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Arizona state miner., 1919-11-07
U. S. Land Ordered Sold for
Money to Reclaim 1t.

There is rejoicing in the town
of Yuma, Arizona, among those
interested in citrus fruit growing.
Secretary Lane designated De-
cember 10th as the date upon
which lands under the first Mesa
Unit of the Yuma auxiliary irriga-
tion project will be sold at public
outcry.
This state is unique in the his
tory Of federal irrigation in this
country. Heretofore settlers on
government irrigation projects
have been given up to 20 years
in which to return to the United
States treasury the monies ex-
pended for irrigation works to re-
claim their lands. Owing to lack
of money in the irrigation fund
for undertaking new projects,
congress enacted legislation au-
thorizing sale of lands on the
Yuma Mesa together with water
right and utilize the money so Sc
cured for building the necessary
work.
Arizona state miner., 1919-11-07
They Shall Not Graft.

Government officials have been
trying for some time to induce
the newspapers to run free ads.
about the left over merchandise
from the army and navy stores.
They have been meeting with
Indifferent success as the news
papers are getting grather tired of
this method of cheap grating of
newspaper space by the govern
ment.
Hardly a day passes but that
this office does not receive a
batch of junk from some state or
federal department to please
print the enclosed. +"
Even the packing trust is seek
ing something for nothing, al
ways at the expense of the news
papers.
During the war the newspapers
put over" the Liberty loans.
The government was crying and
begging for help and they got
it. But the war is ended. Just
why the government should be
more favored than an individual,
is SO absurd as to make one
laugh. Next year a political cam
paign is on. We miss our guess
if every candidate running for
office won't have to spend hard
coin of the realm to push his
Arizona state miner., 1919-11-07
WCKENBURG, ARIZONA FRIDAY, NOV. 7,

claims for office. It has taken
the country press a long time to
wake up to its rights, but the
editors are awake at last and any
publicity some of these govern
ment birds get will be the cash
in-advance kind or none at all. -
Chandler Arizonan.
Arizona state miner., 1919-11-07

Word from Congress Junction
says Jack, Billy and Bob Rosen-
burg are back from the coast and
report big business at both places.
Jack returned from Swansea last
week and reports 200 men work
ing there. They have shipped
several carloads of lumber and
machinery to the Billiard mines.
Wickenburg is closing all its
stores tomorrow to give employees
a chance to visit the State Fair.
lt-is going to be big day.
W. A. Brown, prominent oil
man. who has just returned from
India where he was in charge of
eleven strings Of oil drillers was
a visitor here last week. He
pronounces this vicinity as an oil
bearing area as good as any he
ever visited.
The State Land Commissioners
are said to be considering a limi
tation of oil land leases to three
fourths of each section located
therefor.
If you will invest in a good
sllver-copper-gold property,
showing promise of raising an
other crop Of millionaires, write
to S. F. P. this office.
The Abe Lincoln mine.is now
showing some great veins of high
grade ore with walls smooth as
a marble front
T. Edwin Parish, State Histor
ian, died in Los Angeles last
week. He was an old pioneer
a nd had just completed the
eighth volume of the History of
Arizona.
Mrs. c. w. Hunt, tubercular
patient who recently came here
died a week ago. The remains
were inferred here at her hus-
bands request, because he had
no settled place of residence in
Oakland where he is temporarily
employed.
If you don't believe Prescott is
bad burg you want to look up
the list Of murders there in the
last 10 years. Some tough rec
ord that. There were three muir
ders there last winter and the
other day a man standing near
cigar stand was filled full of bull
lets, dying instantly, by an ad-
versary, who pleads the usual
unWritten law.
When you want printing done,
remember the STATE MINER can
save you money on it. We can
print business cards at $3.50 to
SIS per thousand if you're not in
too big of a hurry; letterheads
and noteheads, on bond paper at
81 per thousand up; circulars of
all sizes from 81 up; all kinds of
printing for mines such as shift
boss reports, acquisitions for sup
plies, receipts, tramming and
powder reports, all blanks that
are popular with big companies
in every capacity. We print gov
ernment stamped envelopes at
81. .25 per thousand.
Arizona state miner., 1919-11-07
LATEST NEWS EVENTS IN
AND AROUND |N|CKENBURG
Personal Mention of Residents aud People Connected With
the Town and Happenings In The Mines
Around This Neghborhood.

