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Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-06-19
nAcN M ur.

Let every loyal booster in Albu-
qucrque get behind the state fair.
We must nave fair this year that
VIII break all records. and set new
pnce for proRressiveness The an
nuaI fair at Albuquerque Is the beei
thing IN the world for business; II
makes the people OF the state remem-
her we are on the map. II gives che
boosters Of New Mexico chance for
big annual gei-together and is a
big stimulus to agriculture and stock
raising and mining and every other
industry In the big Sunshine state.
Get together behind tho state fair
ana boost. IL We pun off the biggest
one In onr alstory it cinchos q sat
appropriation from the state at the
next legislative session
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-06-19
ANOTHER RESOURCES EDITION

The big resources editions OF New
Mexico newspapers are coming fast
these Gays: and thereby hangs tale
Of prosperity. The Gallup Republl-
can Is going to spring one soon: and
now comes the las Cruces Rio Grande
Republican and says.
1.-THE big resources edition OF the
Republican win be published juno
rs. a great deal OF the copy Is now
ready for the machine and many Of
the ads are set. and the first forms
win go to press In a few days. Or
ders for extra copies have been
booked far beyond the expectations
% the Fosters. and tho edition prom
iscs to be one ~ the best ever issued
from a country office. our readers
wcll remember our big special OF
June 30. i9iL We believe the 1872
edition wlll surpass even that effort
We are better acquainted with the
resources Of Dona Ana county and
with tht people who have the making
~ this vast empire In their hands,
and the story of the resources OF thll
rountry VIII be given you fresh and
crisp from the pens Of the best writ
eraeof tine vicinity. A number OF citi-
Gems have been asked 20 write special
stories for this edition. and the edl-
tors Of the Republican viii give you
their hest We thank the business
people for their liberal support OF
this annual effort and believe when
the edition is issued YOU win be IA
proud Of Il as wo are In anticipation
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-06-19

prisoners received was i've years and
that was for larceny.
mo unusual of atroclons crimes
have boon con,fnltted IN Lincoln
county recently oof has there bcon
murder commitltG in this county ia
more than two yo4t Lincoln county
had not heid couft In more than a
year and shere wore number Of
criminal cases on thc docket that had
been there for a lone time AZ this
torn Of court me docket WIS cleared
and an shp ensen disposed or Tho
ages Of the prisoners ranged from
twenty to nfty-slx years The Of
tenders we're from an sections Of the
c6unfs, ara IN many instances we're
not acquainted with each other.
There IL supposed 90 be one lone fusl-
tive from Justice hiding In the moun-
tains OF Lincoln county. but there "a
no proof 10 that effect. and many
here believe that he l. at present Ia
hiding In ~ Paso. n the newspaper
reports from Ei Pago are 20 be be-
lleved there seems 10 be no pauclty
Of criminals there. and judging from
the number 81 murders committed
there annually n Paso appears to be
the crime center OF the great south
west. That most OF those murdorora
go unpublished Is well known here
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-06-19

