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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-28
REPORT FIRES
BY TELEPHONE
Forest Service Establishes
Phone Service to Ari-
IONA Stations.

Tucson Ariz, July 2S--For the pur-
pose Of bringing forest ranger stations
in direct communication with head
quarters in this. city in event of for
est fires. the forest service is now COM
plotting a telephone line from Rose
mont to the De Ia Canoa ranch.
The construction is government
Zine, but it is stated at headquarters
Of the forestry service here that ar
ranEenents be made whereby ranchers
may connect with the line and get the
benefit of the service to Tucson free of
charge
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-28
SIERRA BLANCA CATTLE
ARE IN FAIR CONDITION
OIan Black Has An Accident; Sierra
BIancans Move to Ell PasO; Other
Personal News.

Sierra Blanca, Tex, July 2S.-LanieI
brothers are in from their ranch pur-
chasing supplies. They say the rains
have been very partial this season, hav-
ing only fallen in spots. but that stock
is in in fairly good condition.
While running horses Olan Black S
horse fell on him and crushed his hand
The wound was dressed and Olan is able
to be on the streets again but has TO
carry his arm in sling
Clay Edwards has returned home af-
ter a lengthy stay an San Antonio. Tex.
B. W. Brown and family have moved
to FL Paso.
Miss Maggie Brown has returned to
Ysleta after spending a few days
here.
Miss Leila Crawford is here from
Ysleta visiting friends.
Tom Watson has purchased the Frank
Kelley home in vest Sierra Blanca
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-28
BRICKLAYER BROWNS
NEAR ARTESIA, N. M.
Caught in Strong Current of
Pecos River and Carried
Beyond His Depth.

Artesia, \. NJ, July 2S--N. F. Ross,
head bricklayer on the Gipson hotel,
was drowned in the Pecos river, about
five miles from Artesia while bathing
with some companions. Ross was I'M
able to swim and striking an undercur-
rent in deep water was drawn under
without coming to the surface again. as
is generally the case in drowning His
remains were discovered after an hours
search He was unmarried ami d mem
Der of the Odd Fellows, who conducted
the funeral services at the grave.
Rev. Samuel Blair, superintendent
of missions of the Methodist Episcopal
church of New Mexico, made short
visit to Iartesia-
Price Henry bought out the Cooper
meat market
Machinery for the Artesia Alfalfa
Milling company has been shipped.
Sam Butler and family and d. S
Donnen and family have returned from
an outing in the mountains
Excavation has been begun for the
foundations of the new $4,000 NJ E.
church south.
r. r. Beatty of Oklahoma City stop
ped at Artesia on his way to California,
and sold his house and three lots to
L. :. Porter.
Mr.. Pritz of Chicago bought the
Crandall 120 acre farm for $1,000
Mr. and Mrs. F. a. Linell have re-
turned from an extended visit to South
Dakota.
Rev Kyle Brooks and fanny are hav-
ing an outing in the mountains.
Sam Butler traded some real estate
for the large passenger car of e. A.
Clayton, (which is making trips 10
Spring Lake.
Well inspector George Frisk has
got cut a warrant against some Of
the farmers for letting their wells run
all night without anyone in charge.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-28

Alto, n. NJ, July 2S.-Charles Schaf-
fer and family have moved to Alto.
Rev. Mr.. Doran of Alamogordo. who
was the guest of Rev. S NJ Johnson
of Ruidoso, was here 4 riday and Sa4ur-
day. visiting Capt P. L. KrouSe. and
spent The time looking through the lat
ter's mines.
s. Y. Jackson of Alamogordo is here
in the interest of his Sunday school
work, and is visiting at the home of a.
J. Gilmore.
Ross Burrel of Captain is here visit
ing his brother, Charley Burrell.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-28
JUAREz BANDsrAND coMpLErE.

