OPENS BIG rail
PRESIDENT TAFT SWINGS GATES
OP GUNNISON RIVER BORE.
MIGHTY WORK IS FINISHED
Waters of Mountain Torrent Are
Brought six Miles Under a Granite
Ridge to Rcvlvo Beautiful But
Seml-Arld Uncompahgre Valley.
Montroso, Col., Sept. 23. As many
thousand peoplo cheered themselves
honrso tuul cannon boomed this after
noon, President William H. Tnft
opened the gates of tho Gunnison river
tunnel and admitted to tho Uncompah
gro valley tho waters of n mountain
torrent brougfit from Its rooky bed
Concrete Drop on
six miles underneath a great granlto
ridge. As tho flood that henceforth
will make Incomparably fertllo this
lovely valley camo pouring through
tho canal that conducts It to tho Un
compahgro rlvor, men and women fair
ly wept for Joy, and tho president him
solf was visibly affected. Tho open
ing of tho gates was preceded by
prayer and followed by national airs
played by a band.
Mighty Project Completed.
Thus was fittingly signalized tho
completion of tho Gunnison river tun
nel, tho first project undertaken by
tho United States government re
clamation service. Work on tho pro
ject was begun four and a half years
ago and had progressed steadily ever
slnco. Together with Its main and
distributing canals, tho tunnel will ir
rlgato 150,090 ucres of land In a val
ley naturally ono of tho most fertllo
In Colorado, but which has been semi
arid, because of tho annual summer
droughts and tho Inadequacy of tho
Uncompahgro river.
This day of tho opening of tho tun-
Along the
nol was mado tho chief day of tho
Western Slopo fair, now being held
hero. All tho morning special trains
kept coming in, from various parts
of tho otato, and at 10:30 there was a
parade of tho visitors. Early In tho
nfternoon tho explosion of u bomb
told tho peoplo that tho special train
bearing President Tuft and other gov
ernment officials had entered tho city
limits. A second bomb announced his
debarkation at tho station, and a third
was sent up as tho distinguished
guest, escorted by a great procession,
started for Elks' park.
President Taft Welcomed.
At tho park, after Introductory ro
marks by F. D. Catlln, chairman of
tbe Gunnison tunnel opening commit
too, Mayor J. Q. Allen turned tho
key of tho city over to tho guests.
Then John C. Bell dollvored tho formal
address of welcome, to which Presi
dent Taft responded briefly and
happily. Tho oxerclscs hero con
cluded with remarks by Senator
Charles J. Hughes aud Gov. John
Sbafroth. At four o'clock trains start
ed for tho west portal of tho tunnol,
whero President Taft opened tho
gates, and spocchos wero mado by I.
W. McConnoll, consulting englncor of
tho reclamation service, nnd Sonator
Horace T. DoLong of Grand Junction.
After tho return to Moutroso thero
was a reception to President Taft and
oUiors, nnd thlB evening speeches wero
delivered by a number of well-known
Coloradoans, the celebration winding
up with an Illuminated parade and py
rotechnic display.
Story of the Great Tunnel.
First of tho big government recla
mation projects to bo undertaken, tho
Gunnison river tunnel has been onoof
tho most dlfllcult to carry through.
Tho amplo waters of tho Gunnison
How through narrow valleys unsult
cd to agriculturo or through deep,
rocky canyons, whllo only n few
miles to tho west tho lovely Uncom
pahgro valley has been suffering for
water. Tho Gunuisqn, descending in
ever deepening gorges, finally plungos
Into tho niack canyon, ono of tho most
magnificent mountain gorges In tho
world. This unpromising spot was se
lected as tho starting point of tho
tunnel. Dravo engineers lowered
themselves into tho Black canyon at
points whero tho granlto walls rlso
almost perpendicularly hundreds of
feet, and after their surveys wcro com
pleted nctlvo work was started on tho
immense propect.
At gront expanse and under onor-
tho South Canal.
mous difllcuUlcs, a wagon road was
built to tho cast portal of tho tun
nol. It Is 15 miles long, and, climb
ing tho granlto rldgo between tho
canyon and tho Uncompahgro valley,
descends tho rocky wall on shelf
work. Bore Built for All Time. .
Simultaneously work was begun nt
each end of tho tunnel and at u point
several thousand feet from tho west
end, whero a shaft was sunk. As fast
as tho tunnel was driven through tho
shalo and solid rock, It was timbered,
and then tho hsnvy timbers wero
covered with impervious cement. This
gives n tunnel of solid concreto built
to withstand tho wear of ages. AH'
tho flumes, culverts, division gntcs,
drops and .other work along tho lines
of tho main canals nro built of steel
and concrete.
