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Arizona republican., 1922-03-16

available for irrigation in the upper
valley. The most feasible sites occur
at points where this would be an oD-
lection TO such use. because II would
leave in an arid state lands that
might otherwise be irrigated IN the
upper basin. Such result would be
a distinct waste of resources, as IN
yestigations show that there is sur
ffcient quantity OF water TO furnish
an adequate supply TO all OF the lands
in the basin that can be feaslbly
reached by gravity or reasonable
pumping lifts. There will. OF course
be local exceptions to this where the
areas can be reached only by tripu-
taries in which the local supply Is IN
sufficient, but this is aside from the
main question.
In addition to the above waste, the
regulation of waters from the upper
river in accordance with irrigation
needs in the lower valley would be
distinctly out OF harmony with the
best use of these waters for power
in the canyon regions where the
power resources predominate.
Fortunately, the investigations at
Boulder canyon have shown the feas-
ibility of high dam at that point
which, If built, would furnish storage
as shown in the following table:
Capacity Table
Boulder Canyon Reservoir
computed from original planetable
sheefS. scale in EQUALS / mile.)
Arizona republican., 1922-03-16
CONDENSED REPORT ON
LOWER COLORADO GIVEN
RECENTLY TO SECY. FALL

Through the courtesy of Arthur p Davis, director
OF the United States reclamation service The Repub-
can is publishing herewith condensed copy prepared
by Mr. Davis, of his report under date of February A,
1922 to Secretary of the Interior Fall in reference to the
problems of the lower Colorado river BASIN
The information contained in the report should be
Of value in forming an intelligent opinion to the best
methods Of meeting these problems from the standpoint
of the best welfare of the people of the entire state of
Arizona.
Arizona republican., 1922-03-16

The control of the floods. and de-
velopment of the resources of the
Colorado river are peculiarly national
problems for several good reasons:
1. The Colorado river is interna-
tional.
2. The stream and many of its
tributaries are interstate.
3. 1t is a navigable river.
4. It's waters may be made to serve
large areas OF public lands naturally
desert in character.
5. It's problems are Of such naagni-
tude rs to be beyond the reach of
other than national solution.
That these problems are national In
character, scope and magnitude, was
recognized by the act of congress ap
proved May is, 1920, entitled AN Act
to provide for an examination andre
port on the condition and possible ir-
rigation development OF the Imperial
Valley in California" which forms the
authority for this report.
A broad consideration OF the vari-
Gus problems of the Imperial valley
and of the lands which can be irri-
gated at a reasonable cost from
known sources Of water supply by di
version of water from the Colorado
river at Iaguna DAM" as required by
the act under which this report is
made, involves a comprehensive study
of the entire Colorado basin, which
the law recognized in section 5, where
report was required upon "the effect
on the irrigation development of the
other sections or localities ="
This report will therefore include
general review of the conditions and
water resources of the entire Colo
rado basin.
were required on five principal lines:
l. Quantity and regularity of water
supply for irrigation.
?. Protection from the floods of
Colorado river.
g. Storage facilities available.
4. Available land for irrigation.
). Canal systems required to serve
these lands.
The water supply of the Colorado
basin has been measured at various
points for many years, and large
number of gaging stations in different
parts Of the basin have been main
tained for varying periods. The meas
urements have mostly been made by
the geological survey. but some of
them have been conducted by the
reclamation service, and some by the
interested states. So far as available
and pertinent they are condensed in
this report, and are an essential part
thereof.
The drainage area OF the Colorado
river is $4,000 square miles. distrib-
uted az shown in table A.
The water supply from the various
branches is also shown in this table
and is by no means in proportion to
the area drained, the discrepancy be-
ing due to the wide diversity of cli-
matte and topographic conditions.
The rim of the basin whence the
streams take their sources is COM
posed largely of high mountain
ranges. On the north and east the
Wind River mountains and the ranges
of the Continental divide are the
highest and furnish the greatest
water supply. This is especially true
OF the Rocky mountains in north CEN
trail Colorado, and for this reason the
,1,n off from that region is far greater
n proportion to area than that OF any
other part OF the basin.
The area OF the drainage basin or
the Colorado river OF approximately
pa 900 square miles, is divided among
The political divisions as follows:
Arizona republican., 1922-03-16
eilt Deposit Data

rba colorado River and most OF us
.-,i,,,taries have been for many CEN
tl-.3es tripus and stiil are, eroding their beds
tuties, Ss,,T,i.s ,, and carrying large quantl-
and s, nS pS Sediment, part of which are
ties t,iSesooited oi on the alluvial valleys dur.
depoS,eri ,,e,iods of overflow. and part
ing 20 -Ju he Gulf of California where
a. continually extending ana en-
grgiug its delta IL ostimates on
rTablc r. shows the
ebich this table IS paseu'
Arizona republican., 1922-03-16

