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THE ARIZONA REPUBLICAN, FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 16, 1915.
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FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL, 10, 1915
Courage is iJic basis of happiness;
courage wins honor anl respect;
courage makes iiicikls for us.
---lleriiert lOdward Law.
A Bark Day
Fifiy yiurs ago yesterday was a dark rta in
this country. In most parts of it, east of the Missis
sippi, leaden skies dripped upon a sodden earth.
The weather had lieen lowering or rainy for days.
April showers are usually freshening and enlivening
like the snows of early winter when all animal life
Is stimulated. The effect of that April rain was de
pressing. It was in such a setting of weather that
the telegraph flashed the news that Lincoln hail
been shot the night before at Ford's theater and
was now dead. The nation had been bereft of its
head. The man who had guided it through a four
years' war, ending in victory at Appomattox, was
now gone and the victory was so recent that many
feared that it had not been fully secuied.
There were yet rumors of the assassination of
Seward and of an attempt upon the life of Grant.
A second attempt might be successful. The country
did not yet know how narrow and futile the con
spiracy1 was. It might embrace the leaders of dis
union in the north and the south, for there were
powerful antagonists of the administration in the
north. In many northern communities sympathy
with the south had dominated from the beginning of
the war.
It is no wonder that many feared that the last
days were at hand and believed that a negative
njiswer was pending to the inquiry that Lincoln him
self had propounded not long before at Gettysburg
whether "that nation or any nation so conceived and
mi dedicated, could long endure." With Lincoln, in
the language of Stanton, now "belonging to the
ages;" with Seward stricken, with Grant threatened,
and with the rising distrust of Johnson, the vice
president, it might well appear that the four years
of strife had been in vain, and, paraphrasing Lin
coln's words, "government of the people, by the peo
ple and for the people was about to perish from the
earth."
Dark days followed and then light broke through
upon the north. The stability of the government
was assured, but the south long suffered misrule
and wrong in consequence of the death of Lincoln.
He had a breadth of humanity, and he would have
been strong enough to bold back those who would
wreak vengeance upon the prostrate south and give
it over to plundering politicians. If Lincoln had
Jived, the south would have been spared the hor
rors, and the north the shame of Reconstruction.
Two Dams
There was a strange contrast between the joy
at Roosevelt on Wednesday, night over the filling
of. the dam and the gloom which broods along the
Little Colorado in consequence of the disaster which
at that moment of rejoicing at Roosevelt was gath
ering in the Lyman reservoir. The elation of our
farmers and all who are profiting by th3 construc
tion of the Roosevelt Dam must be modified when
we contemplate the ridn which so suddenly over
whelmed the farmers of the north who, after year
of. struggle with adverse conditions, were about tor
reap the fruits of their labors and their years of
eelf -denial.,,
But the people who have been so suddenly over
whelmed come of a sturdy stock, inured to contests
with the desert, the mountain yand the frontier.
They and their fathers and their grandfathers have
ali been engaged -in empire building, and no doubt
they will bring their inherited courage to the repair
of their- latest misfortunes.
' The farmers of this valley are immune against .
such a disaster as has befallen their northern
brethren. The Roosevelt Dam has been built for all
time, as enduring as the mountains or rock at either
end and of which it has been made an integral part.
Water for tha Battleship
When The Republican a few days' ago took the
lead in the suggestion that the battleship Arizona
be christened with the first water that should flow
over the spillway of the Roosevelt Dam, It did not
mean that enough of that water should be caught
to float the battleship. The waters of the' Atlantic,
Wing nearer and In every way more convenient, may
be appropriately used for that purpose.
Some of our friends appear to have misunder
stood us, and, according to reports, the first flow
over the dnm oured into many receptacles for water
for battleship purposes..
Only a bottle, and not a barrel, will be needed
for ' the christening. . However, we appreciate the
eagerness and alacrity with which our suggestion
has been acted upon, and We feel sure that the Ari
zona will be more appropriately baptized than any
. other warship that has ever been enlisted into our
navy.
the bay has been mined by the Japanese, this coun
try has something to investigate. The story is told
by a correspondent who claims to have been ar
rested or, we supopse, to have been turned back by
the Japanese when he approached their warships.
The whole story may be a fabrication, but a
statement by Rear Admiral Pond at San Diego, in
a comment on the rumor, lends color to the report
of the occupation of the bay, though the rear ad
miral doubts whether it has been mined, lie adds,
rather flippantly, Irrelevantly and unnecessarily, that
there "is not much of a neutrality basis for the
Japanese to violate."
