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Arizona republican., 1911-03-19
PUMPING PLANTS
 OF THE PROJECT
A Resoures Susceptible of Great Fu-
 turs Development

Below the surface of the valley st depth varying from 10 to 200 feet. IS vast underground flow of water one of the notable features of the project IS the development of hydro electric power at the Roosevelt dam. and at various drops on the canals. at cost of little more than plant installation. it's transmission by wire to points where the underground flow IS nearest the surface. where the pow CT will be applied to pumps for rais- ing the underground flow. and thus ausmenting the irrigating water sup
Arizona republican., 1911-03-19
AUXILIARY WORKS.

No less interesting are the auxiliary and correlated works. such as the cement mill. the hydro electric plants for generating 5000 horsepower. and what is termed the power canal built to operate the first unit of the cleo tric plant. creating power for dam construction. The power canal is ditch. heading at the Intake dam. which diverts its water from Salt river 19Ia miles above Roosevelt, and
Arizona republican., 1911-03-19
CANAL BANK BOULEVARDs.

A boulevard runs along the bank of the Grand canal and road that will ultimately be boulevard runs along the bank of the Arizona from the crOsscut to it's head. Eventually 1t will run the entire length of the canal \ similar work of remodeling is being prosecuted in connection with the south side system.
Arizona republican., 1911-03-19
OUTLINE STORY IF THE GREAT SALT RIVER RECLAMATION PROJECT

or twelve miles below it's head. Most of the south side canals had separate heads. to which water was diverted bV brush dams.
Arizona republican., 1911-03-19
TELEPHONE LINE.

Among the earliest operations was 'the building of a government telephone line from Phoenix to Roosevelt. soon to be the scene of great activitN- It has proved a later and most impor- tant public utility also
Arizona republican., 1911-03-19

skirting the high line of the reser- VOir. reaches the Roosevelt dam site on the mountainside at about the same elevation as the top of the Roosevelt dam.
Arizona republican., 1911-03-19
DIVISION OF WORK.
Co Operation of the Government end
 the Contractors.

The plan of operations was for the government. through it's reclamation service. to solve all the preliminary
Arizona republican., 1911-03-19

ticle, is also well under way, passing Phoenix
Arizona republican., 1911-03-19

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The evening world., 1911-12-28
LOSING FACE" IN ASIA.

= TOT Shuster but Uncle Sam suffers because Persia has been
IN forced by Russia to dismiss its American Treasurer General.
. y Shuster leaves his post with enlarged prestige. Gle seen
his duty and he done IL" and that was his offending. Our failure
to support him has given American prestige about the heaviest blow
it has had cast Of Suez.
What is the story that will DO told in the bazaars Of European
Turkey, the Levant, Persia and India, and find is way into China,
Japan and the ~Phlippnes9 That Persia turned to America as a
friendly and disinterested power to get al administrator familiar
with modern methods. That our State Department recommended
Shustsr. That he applied American methods with such vgor and
skll a. to promise Persiais eventual financial regeneration. That
Russian troops devastated Persian cities because this regeneration
would have fooled the modern strategy Of imperialism which is to
bankrupt and annex" where Roms's wal to "dvide and rule And
that America never put forth a hand while Persia faced ruin and It's
subjects death in the field in standing by an American official and
"the American idea" in administration.
Would England have been silent il an Engishman recommended
By it, government and employed by another were made the target OF
attack by q thrdp Would Eusiai Would Germany Would any
power which had dealings with Oriental peoples and knew the mean
ing they attach to Closing faceT" Would any country which assumes
10 be . world power, and takes itself setousyp None save perhaps
the China Of yesterday, whose rulers issued cdcts ending with the
formula Respect this'-which nobody respected.
q II it is too much to ask Of our Government a vigorous foreign
policy, II is not too much to demand that hcnceforth it refrain from
recommending American public servants to states in need Of help.
This would at least avoid Misunderstanding, escape ridiulc and spare
cur sympathies the spectacle Of a weak nation hazarding all in vain
support Of an American.
The evening world., 1911-12-28
"The haIf.Orphan States"

