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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-15
FoRTV.Two OUTLAWS KILLED
In Engagement with American Scout.
Yesterday.

Lanao. Mindanao. Rec it.-Forty.
two Moro outlaws were killed today in
an engagement with n detachment of
American scouts. There were no IA.
talities on the American side. The
battle occurred In connection with a
campaign for suppressinr Organized
origandery among the Moros.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-15
FARM ERs' INSTITUTE
Where They viii Be Conducted by
Commissioner Of Agriculture.

Following is the list OF dates and
places for farmers institutes to be di.
rected by Commissioner of Agricul.
ture O. l.. Martin.
Jan 3, East Fairfield: Jan. East
Berkshire; Jan. s, Montgomery Cen
ter; Jan. ~. Grand Isle; Jan. Is,
Shoreham; Jan. l6, Fair Haven; Jan.
II, West Haven; Jan. is. Dandy: Jan.
10, Meohanicville; Jan. 20. Felchville:
Jan. 22, Westminster. Jan. %, Jack.
sonville; Jan. "a. Post Mills: Jan. %.
Waits River; Jan. 90. Newbury: Jan.
q, Danville: Jan. 20, Cabot; Jan. 30,
Greensboro; Jan. 81. Albany; Feb. 1,
North Craftsbury; Feb. 2. East Hard.
wick; Feb. s, East Calais: Feb. 8,
Washington; Feb c. Chelsea: Feb. z,
Williamstown; Feb. s. Watsheld.
Warren, evening; Feb. ., Middlesex.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-15
FlLlsusrgR FOR SAN DOMINGO
Cuban Governor Notified Of Prepare.
lions OF Antlla.

Havana, Dec. 14.-Governor Man.
duloy. of oriente Province. has mott.
fed the Administration that q hllbus.
toring expedition against San Domin.
so Is being fitted out near Antilla.
The Secretary OF the Interior has or.
dered the gunboats Yare and Twenty
De Mayo. now lying IN Santiago har.
Dor, to make preparations to inter.
oept the filibustcrs.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-15
SOCIETY WOMEN AT THE RING
Prize Fight In Paris Attracts Beau.
tlfully GoWned "Fans."

Paris, Dec 14.-George 8. Carpen.
tier, the 17-yearold welterwelght
champion Of France, last night won a
decision over Harry Lewis, the Ameri.
can pugilist and the welterweight
champion of England. In 2Oround
fight that went the limit.
Carpenter won on points. Paris.
ian society, including hundreds OF wo.
men In evening gowns saw the contest.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-15
scHMlTZ TRIAL FOR BRIBERY
San Francisco Graft Prosecutions 70
Be Resumed Next Week.

San Francisco. Dec. ia revival
OF the sensational graft trials which
followed San Francisco's great fire In
1906 was Indicated Wednesday. when
Eugene Il. Schmltz, doposed mayor.
who is under sentence Tor eNtortion.
but was released by order OF the su.
preme court on technical grounds was
ordered to prepare for trial ON one of
the many bribery indictments still
pending against him.
Both state and defense were directed
to be ready next week for setting the
trial date. For years the court records
have been ologged with the list of
cases pending against Sehmltz. Abra.
nam Ruef. the former political bosa
OF the city, and many others. The
Sohmitz case, II is declared. was
largely responsible for the adoptlon
OF the constitutional amendment for
inc recall Of the Judiciary in Calofor
MIA.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-15
IN BATHING AT COMFY ISLAND
Men and Women Seek the Water In
the Present Mild Weather

New York. Dec. 14.-Mid.December
bathing was INDUCED in at Coney Ia.
land yesterday. more than 200 men
and women taking advantage Of the
mild weather to take a dip in the surf.
The water temperature was 43 de-
grees--a bit chllly-but seemingly the
winter resort visitors did not mind
It. One man, who has not missed a
plunge in the surf throughout the
four seasons for FIVE years, declared
the water almost "eneryatlngly
warm"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-15
HIGHER FARES IN ENGLAND
Practically all Railways viii Advance
Rates January I.

London, Dec. ii--lt has been iecid-
ed by practically all the railways In
Great Britain to increase the excur.
sion and communication fares by from
seven TO ten per cent after January 1.
This Increase Is made necessary. they
claim by the raising OF the wages OF
their employees.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-15
GATES LEFT sts,542, 7O5.
inventory Of Estate is Filed-MostIy
Stocks and Bonds.

