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Arizona republican., 1921-04-13
Dangers Of Mining Were
 Many In The Indian Days

about so, away while we sat helpless ly by and watched. We were left with the single horse with which we were working the arastra.
 With that horse A H. Peoples went alone to La Paz on the Colo rado river just above Ehrenburg where he bought two wagons and l2 yoke of oxen. He loaded the wagons with merchandise and groceries for Cheap John who had the only store at Wickenburg. Fifteeen CT 20 men accompanied him back to Wicken burg
 During Mir. Peoples absence Char ley Whitton and Allen Whitton came from Texas with several OK teams By putting all our oven together we tnted out ten teams and went L. hauling ore from the Nulture mine to NlcFenburg. The road over which we hauled passed through box can you- We had been hauling ore short time when one morning on oW way out from Wickenhurg 10 th mine We saw a moccasin track abou zoo feet from the box canyon. Stop .ug our oxen and maeilg corra of the wagons We went forward to in
Arizona republican., 1921-04-13

Dangers and hardships of mining in the days when Indians were on the warpath are described by Matt Cavaness of Constellation as fol lows:
 In July, 1864, my father. George R. Roberts and his family crossed the Colorado river at Fort Mohave on the way to Prescott. At Fort Mohave Captain Hardy informed us that the Indians were on the war path and that it would not be safe for us to travel without more men, So with four more men We went on to Prescott.
 At Oakes and Willows about 70 miles before we reached Prescott we had fight with Indians but none o the party were killed. From PrescoS we went on to WiCkenburg where \ H Peoples and Henry Wickenburg were taking ore out of the Nulture mine. We all went to work together building arastras with which to work the ore
 We had been working about two weeks when one morning while we were at breakfast a band of 150 oi more Indians drove all Qur horses
Arizona republican., 1921-04-13
How the Site of Mesa Was Picked Out Is Related By
 Sarah Matilda POmerOl

them huddled up in sheltered places to get away from the storm After the herd was started, the hghteSt loaded wagons were selected to break the track taking turns as the horses became wearied from fighting the snow. During the day we met sleigh carrying the mail, and the track made by it made trayelins easier. Seven miles of travefig- brought us to the jumping off place
 Below, the valley looked green and inviting. No snow therei We hailed it with joy after our struggle in the snow. A long dugway took us down into the valley, where we found a fine camping place at Beaver Head. where it was decided we would remain and give our stock, as well as ourselves a good rest, while some of the men of the party should go down to the Salt River valley and select loca- tion for our future homes.
 Charles I. Robson, Francis. Martin Pomeroy, George W. Shrine and Charles Crismon were chosen to go. In a couple of weeks they returned. bringing to us the joyful news that tLey had found the Mecca" of all our travels. They were extravagant in their praise of the country. In the meantime we all had had good rest and soon we were on our way to the promised land"
 A site, now Mesa City. was select ed and surveyed. but the company camped on the bank of Salt river until the water could be brous Ut to the dry desert land. then covered with mesquite and chaparral. An ancient canal was followed. which frightened the building cost very materially. The company had arrived on the 14tb day of February and il was the first i of November before the canal was completed, when camp on the river was broken and all moved to the mesa where now stands the beautiful city of Mesa
 While camped on the river, one Sabbath a crowd of us had a desirs to visit the site selected for our city. A four horse team was hitched to a i large wagon and all that could be accommodated were loaded in, and a merry crowd it was We had pre- pared picnic baskets filled with the best we had and intended to make a day of it. We soon arrived at the spot and all were delighted at the prospect.
 In my imagination I could see wha t a beautiful city could be built there. The large expanse Of level country reached out in every direction. IL seemed to be the very place to erect beautiful homes for thousands of people who in the future would come to this place in search of a place to
 locate. and my imaginings at that time have been verified to the letter
Arizona republican., 1921-04-13
MORE THAN YOU GAN CHEW

