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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-18
GREATEST AERO CONTEST PLANNED
PRIZE5ARE To EXCEED $4,000
Competition Is to Last From July to October H. With
More Than 100 AviatOrs Participating; DemOnstra-
ton of Mail Carrying VIII Be Feature; Vari-
GUS Factors Will Determine the Winner
By GRANG G. aIENkE.

donated $4,000 for prizes; the Aero
club Of Illinois has donated SlOsUuU
more and the pledged donations from
various other aerial clubs and from
states and from private citizens VIII
shoot the prize money to $4,000 and
probably far beyond
OF the sum contributed by the Aero
club Of America $4,000 viii be divided
among three aviatOrs who make the
best records in cross country flight
from New York to San FranciscO-Or
vice versa
The other $4,000 Of the Aero Club
Of Americas donations will be given
out to daily performers a prize OF
S100 viii be awarded daily to the ava
tor making the best record for that day
covering a 10 hour period The records
Of all the ayiators competing in the
daily flights will be turned into the
Of judges viii make the decision as TO
the award.
Flight Covers 100 Days.
The flight viii cover a period OF 100
days, which means that $4,000 Ct the
A. c. OF AS donation will 90 for daily
prizes The balance # its $4,000 dOna-
tiOn-S1O, 0O0-will be divided among
the eight men whose performances dur
ing the entire daily competition is
considered the best. The money will
be split as follow: $500. $500, $500,
$1,000, $3.50, $500 and S1O0.
1t is expected that donations soon
viii be made to provide a prize OF
$4,000 or $4,000 for the best demon
stration of mail carrying.
Airmen May Garry Mail.
During the daily competition it Is
expected that arrangements viii be
made with the postmaster general that
viii permit aviators to carry mail in
sections of the country where the
regular service is slow In some sec
lions Of the west IT takes mail two
or three days TO travel between certain
points by rail and livery It is expected
that aviatOrs can make delivery in
three or four hours because they can
fly over the mountains and canyons,
instead Of making the long round
about trip that is necessary in land
travel
HydropIane contests also will be
staged but the details as TO contests
and prize money have not been worked
out
20 AvIatOrs Enter Names.
More than 70 of the most famous
in America have entered their
names in the list Of contestants and it
is very likely that every aviator in the
country viii take part in one or an
other OF the various contests.
a prize is to be given the aviator
who covers the greatest number Of
miles IN competition during the entire
contest and arrangements now are be- I
ing made for contests. with lies, for I
the following achievements;
The best schedule record" judged !
by the greatest number of times an
aviator reaches a destination on time:
The best passenger carrying flight; ]
10 be judged by number Of passengers
carried and distance travelled;
Lowest average consumption Of fuel
and oil per mile:
The flying day" during the con-
test viii be limited to 10 hours. except /
possibly in the case Of the cross coun-
try flights, when the aviators nay be
permitted to use their own jud. ment. /
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-18
FEDERAL LEAGUE.

At Kansas City RHE z.
Brooklyn .........102 004 0OO-7 Is
Kansas City $50 100 0O1-5 u 8
Batteries Brooklyn, Seaton and
Land; Kansas City, Johnson, Packard,
Cullop and Brown
At Chicago r H 7.
Baltimore .-....O10 100 10 Is Il .
Chicago .....-..1C0 900 030 IS Il .
Batteries: Baltimore, Bender and
Jacklitsch; Chicago. Mcconnell and
Wilson.
Newark at PittsburE. cold.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-18
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

At Philadelphia r h u.
st Louis 900 2l0 o00-3 Z
Philadelphia .-.004 90 0OX-5 Il
Batteries; st. Louis. Perdue, Griner
and Snyder; Philadelphia, Mayer and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-18
Games POEfn0nei

Chicago at New York, Cincinnati at
Brooklyn, Pittsburg at Boston; wet
grounds.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-18

2 EW YORK, Nay 18.-The great
est aeropIane competition the
world has ever kenown will be
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-18

Totals 800. ----......22s s45 PSI 72s
total. Aber 222.
, 1915-04-14
KILOGRAMS
ST. CROIX STATION.
Censored at Jamaicu.l

