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The Raymer enterprise., 1916-06-01

"HE SHRIld. whistle OF the en-
gine at the power plant at Ele.
phant. New Mexico, echoed and
re-echoed down the canyon on
recent afternoon at four o'clock.
While the same whistle had made
similar music innumerable times be-
fore during the last FIVE years. It's toot.
ing that day had peculiar significance.
1t gave vociferous and prolonged no,
uce that tho last bucket OF cement had
Just been placed in It's proper niche in
the paIapet wall and the greatest
storage dam in the world had been
finished.
tn two important essentials the Ele-
phant Butte dam ranks all other con.
crete masonry storage dams OF the
American reclamation service, viz.
cubical contents and capacity OF res
eryoIr. In the latter particular II ranks
every other irrigation dam In the
world. When the floods OF the Rio
Grande begin to drip over the spill.
ways. the Elephant Butte reservoir
will contain two-thirds more water
than tho combined storage OF all the
reservoirs for Boston and New York.
There will be mora water by one-third
than Is impounded by the tlD 1000, 900
Assuan dam In Egypt. Spread out,
the Elephant Butte storage would
cover Delaware more than two feet
deep. Confined In pipe four feet In
diameter. II would encircle the globe
seventy times. Expressed in layman's
measure. It will hold B65 billion gal.
Ions.
The material In the dam II placed on
A city lot rs by 1875 would make a
solid block OF concrete lacking only
90 feet OF being a mile high. Its
weight IL more than 100000 tons,
Transported by rail. 1t would require
22.s06 OF the largest freight cars or a
train 2l7 miles long
IN tho dam are twelve openings or
passages. six for future power deyel-
opment, four for delivery or irrigation
water. and two for slulcing purposes.
Retaining an Empire.
The Elephant Butte dam, while the
largest. ls only one of tho numerous
structures contemplated for tho recla.
mation OF the fertile empire which
lies below II In New Mexico and Texas.
Ora hcDermith. tho irrigation man.
nger, thus tells about II:
Tho Rio Grande project lies In the
valley OF the Rio Grande between San
The Raymer enterprise., 1916-06-01
Man Shot Through Window.

Pueblo-Peter Riggio. owner of a
grocery store at vineland. and John
Solcia, 1G. one Of his employees, were
sitting in the living room of the store
building when charge OF buckshot
was fired through the window at the
older man. Riggio is believed to be
dying at the Minneqra Hospital here
and young Solcia Is in dangerous
condition. Members of the Riggio
family say they have no idea who
could have made the attack.
The Raymer enterprise., 1916-06-01
Silver Adds 100000 In Profits.

Denyer.-Colorado will profit $2,.
100000 this year through her silver
mining industry-s2. 100000 more than
was added to the wealth of the state
by the 1915 silver production. This
Is a conservative estimate. based on
the statements Of men In close touch
daily with market and mining condI.
tions and on the figures that stand In
the bullion books Of the two big silver
buying companies operating in Colo
rado.
The Raymer enterprise., 1916-06-01
Aged BaiIIH at Pueblo Dies.

Pueblo-John C. Mitchell. "a. for a
number of years bailiff in the Dis
trict Court, died as the result Of In.
turies sustained in fall several days
ago. Mitchell slipped as he was leav.
ing the court house and suffered b
dislocated hip and other injuries.
The Raymer enterprise., 1916-06-01
Drives Auto With Eye Blown Out.

observation-disclosures II. Smith, a
Gordon gulch tungsten miner, drove
an automobile three miles to Lake.
wood to obtain medical aid after one
eye had been blown from its socket
and three fingers torn away by an ex.
plosion of dynamite cap.
The Raymer enterprise., 1916-06-01
Rock Slide Ties up Traffic.

Maneos.-A rock slide on the Rio
Grande Southern has completely tied
up traffic at Ames. More than 300
feet OF track was destroyed, and
through train service was suspended
Indefinitely.
The Raymer enterprise., 1916-06-01

Rich Ranehman snot In Quarrel.
Deer Trail.-William Kingsbury, a
wealthy ranchman. was shot and ser,-
ously injured at his ranch. four miles
from here. by Smith Thompson, one
Of his employees. after a quarrel
The Raymer enterprise., 1916-06-01
Man Killed in Fight Over Woman.

