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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-21


$1.O63.542, in cement mill erected by
the government and recently sold. The
cost was ss.14 per. barrel as against
$4S9 per barrel. the best private bid
available when operations began The
manufacture of cement on the ground
effected saving of 1892. 300.
First Stone Laid Sept. 20, 1906.
The first stone was laid in. the foun-
dation Sept 20, 1906. The last stone
was laid On the corner Pa feet above
Feb. 6. 1911. The upper face of the
dam is almost perpendicular The low
er face retreats like the pyramids in
huge stone steps from the width of 40
feet in the foundation to 16 feet at
the top. -
No less interesting are the auxiliary
and correlated works. such as the ce-
ment mill. the hydro-electric plans for
generating 5000 horsepower, and what
is termed the power canal, built to
operate the first unit of the electric
plant, creating power for dam con-
struction.
Tunnel Through Solid Rock.
Skirting-the north end of the dam.
almost under the spillway and driven
through the solid rock is tunnel No
2, 115 feet above the river bed. It's
sole mission. is to release irrigation
water when the reservoir shall con-
tain it above that elevation, and when
it is desired to release greater guam
tity than will come through the pen
stock, supplying the power house.
The third exit for flood water, one
that is most necessary but will be
least used. and the largest of all, is
known as the. sluicing tunnel. or tun-
mel No. L. 1t was driven through the
solid mountain circling the south end
Of the site, at the river level, before
the construction Of the dam began.
1t will be used for sluicing silt, if nee
essary, and for releasing a larger ir-
rigation supply than the penstock fur
nishes if needed, when the water ele-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-21
Keep II Dark.

Keep II DARK.
Wife twhose husband. the. local
mayor. has just been knighted)-Have
you heard from the man who offered
to trace our pedigree?
Husband-Yes: he has found out
more than enough
Wife-What did you pay him?
Husband-Fifty pounds-to hold his
tonguei
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-21
Can Handle Bills.

Muggins-Women are gradually
usurping the place of men. heard
the other day of woman bill col.
lector.
Buggins-Well. if a woman Is as
successful in running down bill as
che is in running one up she should
be a wonder.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-21

culated that the reservoir. or gravity
flow. will eventually water 10000
acres and that $4,000 acrds will be
watered by pumps.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-21

yation in the reservoir is below the
entrance to tunnel No. 2.
Freight Road to Dam.
Among the earliest construction fea-
lures was the building of freight
road so miles long from Mesa City. he
nearest available railroad point to the
Roosevelt dam site Of this. % miles
is across desert and SO miles through
the most impressive mountain scenery
in the west. The road was constructed
for permanency and though es crooked
as a knotted rope and otter. winding
around the face of a cliff, 1t is as fine
a thoroughfare as a city street.
The Distributing system.
The foregoing constructions consti-
tute the larger features of the storage
enterprise, so miles or more above the
lands to be irrigated The distributing
system is no less interesting though no
one feature is so great The water
released from the dam runs down the
river channel for nearly so miles to
Granite reef. point just below the
confluence of the Verde and Salt riv-
ers, where a concrete weir dam 1000
feet long and SO feet high, diverts
water through main canal on either
side of the river, to numerous canals
below, covering the entire reservoir
district.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-21
May Cost s11,ooo,ooo.

The allotment of funds for this pro-
ject to date is about 100000 and it
may take s2,0OO.O0O more to fully COM
plete all contemplated work. The toll
in human lives has been II at Roose-
velt and five at Granite reef as near
as can be ascertained. through mechan-
zeal accidents and drowning.
The work to be done viii include
several plans for development of hy
dro- electric power at favorable places
along the canals. the power to be used
mainly in developing an auxiliary irri-
cation water supply pumped from the
vast underground resources. It is cal
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-21
FEW MILLIoNAIREs.

