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The daily morning oasis., 1920-01-08
APPALLING ACCOUNTS.
OF GREAT EARTHQUAKE
IN MEXICO CONTINUE
W|THFR|CHTFUL A|LS'
UNITED Press Service)

CITY OF MEXICO January 7Esmates of the total dead
from Saturdays earthquake as high as 1000.
advces tended substanae report made to the Sec
retary War that 1000 killed at the city of Cosauta
Chcota Vera Cruz is reported to have been
wiped said that the whole hillside which the town
collapsed dammng the Pescado rver flooding the
wrecked Many lives lost the sudden lnundato
Others crushed death the huge bouders which catapu
ed down the mountainsde.
The village Saa the City of Vera Cruz also was
ported partially destroyed The place situated on the slopes
of an reported have recovered 85
bodies.
According reports swollen by rains which followed the
the town of Barranca rose 70
meters flooding the entire district around the place.
reported killed at Tecoa when church
tower collapsed crushing several adjacent houses.
further shocks natives in the district reported to
have fled toward larger cities.
Near Salto and La Fragua dispatches sad great assures
opened in the ear bechng forth clouds of suphrou smoke
Rumbngs from the interior OF the earth ad
ding to the terror of the people.
At Jalapa sad people abandoned their homes
fearing damaged buildings would collapse According to reports
here Jaapa and nearly without water lights
Another dispatch said % bodies had been recovered Amapa
sapa of Taxacuya situated the foot of old vol
cano pouring from the volcano crater and that
continual rumblings in the earth were heard
Reports the Tuxpam oil district said that owing to the
internal upheava many wells spouting oil like
The seismograph Mexico City recorded three slight
tremors yesterday
The daily morning oasis., 1920-01-08
PLEASING FUNCTION


The residence of Doctor Carlos
T. Gutierrez at 233 Terrace Avenue,
was the scene of very pleasing So
cial function Tuesday evening, which
was a surprise party in honor of three
young ladies who are about going
away to school. 1t was a surprise
party and a farewell function.
The recipients Of the marked at
tcntion were Miss Sofia Gutierrez and
the Misses Carre1o.
About a dozen couples appeared at
the residence, and the instrumental
quartette mentioned in these columns
rtcently were with them. Messrs, .Eu-
gene Peltier, Albert Turner, Carlos
Castenada and Albert Castenada, the
quartette, were in fine practice, and
they gave rare entertainment includ-
ing music for dancing, and instrumen-
tai selections. And Albert Castan-
eda presented several stunts in fancy
and character dancing that were re-
ceived most enthusiastically
The function was most delightful.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-01-08
OFFICERS ELECTED

The "Club Recreativo de Nogales, y
which was organized recently in this
city by prominent gentlemen and
leading young men in the Mexican
colony, held yesterday evening, i'll the
office of H. R. Marquee, on Grand
Avenue, a formal meeting at which
the following were chosen Officers
and directors:
Ildefonso Salido, president; David
G. Mireles, assistant president; Jose
Maria Paredes, vice president; For
tunato Mazon, secretary; Gustavo O.
Ruiz, assistant secretary; A. Cubillas
Jr., treasurer; Carlos Maytorena Jr.
assistant treasurer; J. G.. Alvarez, HI
Lacarra Jr., Carlos Kisselbach, r. r
Ruiz, directors.
The Club contemplates leasing fol
club rooms the second story of the
Jones building, where the Knights OF
Columbus assembly room has the first
floor. There are two large rooms. one
sufficient for a commodious ball room
the other for reading room and
library.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-01-08
NO SCHOOL TODAY

When School was called Monday
after the holiday recess, it was stated
that owing to repairs to the heating
plant not being completed there would
be no school until Thursday (today)
and the pupils were dismissed
Yesterday evening Professor Mad
den, city school superintendent, phon-
ed "The Oasis" office and requested
announcement of the fact that the heat
ing plant is still in course of repair
which will not be cotnrl,5 I'd in time
to admit of holding school this week
for which reason there will be nc
school until Monday.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-01-08

from the first sE plunges are in the
main, every descent raises six times
the amount of water that would be
raised by single valve of the same
capacity.
Electric power to drive the motor
will be supplied by the Arizona Gas &
Electric Company.
The present pumping system will
be held in reserve to meet emergen
cies. The new system will be hook
ed upon the main pipe supplying the
reservoir, that holds one million litres
of water, upon the hill above the pum
ping plant at height that gives pow
erful pressure all over the city. The
new unit will be ready for operation
in some ten days.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-01-08
OFFICERS ELECTED

