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off on his next trip across the con- tinent.
 RALPH CAMERON. Delegate in Congress from Arizona.
THE ALTAR ROAD.
Completed and Opened to Traffic Upon the Centennial Anniversary
 of Mexico.

Last Saturday, September 18th, the great national anniversary of Mexico, party of prominent citi- zens of the two towns of Nogales, went out on the new Altar road, the guests of the building commit tee, and with formal ceremony opened the road to traffic.
 Several automobiles conveyed the party, which consisted of the following named gentlemen: A. Clausen, presidente of the munich pality of Nogales, Sonora; Lie. M- C. Martinez, judge of the federal district; Lie. M. Samperio, prose- cutting attorney in the same court; Lie. M. Mimiaga; MT. A. V. Dye, U. s. consul in Nogales, Sonora; MT. Daniel E. Montes, consul of Mexico in Nogales, Arizona; Con O'Keefe, collector of U. s. customs, Nogales, Arizona; Ramon Vasquez, A. Carpena, c. Ramirez, H. J. Karns, E. D. Miller, editor Border Vidette; and the road building committee, M. Escalada, Alberto Mascarehas, P. Sandoval, Bracey Curtis, W. W. Carney.
 The party went out on the road as far as the top of the divide at the head of Torcuato cafion, beyond Destlladero, where 6 stay of some little time was made. Upon behalf of the building committee and the contributors to the construction, MT. Alberto Mascarefas rendered the new thoroughfare to the muni- cipality of Nogales, Sonora, and in response MT. Alberto Alberto Clausen, presidente, accepted the road and guaranteed that it shall be kept in good repair.
 Creature comforts were provided and discussed, and speeches were made by seyera. of the gentlemen present, after which the party re- turned to Nogales.
 In conclusion it is Inappropriate to state that the new thoroughfare. which is of the very best construc- tion, will work a revolution in the traffic of the Altar district. It places Nogales in direct communi- cation with the valley of the Altar river, which is a fine agricultural and horticultural region, and gives the ranchers and farmers of that country good market in the line city. The very day of the opening there came from the Arizona Ranche of the Estate of William Barnett, deceased, seven six. mule teams drawing wagons laden with fruit and produce.
 The road gives also direct con- nection with Altar, ninety miles distant, and much of the traffic of the Altar district will come to Mo- gales. Karns Brothers will estab- fish an automobile line which will convey passengers between Nogales and Altar on a schedule of about five hours.
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Friday evening Mir. and Mrs. A. E. Crepin and family came to Mo- gales from Patagonia, and Satur- day afternoon they went to Tucson via the Calabasas cut.of train.
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Yuma County, in the southwest.
 But just now Mohave County, the
 wild and mountain broken desert
 region in the northwest, is forging
 to the front with score of mines
 that are getting into the product
 i've stage. The last year has wit.
 messed a renewal of activity in
 both the old and the new districts.
 Improved railroad facilities have
 had much to do with this. Three
 new railroads have each brought In respective districts in different parts of the State. Mines that could not be worked because of the difficulties of transportation are now coming to the front. The whole western part of Arizona has been given new life by the building of the Arizona and California Rail- road and the new smelter at Need les. The multiplication of rail roads and of smelters will constant ly add to the number of mines that may be worked pro6tably. Like wise will scores of old mines that have been abandoned be placed on a basis where profitable operation will be possible. In no place in the world is the improvement in mining methods being felt more than in Arizona and the economy of these methods is regularly re- iuvenating mines that were long ago given up as improbable. Many million is being made in work ing over the tailings of mines at
 which unscientiic methods allowed much of the gold to escape in the milling.
 Coal mining in Arizona has never received any consideration. Copper and the precious metals have always had the call and the time has probably not yet arrived when coal mining would natural ly develop. But a great portion of the northern half of the new State is underlaid with it. There are great possibilities in such condi toins. The future wealth of them is matter of conjecture, as it is in many of the latent resources of Arizona.
 Arizonais not exclusively min ing State. There are already some five hundred thousand acres of land under irrigation. The largest tract of this land is in Salt river valley of which Phoenix is the cen ter. This land is now selling at $200 and $500 an acre and is an excellent investment at those prices. The Arizona oranges are the first on the Eastern market and bring prices that are far ahead of those from either Florida or California. This is not merely because they are earlier, but because they are better Last year Salt River val. ley shipped a hundred and twenty five carloads of cantaloupes to the Eastern markets, these bringing fancy prices because of quality and the frst call in the early market
 Fruits, sugar beets, grain and many other crops are important to Arizona, but the crop of them all s alfalfa. Here is the yield so prodigious as to be beyond the belief of the Eastern farmer. When 1 say that two tons to the acre are grown and that six crops are cut
 n year, making yield of twelve .ons to the acre of the best hay in he world, the figures sound unreal. But this estimate is decidedly con-
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 cheap at $500 an acre. The result of this possibility of large returns from the land leads to the cutting up of the tracts into very small farms and, therefore, a densely settled community. In the end these irrigated lands will be cut up into ten and twenty acre tracts, with 8 home on each one, and these valleys will be almost con- tinuous villages, with all the advantages that such conditions carry with them and the elimina- ton of that isolation that is the bane of farm life. The Roosevelt Reservoir is just now being com- pleted and will furnish all the water needed for irrigation in Salt River valley. The Laguna dam, at Yuma, is also completed and brings into production another region which will yield vast quan- titles of oranges, miscellaneous fruits and vegetables, which pro- duets will reach the market earlier than those of any other section of the whole country. There are smaller irrigation projects in other sections and many others that have not yet been seriously considered, but which will some day be added to reclamation accomplishments.
 The ranges of Arizona still con- tinue to yield great numbers of cattle and sheep and will do so indefinitely. These are fattened on the alfalfa fields of the valleys and make prime meat for the local market as we'll as for shipment. The Mogollon plateau, to the north, with an elevation of seven thousand feet, gives other conditions as diff ferent from those of the lower lands as is Maine from California. Here there is rain in plenty and with settlement farming will be placed more nearly on the basis that it occupies in the East. The idea of dry land farming that is such progress in the Great Plains region will find much chance of application here. In. cidentally the Mogollon plateau is the region which contains the greatest stretch of uncut timber that exists to-day in the United States.
 In the East it is no uncommon question to ask an Arizonan where his children are being educated, the East not believing that there is an adequate school system in Arizona. This question should be answered by saying that there is no community in Arizona boasting six children of school age that has not an efficient public school. There is, in addition, compulsory school law we'll enforced. There is not a child in the State that does not, under compulsion, attend these schools six months in the year. The children of Mexican percentage attend the same schools and are taught only English. There is lit- tie of the foreigner in the Mexican who grows up in Arizona. All the important towns have high schools, and the State University, located at Tucson, has a curriculum on basis with that of Yale or Harvard and a mining school that is with out superior anywhere. 1 realize that these things are contrary to the current opinion of Arizona, yet they are the facts. We of the new
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-08
EDUCATORS SPEAK
AT GREAT RALLY

