
thing he will need the most, and, in
variably in such cases, the party to
the oversight will "euss" himself
and deplOre the absence of the "fOol-
killer" and his club. Having packed
the trunk, Gibson made mental
summary of his personal effects to be
sure that everything was there. then
he locked the trunk and put it on his
automobile. At the proper time he
started off and drove for Los Angeles
with that feeling of satisfaction
which comes to one who has the as
surance that he has forgotten moth
ing. Arrived at that city it only re-
| manned to drive TO where his wife
| was stopping, and--hut her address
id If he : hadn't forgotten
it and also the letter containing 1t.
The result was that he had to tele-
graph back to the folks at home fol
| the address. and as Mr.. Roberts was
out of town at the time the wire
| came the answer was not sent til!
the following day about 10 a. m.
1t is said that Julian was so mad. at
himself on account of his forgetful-
| ness, as he watched and waited and
walked the streets, that he called
himself some awfully hard names,
! among them, "a id lobster" ="
! Now lobster is a misnomer If he
really called himself that, then he
again forgot something. He forgot
that the lobster is a creature govern
ed wholly by natural instinct, and,
like the old-time Bourbon democrat,
learns nothing and forgets nothing" :"
The Parker post., 1918-07-20
SUDDEN DEATH.

John F. Collins, justice of the peace
of Parker precinct, died Thursday
night at his home from an attack Of
paralysis of the heart. The Judge had
been suffering from slight indisposition
for several days, but nothing was
thought of it until the night in quss-
tion when he suddenly became very
i'll, DR.. Nettle who was summoned
did all that could be done, but her
efforts proved of no avail.
The Parker post., 1918-07-20
A MarshmalloW Toast.

A picnic on the desert one night
this week added to the gayety of the
summer left overs" in Parker
Songs were sung, stunts were per-
formed, games played, and marsh
mallows toasted for refreshments.
Almost the entire colony of summer
widowers were in attendance. and
the ladies of the party report that
they were protected and their welfare
looked after as never before. Should
a lady fall and get hurt, dozen
manly shoulders were offered for her
to weep on; if frightened, a dozen
strong arms were offered for her
protection, ETC.
The Parker post., 1918-07-20
TO RAISE 8 BILLIONS.

According to Washington dis
patch of the 18th instant, eight bill
lions Of dollars are to be raised un-
der the new revenue bill which the
house ways and means committee
began framing on that date in exc
cutive session.
Eighty per cent of the new rev.
enues are to be produced from read.
justment Of the excess profits and
income surtaXes, and the remainder
from excise taxes on luxuries, non
essentials and possibly essentials.
The Parker post., 1918-07-20
MOONEY MUST HANG AUGUST %

SAN FRANCISCO, July 16.-An
order committing Thomas j. Mooney
to San Quentin penitentiary to
await execution there on Friday, Aug.
%, was given the sheriff here today
by Superior Judge Franklin A. Grit
fin, before whom Mooney was convict
ed of murder in connection with a
preparedness day bomb explosion
here.
Mooney was granted until tomor-
row to arrange his affairs here:
The Parker post., 1918-07-20
Meeting Old Friends.

Walter Long, we'll known Santa Fe
brakeman, is meeting old friends III
Parker after an absence of several
months, most Of which time he spent
in hospital after being smashed up
badly in a wreck.
The Parker post., 1918-07-20
Mine Machinery for Sale.

One so H. P. Western Engine:
One Rand Compressor, Imperial type
This machinery Is as good as new,
and can be purchased at a great
bargain =
Used less than thirty days.
Address Parker Motor company,
Parker, Ariz-Adv.
The Parker post., 1918-07-20
Shipped High Grade.

M. T. Smith, one of the owners of
the Nickelite mine, left for Los An
geles Sunday where he will spend
the summer months. Prior to his
departure Mr.. Smith shipped $500
pounds of high grade to the smelter.
This ore carries a value of 81 900 a
ton in gold, silver and copper.
The Parker post., 1918-07-20
DECLARED AGAINST GERMANY.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, July Is.
The council of state, acting in ac-
cordance with the legislative powers
given it under the new Haitian con-
stitution, has unanimously voted the
declaration of war upon Germany de-
manded by the president of the re-
public.
Haiti is the 22d nation to declare
war on Germany. Seven other coun-
tries have broken diplomatic rela-
tions. Germany severed diplomatic
relations with Haiti in June, 1917,
after the West Indian republic had
protested against Germany's unre-
stricted submarine warfare and de-
manded compensation for losses to
Haitien commerce and life *
President D'Artiguenave in a mes
sage to the Haitien congress had re-
commended a declaration of war
against Germany in consequence of
the deaths Of eight Haitaiens on the
French steamer Montreal when that
vessel was torpedoed by German
submarine
The declaration of war was not
adopted at that time, however, the
commission appointed to study the
question having reported that there
was not sufficient reason.
The Parker post., 1918-07-20
From American Eagle.

