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tastleton. N. r., z3.--On the last | lap of his flight from St. Louis to New York, Harry N. Atwood, the aviator, tonight has his aeroplane lhitched to an apple tree on top or a nill here, overlooking the huuson River and Albany, eight miles to the north. Tomorrow Atwood expects Tn what he calls two bird hopsv to complete his journey to New York, landing at Sheepshead Bay with a pos. sible preimlnary circle over cover nor's Island
 On landing the Boston aviator Will have accomplished the longest rnghi through the air ever made by man in a neaviertnan-aIr machine. lie wIp hold the worlds record tor cross country flight and he believes he has set pace in the development of aer. Ioplanes which will result in more Ions. distance attempts and a gradual elim- nation of fatal contests at ayiatIon meets.
 Atwood hopes to sail over the 134 miles between here and New YorK before mid-afternoon. It is not prob- able ne will make it without a stop on the way, because he carries only 12 gallons of gasoline and uses one gallon every ten miles. He hopes to make his first "hop' the longest so that he will be able more accurately to estimate the exact time of his ap- pearance over New YorK. hls acruaI flying time from here down he thinks will be much less than three hours.
 When he landed here Atwood Ill ten days had flown l,131 miles from St. Louis without any more serious misnap than losing his way. Ills Iolpiane has endured the test without damage. 1t Was only because of a slight wearing of the bearings or his engine that Atwood decided to not continue his flight tonight out to put everything in shape for smooth sailing tomorrow. His muenanIcs prepared to work on the bi-plane all mgnt, attaching pontoons tor possi- ble landings in the river.
 Leaving here probably early. At wood will take straight course down the river. flying over near Kingston PougnKeepsle, t1shkill, NewDurgn lOsslning and intermediate points His appearance over Rhlnecliff, oppo- lsite Kingston, will mark the breaking of the worlds long distance cross country flying record, for at that point he will have exceeded by l; miles the present record of l,l64 miles. At New York ne will nave flown 1.265 miles, or lOl miles above the present record.
 Atwood's flight today of 66 miles between Fort Plain and Castleton wa. the only days run which he started land ended before noon. From For Plain, where he ascended in a fos lat 7:25 a. m, ne swept through tns
 Mohawk Valley turned the corner for the South at Albany and landed here at 9:l2 a. m. He stopped Il minutes enroute for gasoline makinl his flying time one hour and S2 min utes.
 Over villages and cities. disregard ling all offers of money bonuses t'
 land in places where great crcwdI
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the museum assigned a special man 10 watch the portrait, suspecting that otherwise something might happen To it.
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awaited nim, Atwood salled through the valley against a wind. Whistles and ringing of bells had no induce
 ment for him. for generally ne lowered around cities.
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washington, D. C., Aug. 23-Fore- cast for Arkansas; Showers and cool. CT Thursday; Friday showers.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1911-04-14
WHERE THE LAWYERS WERE.

st remember, 30 years ago,
when l was a lawyer, there were
about Is or 16 of us-al law
yers-seated about a fireplace,
1t was a raw, wet night. A bed
raggled stranger, wet to the
hide, came in, tried to get &C
commodation and was told there
was not room left. The near
est other place wasa mile away.
Shivering, the stranger looked
at the fire, but we formed such
a solid line about it that he
could not get near it, Finally
one of the lawyers, in a spirit of
frivolity, said:
my friend, are you a travel
erl'
81 am sir. I have been all
over the world.
''You don't say SOL Been in
Germany, Egypt, Japan and all
the countries in Africa and Asiag
"All of them-been every
where
Ever been in hellP
ooh, yes, been there twice.
"How did you find things
thereP
"Oh, much ;he same al
here-lawyers all next to the
fire. New York Herald.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1911-04-14