Pete-say, Larry. how many makes
L million? I fergit.
Larry-Very few. that knows per
lonally, has.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-05

scene finishes ana Albert and Lulu make thei.
exit Il wish | could find nice place In the
country 10 live during the summer the real
Lulu to the writer. i wouldn't ike in the country
for a i,if" says the real Albert, also to the
writer.
There other incidents in Plays From Be
hind that av. their decided elements Of pccularl
y. II strikes pncs sense Of oddity for example
"hcn in The Whirwind" Helene beats madly
the locked door leading to the where her
lover has just committed suicide. It strikes ones
sense Of odditl, repeat. when we standing
in the wings and talking TO the suicide (Thur-
low Berae:p while Marietta Oily is pounding the
door in grief his death In Just Wife"
too the Man Who is Seeing The Play From Behind
could suppress smile when, after the final
curtain had fallen the parting OF the husband
and wife. the wife Charlotte Walker) babe her
husband tNlr Breese) a pleasant goodnight"
And. again after the first act Of This Woman
and This Man season ago. when Thekla Muller
Carlotta Nillson). who had just threatened her
lovers life with revolver. complnented him
Chiffon Sills) in passing the good perform
ance he had given.
OF such stuff are the press agent dreams" Of
Behind the Scenes not made, but Of such stuff are
they actually. Plays From Behind incongru-
things But then, why shouldn't they be?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-05
ILLUSTRATED SUNDAY MAGAZINE.

ruin Of her husband. Frances Ward tfhas Ma
grainc) ana her husband Edmund Brecsc) had
just finished their scene in which the latter had
uibrldcd the former severely for the ted
scale on which she is spending money. Frances
has been buying clothes, motors. ct cttera her
hearts content. In the wings, however. she saw
the dearest little hat for twenty dollars in win
dow on the Avenue that day. that she wished she
could afford to buy This brings 70 mind be-
hind the scene instance one evening during the
New York Of "Brewster's Millions. The play
as the reader undoubtedly remembers concerned
young named MONTGOMERY Brewster who
had much money he could not get rid Of it
fast enough Edward Abclcs played the part of
the young millionaire After the second act
wherein he had been spending stage money by
the thousand and ten thousand. he lancflted the
fact 10 several friends in his dressing that ne
owed small tailor bill for the OF which
the tailor had been bothering the life out Of him
for than q month
In "Lulus Husbands" the farce in which
Mabel Barrison ard Harry Conor have registered
q considerable success the part Of Albert is taken
by Robert Dcnpster Albert is in love with Lulu
(Miss Barrison) and in the third act. they talk
over the Ilans for their married life.
Il want to live in the country" says Albert.
And want to live in the city says Lulu. The
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-05

Part Mr.. Brennan had just come off after the
touching reunion scene with his little ltosae
who had married fine" down east He had been
taking kaihtucl: and had been smackng his lips
"ith the lingering taste Of of tina, beloved
Old bourbon-in thc play-and then. Il wish
had glass OF ice water he said young Mr.
tiarrigan, who stood the writer in the
wings And Miss Taiiaferro. who played Rosa
lie, coming off the stage after her early morn
Ing horseback ride and her down the road
W!th the young In the speeding motor car
stretched out her fair and lamcntcd the
fact that she hadn't had u bit exercise all
day"
In cold print, such stray fragments OF CONVEX
sation totally out Of the lines still III the audiences
ears may not oddly Irrelevant as peculiar
" differentiated from the play roles they strike
the ear behind the scenes and yet. The Person in
ront may apireciate--in fact. must apprccia
tnat II is something Of funny little shock to
hear Lady Macbeth wish for grape fruit salad
when the curtain falls on the first act, Uncle
Tom protest that the blamed old dariiic forgot
70 return mis- laundry tita, day. a society
leader long for big ham sand .vich. The writer
"as standing back" night not long go dur
Ing the second act OF Porter Emerson Brownies
drama. The Spendthrift" The play deals with
wife whose extravaganza leads TO the financial
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-05

o'clock in the ,nornin' TO feed a
lot o self satisfied old cows; and
cleanIn' the stalls of a gang o
hosses that don't never think 10
thank re: and carryIn pail after
pail o waiter 10 satisfy the thirst
OF q derncd old mile that Amt
got no more probation o yo ur
kindness than fly has for the
beauties q nature \ when atop
o that they so out OF their way TO
deestroy your proppitty. then |
says I'm clean discouridg cd
The members Of the Club
looked at each other, and then at
Silas. with unusual interest. He
was not a loquacious philosopher
as a rule, and it must have taken
some very extraordinary event to
elicit SO extended pronounce
ment as this.
Take that old Mule o mine
old Willard Fillmore" Silas went
on after a pause Willard has
been member o my family ever
since the Teller he was named after
was Pres dent O. these here United
States. and they Amt nothin' that
t,ai ,,'t AZ 80
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-05
The Jealousy Of Willard
By JOHN KENDRICK BANGS
Illustrations BY Albert Mack Sterlin 6

