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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-06-02

Imprisoned m the cattle car, Helen
lcvclcd the revolver toward the scma-
phore wire. mentally blessing the day
she had first learned a. shoot. Her eye
squirting along the barrel OF her wcap-
Oh. she pressed the trigger
But It might be well 20 relate the
circumstance which had brought about
uclcn's prcdiCnmcut. She had left the
station Just half nm hour prey ,ously
and while passing the empty freight
s.,s Oh the sidlng had overheard q plot
10 derail the pay train and steal the
money IL confined.
About 90 give the alarm, Helen was
discovered by Niuccnzo, the Mexican
section hand whose brain had concciy-
90 tho vile plot Aided by his nccom-
p.icr,. Vinccn2o threw Helen into the
r.t.c ear. securely fastening the slid
ms doors 10 prevent her from escaping.
L. the struggle Niuocuzo's revolver
dropped from his pocket The bandits
hal barely disappeared from view when
tr,ir captive saw the weapon on The
around with a hairplu for r. hook
ana "a strip torn from her dress ms n
l,nc Helen tried 90 get possession Of
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-06-02
Duel for Mastery of the
Adridtic in Full Suing

great. thriving trade ports. and. by
reason OF rs almost continuously
mounialnous shores, it's deep gulfa
and bays. aud It's screening fri.,Bc OF
rocky islands. advantageo.sly defend
cd. The western. or itai an coaat, ON
the other hand. Is low. sandy and at
most unbrokon. u iacia GOOD hnr-
bora and offers few natural advnnt-
ages for defense.
THE commercial lmportance Of the
Adrlatic sea throughout thc DARK
Ages ana the Middle Ages was very
ifcat. This importance wm, some
" hat impaired by the opening % ih.
uil-sca route 90 Indian aud BY the de-
tCrmincd erowths OF the Dutch and
English merchant marines with tho
opening 81 the Sucz cnual and the
commercial and Industrial awakening
10 Italy and Austria-Bunrary. tho
Adrlatlc rcgained much OF ~ oiG
time Significance. The most import
~ commercial points are Tricst.
Venice, Ancona and Erlndisi. Venice
and Tricst. at the head of the Adri-
attic, arc the two foremost cities
VWihA 70 the systems ui screen
ing mountains the Adriatic receives
hut little drainage. There are only
two rivers OF any considerable size
that empty into il. the Adipc and tho
Pc. The water OF this sea therefore
Is very salty. Navigation Is general
ly safe. although there are some dam
gerous points upon the eastern coast.
and sudden northerIy squalls onc
lash the waters with terrific force
against the rock-bound coast.
"The principal CULTS ot the Adri-
attic are those Of Mantrcdouin OH tho
west. Venice and Triest on tho north.
and Quarnero on the northeast There
are numerous ana admirable hay
Earbors. extending from Fiumc nm"
eliminating Ia the wonderful land.
locked hatbor. the Bocchc al Cnt-
tIro. The strait Of Otrnntu. where
Italy approaches nearest 90 the Bal
kan mainland. ls a. miles wide Here
is the magnificent Albanian hnrhor.
Aylona ovcr which Itniy aapircs To-
win control
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MADE FOR
OLD TIME DISHES

r. URING the last six months there
appears TO have arisen a great
- d for ol~d-fashioned
dishes, writes Mrs. Humphrey in lie
G-entlewOman LondOn). Many
queries on the subject have appear
ed. with suitable replies. In papers
That deal with cookery. This very
Tprning I have received a request for
al 0ld-t!me recipe. and last week our
readers viii have noticed sws 10
applications for fsclpos that date from
the Victorian era. This proves "A de-
sire 10 revert 10 the production OF
disnes that were In high favor 20 or
80 years ago aad have now fallen
partially into disuse. though som OF
them survive under different names
TrJIa those by which they were
known when first introduced. . {.
From letters received ! gather that
many ladies' whose income has been
much reduced by the war. are now
doing their own cooking. Perhaps
they incline To the dishes well known
when they we're girls at home, when
housekeeping was kept for the most
Part In the feads Of the mistress in
stead Of bel..s delegated, az IL now so
often IL. 90 the cook,
When queen Vlctoria's daughters
were girls she had them taught coOK-
ing as well az sewing and other use
ful domestic accomplishments. Other
mothers less exalted In position fol-
lowed the royal example. n became
the fashion for the d%aughters 60 at
tend schools OF cookery and 10 take
a pride In producing dishes that
could compare pretty well with those
turned out kv professional cooks. Il
a word II became the fashion 10
learn how 60 cook Like many an
other fashion, Il did not last long.
partly because outdoor games took
the place OF indoor occupations.
But the really clever girl lnds a
way of combining the two and OF as
sisting her mother In domestic work
while enjoying outdoor i%eoreations as
we'll. This may partly account for the
Wish 4, revert TO old-fashioned cook
with It's abundant dishes Instead
of the Unlocking little portions and
"a sreat variety OF them, that char
.acterlze up-to-date cookery. In
stead OF the old-fashioned fruit tart,
small pates appear at table. the in
eredients quite similar 10 those Of
the parent dish but the form very
different ana uptosdnte Instead of be-
iRg old-faHhioned.
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Choice of Awnings
For the Home

