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The Winslow mail., 1912-02-10
THE SUCCESS OF LEAP
YEAR PARTY IS
ASSURED
Arrangements Made to Make
Ball for Sweet Charity
the Premier Social
I Event of Year


All set for the Leap Year Ball.!
Some of the boys are still left
worrying on the anxious seat
because the dear ladies think It
well to inflict a little suffering on
them at times or perhaps of INA.
tive timidity due to inexperience
IN indicating SO forrnallystllsit
preference for beau with whom
to trip the light fantastic. But
the men folks are hereby oHc SO
notified to be in readniess to say
eyes, dee.lighted,' when the la
dies with becoming btushes aud
confusion make known their
choice, perhaps not the 6rst
choice, bat nevertheless prefer.
ence over many other elegibles.
1t is to be further understood
that husbands and wives are to
exercise the rare but absolute
privilege. of going outside the ilrt
mediate familyin the selection af
partners for this social function,
the only condition being that
reasonable care be exercised IN
avoiding unpleasantness among
rightful owners,
The committee. of which Mrs.
J, B. Drurlam is chairman, has ks-
bored INCREASINGLY for some weeks
in their effaAts to make the event
successful financially as well as
socially aad all Indications point
to deserved reward fo. its ener-
gies,
The purpose of this benefit, as
is we'll known, is one that should
appeal to every resident of Vans.
low. The local cemetery has
been allowed to fall into a deIap-
ldated condition because of no
previous concerted action to pre-.
serve its respectable appearance.
and the chief object Of the pres
ent movement is tJ create a fund
with which to purchase an
addition that will soon be re.
quired, as we'll as TO make such
improvements on the present
site as are most needed. This
fund is to be kept intact for the
present and as soon as the title
to the ground is determined and
a regular cemetery organization
legally established it will be turn.
ed over to the proper committee
or officer indicated by such or.
ganization.
Mrs. ]. B. Drumm, when inter
viewed to-day on the progress of
the committees work thus far
said: eve feel grati6ed with as
surances Of success and that is
always sufficient recompense for
hard work. What we are most
particular about having well un-
derstood is the fact that we
earnestly desire the cooperation
of every individual and local or.
ganization because the benefit
derived from the enterprise will
be shared by all The fact that
the Altar Society has the pres
ent affair in charge has no siguif-
icance whatever insofar as MAX
ing it a denoninational project
is considered. The public in gea-
eral use the local cemetery ia
common SO that we hope all the
people OF Winslow, regardless OF
denominations, will give active
support to this worthy under
taking. Everything possible
will be done by the committees
to make the party enjoyable for
all who attend whether as spec.
tators or dancers -
The Winslow mail., 1912-02-10


sons" said Mr.. Andre yesterday.
1.-The most important fact is
the superior geologic condition
met with at Seven Lakes. The
dip in the strata at Seven Lakes
is only about forty feet to the
mile. In California it is tilted at
an angle of nearly 35 degrees, SO
that there is only a restricted
area where the oil is near enough
to the surface to make it prac-
ticable to take it out The CON
dition at Seven Lakes is the same
as that in the Cretaceous Penn
sylvania oil fields. The New
Mexico product, as l know from
my own personal investigation,
is rich in parafine.
II will give you some idea of
the demand for paraffine. In the
paraffine oil districts of the east
last year over $4,000 wells were
drilled for parafine oil. Of these,
2,021 were gas wells; over 5000
were busters or dly holes, and
the rest were producers. These
latter, however, were merely
what we call sedgers'-working
out toward the limits of the
known field and not Indicating
new deposits. Now the net pro-
duct fell over 1000 barrels a day.
Over 6 900 old wells were aban-
doned because they petered out,
SO that with an even break on
the number of wells there was
big decrease in production. Any
one who opens up a para fine
field is starting something big.
This New Mexico field is po-
sit1vely the most promising pa
rafflne field | have seen. 1t is
bound to mean a refinery and
pipe line and great industry
for New Mexico.
Here you have the advantage
in freight haul by a thousand
miles over competition in the re-
fining business. Not only so, but
here you get practically the
highest price in the United
States for the refined product.
Texas, Oklahoma and California
are your nearest fields"
Mr.. Andre figures that 81 or
more a barrel IN refinery product
may be taken out of the Seven
Lakes oil.
1T will give you 10 per cent
gasoline" he said, which, at 25
cents a gallon, means So a bar
rel in gasoline. Twenty per cent
coal oil. at % cents gallon, is
the next proposition From the
neutrals you get gun oil, auto
mobile oil, and a dozen other
oils, selling on the market at 81
a gallon. You can put the stuff
on the market at 25 cents a gal
and you begin to see the posi-
bil1ties. The paraffine will run 8
per cent, seven and a half pound
of the wax to the gallon, so that
at 10 cents apound you get from
So to So in parafine from each
barrel of the crude"
Seven or eight companies are
now interested in Seven Lakes
field. Galley & Guffey, the Beau
mont field pioneers, are interest
ed in the New Mexico district
and Texas outfit has recently
come in. The bi G strike by the
New Mexico Oil & Refining Co.
announced recently, 200 yards
from the original Tale we'll, has
greatly stimulated general inter-
est in possibilities here and Mr..
Cont nued on last page
The Winslow mail., 1912-02-10