When you have a mine, or ma
chinery for sale notify the STATE
MINER, Wickenburg. We have
inquiries nearly every week.
Several patented silver-coppel
claims near Wickenburg for sale
or lease; good showing of ore
veins and walls. Address S. L.
this office.
An Armenian tubercular pa
tient died here last week and the
body was embalmed by C. M.
Shannon and sent to Fresno for
burial.
Monday was a big day in Phe-
nix for Wickenburgers. Charley
Hyder took along two hats, it is
presumed to influence the demo
cratic supervisors in behalf OF
road matters.
T. A. Riordan federal price fix
ing agent for foodstuffs has re-
signed and Geo. H. Smalley OF
Phoenix has been appointed in
his stead.
By error this paper stated the
body of Francis Lucero, killed at
the y. S. mine recently, was in
tered near the mine. The body
was brought to Wickenburg by
C. M. Shannon, embalmed and
forwarded to relatives in Wen
den.
There are loud complaints all
over the country of profteering
at the Fair by Phoenix hotels and
restaurants. Provision antici-
pating this emergency was made
by the Phenix chamber of Com
merce, to whom Wickenburgers
are directed when visiting the
Fair instead of going to the ho-
tells where a room or bed cost S.
per.
The STATE MINER gives the
--latest available news of adjacent
mines. Operators are invited tc
send in reports that may reach
those who are spending their
money in developing the resour-
ces of this section. The wave OF
mining interest hereabouts pre-
diets a banner production in the
near future.
The Dragon Mining company
are adding another unit to their
equipment eight miles from
here. The addition comprises a
new ball-mill which, in conjunc-
tion with the roller mill already
installed and fine screens are
considered necessary for hand
ling the high grade venadium
ore now being extracted.
Big significant developments
are rapidly coming to head in
the affairs of the Home Oil COM
pany. This company owns much
land adjacent to Wickenburg
which has been acquired for oil
development. 1t has been salts
factorilly proven that there are
favorable indications for oil in
this vicinity and it only remains
for earnest, intelligent action tc
prove that it is not wholly theo-
retical.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-07
OTTO KAHN TO SPEAK
AT ORCHESTRALUNCH
Financier Here Today to Sup.
port MilIion-Dollar Drive Of
Phia. Organization

Otto Kahn, of New York. addressed
the Philadelphia Orchestra luncheon to-
day at the Ritz Carlton and told the
million dollar campaign committee just
what the Orchestra means to New York
City. WSM
This was the second luncheon for
the official reporting of the chairmen
of the fifty teams who are conducting
the drive for million dollar endowment.
The first luncheon. last Friday, reported
S109 451 slightly less than the aver
age goal set for each luncheon, but at
that time several of the teams did not
report.
\ lively contest between the Boy
Scouts and the Fourth Street Club of
100 business men is taking place. The
business men will probably have to cx-
cecd the 500, 900 amount set if they eX-
pcct to keep ahead of the boys.
Each Tuesday and Friday luncheon
has speaker to tell of the need for
maintaining the orchestra on its present
plane of efficiency as a civic asset and
the value of its reputation outside the
city. In addition to the speaking there
is musical program. Today Hans
Kinder played, and others scheduled for
the future luncheons are Josef Hof-
mann and Nine. Margaret Matzenaucr.
DR. Charles ID. Hart is general chair
man of the subcommittee. which in
clude representatives of virtually every
local organization of Importance.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-07
BAPTISTS TODAY HOLD
2l2TH ANNIVERSARY
Three-Day Session of Associa-
ton Begins in Memorial
Church

