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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-01-02
DRY FARMING A SUCCESS.

Farm and Fireside, the national
farm paper. published at Springfield,
Ohio, includes in its current issue an
article entitled Eight Years of Dry
Farming" by S. NJ. Konkel, who tells
what methods have been successful
and what. he thinks the future holds
for the ,semi-arid sections of our coun.
try Mr. konkel lives in the south
eastern county '!of Colorado in the
heart Of thefdry belt He lived there
twenty-five. years ago, then went away
to return fourteen years later, since
which time he has lived there contin.
uously, FollowinE.is an extract from
the article: .s,,.- ..,H
THE difference that is put on the
value Of land now and ten years ago
Is an indication of the Transformation
OF the country. Twenty years ago 1t
was selling at from twenty-five to fifty
dollars quarter, ten years ago at
from fifty to one hundred dollars a
quarter, and today at about one thou
sand dollars quarter.
Our problem for success out here is
extensive farming. as against inten.
sive farming in the back-east country.
man here who would try the forty
acre intensive plan would starve to
death. fia~'
1T is my prediction that inside of
hundred Years, probably inside of
fifty. this great American desert will
have a population more dense than
any purely agricultural territory in
the United States We have a soil
that is rich and deep, and we have
climate that for health and happi.
ness and agreeableness can't be ex-
celled between the two oceans. It is
irrigation that will do the rest It is
known that enough water runs off and
away from these lands to irrigate
every foot of tillable land in It. The
impounding of this water has COM
menced-has been going on now for
some years, and It will keep going on
until what falls here and comes down
here from the mountains and foot
hills will be held and made use of
here, as and when wanted Artesian
water is also going TO be factor
We now have some of these wells that
afford water for from a quarter to a
section of land. Time will develop
the boundaries OF these artesian belts
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-01-02
THE DIVORCE EVIL.

The laxity Of the law relative to
the annulment of marriages is one of
the greatest evils that ever afflicted
this country. 1t means the overthrow
OF the homes, and as all government
is founded upon the homes of its citi.
zens, its final analysis means the over
throw of government. In many places
the divorce question has come to be
no more and no less than a swapping
of husbands and wives. The divorce
question should have the serious con-
sideration Of our State and National
lawmakers. In discussing this sub
5ect the Galveston News says:
An anti-divorce league has been or
ganized in Oklahoma 1t is meant
that 1t shall become a nucleus of a
national organization. To what ex-
tent II demands remedial action the
dispatches unfortunately neglect to
say Does 1t mean to attempt a re-
peal of all divorce laws, making mar.
riage indissoluble in the sight of the
IA" Docs IL mean 10 make divorce
impossible, or only more difficult? II
this last is its mission, 1t has our SYM
pathy. and we shall go pretty far with
1t In setting up difficulties. There are
circumstances which make divorce de.
sirable, from the standpoint of the
parties concerned and from the stand
point of the general welfare. But of
FAR greater number are those divorces
which scandalize all society. A di.
vorce can be secured in almost every
State with so much ease as to make
marriage merely legaized form of
cohabitation, licensed vice that is
more Injurious to social standards
than are the reservations against
which we make such furious warfare.
1t not only results in bringing matri-
mony in disrepute, not to say con.
tempt. but it results in denying many
thousands of children that home life
and parental care that are essential
to their proper raising. Society has
very genuine ana profound reason for
taking cognizance of the divorce evil.
but unless the attack Is. well consid
cred 1t Is more apt to aggravate than
ameliorate the evil. To say nothing
more just now. we believe that little
worth while can be accomplished un.
till all divorce laws are made uni
form.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-01-02

