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The Benson signal., 1919-07-05

For SALE-Auto trailer. Ben
son Garage.
The rains this week will put the
roads in the right condition for
dragging.
For SALE OR TRADE-Driving
Horse. Mrs. a L. Duncan, ST.
David, Ariz.
Two cent letter postage has come
back. You can now write that let
ter you have postponed SO long.
Big dance July 10Th at the Aud
itorium. Tucson orchestra of ten
pieces. Free band concert on the
street evening of the dance.
Customs Inspector Jeff Milton,
located on the international boun-
dary line in the Huachucas, and
we'll known in Benson, applied last
Monday for license in Tucson to
marry Miss Mildred L. Taite, of
that city.
A party of outside capitalists are
investigating some mining proper
ties within the Benson sphere of
influence with a view of acquiring
interest in the same. There are
some good properties in the sur
rounding hills only needing capi-
tai for development.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse c. Long, Of
San Bernardino, Cal, are visiting
in Benson, arriving today. Mr..
Long was employed here for a num-
Der of years in the office service of
the Southern Pacific road. He is
now proprietor of music store in
San Bernardino. He and his wife,
who was Miss Maude Harr, of
Land, will go from here to visit
his relatives in Oklahoma.
A heavy rain occurred on the
mesa west of town Wednesday af
ternoon, as we'll as the considera-
bic amount that fell in and around
Bensou At the place Of Louis
Larson, about six miles west, there
was fall of two inches within half
an hour by actual measurement.
Some damage was done to fields
and roads by washing, but this was
more than offset by the benefits to
be derived by the breaking of the
long drought.
The Benson signal., 1919-07-05
Victory Garden

AS a Victory gardener Man
ager Frank S. Treat of the Benson
Water Co. is believed to be Justly
entitled to the blue ribbon, locally
considered. His garden is on
the old Jenson place, which he now
owns, near the pumping plant, on
which he has been raising a great
variety of garden products, such as
string beans, beets, summer squash
onions, roasting ear corn and
other succu1ent vegetables. Prob
ably a good supply of irrigation
water accounts for the healthy ap-
pearance of the garden, but there
is work and close attention needed
too, as all who have entered into
the pleasant pastime of cu1tivating
the soil will very we'll understand.
Mr.. Treats fruit trees did pretty
we'll this year too, apricots espec-
tally bearing abundantly.
With every lot owner following
out this idea of raising vegetables
and fruits the High Cost of Living
would soon be on the down grade
and in the course of time the price
of things to eat might get back to
somewhere near normal.
The Benson signal., 1919-07-05

Washington, D. c., July e.
The superiority of the Springfield,
the United States army rifle, over
other weapons was easily demon
strated in the rifle competition in
the American Expeditionary Force,
Of the 200 medal winners all used
Springfe1ds. The highest score of
any competitor using the Enfield
was four points lower than the low
est score Of a medal winner, all of
whom used the Springfield.
The Benson signal., 1919-07-05
Booze Is Not a Good Cure
From the Ames, Iowa, Intelligencel

When a man comes to you all
doubled up with pain and declares
he will die in your presence unless
you procure him a drink of whiskey
send him to a doctor or else give
him a dose of Chamberlain CoIic
and Diarrhoea Remedy. There is
a mistaken notion among whole
lot of people that booze is the best
remedy for collie and stomach ache.
For sale by Moss Pharmacy.
The Benson signal., 1919-07-05
Notice

Any soldier not having received
his full travel pay can find blanks
to file affidavit and claim for addi-
tional travel pay at the Cochise
County State Bank. The earlier
these afidavits are filed the sooner
you Il get your pay.
The Benson signal., 1919-07-05
For SALE-Apricots, S cts. pc
pound at ranch.
H. O. POsT, St. David.

Notary Public. Houses for rent
Fire Insurance, Rooms For Rent.
Agent for St. Paul and New Zea-
land Insurance Co. Mrs. Mary
Titus
The Benson signal., 1919-07-05
LOCAL ITEMS