excelsior that lay the counter ana lighting up
BY way Of an experiment. perhaps.
al. I'm KIND o put this mornin,
uncle jed" said Silas. whiting the OF the
bench with his jack knife. When consider all
that human bcins does for the anines it
makes derncd tired to find the critters lackn
in gratiood. 1an't fun gcttin UP four
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-05

three successive sets q
O. ST II a W k / SEES
My grandfather the
Jcdge nussed him in his infancy. My
father loved him like a brother, and
never had a carrot in this here
world that Willard didn't get bite
on: and as for me, bgosh. many's
the time I've Went without a suit o
clo'cs jest because Willard needed
new nose bag for his feed. or a
blankit to keep him warm nights, an
it's fact that when my sister Sairy
had chance to pick up a first class
bargain in store teeth down to Ban
gor she gave EN- up though her
heart was sot on havin EN-. because
Willard Fillmore had to have one O.
his wisdom teeth filed down to keep
him from bitin' a hole In his own
face every time he tried to chaw.
He's lived on the fat O. the land. No
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-05

prodigal son ever had q bigger share
o husks than hes had ever since he
become q member q the family He's
had as good, am IS square set o.
meals three times a day as any boss.
man or boy. in the state O Maine for
seventy-five years, and yet when ye
SPEAK to him he loofs a we as though
he thought you was a pollyticlan tryin
to steal his vote. backed up by q sort
o tWItchln hitch Of his off hind -lcg."
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-05

With he greeted everybody
with a short and seemingly
surly nod. instead of in the
usual playful fashion, pulling
somebody's chair out from
beneath him. or tipping a
fellow member over on his
back behind the counter as
he passed, and i'll the second
place the dried apple barrel
had remained untouched for
at least five minutes. showing
that Silas VAS of his feed"
In TIC Mhnle history Of the
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ate tribute that dried ple barrel upon
entering the store, ana the fact that Silas passed
i b.! untouched. ana Without even much as a
glance in its direction regarded pretty
sure evidence that things warn't jest right 10
num-
He sighed YEARLY as he sank into the corner
of the bench in front Of the stove, and gazed
noodily a, the s!aring red OF the zinglass open
ngs in its door.
What's the matter, si?" asked the Post
master looking from his work and absent
rnndedly putting cancellation mark on the end
Of his With his rubber stamp f. e look like
as il suthin Ecd q was a-se,tin rather heavy
your conscience.
No said Silas. Il ant been eatin nuthin
disagree with me. Made my breakfast ushu
lemon pie and dish o saleratus biskits"
"Nuthin gone wrong TO hum. I hope?" put in
Uncle Jedediah filling his pipe With pinch OF
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LAS II a " k II 8
"as not only a
picture OF gloom
as he entered the
= 0 st once at
.Mousain z o In {.
but IN other ways
s h o W G d I h a I
5 . IN c thing was
ra Ideally wro II &
With him To begin
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-05

VIC I!dIII IOIIe IUI
him for at least
three successive sets
O. ST II a w kinse S.
My GRANDPA Their the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-19
TRAIN HITS AUTO; KILLS TWO
MIR. and Mrs. Wait, of Golden
ham, Meet Death at Crossing.
fBy Telegraph to tn. Tribune. J


Newburg, y. V, Aug. 1S.-Hurled sew
eral feet when an automobile in which
they were riding was struck by a pas
senger train on the Waikiki Valley Rail-
road. Mr. and Mrs. George Wait, wealthy
residents Of Coldenham. near this city,
we're almost instantly killed tonight.
Their two children, who were in the
machine when the crash came, escaped
injury
The fatal mishap took place at En-
bler's crossing of the Waikiki Valley
Railroad, between Walden and Mont
gomerv. curly this evening. Mr.. and
Mrs. Wait and their two children. one q
girl FIVE years old, and the other, lad,
started for Walden in their touring car
TO attend ban1 concert. The automo-
bile was just crossing the tracks al
Embler's Crossing, when the train came
around a curve at great speed With a
force that demolished the machine the
train struck it, hurting the occupants ir
different directions.
Mrs. Wait was dead when her body was
picked up. and her husband died only
few moments after the collision. Mr.
Wait was a brother of DR.. Wesley Walt
Of this CITY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-19
ASTOR YACHT SAVES FIVE
Takes Them from Dismantled
Boat Off Horton S Point.