Pursuant to announcement the San
ia Cruz Club Auxiliary held their an
nual meeting yesterday afternoon. Of
ficers for the 1920 term were elected
as follows.
President Mrs. F. M Van Mourick
First Vice President: Mrs. J. E.
Wise
Second Vice President: Mrs. A. L.
Gustetter
Third Vice President: Hon Theodore
S. Marsh.
Recording Secretary: Mrs. Ed Rose
Corresponding Secretary: Mrs. ].
Harrison
Treasurer: Mrs. E. D. Hammack
Directors: Mrs. w. c. Vinegar, Mrs
H. M. Clagett; holdover director, Mrs
Charles L. Fowler.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-01-08

Mr.. and Mrs. X. Lap,rte arrived
from Cananea yesterday evening and
are guests at the Hotoi Evans. In
former years Mr.. I4a~ort was resi-
dent of Nogales, Sonora, connected
with La Moda, the big importing
house conducted so long by Mr.. Leon
Horvelleur, now resident of Paris,
France. Mr.. Laporte has been en-
gagged in merchandising at Cananea
a dozen years or more.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-01-08
ANOTHER MURDER
OF AN AMERICAN
REPORTED FROM
TAMP|CO
Omitted Press Service)

WARRINGTON, January THE Am
erican consul at Tampico, Mr.. Claude
Dawson, has cabled the State Depart
ment that Mexican army officer shot
and killed Gabrielle Porter, an Ameri-
can employ of the Penn-Mex Oil Com
pany, at Tuxpam, December 21st.
The State Department has directed
Consul Dawson to ascertain details of
the occurrence and forward further
report; and, if circumstances warrant,
to urge the Tampico authorities to ar
rest and punish the guilty party.
The State Department is still with
out complete reports of the killing of
P. ]. Rollo and Earl Bowles, whose
deaths in the Tampico region were re-
ported yesterday.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-01-08
DIDN'T | TELL YOU So?"
KSPROFESSORPORTA.
WHO PREDICTED GREAT
MANY DISTURBANCES
Omitted Press Service)

SAN FRANCISCO January Prof Abers Porta who pre-
dcted recently great storms and other disturbances
result of the conjunction of six planets told the United Press
today that the violent earthquake shocks experienced Mexico
last Saturday night the result of the phenomena he
had predicted from his readings of planetary conditions
of which inevitable
Said Professor Pora These Mexican earthquakes
which occurred in the Canary Island January I'd 3d.
be considered products the league planets which
months and predicted last August Terrific
ported in the Pacific and these seismic disturbances
outcome of the conjunction of the planet Mercury with Jupiter
Neptune and Venus which phenomena December m
18th and 14th
Professor Pora indicated that others of his representations
will be verified during the next few months
The daily morning oasis., 1920-01-08
THE PACKERS
NOT GIVEN
IMMUNITY
BATH
UNITED Press Service)


WASHINGTON, January 7,-Despite
their agreement to get rid Of their
side lines, the big Five" packers
are still subject to criminal prosecu-
ton or civil suits, Attorney General
Palmer told the Senate Agricultural
Committee today.
Mr.. Palmer, who drew the agreement
with the packers denied most emphati
cally that he had promised them i'm
munity.
81 could go into the court room to-
morrow, either civilly or criminally,
if were convinced that was the wise
thing to do for the public good" said
Palmer. Nothing in the arrangement
with the packers precludes prosecu-
ton for their past illegal acts"
Palmer declared also that he had
not promised the packers immunity
from further legislation.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-01-08
PROMISE 0 n
PEACE TREATY
SEEMS HAVING
HARD Time
UNITED Press Service)

WASHINGTON, January To-day
Senator Underwood of Alabama sew
ed notice on those working for COM
promise on the peace treaty that un
less an agreement is reached speed
lily he will call UP resolution for ap-
pointment of conciliation committee.
Members of the Lodge group of sen
ators have declared that Democratic
compromise proposals thus far have
made unsatisfactory progress because
they do not accept Lodges views on
Article x. in the league of nations cJv-
enant
1t is believed that if President viii
son, in his Jackson Day speech to-
morrow evening, demands an unquali-
fled ratification of the treaty; efforts
to bring about compromise might as
well be abandoned.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-01-08
THE DEMOCRATIC
COMMITTEE WILL
PUTPARTY RIGHT
ON RECORD
Omitted Press Service)