Total .'.'s'sF'' ....., a
some of the areas in Arizona ana
california are very indefinite oWins
~ the absence of definite topograpiaiIc al..
diyides and the contributions ol "alei 's
ii.~;ble The volume Of contributory
sste,. l,slg from the different states, while
mot separately measured, is in the
faiiouine order Colorado, Utah, Wy
on,ing. Arizona, New Mexico. Nevada
= The 1, various branches OF the Colo
rado drain the following areas. ~.
Iauo Square miles
Arizona republican., 1922-03-16

CAPACITY AND AREA CURVES
BOULDER CANYON RESERVOIR
PROPOSED
Arizona republican., 1922-03-16
Difference in favor Or Boulder

canyon ...........-...- 264
Considering the population and in
dustiial importance of the Pacific
coast region. this market is the larg-
est Of all the prospective markets, and
neither development could at present
be justified financially without IT,
The advantage in transmission dis
tance Of 250 miles is Of course de-
cisive. In fact the transmission of so
much power a distance OF $50 miles
though physically possible, can hardly
be considered today commercially
feasible under the conditions sur
rounding th's rroblcm.
" woul o firl q power
-..-- -.-.-u S.l.c- lAg-c remote
Arizona republican., 1922-03-16
OapHCIty 7 duIV
Boulder Canyon Rsservoi

computed from original pIahelapIe
sheets; scale, in. equals mile)
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-08
Canals and Industry.

While New York is working day and night
to prevent the construction of the St Lawrence
Great Lakes waterway, a canal which would
mean unprecedented prosperity for the middle
western states and for America in general
central Europe is working for a waterway of
her own which promises to revolutionize COM
merce in her territory. America, the richest
nation in the world and the nation with COM
paratively low national debt, is to let Europe,
war-ridden and all but in the hands of re-
ceivers, set example in internal develop
ment and canal construction.
Whatever may be said of Europe, we are
forced to recognize that the Europeans are out
after business Holland, Germany, Czecho-SIo-
fakia, Austria, Hungary and Rumania-all of
them with tremendous debts and high taxes
are planning to cooperate in the construction
Of a waterway which will connect the Black
Sea with the North Sea and which will not only
make interchange of business possible, but
permit a greater increase in exporting by get
ting goods to the coast cheaply and quickly
Europe, which was engaged in a great civil
war only few years ago, is working together
at last for business prosperity and economic
development-but Americas fasteners seem to
be unwilling to cooperate IN a waterway propo-
stion which will help the central west without
working any injury or handicap the east.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-08
Mrs. Asquith and the News.

Mrs. Margot Asquith, late visitor and
guest from England, who repaid our hospitality
while here by giving us several things to smile
at in her conversations with newspaper report
ers, now that she is safe across the Canadian
border, is seiding back some Parthian arrows
by saying some things about us which the Eng
lish would characterize rather wicked. Mrs.
Asquith is particularly sharp in her structures
upon and criticisms of American newspapers.
She says they made her giddy with headlines,
murders, scandals, Mary Pickford, Fatty Ar
buckle, bootleggers- that's all one can find.
There is no thought-no serious study of what
men are doing in the world"
To the intelligent American this is an in
dictment of the decent American press. but it is
a revelation to the mental attitude and the
taste of Mrs. Asquith, who either must have
been reading a very yellow class of newspapers
while here or if reading the other kind have
read but department If Mrs. Asquith
could not find good reading in a good Amefi-
can newspaper it must be because she was
looking for something else.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-08
Bootleg Whisky Poison.

According to the industrial school division
of the prohibition commissioners department
there is an organization engaged in wholesale
of converting it into bootleg whisky Denatured
alcohol can be purchased in the open market
for % cents gallon, and this organization pur-
ports to nullify the poisonous character of the
chemists have ascertained that the process of
changing denatured alcohol into so-called
whisky requires the either of bichloride of
mercury, lysol, formaldehyde or some other
similar disinfeCtant. and that after this opera
ton is completed the fluid must be colored and
in order to do this iodine is being used in many
instances, we'll as lead, copper and zinc pos-
ons.
The resultant mixture is liquor which, al
though it closely resembles grain alcohol in
color. and odor, nevertheless contains enough
poisonous elements of wood alcohol to be seri-
Gus menace 20 the life of those who take a
chance in using it. In addition to the poison
Gus elements of denatured alcohol which re-
main in the liquor the poisonous ingredients
used in Transforming it seriously affect the
tissues of the body. According to the govern
ment industrial alcohol division the liquor thus
produced does not kill or bring about total
blindness Immediately does wood alcohol,
but it attacks the digestive organis in such
way as to produce total paralysis within a year
or two and eventually blindness and death
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-08
For an Unbiased Inquiry.

