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The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-07-25

As last resort for fads women are
now making their own shoes.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-07-25

The elevator man who inherited
100000 probably is having his ups"
now.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-07-25

Clyde Milan. Grihith's star outfield-
or. Is now hitting as good as ever.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-07-25
Old fashioned people like to think
about the days before the tango.

Whenever women make up their
minds to wear trousers they will.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-12

hydrosphere, a watery envelope, Of which
the oceans are visible part. This hydro
sphere, the greater part of which is water
bearingSrock, is believed to be continuous and
envelopes the entire core of the earth. The
thickness of this hydrosphere is unknown. II
this hydrosphere be pierced there is little
doubt but that water pressure such as en-
CHEERS never dreamed Of would be en-
countered.
Another serious problem that would pre-
sent itself is that of ventilation, since it
would be necessary to force air from the
surface downward for distance Of nearly
1000 miles. Only one method seems prac-
ticable. That is an enormous air conduit ex-
tending down the middle Of the shaft. The
air would be forced to the bottom Of this
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-12

conduit by huge engines at the surface, and
would return in the area between the con-
quit and the walls of the shaft. A conduit
at least 500 feet in diameter would be re-
CURED Here the question of support would
be Of utmost Importance. The only means
Available would be to suspend the conduit at
comparatively short intervals on gigantic in
itersecting trusses, spanning the thousand
: foot space from wall to wall
There seems but one way that transporta-
ton could be carried on safely. This would
be spiral railway running downward on a
sharp grade around the edge Of the shaf.,
which would have to be supported on canti-
levers firmly set in the solid rock of the
walls. Two tracks would be required on this
spiral railway, one for downbound and the
other for upbound cars. The curve of the
track could not safely have a radius of less
than 500 feet making the shaft necessarily
1000 feet in diameter.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-12

to remain down in the shaft for any length
of time. AT this point of construction some
sort of refrigerating system would have to
be installed before work could be continued.
Then again, the workmen in nearing the
earths center might penetrate subter-
ranean lake Of molten rock which would
bring about great destruction and would
cause the loss of thousands of lives. But
scientists have long since given up the
theory that the earth is mass of volcanic
rock. and now believe that the earth has
solid core, SO it is not likely that such
mishap would occur unless the constructors
be unfortunate enough to choose place to
sink the shaft in volcanic regions.
Another force which might cause delay
and destruction is what biologists call the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-12

be impracticable for reaching any great
depth.
The highest speed at which lifts are
operated at the present time is 700 feet
minute. With stop to make every two
miles, with unavoidable delays connected
with changing from one cable to another,
this speed would be greatly reduced, and it
is not likely that an average speed of more
than half of that could be maintained. Accord
ing to these figures. it would take approx
mately two months to hoist one car load OF
materials from the center of the earth to the
surface. More than one load could be
heisted at the same time however.
Great difficulties would be encountered be-
yond the two mile line. The heat there is
so intense it would be impossible for men
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-12
Diamonds Would Be Cheap.

Before this shaft would be completed, 611,-
000,000000 cubic yards, or 113 cubic miles
of solid material would have to be removed.
During the digging of the shaft such large
deposits of gold. diamonds, and other
precious stones and metals would likely be
found as would make them worthless az Z
medium of exchange.
When this shaft Is completed, one can
easily imagine what a trip to the earth's
core would be like. The train would imme-
diately plunge downward, leaving sun, sky,
and civilization behind. The journey from
the start would be winding one The cars
and shaft would be artifcally lighted to
enable the passengers to view the subter-
ranean wonders which would supply the
sightseeing of the journey. AT depth of
1900 feet change in cars would have to
be made. AT this point special cars would
be put into use, due to the decreasing power
of gravity.
Many amusements would await the pas
sengers at the center of the earth. A mon
strous subterranean city would be built there
to accommodate sightseers. Large hotels
and theaters would be found. Socials.
dances, theater parties, and all sorts Of other
amusements would be greatly in vogue. The
greatest feature of all, however, would be
swimming in the air. It would be COM
mon thing to see men and women flying
about in the air with the aid Of mechanical
accessories.
The journey to the center Of the earth is
about 1000 miles. train would be able to
make about forty miles an hour, allowing
plenty of time for necessary stops. 1t would
take month to go down, while two months
would be required for the return trip.
After week or two 1t is likely that one
would have seen enough Of these strange
regions, and would be ready to begin the
journey back to earth, once more to view
tho sunlight and breathe TIE pure air in the
open.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-12
Tho Months to Make The Trip.

