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The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1911-03-09
FIRST CONVENTION
OF WOMEN'S CLUB
To be Held at Las Cruces Monday
and Tuesday Next
MUSICALE By THE LAS
CRUCES MUSIC CLUB

The following j. the Pro-
-rammc for The First Convention
# Women Clubs of New Mex
lco. TO be held in Las Cruces,
March l3 and li, 1911:
Monday Morning
Go:qo 9 '.eu called to order
by federation secretary
Executive Session
Temporary Organization
Intermission
Monday Afternoon
| 30 Address Of welcome on be-
half of Women's Clubs-Mrs.
George Frenger
/ :i5 Address of welcome on be-
half of Las Cruces-May or
K. l.. Young
2:l5 Address
9:45 Address on Federation
Mrs. Philip W. Moore
1870 Executive Session
Permanent Organization
Intermission
Monday Evening
$50 Reception to Mrs. Moore
and Delegates by the Wed.
nesday Club and Woman
Improvement Association.
Tuesday Morning
900 Executive Session
l0.l5 Automobile Ride
Intermisslop
Tuesday Afternoon
| 30 Executive Session
Intermission
Tuesday Evening
$50 Musicale by Las Cruce
Music Club in honor of Mrs
Moore and visiting CluI
Women.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1911-03-09

piled for.
The construction of good per-
manent highways has become
very popular in the Territory
under the provisions of the Good
Roads law passed by the 1909
Legislature. From the period Of
time between March 10th, 1909
and the present, there have been
constructed and open to traffic
225 miles of public road, distri-
buted as follows:
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1911-03-09

Alamogordo- Cloudcroft 20 220
COnvicts have been used on
the Silver City.Mogollon, Santa
Fe- Albuquerque, Las Vegas
Mora and Santa Fe canon roads !;
all other work has been done
by paid labor. Two camps Of
convicts are now being maintain
ed and two camps Of paid labor.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1911-03-09

Judge +. X. Wright has rent
ed Mra. w. II. Gleason's resi-
dence on New York Ave. aud
will soon take possession.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1911-03-09
IRRIGATION and
ROAD IMPROVEMENT
In New Mexico. approximately y
10000 Acres to be Irrigated
WATER AVAILABLE FOR
4,000,0QO ACRES NOW


100000 ACRES NOW
Department Of Territorial Eugi-
uppr
Santa Fe. New Mexico.
March I. 1911.
Editor Of Alamogprdo News,
Alamogordo, y. NJ,
Dear Sir
Believing your read
ers would be interested in a few
general statistics regarding irri-
CATION and road development in
the Territory. | am sending here
with a short article which shows
some progress along the above
lines.
Very respectfully,
Charles ID. Miller,
Territorial Engineer.
1t is estimated that there are
approximately 10000 acres of
irrigated land in New Mexico.
1t has been previously estimated
that there was water supply for
2. 900, 900 acres but from compila-
tions recently made by this Of
flee assumed that there is at
least wateravaila bile for 1000, 900
acres. The following statement
taken from water records have
been collected on seven streams,
and will substantiate the above
statement:
Streams Acre-fee,
Animas at Pennington SOL
Canadian at Logan 914,3ft
! Rio Grande at Buckman l5S,0lS
Minbres 7,gS:
Pecos at Carlsbad 1885,
San Juan river 2,O5O, ,00t
5,7l9,00t
l6.000,0O0 acre feet is suilicien'
quantity to cover the entire
Territory of New Mexico 90 in
ches in depth. The above state
ment Of 4,O0O.0O0 acres is there
fore conservative owing TO tn,
fact that a number of streams il
the western portion of the Terri
tory have not been included, al
: 90 high run-offs for the Whit,
Mountain and Alamogordo drain
age basin. In connection witt
the stream flow records and rive
profile it is estimated that there
: is 800, 900 II. 2. as yet undevel
oped in this Territory. 800
is being spent annually by tn
2 Territory in collecting ofiicia
a records on the water resources q
4 New Mexico. This work is bein
carried on under the most up t
date methods, using the mos
| important stations. The Erie
n automatic cages, of which ther
are l3 now in operation and
q Bristol automatic cages. In thi
n important work New Mexic
h ranks as high as any other stat
east of the slope ef the Rock
a Mountains. Three hydrographi
n surveys for the adjudication {
r water rights have been complet
ed. namely: The Black, Hond
n and Rayado rivers.
NJ Under the provisions OF th
n Carey Act acceptance passed b
the 1909 Legislature, there hav
. been two segregations practica
h ly made amounting to 20,00
acres, 10000 acres by the LAX
a Charette Reservoir and Ditc
o Co., Springer. New Mexico, all
q 10, 900 acres by the CASTS Deve
Opment Co., Artesia, New Ne,
leo. II is expected that l5O,0C
/ acres will be segregated unde
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-12
GLOBE SIGHTS.
From the Atchison c1oh.

