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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-07-16
MONEY TO LOAN.

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MONEY LOANED IN all parts OF the state
to railway employees on salary. household
goods etc Call or write Union Loan Co.
Room H. First National Bank building, Al
bnquerque. n. n. Phone 1888. IL
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-07-16
les Some Nifty

Four-room bungalow, glasscd-n
sleeping porch, two screened porches.
electric lights. inside toilet, sink in
kitchen. built-in cabinet; east front.
corner lot. on car line. What more
do you want for 1850? Can you
beat IL?
See
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-07-16
FOR SAI.E-pouitry aud Eggs.
ron sAT.I1--ItoaI Estate.

FOR SALE--About acres improved land
adjoining I.ockhart Ranch, at bargain
Henry InclthafL nh0nh l03e.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-22

for all cities being $1.s2. But the
Kentucky city Is not alone In starving
its fire department. Philadelphia spent
only ninety-one cents per head OF pop
ulation for fire protection in 1912. 1t
is interesting to remark that although
onl ytwenty six OF the 1876 cities spent
less than 81 per capita on their fire
departments. Pennsylvania had nine
such places. Harrisburg. the capital
city of that State was second to New
port and tied with York. Pa. in low
per capita fire department outlay
fifty-two cents. New Jersey had three
cities of this class: Iowa had two. and
the following States boosted of one
each: Connecticut Delaware, Illinois.
Iowa. Kentucky. Missouri. New Jersey.
New York. Ohio, Utah, Virginia. West
Virginia
The record shows that three cities
spent fore than So per capita on their
fire depar tments. Omaha spent 1885;
San Francisco $a.60. and Atlantic City
1856. In the case OF Omaha the fire
department expense WAS 22.3 per cent
OF al payments for expenses of gen.
eral departments: in San Francisco It
was sixteen per cent, and In Atlantic
City 1867 per cent
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-22

pretended to try their hands at maxi
ing false money with the second hand
implements supplied to them by the
informer.
Something similar has Just hap
pened. and the government has again
been taken In. The counterfeit mon
ey in circulation having increased to
an enormous extent the government
decided to act. As the Naples police
are more or less suspected OF being
In league with the Camorrtsts. who
are also counterfeiters, q police com
missioner from Genoa, with sixteen
detectives, was sent to Naples, and
he started In to work by pretending to
buy counterfeit money.
The commissioner naturally secured
the services of several informers and
paid them well. He succeeded In buy
ing all the counterfeit money he
wanted, but naturally, his aim was to
get the plate. His informers promised
to get it for him. and. after denounc-
ing all their enemies as counterfeiters
and having them arrested, on being
paid a large sum OF money they fur
nished tho necessary Indications for
getting the plate
The commissioner applied for assis-
lance to the Naples police. and with
the addition of thirty new detectives.
raided the house where the plate was
supposed to be hidden. He succeeded
in getting II. of course. but his as
tonishment instead of the engraving
of bank notes he found that tho plate
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-22

had engravings of the Virgin Mary.
The commissioner claims that his In
formers have been arrested and that
their conviction for deceiving him 10
certain. but ~ efforts are made to
hush up thu case it IL more likely that
the informers escaped In good time.
Uniform Time By "Radochronom-
Mario Gortino. Sicilian mechanic,
has invented q 0o-called "radiochro-
nometer' which serves to >automnu-
cally register and measure time over
any area. The invention consists OF
applying Hertzian waves to a. second
chronometer known as the director
or s'tranSmitter," which sends out
automatically every minute waves to
other chronometers known as "re-
ceivers' and which thus keep the
same time with mathematical precis-
ion. In other terms by means Of the
radiochronometer tins Dc regulated
and the problem OF uniform meas
ure of time has been practically
solved.
The invention of Sig. sortino is
naturally capable of the widest ap-
plication and will probably be adopt
ed by the state railways, post and
telegraph offices and also steamship
chronometer ships at sea can get the
exact time at any distance and under
any conditions.
Professor lalazzo, director OF the
i nAfn.c institute. OF Rome, now
claims that by means OF Sig. Sortino's
invention it will be possible to pre-
dict earthquakes. Professor Paiaz-
says tho so-called seismic TRAN
polarization Of particular earth
quake zone. consisting In the install
iation of identical earthquake record
ing instruments united together in
such way that a shock registered
simultaneously and automatically
by one can be simultaneously trans
mitted to all the others, Is now i'm
possible. So far these seismic sta
tons were connected with each other
by telegraph but the registration of
shocks could never be considered
lmathemadcally Simultaneous, owing
to the difference in time.
There are two such stations In Sic
i lily. at Catania and Messina, and an
other two at Calabria, at Reggie and
Mileto, which automatically record
every shock felt In the region. Now,
IL these four stations were equipped
with radiochrouometers. the frequen-
cy and intensity OF the earthquake
waves or shocks could be measured
with the utmost accuracy, and. by
determining the spasnodic contrac-
tions of the earth's crust Ii will be
possible to predict approximately
when an earthquake Is going to hap
pen.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-22
TAKING THE FAMILY
BACK TO THE SOI
Experiences of Government Clerk In Attempt Lower High
Cost of Living Here Set Forth