You often wonder where line how much you undertake. Should you take every thing you asked to do? Or should you learn to say "No!" when you have reached reasonable limit?
 So many demands constantly made your time and strength that often it is puzzle to know just what to do and what not to do
 It has observed frequently by all of that 1t is the busy person who is always most in demand. Time after time the same women wash the dishes after the church dinner. The same men and women repeatedly put committees in charge of the arrangements"
 When somebody wants something done, he passes up dlers and to the busiest man he knows. This is fattering to the busy It signi fies recognition that he gets things done But it be into the ground
 Everyone should know his limitations-both in work delegated him in enterprises started his initiative
 Often do by doing less.
 Not how much but how well should be the ideal and it is seldom duty to undertake more than do well. This rule should make it fairly easy determine limitations
 More deserving man is of criticism, the less he likes it.
 H. G. Wells says the United States was built up by the railroads, Careful, sam, you'll be unbuilt the K=y-.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-13

As matter of sef-respect, the first thing ought to do with Bergdoll when get him back is amputate his first two
Arizona republican., 1921-04-13
WEDNESDAY MORNING. APRIL 1s 1921.

The naorol courage that aOill face obtoq1y in c good cause IS c much rarer gift than the bodily valor that a0au confront dedth i,a c bad one.
 -Ch0tfield.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-13

Railroad workers make average of $fS06 a xear, says government report. That's better show ing than the whole railroading industry makes.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-13

An honeS heart and bottle of hootch oft concealed beneath a ragged vest.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-13
"Too Many PeopIey

Dispatches China tell the forcibe cutting off of the queues of Chinese a. sanita- tion in the fight against typhus which is propagated through the bites of lice
 But the orthodox Chinese believes that if he dies without his queue his soul will be lost AS between living in China with the fear of eternal perdition, and dying now of typhus, good Christians that there is much to be said for the Chnaman who prefers queue, death and salvation.
 There is still another argument against the stamping out of typhus which appeals Chinese minds. Years ago American scientist travelling in the interior of Flowery Kingdom found a city in which bubonic plague raging. He called the mandarin who governed the place and explained to him the of the spread of this disease-through the bites of neas infesting
 The mandarin had this. intelligent and keenly interested. Yes" said he, after all his questions had been answered. T that what you say is It agrees with the facts"
 Give the and the authority, and will this dreadful plague" said the American.
 The mandarin suddenly lost interest. Why should go all that trouble and expense?" he inquired. "There too many people"
 And there many people in China They press against subsistence always. There of land in China which could be reclaimed and grow food: but the birthrate fill them almost before they could be reclaimed.
 What China needs is lower birthrate. Until she has it something will always kill off the population until it live off the country. If not typhus plague, then starvation.
 The that doesn't cackle has no egg to yertise.
 An empty stomach leaves the backbone without needed support.
 The railroads have that dividends not created by high rates-merely paper, in the schedules rate yields nothing until a ticket has been purchased freight bill has been incurred. Railroads have lately learned again that there is weight heavier than traffic will bear; that rate may be high kill business.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-13

An empty stomach leaves the backbone without needed support.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-13

The hen that doesn't cackle has no egg to ad yertise.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-13

H. G. Wells says the United States built up by the railroads. Careful Sam, you'll be unbuilt the x=y.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-10
The Harbor's Pollution

A rational attitude is assumed by
Secretary Hoover toward the matter
of the pollution Of harbor waters.
He perceives that in many places
there is an entirely unnecessary and
preventable pollution, and holds such
nuisances should, of course, be
abated. But he perceives, also, that
in some places-notably New York
it is simply impossible to maintain
the waters in their pristine purity
or In such condition as to favor the
fiourishing Of piscatorial life. The
poisoning Of oysters with sewage in
the estuaries of the Shrewsbury and
Maurice rivers can and should be
prevented. But the man who hopes
to restore bass fishing in the East
River would better turn his attention
to extracting sunbeams from cucun-
bers.
Secretary Hoover rightly includes
among abatable pollutions those of
oil, which causes danger of fire, and
of acids, which are destructive to
shipping and to the piling of piers.
We have actually had here, in the
last few years, literal fulfillment of
the saying about setting the
Thames afire'-in conflagrations of
floating oil which did much damage
and which threatened shipping and
piers with destruction. We have also
the testimony of Major General
Beach, Chief of Army Engineers,
New-York tribune., 1921-12-10

