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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-04
Big Areas Being
Damned MNOTth
Part NezO Mexico
Three Big Enterprises Are
Under Way-Cattle
Suffer From Snow.

Santa Fe. y. NJ, Jan. Large areas
Of land in New Mexico. north Of here,
are being reclaimed by irrigation that
the southern part OF the state and Fl
Paso know nothing about
one large undertaking has just been
completed for Chas- and Frank
Springer in CoIfax county, retaining
90. geo acres Of land. The land was
hitherto used only for grazing pur-
poses and was worth only 81 an acre
By damming a stream and constructing
laterals and canals, this land has been
made worth SIPS an acre and viii add
largely TO the producing area OF the
state
The same engineer. James Bartlett
Of san Antonio, Texas, IS now begin
ming a project in Mora county. near
Colmar. to reclaim a similar acreage.
The dam for this enterprise = being
constructed across the Ocate river
Near Las Vegas. another dam is be-
ing built, across the Galllnas river,
for the reclamation OF from 10000 to
$4,000 acres. This dam Is being con-
structed for r c. Story and associates
and the Las Vegas Grant company
The value Of such areas OF irrigable,
producing land in the northern part OF
New Mexico is almost fnestimable. as
this region Is devoted TO cattle and
sheep raising and there IS a big de-
mand for forage.
The recent cold weather has been
playing havoc with the cattle and
sheep. but those that survive are
promised q good spring, as the SHOWS
are putting moisture in the ground
that viii bring good grass In the
spring. With the snow covering the
ground to a depth Of several inches
(seYeral feet in places) the cattle and
sheep cannot get food and It is neces-
sary now TO send cottonseed cake to
them by automobile trucks. II IS ex-
pensive, but It may save many thou
sands OF dollars 10 the owners O. cat
tie and sheep.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-04
Sports Of the Season.

eU0FE8 Of ne oelN0u-
Soccer ball, voliey ball. basket ball
and indoor baseball are shown in
evedything you need
Special attention 70 orders from
military organizations.
FeIdman's, 30s San Antonio St,
Special attention to all mail orders
Advertisement
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-04
DAILY RECORD.

Saturday, December rs, 1s1S....s s25
{ Monday, December so, 191S...s $50
Tuesday. December 81, 19Is.-.. $500
Thursday, January ?, 191s-..--.S 475
Friday. January 3, 1919....S
Total for the past week $5050
Deeds Filed.
Piedmont Heights-Pi edmont Heights
Investment company 10 J. C Manning,
blocks and 9. sS075; December Is,
1913.
Payne's Subdivisions. z. Christie
/ TO Felix Gonzales. lot so, block *"
$3.50; November Is, 1918.
East FL Paso Town Addition-John
y. Phillips and wife to G. c. Cocre-
ham. central 50 feet Of lots Il, Il and
- block 1Uls &Zb5Os Deem Der 80, 1918.
French Addition-William French
to Frank 7. Preisler. lots Is, Il, 5
and s, block %, $500; December q,
French Addition-WTIIam Leitner
and wife TO Frank T. Preisler, lots Is,
Il, Is and IS, block IS, s10i Deem
Der p, 1918.
East Fl Paso Addition-Encarna-
cion Burrola 10 B. Tom Smith, lot 20,
block H" $500; December so. 1913.
Births.
To Mr.. and Mrs. c. ". Kilgore, 1924
Memphis street. on January 3, 1913,
70 Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Blacksmith,
81, $50 Clifton street. on December
p. 1913, a son. Fred. II.
To Mr.. and Mrs. John Quincy Birch,
Tsleta, on December %, 1918, a son.
Thomas Adams.
To Mr.. and Mrs. William W Uamel,
Cement Plant. on December q. 1918,
2 son, Clifford Anderson.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Reed J. Smith.
Sierra Blanca. Tex, on December Il,
1913. a daughter, Barbara Natalie.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Robert J. Carr.
Clint. Tex on December % 1918,
daughter.
Deaths.
Horace 7. Bray. aged g years. died
At Magdalena. \. IL. December p,
1913. OF gunshot wounds. burial at
Ell PasO in Concordia cemetery.
John II Spady. 309 San Marcial
street. died January 2, 1913, burial in
ConcOrdia cemetery
David Traih, aged Il years. died at
Fort Bliss, December g, 1918, burial
at New York city
George c Smith, aged % years. died
December 81, 1918, at base hospital,
Fort Bliss. burial at Lexington, Tex.
Marriage Licenses.
Richard Joseph Nohun and Kelma
Kennedy.
Rosendo Rios and Florence Clivas.
Francisco CoIlajo and Conception
Rivera
Martin Rodriguez and Manuela
Caro-.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-04

