Arizona sentinel., 1918-02-14
Washington, D. C., Feb. 6, 1918.

Yuma, Ariz.
 Dear Colonel: Just received cop,
 of the Sentinel of January 31, and wa.
 pleased to note that at last you art
 getting Imperial into the fold. It sure
 must be source of great satisfaction
 to you to be able to witness the sue
 cessful continuation of a long. and mas
 terful campaign, through which you never waivered or deviated.
 also want to state that your ar
 ticle of week ago on Kidney Foot
 Bill' and ''Whiskers" Johnson was
 the brightest bit of sarcasm and defi-
 ance I've read since the days of the censored. I showed that to a few fellows here and they all said they
 would like to live in a community
 where the newspapermen had the
 nerve to lay bare all things of public
 concern.
 Knowing your fond attachment for Franklin K. Lane, I am enclosing clipping from the Herald of yesterday.
 The enclosed clippings will show you that you are either lucky or wise in living in Yuma at the present time. We have had lots of nasty cold wealth CT here this winter, coupled with the scarcity of fuel-all of which went to make life spell of misery instead of | a source of pleasure I have had two promotions, and under ordinary con- ditions 1 would have a good thing of | 1t; however, under the present cir cumstances, am willing to Ego back"
 Extracts from Washington Herald
 Three years ago it was a common saying in Washington that Franklin K. Lane would be an ideal Democratic candidate for the presidency in 1920 were he not a Canadian by birth, which of course, barred him, but it is not due to any lack of faith in our ex- ;eedingly able and popular secretary )f the interior. The war has side tracked Mr. Lane and his job to a certain extent, but it may easily hap )en that he will again shine forth with his old luster when opportunity Igain comes his way.
 In the first Wilson administration 4ane and Garrison bore the reputa ion of being the two ablest members if the cabinet. Since that time the | imelight has been drifting away from l, 4ane, and other stars have been ir | :, he ascent. Among veteran observers I r n the capital, however, the secretary f the interior has never had any rival n popularity, and it is we'll known hat President Wilson thinks so high. 7 of him that only the urgent need O. is administration kept him from .- lacing him on the supreme court ench more than once
 I hope some day the coal bins of will be as carefully uarded from inequity as are the cup Oubtedly accomplish much in that di 9ction; but the coal administration lust demand the respect and co oper. ion of all coal dealers, without one Iception.
 There must be no complaint that )me people can get coal and some lnnot. The latest bitter example of lat condition is the death of a faith Il messenger at the coast and gee etic survey, who begged for coal r four weeks, unsuccessfully,> and ed from pneumonia contracted in il S fireless home yt During that four weeks ten tons
 coal were delivered, I am inform III l, to one mansion in the northwest of
 which lives family of two people! hey got coal; the poor messenger uld not It is a serious assertion, but it is equally serious situation-one an that know of got an order from e fuel administration for a ton of al for his house and when he pre- nted it to his dealer the dealer re- sed to deliver the coal on the or r, and told him that if he would go ok and have it destroyed or can = led, then he would deliver him a ton
 coal. He followed these orders and t his ton of coal. That is something e people of Washington will not and very much longer.
 Little relief is promised in today's eather forecast from the intense ffering that is gripping Washing