The new bandstand in the Juarez
plaza viii be completed Sunday, accord
ing to plans Then the first band con-
cert of many weeks will be given The
massive stone foundation of the stand
has been finished, and workmen are
placing the ironwork ready for the pa
CODA roof
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-28
TO REMOVE WIRES FROM
STREETS OF TUCSON

Tucson. Ariz-. July 2S--Eleven niles
Of aerial cables have Deen ordered for
Tucson, according 10 an announcement
by c. ". Hinchcliffe. general manager
of the Consolidated Telephone, Tele-
graph and Electric company The cables
are TO take the place of the present
aerial wires on the business streets Of
the city.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-28

Peach ice cream delivered after sun
per. Phone the Elite
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-22

through the capture, in 1879. OF the daring
burglars who robbed the vaults OF the
Manhattan Savings institution, at Brea1-
way and Blocker street The pot had
been more than three years in matur n Z
and involved the completely OF the bank
Waterman and policeman and enlisted the
services of such adopts in crime as ola
Man" Hope. The bank was rifled of cash
and securities.
Captain Byrnes within eight monthes had
found all the robbers and they were sent
to prison for varying terms. The bonus
were re-issued and the total loss to the
bank proved to be only 100000 in the end.
Every now and then one of the cancelled
securities will bob up in the market.
Such was the pertiaacIty of Thomas
Byrnes that he never abandoned the idea
Of recovering every scrap of the pape s,
and even just before he left the department
he obtained some OF them. The fact that
these were worthless did not in any way
alter his, determination.
1t is likely that his intercession with
Governor Flower for the pardon of one OF
the convicted men, John Hope, had much
to do with the never-ending quest for the
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-22
Ignominious End Of Warrior

captain through his congressman uncle,
and fought through the Philippine CAM
paign,
He came out Of the wars battered and
Scared many a Hindus spear and bullet
having slit his skin. In one Hindu cam
paign, the British government reported him
among the dead An adoring sister in Glas-
gov, greatly grieved. secured all his relics
and belongings and cherished them among
her dearest possessions. After many weeks
the news came that instead OF being dead
he had been captive, but with a captain
had escaped the Indian guards and was
back with his command Such thrilling
adventures were common, and his fund
Of personal "reminiscences covering the
bloody ground of which Kipllng never
tired to write was never-endins.
Mcdonald was a captain in the BoeT war
After the Highlanders, he joined Kitchen
ers horse regiment, and was the captain
who commanded the detachment, which
took the captured Commander Kronie
across the country to the coast, TO the ship
which carried him away.
After life so full OF action. it is said by
acquaintances here that he was restless for
the soldiers life again. and would have
welcomed war They assert however, that
he was a calm, apparently upright. frank,
honest and rugged seotehmAn, a man who
impressed with his evident sincerity and
high character. A short time ago he sent
TO Scotland for the medals he won In war
time. and these were all marked with his
full name and attested that the stories he
had sometimes related OF himself were not
observation-disclosures Record Herald.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-22

Inspector Byrnes great achievements as
detective made him a frequent subject for
comparison with detectives of Hiction. He
once gave this comparison between the de-
tectve of fact and of fiction
My advice to boys who want to become
young sleuths Is to stick TO school till
they graduate and then learn trades, The
detective of fact owes nothing to the de-
teCtive of fiction. Take the wonderful dis
guises of the detectives of fiction Le-
coco and Sherlock Holmes play a score Of
different roles There is nothing like that
in real detective work One thing wrong
about the detective Of fiction is that 1t is
all the same Read one detective story
and you have read them all, In real life
the cases that come at you are all differ
ent The detective of fiction tells the
criminal all he knows. 1t would be hard
to conceive a more senseless proceeding.
The French detectives of fiction proceed
to confound the criminals by laying be-
fore them proofs of their crimes. All the
criminal has to do is TO deny Then, IL
the proof falls he is free.
when l arrested a man charged with
a serious crime | never told him why
he was arrested. l might talk with him
about his mother, his home. his employer,
but not a word about his crime. l knew
that he was not listening to me. The
thought Of his crime was whlrling about
In his head and he knew that ] knew
what he was thinking about. 1t worried
him that l should not talk about the
crime. He strained himself trying to think
how much l knew. IL he saw any OF his
aocomplices march past the window OF any
OF the clothing of the victim or the wea-
pom of the crime he was more uneasy
After a time he felt that he would be
easier II he told all than constantly strain
ing and worrying. SO he confessed and
slept easily after 1t. That was exactly the
way we Kot them
1t is not remorse that makes the hard
eEed criminal confess; il is anxiety, men
tai strain"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-22

