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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-05

more than 5000 acres. The dam is
IS feet long at the bottom and it rises
up to q distance of 32S feet between
nearly perpendicular cliffs measuring
about 200 feet wide at the top. It is
the highest of all masonry dams, and
1t will reclaim 1872, 900 acres of some
OF the richest land upon earth. OF
this $4,000 acres are public property,
and they will be opened to settlement
by the secretary of the interior. when
the works are completed.
Just below this dam is another
which diverts the stream into a tunnel
over three miles in length, carrying
the waters into a broad canal and
thence out to the farm lands. Thou
sands of acres Of that tract have al
ready been settled. Hundreds of fami-
lies are established and towns are
springing 10 being
The Pathfindcr.
Another great dam is the Path
finder, named after Gen. John c. FIRE.
mont, the noted explorer. Gen. Ere
mont nearly lost his life while at
tempting to cross in a boat. The
structure will be 215 feet nigh, and
will store enough water to cover a
million acres to the depth of a foot.
In connection with the dam and the
reservoir, the government has built
a canal 90 miles in length to carry
the water on to the lands Of Wyoming
and Nebraska. This canal is lined for
miles with cement, and in places the
water is carried over the country on
viaducts made of concrete This is in
what is known as the North Platte
project 1t is located about 100 miles
north of Cheyenne. being tributary to
three different railroads About 10000
acres of land have already been taken
up. and they will soon be covered
with farms.
The Roosevelt Dam.
The largest dam of all. however, is
the Roosevelt dam, the completion of
which was celebrated last spring. and
whose water is now flowing over
thousands Of acres which, a short time
ago, were as thirsty and dry as the
heart Of Sahara. This is situated in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-05

wv ASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. s.
w The great American desert Is
q thing Of the past Like
Moses Of old in the wilderness of Sinai.
Uncle Sam, patlarch, has struck its
rocks with his magic rod, and the
water has gushed forth, creating cases
richer than the valley of the Nile or
the Gauges He has piled up tens OF
millions to reclaim the bare lands,
and has an army of engineers and la
borers at work turning them into
farms for his people Last year he had
IA. 600 men digging, blasting and dam
ming. He has already built so many
canals that If they were laid end to
end they would reach from New York
to San Francisco and back to New Or
leans. or If measured upon the Pacific
would extend from California to China
Some Of these canals carry whole
rivers. He has built about 500 miles
OF wagon roads, has excavated more
than 20 miles Of tunnels, and alto
gether has taken ont enough earth
TO equal ditch three feet wide and
three feet deep clean around the world
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-05

Thirty-eighth


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Education e sats
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B. A NJ, Fort WORTH Texas
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-05

Africa In the raising of feathers for
our American market
Jumping to the extreme north, where
the Shoshone river has now been
turned or the lands, a number of towns
have been laid out and some are fast
growing. Cody, which was named after
Buffalo Bill. has a population of $500,
with three banks. stores, lumber yards
and hotels. An electric plant furnishes
the town with light and power, and
1t has a sulphur plant, a brick yard
and a flour MILL which grinds 125
barrels every day. Garland, another
town, has about 500 people and Powell
and Ralston are other settlements
which are rapidly growing. Here the
soil Is rich. sandy loan. fitted for
alfalfa, grain and decidious fruits
There Is a grazing country about and
the unirrigated lands are well fitted
for sheep.
The Work In Montana.
From Shoshone let US go north into
Montana and take a look at Huntley-
which lies at the Junction Of the
Northern Pacific and C. B. & Q. rail-
roads, on the south bank of the yell
lowstone river. Here lie about $4,000
acres upon which Uncle Sam has put
water. and which he is now giving
out to settlers in tracts Of 40 acres
farmers think 40 acres enough to yield
q good income and say that Is all the
land one man can comfortably handle
They tell, however, of extraordinary
yields Of vegetables, sugar beets, fruits
and grain. and are making good in
every possible way. The town OF
Huntley is fast growing and it has
churches, banks and hotels. Osborn is
another town which has sprung up.
and near it is Ballantine, which has
five stores and a postoffice. while War
den and Newton are also fast growing
The irrigation system here was prac-
tically completed in 1907 and hundreds
of families are now on the lands. Many
are raising alfalfa, which they sell for
IS ton, and not a few have diversi-
fled crops. from which they are get
ting from $500 to $4,000 per annum
on their 40 acre farms. Nevertheless.
the soil had not been scratched by
the plow before the government took
hold of it. Uncle Sam had to spend
a million dollars before it was ready
for settlement, but the lands are now
being paid for and every cent Of this
money will eventually come back into
the treasury.
Where Apple is King.
Going westward into Oregon and
Washington, we reach the fruit lands
where the chances are even greater
than in the irrigated sections farther
oaSf Haro ara the Yakima Ur0ioc4S
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-05
BAYLOR COLLEGE,