There is no other piece Of jewelry
that means as much as the betrothal
or wedding ring. You will wish 1t 10
be something cut OF the ordinary, a
ring OF unusual quality. We are sure
that we have what you want. for we
pride ourselves that our stock is the
most complete and desirable in the
southwest We give special emphasis
to these rings, and are content that
we can satisfy the most discriminate
ing taste. You are invited to investi-
gate our stock. II you should have
any particular idea in mind, we shall
be glad to execute Il for you.
W. T. HixsOn Co., Jewellers,
Mills and Mesa. on the PIaza=AdV.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-04
DRAINAGE To ADD $4,000 ACRES
Of FERTILE LAND TONEN MEXICO
It Is Contemplated by Secretary of Interior To Be A
piled To Central Rio Grande Valley Lying South OF
Albuquerque To White Rock; Estimated Cost OF
Reclaiming Land In Neighborhood Of S3,211,2OO.

them forever as opponents OF the Ele-
plant Butte project, but II is not seen
how they could now further harm the
Elephant Butte project anyhow How
ever, il will be gratifying to many FL
Pasoans 10 know that their Colorado
friends Cor enemies) are to receive
consideration
Mr.. French has just completed his
annual report to the governor, cover
ing the progress of work done by his
department and in It is contained a
report from L NJ Lawson. Of FL Paso,
on the drainage work being done in
the Mesilla and FL Paso valleys.
Mr.. LaWsOn's report states that
the drainage work now in prog
ress In the two Tnileys-abOve and
below FL PasO-eOnfemplates the
construction OF 310 miles Of open
drainage canals or the removal
Of 15,OO0,OOO cubic yards Of dirt.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-04

frees Pruned. Wright Nursery Co.
Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-04
WHEN AFAMILY
NEEDSAFRIEND

In the Absence Of Doctors NObIy Gone
to War, After Influenza, the Grip
Those wonderfully useful medicines.
Hoods sarsaparilla, PstiroR and
Hoods Pills-comprlsing the new
combination family treatment-are
warmly recommended.
II taken regularly, Hoods Sarsa-
pariila before meals, Peptiron after
meals. and Hoods Pills at night as
needed, they are reasonably sure to
keep q family in health and prove to
be reliable and always ready friends.
They purify the blood, build up
strength and regulate the system
Get all or any one, as you think
you need from your s-sszsis& today.
ADV,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-04

This same man assaIled sons OF the
evils Of the present system OF taxa
ton by counties. Take Socorro
county, for instance" he said. In
that county the Santa Fe railroad
land IS taxed at s1.25 an acre, while
private land lying beside II and prob
ably owned by the same men who
lease the railroad land for grazing
purposes, is taxed at $426 an acre
Is there any fairness in this?''
Discussing the matter still further
and illustrating possibilities, he said:
Take SOcOrro county again as an ex-
ample. because 1t is close to FL Paso
and is typical OF many similar situa-
tons IN the state Elfego Baca is
absolute boss there He nominated
and elected every man IN office in the
county except the assessor. who Is
ruled, OF course, by the county com
missioners. Baca was himself elected
sheriff on the ticket Now what Baca
says in the county is law to the men
in office. What an opportunity such
a condition gives one man to punish
or reward an enemy, II he wants
to-"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-04


Baca Is one OF the men in Santa Fe
this week mixing with the other poll
ticians. This former FL Paso attorney
known throughout the Southwest as
the man who defended Gen Jose Ynez
SalaZar, is sporting a handsome gold
shield badge with s big diamond n
It. given him by his friends for Christ
mas. Baca Is popular at home and
over the territory and has been many
times mentioned for governor Of the
state He Is being kept busy these
days, as his county 10 large and there
have recently been = number OF mur-
ders IN the county. They say he iE
making 4 very efficient sheriff.
Livestock Sanitary Board.
The cattlemen and sheep men OF the
state want a sanitary board. They
say New Mexico IL the only cattle and
sheep state IN the union without such
board They expect a fight over It
when II comes up as an appropriation
must be carried for its maintenance
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-04
ROBERTSON ABANDONS
HOPE Of REALIZING
HIGHWAY BOND ISSUE
GOVERNOR SAYS LEGISLA-
TURE IS WASTING TIME
CONSIDERING MATTER.

