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Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-27

the mountains in Colorado. says:
The lines are exposed not only to the
ordinary contingencies Of wind and snow,
but TO sleet conditions which are excep-
tionally severe, The sleet recorded in
the region has reached a diameter as high
as six inches, a condition quite unheard
OF in most sections of the country. Sue
cess has been obtained by very thorough
and skilful tower construction, together
with the use of suspension lnsulatOrs,
which are undoubtedly a very oonsldera-
BILE factor in the success Of the installa-
tion. The average spacing of the towers
is about $50 feet and they carry three
hemp-core cables supported on a single
top crossarm in a horizontal plane, the
distance between the conductors being ten
feet four inches. The insulatuts are four
suspension disks, each of which is rated
at 1900 volts working pressure. The sus-
pension insuiator has the greatest recent
Improvement IN the electrical transmission
Of energy ana this line, subjected as il is
to enormous strains, is an admirable ex-
ample of the success of the device. The
towers are not high, the normal height Of
the conductors at the tower being only
forty feet. This gives unusual stability to
the llne stability which is greatly needed
III MAhtSI
The lightning protection consists of a
galvanized steel-stranded cable or some
times a pair OF them, carried at the level
OF the upper crossarm and supported di-
rectly on the tower structures. This pro-
lection runs over a considerable part OF
the route, especially the portions most
exposed from their situation to the dan
ger OF lightning. The results have been
satisfactory, although no lightning ar
resters We're installed. and no damage was
caused to the line or apparatus by light
ming during the entire summer service. Al
together the results OF eight months oper-
alton at from sc, 600 to 10000 volts has been
highly successful. Here is another proof
OF the fact we have often noted, that en-
gineers have been in the past more scared
than hurt IN the matter of high voltage. AS
each forward step has been taken, dan
gers seriously feared have generally proved
TO be mythical, which IS a good augury
tur further improvements"
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ming stroll.

was taking a morning stroll
When Mr. Perkins discovered his prize
duck Il was In a somewhat '1ogy' condi-
tion. Telltale marks around the pan OF
yeast gave him his clue.
He was about to pick up the bird when
the latter exploded with loud report, and
Mr.. Perkins ran Into the house holding
both hands over one eye. A surgeon was
called, who found that the eyeball had
been penetrated by a fragment OF flying
duck and gave no hope of saving the
optic.
Mr.. Perkins advises that IL ducks and
yeast are to be kept on the same premises
they should be kept as far apart as possi-
bla
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Among the IncorrisiBIss.

The first division we entered was the
one devoted to the incorriBibles. The most
OF the prisoners. as l shall show later,
labor in companies, side by side, in great
shops OF various kinds. In this ward every
man worked alone in his cell, shut In by
thick walls. He could not see nor hear
anything but the sorrowful shrek OF the
machinery which himself and his fellows
were operating, and these noises sounded
to me like the walls of the damned Ina
gine long hall fifteen feet wide, upon
which perhaps three score cells opened.
Each cell is about the size Of a hall bed
room, lighted by a grated window up under
the roof, so high that the man cannot see
out. The cell is walled and floored with
cement and its only furniture is a low
bench about two feet wide and eight inches
high, with a coarse blanket upon it. This
IL the prisoners bed. His pillow is a log
OF wood or about the size of a scent loaf
OF bread
Did l say the only furniture? am
wrong! There is also great crank in the
cell, attached to a bar which extends
through the walls, and which by an ar
rahgenent Of cog wheels turns a mill in
the han outside. This mill contains raw
ptanu.s and the prisoner within must
sr,ud them TO oil, The crank is such that
/, exercises the whole upper part Of the
b,dE Ii Is turned With both hands, and
tile man keeps It moving throughout the
day.
ne mill l first Inspected was that Of Po
Sa, Burmese, who had been convicted OF
ot an assault with intent to xiii. He was
bare to the waist, excepting a light iron
collar about his neck, on which was a
metal tag giving his number. From waist
downward he wore oaly a breech cloth
and | could see his muscles rise and fall
as he strained Al the crank. lie acted so
! thought he was shamming, and / asked
the guards to let me try II myself There
upon the door was unlocked and l took
his place. The crank moved easily at first
bat after 100 revolutions every cord in my
arms and chest was sore, and at 200 | was
ready to drop. Nevertheless this man was
condemned to hard labor for three months
and that TO the screechng Of the sixty
other mills connected with the cells In this
ward.
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makers, Who work out in the open. All
hands as we passed.
asked as 10 the earnings OF the prls-
ohers They are considerable Most Of the
erltninals are sntented to hard labor, and
the expenses Of the jails are largely paid
by the sales OF their work They nahu-
facture all sorts Of things for the GOVERN
rnent departments, do much Of the govern
font printing and binding and make the
weapons and chains used IN the tsiis. !
raw scores OF prisoners In The blacksmith
shop forging swords and dlrks to be used
by the men Nho guard them and also shap-
Ing iron collars similar to those they had
on their neeks
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-27