the checked woolens. are being de.
manded in colors, rather than in the
black and white. Green and. white is
a delightful spring combination, but
1t is not more popular than yellow and
black. or green and blue, or again,
pearl and green. The checked goods
are invariably combined with the
plain material; in costumes one
forms the skirt and the other the
tunic and blouse.
Though one naturally thinks of vel.
vet as winter material, 1t Is expect.
ed to be worn quite as extensively
this spring as during the winter; the
plain and fancy velvets share the in.
terest. For spring, velvet will be
combined very often with tulle or net.
Another novelty of the present sea.
son is the smart little waistcoat, cut
like a mans evening vest, of pale
tan suede, These waistcoats are fast.
ened with jeweled buttons, and they
are immensely chic when worn in
conjunction with long mousqueataire
gloves of exactly the same shade OF
tan.
Tulle blouses in the various tan
shades are also very much worn with
tailored suits of navy serge. The re-
vival of pale tan shades is probably
the result of the present rage for
fitch or putois. This fur has com.
pletely captivated the Parisienne's
fancy and in its natural color it is
used as a trimming for all sorts and
conditions of garments. Dyed putois
is not really fashionable this winter.
The furriers insist that they can tint
II to the true sable color" but this
statement must be taken with more
than grain Of salt An expert can
always detect dyed fitch at the first
glance. and really this fur is charm.
ing In its natural state.
For velvet and silk beaver toques
the two new shades are grape black
and dahlia black. These two lovely |
tints are not really black at all, but
they are so dark and rich looking
that they seem black in strong
light. Another new color is Etruscan
green. This is a very peculiar shade.
1t is dull gren which looks as though
1t had been dipped in Shiny water.
1t is dull green which looks as thong
lie and the Partisan milliners are
using it freely in mirror velvet and
brocade for the crowns of fur border.
ed toques.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-01-02
TODAY'S BIRTHDAY HONORS

Hon. James NJ. Graham, Congress
man from the Twenty-first Illinois
District, has birthday today. but his
age is family secret; he is lawyer
by profession. He served one term
In the Illinois Legislature and one
term as States attorney for Sanga-
mon County; also served as a member
OF the Springfield Qll) School Board.
He was elected to the Sixty-first,
Sixty-second and Sixty-third Con-
crosses.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-01-02

over the entire half-rainless region.
and the completion OF the two sys-
TENS Of irrigation will witness the
evolution OF farming from the ex.
tensive to the intensive, more
intensive than the half-hooded, half.
droughty East has ever been able to
put into practice. 1t is then that the
population of this irrigated territory
is going to be factor in the affairs
of the nation"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-01-02
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

Enthusiasm makes heavy work
light. fIss 100 Tt1Ao
er.. 49,
A girl isn't necessarily an artist be.
cause she paints. o.
assn Gvs-s
Fools may rush in where angels fear
to use their wings.
A dark horse may be a nightmare
to the other candidates.
One of the boys first ambitions is
to get all the pie and cake he can.
-r- agcYs 80
Love is never so blind that it can't
see a rival around the corner.
,oF .As
How the average woman does howl
when she hears of wife who sup
ports her husband.
1t will be feather in the cap OF
the plumber who first acquires the
art of fixing a pipe dream.
For years scientists have been tel%
ing us there are microbe sin kisses,
but most girls are willing to do a
little investigating.
That Tennessee man who is said
to have invented odorless whiskey
will no doubt receive a vote OF ever
lasting thanks from some unmarried
men who vote in this great and glori-
GUS country.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-01-02
A DAILY THOUGHT.
CHARLES Kingsley

NCHdTleS hlHBSleyJ
Thank God every morning when you
get up that you have something to
do that day, which must be done
whether you like it or not. Being
forced to work, and forced to do your
best, will breed in you an hundred
virtues which the idle never know.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-01-02
Parcel Pest,

Parcel Post.
ANY mail for me, Hiram"
Dunno Did you expect any mail?''
Did expect any mail? Well.
guess yes. I expect turkey, five
pounds of raisins, a peck Of sweet pc.
tatoes, two quarts of cranberries, big
bunch of celery and bag of nuts"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-01-02
Something In Common.

We'll have to take roomer."
81 hate to have an uncongenial out
slider in the house."
"He needn't be uncongenial Well
advertise for one who plays bridge"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-01-02

Is It not funny when we talk of
progress, prosperity and the outlook
generally, 1t all begins and ends with
the .piow?
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-01-02

1t is wonderful how largely our
actions are Influenced by the goring
of the Eox.fi .bHsA t''
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-01-02

Do the best you can with the lights
before you, and sleep soundly with
the assurance that your name will be
on the honor roll"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-01-02

One of the important things to do
right now is to salt down your poll
tax receipt.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-01-02

The first considerations are, "Will
it pay?" and tcwhat1l they say?"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-01-02
Minor luxuries.

where's my hearty breakfast of
ham and eggs?" demanded the pris-
oner.
81 know it's the conventional thing"
said the warden. but you know how
eggs are now. You can have canvas
back or terrapin instead"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-01-02

A few more days of sunshine and
north wind and the plows will be
running.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-01-02
Somethina in Return.

