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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-02-22
hIftlIIE FIRST FIGHTER
70 PAY INCOME TAX

San Francisco. Feb. 2f-Wu-
Richie, the lightweight
NIPPON, is ON record in the
eiiae of the collector of inter-
~ revenue here as having
#ia his income tax. lie is be-
as4td GO DE the first prize fight
T ln tho country 20 declare his
efainss and settle with the
kfetnment
owing 20 Illness and injuries,
N1ehie has been idle -four
months but he declared ne had
considerable income. the
s1.olnt not being made public
Omaha daily bee., 1914-05-31

funeral procession. This applies 70 five
out OF six members OF the Pacific coast
salmon family. The sixth member "a
a small species related 70 the trout. The
five other species visit the spawning
grounds only once and then die. The
salmon always spawns in fresh water, az
far mp from the sea as Il can get. near
tho sources OF the river The young fish
agree with the current, and this accord
takes them back to the salt sea.
The salmon inhabits the sea until II
is a grown up fish and feels the strong
influence OF the mating instinct. This
like the sex impulse OF the bee. Is a mes
sage Of death.
Then the salmon mate and begin their
nuptisl voyage UP the rivers 20 the spawn.
Ing beds IL is no eNaggeration to soy
that the beautiful fish In whose bodies
life runs rich and strong. meet their
death after desperate honeymoon o
struggle and suffering. which lasts only
few weeks. They do not take food after
they leave the salt water They are like
the lovers in the Greek poem whose pas
sion was so great they forgot to take
nourIshment and died of starvation. q
ron antic death.-Vancouve News.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-05-31

would complete her mates task. That
she did that task satisfactorily ls shown
by tho testimonials OF railroad officials
Of several lines who said that never be-
fore had a woman Of this country stepped
In to take charge Of such a project and
that the work was completed a. well as
II Mr.. Bennett had done II himself. And
this was all that Mrs. Bennett desired.
Mrs. Bennett knew little about con-
struction work Of such big project, be-
cause her husband had never worried her
with such matters She is an unassum-
ing woman and one would rather suspect
her to he a woman Of the home OF OF
society than the boss" of 900 men, many
Of them foreigners. She had already done
a womans duty and done II we'll, said her
friends and she has hosts Of them.
II did not take her long, however. 20
become a real contractor" She i'm
medIately took up the tack and eight or
ten hours each day saw her among the
men. She was quick 10 grasp ideas and
was soon handling every point from pay
ing off the men 10 settling their diff
cultles. great and small The checks In
the payroll Of $500 a month all bore tho
signature OF Mrs. Nelson Bennett" She
was greatly aided By Mr.. Denny at first.
but was just getting started when he was
electrocuted while severing somo electric
wires in the tunnel the month following
Mr.. Bennctt's death. This did not deter
her, and with the assistance Of her super
intendents G. II. Wallace and z. L.
Hanna, she pushed the work ahead
Tacoma Ledger.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-05-31
Jacob j. Friedman

the focusing cloth. and from six 10
eight double film holders. lie can usually
put in too. as many envelopes Of extra
films as he is likely to need for his
days work. and to trust to reloading
his holders In any dark closet should he
have more than one appointment at the
same house.
Art which Hides Art.
II is not easy TO make photographs
which arc both characteristic in likeness
and artistic in feeling. especially where
each decision OF tho photographer mus-
be made with the utmost speed but the
work Is one which continually grows In
fascination and amateurs can often make
portraits far surprising IN human interest
the more ambitious efforts OF the profes.
siona' But Il is well TO remember that
the apparent case and spontaneity which
characterize any successful photograph
arc In Themselves an example OF the art
which conceals art. In photography as
In everything else, natural talent may oe
an aid, but the hard work which enters
with determination upon the overcoming
OF all obstacles is after all the most
potent factor toward success s-Mathilde
Wen In Philadelphia Ledger
Omaha daily bee., 1914-05-31
Take Salts to
Flush Kidneys
Eat less meat If you feel Back.
achy or have Bladder
trouble.