Leader in the Baptist Church of this
city and vicinity attended the 212th
anniversary Of the Philadelphia Bap-
tist Association here this afternoon. The
sessions are being held in Memorial
Baptist Church, Broad and Master
streets, and will last for three days.
The moderator is Harry C. Lin
coin, layman of the Eleventh Church
the clerk, the Rev. DR.. Groves w
Drew assistant clerk, the Rev. Ritten
house Neisser, and executive secretary
the Rev. F. Greville Eland.
The program follows:
Today: go. Bible study DIR. Mil
ton G. Evans, spresident Grocer Semi
nary; 2:45, Rev. George Lockett New
Berean Church 3 80, devotional sea
son; 8 AS, election of officers and bust =
ness rs, address, Christian Democ
racy Defined" DR.. w. NJ. Walker; I
conferences; = :45, Bible study. DR.
w. w. Rugh, National Bible Insti-
tute; 500, business S:15, address
international Democracy" DR.. Sum
ner Vinton.
Tomorrow 2:3O, Bible study, DR..
Rugh; 2:45, address, 'Nationa
Democracy" DIR. l.. G. Barnes; 4
address, Democracy Demonstrated Z
conferences; :45, Bible study, DR.
Evans; 8, business; s: 10, addresses
Democracy of the Future bible
School, j. Clarence Williams
Young People" "The Courage and
Cowardice of the Minority, DR.. w
Russell Owen.
Thursday: 2:30, Bible study, Dr.
Evans; 2:45, reports of committees
and elections 8 is, doctrinal sermon
Dr.i j. b. Cough Pidge; 4 200, ad-
dress, "Heralds Of Democracy" DR.
Emory Hunt, president of Bucknel
University; discussion of board of pro-
motion Z 200, conferences; AS, Biblt
study; 8 90. business; S:15, recogni
ton of defenders of democracy. by army
chaplains and camp pastors s 30, ad-
Dress Democracy of Yesterday ant
Tomorrow, DR.. Frank Goodchild
New York.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-07
RENEW ARMY FOOD SALE
Bacon and Canned Goods offered
Today at Glmbets

The first sale of surplus army food
stuffs this week is taking place today
in the Gimbel store, Ninth and Chestnut
streets.
A feature of the sale is the Of
fering of 5000 pounds of bacon, in
chunks weighing several pounds, at
twenty five cents pound.
Other articles to be sold include $500
cans of roast beef, 10000 cans of Cali
fornia asparagus, $4,000 cans of pork
and beans, 1900 cans of nutmegs, 1000
cans of, cloves and 5000 cans of Maine
sweet corn.
Local wholesale sugar merchants deny
the charge that they are boarding sugar
until after January | when the equali
zation board of the federal food admin
istration ceases work. The charge was
made by James II. Walker. secretary
of the Retail Confectioners' Associa-
ton.
Government food and all other sup
plies now being sold at the Third Regi /.
ment Armory may be ordered by mail
and will be delivered by parcel post pre- e
paid.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-07
VOTE CONTESTS
BY WARES AT END
viii Not Present Any More Peti-
tions to Court for Re-
count of Ballots
FINISH COUNT TOMORROW

No more petitions to open ballot
boxes will be offered by Ware attorneys.
according TO the belief generally OK.
pressed by politicians at today's session
of the return court at City Hail.
With Judges Audenried and Fer
guson busy this morning superintend-
ing the count Of ballots from the
Forty sixth ward, and only two more
wards to be counted, 1t is expected that
the long task of checking up the pri-
mary vote will be completed tomorrow
The Forty sixth ward. with its fifty
eight divisions, is the largest in the
city. and. from the independents point
of view, the most important 1t takes
in the big residential district of south
west Philadelphia. which always has
been considered an independent strong
hold.
Judge Audenried sent out five bal
lot boxes from the Thirty second ward
this morning to be opened. The re
count was ordered on petitions offered
by the Wares. The divisions were the
sixteenth. twentieth. twenty first,
twenty fifth and twenty ninth of the
Thirty second ward. All are in the
Seventh Senatorial district, and are
concerned in the councilmanic fight be-
tween James G. Carson, Ware candi
date, and Hugh Montgomery. Inde-
pendent.
Though the boxes were sent out to
day the petitions had been offered earlier
and the boxes were left over from yes
terdays batch of divisions ordered re-
counted. 1t is believed that these will
be the last reopened in the desperate
effort the Wares are making to win the
seat in the new Council from the Sew
enth district. The fight on the heads
of the ticket already has been abandoned
by the organization.
Two additional boxes were ordered
opened without petitions having been
presented. These were the third di e
vision of the Thirty ninth ward and the
twentieth division of the Forty fifth
ward.
Attorneys for the Ware organization
gave up hope today of bringing about
the nomination of James G.. Carson for
| Council from the Seventh district
After returns from fifteen of twenty dis
puted boxes had been counted there was
| little change in the totals, and the indi
cations are that Hugh Montgomery has
won the nomination by several hundred
votes.
In the count today, Congressman
Moore gained five votes. Daniel Wade
gained one vote in the fight for nomina =
| ton for sheriff.
John Clinton Parker, defeated candi
date for the nomination for Mayor on
the Republican ticket, again appeared
before the court today. He said that he
wanted to apologize if he had said any
thing offensive to Judge Audenreid when
he was there few days ago, but as
Judge Audenreid was absent he spoke tc
Judge Ferguson.
81 thought was elected" he said
| ''but now | see it is all one way."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-07
M'LAUGHL|N TOQU|T.
AS DIRECTOR TODAY
Mayor Says Official Told Him He
Would Resign to Run
Against Moore
WILL NOT DISMISS, HIM