Pueblo.-Albert Dilley, A, died as
the result of battle with Frank
Murphy. Dilly was struck over the
head with a six-shooter. A woman is
said to have been the cause OF thu
battle.
The Raymer enterprise., 1916-06-01
Mother Sees Lightning KIN Son,

Eyans.-Ben Taylor, IL years old
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. Taylor. was
Instantly killed BY lightning while
playing in the yard Of his home jusi
north OF here.
The Raymer enterprise., 1916-06-01
Yields Per Capita Deposit is SIPS.

Greeley.-fhat Weld county Is
above the average in wealth liz dem.
onstrated by the bank statements,
which show the per capita deposit to
be s125 as against $40 per capita for
the entire United States.
The Raymer enterprise., 1916-06-01
Recruiting New Field Battery.

Nce'uH'y NeW T1efu udttefy.
Colorado Springs-Colorado Springs
Joined the preparedness enthusiasts
wnen a committee began active work
In recruiting Battery 8. First Field
Artillery. Colorado National Guard.
The Raymer enterprise., 1916-06-01
Mining Mans Wife Commits Suicide

Silverton.-Mrs. f. G. Condit, wife
nj a prominent mining man. commit.
ted suicide here while temporarily de
ranged through suffering caused By
an abscess on the brain.
The Raymer enterprise., 1916-06-01
BASIS FOR Mediation
Speech Before League to Enforce
Peace Outlines What He viii
Propose II Offer of Mediation
Is Made by America to Bel.
iigerents.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-21
Aiming Against Human Prejudice

Among the sources of international jealousy that
are being opened and developed against the United
States by reason of our attitude during the European
war; there is the one great universal suspicion and
dislike of the fat and prosperous and rch nation by
those not so fortunate Ii matters not that the other
nations are wasting their substance to very doubtful
advantage They will be lust as jealous their dislike
and hate OF US will be Just as definite and keen,
if something had done to them were responsible
for their losses and suffering.
This is fact in human nature that the united
States will have to take into account hereafter more
than before There is argument to avail against
human prejudice All professions Of good inten-
tOns and brotherly love will avail naught against the
deep down feeling that somehow We ought to have
suffered too, and haven't.
The powers of earth do not fear the United States,
nor do they greatly respect They look upon US
almost entirely selfish and hard, where are not
merely flabby. They taunt US with having no world
vision, and they feel hurt that do not mix into
their quarrels They know our national wealth,
resources and potential strength but they also know
our national weaknesses better than we know them
ourselves.
Americans universally feel confidence in the ability
of the nation rise to meet successfully any attack;
the only difference Of opinion is as to the time 1t
would take to get vast forces under way Tor
victory. The urgent advocates of preparedness"
merely desire the country from initial Disaster
the ultimate outcome of long one doubts,
provided strong coalition of powers should not
form against at time. Why invite disaster at
the beginning? That IS the puzzle. The extreme pa
cifistS seem determined to invoke chastisement by
depending chance
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-21
Short Snatches From Everywhere.

allies not boosted that they have
the Austrian submarine fleet bottled up in the
Mediterranean-BostOn Record
One member Of the Greek cabinet is 76 another
Is. another 70. another 81 Surely they represent
ancient Greece.-St Louis POst-Dispatch
William waldorf Astor has been promoted to tbs
peerage with permission to himself extremely
large salary support the dignity-ChicagO Herald
William Waldorf Astor has been made British
peer at last. and hope the king will further
and pinch him for every dollar he has-HOuston Post
So far as we know there is law against side
whskers but the who wears them should fur
nish a adequate excuse.-AtchisOn (kas-) Globe
Some day the United States is going 10 cease
ing Please swat again when any OF ITS citizen.
murdered in MexcO-AmarillO (Texas) Panhandle.
Both sides talking confidently in EurOpe-f
you are willing accept the kaiser and POincare
jspOkesmen for their peOple.-LOweu (Mass) Courier
Citizen
It can't be much fun be president A presidents
wife knows exactly how much salary he gets and
there is no chance 10 hold out on her on pay day
Phoenix (Ariz) Gazette
Mexico needs rehabilitation quickly and nothing
revival The Carranza decree is calculated to bring
foreign money TO the country with rush-Douglas
(Ariz) Dispatch.
A noted aviator has taken advantage Of the
This. however doesn't suggest that wings and pro-
peller tail should be attached TO water wagons
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
We are told Anna Held watermelon by
slicug it into quarters and then burying her com
plexion in it 70 get the meat That's the right way
eat il, and Anna is old enough to know How does
she eat pOssum2-HOuston Post
It the schooner Oscar that sailed the wintry
and the skipper had taken a band or freaks to
bear him company Crude their plans like those
strong and the purse long that furnished
al the gOId-AlilWaukee News
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-21
Mescalero National Park