Barney Boyle came in from the
American Eagle mine near Vidal.
where he has been working, and after
spending a few days in town, return
ed Thursday. The American Eagle
it appears is taking out some excel
lent ore now, and this week two car
loads. OF it were shipped to the
smelter.
The Parker post., 1918-07-20

Scandinavian newspapers are quot
ed as expressing the belief that con-
ditions are ready for an honorable
peace" At the present writing we
can think of no insuperable obstacle
to peace with the scandinavian
countries
The Parker post., 1918-07-20
Business Change.

A. A. Johnson disposed this week
OF his interest in the Parker Ice COM
pany's plant to Joseph Lamoureaux
who will conduct that business alone
in the future. Mr.. Johnson has gone
TO Hayden where he will engage in
business
The Parker post., 1918-07-20
Good Ore.

Mr.. WOrthing, superintendent OF
the Whipple mine in California, not
far from Parker, was in town Satur-
day. He says that some fine ore has
recently been uncovered, and as soon
as cooler weather comes on a large
force of men will be put to work.
The Parker post., 1918-07-20
Bathing in Colorado.

Several auto loads of our town
people, old and young, went bathing
in the Colorado Sunday at "A place
near the Quartz King mine They
say it is fine place for bathing, and
all had good time
The Parker post., 1918-07-20
To San Diego.

Fred Christensen, keeper at the
Quartz King mine, went this week to
San Diego for the benefit of his
health. During his absence Herman
Roeder will be in chargge of the
property.
The Parker post., 1918-07-20
Dancing Party.

There was a gay little dancing
party at the rooms of Mr.. and Mrs.
F NJ Hail. in the Grand View hotel,
Tuesday eve. A most enjoyable
evening was spent by the guests.
thanks to the kindly host and hostess.
Lou Miskell, who made and served
the most delicious punch, added
greatly TO his ponularity.by so doileg.
especially among the "war widows. +"
The Parker post., 1918-07-20
To Long Beach.

To Long Beach.
DR.. A. H. Littlefeld and family left
Thursday for Long Beach, CAL, where
they will spend the summer They
made the journey by auto.
The Parker post., 1918-07-20

Kaiser William the Last Is about
to place four new kings on thrones,
but the allies are on hand with
plenty of aces
The Parker post., 1918-07-20
From Wenden.

FTOm Wtnuen.
Mrs. Skidmore, acting postmistress
at Wenden this summer in the alb
sence of Mrs. Lightbody, spent Sun
day i'll Parker, having a very sore
foot treated by Dr. Nettle Mrs
SkidmOre is teacher of experience,
and her services have been secured
for the ensuing school year at Wen
den.
The Parker post., 1918-07-20
Special Election

A special election will be held
August in the Sunnyside school dis
trict, San Bernardino county, to vote
on levying a special tax to raise 5000
for repairing school building, buying
furniture, sinking new well and
clearing and leveling the grounds
S. r. Gray and Thos F. Heating are
the trustees
The Parker post., 1918-07-20
Back to Wenden.

l.. P. Toladay spent few hours in
to Wenden from California. >where
he has been with his wife and boy
while they were recovering from their
recent burns
The Parker post., 1918-07-20

In all the work that appears to be
grind" take the I'd" off, and have a
grin.
The Parker post., 1918-07-20

If not sure you are right, ask the
boss for advice. =
The Parker post., 1918-07-20
Gone to Oatman.

Mrs Flora Detrick and son, CheS
ter, left for Oatman Tuesday, where
they will join Mr. Detrick in an out
ing for his health which has beer
very poor for several months.
The Parker post., 1918-07-20
Summering at Prescott.
Visited Home.

Mrs. Clara Turk and little son
spent a few days in Parker this week,
having come in from the American
Eagle mine, where her husband is
employed.
The Parker post., 1918-07-20

Subscribe for The Post,
The Parker post., 1918-07-20
LOCAL NEWS
HAPPENINGS

To California.
F. S. Jackson has gone to Califor-
MIA to remain Indefinitely
Back from the Coast.
Capt. Joe Bush returned Monday
from visit to the coast.
News Drayman.
Bernard Roberts is acting as chief
drayman for Barker during the alb
sence of Julian Gibson.
Back from the Coast.
Lee Pritt returned this week from
the coast and has gone to Prescott
where he will work in the mines.
Summering at Prescott.
Cecil Detrick is spending the sum
mer in Prescott, and is sadly missed
by some of his fair young friends.
From Phoenix.
Ed Rudolph, of the Ford agency al
Phoenix. passed through town last
Monday in his Ford Sedan car Ell
route to the coast