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Show THE STORY OF 1 OUR STATES j By JONATHAN BRACE 4-..-.....-. .... ............................. ...-.-4. t(c) by McClre Newspaper Syndicate.) ARIZONA y5 MIST O lilCALI.Y, p558 11 Arizona is botli jfcfr- !lle youngest and m( Vttprobubly the oldest Irtl US'SCs InII0 "ur s"llL's- Wliilc YSyWa il is "le 'iist of tlie slates to be admitted 5 to lite Union, and as such (i;ues its existence only froiu 1912 its history before the advent of white men dates back into the dim past. Here were located those Interesting Inter-esting people, the Cliff Dwellers, and the ruins of their cities high up in inaccessible in-accessible places have caused much speculation as to these ancient people. peo-ple. It is supposed that these Gllff Dwellers were the ancestors of the Pueblo Indians and were deeidedlj more advanced In civilization than their neighbors. They were probably of the same race as the Aztecs of Mexico and understood Irrigation, ajri culture and the building arts. It was rumors of the great Pueblos that instigated the first visit of thi white men. Padre Nizan In 1539 ex plored this territory and lie was followed fol-lowed by Coronado In search of the mythical wealth of the Indian cities. Coronado, though failing to find thi reputed gold, did discover the Grand Canon of the Colorado with its wonderful wonder-ful scenic beauty, which has become one of the great assets of the state This region was considered part ot the Spanish territory and when Mexl co declared its independence It became Mexican province. After the Mexican war the section north of the Gila river was ceded to the United States and the southern portion was acquired through the Gadsden Purchase In 1853. In 1S03 Arizona was separated from New Mexico and made a territory. Indian In-dian uprisings and the great extent of desert land tended to retard settlement. settle-ment. With the suppression of the Indians and the development of Irrigation, Irri-gation, the state has made steady gains in population. The Roosevelt dam, the second largest In the world, was opened in 1911 and irrigates 270,-000 270,-000 acres of arid land In Arizona. The derivation of the name Arizona Is uncertain, but It possibly came from tlie Spanish, meaning "dry belt." TERRITORIES THE Story of Our PlL States" would Il3 r t not 'e complete II 1 A. II witnout a b r l e i WiL- BStra A ment'on of the' oth-&$ffi:W$ta3j oth-&$ffi:W$ta3j er territory of the &i&jiSy United States, SJa&sc which is not included includ-ed iu the actual forty-eight states. The biggest of these territories is Alaska, with an area of 590,884 square miles.' This huge region was under Russian domination until 1867 when - the United States purchased it for $7,200,-000, $7,200,-000, or less than two cents an acre. There was some grumbling at the time by a few congressmen over "adding a refrigerator to the United States." Bui the refrigerator has been found to be well-stocked with gold, coal, forests and fisheries, so that Alaska has proved a profitable investment. Hawaii, like Alaska, is a regular territory. In 1893 there was a successful suc-cessful revolution against the Hawali-nn Hawali-nn queen, and a provisional government govern-ment was formed under American protection. pro-tection. In 1898, at the request of the population, Hawaii was annexed to the United States. These islands contain con-tain 6, 449 square miles. Porto Rico, Guam and the Philippines Philip-pines were ceded to the United States In 1899 as a result of the Spanish-American Spanish-American war. Porto Rico and the Philippines are dependencies and not territories. Their local affairs are administered ad-ministered by a legislature of two houses and they ure represented in the United States by resident commissioners commis-sioners elected by the legislatures. Guam is under the control of navnl officers In command of naval stations. Under similar naval control are the Tutuila group and Samoa, which were ceded In 1899 by Great Britain and Germany. Then there is the Panama Canal Zone, which was purchased from Puna ma in 1904 for $10,000,000. This Is governed by -the Isthmian Canal com mission under the supervision of the war department and of course has no presidential vote. The year 1917 saw the purchas from Denmark of the Virgin Islands for $25,000,000. These aggregate only 150 square miles and are ieinporaril governed by a naval officer. Finally, there Is the District of Co lumbia. which was organized In f"91 as-the seat of our federal government The residents have no vote for eithfi local or national officials, nor are the represented in congress. Congress aet as the local legislature for the dlstrlr and three commissioners appointed the President net as the administm live body. |