Well, we're on our wayi The second
wagon load OF furniture drove OF at 10
o'clock James eyes were wet when
she said good bye to tho fat: but they
were not tears of regret. she declared,
/ locked up and turned the key over to
the 3anitor. Were Headed for the coun-
try at lastl 30 writes Re. NJ. s. in the
Washington Star.
thought yesserday-s snow storm
might make moving impossible. and
after office yesterday went down and
saw the moving people to learn IL II
would DO necessary to cancel arrange
ments. They admitted it was going TO
be bad Job, but said they could get
through by putting on extra horses
for which I would have to pay. ] de-
.cided to go ahead with the program.
partly because we were all packed and
ready and partly because there were
no assurances of good weather soon.
Jane and the two children have gone
to the Turner's for dinner. They join
me down town and we'll take the cleo
tric car out TO our future home, Well
probably have quite wait. at that
before the wagons arrive.
Phew, but moving Is Job. and the
worst is yet to come. I'm taking TO-
day and tomorrow from the office. but
don't want to. use up any more OF
1t all later on. when I get my garden
under way. We ought to get pretty
well Strengthened up by tomorrow night
SO that / can go back to the Office Sat
urday.
OF course. = number Of things were
forgotten and had to be attended to at
the last moment One OF them was
lamps II Jane hadn't thought OF them
we would have found ourselves tonight
without any means of illumination.
proposed that we wait until we got out
to Lovitt's store IN the country and get
them there: but Jane wasn't willing TO
run any risk, 80 I hustled down town
to buy them. I got two large reading
lamps and four small glass ones which
sit in brackets fastened TO the wall.
Well probably need more. but these
will do until we md what we want. To
nit All these lamps every day and clean
the chimnsys Is merely one item OF
the increased work which Jane will
have TO do.
Delivery wagon ~ Carriage.
Lovitt IL going to have his driver
carry US all from the station to the
house in his delivery wagon. 1t isn't
an aristocratic conveyance. but lot
better for Jane and Margery than walk :
ing two miles through snow, slush and
mud The boys and /. too. can AFFORD to
forego tho exercise today. In view of
what we have before us, It's 4 mile to
their school. and two miles twice a
day, to and from the station. ought to
keep me from putting on any surplus
flesh. I have begun tho past few years
to show slight tendency to embon-
point. but expect to be. nat as board
and hard az nails by fail.
Fred Lewis, one OF our frfendA who
10 employed In the department OF ag-
rfculture, came up to the fiat last night
with seeds He had everything on the
list, from artichokes to vans in vegc-
tables and from astors to xinias In
flowers, and he wanted us Ito cross
our hearts and hope to die that we'd
try them all. Jane promised as to
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-22
HONDURAS COAST
new SPONGE FIELD
SPONGE FISHING UNIQUE OCCU-
PATION-FRAsIEW
OF ANIMAL.