Especial to The Richmond Nirginiai.i
BOWLING GREEN VA, Nov. s.--A
great educational rally OF teachers and
citizens was held at Bowling Green
Friday aud Saturday. Many educators
Of State wide prominence We're pres
ent and made practical and inspiring
addresses, including Hugh S. Bird.
fredericksburg: A. B. Chandler. Jr..
fredericksburg Il. II. Russell. Fred
ericksburg, II. f. Bennett William
and Mary College; j. c. Metcalf, Rich
mend College.
citizens meeting was held Friday
night TO discuss plans for new high
school building at Bowling Green.
Much interest was manifested and
committee, composed Of X. l.. Beale,
" T.. Ennis, r. n. Coghiii, l.. f. Mar
tin and ". n. Blatt was appointed
tn devise ways and means, select a
site and report TO the citizens.
The County Improvement League
was reorganized Friday afternoon with
the following officers: President. Mrs.
{. F. Sugg; vice presidents. Miss Bess
Faulkner. Mrs. James Blanton. Mrs.
W. +. Flippo and Miss Lizzie Wor-
than; secretary and treasurer. Miss
Maud Davis. Delegates Mt large are
the four vice. presidents. A round
table discussion Of teachers problems
was highly entertaining and instruc-
tive.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-08
CAR GOES OVER BANK,
But NOBODY HURT

Especial to The Richmond Eirginian.e
ROANOKE, VA. Nov. s--Sunday
afternoon Mr.. l.. =. Lichford and
party, of Lypchhurg. had narrow
escape while driving in a Mitchell car
along the new macadam road between
Roanoke and Hollins. They had been
to Natural Bridge and were return
ing. Near Tinker's Creek the read
takes a sudden bend. the curve form
ing n sharp angie. Not being thor
eughly familiar With the highway. MIR
Liehford failed to calculate on the
abraptness OF the curve and his car
plunged over the bank. Fortunately
1t ran into post, erected there years
ago, for what purpose no one knows.
The force ar the collision sent both
lamps flying, although neither OF them
struck the post An iron rod connect
ed with tho steering gear received the
shock. and bore it bravely. being bent
but slightly. Mr.. Lichford and his
friends We're none the worse for the
experience. They secured ak horses
from farmers and after much tugging
had the big machine "u the road.
They came to Roanoke and placed the
auto In a garage for repairs,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-08

