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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-02
Spent Night in Woods.

AS soon they found they were in the
open the men are believed to have crossed
the railroad bridge over the Occoquan
river and plunged into the heavy woods
which run almost all of the Iour miles tc
Cherry Hill. They are believed to have
spent the night in the woods and this
morning, arriving at Cherry Hill, they
walked boldly into fertilizer factory and
asked for work.
They had made no attempt, apparently,
to conceal their identity, as they stin
wore the plain blue uniform of the work.
house inmates. The manager of the fac
tory informed them that there were no
vacancies and kept the men occupied for
a few minutes while some one notified
the workhouse by telephone.
Guard Anderson was sent UP al once,
and found the men Stlll wandering about
Cherry Hill, presumably in search of
work and food. Tney offered no resist
ance, ana accompanied him back to the
institution on the ncXt train.
Wendell who - Washington man
rad hIs head dressed by the worhhouse
physician last night. and this morning
vas able to report Tor duty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-02
None Found to Tell.

statement issued by the Central Rail.
road of New Jersey says.
NO one has been found who can tell
definitely what took place. Capt. Land.
in charge of the marine department
whose Office is on the adjoining pier, SAYS
that to the best of his belief the boilers
upon the lighter or tugboat exploded, set
ting off the dynamite. The officers of the
company have taken every step to Sc
cure a full and accurate report concern
ing what took place. but those who were
in charge Of the work are either dead or
so badly injured as to be unable to give
detailed information.
The bureau of combustibles of New
York city. in statement by Commits
sioner Johnson, puts little side light
on the disa Ster by declaring that the
Katherine w, the dynamite lighter where
the explosion occurred, is an old offender,
and that the district attorney was al
ready preparing to take action early this
week against her in the case of ship
ment of 800 pounds of dynamite which
was improperly left unguarded on an
East river pier on Christmas eve. The
explosive was seized by the bureau OF
combustibles, condemned and sold at auc-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-02
Carried Stones From Work.

The men had been working on the
workhouse farm. After knocking off
for the day yesterday, number con-
cealed stones about their persons,
carrying them in to dinner and later
into their sleeping apartment.
Many of the men in the room had re-
tired for the night. Others were still
grouped around the place, talking. Sud
denly the electric lights were smashed
and with the room in total darkness
chaos reigned Stones flew thick and
fast, striking prisoners and guards.
The windows were quickly smashed.
Most OF the men in the room joined
in the disorder, making the night hid
eous with their yells. All this, accord
ing 20 one man. in less time than it takes
to tell il. One employe at The workhouse
who happened to be in the room at the
time admits he rolled himself UP in
blanket to escape injury from the flying
stones.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-02

Williams to NJ +. ManGan and M1chaei
7 keane trustees to secure Alma L.
Rinck. s400. premises Is sd street north
east deed recorded September =, 1910
The Horstmann letter continues:
II call your attention to the following
facts:
Samuel T. Kalbfus is one of the as
SCISSORS of the District and member OF
the excise board.
Roger Williams is clerk TO the eH
else board.
michael J. keane is the attorney for
the Abner-Drury Company.
Alma l.. Rinck is a Stenographer III
the office of Michael J. Keane.'
Mr. Burke Reads Kalbfus Letter.
Representative Burke of Pennsylvania
read from copies of papers furnished
film by the Commissioners. and produced
for the first time In public hearing the
letter of explanation written to the Com
missioners by Mr.. kalbfus. In introduc-
ing 1t he said he had no intention Of de-
Tending any one but the Commissioners.
Part of the letter was:
Il have no reason to question the cor
rectness Of the first four items: Of the
others l know absolutely nothing. In
item 1 | still have affH interest, al
though the record shows otherwise. All
negotiations In this matter were made
by Allen F.. Walker & Co, with Mr..
G. G. Glover. and | have never had
anything to do with the management of
the property. nor do l know at the
present time it's cost or conditions.
The letter said that in item No ne
held the property as an accommodation
for his friend NJ. ]. kean8 He said that
Mr. Keane does not care to put it on rec
ord at this time.
Items :; and / We're made in the or
dnary course of business through my
counsel and friend. NJ. J. keane. prior 70
his being counsel for the Abner & Drury
Brewing Company. as will be seen by the
affidavit.
The letter concludes as follows
While | have always felt that Mr..
Horstmann was thoroughly irresponsible.
he has with considerable cunning accom-
pshed his object of impugning my char
acter without saying one thing that would
give me chance to protect myself in
court of law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-02
SIX ESCAPE PRISON
Negroes at 0ccoquan Assault
Guard and Gain Liberty.
HIDE IN WOODS ALL NIGHT
Captured at Cherry Hill, Four Miles
From Workhouse.
STONES USED AS WEAPONS
One Guard Struck Down But Not
Seriously Injured-Prison
in a Tumult.
HIDE IN WOODS ALL NIGHT
STONES USED AS WEAPONS