Aiter a sirugRlc for statehood, ex-
tending over period Of Efty years.
New Mexico has been admitted To The
union and "a now full flodged state.
Here ~ offered lha last opportunity IN
commonwealth The Increase IN pop
ulation, Isl development and In In
vestments which came with statehood
IN oregon. Washington oklahoma and
many other western states IS bound
20 come IN New Mexico. Whyg Be-
cause New Mexico has equal and IN
many eases superior advantages To Of
FER Opportunities have been over
looked because Of lack OF confidence
IA the territorial form of government
That ban has nov been lifted and "a
new field has bcen opened up to tho
man looking 10 the west as place
for home and investment In size
New Mexico Is tho fourth state In the
union. Texas. California and Mon
tana coming FIRST second ANA third
respectively. There are I22.fGg
square miles. or rs. 500, 100 acres. and
81 this vast area, according % the last
annual report OF the state irrigation
engineer. only $50. 600 acres are nov
under Irrigation. The engineers re-
port SHOWS That Ia addition to this,
1000. 900 acreg can be Irrigated by
surface water tactual measuEcment).
that 10000 acres can be irrigated by
pumping. the 1877 In no Case being
greater than fifty fgst and the wcil-
flow never less tlnu 800 gallons per
minute: that e.e60 acres can oe ir-
rlgatgd from artcslan wells. or a total
az f,sl5.e0U acres az land subject "a
iFrigatlOn at nominal expense suitable
for the very finest class ot EARNING.
rho avcraso irrigated farm consists
81 forty acres AZ this rate, New
MeNico can oncr i0-ncrc irrieable
tracts Ia ls9,375 heads 81 families.
The present population OF the state
Is less than 82Ss0o0 or less than three
persons 70 every square mile. aa
against 900 10 600 persons 10 the
square mile In scwrai OF the eastern
ssates.
a census OF the dry farming dis
iricis ~ New MEXICO. taken by the
state immigration bureau. shows that
as. 300 acres were under cultivation
In 1911. and that 1880. 900 urrcs aro
subject 20 this form OF farming. or
this latter area about one half rs pub
De domain and IN most eases Hes sena
distance from transportation IN
Mora. san Miguel aud CVlfaN countics.
nry farming has been very success tai.
In the Estancia valley and parts of
eastern New Mexico dry inrminR Is
being praciiccd and where scicntlnc
methods arc rightly followed. Is sue
cess fiii. gyou failures orrurffftr la ffttt
insihnecs.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-06-19


covered these mineral resources. Hut,
by ably reporting upon them and ans
wcring Inquiries of possible Investors.
the state survey permitted and en-
couraged the Investment of financial
resources without which the mineral
resources could never have been de-
velOped as they were, As a matter of
fact, A. q. Vcaich. then employed on
state survey work, actually did dis
cover aud predict oil and gas near
Caddo with the discontlnpance Ui
tho Louisiana state geological survey
In 1919. discantinupnce which hns
proved very short sighted, indeed. the
state has suffered severe setback in
SIS mineral development. II Is beeom-
Ing more aud more didlcult ~ arouse
the attention of the investing public
toward Louisiana propesties
Let as look al oregon. Altogether
she has spent 90 date some Si2OO
through her ao-oailed state bureau ~
mines. Her mineral production Is
abOnt Sg,O00,0o0 annually. Hcr
neigsbur on the south, California,
spends each year $50 800 on the state
aaroau of mines .tHo annual rroduc-
ton Us close 10 SiON,VuU, eOV. Washing
ton. Oregon's nerlhern neishhor,
spends 32s,7se year on her state
geological surrey and produces ep-
proximately siI.e0o,00o a year ~
mineral products
IL Il Illogical, asks Director Parks
OF the feebly supported oegon SER
vice. to think that some relation ex-
lists between the mineral production
of the state and the funds spent IN
inYestsration 81 the samc2 Is q pos
sible tmHt Mother Nature discrmin-
ated against the state OF Oregon BY
cutting on the mineral resources al
political boundary line?
We think not, And we think Il be-
ho0Voa .the wide-aRako citizens III
Oregon. OF Idaho, Of Louisiana. of
Utah. aud Of other mining states. 20
organize. and oganize al once, efficient
geological surveys, ana 10 SET them
up 0n a permanent basis, free from In
corruption by dlsgruntlcd promoters
and their political friends Honesty
and honest disnlded publicity pay.
and an honestly conducted state gco-
logical survey pays very we'll indeed.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-06-19

