davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Lamar register., 1921-07-20
DRY LAND FARMING
Irrigated Farming Has Dropped Out
of First Place in Colorado
Agriculture.

The rapid increase in agricultural
activity in non-irrigated sections of
Colorado is especially emphasized by
the statistics on irrigation for the
state, just made public by the federal
census bureau and partially interpret
ed by the State Immigration Depart
ment by comparison with statistics
furnished that department by county
assessors.
The report of the census bureau
shows that 1923 $50 acres of crops.
exclusive of orchards, were harvested
from irrigated land in the state in
1919, compared with 1881 ,39I acres
in 1909, or an increase of 2l per cent.
The total area harvested in 1919, ex-
elusive of orchards, was 5,052,955 acres
compared with 2,6l3,9l7 acres. the in
crease being 80 per cent This leaves
the area of non-irrigated crops har-
vested in 1919 at 3,l29, ,OO5 acres, COM
pared with l,032. .523 acres in 1909, the
increase being about 203 per cent.
In 1909 the area of irrigated crops
harvested in the state was equal TO
80 per cent of the total area harvest
ed, while in 1919 it was equal to but
3S per cent of the entire area harvest
ed. The percentage or irrigated crops
planted in 1919 was even smaller than
the percentage harvested, for the reas-
on that 1919 was a very unfavorable
season in some sections of the state
and the acreage of crops that were
not harvested was large. Reports of
county assessors to the Immigration
Department indicated that something
more than 5,5OO,OOO acres of crops
were planted in Colorado in 1919, and
the census report indicates that nearly
SOC, 600 acres were not harvested or
were fed to stock in the field. Most
of this abandonment was in the non
irrigated districts, Of course, and it is
apparent that the acreage of non-irri-
gated crops planted was perhaps as
much as $4,000 acres greater than
the acreage harvested.
Reports of county assessors this
year indicate that the acreage OF non
irrigated crops planted in the state,
exclusive of orchards, is close to 10
per cent of the entire acreage Upto
date the season has been an unusually
favorable one. and the acreage har-
vested, if conditions until havests are
completed remain as favorable as they
have been to the present time. will fall
very short of the acreage planted. This
shows that the acreage of non-irrigat
ed crops cultivated in the state still is
increasing much more rapidly than
that or irrigated crops
The Lamar register., 1921-07-20
OPEN UP BIG LEAD
Lamar Team Takes Double Header
From Las Animas and Holly
Loses Two TO Fort Lyon.

The Lamar base ball team cleaned
at Las Animas, Gregg pitching both
games. This makes eight league and
two other games the Lamar team has
won in a row, and it gives them lead
of three games in the league race with
only eight more TO play.
The Lamar team fielded well in both
games and it was this fact that help
ed to keep the Score down in the sec
ond game. Gregg eased up some in
this game and was hit more freely
than usual, but good fielding kept the
score to the same figure of three runs.
Las Animas played a ragged fielding
game and in the first session was un-
able to hit Gregg's offerings At all.
In the first game every Lamar player
got a hit off of Smith and several of
them two. Hover got q pair of two
baggers in this game and in the sec
ond game Boyd got three hits and
three runs in four times up.
Lynn was III lilt
position at the same time was taking
two games from the Holly team at
Holly. The scores were 10 to ) and
3 to 2. As the Holly team had been
crowding Lamar close for first place
this gave the Lamar team its long
lead in the race. Holly is still in Sec
ond place with a fifty-fifty score, but
Fort Lyon crowded Las Animas into
the cellar.
Next Sunday Lamar plays Holly
here on the home grounds and a big
crowd should turn out to greet the
home boys as the winning Of this game
would almost insure the league cham
pionship. On Tuesday afternoon the
home team will play an exhibition
game with the famous Western Bloom
er Girls. and an exciting and interest
ing contest is promised.
The box scores of the Las Animas
games were as follows:
The Lamar register., 1921-07-20
CHAUTAUQUA CLOSES
1921 Chautauqua at Lamar a Success
and Only One That Gave Full
Program.

The Lamar Chautauqua for 1921
closed last Friday night after a full
six day program as advertised II
was the only one in the valley that
gave the full advertised program al
though more were contracted for this
year than ever before. Wiley. Las
Animas, La Junta. and Rocky Ford
cancelled their dates entirely and Hol-
ly and Springfield were only able to
give partial programs. The attend
ance at the Lamar chautauqua was
good and but for the heavy rains that
interferred the last two days it would
probably have paid out in full The
tent, which was centrally located had
to be abandoned the last day and the
program given at the high school au-
ditorium. The Montague Light Opera
Singers, the best number on the pro
gram, thus drew only small crowd
and resulted in shortage in the guar
antee. The contract for next year was
signed by number Of business men
and the company.
The Lamar register., 1921-07-20
OPEN WHITE HOUSE
GATES SYMBOLIC OF
ADMINISTRATIONS
Government of the People Has Been
Established at Washington.