Meat forms uric acid which excltss ana
overworks the kidneys In their efforts to
ritter Il froui the system, Regular eaters
Of meat must flush the kidneys ocoa-
uionaiiy. You must relieve them like you
relieve your bowels; removing ali the
acids, waste and poison. else you feel a
dun misery In the kidney region. snArp
pains IN the back or sick headAohe. diAzi-
ness. your stomach sourA tongue 10
coated and when the weather is bad you
have rheumatic twinges The urine .
eloudy. full OF sediment; the channels
often set irritatod. oeliging yoH 70 get
up two or three times during the night
To noutraliAe these Irritating acids and
flush off the bodys urinous waste gat
about four ounces Of Jad Salts from
any pharmacy; take q tablespoonful In =
glass Of water before breakfast for a
few days and your kidneys viii then aot
fine and bladder disorders disappear. Thls
famous salts 70 made from the acid OF
grapes and lemon juice. combined with
hthia. and has been used for generations
70 clean and stimulate sluggish kidneys
and stop bladder irritation. Jsd saits is
inexpeaslvs; harmless and makes a de-
lightfui efoervescsnt iithia-wAtsr drink
which millions OF men and women take
now and then. thus avoiding serious kid
~ and bladder diSeassa.--Advertissmsnt
Omaha daily bee., 1914-05-31
FAMOUS AS TUNNEL BUILDER
Woman Carries to triumphant Coma
pfetion Task Begun by Her
Husband

While u bears the name OF n man, the
new NOoo,0o0 Nelson Bennett tunnel, near
Tacoma, Wash, is really a monument TO
woman's ability, completed by a woman,
and In this woman's tribute 70 that hon
ored man. The woman Is Mrs. Nelson
Bennett OF Tacoma, widow OF Nelson
Bennett. who died In the midst of the
great work and OF his great ambition of
completing Il. Nothing daunted, she took
up the mighty task and urged her 800
workmcn on so that they completed the
greatest OF projects In the northwest
ahead OF time and made a new field FOR
women. for II is the first piece OF worl,
of the kind that has been handled bv
one OF the weaker sex. Men who know
say that to the generalshlp of Mrs. Rem
nett ia due the credit for the completion
OF tho work ahead OF the prescribed time
This great monument to woman 3
work and brains is Just north OF Ia
coma and 10 one OF the longest tunnels
IN the United states. 1t is more than
three-auarters OF mile long twenty.
seven feet wide and twenty-eight feet
high' so that double standard gauge
railroad track viii be run through II. It
cost the Northern Pacific Railroad com /.
pany N,2ooooo, but by eliminating a steep
grade and shortening the route, the rail.
road will save thousands OF dollars a
year. as the trains rush through Point
Defiance instead OF around II.
Mr. Bennett wOs awarded the con-
tract for the tunnel February 10. 1919,
and the stretch OF tube Ass feet through
the mountain, was to be finished this
spring. Two days after the contract
papers were signed the actual work
started. Soon many obstacles were met
ape ne work was delayed while Jesse c.
,oenn.l ;iI. Benefits right-hand man for
twenty years. went TO New York 10 get
a special shield to combat with ''creepv
dirt" that was encountered. On the
morning Of June Il, 1919. the shields me.
at tho center Of the long hole and Mr.
Denny proudly crawled through.
The next month Mr.. Bennett died and
II was thought that the great project
would have TO be taken up by strangers
70 DO completed. Worn with her vigil Al
her husbands bier and bowed With the
sorrow Of the loss OF her companion OF
years, Mrs Bennett stepped forward a
week after his death and said that she
Omaha daily bee., 1914-05-31
German War Tax
Brings Big Returns

BERLIN. May SO-The financial au-
thorities Of the imperial government are
more than satisfied with the results OF
the assessment OF the new war taxes.
Instead OF the S24O, 10000 that the new
legislation was designed to raise II is now
evident that the total amount will be at
least s5eOOO0OO greater. This result is
attributed in large part TO the fact that
the new laws threatened extremely severe
sentences against tax-dodgers and at the
same time guaranteed taxpayers who now
give true returns against prosecution for
past under-assessments.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-05-31
FISH IN DEATH PROCESSION
and Never Return 20
the Sen.