Censored at jamaica
London, April 1Oth-A German official
statement says: che Belgians have been
driven out of the demolished hamlet of Dire
grachten, two Belgian officers one hundred
men and two machine guns being captured.
In retaliation for the bombardment of
villages behind our positions Rheims, in
which large 0ssemblings of troops and bat
teries were observed, has been bombarded
with inceudiary shells. North Of the village
of Beauseiour and northeast of Les MesniIs
we took ION the French on Thursday night
several trenches and two machine guns, and
two attempts to recapture this position dur
ing the night were repulsed. A French IN
fantry attack i'll the Argonne forest, during
which they again employed osphyXiatin8
bombs failed. Tie battles between the
Meuse and the Moselle continue with in
creased ferceuess. The French have suf-
fered very heavy losses and again were com
plotely unsuccessful in THEN attacks. The
, 1915-04-14
CLERK 2. NIELSEN.

Clerk Peteg Nielsen, a well known and
universal v esteemed citizen OF this town,
died suddenly while at his work in the SheI-
ifs Office on Saturday. Deceased, who was
born Just outside Copenhagen, came to our
shores in 1885 and has lived here ever since.
He came out as Sergeant-AIajor for the gan
rison of tlis town. We remember him tell
inc us that his father had designed hin
for a school teacher, but one Day when he
was quite young, he had a sight Of the
Young students Of the military High School
at Freder koberg IN neat looking uniforms,
md be at once made up his llnd to become
a military man.
After q few years Of service in the garrl-
son here, Nj. Nielsen retired on account OF
tal4u4 Ieollh. shortly afterwards lie ac-
cepte he combined post rs Clerk OF the
Lutheran Congregation and grave digger,
u pJst,he held for Il years. He was IN these
capacities, as indeed in all his deoIIngs IA
paragon OF excellence. Courtesy punctunI-
uv. chatity, and faithfulness to duty were
the most prominent ingredients N his com
position His was ideal conception OF duty:
he knew no rest, no e"se, no JOY, WhlIe
there was some part Of his work unfinished.
His charity was Widespread-his natural
bIudueSs not less; be would Take off his
hat to lhe poor est decrepit country woman
ard reach out his hand ia greeting He
was active in all the various phases Of the
church work.
At his funeral, which was very largely
attended ana at which His Honor the Pc
ljcemasget was present, Revd. Fnber paid
grateful Tribute to his worth as a man and
to his services in he Chulch. Sorry as he
was to lose him, it was gratifying to think
the last service he had attended was hat
on Easter Day, and he had died with the
triumphant music Of the Easter message
still ringing in his soul.
We beg to tender our sincere coincidence
TO the ereayed fomily.-Tc8t End Ne'cs,
AfrI 3M.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-09-16
Man at Bottom Must Be Protected
In His Rights
TOO MUCH WILD CAT sPECULA-
TTON
President international Irrigation
Congress Places High Ideals Be-
fore Members-Rural Credit
Law Ii Predicted

0LOChlOng SaAs1 0SPSs 49,
address opening the international
Irrigation Congress today President
]. B. Case scored the promoters and
SPECTATORS who have exploited the
settler. He said in part:
Today more than twenty-five
Government irrigation projects are
completed, or soon will be, the d.
rect outcome of the influence OF
this Congress, and yet statistics
show that less than half the land
under these projects is occupied by
settlers. We should discover the
reason why these lands are not
utilized, and remedy II possible the
situation, for we shall not have the
fullness of, their worth until every
farm under irrigation has a happy
home thereon. One great function
of this Congress is to work out
system of settlement and COLOMBIA
ton which shall bring to the irri-
gated lands the men and women
who will develop them. We. must
also recognize that while some
large private enterprises have been
successful, yet large number
have been financial failures. AS a
result, large amounts Of bonds and
stocks held by eastern and foreign
investors are today in disrepute,
and little hope exists of securing
additional capital for new irriga-
ton investments until the man with
money Is convinced that irrigation
is a practical and feasible PROPOSE
ton. Until we have this sentiment
and until there is established a
sound system of finance in our irri-
CATION projects, further large de-
velopments cannot be expected ex-
cept by the use of public funds,
state or national, upon which no
profit or interest is required.
It Is only fair to admit that those
who planned irrigation development
under the Carey act and other stat
utes had the best of intentions, but
they could not forsee that spectau-
lar land agents, wild cat engineers
ond town lot boomers would load
the projects with such tremendous
burdens Of expense that the poor
settler or investor would eventually
be crushed. Investors have been
obliged to charge off securities to
their profit and loss account. and
the effect has been to dampen the
enthusiasm of investors, when irri-
cation propositions were placed be-
fore them. Capital has been slow
TO undertake Improvement work
because Of the difficulty Of realiz-
ing immediate returns upon the in
Vestment
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-09-16