Henry Fisher, OF Fa1rDanK, IS III
town today. He reports much rain
up in that section.
Carlos SOFA, a cattleman OF the
Cascabe1 neighborhood is spending
a few days in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Randolph Reuser
arrived from Tucson this week and
are staying at their place near Tres
Alamos.
Mrs. w. A. Mapes and little
daughter left on Tuesday last for
Paterson, New Jersey, to visit rel
atives.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
M. E. Church will meet with Mrs.
S. L. Wilson, on Thursday, July
10th, at 3 p. M.
Edgar Titus, of the Signal Main
tenance department of the S. P.
road, is at home on visit from
Sentinel, out near Yuma, where he
has been located for some time.
The Fourth was generally OBJ
served Yesterday as holiday by
all except some few whose work
required them to stay on the job
and keep things moving. The busl-
ness houses, bank and postoffice
closed as usual.
Mr.. Herbert Armitage, mall con-
tractor on the Benson Redlngton
route, broke down a few miles out
Yesterday morning on account of
the deep mud and had to put in all
S. O. S. call for assistance. An
other argument for speeding up
work on the west side road.
Ben H. Clark, of the 10th Engi-
neers, A. E. Force, has got back
from France, and arrived III Ben
son last week on a visit to his
mother, Mrs. Emma Clark. He
has already resumed civilian work,
taking a position running on the
road as fireman for the present with
the chance of an engineers position
in a short time.
Smoke coming from the cannery
stack a few days ago indicated that
something had started up III that
plant, and in answer to an inquiry
the localizer was told that apricots
were being canned at present, there
being a big crop of the fruit ready
to hand. Some other product prob
ably beets will be taken up soon,
after which tomatoes are expected
to be ready to work on.
A big dance will take place at
the Auditorium Saturday night,
July 10Th. The managers have
made arrangements for a fine or
chestra of ten or twelve players
from Tucson to furnish music. A
Tucson band of fifteen players
will give a concert on the street
that evening from 8 till 9 o'clock.
A large attendance is expected and
a good time is assured.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Roemer, of
Phoenix, arrived in town Wednes-
day, and Mrs. Roemer, formerly
Miss Josephine Castaneda, is stay
ing at the home of her mother at
the Virginia Hotel, Mr. Roemer
making only brief stop. This is
Mrs. Roemer's first home-coming
since her marriage and her friends
are glad to see her back in her old
home Oh a visits
The friends of Mrs. H. A. Can
field, who lived near Benson until
about two years ago, will regret to
learn of her serious illness in Tue
son, her present home. Since the
first of the year she has undergone
several painful operations in the
effort made to effect a cure. She
will now be taken to Los Angeles
and the coast, where it is hoped
the salt water and sea breezes will
soon restore her to health.
The Benson signal., 1919-07-05

Tucson, July "a notable pri-
vate reservoir has been created by
Joseph Menager at a cost of $13, :
900, in a country so arid that water
had to be hauled fourteen miles for
the use of the workmen. The dam
is ESQ feet long, and drainage is
through a 21O-foot tunnel. The
reservoir will hold 10000 acre feet.
The water stored will irrigate 1000
acres 40 miles southwest of this
city.
The Benson signal., 1919-07-05
Mr.. Wisler Cured of Indigestion

Some time in 1909 when 1 had
an attack of indigestion and every
thing looked gloomy to me, | re-
ceived free sample of Chamber
lain's Tablets by mail. l gave them
a trial and they were such help to
me that I bought a package, and |
can truthfully say that l have not
had a similar attack since, writes
VIM. B. Wisler, Douglassville, Pa.
Sold at Moss Pharmacy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-05

CITY REVIEWS FIGHT AGAINST PHONE RATES
A Mistake, MIR. Erickson!

Countering the proposal of Superintendent MUIR
phine to provide extra room for his enlarged depart
ment by removing the park board and civil service
offices from the countycity building to other build
ings. Councilman Erickson declared himself in favor
of moving the city utilities department instead.
This is unworthy of Mr.. Erickson
1t has neither logic behind it it possibly
to make the trials of the city in the conduct Of
its traction system any lighter.
The business of the city utilities department re-
qures it to be in touch constantly with the offices
of the corporation counsel. the mayor the street
superintendent, and the city engineer. The head Of
the utilities department is member of the board of
public works. and should be present at all meetings
He must also be in touch with the utilities committee
of the city council
All these other offices are in the county-cty
building. To remove the city utilities department
from the county-cty building would be gross error
It would hamper-at times, seriousy-thc work of
the department and would only make difficult
the success of the traction system.
On the other hand. the park board has no busi-
ness with any other department at the county-city
building. 1t is its agency. 1t is sclf-governinx.
Once year. the city council provides for a park
board levy. That done. the park board does all its
own financing and is not required to account any
other city department.
The civil service department has chiefly to do
with men who work outside the county-city building
The employees of the street department. the carmen
and others, under this classification. Its work
is of such nature that whether it is located in the
county-city building or elsewhere. it can function
equally well.
Surely the city council will not. at the very out
set of the citys management of the street lnes
bunder inexcusaby in a matter so obvious. The
city utilities department should remain in the county
city building-and it should be given sufficient
quarters.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-05
by JACK JuNGMEYER