Nobody ever saw a Pacific coast salmon
more than 2 years old. although some
spring salmon have been caught that
weighed almost 100 pounds.
The salmon run, which has begun now
in the rivers Of British Columbia, is a
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must be very moderate in his diet and
take precaution as to exposure either
in the dampness Of night or the heat OF
the midday sun. The fact tn. there are
$50 rivers suggests that there must be
excessive rainfall at certain periods of
the year and this Is especially true dur
ing the SUMMER months. This rainfall
both interferes with travel on the coun-
try roads and is very conducive to
malaria. In this connection the follow
ing remarks Of a Cuban will be of In
terest:
Neglect Of sanitary measures is the
chief cause Of local diseases, but in the
summertime one Is more liable to con-
tract them than In the winter. A cool
''reeze generally plays along the coast,
the prevailing wind being the northeast
trade. Frequent 'northers.' strong and
cool. produce an equivalent Of sea-
sonal changes. and once In a great
while the island is visited by a hurri-
cane. That Of 1916 destroyed nearly
1000 houses in Havana alone and
wrecked 800 vessels, while the growing
crops, especially in the eastern part
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have often been levelled To the ground,
These hurricanes occur, however, in the
summer months, generally in August or
September. and are rarely experienced
by the tourist. who will naturally prefer
TO visit the island in winter"
The chief cities Of Cuba seem to he
determined by the harbors: in fact,
Cuba has been called "The Island of a
Hundred Haibors." ! am told that more
than ffty Of them are ports Of entry;
many Of them deep and pouch shaped,
many of them with narrow entrances
completely landlocked.
Probably the best harbor IL that Of
Havana. The entrance Is only 1000 feet
In width, but the inside OF this wonder
full harbor is about three miles long and
half a mile wide. ParadoNical as it may
seem, it is said that this harhor is bath
the grandest and dirtest Of any harhor
in the world, being noted for its safety
and its filth.
| My ancestors from Gloucester and
Salem We're all seafaring men and wen,
| to both the East Indies and West Indies
on long and profitable trips, This was
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control until May 20. 1902. to be recalled
however in 1907 temporarily on ac-
count OF an outbreak between the rival
political parties of the island. Person
ally feel that the United States made
mistake by not then upholding the
regular Government: but her policy was
peace at any price" and in few
months the island was turned over to
the insurrectionists and our troops
withdrawn.
Although Cuba lies within the tropics
the climate Is much modified by its in
sular conditions. The heat is greatly
tempered by the trade winds which blow
from the northwest with but little varia-
ton throughout the year. The days are
cool in winter. and both during the sum-
mer and winter the nights are cool. The
winter climate is mild and agreeable, the
weather being usually clear. The high
est average temperature recorded is not
higher than 81 degrees, the lowest about
II degrees TIL maximum is about %
degrees, having been above that only
about seven times during the past ten
years.
When considering this climate one
must recognize that about one-fifth OF
the island is mountainous. about three
leys and about one-ffth Is swampy.
This swampy land Is found on the south
central coast, while the tropical forests
are in the eastern province.
The Government is sort of an i'm
proved form Of South American re-
public. There are no policies and the
people are ignorant comparatively.
Hence the party In Office wishes to re-
main In office. while those ont Of office
are continually scheming to get In.
This usually can be brought about only
through mild forms Of revolution. which
are not yet at an end.
This results in a general lack OF law
enforcement, as nothing makes the rul-
ing party SO unpopular as when II at
tempts to enforce the law and punish
thleving. Hence 1t IL very difficult for a
Cuban to get redress through the courts
and almost impossible for an American.
The greatest need Of the island to-day
| H. for better law enforcement and the
hreaking up OF thieVery. II mans
cattle are stolen to-day he can do moth
ing. Bandits still ride the prairles. while
| others who style themselves lawyers
| sit In offices smoking Cuban cigars and
obstruct what little Justice the Govern
ment endeavors to enforce. At least
this IL what am told by Americans
now in Cuba.
When considering minerals. iron leads
as the chief product, and those who
have read the stories NJ Richard Hard
| ing Davis viii remember those great
cliffs of iron ore to which he referred
which We're afterward purchased by one
Of the. great independent steel com
panies Of our own country. In addition
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southeast. An exceedingly rich copper
mine is found about ten miles from
Santiago. while iron seems to abound.
All the good things In Cuba, how
ever, ] find are not underground, for
my train went through some grand
forests containing such precious woods
as mahogany. cedar and logwood, with
great tracts " banana. orange, mango
and pineapple trees. OF this great area
I am told that about a million and a
quarter acres owned by the Government
are still available for ,Xp!O.tation, but
this IL away from railroads, and one
must patiently await transportation.
Unfortunately, however, the sections
Of the island which present the Creates,
opportunities for making money are also
unhealthfnl. This especially applies tn
the coastl.ne during the summer sea-
son. yellow fever has to a great extent
been stamped o,it by the active work of
the United States military authorities.
but am told that malaria still RACES in
many sections.
Employees Of Americans whom I have
met in business in Cuba state that one
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the day before lighthouses existed any
where to any extent, and they were very
few in the West Indies. My great-uncles,
however used to say that they never
had any trouble IN locating Havana
even on the darkest night or during the
most severe storm The mariner needed
no other guide than his nose for APP
preaching Havana, as the orshore
breeze brought him such smells that he
needed only To trace the evil odors 10
their source"
This article does not permit Of
description of any of tie leading cities
except to say that Havana is practically
a modern city with libraries, schools,
churches, theatres and newspapers
similar To those If any large city in the
United States. Even baseball is played
with enthusiasm, The American bus!-
ness man Is lunched az as beautiful
cluhhouses as can he found in any
American city, while the nrwshnys are
as active in selling the daily papers as
on an election night IN Broadway,
There are splendid shops, good hotels
and of course cigar factories abound
everywhere. Moreover Havana has
some most beautiful ana interesting
suburbs which are reached by electric
| lines as are the suburbs Of Boston.
| Although formerly surrounded by a
high wall Havana has recently greatly
expanded in size and now contains a
population of about 100000.
From a sociological point II View I
was much interested 10 learn that GER
tain sections of Havana are more
densely packed than any other city in
the world with the exception perhaps
| If certain Chinese cities. What applies
to Havana also applies 10 the other
large cities, and especially 10 Santiago
| on the southeast coast as well as tn
Guantanamo, Matanzas and certain
other we'll known places, Personally,
however, I believe that Havana has the
best location and Will always he the
largest city.
To what extent tho cities present
business opportunities to onterprsinG
Americans | do not know. There seems
to be considerable money n cuba when
! sugar Is high and tn. shops s'' M to hs
we'll patroniZed. Moreover the big in
terests have not as YET tackled the
cities, but rather seem to lie operating
In the country.
From this point NJ view II seems rs
II "A small man might have a better OPP
lportunity In some mercantile ur manu-
featuring establishment IN one ~ the
cities than to attack large land propo'
sition for the development Of sugar oil
fruit plantations, This Is n question
worthy Of careful study. and wish
could have had moro time to have giver
to II. In other words there are two
questions, viz:
- II an cnterprsing American Will
little capital is going To Cuba has h
better opportunities along agriculture
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Cuba's exports for 1912.