from the Atchison Globe1
some men assert their Independence bv
imposing on others. ~
If a man has plenty of cra7tt -
doesn't need anything else. o eeiiS
You ought to be able to take a b,r+ a.
least as easily as you take cold.
CantaIoupes and straw hats that rusb
the season, never get a very cordial 81
ception. Adi re-
Taking your olive branch into Soma
other persons family row. is one zus SUii te
get 1t torn UP. way u
Most of your triumphs aren't tnnor+an+
enough TO warrant very extended ceIes
bration. eo cele-
with deck of cards is too anxio,is rs rs
give a demonstration. "
II the umpire and the rule boolx are
both against you, it is Just possible +ha9
you were mistaken.
while there is life there ts bor,o >, -
sututes another bit of old time fictior,
winch Is nailed occasionally.
Inc narrow gauge styles of the mas
rev years probably have put a number
OF oustie factories out of business.
embarrassing the administration NAV
40 as a pastime, but it doesn't amount n
mucn as regular occupatfon
our notion of foresighted, calculat;np
lnolv1ouaI IS one who can always locate
pipe cleaner when he needs IT
Fortunately, most bows are con+o,,4 l..
take out their ambition to be bandits ~
the most accessible watermelon pafch '-i
Perhaps the fond mother who conn
plains when you talk baby taIl1n IN ba,.
children can explain what difference r.
makes. oHoe II
Traditions are made over oftener than
an economical woman's clothes, and are
about as unsatisfactory in other resnac+s
II married man has one drawer in
the dresser that isn't invaded to some
extent he, hasn't any claim to superIa-
tive henpeckery.
You may have noticed the disposition
OF the cheap actor to find fault with the
country hotel that is about as good as he
can afford.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-12
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

IFrom the Chicago News.1
The only way to crush an egotist is to
ignore him.
IT takes a diplomatic elevator boy to let
a man down easy.
Learn to depend upon yourself; so many
people can't do that.
man with more dollars than sense
makes a noise like an easy mark.
Don't expect to land where you expect
when you Jump at a conclusion.
People who write articles on how to
make money know a lotion paper.
Every husband knows how to manage
a wife-but did you ever see one do 1t?
Nothing annoys some people more than
being compelled to mind their own bust
ness.
Women have queer ideas of a good
time but they seldom have dark brown
taste next morning.
AS a rule when a man puts on a clean
collar and has his shoes polished he
seems to think he is well dressed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-12
.AYHAWKER JOTS

