Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-21
MART|ANS MAY SEE
BLAZE Of LIGHT
FROM GOTHAM
TWENTY-SlX MILLION
CANDLE POWER GLARE


ton IN September
Especial Correspondenre 10 Norn-ns Journnil
New York july l7-The greatest
illumination that this world hns ever
known. far cxceeding Ia brlliancy the
light from the burning of Rome viii
mark the opening Of the Hudson Fu.-
teu celebration next september. 40
les. than &c 900. 600 candle poagr of
electric light viii hc turned on am Oh
resulting Hash. II ~ asserted, Wi o.
visible for u distance OF goo miles lu
addition to these electric lights .hote
Will he l76 mites OF honhrrs. "extcndtns
an The way from Sow York to Trot
aud innumerable displays of hroWorl0.
Scientists have stated that II tho aiy-
itization on Mars hus reached the ad-
ydnced stage generally attributed 20
il. n is not Impossible that Tho sr"ti
light may be- observed there incnn-
descent bulbs viii have tho first place
~ the scheme of Illumination. il being
planned 20 use at teast 800. GOO ~.
them. Thorc win nlso he 1000 az
liEhtg aud 5000 mare arcs. while thvI
giants af the whole affair VIII bo four
tremendous aearchliRhts 81 100. coo
candle power enc md twelve Of lfO-
600 candle power each. All these
lights. which viii nnsh into use at the
same moment. are to bo located ON the
New York side OF the river. n the
total docs not take into confederation
the Illumination an The Jersey side
Including this. together with bonGres.
1t is estimated that 10000 candle
power viii ho a conservative measure
Of The light which viii bee turned loose
ia honor OF the man after whom the
Hudson river is named and the one
who invented the drst steamboat which
over nayigated It's waters Just one
hundred years 4 just what 100
600, 900 candle power really means may
bc better understood when it Is known
tnat II candies were actually nsed 10
produce it they would. IL laid end 10
end, stretch more than 10, 900 mines
or half way around the World.
An innovation fn the furniture lpe
Ia tho shape Of "a living hat-rack b.
Father Hnickerhockef's latest inven-
lion. This remarkable piece of house
furnishing ~ the direct result of ana
auction sale held this week. which Will
undoubtedly go down In the history OF
the city as the ~strungcst ON rcror1
The property sold under the hammer
ia this ease consisted OF fourteen elk
ana Il ~ the horns of these animals
which arc expected to serve as pegs
for hats aud ovorcoats. The whole
thing came about MS the result of the
annual cleaning UP of Prospect Park
IN brooklyn. when everything that y
not wanted is sold to the highest bid
der, Among the surplus accumula-
ton of the past twelve months which
the park authorities didn't want were
IN addition 60 old garden hose, hot
rubber boots and other articles LEFT lN
visitors. fourteen elk For the first
time IN It's history the residents of
this city had an opportunity To secure
living specimens of these animals
Thp results of the sale, however
fnilcd 90 Justify expectations since thc
highest price obtained fur one OF IA 4p
animals was three dollars ana Il half
Ncvcrul sold as low us % dollar aud a
half each an ahsurd price consider
ing the Yaluc ct their heads as uo-
phies and their hides and flesh for
utiltariau purposes The Gtst two elk
sold were purchased ga four d|ollars
bN q man living Ia IL third story
four-room nat Who when asked what
hc was going 20 do with tho animals
announced that he would give one to
his boy 30 rtdo and chain the other