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The Washington herald., 1908-07-19
PURTRICATION OF SEWAGE
Electricity Does the Work in g
California Plant.
Cost Estimated at About Fifty Cents
for Each Million CAL
Ions Treated.

From TIE Scientific American.
The Installation has Just been complst-
ed at Santa Monica. Cal, OF the FIRST cleo
trio plant for the publication OF sewage
to be erected IN the United States The
system Is known as the Harris magnetic
electrolytic process. II will be ready for
operation just as soon as the necessary
outfall pipes can be laid.
The plant consists Of two wooden tanks.
each thirty feet long. two feet wide. and
eighteen inches deep Each tank Is
equipped with ten sets OF electrodes and
ten electrO-magnets weighing 800 pounds
each The electrodes are fitted with
steam pipes for use IN cleansing them
The electric energy IS supplied BY a d.
rect-current generator OF special con
struction. equipped with a motor and
separate EXETER.
A generator OF this pattern Is required
70 OBTAIN perfect results. as the requisite
IS low voltage and high amperage. in op-
position TO the requirements for power
and light
The plant IS located IN a concrete cham
Der which Is equipped with two COM
partments sealed tight. into which the
sewage IN pumped from the receiving
basin. The purpose Cf these chambers Is
TO secure an equalized flow through the
electric tanks. and their combined ca
pacity is I.0oo.000 gallons Per day.
After leaving these sealed chambers
OF forebays. the sewage Is allowed to flow
into the tanks in sufficient volume 70
cover the electrodes and the magnets TO
turned on as the sewage flows steadily
over the wires and enters the outfau pipe
BY that time II IS supposed 70 be oder
less and perfectly harmless
What actually happens as the sewage
passes through these charged tanks has
not been scientifically determined: bit
experience has demonstrated that IS the
electric energy required for the operation
OF the plant Is held. the effect is 70 I'm
mediately release the hydrogen, arl as
IL leaves the water the oxygen Is re-
leased
The constituents OF water being oxygen
and hydrogen. the releasing OF the lat
ter precipitates all OF the Inorganic mat
ter. and the releasing Of the former
forms an ozone. which IS responsible for
the burning OF oxidation OF the organic
matter The result is that the sewage
becomes Immediately purified. and II
passed through sand or other filter ap-
pears as pure sparkling water.
Experiments have demonstrated that
the cost OF the electric energy required
for the operation OF the plant will not
be IN excess OF 50 cents for each Loo. 90
gallons treated The plant IS being in
stalled by c. P Chandler and I. C.
Lautzenheiser. who have contracted to
operate It during a period Of sixty days
TO the satisfaction Of the city council
At the end OF that test period. should the
system prove TO be a success. the city
viii purchase the plant, IRE approximate
cost Of which Is $1,000
The Washington herald., 1908-07-19
Nrotnrinr In PnIe.tin.

Apropos Of the trip Of American tour
lists who were the first 10 enter Palestine
with q motor car. the consul at Jersuse-
lem, Thomas r Wallace. reports. under
date OF April Is, 1sOS. that the tour was
made with ease. even roads that had been
pronounced impractioable for motor cars
being traversed without difficulty He
says that great interest has been aroused
throughout the district, and that a num-
Der Of people are talking Of investing in
cars He recommends a light strong car,
with good clearance. a good hill climber,
and OF medium price. and suggests that
a repair and supply shop would add great
" 10 the chance Of sales At present per
mission from the Turkish imperial gov
eminent must be obtained 10 travel
through the country in motor cars
The Washington herald., 1908-07-19
RaiIroads selling scrap.

Preparatory to entering the market for
new materials. several OF the larger rail-
roads are conducting sales OF scrap iron
and other old materials Bids have been
received by the Pennsylvania Railroad for
the sale OF 2o.Oo0 tons OF old rails and 5000
tons OF miscellaneous scrap iron The
bids are being scheduled and the pu--
chasers will be announced within a few
days. The Reading and Central Railroad
of New Jersey is Offering 5000 tons 0f
scrap. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
has asked bids for 4.0o0 tons. and the
Norfolk and Western management would
like TO dispose Of about !. 900 tons Of scrap.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-19

New York. July I7.-Being more or less
familiar with the fads and frailties OF bad
men in big cities, William S. Devery has
invented 8 device for frightening away
burglars He has formed a concern known
as the William S. Devery Burglar Alarm
Company, with headquarters at 240 West
Thirteenth street
The device is simple. II consists OF a
percussion cap attached 70 door or
window IN such a way that when the
The Washington herald., 1908-07-19

burglar comes bang" goes the contriv-
ance and the bad man tumbles over-not
dead, but scared limp.
It's all shown in the circular. II would
be possible 20 adjust the thing 50 that
the burglar would set something more
than a scare. but thus far the apparatus
Is said 10 have worked 50 successfully Il
isn't necessary 20 make work for the
coroner.
AS shown in the advertising matter. the
The Washington herald., 1908-07-19
CROPS WITH NO RAIN.
Vegetables Grow in Syria without
Artificial IRRIGATION.

