The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-06-13
FACTS IN FEW LINES


construction sixteen different railroad
lines or extensions.
China's ministry OF the interior pro-
poses to lay down measures to prevent
political party associations.
An architect Of chihuahua. Mexico.
has obtained a patent on method for
making concrete houses In one piece.
The suffrage has just been extended
In Bosnia TO women who own certain
amount of real or personal property.
To encourage savings among the
people the Spanish government has es-
tablished a postal savings bank under
guarantee Of the state.
Premier Luzzatti in a speech at
Rome declared that Italian emigrants
in America send annually $4,000, 900
of their savings back to Italy.
The longest telephone span In the
world crosses Lake Wallenstadt, in
Switzerland. the steel towers support
ing the wire being nearly 5000 feet
apart.
The wealthy Chinese are very fond
Of mechanical instruments and may
| frequently be seen carrying two or
! more watches and wearing foreign
glasses.
A campaign for better ventilation
methods in public buildings has been
| started by the Chicago chapter Of the
American Society of Heating and Ven
tilating Engineers.
Roller skating has become popular
| In the Alpine cities of Switzerland the
streets being used. The same is true
Of Mannheim, Germany. American
skates are popular.
The money required for erecting a
memorial window In Westminster alb
| hey to John Bunyan has been contrib
| uted. The amount Is $1,000. and the
window is being made.
Flat roads as opposed to those of
convex section are recommended in
the English board of trade traffic re-
port as tending to minimize the splash
ing Of pavements with mud.
Germany will raise the standard Of
dentistry by requiring students to have
a general preparation equal to that de-
manded of a prospective physician and
to spend longer time in study.
Most of the writing in railroad offices
is done on typewriters. yet the North
ern Pacific and Great Northern roads
use up 100000 pen points in their Of.
fees in the course of year.
The worlds production Of sugar
within the last twenty years has near
iy doubled. In 1889 17,O00,OOO,OOO
pounds were produced, while in 1909
32,OOO,OOO.OOO pounds were placed on
the market.
About 100000 bonds of employees
have to be approved annually by the
government. and by the recent action
Of congress this work has been trans
ferred to the treasury department from
the attorney generals Office.
An electric elevator has been INSTALL
ed in the stairway which leads to the
| cupOla Of ST. Peters cathedral in
Rome. The elevator has capacity
| for carrying ten persons. 1t bears an
appropriate Latin inscription.
A new English motorcycle carries a
small roller on each side Of the frame
which can be lowered to the road
when the machine is In motion to pre-
vent side slip or when 1t Is stationary
to save the rider from dismOunting.
Germany is losing ground in China.
Fifteen years ago its exports to that
country exceeded those Of the United
States and japan combined. Today
they constitute only little over per
cent. whereas America has 0 per cent,
Japan IA and England about so.
New York city had more Transports
ton facilities with its stages Of seven
ty years ago than 1t has with all Of itS
surface, elevated and subway lines OF
today. The outlook is that the popu-
lation will continue to grow faster
than the means of transportation.
The kola tree is Indigenous to Libe-
ria. A number Of the nuts are con-
tanned in a single fruit The nut Is not
exported. Among the natives 1t Is In
general use. and comparatively large
local trade is carried on In the repub-
lie. conducted chiefly by former resi-
dents Of Sierra Leone.
The communal council Of veytaux.
TN Switzerland, is considering pro-
posal for the purchase Of a mountain
in the neighbOrhoOd. The mountain Is
valued at $4,000 and is very steep. 1t
is proposed to build railroad like that
at Pilatus or the Rigi and then estab-
lish hotels at the top Of the mountain.
France is now In the midst Of con-
troversy as to the identity Of the man
who invented machine guns. The in
vention has always been attributed to
Calling and Nordenfelt, but 1t was re-
Gently asserted on some authority that
the real inventor was japanese In
17O4, who was promptly killed for
being too clever.
Engineers and scientists are making
exhaustive studies of the recent foods
In Paris to devise system which will
prevent a repetition of the disaster
1t Is planned to keep the Seine within
its channel either by constructing high
er entertainments or by carrying the
surplus waters around the city In a
bypass channel.
An English inventor has devised a
new speed meter for automobiles.
Placed in front of the vehicle, the ex-
act speed may be ascertained at any
time either from the vehicle or from
the road. An excess of speed limit is