~ HE way to prove to these haf-orphan States the folly Of excluding mothers
from government is to show them just what the enfranchised mother
L "a 10 for hi humanizng OF orphan asylums he Substitution OF the
school for demoralzing prison nfc for boys TIT infusion inot e
States o relations with the children dependent pon it-and nto prisons for
adults as well of the mothers spirit Of pity n helpfuness.
There should be no child labor in a State controlled by the votes Of women
There should b no organized traffic in the sous OF women.
There should be 10 capital punishment.
Not Ions & met a young woman who had worked on a newsnaper in
San Francisco who inveghed bitterly against the ruthessness OF Western
editors
why" she said, "a city editor ono asked me to 81 to a hanging. He
ed he would arrange It to ave m present that 10 woman had ever described
a hanging, an that l would be famous next day." .
What did you say to him?' I asked.
why" she exclaimed Indignantly, II did what you or my other decent
oma would have done. OF course-I refused"
But would la accepted" I told her And so think would n woman
wake to the horrors of collective murder, in the hope OF writing such a story
of hat hanging that therew would never be another In the State.
1t seems to met that tn only mitigation of Acknowledgement a woma feels IL
she Is not responsible for thu taking Of human life Is are III men n vote
under Government whereh human beings are executed in tn nam of justice.
II women vote AZ women. In Calforna-not as imitation men-f they use
their ballots with pity, with hope. with tendernessIn other words, II they
nov that California has Il mother-not merely a n echo o. father-they will set
The al-orpha Governments OF the oher states to realizing hdr bereftc on.
and pt them in tn way Of finding mothersf for themselves.
The evening world., 1911-12-28
THE SORROWS OF STATEN.

- ICHMONDS grievance 10 unlike that Of other outlying Dor.
oughs. The Bronx thinks it has too little government.
y Richmond thinks it has too much. Queens thinks its public
Improvements come too slowly. Richmond thinks they come too fast.
What makes the difference is that since 1890 Queens has trhed and
the Bronx has quadrupled, while Richmond has not even doubled its
population. Some Of its ciizens are protesting against public i'm
provements projected by President CROMWELL sewer system and
new streets. This will entail assessments which would be cheerfully
met il there Wa a heavy movement Of population thither, but which
viii bear hardly upon men holding large plots Of vacant land.
3 Staten Island has not shared "A much as it had hoped in the
advantages Of consolidation. 1t is paying metropolitan prices for
improvements without getting metropolitan result. It suffers from
it, island estate-"inviolate, t~wice-girled by the sea" 1t needs
and eventually will have tunnel connections. The time will come
when its singularly beautiful location will make it Is eagerly sought
for homes as it was half a century ago for estates. But the process
% preparing it for city residential purposes may entail temporary
hArdships beyond those experienced in the other boroughs.
The evening world., 1911-12-28
A WEAKNESS OF HUMAN NATURE.

is humor in the plea Of Charles II. Hyde that local
public opinion is ~prcjudiced, and therefore the charge Of
bribery against him should be tried observation-disclosures, al
though the joke il on him. Does Mr.. Hyde take seriously the hun.
dssds Of opinions collected at random and submitted 70 show bias
Il 10 not pleasant, Of course, to be called rascal" "robber" and
'ssrook," and to have people say "shoot him." But are these ex
prsssions Of opinion or just expressions without opinion behint
them?
People talk more than they think, and when they talk Of a poll
Hcan or . rich man may be censorious. But at the ballot box they
vote more ~inteligenty than they talk because there is somethinl
ss stake, and in the jury box, under oath, and with responsibility fo
another mans life or liberty to sober them, they shed prejudices ant
forget "opinions." Can one person in Ave hundred outline the act
. which the bribery charges against Mr.. Hyde are bascd9
Gossip is gossip. Let it go at that.
The evening world., 1911-12-28
New York Streets,
: And Row They EeeeiveI Their Names.