Vacationists who visit Washington.
as well as those who may be at the
nations capital on business, are en-
Joying an opportunity that long has
been denied the public.-free access to
the White House grounds.
The first official act Of President
Harding, performed on March 4, with
in few hours after his Inauguration,
was TO order the oates 10 the White
House grounds opened to the public.
The immense iron barriers which had
been locked and policed against the
American people for years swung
back; romping children took the place
Of bleating sheep ON the White House
lawn; the walks resounded to the
steady tread of thousands OF "just
plain folks" from all parts of the
United States who made themselves
at home and were glad
The south lawn, with its fountain
and gardens, became the scene Of pub
lie affairs and receptions, parties for
dren. lawn fete for wounded and dis
abled soldiers in Walter Reed Hos
pital and other hospitals near Wash
ingtOn. President and Mrs. Harding
attended many of these affairs. Thru
out this summer--until the middle of
September-the U. s. Marine Band
gives a concert every Saturday after
noon on the south lawn. free 10 any
one who wishes to attend Hundreds
are in attendance at every concert.
Speaking recently at the ceremonies
attendant to the unveiling Of a bust
Of President Harding at the Mckinley
Memorial at Miles. Ohio. Vice -Presi-
dent Coolidge said
The open White House gates are
but the symbol OF the open heart OF
him who wishes his every approach
open to the people. This disposition
has been manifest in the coordinating
harmony of all government activities.
There is harmony in the Cabinet and
in Congress, bred not of coercion but
OF cooperation. There has been es-
tablished at Washington a govern
ment Of the people"
This is u very true statement Of the
very apt phrasing Of the
general sentiment which one hears ex-
pressed every day by the American
people who visit Washington
The Lamar register., 1921-07-20
An Empty Sack.

The war cost this country some
thing like s26. .OOO, 900, 900 of which not
less than $4,000, 600 900 was absolute
waste due to the mismanagement and
poor business methods of the Wilson
administration. Now when it is pro
posed to enact soldier bonus law that
would call for about three and a half
billions, the treasury is empty and
there is huge deficit impending. If
the Wilson administration had saved
that $4,000, 1000 900. there would not be
the least trouble in finding funds for
a bonus
The Lamar register., 1921-07-20
Headquarters at Pueblo.

Major H. C. Byrnes, who has been
appointed as engineer in charge of the
Fourth Highway Division of the state
has decided to move his headquarters
to Pueblo to be more centrally locat-
ed to superintend the work in the
eleven counties which comprise his dis
trict His many Lamar friends while
glad he has received this promotion
regret that it necessitates the remov-
al of himself and wife from our city.
He will be succeeded here by Otto
oDonnell, an experienced engineer,
who will have charge of the work in
the counties of Baca, Bent and Prov
ers.
The Lamar register., 1921-07-20
HIGH WATER CONTINUES
Arkansas Valley Has Little Chance TO
Recover Between Floods.

No such long drawn out period of
high water-much of il coming up 10
flood stage has been known before in
the Arkansas valley. Since the record
breaking flood of the first week in
June the water has been continuously
running practically bankfull all the
time and reaches flood stage about
once week. 1t makes the work of
repairing the flood damage almost i'm
possible at the present time Even
the temporary bridges and irrigation
dams are washed out again and again.
The continued rains which make these
floods, however, are life savers for
the farmers whose crops cannot he in
rigated owing to the conditions of the
canal systems.
The largest flood since the first
week in June started on Monday even
ing and kept rising at the Lamar
bridge until Tuesday afternoon when
it reached a stage of rs feet. 1t be-
gan to fall then and went down to
about feet and then started up again
and by noon Wednesday was again
nearing the seven foot mark.
Tuesday morning it looked Us if the
north approach of the Lamar bridge
would again go out, but Chairman n d.
f. Decker and Commissioners Knuck-
ey and McGrath were all here and
got together force of men and after
long hard fight succeeded i'm holding
almost all of the new work. Autos
and wagons crossed up to six o'clock
in the evening At that time the
north end of the new fill which had
been undermined by the all day wear
of the water suddenly caved in max
ing it impossible to longer cross. Com
missioner McGrath and Road Over
seer Rhodenbaugh got together night
force and worked till three o'clock to
save the main part of the fill and were
still hard at work all Wednesday
morning. By filling in with trees, hay
and sandbags the strong current was
gradually forced farther south and it
looks at this writing as if the work
will be saved if the second rise is no
higher than the first.
If the main fill is saved it will only
take a small amount of work to again
have the crossing in shape for regular
travel. Reports from up the river in
dicate that a number of the temporary
bridges at various points have gone
out, and also that the repair work that
had been started on many irrigation
dams and bitches were washed out.
The water reached point where it
backed up over the fair grounds and
the Paxton tract north Of town but
did not get into the A. b. s. Co.
grounds. The A V. railroad bridge
was not injured.
The river is going down again and
the crossing has been repaired.
The Lamar register., 1921-07-20
Las Animas

