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Arizona republican., 1916-10-16
Al Inc Elks

To one of the best sort of Sunuay
 light houses the Theodore ,Lorch com nanv gave it's second performance or the splendid bill Under Cover The company has had a brush up fenear-
 sal yesterday and there was not
 .oueh spot in the production. The beauty of the settings and the splen- lid scenic equipment was the talk ol hose who were fortunate enough to zee the performance last night. MT. torch plays the part of the myster.- ous R. J. with a finish that is seldom ,een in stock offerings and his sup. port is very capable. It looks as y
 the new organization had settled down to a good winters run. The comnany will be seen in the same bill all the week with the usual matinee, Wednesday. It was the intention to change the play the middle of the week Eut the management had so
Arizona republican., 1916-10-16
--MMOI- 1HeW Elephant Butte Dam

depth of sixty-five feet. a shore line of 200 miles. and a surface of 42OOO acres. It will contain S56 billion gal Ions of water.
 Figures like that mean nothing Take a four-foot water main. coil 1t seventy times around the earth at the equator. and you will have q pipe long enough to hold this quantity of water. All the great waterworks reservoirs of New York City added togetter. including the Schoharie resert oir yet to De built will hold less than third Of the water to he impounded behind Elephant Butte dam.
 The Jam is nearly one third of 2 mile long on top. with a maximum | height of BIS feet. It is sixteen feet ! thick on top. 236 feet thick at the | bottom, mass of soc, 900 cubic yards 1 of concrete.
 The cam takes it's name from the great black mountain of basal, around the sase Of which the Rio Grandc flows swiftly into a steep walled canyon. The dam is located one-half mile down this canyon iron Elephant Butte. It is about 120 mic: north Of Fl Paso. Texas.
 CONSTRUCTION A HUGE
 ENGINEERING PROBLEM
 The construction has been q tre mendous engineering problem Tn question of getting supplies to tn scene was solved by building a rail road thirteen miles long. In addition to connecting up parts of the worl with twenty-three miles of telephon lines. building storehoCses. ware houses, machine shops. offices. tw hotels. hospital and cottages 10 the engineers. it was necessary t build a town for the 5000 laborers When ihis was done the engineer turned tho great river aside into a artificial Hume and commenced wor
 in the dry bed.
 It is romantic country. thi . desert here which is so soon to D
Arizona republican., 1916-10-16
ASSOUAN DAM IS
 SMALL IN COMPARISON

open a three days engagement at the
 isis beginning tomorrow night and
 the Phoenix audience being musicallF
 inclined, the girls should be well re-
 ceived.
 For comedy. Berg and Weston top them all having just finished an eX- tended engagement at the Hippodrome in San Diego and are billed to the Isis in singing, talking and char actsr changes judging from the photos just received. this tall young man and the cute little girl will Keep every one in an upToar.
Arizona republican., 1916-10-16
CONSTRUCTION A HUGE
 ENGINEERING PROBLEM

many requests to prolong the engage ment of the bill that the What Hap pened to Mary" which is to follow will not be seen until the last part of the week The seat sale still remains at the Columbia and the treasurer is at the ticket window from noon until five in the evening. when the sale transfers to the Elks to open again at seven
Arizona republican., 1916-10-16
FEW MOTOR CARS
 STORED FOR WINTER Dodge Brothers Closed Conveyanees Good in Any Weather

The "stored for the winter tag on motor cars will be less in evidence
 throughout the country this year than ever before, according to c. H. McATthur, Dodge Brothers dealer in this city. There are several reasons, he says One is the unparalleled business activity now in prospect, which will require incessaEt use Of the automobile for business men. An other is the growing impression that the motor car made these days is good enough in any weather" Still
Arizona republican., 1916-10-16
COCH|SE |s CLAIMING
 JOE PROCHAsKA NOW

BISBEE. Ariz., Oct. l5.--And now comes Cochise county. claiming Joe ". Prochaska, republican candidate for secretary of state. as it's very own!
 Gila county has been claiming him and as result of the many newspa-
Arizona republican., 1916-10-16
By C. J. BLANCHARD. U. s. Reclamation Service