Moreover. the Prince OF Nassau wa
a D~utchman. And the Dutch were sti4i
n large proportion OF New York's pop
ulation. SO the thorOughfare wLs
named Nassau street.
William OF Nassau married the daugh.
ter OF King James II. OF England.
Afterward he kicked his royal father
in-law of the British throne and him.
self became King OF England under the
title OF William III. CWllliam street Is
popularity supposed to have been named
FOR him. Blu 1t was not. It was
named for william Beekman.)
After the Revolution there came .
sharp reaction against honoring royal
~personages and titles by naming New
York streets for them. So King. Queen,
Duke, Crown and other streets were
enamel In a fashion less obnoxious
10 a Republic.
But Nassau street was one Of the
very few that was allowed to keep its
old ap%pellation. To-day few people re.
member that It was named for a Dutch
Prince who became an English King.
(Nert: BROADWAY
The evening world., 1911-12-28

leading up to something. though. What
Is it?"
WELL" said Mr.. Jarr. don't you
think we should try to ave a little
more than We do?"
Didn't I suggest itf'' replied the good
lady, quickly. Let US stop smoking
that's an expensive habit. And let US
stop going to Gus's. You never 60 there
but It costs you more than We a az
ford"
IAN I spend IN Gus's will not impov-
erish u.s. said Mr.. Jarr.
What DC you want mo to do? I can
tell you are up to something
II am up to nothing but what Is right
and proper" replied Mr.. Jarr. 1--WE are
not getting any younger. o know.
And II we do not save a little some-
thing now we never will"
Speak for YOURSELF" said Mrs. Jarr.
you are the e~xtravagant one Of this
family. I'm the one that tries to save.
I pinch and scrape and try to make one
dollar do the work OF three!"
Il know that. my dear: that was the
very thing I was coming to-" said Mr..
Jarr, soothingly. II Just want to get
your IDEAS. I know that o will be
able to manage 1t II anybody could.
That's why l am leaving 1t all to you.
That's why I come to you for advice;
because know you are the finest lit
tie in the world. and II there
Is any way for this family to get ahead
Il Is by leaving everything to you.'
The storm clouds cleared from Mrs.
Jars countenance.
I'm glad you realize It." she said
"Now, let me see. Well. We could save
a great deal more money than We do
II It were not for the bills we have to
pay every week. Clara Mudrldge-Smith
always has money because she never
pays for things. She has a charge ac-
count everywhere, and the bills are sent
to her husband. OF course. Clara Mud
ridge-Smith doesn't ave anything. She
doesn't have to. because she's got a
rich old husband. But II I didn't have
to pay the bills with the money you
give me I could save 1t. Suppose !
open charge accounts?"
But I'd ave to pay them said Mr..
Jarr.
oh. something might turn up, you
know" said Mrs. Jarr.
JUS what would turn up. Are to burn
the books or death of an unknown
wealthy relative, Mrs. Jarr did not say.
And. another way she went on,
eagerly. II could pay something on ac-
count here and there. Not pay In full,
you know. and saw the difference"
Mr.. Jarr thought a moment and then
said:
well. maybe you aye right. I'll think
II over"
But As Mrs. Jarr. gay at the thought
OF her h%duciary ingenuity. went out Of
the room Mr.. Jarr groaned and nut,
tered:
whats the user
But whether he meant wha. Wal tn,
uss to arEue or what was the use I,
: cave ~ dtAn't ~. 4
The evening world., 1911-12-28
When You Are
Married.
By
o4lma
Woo1Ward