Bases on balls-off Gregg 2; off
Smith 4.
Two base hits-Hover 2, Bachman.
Gregg.
Hit by pitched ball-Gregg dob
bins); Smith (Boyd, Bachman).
Struck out-by Gregg 10, by Smith
4.
Passed balls-Cooper /.
Umpire-Lomasny.
The Lamar register., 1921-07-20
Teachers Association,

The annual teachers association for
the Eighth Normal District is meet
ing this week at Las Animas and there
are many Prowers county teachers in
attendance Monday was the opening
day and the sessions will last for two
weeks.
The Lamar register., 1921-07-20
Oh, Boy. Room for All.

On Tuesday a base ball game Is
announced for the local grounds be-
tween the Lamar team and the West
ern Bloomer Girls. The latters ad-
vance notices say the Bloomer Girls
are the fastest" aggregation on the
road. Don't crowd the gate keeper.
boys. There is room on the grounds
for all
The Lamar register., 1921-07-20

Attorney and Mrs Chas. L Dough-
ty came up from Springfield last Sat
urday to visit Judge and Mrs. j. K.
Doughty. Mrs. Doughty accompanied
them back home for a short visit.
The Lamar register., 1921-07-20

Bases on balls-off Gregg l.
Two base hits-Bailey.
Hit by pitched ball-Grege (Boggs)
Struck out-by Gregg 5; by Dob
bins 4.
Umpire-Lomasny.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-12-06
ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS
ARE PAYING MILLIONS
REVENUE TO GOVERNMENT
OVER S82, 100000 COLLECTED
DURING FISCAL YEAR.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-With ma
tional prohibition in effect, it might
naturally be assumed that the revenue
OF the government from alcoholic liq-
uors would be very small.
Under the law the only permissible
manufacture or sale OF intoxicating
liquors is for medicinal, sacrificial and
manufacturing purposes, all within
strict limitation and regulation.
Nevertheless, the report of Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue Blair, made
public yesterday, shows that during the
last fiscal year, ending June 3d. 1921,
internal revenue was collected by the
government on Intoxicating liquors to
the extent Of over $82,600,000. This
is more than a fourth of the internal
revenue collected from Intoxicating
liquors in the fiscal year 1917, when
prohibition was not in effect.
The comparison indicates that the
United States is consuming legally, or
certainly under legal forms, a much
larger amount of alcoholic liquor than
would be assumed by the average cit
izen Bootleg liquor traffic, OF course
is unlawful and escapes all taxation.
Inquiry today brought forth the ad-
ditional fact that Uncle Sam collected
million dollars during the calendar
year of 1920 in customs duties on I'M
Iported alcoholic beverages. The rev
enue from that source, however, has
fallen in much greater proportion than
1.-THE internal revenue on liquors Before
national prohibition went into effect
the customs duties collected in year
on imported alcoholic beverages ran
from S13.OOO000 to $19,000,000. 1t
would appear from this that we are
making in our own country a larger
proportion of the liquors which are
non-contraband now than we were be-
fore we adopted national prohibition.
But the surprising fact is the extent
of the legal liquor revenue under the
prohibition amendment and Volstead
eYten SiOnS
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-12-06
MAYOR AND ALDERMEN, ALL WOMEN,
WINNERS IN ELECTION AT BREWTON