NTYLES in porch furniture. In
- garden Arrangement, and other
exterior details OF the home have
always changed from year % year,
but II Is only recently that the awnings
which shade the windows and YER
andas have beea seriously considered
from the standpoint Of their artistic
value IN the appearance OF the house.
This year the variety OF desikn at
fords a wide heid Of choice 10 the
householder. Nearly every country
of the warmer zones has helped 80
influence the styles n awnings now
coming into use. Some are copied
from the say hanginss OF southern
Europe and the Orient, and others
are characteristic OF the narrow
streets of Mexico and Havana.
In choosing awnings the color and
lines are the first things 20 consider.
for the wrong color and awkward
lines can mar the architectural
beauty Of any house. Colors must be
In harmony with the general color
scheme Of the house. The number
of windows and verandas to 90 shad-
cd. the amount Of shrubbery and
number Of trees. the lines Of the
house. az well as its location, must
all be considered. The awnings
should add a homelike and cheerful
aspect 10 the building.
one Of the most popular awnInss
has green and white stripes. II II
found with stripes In different widths.
other striped combinations nre blue
and white. red and white. and brown
and bun. For the large house with
wide yerandas, and drive. the broad
stripes are best suited. while the mar
now stripes go with the small house.
and into the shaded swing chair. or
hammock awnings.
Before washing our sweater. sew
the ~buttonhoies shut. This will pre-
vent them from stretching open. as
they Invariably do In the process OF
elearing.-H0liand'a Magazine.
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plain, sensible mapersmsns in the ae.
live direction 81 ne schools. Care
spN ensfi have both suspended in the
n~siecton "a she iacully. ana IN polns
81 c~ontlaaous service the stan 81 the
Albuquerque public schools ranks A
the trent IN western cities. Theirs
are no fancy works. no fluD ~dnbs nnd
10 ultra modern OF revolutlonary
ldeas ~ shc Aibuaoefaae seheol man
aesment Il Il ran apon the basiz
q sound aud thorough ,eaehlne. AZ
efficient az Il can be made.
We are proud Of the Afbnuneraus
public schools, these 81 us who know
about them and the WORK they af1
We have a right to Be. They
delivering the goods.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-06-02

the pistol.
At last she succeeded. The weapon
I'm her grasp, the rcsourceful girl level
ed II toward the scmaphore wire. The
revolver spat forth is leadcn mcsscn-
ger. With a gasp Helen saw that she
had missed. 4 second and third shot
sped toward the scmaphorc, both GO
Ing Wild. The fourth cartridge missed
fire.
by this time the pay train had poked
It's use around the curve JOD yards
away. With but onc shot left Helen
brought her pistol down slowly and
pulled the trigger. This time the bull
let went true, seycrlug the wire con
trolling tho scmaphore arm. Thus
released the signal swung to danger
IL wasn't long before Helen was re-.
lating all that had occurred Then
came the huat, which ended In tho
capture Of the criminals. Helen play
cd an important part In this, Herr
work * shown in The Fay Train. \
the newest episode Of Kabm's "llaz-
ards Of Helen Railroad Series" Helen
Holmes as the girl photographer does'
some remarkable work In this story.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-06-02