So,s idas of what might be expected to result
eventually if the Mescaero indian reservation were to
be turned into national park as proposed by senator
Fall NAV he GAINED from remarks made by the assistant
secretary of the interior charge OF parks, Mr. Mather
He was speaking of the plans for developing the great
new Rocky Mountain national PARK nortn or Denver,
which is the 14h national park to nave been established
nv the national government Mr. Mather said:
or ts bia proposition to make this great play
ound available the average everyday visitor
yreU as me rnionaire the man who can afford to
hire mack trains wranglers and guides We wish TO
IIfIs - tbe rersons of moderate means who have
great scenic attractions
their more prosperous .neighbors There must be
roads trails hotels camp sites and a thorough
system Of regulating and policing the great park
Tese tb1s will have be done from appropriations
he made al session OF congress Some
svstem which might lie designated as an American
zed-Svviss' pIan might be adopted with profit We
can adanr the swiss idea OF inns. chalets and camp
sres AT Intervals Of nine and Il miles apart over
rompIefa system of roads and trails covering
the areas Of scenic interest in the great park
combine these with some of the up-to-date American
ideas methods and make the new park one Of the
greatest assets in the world
Such plan has already been inauguTatsd in the
Yosemite national park Mr. Mather believes that some
of the experienced Swiss innkeepers may be induced
come over here and develop the national parks after
hhe European model, to make them universally usabe
and accessible His idea is not to change the natural
features but 10 make them accessible to all
British papers say the conduct of the allies in Greece
calls for no defence" 1t would call in vain at anv
rate.
II harsh words constituted preparedness" the
United States senate is ready.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-21
A Warrior For Peace

Gen Grenvile NJ Dodge builder of the Texas
Pacific railway well the Union Pacific, died
Gently During much of his life he regarded as
the greatest railway construction authority N the
world, and consulted upon great government and
private works in all continents His IS years Of life
span reaching back to Andrew Jackson's day;
the United States had population of 100000 when
he born and the first experimental railway track
had Just been laid
Dodge was born in New England of poor family
He went 10 work for his living when still a boy
and gained his education with difficulty. He went into
the western country youth, to grow up with the
country and he 30 years Of age when the war
broke out He went into the colonel Of Iowa
regiment which he organized, and held the rank of
major general when he retired from the army in 1866
Gen. Dodge's military service was brilliant from
start to finish. He a brgadier general at 81,
corps commander at g. and took part many of the
hardest fought campaigns of the When the civil
ended, Dodge assigned to important indian
campaigning in the west When he left the army it
later become the chief engineer of the road with
full supervision of its construction.
The sketch of this mans life emphasizes how very
young this country is. 1t also indicates the
and Of the typical American spirit" of which
much Is heard Dodges education had In military
school, and he eommandant Of cadets during his
period instructor. But that training did not
make MIN less efficient in the arts Of peace, in
clined to be a swashbuckeT, the pacists fear the
military tendency must.
Recent pacifist writers have cited Gen. Dodge
example demonstrating the glorious Of
organized and unprepaTed volunteer system But for
tunately for the union, there few of DOdges
type who really prepared"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-21
Bedtime Story For, the Little Ones
"Uncie Wiggily and the City Rabbit"
BY HOWARD 3. 6ARIs.