Tliero is no dam across tho Black
canyon at tho point vhero tho river Is
turned Into tho tunnel. Instead of
this tho tunnel Itself taps tho river
from beennth Its granlto bed. 13y
thl3 plan neither floods nor slack a
South Canal.
tor can prevent tho tunnel taking
from tho rlvor nil tho water needed.
Has Immense Capacity.
A fow statistics of this tremendous
project nro worth sotting forth. Tho
tunnel Is 30.C00 feet long, uud 11 by
13 feet lusido measurement. Tho main
canal Is :;0 foot wldo at tho bottom
and 83 feet wldo at tho top, and tho
uverago dopth of tho water Is ten
feet. Tho capacity Is 1,300 cubic feet
of water a second. After tho water
leaves tho west portal of tho tuunol
it is conducted through 12 miles of
canal to tho Uucompnbgre. Thero Is
a drop of 214 feet in this dlstanco, and
this great fall will bo utilized for en
ating power. A series of concreto
drops has boen constructed and tho
Immcnsu body of water rushing over
them is cupablo of generating nt least
10,000 horso power, which will bo util
ized In lighting tho entiro Uncompah
gro valloy by (iJcctrlclty.
Tho cost of tho tunnol and dlstrlb
utlng cuuals is over 5,000,000, and
perpetual water rights will bo sold to
actual settlers ui about $35 an aero.
Boer War C-b3t Many Horses.
Tremendous wa3 tho drain on tbo
horseflesh of tho world caused hy tho
Doer war. In that war England sent
339,329 horses and 103,000 mules to
South Africa, ifour times as many anl
mals as tho Germans took to Franco
In August, 1S70. Tamerlano led 93,000
horses over tho Hindoo Koo3h In the
conquest of Cclhl.
NEBRASKATEACHERS
PREPARATION .FOR TH1 MEETING
IN NOVEMBER.
NOT A IIOLEDAY GILEBF1ATI0N
Tho Ca6e of Thos. Majors Before tho
Supreme Court. Other Matters at
The Capital of the State.
Tho Caso of Thos. Majors.
Tho right of Thomas Majors to hold
n position on tho now Btato normal
board was argued boforo tho supremo
court. C. S. Allen nppenrcd for Ma
jors and in defense- of tho act, whllo-;
Attorney General Thompson attacked
tho now law.
Tho argument was not different
than that previously presented in
briefs. Mr. Allen defended tho vnlld-
Hy of tho net ns passed by tho last
legislature and uphold Majors' right
to n position on tho bonrd on tho
grounds that ho wns not n bouuflclnry
tinder tbo net directly, Inasmuch ns
tho appointment of tho normal board
wns changed only, tho governor being
given tho appointment and no other
matorlal chnngo being mado. Tho
legnl sldo of tho matter wnB taken up
especially In connection with tho man
ner in which tho attack on tho law
was mado. It Is alleged that tho act
wns unconstitutional and that Majors
was holding an ofllco in vlolntlon of
tho law. It was argued that If tho
law was unconstitutional that thero
would bo no second causo of tho ac
tion. Tho attorney genornl attacked Mr.
Majors' appointment on tho ground
that ho was a beneficiary of tho legis
lature which passed tho act. Other
wise ho followed tho lino of ntlnck
provlously laid down In his brief.
Tho Stnto Teachers' Association
meets in Lincoln on tho 3rd, 4th and
Gth of November 1909.
Last year's splendid nttendnnco
demonstrated tho wisdom of fixing nn
cnrller date than tlio winter holidays
nnd n dnto when nil tenchers, school
officers, nnd patrons nro most inter
ested in education. Tho Association
is not n holiday celebration It is n
meeting of earnest men and women
for mutual help and Inspiration in tho
work of making Nebraska's public
fichools tho most effective In tho
world.
Tho executive committee, tho local
committee, nnd tho Lincoln Commer
cial Club hnvo given tho most careful
attention to every detail of program
nnd local entertainment required for
ten thousand people.
A splendid program cannot benefit
thoso schools whoso ofllcerH and teach
ers are not In nttendnnco.
Whero school boards hnvo not al
ready granted their teachers tho throo
days on regular pay, tho superintend
ent of tho town and city school, nnd
tho teacher of tho country school,
should placo tho matter boforo tho
board and glvo positive assurance- that
tho timo asked will bo devoted to Im
proving tho work of the school.