Something in Return.
81 think I'll give grandpa his Christ
mas present now. l bought him a
fountain PEN
"A nice gift. But why give it to
him now"
Maybe he'll write me a check
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-01-02
Dismal Forebodlngs.

My Christmas junk was pretty punk
l sent 1t out by freight.
And / opine those friends Of mine
Will soon retaliate.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-01-02
PLEA'SANTRlES.
(Kansas City Journal.)
The Christmas List.

(Kansas CITY JournaI.J
The Christmas List.
NY Christmas list turn and twist;
/ cut off John and Bill.
Discarding Sue, I'm overdue
Some SIS still.
| take off Kate and change my slate;
] put back Bill and John.
The surplus grows, but total shows
That I'm still overdrawn.
worry with my kin and kith,
Upon that Christmas list.
It must be nice to have the price,
Not have to turn and twist.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-01-02
Old Money,

Old Money.
'The government burns up S15,000,-
900 worth of old money every week"
THAT looks like a willful waste.
Why don't they distribute it among
deserving people?"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-01-02
Why He Wouldn't Contribute.

"Then you won't contribute to sup
port the Plunkville band?"
mo"
81 thought you were lover of good
music"
II am"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-18

"Orders from the 'Constitutionalists
nearly cleaned out my supply of tires
this week" said J. D. Bukey, of the
placed orders for Is tires of two par
ticular sizes and we sent in a rush or
der to Los Angeles. The order was
filled all right. but it nearly cleaned
out Los Angeles too, on the two sizes.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-18
Automobiles Are Safer Than Horses
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Fewer Accidents With Motor Cars

HE automobile is the safest We
hicle that travels the highways
L today. Automobiles are so per-
fectly controlled that they are even
safer to the public than the old family
horse, who is apt TO run away any
time.
Some excited people declare that the
automobile is a menace to the life and
limb of the nation.
other .pessimists presume that swift
moving vehicles propelled by gasoline
and driven by blood thirsty Williams
are killing AM manning people on q
wholesale scale These people have
never looked up the facts.
To prove that such statements are
the direct opposite of the truth, here
are some figures that show that in chi
cago. the second city in. the United
states. automobiles cause less than
one-haIf as many accidents as horse
drawn vehicles relative to the numbers
in use and the miles Travelled:
Total accidents, 1910 to 1914: Horse
vehicles, 6O47; power vehicles, 5I64.
Accidents per day: Horse vehicles,
AIS; power vehicles, 3-96.
Average accidents per 5000, 100000
miles: Horse vehicles, 1855; power We
hicles, 1875.
The records from which these fig
ures were taken showed that there
were 65,11s horse vehicles with an
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-18
Convicts Work On the Highway
-:II:-. -:.I:- -:l:- -:H:- -:I:-
University Submits Some Figures

II DAD building BY convicts has
* stood the test Of the scientific
INVESTIGATION made for Columbia
University, through its graduate high
way department. by Sidney WlImot,
a road engineer. recently an ad-
vaneed student in that university and
attached to the staff Of the national
committee on prison labor. which is
also located at the university.
The investigation into the costs Of
convict labor on the roads emphasizes
clearly the economic advantage Sc
cured by this joining OF the problem
of tho convict and the road. This adj
vantage reverts to the tax payer and
also to the cOnvicts family through
the wage which can be paid for his
labor.
The Academy Of Political Science
available because of its broad social
and political significance. When
each state and county is engaged, as
at present, in the reorganization OF
ing TO do away with crude methods
OF torture, scientific methods of sue
cessfuhy employing the cOnvicts with
advantage TO all parties become OF
The findings Of the Investigation
show that the work performed bv the
cOnvicts in the different states ranges
in value from $50 to $50 per day,
with profit to the state by the use
Of this labor of from SO cents to s4O3
per day. In short the contention is
veil sustained that there is a general
and considerable profit at present 90
l-tr to the state by the use of convict
labor for road work over the cost BY
other methods of construction, this
saving being quite independent of To-
cality and types Of construction, all
influenced he u7 Of Ia
gang used.
An interesting feature Of the study
IS the comparison of the cost of sub
slstence and Of guarding The aver
age cost of subsistence is found to he
40 cents per man per day: while the
expenditure for guarding in those
cases where costs could be secured
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-18