The home OF Miss Ruth Rayhorn
presented pretty scene on Tuesday.
the occasion being the celebration ~
her twentieth birthday Parlor games
were played and dainty refreshments
served Among those who enjoyed
such a pleasant evening were Misses
Williams. Bertha Grady, Elizabeth Ice.
vcrna Camp. Ruth and Laura Kay
horn, Messrs. Low. Robert Hudson,
McLain, Joseph Burnett Milton and
Bryan Rayhorn. Curtis Hsckler,
Cheeke, McNewer. Crump, William
Lee of Philadelphia. Mesdames Heckler
and Lee, aud Mr.. and Mrs, Rayhorn.
Quite number of Church Hill peo-
pie win have relatives with them this
week for Conference. the most notice
able family reunion being at the Lnion
Station parsonage. where Key. II. H.
Potts Will entertain his father. Rev.
Joseph Il. Potts, and three brothers,
Rev. Thomas \. Potts. Rev. Edgar A,
Potts and Rev. Eugene ]. Potts. All
1--WE are members OF the Virginia Con-
ference and many happy hours Of So
cial enjoyment are anticipated In ad-
dition to the Conference work. Mr..
Frank r. Bates. ST.. of Chimborazo
Park, Is entertaining his brother. Rev.
Walter g, Bates. MIR. John J. Guyer.
Of S22 North Twenty ninth street. also
has his brother, Mr.. Leroy w. Guyer,
as his guest. and Mr.. Sam Is. Turner.
of North Thirty second street, has hts
brother-tn-iaw, Rev. Leroy J. Phaup,
with him, and Mr.. Adam Diacont Is
entertaining his SON. In law, Rev. Frank
McSparran.
There will be a baseball game Thurs
day evening between Union station anf
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-08
DESIRE FOR REVENGE
GETS HIM BAD BEATING
JOHN DAVIS THROWS BRICK AT
ONE MAN AND is SET UPON
BY FOUR

The desire for revenge which led
John r. Davis, Of OF South Bclyidere
street TO follow four other young men.
with whom he had been quarreiing,
from Ninth and Franklin to q pool
room on Broad street between Seventh
and Eighth streets, resulted in his re-
ceiviilg q terrific beating at their hands
Monday night
Davis says his four assailants. all Of
whom escaped. attacked him first. He
followed them down Broad street into
a pool room and there threw q brick
at one of them. The four promptly
seized him. carried him outside and
beat him. Davis was finally knocked
down and IN falling his head struck
the cnrbing, the blow rendering hins
unconscious. lie was carried into a
nearby drug store. where the ambn-
lance WAS summoned. DIR. Harsharger
dressed his wounds. which Were not
serious, and then took him home.
No arrests have been made.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-08
MAY SOON HAVE
NEW TRAFFIC LAW
SPECIAL ORDINANCE BEING PRE-
PARED WHICH MAY MEET
NEEDS OF THE TIMES.

The tentative ordinance granting
power 10 the BOARD af police commits
sioners 10 make and enforce traiflc
regulations met With rejection al the
hands of the Common Council Monday
night All the members agreed tAat
more stringent regulations are needed.
however. and, according TO Chairman
| nllauf Of the ordinance, charter ana
Fefnria committee. a comprehensive
ordnance on the subject is now be-
ing prepared.
Councilman Morgan r. Mills was at
first strenueusiy In favor OF passing
the measure giving power TO the police
board Since the board of health mas
been given authority to make SAM
tary regulations. he said, similar au-
thoriiy shouia be granted 10 the pp-
lice
MI Mills finally expressed himself
as satisfied with Mr.. Umlaufs promise
Of a neH ordinance.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-08
POLLOCK SCORES
FINANCE MEMBERS
SAYS FAILURE TO ACCEPT MAJOR
DOOLEY's $4,000 OFFER Is
lNExCJSABLI

