El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-11-11

New Arrangements Made
For Rhodes Scholarships;
Pure Food Meet.
SUBMARINE CABLE
TELEPHONE SUCCESS

London. Eng, Nov. 1.-THE heavy
rains which have broken the excep-
tionaI drouth which has prevailed this
year in England may have done more
damage than good, according to re-
ports made by numerous landlords.
They assert that the long drouth
has played the part Of a lOng-sustained
earthquake with the heavy rains act
ing as the final shake. So severe has
been the action on many buildings that
the repair bills win equal the rental
for the next two years.
The shrinkage Of the clay and other
some places whole streets Of houses
have developed threatening cracks
drainage systems have been dfsOrgau-
lied, and building inspectors are hav-
ing the busiest times Of their careers
The damage to the London suburbs has
been especially severe There has been
a wholesale subsistence in a number OF
HerdrOrdsh1re villages and some Of the
finest old homes in the clay districts
Of the Midlands are threatened with
destruction. Architects and builders
attribute the disturbances solely to the
snr1nkage Of the subs0L which is much
worse on the clay soils which normally
hold the most water.
Desired EEfIey's Presence.
General regret is felt that DR.. Har-
Fey W. Wiley, chief of the bureau OF
chemistry of the United States depart
ment Of agriculture, was not able to
accept the invitation Of the council OF
the pure FOOD and health society OF
Great Britain to be held here next
March Dr. Wiley is well known IN
England both for his advocacy Of pure
IOod laws at home and for his attend
ance here at numerous congresses held
IN connection with. applied chemistry
and food adulteratiOn.
1t is hoped, at the coming congress.
10 formulate practical proposals for the
standardizing of food stuffs, for the
definition OF what are legitimate and
llIeglumate manufacturing processes
IOr the proper distribution OF food for
sale for the COdificatiOu Of existing
laws, and for the Capitalization Of the
Work OF inspection in the local gov
eminent board.
The society viii eudeavor TO present
a strong legislative program to the
government, the chief feature Of which
VIII be to correct the abuses ALLEGED
49, - ny I've 5LoHn up on account OF the
1000 ana drug inspectors working only
under local authority. So lax have
some Of the local authorities become
that it is said the law is a dead letter
Regulating Scholarships.
An age limit and not the length OF
residence at the college or university
from which they register may soon be
y
MY or Rhodes scholars for Oxford
athletic teams
At present the rule is that no ath-
lete is qualified to gain the coveted
LOrd on the playing field, after he has
completed four years residence. Some
HnOdeS scholars have already cOmuIet-
go Two or three years at some foreign
oxford and through them inter-varsitv
play tends to develop into a case OF
men versus boys. In considering this
evil the authorities at first thought Of
ruling that in the future the fOur-year
rule should apply to any university at
which the scholars were in attendance
so Rhodes man. who had been In
college three years before reaching OK
FORD would only be eligible for one
years play there Owing TO the diff
Guilty or determining what constitutes
school of university standing this
solution has been dropped The plan
now most favored is the substitution
OF an age limit and it is believed that
before long rule VIII be adopted that
no man more than 25 years OF age
may represent either Oxford or Cam
.... &C. rms ruling would stiu give
Jne RhodeS scholars an advantage OF
Two years over the students matrlcu-
laung from United kingdom schools
Wonderful New Gable.
The new submarine cable telephone
which the British pOstOffice is laying
between this country and Belgium IS
said to possess speaking properties
markedly superior to any now in exist
ence.
Eighteen months ago considerable at
-entton was attracted to the new An
cable, which was the first
submarine telephone cable to be fitted
with what are known technically az
loading coils. In this cable at in
tervals Of one nautical mile through
out the whole length there are in
serted series Of four coils. two above
each other. the electrical effect OF
which is TO increase the capacity OF
the cables by anything from ESQ to
go percent This cable which has two
circuits, was Of an experimental char
acter, and, so much doubt having been
expressed as to the feasibility OF the
coils, was designed so that the Toad
7d coils could be cut out Of use alto
setner, leaving it an ordinary tele-
phone cable.
So successful has it proved. how
ever, that the designers Of the new
Angto-Belgian cable have provided
that the loaded" coils must be essen
1aI for its use BY doing this ii has
been possible TO reduce the weight Of
the insulation from 500 to $50 pounds
per mile, and as Eutta-percha is used
exclusively, a considerable saving over
The cost Of the AnglO-French cable wiz
10 made