Beaumont, Tex, Dec. 1.-THE estate
of the late John ". Gates is stated by
appraisers, who filed an inventory for
record Monday, as s1S,542, 7O5.O7, made
up principally of stocks and bonds.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-15
CHRISTMAS FANCY GOODS
Sale Of Holiday Novelties al HON,
q Mrs. 7. p. Greup

The sale Of fancy goods and ON.
broidery suitable for Christmas pres
ents is now In progress at the home
OF Mrs. I. z. Gregg on South street.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-15
WEATHER FORECAST
Probabilities itr This Section for ,b.
Mex, "a Hours

For eastern New York and western
vermont rain or snow tonight and
Saturday
The Dolores star., 1911-06-16

In Cuba . movement 10 pat ~ ed
to the national lottery 10 unase way.
Lavrsace Hsrsravs. . boz kite 10
ventor Of sydney. n. .. W.. claims 70
have constructed ~ asroplans which
- calls "fool proof"
One hsnlrsa aaA my killed. ssv.
snty-fivs wounded. prapsrty loas $780,.
900. are the net results sf The earth
quake Which rsat ~ capital Of Aez.
leo rscsntly
Twsnty-sight Mexican liberals"
who were opposed to Madero were
shot at sunrise on Saturday and Sun.
day IN the Altar district. near Com.
pania and Altar. Mexico.
King Georges imperial crown asd
the new crown which has besn Dc.
signed for Queen Mary for the cor.
onation are being exhibited BY Gar.
rards. the crown jewelers.. The value
Of the crowns 10 e7.sOo. 900.
The Dolores star., 1911-06-16
GENERAL.

Apdrav C.r,o~,a 4, A. .rnouncad
10. donated s,os ooo ~. . heroic tuna
in uoII.nd
III. nr., ae.,, ., tho v..r ,s . "a.
-. y, -. -. !. 49,. -,
sa. . ~ go, os,.san. C,,.
'ero''e. I'm o .A.. ~
June ~ seven aeAsns ~eIe e"useu "
.ne extreme neat anu many prosu"
ions reported IN .n,esso' Inc 'ner
l'oIne'ei res'''ereu 'o'''
FOR the i'rst time IN 'ne history o'
the Albany n. r. law scnooi' WON.
an carried OH tne nisnest nonors o'
commencement 'h's year
Inc s'sna'ure o' uo'erhor roSs
AL 'na u nov neeueu 70 e"s S,,, '.so
,s~ Tue a'Iec' "'"'"A'''"' VII 'o'
MasS"cn"se''s'
Tnere WAS never June oay in on'ca'
90 as not 10 June s'n IN torty years IN
which . temperature record mas peen
aep'' ns '"s."o"e e,. .' '"
700 u1s.ses N' 's.
Inc wisconsin Sens'e saop'eo .
resolution deciarhs senator IKE
Stephenson bought MS seat IN the
United states senate ana requesting
that body 10 investigate ms e'ec''o"'
a government lnvestisstion OF con
a't'ons IN 'ne 'umDeI .naus'.,, 'oo.
ing .osala .ne pIo.e.u,'os y. 'no so
ssn ,1 u..
lore pso- .". IVY ~ '"s 's'
e's. U..o. .ous' ~ ~,
~, ,,s. a. ~,,nas..,
.as n .o MI. 80, 80. ~. w.,
...,,. =, w,.c.n.in ns,, al, =. ,ns
The Dolores star., 1911-06-16
WARRINGTON.

Worthless except as junk, the old
monitor Puritan. which was sunk In
Hampton Roads. will be sold to the
highest bidder.
The bill. the whole bill, and moth.
ing but the BILL" Thus President Taft
sums up an earnest plea for the IN.
amended adoption by the Senate Of the
Canadian reciprocity agreement.
: The United States Steel Corpora.
ton IL to be put upon the antitrust grill
At last. Not only will the government
move to dissolve II as an Illegal combi.
nation. but It's principal officers are In
danger OF criminal prosecution.
A saving Of about 1ss0.OO0 annually
and q gain In general efficiency are
the expected results Of the proposed
reduction from five to three In the
number Of divisional headquarters In
the army. not including the Philip.
pines.
Secretary Macveash has announced
that Charles p. Montgomery. for many
years chief OF the customs division Of
the Treasury Department. 10 to 20
with the American Sugar Refining
Company a. the head Of Its customs
service.
President Taft 10 positively opposed
to legislative claims In regard to the
wool tariff during the special session
OF Congress and before the tariff
board renders . report covering ito
Investigation Of the wool-growtng
business OF the country.
The Birkbsck bank In High Hol.
horn, which withstood run last fall.
caused BY rumors that the institution
was In trouble, has suspended pay,
msnt. The directors estimate the de-
ficisncy q oi.s7s. 900. but the sctuaries
thiak os.7Soyoo0 viii b. nearer the
MARI. he total liabilities Of the bank
Are olA1eo,D io. A oellcial receiver
Aas taksa sAaeUs.
The Dolores star., 1911-06-16
Relief stepped Pending Decision.