"Dad!" began the son of a
physician: dad! dadl 1 want to
ask you something. 1 want"
"What do you want to know,
my son?" he offered kindly.
(which has more legs, one
pig or no pig3"
The father frowned and pick
ed up his paper again. 81
didn't know you wanted to ask
me a silly thing like that" he
said, irritably. lone pig, of
course"
"No, he hasn't" the young
ster chuckled. ga pig has four
legs and no pig has six legs.
See?"
And the physician laid down
his paper and started to puzzle
it out.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1911-04-14

gument is sane. The y GU n g
man of today can make no mis-
take in becoming the owner of a
few acres of the southwest. He
who heeds while there is vet
time will become the future
solid citizen of his country and
his children will bless him for
the heritage he had left them
freedom, independence, health
and a home in the greatest eli
mate under the sun. -Albuquer-
que Herald.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1911-04-14
LEFT OUT THE LETTER ''N"

You fellows who think an
editor hast anything to do ex-
cept sit around and write a little
and have a good time generally
are referred to the troubles of an
editor who publishes a paper not
a thousand miles from here.
Having occasion to apologize to
his readers for delay in issuing
his paper he wrote 1--WE beg the
indulgence of our readers, being
day late this week. Our fail
ure to get out on time was the
result of the physical democrat
ization of the editor, caused by
sleeping too close to the boarding
house window" The cussed
composition set the last word
widow" and the proof reader
failed to discover the omission
of the letter n" The poor
EDITORS trunk is still at the
boarding house and he hasn't
had a change of shirts OF socks
for five weeks. Elk.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1911-04-14
Midnight In the ozarks,

and yet sleepless, Hiram Scran-
ton, of Clay City, Ills, coughed
and coughed. He was in the
mountains, on the advice of five
doctors, who said he had con-
sumption; but found no help in
the climate, and started home.
Hearing of DR.. Kings New Dis
covery, he began to use it. 81
believe it saved my life," he
writes, ''for it made a new man
of me SO that l can now do good
work again. For all lung dis
eases, coughs, colds, la grippe,
asthma, Group, whooping-cough
hay fever, hemorrages, hoarse-
ness or quincy, it's the very best
known remedy. Price SOC and
$l.O0. Trial bottle free. Guar
anteed by all druggists.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1911-04-14
Never Out Of Work.

The busiest little things ever
made are DR.. Kings New Life
Pills Every pill is sugar-coat
ed globule of health, that chang
es weakness into strength, Ian
guor into energy, brain-fag into
mental power; curing constipa-
ton, headache, chills, dyspepsia,
malaria. Only 25c at all drug
gists.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1911-04-14
JUST A SNAP.

The editor of newspaper is
often accused of leaving out GER
tain items of news purely be-
cause of dislike for the person to
be mentioned, or from prejudice.
This is all bosh. The editor has
something like a million differ
ent things to think of in connec-
ton with the issue of one paper,
and it is not surprising that he
misses an item occasionally, or
sometimes forgets one which has
been called to his attention.
Nine out of ten people you ask
for news items will tell you they
can't think of any. But in
most cases they expect the editor
to think of them all, and criticise
him if he fails in a single item.
The best way is to give the edi-
tor credit for what he does find
and mentions and for some
things he finds and does not
mention. Daily Globe.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1911-04-14

THE ripe fruit is dropped at
last without violence, but the
lightning fell and the storm rag
ed, and strata were deposited
and uptorn and bent back, and
Chaos moved from beneath, to
create and flavor the fruit on
your table today ."-Barbank
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1911-04-14
To THE Young MAN.