Take in the big dance at the
Opera House tonight. +
AS usual, we have the largest
and cholsest of meats for your
Sunday dinner. Our sanitary tea.
lures are admittedly far ahead
of anything else IN town. The
City Meat Market.
The Winslow mail., 1912-02-10
A PROCLAMATION
BY THE GOVERNOR OF ARIZONA
Know All Men by These Presents:

IdC w IClCdS, AuuCl dild Wy va
tue of the provisions of the Joint
Resolution of Congress, APPROX
ed August 21, 1911, there was
required, to be submitted to the
electors of Arizona at the State
election provides for in Election
Ordinance No. 2, ,adoped by the
constitutional convention OF Ar1
zona, as a condition precedent
to the admission Of the State,
the following amendment to said
constitution:
"Sectlon one of Article VIII of
the constitution of the State of
Arizona, adopted by the electors
of said State at all election held
on the ninth day of February,
anno Domino nineteen hundred
and eleven, be, and the same is
hereby amended SO as to read as
follows:
"Article III.-Removal From
Office.
1. Recall Of Public officers.
"Section 1. Every Public Off
Ger in the state of Arizona, except
members of the judiciary, hold
ing an elective office, either by
election or appointment, is sub
1ect to recall from such office by
the qualified electors of the elec-
toral district from which candi-
dates are elected to such office:
Such electoral district may in
clude the whole State. Such num-
Der Of said electors as shall equal
twenty-five per centum of the
number of votes cast at the last
preceding general election for all
OF the candidates for rhe office
held by such officer may by peti-
ton, which shall be known as 4
recall petition, demand his recall.
AND WHEREAS, 1t appears
that the provisions of said Joint
Resolution in all particulars have
been complied with, and that
said amendment was duly sub
mitted to the electors of Arizona
at tie first State election held on
the 10th, day of december, 1911,
as provided by the Act of Con
gress approved June 20, 1910,
said Joint Resolution approved
August 21, 1911, and said Ordi-
nance No. 2, adopted by the
constitutional convention OF
Arizona; and.
WHEREAS, 1t now appears
from returns of said elections, as
canvassed and certified by the
Canvassing Board as provided
for in said Act of June 20, 1910,
and said Joint Resolution OF
August 21, 1911, that there were
of the legal votes cast at said
election IA, 1868 cast IN favor of
said amendment, and l $50 votes
cast against said amendment,
and that. therefore, a majority
of legal votes cast at said cleo
tion upon said amendment were
in favor thereof
NOW, WHEREFOR, e under
and by virtue of the provisions Of
said Joint Resolution of August
21, 1911. | do hereby proclaim
and declare said amendment to
said Section 1 of Article VIII Of
the constitution of Arizona to
be duly adopted and ratified and
has become and is a part of said
constitution.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, l
have hereuntO set my hand and
caused the Great Seal of the Ter
ritory of Arizona to be affixed.
Done at he City of Phoenix,
the Capital, this third day of
February, nineteen hundred aud
twelve
(SEAL) RICHARD E. SLOAN.
BY the Governor:
GEORGE U. YOUNG.
Secretary of Arizona.
We sell more Fancy Fruits and
The Winslow mail., 1912-02-10

r. F. Johnson Of Bellemont
was a visitor i'll towa last Sun.
day.
The Winslow mail., 1912-02-10

