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Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-11-05

country that it could hardly 90 any
damage TO life.
The Roosevelt dam is a magnificent
piece of masonry. built in the shape
Of an arch between granite walls. and
50 firmly anchored that no cOncciv-
able pressure Of water against it can
ever dislOdge it, The size of the lake
which il creates can be imagined
V hen it is understood that this dam
confines thirty-eight times as much
water as the CrotOn reservoir of New
York City. The Roosevelt dam is PSI
feet high. and stores 100000 acre
feet Of water. An acre-foot is a VOL
ume sufficient to cover an acre OF
land one foot deep.
The great Shoshone dam in Wyo-
ming is 32s feet high. and stores
$4,000 aCre-feet. There is another
big dam in Wyoming, the Pathfinder.
which stands 215 feet above its
foundation. and holds in 1.O25. 600
acre feet Of water These are the
three biggest dams built by the re
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-11-05

cIamation service, but there ar num-
erOus smaller ones
Two more big ones are now under
way. What will be known as the
Eagle dam in New Mexico will he 256
feet high and 1900 feet long. This
will store 1850 900 acre-feet Of water.
which will be the largest reservoir in
the-world The Arrow Rock dam in
Idaho win be $50 feet high. and will
be notable as the highest dam in the
world II will store 100000 acre-feet.
With all its extensive dam build
ing the government has never had q
disaster reported against it. II has
now under construction on the 18th
mus of Panama the biggest of all
dams, that at Gatun. This work is
in charge of army engineers. They
are working under greater difficulties
as to foundation than have been en-
cuuntered by the reclamation service
engineers, but they are equally conf
dent of erecting a structure that will
stand safely and firmly.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-11-05

in it we have Copa de ora 1:59, Ess
II. Kay 2:Ooa, Don Densmore 2:0Sl=.
Highly 2:0i. Adam c. 2:O5. with
such drivers as Geers. Durfee. De-
Ryder. Walker. Prick and Parker. In
the frcc-for-all we will see Fred Ward
with his Zombronut and W. l. Hig-
gins with his Kingbrook. Kingbrook
is the horse that won the 10000
stake At Sacramento.
II looks now as though there will
lie at least seven starters in the 2:19
trot, the Copper Stake for $4,000 and
nine starters in the other Copper
Stake for PIP PAGERS. All the classes
have filled nicely and we should have
good fields in all of them.
The other morning when | was out
at the track it had quite an old time
grand circuit appearance, so many be
ing on this track who have always
hoen identified with harness racing
down the big lire. Among the noted
drivers with us. is Budd Doble the
man who has been identified with
the harness game longer than any
other now living Mr.. Doble's name
is linked with that of Dexter and
Goldsmith Maid and while those
horses raced manv years ago. Mr..
Doble still sits" his sulky with ease
ard confidence In his stable is the
great colt wilbur Lou" 2:1912. that
got his worlds record as a yearling
over the Phoenix trek last year.
The daily program is a big one.
III ha
o'clock and it will be our aim to
have the last race finished in time
for ar early dinner.
/ understand the management has
arranged for Il detail of cavalry from
Fort Huachuca and the music of the
week will be furnished by the reg
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-11-05
EVERY DAY
IS BIG DAY.
That's The Opinion Of a
Noted HorSeman
THE BEST OF ALL FAIRS
w. P. McNair Discourses in
a Most Eloquent Manner
Regarding the Possibili-
ties of Arizona's Great
Institution.
BY John V. V. VanEaton.