A violation of Mexican neutrality Is r.ot the
point for this country. first to consider, if the report
should turn out to be true. It would be the action
of Japan in establishing a naval base of greater or
less importance on the Mexican coast. The Mines
lion of the violation of Mexican neutrality is a
minor , matter. ,
Five years ago it was reported that the Jap
anese government was negotiating with President
Diaz for a lease of Magdalena Bay, which we had
occupied for some years as a. naval station, but
v. hicli we had recently vacated. The report was
taken up by Washington, and the information was
elicited from both Japan and Mexico that Magda
lena Bay was not wanted by Japan for a naval sta
tion, but that a syndicate of Japanese was negotiat
ing' for a concession for a fishing station there. It
was a purely private enterprise, they said, without
the slightest national significance.
As firmly, though as politely, as this govern
ment could make representations on such a subject,
we let it be known to both Mexico and Japan that
we. would consider a consummation of the negotia
tions as an unfriendly act. The negotiations had
probably been already consummated, for a large
number of Japanese .laborers had been at Magda
lena Bay for weeks engaged in some sort of pre
paratory work. But the project was abandoned.
Xo question of a violation of neutrality was then
inv'olved, for Mexico was not engaged in war, but
an infraction of the Monroe Doctrine was threat
t ened, and up to that time we had observed the
Doctrine ourselves anu had rigorously insisted upon
its observance by olher nations.
If the Japanese want a Mexican naval station
now, they probably believe that, under the present
complaisant administration, they will have a bettor
chance of "getting away with it." At any rate, if
we should now interpose the Jlonroe Doctrine, they
tan point to the fact that it is already pretty well
riddled, and that. we ourselves have been the chief
offender; in fact, to date, the only offender. Our
neglect of Mexican affairs has been a provocation
to other nations to take some notice of tbem.
BATTLES AND RAINFALL
So far as the records are available, the rain ac
companying or immediately following great battles Is
not unlike that which might have been expected in
the course of natural events. Bearing in mind the
fact, already stated, that throughout U rge areas
rain occurs on an 'average once in threes or four
days, and also the subjective fact that rain asso
ciated with July 4th celebratiors or with battles
would doubtless not have been remembered had it
not been for associations, the hypothesis appears
to have no- foundation. In 1892 the United States
government disproved the idea by experiments in
which violent explosions of dynamite were produced
within clouds by means of kites and balloons, with
no rain following as a direct or even as an indirect
result. The practice, still followed in various Eur
opean countries, of attempting to prevent hail by
bombarding approaching clouds or of projecting vor
tex rings of smoke upward, also is without scienti
fic basis. The relatively feeble couvecti nal cur
rents resulting from -these, artificial attempts to in
fluence weather are too meager to have an apprec
iable effect upon the massive convection accom
panying storms and are wholly inadequate tb in
fluence precipitation. Dr. Andrew D. Palmer in
Popular Science Monthly.
MISPLACED SYMPATHY
Little Eobby listened with deep interest to ths
story of the Prodigal Son. At the end of it he burst
into tears.
"Why .what's the matter, Bobbie?" exclaimed
his mother.
"I'm I'm so sorry for that poor li'l ca-alf," he
sobbed. "He didn't do nuffin'." -Everybody's.
The Japanese at Turtle Bay "
With the report that Japanese warships are at
Turtle Bay on the Mexican Pacific coast, and that
. DRAWING THE LINE
Waiter (in restaurant) What will you have to
drink; sir coffee, tea or milk?
Guest How's the coffee good?
Waiter Excellent, sir; just like your mother
used to make. .
truest Huh! Gimme a cup of tea. Indianapolis
Star.
IMPRESSIONS
"Latin is a dead language, is it not?"
"Well," said the pharmacist, as he looked at a
long prescription, ' "sometimes I think it's a dead
language and then again I get an idea that it's
pretty lively, killing people on its own account."
Washington Star.
HER SORROW DEEP
"Miss Ethel," said Choliie Staylate, "if I should
tell you I was going away tomorrow, would you feel
sorry'?"
. "Tomorrow," she answered, glancing at the
clock. "Yes, I should feel sorry I . thought you
might go away tonight." Boston Transcript.
MAY HAVE STARTED HIM
"I wonder how Columbus got the idea that the
world was round?"
"I don't know that there is anything remarkable
about his deductions. Any may along in middle age
begin: to get the idea that the world is not exactly
square." Louisville Courier Journal.
