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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-23
LOS ANGELES AOUEDUCT.
Water supply Brought $50 Miles From
Snow Fed River.

Los Angeles. >iucr the founding of
the puebI" ~ l1Sl. has drawn her
water for domestic Uses from the Los
Angeles river. Early in l9O2. when the
cllN began the municipal operation of
lis wHtcrworks. it hccnnc apparent
Ihai the supply from this source WAS
feccdln@ and that unless other sources
We're found the very rapid growth of
the community must hr brought TO n
standStill. Investigation on the part
OF the engineers of the federal govern.
mcnt ana of the city revealed the fact
That No sufficient quantity for the mo.
tfopollS they had in miud existed alou.
W" western face Of the coast range,
Aftcr two Hud onc-llalf years of con
tlnllolS Investigation the muuicipnIity
III sheer desperation determined to go
700 miles northward to ;hr owens val
ley andthcrc divert the flow Of a river
fcu ny the everlasting sIlpwS Of the
Sierras which should guard the city
against the then nmniprpSent thirst
Rising i'm the SierraS near the IoIIudn.
ricS Of Yosemite park aud Hnwin- in u
generally souihcrly direction. he prrcu.
Mai Owens river drains the castrru
face Of the Slcrrns dhc Inyo ronra *
negligible in figuring the rain crom
ana with basin Of :.aOO Sullarp miles
OF mountainous, thinly populated conn
Try. tiuwS into the owens lake. nm al.
kalinc body of wafer without outlet
situated on the northern edge of tho
Mohnve desert From this river and
me many small tributaries which tho
apneduct interccptS in the Owens val.
ley the city is the complete owner of
permanent water supply
AS now constructed the Los Angeles
aquedllct H. designed To- deliver n daily
flow of 10000 miners inches. o5s Ooo
"~ gallons. into the impounding rescr
voirs M its outlet IN the san Fernondo
valley. twenty-four miles northwest Of
me city of Los Angeles This con.
slant How Is assured through the series
OF impoundne reservoirs.
NJ It's Intake the aqueduct has n,
elevation or 3,Sl2 feet above sea leveI.
NJ the outlet the elevation is I .iGt fool
above sea level. The elevation Of the
steps Of the Los Angeles city hall 10
2i6 feet. Built to permit of n gravity
now throughout. the waite will en,cr
me intake or the aqueduct 10 push
from The consumers spigot. Engineer
ing Magazine
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-23

year 1909. The other principal coun-
tries from which coffee is imported
into the Emitted States are Columbia,
with go million pounds in the fiscal
scar 19l2. Venezuela, IS million
pounds. Central America states, II
million pounds; Mexico. 10 million
pounds and the East indies, mil
lion pounds The import price per
pound Of thu coffee from couutric,
other than Erazil is about the Same
AS of coffee from that country
The average consumption per capi-
"a &C coffee in the United States has
shown a steady decline during the
period i'm which prices have So sharp
ly advanced IN the fiscal year 1909,
the average consumption per capita
,a> over n pounds ana the average
IMPORT price 80 cents. In I9II when
The average import price had adyanc-
cd TO Jos cents per pound. the ave
rag" consumption per capita was but
80 pounds aud ina 1872, when the
average import price was 1873 cents,
the average consumption Mats but 50
pounds
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-23

Back Yard
The
by Prof. John Willard B0Itc

vivid white. The colors are not mere
ly surface colors. They are deep
colors that actually live.
The proper way to grow sweet peas
10 their greatest perfection is to dig
trench a foot wide and O foot deep
as early as possible in the spring. Fill
IN six inches with rich. loose loan and
plant the seed three inches apart and
one-half inch deep after soaking them
in water. AS soon as the seedlings
are six inches high I'LL in with earth
around them until only two inches Of
the plant shows. This treatment viii
insure more extensive root develop
ment and more resistance to drought.
Fill in from time TO time until the
bottom of the trench is level with the
land. Furnish support for the vines,
either woven wire, branches. or
fence, and they will run up several
feet.
BE sure that you pick all OF the
blossoms as soon as they are perfect
and the plants will bloom from early
summer until frost II allowed 10 20
10 seed the plants will promptly cease
blooming.
The Sweet Pea might well be our
national flower. May 1t bloom for.
ever
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-23
STRAY NEWS FROM
new YORK TOWN
Cleaning Up The Rubbish In
tho Metropolis Is a Hereu.
lean Undertaking.