H n =
DUBLIN, Cay pro-
fessional politicians who u s
ried over the vision of women u
ing complete control in politics,
had their worst fears made real
today at the town of Brewton, ten
miles from Dublin, which elected
a woman mayor and five aldermen
over the heads of two men candi-
dates for mayor and eight men
running for council.
Mrs. H. H. Beall was elected
mayor, getting a majority OF votes
over her two opponents, DIR. c.
G. Moye and w. H. Tyre.
Mrs. M. E. Brantley, Mrs. M.
F. Beall, Mrs. F. A. Brantley,
Mrs. c. G. Moye, Mrs. S. B. SUIT
ton were elected to serve on the
town council.
A total of nine votes was cast
in the election all day, and of
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-12-06
HORSE AND MULE
WAR HEROES, TOO
TABLET ERECTED AT WASH
INGTON IN HONOR OF THE
FOUR-FOOTED DEAD.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Though
their places have been largely filled in
the pursuits of peace by the automo-
bile, our four footed friends, the mule
and the horse, rendered noteworthy
service during the world war.
The records show that there were
.243,135 horses and mules employed by
the American army overseas, and that
.68,682 sacrificed their lives.
Honor Tablet Placed.
In public recognition of their splen-
did, silent service large bronze tab
let has been placed in the state, war
and navy building here, erected by the
American Humane Association. The
medallion, which is the work OF Lionel
Moses, of Bridgeport, Conn, depicts a
vivid battle scene, a field artillery
piece in full action, drawn by Jour
spirited horses, with their riders and
two cannoneers. 1t is inscribed as toll
lows:
This tablet commentaries the ser
vices and sufferings OF the 234 l55
horses and mules employed by the
American expeditionary forces over
seas during the great world war, which
terminated Nov. II, 1918, and which
resulted in the death of 68,682 of those
animals. What they suffered is be-
yond words to describe.
Tribute to Pershing.
"A fitting tribute to their important
services has been given by the COM
mander in chief of the American ex-
peditionary forces, Gen John J. Per-
shing, who has written: The army
horses and mules proved of inestlma-
bic value in prosecuting the war to
successful conclusion. They were
found in ali the theaters of prepare
ton and operation doing their silent
but faithful work without The faculty
of hoping for any reward or compen-
sation."
This tablet is erected by friends Of
the horse and mule in the United
States. under the auspices of the Amer
lean Red Star Animal relief, depart
ment of the American Humane Assoc
citation"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-12-06
EXILE FORMER RULER;
NAPOLEON PRECEDENT
ALLIES SEND CHARLES AND
ZITA, OF HUNGARY, TO ME-
DEIRA IN THE ATLANTIC.

Punishment of trouble-making for
mer monarchs to islands OF the sea far
from their one-time dominions is an
uncommon procedure, but emperor
Charles, Of Austro-H Hungary, who has
been exiled to the island OF Madeira,
is found in the historic case OF Ma
poleon /, who passed six years on St.
Helena, in the South Atlantic, 700
miles from the nearest land, prisoner
more than a century ago. Charles and
his wife left Constantinople on the
British cruiser Cardiff early il the
week for his island prison in the At
lantic ocean. His six children will be
sent forward from Switzerland.
St. Helena is not only much smaller
than Madeira but is nearly unlnhablt-
able, fve-sixths of its area being de-
void of vegetation and, aside from an
army garrison, there are no big towns
or other evidences of life. Madeira,
five times the size of ST. Helena, is
an ocean garden spot Funchal, its
chief city, has a population of more
than 10000 and the island, one OF a
group Of four owned by Portugal, pro-
duces some OF the most famous wines
and laces in the world.
On Ocean Trade Routes.
The Portuguese military garrison is
small and Charles, Zita and their SIX
small children, if the allied powers per
nit. may have every freedom except
an unchaperoned ocean voyage. Napo-
leon was guarded day and night by
soldiers Madeira is directly in the At
lantic ocean trade routes. St. Helena,
a British naval coaling station, often
doesn't see ship for days. Madeira
is port of call and thus is kept in
daily touch with the outside world.
The island, 400 miles west of Morocco,
has a temperate climate. 1t is II miles
wide and IS miles long.
After the collapse of the central
powers in 1918 Charles and Zita
sought refuge in Switzerland where,
for three years, they lived with their
children. Last March the former en-
peror attempted a coup d'etat by cross
ing the Swiss border and planned, with
other monarchists, to enter Budapest.
The plot failed and Charles returned
to Switzerland. Again, on Oct. u last,
despite his word of honor" given to
the Swiss authorities that he would at
tempt no further escapades, the former
monarch and his wife again entered
Hungary, where they were captured.
1t was decreed that they be Danish
ed to Madeira, and early this month
the former emperor, who had persist
entity refused to renounce his heredi-
tary rights" was dethroned and the
Hapsburg dynasty was ousted from
Hungary by a law passed by the Hun
garian national assembly.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-12-06
LIQUOR BATTLE RACES
ON MEXICAN BORDER
UNITED STATES DRY AGENTS
IN DESPAIR AT TASK OF
GUARDING FRONTIER.
MEET In MORTAL COMBAT
Engage in Warfare With Bold Boot
leggers Who Are Sending Tidal
Wave of Booze into This Country
From the South Many Killed.