Judgment from Verd Napier: When
two men quarrel over a difference of
opinion they are both wrong.
A really pompous rooster is almost
as vain as a fresh college gradute, de-
clares the Spring Hill New Era
Generally it is all right to take things
as they come, says the Colby Tribune,
but 1t is dangerous to take a goat that
way.
Mr.. Lewis Kindle of Lebanon prob
ably feels like he had a good sized fire
within him. He is suffering from ap
pendicitis.
man would rejoice and be glad,
says the Howard Courant, if his friends
stuck as tight as letter that was
sealed by mistake.
The love of money may be the root IF
all evil, admits the Neodesha Register,
but 1t insists that the love of baseball
produces more rooters.
Will Palmer calls attention to the
fact that some folk who hold first
grade certificates wouldn't know how
to teach calf to drink
Mrs. Tom Thompson suggests that a
person who cannot keep awake in
church would be doing Just as lofty
work If he stayed at home and took a
nap.
We have succeeded in making two
dandel1cns grow where only one grew
before, announces the Greenleaf Sen
tinel and then it modestly asks: Is
this genius?
Editor Wiley of the Neodesha Regis
ter must own an automobile. At any
rate he gives expert advice on the sub
Ject as follows: The up-keep of an
automobile is one continuous round of
all going out and nothing coming in.
The Bonner Springs Chieftain is sorry
Tor the girl who, after having been
away Tor year or two, returns and
Ilnds the home people $50 duII' and is
at loss to know what to do because
she can find no one there she cares to
associate WITH
In some heather countries it is the
custom for women to cut off one
nnger every time she remarries. notes
the Mankato Advocate, and it adds:
Ii that were the custom in this conn
try some of the upper ten women
would be wearing their wedding ring
on gold chain around their necks.
Related by the Ellsworth Messenger:
A little boy, seeing an elephant for the
f1rst time in his life, shouted: ooh
pop, look at the big COW with her horns
In her mouth eating hay with her tail"
Glory, sings Editor Wflkerson of the
Spring Hill New Era. The prediction
OF FASHION brings the happy news to
every married man that women's
dresses will be buttoned down the
'front.' That will allow every man sew
eral hours longer sleep on each sacrad
Sabbath morn :"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-12
PRESERVE THE PARKINGs.

A form of vandalism that is exceed
ingly popular with many unthinking
people in this city is their indefensible
practice Of cutting corners across the
parkings at the intersections of the
streets. 1t is almost unnecessary to
point out how this destroys the beauty
of the parkings at these particular
points. The parkings are soon cut
through with well worn paths that are
unsightly. And this ruins the looks OF
the entire bit of parking so damaged.
Only one excuse, that is no valid
excuse at all, can be put forward for
this practice. 1t saves a few steps IN
the pedestrians journey to and from his
home. But the few steps so saved are
inconsequential The saving of steps
in this fashion only amount to some
thing when a corner of large proper
lions can be cut. and no such oppor-
tunities are presented in city.
1t is quite likely that many people
who make it a practice to cut across
the parkings, never give the matter
seconds thought. or never even act
uaIIy do so with the view Of saving
a step or two. They do it as a mere
matter Of course and never stop to
however, do they impair the looks or
the parkings, but they are also guilty
of destroying their neighbours property
which has been brought into existence
by him at considerable expense and as
as a result of much painstaking care.
Perhaps if every one would look at
the matter in this light they would be
a little more careful in wearing cow
paths across the corner of the parkings.
Some owners of corner parkings, In or
der to protect their property and pre-
serve its beauty, have to go to the
additional expense of fencing it In. But
no matter how prettily designed these
fences may be, they don't add anything
to the attractiveness of the park1ngs.
Rather do they deface the whole SYM
1netry of a block Of parking.
If the folk who have got in the habit
of cutting these corners would just give
the matter a little thought they would
probably change their ways in this re-
spect and that would be Of advantage
tn the owners Of corner parkings and
every one else in town. Topeka's park
ines are one of the city's most attrac-
tive assets. 1t is no more than right
everv one should help to preserve them
in their entirety.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-12
QUAKER MEDTTATToNs.
rFrom the Pb,1ade1nbi. pocora

rFrom the Philadelphia Record.1
It's all right to get up steam, provided
you don't find yourself in hot water
Most of the praise we get in this world
comes after we are too dead to enjoy it.
Hoax-"Why does hen lay an egg7"
Joax-"Because an egg won't stand on
end
It is perhaps quite natural that when a
man moves to the suburbs he should lose
his urbanity.
No, Maude, dear, the physician who
lives next door to you is not necessarily
a nigh and near doctor.
Most men want the earth, but so long
as 1t resolves on its axis there will be
enough to go around.
Most of US are old enough to know bet
ter, but the trouble is so few of US take
advantage of that fact.
1t is quite possible for man to move
from one store to another even when he
is In the stationery business
First Critic-'T am at loss just how
to describe that comedian; what adjec-
tive would you use?' Second Critic
Alleged
Blobbs-"Bighedde says some fellow is
going around talking about him." Slobbs
Yes, and I know who 1t Isl BIobbs-
''WhoT Standardization
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-12
THE WORLD.