If necessary dismiss school nnd
ninl;o up tho tlmo later.
You aro engaged In n great work
for a great state. Uo patriotic.
A. L. CAV1NESS,
For Executive Committee.
Not a Big Sum After All.
About fifteen hundred corporations
huvo paid the state corporation tax,
according to Secretary of State Jim
kin. Secretary of Stato Junkln now
estimutes tho total income from this
sourco, if tho law Is held to bo good
finally, to bo about $00,000. Whon
tho legislature- was considering this
matter some estimates of tho amount
of monoy that would ho brought Into
tho treasury ran ns high as $250,000
nnd $300,000. Tho number that has
paid Is thought to bo perhaps half
of tho total number of corporations In
tho state.
Union Pacific Appeals,
Tho Union Pacific has nguin ap
pealed to tho federal court tho (lam
ago suit of Gcorgo Robinson for $25,
000. Robinson wns motormnn on n
Lincoln Traction company car which
was struck by a Union Pacific train.
After fludlng Ills caso carried nwny
to tho federal court tho first timo
Robinson thought ho could keep tho
matter In tho state courts by Includ
ing tho englncor of the Union Pacific
train as a co-defendant, but tho Union
Pnclilc curried tho case Into tho snmo
court again deaplto thin nttompt to
forestall tho act.
Fewer Arrests Made.
Tho number of arrests registered
nt tho pollco station during tho first
fifteen days of tho month of Septem
ber this year thows n marked do
croaso from tho number of tho corre
sponding days In provlous years.
Thero is a decroaso of thirty-llvo from
1908; a decrease of U0 from 190;
and n decreaso of eighty-two from
1900.
Women In Convention.
Tho National Woman's Chrlatiau
Toraperanco Union convention Is to
hold In Omnha October 22 to 27. Tho
oxocutlvo committee nnd ofllclul board
will hold meetings on tho 20th und
21st. Ono evening will bo given of
tho demonstrations of department
work, and tho closing night, October
27, will bo devoted to a "Jublloo" by
tho states that have now a placo on
tho program of rejoicing ovor stato
gains in tho tompornnco movement.
Six hundred dologntos aro expected
to bo Inattondnnco aud their work Is
looked forward to with much Intorest
ARGUMENTS ON TAX CASES.
Sullivan Files Brief In the District
Court.
Judgo J. Sulllvnn, who Is for nullfl-
cation of tho law enacted by tho last
lcglslaturo providing for tho payment
of an annual license fee by corpora
tions, filed his brief In tho district
court of Lancaster county. Ho nr
goes thnt tho occupation fco charged
by the stnto Is n llconso for tho right
to do business. As n llccnso ho In
sists that tho monoy should go Into
tho school fund or municipal division
In which It Is paid, according to tho
constitution. Ho argues nlso thnt tho
dcclslvo test of n law licensing n
business Is that such business or oc
cupation shall bo under tho supervis
ion of tho government. In tho law
under dlsputo no mention Is mado of
a governmental supervision. Tho
brief refers tho court to tho section
of tho constitution which provides
thnt taxes shall bo raised by taxation
on tho valuation of nil classes of prop
erty. This section refers to persons
nnd corporations nnd thus prohibits
tho lovy ot.such n tnx ns contemplated
In tho law.
Doputy Attornoy Genornl Grant
Martin for tho stnto filed n brief in
which ho dcclnrcd It to bo tho right
of tho lcglslaturo to enact such n
law, oven It It did refer only to
corporations nnd not to Individuals.
Corporations nro creatures of tho law,
ho argued, nnd nro given liberties not
enjoyed by tho people, llo upholds
tho law In every respect.
Railroads Must Obey.
It Is up to tho railroads of tho stato
to post in their cars n copy of tho
law relating to drinking of liquor on
trnlus. Complaint having been mado
Informally to tho railway commission
thnt drinking hnd boon permitted on
trains nnd that tho notices provided
In the law had not been posted in
tho cars. At n meeting of tho com
mission It was decided to insist thnt
tho notices bo posted.
Tho law provides that it Is n misde
meanor for any porson to bo drunk on
n train or to drink liquor on n trnln.
It is mndo tho duty of tho conductor
to notify tho drinking passenger to
stop, and if the passenger fails to
obey tho first suggestion tho conduc
tor is to repent It. Then It is tho
duty of tho conductor to oust the
passenger nt somo station. No pen
alty Is attached to tho train cvow if
tho lnw is not obeyed.