fishing Co. Crhe New York World.
knew he didn't know exactly what
the change was.
"You ook different somehow :"
why. It's my hair" I burst out, I'M
able to keep the great news any longer.
Your hairs, It u.s." he agreed. -,
looks like the deuce. Go and tx It.
won't your"
Fix IT," ] was almost speechless.
why, I've Just spent an hour and a
half fixing it-and IT'S the latest style p
lie turned me around slowly and
laughed a long. hearty laugh.
well, II that's the style" he said
after he had gotten over the spasm. IL
say Can q" why. II had to sit oppe-
site you at dinner tonight with that
fruits-and-iowers effect weighing down
your dainty head I'd feel as though I
were dining with a strange woman on
the sly, Plea SO 20 comb It and bring
back my own little wife"
you don't understand" told him.
II copied this from a Fifth avenue win
dow-it's the latest thing. look nice
In IT,"
you DO mott" he c~ontradicted. II
like you best tho other way, and II you
love me your try to please me II you
didn't have m hair, II this beautiful
landscaps thing made you one whit more
beautiful, I'D say. Wear It. by all
means Hut II doesn't. and you've got
loads Of beautiful hair. and I love to
run my fingers through Il and see the
lights dance on its surface. Why. I'd
The evening world., 1911-12-28
Letters from the People


seldom begins I'LL January and lasts
later than of old. IL tho climate chang.
lng. reAdsrs1 What do other old. timers
say' ] read once a forecast that s1Id
Tho child 10 now living who Will see
palm trees growing on the southern
shores Of Long leland" Mrs. n.
sunday.
To the nr'or Il The Evening World,
On what day Of the week did Feb. Is,
1905. fsllf It. II.
Chances In Flopidas
N ths nNior 3 The Evening World
VIII sons reader who has had expert.
encs kindly state whether there are
chances for . young man Of nineteen &c
secure . good position In tho orange.
growinG districts OF FLORIDA AND whsI
are the shanoss thsrsf Others may ike
= IN - sasvsA ~ \
The evening world., 1911-12-28
.H%M N
p~3@

W.. ia ' S;: s "a: Me-: ::.s ss:'' ii.
w hands. Christmas Is owe
and only ew Years remains to be
faced.
III you pull out one they three
wdll come in Its place" said Mrs. Jarr.
who was eagerly scanning her visage In
the mirror over the mantelpiece.
Three WHAT" asked Mr.. Jarr. some
what testify, I'm bot you didn't hear
a word I was saying
Yes. I did. ! heard every word. md
] only remarked that II n pulls out
one grey hadr three viii come In place
of II. That's what a I'M faces on
New Yoaris-after she's married--grey
hairs What was It you were %sayingy'
Il was asking about New Years re-
marked AIR. Jarr.
We'll, % needn't snap a persons
read ort' was the reply. Il believe
am getting grey. Wen. IT'S 40 wonder,
considering all the trouble I've had
And Mrs. Jarr sighed.
I'm tho n that's getting grey In
this family" sadd Mr., Jarr. III ! mus,
be the one that's had the trouble"
Trouble never bothers YOU" wal
Mrs. Jarr's answer, as though to imply
that men In general and Mr., Jarr In
particular did not possess those finer
The evening world., 1911-12-28
No. ?. NASSAU STREET.

IN olden days Nassau street had a
homelier and longer name. A certain
= Dutchwoman opened a pie shop
somewhere along its length and her
pies won so much local fame that the
t~horoughfare on which she lived was
called The Street That Leads by the
Pye- woman's."
II was not much or n street In those
days. and wheeled traffic could not well
go through 1t. For. In 1896. one Capt.
De Kag begged that a wagon road be
constructed. leading out Of Broad street
TO the street that leads by the pye-
woman's. leading to the commons Of
the city.
CThe Commons of the City" was the
district, part OF which is now covered
by City Hall Park.)
william. Prince Of Nassau, was a
bright figure in European politics at
the time when n shorter md more suit
able name was sought for the newly
improved street that passed the pye-
woman's door.
The evening world., 1911-12-28