New Haven. Aug. 19.-Word was re-
ceived here early this morning that the
Noma, with Colonel John Jacob Astor
on board, rescued the crew of the yacht
Zingara. off Horizons Point. last night.
The Zingara left here yesterday and
struck a gale off Indian Neck. which. to-
gether with a high sea, washed every
thing on deck off. the seams opened and
the five men aboard had to man the
pumps and keep them going until the
Mona was sighted off Horton's Point.
There Captain Roberts, of the Astor
yacht. aided by a searchlight. managed
to get the FIVE on board the Noma.
The rescue was made at 1:30 o'clock,
when the boats were twelve miles of
the point Colonel Astor and his fianCee,
Miss Force. watched the rescue from the
deck of the yacht. It is expected that
the Noma will put into New London
some time in the morning.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-19
WORLD ALTITUDE RECORD
Brindley Rises II, ,726 Feet at
Chicago Aviation Meet.

Chicago. Aug 1S.--Oscar A. Brindley
scared higher from the ground to-day
than an aeroplane has ever been. and
set a new worlds record at 11I26 feet.
Fhillip o. Parmeee followed him In the
air. passing the former American record
and reaching 1887 feet before he was
forced TO descend.
The Paragraphs were corrected by
Captain Clarence Culver, OF the otn
United States Cavalry. and certihed by
the executive committee OF the interna-
tional meet as correct.
International rules Of aviation, as
stated by @. r. G. Wood. secretary OF
the Aero club OF America. provide that
an aviator must fy at leas. 100 metres
or 32S feet higher than any previous
record. before he shall have been de-
clared IA have established a new record.
Rrindley was shown to have beaten cap
tain Felix, the holder of the former rec
ord with several hundred feet to spare
The worlds record at present is lO'ol
feet. made by NJ. Jordan. at Mourmelon,
France. on July =. 1911. Captain Felix
reached height OF 11,152 feet at
Etamps. France, in August, 1910. but
his flight has not yet been made official.
Ralph .Johnstone set the American mark
at Belmont Park, New York. on october
3, 1910 at 10,4I6 feet.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-19
2APATA WILL SURRENDER
Mexican Chief Agrees to Permit
Mastering Out of His Force.

From a Special Correspondent OF The Tribune.
Mexico City, Aug. 1S.-Francisco ].
Madero. at Cuautla this evening, tele-
graphed President de la Barra that
Zapata has agreed to surrender and per
nit the immediate mastering out and
disarmament of his entire force, esti-
mated al three thousand men.
Nobody in Cuautla is to accept the
surrender, but the President said an
employe of the Department Of Finance
will leave Immediately TO superintend
the payment.
A Cabinet meeting is being held to-
night at the national palace, deciding
other measures relative to the Morelos
situation.
Zapata has ordered all his followers 10
recognize the surrender.
The Catholic party convention at y
o'clock tonight nominated Madero for
the Presidency and De la Barra for the
Vice Presidency. The meeting was a
quiet one.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-19
SCHMIDT BEATS
PH|LEAS FOCG'S TIME
But He Promises Paris Paper to
Circle Globe in Forty Days.
if He Has to Fly.
JUST A BIT BEHIND NOW
Will Make 1t UP, He Says, Then
Tells How He Was Insulted by
Customs Officials Here, Who
Searched His Luggage.

