Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-07-22

antecedants n personal habits, IN
order to exclude men whose ideals and
conduct might have an unfavorable
influence ON their associates. In this
particular the examination is not only
physical, but to some degree psychic
logical.
The cruisers Birmingham and Sa-
lem have gone on q trip to south
American waters Tor a further test
of the wireless telegraph apparatus
with which they have been equipped.
the first test which took place in
the Atlantic off Virginia capes was
only partially successful
Many notifications are being made
by the contractor in the apparatus
with a view to insuring communities
ton from the ships to the wireless
station at Brent Rock, Mass. at a
distance OF 1000 miles. While OFT
the South American coast, however,
the ships viii be only 5000 miles
from Brent Rock. Later they win SO
to the African coast if the apparatus
works satisfactorily at a distance OF
5000 miles.
The reclamation system Of a pri-
vate concern will be incorporated
within the salt River irrigation pro-
ject in Arizona. The secretary or the
interior has approved a plan for a
contract With the company. This ca
nal system irrigates about $4,000
acres and its water right from salt
river was one Of the earliest.
The value OF the company's sys-
tenn Is estimated to be $6,157,000, The
owners OF II ,000 acres under the sys-
ttm have expressed their Willingness
to join3the salt River Valley Water
Users association and make their
lands a part Of the project. and 1t
is understood that the remainder are
willing to join under certain condi-
tions. There are about 100 shares
of stock and il is intended to allow
the owners to receive credit on ac-
count Of the value OF the stock as
against the amounts due on their APP
plications for water right for their
lands. For those who do not join the
Water Users association II is pros
posed to make an appropriate charge
fer the carriage of the water supply
to which they are entitled.
The beneficial results of the install
lation of the gyroscope on board ships
Of war have led the navy department
to purchase this mechanism. Ii has
been installed for purposes Of trial
and observation on board the United
states steamship Birmingham.
The cost of the gyroscope is about
SO. 000, owing to the fact that it is
obtained from German manufactur-
ers. An effort will be made to estab-
fish a domestic source of supply if
the gyroscope proves Of the practi-
cal utility claimed for it. Its use on
board the submarines would be of
particular advantage. and with the
conditions prevailing on the battle
ships it might lead to decided
omy in doing away with the non-mag-
netic metal, when costs 50 much
than ordinary metal. Gyro-
scopes have been installed on some
Of the ships of the German navy.
These consist of a wheel Weighing
about nine pounds. revolving by an
electric motor at a speed Of q, 900
revolutions per minute.
A life saving apparatus has lately
been added to the list of wonderful
inventions in the shape of an oxygen
helmet for use in smoke filled build
and gasoline mines. This res
was devised by Prof George
Poe of South Norfolk, Va, and con-
a sleeveless body garment ON
of a reservoir with a face mask
so connected that the person to whom
his device is applied may inhale thc
Of the reservoir through its
connection and hat of tho face mask
An observer is attached which allows
lie inhaled gases 10 pass through II
BY SO doing, thoy are freed of car
1on-dioXidc and water vapors. and
pure oxygen is thereby generated.
Experiments with liquid fuel viii
be- conducted on the batllcships Del
ware ana North Dakota. 1t has been
to adopt oil as q fuel on the
lcstroyers operating along the At
.antic coasts.
II will not be possible, however.
q depend upon oil as u fuel in thc
of this type of war vessels sta
Toned in Asiatic waters. There is q
.ertain vulnerability about an oil tank
n other reservoirs for the supply OF
hat class Of fuel, and 1t is felt thai
torpedo boat %destroyers operating
n Philippine waters will have to be
combination boat using both coat
md oil as best suits the situation. or
Use depend entirely on coal. Ii viii
,e possible to establish depots for a
stock on the coasts Of the
tnited States. and there will be rive
It these depots, according to the pres
tn intentions of the naval authori-
The use Of oil instead of coal will
.educe materially the fireroom force
eliminate ashes. There is also
convenience of stowage. as it is pos
To place the oil in compartments
Fhich could not be occupied by coal.
hen. too. it can be taken aboard and
much more rapidly and cas-
-r than coal, with an elimination Of
he hard manual labor involved in
calling ships.
a prime consideration is the fact
hat speed can be increased almost at
nee. which is not the case where
GAL is burned. The condition OF
moke %obscuring the vision and inter
ering with operations is in a meas
re removed by the use OF oil. in
'hich case there is no smoke except
hen the ship is at full power.
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