The Washington herald., 1909-05-09
AT THE HOTELS.

Lowry, 81 Prescott. ARK, at the Ma
tioHai yes5sftiSz
4iiis immense engineering feat 7Ir.
Lowry Ssscri5ed as one Of the most In
portant ever undertaken In connection
with the reclamation Of arid lands.
The dam is being constructed al tha
rate Of so or 200 cubic feet Of concrete
every day" said AIr. Lowry. ct is bu,lt
from the two sides Of g huge canyon IN
a semi-circIe. with the apex upstream
When completed, II VIII be 30 feet high
from bottom 10 crest The governmene
spent $4,000 alone for a road TO Roose-
veit the nearest point where supplies
could be procured. The machinery has
10 be carried through the mountains for
Iorty miles. Oil for burning the rock
mas 20 be brought from Mesa, sixty niles
away. This will give some idea OF ths
expensiveness OF the proposition, but II
viii be worth al the hundreds Of tbo,,-
sands Of dollars It VIII cost.
Dr. W ] Spencer, OF Los Angeles. who
Is here on q visit. and IS stopping at the
New Willard, IN speaking OF teeth. said
yesterday that the average person thinks
1t altogether unnecessary that any dental
work should be done on children when
they are about six years old. To dentists
this is heresy, because the second teeth,
coming from the sixth TO the eleventh
year. are modified by the temporary
teeth. this being particularly true Of the
so-called sixth-year molars, which ars
oftentimes mistaken for temporary teeth.
and. as q result, are woefUlly neglected.
These sixth-year molars are most in
portant because in point OF fact they ars
the most valuable teeth IN the mouth.
From the seventh TO the twelfth years
temporary teeth are being replaced BY the
permanent ones. and this IS the tine
when the greatest prophyIact!c measures
should be taken Quite apart from that.
this so-caiied temporary set OF teeth IN
itself may be the seat OF decay. and
there Is a vicious chain OF secondary
evil results. as, for instance. improper
masticatiOn. improper digestion, improper
nutrition. improper growth, and increas-
ed vulnerability TO disease.
Until We disabgss the parental mind
OF the error that the first teeth are un-
important. useless. and unworthy OF pres
eTvation. We shall make little progress
in any movement 20 bring about healthier
and stronger children.
4 an OF the firm conviction thar thu
various municipalities should take care
OF the teeth OF their children Wfthous
any charge being attached &c il Il
sounds Ike peternalism, but the profit
OF this investment would De so great
10 the public welfare that Il matters Ill
tie whether Paternalism brought II about
OF anarchism."
Discussing earthquakes, Prof. Dr. 2. J.
Lusk. OF Boston, who was seen al tho A.
lington recently, said he believed there VIII
come within a year OF a year and q half
q great eruption Of Mount Aetna. We
know very little about the causes Of these
disturbances" continued the scientist
II We had observatories, we could learn.
much. and that does not mean obsorva5
tories on top OF the volcanoes, with
heroes 10 sit on the edge Of the craters
all day. What we do want is plenty OF
cbservatories IN safe places, with the
best Of apparatus. where the conditions
can be scientifically studied
The earthquake az Messina was due
IN great part 70 the yielding and subse-
CCent 5ostIing about OF great blocks os
the earth's crust n 17S5-I25 years ago
e similar great earthquake occurred II
the same district The tine OF interval
seems 50 great that We are apt % for
get the significance OF the cycle. We
have not kept track OF these movements
for long periods, so We have 20 knowI-
edge OF when the next movement VIII Oc-
cur: but there VIII probably be a similar
earthquake 125 years hence
There Is 10 reason Why al New York.
or any point along the coast 70 the
south. there could not be an earthduake
disaster as great as that OF Charleston
IN 1855 We ought TO stand ready 20
send out expeditions az any moment
There is not a geographical observatory
II the United States. japan. Italy. and
Germany have al demonstrated that II
Is not a new science Should net We
Americans. who own several quake belts,
be able 70 get accurate rec0rdsg
The logical sequence OF unionism is
socialism. according 10 Frank B. Hum
phreys. OF Chicago. who IS at the Releigh-
The trend n this direction IS appaIl-
ing to individuallsts," said the Chicago
banker and reformer, leading ne 10 be-
lieve that the second act IN the drama %
capital and labor. playing on the stage
OF the industrial theater. viii be the at
tempt 10 establish the socialistic theory
Of government
This conclusion Is based on the fact
that organized labor. finding that the
strike is no longer an effective weapon.
that the boycott Il outiawed, and its
other methods Of warfare have lost the
sting. Is forced 10 find another way 70
make its power felt
The next logical step IS 20 try and get
control Of the government, through the
ballot" continued Mr.. Humphreys. Fail
Ing IN this. It win unite with the Social
site party, and the alliance VIII prove
to be a formidable one Socialism. with
rs host Of unbalanced iuJellectuaIs, its
creed Of despair. viii naturally have con-
rol Of this alliance.
Ignorance in control OF misguided and
sisconteuted intelligence is q dangerous
Prudence dictates that preparation be
made for this inevitable struggle 4 sys-
ematic campaign Of education should be
nauguTated at once. Much time has been
ost- The public must be taught that the
doctrines OF unionisn and So I
,ialism are unsound in theory and I'm
possible Fl practice There IS e great deal
# wrong thinking ard unsound social
sic teaching by both ministers and col
ege professors that need 10 De contro-
-erted. Practical men. trained IN the
'chOol OF business experience. must take
he burden OF proving the faliacies O. this
Ticio1s teaching. The future policy OF
his association VIII be 10 take the lead
q this educational movement"
"A tourist IN Georgia stopped overnight
Il the Palace Hotel, IN a little village.