Oklahoma City, Feb. 5.-Goy-
crnor Robertson announced this al
ternoon that he has virtually aban-
doned hope, OF realizing hi, plan
for tn, submission OF $5O,00O000
good roads bond issue during the
present session Of the legislature,
He said;
The legislature is simply wasting
time in considering this matter. They
know what my ideas arc. will not
submit any kind of a proposal that
does not come up to what ! want
and what ! know the people OF the
state want. Unless they are going
to give me the kind OF a measure
| want, they might as well drop the
thing and put in their time on other
useful and necessary legislation
The governors announcement is
accepted generally as indicating that
he regards the differences of opinion
as to how the measure should be
framed as irreconcilable.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-04
BIOL SHEY|K| TAKE KIEv;
CzECHS ATTACK POLES,
HUNDREDS DIE OF COLD

Warsaw, Friday, jan jl-(By
wireless via Vienna, by the Asso-
ciated Press)-Kiev has been taken
by the bolshevist troops, General
Petlura's troops partially going
over to the enemy. The Ukranian
government has been moved from
Kiey to Winnitza, to the south
west. Railway communication
with Klev is cut oil at Koyel, where
there is a body OF German troops
attempting to keep order among
disorderly Germans who are retir-
ing from Ukraine.
The Czecho-Slovaks are bitterly
denounced here because OF recent
events in the Duchy OF Teschen.
Lieut.. Reginald Foster OF the
American army, representing the
peace commission. is reported to
have asked DR.. T. G. Marsryk,
president OF Czecho-Sloyakia, ii the
allies had given permission ior the
Czechcs to attack the Poles. Dr.
Masaryk is said to have replied in
the negative, but it is reported to
have added that the territory IS
necessary ior the development OF
Czecho- Sloyakia
1t is rumored that the Czecho-
Slovaks planned to get control OF
Polish OiI laudc I'm Central GalaCia
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-04
Polish Claims Explained

Paris, Feb, 2.-The allied COM
mission which leaves for Poland
next Saturday to adjust controver-
sizes between the Poles and Czecho-
Sloyaks over the Teschen coal
fields has been able to arrange
truce between the two nationali-.
ties only pending the arrival OF the
commission and personal eXamina-
ton by it OF the situation there.
Accordingly, the arrangement pre-
scribes the sections where the Poles
and Czechs are to exercise civil adj
ministration and military occupa-
ton and regulates the operation
and disposition OF the output OF the
mines.
As soon as possible after its ar
rival, the commission will go to
Tcschcn to examine the matter at
issue. This, although most I'M
known to the outside world, has
been very important and danger
Gus factor affecting relations be-
tween the ncwly-creatcd states.
Title to the Duchy OF Tschen is
involved in the controversy. This
duchy was formed a part OF
the crownlands Of Austrian 81
lesia and has a population OF less
than 100000, 1t is about the size
OF Rhode Island 1t is valuable
because the coal it produces is the
only coal within the boundaries OF
either Poland and Czecho-Slova-
kia which will coke, and it is re-
garded as indispensable to the
manufacturing interests OF each
state.
The Czechs' claim rests on suze-
rainty exercised over the country
by the kings OF Bohemia in the
fourteenth century and the fact
that coking coal is more essential
to them than to the Poles. They
point out that the railroad running
through the district is the only
connecting link between sections
OF Czecho-Slovakia.
The Poles, on the other hand,
hold that the section should be
divided along theological lines.
This system would give them con-
troll
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-04

cupy the pulpit for the first time
on Sunday morning, February 10.
The call was given by The official
board OF the church about ten days
ago and Dr. Brooks acceptance Sc
cured The matter vas referred to
the congregation last Sunday morn
ing and the action OF the board was
unanimously approved,
DR.. Brooks ranks among The lead
ing ministers of the Christian church
in the United States as pastor, evan
geliSt and lecturer. During the past
five or six years he has been en-
agaged in eyangelistic work. Coming
into Oklahoma last fall, his work
was interrupted by the influenza
epidemic and he was called 80 Okla
homa City to take the pastorate OF
the First Christian church tempo
rarily during the illness OF the regu-
lar pastor. He has conducted that
work with eminent success and will
close on next Sunday, after which
he will Immediately come 20 Ard
more.
Among the pastorates which Or.
Brooks has held is Jefferson City,
No. where he achieved a reputa-
ton for securing the enforcement
OF moral laws so long neglected that
enforcement was locally considered
impossible. In association with
Joseph w. Folk he was largely M
strumcntal in cleaning up the poll
tics OF ST. Louis and the entire state
OF Missouri. He later held pastor
ates in Colorado Springs, Newcastle,
Pa, and Youngstown, Ohio; all
points OF great strength in the
Christian church.
DR.. Brooks comes to Ardmoie to
remain permanently as he is rot in
favor of short pastorates. lie IS a
strong believer in cooperative cf-
fort along religious and civic lines
and will cooperate heartily with
other ministers and all Give organi-
cations in all work for the advance
ment OF Ardmore's moral, social and
commercial interests.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-04
REACHED
ON OPENING Of BIG
OIL AND GAS LANDS