Heated criticism of the Finance
Committee fer its failure to recon-
mend the acceptance OF Major boo
ley's offer II 100000 for a release
from the right OF way for sewerage
through his Naymont property Was
voiced by Councilman Gilbert Il. Poi
lock at a meeting of the Common
Council Monday night.
Mr.. Pollock said that the commit
ter were virtually throwing away
money. He characterized the action
81 the committee In the matter re-
1Mrred to as childish in The extreme.
H. asked that the committee be re
Quired 10 make u detailed report on
the entire matter.
The criticism arose following the re-
port Of the Finance Committee rec
commanding that the l,ooiey sewer
lie laid along Virginia avenue instead
Ut through Major Dooley's property.
concerning the s2o.ooe offer il was
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-08
OPEN ONLY PART
OF LUBIN THEATER

only "a part of the reniodeled Lubin
Theater WAS opened Monday. Ihe new
addition To the gallery remained closed,
by order of Building Inspector Beck.
Mr.. Reck declared the building in
complete in several details and pointed
out a number of alterations that must
Ire made under the code. The re-
auireinsnls Of The city resulted In the
disappointment Of "a large crowd If
would ne patrons sof the play house.
Manager Gaieski SAYS h. was not
aware Of the d~fGefs la ihs building,
which will he remedied Immediately,
He has no complaint to make as to Mr..
Beck's ruling aad says he is thankful
that he was allowed to open a part
of the house.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-08
CONNECT PARKS
BY 4 BOULEVARD
BELIEVED THAT DEVELOPMENT
or HIGHWAY WOULD BE
EXCELLENT SCHEME.

That d grand boulevard connecting
BYRD and Bryan parks would be nj
areat benefit to the city of Richmond
~ the opinion of those who have the
development and Improvement OF the
city al heart. and II is believed that
by proper cooperation the scheme can
- materialixed. Byrd Park and Bryan
Park are the two largest parks OF their
0lass In the South and both are most
beautiful and attractive by nature.
The Boulevard and right Of way for
HeFmitage read Is ALREADY 100 feet
wide between these parks, and In the
opinion Of many persons II would be
pnU OF the best advertisements Rich
mnud could get II the tive could be
converted into an np u date boulevard
extending from enc park IA the other.
"A lonfoot boulevard put In good
order and properly maintained would
certainly be "a great advantage to the
city and a pleasure ~ the people" is
the way one Of Rtehmond's most en-
terprisIng citizens puts 1t.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-08
CHURCH HILL NEWS
infe
Church IL. or Madlsen .aSo1

the First Baptist Sunday school teams.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Msaniey viii
leave to-day for weeks visit to Nor
folk, where they VIII be the guests Of
their daughter. Mrs George Francis
Hardy.
Mrs. John Mann. Jr., and children,
Of Fork Union. are visiting Mr.. ana
Mrs. John Mann on East Grace atrest.
Mr.. James Burdette, Of 1904 East
Broad street. was called home Satur-
day, from LynchburE. on account OF
the illness OF his infant son
Rev. James @. Babcock 10 the guest
Of Mr.. Frank r. Holland. u SOS North
Twenty fifth street
Mr. Roy MountcastIe, of SOC North
Twenty fourth street. has left the city
for Syracuse. n. y, where he has ac-
cepted position with Clarks's Music
House, the largest In the city.
MIR, Eddie Hubbard. 81 l~anexa, New
Kent. came To the city Saturday TO
visit his seven -year-old son. who IL
at the Memorial Hospital. recovering
from an operation. The little fellow
stuck nail In his knee and has been
very sick as the result, but 10 getting
along nicely now.
Mrs. Hattie Bland. Of Elizabeth City.
Ia the guest Of her brother, Rev. George
r. Greene, at the ST. James parsonage.
Mr.. Judge, Of Thirty fourth street.
left for Norfolk Monday on . business
trip.
Mr. Bert Foote, Of East Broad street.
has returned from pleasant trip to
West Virginia.
Mr. c. H. Crew, Of s71S East Frank
lin street, has az his guest Rev. James
W, EOuldin
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-08
HAskER METAOOlsTs
MAKE FINE PROGRESS
RAISE NEARLY $4,000 DURING
THE YEAR AND TAKE In
SEVENTEEN MEMBERS.

At the fourth quarterly conference
OF Hasker Memorial Methodist church
reports for the year showed that
nearly $500 was raised for all pur-
poses and seventeen members added
70 the church during the year.
The following stewards were elect
ed for the next conference year; Z
G. Patterson, J. j. Jennings, t. T..
Eoodworth. II. c. Moore, I, L.. Drew,
l.. s. johnson, II, +. Barnett. q. W.
Witham w, l.. Andrews and a. r.
Richardson. The following class lead
ers We're elected: H. c. Schwoob, j.
A Soper. W. ). Perrin and Harry
McCann.
Rev. c. W. NJ Taylor, the pastor,
has been at this enurcn for three
years. during which time the debt has
been curtaiiod nearly one-half and lS2
members have been received,
Az Noted in these columns Mon
tiay. the conference decided by unani-
nous vote to change the name of the
church to st Pauis M j.. church.
South.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-08
CONGRESSMAN WEBS
ON ELECTION EVE