1t would be possible, however, to use lifts
running down the side of the shaft, If
operated by series of independent cables.
each cable taking the car through
stretch of two miles These cables could be
operated locally by electric motors supplied
with power from central stations But
secondary consideration shows this plan to
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-12

be greatly noticed, and would increase as the
shaft became deeper. At the center of the
earth the heaviest objects would have no
weight at all This undoubtedly would make
the work of construction easier and would
bring about surprising conditions in trans
portation. This is all due to gravity. Gravity
at the depth Of 1000 miles is only 6S per
cent of that at the surface. A man weigh
ing normally $50 pounds would weigh ia
pounds at this depth. while railway car
weighing 10 tons would weigh only 40 tons
Because Of the pronounced loss Of the
power of gravity 1t would be impossible for
train to remain on the rails IL It's own weight
were depended on. Precautions would have
TO be exercised to prevent collision with
the walls of the shaft, which would cause
great destruction, and might result in train
of cars plunging down through miles OF space
and cause untold damage throughout the
whole works To prevent any such catas-
trophe some substitute for gravity would
have to be devised. This force would un-
doabtedly be magnetism. The same method
employed to keep the cars on the rails would
also be put into use to make it possible for
persons to walk about In the center Of the
earth, and to enable them to keep their seats
in the cars as they near their journeys end.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-12

porting materials, cables of the best steel
break under their own weight at length of
four miles. No system for forcing the load
upward from the bottom could be employed
since depth would soon be reached at which
a steel structure reaching to the surface
would buckle and collapse.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-12
No Weight at Bottom.

A curious phenomenon would manifest
itself as the sinking of the shaft progressed.
After the first 500 miles the gradual loss of
the weight of machinery and workmen would
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-12

IMAGINE yourself speeding far down into
the dark depths of mother EARTH away
from all civilization TO explore the m
known regions in the most central part
of the earth. That is what people 200 years
from now will be doing, according to Camille
Flammarion, the French scientist and author,
who recently outlined specific plans for sink
ms shaft to the earth's core He proposed
setting the armies of all Europe to work to
dig such a shaft to tap the inexhaustible
sources of heat and power secreted beneath
the surface of the earth.
Modern scientists have dreamed of many
wonderful and unthought of things, many
of which have come true, but this is the
most daring of all. But before one could
even dream of taking this vast work in hand,
many changes will have to- have taken place
in the engineering science With present
engineering resources it would be useless to
attempt it. The apparatus used would meet
with immediate destruction due to the high
temperatures, which grow intense the
farther down one digs. Therefore before the
work could be started means or neutralizing
the high temperatures and other forces
which are believed to exist in the earths
core will have to be devised. But within a
single generation great advances will have
been made in the science of engineering, AMI
thii monstrous work will be well under way.
BY ordinary methods the shaft could be
sunk at depth of two miles, the materials
being hoisted to the surface by cable, as in
deep mining. But at this depth change
would have to be made in the mode of trans
Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-23
MANY ARMY AND
 NAVY PROJECTS. What This and Other Countries are Doing For Land, Sea and Air De-

As a result of report made at the Army War College, plans for the pro- posed fortificat tions at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay have undergone some important alterations. On account of the increased range of modern arma- ment and the increased draft of yes sels, the idea of making an artificial island at the entrance of the bay has been abandoned and it now is contem- plated to confine the Notifications to Cape Henry. The latest project will provide for the construction of en- placements for eight 12-ineh mortars, four 12-inch rifles and four 6inch rifles. the necessary mining structures and fire control and searchJight sys- tems, at an estimated cost of $1,S01 700 It has been suggested, however that on account of the increasing power Of naval vessels which might attack the Notifications it would be advisable to mount I6-inch guns instead of 12-inch and that mortars of the model being constructed for the defence of the Pan anna Canal should be provided. The total estimated cost of the project. along the lines now being considered, would be S3,614.700.
 Would Sell Brazilian Dreadnoueht.
 Admiral Baptista Franco of Brazil recommends the sale of the dread nought Rio Janeiro to Russia. He says that the new dreadnought would impair the uniformity of the fleet and that the country should pay chief at tention to the defence of her coast. which demands submarines and des- troyers. Finally. he declares that the sale would show neighboring countries that Brazil is not anxious to get naval supremacy in South America. Admiral Jose Carlos CarValho has returned from New York, where he headed the Brazilian commission at the rubber exhibition. He was highly pleased by his sojourn in the United States. He will probably accompany the American scientist, MT. Lange. on his trip to the rubber districts of the Amazon.
 Four Big New French Ships.
 M. Delcasse. minister of marine. is about to ask Parliament to hasten the vote of the naval programme. Ar engagements are already made to lay down four superdreadnoughts part of the years programme. When these vessels are completed France will have eleven new and first class battleships of from 23.000 to 26000 tons burden. The seven vessels, completed or build ing, have received the names of Jean
Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-23
NEW HIGHWAY BRIDGE.
Structure over Connecticut River at
 East Haddam Nearing Completion.