WASHINGTON. u. G., June i.-"Once
moro the peoplcs upon the opposite
shores OF the Adrintic sea are In "a
duel with one another for tho mns-
terry OF the Mcdinterrnnoan-lust na
roiEhbors across this arm Of the
land Stocked sea have always FLASHED
for upon the Ariatic south Euro.
penn supremacy has been contcalcd
slncc the days when Rome fell heir
10 the sea power Of Athens and Car
thaEe. over this waterway Rome
met the pirates OF IHtria and Dalina-
tia. aggressive Teutonlc tribes and
pressing hordes of SlaVs: over Il the
Lmpirc Of the East sent itq cxpedi
lions To attack the Empire of the
West; and Austria a gencratlon ago
waged war with a dlsintegruted Italy
over Adriatic paths and for the SUI
zoralnty ~ the sea.
After giving the above brief review
OF this historic thcater for the trans
port OF Invading armies u the ac-
lions OF battle fleets, youngest Of the
theaters In the present European
struggle, around whose shores the Ia
terest OF South European battles will
center through the months to come,
h bulletin issued today by the VA.
ttonal Geographic society continues
IN a presentation Of the geographic
details Of he Adriatic sea:
The Adriatic sen is soc miles long
and about isO miles wide In H. great
est width. IL separates the Italian
aud Balkan %peninsulas as far as
frindlsi ana the lower conat of Az
hnnia. and ends Mt the strait ct
otranto. by which Il communicates
with the Ionian sea. It's average
width is 10 miles. hut the Islands off
h Dalmatinn and lstrian COASTS de-
crease this average "a about go miles.
The sea Is very deep. varying from
500 feet in the north Ia more than
5000 feet In It's southcr narca.
The Austrian, or eastern coast. is
very broken. strewn with fine har-
lors aud lined with numerous rocky
Islands, which belong 10 lstria uud
Dnlmatia This eastern coast is 81
great naval and commercial value.
wei formed FOR the upbuildinv OF
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-06-02
OUR PUBLIC

r Tow much do you know about
Fl the public school system Of
Albuquerque? How well in
formed are you as to the equipment.
the teaching stan. the business man
ssement and modern methods Of in
Etruction which have been assembled
end harmonized and put into effect
i've action for the benefit OF your
children
when you stop to figure Il out. YOU
DO TOT know a great deal; what
Except perhaps that the buildings
look neat and clean and that your
10y or siri seems to be doing r!sht
well at school.
When one stops 10 consider that
next 20 the home life itself the pu1-
lie school is the most important Ia
%stitntion In the community. II really
- amazing how little the average
parent, especially the average father,
knows about Il and how IL works aud
why. He knows he pays a school tax
and buys books and that, on the av-
craze. Is about an.
We arc moved 90 these reflections
by the fac OF the closing exercises OF
IA Aibuqucrqne public schools; the
eighth srade this afternoon end the
high school omorrow niEht. The boys
end girls who are passing up into the
high school from the grades. and me
hiEh school graduates are living cNi'
dcnce of 0ne Of tho finest school sys'
toms In this country; "a public school
system which IN equipment. method
nnd results can stand ~comphrispu
with any other In the United states,
IN any city. great or small II n q
school system Of which those Of "
VINO have studied II are tremendogn'
h proud. II Is an achievement toi
This little city 81 which we all should
be- prou nd about which ave can
afford Co boast loud and continuous
IS. This loud boasting viii help Az
buquerquc. for In city building th'
school system and IT. efficiency are
FIRST subjects Of inquiry nmona
thoughtful people.
IN, notably successful work Of the
Aibaquerque pubic schools may be
attributed first to plain, common
sense. practical management In the
school board, and second 20 equally
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-06-02

a \ increasing number % Aibr.
"A oueraue people are making
the trip to Elephant Butte on
Sundays and holidays. ana an WIN
return ara BRINGING hack enthusiastic
accounts o. the huge reclamation
project; Of Its magnitude n ns
rapid growth and Of the beauties mi
pleasure possibilities Of the great
lake. which now IL i2s feet deep at
the dam.
A group Of business men who made.
the trip to Elephant Butte 1T week
have returned with a demand for an
excursion 70 the biz lake. by means
Of which al A~lhugueeane people WIN
eare to go can set an idea OF the
project and It's possibilities. This ex-
carsion Ia suggested In an interview
IA the Herald today.
The idea Is a good one. II would
be a pleasure trip. but Il would be .
profitable one. Very few OF us have
had an opportunity 10 visit the pro-
ject. and without a visit q is not pos
fibie 10 get an idea Of how
bis q Is or what It really means IA
the development OF this state.
M Paso practically has adopted
and annexed the Elephant Butte pro-
icct. NJ PaAo real estate men early
realised the business opportunitirn
the project held forth and have re-.
allied on those opportunities. EI
Paso dealers in all ann Of goods
realized the opportunities which
would come with development and.
have reached out to grasp them.
Yet Elephant Butte is only 1870
miles south OF Albuquerque. and
much OF the land under the project
Is within the reasonable trade terri
tory OF this city.
Il win be worth while. In any
event, for us to know the possibiii-
ties Of the big project. for pleasure
II for nothing else. Fishing. motor
boating. bathing are 90 We hed there
and 81 Is reasonable to Expect a sum
Ioer colony OF size on the shores ~
the lake before very long. and In the
rearby hills.
But the chief advantage Of an ex-
curslon 10 Elephant Butte. II seenl
TO the Herald. will be the eye-opeh-
ing effect Il will have; the realization
IL win give Of the possibilities 81
reclamation work In this valley. At
Elephant Butte Il Is possible to ge,
q Gear idea 81 what may be done
with the Rio Grande by federal aid.
This section OF the Rio Gr=rde valley
Is as much entitled TO federal aid as
the Mcsilia valley. We have not
asked for Il; that is the main reason
We have been overlooked.
Apparently we have not considered
the matter Of enough importance to
0sk for federal assistance. a goof
long look at Elephant Butte at dam
lake and az the valley below VIII
tend 90 show us whether II is worth
while or not To seek help in the
drainage, irrigation and development
Of this section OF the Rio Grande val
Icy.
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N~ee~Veeeee~e~
/ RHUBARB sHORTCAKE .
AND HOW 10 MAKE n /