 ELEPHANT BUTTE, N. NJ. Oct. l5.-The last bucket of concrete has been dropped swiftly from the aerial cableway and dumped it's splashing load into q niche in the parapet wall, and the Elephant Butte dam. Uncle Sam's greatest civil engineer ing job, has been completed.
 When the dam was finished it was the moment for which the reclama- tion service has been striving for nearly five years. It marked the climax of the endCavors of a corps of engineers and a veritable army of laoorers. enough to make a good sized town with stores. schools and churches, Secretary of the Interior Franklin K Lane sent a telegram of congratulation to the engineer in charge, as also did Chief Davis of the reclamation service, but this was all that marked the day from any of | the others since the work started. 1 The mighty dam is now ready to receive the waters of the Rio GrandG and store them in it's reservoir | Those who have seen the Rio Grande | in flood might have thought its | turgid waters irresistible. yet thf | Elephant Butte dam is capable of storing three of these annual yellow | floods wthotu spilling a drop. ASSOUAN DAM IS
 | SMALL IN COMPARISON
 | Great Britain advertised for years | the work of her engineers at the As souan dam or the Upper Nile, anc held a great celebration when thai work was completely yet. with nc i fuss at all. and almost without ad- vertising. Uncle Sans engineers nave | completed a dam which will hold hal 1 again as much water as the Assoual dam will impound. The Elephan | Butte reservoir is exceeded in ca | pacfty by, only one other artificial | Iake. the Gatun lake at Panama l Elephant Butte lake will have length of forty five miles. a maxi mum width of six miles. an aYerag
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-15
uAs ANNIvERsARY EplrIoN.

Saturdays issue of the Muscatine
Journal was a ffty.eight page edition
commemorating the seventy-sixth an.
niversary OF the publications. first ap.
pearance. The edition was labeled
Improvement Edition" and it was a
satisfactory and pleasing Issue in
every way. Its pages were filled with
the news of the day. with historical
data relative to Muscatine end tn"
state. interesting items of purely local
interest and feature articles. besides
sttractively gotten up advertisements.
All in all, it was an issue worthy of a
live wire up to the minute publication
which can truthfullv claim to be ''old.
er than the state of Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-15

and I'll let you 60 There is no reason
I, to believe that the entente allies have
as yet ''had enough or are at all con
desired ends.
! II is most regrettable that the com
/ ing Christmas day carnot see peace
, restored to the world. The day would
see such rejoicing as has never before
marked It, But we must not delude
ourselves by letting our wishes dictate
our expectations.
There Is not going TO be peace in
Europe until one set OF the war dogs
has bcen whipped and forced to recog-
nize the other set as superior Other
wise, the war dogs will meet and fieht
again. The Briton is no less deter
mined than is his famous bull dog.
. but the Teuton clings to his purpose
Just as steadfastly One or the other
Is going to win and any peace which
does not leave one winner, will
merely be a resting spell until they are
at it again.
A japanese statesman has already
prophesied that the present struggle
will mark the beginning of the end Of
occidental domination over the world.
And il that is the case. it likewise
means the hardest blow that civiliza
ton and Christianity has ever receiv-
ed This prophecy may not appear
very weighty to most Of us. Yet it
may be that we are at one Of those
periods in history which mark the fall
of one world power and the rise Of
another These powers have not al
wavs been nations.
We must not blind ourselves to the
fact that the future OF Christianity and
civilization is being jeopardized by the
European war
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-15
HAVE MUTUAL INTERESTS.

Tie CIV man am the dSr.cuItUrlSt
are learning that their interests are
Identical: that what is good for one is
good for tie other and that when
something hrrts one. the other feels
il. T., this new coucept'on. the city is
merely the trading center for all the
surrounding territory and the trading
center ard tire surrounding territory
make up the tire community
That was the idea uppermost in the
minds of the farmers end business
men who met at the Commercial asso
cation Tuesday afternoon and laid
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-15
= = - y y y - . . . .
LITTLE BENNY'S
NOTE BOOK
ny ZEE PAPE
. . . . . . . . .