with fewer than three lamps In each house,
and 1t prefers the houses to be in terraces
or blocks, SO that number can be served
from q single transformer and meter by
means OF "stahnos' wire run along their
fronts and tapped as required. The COM
pAny will not undertake the wiring itself,
but will issue specifications and call for
tenders from eontfaetorsA The voltage
selected for the supply is sixty, and form
OF holder has been adopted such that only
Tantalum lamps specially made for the
purpose can be used.
InIectrieHI Growth In West.
According to the 1910 edition OF Blanch-
fields Western Electrical ana Gas Dlree-
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- In THE ROPE FACTORY
ES9 ESpS s'1 R Es E f4S 9 sMSyNO t Ho @

ana TO whicn they can, If necessary, bts
chained to keep them at work. When
was here last I saw i5O men clad in waist
cloths holding on to that bar, and walkins
up tip. up, turning the wheel as they did
80, and so by their weight running the
machine shops and the planning mills. The
men SO punished were mostly lncofriglbles
who had committed terrible crimes. They
ell had chains on their legs, but the
chains were tide to their waist cloths to
relieve their ankles. Several Of the CON
vlcts had their hhnds fastened to the bar
overhead, ara aii we're forced to Keep
treadng to the not unmusca Jingle OF
their iron bound legs
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-27

am told that the Burmese make fairly
good prisoners. They are high strung and
proud and will fight at the drop of hat,
They are not backward about getting into
trouble, but once in jail are amenable to
the laws The number Of convicts is large
in comparison with the population OF the
country. The jail population Is now more
than one TO the thousand of the actual
number of citizens. This includes what ara
known as the civil prisoners-Inen who
have been incarcerated for debt. There Is
a special department OF the Rangoon jail
for such offenders. They are allowed
certain amount Of money for rations each
man doing his own cooking.
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Tattooed oonHicts.

In this description however, havo
omitted suit which nearly every Grim
inal has and which he wears all his life
refer to his suit Of tattooing. This runs
from his knees to his waist It consists Of
a pair OF breeches made up OF the figures
of tigers, monkeys and other animals
which have been pricked into the skin
with blue and black ink. Each animal is
surrounded by a tracery of letters from
the Burmese alphabet and diamonds,
squares and trangles OF various sizes fill
up the vacant spaces. This has been the
custom with the Burmese men and boys
from time immemorlal. II is not confined
to criminal, but is common to men and
boys of all classes In addition, the arms.
chest and back are often tattooed with
charms Isolated figures done In red ink.
Love charms In red are sometimes tattooed
around the eyes, and a quail tattooed on
the jaw means love.
The ink used for the breeches is usually
a solution of lamp black, obtained from
the smoke OF sessamen OIL / understand
that the boys Of the cities are more or
less giving up the tattooing of their legs
but those OF the lower classes to which
most Of the criminals belong, still praftice
the custom.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-27
All Done by Hnna.