WASHINGTON January Accord
ing to information here tomorrow's
meeting of the National Democratic
Committee will adopt resolution
putting the party squarely on record
for ratification of the peace treaty.
Many party leaders are working hard
for adoption by the committee of such
a measure.
Hon. Homer S. Cummings, chairman
of the national cmmittee, is quoted as
saying it is unlikely that any altera-
tion will be made the rule in requiring
the national convention to cast two
thirds vote in order to select a Dem
ocratic presidential nminee.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-01-08
WATER PUMPING
SYSTEM IN THE
CITY OVER The
BORDER

Yesterday morning 'The Oasis man
happened out at the pumping plant of
La Compania Proveeiora de Aqua
in Nogales, Sonora, and found there
Mr.. Ramon Vasquez, secretary and
manager of the corporation which sup
plies the city on the other side Of the
line with water for all purposes, in
conference with Mr.. H. w. Hamblin,
consulting engineer for the Arizona
Gas and Electric Company, over in
stallation of a new pumping plant,
now approaching completion, which is
the latest and best in that kind of ma
chinery
The apparatus consisting of new
Six-stage Centrifugal Turbine pump,
with capacity of 300 gallons per min
ute, under 200 foot mead, driven by
a 4O-h p. electric motor. The pump
was supplied by the American Deep
Well Works, while the motor was fur
nished by the Arizona Gas and Elec-
trio Company of Nogales, Arizona
which is installing the new plant
When Mr.. Vasquez was in the
East last summer he made thorough
and careful investigation of all kinds
of pumping machinery, and he found
that this is the latest and most ap-
proved water lifting system, giving un
versal satisfaction wherever in use
The big municipal water system o.
New York City has installed number
of batteries of such pumps.
The principle upon which the six
stage pump is constructed is that thu
large plunger in the pump piston in
stead of consisting of but one larg,
valve, consists of six such valves, a
stated distances apart. When tn,
plunger descends it fills the spac,
above the lower valve with water, an,
that which was taken at precedin,
descent is forced into the space mex
above. From the last valve the waite
enters the main pipe; and when al
six stages are filled and the waite
The daily morning oasis., 1920-01-08
A LATER DATE

Mr.. Lawrence D. Clark, secretary
Of the Arizona State Press Association
has wired "The Oasis" that in con-
sideration of the meeting at Tucson
the same week, and other important
gatherings conflicting, it has been
deemed advisable to defer the meetine
of the Press Association scheduled al
Nogales January 18TH until January
26th-two weeks from next Monday.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-01-08
CARPENTER DENIES

PARIS, France, January I'M. Des-
camps, manager for Georges Carpen-
tier, flatly denied, today that he has
accepted James Coffroth's terms for
a match between Carpenter and DEM
The daily morning oasis., 1920-01-08

Mr.. H. V. Doyle and family arrived
yesterday evening from Los Mochis,
in the Fuerte River delta. Mr.. Doyle
is a civil engineer in service of the
United Sugar company.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-01-08

SANTANA, California, January 2.
-Gabdielle Porter, reported killed in
Mexico, formerly lived at Fullerton,
Calf, working in the oil fields there.
Three brothers reside at that place.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-01-08
SAN FRANCISCO LEADS

KANSAS CITY, Mo,January T.
San Francisco appears in the lead for
selection as the convention city by
the National Republican Committee,
now in session here.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-01-08
FOX BIDS FOR FIGHT

NEW YORK, January 7,-William
Fox, head of the Fox Film Corporation,
announced today that he has offered
a purse of $55O,OOO for the Dempsey
Carpenter fight.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-01-08

The Compania Proveedora de Aqua
water Company, in Nogales, Sonora
is installing a new water pumping
plant that is the latest in that kind
Of machinery. 1t is right down to the
minute.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-01-08

Yesterday evening Mr.. and Mrs. w.
E. Kibbey came from the Asiendo del
Alamo, and are guests at the Hotel
Evans.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-01-08

Fifteen dollars month-fifty cents
a day will provide food, clothes, shell
ter and schooling Tor some little waif
in the Near East.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-01-08

Yesterday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Wallace l.. Hunter from Culiacan,
came from the south. They are guests
at the Hotel Evans.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-01-08

Yesterday Mr.. M. C. Little, the
international lawyer, arrived from
Los Angeles, en- route into Sonora, on
business for clients.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-01-08

Mr.. ]. H. Kusst of Tucson, was a
visitor at Nogales yesterday evening
The daily morning oasis., 1920-01-08