was passing my sister Gladdises
room and the door was shut and
nocked on it saying, Good morning
Yeer. good mite.
WITCH nobody dident anser. and
nocked on the door agen, saying, How
are you Gladdis. ware was Moses wen
tire lites went out?
W.ch nobody dident anser that time
either and peeked throo the keyhole
and Gladdis was setting by the window
reeding a book and chewing chewing
gum, witch ! Good see her face going.
All, hah, see you chewing. gum,
see you. | sed.
hole and Gladdis kepp on reeding and
chewing as If she thawt she dident
heer me and l sed. Hay Gladdis, do
you know wat they make chewing gum
out Of?
Witch Gladdis dident say weather
she did or not, and l sed. n you knew
wat they make it out OF you woodent
set there chewing it as if you was do
ing sumthing crate, all rite.
And I waited anuther Little vile and
then | sed. They make ii out OF horses
hoofs.
And | waited anuther little vile and
then sed, Not live horses hoofs either.
And I waited anuther little vile and
then | sed. Ded horses hoofs.
Wich Gladdis made fearse face and
took it out of her mouth and / went
away frum the keyhole and kepp on
going down stairs. proving that men
have stronger wills than wimin. on ac-
count Of nobody coodept make me stop
chewing II by telling me that
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-15
Many Praise the Treat.
menl Given by
DIR. BONHAM

MIR. Scott Of Salem, Iowa, says: "PI,
Bonham cured my wife of very bad
case OF piles without chloroform. Sha
is very thankful"
Zeb Smith Ottumwa. says: Il was
cured after suffering for twenty years
and had suffered everything"
John Searp of Selma. Iowa, says:
II was cured OF piles without chloro.
form OF much suffering"
H. NJ. Chidester OF Abba, Iowa
says: II was cured OF rupture |
had for forty years
Mr. l.. Goodwin oswald, Abba. says:
Il was. cured OF a very bad rupture by
DR.. BoHham. l am much pleased.
Write NE If you want to know ahou:
IT.
Charles Lowe OF Mystic says: MY
lttln girl is cured CT umbilical run
ure taking four treatments"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-15
SUSIE AND THE BLUE FAIRY.

SOoiE ANU JHe oIOe F~lUY.
They were talking about Uncle Wig
. gjly's visit to the red fairy, in the rau
. bits burrow the next day, when SUSIE
remarked
We'll, If saw fairy, | think II
ask for something more magical thai
having my rheumatism cured
No you wouldn't" said her uncle
as he nibbled a bit of chocolate-cov
cred carrot that Nurse Jane Fuzzy
WuZzy had made. "You think yct
would, but you wouldn't. In the tirs
place, you never had rheumatism. CT
you'd be glad to get the first fairy 70,
saw to cure it. And in the SECOND
place. when you see fairy it makes
you feel so funny you don't know
what you are saying. But am Ger
tainly glad | met that one. neve:
felt better in my life since nv rheu
lna,ism is cured / believe LII dane
IA Jig"
"Oh. no. DON'T" begged Mamma Lit
tletail.
Eyes, shall to-" spoke Uncle Wig
gily. Begging your pardon, Of
course, Alvinah." You see. Mamma
Uncle Wiggily danced a jig. and did
it fairly well, considering everything
That afternoon Susie Littletail wen,
for walk in the woods. She was all
alone for Sammie had gone over to
PLAY with Bully. the frog. and Billie
and Johnny Bushytail. his squirrel
chums.. Susie walked along. and she
was rather hoping she might meet the
fairy prince, who was changed from
mud turtle into nice bow. and came
to Lulu and Alice Wibblewohbles par.
ty. But Susie didn't meet him. and
when it began to get dark, she started
for home.
OBJ" she exclaimed aloud as she
came to little spot where the grass
grew nice and green, and where the
trees We're all set in circle. lust as
1t they were playing. Rine Around the
Rosy, Sweet Tobacco Posey. "Oh,
dear. wish would meet with i,
fairy, as Uncle Wigeily did. But I
don't s'pose ever will. I never had
such luck. ONLY last week lost my
ring with the blue stone in it,
And just tben-oh. in fact right af-
ter Susie finished speaking. what
should she hear but voice singing.
Yes. a voice singing: sweet silverv
voice and this is what IT sang. OF
course. can't sing this in sweet.
silvery voice. hut I'll do the best can.
Now this is the sorg:
IF anyone is seeking
A fairy for to see
II they will kindly glance up
Into this cherry tree
Z THEY'LL see what they are seeking,
I'm truly telling you.
For I'm little fairy
All dressed in baby-blue.''
Then, You NAV believe me or not
II Susie didn't look up into the tree
and there in hole where the owl
school teacher once lived was really
and truly-truly fairy. Honest Susie
knew at once it was fairy that she
saw because the little creature was
colored9 baby blue. YOU know the
shade they put on babies. and she had
gauzy wings. with stars. on them. and
carried a magic wand which also had
a star on it. did the little blue crea-
ture. Still, the little rabbit girl want
I'D to make sure. so she asked Are
you fairy"
Il am" replied the little creature in
blue. Can you kindly tell me how
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-15
Children Evening Story
much two and two are?'