Washington, Feb. 3.-Long ex-
iNting controversies in congress over
a policy looking to the opening and
development OF OIL gas and coal
lands in western states, also Alaska,
were adjusted today with the reach
ing of final agreement by house
and senate conierees upon the OIL
leasing bill.
Under its provisions, more than
5O,OOO,OOO acres OF OIL gas, coal
phosphatcs and sodium public lands
may be opened ior prospecting un-
der a leasing and patent system
which, according to Senator Pitt
man, chairman of the senate mar
ayers, also will bring about settle
ments OF the dispute over the de-
yclopment OF the California and
Wyoming naval oil reserves.
Under the agreement, as an
nounccd by Senator Pittman, the
Secrtary of the interior would have
authority to grant a prospecting
permit for lands outside OF the
national reserves to an applicant
for $40 acres within ten miles OF
any producing oil or gas field or
$500 acres beyond that distance.
Upon the discovery OF oil, the pros
pcct would be permitted to obtain
q Lease .unon one-fOurth of this land
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-04
CANADIAN EXPLAINS
HIS |NTERNAT|ONA
CONGRESS PROPOSAL

Paris, Sunday Feb. 2.-Charles
!. Dohcrty Canadian minister OF
justice, who has proposed to the
peace conference that an interna-
tional peoples house OF represen-
tatiyes be established, said today
in discussing the subject:
prevention OF war is not the
concern OF governmental power
alone, 1t is the interest OF human
ity itself, A sovereign state is not
organized with a view to excrting
any restraining influence over its
own action toward other states. II
war is to be prevented, or its like
lihood diminished, success can be
attained only by the existence
somewhere, ii not of power that
will control at least OF influence
which will restrain the absolute
sovereignty OF organized state, in
dealings with each other
How can the world be made safe
for democracy more surely than by
entrusting a share in the future
guardianship OF safety to body
representative of the worlds de
mocracy the members OF which
have been selected by that dcmoc-
racy: Inclusion in the league OF a
body in which the worlds people
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-04
COLD WAVE TONIGHT

Ardmore and Vicinity: To-
night fair, colder, cold wave east
and central Oklahoma, tempera-
ture 10 to p; Tuesday fair,
Oklahoma: Tonight fair, cold
or, cold wave in east central por-
tions; temperature will be 10
to IA degrees in north and 10
to 20 degrees in south portion;
Tuesday fair.
East Texas; Tonight fair,
colder, cold wave, except on inn
mediate coast, freezing nearly
to coast with temperature Is to
"a degrees in north and rs to 32
degrees over the interior OF
south portion; Tuesday fair,
colder in southeast portion,
West Texas: Tonight fair,
colder, cold wave in southeast
portion, temperature 10 to Is
degrees in north and 20 to 20
degrees in south portion; Tues
day fair.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-04
FIUME REMINDS WILSON
AND OTHER PACIFIERS
THAT IT'S INDEPENDENT

Paris, Feb. 5.-PrcSident Wilson
and other members of the peace
conference have received from the
president of the national council
at Fiume, the mayor OF the city and
members OF the house OF deputies
a memorandum concerning the
situation in that town. which ex-
poets it's fate to be decided this
week. The memorandum maintains
that upon the dissolution OF Aus
tria, Fiume became an indepen-
dent state
THE state OF Fiume, using its
rights Of seli-determination. de-
cidcd to join Italy for national and
economic reasons the memoran-
dun runs; "All deputies OF the
city have always been Italian, and
all schools in Fiume are Italian.
The Jugo-Slav commerce passing
through Fiume is only seven per
cent of the whole traffic OF the
port"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-04
FORMER CZAR'S AGED
MOTHER STILL REFUSES
TO BELIEVE HIM DEAD

Paris, Feb. 5.-Dowager Empress
Marie Feodorvna OF Russia had
clung SO firmly to her belief that
her sons, the former Russian en-
peror and Grand Duke Michael, arc
not dead, that many OF her friends
have been won over 20 that view
and rumor in the European press
concerning Nichols Romanofi's al
legged whereabouts are attracting
much attention.
The aged dowager empress con-
tinues to live simply at Yalta,
Crimea, declining invitations to
visit even her sister, Queen Mother
Alexandria OF Great Britain.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-04
INTERNATIONAL CHILD
WELFARE CONFERENCE
IN u. S. IS PLANNED