a revolving supply fund which stood
on June 80 last at 1855, 100000. A
budget Investigator discovered that
$150,000.0o0 was an ample working
balance and General Dawes recon-
mended legislation which would
gradually cover the $105, 900, 900 ex-
cess into the Treasury to help bal
ance an estimated deficit in revenue
for 1922-'23.
AS to deficiencies, a law forbids
executive officers to incur them ex-
cept in genuine emergencies. Until
recently it has been treated az dead
letter. Deficiency appropriations for
1921'22 were $275, 100000 and def
cheney estimates totalling $555,0O0,-
900 had been submitted. This evil
has been nearly eliminated. Owing
to the Presidents firm stand, Mr..
Dawes says, the head of depart
ment or bureau will hereafter ZEN
deavor to evade in every possible
way the asking for deficiency appro-
priations, and his one best way is by
the reduction of expenses and the
more efficient administration of his
department"
Many positive agencies of re-
trenchment have also been created
the Federal Purchasing Board, the
Federal Liquidation Board, the
Army Corps area co-ordinators, the
Surveyor General of Real Estate, the
Federal Motor Transport Agent, the
Federal Traffic Board, the Federal
disqualification Board, the Federal
Specifications Board and the General
Supply Committee. These bodies are
doing a work whose effect in re-
straining waste will be permanent
and cumulative. Quietly, without
ostentation, the government is going
on business basis and Senator Aid
rich's unheeded prophecy is being
fulfilled.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-10

that waste acids in New York waters
are eating or rotting the piling. 1t
impugns intelligence and enterprise
to pretend that such abuses could
not be stopped.
At New York and few other
great ports it is vain to hope that
all the water can soon be made and
kept pure enough for bathing. But
much can be done by reclaiming
plants and scientific garbage dis
posal. The soil about New York
much needs tho fertilizer that is
now lost. Modern cremation plants
are both odorlcss and effective. But
Mayor Hylan, master of the arts of
doing nothing and of preventing
others from doing anything, who
cares moro about gaining a few local
votes than about protecting the gem
eral health. vetoed Improvement and
will probably continue so to do.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-10
The Fow-Power Treaty

From the American point of view
the four-power Pacific treaty is val
liable primarily because it offers a
means Of terminating the British
japanese alliance. So long as two Of
the three principal naval powers are
bound by special agreement no
genuine equilibrium can be estab-
lished in the Far East On the pres
ent capital ship strength or on the
5-5-3 ratio the British and japanese
fleets would be far superior to the
American fleet. Control Of the ocean
would rest with the two allied ma
tions.
The British-Japanese treaty con-
tains paragraph intended to re-
lease Great Britain from the obliga-
ton of military cooperation with
Japan in case of war between Japan
and the United States. Neither ally
is bound to come to the aid of the
other against nation with which it
had a general arbitration treaty. It
was supposed at the time when this
proviso was inserted in the Anglo
japanese compact that there would
soon be a general arbitration treaty
between the United States and Great
Britain. One was concluded, but it
has never been ratified.
Representatives of the Japanese
and British governments have said
that in their opinion the Bryan
"coolng-off" treaty which we have
with Great Britain might be regard
ed as general arbitration treaty
But the text of the Anglo-Japanese
compact remains unmodified and the
implications of the dual alliance
have long been and still are a dis
turbing factor in the Pacific
An association of four powers to
maintain peace in the Far East
would be more stable and more ef-
fective than an association of two
powers. Disagreements between two
Of the four are to be mediated by the
other two. The basis of the concert
isabroader and the check on the ag-
gressive tendencies Of any one power
is sharper.
Such an association would be of
great advantage to us. 1t would
make our position in the western Pa
cific much less difficult than it has
been. It cannot be attacked, more
over, as an entangling association,
since it directly concerns our own
territory and our own boundaries,
which events have carried across the
Pacific to the very shores of Asia.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-10
Georgia's $ Rowdy

10 conduct unbecoming a Senator
OF the United States, Tom Watson
OF Georgia, has added conduct unbe-
coming a gentleman. The spec
tacle OF Senator of the United
States making such an exhibition Of
himself as he did yesterday is ap-
palling.
When officers Of the United States
army. testifying before a Senate COM
mlttee, gave evidence coutradictins.
the abominable charges that he had
so loosely made against the good
name OF the A. e. F. he had no an
swer except burst Of i'll temper.
And this from the representative of
state which has produced such a
sportsman as Ty Cobb!
The investigation should be pushed
through to finish, and this cannot
be done without Investigating Wat
son. A rowdy has obtruded himself
INTO respectable company. This COM
pany was not responsible for his adj
New-York tribune., 1921-12-10
Why Can't Germany Paw?