ia ~ s' -s '"y WV
down Fifth avenue. IT'S q
" silly. purposeless proceeding.
u but somehow It gives a wo-
mar u delicious sense OF being TN IT,.
Just for a few moments.
The people one meets are 30 like cuts
from fashion magazines. with Just tho
same l~istless. blank expressions and
waterproof compilations.
But they DO know how 20 wear .
$4,000 string Of pearls as though tho
woods were fun OF them. and the dainti-
ness Of their boots and stockings makes
ones heart che for fortunes to lavish
on footgearl
The other afternoon on one OF those
stolen promenades the crowd became 50
dense that l was forced up against a
shop window. 1t was a hairdresscrs-
the most extreme place In town.
The window was full OF the softest,
silkiest. curi!est hair imaginable. and
there were three wan heads all ooiffed
a Ia mode. As ! lcEked Il seemed to
me that the features Of ono Of the heads
resembled the reflection OF my own face
In the mirror back OF her, I took par
Nh'e w sF0 wy wv iohi "oo
done and decided that that style would
Improve my looks tremendously.
I had enough hair to accomplish IT
all eScep, "a cluster OF three little bob
curls. The establishment was too high
class to have price marks In the win
dow. but On the chance Of captivating
Ted when he came home hat evening I
went In to price them. hoping they would
not he more thar the $40 I had with me.
They were seven dollars and a half,
My ! had a guilty feeling when laid
the bills on the counter
At home. after ,ussing for over M
hour. ! was satisfied with the result,
and sat down to wait for Ted. was
terribly excited. wondering what he'd
say, and when l heard his key In the
door l rushed dow the hall right into
his arms.
After a moment he held mo ava,
from him.
Have you q headAche-don't you foe
weilY he asked anxiously.
Never felt better In my iife." an
swsssd gsily. -
The evening world., 1911-12-28
"Resolu.fons.
Too Short Acquain!arce.


A girl who signs herself "A. F."
writes:
Last summer I became acquainted
with a young man In the park. A few
days ago I met him again and he pro-
posed to me. What shah l do about
IT."
Your acquaintance with the young
man has been too brief and informal
for YOU to become engaged to him.
Wait till you know each other better.
A girl who signs herself ID. L."
writes:
"a young man has called on me for
several years and brought me pres
ents. but has never taken me out. DO
you think he cares for me?'
II he does, he will tell you so.
A girl who signs herself IF. W."
writes:
~ have a very good friend In a New
York volunteer corps and he has asked
me to Join their hospital corps as a
nurse. am seventeen. Would II be
proper to do this?"
think you are rather young FOR
such a serious step. and In any event
you ought to be sure that You rave a
vocation for nursing before foliowins
your friends suggestion.
A girl who sigma herself "A. A.
The evening world., 1911-12-28
a FashlSa Plaist.

- ~ Edtor d TAs Dvsalns wohAi
In biting cold weather Eyes. and wen
have II yet this wintsr) the derby hat
10 useless for protection. Yet n one
wsars . cap or ear nuns n IL laughed
1t. Fashion for IN may be absurd.
but II 10 cain sanity compared to the
fashions prescribed Tor men. What say
ether ans rssdsrsf WINNER
y u the Climate CAanUlsgv
- ~ Edtta = 5hs Evening wesdl
] can vsA remember a. q Cr when
We nssriy always had snow on the
ground on Thanksgiving and whsa .
s'grssn Chrstmss" vac ~ ARE - .
blue moon. Nowadays there u almost
never any T~hanksgiuaa snow sad .
,sGsssA Christmas" v mept frequent,
- - snaaly ~ Veo11s SwaAAys
The evening world., 1911-12-28