of these figures is that the expense
OF guarding adds to the cost of. the
work over , percent more than that
Of feeding This throws into promi-
nence the economic advantage of the
honor system" This substitution of
a mans word and his conscience for
a gun was, at the first, a makeshift,
but has since become a necessity
saving in every sense of the word.
The prison and the highway depart
ments should have joint supervision
over this work; the representatives of
the prison department having charge
Of the men and acting as foremen,
while the engineers of the highway
department are responsible for the
construction work. This Joint super
vision has been found according to
the experience of the different states,
to yield the most satisfactory results.
The prisoner himself benefits most
OF all by his work on the roads. The
healthful outdoor labor, the better
food, the incentive of the honor sys-
TEN, and, above all, the wage in
creasing proportion to the profits Of
the state. all combine to make him
better fitted to reenter society. The
Investigation proves cOnclusively that
the building of good roads can be
made a definite facSOr in the upbuild-
ing of men,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-18

CINE. as it has heretofore been impossi-
bic to get a satisfactory engine for
these cycle cars, the regular aUtomO-
bile engine being too heavy and the
motorcycle engine too light The Ma
cOnber rotary engine operates without
a radiator or any cooling system except
its own rotation and does away with
many of the Inconvenience of the ordI-
nary engine A 56 horsepower engine
only weighs $50 pounds A u horse
power engine, which Mr.. Curtis had
with him in FL Paso yesterday. is small
enough to be taken into a stateroCm IN
a Pullman car. An old Buick car is now
in Ell PasO, having been driven from
Los Angeles here, with one of the Ma
comber "50-60" horsepower engines in
it. The MacOmber engine In this car
only weighs $50 pounds as against 1850
for the old 40" engine which it sue
ceedS.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-18
UlEEOUs Fl Pasoans are !

n r ULEEOUS FL Pasoans are PLAN
uing automobile trips this sum-
MGR IN their automobiles, but
the biggest party VIII probably leave
here for Denver in July to attend the
national convention of Elks.
This party viii include at least the
cars of George 4. Wallace, clyde i.
Holmes and James G. White, and II
is possible that half a dozen more
viii join the party. These three cars
are now assured for the run, accord
ing to the positive statements of the
owners.
E. T. 1fcCintOck and wife and Alves
Dixon and wife viii leave tonight for
Phoenix in Mr.. McCllntock's Hudson
"37" They viii return the latter part
of next week.
A. z. Ryan recently broke all or
binary driving records over the Dem
ing-EI PasO road. Returning from
Fort Bayard in his Stutz Bear Cat
with Capt Hamilton Bowie as pas
senger. Mr. Ryan made the trip to II
Paso from the sanitarium in five ana
a half hours. He came in from the
S. p. crossing % miles west of FL Paso
in 40 minutes, and he had to cross con-
siderable bad country.
Work of signing the BOrderland
route into and out of FL Paso by the
painting of the regulation Borderland
route sign on the telephone and light
poles, has commenced. President Rlne-
has a painter at work putting up the
signs now. Mr.. Rinehart is also
planning to put up the signs along
the route outside the city in short
time.
The matter of an automobile racing
meet at JuareZ on Decoration day 1s
undecided but Will probably be held,
either under the auspices of the Au-
tomobile club or EARNED OUT by the
club to some promoter for percent
age of the receipts The A. ~ A. mas
agreed to permit all licensed drivers
Gil Anderson and the big drivers VIII
not be secured, however, as they viii
he driving at Indianapolis on thal
date.
7 B. Irwin, of Alpine; Ben Pruitt. J. ].
Oliver and Eugene Parr of Maria.
came to Ell Paso Wednesday ana
bought q Chalmers six auIomOplle
aoiece. That afternoon they paraded
the streets Of FL Paso IN their cars.
Thursday they drove them back home.
An automobile party, composed OF
LEROY o. Moore and 2. ?. Davies, &C
COMMANDED by their wives. arrived here
Friday from Santa Fe. having motOred
down from the capital by easy stages.
They reported the roads fairly good
and no untOWard incidents occurred on
the trip. While here, the visitors made
trips to Fort Bliss and also crossed
over to Juarez. Messrs. Moore and
Davies are lawyers at santa te' the
latter being district attorney.
That there will be a shortage. in
many of the standard makes of cars be-
fore long is the opinion of those along
automobile row. In speaking Of this
p. A. Pumphrey. of the International
Automobile company. said: The orders
are coming into the Buick and other
factories so fast that it is simply com
ing to the point where the final limit
of capacity win soon be reached and
the companies will be unable to fill
their orders. We have orders for
months ahead for deliveries and we
win do all in our power to supply the
demand. but it is doubtful whether
the factories can turn them out fast
enough"
r Prescott. Of Fort Stockton. pur-
cH7sed one of the new stream lire
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-18
KEEP A TRUCK MOVING
TO GET REAL SERVICE