DAILY NEWS
Reporter Madam, you may recollect that we
printed yesterday your denial of having retracted
. the contradiction of your original statement. Would
you care to have us say that J'ou were misquoted
in regard to it? Life.
NOTHING ODD ABOUT IT
"Another embezzlement, I see. Isn't It odd that
these are always committed bytrusted clerks?"
"Not at all. The ones that are not trusted never
get a chance at the money."
just
AN IRISH RELATIONSHIP
Casey Did yez know Pat Ryan, who's
rone to the front?
O'Brien Ol did!. Shure, he .was a, near rela
tion av mine; he wance proposed to me sister Kate.
Tit-Bits. '
Where the People
May Have Hearing
FRONT LAWN OR BACK YARDS
AS TO MECCA, THE HOLY
(Continued from Page One)
and mutual sacrifice, andxthe reward I
for this is mutual prosperity.'
sun. We look to the future. The dam
is a stepping ' stone toward that ,era
in our economic history when every
drop of water will be saved and- used
To the Editor of the Republican, Sir:
An interview with Mr. Hugh McPee
after a business trip through Arizona, tuT Uie beefit of mankind
Is printed in the Los Angeles Times
of April 12, and reproduced in the Re
publican of April 14.
"We need national protection not
only against an invading force, tut
we need protection against the er.-
Mr. McPhee has many complimen- t.r(iachments of the. deserts, the rav-
tary things to say about Arizona, in
cluding Phoenix, which he character
izes as metropolitan in appearance.
Thank you, Mr. McPhee. When we
deserve it, we all like it.
But let us look a little carefully at1
the article. What does all this pros
perity In Arizona, all the wonderful
resources so kindly yet truthfully por
trayed, all the possibilities of our in
land Kmpire mean? To Mr. McPhee's
mind, to the Los Angeles, to the Cali
fornia mind and according to the facts '
ages of forest fires, the damages by
floods."
Mr. Maxwell could not know in
another valley, beneath another dam,
built less solidly than ours, a disaster
had come, to ruin scores of hardy
ranchers, and to take from their
midst loved ones.
"For all these," said the speaker,
"we need the enlistment of every man
in the United States."
Following a song by the Glendale
SENATOR. JOHN BACON
"Miami extends gretings to the Salt
River Valley," began Senator' Bacon,
in his crisp way, "We are now a
new Arizona, for the old is passing.
The new Arizona is coming to out
shine the east. There is a better rec
lamation project and more copper in
Arizona than anywhere in the world.
Economic conditions have been more
unsettled than ever before, but we
can ail help.
Senator Bacon gave a boost for
President Wilson for his peace
policy, and also complimented Sena
tor Ashurst and Congressman Hay-den.
mmrtet numc, ttie triuu yniu'h of tile
as they have heretofore with our ac- , , . ,
..... , .I man who built the dam as its con
quiesence existed, it means that much i .
more BACK COUNTRY TO LOS AN- I engineer.
GKLES. j
Quoting him: "He felt inspired to!
call upon California to make of all Ari
zona a back country for Los Angeles
and the I A. Harbor." Artzona is
important to Los Angeles in, so far as
it is a feeder to the greatness of Los
Angeles in so far as it supports and
pays tribute to Los Angeles. The in
terview is headed in large type: EM
PIRE IN OUR BACK COUNTRY. We
acknowledge the "Empire," but how
about "our back country?'
LOUIS C. HILL
Mr. Hill said: . .
"Ten years ago where this broad
lake now lies was the busy town of
Roosevelt. Forgotten, it now lies
under tho waters impounded by this
great Cam builded by its inhabitants
for you and your children, and your
children's children. It is typical of
the lives of those among you who in
the early days before this, project was
assured euve their time, their energy
Look it ;ilui thr-jr brains, to secure for vou
squarely in tho. face. It looks nice tne ,ent fit of these great works. Let
does it not? A nice morsel for w to tUrir monument be a race .of "boost
digest for the people who are erii" for the loveliest- valley in the
wresting the precious metal from its west.
rugged mountain fastness, who are ; "This is a great dam, an immense
braving the desert in itn native sands reservoir and a wonderful valley,
and causing it to bloom as God's fair- Strangers who have visited here are
est garden a back country made to enthusiastic. Magazines and railroads
exi-it for the profit it may bring a city ond newspapers and tourists are your
COO miles away. Quoting again: "If boosters. Your only "knockers" are
our (Los Angeles) people did this ourselves.