peaches do quite az we'll Yakima
county Is shipping hundreds Of thou
sands OF boxes Of apples each year,
and millions Of young trees are now
growing. Alfalfa hay brings there So
a tor in the stack, and in one year
the valley where this project is stu
ated sold It's hay crop for $4,000, 000-
This is a country OF towns. newspapers
and uptodate people There are many
private irrigation works under way
and the products OF the valley are so
well known that they command ready
market It is a land of banks, schools
and churches, and one where the So
ciaI conditions are already established
The government estimates that by
proper storage sufficient water can be
saved to irrigate 46G, 900 acres, and a
large area Is now under water. Dams
have been put up, canals dug, apd the
farmers are filling the soil The cost
OF the land on the 10 year instalment
plan is $50 per acre, and the mainten-
ance charge is 95 cents per acre per
ann1m- This seems rather high for
one who does not understand the con-
ditions. but when 1t is remembered that
orchards are worth from $500 to sew
eral thousand dollars per acre. when
they have once come into bearing, the
possible profits are plain.
Another fruit project in Washington
Is the Okanogan, which will redeem
10000 acres Of high-grade fruit lands
This is completed.
Going south we come to the Una
tilla irrigation works on the edge OF
Washington, in northern Oregon Here
an earthen embankment a half mile
long and 100 feet high will hold back
the floods. The soil Is porous and
with cement on that account. Several
towns have grown up in this region. OF
which Hermiston has a thousand or
more population
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-05

Still farther south is the Klamath
project, on the boundary OF Oregon and
California. which win reclaim 10000
acres Of this about $4,000 acres are
already under water, and about 40
percent OF the work has been COM
pleted- A storage dam has been built
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-05
HOW THE GOVERNMENT ENGINEERS ARE MAX
ING GARDENS IN THE GREAT AMERI-
CAN DESERT

Sixty Million Dollars Already Invested and One Million
Acres Are Under Water-The Mighty Dams of the
Arid West and What They Are Doing -An Ir-
rigated Empire in the Heart of The
Rockies Where the Apple Is King
California Projects All About
the Reclamation Service
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-05
Who're Apple is King.

Going westward into Oregon and
Washington, we reach the fruit lands
where the chances are even greater
than in the irrigated sections farther
east. Here are the Yakima projects
in a region where full bearing apple
orchards produce crops worth from
$500 to 1920 per acre, and where
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-05

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The Washington times., 1911-12-14
Mrs. Jack COOmbs Is
Relieved of Furs

CHICAGO, Dec. H-Jawn Coombs.
Cub and Giant tanner. went a-shopping
Yesterday. He spent his worlds series
money with lavish hand buying furs for
Mrs. Coombs. Other folks were en-
gagged in the same delightful pursuit
when the iron-man pitcher entered the
furrier's shop. In fact. the place was
thronged, giving members of the light
fingered gentry q bully chance to get
In their fine underhand work. One Of
these persons, gender not known to
Jswn. was busily engaged in inspect
ing the stock when Mr.. and Mrs.
Cooribs entered.
After a thorough study Mrs. Coombs
selected a set, and Jack dug into his
jeans for the prize money. Payment
wife started forth to conquer other
shops and swell the holiday sales. Al
another store Mira. coombs paused to
inspect some goods, nomentarily put.
ting aside the curs. That's the last
either saw Of the package. 9s
Jack allowed mistakes might happen
but not in this particular case, 1t being
his first experience with department
store thieves. The furs cost $500.
Coombs. Bender and Morgan. the
pitching actors who played an engage
inent at the Majestic last week. leave
today for Wheeling. w. Va, home OF
Morgan, to appear three nights In
"vodeveal'' prior to returning to Phila-
delphia. n.... .f..a. '.
The Washington times., 1911-12-14
Rules Lessen Injuries
And Increase Interest