The young man of today in
the southwest has the greatest
opportunities of any generation
in the history of the country.
In New Mexico alone there are
some millions of acres of land
that may he secured under the
homestead or desert acts.
The young man OF today, who
fails to secure a home on this
land, which can be had at the
cheapest price of any land in the
world today, is guilty of IMPROVE
dence for the future. The basis
of all wealth is land, and the pro-
ducts thereof. Land has been
steadily going up in value all
over the world. Not only is the
land the basis of wealth, but it
is likewise the basis of freedom.
Gould the young man of the
southwest take trip to some of
the old countries of the world
where the population is con-
gested he would realize the OPP
portunities that are his today in
a land that is rich in natures
blessings.
The miserable serfs and peas
ants of Europe who are scratch
ing a scant living from CT e
plots on the big estates of land
owners are not free in f a C t,
though supposedly so in govern
ment. Such conditions can by
no stretch Of the imagination
ever exist under our munifiCent
government, but the next gen
GRAFTON will see a wonderful
change i'll the ownership a n d
tillage of our soil.
The young man of today who
secures land will leave to his
children the richest heritage that
a free government can gain him.
1t matters not whether the land
thus secured is now d e e m e d
worthless as a desert or whether
it is under some irrigation pro-
ject. This is an age of progress
of invention, of new methods
and new discoveries. w h O
knows but that the, desert of
sand, under the active brain of
man, will not, in the next gen
GRAFTON, be made to produce the
finest crops of the country
Within ten years the people of
New Mexico have seen | a n d S
that twenty years ago were
worthless turned into the garden
spots of New Mexico, Look al
the Pecos Valley when it was a
cattle range. Look at the great
est fruit section in the southwest
that is there today. Look at the
poor men, made rich over night
by a few acres of once worthless
land.
But it should not be the hope
of securing sudden and unlock
ed for wealth trat should induce
the young man of today to Sc
cure these lands while they car
be had under conditions within
the reach of the most humble
1t should be the desire for rea
home and for the future of HI
children that should induce thu
young man to become a LAND
owner.
The logic behind the land ar
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1911-04-14
.T-e-v-e-Er-H

to be found in the Valley. Prices
Always Reasonable, and Every
thing Guaranteed.
Headquarters for Best Watches,
Engagement and Wedding Rings,
Charms, Chains and Novelties.
Visit my store when in Roswell,
and see my fine display.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1911-04-14

Meets every End and 4th Sat-
urday evenings in each month,
All members are expected to
come ont. And all visiting
over eigns are cordially invited
j. F. Brogdon, con. com.
j. A. Kimmons, clerk.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-03-23
B. L. WILLIAMS,
Secretary.