The proposed congressional Investigation
into the record Of Governor Reilly of Porto
Rico ought to be unbiased and without tinge OF
partisanship. II it becomes simply partisan
defense of the administration or an attempt on
some of Mr.. Reys opponents in Porto Rico its
usefulness might be destroyed. There is no
Iced for a defense of President Harding in the
matter Every administration is expected to
make certain appointments that prove unsatis-
factory. The only reasonable criticism lies
when a proved mistake is not corrected. Very
likely it will be possible to demonstrate that
undesirable politicians are among those opposed
to the governor. That is beside the point. The
question is whether Mr.. Reilly is serving COM
petently as governor of Porto Rico. That is
what the inquiry should attempt to ascertain.
If he is not then he should be removed.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-08

winter in the open in this climate, and yet one
of the birds is reported to have been under OBJ
servation all winter in Illinois. This bird, it
was supposed, escaped from a cage. 1t is
rather hard to believe that the flaming cardinal
can be seen in this part OF the country in mid
winter when snow is deep on the ground. Yet
the fact is sometimes reported. Why most
birds in this latitude are not winter residents.
and others are, is problem that the orintholo-
gists cannot solve to their satisfaction Some
of the strongest and hardest go south in the
fall and some of the frailest endure the rigors
of northern winter. That atom of feathers,
the chickadee, keeps warm and cheerful and
finds abundant food in frigid Illinois. Birds
of brilliant hue are associated with the far
south in winter, but who is more of a dandy
than the blue jay, who picks up a living and
sounds his strident calls all winter long in Rock
Island? Song birds are migrants with hardly
an exception.
Migration takes place in the dark hours.
This seems no longer to be disputed. One day
there is not visitor from Florida or the Caro-
lnas to be seen, and the following morning
the van of an army has arrived. The notes OF
a migrating flock can sometimes be heard
overhead all through the night Instinct must
guide the pilots, as no landmark can be seen.
Now and then rare specimen is noted in the
north in the summer months
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-08
Further Promotion on Merit.

Following the policy that elevated DR.. HUI
bert Work from the office of first assistant
postmaster general to that of head of the de-
partment to succeed Postmaster General Will
H. Hays, President Harding has appointed
John H. Bartlett of New Hampshire to succeed
Dr. Work as first assistant This, too, is an
advancement, as Mr.. Bartlett is at present
chairman of the civil service commission.
In further pursuit Of recognition of merit,
A. f. Germer, chief postoffice inspector at
Chicago, is understood to be slated for the posi-
ton of second assistant postmaster general, in
place of the late Edward H. Shaughnessy. Mr..
Germer is well known here inspector,
having been connected with the Chicago office
for years.
Mr.. Bartlett, the new first assistant post
master general. is a man of considerable ex-
perience is broad minded and efficient.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-08
Uncle Sam Not Santa Claus.

For reasons of enlightened self-interest the
United States is interested that Europe get on
its feet Deprecated currency, international
deots balanced national budgets, economies in
armament, freer trade-all these matters affect
the well being of the and wheat and cat
tie and cotton farmer, as well the American
manufacturer. Yet it is questionable whether
such conference should be called by the United
States as has been proposed by congress.
There are several countries that would re-
gard such a move as indication that America
is ready to play Santa Claus That would be
demoralizing. The world needs to get down
to brass tacks. 1t cannot be saved by philan-
thropy. Europe needs radical remedies. But
it is primarily Europes problem 1t would be
well to wait and see what Europeans have to
offer, what sacrifices they are willing to make,
and then to consider what America can do.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-08
INTRODUCE BILLS
IN PARLIAMENT TO
MAKE SWEDEN DRY

Stockholm.-Advo of pro-
hibition in Sweden have introduced
several bills in parliament intend
ed to clear the way for making the
country wholly dry or at least dry
in spots.
Both houses of parliament have
adopted bill authorizing the gov
eminent to submit to a general
consultative referendum the pro-
hibition question or any other on
which the parliament desires a
popular vote.
1t is understood, however, the
government will not ask parliament
for a prohibition referenduA in this
session.
AS the referendum is only con-
sultative, the approval of parlia-
ment will be necessary to enact its
decision into law.
One measure introduced in the
Rigsdag would confer power upon
municipalities to prohibit the sale
Of alcoholic liquors.
The experience of the United
States under the prohibition amend
ment is being watched closely by
both 'wets" and "drys" and both
sides Of the campaign to outlaw
John Barleycorn are making use
of reports from America.
Sweden is now under a rationing
system limiting the amount of in
toxicants any person may purchase
In any month.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-08
Make 1t Snappy.