AENEHclaA irrigation.
In Syria and Palestine the farmers
need rain. From the beginning OF april
until October there Is practically no rain,
yet In July the fields TEEN with a viEor-
Gus growth OF watermelons. tomatoes. Gu
cumbers, SC, all fiOuTishing without ar
tiacial watering, although at that tine
no rain has fallen for many weeks. In
fact. the Syrian peasant. from the mo-
ment the seed has been s0Vn, prays that
no rain may fall
During the period OF growth OF a crop
the surface OF the soil 20 a depth OF SIX
or eight inches IS perfectly dry and loose.
Below this surface layer Will be found
moist soil. in which the roots extend and
grow vigorously In the moist subsoiI
plants continue 70 grow until late au-
tUunn- When the crop Is removed in the
autumn the rains commence. and the
land is PlOwed after each heavy rain as
soon as the soil begins 70 dry.
Two primary objects are kept IN view
IN plowing. 70 furnish a favorable surface
for taking up all the water, and to pre-
vent its upward evaporation from the
subson The great point is 10 keep the
upper six inches OF soil perfectly loose
and friable. so that the moisture fro.u
below is not drawn upward and lost in
evaporation. but does net ascend higher
than the compact subsOn that is not brok-
IN up By the plOw-
For this reason the blowing is shallow,
averaging from four 20 six inches IN
depth. When the tine for sowing the
seed arrives the land is ploVed 10 a
depth Of about six inches. and the seed is
sOwn from an arrangement attached to
the plow. falls on the damp subsoil. and
is covered by the soil closing over behind
the plowshare-
From this time the upper stratum OF
loose soil prevents the escape Of moist
ure upward beyond the wet subson on
which the seeds rest, and into which their
roots. after the process Of termination,
md
The Washington herald., 1908-07-19
What Eric Canal Cost

While the Erie barge canal viii cost
SI5i. 90, ,0oe. about one-third OF the esti-
mated cost OF the Panama Canal. the
magnitude Of the work exceeds that at
Panama The present Erie Canal is about
so miles long. and for this distance the
barge canal follows the old route for only
q per cent, or 81 miles For the other
251-0dd miles the canal is laid out on
what Is practically another route. follow
ing their rivers and lakes. an old route
10 travel by water. which was used by
the pioneers who settled the western part
- ae state.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-19
Printing Firm Buys Building

Judd & Detweiier. the weIl-known print
ing firm, have purchased from the estate
Of Dr. Daniel Clark the building occu-
pied by the firm for many years. at AZ
Eleventh street northwest. The price
paid is said to have been $4,000. The
property fronts IS feet on Eleventh street
and the depth Of the lot Is a little more
than 1o0 feet The contents Of the lot Is
5-504 square feet The building is a four
story structure. built Of brick. and was
erected by Daniel Clark twenty or more
years ago.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-19
Financing stored Cotton In Japan

Consul Hunter Sharp. of Kobe. advises
that the value OF raw cotton Imported
into Japan during the first three months
Of 1908 was s1s,24s,44s. against 1s,sl2. SIS
during the same period last year. Owing
10 trade depression there is a congestion
in stocks. II is stated that the Bank Of
Japan has been asked to rediscount bills
on consignments Of raw cotton, and it is
understood that the redisccunting viii be
granted only on the stocks OF cotton
stored IN warehouses named By the bank
The Washington herald., 1908-07-19
on Company Way Resume.

After having been in the hands OF the
receivers since February. 1904. the Hous-
ton OH Company. It Is expected, viii be
returned 10 the stockholders probably this
month. an agreement having been reached
with the Kirby Lumber Company and a
plan OF REORGANIZATION having been ap-
proved by large majority Of the stock
holders knowledge OF this settlement IS
responsible for the strength and activity
displayed by the stock recently.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-19
AMERICA HAS THE LINES.
Telegraph Facilities Excel Those Of
Any other Country.