Ben T. Whlto of tho Northwestern
Informed tho commission thnt his road
had sovoral suits started agalnBt it
for putting drunks off of tho trnln.
Increase In Railroad Business.
The state business of Nobrnska
railroads for tho year ending Juno
30, 1909, nB compared with tho pre
vious year, shown n tremendous in
crease, car load freight business for-i
warded showing nn lucronso of 34 per
cent, less thnu enr lond shipments un
Increase of C per cent, car load busi
ness received showing an Increase of
14 per cent, whllo tho Increaso In pns
sengcr business within tho stato Is 7
per cent. Theso flguros nro gleaned
from tho roports filed with tho stato
railway commission.
Reduced Rates Asked.
Tho Stato Ruilwny commission con
sidered tho application of Fred En
field, manager of tho tolophono com
pnny nt Lyons that was formerly n
part of tho Roll system, for permis
sion to red u co IiIb rates to meet com
petition, nnd nlso tho protost of II. S.
Johnson, mnungor of tho Independent
company, which has lowered tho tol
ophono rales at Lyons nnd which Is
competing with Enilold's compnny. En
field wns allowed to put in lower rntos.
Mr. Johnson declares that Mr. En
Held is moroly operating tho exchange
at Lyons for tho Roll compnny and
that tho salo Is n subterfuge, while
Mr. Enfield declares that ho is tho
owner of the plnnt and thnt It Is ne
cessary for him to reduce his rates to
hold bin own ugnlust tho rival com
pany. Inspection of National Guard.
Under general order No. 20, Major
E. II. Pholps, assistant Inspector gen
eral of tho Nebraska Natlonnl Guard,
will begin his Inspection of companlorf
Octohor 4. The tlireo companies now
in Omnha will bo Inspected Decombor
1, 2 nnd 3. An Inspection of nrmorlcs
will bo mndo at tbo samo tlmo thnt
tho companies nro inspected.
Grain Movement Heavy.
Grain movements In Nobrnska nro
much heavier now than a year ago,
according to roporlB filed with tho
stato railway commission. For tho
twenty-four-hour period ending nt 4
p. m. September 15 thero wore 450
cars loaded for shipment, against 207
last year. Cars ordered for loading
nro 1,357 this year, us agninst 839 last
year.
Money for Prize Cattle,
Secretary Mollor rocolvcd a chock
for $823 from tho Amorlcan Shorthorn
Breeders' association. This represents
tho nmount tho association gives In
promluras to tho oxhlbltor3 at tho
Nebraska stato fair.
List of Delinquent Corporations.
Walker Smith, corporation cleric to
tho faccrotury of otato, Is about to cor
tlfy to tho governor tho nnmos of five
thousand corporations which have
failed to pay their occupation tax as
provided in tho lnw enacted by tho
recent legislature. Tho governor will
then' designate two dally papers In
which tho unmos of tho delinquent
corporations aro to bo published for
one Issuo. Under tho law tho char
ters or thoao which hnvo not pnld tho
tax by November 30 aro to bo doctored
cancelled,
Autumn
Tho costumo nt tho left Is of soft cloth In n "dregs of wino" shado,
trimmed with n heavy raised embroidery In tho snmo shado. This embroidery
oltnulntcs n bolero nnd trims tho underskirt.
Tho princess tunic Is ornamented nt the bottom with buttons nnd forma
n sort of tnblcr attached on each sldo to n girdle of tho material, tho rounded
ends of which nro fnstoncd with buttons.
Tho yoko is of white lnco bordered on each sldo with a band of tnffota
or liberty.
Tho other costumo Is of plum-colored taffeta or cloth. It forms a princess
tunic with llttlo hIcovob and is turned up nt tho bottom. It is ornnmontcd in
front with straps of cord and passementerie buttons, mid Is finished around tho
neck and sleovos with u cord embroidery.
Tho undorsleoves aro of Irish lace colored to match tho gown, nnd tho
llltlo chemisette Is of whlto tucked tulle. Tho lower part of tho skirt la gntn
ored at tho top and sot on underneath tho tunic, forming n deep flounco.
YOUNG GIRL'S PARTY
Cream sorgo costumes nro nlwnya
so nice, nnd this would bo a Binnrt
stylo In which to mnko ono. Tho Bklrt
Is mado with n senm up tho left sldo
of front, It is wrapped and stitched
twice, and has silk-covered buttons
sown on the irisldo. Tho scinl-flttlng
cont fastens on tho bust with buttons
nnd cords, braid to mntch Is put twlco
round tho entiro cont, nnd also edges
tho sleeves.