sune 81 e Wondcr. nc sccn Along Historic and cu
West frum Aibnqucrqnc

fire % the world, driving their ancos-
tors % the cactus country ~ the south
Aud when the fire had burned 0ut
lhe cliff dwcller had pcriuhcd from
the earth and the Nuvai0s returned
20 possesses the land
The fact h that tho ellff dwellings
contain no .volcanlc rock ana there
fore were presumably built before
violent volcanic action covered the
country with loHa rocks easily avail
able for buiidinw purposes. and the
Skeletons whlrh we're removed from
the ruins we're found IN the positions
that they occupied In the ordinary
course az daily routine when the
dread gas Of the volcanoes descended
into the valley and instantly killed
every living thing.
After visiting the ciiff DWELLINGS
the tourists partook of a generous
luncheon provided by the Good Roads
association. w. u. Pierce. an Old
soldier. now the canyon guide had
run ur d number Of flags In the Out
door dining room and during the
progress Of the meal the FLAGSTAFF
concert hand played lively airs.
After lunch the motorists made the
eighteen run 90 the lava beds.
For the last five miles the road led
over hills OF black volcanic ASH dotted
with such occasional pines which have
managed TO take root In the uncOn-
genial soil. The spinning rear wheelE
of the machines threw up showers
Of cindcrH o. they forged up The hills
but soon place was reached whore
a heavier shower had fallen.
The ground wax covered 90 an nn-
known depth with great fragments OF
lava--thc black, jagged hallstones Of
Sunset Crnicr'a storm, They were
Hike nothing more than immense
clinkera. tho waste Of hDmc mons
tr0us engine Of the underworld
Fairly under tho slope 81 the sum
set, the mountain OF ashes. IN the en-
trance 10 the Ice cave Ciimbing
down the steep dark tunnel the ex-
pl0rers found ice twelve feet below
the surface and further on great
icicies nine or ten feet long reached
froFp floor 90 ceiling shining brightly
an the light Of the Pickering candles.
Bui Of wonders there was no end.
On the way hack 10 Flagstaff the
tourists visited the dwellings OF the
cave men. huge bubbles Ia the lava
on q mountain top where the moa'
primitive Of peoplcs made their homes
and as " the marvcls ~ one world
were not enough the tourists visited
the Lowell observatory ehls oVening
and gazed upon hundred others
through the great telescope.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-06-19
IN DEFENSE or LINCOLN.

Rcscnting alleged aspersions made
by an Ei paso newspaper to the eff
feet that the recent court session Tor
Lincoln county cleared up bunch
OF "dosperadoes" and making other
statements roflocting on law aud
order IN Lincoln county. the Carrlaozo
Outlook takes up the cudgel and Il
may be- just as well for the reputa-
iion of that secuoa 10 give further
publicity % the defense. The out
hook says, after quoting lts contempo-
raryi
"Now all this makes very inter-
csiing reading fqr people who are
NOT acquainted with conditions as
they exist la Lincoln county nut q
hardly seems faiF 10 us that the Times
should mislead ~ readers with such
sophlsiry There 3 no such thing az
a gang vf desperadoes nfesting the
mountains OF Lincoln county nor has
there been Tor Years aud the COUNTY
has been exceptionally peaceful and
iaw abiding in recent years There
were but seventeen prisoners taken
from here 20 the peniientiary az the
end % the May term OF court ana
they were an Of the male persuasion.
The longest term that any Of these
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-06-19
REGuLATING THIs PEDESTRIAN,

The public especially In our large
cities Is a. last 20 have the protee-
tlon that Il deserves. The pernicious
pedestrian Is 10 be regulated Kan
sas City has recently adopted new
ordinance for the control Of travel.
not on wheels. not Ia autos or aero
planes. but on foot. This important
step means that our large cities are
finally TO become fairly safe for buzz
wagons. street cars, and vehicles Of
sundry other sorts and descriptions.
Kansas City Is to be congratulated
on setting the pace. These pedestri-
ans al whom the law IL aimed who
rccklessly Ieopardlze the lives and
limbs OF the iaw-abiding public. are
characterized by the ordinance as
Jay walkers probably partly to dis
tinguish them from the Kansas jay
hawkers across the river. Hut, re-
gardless of the termlnology, we are
glad to learn that the deadly foot
passenger is going to be regulated.
II is TO be hoped that Kansas City
viii be progressive enough to pre-
scribe the rtricsess possible resula-
lions; the pedestrian should be COM
PEELED to wear two tenders. one be.
fore and one after; he should be
forced 70 carry head and tail lights
and also tag with a number thereon
In plain figures such number TO be
registered AZ police headquarters; aud
he should be provided with a horn
which WIN give loud. clear note so
thPt express wagons and freight
.irJeks may have plenty o. warning
and ample time to get out Of the way.
The public must be protected al ali
hazards. and the pedestrian must
learn that vehicles have the same
right on tho street and tho same right
70 protection as himself
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-06-19

