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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-19

Nicc-Pres!dent always has the first
honor seat.
Another change in dinner customs
affecting the President was inaugural
cd by Mr. Roosevelt. who during the
first few years of his regime sat
through the series OF formal dinners
which the members OF the Cabinet in
turn have annually given in honor of
the President. rut to which only their
fellow Cabinet members ana their
wives were hidden. But dining nine
times year with the same old crowd
soon became irksome to MIR. Roosevelt
and he forthwith uttered an ukase
that each OF his Cabinet hosts should
invite other than brother Cabinet
members 10 meet him across the wal
nuts and the wine. Thus was this
series of Cabinet dinners rescued from
dullness. No one longs for q return
TO the old. monotonous program
Dinner Hosts From All Lands
leadership in Washington society
hinges largely upon the genius with
which the role of dinner host can be
played, and the opportunities for gain
Ing mastery in that role are greater
than elsewhere in America. because of
the vast number OF foreign grandees
accredited here, each allowed a snug
sum for entertainment. Washington
hosts vie with one another for the
honor of giving the most novel as we'll
as lavish repasts. many of which rep
resent In themselves greater sum
than the salary earned by Senator in
whole year.
One of the most lavish dinner hosts
Of the present multi-millionaire set
has been Mr.. Westinghouse, 1.-The air
brake king" At one OF his banquets,
attended by the most exalted members
of oficialdom. the dinner cloth wa.
of purple velvet. all of the napkins
were of Irish point lace and the shade.
OF the golden candelabra We're artiH.
cial orchids. Following ole of these
magnificent repasts at their mansion
the Westinghouse held a cotillion, a,
which all Of the women were favored
with Paris hats and the men with dia-
mond acarfpins and silver handled um.
brellaS.
4 WondcrouS Senatorial Dinner.
Another sumtuous dinner which will
illustrate how smart Washington dis.
pcnses gustatory delights was that
given in recent season by Senator
Warren. OF Wyoming. now chairman
of the Senate Committee on Appropria-
lions. More than 100 guests sat down
at a great table forming hollow
square about maplikc representation
of the Panama Canal. in whose waters
iioated models of our battleshlps. Along
the banks of the canal were shown. in
miniatures. bronze coast defense guns
brass caissons. each drawn by six
horses. and rows OF muskets stacked
for peace. The rarest tropical fol-
| iage bordered the mirrorlike water.
Each guest, received either corsage
bouquet or boutonniere tied with rib
| hons OF red white and blue, which
colors were represented upon the name
| cards and candle shades. a string or
| chcstra played in gallery overhead.
and in the adjacent reception room
hung, amid tropical plants OF every
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-19

copper king, and mother of Mrs. Ed
ward Mclean, unwilling owner of the
famous Hope diamond. At one OF her
repasts. said to have cost $3.50 a plate,
the banquet hall was a garden OF how-
ers brought from Florida and fruits
from California in special express cars.
! Place cards painted by artists of note
designated the seats of the guests, who
ate off solid gold plates, while an or
chestra brought from New York dis
coursed grand opera airs through a lat
tice screen covered with American
1 Beauty roses.
Jewclry at Each Place
Al each plate was placed jewelers.
DON containing watch, ring, a
bracelet gold purse. q scarfpin or
/ watch fob. When the last cordial had
been drank, great. luminous flower
balloon above the table opened to re-
release a shower OF songbirds. which
now made the hall vibrate with their
, choral melody.
But no Washington establishment en-
joys longer record for magnificent
! dinners than that of Mrs. l.. II. Letter,
widow of the Chicago merchant prince
and mother of the late Vicereine OF
| India. Her cuisine is arranged upon
is apart from her house. The domestic
force of her Washington mansion has
+ been stated at eighteen persons, in
Guiding three in the kitchen and three
housemen. besides her CHIEF butler. Ac-
cording to the bockdoor gossips, forty
nine and half gallons OF Ice cream
were served i'll the Letter mansion dur
ing single func Ion.
Quaint Wigs and Headdresscs.
The most exclusive dinners served In
the Federal capital are those of the
foreign ambassadors and ministers
The dining-roons OF these ENJOYS are
always picturesque, as they reproducs
the native styles of decoration of the
countries represented. Thus that dig
nifty for which John Bull is world-fa
nous is depicted in the appointments
of the British cmbassy's dining room.
The walls are unpapered. but hand
somely paneled with molding. Above
the long serving table Is stretched an
exquisite tapestry. large enough TO car
pet room of ordinary size. Above
each of the side tables is quaint tray,
while upon the mantelpiecc. overhung
by single picture, arc but three orna-
ments--a clock and two roses.
The most picturesque embassy din
ner in Washington's recollection was
that given by the Countess Cassini
. daughter OF the former Russian anlbas-
sador Ii preceded costume bnll. and
each guest at the table wore a differ
ent style headdress OF at least n cen
fury ago. The countess herself ap-
peared in that of Francesca da Rimini
Every era and country was represented,
| the men wearing all sorts of qua nj
effects. varying from queues and pere-
wigs to the wreaths and bands worn
about the brows of classic Greeks and
! Romans.
State Dinner splendors.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-19
BRITISH AMBASSADORS DINING
ROOM