Besides making football more inter-
citing for the average spectator the new
rules have greatly lessened the number
of injuries that every year attend its
playing. No longer are broken heads
and bodies commonplace or wrenched
muscles daily occurrences Of the play
ing fields. There's no getting away
from 1t that the elimination of the
grinding mass play has meant the
OF course men have been hurt and men
will continue to be hurt SO long as foot
hall or any game involving bodily con-
tact Is played. Yet the number Of
100 per cent, it is estimated. since the
sweeping revision Of the rules made
some years ago.
AS an example Of this, take Lafaye.te;
aggressive football: The average num-
bSr of men in the Lafayette squad
during the season just closed was
thirty-eight. They played ten games
games there were three grueling scrim:
images weekly. Each practice averaged
forty minutes. The team used the for
ward Pass. pass frequently ..,.r sov.rs
campaign, Lafayette's injuries were
comparatively few. Prior to October
rs not one varsity man was hurt. The
most serious injuries. a broken collar
, bone and a dislocated shoulder, were
sustained by third team men, presum-
ably not in as good condition as the
varsity. Besides, neither Of these men
wore shoulder guards of any descrip-
ton. The much -talked-of forward pass
caused only one accident, an injured
knee It's a very common belief that
the man receiving a forward pass Is
likely to be drawn and quartered. or
something like that.
Varsity men were hurt to the extent
of four injured knees, a bruised hip
bone and two bruised thigh muscles.
The latter are mere "charleyhorses,'
10 common to baseball players. The one
sprained ankle Of the season at La
fayette was received by third team
man. ..
All of which speaks very highly for
ten-yards-no- -frst-down style Of foot
ball.
The Washington times., 1911-12-14
Virginia Wins Practice
Basketball Contests

, CHARLOTTESVILLE Va, Dec IA
University of Virginias basketball quint
opened it's season here yesterday, with
two practice games played in the after
noon and evening. and started the ball
banner year at the popular indoor pas
time. by running up a total Of one hun,
dred and Ave points while teams from
local Y. M. C. A. registered but four.
The evening game against the Chris
tian Association team was marked by
exceptional play on the part of the col
legians. who rolled up forty-four points.
while their opponents tried in vain to
cage a single basket. In the afternoon
contest Charlottesville High managed to
score four points while Virginia tailed
sixty-one. ..
The work of Captain Kearns, w.
Rixey, and GILL was easily the feature
of both games. The team work shown
by the college boys was also gratifying
to their followers. The next game OF
the season will be played. in Fayer-
weather gymnasium next Saturday
night. with Jefferson School as the op-
ponent
The Washington times., 1911-12-14
blue AND GRAY
PLAY NAVY QUIINT
]: ON FEBRUARY q
Hilltoppers Will Make Every
!. Effort to Win From An
napolis Team.

Georgetown's quint will play Navy
basketball team at Annapolis, Thurs
day, February %.
Manager Fortune, of Georgetown
University basketball team, has been
in communication with the Navy man.
agement for many weeks in an en-
deavor to decide on a date that would
be satisfactory to both teams, but not
until today was final decision
reached, Manager Fortune received q
letter today from Annapolis, which
stated that George washington's Birth
day was the only open date of the
Georgetown basket shooters which
Navy could Accept. A message was
sent Immediately. signifying the Hill
toppers' approval of the time.
As basketball is the only sport in
which the Midshipmen claim to hold
any honors in the South. the Blue and
Gray quint will strain every nerve to
win from that quint. The Navy fve
has good record for basketball ability
in the South generally, having won
the intercollegiate championship sew
eral seasons.
Compare Strength.
The comparative strength Of the two
teams will be revealed in next Satur-
dts game between Navy and Balti-
more Medical College. Georgetown
completely overwhelmed the Doctors on
Monday night. winning from them by %
to II. and the result Of Saturdays game
will indicate the outcome Of the George
town-Navy contest.
st. Johns College Is the next team
that the Hilltoppers will tackle The
Annapolis team comes to Washington
Saturday night, and the game will be
played on the Arcade floor. 1t is under
stood that an entirely different lineup
Will start the game for the West
Enders, many of the players who fin
ished up Mondays game so gallantly
being slated to commence the game.
The Washington times., 1911-12-14