though we all should strive to strike a
happy medium.
We hear a lot nowadays about New
Encand and the New England situa-
ton From reading the papers in any
par, If the country we would think that
New England consists Of a great area
4 tyemendous Importance. We hear
much about the railroad situation in
NV England" 1t is hardly possible to
'Ahe up a newspaper in any city of the
md without finding some reference TO
'.e New Haven or the Boston and Maine
.r 10 some other feature Of the New
,nsldnd railroad situation.
And Yet with the exception Of the
northern part of Maine, which to-day is
practically uninha bited. Cuba is as large
H, the whole Of New England put to-
other, The state Of Massac usetts has
bout one-fifth the area Of Cuba, YER
mont and New Hampshire about one
fourth, while little Rhode Island. with
Is great mills and wealth. has only
bout one-twentieth OF Cuba's area.
Hence the first point which impresses
me- on my trip to Cuba is its size had
r"' before realized that it takes twenty
t'tr hours by train and forty-eight hours
.H ~'"amer TO go from Havana to San
'.-N. in fact, its extreme length Is $50
"..s, or nearly the distance between
'.any and Chicago. the total area
$4,000 square miles.
In addition to the area the other fea-
100 which impresscs me OF Cuba Is the
'r-" number OF rivers and streams. 1t
is ''I" that most OF these rivers are
-Ht hut they nevertheless are rivers
vI"g are Of tremendous value. In
taxing with a prominent banker l was
'.A hat these rivers number about $50,
'"r .argest ones being FL Canto and
" Sagua la Grande. Otherwise water
.- SARGE. Although the total rainfall
- ."aNy, yet IL comes all at once and
s far no storage facilities exist
la was discovered by Columbus on
'h'nhcr 2s 1892. The occupation Of the
'. nd by the Spanlards was continuous
'.Hl the date OF its colonization to 1898,
Pa the exception Of the English in
'"',on in 1859, when Havana was taken
"r held for n few months. 1t cost the
AW'r!can colonies of Great Britain &c.
""" 800 and 10000 lives to acquire Cuba
nat time, but the next year 1t was
- anged for Florida. The paniards
md an Indian population in the island
thoHt million, but the natives soon
shed under the cruel treatment Of
'nnquistadores and negro slaves
imported to take their place In the
."., .ug Of the mines and plantations.
l'4S President Polk authorized the
can Minister in Madrid to offer
800 000. 900 for the island, but this
was refused The revolution In
N 1865 afforded an opportunity
u outbreak which developed into a
var that was quelled In 1873. This
'" Ten Years War" which raw
''e whole island and was termin-
# "A treaty, 1.-The peace Of San1on,
'nrtant reforms promised by Spain
. lrrer carried out so that another
ION was organized in 1895 and he
.' very formidable. on the Inter
900 of the United States In 1898 and
TT campaign which cnsued the
Is were yanuuished and the
.' placed in possession 81 theii
~ the terms Of the treaty OF
,gnei in Paris Cuba passed into
'ulS of the United States Govern
ana remained under American
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BEST MONEY MAKING OPPORTUNITIES IN CUBA ARE
MERCANTILE LINES IN BIG Cities SAYS ROGER w. BABSON
Believes There Is an
Opening for Active
Americans in "Chain"
Stores Idea.-Slim
Chances for the
Farmer

