El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-13
EH6LAHD0HNS
ALL PHONE
FACILITIES
Government Plans to Elk
tend the Telephone Lines
to Rural Districts.
COUNT LUTZOW TO
VISIT UNITED STATES

London. England. Jan. IS --'Ni-h the
taking over Of the National Telephone
company or January 1, the govern
ment became the owner Of practically
all Of the telephone facilities Of Inc
British Isles
The property Of the company be-
comes the possession Of the state ana
the $4,000 employees Join the RANKS OF
the civil servants OF the kingdom.
Generally speaking, the offlclals ana
employees Of the company are not
pleased with the change, as they feel
that il viii initiate against their
chances Of Advancement.
Now that the government IS IN 81
preme control Of the telephone 5aeul-
ties Of the country, it is expected that
efforts viii be made TO extend Il great
II. especially in the rural districts.
where the telephone is almost IN
known. Even in London the telephone
directory is no larger than those OF
several cities of the United states
with Dopulations Of less than 100000
LutzOW Is Coming.
Count LUtZOW. the Bohemian ScnoIar
and historian. viii leave Lonoon on
January 20 for an extended tour OF
America, and VIII besides giving an
address before congress, deliver
series o. lectures among many Of the
chief universities Of America
The address before congress VIII De
largely devoted to the subject of uni
versal peace and early attempts in that
direction made by a king Of Bohemia,
king George Of .2odebrad, who proposed
q union OF European countries to put
q stOn to war The lectures at the
universities viii be on the history and
literature Of Bohemia. politics as lar
as possible being eliminated.
The count is due to arrive in Wash
ington on February 4. and the address
TO congress viii be delivered on the
next day.
Count LutzOw is known throughout
Europe as an authority on things BO-
hemian, and he has lectured and writ
ten about his country in almost every
university on this side Of the water
This. however, will he his first trip to
America. and he is looking forward to
IL with a great deal of interest He
was induced to make il by the BO-
hemian society of Chicago, and by
the fact that In Nebraska and other
western states there are large ana
prosperous Bohemian colonies big.
Jolly man who is usually surrounded
In his London residence. where he and
the countess entertain by the best of
the literary circle Of England and the
continent the count Is sure TO appeal
10 the American cOlleEian-
Alleys Works Displayed.
An exhibition Of the last work of
he late Edwin A. Abbey, the American
artist was opened with the New Year
BY the Royal academy at Burlington
House. such exhibitions are a signal
honor. which the academy grants only
In the case of its most distinguished
deceased members.
The pictures selected for the exhibit
we're picked by Mrs Abbey. with the
assistance of members of the Royal
academy who were in close touch and
with the work Of her hus-
band
Among the pictures are several
sketches made preliminary to the paint
ngs which Abbey did for the state
,apital OF Pennsylvania at Harrisburg.
Probably the most interesting feature
Of the exhibit are the pen and ink
sketches Of Shakespearean characters.
numbered among the last efforts Of
The dead artist. These were the re-
suit Of a life long study Of Shakes
1eare's works and the Shakespeare
country made by Abbey, but he had
rot progressed far enough with the
great work to exhibit any of it before +
his death
7 The Abbey exhibit is in charge of Sir
Frederick A Eaton, secretary Of the
Royal academy After preparing the
exhibit Mrs. Abbey sailed for New
York The Abbey exhibit at Burling-
ton house viii be followed by an ex-
libition Of old masters which viii be
the most important given by the
ce6amr In recent YEA