Denver Claiming that be has been
criticized by the State Bureau OF Child
and Animal Protection. Judge Ben D
Lindsey OF the Juvenile Court has flee
with the state treasurer . protest
against payment Of the expenses OF
the bureau on the alleged ground Of
It's unconstitutionality. The treasurer
has referred the protest TO the attor
ney general and pending bis decision
the work OF the bureeu has beep
forced 10 q sudden stop. Complaints
Of the abuse and neglect Of children
aud animals from. around the state
cannot be Investigated nor relief Civ
en-. II the protest ID sustained the
protection al children and animals In
this state viii b u - end. The Of
ficers II To bureau clain. however
that they have no fear. but that II
viii - SosnA 70 - coastitstional and
say that thsy YIN seaeA ths con.
plalnts tAat are eo0iag h ~ thsii
ssdss - - = lsslslsa = ssAsAsl
The Dolores star., 1911-06-16

WESTERN LEAGUE STANDING.

Articles have been signed for the
ten-round 20 between Mike Malone and
Young Erlenborn At Walsenberg. June
22nd.
New York took the lead IN the Ma.
tional League pennant race by defeat.
ing Chicago In the final game OF the
series, Z to I.
Eddie McGourty OF Oshkosh. and
Young Mahoney Of Racine have been
matched to box ten rounds ut Gary.
ILL.,. on June 3rd.
Pakey Mcfarland Of Chicago had
everything his own way In . ten-round
bout In Cleveland with Phil Knight
Of Leavenworth. Kan.
News has Just reached New York OF
the death In Worcestershire. England.
Of DR.. Edward Grace. the Oldest Of the
Grace brothers. famous the world over
n cricket players. Or. Grace was
seventy years old.
What 10 said to be Q new worlds
record In baseball was made at Hunt.
ington. w. Va. In the game between
the Charleston and Huntington teams
OF the Virginia Valley league. when
neither team made . hit until the
eleventh inning.
@. L. (Tex) Richard. who ID now in
Buenos Ayres. who was the promoter
Of the Johnson-Jeffries fight In Reno.
July 9Th. will offer q purse OF $4,000
for Jack johnson to fight any two
The Dolores star., 1911-06-16
EAvoRS
Direct Vote
RESOLUTIONS pAssap 70 AMEND
rHG us,rgo srArGs
CONSTITUTION.
VOTE STOOD "a TO n
oRisToW AMGNoMGMr WAS Lost
~ A vorG o. e....
- 70 -.

washinGton. Senate BY q to
~ passed the resolution amending the
constitution to provide for election Of
senators by direct popular vote.
The Bristow appointment giving to
the federal government supervision Of
such elections was adopted. ~ to ~.
the vice president casting the deciding
ballot.
The House already has passed The
resolution.
Senator Reed of Missouri protested
against the vice president casting his
deciding vote.
An amendment BY Senator Bacon.
qualifying the Bristow amendnen. TO
prohibit federal supervision Of election
unless the state Legislature refused or
failed to act. was defeated. ts to ~.
The resolution - amended was then
finally adopted. 81 to -.
Having determined to vote on the
resolution looking to the election Of
United States senators BY direct vote
OF the people. the Senate devoted its
undivided attention 10 that subject
throughout the day and when night
fell was in such n maze Of speechmak.
Ing that there was . prospect for the
indefinite prolon~.tion AZ The ssasion.
The debate began shortly after noon.
Il drifted into q political affair. Demo
cratic senators criticised Senator nris-
tow's attitude. Mr.. Bristov framed
the principal amendment in the nature
of q substitute to the main prepars-
ton and he sought TO continue the
superyiutou Of the ssnatorial electious
! II Cousrses. insasna- q HslSr6tin9 Il
10 the states, . proposed By h
House resolution.
The amended resolution now viii no
into conference between the senate
and House and some senators predic,
thai the Hou.e viii refuse 10 accent
n
z The resolution A amended and
passed follows.
.Tha, I'm ,Is,, NJ tho first n.rasr.ph
NJ .ec,iop three NJ article one of the
con.,,,u,,op ~ the I,ni,sa s,.,e. ana
IN lien ~ a. much ~ nars.ranh two
n, the s.m. sec,iop "a rotate. m ,h.,
,n,,ny n, v.c.ncIs. the ,oliow,n. he
nronosed n. an Amendment 10 the con.
stitu,Ion. which shsiI be valid to All
,n,.,n,. ana ,nr,o.e. nm the mar, n, ,hs
The Dolores star., 1911-06-16
lsddy Claims County 10 ehsrs.