New York. May 93-Cummissioncl
\ Edwards of the street cleaning depart
\ ment, has undertaken "A Hcrculcau
task in attempting to give to the city
| n general and thorough housccleaning
! The cleaning up of the Augean sta
! Dies one OF the famous stunts attrih-
| utcd by mythology TO the ovcrworkcd
/ Greek Sandow, must have been u tame
y lob compared with the. tremendous
task which confronts the New York
street cleaning department when 1t
began the spring cleaning the other
daN, Ou the opening day of the anti.
| itltH crusade the regular force of tn,
department disposed OF a.OO0 loads Of
rubbish and refuse ana men and teams
Wcr, almost exhausted at the clos"
of The day.
The work of the department has
been carefully mapped out 10y tho
commissioner. The city had been di
Nidod into districts ana the residents
of each district. which was To he.
cleaned up on certain day were re-
pucstod To dump all rubbish. dirt AMI
trash accumulated in closets attics
and cellars upon the street In front
OF their houses the night before Tnu
people seemed only To h. too glad To-
have an opportunity 20 rid themselves
of lot of trash which had accumu-
lated i'm years and obeyeu the request
with "A vengeance. In many cases the
rubbish was piled eight or ten feet
high ana included old and dilapidatcd
furniture, mattresses. bed clothes.
trunks and thousands of odds and
ends TO Bc found in the discard of cv-
cry in regulated household The work
is still being continued and although
IT can scarcely lac hoped To transform
New York int" "A sort of Spotlcss
Town. il is safe TO say that this city
is a great deal cleaner and more san
itary now than it was a month ago.
The worst conditions were found in
the Harlem district and next to that
IN lIclrs Kitchen and san Juan dis
tricts
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-23
Popular Mechanics
ELECTRIC CIRCUITS.
New Method OF Remote Control of
Light and Power Switches

New Method OF Remote Contrcl ~
Light and Power Switches.
Turning on aud off the electric li-hls
connected to Il distant service circuit
has been problem that has hitherto
been met in three ways by sending
Il man 10 manually switch ON the lights
in the evening aud switch them of
again in the morning. Ivy clockwork
switching devices set 10 operate ~ a
predetermined hour aud by utilizing
II prepayment meter Ia open the circuit
when determined amount Of energy
shall have been consumed. says the
Scientific American. \ new method
or remote control of lighting aud power
circuits whereby such circuits may hr
closed nj any time from the central
station las, for example to cover the
contingency Of n sudden fog aud vary
ing hours of darkness has been de.
vised. utilizing special current Supol
posed on the main lighting current
whether the latter Il alternating or
direct
The new system Is particularly adapt
gu 10 the control OF street lghtlnS CIT
cults. In the application NJ this method
10 alternating current service u rip
pie or alternating current Of higher
frequency than the actual Frequency
OF the service current Is sent out over
the mains for an instant. actuatin& q
local switch operating relay perma
nently connected to the mains. but de-
signed 10 be sensitive only 10 the rip
pie frequency, In the application '"
direct current service n condenser ~
GUIDED In the relay circuit acts To pre-
vent consumption Of energy in the
relay except during the moment 81
passage of the alternating curlent
ripple which traverses the condenser
IN operating the relay.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-23
CUTTING Smooth Holes In Glass.

Boring hole through Il glass disk W
Plate Is not n simple matter II Is taI
easier To pour melted parafiin over Tue
glass. building ii up into tiny cup o'
crater. aud carefully scratch away W
wax from spot the exact area of wv
desired hole. Then pour little byol"'
fuoric acid-thc diamond ink" OF ne
trade-in the parailin cup and u WI,
quickly eat through the unprotecie"
spot. producing u hole without any
cracks. As the vapors of the ACID are
very dangerous. one must work ~
strong breeze that blows the fumes
away from the face.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-23