Hat of whlto straw, trimmed with a
wreath of (lowers.
Mntorlals required: Six nnd ono-hnlf
yards sergo 48 Inches wldo, sovon
ynrds braid, two dozon buttons, 3
yards coat lining.
Girl's Preparedness.
Thoro is something very pltlablo
about n girl. Sho wenrs calico, but
talks knowingly about tho latest styles
In silks. Her home Is furnished plain
ly, but sho knows tho latest styles In
furnituro; sho known how tho silver
waro should bo arranged at dinners,
tho latest stitch for tho marking of
monograms on tho finest tablo dam
ask, tho etlquetto to bo obsorved nt a
dinner, n reception or n ball, although
sho never attended nnythlng moro
than n neighborhood party In her
life. Her father's monthly incorao
is not as largo as tho pin money
n rich girl would spend In a day, but
sho knows what tho rich girl should
wear and buy to bo In touch with tho
times. Sho is, In short, prepared
at nny tlrno to marry a rich man
nnd bocomo a society lender. Atch
ison Globo,
Mark Children's Clothes.
Buy n flvo-cent bolt of whlto linen
tape; cut In small pieces nnd write
a child's namo on onch pleco. Pasto
their nnmcB written Jn black Ink on
white pieces, Insldo each overshoe,
gloves, mitten and cap, and ns n re
sult tho children's garments .never
get mixed up or lost at school or
church.
Costumes
CHARACTER REVEALED BY HAT
Tho Observant Can Tell at a Glance
What Manner of Person Is
Wearing It.
Thnt thero is any character to bo
displayed in the cholco nnd mnnnor,
of wearing n lint will doubtless bo n
rovolntlon to many girls. But n girl
who Is nt nil observing can toll from
tho lint another woman wears what
manner of person It Is with whom she
Is dealing.
Thero Ib n little round black hat,
with scarcoly any nttompt nt trim
ming, except n lint, black bow. This
hat Is sure to bo worn by n little old
maid, ono who Is sweetened rather
than soured by her single lot. Sho In,
ono who Is absorbed In other people's
children.
A simple llttlo toque worn with n
veil Indicates tho girl of groat com
mon scuso. Nothing especially star
tling or original about her. Just a
good sort.
The girl who chooses n hat with
abrupt angles, who always has wings
or stiff, conventional trimming on her,
hats, and who never wears flowers, is
nnollier kind nltogothcr. You mny ali
ways know her to bo determined, Ini
dupondent, und If given hnlf n chnuco,
sho will bo domineering.
Thero Is n sort of soft, elusive,
feathery kind of creation that Is worn
by somo women. A mnn would say
sho was distinctly femlnlno, womanly
In nil sho did. But sho Is more than
this sho Is subtle, eluslvo nnd charm
ing. Sho is tho girl all men think
they would llko to marry, but thoro
aro not enough of this sort to go
round.
Bed Coverings.
As fall advances and tho country
wife is preparing hor houso for tho
cooler days, she will find nn excellent
substitute for filmy swlss nnd not cov
erings upon her bed in cotton taf
feta. It can bo purchased In pretty
colors nnd finished with n flouueo of
the samo material. Ono can appllquo
lmmenso llowor motifs to tho cover
should n color bo desired. Thoro nro
flower patterns in crctonno thnt great
ly rcsomblo Blordermlor and thoy look
artistic on cotton tnffota. Tho latest
cover Is perfectly squaro und sections
are cut out at each corner so that tho
straight valanco can fall perfectly flat
around tho bed nnd will not bo tucked
up nt corners. But tho fcaturo Is this:
A strip of laco Insertion, cotton ori
ental braid or somo fancy trlmmlug Is
stitched to outline tho top of the bed
or box portion, and tho edges of tbo
straight valnnco nro trimmed with
short ruillos of llowored lawn. Theso
aro wonderfully pretty, especially
whon lawn Is used to strip tho covor.
. Blue Tweed Suit.
A tweed suit for tho nutumn Is of
dark bluo with a suggestion of pur
plo nud sepia In tho pattern. It has
n long coat, not fastcued with tho
ubiquitous three buttons abovo tho
kneo, but with n looso drooping bolt
resting on tho hips and falling lowor
in front llko a utnull boy's "Fronch"
suit. This bolt and tbo facings of
tho cout uro of purplo kid or lino
leather.
Toilet Powder.
For chafing or prickly heat, brown
flour In tho skillet nnd Bift twice until
lino. For ordinary uso a rtreparatlon
of one-third ltarp ncld to, two-tulrUn