Where do all the sponges come
from? From the sea, of course. but
very few people know Just how or
where they are gathered. and that
their habitat is restricted to a very
few profitable fishing districts. Like
oysters, sponges do not travel about
of their own accord. and they must
be caught where they grow. As the
demand constantly increases and the
older fishing areas are being depleted
newly discovered grounds are Of
great importance and are eagerly
sought.
A news item In the current number
of the Monthly Bulletin of the Pan
American Union, Washington. d. c..
states that recently shipment of
at Mobile. Ala. from the coast Of
Honduras. The fact that this coast
has extensive sponge-f fishing posi-
hilities hat been either practically
unknown or ignored until Greek
sponge-fisher from the Mediterrane-
an sea happened along during the
latter part of last year. With about
three weeks fishing he gathered
enough for the shipment alluded to,
and now Honduras is going to add
another product to its other numer-
GUS iHQuStTicS.
Sponge fishing is a rather unique
occupation, and the term fishing" Is
not much Of a misnomer. Most Of
them are still caught with hooks.
Notwithstanding the fact that the Inn
provement In diving apparatus has
made their gathering easier. They
thrive only in the salt water of the
sea. and the best known districts are
In the Mediterranean sea. the Carrib-
bean sea. the Gulf Of Mexico and tho
waters contiguous to these. Those OF
the Mediterranean sea are the oldest
and produce about half In value.
though not in quantity, Of the worlds
supply.
To persons who know sponges only
as they appear ready for sale and
use. the animal az It comes from the
sea would be unacceptable. 1t "a
a solid looking. rather Shiny. fieshy
body. varying In color from light
greyish yellow through q range Of
browns to black. and In FORM either
up-shaped, Spherpi dRI. or caks 6hap-
"a. according 70 NJ specisA ~ -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-22
COST OF FIRE AND
POLICE PROTECTION

The 1875 American cities that have
a population OF over $4,000 spent a to-
tai of s47.ss6.54s on their fire depart
ments in 1912. which Is the last period
for which census bureau financial sta
tistics of municipalities are available.
An abstract of these figures. made for
Firemans Herald. 4shows-the interest
ing particulars that follow:
As against the fire department ex-
pense of $47.ss5.54s. the Same cities
spent for police protection. during 1912.
a total of s59.776.622. or about rs per
cent more than for fire protection, the
average per capita cost being $2.o4 for
police and $1.65 for fire. In this con-
nection it 10 curious to note that the
cities with population greater than
400, 600. of which there are but eighteen.
spent more for police than for fire pro-
lection, whereas IN the 177 places with
populations ranging from 10000 TO
500, 600 the Opposite was true, but the
police cost was SO much higher In the
larger cities that ii much more than
offset the higher relative fire depart
ment expense In the smaller places
In the group OF cities having over
500, 900 Inhabitants the total fire de-
partment expense in 1912 was $l9,
als.4ss: police. 334,652.9s7. The group
with populations OF between 800. 900 and
500, 600 shows gross fire department
outlay OF $e,915.s5S. with n police cost
of $7.s&s.492. The three other groups
tell different story. the fire depart
ment expense In each Of them being
greater than in-@the sister service. as
follows: Cities having from 100000 to
100000 inhabitants-fire, $10,117.4os;
police, $s,28S.OS1: 10000 to 10o.e In
hahitants-fire. $6,oS2.64l; police. $5.-
lss.sS7: 10000 to $4,000 Inhabitants
fire. $4.350.15S; police. $3.34s.665. The
grand total for bath sefr4ees In all the
cities ID. therefore. SlO7.1s2.1ss.
More than 104. 100
of the entire amount spent on fire de-
pnrtments by the 195 cities was laid
out, by New York and Chicago. whiie
Newport. KY. enjoyed whatever dis
tinction there may be In having a
smaller total fire department cost and
a lower cost par capita than any other
city OF the same else In the country.
That city in 1919 spent for protection
against the flAmeA the astonishing low
figure. for = city of 6ger s0.G0O inhabi-
tants, Of 1i1;S3xsN psv scApttx expense
of only forty ftto CENTS the average
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-22