There seems to b. no\ limit to che
extent of the graft evil in this city.
To light some big graft scandal uhci,
another Investigation is begun whien
brings to light equally conclusive evil
dcnce of graft in some other quarter
or direction. The latest sensation has
been furnished by the TaXicab com
pany and the end of the disclosures
is not yet in sight 1t appears that
the Tayicab company has been com
PEELED, for business reasons, not only
~ pay blackmall in scores Of the big
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-23

With old world chanccllorics to whom
tall>atiNc diplomats are persona non
grata Oo put it mildly)?
Now. no exhibits are necessary to
prove that Mr.. Bryan IL talkativc. COM
mcnts the Grand Rapids Herald.
Mr.. Bryan viii himself readily adj
nit that he has talked himself into
world prominence.
He talked himself into "A prcsid.n
tai nomination in lSo6--whcrc no one
thought of him as "a possibility for such
toned that crown of thorns and cross
OF gold" affair.
He talked himself out of the presi-
dental election a few months later
because he insisted upon oratorically
glorifyirg the free and unlimited coin 3.
age of silver in the ratio of sixteen to
enc.
lie talked himself into succeeding
nominations with unprecedented reg
ularity) and he talked himself out OF
succeeding observation-disclosures his
monologues ran along the line of gov
crnment ownership of railroads and
federal guarantee OF bank deposits and
the prescription Of similar unpopular
panaccas for existing ails.
lie talked himself around the world
On a tour which was continuously
marked by signal honprs and spontan-
cous ovations to one who was then ad =
mittcdly Americas greatest private
citizen.
lie talked the last Democratic ma
tional convention at Baltimore into
dominating Woodrow Wilson for pres D..
ident--when, without his persuasive
conversation, that convention would
have nominated Champ Clark.
And all tins oracuar record just
naturally talked for itself when the
new president asked himself that mo .
mentous question: Now. who shall
make secretary of state
Had lie appointed any other than
Bryant Bryan wanted the place
hc would have been q base migrate:
AMI had he appointed any other than
Bryan--if Bryan was willing to acccp;
the place-hc would have overlooked
the one man who lowered above all
his fellow partisans as equal to the
responsibilities ~ state.
He had-and has--the capacity, the
experience, the education. the polish,
and the world acquaintance To fit him
severely for the Job. But he had
and has-that silvery tongue which.
like Tcnnyson's brook. runs on for
ever The one fatal weakness, declare
his current critics, And, say they, IL
has found him Quit
wherefore, as we said before, the
problem of these busy-body gossips is
TO answer the profound enigma Of the
hour: Can he stop talking long enough
To- be secretary OF state awhile; or can
he hang on to his seat at the head of
Mr. Wilson sfamily table and not stop
talking?
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-23
For the Merchant
Who Doesn't
Advertise.

IN these days OF higher ef
feienoy in the management OF
affairs, where do you stand,
Mr.. Merchant
We invite you to become
an advertiser IN this news.
paper; to Join, II you have
not already done, so, the pro.
gressive merchants of this VI
cinity who have something Of
merit to sell and something
OF interest to say about il,
q Many tale is yet untold
about our store or your bus
mess which IL placed before
our readers would rejuVenat.
your whole establishment.
q The game IS out IN the
open today.
q The llvest merchants and
manufacturers tell the pubs
OF tine merit ane superiority
of their wares,
The r,ost successful cnte~.
pr,ses IN this community as
so constantly before the pub
lie ~ the columns OF The
NEWS and other first class
newspapers that when one
thinks of any of fhe many ar.
tlcles Of daily trade his mind
turns instantly to one OF the
stores or one OF tho particu-
Jar makes whose advertise.
ments are set forth IN these
pages.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-23

John Rennie, oldest purser of the
"tlahtic' who has crossed the equator
~ times on voyages that aggregate
<'h"i'ooo miles, ended his sea career
with the arrival in New York of the
liner Vasari from Buenos Aires.
London, Ems, has 22,oOo homeless
persons
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-23

\ Wild bodr's tusk. on which tho
Lords prayer and the Apostles creed
had been c'tt with u kris or MALAY an
uaggar, was presented as wedding
gift to his American teacher 10y u
Young igorrote Filipino Gagupan,
Luzon.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-23