The kings ard queens of the turf
are honoring Maricopa county and the
city of Phoenix. and the state of Ari-
zora with their presence this week
Not the bang tails. whose zenith war
proclaimed in the United States with
the running of the great Suburban
Handicap OF 1904 at Sheepshead Bay,
hut the harness kings and queens.
Some of them with records under a
minute. and many of them the heroes
and heroines Of many a hard fought
and Won contest On the grand circuit
Not only are the blue bloods Of the
equine world in Phoenix, but the
aristocrats of the reins, among them
Budd Doble and the mighty Geers,
men of fifty today were boys when
Budd Doble was famous as the driver
of Goldsmith Maid, who astonished the
word with a trotting record Of 2:l32.
an unbeatable performance in the
early seventies. the world thought.
Before Goldsmith Maid even. Budd
Eudd Doble was the owner. trainer
and driver Of the great Dexter. who
lad a worlds trottinS record of 2:17
or Whereabouts. 1t makes the blood
of the old timers now thrill to think
that Doble and Geers are still with
the harness horses, still masters OF
the reins.
No one in Arizona is more ac-
ouainted with the harness horses.
their pediErees and accomplishments
than W. = McNair, president of the
Arizona Railway commission. and
starting judge at the state fair which
opens tomorrow. He said last even
ing:
From d racing standpoint, Every
Gay will be a big day" at the fair
grounds next week
There has never been fair with
such high class horses as is in evi-
donce this year and Jack Atkins has
got the track in such perfect condi-
ton it is fit To race on for mans
life Early in the morning and late
at night finds Jack "on the job and
at any hour during the day he is
in evidence. with his drags and har-
rows.
The racing program has been ar
ranged with the idea of giving the
greatest amount Of pleasure and from
the first tap of the bell tomorrow
until the last event on Saturday even
ing. there viii be some excitement in
front Of the grand stard. The pro-
gram as arranged is as follows:
Monday.
2:19 trot Copper Stake
2:15 race.
2:05 uace.
2-year-old trot
running races.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-11-05
a FOUL FIEND

Her locks were in wild disorder
Her face was flushed. and her eyes
flashing She clenched and IN
clcnched her fingers in an agony of
despair
Unless her looks belied her. she
was a deeply injured and desperate
woman. Her Indignation and anger
were allied with keen dependency.
Cruel One-oh. cruel one" she
cried. in anguished tones. Il have
borne with you too long You have
ruined my standing in society. II
we had never met | might have
walked in peace. So now begOne.
We part forever
There came a moments cOnvulsivc
breathing. a gritting of teeth. and a
sharp sigh. II was all over. The
tragedy was ended.
BY an almost superhuman effort
she had pulled off her new shoe
London Answers.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-11-05
NO WEAKNESS EVER SHOWN.
Uncle Sam Largest Builder in the
World.

United States government engineers
can see little or no excuse for the
disaster at Austin. Pa. due to the
breaking of dam that has been
standing for less than two years. says
the Washington correspondent of the
Brooklyn Eagle. The construction Of
dams in this country is not in an
experimental stage. 1t is one of the
most highly developed branches Of
engineering work There probably
are more dams and certainly bigger
dams in the United States than else
where in the world
The government itself is the great
est of all dam builders. No private
enterprise has yet approached in
magnitude the work done by Uncle
Sam. There is nothing secret about
this work. and every step that has
been taken has been open To the
study of any civil engineer who want
ed to profit by il.
The reclamation service OF the in
terror department has made a rec
ord for the construction of great
dams not equa!ed anywhere else in
the world. Not a single dam. big or
little. constructed under its super
vision has gone out" One of the
three biggest dams built by the gov
eminent has been standing for six
years without the least sign of weak
ness. Compared with the volume Of
water which this dam holds back the
one at Austin, Pa, confined hardly
more than a cupful The pressure
against ii was not nearly so great as
that against u number of the larger
structures erected by the government.
ard with ordinarily careful construc-
ton it ought to have stood indef-
initely.
When the reclamation service
builds a dam its first concern is to
see that the foundation is sure and
solid and goes straight to the bed
rock once the dam is anchored
properly, it is simply a question of
careful and honest construction, the
magnitude of the mason work being
calculated with reference to the
amount of strain which the dam will
have to stand, always so as to leave
"a large margin of safety.
ever worries about the breaking OF a
Reclamation Service Dam. Even
shold one of these great DANES burst.
it is hardly possible that the loss of
life would be great. The reclamation
dams are primarily constructed for ir-
rigation purposes, and the land which
they water is i'm almost all cases so
remote from the dam itself that
hours would elapse before a Hood
could reach it. In addition 10 that.
the irrigated land usually lies at a
considerable elevation above the bed
Of water course through which a
flood would find it's way.
The great height of these dams en-
ables the government to supply water
to land which is far above the level
Of the river bed through which the
confined stream would normally flow
In the case of the Roosevelt dam in
Arizona. the irrigated country is
about seventyfive miles from the
dam itself. 1t has been estimated that
il would take at least twelve hours
for a flood to reach this reclaimed
land. and even then il would be so
diffused over "A broad stretch OF
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-11-05
Tuesday.