The draw of the East Haddam- Haddam highway bridge on the Con- necticut river was swung into place for the first time this week. As the electrical equipment has not been in stalled the closing was done by hand. It was found that the draw, which is 461 feet in length, fitted perfectly. 4 large number of twonspeople had gathered to witness the opera ton and when the shore connection was made cheered lustily and the whistle of the ferryboat, General Spencer. footed shrilly.
 The first closing of the draw, all though only temporary. marks an inn portant advance toward the compile opportunity to adjust the bearing ma chinery and do other necessary, work. There is yet considerable riVeting to be done and the operators house to be installed. There is no pIanking on the draw as yet, but the approach es are practically complete in this respect. The bridge must be painted also.
 No public crossing was allowed and will not be until the river is closed to navigation and the ferry boat ceases running because of ice trouble, In that case it is expected that a plank will be laid on the draw so that foot passengers may cross the bridge. Until navigation closes the draw must be kept open for the Hartford and New York steamers and other craft that are still piy1ag the river,
 The first persons to cross from shore te shore on the bridge were Chief En- gineer F. W. Bush, F. Stangle, super intendeHt of steel construction, and H. J. Smith. assistant engineer.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-23
NEW STRUCTURES
 FOR TOWN OF WESTERLY.
Most Building of Public Nature in It's History-Town Hall, Station and Postoffice.
Especial to The Bulletin.)


 Westerly, an. 222-Never before in the history of Westerly has there been so much in the building line as at pres ent, l. e.. so muci of a public nature. The large and magnificent town hall and court house, of native granite is nearing completion and, it is expected it will be ready for occupancy within three months. This is easily the handsomest town building in Rhode Island and the cost will not exceed to the granite industry of the town. It is the only granite building in the town worthy the name, excepting Christ Episcopal church, which is on the adjoining property.
 Railroad Buiidinqs.
 It is expected that in the early spring the new passenger station and freight depot of the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad company will completed by early spring, and roundings will be in keeping with the handsome passenger station, and that the whole will be one of the most attractive stations of the entire rail- read system. An idea Of the magni- tude of the work done by the railroad company in Westerly can be gained from the fact that when the work is completed there will have been ex- pended about s450,000. That's a req son why Westerly is not included with SOIIle OLflSf pldCS5 III IhIlodt lStdIld " IlO are knocking the company at every opportunity some of which are created simply for knocking purposes.
 Postoffice Building.
 There is now in course of construc- tion the postoffice building of marble for which the government made the liberal appropriation of $100,o00. This building according to contract is to be by June, 1914. For a time the work was very slow, so much so, that Westerly people began to believe that the time the roof was in place it would be about time for boom for another postoff1ce building, as the had become useless by reason of old age. But now the indi- cations have changed and the work is as rapidly as is possible with the class of work re- quired by the contract. and under the careful supervision of representative of the supervising architects depart- ment. This will be a beautiful build ing and in keeping with the general of the civic center of the town.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-23

fire wall between. Just to the south is another building which was pretty thoroughly leveled by the fire. The walls here have been pulled down and are now being rebuilt of brick. This will also be used for lumber storage Repairs have also been made to the wharf which was damaged by the fire.
 Wauresan House Changes.
 At the Wauregan house. the altera- tions that have been underway for some time making a. transformation in the Broadway entrance, lobby, office, and stairway are making good progress and when completed will bring this detail of the hotel up to modern re- quirements. On the Broadway front the stone work for the spacious en- trance has been completed and the name of the hotel, The Wauregan," is shown in large letters in the stone work over the doorway. At present the woodwork for door castings and windows is being put in. Inside the building in the lobby. the steel frame work for stairways, lobby rotunda, ceiling beams and supporting pillars have been in some time, and the work men are now doing some of the inter- ior finish. Much of the brown marble wainscotting has been placed. The above the Wainscotting is also partially on and is about ready for the outside finish.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-23

building to club house purposes but in this an appropriation for an entire ly new building was made.
 The building has been located on commanding bluff overlooking the river On the river side is a porch.
 The clubhouse is a two-story build ing, 80 feet long, with a ten-foot ex- tension, and 40 feet wide. On the first floor is room for three bowling alleys, a billiard room for three tables, and store room. One-half of the second floor is given to the gymnasium, 40x40. and the remainder of the floor to game room, reading room, ladies parlor, two shower baths and two locker rooms. The government of the clubhouse is to be entirely in the hands of the en- ployes. a board of directors of seven members being chosen, consisting of four from the men on the wards and three from the other departments.
 New Eight Room Cottage.
 The carpenters are a work on an attractive eight room cottage house on Asylum street for Herbert Wiley. The house is well along towards com pletion and the work is now confined principally to the interior. There are four rooms on each floor with another room in the attic. MT. Wiley plans to occupy the new home fin the spring.
 Tenement House.
 James o. Mahoney has the founda-
Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-23
SToNINGToN ACTIVE IN
 NEW CONSTRUCTION.
Three New Desidenees In Different Stages-Wamposset Inn Remedeled.
Especial to The Bulletin. )