Six negroes. serving terms -of from six
months to year at the District work
house al Occoquan, Va. precipitated
mutiny about / o'clock last night. struck
down the nearest guard and escaped from
their quarters. They were captured at 10
O'Clock this morning a Cherry Hill, Va,
while they were making their way south
supposedly for Fredericksburg.
The fight was evidently planned and
mapped out by the negroes. and it is
believed that only prompt action on the
part of the two other guards in the
room prevented more general and
dangerous Jail delivery At the time
of the outbreak there were 225 negroes
and three guards in the room.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-02
Garfield a Passenger.

James r. Garfield, former Secretary of
the Interior, was a passenger on the
train which was marooned when insur-
gents tore up the track Sunday, and for
three days was held up with other pas
sengers by the insurgents. He arrived
last night with the train. which was al
lowed to come into JuareZ after the
rebels had disembarked thirty miles east
of Juarez, and had begun preparations
to attack the border town this morning.
While the trains We're marooned south
of Juarez, between Sunday anu Wednes-
day, the food supply of the passengers
ran out and insurrectOs fed them from
their commissary and from beeves slaugh-
tered OH the spot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-02
Biggest Blast on Record.

The blast was probably the largest ex-
plosion of dynamite that has ever oc-
CURED anywhere, Intentionally or by ac-
cident. Fifty thousand pounds went up
in the single detonation. There was a
escape. however. from m,srfl
bigger diaster. for there was anothe-
$1,000 pounds standing on siding within
100 feet of the pier end, which stood un-
exp loded through all the tumult. Cars
which contained it were twisted and torn
and the boxes were strewn on every side
but the dynamite, thick with the dust
and debris of the explosion. was un-
harmed and intact in its paper coverings
The exact cause of the blast has NOT
been definitely established and may never
be explained to the satisfaction of the
experts. Officials of the railroad company,
and the powder company maintain that
more than mere conclusion
must have occurred to set off the dyna-
mite. An explosion of gasoline on board
the tugboat or a boiler explosion on the
lighter is their theory
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-02
Helped Care for Wounded.

The insurrectos had a number OF
rounded. and these were treated by pas
sengers. sheets being torn up for band
ages Former Secretary Garfield assisted
in the work.
Saloons and gambling houses in Juar~<
remained closed all night, but were re-
opened this morning.
Early this morning the Juarez police
arrested Rafe Escoboso, assistant super
intendent of terminals of the national
railways In JuareZ, and Gaspar Vela.
night te!egrapher. Juarez officers refused
to state why the arrests were made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-02
CHARGES IN HOUSE
Representative Bennett AC-
cuSeS Assistant Assessor
KaIbfus.
HORSTMANN LETTER READ
Improper Financial Relations With
Brewery Interests Alleged.
ARE DEFENDED BY MR.. BURKE
Exonerates Commissioners of Re-
sponsibility for Alleged Condi-
tions-List of Transactions Cited

The HorStmann charges alleging inn
Samuel T. kalbfus. assistant assessor
and member of the District excise
board and certain local brewery in
terests. were presented on the floor of
the House today by Representative
William 5 Bennett of New York.
II was Mr. Bennett who a week or so
ago announced III tine House that in a
letter to President Taft. written six weeks
or two months ago. he had presented
charges against the District Commission
crS in connection with the appointment
II one of the assessors. Mr. Bennett aft
erward corrected this statement, SO far
as the date OF his letter was concerned,
by declaring that he wrote il March II.
1910 lie further said that he never re-
reiyed reply.
The IIors.mann charges detailed 10 the
igousa foday by Mr.. Bennett are contained
IN a letter written by Mr.. norstmann to
the Commissioners, and containing tran
rips of records. deeds ard mortgages
on which the names of Mr.. kalbfus. of
Roger Williams, clerk of the excise
board. Of Michael j. keane. attorney for
Tho -Abne.' Drury brewing Company, and
Alma l.. Rinck. stenographer in Air.
keaues office. appear.
Gives List of Saloons
Representative Bennett gave list of
dozen saloons which. he claimed, had
failed of 4 license until Michael J. keane
appeared before the excise board and
lad argued the matter. He made fire.
qtent remarks to the effect that occa-
.irnaly a saloon would be found men
toned in some of the real estate trans
:: tiou-
-i!ete i a judicial body. he sail. sit
ting in excise matters. and yet il appears
that one OF these assessors naG borrowed
!EonCE from Nina Riacks, steuoSrapher
IL Nh. kcaue's ofii"e. varying III sums
submit that for member cf the excise
board to borrow money from a lawyer for
brewery comp any is an afr ont that
RS aaove improprietX.
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Says Law Was Violated.