SAN FRANCISCO. April s.--vera
May Nelson and Yoshio Hosoda
knew that the patriarchs were
wrong the prophets. white and
brown. who have proclaimed woe
against the love that strives to leap
the race barrier.
Vera May was an American.
yoshio japanese.
They laughed and loved and dcfied
the implacabic old conventions,
building a bridge OF flowers and
poetry out across the chasm that ma
ture has laid between folk OF differ.
ent bloods.
She was a stenographcr. Yoshio's
Lady Of Dreams" she called her.
self: young. fair, romantic. laughter
loving.
lie was young also. bronzed, Orr.
entally reticent--an aviation student
who had gone to Camp Lewis In a
draft contingent.
Their exotic romance had begun
near that military camp.
In February yoshio was discharg-
ed from the army. The two came TO
California. In San Francisco the
girl decided TO rent house where
they might take refuge from the os.
tracism which already had begun to
shadow the happiness they pursued.
She continued work as typist. lie
got "A lob az man OF all work.
After working hours they oc-
casionaIly walked out together.
People stared; both white and
.Iapanesc. n has always been
so with dcfi,nt love. San Fran.
cisco liked neither the poetry
they wrote nor lived.
Spring had come. They would go
10 some southern California beach
and play-somewher far from pry.
ing eyes and critical tongues. SO
they planned, the white girl and the
brown man.
Yoshio, bemused. with his love
and plans. was puzzled.
"snn Francisco he said I'm a let.
ter revealing his romance. lis not a
good city to live in. American peo-
ple are against us when we walk out
together. and Vera feels very badly.
she has beautiful complexion, and
everybody on the streets turns round
To look at her when we are together
"In Los Angeles. she thinks she
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Her Confession of Love

for is
fled thousand m ~
! so | have
o
brain a waywh wiih us
seoid you. but would give my NE for kisses.
blood IN Youa
more half Of me.
old dream
OF me.
l sorr ON bed but | worried
and ] could arc well
You
the most beautiful in the
Al a I
Goodnight. my beloved Your picture pillow
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-05
mo Rides, No Work." Say
the Disgruntled Policemen

"MurphIne says all police officers
will have to pay fare the message
said. you remember you told me to
tell the policemen II the city pur.
chased the car lines they would con
unue to ride free"
Get Metal Tickets
City and county officers or EN-.
ployes win not have to carry vouch-
ers 10 be signed by the street car
conductor every time they pay a
carfare. Thomas Murphine. super
intendent Of public utilities. declared
Tuesday. Murphlne has received a
written opinion from Frank l.. Nit
ten. examiner for the state bureau
OF inspection. ruling that for expen.
dItures less than 80 cents signed cx-
pense accounts are sufficient and
vouchers are unnecessary.
Superintendent Murphine an
nounced he is planning to abolish the
cardboard school ticket and substi-
tute a metal ticket that will pass
thru the fare box and register. He
says the cost Of making the metal
tickets IL i-2 cents, and this will
discourage eounterfeiting.
Warning that the peculiar odor
that patrons OF the street cars will
notice Wednesday morning is moth.
ing but disinfectant with which the
city's cars will be cieansed regts-
larry. was issued. The cars will all
be disInfected from time to time.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-05
CONTEST IS
CARRIED UP
COURTS
City Attorney Kennedy and
Assistant Go to Olympia
for Hearing
APPEAL FROM FINDINGS