Denver.-H. J. Leddy. public exami-
ner. has mailed to A. l. Moses. district
attorney for Costilla county, . state
ment giving his audit Of the books Of
the county. which show what LsdAy
claims Is q shortage Of Sl7.7s6.s4. IN
less the county returns the money to
the state the matter will be taken w
with the governor.
The Dolores star., 1911-06-16

Denver-The State Board Of Health
10 preparing to enforce the provisions
Of the drinking cup bill. passed By the
last Legislature. and Is sending mott
Ification to all dispensers Of drinks to
the public that they must sterilize all
drinking vessels. The health board 10
also TO send out postal csxda- througls
out the state. Gaining attention TO the
danger from foods infected with flies.
The Dolores star., 1911-06-16
70 ,nvsseIssss omvaslne.

Grand valley.-The Mesa County
Business Association 10 In receipt q
. letter from Willis Moore, acting go
rotary Of agriculture, stating that a.
expert would be sent to the OraA1
valley this summer to investigate
smuAging.
The Dolores star., 1911-06-16

Montrose 10 no doubt that
the fruit growers OF almost the entire
Western Slope are due to be favored
this year with the largest crop for
several years. From all Of the main
fruit sections come encouraging re-
ports. and aside from slight loss sus.
tained by the peach orchards Of Pail
sade, growers were not hurt by the
frosts OF the early spring.
The Dolores star., 1911-06-16

Denver.-At the close Of the stats
convention Of the Foresters Of Amer.
lea . movement to erect . national
ssnitarium. costing $3.50. 700. for men
bers afflicted with tuberculosis an6
other diseases. was unanimously ~
dorsed.
The Dolores star., 1911-06-16

FROM all SOURCES



A. @. Rushlisht. regular Republican.
mas been chosen mayor Of Portland.
Oregon.
Garrett and Martin Hankie, broth
ers. aged - and Is. respectively. were
drowned In the Raccoon river near Des
Moines.
At Tulsa. Okla. the government
Thermometer registered i06 degrees In
the shade during one Of the recent
hot days.
Miss Grace Bryan. youngest daush.
ter Of william Jennings Bryan. and
Richard Lewis I. Hargreaves have
married. at Lincoln. Neb.
There has bsen one death from heat
prOstration At Dallas. Texas. the vic.
tim being Miss Pearl Hooper. aged -.
The maximum temperature was 103.
The report Of the State Controller
issued. giving the first annual assess
ment levied against corporations under
the new tax law. shows total Of $780,
$4,000.
Existing freight rates on coal from
Colorado Colo, Do and wyoming mi. mines ,s to IRE.
mont Nepr' are neid oy tue in'e'S's'e
.e .'"''"" y" We
o".'i Nigh
-Four girls were drowned wnen y
squat struck the craft on lAttie LAKE
Butte Des Mortes. at Appleton WIS >
and capsized IT. Inc victims were mem
pers OF picnic party.
The Dolores star., 1911-06-16

Denver.-The greatest campaign
ever planned to advertise Colorado 10
now under way. and pictures showing
the industries. resources and growth
OF Denver and Colorado will be seen
by one hundred million eyes within
the next few months. These pictures
will be taken during . great parade
to be held In Denver July 18th. This
will be q parade Of floats and every
section Of the state will be repre-
scented. Preparatory to this parade
every organisation In Denver has
Joined hands. and the result will be
the holding OF = three days frolic Al
Lakeside PARK. on June 22nd. 2srd and
Gath. Seyenty-five thousand tickets
have been issued for this carnival. and
Invitations have been extended to oil
commercial bodies In the state TO 1T
tend.
The Dolores star., 1911-06-16
oes,a.
Nay.