Mayor Smith expects to receive the
resignation from his cabinet of Director
Of Supplies MacLaughlin today. The
director will resign so that he may de-
vote himself to the campaign of the
Charter party to elect him Mayor.
This development is coincident with
the announcement that Recorder Of
Deeds Hazelett and Coroner Knight,
Ware leaders renominnted on the Repub-
lican ticket, have directed that their
names be withdrawn from the Charter
party ticket. Mr.. MacLaughlin an
nounced in reply to this move that his
campaign would be directed toward the
mayoralty and the election of council
men.
This afternoon at Q O'Clock the Re-
publican city committee will meet to
indorse the Republican nominees, head
ed by Congressman Moore for Mayor.
The city committeeman in the Second
Senatorial district will also nominate
Charles s. Hall, chief clerk of the pres
ent Select Council, for the vacancy on
the councilmanic ticket caused by the
death of Councilman seger.
May Hear Moore
II the official count has been con
cluded by the time the committee meets.
Congressman Moore will be invited to
deliver an address to the committee.
men, who in the late primary campaign
supported Judge Patterson.
Another interesting DEVELOPMENT of
the day was the announcement of
Register of Wills Sheehan. Patterson
supporter. that he and his friends in
the Twelfth ward would turn in solidly
for Moore. Heretofore Sheehan has re
served Endorsement of the Congressman
Today is the last for filing nomina
tions, under new party names. No one
in political headquarters expects that
either the Ware or Moore leaders will
file any such independent nominations.
but each side is watching the other
closely.
All Ready to Act
ihSy Will piepultu right up u
8 o'clock this afternoon, the final hour
for pre- empting, to rush in with op-
posing nominations.
Mayor Smith, in saying that he ex-
poets to receive Director NIacLaughlin' S
resignation today, announced that he
had no intention of discharging Mr..
MacLaughlin for political activity.
Coroner Knight, in announcing his
withdrawal from the Charter party
ticket, said:
81 am a Republican and I am going
to stay where belong. / never sought
any other nomination. I am going to
support the entire Republican ticket. ="
Prominent citizens were the guests of
John G. Winston, chairman of the
committee Of seventy, at a dinner given
to Congressman Moore, Republican
nominee for Mayor, at the University
Club last night.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-07
MAYOR PARKER STILL AT 1T
Couple Of Thousand Votes Shy on
Party Pre.emptIon

John Clinton Parker, candidate for
the mayoralty of Philadelphia during
the primary election as n member of
the Workingmen's party, is making his
last stand today to have his party pre-
empted for the November elections. He
is still a couple Of thousand votes shy
Of the 1000 necessary to pre- -empt a
party.
Today Mr.. Parker drove his auto
mobile up to the Market street en-
trance of the City Hall, directly under
the window of the Office Of county com -
missioners, where the party claim would
have to be filed. The machine was
filled with literature and pictures ad-
vocating Mr.. Parker's candidacy.
1.-The courts have been used to delay
the publication of my vote," he ex-
claimed, while in the commissioners
office. "It has been discovered that
petty politicians in certain divisions
agreed to transfer my vote to Stack
house or to lose it. l am going to
help free the city of crooks and
grafters."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-07
MAGIC POWDER DIDN'T WORK
Man Shakes "kuffer" Dust In Patrol
mans Face, but Is Arrested