Wisgily. but it VIII do very we'll"
said Mr. Twinkle
7 am sure il will" spoke Uncle
Wiggily. who wanted TO be polite
Come IN. and III see if there is
anything TO eat went on Mr. Twinkle
4 found some lovely carrots in a gar
bage pail the other day. and I saved
them on purpose for your visit"
Carrots from a garbage pail"' exc
claimed Uncle Wiggily.
Yes and l was lucky 70 get them.
a rag picker's horse nearly had them
Here We are" and. scattering apart
some old straw in the bottom of the
dog kennel Mr. Twinkle brought out
two shriveled carrots where he had
hidden them
Aren't you going to have a Light
asked Uncle Wiggily.
"Oh, no." cried the city rabbit. II
we make a light some cat or dog might
see IT and come to bite US. Besides
IL Is considered stylish I'm the city TO 90
without lights after dark"
Well. Uncle Wiggily did not like II
very much but he said nothing He
and Mr. Twinkle ate the carrots and
talked OF the days when they were
young rabbits both in the cOuntr..
But il is much more stylish ia the
city" said AR Twinkle. Uncle Wig
gily could not sleep that night Cats
hOwled and dogs barked and the milk
wagons ratified and trolley cars
slanCed then bells
But he felt a little better after a
breakfast Of what was left Of the car
rots and wanted to 90 out for a walk.
What, Walk in the city in the day
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-21
The Collie Is A Tall Dog, Of Gothic Design
Is Trained With A Club. He Becomes Good Dog

"HE collie is a tall, Gothic dog with
long. fine hair and lean, pointed
nose which was designed to enable
him to drink water out of a erayfish
hole in case of necessity
The collie has bright beautiful eyes.
full Of intelligence. sharp, expressive
ears and a mouth which extends back
into his face about a foot and is dec
GRATED on the edges with quantities Of
teeth. When the collie opens his face
slightly. allows his plentiful tongue TO
hang negligently over his lower jaw
and thumps the floor with his mOhair
tail. he is as eloquent in his discourse
as many a man who can recite the Tn
abridged Dictionary, page for page
The collie was invented in Scotland
and is one Of that cOuntry's most
valuable assets Thanks to the collie
the Highland shepherds have had time
TO learn to play the bagpipe- The col
lie has a natural talent for herding
sheep and il ne were a human being
would undoubtedly be a political leader
in Pennsylvania or Rhode Island As
il is. he does the shepherds work for
him in capable manner. counting the
sheep. reproving them, rounding them
up. instructing them, caring for the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-21

5agpipes The Scotch shepherd makes
no claim for wisdom himself but viii
steadily fight anyone who accuses his
dog of being no wiser than he is
In America the collie is a house
hold decoration. There are TWO kinds
fof domestic cOllies, the trained and
the unframed. II the collie pup is we'll
trained five or nine times Il day with
q durable club. he soon abandOns his
baby tricks and becomes a friend to
man The unframed collie. however. IS
a bigger nuisance around the house
that a college freshman. and there are
striking points Of resemblance between
the two.
The collie is one Of our most talented
fighters. but his system is much diff
ferent from that of the bull dogs. In
like the latter, he is not content with
one mouthful OF his foe. but keeps
samplinE him in different quarters IN
til he soon exhausts the supply. The
bull dog. owing 10 his tenacious ma
ture, can only fight one foe at 4 time
but the collie is more Rooseveltian in
his nature and can frequently dispose
of a whole pack of enemies by giving
them one well directed bite apiece
Protected by the Adams Newspaper
Service.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-21
IhYEARS Ago Today
I From The Herald Of This
Date. 1902.