Machinery has a small part in the work
OF this prison Human muscle takes its
place. The flour used In the kitchens ls
ground between milestone turned by men,
who sweat as they drag them around.
saw a gang at such work and was told
tlSat each was expected to make and clean
about fifty pounds OF flour daily. The sweat
stood on their brown skins as they worked
and they toIled hard at the grinding.
On my way through the yards saw the
pumps working. The water OF the Jail IS
raised by great barrel-like wheels 20 hung
that as they turn they dip down into the
water. To the rims of the wheels buckets
are attached. These fill as the wheels enter
the water, rise to the top as 1t goes onward,
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-27

The strangest accident recorded in Des
Moines' history occurred when Rhadaman-
thus a duck which had taken prizes at
the recent Iowa poultry show, exploded
into several hundred pieces, one OF which
struck silas Perkins In the eye destroy
ing the sight.
The cause OF the explosion was the eating
Of yeast placed in pan upon the back
porch. which temnted his duc6shiD who
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-27
Developments in the Field of Electrical Appliance

S51 g5 miles. Another city can De supplied
with over 1S5, 900 electrical horsepower.
The largest installation under one reof
provides 10000 kllowHtts, normal rating,
which is over $1,000 horsepower.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-27
wen AIanaEed Prison.

The Rahgoon prison is excellently
planned and well managed. The buildings
are great sheds of one and two stories,
running out like the spokes OF a wheel
from circle in which the guards stand,
50 that they can inspect half dozen or
more shops at one time. The dormitories
are arranged the same way. Everything
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-27
.FRIs ON oTFIcIAL s.
inside TEiEsSAI1-4lAFouNDsc O UAFADS+ EVER WHERE
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is clean and sanitary. the prison death
rate being pnly sixteen per thousand
Among the jail institutions is a 1arse gar
den, where Rnti-scoFbutic vegetables are
raised for the prisoners, nearly all such
food being produced inside the Jail
The prisoners have enough to eat to
keep them in perfect condition, and their
sleek, fat forms are in striking contrast
to the lean coolies from India, who are
to be seen everywhere upon the streets.
The convicts eat three meals a day. Be
tween and a. M, before going 70 work,
they have rice and vegetables. and q sim
liar meal is given them between and 10
They have their last meal about O'clock
when they quit for the day. Their meals
are served simply. They squat out Of
doors In long rows each having tin wash
basin before him. Into this the guards
ladle the food, and the mon use their dng-
ers to convey the stuff to their moaths.
According TO the government reports. the
average cost OF feeding each man IL about
cents per day, or two-tnrds OF cent
per meal. The cost here In Rangoon Is
IS per year for each convict. The total
charges for clothing are likewise small, the
average per head being about 81 Of our
money. The prisoners ] saw were clad in
little more than breech cloths, although
a few wore calico Jackets as we'll
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-27

J.-os-ss.-s. ANGOON. ie10.-(speclat Corre-
] NM spondent Of The Beetle
biggest Jail in the world Is here
- at Rangoon. II has a capacity
of more than 1900 convcts and
49, there are $500 incarcerated in it..
Ihe jail Is situated right in the heart OF
this city Of 100000 It's lilac coiored brick
Walls are twenty feet high and they inctose
many acres. Upon their corners are watch
towers In which dark-bearded brown faced
East indian soldiers. with great yellow
turbans on their black heads, stand day
ana night ready to shoot down the prisoner
who attempts to escape. There are other
watch houses midway between and others
scattered throughout the vast inclosure,
keeping prisoners under surveillance both
day and night A squad Of soldiers was
drilling in front Of the entrance when I
drove up to II this morning, and inside
the jail l found guards everywhere.
| was able to visit the institution
through note of introduction from the
lieutenant governor of Burma, and Captain
Knapp, the superintendent, gave orders
that was to be shown every part OF It
and allowed TO make such photographs
as wished.
l was accompanied by one of the
Burmese clerks Of the main office, a
bright young fellow with yellow face
brown eyes and black hair about which
pink turban was tied. He wore a
khaki jacket and below this a silk skirt
wound tightly about the legs from waist
20 ankles He was known to all the
officials, ana at his word all doors were
opened and ell cells unlocked. We walked
together through ward after ward and
visited the workshops, where more than
1900 criminals labor from in the morn
ing until in the afternoon, as they serve
out the sentences
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TreRdmiII Abolished.