1 MAKE a back country of Arizona), "With water and climate and land
the growth of the city (Los Angeles) of vinoxeeelled fertility, progress to-
wonld take e:ire of itself. The logical ward universal prosperity should be
result would be Railroad Terminals for sine and swift.
Los- Angeles, Packing Plants, Whole- ' "This water supply, supplemented
sale Houses, Machine Shops, a bigger 'y that from pumps to be installed
Pay Roll and. of course more people lo take the underground water from
and more homes. Our growth would where it is a detriment and to place
be a necessity." Again: "I could go ' on land now not included in the
on talking about Arizona for a week, present favored area should make
but majbe I have said enough to make "ie ,'1'"1'" -il.0 acres a garden,
us wake up in Los Angeles to a slight "Every acre which can be added to
realization of what a rich neighbor we ,,,,e cultivated area will add to the
have at our doors" whv not finish it: va;,!e "f -very atre now u,,,ier cul,i"
to exploit. , vat ion.
There is one legitimate point In all 1 1,0 worm ls '.'earing tne losses qt
this: The Los Angeles harbor is at l,,e Bre:u wur m e anu me
present our nearest available harbor Salt !iver Vallev is ''ring Us share
for ocean commerce with the outside amI f'mptimes we think more than
world. But Arizona a BACK COUN-l,lS Shire' bt. Wlth a, Water SUpply
TRY to build up for Lo, Angeles her 1 fw,u"? by thls reat lake against at
railroad terminals, her packing plants, , . ;' . ' . . .,
her wholesale houses, machine shops, . . ... , . ' , , .
. .. , ' t T ' rejoice that about the only factor
her bigger PAY ROLLS, of course . ,. ..
, t - -.J I ncessarv to your prosperity and the
more peopleand more homes. Shade one ovep wnicn usual h no
of Patrtck Henry! How long will we j( , mw under orders A
continue ,n swaddbng clothes? How ,,aIlk 80(.olmt whjch oan draw
.ong tied to tne apron strings or an-,t nee fur fuur at ,past wit
other state? "v hat Thos. Jefferson a C.r,.lintv that your checks wi be
among us will write our declaration hmmv6 ouM give us ifll that feel
of independence? What AlexamVr i nf .vj ,i ...m
Hamilton will build up the construe- unr,.s , hers that will make ns will-
live frame-work of our positive . r, m.i -,ih i
achievements? Who can advance the fortunate brothers in this valley, as
sugntest reason in tne World why An-jWeu as witn t,ose in Belgium,
zona should not have her own railroad I -jf the dam had been finished in
terminals, her own packing houses, mas there would have been no short-
factories, wholesale houses, machine ago up to now," and with -this year's
shops, her bigger pay roll and of r.ins to fill the reservoir again to
course more people and more homes? .overflowing none for at least four
Will we grow our own vine and fig years more. Fifteen years without
tree, and enjoy their shade, or will shortage with the whole irrigable
We continue to crawl around in the area included and with no reason to
Los. Angeles back ynrd? Will we suppose that shortage will come even
prove worthy of our birth right, build then.
up a state of our own, and be self- I ' Conserve your water as the care-
centered, not provincial, ignoring com-' ful man does his bank account ac
merce with our neighbors, but metro- cumulated by years of self denial.
politan in fact, co-ordinate with our Add to it by utilizing your under-
esteemed and respected neighbors. ground water, not by wasting it.
North, South, East and West, build- and no shortage can harm you.
ing up and sustaining the institutions I "In this valley we have a power
pertinent to a self-sustaining and self- system utilizing the by-product of
respecting people? Independent or an irrigation system and when we
subservient? Stalwart free men or Pump for irrigation, the underground
peons? Arizonians. the oarting of the '. water," now getting nearer and near-
ways is before you. Need it be asked er tlle surface, we will be using the
by-product or a drainage system to
enlarge the cultivated area.
"When good fellowship and co
operation take the place of distrust
and fear, then will all unite in work
ing for the Great Salt River pro
ject. The greatest project with the
greatest natural advantages in the
west.
"In ten years the assessed valua
tion of Maricopa county has jumped
from ten million to nearly
Severn million. The population
has nearly doubled. The coun
try and the towns have taken on
new life. Energy and hope have re
placed listlessness and despair. The
man who believed the Roosevelt dam
SENATOR O. E. STAPLEY
The Mesa legislator said: "This is
one of the proudest moments of my
life. I have waited many years to
lee the completion of this project.
I helped to fit out the first engineer
ing corps and to cut the road."