2:29 trot.
2:O9 trOt
3-year-old pace.
running races. one of which will
be the "Elks' Derby" and Will be run
over the mile track.
Wednesday.
2.21 trot.
2:20 pace
212 pace Copper Stake
running races.
Thursday.
Automobile day.
Friday.
PA trot.
2:1S pace
Free-for-all trot.
3-year-old trot
running races.
Saturday.
2:25 trot.
2:0q pace
Free-for-all .laCe.
2-year-old Pace.
running races.
1t is very probable that other run
ming races viii be added durHg the
week, but one thing is certain the
Arizona Derby" for $3.50. should show
as good field Of classy horses as
may be possible To- gather. l don't
know that / have ever seen a better
lot of horses for harness and running
races then is now quartered out al
the fair grounds
Oh You ask a mighty hard question
when YOU ask what the horses now
at the track car or have done. II
il were possible for me to tell you
the space required To- print it would
probably be denied you. But you
may say that the free-for- all pace
gives a fair idea OF the calibre. for
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-11-05

cellent band and not at all stingy
with its music
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-17
NJ c KEY O. NEIL
WANTS TO FIGHT
Former Richmond Lad Anxious
to Meet Some I3a-Pounder
in This Section.

Mickey O'Neil. who once upon a time
called this good town home, hut who
Is now member of Company g.
Twenty seventh Infantry, located at
Fort Sheridan. ILL.,. is out In a. chal-
lense TO any of the 1913 Founders in
the East. His manager writes that the
lad has been making quito a reputa-
ton for himself in the Western coun-
try, and that he is anxious to get
back home and mix it with the best
this section can produce The letter
from his manager. C. A. Weaver, fol-
lows
Sporting Editor. s-Dispatch-I
am sending you photograph of
Mickey O'Neil. n former Richmond
boy, who has been making good In this
section OF the country. He has won
five straight bouts by the Knockout
route. and would like to be matched
with some of the Eastern boys of or
nearly his weight.
In his past lights he has beaten Jack
Parry. wclterweight champion of Fifth
United States Field Artillery, scoring
Knockout In four rounds. He put
Young Moran to sleep In two rounds
via the same route. Joe RossI another
husky. went to dreamland in one
round Kid Staley managed to stick
seven rounds. before he bit the dust
Young I.andcrs, after five rounds of
fast milling, also succumbed to the
Virginian.
staley. defcatdo by Mickey in seven
rounds. held the lightweight cham
pionship of Cuba and has beaten some
good men. O'Neil fights at 133 pounds,
iringside. and can make 100. He holds
the championship OF his regiment, and
has beaten some of tho best men in
the army. i will match him with any
boy in the game at his weight, ond
will post forfeit for weight end APP
pearance. I VIII BIO greatly Indebted
to you If you will print the picture
and challenge In your paper. Address
all communications to Z. a. Weaver,
Company @. Twenty seventh Infantry,
Fort Sheridan. Ill.
(signedl G. A. WEAVER
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-17
BLUES PLANNING
BIG INDOOR MEET
Details Being Discussed and
Actual Work Will Begin Dur
ing Coming Week.

With the records of a successful
football season carefully slowed away
In the archives OF the organization,
the Richmond Light Infantry Blues
are now turning their attention to
track athletics. Candidates for the
track will report in few days. and
systematic work will be given the as
pirants for honors on the board track.
Olin Richardson will again have charge
of tho squad.
Prospects for monster indoor meet
are bright. The question has been con
sidered by the athletic committee OF
the Blues. and reports say that the
committee looks with favor upon the
scheme. Should the plans so through
Richmond Will have the opportunity
OF witnessing somo of the fastest mon
in the country on an indoor track
Yale, Harvard, Princeton. Wesleyan
Cornell. Pennsylvania. Brown, Swath-
more, Virginia and several others OF
the larger universities and colleges
will be invited to take part
In addition, the colleges of the State
Will compete. including Richmond Col
lege, Randolph Macon. Hampden Sid
ney. William and Mary. v. P. l., v. NJ
I. and others. All of the prep schools
will send teams. and an interesting
program will be arranged for tho pub
lie school lads OF Richmond.
The meet will probably be staged at
the horse show building. as 1t offers
the greatest floor space for such ON
event in the city. Naturally, consid-
erable work must he done before the
meet is held. Tho program must be
made UP. entry blanks mailed to those
who will DO invited to participate and
the date selected. All OF these things
will be done. during tho coming week
No time viii be lost from now on. II
goes without saying that the moet
should be q tremendous success
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-17
WANT STATE GAME
Com M |SSIONER
Audubon Society Will Ask Aid
Of Legislature in Creating
This Office.
SOME ONE TO ENFORCE LAWS
Plenty Of Restrictions, but No
Authoritative Head to Carry
Out Provisions.