He argued his suit, she answered, mo. -
But the world went on revolving just
the same.
Her answer filled his heart with VICE.
But the world went on revolving just
the same.
She had no wish to be his bride,
Her cold rejection hurt his pride.
He med-ita-ted suicide,
But the world went on revolving just
the same.
The business man ran. out of cash,
But the world went on revolving just
the same
His business simply went to smash,
But the world went on revolving just
the same.
He pleaded with the banks, but no,
They wouldn't help him make it go,
And so his heart was filled with woe,
But the world went on revolving just
the same.
And so 1t is-we come to grief,
But the world goes on revolving just
the same.
Our ship runs on a jagged reef,
But the world goes on revolving just
the same.
And when at last, in course of years,
There comes an end to hopes and fears,
And We must leave this vale of tears,
1t will go right on revolving just the
same.
-Somerville Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-12

gested that these sacrifices ''in the in
terest of science" might be reduced to
minimum if a reasonable limit was
placed on the height to which aviators
might fly in the course of their ex-
hibitions. But United States army
lieutenant fell to his death the other
day in an aeroplane from a height Of
less than fifty feet. So it appears that
the fall is the thing regardless of the
height from which it is taken. The
only remedy, therefore, seems to be in
constructing aeroplanes that will not
fall. In other words, the prospect of
reducing the death rate among the
bird-men Is not very bright.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-12

the point She put the books before
him.
please go over everything since
Miss Taylor left she said. shell be
ali the money. missed it the day
after she left. It has frightened me to
death"
He began to go over the figures with
her, his voice reassuring
Don't worry-we'll find it, It often
happens" He went over all the fig
lures once-then twice.
''H-mm! Two hundred short
He stopped suddenly and looked at
her.
was that why you got me To-
Pawn my fathers things. and my
mothers? Yes. If it was my fault I
was going to make it good. was
was open, or Something He
laughed outright. Il am sure it cam
be Miss Taylor's mistake-she is SO
accurate, and I wanted her to md
everything all right
Again he laughed to see how little
how feminine, how helpless, and still
how self-reliant she was! The wave
of protectiveness that had seized upon
him that morning came back-and
with it another thing-the knowledge
that he loved this woman. 1t came
like light, in an instant. And before
he could steady his thought the door
and happy, breezed in upon them.
well, old business plodders-
though you look more like plotters-
what is up? Figuring how much
embezzled?" She laughed.
Well" answered Dorr, for a fact.
we can't seem to locate 5000 that isn't
on the bank book, and ought to be.
It's been lost ever since you left
The girl came to lean over Sylvia's
shoulder, running practiced eye
and she bit her lip. Then, with a
whirl. she turned to the safe and
opened 1T. She rummaged a moment,
and brought out little canvas bag.
There's your cash-didn't you hear
me tell you to bank it the day left,
Miss Gray?" She laughed. 81 was too
late for the bank, you will remem-
ber?"
Sylvia did remember. then. The
younger girl snatched something she
wanted from her desk and was gone
again in a moment.
John Dorr rose from his chair. and
looking at Sylvia Gray saw how pale
and tired she looked. All sense of
anything but her and her loneliness
unresisting hands.
sylvia" he said, eff only you could
love me! Could you? Could you
love me-and marry me?"
There was still much of her old re-
serve and dignity left to her, but it
was the dignity of yielding what one
longs to give. She looked quietly at
him.
do you love me?" he insisted.
"Oh," she answered. "I do! OF
course IdoI"-(Copyrighted 1911. by
Associated Literary Press.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-12