This work was IN the open and II did NOT
seem especially hard. 1t N the only tread
mill that is now at work In the Jail. The
great saw and planning mill treadihs arr
tangement is still in existence, but Il is
idle, having been displaced by boiler and
steam. 1t was actively working when
visited this Rahgoon jAai twenty years ago,
ana in the eye Of my mind can still see
the picture Of the cetviots then tollng.
This treadins arrangement was running a
large planning mill with ali It's aceoinpani-
meht, az we'll as other shops containing
machinery.
1t operated a buz4 saw and scores OF
machines run by pulleys and wheels do
ing the work of q modern steam engine.
imagine a long narrow room about thirty
feet wide, IN which six great cogwheels
twelve feet In diameter are SO fitted to-
gethet that they make a continuous wheel
one hundred feet long, running from one
end of the room to the other Let the
eogs Of this wheel be boards half an inch
thick so made that they form set of
steps upon which men standing can, by
their weight make the wheel move. There
Is a bar above to which the men can hold,
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-27
Making CSnxict aooaa.

Next to the printing establishment lie a
large carpenter and cabinet making shop
and further on are rooms where the Grim
inals carve wood and weave wicker furnl-
ture. This work Is very artistic. We next
went by groups Of toiisrs and 66ir rope
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-27

HE electrical engineer Is today
steadily overcoming obstacles
that seemed unsurmountable
the day before. A writer in
Electrical World, in telling Of
the transmission of power over
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-27

nails caused them to lower It slowly, until
1t again reached the ground. There was
a motion for each tap Of the gong, and
the work went on for hours at a time.
/ am told that the fatigue soon becomes
terrible, and that the men will welcome
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-27
~ 81 POUND C AEHoN-0'

but afterward learned that they are re-
quired to do this on the grounds of good
order. No one can Jump at you with a
knife or knock you over II he keeps his
hands folded ana while on the ground you
have him at a disadvantage. 1t looked
odd, this spuattlhs down of hundreds Of
men as we passed In some cases they
took tubs Of water from their heads and
IN others laid down their tools that they
might clasp their hands before us.
Prison Labor.
During my stay l spent much time In
the workshops. They include almost every
industry known to the BurmAh and are
a living example OF the skill Of these beJ.
pie. There is a large printing office with
about 500 presses. and there are fully thai
many convicts at work there and In the
type foundries and engraving establish
ments nearby. Each printer has an iron
collar on his neck and iron rings on his
ankles, and this is the case throughout ths
whole jail
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-27

ana empty out into trough when 1t is
turned over. The motive power fer each
Of these wheels Is a half do8en conviets
who, holding on to a bar overhead stepped
ever upward, their weight turning the
wheel
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-27
Convicts Kneel to Correspondent.

Leaving the solitary cells l walked on
through ineiosure after inclosure, contain
Ing workshops OF various kinds. The doors
were opened by blaek-skinned jailers and
the guards presented arms as we passed
The prisoners we met saluted us by drop
ping on their bare knees or squatting on
their heels and folding their hands like
the little oherubs who look up aloft." Al
first ! thought they were praying 10 me.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-27
Tvehty Thousnnd CnnNIcI..