Some years ago Jules Verne. an author
OF imagination. wrote story OF tour
around the world In eighty days. AT that
time such "a tour seemed without the
realms OF possibility. Last night there
arrived within this city a man named
Andre Jaeger Schmidt. sent from Paris
paper. "L'Excelslor." and bent on maxi
ing the trip within just half the days
required for Phileas Fogg.
II am slightly behind my schedule, "
said Mr.. Jaeger Schmidt. when he stepped
off the train at the Grand Central Sta
ton at 500 o'clock. but | expect 10
make II up. II my steamer fails TO take
me TO Liverpool in time to make up my
agreement with L'Excelsior' there will
be an aeroplane waiting for me there 10
take me over TO Paris
Therefore, Phileas Fogg and his mar
rative must take back seat and make
place for the more modern Mr.. jaeger
Schmidt and his narrative. Mr.. Jaeger
Schmidt succeeds him, as does his more
recent methods Of transportation.
Mr.. Jaeger-Schmidt was met by del
,gation Of Frenchmen and whizzed down
TO newspaper Office of this city. Louis
Martin, a fellow countryman who runs a
restaurant here entertained the news
paper men in his absence.
He will be here any moment" ex-
claimed Mr. Martin. In the mean time
will you gentlemen have anything to
drink The gentlemen in quo-tlon
showed no hesitancy in lining up at Mr..
Martins bar But Mr.. Jaeger Schmidt
showed no signs of appearing.
Finally he did show up. But before
this the globe trotter had appeared at
the Grand Central Station, where, be-
fore numerous cameras he posed for his
picture. But he declined to submit to an
interview. II am no Phileas Fogg" he
exclaimed, and that was about all that
could be got from him. However, at the
Cafe Martin several hours later he
showed a much more tractable disposi-
ton.
Certainly, ! am travelling the world
for the Excelsior" he said. "and
wish To state this, that the only trouble
| have sustained has been at the hands
OF American customs officials ] have
sustained insults at the hands Of many
peoples Of many nations, but none such
as have received from the persons rep
resenting the American nation. Wher-
ever heretofore / have gone my simple
declaration that / was "A globe trotter
has sufficed. Not so here. You are u
great nation. but most pessimistic
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-19
THORN PRICK PROVES FATAL
Blood Poisoning Sets in After
Woman Scratches Finger.

Greenport. Long Island, Aug. 1S.-Thc
prick OF thorn OF rose bush caused
the death yesterday Of Miss Susan
Reichart. Miss Reichart was soon to be
married. on August l she visited the
grave in Sterling Cemetery OF her
mother. who died two months ago.
While attending to the flowers at the
grave n rose thorn pierced one of her
fingers.
She .'ought nothing Of it at the time,
but that night the finger began to swell
Although her friends advised her to con-
suit a physician. as there appeared to be
every indication OF blood poisoning, Miss
Reichart failed to summon medical aid
until Tuesday last, when she called In
DR.. w. T.. Manaton.
It was then too late, however. and al
though everything possible was done to
save her life she passed away yesterday.
Miss Reichart was to wed Victor Rowl-
ing. a resident OF this village. next
month. She was about thirty years old.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-19
Underwood Won't Permit Ad-
journment Till House Adopts
Iron and Steel Schedule.
PRESIDENT TAFT UPHELD
Lower Chamber of Congress Fails
to Pass Wool and Free List
Tariff Bills Over the Chief
Executives Veto.
VETO OF THE FREE LIST BILL

cresident Taft vetoed the free list
LIN Yesterday, and his vetoes OF that
measure and the wool bill were sus-
tanned in the House.
The veto of the free list bill is the
most scathing analysis OF any meas
ure passed by Congress which a
President has delivered in many
years.
That the bill was passed solely for
poli.ical purposes, to put the Pres'-
dent in a hole" is shown by Mr.. Iaft'
who points out that in number OF
instances partially manufactured
products have been put on the free
list, while the unmanufactured prod
ucts would still pay duty.
That the free list bill would de-
prive the President Of all power to
obtain further concessions from Can
ada by giving that country privileges
without return, despite the fact that
Congress has demanded that the ex-
ecutive secure further concessions, the
President makes plain.
"Even the most extreme free trader
or advocate Of tariff for revenue only
has never before sought an adjust
ment OF the duties which subjects the
manufacturer to a burden in his
manufacture by imposing duty on
the machinery and the raw material
he uses and involves him in unre-
stricted competition as to tho finished
product" the President says, and he
closes with the declaration that the
bill is 80 unreasonably drawn as to
suggest great haste in its prepara-
ton"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-19
GAINS FREEDOM IN STORM
Prisoner Swims from Randalps 8
Island-Pursuit Fails.

While the storm was at its height yes
terday afternoon George McLane, a
prisoner on Randalrs Island, rushed
down To the waters edge on the north
shore Of the island and plunged in. With
powerful strokes he set his course tow
ard tic Bronx shore, more than mile
distant
Although the tide was running with
the speed o, II mill. race. McLane was
soon = hrnnred yards from shore and
going strongly Meantime his escape
hao been noticed. and the whistle that
indicates the escape Of a prisoner had
been sounded
The pursuit continued Jntil McLane
had felt the ground beneath his feet.
and then he dashed toward and was
lost to sight among grove OF trees
The guards landed minute later and
pushed forward, but all trace Of their
man had vanished. and they abandoned
the search.