effects of his spree beside the Rock
Island tracks. In police court this
morning he said fellow took him
out north of town in buggy Sat
urday afternoon and gave him one
drink Of whisky and this alone made
him dead drunk. Who the man was
he would not say. He spent Satur-
day night and Sunday in the city
Jail and was fined SIS and costs in
police court, amounting to $3.50.
He was unable to pay the costs and
fine and was put to work on the
streets.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-09-16
THE FUCKERS BRING THEIR
TROUBLES TO COURT AGAIN
rrom Saturdays Daily.I


The criminal case of assault and
battery filed by the state against
Lee Tucker (colored) last Monday
on the complaint Of his wife, Mrs.
Tucker (white) came up in Justice
Quinn's court this morning. Tuck
er, through his attorneys, Rugh and
Smith, asked for a trial by jury and
SO the case was postponed until l
o'clock this afternoon. A jury OF
five was empaneled and the case
was tried this afternoon. Two boys.
Harold and George Tucker, and
their sister Marie, children of the
fuckers, we're the only witnesses
up this afternoon.
Nothing had been accomplished
at 3 o'clock but the wife appears to
be as much at fault as the husband.
Mrs. Tucker claims that on Sept. 3
her husband threw her down and
also across the sewing machine
hurting her back. Mrs. Tucker I'LL
ed suit for divorce and the trial
was held in the last term OF district
court but the judge would not grant
her one.
The case In Justice Quinn's
court Saturday against Lee Tucker
was dismissed by the state.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-09-16
MRS. J. N. BURTON DIED IN
AxTELL HOSPITAL, NEWTON
[Trom Thursdays Duily.l

Mrs. ]. N. Burton, an old resident
OF this city. died in the Axtell hos
pital at Newton Wednesday evening
at 8 O'Clock. Mr.. Burton, who has
been in Newton the past month that
she has been In the hospital, will
bring the body in on the Santa Fe
Friday morning, and the services
will be held that afternoon at $3.50
at the Burton home on North Cedar
with DR.. f. S. Blayney in charge.
The body will then be taken to AL
bany, ILL.,, the former home of Mr..
and Mrs. Burton, where burial will
be made. Mrs. Burton was a mem
Der of the Eastern Star and Wo-
mans Relief Corps.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-09-16
HIGH SCHOOL ENROLMENT
SURPRISES COUNTY HIGH

The Abilene high school enroll
ment exceeds the Dickinson county
high school enrolment by g. This
Is very remarkable for in previous
years the county high school has
always had many more in attend
ance than the local high school.
The present standing as announced
BY ]. w. French. principal, in chap
Eel this morning, was Abilene 274
and the county high 212. The new
courses offered this year are re-
sponsible for this condition as they
have been 9 very strong drawing
card. The tuition was raised this
year and even then there are SO
tuition students, an increase over
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-09-16
Funeral of Mrs. j. N. Burton
rNrovr Sa4urdav,s DailvJ

The body of Mrs. ]. N. Burton,
who died in the Axtelh hospital at
Newton, came in on the Santa Fe
this morning, accompanied by Mrs.
T. M. Jones and ]. N. Burton. The
services this afternoon at the Bur
ton home on North Cedar were IN
charge of DR.. F. S. Blayney and
many friends attended in respect to
the one whom they had known SO
long. After the services the body
was taken to the undertaking par
Tors where 1t will remain until Sun
day morning when 1t will be taken
to Albany, ILL.,, for burial. The de-
lay was caused by lack Of Sunday
train service on the last part OF the
journey in Illinois.
The pail bearers this afternoon
we're ]. @. Landes, N. Cole, J. q
Keel. Joseph spangler, Frank Wood
ward and Chris Johntx.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-09-16