Big dance at the Opera House
tonight. i
The Winslow mail., 1912-02-10

Home Milllnery.-Hats made
to order and remodeled. Mrs. c.
B. Newton, near Cor. w. Second
and Warren Ave.
If ever you try some of the
sausage that is sold in our estab-
lishment you will never buy else
where. Try it and be convinced.
The City Meat Market. i
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-23

men for the House OF Representa-
tives; they should be men who real
ize the sanctity OF party pledges ;
they should be men who should not
shrink from initiative; they should
be men who are not easily led away
by the writings of halequinade or
the antics of buffoonery If any citi-
zen is in doubt as to what remains
undone and calls for early treat
ment. let his study the record of the
sessions of 1908 and 1910. He will
find enough to give him plenty of food
for thought
\ record Of non-achievement might
well be predicted Of a busy session
at which a large number of worse
than useless bills are passed but
the regular republican party may take
a pardonable pride in what IL has
wrought for Vermont i'm the legisla-
ture. If there still remains traces of
archaic customs and anticipated
practices, these will gradually disap-
reap under a gentle but insistent en-
lightenment. II is much better for
the state TO work out her own saliva
ton from within than to rush of after
strange gods and strange theories at
the bidding Of every pieeyed piper
that pipes.-Rutland Herald
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-23
THE INQUISITIVE MAN.
His Curiosity Was Eased, Though His
Feelings Were ManaIed.

A business man in Boston said to
reporter: "A few days before an cleo
ton a little incident happened which
mortified me deeply. 1t happened in
this way: You see, | had some bust
ness to transact with one of the candi-
dates for the legislature, and, as it
was something important / was fore
ed to 20 out TO his house to see him.
1t was quite late when got there, and
/ guess he had gone 10 bed. At any
rate, the servant who opened the door
showed me into the parlor to wait for
his master. | was obliged to wait
some time. and while doing THIS
amused myself looking at the pictures
and other ornaments about the room.
ION the center table, among books
and other bric-a-brac, stood big fancy
decanter filed with liquor which look
ed like whisky. 1t was curious look
ing decanter, and on one side was
some fancy lettering which | could not
make out. Being rather curious to find
out what it said, lifted the decanter
up from the table and tipped it up so
that the light fell on the lettering. 1t
said IF you touch me I'll tell
Curious, wasn't it? But, sure
enough, it did tell, FOR | had scarcely
had time to read the lettering when my
ears were greeted with the tones of
Johnny Get Your Gun There was a
music box hidden in the bottom Of the
decanter and when it was tipped the
machinery started and the music be-
gan. You can judge for yourself how
surprised and chagrined | was, for /
had never seen the master of the house
before and he would have a fine Opin-
ion of me for my meddling qualities.
Right I'm the middle of the tune he
walked into the parlor and gave me a
curious smile when he heard that mu-
sic box. 1t seemed as If it would new
er stop. | tried to make some sort of
apology. but made bull of it. know,
though now | can not think for the life
Of me what | said. He saw how con
fused / was and laughed it off, saying
that it was an oddly he had found in
New York"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-23
Uncle Sans Expansion.

The stages Of our territorial expan
sion have been as follows: Louisiana
area $4,000 square miles, 1903; Flor
ida, area 10000 square miles. 1919
Texas, area 2G5,O00 square miles, lS45
Oregon country. area 2SS,000 square
miles, 1876; the Mexican cession, area
$4,000 square miles, 1913; Godseer
purchase, area 10000 square miles
1853; Alaska, area $4,000 square
miles, 1867; Hawaiian islands. area
GOO square miles, 1897; Philippine IS
lands, area 10000 square miles, 1899
Porto Rico. area 1900 square miles
1893, and a few other little islands
such as Guam, Pine island, etc, max
ing a total added area to original ter
ritory of 2,937,O00 square miles.-New
York American.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-23
The AIimentary Canal.

A Frenchman who has made an ex.
animation of the food canal in NAM
mails has measured the length OF 1t in
$50 specimens that belong to thirty
species. He has found that the ratio
between the length OF the canal and
the length Of the body is smallest in
the carnivorous animals, larger in
those that are called omnivorous and
largest In the vegetarlans. In other
words, the length of the food tract
seems TO vary with the digestibility OF
the kinds Of food that are consumed.
The rule holds true in birds as well as
in animals. In man the alimentary ca
nal is about thirty feet long. usually
from five TO six times the length OF
the body.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-23
you WE'RE BUILT FOR THE PART"

rived in the town. | hunted up the
manager and asked him II he was in
need of talent. lie said he was. Then
he asked me If | was an actor. said
was born an actor. He pulled me
into the building and asked me to give
him a sample Of my powers. OF course
took something easy-the ghost scene
In 'Hamlet'-and | played Hamlet, the
ghost, and the whole outfit.
when had finished the manager
took me 10y the arm and said:
"'Tll engage you. have the part TO
suit your histrionlc abilities
Then he gave me a big brush.
bucket Of paste and a roll OF bills.
Go forth he said, and decorate
this town. You were built for the
part
1t was shock, but | was used 10
shocks. and so | took 1t and a half
crown payment in advance"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-23
State Issues Paramount.