Saint anthony Comstuck. the SELF.
constituted guardian of morality it
art, has once more distinguished him.
self bN peremptorily ordering the re.
moval from the show window OF a..
reputable art dealer of a copy of Pau
Chabas' famous painting "Scptembcl
Morning" 1t shows u wonderful
amount Of patience ON the part Of
the people that they put up 50 lonc
With the stupid notions and idiosyn-
CRASHES of this Apostle of Purity
The art house involved in the present
cis1 is one of the most prominent H.
the country and has its reputation at
stake. II is to be hoped that it will
carry this matter to the courts 10 de-
.rminc once and for all how far Mr..
Comstock may extend his crbitraiy
interference and meddlcsomeness. lie
shoGld have been suppressed many
Years ago
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-23

David Bolasco. the noted play wright
and theatrical manager and several
noted actors and actresses had q rath.
or unpleasant experience the other
day They were descending ON Mr..
Belasco's private elevator in the Be
iasCo thcatcr building. from the top
ilocr to the main ilour, when some e
thing went wrong with the mcvhau~
ism controlling the heavy iron doors.
These doors are operated by electric
ity and are supposed to open by the
pressing of a button when the floor
OF the lit is even with the sill OF the
,loor. For three hours the party re-
manned imprisoned in the cage until
by bard work aud the exercise of con.
siderable ingenuity their release wa
affected This experience may supply
Mr.. Gelasco with plot for new
play.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-23

! hotels. but to give free taxi rides tn
hotel managers. their families ami
friends. 10 police officers and their
friends, To aldermen politicians ana
others, who were in "A position TO
grant OF refuse favors To the company
Safety rayoIs are growing more
popular than ever i'm this city since
the beginning of the baibcrs., strike.
The strikers committcpd many acts
of VIOLENCE and destroyed the funi-
turc and fixtures i'm number %
shops. This naturally deferred many
habitull patrons from entering bar
Der shops at this time They con.
sidvred the risk too great and prercr.
red To shave themselves az their quiet
homes rather than nun the risk Of
having their throat cut or their skull
fractured 10y militant strikers
Martin Montrosc Molcnaor. VIII,
caused some excitement ina this city i'm
1878 by claiming as his property scv-
cral large and valuable tracts of lard
In the Harlem and Kingsbridge road
section. has returned TO New York
'Iter many years ia the west and has
established himself as squattcr upon
part OF the land claimed 10y him. The
land in question was only farm land
and valued at $4,000 whci the grand
father OF the present claimant died
in lNl2. Now IL is estimated To- he
worth between $500. O0O.0 0D aud $jDo.-
100000, When Molenaor Hrst asserted
his claim he did not have enough
money TO begin the usht IN the
courts. Now, however. the Mclcuapr
Recovery company has been formed.
which Is issuing stock and will fur
nish the funds required L. carry IN
iisht Tor the property through TIL
courts,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-30
SHIPPERS PROTECTED

Combination of Rates by Railroads
Suspended by Commission,
Washington. March 2s.-Disputes be-
tween railroads having Joint rates az
to the proper division OF these rates
Will not be permitted by the Interstate
Commerce Commission to lead to the
substitution OF combination rates. and
the imposition OF additional tarlff bnr-
dens on the shippers.
The commission to-day SUSPENDED
the cancellation OF Joint rates by the
Buffalo. Rochester and PITTSBURGH
Company. Canadian Atlantic Trapsi,
Company, New Jersey Central. Central
Vermont Hallway Company, New York
Philadelphia and Norfolk, and the New,
york, Chicago and st. Louis. with fhs
Grand Trunk Railway, and points To-
Gated on the, Bangor and Aristook
Railroad on shipments routed over the
Maine Central. s"'
These railroads have been unable N
agree on proper division of the
former through rates and gave no
tee OF cancellation and the substItu
ton of combination rates based on the
looa, rates of each road. The applica.
ton or these combination rates would
have resulted In an advance In all class
and commodity rates
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-30
CITY HAS RECORD-B BREAKER
Alarming Reports of Tremendous Flood
Come From PnrkersburE.
fBy Associated Press.1