lines in the country or in mercantile
lines in the city?
t2) Considering the best opportunities
for such a young man in Cuba. are they
better than existing opportunities in the
United States?
My answer to the first question Ii
that the best opportunities for making
money are in mercantile lines. All
kinds Of business in Cuba depends upon
the price of sugar. At two cents .
pound tor $165 a hundred metz very
few make money and conditions are
dull as at present. At three cents a
pound every one is making money and
the island Is very prosperous. Even
two and a half cents means prosperity
for Cuba. as practically all above the
low price of the present month would
be increased profit.
When the people are prosperous they
are very liberal spendcrs, having been
taught by the various revolutions that
"it is useless to save and have all ones
savings taken away during the next
revolution" For this very reason, how
ever, the American in mercantile busi-
ness in Cuba should do a cash business.
insisting that his customers shall pay
az they CO." In short believe that
there is an opportunity for active Amer
leans TO develop the "chain" store idea
in Cuba or else open department stores
in the larger cities such as Havana,
Santiago. Matanzas, CienfueSos. CANA
gucy and Cardcnas. Whether or not
better opportunities along these mercan-
tile lines exist in cuba than in the
United States | do not know.
Considering agriculture. I had rather
take my chances in the United States.
| The soil in Cuba is grand. but is it no
place IN which to raise a family on a
farm or plantation. Farming at best
means hard work even under good con-
ditions, but where there is little enforce
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n ship Laurentic remarked the day
4 before we reached Cuba: How
would you like. Mr.. Babson. to
land IN the top Of high mountain
rt-murrow?"
Well" said I, Il guess there Is no
Jta-,r Of that, so there Is no use In
SIS ing time this beautiful day In think
a- 1bput IT,"
r this the officer replied: This IL
where you are mistaken. Mr.. Babson.
In tic, If we have good luck this II
Exactly what I expect to do. namely
land YOU Tomorrow morning on the top
~ high mountain range"
The officer then went ON to explain
what We should all know. namely that
mountain ranges extend under the sea
Just the same as on land, and that Cuba
lul The other West Indian islands are
Imply the tops Of the highest mountains
. jAe range which happened to stick up
little above the surface OF the water.
Moreover. this IL not so little" as one
might imagine. for there are very high
peaks IN the Sierra Maestro range. with
ne peak $500 feet above the surface
( The water. When one considers the
distance between the bottom of the sea
fcw miles from the coast and the top
= p.co Turquino the distance or the
real height of this peak. considering both
hat above and under water. Is almost
-'lGg,ring.
This is the first thought to keep in
mind when considering Cuba. for every
-A.ug in this world Is a matter of COM
.ar.~on. one place Is high because an
u'hrr is low: one Is moist because an
.,h,r is dry: one Is hot because another
$ cold. We cannot have hills without
valleys. nor riches without poverty. al
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.lvises Men of Small
Means Not to Invest in
land Proposition and
Points Out Chances in
Business Establish
rnent
u, ROGER W. BABsON.

4 y officer Of the White Star steam
ship Laurentic remarked the day
before We reached Cuba: How
LII lilsn AIR a..
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