Out OF this method grew the third de-
gree, which was in reality the use of
PHYSIOLOGY of a most practical kind, Its
first application by the inspector was in
solving the mystery OF the killing OF Louis
Haner, who kept French wine shop in
West Twenty-sixth street He was shot
in 1852 at the head of the stairs on which
he was descending - the lower floor
which had been wrecked by band OF ruff
fans.
The inspector enlisted the services of a
woman to keep track OF Michael e Nc
Goin, one OF a band of young desperadoes
known as the Seventh Avenua gang"
and he also obtained information concern
ing three others whom he believed to be
implicated. All the quartet were so take
that no one knew OF the others arrest
The inspector had McGloin tax into
his private room and so placed the chairs
that the prisoner would be look ng out Of
the window into the courtyard. As the
Inspector and he were talking a man en-
tered the room and laid down on the desk
the pistol with which the French innkeeper
had been killed. The inspector looked at
il in a casual way. referred 10 il as the
weapon which had been used by the MUIR
derer and asked McGloin II he had ever
seen II before
The prisoner although the sight OF the
eapon had unnerved him, tried TO keep up
an air OF unconcern, although the inspec OF
already had caught the expression OF mo-
mentary dismay on his face. Then, calmly
smoking a cRa-, the chief OF detectN es
referred in matter Of fact way to thrsa
men; all of whom had seen the murder for
they had said so.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-22
Stray Chapters Cys Noted Sleut
.NWTW

Gloin was executed and the other three
men were sent to prison. Tactics still
more dramatic were employed in the case
of Unger, suspected OF gIl.ing and DIS
membering his roommate, named Bodies,
and of then shipping his body from Brook
Ign to Baltimore. Unger was taken to
police headquarters, where he was put
casually into cell which had been fur
nished with the blood-stained appointments
of the room in which the murder was
committed. He fell to the floor from the
stained bed on which he had been forced
to sit and confessed the crime.
Many a time was the third degree
worked in the time of Inspector Byrnes,
its chief factor being the conscience of the
man played upon by the shrewd and force
full mind of the master detective Fic-
ton and the drama since have made uss
of the third degree as theme, but 10 the
inspector 1t was regarded as means to
an end and in his hands it was the most
effective of weapons.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-22

nabbed as he went to deliver it.
Keepers in prison. saloonkeepers and
little thieves were all on the staff, and the
saloonkecpers were we'll in hand for they
could not sell a drink on Sunday II they
did not give all the information they could
when it was wanted. An illustration Of
how we'll this worked was the case of a
saloonkeeper on Hudson street This man
had two patrons who were thieves and
who spent their money freely at his bar.
One night they asked him TO advance
them some money a valuable watch they
had, saying that they were short of funds
and were going up to Connecticut that
night 70 rob an old miser they knew Of
The saloonkeeper lent them the money and
told a policeman, friend of his, who
wanted to get in the good graces of Ryrnes
Now, just as the chief got this information
from this patrolman word came from Con-
necticut that the old miser had been robbed
and murdered and that IL was thought the
robbers had started for New York. OF
course Byrnes knew their names, and as
they stepped off the train they were ar
rested.
The rule of the inspector was harsh and
absolute and also effective to tie last de-
gree. The crooks was arrested on sight,
irrespective of whether the magistrate
held them or not
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-22

