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Show AID FOR PIMA INDIANS. Starving In Arizona Because De- prived of Water by Irrigation. WASHING CON, Dec. 19. Dr. Charles L. Thompson, secretary of tho Presbyterian Board of Missions, discussed with President Presi-dent Roosevelt today the serious condition of the Pima Indians of Arizona. He told tho President that the Indians actually were dying of starvation because 4holr hinds had been rendered unproductive by tho diversion of the water of streams running run-ning through them. Tho diversion of tho water was caused by the development of plana of tho Government for Irrigation of arid lands. Through a commission tho President has already made an Investigation of the matter, mat-ter, and It Is not unlikely that pumping stations will be constructed on tho Pima Indian lands to supply them with .sufficient .suffi-cient water for all purposes. These pumping pump-ing stations will bo erected In connection wlt.n tho irrigation plants which are being be-ing put In under direction of the Government. |