The first directors meeting since
the annual meeting Of tho Virginia
Audubon Society in November was
held in It's rooms at ios East Grace
Street at noon yesterday. Mrs. w. z.
Harris presided, and besides routine
business. such as reports of commit
tees, etc. the policy OF the coming
year as to what the society would
labor for was mapped out.
BY resolution offered by N. D.
Hart. the society declares itself in
hearty accord witt! the Game Protec-
tive Association or Virginia and will
assist this association in an effort
which Will be made in the coming
Legislature TO have 81 State game COM
missioner appointed
The legislative committee, composed
OF Eugene C. Massic. 4. Sidney Buford,
Dana II. Fucker and NJ ID. Hart was
instructed to request a conference
with the Virginia Game Protective
Association In order that the influence
and moral support of the society might
be used to the best advantage in Sc
curing state game commissioner a
telegram was read from the secretary
OF the National Audubon Society, T.
Silbert Pearson. urging such action
and donating 500 TO this particular
work.
Miss Katherine ". Stuart. school
secretary or the league in the dis
cussion of the present game laws.
strongly condemned the provision of
our nonresident law whereby thou
sands of non-rcsidcnts annually hunt
virginia game fields without paying
a tax, which, with few exceptions, Is
required OF VirEinians everywhere.
The secretary was instructed 10 for
ward 10 Governor Mann n copy of a
resolution offered by Miss Stuart re-
Gucsting him in his annual message to
call the especial attention Of the leg
islators TO the game conditions and
osk them to provide for a State game
commissioner.
The legislative committee was also
instructed to draft law which will
protect the robin at all times In this
state to be presented for enactment
at the next session OF the Legislatures:
and go anxious 10 the society for tho
passage of this measure that this will
be the only purely Audubon legi!sla-
ton asked for, though the society will
aid the game people in getting the
State commissioner.
Major T. Christian, secretary of
the Game Protective Association of
Virginia said his association would.
IN asking for state game commits
sioner. disturb as little as possible
existing game laws and that much OF
the game trouble was not caused by
the lack OF laws to prevent, but he
cause there was no one whose duty il
was to see them enforced.
Miss Donna Sheahan, in addition to
her duties as secretary OF the Virginia
Audubon Society, was made its press
agent and instructed to send to the
newspapers items of interest about the
Audubon work in Virginia.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-17
SANTA REQUESTED
TO MAKE PRESENTS
Big Bliley Wants Small Ball, as
His 800 Pounds Makes Him a
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and
Iimes-Dispatch Leagues
Continue to Furnish Great
Sport for Fans.
by WHIT WHITMAN.

The past week has been a most ne
!culiar one for the local bowlers. as
nearly all of them have hit the tobop-
gan and have come down in the aver
age column.
This is the nrst time since the open
snS OF the Richmond Bowling Asso
citation that the teams and players have
1aiied TO make new records. A good
excuse is given. "a all of the players
are thinking of Christmas This has a
lot to do with them in making good
showing.
This weeks games will be the las,
played until after the holidays, as a
great many OF the players viii he uu.
bbic 10 report tor duty, while some OF
them Will 80 home
Players Expect Presents
great many of the players are
Vlready asking dear Santa Claus to
send them nice little things. FOLLOW.
ing are some OF the requests:
Biz CHIEF Blilcy says: Dear Santa
flchsc send me nice new little ball
win small :inger holes. so | can make
big score. as the one have is TOO
heaHy for me. and am going TO give
rnina to Mr. Splitting.
Papa Suthcrlin says: Dear Santa
Claus.--Please send me a nice new
pairof bowling shoes. 80 ! can roll
a big seore FOR my team. US the mex,
time we play the Alcos want TO try
and help beat them.
Captain Delaney says: Dear Santa
crease send me one OF them big balls.
like Whitman has, with whole lots or
nook In them, as the one ! have some :
oody has taken the hook out OF IT,.
and II won't curve no more Tor me.
peasy writes: Dear Santa,-Plcase
send me nice little track so can
lay II over the alleys, and make the
bail go straight TO the head pin, and
knock it down.
Davis says: Dear Santa,-Don't for
get your little boy. and please send ME
little bowling book so / can learn
how to make some big scores like th,.
other fellows.
Following are the Individual stand
shss OF the players and teams:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-17
WILL ESTABLISH
BREEDING BUREAU
Permanent Organization Soon to
Be Formed for Improvement
Of Horse Conditions.
STATE AID is PROBABLE
Three Stations Already Secured,
and Many More Now
Being Sought.