In these days of much shouting OF
Lord. Lord" the kingdom Of heaven
does not seem to draw nearer. II is
then a relief to record the calm, dis
passionate counsel OF the head of the
regular Republican state ticket. Mr.
Fletcher has peculiarly fortunate
qualities for analyzing the principles
for which the party stands. His ex
periences in public affairs and his &C.
tual participation in much of the con
structive legislation of the past de
cade has equipped him not only with
the badges of authority but the au-
thority itself.
Mr.. Fletcher urges that the state
of Vermont has come upon a time
when is own welfare is of vastly
more importance than the trial of ma
tional political experiments. The re-
publican state platform reflects the
serious spirit of the leaders of the
regular party; there is much to be
done at the coming session; there
are many measures to be considered
making for the betterment OF the
state consistently with a wise but
not niggardly economy. Vermont
has repeatedly demonstrated that she
is capable of being sufficient unto
herself. This campaign should prove
no exception.
Il becomes Of first importance to
select broad-minded, public-spirited
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-23
Careless.

The story Is told that letter receiv-
ed some years ago by the Westing-
house Machine company said that the
writer had been using one of its stand
ard vertical engines with eminent sat
isfaction. For eight years it had been
in continuous service night and day,
handling its load without hint Of
trouble. but that upon shutting 1t
down the other evening II went all to
pieces" The letter was passed to the
eminent inventor whose name the
company bears, who handed it back
with the remark. ASK the blame fool
what he shut It down for Power.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-23
A SwindIe.

An old couple went to a Drblln thea
ter to have nights amusement The
great Mrs. Siddons was playing Mrs.
Halter and the poor bodies were kept
crying all the evening At length, at
one OF the scenes where the great lady
rame in with her handkerchief again
to her eyes. the old man could stand II
no longer and. starting to his feet.
rried out. "Ye long nosed thief, re call
this divsrshunr'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-23
Real Estate Titles.

The insuring Of real estate titles new
er had been attempted until one OF the
Philadelphia trust companies put it
into execution in 1876. 1t issued the
first title insurance on June "a Of that
year
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-23
Built For the Part.

This is selected from the reminis.
cences Of Mr.. f. 6. Hales, the famous
English war correspondent:
"Once | wandered forth to face a
callous world and noticed that COM
pany Of strolliRg players had just ar
The evening world., 1912-01-30

Walter Spear. Thaddeus Merriman.
Thomas Wiggin. Jacob s.. L%angthorn,
Alexander Il. kasti.
Henry c. Buncke. Alfred Boiler.
Clemens Herschol, Charles Warren
Hunt, John NJ. Goodeii. Charles Whiting
Baker. Charles J.. Bcrkey. Allan w.
cuddcback, Lazarus White. John +.
Hogan, Frank l.. Ciapp. Bertrand n.
Wait. Thomas A. Gillespie. Thomas II.
Gillespie. Robert J. Gillespie. Robert
Swan. Robert 4 Johnston. Daniel T.
Turner. Mathew A. McConvl!lc, Edward
J. Wright. Benjamin strong jr., VILLA
II. Porter. J. dc Pratt White. Edmund
e. Converse. Gates McGarrah. seward
Prosser. Thomas J. Curtis. Charles ".
sabin. John n. Prentice. william O..
1'rIcst. Alfred II. Smith. Charles Van
kcuren. william J. Mckinney. George
J kadel. Edlow W. Harrison and Fred
erIck ~. Schenrk
The evening world., 1912-01-30
oAYNoR MAKES SPEECH FAR
UNDER GROUND.

Mayor Gnynor then made a short
speech.
AFTER I wns elected. but before
took ONCE" he said. N delegation
headed by an engineer OF rcpute called
on me. They declared II to be a dem
ons,rated fact that no a1ueduct could
be built, under tho Hudson and that
therefore no water could he obtained.
told them II We could not get II under
the river No could get II over.
we are here to-day to ser tho tun.
mel under the river completed. II II
ono OF the worlds greatest engineer
ing fcsts. The names OF waldo Smith
and the mon who achieved will live
forever. Frontinus was the historian
OF Roman watrrworks and ours. too.
shall have thcir historian. The croas
section OF this aqueduct Is seventeen
feet, while the largest of n Roman
~aqucduct 80 far ms ] remember was
nve feet by three"
Charles Strauss. President OF the
Board OF water supply. responded 10
the Mayors remarks IN bchalf of the
engineers IN charge Of the work. IIs
said tho real credit for tho great en-
glne ~ring achievement should DO given
the Mayor. az IL was he who upheld
the project against tho criticisms or
the doubling Thomasos.
Aftcrward the party advanced 10 the
centre OF the tunnel and examined the
breach made In the partition by tho
The evening world., 1912-01-30