much two and two are?"
-Four answered Susie.
rs it really?'
k"Of course You ought to know
that" spoke Susie proudly, for she
was at the head of her arithmetic
!class.
Ought II" asked the fairy with a
sight. 'Well. suppose had, but
haven't been to school in ever SO long
mot since was wee bit of child
years ago, when | was no bigger than
that" and she pointed to something
! in the air.
Bigger than what?" asked Susie,
didn't see anything.
Than that speck of star dust. y
went on the blue fairy. Its SO small
you can't see it. But no matter. Be
cause you were SO kind as to tell me
how much two and two are. l will
give you three wishes
"Will you really?' cried Susie in
delight.
! Eyes. three wishes. for | am G 7sgu-
lar fairy, and that is the regular num-
Der of wishes you may have. Some
fairies only give two wishes, and some
only one. But | always give three.
Go ahead now, and wish"
LET me see" though Susie. and
her nose twinkled like two stars. she
was, SO excited. First wish for a
golden coach drawn by four horses
"Oh!' cried the fairy prince. I'm
so sorry, for wishes like that. though
they come true they never last. Still,
you NAV have it." and she waved her
magic wand. and if the golden coach
and four horses didn't appear right
there in the woods-honest. wish
again. my dear" went on the fairy.
and this time Susie was more careful
II wish for ten boxes of chocolate
covered carro:s." she said. and once
more the fairy said she was sorry, fo.
that wish wouldn't last Still it came
true. and down from the tree where
the blue fairy sat came tumbling the
ten loves of chccolate-covered car
rots, each one wrapped UP in lace pa
per. Susie put them in the golden
coach, and was ready for her next
wish. She though a good long while
over this one. Then she said
II wish COLD And my ring with
the blue stone,'
At that the fairy clapped her tiny
hands. "That is fine wish she
cried 1T will come true. and stay so.
But the others and she shook her
head sorrowfully. Then she waved
her magic wand three times in the
air. and suddenly. in less than two
jumps. il the ring didn't appear right
at the end of her wand. And it flew
off aud landed right in Susie's paw.
Oh. wasn't she glad. And the fairy
said: "The ring will last, because that
is blue and | am blue too Now good.
bye. Susie And with that she dis
appeared. changing into a butterfly
with, golden wings. Then Susie start
ed to get in the golden coach and ride
home. hut, would you believe me. II
those horses didn't run away, upset
ting the coach and breaking it. and
scattering all of the ten boxes OF choc.
olete covered carrots all over. oh, how
badly Susie felt. but it was just what
the fairy said would happen. The
first two wishes didn't last. Anyhow,
Susie had the ring and she hurried
home to tell her story. Now. If it
doesn't rain tomorrow, the story to.
morrow night will be about Sammie
and the green fairy.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-15
WORST BLOW YET TO CONE.

II is hardly conceivable thet the en-
tente allies will respond with more
than curt mo" to the peace proposals
Of Germany and her allies. The chan.
rellor's speech before the re.chstag
And his note to the hostiles. makes it
ali too plain that Germany is con-
scious of all her military successes AMI
confident OF her ability to withstand
her foes indefinitely. Her proposal.
therefore. is verv much like that OF
the small boy who gets good grip
4, the hair Of his adyerssrv and thsn
asks, III you've had enough. holler.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-15

pert to work in Wapello county in con.
nection with farm bureau which is to
he organized by the association and
made one CT its predominant features
The city men know that if the agri-
cultural expert is able to help the far.
mers produce bigger and better crops
and solve their problems, the city will
gain as much therefore as will the far.
mers. Their interests are mutual
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-15