Proponents of what is called
supervised play in the field of ply
steal education often teach that
unless exercise is made amusing
or pleasurable it is Of little health
value. This is an error. Even
though exercise is hateful duty
and hateful it is to the people VINO
need it most-it is nevertheless OF
great health value. The truth Of
the matter is that the play interest
is to be encouraged simply because
it makes some persons take exer-
else who might otherwise neglect
it. With all due consideration for
the psychological bearing of play
interest, but without forgetting the
physiological aspect, 1 think one
derives the same benefit from run
ming a mile whether he is trying to
catch the last train home or just
working" One absorbs exact y
the same amount of oxygen while
initiating a tire on a hot dusty road
with his wife offering suggestions
as he does with his neighbours wife
registering anxiety.
The important thing is to learn
to take sweating philosophically in
any case. Some people become
fused up when they begin to sweat
a little, because they harbor false
conception of sweating. They
should learn that it is a sign of
health and vigor and good function
al efficiency to sweat with exercise,
1t is mistake to avoid sweating.
What ever kind of exercise you
may rely on as daily medicine,
make it snappy. If you take two
miles of oxygen on the hoof do It
with vim and vigor, step lively,
maintain smart posture, and don't
SLOUGH or drag along. If the aim is
to avoid exertion of course one can
crawl a mile somehow without US
ing the muscles any to speak of,
but the right kind of walking brings
nearly all the muscles into play and
the immediate effect of this is i'm
proved circulation. Thus an in
dividua1 with enlarged or dilated
veins (vericose veins) in the legs
finds relief by a smart walk, where =
as he makes matters worse by Just
amblfng along in a listless stroll.
Persons with low grade chronic
rhinitis, who stuff up and run on
going out in the cold, will generally
find that if they stay out long
enough and walk fast enough or
otherwise make vigorous use of the
muscles, the STIFFNESS clears up
and the nose once more resum es
its function. Likewise with per
sons who complain of being so
easily chilled when they are ex-
posed to the weather.
When exercise is taken with
enough snap and vigor to bring on
increased breathing, the heart
muscle is developed and the re-
serve power of the heart is aug
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-08
Spring Bird Migration.

1t is established fact that the feathered
tribe no more come and go by rule than human
beings In birds instinct is not unerring Espe-
cially is this true of the spring migration.
Single song sparrows, robins, blue birds and
even wood thrushes sometimes arrive in the
vicinity of Rock Island in a mild interval
while winter is at halt Before the migrants
have had chance to take their bearings and
hook around for forage blizzard may be loosed
from the north and January push March aside
to hold the country in iron grip for several
days The song sparrow's trill is silenced and
the robin is gone from the revisited lawn to
which perhaps It returns every year. Some of
these migrants pay the penalty of optimism
with their lives. It is not until the end of
March the first days of April that the early
spring birds arrive in numbers.
To report the sight of a blue bird as Janu-
airy is going out, robin at any time before
the middle of February, or song sparrow when
snow still blankets the earth and the mercury
is low in the tube, is to run the risk of being
suspected as nature faker. Yet blue bird
has been observed in Rock Island in January,
and it never seems too early to come upon a
cheerful robin or a minstrel sparrow. The
the winter, but migrant robin has an air all
his own. Wood thrushes are reported to have
been seen in this neighborhood as early as
Feb. "a.
There Is probably no hard and fast rule
for the arrival Of bird migrants. The venture
some DEFY weather and fate Who knows the
impulse IN the soul of bird? 1t seems in
cxadihle to most OF rs chat q mocktu< bird could
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-08
For Moderate Ship Subsidy.

Americans have never favored ship subsidy.
The idea has always been opposed as calculated
to enrich favored few at the expense of the
many. 1t remains to be seen whether this old
attitude will change now in response to changed
conditions. The presidents proposal brings the
subject to the fore. Affecting as it does such
big, vital American interests, it deserves full
discussion The situation is rather simple. The
United States has always wanted a big mer-
chant marine. Now it has one-idle on its
hands and eating its head off, with standing
charges. 1t is question whether this great
merchant fleet, built for war emergency, shall
be utilized fully for peaceful purposes and
maintained for auxiliary use in case of war
1t is question whether it is possible to save
the fleet without artificial stimulation 1t is
also a question whether American industry and
commerce can thrive and flourish, as they
should if the feet is allowed to deteriorate and
melt away.
The generally accepted view is that Ameri-
can prosperity depends primarily on a flourish
ing export trade and that the best guarantee of
such a trade is competent fleet of American
vessels to carry the goods. At present most
of these ships are idle because beusiness is dull
md because 1t Is not profitable to operate them.