switch connected with the dynamite
charge was Installed.
A swarm OF grimy. sopping wortmen
came out Of the semi-darkncss md
grouped themselves In the rear OF tho
municipal guests. At the signal from
Gillespie the Mayor turned the switch.
The explosion was instantaneous
deep. mellow roar that shook tho ground
under their feet and caused a number
IN tho party 20 look at one another
qu~rstionirgiy
a volume OF smoke poured along tho
tunnel and enveloped the party IN a
thick haze. This cleared In n fcw no.
ments and then a party OF worktnen
who had started from the west shaft
came down the tunnel cheering ana
waving their hats. They had found a
nve-foot opening IN tho partition sepa.
rating the two divisions Of tho tunnel
and were the hrst to cross under the
49,.
The evening world., 1912-01-30

nnai charge OF dynamite. The Mayor
shook hands with a number OF work.
men and congratulated them as well as
the engineers on their faithful service
and the important part they had played
In tho success OF the undertaking.
Contractor Gillespie old the Mayor
he had every expectation Of finishing
the aqucduct by the end Of tais year.
Those who accompanied the Mayor
were:
william A. prend-rraf', charles
Strauss. Charles y. Chadwick. Henry T..
Thompson. John A. Bensel. john T.. GAL
win, George L. sterling, Charles a.
Shaw. Robcf; Adsnson. Joseph r. Nor
irsey. J waldo smith. l. " de vsrona.
Merritt H. Smith. Alfred Noble. John X.
william ~. Burr. Allen ~iiazen.
Charles W. Lcavltt Jr.. Alfred -. Finn,
Carleton T.. Davis. Robert Itidgway,
Ralph y. Wheeler, Frank y. winsor,
The evening world., 1912-01-30
CAYNOR SETS OFF
BLAST 1,10OFEET
BELOW THE RIVER
Completes the Tunnel That
viii Bring Ashokan Water
to New York.
FEAT IN ENGINEERING.
Mayor Makes A Speech Con-
graduating the Officials
on Their Work.

Mayor 1aynor pressed . hutton
shortly before noon to-day IN the
shaft Of the Aaueduct tunnel under
the Hudson River at storm Kins and
set OF the last blast OF that tn
mendous undertaking. As the shock
Of ne blast. i.ioo feet below the level
Of the water. died away the Mayor
and . distinguished company walked
out 10 the midway point Of the tun-
mol and formally dedicated Il 90 the
work Of supplying water TO the city
Of New York.
The blast set OF by the Mayor shat
tered . wall Of rock. less than six feet
thick separating the two branches Of the
tunnel. n Of which had been built GU,
from Breakncck on the eastern shore
snd the other from storm King on tire
rest side Of the river. This separation
ledge had been left for the nnai cere-
moniss marking the completion Of the
most important link Of the sis., ooo.o0
Ashokan a~queduct water system.
u0 3uIlUCis epVNiuiIy NtHikiVu Nnu
constructed for carrying the city's
water supply under the Hudson River.
10 one Of the greatest feats over under
taken BY man. II 10 In tho form Of an
inverted syphon. "U" shaped. with a
circular shape cross section fourteen
feet In diameter. bored through solid
rock for . distance of 1850 feet. The
cost of tho tunnel and side shafts will
reach o.. so. 900 when II 10 completed and
when the water supply 10 forced through
II the pressure at the tunnel level Will
bs a tons 10 the square foot.
Thu Mayor and his party left the
Grand Central station In q special train
1t 90 o'clock. A. the entrance TO the
tunnel shaft the members Of the party
boots and waterproof hats and lowered
one.hfth Of u mile TO the tunnel level.
oAvNoR oGrs A oRENcHiNo IN
THE DEEP SHAFT.
was . thrilling event to the members
OF the Mayors party. Tho glistenins
walls Of rock drIpped and swcatcd and
esfcrs the bottom was reached little
cascades and ~rfvulcts were pouring on
The Mayors oilskins.
The tunnel was lighted with a string
Of 'tncsndescents n the air pumps
kept 4 pressure OF fresh air In the
depths that had u peculiar effect on the
ssrdrums. But the Mayor md his CON.
panions were not disturbed by their
strange surroundings. Under tho lead.
ership OF Robert Gillespie OF the con.
trscting nrm they struck out In u brisk
scramble for another hundred feet Int,
the tunnel. to the point where the