John Shugrue. a member OF the fresh
man class, reported to Coach Smith yes
terday for his initial workout. 1t is
hardly possible that the youngster will
be a contender for position this year.
but, with a seasons experience. should
prove 4 valuable acquisition to the track
squad of 1918. He runs with q long,
easy stride, getting over the ground IN
seems to be able to keep his pace for
several laps.
Prof. Joyce has decided on December
10 as the date for the annual gymnasium
meet. 1t comes immediately before the
Christmas vacation. and as none Of the
students will have left for their homes.
1t Is thought that the entry list will be
the largest In the history OF the analr,
is the physical director on the Hilltop'
to add several events to the old pro-
gram. and have 1t include all manner
the sprints. boxing, wrestling. and
tugs-of-war that have yearly been found
on the lists. relay races for the diI-
ferent classes. a battle royai, and sew
first try-out. Undoubtedly the meet will
be the largest and most comprehensive
of any of these annual AFFAIRS.
The different departments OF the Blue
open to their men alone, while finals
will be held among the winners of the
different events to decide the champion
ship of the school. All Of the depart
ments promise to enter their best men;
and the championship struggles should
provide a great deal of excellent sport.
The regulation gold medals Of the track
will be awarded to all those who succeed
in winning first.
Novelties in the way OF sack races,
three-legged races, and wheelbarrow
contests will be part OF the evenings
entertainment.
The banquet which was rendered the
football team last night was grand
success, and proved to be fitting
ending for the slorious gridiron season
of 1911.
A feature of the gym meet will be the
boxing contest between "Bfr, Calvin
and Martens, of the junior and sopho-
more classes, respectively. Both men
have started training for the d,oa bout and and
! dition, A mighty good battle is certaii
to result. for aside from the class riv-
The Washington times., 1911-12-14
Mcdonald Enters Hilltop.

Athletic prospects at Georgetown have
been given another substantial boost
as q result of Jack McDonnelrs de-
cision to enter the university this win
ter. Mcdonnell is a track and football
star. While on the Louisiana. in Uncle
Sans navy, Mcdonnell was the ships
one consistent star, and won several
valuable medals for especially fast time
In the 20 and 40 dashes He was also
a member of the football squad.
The past season Mcdonnell played
center with the Vigilant football team,
and when that aggregation met George
town, his tackling and interference oc-
casioned more than passing notice from
the Georgetown supporters. His de-
cision to enroll as student 10 the re-
suit. ~ -
,oo oMcDonneH is! over SIX feet. weights
pected to make highly valued ath-
lete for the Hilltop.
The Washington times., 1911-12-14
Connie Mack Not So
Calm AS Writers Report

1t has been a fancy of baseball
writer's to describe Connie Mack of the
Athletics. as an icicle who never gets
excited. no matter what happens on the
ball field. There was a lot Of bunl.
about how calmly he sat through the
worlds series last fall. The fact Is,
Connie can get excited, and It doesn't
even take a worlds series to stir him
up. This was shown in the Athletics
Browns series at st. Louis, last season
The Athletics made q ninth inning rally
and won out. Mack buzzed about like
headless chicken in his nervousness
Coatless. and hatless. he waved his
arms over his head when Brscoe Lord
drove In q couple Of runs. and the play
ers in the Coop had to get out to give
him room.
This was remarked about with some
surprise, considering Comics reputa-
ton FOR ice. and 1t led Jack Coombs to
unfold secret. Said Coombs: - ...g.l,
1T was Just like in the last game of
the worlds series. There was a lot of
bull about Connie sitting as still as an
Indian being burned at the stake. You
remember one inning. But, wait a bit
I'll get to that.
Connie always sat on a box with a
bunch Of sweaters under him for a
cushion. Well. next to him, of course
was Jack Mc1nnis. Connie had no coat
on. but wore his hat during that game.
The inning came along where there
We're three on and one out and I famed
Tinker and Archer.
That was the time Mac jammed
Comics hat down over his eyes in his
excitement. somebody else kicked over
the box and Connie got up, dragged his
face from underneath the hat and was
doing war dance like a soused Indian
when came to the bench.
His hands were waving like wild
mans and he had q score card, tossing
it in the air. He was acting like a kid
on the Fourth of July. His hat was
busted: and he didn't care. He went
around and patted everybody on the
back. He acted like a sailor with q
bun-all excited and worked up.
That was a hot day on our bench
and Connie was the hottest proposition
Of the entire bunch. Was he excited?
Oh. no. just batty: that's ALL"
All Of which indicates that Connie can
melt once In while.
The Washington times., 1911-12-14
Me1vsy Notes From the Hilltop