Washington's Banquets Fac
tor in History Making-Taft
Has introduced Innovations.
Lavish Dinner Hosts and
Some Of Their Wondrous Re-
pasts = Many Are Arabian
Nights Visions Pres ent
Reigning Kings Who Have
Had Their Knees Beneath
Washington Mahogany-Fa-
nous Dinner Givers Of Past
Administrations Fat ulous
Sums Expended by Multi-Mil-
lionaires.
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DENTIST

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troubles Wo Will give You honesz
advice without charge At
THE SOUTHERN DENTAL. RooMS.
Onp Ssite the new Post-Ofice Building,
1902 East Main, Tel Madison 1856,
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state Dinner splendors.

The dinners given by native official
dom are generally marked with greater
modesty than those given by the mil
lionaire civilians. During the state
banauets at tho White House the IA.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-12-14

shown below. your answer, under oath,
specifically meeting aud responding to
these allegations Of contest, or IL you fail
within that time 90 Rle in this Office due
proof that YOU have served = copy Of
your answer on the said contestant
either in person or registered mail. IL
THE service il made by the delivery Of
q copy of your answer 70 the contestant
in person, prsoi OF such service must
be either by the said contestant y writ.
ten acknowledgement Of his receipt OF
the copy, shown the date Of It's receipt,
or the affidavit Of the persOS ~ whom
the delivery was made stating when and
where the copy was %delivered;if made
- registered mail, proof Of such service
must consist of the affidavit Of the per.
son by whom the copy was mailed stat.
ing when and the post. Office TO which IL
was mailed and this affidavit must be
accompanied by the postmaster = receipt
TOR the letter.
You should state in your answer the
name Of the post.oniee to which you DO.
sire future notices 10 be sent TO you.
X. A. Prentiee, Register.
y. V. 0allegos, Receiver.
First publication December Z, 1911.
Second publication December II, 1911.
Third publication December 81, 1911.
Fourth publication December rs, 1911.
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of the great irrigated region, ut III"
west.
In 1900 the fruit crop at New MrNlcr
hat q total value II s2OO,uuu. For th"
.cH,on 1910 this value was about >Snu,
uOO For the season at l4ll most rou
sentative estimates place u nI a. ,iuu,
o0O. The fruit crop of the l'"""s valley
alone - estimated ~ more than r,nu,
900, and Their. Is heavy production nom
the Rio Giandc valley. san Juan rnuntv
aud other older irrigated s'rtr,us.
Two year, ago New MrNico va, ,hip
ping very iii" produce. TIL, season
more THAI 5000 eats Of alfalfa will go
~, Of u single irrigated district, q con.
siderable quantity Ut the hny p"or
ned out of the United States, New
NcNirc cantaloup"~ ARE being supplied
10 eastern markets in carload l,fs from
several districts, and This year the ter
ritory TO. III" first tame hr> taken co.
important position ~ . ,hlpi ne section
The a%rti,iiy IN irrigated farming hi
not bee :, nincd 20 Iny onc section II
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-12-14
New Mexico Pcnitentiary