18th great pie belt where pastry i served three times a day
and takes the place Of breakfast food lies north of the line
running between Bellows Falls, VT, and Portland, Me.
South Hadley, Mas, is a little below the line, but draws many stu.
dents from the farther side. Wherefore Mount Holyoke has done
m unwsrrsnted thing in prohibiting mince pie at luncheon on the
absurd plea that the girls come drowsy to their classes afterward
The innocent habits Of our people may not thus be overthrow.
The evening world., 1911-12-28
B etty
Advice to Lovers

cT'llE season OF New Years resolutions is here again.
To-day l am going to suggest one for the girls.
Resolve never to break your word.
OF course. all nice girls pride themselves on keeping oil
the big promises. But the little ones have plenty Of I'm
portance, too. and they are so frequently neglected,
II you tell a young man that you will meet him at q
certain time don't keep him waiting anywhere from thirty
minutes to an hour.
IL you say that you will be at home one special eve
don't let even the most fascinating eleventh-hour invl-
tation take you out.
The only promise that ought to be broken Is a promise
to marry too hastily made.
The evening world., 1911-12-28
re - eU%MS%%@

ssnsibilities that are tho concomitants
OF grief and sorrow.
Trouble does bother me and bothers
trouble me- rejoined Mr.. Jarr. II wal
speaking Of the New Year. though"
WELL. arc you going to stop smok-
Ding, stop consorting with your cronies
at Gus's; In short. be Q better man
The evening world., 1911-12-28
Mr.. Jarr Tries in Vain to Put
Across a Few New Year THOUGHTS


svery way this coming New Year,"
asked Mrs. Jarr.
Don't you worry about me-" was
the reply. There's q lot worse men
than I am. I'm . pretty good citizen.
all right. all right"
I'm glad to hear you say so." re-
marked Mrs. Jarr. II know you are
The evening world., 1911-12-28

proved their point md In fact, It Is not necessary hat ome should be better
than men in order to claim political equality with them.
Still The han presented to tn wom II California OF showing the world
that government "a be made cleaner. more honest and more efficient through
he cooperation of the sexes is n they should seize upon for IN benefto or
heir unenfranchised sisters all over The world.
The oMy place where men and women cooperate m equal terms. q Selma
Lagcrof pointed out time ago is the home and the home as been q
thai a Government by men alone is like a nor where the mother-prinopls II
unrcpresentcl suffrage oratorsw Mil need 10 other argument hn to point to
the sixth star OF their nag-the symbol II the land Of roses and orange
blossoms-the ore o a hal dozen States tut of forty-s hat are lot half orphanE
The evening world., 1911-12-28

writes:
II have been engaged for several
months. but have NJ ring. know that
my fiance a AFFORD one, How shall
let him know ! want IT,"
II you are willing to be the first to
speak of the matter. make some Joking
reference to II. That should Jog his
memory.
A girl who signs herself "F, W."
writes:
my fance gave me no Christmas
present. though I gave him one. which
Of us was right?"
You were. The young man should
certainly have presented you with a
gift.
A. girl who signs herself ~. E."
writes:
SHOULD ] accept flowers and jewelry
from one young man when 1 love an.
other?"
You should never accept 1swelry. but
unless you are engaged you may receive
flowers from any acquaintance.
A girl who signs herself IF. r."
writes:
my friend and I are In . continual
quarrel with two young men friends be-
cause OF the criticisms OF outs.dersL
What shah we do?"
! Learn to trust each other or else dis.
continue your Friendship.
The evening world., 1911-12-28
What a "WOman Made
State" May Become
By Nixola Greeley Smith.

Copyright. 1911. By The Pres Publishing %. Tie lew York wchH.
a CENSUS made under the direction Of the womens Progressive LeaSu
~ of Los Angeles shows that there ire SOLO women eligible % vote IN u
= State Of California, Is, asainst. $4,000 men registered before the octohs
The evening world., 1911-12-28
Copyright. 1911. by The Pres
"FashiOn" W. "LOpe."

In a while ] like to dress
up In my very best and stroll
down Fifth avenue. IT'S a
silly. purposeiess proceeding.
h,,t annn~hnw ~ uiyeA n u,p.
The evening world., 1911-12-28

A girl who signs herself "A. 4