Seatfie's fight against the lon.
creased Telephone rst~~ granted
By the state public service com.
mission In January VIII start
"Wednesday In Olympia. City A..
torn~y Tom Kennedy. and Geo.
Nesgher. assistant corporation
eoun<el. urnt 10 the state cap
itsl Jue~dsy 10 meet L. y. Hsr.
MAJ. corporation counsel Of Tn.
~easa. who also IL fighting the
r boomted rates. and make final
plans for the court action.
Tho rate fight comes up wednes.
dag in tho rhurnton county ~.
pertor court On the. petition Of Scat,
lie and Sseom4 for review ~ the
public service commissions findings.
The cases ~ the two cities will be
Joined.
Tn. city IL attacking the rate In.
crease. charging II II unfair and un.
necessary. and ~ an attempt of fed.
erai department to make ny "a
threatened defici, BY means of a spe.
ciai tax on the patrons OF a public
service corporation under the con.
troll OF the department.
$1,000 Pay Increase
The city also alleges tfat the pub
lsc service Law of Washington was
not complied with when Postmaster
General Burieson. represented by
the phone corporations and their ut.
torneys. put over the new rates.
Under tho new rates which went
Into effect with the public service
commissions approval February l..
the 81 .oee telephones In Seattle arc
paying an average Of 10 cents each
of an Increase. amounting TO $4,000
"a month.
Meier Plays Action
Under the resolution OF congress.
which authorized the taking over Of
the telephones. the government
guarantees TO pay whatever damage
the companies may suffer said Cor
poration Counsel Meier Tuesday.
THE amount Is to BE- fixed by the
president. and II the companies are
not satisfied. they may. after ac.
cepting rs per cent OF the award.
sue for the balance. The govern.
mcnt plainly intended to make up
whatever deficit might occur.
THE rate Increase is clearly an
attempt 10 saddle the deficit on the
phone users and make them pay the
cost OF federal control. In spite OF
congress- announced Intention to
have the government pay H."
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could have enjoyable home life. She
can read and cook well, and even IL
] couldn't work. with her ability. she
could support me and can assist in
my success.
Los Angeles seems good place
for n woman to support her hus.
band"
The two began TO dream OF Japan
az their future home.
Yoshio would work In the Jan.
anese navy or aviation. or possibly
become writer on a Nipponese
daily. He pictured Vera NAV in
silken kimonos. with cherry bios.
SONS In her arms. waiting for him
at evening in a garden OF purple iris.
When Yoshio told her this to com.
fort her. her eyes sparkled. She
made a pretty verse about II
There would be pool with gold.
fish. she wrote. The romerranate
blossoms would be red as her Inns
There would be silks, and sunshine
and laughter. Thrushes would sing
And beside Vera May as she waited
for her Yoshio In the garden. there
WYNN w a. b'''t EHi--Niln the hlltk
hair and eyes OF Yoshio and her own
white and pink skin.
But sickness thwarted the dream
Nursing Yoshio thru tho Influenza
she herself was stricken with H.
There was pain and seariness and
lack of money Tor nursing. The
shadows thickened. Happiness
elusive. seemed far away.
Yoshio made new plan. silently
this time. lie would save his golden
haired princess" as he called her
II was something one couldn't tan,
much about
The police. finding the bodies of
Vera May and Yoshio Hosoda in n
San Francisco apartment, with bul.
let holes In their heads, said Yoshio's
plan was easy TO read
The Japanese had left letter. II
said: Princess Vera will die to-
night, and | viii die with her. | win
kill myself for her because she does
not want us separated. We viii
be happy I'm the same place"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-05
FOUR" TO
SPEED DETAILS
Wilson to Meet With Col.
leagues This Afternoon
ny CARL ID. GROAT

United Press Staff Correspondent
PARIS. April s.--President Wilson
will participate in the big four"
meeting this afternoon. when the
question OF responsibility for the
war is considered.
The morning session was devoted
TO discussion of procedure designed
to his colleagues that he was thru
The president has practically re-
covered from his serious cold. He
sat up yesterday evening and dined
with Mrs. Wilson.
The action OF the president i'm or.
dering the steamer George Washing
ton to Brest has caused widespread
speculation. At first II was believed
he intended the order as notification
to his colleagues taht he was thru
with needless delays.
II was suggested in some quarters
today. however. that the president
really Is confident the Anglo.French
prediction of an Easter peace" will
come true. and that he is only pre-
pairing for "a quick return to the
United states I'm case the treaty is
signed within the hext two weeks.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-05
Prohibition Wins
in Michigan Vote

DETROIT. Mich. April s.--Prohi.
bition was sustained in Michigan. It
was indicated today by yesterdays
election returns. representative Of
the entire state
Republicans, 1t was also Indicated.
were given a uniformly heavy mn.
Jority.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-05
Bumper Wheat Crop
Won't Lower Bread

CHICAGO. April ss-The govern
mcnt's estimate OF bumper wheat
crop for 1919 viii have no immedi.
ate effect in the price OF bread. ac.
cordlng 20 grain experts here to-
day. The price OF wheat, they
pointed out. has been set for a year
ahead and the food administration
grain corporation can alone regulate
lor effect any change in prices.
The estimate OF s37.oo0.ooo bush
els is slightly less than traders ex.
pected." said y. NJ. Snow. of Bart.
lett Frazier company.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-05
No Case Against
Kane; Is Released