Mr. Struckoil-That there sculptor Teller
says he,s goin' to make bust of me- Mrs.
way you do talk; say burst" not Sbusf. .
Philadelphia Record.
sn; Aqnt J! Mary airy: that is my friend. Mr..
the name" Mr.. Spiffkins." DIM really
very VERY gear; would you mind repeating it?"
Il IL up1lt sounds to me just like 'spiff-
Hub Hubbub[ love the early spring. Every
thing looks so fresh and clean around
here. Subbubs-Yes, we've had a coupIs
OF detectives out here securing the coun-
try Tor Observation-Disclosures Record.
wedding is fashionable by the presents.
Mar1orie-I know 1t, my dear. 1 Judge
oy the number of police.-Judge.
II have a remarkable history" began
the lady who looked like a possible client.
To tell or SELF" inquired the lawyer,
eautiousiy.-Washingt Herald.
Mrs. Myles-Did you ever see a man go
through things like that customs inspec-
tori Mrs. styles-Oh. yes. I've seen my
husband go through a bureau drawer,
looking for a shirt.-Yonkers Statesman.
Can you spell g string with five let
ters?" mo; nor you either" ssS tr,Ln,g
string. There you are.' But I don't
Oh, yes; see."-Chicago Tribune.
Trying Times.-"Doing well, young man,
1 see. mo; just struggling along
But that fine adding machine?" "A
demonstration left 1t on trial. That
new typewriter" IAN agent forced 1t on
me for a month";" "At least those ex-
pensive cigars denote ready money" No;
smoke ten and return the rest. -
Washington Herald.
A Luxury.-"But," protested the plain
citizen. don't you consider honesty a
good thing?' Sure replied the poll
tician, but it's like every other good
thing; you've got to make money before
you can afford it."-Catholic Standard
and Times.
do the children still write letters to
Santa CLAUSE" mot now. All the kids
have amateur wireless stations Pitts
burg Post,
The Whole Family.-Mother-My dar-
ling, it is bedtime. All the chickens have
gone to bed. Little Philosopher-Yes,
mamma, and so has the old brown hen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-12
rNDIrsTRTAL OBLIGATION.

Vocational training and the desir-
able trend in it's direction that is be-
| ing taken these days by the pubic
educational authorities of this country
are to be discussed at the Commercial
club tonight by Prof. J. NJ. Green
wood, superintendent of the public
school system of Kansas City, Mo.
That he will have much to say which
will be of interest is certain. AS large
a number of the members Of the club
as can possibly do so should turn out
to hear him For the necessity OF in
jecting more Of the right kind OF Vo-
cational training into the public
schools Of Topeka is a proposition on
which there is not much of a negative
side.
1t is through the admirable system
of vocational training that the Ger
man government has established that
that country has been enabled to
make its wonderful progress OF late
years in the development of its COM
merce and industries, a development
that has made it supreme in these
fields among the nations of Europe.
This fact is emphasized strongly in an
Illuminating article in the May At
lantic by w. H. Dooley on German
and American Methods Of PRODUCE
ton" "The average American"
writes Mr.. Dooley, thinks that the
success of Germany is due to low
wages and long hours of work. This
is not true, for If labor is cheaper
there, coal is dear, machinery Is dear
er and imported raw material pays
tax. The Industrial supremacy OF
Germany is the effect of definite and
deliberate political action. Thirty
wears ago the German statesman real
| lied that the nation was inferior to
the American and the English in nat
uraI resources and natural ingenuity;
this inferiority forced upon their at
ltention the value of thrift and educa-
ton. Thrift was multiplied by capital
and education multiplied by industrial
efficiency"
1.-THE German government" con-
tinues Mr.. Dooley "has solved its edu-
cationaI problems in a more satisfac-
tory manner than any other country.
According to their scheme of educa-
ton, every worker in a profession,
trade or commercial pursuit, must
have not only a general education, but
technical preparation for the particu-
lar work selected by him. In the
United States we believe in the same
policy, but apply it to those entering
the professions only, disregarding the
great mass-ninety-five per cent-that
leave school at fourteen. Germany in
sists that every child be under educa-
tional influence till the age of eighteen.
The child leaves the common school at
fourteen. He may go to work, to a
higher school and prepare for college
or to a technical school. In America
he may leave school at fourteen and is
not obliged to attend any other school
The Germans act on the principle, ad-
mitted by everybody who knows OF
cares about education, that the way to
secure a good training for the mind is
not to end the school life at the mos
plastic period. fourteen years of age
or in the case of foreigners as soor
as they can pass an examination, but
to insist that every boy shall spend 6
certain number of hours a week I'M