tPrices paid By Beaver Jobbsss 2. o.
b. track DenvesD.
Colorado upland. per ton. .1l.0oo 1890
Nebraska upland. per tor. i3.0eo ll.ee
Second bottom. Colorado
and Nebraska. per ton ..i1.B00 1850
Timothy. per ton 5000. .13.000 1890
South Park choice. per to- 1s.00oi9.e0
San Luis valley. per ton. 1900 1900
Gunnison Valley. per ton .13.000 ll.oe
Straw. per ton ........... 1000 S0N
The Dolores star., 1911-06-16

Elixabeth.-E. r. Moore OF Chey.
enne accidentally shot himself to
death. He was driving from Chey-
enne to the Bantom ranch below
kiowa. Moore had been shooting
prairie dogs and rabbits along the
road and started to put his rifle behind
the seat when II caught In some
camping utensils and was discharged.
the bullet entering the base Of the
brain.
The Dolores star., 1911-06-16
LITTLE COLORADO ,rsMs.
Dsnsl' HsppsoinOs ossvsrsNe Over NE
state Wseth Telling.

deAd'
n Fishing over the state ID reported %
eng good.
July 9Th 10 to Be safe and sane
'eor@''on In Denver.
There Is now . movement started to
e'ose every fruit tree u . tent.
A. V Hunter OF l.eadville ID the new
esident Of the First National Baak
pen'er.
parn IN Co'orsdo springs was de-
oyeo ana several head OF horsss
~
49,, e n a'o osmsee 20 tne Flst NJ.
60 n"n H " "''e'sS 70 'se amount
tn. Co.., ..
80, o. ,n., -. ~" s.,,s. 49,
-, eco ooo ~~e 'ss "
rhs aano.,,. ~, ~. v.,,..., 49,.
= Color,ao o,,,r.. 5000, :. s,o :
ma .7.a 40
Depvsr 1. ~ h.v. . ...., ,...,...
Ian, tho ,,rs, =, a.. I,ns -. ,,
he Mis,i..inn, ,,x.r y"
Al Rama co,v,.,.s -, .-., ..Ss..-
= Pueblo ~.. ..n,.nc.s a. 20 a. N
wears In the n.ni,sn,i.rv
The be.vx r.,,,.u ,.-o,.s,,, .,,,S.
veste,n Coio,.Sa -. n,an,. =, ~.
tire for The ,.rcs.,.
For tho ..v.,,n uu. ,,s, ro,,,,
~ heen .,..,.s ,ro.,s... !, a. -
ver Board ~ $780,,
Ina,danum. chsr,s. Marcy ,.,I 800 m
3 SAIGON in Cripple Greek.
To eou,n . hr.rch =, N. h,,r.., nj,
-,,.. :, s,,x..... c..-..s r..
lor has asked for s9k. 900.
si.,v.,,ve ,ho,,..na ,.,rho, ,,o,,
nave been delivered nv ths ,ovsr.
-, :, c.,...s
A MIA, q. u.,.-,.u.,r. a.. ,.,r,,
p,or.nc. ana ~. .,..,,,.a,,. ,,,.,,.
..uns hv .n .,ac,.,. ,a.a.s,.ss.
p" W :" 0'7ee
v..,. .Ss. -. -
80 $500
-"1 " w.
. ~ h< lax. -
sss.d -. a..,. T,-s-.. C"-..n,..,o.
Srr "a o0o - ~ m.sa a. -osS h.,,,1,r.
T.
{ ~ ~ S,s, 1872
"a. q. =. ~. 80 -.,,...S - ~
e.v ae...oyeo inc surt.ce
plant o tne WInamsviiie coal msne'
hoItn q Coiorsdo springs Loss
~
s.rsSoerry men around steamooat
springs are keeping their smudging
pots In shape as they fear another
frost
The mining pay roll Of Cripple
Creek for May. was the heaviest in
fourteen months. approximating $685..
$50.
The ranch house and farm buildings
Of william Stewart, n Prairie Divide,
In northern larimer county. were
burned.
The Dolores star., 1911-06-16
STATE NEWS
| osti:. sssssseS


COMING Ov0UTA.
Juoe 9o.1e.-Weotesa Oeaesal Co4foes
eacs We@sn's Chsisttaa Asaoeloeeoos
Casco1o. Colo.
Jyas Se-si.-Natieaai Asesetaseea -
beaver,
Juae ll-coiorsAo Association q -.
ter Carriers cenventtoa. Boulder.
The Dolores star., 1911-06-16

Yampa.-The body Of Rufus P. Co
nsut. one OF the first pioneers Of Colo
redo. was buried here. He was .
years old and came to Colorado u
1880.
The Dolores star., 1911-06-16
o,ss ~ vssrs on.