IVTHlhE The sDFlnE rhuharb 4

VWyHiLE the sprlns rhubarb IL
w stu with us. another gronp
- OF recipes for scrvine Il may
not BE- unweloome. Here, for exam
pie. - a rhnbarb shortcake which In
rot ee~neraily known:
nhubarb shoftcake-Chop fine one
cupful u mixed dates and raislns
stoned. Add them Go two cups OF
rich thick rhubarb sauce and cook
hsc minutes. Split a shortcake made
my aay preferred rule aud spread
each layer with the fruit. Put to-
eether and cover with whipped
cream.
rhe rhubarb sauce Ia made ~ fol-
lows. Stow two pounds each Of rhu-
oarb and sugar COR less III N the
Irhubaib - preferred tart) with the
juice and grated rlnd of alemon and
a cupfui Of raisins. Without any water.
Cook until soft. stirring often. cool
quickly and serve.
Almond and Rhubarb JelIy-To
about n quart OF not sweetened
~ruhbarb, add one heaping tablespoon
fui Of Eelatine dissolved In a little
cold water. STIR well, put In a hand
iul OF chopped almonds and pour m
to Individual mods. When cold serve
With cream or boiled cuatard.
Rhubarb Fritters-Cut the rhubarb
In two inch lengths and cook In a
rich sugar syrup until tender, taking
care that the rhu5arb Is not broken.
Let Il lie In the syrup until cold, then
drain carefully. Place two or three
pieces together and dust thickly with
powdered sugar. Make a batter with
one cupful Of milk. two beaten Eggs
and me and one-half cups OF -four,
Into which one teaspoonful OF baking
powder and one ~teaspoonful OF sugar
have been sifted. Add the milk TO
the eggs. with a pihch Of salt: then
add the Hour mixture. Mix thor
onshly, dip each little bundle OF hui
barb into the batter and fry in deep
hot fat. Drain on unglazed paper.
roll In g%rRnulated sugar. and serve
at once with the syrup drained from
the rhu0arb.
Rhubarb Conserve 49, In England
rhubarb Is used as the basis for many
conseryes. Combined with oranges.
q makes n delicious conserve. Two
quarts OF rhubarb, cut in small pieces,
the chopped rind OF three oranges;
the Juice and pulp of six oranges.
Weigh All, take pound for pound OF
sugar, mix, and cook until thick. Seal
In glasses wi'h parafin paper.
Use fOr Early spring Bulbs After
Towering.
pafodils, crocuses and other early
spring bulbs should not be thrown
away after towering In pots or win
dow boxes. but planted out In the
grass or shrubbery within sight OF the
house. where they will come up year
after year and bloom freely and oe a
source Of delight each spring.
Only the earlier towering ones
should be planted In the grass. 10
that the blooms may he over and the
foliage withered away before rolling
and moving operations commence.
II Is unwise 10 cut away anything
hut lite withered flower heads, the
leaves OF all dubious plants should
be allowed 10 shfiyel away naturally.
ns In 80 doing thu sap returns 10 the
bulb and gives II fresh strength for
the following season.
The later bulns UGH as tulips can
he planted GU In the rock garden or
In shrubberles or Ia any sunny posi-
lion In the garden. deep enough 20
remain undisturbed when the ground
Is forEed over
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-06-02