Senator Stapley described in detail
the blessings that flow from the dam.
He looked for the day when capital
could come to the state without be
ing taxed to death. "Then, we can
have our factories, canneries, etc., and
take fuller advantage of the blessings
of this fertile, well watered land. If
the people will put an Arizona brand
n all . home goods and all buy such
goods, than we shall succeed in the
true sense of the word."
W. J. MURPHY
"This day is one of religious im
portance. This trip we have made
from the well settled places of Ari
zona to a more or less deserted spot,
is like the pilgrimage the faithful
Mohammedan makes to his Mecca.
"The project has gone beyond the
dreams of its founders."
If It's An
Escrow
deal, it should he handled
hy the
i
Phoenix Title and
Trust Co.
18 N. First Ave.
R. M. TURNER
R. M. Turner of Chandler spoke of
the' dam from the viewpoint of .the
man who has come and found it well
established as a great institution, and
the success uf which is well assured.
CARL HAYDEN
Congressman Hayden spoke of the
pioneer days in Arizona and this
place (the site of the lake) as one
where the most savage cruelty use-1
to exist. It was the home of the
bloodthirsty Apache, and later, th?
haunt of the desperado. The most
murderous community that ever ex
isted in modern times is now buried
under the kindly, waters of the lake.
"I have known of more than one
man to come to this place never to
return. But terror has given place
to beneficence. The reclamation
service has raised this dam as a
monument to a striferweary land.
"THE GREATEST RECLAMA
TION PROJECT IN THE WEST, I
DEDICATE IT ANEW!"
And he threw a full blown Salt
River Valley rose into the rising
waters.
Our Motor
Are For
You!
WASHING
STORAGE
SUPPLIES
REPAIRING
INFORMATION
Call 519
McARTHUR
321 N. Center
BROTHERS
which road will be chosen?
F. E. RICH.'
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PATROL OF DEPUTIES
. HELPED HOMERS
Activities of Motorcyclists Made Trip
of Motorists One Without Acci
dents; Culvert Out
One of the surprising and wholly
k.i ... it i ii.. . 'never would be built or if built would
bratlon, was the happy lack of acci- .... ,. ,
dents. Tire Trouble, with a big "T
was the main obstacle wished on to
the motorists.
The patrol of deputy sheriffs in
charge of Harrison Williams did yoe
man service, and to their efficient ac-
stand, is replaced by the man who
knows it is built, is filled and is here.
The optomist Is crowding out the
pessimist.
"If rightly handled in twenty
venra. vnnp nnwpr nl.intR will hflVA
tivitles may be laid the fact that no earnP(J returns sufticient to repay all
one was hurt They kept the cars in the UnUed states Rpent on them and
line, all going the same way at the. al, that vou have contributed to
same time, and finally straightened ward their cost and if prperiy in.
out the tangle caused by the Inter- vested, a surplus each year sufficient
section of the roads at the dam, by the to accumulate a fund great enough
refusal of the sheriff of Gila county to replace "nil the machinery in all
to keep the cars parked in New Town the plants, besides furnishing power
For a time a hopeless tangle appeared for pumping.
to be inevitable, but finally the cars( "The lands now temporarily out
going in opposite directions were sep- side the favored area will add from
arated, and the valley delegation al- two to three millions to the value of
lowed to proceed homeward. !the project when the wnter now
The breaking through of a small threatening other parts of the project
bridge sulvert th! side of Fish Creek with seepage is pumped. Those lands
delayed a few cars for a short time, now having .the best assurance of
Deputy Williams soon secured the water for irrigation are those where
services of a gang of laborers and a the certainty of the need of drainage
temporary roadway around the culvert Is the most evident. One needs help
filled In. - .for irrigation and the other for
o drainage, and the ultimate need of
I drainage on a great irrigation pro
Hire a little salesman at The Re- ject is one of the most certain things
publican office. A Want Ad will see in this world. For their success all
more customers than you can. 'great enterprises demand mutual help
SENATOR HENRY F. ASHURST
"This is not only a holiday, but
a holy day as well.
"Today we are celebrating an
event as great as any in the world.
The greatest thoughts of our country
are turned upon the betterment of
humanity.
"It is the duty of all to become a
nation of producers rather than of
consumers.
"Our valley is the most productive
in the world. We, in this state, are
marching forward in a great phalanx
toward a destination beyond proph
ecy." In closing, the senator paid a
tribute to Abraham Lincoln, the
fiftieth anniversary of whose death
this day is.