Keep your meteor truck moving if
you are seeking efficiency in your
transportation methods. This is the
advice given by J. J. LOngwell, agent
for the Wilys-Utiity three quarter
ton truck.
Keep your truck going is our slo-
gan" said Mr.. LongWel. we know
that every salesman win tell the Gus
toner of the mechanical merits of the
vehicle at some time during his so
iicitatfon, but our insistence that the
prospective purchaser be given every
aid in making truck transportation a
success lead us to make this rule
Therefore, our first warning is that
unless he eliminates idle time in load
ing or unloading, and keeps his truck
moving he viii not get efficient and
economical service"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-18

uing automobile trips this sum
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-18

average of u miles. per day and S!.4eo
power xehicIes with an average daily
run Of AZ miles.
The prevailing attitude Of many
against automobiles and the i1sistent
demand for restrictive legislation are
undouEteGlv based on the lack OF
knowledge Of the facts
As a matter Of fact these figures and
others from New York and London
prove beyond doubt that motor re
hicles are the least dangerous form OF
highway traffic.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-18
TOLEDO BUYS FIVE
CARS FOR CITY USE

The city Of Toledo took its first i'm
portant step towards the mOtorization
of its fire and police departments last
week, when five cars were purchased
Two five passenger touring cars and
three two passenger roadsters made up
the order. the former to go into com
mission as flying squadron cars for the
two principal police stations, and the
roadsters as battalion chiefs cars in
the fire fighting squad.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-18

w A. Miller purchased a Stoddard-
Dayton, a Thor motorcycle was bought
this week by Richard Mertle and DR. w
s. Shaw purchased 4 five passenger
Paterson from the Metz-Paterson aEen-
cy. Thomas Paxton has bought a five
naEsenaar Paterson
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-18

Motoring as tonicfor nervous strain
Is recommended by Helen Ware, leading
woman for two seasons past IN Within
the Law. Miss Ware, whose part as
Mary Turner in Veillier's great crook
drama has been pronounced one Of the
most exacting on the American stage.
hnds recreation as well as comfort in
travelling via motor car between cities
while en- tour. During the summer
months the actress uses q Maxwell Is
touring car for this purpose and she
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-18
speciuI Discounts

On International Harvester Co. Mil
waukee type fuel oil engines. See us
before YOU buy. Southwestern Electric
& Machine Co, 304 San Francisco ST
Phone 15.-Advertisement.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-18

finds the car Is a great convenience while
stopping in the big cites.
Although Miss Ware hiss the automo-
bile fever She claims to betOtally devoid
Of a craving for fast driving When at
the wheel Of her car she rarely runs
her oun cords sT am too we'll Statistic
w;tb nv, nJif;or, In life to risk q bad
acc;IsDf FOR a few moments thrill. Safety
fret ;s nv motto when at the wheel and
the nile has worked out ezcellenty SO
far