meeting Stockholders
gaton Company will be held the of the 5000 Club
Mountain Home Idaho, the day April the
annual meeting day April.
1911.
B. L. WILLIAMS B. p THOMPSON
Vice-president
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welt set these alight by touching
button, the concluding feature of
the day.
The dam has been about five years
in building. The foundation was sur
veyed May 1S, 1904. The first stone
was laid September 20, 1906, and the
last stone was placed in pasition in
the parapet walls February 6, 1911.
The structure is declared to be the
largest storage dam of its kind in the
United States, and with one excep-
ton the largest in the world. 1t is
exceeded in size only by the Assuan
dam on the river Nile.
There are $4,000 cubic yards Of
masonry in the dam. according to the
records Of the reclamation service
and 100000 barrels of cement, man
ufactured from material found in the
vicinity, were used in its building
The structure is of sandstone and ce-
ment and rises 284 feet above the
river. It is 1850 feet long on top and
ITO feet thick at its base. An acre
of ground is covered by the founda-
tion alone Running along the top
which is the length of about two
city blocks, is a roadway 20 feet wide
The dam forms a reservoir 25
miles long and more than 200 feet
deep. It's capacity is approximately
56,628,0OO cubic feet, or enough
water to submerge the state of Del
aware in water one foot deep.
The walers from the dam will be
usd to irrigate about 25O,OOO acres
Of land in the Salt river valley. AT
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trouble started over Vaught's con
.test Of Leeks land Emmons was a
friend OF Leek and when vaught had
been successful in his contest he suf-
ferei the enmity not alone Of Leek,
but OF Emmons as we'll.
The Killing took place at Soldier
one day last February when Vaught
had gone to the postomce there for
his mail. He met Emmons and his
brother and it is said that hot words
arose among them. The results was
tnat Vaugnt was followed to the side
walk by he Emmons brothers, and
was attacked by them, it is alleged
They are SAID to have thrown him to
the ground and to have beaten him
frightfully, when he got to his gun
and fired four times, one ball strik-
ing d. V. Emmons about the heart
and killing him.
The case which will occupy the
time of the grand jury regarding the
Long Valley vountry is that of Byers
against Close. The trouble arose over
a homestead contest. in which the
settlers of the valley took sides and
which promised to be a serious feud
was started. 1t is said, moreover, that
the various witnesses who appeared
in the case were threatened by one
~;do ~, tho otbor 3oOopdipo on tho
evidence which they were expected to
present.
The utmost secrecy is to be main
tanned throughout the progress of
the probe, as is customary in grand
jury cases, and the witnesses have all
been given to understand that they
are to keep silent except when ac-
tually placed on the stand.
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gates, weighing 5000 pounds apiece.
By this act he officially opened the
Roosevelt storage dam, a part of the
Salt River project, says a telegram
from Roosevelt, Ariz.
The motors which raised the gates
had hardly begun to turn before
three raging torrents of water came
rushing through the three openings
at different levels and ran madly
down the valley, where, after racing
fully 60 miles, it will be used in
the irrigation of about 25O,Uvv acres
of land.
The scene from the dam was a
striking one.
The motor cars in which many
people besides the Roosevelt party
made the 75-mile journey from Phoe-
nix were packed along the road
above the artificial lake, each with
its roll of bedding strapped upon it,
as the guests must spend the night
here. On the hills hundreds of sad
die horses grazed. When Mr.. Roose-
velt's machine came in sight on the
twisting road a tremendous salute
Of dynamite greeted the former pres
ident in military fashion.
The ceremonies we're opened by
President Orme of the Salt River
Valley Water Users association
President Orme introduced Govern
or Sloan as chairman and the latter
in turn presented all speakers.
Along the top of the dam grace
full standards bearing electrical glob
es had been erected. and Miss Roose
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ter the Water leaves the dam and
before it reaches the point where it
IS 10 be used, it flows distance Of
about 60 miles. 1t is then distributed
throughout the land to be irrigaed
by means Of diversion dam.
The valley, it is said. VIII become
one of the richest agricultural wall
leys in the world. Crops can be rails
ed - months in the year. 1t is es-
timated by C. ]. Blanchard. statisti-
can for the reclamation service, that
one full crop from this valley will
equal more than the entire cost Of
the irrigation works He declared
that land that was worth nothing be-
fore the project was built. since its
completion has risen in value from
500 to $1,000 an acre
The six massive gates Of iron that
viii control the outlet Of the waters
of the dam. each weigh 10000 lbs.
and they measure A feet inches
wide by 10 feet nigh. They are di-
vided into three regular" and three
emergency" gates; the latter to be
used only in case of flood
The original town of Roosevelt
which was built by the people who
went to the dam to work, now lies
under about 22O feet of water. It's
successor has been built higher upon
the mountain ledge.
The government road, which It was
nevessary to build before work on
the dam could be begun, was guard
ed today for every mile of its length
to provide against possible mishap.
1t was cut for a greater part of its
length out of solid rock and skirts
the edge of precipices at dizzy
heights.
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THOMAS DIXON PREACHER WHO BECAME NOVELIST

AID a 0 years
~ haired
rushing street. his with
blue yachting dashng the NJ A building
hall
and deliver probably violent OF Dick
Croker
large
them His manner
Baptist plain Thomas Dixon novelist and
quit pulpit ecurng,
which dramatized "The Clansman
book earthquakes communities
Dixon a which critics than
his other However critics most
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-03-23

We need in our own land a pro-
gram of social reform in order that
these United States of America may
not be permanently backward in the
march toward the goal of industrial
democracy. Germany has been far
more wise and foresighted in caring
for its workingmen, in providing
workingmen's insurance against un-
employment, old age, accidents, dis
ease. death. than have we. Belgium
and France have. with high states
manship, taken the lead in num-
ber OF more important undertakings
Of a constructive program of social
reform. Denmark has within a gener-
alton dealt upon so large and or
dered a scale with the problem Of CO.
operative farming that it has achiev-
ed veritable miracles Of plenty and
prosperity for its husbandry. We are
sixty years and more behind Eng
land in the matter of factory legisla-
ton. Before 1850 laws we're enacted
in England touching child labor
which are more merciful than are
the statutes OF some States in the
Union. Alas that we lag behind! We
DO not march abreast of European
nations, even of those nations which
are monarchic and imperial in char.
scter. but actually far more demo.
cratic than we are.-Stephen S. Wise
in April Pacific Monthly
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WATER REUIRED
For rrigation-Certain Amount In
crease sYield-Over Supply
Proportionately Decreases.