The postoffice situation is looming
up in local politics and politicians are
grooming their favOrites to put before
the public and the president at the most
Opportune moment J. A. Smith and
Col r +. Campbell. the present in
cumbent are being prominently men
toned as candidates for the position.
James and Morris Parker left for So
nora TO look after their mining inter
ests at that place
Hiss Birdie Kerr left for her home
IN Cambria y. NJ. after a visit to the
midwinter carnival
J. G. Boyd. OF the Casas Grandes
country, left for home after spending
several days in FL Paso taking in the
sights
". a Hawkins. attorney for the FL
Paso and Northeastern railway. arrived
i'm the city from AlamOgordo TO see Mrs.
Hawkins off TO California
r. H. Bailey has returned from Tor
reOn, Mex, where he has been for sew
eral weeks looking after the shipment
Of apples in that country.
The two lodges Of the Knights of
Pythias are working earnestly to pro-
cure for this city the state widows and
orphans home OF their organization.
Arthur Keetch left for Alamogordo.
where he viii enter upon his duties as
assistant to ". A. Hawkins general
attorney for the E. P. < y. z. railway.
The orange traffic from California is
now at its best Trainloads are arriv-
ing in the city daily preparatory TO
being shipped TO eastern cities for
marketing.
W r Fan. father Of judge Albert 3.
Fan. Of this city. was this morning
sworn in as deputy collector at the
SUPPORT Of Columbus. y NJ. and will
assume charge of the duties Of that pO-
sition tomorrow.
Miss Helen Miller Gould viii arrive
IN FL PasO this evening in her private
car, the Atlanta" Miss Gould is the
friend of railroad men and has con-
tri5uted thousands of dollars 10 enter
prises up for their benefit and COM
fort.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-21

sympathy TO the family OF expresident
Huerta over their sad loss. and deeply
regret the injustice done him and we
Americans Of Mexico by the mistaken
policy Of our president Wilson. J. too.
am a widow through that mistaken
policy, and before nv husbands death
he made the remark that president
Huerra's name would 90 down in his
tory as one OF MeNiCO'S greatest
patriots He never tired of giving
praise to Gen Bravo. as he was under
his protection during that 10 days bat
tie in TOrreOn in 1913 We always had
protection from the D:ez aud Huerra
soldiers. but rover from the Maderisras
Every army that came into our little
town OF Niesca. robbed us al the point
Of guns in the name OF the revolution
At last, after taking everything. they
took the blankets off our beds. That
is their only idea Of freedom.
The help Of Americans. through the
carelessness Of president Taft. put
president DiaZ out and 1Iadelo in. Ma
der0 made the poor people promises he
could not fulfil. and SO his own men
turned on him. and. at his death the
revolution was practically At an end IL
president Wilson had recognized Y
Huerta- Mexico would have been in
peace today. my husband living Y
Huerta living. and hundreds Of Ameri-
cans who have been killed from time 10
time. and the IS who were brought
from Mexico dead the other day.
The end is not vet in sight. The
Mexican poor class are like children
and should be treated kindly but
sternly-
Mrs Laura Mccoy.
COther Letters on Page Nine)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-21
Professional Beggars Shun Charity House
Panhandlers Prefer To Beg Or the Streets

being a mark for bullets which I read
were flying both on the American and
Mexican side Of the border" said c. A.
Horton. Of the police department OF
Chicago Before / left Chicago I read
in some Of the newspapers there that
there had been a great deal Of riOting
IN Fl PasO. and the best thing that q
man could do was to stay in his hotel,
and then get out of town as soon as he
could ! have found conditions to be
on the contrary. however, and for
one am going TO write series Of art
icles on the quieutude which reigns
in this little city. to publish in the
Chicago papers in contrast 10 the riot
reports
The HaymOn krupp company was
the first in the United States TO equip
Its travelling men with automobiles"
said Eli Krupp- We now have four
men covering the territory embracing
West Texas. New Mexico. Arizona and
Lower California. and each has Q car
in which he travels from city to city.
Since our firm started this innovation.
Chicago firm has adopted it. This
city has a large territory that is ex-
clusively its own and there is no re-
son why we should not become one
Of the great jobbing centers Of the
country"
1T strikes me that one Of the best
investments Fl Paso could make would
be the cost Of an IS hole golf course
somewhere in the valley. where IL would
be possible to have grass 10 drive over
said D. :. Henderson. Of ChatanoOga.
Tenn. a golf enthusiast. for the past
two years president Of the Tennessee
state Coli association. a spend pOr-
tons OF every winter in Florida for the
sole purpose Of playing golf and. OF
course. i am not the only man in
America who goes there for that pur-
pose There are thousands OF Us and
We help make two OF three cities OF
that state the popular and money max
ing winter resorts they are Fl PasO
has a much better winter climate than
has Florida for the man or woman
who likes 10 live outdoors and il has
a very good golf course though II is
not the kind Of a course that a player
used TO playing over greensward would