According 70 a detailed report on the
worlds telegraph systems Just issued by
the Berlin International Bureau OF Postal
Statistics the United States Is easily FIRST
as regards length OF lines. the total being
i.lsa.e55 miles, or about three times as
much as Great Britain or France. which
have 2s6-353 and 291 20 miles OF wIre. re-
spectiveiy. Germany has the largest tele-
graph system IN Europe. 451.O35 miles
Russia. with Siberia included. has only
1881 miles Of wire.
As regards the number of tsiegrams
handled Tor the year. Great Britain heads
the list. with nearly S4.oo0.00o messages,
the United States coming next with 65.-
10000. France stands third with nearly
5Sooe.ooo. and Germany fourth with g, 2,50o.-
GO MESA Ees-
The United States g again first with re-
gard 10 revenue derived from the tele-
graphs. s.. .G00. co. while the Russian
treasury benefited by $40, 90, 200, Great
Britain drawing &15,S0O. coo. Germany
Ssseo.ooo. and France s7.so0.ooo for the
year
The Washington herald., 1908-07-19
TRANSPORT FISH ALIVE
This Is Done in Germany in n Most
Satisfactory Manner.

This Is Done In Germany in n Most
Satisfactory Manner.
Transportation Of live nsh is an estab-
lished fact IN Germany. Capt S. L Car
den, Of the United States Revenue Cutter
Service. tells how It IS done.
Under the Erlvein system. which Is now
being operated on the Prussian state rail-
ways. the fish are being hauled over con-
siderable distances. I am advised that
shipments are being made to Berlin from
Lyon. in France, and from as far south
as Roumania- Briefly. the new system
permits OF a proportion OF two tons Of
fish to one ton Of water, and. in Instances,
as many as four tons OF fish have been
transported alive In one and one-half
tons OF water. This means that the fish
have been packed IN almost Ike ssrdlnes-
Under the Erlwein system oxygen is
forced through the hsh tank By means OF
a circulating pump, and the carbonic acid
as exhaled IN breathing is absorbed by
lime plates. DR.. Erlwein. who is respon-
sible for the development Of the present
system, is one OF the principal engineers
for the Siemens-Halske electrical estab-
lishment OF Berlin
The company oPerating the fish cars IS
known as the Wilhelm Kaumann Mach
fOlger. Of Berlin So far only fresh-water
fish are being transported. but I under
stand that Il Is the intention 70 take up
the transportation alive OF saltwater fish
Before this latter result can be effected It
viii be necessary TO equip many OF the
sea-going fishery vessels with wells or
tanks, such as are seen IN many Of the
Boston fishing vessels.
German law does not permit OF fresh.
water fish being offered for sale except
alive It IS common to see in restaurants
tanks OF fresh-water FISH on exhibition IN
the windows. The law Is aimed against
the dangers OF fish poisoning
1t is the opinion here that fresh fish
could be transported readily from New
York to any one OF the large cities n the
Mississippi Valley. and. IN turn. the fish
OF the Great Lakes could be transported
alive all over the West
The Washington herald., 1908-07-19
Fruit Company Earns sss5.OOo.

Baltimore. July IS.-June earnings OF the
United Fruit Company, the securities Of
which are largely held here, were fully
up to expectations. not only equaling the
record-breaking figures. OF June. 1907. Of
SS49. 600. but exceeding these figures by
slightly IN excess OF 5000. The earnings
Of this year amounted to $50. 600. the
largest June earnings in the history Of
the company
The Washington herald., 1908-07-19
Many Companies Cut Dividends.

In the first six months OF the present
year 10 railroads and g miscellaneous
with n total capital stock out
standing OF S1-g72. .77s.723 have reduced or
passed their dividends from those Of n
year ago These companies have paid
10 stockholders in dividends S2S. .G27. .99T
from January to July l. as compared with
So 751 80 paid out during the correspond
ing period OF 1907 which is a reduction
Of SIS. "a. 80, or about 80 per cent.
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Irobber creeps stealthny up 70 the window
or door. begins work with his jimmy.
and gets along prOsperously until the
alarm pops. Then he falls over, and you
see him lying there with the wits just
scared out OF him and the police scam
pering I'D from all directions
Of course, It's a lab0r-savfng machine
for the police as well as a safety device
for the public. II isn't very expensive,
and there's an ironclad guarantee with
every package.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-19
OLD NAVY UNIFORMS
Sailors of Early Days Wore
Much Lace and RuffieS.
BLUE NOT ALWAYS IN FAVOR

Continental Fighters from Massa-
chusetts at One Time Clad in
Green and WhIte-One Order Reg
uiatinE the Cut of Whfskers
Raised n Storm of Protest.
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. Ven you have lost or found anything.
4 shone an advertisements TO The yasf-
ingJOn Herald and bill VIII be sent you at
cent q word.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-19
HORSE HATS ON YIEW
Latest Vienna Styles Cannot
Be Inspected.
EaUINEs ARE ALL AGOG

Have Their Own Opinions Regard
ing the New Modes, and as Yet
the TOP-Piece Is Affected Rather
by DObbin Than by BucephaIus.
One style Suggestive of HIshbaII.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-03-02
Vehicle Turns Over. Throw
ing Occupants to the
GTOund-.TWO Are
Badly Hurt.
RECKLESS DRIVING
RESULTS SERIOUSLY
HypnOtist and "Bllndfold Marvel
of the Age" Figure In Act Not
on the Regular Program. and
Both Are Arrested--InjuTed
VIII Probably Recover.