Importance was attached to the inves-
ugation by Inspector of Combustibles
James NJ. Connolly of Jersey City. who
declared he had knowledge that the law
was being violated in the handling or
dynamite at Communipaw. and that COM
bustibles were being transported through
Jersey City without legal authority. What
action he would take, however, he had
not indicated up to this afternoon.
Because of the grave danger in handling
dynamite in the dark the work of clear
ing away the Wreckage and searching the
ruins had To be abandoned last night
when darkness fell, but it was promptly
resumed today at daylight. The work
progressed slowly because Of the care
which had TO be exercised in overhaulinS
the debris, and the results up to mid
forenoon We're negative id revealing
traces of additional !,odies That mora
bodies were buried in the wrecka&e. how
ever was the belief expressed by the au-
thorities i'm charge of the search, but it
was feared that when found they wouIi
prove so badly mangled as to defy iden-
tifcation.
The property loss. according TO various
official estimates. will be between S7.OUOO
and $1.eJHU. The heaviest sufferer in
this respect is the Central Railroad of
New Jersey, at whose docks the disaster
occurred. Vice President Besler sets the
railroads. loss at about S2OO,Un The
United States government is also a heavy
loser. with s5A,O0O damage at Ellis Island
and an additional 10000 or s15W0 at the
army headquarters on Governors Island
and at Bedloes Island. where the Statue
or Liberty was shaken bare of MANY
windows and big electric lights
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-02
WEATHER

Cloudy and colder tonight. Fri
dav fair and colder. Lowest tenn
perature tonight about 81.
La Junta tribune., 1911-02-18

so much to the citizens and mer.
chants Of La Junta.
II can now be stated positively and
uneQui, ocally that there will be
ample water for that land. With u
reservoir supply OF 1900 acre feet to
supplement Hood water decrees to
tsT u-ic feet per second from. the
Arkansas river. the average amount
delivered by the Otero viii be from
one and one.half to two acre feet In
the growing season.
The improvements outlined In the
foregoing paragraphs are the eui'
mination of twcaty years OF efforts.
A retrospect is interesting though
the history OF the institution Is well
known TO all old residents.
In 1890 r c. Henry promoted the
otero canal and expended about $780,.
900 OF his own funds In starting II.
The canal was bonded for $500 600.
but the bonds could not be placed.
Price Y McGayott were the con,rac.
tors aud they absor ed Hcnry's edui'
~ when he failed To finance the
enterprise and continued the work by
means OF advances from David Moi
fat When the panic Of 1898 struck
Price L McGAvott. Moffat had to
take the canal ~ . bond holder. some
Of the bonds having been placed with
him ~ security for his advances.
Moffst then placed = representative
In charge Of the canal, operated IT,.
and made many expenditures until
about 1900 when tho fumes across
the ApishApa and Temps creek went
out. After that for two or three year
there was no water In the Otero canal
except when Il rained. The land hold.
en- along the ditch had paA 80 per
acre for . water right and had moth.
Ing. They GOT together 70 80 what
could b accomplished about the
tine hat II. L. Lsbsrs introduced
tAs isPisatiea district aet b tAs ~.
hlatuee q leo1.
nsbe raaesesea, o.. Kilosss. CO
La Junta tribune., 1911-02-18
Postoffiee Business for 1910.