balance, so long as the gas envelope per-
mits of extension. 1t is not until the lub-
Der bag is distended to its elastic limit
that the balloon explodes and releases the
instruments, which come tumbling to earth
under a parachute. Seldom does the bal
loon rise to more than fifteen or sixteen
miles above the earth, while the limit fis
far has been but two miles above this
level. At this point the gas bag is greatly
expanded 10 nearly twice its dimensions at
the starting point of the flight.
When the excessive pressure OF the ex-
panding gas with the balloon breaks the
gas envelope, the rubber sac falls from
under the parachute, which Is spread over
the top OF IT, and I'm falling tumbles down
across the basket containing the recording
instruments, 1t then Is a dead weight,
which helps In bringing the record back to
earth through the miles of thin air The
rubber bag has then performed It's mis-
sion and is no longer Of use. The delicate
instrument, however, usually comes to-
earth unframed and can be used for an
indefinite number OF flights
I he traced record on the smoked cylinder
when once within the safe enVirons OF the
Mount weather laboratory Is treated to a
coating OF shellac, which fixes" Il In
much the same way as fixative is applied
to a charcoal sketch. The aluminium sheet
which carries the smoked record Is UA-
rolled from the core or the cylinder and
reduced to a flat sheet, which can then be
handled IN card index In the diary OF the
balloon fleet, Working over this flattsned
sheet with dlviders and scale tho weather
expert Is able 20 get the measurements on
the recNd which tells the tale,
The extreme thinness OF the air IA the
region which the weather balloons traE erss
In the upper part OF their Journey is shown
by the record Of balloon which esttk-
lishcd the eishteen,tmle record, "a this
elevation the barometrio pressure reeSrdea
was but four-tenths OF an inch. while tha
average pressure al the altitude % Omaha.
about i.oo feet above sea level - twenty
nine inches, Reduced TO other terms Il
means that It would take I2.5 eube inches
OF the air at the oighteen.miie level TO
contain the same amount OF matter aSI
that OF the cubic inch at the level sf
Omaha
The ascension or the sounding balloon -
limited only by the elasticity Of the rubber
envelope which holds the gas uniesS the
rubber or q more elastic substitute ksn W
found, Il Is not probable that n soyhdfnS
balloon viii ever reach more Wan ttsshty
miles above the lsvel Of tho oonvtnsHN
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-22
Ballooning for Weather
CONTINUED from Page one,)

Continued from rage One,)
OF tests both before and after they are
sent on their exploration of the sky An
ingenious device enables the workers Of
the Mount Weather observatory to repro
duce the conditions which the instruments
will meet in the attentuated upper air, or
the permanent diversions" as they call it
in technical phraseology.
The instruments are placed in a partial
vacuum in which the pressure can be con-
trolled by means OF inlets and exhausts
permitting the production Of any degree Of
pressure from practical zero 10 that OF
fourteen pounds,( the normal barometric
registration at sea level.
The temperature within the testing cham
Der is brought to the terrible degrees OF
cold OF the upper air by the circulation OF
gasoline chilled by liquid air. The gasoline
is cooled by driving it through threadllke
coils in a bath OF the liquid air before II is
forced through the cooling devices within
the vacuum chamber.
BY this meaps the action that the devices
will follow when subjected to similar condi-
tons naturally produced In the atmosphere,
Measurements and corrections are made
until the apparatus can be depended upon
20 deliver an accurate record of conditions
to be met, When the device is at last re-
turned its equipment is again put through
the test for the purpose OF determining
whether or not further corrections OF the
record may be Necessary.
The Standardization Of the hydrometer Is
accomplished by a process similar 20 that
by which the thermometer and barometer
are set Alright
The total weight of the basket and its
precious burden OF intricate devices Is but
a little more than two pounds. The mt
Ing power OF the balloon Is about four ana
a half pounds. This allows an upward
pressure OF approximately two pounds To
carry the balloon upward This Is suffi-
Client 20 carry the balloon 10 the maximum
OF It's distance In usually less than three
hours.
The capacity OF the gas bag Is al the
temperature and pressure OF the starting
point about 100 cubic feet OF gas, This
makes the sphere about ak feet In
diameter.
As the balloon rises the atmospheric
pressure lie reduced. allowing the gas
within 70 expand, thus keeping the lifting
pewer OF the balloon near 70 constant
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-22