',ry ar Santa Fr na, lrrl i]normupbIt
efficient. and ID number of .mpur'an, .n
prn,,mrn,, in the rurrmrui pi inr
rti-uu b,,r hrrr mad,
TN, inmate. N,,r increased from $780,
r.u,L,r ,r b,u5 lam, 20. luIu. ru as u.
LAM. IA nm am iurrr.., .iI "a rrr cent
nr,,r, ,b, ,..,r ,b, u,rlnr r,. hc,u ,-
biob ~ gna Vr,p Ola, ,rurnrrIp'lou
.r .a5unu fan y@rprr,l maintenance vn,
frs, m,d, available In the wear 1905
il, wp. based presumably on tine populu
.,i.r ,u Ma. ,rpr 1900. and rpul which
u, that ,.mr o.. Ir ,nr r~r.phhurhuul
q, ..i rbi. sam, AUTHORIZATION fm
,.p,,,I maintenance still .,uriuu,d
dc,rirr ,nr increased p|upuraflun.a and the
,,,...f e,uJ nt .,,r,m, rruuIrrd a.,
u,cyrp, , deficit.
TN, rby.i,aI .uudIr,ou nf tine pri,ou
r,. nm. n,,p ,,,,rr,,nnl, rood during
the wear There Ina. been two deaths.
hath f,,u ,,,.,. prYrr,l Lcf,r, com
mi,m.r, ,n tine prpit,ntiar,
NOW .rlI hons, f.. rrnriiraIi, com
rIrr,j ,B,r,l, increasing the arrommo
Jntiou, TDi. w,ru VIII take care o,
ao0 u~ri.oucr.. slaughter house ha.
h,cp constructed with the object, of
hui,bcriup animal. tor the pri,rncr,
\ building whic., we, used as q tenn
%porary bunk house. awaiting the com.
plrtion uf the new cell house. is nuw be-
ipp reconstructed into a lnuudry. rnr
the purpose uf advertising the merit. 81
the ,itriRrd pn,iuu hrirk made iu the
pri,on the board of commissioner I'm.
strucrcd that the road leading from the
entrance ~ the main uptowgy hc laid
" Oh this brick. This has been don" aud
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-12-14

buqucrquc and a'hrr valleys the success,
OF this fnrm of irrigation and the ~
bility Of the wst"r supply has been dem
onstratcd and results thus Tar have been
very satisfactory.
The estimated area susceptible Of IT,.
rigation by pumping in III" ,arious IT.,
trirts u ~ follows:
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-12-14
new MEXICO HAS PROSPERED
WELL DURING The PAST YEAR

ha, brrr general IN ri o. ru irrigated
distract.
The continued filing or final p4oIs
upon homestead, ~ our dty farming dis.
trlct~ indicates that y very large poI
tlon uf III" settlement of the past five
Ncar, has been permanent and that u
ha, attained e degree 0f prosperity ia
spite ui the irouths 81 1909 and lglU.
Water Supply and Irrigation.
Daring ih" year ended June 30, 1911.
M" irrigation department received lo3
applications for permits a. appropriate
water. covering i7r, 7G6G,96 acres, aud
primi>lug an ~"Npenditur" o. III $50.
nS7 80 ~ construction at reservoirs, cu.
ants, "t". InIS number with a%ppropria
tiuns previously filed, ma krs a total Of
$50 permits, covering more than 1000,
nou acre, 10 hr reclaimed, aud q propo..
rd expenditure OF more than S32 ,U0n. 00u.
tn" past year hns brought q marked
advance 10 number and character Of
new projects.
Pumping for Irrigation.
Thrr" has been q rapid advance dur.
lng ~" year IN the use Of pump Tor ~.
rlgatIou. In M" Mimbrc,. rortalcs, n.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-12-14
AIteSian Wells.


\ recent irror' upon III" artcsian
belt of the Roswell Artcsiu district, in
Chayc- ard Eddy counties, shows 700
flowing wells, irrigating IN avcrap" uf
~ acres each. NJ . total Ut $1,000 acres.
II i, estimated thar eventually ,i,UUu
acres will be- reclaimed bv these wells.
The irrigation department recently
has inaupuratcd q system of state super.
yl-ion at private irrigation construction
with e view ~ lnsurlnp permanent ruu
simctiou and q reliable water supply
National Forests,
Whit" ,omr elm nations aud add
tions have been made in ID" national
forests during ia" year, change, in the
]houndari", nave been untmpor'm'
There are ten national forests "a New
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-12-14
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Continued on page l0)
The Detroit times., 1911-04-22