In Roosevelt county. eastern New
Mexico. IL located the Portalos val
ley where 10000 acres OF what WAS
formerly dry land Is now irrigated Dy
pumping, the power being furnished
BY an immense central plant This
plant produces electricity and sends Ii
ont over seventy.eight miles Of trans
mission lines extending throughout
the valley. Each farmer has his in
dividual well. pump and motor. and
when he desires 10 irrlsate an that Is
necessary FOR him TO 40 - 70 turn on
the current This plant and system
was erected By she farmers Of the
valley. the installation being done ~
the Westinghouse Electric company
for q consideration Of 1855. 600. OF $50
per asre. Land under this project
may BE- had al prices ranging from s65
% Si2s per aero. As many as ten
tons OF alfalfa huye been cut 10 the
acre and the crop has never fallen
below si4 tons. canial0mpes are be-
ing grown in hundred-acre tracts and
orehards are being planted all over
the valley. There are many prigats
pumping plants. that H. plants not
under the project and thero Is room
for many more. The irrigation en-
Rsneors report shows that 500, GOU
acres. Including that already rocsalm-
cd. can be irrisated IN this valley with
the aid OF tho pump.
n has been cidArly established BY
careful experiments extending over u
period OF many years that irtiestiotr
~ pumping IL mechanically practice
able and economically profitable. and
from ihe development thai has al
ready ttkon place, especially In the
states 81 california. New Mexico.
TeNas kansas and many others. u is
certain that tho area Irrigated IN this
way VIII increase very rapidly in the
near future, and that there q nn ina
mcnse territory ana q vast number 20
people thai may DC Oenenttcd BY ;hs
use Of pumps Tor irrigation.
As IL whole New Mexico Is stln In
her virgin state and the man VINO h
looking 10 the west for profitable In
vestment, health. pleasure or home
cannot 30 far wrong IN making "a
thoropgh investigation AL the con-
velsicnce ~ life enjoyed IN some OF the
elder states may not be found at pres
cut, but those who are willing will
have an opportunity 60 prolit by the
growth and advancement which ls
bound 10 como ia the near future. i
Being located at an altitude rang.
INK from 5000 10 1,Ooo feet above sea
level the new state has vary dry
climate, noted for Is very favorable
effect ON tiibcreuinr. rheumatic an,s
other diseases contracted in damn
climates.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-06-19
MAKES WORK nAsrER.
Albuquerque People Arc Pleased 90
learn How II II Done.

AFNNNNNHAN NANNtt ANN NlNttHftA u
learn How Il II Done.
IT'S pretty hard 20 attend 20 duties
With a constantly aching back;
With annoying urinary disorders.
Doan's Kidney Pills have made
work easier,
So thousands have gratefully teati.
fed. They're for bad backs
They're for weak kidneys.
Albuquerque people greatly recon.
mend Doan's.
d. T. Brown. AS West Gold ave-
nue., Albuquerque. New Mexico, says:
ION and on for three or four years
while az work there was a dun,
heavy ache through my loins. often
felt sharp twlnges when / attempted
10 st0op and more than once / was
unable TO slralEhten. Reading about
DOan's Kidney Pills. procured n hox
ana soon noticed q marked improve.
mont D0as's kidney Pills removed
my pains and aches and also rcstored
my kidneys 20 a normal condition. +"
For sale by an dealers Price SO
cents Foster Mllourn Co. Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
states.
Remember the name oan's--- and
take no othor 80
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-06-19