Yesterday evening Mr.. John Glas
son, from the Bradford mine, came il
from Bloxton station.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-01-08

Yesterday evening Mr.. J. W. Grif-
fifth, master Of the Southern Pacific
of Mexico, came from Empalme.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-01-08

Mr.. W. H. Land, vice president and
manager for the Tucson National Bank
is visitor at the line city.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-01-08

Messrs. F. A. Bell end F. J. Dock
stader of Los Angeles, arrived from
that city yesterday.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-01-08

Yesterday afternoon the Santa Cruz
Club Auxiliary held their annual cleo
ton of officers.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-01-08

Yesterday Mr.. Ray Sorrels, from
the Sonoita river canon, was over to
town.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-01-08

Mr.. Carlos Rivera, of Nogales, So
nora, has returned from business
visit out into the, Altar district.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-01-08

Yesterday Nogales was visited by
Mr.. Allen C. Bernard a we'll known
citizen of Tucson, who has large in
terests in Sonora.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-01-08

Mr.. D. w. Beldon of Pittsburg, Pa,
is guest at the Hotel Bowman.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-01-08

Mr.. Henry o. Jaastad, a well known
erchitect from Tucson, is a visitor at
the line city, having arrived yesterday
evening.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-01-08

T Yesterday Mr.. Sam Taylor, a we'll
known cattleman, residing over in the
Parker Canyon country, was a visit
or at Nogales.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-01-08

Mr.. F. x. Pellier, proprietor of the
Hotel Arcadia, at Hermosillo, arrived
from Los Angeles yesterday. He will
go south this morning.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-01-08

Mr.. N. w. Bernard, chairman of
the board of supervisors of Pima coun-
ty, we'll known catleman with heavy
interests out in the Arivaca country,
was a visitor at Nogales yesterday
evening.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-01-08

PERSONAL ITEMS

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The daily morning oasis., 1920-01-08

Hunger knows no armistice. Help
Danish the hungry cry of children in
the Near East by helping to adopt an
orphan. t-
The daily morning oasis., 1920-01-08

Yesterday evening Mr.. F. C. Pois-
son came up from the Hacienda Ba-
namichi, on the Sonora river, in the
Arispe country.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-01-08

Mr.. D. H. Upham from Mt. Vernon,
Ohio, and Mr.. &c rye w. johnson,
from Wheeling, West Va, arrived at
Nogales yesterday. They are going
to the Yaqui river delta to look yer
that great region.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-01-08

Mr.. J. R. McVey, owner of Las ia
rillas rancho and herd, out beyond
Arivaca, arrived from Tucson yester-
day evening.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-01-08

Yesterday Mr.. William Rosenberg,
the Tubac Merchant was a visitor at
Nogales.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-01-08

Mr.. Guy c. Griffin, proprietor of
the Hotel Tucsonia, and the Hotel
Bowman, arrived from Tucson yester-
day evening.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-01-08

Yesterday Mr.. George w. Parker
came over from the San Rafael val
ley.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-01-08

Yesterday Mr. and Mrs. r. N. Kea-
ton came in from the San Rafael val
ley. They are guests at the Hbtel
Bowman,
The daily morning oasis., 1920-01-08

Yesterday Nogales was visited by
Mr.. Alex Rossi, t., we'll known ca
terer in Tucson, proprietor of Rossi's
famous restaurant.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-30
Power Carried 135 Miles

Rockford, ILL.,: For several weeks
interurban cars running between
Rockford and GAINESVILLE have been
operating on electric power transmit
ted 1875 miles from Prairie du Sac,
Wis, where is located the million
dollar hydro-electric plant of the
Wisconsin River Power Co. The
same plant, furnishing power to Mil
wakee, Madison, Delavan, Lake Gen
eva, and GAINESVILLE indicates the
progress made in "mass production"
of electricity and it's economical dis
tribution over wide areas and the un-
surmountable obstacles to local reg
ulation.
(There are large number of Min
eral Point citizens who have stock
in the Company mentioned above.)
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-30
THE NEW YEAR