With the other kinds Of work carried on
In such cells is the making of cor. In
this the prisoners sit fiat on the floor and
pound upon cocoanut fiber to reduce It
TO the consistency needed for rope. They
keep up their pounding hour after hour
and day after day. and IL they stop are
urged on By the guards. such punish
ments are for men sentenced TO hard labor
and solitary confinement. OF whom there
are perhaps 1000 In all Burma each year.
! have before me report OF the iails. II
shows that there are now something like
1900 eonvicts In the various prisons, and
that 20O0o have been on their rolls this
year OF these 1900 we're sentenced to
rigorous Imprisonment and sIS were
whipped in addition. 1 asked my guide
whether flogglng was common He re-
piled. mo, but II is done now and then to
keep the convlcts In order"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-04
PRETENDER BASKS
IN LAP OF LUXURY

younger than herself But, as she is
anxious not TO lose her annuity. she
has applied TO the court TO Iiberatc
her from tho clause of the trust IN
stituted for her benefit, ana which
prevents her from contracting matri-
mony. Her petition would havs been
readily granted by the tribunals. had
IT not been for the opposition OF the
late counts son. Hubert, with whom
! nc was always al daggers drawn dur
has no reluctance about dragging his
fathers name in the mud.
The Cahen d Anvers who are in the
forefront OF the financial world in
Paris, came originally from Antwerp
and owe their title of count, not TO
the Vatican, but to the Italian gov
ernnent The father of TIE late Count
Raphael Cahen d'Anyers was Joseph
Mayer Cahen. who founded the Paris
branch of his house. and in 1913 loan
ed large sum OF money to King
Charles Albert of Sardinia, and 10 the
latter's son. Victor Emmanuel IL In
deed the Cahen money may be said
! to have helped to france the leaders
OF the movement of United italy. un-
der Cayour. The title of count was
the reward, and as there are many
Cahens, the old banker induced Victor
Emmanuel 10 make the title out as
Count Cahen "a Anvers.' which means
, of Antwerp"
When the banker died. he left two
sons. the eldest OF whom became q
naturalized ITALIAN citizen, convert
from Judaism to Roman Catholicism.
and was advanced TO the rank OF mar
quis, with the title OF Marquis of Tore
Alma.
His son is secretary of embassy
In tile diplomatic service of Italy. and
does not relish being reminded Of the
fact that his patronymic Is Cahen His
uncle. the late Count Raphael. enter
taincd a similar aversion to the family
name of Cahen, for he was fond of
describing himself not as Count Cahen
d Anvers, but merely as the Count
d snvers. that is to say. the Count of
Antwerp, without any reference to the
name of Cahen- On one occasion his
fellow fnancier. Baron Oppenheim who
makes his headquarters at Cologne. on
arriving at hotel at Homburg, found
| that Cahen drawers was staying at
the house, and that he had inscribed
himself on the register as lie Comte
G. d'Anvers" Not to be outdone in
this respect, oppenheim signed him
self on the hotel register as Baron o.,
de- Cologne"
Copyright. 1910. bv the Brentwood
Company
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-04

the public on Memorial Day, and Is To
receive tho first of the 100,O00,000 pas.
sengers z year It is scheduled to ac-
commodate Tho travellers will step
from Seventh Avenue into the station
will descend three stories by massive
elevators, will purchase their tickets
check their baggage, and, within three
minutes will be running behind n pow
crful electric locomotive under the
Hudson or the East River.
The advertising men of the railroad
say that no expense has been spared
to mako this station the most commo-
dlous and splendid in the country.
They always say that, but this time
they are telling the truth. No railroad
president. In the disordered sleep OF
dividend day sicsta, ever dreamed of
such u station. 1t stretches for two
squares in the heart of New York,
from Thirty-first to Thirty-third
Street. and from Seventh to. Ninth
Avenue. rho. ground upon which the
building is erected cost SlnoOo,ooo.
and the building proper the tunnels, tho
engines. the approaches and the thou
sand and one details, cost an addition
al sss,ooo,ooo. AS it will stand when
1T is thrown open to the public, tho
station will represent an invested cap
ital of stoo,ooO,oOo.
OF course. the new station will
solve New york's transportation prob
lem for many years. The great tunnels
can hardly be clogged; the station will
hardly be too small for generation,
the sixteen miles of track will not De
come blocked and closed to traffic for
hours. Every travelling man who goes