DETROIT. MICH. Nov. s.--con-
gresham Edmond DENLY who ~
akinE a STRENUOUS stand for re-eiec-
ton. has won one campaign and will
decide his other, according To infor-
nation to-day Congressman Benby
will marry Miss Marion Bartlett
Thurber, daughter Of the late Presi-
dent cleseland's private secretary.
But the date has not been yet an
nounced, The wedding IN expected to
be one of the events Of the social
world.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-08
COURT HEAVILY FINES
TRADING STAMP MAN

WASHINGTON. -. c. Nov. s.
Leave to file petition for a writ Of
habeas corpus was asked of the SUI
preme Court of the United Statets to-
day in order 10 secure the release Of
W. J. Gregory. Washington manager
of the Sperry and Hutchinson Trading
Stamp Company.
Gregory was tjued 800 to-day in
the District tour, for conducting a
trading stamp business. and In de-
fault Of payment was sent To jail.
His attorneys immediately applied TO
the supreme Court for a writ OF ha
heaa corpus and asked that he he ad-
mitted to bail pending decision in
The case.
The validity of the laws of tie Dis
iriet OF Columbia were brought 10 the
supreme Court some time ago in trad
ing stamp cases. but the court declined
t. hear them
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-08
JONES HURT
but KEEPS on CAMPAIGNING

FREDERICK SBURG, VA. Nov. s.
Congressman ". A. Jones. while cam
paignins In the Ninth district. met with
an accident which might have resulted
IN the loss OF his life. As II was. he
was badly bruised, but after receiving
medical treatment he continued on his
journey and spoke the next day.
The accident occurred at Radford
when he attempted 10 board a moving
train. He was thrown to the ground
and narrowly escaped being run over.
Tho side OF his face was bruised and
cut. and he was otherwise injured. but
not seriously. He still bears the sears
on his face. which Is rapidly healing.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-08
BOARD DISCHARGES
FIREMAN w. b. REUSS

Charged with having violated a rule
OF the fire department. IN that his SAL
AIRY had been garnisheed twice within
twelve months. W, y. Reuss, fireman
in Grade G, Truck Co, No. =. was dis-
charged at n meeting OF the Board OF
Fire Commissioners Monday night. THO
vacancy will DO Alleh by h. j. stiles
formerly q substitute Of Truck Co. NO.
4.
A request to be allowed to publish a
history OF the fire department was ASK
ed by Messrs. Burroughs and Turner
The request was granted with tho IN
thar the board not be con
nected with the publication In any way,
a nd that the book not be represented al
being official.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-08

stated that the committee had re-
cetvGd no offer or com ntnlfCatiGn
from Major peoiey. MIR. Pollock ~as
referred IL the records Iii the city
Engineers office II was also sdg~
gested that either the Hty Engineer
or the City Attorney De summoned
before the Finance Committee that
all the correspondence relating &" the
matter might be- considered.
The report was finally recornnitted
Ia the Finance Committee with in
structions that the city Engineer and
the City Attorney he consulted.
The S2u,0o0 offer Is said to have
been made by Major Dooley to City
Engineer boiling on March rs Of the
present year,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-08
TRAIN CREW FINED
FOR CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE.

NORFOLK, VA, Nov, S.--The murder
charges against Train crews OF the Nor
folk and Portsmouth Traction Com
pany, investigated by the grand jury.
were to-day r0nanded back TO the po-
lice court Commonwealth Attorney
Tilton advised the grand jury that the
train crews could not be held on chara-
es more serious than criminal nesii-
gence or mausiaughfer.
Police Justice Duncan then took MP
the cases against four defendants OF
the Norfolk Southern crew again. and
they were fned 800 each, The cases
against the traction company crew
were deferred until to-morroM.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-08
LENDS AUTO TO FRIENDS,
WHO ENJOY iTa ue9

Especial to The Richmond virginiap.)
FARMvII4I4E. VA. Nov. s.-Mr H.
w. Anderson. pf Richmond. who IL one
OF the arhitrators to decide the matter
Of difference between the town and
the water company ~ to the value Of
the property. eane from Richmond
in his auto but returned ON the train
leaving the inachins to some lady
friends, who wsrs whitfield In II TO
Richmond. and have been sounding the
praises OF the trip since their return.
The party was composed OF Ansdames
W. y. Richardson, Mnttie Lee Walker
and Frank Epes.