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Can you give a perplexed citi-
zen an explanation of Germany's al
legged inability to keep her word at
Versailles, pledging her to make repa-
ration for the destruction she has
wrought so efficiently in France Is not
Germany in possession Of all the
wealth that was hers in 1914, plus the
loot gained in her brigand warfare not
yet returned to it's French and Belgian
owners? If not, what has become
of it?
Germany has been safe and intact
within frontiers never crossed bv an
invader. Her disarmament, such as it
is, has released workers for increased
production, and it would seem prima
facie that she is in much better finan-
cial condition than the Allied victors
and victims; that this is the case we
have been informed by more than one
observer. 1t seems plain that had the
Allies marched to Berlin and there
dictated terms of peace any plea of
inability to pay damages for Hun
methods of conducting war would have
been cut short with peremptory de-
cisiveness the moment it found voice
F. A. HENRY.
MorEistown, N. j., Dec Z, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-10
Autos and Pedestrians

To the Editor of The Tribune. =
Sir. To the list of casualty produc-
ing pedestrians n your editorials
Don't Blame the Autos permit me
to add one particularly exasperating
type. refer to the pedestrian Who re-
ceives your warning signal at . dis
tance of from forty to sixty feet. turns
to look at you and then proceeds de-
liberately on his way, unhurricd ana
apparently unconcerned. Having safely
passed around this lordly person, after
jamming down your brakes and jarring
your temper, frequently he will turn
to look at you with defiant expression,
1t is about time that newspapers re-
Trained from spreading the in preston
that automobile owners ard drivers are
a body of ogres who rampage through
the public highways on internal ms-
chimes seeking whom they may de-
YOUR. The average driver is only too
glad to be permitted to go on about his
business. There is certainly nothing
aluring in the loss of valuable time
the publicity, the witness stand, the
frequently unjust mulcting for dam
ages and the anxiety, all Of which are
the usual concomitants OF meeting
with an accident"
NORMAN ROTH, NJ. D.
New York, Dec. 6, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-10
A Whale Of a Whale
he Editor of The Tribune,

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: In to-day's issue you print a
dispatch from Washington telling of
the killing of 125-foot whale at the
Atlantic entrance of the Panama Canal
There is nothing remarkable about the
stranding in shoal water of the un-
fortunate mammal, but there is GER
tainly something most remarkable
about the animals size and tonnage.
Having seen some of the largest
specimens Of the cetacean family taken
and hauled ashore at shore whaling sta
tions and having studied scientific
records going back for many years, /
would like to state that a 90-foot
whale is an unusually large specimen,
weighing perhaps a little over ninety
tons.
noted scientist once said that all
whales shrink under the tape measure.
think the Panama Canal whale would
probably shrink about fifty feet, with
a considerable drop in tonnage. Some
fifteen years ago | visited some of the
Pacific shore whaling stations and saw
number of large whales taken, the
largest sulphur bottom (Bal@noptera
musculus), measuring eighty feet in
length C. r. PATTERSON.
New York, Dec. 8, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-10

sert that the conference has only mad
a small beginning in scrapping battle.
ships, and that it must complete lis
work by discussing the whole sub
ject of war weapons now in course Of
development. Not at all. The con.
ference has already completed noble
work. 1t cannot settle every imaginary
and future problem. 1t must not b.
killed by indigestion.
Give the world a chance TO catch
its breath. 1t is already dazed with the
duty Of the hour. 1t must ind les
bearings. In the "mellowing light Of
time," after the delegates go homs
and their respective peoples fully
realize the great victory of this con
ference, all nations may willingly join
later in supporting another tribunal
for the settlement of perplexing ques-
tions Of peace and war on land and
sea.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-10
Stopping the Leaks