Stonington, Jan. 22-"The Wampos- sett Inn owned by Doctor c. o. Maine. has been made over from the Capt. Alex Palmer Place, to the present ex- cellently equipped summer hotel. It is situated on Water street, and has a fine ground reaching out into the water. There has been added this year a large garage, a wharf sixty feet long has been built reaching across the back of the entire building. Sixteen bedrooms have been added, two toilets, bath, dining room 30x15 built on that will accommodate fifty people. hard wood floors laid through the buildings and an office with large desk and letter boxes added. A thirty-foot sea wall filled in and an eighty-foot one busss> protects the property
 A. w. Berry, is building a residence on upper Main street, with all modern Improvements.
 EIr Vargas is also building hand some home, near the Red Barn which he will occupy as soon as finished.
 W. O. Stantcn, of Springfield, Mass, who spends his summers at Lords Point, and who has erected many neat cottages at the Point has just com pleted an excellent large building he will use as a summer hotel adding many Improvements also to the shore property.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-23

Bart, Coubet France, Paris, Bretagne, Provence, and Lorraine. M. Delcasse has decided that in christening this years ships he will continue the prac- tice of naming vessels after the French provinces. The four new dreadnoughts will, therefore, be named Normandie, Gascogne, Languedoc. and Flandre.
 British Defence Against Airships.
 The very real danger which British military and navel authorities consider lies in the air forces of Continental Powers is well shown by the system of defence adopted for the new naval magazine at Portsmouth, where the high explosives used on battIeships are to be stored. The magazines are sit uated at Bedenham, an isolated spot on the upper reaches of the harbor. They consist of a number of sunken ferTo concrete chambers which are covered completely with four feet of earth and turfed at the side in a way that makes the location of the spot from above a matter of extreme diffi- culty. A ferro- concrete pier is being built thereat for the use of small craft only. A network of rails will enable the explosives to be conveyed direct. The magazines works, which resemble military earthworkf3, are under the protection of the metropolitan police who at night are assisted by trained watchdogs, while the harbor waters are patrolled by water police. The site is some two miles from Gosport dtiu ' OFISJuOUll IIdIO l ne new works will cost $50O,0O0.
 e2 Per Gent in Navy Native Born.
 Naval officers here treated with con- tempt the statement made by Major Samuel Simpson Sharpe, conservative member in the Canadian Parliament for North Ontario, criticising the en- listed men of the American naval ser vice. Major Sharpe's statements and the quotation from Frederick William Wallace, who is said to be an eminent marine authority did not attract ser ious consideration because of their ap- parent absurdity. The statement that flew native Americans sign for the navy is refuted by the statistics which show that the percentage of native Americans in the navy vast year was 92.46. Major Sharpe quoted Wallace as follows:
 Few native Americans sign for the navy, and those who do are desperate men who are no good. socially morally and otherwise. A hard winter. hard times and strikes make the best re- cruiting seasons for the United States Navy. Thus it becomes a sort of home for destitutes, and moral degenerates. Deserters from foreign ships Scandi- navians, Russians, Films, Austrians and Latins, take kindly to the Yankee navy, for in it they learn the language and a trade nd the life to them is easy compared. with their previous existence"
Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-23
BUSINESS AND REALTY.
Activity Throughout State For Third
 Week of Year.

The volume of real estate transac- tions in the towns reported in The Comm ercial Record for the week end ing January 1S, is about the same as 254, comparing with PAY. The aggre- gate of mortgage loans is somewhat less than the previous year.
 The bankruptcy figures for the week do not make a very satisfactory show ing. The seven bankruptcy petitions have average assets of $2, ,557 and av- craze liabilities of SHEET. The record compares unfaVorably with previous years Eleven new corporations have average capitalization of a little less than s60,000
 Building permits have been granted in the cities of New Haven, Bridgeport Hartford and Waterbury during the week to the number of 49, for buildings costing $274525. The record as re- gards the amount of money invested is about the same as a year ago. except the bulk of the work this year is in Bridgeport. while last year il was in New Haven.
 Among the projects placed under contracts during the past week, one of the most important is a S125,000 stable in Noroton, purifying house in New Britain, factory in Bridgeport, store and tenement building and a bus mess block in the same city, and one, two three and six family houses in New Haven, Bridgeport, Hartford, Wa terbury, East Hartford Bristol. South Manchester and Stamford, with 16- family house in the latter city.
 Norwich had five sales in the week against one in the same week last year. The mortgage loans for the respective weeks however being s13.1oo and s102 100.
 New London had five sales this year to eight for the same week last year, and the> mortgages for the two weeks were s11,20G and s6,25o.