Elngsiaa. Ariz, june IT, Flagstaff
boasts Of more scenic mnryels than
any other toWn Ia Afisona. ana toe
day rho motorists of the staacbakor
party have seen no small shqre OF
them. writes Gerald Robinson - the
Phoenix Republican rcgafdiiir the re-
cent auto tour 70 northern Arizona.
A. 10 o'clock this morning the
tourists Htntried osil from FlnEstaf N
WITH a large oscnft % local catH Fur
three miles the machines followed the
ROAD By which they entered the town
yesterday. Then They turned 10 the
south and the sNinging curves az the
open country gave way 70 wire bound
zigzngt, for the h0mcsteHderH are
makins much % the bread valleys %
Arizona's north. After passing the
''boitomleas pit" hole in tho ground
into which the river do Flae tumbles
never % be- seen again (whcn ihorc
Is any water 60 tumble). the machines
climbed over ridge 0f low hlIlt to
the rangers headquarters az Walnut
Canyon.
Here the tourists dlsembarked and
most OF them tramped down the trail
into the canyon 70 see the cliff dwell
lngs. About halt way mp the noun
tain side a sandstone ledge projects
from the PERCEPTIONS slope and be-
meath this natural roof che prchistor-
Ie inhabitants erected some eight
hundred cliff DWELLINGS and there at
least two Thousand ~ them made
their homes.
The ruins are found up ana down
The canyon for fourteen miles In
some places the opcaing between the
projecting edge 90 the natural roof
aud the ground below was closed IN
with rude masonry FOR hundreds Of
feet and partitions at right angles TO
the outside wall cut the Ions in
closure into dozens Of separate dwell
lnaa. some 81 these compartments
arc stlll lntact. and the tourists saw
them today as the cliff dweller saw
In the unrecordeH past, except that
then fires burned on the floors where
now are biackcned ashes; corn like
that which has been dug up from the
ruiua boiled In vessels that now stand
In the eases Of the Smithsonian IN
siitUtion a. washington; pigmy people
scarce five feet high squattcd around
tine lire where few years ago the
skeletons lay
How IL u that this peaceful people
has disappeared 50 utterly from the
earth Tho Nnvaios have tradition
that long ago the God Of Fire became
screly dlspieaaed with the people Of
the essgh and that in his anger he set
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-06-19
FREAK LIGHTNING
PLAYS ODD FRANKS
AROUND PENNINGTON

Farmlngton, n. A. June IT,
Pennington was subjected 10 cleo
trlcul Disturbances last saturday
which uere most sensational The
lun started with crnahwhen hig
bOli Of lightning struck ille big eOt-
lonwood tree Ia TWINS yard. starting
about twenty-five feet up ana ripping
the bark OF clear 90 the ground
whore the holt made g big hole Mira.
John Graham. who was atauding in
the back yard, was neary knocked
off her feet An teams hnChed niohH
Main street plunged and reared and
those belonging 10 y A. Brothers and
n ~. Buusinan broke loose and i6Adp
things lively among the rest fot 9
few moments A hoR was Killed at
Ieflln's slaughter pen and houf
somewhere out near etuinps place. =
horse belonging 90 Mr.. oheatnNt WAS
killed in pasture on the mcsn. ~
T. y. FurmanH residence the bolt
blew out the telephone lighting arr
roster. tearing Out b section pi the
cement wall along With ~, melted me
platinum wires IN an tho llgni globes
and blew out all the furef
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-06-19