Administration officials have discov
cred that tho army's treasury is al
ready some $25,0O0.000 overdrawn be
cause of the mobilization of state
troops on the border Of Mexico. II
has also been discovered that the def
icit is apt to grow to $50,000,000 o.
even $75.000.00O before the troops can
be cut of the payroll Waging peace
with Mexico is pretty expensive.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-15


treat great many women for
their ailments and cure many cases
where 1t is said surgical operation is
the only method Healing. soothing
methods are better in many Eases than
radical means.
Catalra of nose, throat, bronchial
trouble. treated by methods that re-
move the obstruction from nose and
throat. Diseases Of the storlach and
bowels cured by electrical massage
and vibration.
Rheumatism is treated by electro
shermol baths which start the circp
lation and eliminates the cause of the
disease.
varlcoceie or false rupture. This
resembles rupture but is an enlarge.
ment of the veins. causes pain in back
and becomes larger il standing. Over
200 cases cured.
Hydrocele water IN SACK -esepi.
bies rupture, cured without knife
operation.
Private blood and skin diseases
Jared and patient so afflicted should
hare the best treatment ob,ainaSle
have been located in Ottumwa
twenty years. Call for further refer
ence
'DR. J. c. B0NHAM
Elks' Block. ottumwa. Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-15
NERVOUS DEBILITY

Are you nervous and despondent: easily excl
ted and irritable: weak and debilitated: tired
mornings: without ambition. energy or strength
feless, easily fat:E.,ed: dstrustful. and without
confidence in yourself? Have you sunsen. red
or blurred eyes: pimples on your face; weak
back. or deposit in urine?
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-15

II was an Iowa man-W. w. Marsh
who handled the finances for the sue.
ressful campaign Of Pres dent Wood.
row Wilson. 1t takes Iowans to do
things.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-15
The BeStmeaI
for Csc
Iowa ReStaura
Across From Courier
124 East Second Street
RED CROWN GASOLINE

Best for auto-16I,c per gallon
Sold by Standard Oil Co.. Ottumwa
Axto Co., Central Auto Co, Snow
Auto Co.. Jas. H. Shepherd. John
Carrow.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-15

Chronic diseases
Of all kinds are
treated and cur.
ed BY modern
methods. Elec-
tricity and ms
chanical means
ar. used in many
cures.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-06-12
HAWAIIAN CROP
OF CANTALOlPES
PROMISES We'll

Hawaiian-grown cantaloupe may be
more of a dainty for Honolulu tables
this season than for several years. =
If the melon bee continues as scarce
the rest Of the year as he has been so
far, there will be lots of the native
grown fruit, according to A. T. Long
ley, superintendent OF the territorial
marketing division. H..
At the retail salesroom OF the divi-
sion there are now many luscious
looking cantaloupes for sale. They
are larger and tastier than heretofore
and in much greater quantities.
They're not very expensive, either.
Eongley says that last year, local
growers produced hardly any canta-
loupes, and the year before the same
was true. r. III
1T is the melon bee, believe, that
has caused the shortage before" he
says. when they sting cantaloupe
once, it is all Off with the melon.
Very few bees have been seen this
year, however, and only one or two
melons have come here decaying from
the sting"
Imported cantaloupes from the coast
are in season now, also, and arriving
by each boat according to Mr..
LOngleY.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-06-12
Ignite ALUMINIUM WILL
BE FACTOR IN BUILDING
OF BEST MOTOR VEHICLES

The fact that engineers in the auto
mobile. industry are specifying Ignite
aluminium, despite the fact that it
costs more than iron products, is re-
garded as a distinct proof Of its great
value in modern motor building by ex-
perts in the motor trade. The Mar
mon ga" is the first to be built with
aluminium parts in such an appreciate
extent that it has had a direct effect
upon the efficiency Of the motor car.
For instance, several hundred pounds
has been deducted from the weight of
the motor alone by the installation Of
aluminium instead of ircn products. In
the body of the car more Of the metal
has been used, with the result that
the net reduction in weight has been
% per cent, with vastly increased
power, speed and luxury of appoint,
ments. 1t is stated by high official
of the Aluminium Castings Company
that orders have been signed for more
than 100000 Ignite aluminium pistOns
for 1915 delivery,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-06-12

April % of all of the As centrals Of
the island that have been grinding this
year and adding to them an estimate
of the amount of cane yet to be
ground. On that date the recorded
production was placed at 336,964 tons,
and the estimate of that still to be
handled was $4,000 tons Only two
small centsals in the island fell be-
hind their production of last year.
The authority quoted estimates that
the crop will be disposed of at a price
of SIS per hundred, (. o. b. Porto Rico,
and that it will bring in some
SAC, 309 ,000.-Consular Reports.