Mechanical Branch" OF the Associs-
ton OF Licensed Automobile Manu-
facturers, body OF which a leading
authority lately wrote:
Its work is acknowledged today
wherever motor cars are made. The
manufacturer who commences work
today has the advantage Of the titanic
efforts and the gold and blood that
We're spent in perfecting the art to
its present stage by the Mechanical
Branch"
Added to this the society is equip
ped with the working force of body
nonpartisan in spirit, with the stiMu-
lus OF membership increased near
ly four-fold in year (among the re-
cent applicants for membership was
Thomas A. Edison), and with the un-
selfish driving enthusiasm OF a per.
sonnet composed of the first qualified
authorities of the day.
II will be readily seen from the
foregoing that the moter car, in the
past 10 years, has undergone a Won
derful evolution and that there is
still room for improvement The ad.
vent of the modern motor car marke,
the beginning of the horseless age
and until the airship becomes prac-
teal, IL that time ever comes, the
automobile will stand as the greatest
achievement OF modern times.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-22

engine or a novel transmission made
up OF component parts which are
standard and well-tried out, than one
which is not only novel in design as
whole but one in which every
element is novel and untried.
The s. A. r. stands ready to assist
in manufacturing difficulties and
necessities in any OF the many com.
petent engineering fields of automo-
bile production. As an example, the
manufacturers of electric lighting sys
TENS for automobiles recently applied
10 the society to take up the matter
of standardizing certain features Of
those systems, with particular refer
ence to their attachment 10 altomo-
biles. This matter was promptly re-
ferred to the Miscellaneous Division
of the s. A. E. Standards Committee
for action.
President Souther's Statement.
In discussing the whole subject
generally, Henry Souther, president
of the society, recently said:
I'm taking up the work OF the s.
A. E. with those not closely associs,-
ed with that body, II Is soon discov-
cred that many have a wrong idea OF
what form the Standardization will
take and what 1t will accomplish.
Many have an Idea that the form,
the design and the shape of large por-
tons of the machine>aTe\ to be made
alike Nothing could be ferther from
the truth. Such a procedure would
throttle originality and hamper en-
cheering work. There Is not the
slightest danger that this WOULD ever
be accomplished, even II 1t were at
tempted.
What is aimed at is standardiza-
ton of detail, such as screws, lock
washers, spring parts, bearing parts,
water connections, and many other
small pieces too numerous to men
ton. 1t has been founS that the num-
bers OF these parts continue TO null
tiply because each craftsman exer-
cises his ingenuity and his fancy. get
ting something out peculiar to his
own notion. There can be no pos
sible gain in originality in such de-
tails as these, and II is this useless
multiplication OF parts that must be
minimiZed
ct will not be long now before the
beginning of the Engineers Hand
book will be placed in the hands Of
the members. and this handbook will
contain information which will be
useful in every drafting room. IL Will
quicken the work OF the craftsman by
cutting out so much thought on USE
less details. There is nothing 20
give craftsman now that Is of much
service"
The machinery at the command OF
the Society of Automobile Engineers
to carry forward its endless research
is probably not to be matched In any
engineering field. II will be remem-
bered that the society recently took
the data and records of the famous
The Detroit times., 1911-04-22

Nov. 3 TO Nov. 10, and there were 90
exhibits. In 1906, the Association OF
Licensed Automobile Manufacturers
entered the show field. and secured a
long lease OF the Madison-sq. garden,
forcing the A. G.. A. TO seek other
quarters for exhibition purposes. That
same year the American Motor Car
Manufacturers association took a
hand In the game, and held a most
successful exhibition In the Grand
Central palace, New York. In con-
junction with the Automobile Club OF
america.
The cars shown In the early exhib-
Is were. for the most part, curious
monsters Of small utility" and al
most prohibitive price. whereas the
cars shown nowadays. represent the
crystalized development of 10 years
In the history OF mechanical growth. :"
The primitive motor cars were weak,
ungainly. treacherous and mechanical
ly unreliable. whereas the modern car
has strength, reliability and certainty
combined with graceful lines.
Nearly Half Million Cars In Use.
To accurately estimate the number
OF automobiles Of all descriptions now
In use In the United States is rather
difficult task. Based on the number
OF licenses issued by the various
states, the number, as nearly as 1t
can be figured, Is about 440,729. New
York leads with 57,779. New Jersey
Is next with 34,07S. Other states well
up toward the top are: Ohio, 32,460;
Pennsylvania. 32,722; Illinois. 27,s7S;
Massachusetts,, $4,000; Michigan, TO-
600; Missouri, $1,000; Nebraska, 49,
019. and Kansas, $4,000.
Scattered through the United States
are 378 automobile plants, as COM
pared with 234 year ago. and Mich
igan leads all the state with a total Of
81 plants. Following are the figures
by states:
The Detroit times., 1911-04-22