In no line Of human endeavor has the inventive
brain of the scientist contributed more to the worlds
progress than by the creation of the art of telephony
of which the Bell System is the embodiment
When the telephone was born, nothing analogous
to telephone service as we know it existed. There
was no tradition to guide no experience to follow
The system the apparatus, the methods--an en-
tire new art had to be created The art of electrical
engineering did not exist The Bell pioneers recog
nizng that success depended upon the highest engl
neerng and technical skill at once organized an ex-
detrimental and research department, which is now
directed by staff of $50 eng neers and sclen-
fists including former professors, postgraduate
students, scientific investgators-the graduates of
over 70 universities.
From its foundation the company has continu-
ousy developed the art New improvements IN tele-
phones switchboards, lines, cables, have followed
one another with remarkable rapldlty.
While each successive type of apparatus to the
superficial observer suggested similarity, each step
in the evolution marked a decided improvement
These changes this evolution, have not only been
continuous but continuing Substantially all of
the plant now in use, including telephone, switch
boards, cables and wires, has been constructed, re-
newed or reconstructed in the past 10 years.
Particularly in switchboards have the changes
been radical that installations costing in the ag
gregate millions have frequently been discarded
after only few years of use.
Since 1877 there have been introduced SO types
and styles of receivers and 70 types and styles of
transmtters. OF the 12,0000 900 telephone receivers
and transmitters owned by the Bell Company JAN
uary ], 1914, were in prior to 1902, while
the average age is less than five years.
Within 10 years have expended for construc-
ton and reconstruction amount more than equal
to the present book value of entire plant.
"a II Long distance and underground transmission
the most formidable scientific problem confronting
the telephone experts.
1.-The retarding effect of the earth the telephone
current often impaired conversation thorugh
mile underground much through 100 miles
overhead Overhead conversation had its distinct
limitations.
No possible Improvement in the telephone trans
mitter could of itself solve these difficulties.
The solution only found in the cumulative
effect of improvements, great and small, in tele
phone, transmitter, line, cable, switchboard and
every other piece of apparatus plant required in
the transmission of speech
While the limit commercial overhead talking
had increased from strictly local to 1000 miles
early 1898, it not until 1905 that converse
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-22

or the environment in which II sFeS$
In general, in appearance ana conMMs
tency and the manner In which Al
cuts with a knife. living sheepsWoG4
sponge is not unlike piece Of be1&
liver, perforated with holes ana 011]
nails. The sponge of the markee4 u
merely the skeleton, the supporftn
framework which gives strength An1
form to the soft gelatinous ttngnM
of the living animal.
Concerning the life history Of co1nT
mercial sponges but little II kn0Fs
In some species. at least, the ao
are separate, the females GFoMAE6
preponderating, and the young Ax
produced mainly, II not solely. NU
eggs The young are. for = a11M
minute free-swimming orglnt
which may be carried conNdoNA
distances by the currents befor0
at last settle down for = peru5AMeNM
attachment, usually on natural roc
oars near the coast. EsaSSs
The old method Of gathering ~
sponges was to wade into the aA444
waters and pull up the groWe4 4
the hand. Later the sponge h0o9
two or three tined short hook 49,
ed to a long pole. was introdn
and deeper water could be fi2hed
fisherman In his boat closely
Inc QOtIQIu Oh tIC WatCA AVA
tearing them loose and dep0g
them in the boat by means o1
hook. To overcome the dimcul3N
seeing the bottom because OF thQk4S
pies on the surface Of the wAt4rs
sponge glass or water tel0N@M6%
was introduced, about 1870. INt9X
merely an ordinary pail with = Co.,
bottom. The device. when p4e4
with its glass bottom beneath
surface OF the water does AwAH
the ripples end also operates m
polling reflection, and to hetgh14rg
efficiency the hooker usually W49y4N
large straw hat which cuts on ~
portion of the direct light W692&
head is thrust into the mouth
bucket. BY this means the
may sometimes be seen ~
weather 70 depth OF nifty tea1s
men are required to each hoA4KM
hooker and the sculler. ana
cradle skill Is required to prevoM
tilation in tearing up the sppn9N
1895 the Mediterranean rnetAN 81
tsponging with diving app1rMkn4
introduced ebd used succe111uA
american waters. and now
the Greek type OF boats eN
with gasoline engines. arc hein
and the yield per man haA
American Bp0nGQ
cries now produce about
pounds annually. valued
81, 500. 900. HIM a
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-22

years. Jane has often urged me to
walk to and from the office. but I
couldn't see the use when the street
cars were so handy and six tickets
were had for a quarter That's why
the dostor says. my liver is torpid
and my digestion bad. But 1t doesn't
look as II I'd suffer from on
through lack Of exercise
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-22

The known coal areas of the United
States cover 100000 square miles. and
there are 10000 square miles believed
to be underlaid with marketable coal
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-22