Failure of n mysterious ''kuffer"
powder is blamed by Joseph Rodman,
negro, twenty five years old, 1872
Rodman street, for the fact that he is
in Jail, according to PAtrolman Har-
rington, who arrested Xim. Rodman
told the patrolman that he had obtained
the "kuffer" powder from a negro
woman living in the neighborhood of
Nineteenth and Lombard streets, who
had assured him that little shaken
from a handkerchief would place any
person in his power.
Rodman, the patrolman says, shook
his handkerchief at him, but was ar
rested, and now he has lost faith in
the magic powder.
The negro was accused of stealing n
$400 automobile from George G. Wei
Ter, 1903 Catharine street, early yes
terday morning, and trying to sell it at
Fifth and Lombard streets. Hea was
held in $25O0 bail by Magistrate Me-
creary.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-07
SUIT CLUB ASSIGNS ASSETS
Bonded Tailoring Company Acts In
Favor of Creditors

Fred Brandnan and Norman Platow-
ed Tailoring Company, one Of the suit
club" tailoring establishments being in
vcstigated by District Attorney Rotan,
today filed in Court of Common Pleas
No. an assignment of assets for the
benefit of all creditors to Herbert B.
Weinberg.
The deed of assignment was recorded
in the recorder of deeds Office and a
copy filed in Court of Common Pleas
No. / Samuel W. Salus appears as
counsel in the proceeding.
No schedule of assets or liabilities
was filed, the paper being merely Il
formal declaration of the assignment.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-07
POLICEMAN HELD IN THEFT
Alleged Accomplce In Auto Case
Also Under $500 Bail

Harry Roesch. patroman of the
Fifth district station. and William
Selmi, of Fifty second and Master
streets, We're held under $500 bail today
by Magistrate Mecreary i'll the Central
police court for further hearing next
Monday on the charge that they stole
a $1,000 automobile from j. G. Muller
of 3627 Spring Garden street, Aug
ust IA.
Roesch has been suspended from the
police force.
According to Detective Neidentahl,
who made the arrests, the policeman
and Selmi left an old car when they
took Muller's machine. The detective
asserts that they tried to sell the ear at
Eighth and Walnut streets.
The accused policeman says he bought
the automobile for $3.50. Rtesch lives
at 1901 Wyalusing street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-07
MISSING MAN FOUND SAFE
Frank p. Maxwell Discovered Wan
dering In Germantown

Search for Frank p. Maxwell, sixty
six years old, of 212 Shedaker street.
Germantown. ended today. The old
man, who disappeared last Saturday
was found wandering about the streets
of Germantown. Although he was ex-
posed to the rain in his wanderings yes
terday, he seemed to be none the worse
for his experiences.
Mr.. Maxwell was for twenty six
years employed in the city water de-
partment. His health failed two years
ago, but since then he has frequently
had the idea that he should return
to his old position. This, it is believed,
caused him to leave his home last Sat =
urday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-07
LEW D0CKSTADER ILL
Famous Minstrel Forced TO Undergo
Operation-CondItlon ls Critical

Lew Dockstader, the celebrated min
strel, is seriously i'll at the Rockville
Center Sanitarium on Long Island. He
was removed from mis- home there yes
terday for an operation. His condition
Is critical.
Lew Dockstader for long time was
partner of George Primrose, the late
minstrel, but recently has had his own
show. He was scheduled to appear at
Keith's in this city during the present
week.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-07

Preliminary plans for the Girl Scouts
parade, which is to open the member
ship campaign the last week in October,
were made at a meeting last night in
headquarters, Nineteenth Nnd Walnut
streets. Miss Ellen Mary Cassatt, com
missioner of the scouts, presided. More
than 1000 Girl Scouts will march in
the parade. sTW
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-07

relieved the freight situation. In the
same way good roads, he continued,
would afford relief if the railroads again
become ovcrburdened.
The lieutenant governor said there
were no statistics available which
showed the amount of goods formerly
carried by the railroads that are now
borne by motortrucks.
Another speaker at the session today
was Eugene Seigrist, of Lebanon, who
spoke on the state dog law.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-07
Women Politicians Seek Charter

Michael c. Goglia today filed applca-
ton for charter for the Women's Re-
publican Club of Pennsylvania, the first
Of its kind to ask for incorporation. The
application was filed in Court of Com
mon Pleas No. l, and will likely be
referred to master, to hear testimony
and report to the court.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-07
Gloucester Teachers Ask More Pay

A petition asking for nm increase in
pay of 5000 a year has been presented
to the school board of Gloucester by the
Teachers Association of that city. The
petition is being considered by the
teachers committee of the board a
similar request was made last year, but
it came too late. the appropriations hav
ing already been made.