Definite steps have been taken to-
ward tho establishment of a breeding
bureau IN the State OF Virginia. While
no permanent organization has been
formed as yet, and while many of the
details :cmain yet to be worked out
tho fact remains that three stations
OF known reputation and whose gets
havo occupied prominent places in TIVE
racing world. have been secured and
one. at least. has been stationed.
j. w. Graves, Allen Potts and Minor
Lewis. forming a committee. with
power to act have been at work on
the scheme for many months J. w
Graves has just returned from a trip
In the interest OF the bureau. and no
reports greater progress than he had
anticipated. He was met with a help
Ing hand in all sections visited. 1t
Is probable that the help of the Legls-
lature Will he asked In order TO further
the work In the interest OF the horse
The object OF tho bureau will DO
to Improve the grade of horses bred
In Virginia. with particular attention
10 thoroughbreds and high grade ami
mails. The studs Will be located at
convenient points. throughout tho
state. and only a nominal fec Will
be charged. about $40. The value OF
such a bureau is obvious. Heretofore
the farmer. or breeder of horses, I'M
less possessed OF great wealth, was
unable to breed horses of tho better
class. The fees charged were too
great. AS result the State has be-
come overrun with stock Of an In
ferior grade. SO that Virginia, instead
OF occupying her former high place
as the home of the Thoroughbred. has
dropped down in the scale as a breed
ms centre.
Government Is Interested.
The United States government Is
taking deep interest In the work.
and Is lending assistance wherever
possible. 1t is no secret that the gov
eminent Is always In need of horses OF
the better typo. especially In the ar
tillery and cavalry branches of the
| service.
Many OF these horses have had 10
be imported. BY the establishment OF
breeding bureaus in the several States
this condition will be relieved and
Uncle Sam will be able to secure his
animals right here at home
SO far three stations have been OBJ
tanned The Jockey Club, OF New
YORK. Will send Governor Griggs, a
handsome bay. we'll proportioned and
with a reputation. He is by TrIstan.
out Of Silver Blue. by Longfellow.
Many OF his gets has been seen on the
leading tracks OF the country. Race
King. by Tenny. out OF Ardelette, by
imperior Order. is another high grade
animal secured. S. S. Ross. OF wash
ington. has given his Graziolla, by i'm
ported Rapallo. out of Grazloza, by
Ben All. This last named horse Is now
at NJ c. Hazen's farm, near Manassas.
Mr.. Hazen is one OF the best known
horsemen in the South. and Is an ex-
hibitor at all of the principal shows In
the country
The breeding bureau after all OF
the plans have been worked out, will
be incorporated and properly oflicercd.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-17
OF ARBITRATION GAVE
POSITIVE STATEMENT OF CASE
NO Chance to Decision Reached Virginia League
squanDeocla for Benefit of Those
Who Failed to Read lt-Possibily of Reaching
Agreement-Some Expressions by Those Composing
Highest Court Of Appeals in Minor
I,eaou Baseball
League Baseball

say when an election should be held
or in what manner such election
should be held?"
Il think that the election should be
held as soon S possible, presuming
that another election will be neces-
sary. But / do not think that the
board should instruct about anything.
except that each of the clubs should
be personally represented. Our duty
Is merely to determine whether or
not an election has been held. or
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-17
CLUE WILL REPORT
ON ROAD TO WASHINGTON

Automobile Club will BIO held In tho
club rooms tomorrow night for the
purpose OF transacting such hus.ness
as may be presented and to hear the
report OF the pathtlnding part which
last week blnzAd traiI to washington
via Fredericksburg. II Is'aunderstooA
that two reports will! be made. one n |,
majority report and the other from the
$3.50 O'clock. The special repregenta-S
tive OF tho American Automobile asso-S
citation will also make a report, as Will
the membership teams recently ap-
polnted. ~;