directly to every man who does business
in the city, no matter what kind of bust
ness II may be-
Still another advantage is the fact that
booster trips promote closer relations be-
tween the men who go out on these trips.
Whirling along between stations, they
naturally swap ideas as to what is best for
Omaha and the germ of much cooperation
for better city is thus sprouted.
For business man who from overwork
and long indoor confinement has acquired
what in street parlance is termed a
Crouch" there is no better tonic than a
trade junket. 1t opens his eyes to the
optimistic view of his fellow tradesmen
and before he returns he, himself is an
optmlst-and it takes optimists to build
cities.
Daily reports to The Bee from tht various
points visited by the Omaha boosters on
Their present tour indicate that much
good missionary work is being done, and
when the ome-coming whistle sounds, the
returning boosters, travel-tired, but all
the better for IT, will receive the glad hand
from those who remained behind.
This is by no means the initial trade
junket of tho Omaha Commercial club.
This city caught the booster spirit several
years ago. and trade winning expeditions
now at regular intervals punctuate the
work-a-day routine of commercial life at
home.
After each return the clubs story tellers
are kept busy for several weeks and new
enthusiasm is thus generated from time to
time.
This interest Is kept up from year to
year and reservations on the Booster train
never go bagging,
The accompanying illustrations sent from
the booster train by a staff correspondent
Of The Bee, portrays the boosters in var
ious stages OF their missionary work.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-22

the secret service was offered to him, which
he declined. King Humbert of Italy would
have made him a chevaler of the order Of
the crown, but this decoration he asked to
be excused from accepting, as he wished
TO be regarded always as an American citi-
zen.
Inspector Byrnes passed through many
a stormy political struggle during his time
at police headquarters. He was made sup
erintendent of police in 1892, and later was
summoned before the Lexow committee,
where he gave a full and frank exposition
OF the source of his wealth, which even in
1894 was generally believed to have been
large.
The inspector explained that when he
went to Wall street he had between $4,000
and $50, Co., part OF which he had inherited
from an uncle and part representing his
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-22

name has been identified during his
thirty-two years of service as rounds
man, detective. inspector and chief.
To his name cllngs the thrills and
romantic history which attends one who
ferrets out crime, and his record brings
In review realities of crime rivaling the
stored heroes OF Gaborau and uoyle,
As thief catcher Thomas Byrnes was
skilled. He had retentlve memory and
he could identify men In various guises.
He famiiiarized himself with the haunts
OF criminals; he played off one male
factor against another. for he knew well
wherein lay their strength and their weak
ness. His advice was sought in the depart
ment on matters which required an init
mate knowledge Of conditions and skill in
handling men, and In that narrow circle
he became recognised as q capable and
efficient detective,
Captain Byrnes woa his inspeotorship
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-22

savings and small investments, He per-
formed several services for Jay Gould. who
in turn invested some money for him. until
the inspector through that source had
amassed 100000
Later George ]. Gould looked after some
investments for him which brought to the
police official returns OF $4,000 He este
mated that at the time of the investigation
he was worth $4,000
Mr.. Brynes on his retirement continued
to invest and speculate and his property,
especially plot at Fifth avenue and Forty
sixth street, steadily advanced in value
from s165,OOO which he paid for 1t, to $780,
900 at which 1t is now held He was more
than a millionaire to all accounts at his
death. He lived at No S1S West Seventy
seventh street in a finely appointed house.
He had country place at Red Bank.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-22

draws the Deau Line
The metropolis teemed with criminals,
chief among them were those aristocrats
OF theft, the bank burglars The safes of
those days were Formidable enough in APP
pearance, but they lacked the numerous
contrivances and checks of the present day
The city was not so well lighted 1t now
is, and the police force was inconsiderable
as compared with the army which is now
on guard. The ferries were infested by
bunco men, green goods operators and the
like, many of whom were on terms of easy
familiarity with small politicians. Wall
street was alive with sneak thieves and
burglars seeking plumber, while Maiden lane
was periodically pillaged OF plate and
jewels
Inspector Byrnes first established a
branch of the detective bureau in a little
room in a Wall street building paying the
rent out of his own pocket. He then
through General Brayton Ives, asked that
the Stock Exchange give quarters for his
men under its roof, which was accordingly
done. The arrangement was most salts
factory, for by wire practically every bank
or important brokers' office in the district
was connected with the bureau.
In this connection the order was given
by the inspector that any man with a
criminal record seen south Of Maiden lane
should be arrested, and the instructions
were so literally carried out that the Dead
Line" proved an effectual barrier. In Wal
street he met Jay Gould, who laid the foun-
dalton of his fortune
The reorganization of the bureau in Null
berry street brought a galaxy of detective
talent. trained after the maner Of Byrnes,