Speaking of the duty of water be-
fore the irrigation congress in Spo-
kane. Alex Mcpherson, who has
studied the question exhaustively in
southern Idaho said:
"Up to a certain amount the ap-
plication of water increases the yield,
but after then the yiel dwas decreas-
ed propostionately with the increas-
ed amount of water supply. Twenty
inches of water was the average
amount applied to all the most sue
cessfuI farms, where 20 or more diff
ferent crops were produced bringing
a maximum yield. These figures with
regard to water include that of rain
fall during the months that the crops
were growing, so that the actual
amour of water supplied by irriga-
tion was less than 16 inches on the
average. The time that the greatest
amount of water was required in all
was during the months of July and
August on long seasoned crops, but
the greatest amount Of water on
grains was in the month of June.
1t was really surprising how little
water is actually required to pro-
duce a crop and in many localities
if the rainfall occurred at the proper
time irrigation would be unneces-
sary, and if it were not for the ex-
tensive evaporation taking place in
certain arid districts the rainfall, Il
properly distributed, would produce
larger crops than are sometimes now
produced, especially where an ex-
cessive amount is used. The average
duty of water in the state of Idaho
at the present time is one cubic foot
per second continuous tiow, for sc
acres, or one miners inch.
If this amount could be cut dowr
one-half, it would add millions Of
acres of tillable land to the grea'
state of Idaho, which is available
provided water can be applied anC
if, on investigation and demonstra
ton, the bureau of investigation, to
gether with others who are interested
in his work, combine their efforts anS
bring about higher duty Of water
in my judgment there would be larg
er crops produced, more intensive
farming and double the tillable arei
in the state of Idaho, or of the grea
arid plains in the north and west. A
much of our agriculture is, and al
ways shall be, dependent upon irri
cation, this Is a work that shoul
be of interest to every man, as it vii
create more homes for the people
add millions to the wealth of the ma
ton and it is every citizens duty t
lend his efforts in furthering thu
work to the end that all may b
| benefited Spokesman Review.
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Past Week Show Chsnges.

Miss Nettie Thompson makes big
gains during the past week and goes
to the head of the list When the
contest closed this noon she was
about 27,OOO ahead of her nearest
competitor. other candidates have
been making big gains.
The contest will close in May and
there is only a short time left in
which to secure votes. Contestants
are taking greater interest in the
campaign and several changes are
expected in the general result in
the next report
Following is the standing of the
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International Aviation Meet.

Salt Lake City, April 5th to 10th
inclusive. Excursions via Oregon
Short Line. Tickets on sale April
3rd, to Sth Inclusive limited to APP
ril 18th, from stations north Of Og-
den, and south OF Spencer, Idaho.
See agents for rates and further par
tIculars.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-03-23
BIG ROOSEVELT DAM
Ex-President Opens Up Biggest Res
ervOir in the WOrld-Will lr-
rigated 25O,OOO Acres.

Standing on top Of the great stor-
age dam which bears his name, for
mer President Roosevelt at 5;4S
O'Clock today pressed an electric but
ton, which set in motion mass Of
grinding machinery, which in turn
raised three of the six massive iron
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-03-23
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS

given annual meetings Of the Stock
holders of the ELMORE IRRIGATION COMPANY corporation
duly organized the
held in the city Seattle of
April, 1911, o'clock
Block which meeting
the
properly before the meeting All should filed with
Ralph Ramaker Asst
Washington before the hour for said meeting
B.. L. WILLIAMS F. J..
Secretary