Our La Junta posioffice Is becom-
ing one OF the big business enter
prises OF this section OF the state.
The business for last year was tho
largest In It's history. The total re.
ceipts for the year from stamps. box
rents. money orders issued. etc. were
slGs,sls.li. and the total disburse-
ments. including salaries OF office
force. carriers. postal clerks. rent.
etc. were sij.6y0,Sl. Money orders
paid during the year aggregated
total OF sj5.56O,35.
The receipts OF the office for
1910 Tor stamps, Stamped envelopes.
etc, were SlS.27l.i2. aS compared to
sl1.ii2.Z3 for the year previous. an
Increase OF sSjy.l9. In 1901 the re.
ceipts from this source were s,.36l..
50. and for the year 1907. slG,5y5.3s.
In less than ten years the business
pf the office has increased nearly
thrcciold.
During the year 1910 total Of
1886 registers were handled In tho
local office-i.s7G being received and
. .ts0 despatched.
Mum -er OF domestic money orders
ISSUED In 1910. 1856; amount, $780,.
,95t.i5. fee. ti,02tt5.
Number Of foreign money orders
issued In 1910. 26t, amount. ts.ts&..
81, fee. tG3.50.
Number ot domestic money orders
paid In 1910. b.s2s; amount. .t5i. .972.03.
Number Of foreign money orders
paid In 1910. 80; amount. $685. which
shows that not much foreign money
landed IN La junta during the ysaf
Just closed.
The total dhburssmsats OF tAs
office Tor the year were o%b. .BSo.si. q
tAh amount eil.os3.eo was pai1 81
In salaries fos city casrtses, sueal
easrises. eesies Soees. rsat. sls.. ~
eSi. .sS3.Si 1t salaries e Deseal GoogoI
vslsAses. "a.
La Junta tribune., 1911-02-18

now cut through where the ditch
used to wind long way around.
II was noted In the beginning of
this article on the authority OF Geo
kilgore that the otero spilled many
a cup before 1t reached the lips of
thirsty land and burning crops The
canal has long hard luck story to
tell and its misfortunes have been
too numerous.
Its very name became synonomous
with failure and the mischief caused
by weak banks along the line OF
the canal soon came to be as
cribed rather to an entire absence Of
water In the river for the Otero
canal. The records of the river and
OF several OF the contemporary
bitches tell different story.
There are five bitches in this coun.
ty whose main supply Is from flood
water: Holbrook. High Line. Otero.
Bob Creek and Fort Lyon. OF these
La Junta tribune., 1911-02-18

other situation on the whole canal
which was replete enough with prob
lens. Long detours had Teen made
by the old canal line through rocky
and shaly hillsides and even then the
arroyo had been crossed on grade so
that floods cut the banks and inter
rupted delivery OF water
Surgery was resorted to and seven
miles OF the old line were cut out at
one cut. This shortening was accom-
plished by putting in a syphon 2.iG0
feet long from which the water is
discharged into series OF tunnels
all lined with concrete. aggregating
$500 feet In length. These deliver
the water into ditch that presents
no difficulties or obstacles.
AT last an adequate supply of water
can be delivered to the fine body OF
land lying east OF the city OF La
Junta and can be delivered with rap
idity and certainty. No further OBJ
stacles are presented to the settle
ment and successful cultivation OF
that land whose occupation means
La Junta tribune., 1911-02-18

lalIa seed, wheat "a $, forage crops,
beets and cantaloupes.
Much Of this land can be bought
east OF La Junta for prices varying
from SO 20 $50 per acre. at which
prices i, VIII ylolJ in alfalfa OF
wheat its gross value yearly.
The land ne DIS settlers and ii be-
hooyes the people OF La Junta to
begin 10 advise strangers to take
hold OF this land east OF the city
and put IL in Alfalfa and to tell
them OF the great improvements
that have been made this winter,
and that beginning with this year
of 1911 the service from the Otero
canal VIII be good ana that crops can
be raised
ut has been a long lane not to have
had turn in 1t. bat the hoodoo has
been dredged out and scraped out
and work done tina. should make the
people of La Junta proud.
An incident happeAed recently that
should be told. II is matter of
public record that the money for the
improvements In he Otero has been
realized from uond sales and also
that the last issue is the fifth. A
certain well known bond house was
negotia ins ICr a block of these bonds
but inasmuch as tney were fifth
mortgase this bond house employed
distinguished irrigation engineer
10 come down TO La Junta and see
what was being done with the money.
The canal was very carefully inspect
ed from end to end and not only was
the bond house advised to buy this
fifth mort ase paper but this engi-
neer volunteered the statement that
II had been long time since he had
seen ditch WORK done so thoroughly,
so scientifically and so much TO the
purpose.
1t behooyes the citizens Of La
Junta 10 learn one and all the
they may change their tone and each
contribute In his way TO aid the set.
tlement Of the agricultural lands near
the city and urge people TO try the
Otero now that so much money has
been expended under he direction Of
eminent and successful irrigation en-.
gineers TO remedy the defects that
have existed In the past.
Two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars have been spent this winter
In widening the canal, strengthening
Its banks and In cutting out ten
miles OF useless and wasteful ditch.
The reservoir Will be increased from
10000 to 1900 acre feet this spring;
the dam will be raised and new
headgate put In. and In fact nothing
that will contribute to safety will
be left undonc.
La Junta tribune., 1911-02-18