A writer has we'll said: "What we need today and we
need Immediately, is return to faith America and to
higher dongs and hopes of Americans The thought is
appropriate to the year. In discoveries and inventions
which have contributed to the happiness of the people,
America leads the world One has only to contrast the pres
with sixty seventy years ago to realize what progress
has been made Triumph after triumph has followed each
other rapid succession Means of communication and Of
travel by air. by land and by water scarcely dreamed of
century ago. American genius has trumphed
and is umphng the forces of naure and the ad7an
the past and of the present earnest of what the
advances of the future will be.
America leads the world in popular education. Our uni
versties and colleges drawing students from other
lands for study and research things that make people
great and prosperous. From the first school, Q683) by
Enoch Flower Who taught reading, writing, and casting
accounts for eight hlngs year, has grown system
of Common Schools which guarantees every child to rich
and poor alike training in the elementary branches And
let pesist say that the cost of that system is not
justified by the benefits derived from it. The great world
war tested young manhood of Amerca-the product of
Common Schools colleges and universities Secular and
religious At the call of their country young Americans
went abroad to do battle in freedoms They carried
with only determined wills and stout hearts, but
also manly morality that the admiration of the whole
world.
Let him who WILL preach the gospel Of dspar America
is all right Boshevsm will find foothold here Democ-
racy has been tried and not found wanting 1t is greatly
needed in the reconstruction of the Warren world Hope
Courage Loyalty should be the wachwods the year
Welcome the year 1921 AS bravely meet it's dues
will happiness and strength be- There wrongs to be
rghted and things which call for right thinking
and right action but let thank God for the privileges and
opportunities that and take courage. G. C.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-30
The Palace of Dreams

The Christmas program at the
Methodist Episcopal Church On Fri
day night was a most enjoyable one.
The children who took part did so
with ease and grace and reflected
great credit on those in charge, Mrs.
J. A. Meserole and Mrs. w. II. Cor
rell, who demonstrated real ability
and fine taste. The tabieauX with
which the program were interspersed
were in charge of Mrs. Z. Y. Hutchi-
son and were very good indeed,
The room was eNcellently 1ecOra-
ted and made a splendid setting for
the program.
Gifts were distributed from the
tree and each scholar i'll the school
received a treat.
We are very grateful to all COM
mittees who helped to make the
Christmas Eve exercises such an out
standing success.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-30

to it's fate, but there should be no
anxiety. It will make little differ
ence if only the senate acts promptly
and clears the way for worth while
work. The fate of this particular bit
of legislation will make no appreci-
able difference to the farmer anyway
except perhaps mentally.
Tariffs upon staple food products,
Cotton, wool, and their manufactures
are not going to relieve the farmers.
Our exports, not our imports, OF
these things are important. Suppose
Canadian wheat did help to force
down the price Of American wheat.
It is not keeping the price down.
The vast reserves in our elevators
are doing that. SO also with corn,
beans, cotton and other commodities
involved We export these things IN
quantity. We import them only oc-
casionally and incidentally, A tariff
to keep them out may raise our do
mestic prices, but it will not provide
the great foreign market which is
necessary to assure profitable de-
mand for our surplus. And domestic
demand alone will not assure pros
perity to our farming interests even
if it does bring So wheat and Is
cent loaves.
Both the farmer and the congress-
man know that, if they will admit it.
They also know the temporary tariff
debate on farm products is political
bunk. Congress is building political
fences when it ought to building
economic foundations.
What we need is improved foreign
markets, improved income from our
foreign debtors, improved taxation
system, improved employment, i'm
proved public works, improved hous-
ing, and business and agricultural
financing. If congress will devote
itself to these measures it need not
worry about the lemon growers Of
California, the peanut growers of
Georgia, or any other growers Of any
other section. General prosperity
will provide it's own protection and
without artificial elevation of prices.
The tariff idolitars seem to be
obsessed with the belief that the
American farmers can increase
their prosperity by raising a sur
plus of products worth in for
eign markets four or five billions
of dollars, and then sitting
up nights to eat it, rather than
sell it abroad. Could folly go
farther?
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-30
UNITED IN MARRIAGE


Miss Lenna POlkinghOrn, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Warren G.. Polking-
horn of Dodgevlle and John II. Mess
son Of Mrs. August Mess of Highland
were united in marriage at the Con-
gregational parsonage in this city on
Tuesday noon, Dec. %, 1920, Rev
A. H. Schoenfeld officiating Miss
Mollie Stephens, county supervising
teacher, and Roy Stephens cousins of
the bride were the attendants Mr..
and Mrs. Mess are both choice young
people of clean record, upright char
acter and Industrious habits; they
will take a wedding outing of several
weeks with relatives and friends in
various parts of Wisconsin after
which they will establish themselves
on the Mrs. Ed. Philips farm north
of this city, which the groom has
rented. The Democrat joins with
their many friends in wishing them
all things good on their life's journey