The board Of health Of the Canadian
town visited the slaughter-houses the
other day and straightway announced
that they would become vegetarians.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-22

The largcs electrical egg haching
plant in the world Is in England. hav-
Ing an average output of 5000 chick
ems q week.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-22
TELEPHONE ACHIEVEMENTS


ton could be had over long distance circuits of which
as much as 90 miles wis in underground cables by
1906 underground talking distance had increased 10
90 miles. By 1912 it was possible to talk under
ground from New York to Washington.
1t was then that the construction of underground
conduts from Boston to Washington deter
mined upon-not that it expected to get
through underground talk between those places,
but in case of storm or blizzard to utilize interme
diate sections in connection with the overhead
Our persistent study and incessant experimental
ton have produced results more remarkable still.
We have perfected cables, apparatus and methods
that have overcome obstacles heretofore regarded
as insurperable both to long distance overhead and
underground conversation.
Underground conversation is possible be-
tween Boston and Washington four times the length
of the longest European underground line. This
enabled the Bell System in the recent great storm,
so destructive on land and sea, to maintain commune
cation for the public between all the principal points
on the Atlantic seaboard.
Telephone communication is established between
New York and Denver, is potentially possible be-
tween all points in the United States, and by 1913
will be an accomplished fact between New York
and San Francisco.
In our use of methods apparatus, we are COM
mitted to no one system We own control or have
the right to inventions necessary to operate
any system recognized accepted as the most ETH
eient. The Bell System must always recognize, and
in its selection must always be governed by the
necessities of national service, with its complex
requirements, which is Infinitely more exactng than
local or limited service
These achievements represent vast expenditures
of money and immense concentration OF effort which
have been justified by results of unreasonable
benefit to the public. No local company unaided
could bear the financial scientific burden OF this
work Such results are possible only through a GEN.
traized general staff avoiding wasteful duplication
of effort, working out problems common to all, for
the benefit of ALL
The pioneers of the Bell System recognized that
telephone service as they it, in the broadcast
public utility; that upon them rested public
obligation to give the best possible service at the
most reasonable rates consistent with risk, invest
ment and the continued Improvement and mainte-
of the property.
Without this expenditure of millions and concen-
tration of effort the telephone art it exists could
not have been developed.
What we have done in working out these great
problems in the past should be accepted as guar
antee of what we will do in the future.
THEO. n. VAIL, President
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-04-30


All Northwest the agricultural colleges and the railroad
have made fight eliminate the ub They have preached
Here
dollars a webred Dolly
Northwestern
yielding % pounds milk AS added proof additional proof
sold certified milk higher
The Dolly
will
O the dairy stock
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-19

We gather that confusion OF ideas mas arl arisen
in the States with regard 10 Railway Accounts
and to the supervision exercised over railways ny
the Interstate Commerce Commission o"r con-
temporary (Ihe Journal Of Accountancy, New
York; informs that in recently puohsheo re-
port OF an important railroad company occurred u
parayraph AS foows:-"The system of accounts
used by your company being that prescribed ny
"the Interstate Commerce Commission and sub
"tions, the certicaton OF the accounts ana DOORS
"of the company by Certified Public Accountants
has been discontinued.
We must confess that we find it difficult 10 be-
ieve that those responsible for the management
rant OF the nature OF audit or OF the nature
of the control exercised by the Interstate Com
merce Commission, AS really to believe that the
two examinations in any way overlap, ana that
accordingly the one or the other is redundant
II there is one thing more certain than another,
il is surely that civil servants no matter what
their nationality, have been vigorously brought up
TO confine their energies strictly within their Oh
fetal duties. The duties of the Interstate Com
mcrce Commission in connection with railroad ac-
counts have absolutely nothing to do with the rights
of shareholders, or bond-hoders. They are ex-
cusively connected with the rights OF the travelling
and freight paying public. They are accordingly
essentially antagonstic to the rights OF investors.
except in SO far as good and consistent methods
OF accounting necessary to the advantage OF
all interested parties
II It were impossible for the interests Of investors
to suffer while = prescribed uniform system OF
accounts and classification was in force, 1t might.
Of course, be argued that, whether they wished
to or not the Commissioners would OF necessity