Paris, Feb. 5,-Miss Julia +, Ian
throp, chief OF the child welfare di-
vision of the United States depart
ment OF labor, has been in confer
ence here with number OF per-
sons iron France and Belgium
relative to an international child
welfare conference to be held in
the United States in April.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-04
ROYALIST
TROOPS LOSE HEAVILY

Paris, Feb. 5,-Portuguese mon
archist troops are retiring toward
Estarreja, with the intention of
falling back to Oporto, following
their defeat at Agueda, in the prov
ince OF Beira, The royalists are
reported 70 have lost heavily.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-04
Ukranians to Attack Rumanians

London, Feb. 5.-Ukranian troops
are preparing to attack Rumania,
which is said to have mobilized its
forces to meet the assault, accord
ing to Copenhagen adviceS to the
Mail.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-04
LANSING is PRESIDENT
OF THE COMMITTEE ON
RESPONSIBILITY FOR WAR

Paris, Feb. S.-Robert Lansing,
the American secretary OF state,
was unanimously elected president
OF the committe on responsibility
for the war, which held its first
meeting today at the foreign Of
ice
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-04
c. o. Renfro Buried at Marietta

Clemine Otwcll Renlro, q years
old, died yesterday at the home Of
his parents, Mr., ard Mrs. !. c. Rem
fro, ST. S2l c street northwest. The
body was taken to Marietta for IN
termcnt and where the funeral SER
vices were held this forenoon at II
o'clock.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-04
Coal Lack Shuts Hun Arsenal

Berlin, Saturday, Feb. 5.-Thc
state arsenal at Spandau, employ
ing $4,000 laborers, has been closed
because OF the coal shortage,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-04
100 Yankees in Vienna

Vienna, Saturday, Feb. IA de-
tachment OF one hundred Ameri-
can soldiers arrived today with tho
first shipment OF American food
for relief purposes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-04
Costs Due to War.

AT present, said Mr., Hines, tn
unfair inference is persistentiy
drawn that the heavy operating
costs necessarily are due to in
creased rates of wages, whereas 5
they are largely due to war condi.
tions, and the position of labor i'll
this matter should not be prejudiced
by forcing a conclusion before there
Continued on page 81
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-04

We Can Help You Help Yourself
GUARANTY STATE BANK
of Ardmore
Not Too Small for Large Business
Connecticut western news., 1919-10-23

now lonely, how terribly, terribly lonely he was. And he sat with head bowed, that they might not know. ..
 And then there were other songs, and at last Mrs. Duncan, who had slipped away unnoticed, returned with a silver teapot and cups of delicate china, and sandwiches and cake, and they sat about and ate and drank and talked and laughed. And when he looked at his watch it was eleven o'clock
 q guess we didn't get any lesson tonight" he said as he shook hands with MT. Duncan at the sidewalk.
 "I am not so sure," replied his tutor. "Fhe first thing for you to learn is that all learning does not come from books. A good listener can learn as much as a good reader-if he listens to the right kind of people," And as Dave walked home the thought deep ened in him that it really had been a lesson, and that MT. Duncan had in- tended it that way. And he wondered what remarkable fortune had been his.
Connecticut western news., 1919-10-23

The air was full of the perfume of balm O Gilead, and his feet were light with the joy of youth. And he thought much of Edith and of Reenie Hardy.
 In subsequent lessons Dave was rap- idly initiated into many matters be- sides parlor manners and conversa- tion. MT. Duncan placed the first and greatest emphasis upon learning to write and to write well. They had many philosophic discussions, in which the elder man sought to lead the younger to the acceptance of truths that would not fail him in the strain of after life, and when a conclusion had been agreed upon it was MT. Dun- cans habit to embody it in copy for Dave's writing lesson.
 AS soon as Dave had learned to read a little MT. Duncan took him one day to the public library, and the young man groped in amazement up and down the great rows of books. Pres ently a strange sense of inadequate ness came over him. "1 can never read all of those books, nor half of
Connecticut western news., 1919-10-23

them" he said. "I suppose one must read them in order to be we'll in- formed"
 Mir. Duncan appeared 10 change the subject. "You like fruit?" he asked.
 "Yes, of course. Why"
 "When you go into a fruit store do you stand and say, I can never eat all of that fruit, crates and crates of it, and carloads more In the ware houseT Of course you don't. You eat enough for the good of your sys- tenn and let it go at that. Now just apply the same sense to your reading. Read as much as you can think about, and no more. The trouble with many of our people is that they do not read to think but to save themselves the trouble of thinking. The mind, left to Itself, insists upon activity. So they chloroform It."
 CONTINUED NEXT WEEK)