Bahessftsl1. Col-DerA - Novsn-
Der I. t1os. Mr.. Mary ns1rigusa, -,
tive = nsxieo. 1is1 hsss q ~ -
q - yeasA
The Dolores star., 1911-06-16
Storm oss,s ovs Death.

Newport News. va.--Sweeping out
Of the southwest with cyclonic vsloc.
ity. = wind. rain. hall and electrical
storm struck the lower end of tha Wr
EiniA peninsula and left . trail Of
death and ruin. Il was difficult ever
To estimate the number OF dead for
many small craft went down In the
storm st various points along tho
James river snd In Hampton roads.
Conservative estimates placed the
dead 81 nor more than fifteen.
The Dolores star., 1911-06-16

Washington. - Senator Jones Of
Waahinston introduced . bill which
may revive the question Of leasing the
government public lands for grazing
and other purposes. n authorizes ths
secretary Of the interior to lease lso
lated tracts Of public lands IN tracts
Of not over $40 acres 70 the owners Of
adjoining laAls.
The Dolores star., 1911-06-16

Kansas City. Cattle - Maskse
steady. Native stsesu, os.OOOS.aS:
southern steers. o>.e00s.70: ooUthesl
COWS and heifsrs. e5.0oDA natlvo
cows aa1 hsilsrs. e1.o0@S.io; slosksss
end feeders. ot.o00s.ss: bulis, oD.7eD
500: calves, ol.0eo7.S0: western
stssrs. el.7s0s.ie; Western eesss
o9.000t.7S.
HoGs-Maskee sessag = ean1n
higher. Dulk = salss, oe.osoG1os
assyy; Ssss9 J. Dssesss - -
ooeoD-nagose oeoo1y = 49,.
lontssoa ee95DAees laG1a 40
The Dolores star., 1911-06-16

osivssteN cseAen.
Galveston. Tsx.--Cottoa--Fism q
Is Tic.
The Dolores star., 1911-06-16
prsss n elss.

Duluth. Minn.-Fiax--On track al
to arrive, o1.3l: July, o3.3s: Bspte0s
Der. ei.Ss asked: October. oi.s7 asks4.
The Dolores star., 1911-06-16
ol,eeo,

oood hogs ...........t.sO0e'so
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-11-18

foot by foot into the mighty nav OF
the Unsuitable monster he faced
Early that morning, before daylight
in fact the roar of the rushing wa
ters had Weakened him. and the ha-
bitual caution of the valley dWeller
had taken him to the bank.
What he saw surprised him. The
river took deep curve just where
his land began, and heretofore at high
water when the unleashed waters
came roaring down. they had cut
across the low neck Of sand and thus
Strengthened had rushed harmlessly
past his land.
But now. the current was making
this acute bend and was wearing and
tearing at his beloved acres. He ran
close to the bank, peering out into
the angry water and was startled
when brought to a sense of his dan
ger by the piece Of ground he was
standing on slowly slipping. He
sprang back in time. and a foot OF
his 36 acres had disappeared.
At daylight his neighbOrs had raj
lied to his aid-the big farm across
the road sent men ana teams-and
still CandelariO's land slipped, slipped.
fell and caved into the river. All day
he worked in a frenzy. The beautiful
big cottonwOods had been cut down
and dashed to the bank, sop to the
greedy current that roared sullenly
for more. What else could he gfve2>
Step by step he had backed across
his land the whole day through. Step
by step until the division fence had,
with its sharp fingers, reminded him
that he was houseless, homeless and
-IandIesss-
Step by step. tt was not lack of
courage that lost for him. 1T was not
lack of industry. He had fought the
good fight and the reward should be
his
with every backward step such
thoughts as these had scared his
brain. and the only answer he got
was dull splash that told of another
fraction of his land gone. Another
step would mean a step backwards Of
at least 10 years-when he worked on
another mans land and accepted his
wage Would he take that step2
His wife found him at dusk still gaz-
ing mis- mortal enemy in the face, but
with the flame of an undaunted spirit
still showing in his face
He still had a mans responsibility.
even though he start with a home
whose only roof was the clear sky
where the pigeons were taking their
farewell flight to the day. His So acres
had been washed away by the flooded
Rio Grande.