Two persons were badly hurt and
twelve narrowly escaped serious in
jury by the overturning of a tallyho,
driven by w. c. Davis, "the bhndfold
marvel of the age" and assistant to
j. r. Allen, a hypnotist. on South
Fourth street, between Central and
Gold avenues about 4 o'clock this aft
ernoon. ID. f. Gill, an employe of the
Morning Journal, was badly bruised.
and Thomas Nefsy, a recent arrival
in Albuquerque, was probably injured
internally, besides sustaining bruises
about the body.
Both Davis and Allen were placed
under arrest on complain of Judge
Mcclellan, who states that he will
prefer a charge of criminal negli-
gence against them tomorrow morn
ing.
The mishap was the result of reck-
less driving on the part of w. G.
Davis, the blindfold marvel, who in
association with j. r. Allen, a hyp-
notist, have been advertising for
some time that they would this after
noon give an exhibition drive for the
purpose of displaying the dlvining
powers of Davis. 1t was stated In ad-
Iyeitisements that certain articles were
| to be hidden in advance In different
parts of the town, their whereabouts
| to remain unknown to either Allen or
Davis. When this had been complet-
ed the latter blindfolded was to- as
sumo the reins of a four horse team
and, accompanied by representatives
of the newspapers and other citizens
willing to volunteer, was to drive
about the town finally recovering
the hidden things.
Fourteen persons altogether were
on the hack when II started from o.
| A. Matson's store, and the reins were
| in the hands of the blindfolded Davis,
| beside whom sat his partner, Allen
| From the first the drive was conduct
| ed with the most reckless disregard
| not only for the safety both of those
| on the break itself, but also for in
| tervening vehicles and pedestrians.
| Those who saw IL say that when
Davis made his first turn at the cor
ner of Central avenue and Fourth
street the break was on two wheels.
| and that when he came suddenly
upon a wagon driven by native and
was obliged to make a quick turn to
avoid collision a complete turning
over of the break was Inevitable.
AS a result of the accident, which
| occurred imm mediately after the turn
| of the corner had been made, all the
| occupants of the vehicle were thrown
violently to the ground and how any
OF them escaped with their lives is
almost incomprehensible. The injured
were Immediately transferred to the
| parlors of Borders undertaking
establishment, where hasty accommo-
dations were improvlsed. physicians
summoned and first aid TO the in
| jured given.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-03-02
TRIAL TRIp OF SCOUT CRUISER

Washington, March 2.-Under or
ders Of the navy department. the new
scout cruiser Birmingham, one of
three recently built vessels of that
type, will be given its trial trip today
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-03-02

was no culogy Of one late lamented
MIR. Hagerman. whose assistance in
BernalillO politics was once worth
while
The general sense Of the meeting
appeared 10 be that the Democrats OF
BerualiIlo county would run Il
straight ticket and let the fusionists
fight their own battles, including the
Morning Journal
As usual al such gatherings there
was a supernuity OF oratory, an alb
sonco Of concentrated action and the
usual number Of axes to grind-carc-
fully kept i'm the back ground.
II appears, however, that o. A.
Larrazolu Of Las Vegas, who Is Ike
Bryan I'm one respect-always "a will
ing candidate-heard OF the little
axes and of the embryo ambitions OF
certain Bernalillo county gentlemen.
for he was noticed among the ar
rivals I'm Albuquerque yesterday and
IL is said he has already taken up
The task OF getting himself ro-uomi-
mated for delegate 10 Congress In or
der To- head off any premature action
from BernahllO county.
The meeting was quite success.
The fusiouists who attended did not
stay long naturally and the Demo-
Gratis who ran the affair, have not
been considered serious menace 70
Republican success I'm the territory.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-03-02
EVELYN ADMITS EFFORT
TO ANNUL HER
MARRIAGE
Ex.ChOruS Girl Acknowledges
That Family Is Trying to
Get Rid OF Her.
SEPARATION HINGES
ON AMOUNT OF PAY