When Ray Nyrcn. 1915 ". 59th st.,
failed to appear at the trial of Leo
Kane in police court Monday, and
an none Of the goods which Nyren
claimed picked from his pocket were
found in the latter's possession,
Kane was released BY Judge Gordon.
Kane IL foreman at the J. +.
Duthie shipyard. A large number Of
shipyard officials were on hand as
character witnesses for Kane.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-05
SOVIET MAY
ATTEMPT TO
WIN POWER
Future Of Country Hinges on
Success Of Radical Con-
gress in Session Today
CONCESSIONS ARE MADE
By ED l.. KEN

ID III - 0H<uss>
United Press Staff Correspondent
PARIS. April S-This h der,
tag" ON whiris the future Of.
Germany may be decided.
Advices from German and
neutral sources indicate the
question Of whether Germany h
TO continue its present form 81
government OF embrace B0ishev.
Ism hinges largely on the -
tion Of the soviet congress.
which opens In Berlin today.
The Scheidemann ministry has
granted further concesstuun - fl5G
radicals. but is represented j - -
termined to resist with all the forc0
at ifs disposal any further political
encroachment on its powers.
While announcing formal accept
ance OF the plan for establishment
of national soviet as the third
branch OF the legislative department.
the government was completing its
preparation under War Minister
Noske for meeting force with force.
Every military precaution. according
to the latest dispatches. has been
taken, both in Berlin and Welmar.
Plan Third Revolt
The Spartacans. while laying
plans early last month for . third
revolution. were divided ~ 10
whether the uprising should -
staged the first week In April or
should be deferred until after the
soviet congress. when II was ex-
pected the less extreme radicals
among the workers would be
brought TO the proper frame Of
mind for joining the revolt.
Since that time certain develop
ments have had their influence on
erai strike now spreading 10 an
parts OF the country was seised
upon as the means for decentfaIt1-
ing the governments military pre-
cautions. As result. the Sparta
can revolt. instead of breaking out
thruout Germany. has
developed slowly In scattered upris.
ings in widely scattered communf-
ties.
Spdftdcan leaders. accOruinR 10
the best available information, hope
thru the influence of their agents in
today's meeting to inflame the
workers and weld all factions into
a single campaign for the over
throw of President Ebert and Chan.
cellor Scheidemann.
The government apparently has
assumed an attitude OF hands OFF,
toward the soviet congress. until
political incendiarism actually de-
velops-if it does develop--and then
Noske will strike quickly and with
every force at his command
The situation in Bavaria Is re-
gardcd as having no little influences
on developments in other parts of
Germany. Apparently much Of the
new soviet revolution in Munich il
expected to hearten the Spartacans.
No confirmation has been heard
OF rumors of a counter revolution
In Hungary and dispatches from
Budapest. filed yesterday. mention
no unusual developments.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-05
EXPECT 3e1ST
ON WAY SOON
Committee Waits Word to
"Go" With Plans
I'VE expect word any minute
now that the 36ist infantry Is
eutrajuing for the West"

Chairman Frank Gates OF the sol
diers' and sailors welcome commit
tee thus expcctantIy awaits the
word which viii enable him to set
his forces at work on final arrange.
mcnts for the big celebration In
honor OF the returned heroes Of the
Argonne Forest members Of the ia
nous stst division.
The 36fst landed In New York last
Thursday. The regiment was given
a rousing reception there with other
9fst organizations.
Just walt TIL they get here. tho"
say the Seattle committee members.
New York's show will look tame.
compared with the event we are
planning
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-05
Lewis Veterans
Return to II. s.

NEWPORT NEWS. Va. April 8.
The Battleships Virginia and
Rhode Island today docked. bring.
ing 1000 men from Brcst The
troops are mainly fro mthc s3rd
division with the 330th and 32sth
machine gun battalions and a casual
company Of ldahoans.
The machine gun battalion per
sonnel VIII be sent TO various camps
for rehabilitation. some from each
unit being scheduled for discharge
at Camp Lewis.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-05
MAKING
NEARLY ENDED
So Declares High British
Official

PARIS. April S.--Peace making is
practically completed. high British
official told the United Press today.
at will be a peace which both the
Bolsheviki and the reactionaries
probably will regard as acceptable" !"
The official added that complete
agreement practically has been
achieved in the matter OF repara-
tions. the Rhine territory and perma.
nent disposition OF Danzig.
Premier Lloyd George. who was to
make n statement to the correspond
ents late yesterday. was confined to