airy, the men are both anxious to make
good their boasts concerning ring expe-
rience.
Bob Eller is taking the hurdles In
wonderful style for this. time OF the
year. The big New York boy expert
ences but very little difficulty In beating
sprinters who are running strat3htaway,
even though heatops the timber, and II
he maintains his present form the Blue
and the Gray will score many points
through his efforts alone.
Bob Lamberton. who participated in
several Of the basketball games Of last
winter. has signifed his intention of
trying out for regular berth this year,
Lamberton has been home on account OF
illness. and this prevented his earlier
City lad will make all the forwards fight
to retain their places. - ...
Chapman and McGrath hooked UP in
a Quarter-mile race yesterday, and. al
though Mac was speeding along at Q
good clip, the former Fordham star
pulled away from him and won by big
margin.
Eller is taking the hurdles In fine
shape for 80 early in the season, and 1t
Is not uncomn on to see him outfoot a
sprtnter running on the level. even
though he is jumping the sticks. The
beauty of Bob's racing Is tho wonderful
start he gets: off with the pistol, he
managed to work up top speed before
reaching the first obstacle, and after
that he has no competitors.
The Washington times., 1911-12-14
The Kind of Coffee
Used in War Times

This was the formula of a coffee mix
ture that sold freely in the days Of gross
adulteration during and Immediately sub
sequent to the civil war, before mat
ters began to right themselves. as they
did without the help of food laws:
Best Java coffee, one pound; rye, three
pounds. Carefully clean the rye from
all bad grains, wash to remove dust,
drain off the water and put the grain
into the roaster carefully stirring to
brown evenly. Roast the coffee separa-
tely. Grind the mixture and pack in
fee was prepared by boiling down mo-
iasses until hard and then grinding 1t
TO a powder and mixing II with half a
pound of gooS ground Java coffee, using
four pounds of the powdered molasses,-
Ideal Grocer.
The Washington times., 1911-12-14
SIE-DAY RACERS
MILES BEHIND ALL
FORMER RECORDS
Fighting With Fierceness,
Cyclists Enter Into Pun
ishment Stage.

NEW YORK. Dec. H.-Aiiies behind
the former record, but fiehring each
other with unparalleled fierceness. the
six-day bicycle race today entered Into
the punishment" stage. f!tsA i -
Old-time raccgoers declare the Rivalry
manifested In this race Is the bitterest
they have ever seen. The race has been
narred by number of spilis, and
nearly every rider on the track II wear
Ing bandages or showing cuts and
bruises. Eddie Root, seriously hurt III
at his home in Newark, N. J., but with
be ursble to ride again for several
weeks. %
The Washington times., 1911-12-14
Simplified Spelling
New Shorthand System

I'VE find in the letters We receive"
said the correspondence clerk, some
ing. some of these nnconsciousiv pbo-
netic. some evidently deliberately in
tended. some that, though they serve
their purpose wonderfully, verge on the
comic. For instance, we received yes
off in this way:
What tx would follow and SO on.
"Of course, the meaning of that was
perfectly plain, but the book-keeper and
and when we showed 1t to the stem
ographer he said that the man who
could write words like that ought to
stop at simplihed spelling: he ought to
hand system. m."-Exchangs.