Louisville. Ky, March 29.-With the
Ohio River showing a rise OF only one
tenth of foot an hour. and no de-
Cincinnati to Indicate anything higher
than the original prediction of crest
at Louisville of forty five feet, the only
disconcerting reports received here to-
day were those from Parkersburg, w.
Va, telling OF Il stage of sixty four
feet. AS forecasts on the crest Ind
been based prior to that time on the
stages between here and Catlettsburg,
together with the statement that the
river was falling at Pittsburgh, all esti-
mates were upset and all feared a
much more serious flood than had been
anticipated. Reassuring advices from
Washington, where flood experts in
The Weather Bureau said that fifty
four feet at Parkersburg had been
probably misunderstood as sixty four,
served to revive confidence in the stu
alton.
Reports received to-day and to-
night from points between Louisville
and Cincinnati, on the east, and Louis
vile and the Mississippi, on the west,
ail told Of tho greatest precautions
having been taken to prevent any loss
OF life when tho highest stages are
reached In the Ohio.
The river at Louisville registered
s1.t At noon. AIS at q o'clock. Ais. at
O o'clocls. and continued to show the
saInn increase throughout the remnin-
der OF tho day.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-30
Rest nIust Be Absolute.

Rome, March 29.-J. Pierpont Nor
Ean's condition is such that his physi-
clans have prescribed the rest cure"
for him. This means that he Will be
deprived OF the privilege OF seeing even
his Intimate friends. who will be rig
III fi,.r ;siay .s..,ctt,s :,
Officially. it is announced. Mr.. Nor
CAMS condition remains unchanged. and
that while he is not suffering from any
specific disease mis- physicians, Profess
sor Giuseppe Bsstianelli and DIR. George
A. Dixon. are in attendance daily and
are aiming at Strengthening his entire
organism. For this reason they have
ordered complete rest for their patient
During his first week In Rome. con-
trary to the advice OF tina doctors. Mr
Morgan rather overexerted himself
and, among other things went daily
10 observe the progress in the ccnstruc-
ton OF the American Academy on top
OF Janiculum Hill. On Sunday last Mr.
Morgan insisted upon attending the
Ea1ter services In the American Church
lie remained throughout the services
which. in the opinion OF the physicians
greatly fatigued him. They then gave
stringent instructions that he should
avoid any exertion.
Herbert L. SatterIee, son-in-law of
j. Pierpont Morgan. in answer to In
auiries tonight regarding Mr. Nor
gan's health. said:
''Mr. Morgan was visited to-day by
Drs GEORGE n DIXON, OF New YORK. and
Professor Giuseppe Baetianelli. md
both physicians agreed that he is sim
ply overtired Mr.. Morgan slept most
of the day because. owing to q great
ball held at the hotel where he IS
staying. ne passed an uncom Portable
night. He enjoyed his meals to-day,
however. and took abundant nourish-
ment"
Although under the circumstances II
is Impossible TO make any definite
plans. Mr.. Satterlee Is hopeful that
Mr.. Morgan will DO able to leave Rome
soon. He expects to go first TO his
house In London, where. II is believed
the bracing air Will benefit him and
will proceed later to ono OF tho health
resorts.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-30
illness Not Alarming.

Especial to The Times Dispatch
New York. March 2s.--Dr. William
Hanna Thompson. former president of
the Now York academy OF Medicine,
who 10 an authority on diseases of the
brain. said to-day:
Cerebral anaemia would make the
patient simply very weak He would
not be able to apply his mind to any
kind OF work"
Asked IL the disease impaired the
mental faculties. he replid:
mot at all. One might very soon
get over IT.
William Plerson Hamilton. partner
Of Mr.. Morgan, sailed for Europe to-
day OH the White Star liner Adriatic
10 join the invalid financier In Rome.
Henry F. Dawson. another partn or
in the Arm, will sail ON Tuesday for
Europe.
J. r. Morgan. Jr. who was asked
TO- might at his home for some
comment In regard to the dis
patches from Rome and London that
his fathers recovery was not progress
ing favorably. said:
81 received a cable message this
afternoon, which. while it gave no de-
tails, Indicated that my fathers con-
dition had been less favorable for the
past three days, and In view of his
years Is such as to give rise to con-
siderable anxiety"