river is in flood these ditches are
all drawing. and when the river be-
gins to su side they are cut out with.
in very short time of one another.
But the Iiolbrook and Bob Greek
bitches have not wasted their pre-
cious water down arroyos like the
Otero used to do. and hence the bet
ter crops and better regulations OF
those ditches. In the future the
Otero canal will be better water
right than either OF its formerly more
successful neighbors.
The Otero's length does not mean
waste or loss because for the first
thirty-seyen miles of its course II is
paralleled by the High Line canal
whose waste and scepage far exceed
the natural loss from evaporation. The
canal arrives at Temps creek after
travelling thirty.seyen miles, with
more water than II took from the
river From Temps on, while there
La Junta tribune., 1911-02-18

Is no canal above II to give It extra
water II will receive large accesslons
during the rainy season from Crook
ed and Anderson arroyns and from
the run off Of the plains above the
ditch, which Is great collector.
The state engineers records show
that an average OF fourteen years
gave the otoro sixty.throe days run
OF water per summer. But for acci'
dents and breaks during which the
canal could not avail itself OF water
II had right to take. the average OF
the canal would have Lccn better
than scyenty-fiyo days run per sum
mcr Tho Holbrook had over eighty
days run per summer during those
fourteen years and one who kept n
record OF the river during most OF
that tim. has stated that whenever
there Was water In the river for
the Holbrook there was also water
for the otcro. but that the otero was
washed out 80 much of the time that
Its record showed less.
During these years the IIolbrook,
without u reservoir. has been success
ful In raising crops because they had
ditch that delivered water TO the
farmer. The Holbrook is n flood
water ditch and II IL building rcs
crvoir storage to supplement It's sup
ply from tho river.
The otoro has already constructed
= storage reservoir and has now re-
constructed lis canal. and Il u nc
idle statement that Il 10 now one oi
tho best carriers Of water. In th'
state ~ the future will demonstrate
Il will safely deliver the water Y
used 70 waste. Il will also saeelJ
carry its 1900 acre fest Of stoeass
aaA there are thousaals oe acres he
will peelucs great esoDs ee alfAlfA. q
La Junta tribune., 1911-02-18

Beerbohm. II. H. Norton and James
McNeen went TO Denver 10 assist in
pushing this LII through the legis-
lature and the bill passed with a
narrow margin.
The Otero Irrigation District was
formally launched Immediately there
after, and 100000 bonds were voted.
OF this sum about s62 500 were given
to Moffat. The water rights were
next acquired from the farmers at an
original cost OF $500 each for eighty
acre rights. payment being made in
bonds. Syphons were put in at Ap-
ishapa. Smith Hollow and Temps.
The ditch was dredged out as far as
Temps. and work was started on
the extension east of La Junta.
Several years later 1t was decided
TO build a reservoir and bonds were
voted for this purpose; the several
bond issues are set forth below:
100000 December /. 1902.
100000 August /. 1906.
$4,000 February Is. 1909.
3l50.000 January 10, 1910
La Junta tribune., 1911-02-18

cation securities had no standing
whatever.
The otero had . difficult line to
maintain and . long one. Il had not
been well surveyed In the beginning
and had many Unnecessary crooks
and turns In Il that better sngineer.
lag would have isfs oct h tAs begin.
nins. TIE canal vas sisAy miles
ioas sal % ~ senDistioa q The
WORT Dow b DreGfees Il Win 10 ten
nilso sAestss - several hiijs ass
La Junta tribune., 1911-02-18

the Fort Lyon and High Line are
llessed with some old water. the
Fort Lyon having l5i feet and the
liish Line ninety feet Of old de
crees. but their main supply comes
from floods In the river. though the
Fort Lyon Is now engaged In rcser-
Noir construction that will put 1t In
m, first class, and It should lie
added that the lIolbrook liz also en-
gaEcd In n similar undertaking.
With strictly flood water dccrcos
La Junta tribune., 1911-02-18

and IL Twin Lakes reservoir the
Bob Creek ditch 10 now successfully
irrigatins $1,000 acres Of land. The
crops Of alfalfa. grain and sugar beet
under that ditch arc abundant Yet
the 0tsro has earlier DEGREES from
tho river than the Bob Greek and
more storage per acre than the bob
Crssk 1itcA.
TIE Aolbeook priority from III
rivse y - bsttse than that q tAs
0tsso - ~ Csesk. wAea ~