In General Dawes's first budget
report thorough study is made of
the defects in business organization
which have fostered extravaganza in
government expenditure. This re-
port justifies Senator Aldrich's state
ment-much scoffed at when it was
made back in the days of the Taft
Admlnistration--that business meth
ods could save the government $780,
100000 of the billion or more then
annually appropriated.
Two laxities especially have con-
tributed to poor accounting and a
dislocation Of appropriations for a
given year and expenditures for the
same year. One was the continuous
appropriation habit; the other was
the constant pressure for deficiency
allowances. General Dawes con-
demns the practice Of making appro-
priations in advance to cover con-
tracts extending beyond a single
fiscal year and the carrying over of
unexpected appropriations from one
year to another. He says: "There
exists such a mass of undetermined
liabilities arising out of unexpended
appropriations of former years and
so much resulting uncertainty as to
the true amount of expected receipts
and expenditures that it would seem
that Congress should recognize the
situation at once and repeal all out
standing continuous appropriations
and revolving funds save in those
cases, if any, where the particular
character of governmental activity
may require a limited fund as work
ing capital"
1t was found. for example. that
tina Navy Department was carrying
New-York tribune., 1921-12-10
Westchester High Spots

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The so-called Rockmoor estate
in North Castle, have recently seer
it stated, covers the highest point II
Westchester County" I venture ts
suggest that this is mistake.
The highest point in Westchestef
County is located in the extreme
southern part of North Salem town
near the Connecticut line, as shown on
the Carmel quadrangle Typographical
map by the United States Geological
Survey. The elevation is 500 feet ihs
highest point in North Castle town Is
72o feet above mean sea level
We have in this part Of Westchsster
Mount Kisco and vicinity-two higt
points of elevation closely approxiY
mating that Of North Salem; one known
as Guard Hill or Knapp's Hill, on the
fine estate formerly belonging to the
late Robert Van Cortlandt, which un''t
the more recent survey had been hero
to be the high point. In this nelghbof~
hood, also on the estate of Charles
Darlington, the third high point IN the
county is to be found. From beth o.
these coigns Of vantage may ~
viewed at any season OF tie year
broad expanse of country full OF az
tractiveness and charm and unsur-
passed in natural beauty by any otnss
locality in the state.
JNo. Y. CULVER.
Mount Kisco, N. Y, Dec. 6, fs21.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-10
The Towcr

To the Younger Generation
| like you, though I feel your scorn,
And cannot share your blithe vivacity
AS you rebuild world reborn
To JOY, to courage, to veracity.
like your clothcs-what few you
wear
Your clean, Greek bodies tuned for
action;
| like your girls with boyish hair.
No manners-and no petrefaction.
| like the straight, contemptuous
glances
Your cool ironic eyes dart round
you;
Not even your paganized romances
Cypress mo as they should-con-
found you!
Strayed revelers from authority,
You lack perhaps the charm of
measure,
And steal green apples from the
Tree
Of Life, miscalling greenness pleas
ure.
And yet, your laughter has a ring
Clear as clear bells! / love your
laughter,
Like diamond pebbles from sling
Shot forth-and Giants die there
after!
Old, crafty Ogrcs, Pompous Lies,
Snug Pruriencies and Bald Conven-
tions;
The pebbles flash; Goliath dies
Scarce understanding your inten-
tions.
Indeed, I like most everything
You say or do or sing, and only
Sigh that your fiddles lack one string
Whose lost vibrations leave me lonely.
That string is-how to name it.
though?
How name it so that you may hear it
Named, without mockery? All no,
You must not mock so blest a spirit!
The spirit who saved for you this
world
(Such as it is--no Heavenly City
Nor yet Gods Curse through Chaos
hurled!)
Whose perfect, gentle name is-Pity.
Reset, re-tune that banished string,
Young godlike mortals, lest when
older
And eaglet hopes have taken wing
You find, as I, your world grown
colder.
Ah we'll, advice is cheap enough
You are not listening-God speed
you
And help you, If you pull this stuff
When your eugenic sons succeed YOU
LEE WILSON DoDD.