last terms number Of these pupils.
The number of boys in the high
school is 1913, which is one more
than in '11-12 when there were
1902 boys in the school and that was
the record then. This number this
year is a great increase over last
years of "a. The enrolment by
classes up to date is as follows.
Freshmen 1O8, sophomores 81, ju-
niors So, and seniors 80.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-09-16

happy homes upon what now Is
desert waste,
Rural Credits
One OF the important legislative
problems before us Is that OF rural
credits. In Congress. and In prac-
ticaliy every State Legislature. for
the past two years. It has been q
subject OF discussion. II will con-
tinue TO be before US until there IL
placed upon our statute books some
form of rural credit legislation. and
Il IL our duty TO help make this
sane and sensible. to see to It that
II is a workable proposition that
will result in good to our nation.
A low rate of interest with long
time payments. lower prices for IT.
rigated lands, and perhaps some
method OF Government assistance
10 the settler during his first years
OF struggle are important factors In
development. II rural credits with
sound financial basis can give to
our farmers cheaper money, and
enable them to have for their fami-
lies a larger portion of their earn
piness and success. This Congress
will be derelict in It's duty II 1t
does not use its efforts in every
undertaking that tends toward the
betterment of our people.
Control the Floods
Another important subject which
should receive careful deliberation
al our sessions, because 1t has a vast
hearing upon the prosperity OF the
states and the Cen
trail West is that of controlling the
flood waters. Covering a territory
as far east as the Ohio river is to-
day a serious demand for some
method of regulating the wastetui
torrents that sweep the valleys and
destroy crops worth millions OF dol
lars. Through all this section, the
nroyisions of the Newlands-Brous-
sard River Regulation Bill Is meet
ing with great favor. 1t compre-
hends the control of flood waters
which this year have damaged null
tiplied millions of acres from Mon
lana to the Gulf of Mexico. 1t pro-
poses to store these devastating
floods, to create power for electric
itv. to make canals for transporta-
ton purposes, and to save the ma
ton from that Ubiquitous pork par
rel. which has become disgrace In
the minds of the people OF the UNI
ted States. This measure seems TO
he the most comprehensive and In
telligent plan for accomplishing
these results ever placed before a
Congress. So vast is the need Oh
some regulation or tnls Klhu 'h@'
we owe to the subject our most
thoughtful and serious considera-
ton.
He praised Gov. Capper for ap-
pointing a flood prevention commits
sion and predicted good results
Senator Newlands has promised TO
come to Topeka at the convention
to be held this fall.
The convention will be in session
all week at Stockton, Fresno and
Sacramento and close with a ses-
sion on the Panama exposition
grounds next Monday when Myron
T. Herrick, former governor OF
Ohio and ambassador to France
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-09-16

happy homes upon what now Il
desert waste.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-09-16
GEARY CLAIMS RECORD WITH
CORN STALK HAVING z EARS

Junction City, Sept. IA stalk
of corn with seven fully developed
ears is the latest contribution to
the "big corn" exhibits that are
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-09-16
WAS SLEEPING OFF DRUNK
IN A DANGEROUS PLACE

George Webster, who gave his
home as in Philadelphia, was ar
rested Saturday evening as a plain
drunk. Parties living on the south
side notified the city marshal of
this man who was sleeping off the
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-09-16

being brought to town daily by
Geary county farmers. The seven
ear stalk was raised by Anton Kle-
felt, a farmer living near town.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-09-16

For sale, standard bred driving
horse years old, sound and gentle.
Will trade for cattle. Albert Har-
greaves, r. r. /, Abilene. swat"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-09-16

Ensilage Cutter For Sale
Ohio make and in good shape. Call
L. L. Engle, Abilene r. F. D. 2,
phone Acme. Sw2t*
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-09-16
Farm For sale

21o acres, more or less. good Inn
provements, at Buckeye. See J. K
'cakerics on place or write him Abi-
lena r. =. D. ewd
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-09-16
Land Values Too High