Ell PASO, Texas.-The greatest
task in preventing smuggling Of liquor
into the United States is encountered
by federal prohibition officers along the
Mexican border. When the waters of
the Rio Grande river are high, snug
Cling and fatalities in battles between
officers and rum runners decrease, but
when the river is low there is large
increase in both.
Officers on duty along the border
have thrown up their hands and are
exclaiming: whats the USE" For
out of the hundreds of smuggers cap
tured the few who have been convicted
received extremely light sentences and
and all of those tried on charges OF
numbering officers have been acquitted.
More Than 90 Killed in Year
The number of men killed and
wounded at this strong point in the
booze war, which has front OF | 500
miles, have totaled more than 90 in
the last year, the officers estimate, and
five of those killed have been Ameri-
can officials, four federal agents and
one police captain. Other officers have
been seriously wounded. The five Of
.hcers who made the supreme sacrifice
were killed during the last seven
months.
At no place within the borders of
the United States has the fighting be-
tween smugglers and bootleggers on
one side and prohibition officers on
the other been so deadly, so relentless,
and so colorful as around the FL Paso
district. When Villas army was ham,
mering at Jaurez there were fewer
shots exchanged and fewer casualties
than in this war over booze.
Island Bootlegger's Stronghold.
The Island" near FL Paso has be-
come a smugglers' headquarters, lit
orally a Verdun that could not be ia
ken. Every American town on the Dor
der is wet, but FL Paso is the wettest.
Enforcement has become a farce. Ell
Paso residents daily go to Jaurez,
where any of a dozen saloons will
guarantee to deliver to him at his
home in FL Paso wine, whisky, gin,
beer, mescal or tequila, and he doesn't
have to pay until it is. delivered,
! Taxicab, soft drink emporiums, bar
Der shops and hundreds of small res
Iidences in FL Paso have liquor for
sale. This is just for the retail trade.
There is a much larger traffic daily by
wholesalers, who ship wet goods all
over Texas and to the east and north
in a tidal wave that even reaches to
New York city.
No chances are being taken with
bands of smugglers. At the FL Paso
trial of a band charged with the killing
of two officers no fewer than 500 cit
liens were examined before a jury
could be selected, the majority asking
to be excused because of their senti-
ment against prohibition. Now fed
eral agents are citing this as strong
evidence that they are fighting the pub
lie as we'll as bootleggers, and that the
public supports the illicit dealers.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-12-06
TO REDUCE PAY OF
CENTRAL employees
NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT CON
FERENCE WILL BE CALLED
TO DETERMINE AMOUNT.

SAVANNAH, Gal. A. Downs,
general manager of the Central OF
Georgia railway, yesterday confirmed
the report that notice has been served
on all employees of the road, announc-
ing that a meeting between the off,
Gals of the road and the representa-
tives of the employees would be called
some time in December to discuss a
proposed reduction in wages.
A similar notice has been served OIL
all railroad employees throughout the
country, declared Mr.. Downs, and the
object of the conference is to bring
about an agreement on wages without
having to resort to the labor board.
In the event of a failure to agree
on a reduction, declared Mr.. Downs,
the railroad executives will formally
apply to the labor board to effect a
reduction in the standing wages OF the
men.
The percentage reduction will not be
governed by any agreement which the
executives might have reached at their
.confernces in Chicago during tn strike
movement. but will be SO arranged as
to meet the requirements of the sit
uation in the various parts of the COM
munity, where living conditions diff
fer
In any event, whether a reduction IS
agreed upon by the men or granted
by the labor board, such reduction,
declared Mr. Downs, would lmmed1-
ately be passed on to the public.
That reduction in railroad wages
was contemplated has been known for
some time. The executives Of the prin-
cipal lines of the country have been
in conference on the subject and have
agreed that a slash in the payroll IS
unavoidable The employees on all
roads will be asked to accept the cur
without submission of the question to
the labor board.
Permission to reduce the freight
rates on farm products by 10 per cent
is now being sought from the inter
state commerce commission.