"We are leading the country in
agriculture. We shall be the premier
state some day."
Some Figures on Flow
At noon, Louis C. Hill pointed to the
spillway and said:
"Six inches of water over the four
hundred feet of spillway make a sil
very cascade of 24,000 miners' inches.
The finest co-operative spirit was
displayed byv'the people of Globe and
Miami, who regarded this picnic as an
outlet for their own bouyant joy. They
were celebrating the low water in the
Old Dominion mine, that is now op
erating after several months of inac
tion. All the arrangements were in
perfect shape, and handled with great
credit to the committee.
In Copper Flask
In a flask of Arizona copper , the
water collected by officials of the re
clamation service will be sent to New
York city to be used in christening the
new dreadnaught, Arizona.
o-
RISKED LIVES 10 BET
(Continued from Page One.)
into the night to us, so we could get
the focus, A' big crowd watched and
set up a great cheering as the flash
went off.
"Fielding treated The Republican
simply fine and went to great pains
to get films for me. A lot of credit
is due him."
A big feature of the celebration was
the exhibition of high diving from the
center tower of the dam into the big
reservoir by Bill Corpstein, Albert
Plnney ami Jack Lawton, Romainc
Fielding's leading juvenile man. The
drop at this point is over sixty feet
and the depth of the water 225 feet.
Although the water was very eold,
dozens of. swimming parties were or
ganized, and a large number splashed
and plunged, diving from boats into
the reservoir.
The Great Crowd,
The funniest thing about the cele
bration was the way the crowd milled
around getting away yesterday after
noon. There were two hundred and
fifty machines from Salt River val
ley and fully as many from Globe
and Miami.
As the hour of departure drew near,
everybody went up in the air. The
amateur drivers got confused, and
they had to send al! the machines
back to Newtown to get a fresh start.
The first under the starting wire was
the Ford driven by C. I). Evans and
carrying The Republican's dory.
How he Story Came
That the celebration had its humor
ous side lfi the word brougnt h ick last
evening by Frtd M'en of the Republi
can. Released from the embargo that re
strained the ruck of visitors at the
dam until three o'clock, Meyers rill
ing with C. D Evans in a Ford speeds
ter made a mad dash for Phoenix,
bearing Robert Holliday's story for
The Republican. Evans left Roosevelt
at 2:30, the bars having been raised
after considerable argument with the
more or less officious guards. After
two blowouts, and stops for phone
calls at Fish Creek and Mesa, he niaile
it to The Republican office at exactly
seven o'clock.
All was not serious and solemn about
the dam yesterday, although it was
indeed a proper setting for the mi I t
deeply solemn ceremony. The hill
sides about the dam were literally
covered with wiHl flowers. These
numerous bright desert varieties blaz
ed along the road as though a huge
outdoor conservatory had been planted
just for the occasion.
Accommodations were at a premium
at all the camps. The hotel was po
sitively packed, the people sleeping
everywhere on the porches and floors
men and women alike. Twenty in
a room was not considered crowding
on an occasion like this.
On the platform of the general store
there was a huge crowd of visitors.
Some miscreant with the unmitigated
gall of a heathen, pillaged the sleepern
of shoes and even clothes, and ab
sconded with the loot to some cache
in the nearby hills,-where they were
later found in a heap.
Fireworks, boating, a enwpuneher
and an Indian dance were outward
signs of the inner joyousness. A spirit
of unrestrained hilarity seemed to take
hold of the crowd, and everybody sure
ly had a good time.
APOLOGY GIVEN
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strains the Chilean government, in
defense of it's sovereign rights, to
formulate a most energetic protest."
The British reply continues:
"If this is so and there were no
means available for enforcing the de
cision of (he Chilean authorities t i
intern the Dresden, she might obvi
ously, had not the British ships taken
action, have escaped again to de
stroy British commerce."
It is added: ' .
"The captain of the Glasgow prob
eldy assumed, especially in view of
the. past netion of the Dresden, lh:t
she was defying the Chilean author
ities a.nd was using Chilean r titMil
ity, only waiting for a. favorable op
portunity to sally out and altack
British 'commerce again, '
"In view of the time it would lake
to clear up the ci'c'inihlciccs ami lie
cause of the Chilean communications,
the British government dos not wish
to qualify trie apology that they n iw
present to the Chilean scvet nnieiu."
CAUTION
"I shall sue you for damages. Your
confounded dog just bit me."
"You'll have to prove it. Wait a
moment and I'll see if his teeth fit
the' marks." Century.