NUAuO0 NV NAAGAA
At the basis of this problem Is
the price of land. 1t Is q serious
and important consideration. The
price per acre charged. to the home
builder is too high for the average
farmer to pay. With no improve
nents, without the ground properly
graded, and with all the expense OF
upkeep necessary until q crop can
be sold, 1t makes q burden that few
settlers are able to meet, and this
is the one great reason why our irri-
CATION projects have upon them
half the settlers for which they are
destined. Any irrigation project
could be graded more cheaply and
better by the men who organize
them, than by the individual set
tier, and land should be turned
over to the farmer in condition
that will enable him Immediately
to start crop production and the
Rustenance Of his family.
Irrigation Commission Needed
In order to bring about this read
justment of irrigation conditions
there should be full examination
of the lands under the Carey act
projects. With the tremendous
duties devolving upon the Secretary
of the Interior in his extensive field
there should be an irrigation com
mission appointed, whose duty 1
would be to investigate differen
projects with reasonable power t
act. We can cooperate with tn
different states and the Government
90 the end that the price Of LAM
may be in a measure controlled, an
that the securities may attain a fix
ed value that would interest LOAF
companies and investors. The hu
raanitarian side of irrigation shout
receive our earnest attention, for
4 important that the settler on tn
land actually attain success. N
greater benefit can be bestowe
mon the people Of the United State
ian ~ establishing thousands .
The Springfield herald., 1915-12-03

A. A. Thomas of Wichita WI
bore Monday on the look OF land
John Amrine passed through
Springfield to the woods Mon
day.
CHEAPER THAN HOMEMADE
ysu cannot make good cough medicine a
hens for ss little you pay for Fyleys Hone
~ Tar nor can you be sure of getting the fresh
TN strength, clean and pure materials Did 20,
svsr hear Of . home -mndc cough medicine doini
~ work that Foley Is is doing every day all ove
lseoanry.
Po sroFFIcE DRUG STORE
W. S. HOckett has the Herald
changed from Cnllison, Kans.
to Springfield.
- Atty Hall has about COTTON
over his asthma trouble since
coming to this altitude.
vesta Bray, for the Denney
Bros, took load of Hookerites
to their Hooker home Sunday.
Silas E. Speckman took his
sister to Lamar Sunday for a re-
turn home after a short visit
here.
We have writing and pencil
tablets, pencils, pens, pen hold
ers, etcetera. Call and get
yours.
John R. Stinson informs us
that he expects Mr. and Mrs.
Jas. Stinson back about the first
OF the year.
Banker Maxwell was in Spring.
field the first of the week, look
ing after their cattle interests
down on the ranch.
A box supper at the Joycoy
school house tomorrow night,
for the benefit of the Joycoy
school. Every body invited.
Otto Smith will during the
w,ntar assist L. Burton in the
barte hop. Otto, like Burton,
il p-to-dater in the barber
lin'
p. e rd, an auctioneer of
tn mAo country, was a
ST. I'D visitor on the 10th
ins IN company with F. V.
2. nd g;.ve the Herald an a.
n ne call.
r.. F-ench army under the
ge-.e .tlship Of La Grippe captur-
ed superintendent along with
ST.. olher prisoners the first OF
tn. 'veek, before they had time
t. dig themselves into trenches.
Mrs. Eldon Allen and son Alva
returned from Denver the first
Of the week. Alva was operat-
ed on for adenoids, and came
back in good trim, attending
school here Immediately on his
return.
Dave Rinehart was in Spring
field the first'of the week. Dave
says a big hotel at the dinner
station would pay for itself long
before this western push for land
is over with; likewise a barn of
about sixty-horse power.
Mrs. Il. o. Green was operated
on in Lamar on the 25th ult. for
appendicitis, DIR. Likes perfol m
ing the operation. Mrs. Green
has since been getting along
splendidly, and expects to return
home tomorrow from the hospil-
al.
Col. Bailey bid in most of the
land sold at the tax sale Tuesday.
Judge Herbert also bought a
number of pieces out in the
Blaine country. and Joe Luellen.
Jesse Harrison, Adam Kicenski,
and Adam Il Pritchard were oth-
er buyers.
Our good friend Robert Dickey
of Floemont isn't going to let any
grass grow under his feet dur
ing the coming years-got a
brano splinter-new car of Denney
Bros.. brought down from La
mar by Les Denney Tuesday,
VII he day before Roy brought
o. yvn for A. H Barrett.
= Jones of StoDinSton-
t 'cn that is trying to stea
s Dase on Two Buttes, was
j.. matrnpolis Satui day ano
$. I'll reference to that sec
on a7e we're going to do it
|. Jones, like ev4rJ body