We gather. from certain things IN
the spaniah-Amerleap Of Roy shat
there must be an undesirable citizen
up there; also that unusual franknesa
is observed Ia the newspaper business
up there This paper says: This
Individual makes his living by bleed
Ing suckers and letting his wife do
the work. He has never been worth
dog meat for tho town. always
knocked anything and everything that
ever came up, whether county mat
ters or town matters Now what do
you think about that guy. The SOON
er the town is rid OF him everybody
will be thankful. Guess who Il isy''
Otherwise. Il Is fair 70 presume. the
gentleman IN question IL not open 10
criticism.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-06-19


a FEW OF the delegates. we ana.
are not governors
or ALL SAD letters OF the alpha t..
bet the saddest are !. .. a., still. set.
%
THERE ARE more get poor-quick
schemes IN this oid country than the
other klnd,
THE cANTALOuPEs have begun
10 arrive and there Is really little left
TO worry about.
uP-ROOTING the Taft chairman
appears TO have BEEN one dickens OF
q job.
TT WAS THE most terrific strain
TO which the steam roller was ever
subjected.
o.
NO. MIR BRYAN did not deliver
his lecture, ''The Prince Of Peace" IN
Chicago this Trip.
81
As NEARLY as we can learn. Bill
Bryan got most Of the applause NJ the
Republican convention.
D.
WHEN tho office seeks the man
nowadays Il Is likely to get knocked
down and 'rampled on.
WE WILL WAGER great deal al
tho Colonci's real language never
found its way into tho press dis
patches.
DON'T INTERFERE IN Mexico.
says John Barrett. our opinion II
tnht u would be mach safer than in
terferlng In Chicago.
b
MR.. c. ". MORSE shows an Inc
signs Of FUN fledeod determination
90 get even With some one before he
uashCs IN
O.
THE PSYCHOLOGICAL moment
mas arrived TO put on our bogstinl
clothes and make this years fair the
very greatest that ever happened.
D.
NIX BRYAN. ne says, docs moi
consider this Ills available year.rhefs
has long been much pubslc speeula.
uon ~ 10 when that available year
Of his would arrive
O.
THERE ARE grave suspicious tina,
few OF the dugky southern delegate,
VIII return home any poorer In thli
worlds goods than when they left
for Chicago
o
"a FEEL THAT I owe the fair 80,
something says Mai Goodwin. which
causes as 70 agree with "A Photographed
who SAYS that ia view Of the alarm
lngly large number OF his MARRIAGE
Nat Ia paying In fun
q
YES, DEAR reader, that hllaritv 81
gradually increasing volume Wnicl
you have noticed ~ on the Part 81
the lonesome husbands whose fami
lies have departed for the summer
vacation.
o.
a CHICAGO politician says wom
en are not competent TO vote ~ loni
ballot iniclilgently. Judging BY ga,
skill with which they can mnnipulnt,
long railroad ticket. says the Hous
ton Post, We bet thcy could conquer
any long ballot mystery IN qulca timn
1T Us FIGURED that LEA ten year
more the women viii haze enough
votes 10 run the country. II is some
comfort 90 as men folks % remember
that IL is after an, the hand thai
rocks the cradle that rules the world
We can train up the little dears &
vote right
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-06-19
TWICE-T0LD TALES
IInr.I 10 sall.Fa

Ainfu 20 Nausfg.
san Francisco Call.
Life guards az Jersey seaside re-
sorl tell with great slce OF am acct
dent that happened there last sum-
mcr A Gcrman, with his boy OF 10
years was standing az the rain OF ono
OF the piers. quite al the end thereof.
when suddenly the yomRater toppicd
through into the water As 40 he
guards were nut that far al the time
well dressed young cOlloslRn on the
pier. without waiting 60 divcst hlm-
self ST shoes and clothing. Jumped ln
and, after battling with the waves for
some minutes. goi the hall-dfoWned
boy 10 the beach Ga the meantime
the father had FASTENED from the
pier
The parent. however. bure himself
with great Goodness. As tho roscueF
placed the dripping lad "a his parent 3
feet the German calmly inquired
Many thanks. but yOt han you
done nil his huiY'