The first few years Of the modern
automobile were disconcerting In
many respects, due to the influence
of the rigs that were pulled by horses,
and to the fact that the patrons OF
the industry while they knew nothing
whatever about the building OF auto
mobiles, felt quite satisfied that II
they could not have q horse In front
they should have something else,
says Automobile. These same pa
irons, not being satisfied that the
something" would be provided by
the makers of influence, were much
inclined to furnish the necessary i'm
petus, and 1t Is feared that some Of
them really succeeded In getting what
they thought they wanted. The echo
OF II all sounds too discordant to lend
the impression that these patrons
were content.
I'm the course Of time the builders
OF automobiles were able to convince
growing clientele that II was not
necessary for a buyer to advise the
makers In the customary mechanical
ways, and the principles which under
lie business in general taught these
makers how to maintain the integrity
OF their investment, and to disregard
suggestions. however good they might
prove to be In the long run, insofar
as they might upset the plans in pro-
cess and become inharmonious.
ut Is a little difficult to get Ihe
American user into the state of mind
which will permit him to clearly ap-
preciate the fact that an idea, how
ever good IL serves In France, for IL
lustration. might be valueless in Am
erica, and that a scheme which at
tracts the notice Of the German may
be obnoxious for a hundred reasons
when IL is transplanted, and that the
heavy construction of the English car,
although IL is intended to portray sta
bility. has nothing much to recon-
mend II when the weight must be car
ried on pneumatic tires over the ups
and downs OF American roads.
The American designers, while
they have had many opportunities to
copy the expressions OF the automo-
bile art as they come from other
lands, have been compelled to take
cognizance of experience. and one OF
the misfortunes OF tho time is en-
tirely due to the narrowed field OF
vision of the used as compared with
the many opportunities to see from
the vantage point of the designer. The
American idea is winning out; where
IL had ten friends yesterday II has a
thousand today. and when the tomor-
row OF the automobile industry comes,
its enemies, IL it has any, will reside
in chateaux in foreign lands, and their
enmlty will be bitter In proportion as
their experience is broad.
Standardization the Trend Today.
"A few years ago. when the Ii
censed Association of Automobile
Manufacturers was instituted for pur-
poses which seemed TO the members
TO be beneficial, their deliberations
soon led them to reach the conclu-
sion that the problems involved should
be amplified and that the path TO the
final Standardization of the, automo-
bile should De blazed. The first move
In this direction eliminated in tie
organization OF what was then called
The Detroit times., 1911-04-22
.44o,72s sl.5ss,ss5.5os rs

The total number OF plants devoted
to the manufacture OF automobiles,
parts and accessories OF every descrip-
ton is 11,165 by a very conservative
estimates. What this means in wages
and In the general prosperity of the
country 1t is impossible to reduce to
figures
The Detroit times., 1911-04-22

The estimated value Of the cars in
use is given by Automobile, we'll
known trade Journal, as follows:
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1911-10-25
Krotkie Notatki Miejskie.

- Zebrano wczoraj zwiazkowy sad
wielkoprzysieglych, kt6ry bedzie licz-
ne sprawy rozpatrywa}.
- Tramwaj ma Ogden ave. zabli
wczoraj Eweline Sevison, zam. pnr.
1850 South Center ave..
- Daniel Ryan, 243S West Taylor
Utica, poderznai sobie gardio W ponie-
dzia{ek wieczorem a wczoraj ducha
wyzionaf
q werandy drugiego pietra W GA.
sic zabawy spadi 5 letnia Malgorzata
Ward, 4157 South State utica, zabi-
la sic ma miejscu.
- Ma 3 miesiace wiezlenia sedzia
Dolan skazal Tomasza Foxa "a kra-
dziez futra wartosci $50.
- Pod zarzutem morderstwa pod
sad wielkoprzysieglych oddano Toma-
sze Ryan, Tomasza Hogan, Tomasza
Stokes Geralda O'Neil Mieli oni Ia
mcrdowat Tomasza Lynch.
- "a wytwarzanie zbyt wiele haia-
ST. automobilem sedzia SABBATH skazaf
Arnolda Hicks ma $50 kary.
= w sadzie zwiazkowym przed Sc
dzia Landisem czeka ma zalatwienie
okoio 100 proces6w kryminalnych.