El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-31

that has packed the Battery and the
river front since the return of admiral
Dewey's victorious fleet viii greet the
leviathan.
The ImperatOr viii leave Hamburg on
ner maiden trip on June II, and doubt
less there viii be some among the crowd
TO welcome her on her arrival here who
saw the Great Eastern on her arrival
here more than half a century ago. The
giant piers Necessary for the docking
of this monster vessel over which there
has been so much discussion, viii be
completed and viii themselves come in
for much attention, though 1t viii be
the Imperator that all New York is
planning to turn out TO see. This YES
sci, which Is the largest in the world,
and which viii carry the population Of
a gOOd-sized town, IS 919 feet. or nearly
a fifth of a mile, in length. incidentally
she Is the first ship to be built with a
length of more than 900 feet. Could she
be stood on end beside the WOOlworth
building. the tallest skyscraper in the
world. she would tower above it bv $50
feet. Her beam of 9S feet Is equal to
the width OF the clty's widest bOulevards.
in addition she VIII tower as high above
the water as a seven story building, her
promenade deck being so feet above the
feet above the keel Her wireless equip
ment. which is the most powerful afloat,
viii keep the vessel constantly in touch
with the shore.
In addition to her so lifeboats. the
Imperator viii carry two power lifebOats,
equipped with wireless. Among other
novelties viii be a swimming pool and
the replacing of the Old-fashiOned berths
bv beds in most of the staterOOms. The
lmperatOr Is really a double ship. and in
addition to being the largest is the first
vessel to be built with a complete double
skin. Altogether her arrival here is like
T. to mark the most important epoch
in the marine history of this port since
Robert Fulton steamed up the Hudson.
Crime Pays Poor Wages.
Some remarkable figures have Just
been compiled by the police department
showing the wages of crime as a profess
sion, if it may be called, in this city.
Combining all classes of thieves. they
show that property which is never re-
covered is stolen each day in the city
to the extent of S4179, or more than
S1,5OO,000 annually.
While this total at first glance may
seem large, it becomes comparatively
small when it is remembered that there
are said to be in the neighbOrhOOd OF
10000 crooks and suspicious characters
In the city capable of attempting any
of these Jobs. On this basis the average
thief7s daily wage from his depredations
Is only A cents. very much smaller
sum than he could earn at regular labor.
Cases of petit larceny furnish the largest
class of rObberies. 11,134 complaints
covering crimes of this sort having been
received at headquarters during the y
months covered by the report. Next IN
order comes grand larceny with 9751
cases, closely followed by burglary with
S483 cases. In spite of an that is heard
of the city's pockets only 33S complaints
covering depredations of the lght-fin-
gered gentry were received at headquar-
tcrs. Altogether the business of thiev-
inc here. according to these figures, is
one of very small returns.
Chicken Strike Causes Famine.
One of the strangest strikes on record,
a chicken strike. has brought about a
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