New York, March 2.--The separa-
tion OF Harry X. Thaw from his wife,
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, whose twice-told
story on the witness stand aided in
saving him from the death penalty
for the murder of Stanford White, is
taken TO be near at hand Mrs. Thaw
admitted today that she had not seen
her husband for some time and that
she felt that the Thaw family was en-
gaging itself in the task of eliminat-
ing her.
THE story in an afternoon paper
yesterday" said Mrs. Thaw, that
there had been a conference at the
Waldorf-Astoria between lawyers for
the Thaw family and my lawyer Is
untrue. There could not have been
such a conference without my know
ing it."
1T was reported that a private de-
tective employed by your husband
made a report to his family which
brought about this conference" she
was told.
THAT Is another lie," she replied.
II have a signed statement from the
detective, Dougherty, denying that
he was employed to follow me, or
that he had any Information derOga-
tory to my character.
Il am i'll with the grip and my
cough is very heavy. l have not seen
my counsel today and | am worn out
with denying stories that have been
retailed to me-"
Attempts are being made to induce
Colonel Franklin Barrett to assist A.
Russell Peabody in untangling the
Thaw matrimonial skein. Colonel
Bartlett is expected to bring about a
quiet and sensible Encouragement.
Colonel Bartlett declines to talk OF
the Thaw case at present and efforts
to reach Mr.. Peabody and Daniel
O'Reilly, counsel for Mrs. Thaw, were
fruitless.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, I'm her Park
avenue house. appeared to be dis
couraged.
II hope you will oe fair" she said
to the reporter. 81 have done the
best l knew how TO do and I'm sick
and tired Of being put In the wrong
light"
There is a report I'm circulation here
that Evelyn Thaw demands $L000,0O
as the price Of giving up her husband,
while the Thaw family believes she
should accept half that amount or
less.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-03-02
DECISION SETTLES HAR-
R|MAN-F|SH
FIGHT
Judge Ball OverruleS Appli-
cation for Injunction to Pre-.
vent Voting of Proxies.
COMPLETE OVERTHROW
OF FISH FORCES

Chicago, March Judge Farlin
Q. Ball this morning denied the petit
ton of w. II. Leman, attorney for
Stuyvesant Fish, for an injunction re-
straining the voting of 2S1,231 shares
of stock of the Illinois Central, which
is held by the Union Pacific railroad
and the Railroad Securities company,
at the meeting of the board of direc-
tors of the Illinois Central today.
This decision follows Judge Balls
recent opinion that one corporation
can hold and vote the stock of an
other and allows the voting of prox
les controlled by Il. II. Hartman.
The latter has won a complete victory
over Stuyvesant Fish in the long bat
tie for the control of the Illinois Cen
trail railroad, which eliminates today
ii. the adjourned annual meeting of
the stockholders of the company.
This turn of affairs means that at
today's meeting the Hartman candi-
dates for directors will be seated; ;
that Mr.. Fish will no longer have a
dominating influence in the affairs Of
the company, and that later, when the
officers of the road are chosen, j, T.
Harahan will be continued as presi-
dent.
In the Illinois Central meetings in
the last six months the Union Pacific
party has been restrained by tempo
rary injunction from voting one-third
of the SOS, 100000 capital stock of the
company which it held. With this
stock excluded Stuyvesant Fish and
his associates had a chance. They
showed at all the recent meetings as
much stock as was voted for the Har-
riman faction, the corporations hold
ings excluded
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-03-02
ORDERS RAILWAYS TO
COMPLY WITH
new LAW
Commerce Commission De-
CideS Extension of Time Is
Unnecessary In Any Case.
WILL INCONVENIENCE
TRAVELLING PUBLIC

Washington, March 2.-The Inter
state Commerce commission today de-
cided by a unanimous vote to deny
all petitions for an extension of time
within which the railroads must COM
ply with the nine-hour service law.
The reasons for this action will be
stated in a report now under prepar-
alton.
By this decision all roads in the
United States must put into effect the
new law by March 4, the time orig
inally set. The greatest difficulty, aC-
cording to the statements of the many
operating officials who gathered in
Washington, and the petitions for
warded by many roads in which an
extension of time was asked, is that
of securing competent telegraph op-
orators. The law will require an av-
erage of three operators where only
one was required before, and railway
officials state that it will be impos-
sible to comply with the commission S
ruling on the date set.
AS a result 1t is probable that hun
dreds of small stations on various
roads will be closed and all the op-
orators available will be transferred
to larger towns and division points
where it Will be necessary 10 have
them.
This will cause inconvenience to the
travelling public and to shippers, and,
according to the railway officials,
there is no certainty when the con-
dition can be improved. The report
Of the commission, setting forth the
reasons for its action, Is eagerly
AMalted.