3 HIN the ataf fair sub
tA aeIipuun ra.nmsltasssan
rsach YntI esfdav meet
them usth = snallo and an
ansuer. Hhi<iid zen tholiaund
dollars ~ = Ane'e day from a
hHHe nnmfcr Of people y no
easy inb' ~ y Rolng 90 b. q day
~ asenrire work for the commit-
teesnean. 1hcs are Risine siaeir
time and cHort for use euEnison
good. nna they haven't time io
listen 10 history, or Kicks, or
pfophccscs 81 iAi'urc. ft'cs
'snns . prompt answer n they
= cnutied 70 q cordial greet
inH and = Kind word ~ eheer' M
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-06-02
CR0CHETED HATS
NOW IN USE

XVToMEN who are expert at GRO
M chet may become the family
w milliners this year. II they
Will, and feel quite certain Of success.
The latest hat Of the season has "a
covering OF crochet worked out In
the stitch that " used for the child's
cap. II IL claimed that for motoring
a crochet bonnet lined with silk
makes an ideal head COVERING. II is
very light. u OF sufficient warmth
and never becomes untidy looking.
says a Now York Press writer.
To start with, one buys a frame.
usually the small mushroom shape
for small children and a small or
medium sailor for their elders. These
shapes are the easiest kinds 90 cover.
Nercerized cotton that looks like SILK
IL used for the hats. working mp with
a bone crochet needle. The work rs
begun in the iddle OF the crown with
u short chain stitch Joined. then using
triple crochet throughout. II the
crown OF the hat IL round tho work is
increased regularly all the wa
around until the outer edge Of tho
crown II reached. Then the crochet
is straight until II meets the case Of
the crown. when the increasing be-
gins again "a cover the brim.
should the crown ~ the hat be
oval. one stHrls out as II making a
table mat TO bee used under a platter,
and the work follows the same dircc-
ton In regard 10 INCREASE,
The thread for working comes IN
black. white and delicate %colors, 50
hats can be made 20 match or hair
moniz" with the dress worn. Tho
trimming rs simple. Very often II IL
nothing more than n ribbon rose, or
a band Of black velvet with stream
ers down the back will oe caught In
the front with a spray Of forget-me-
note.
Sometimes the frame Is not en-
tiFely covered with the crochet. The
crown may bee Of silk or moirc and
only the upper brim and the side Of
the row show the crochet. Again.
the entire crown viii he covered with
the fancy work and the brim will be
entirely Of SILK. Invariably the un-
der brim Is faced with silk or other
: fabric.
SPECIAL sunday Dinner at Whit
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A STORY WITH Two MORALS.

- win wv WV 10
"ln my asylum" said the doctor.
there lives an inmate who is labor
ing under the harmless delusion that
he is a teapot. IL Injuries no one for
him 10 walk through the wards with
one arm ortsiretched, the hand POINT
ing thus, spout-fashiOn. the other arm
akimbo as a handle; so in that atti-
tude / allow him 10 roam freely
through the asylum sane. agree
able man, save for the one delusion.
The other day he said to me Doctor,
want TO talk to YOU about that pa
tent over yonder. He's been talking
90 me. and | find he thinks he's a
gold hsh. | can't see why II wouldn't
be easy TO cure him of that. Throw
him in the waterl Then he'll know
whether he's a hsh or not What
would you do, | asked. with a nan
that thinks he's a teapot
With hand on hip, right arm a
spout But, Doctor, ! arm a teapot
says my patient"
That's a queer delusion," said one
Of the doctors listeners. But rs no
quecrer than a man | know Of who
thinks he's a crackerjar; he eats
crackers all day"
That's nothing" said the second
listener. Il know a man who thinks
that he's a %decsnter, and he's ia no
a~sylum-not yet"
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A SION OF THE TIMES.

There hung before a Jeweiry Store
the Painted Segnhiancc Of a Watch.
and underneath there hung a Huge
Pen. They were signs. and u vas
their Business 10 indicate TO Passers-
BY that gold watches and gold pens
could be found within the door be-
meath.
One night, after listening 20 some
Laborcrs talking on the sidewalk, the
Big Watch spoke thus TO the Big Pen.
MY friend. Tor years have We been
hanging here. and avn thinking It Is
about time for a Change. WIZ i IL.
let me ask, that those miserable little
limitations Of You and Me inside the
window are cared fos so tcndcrly ;
They have beds OF velvet and coats OF
softcst channels skin, they are exam
med and admired by the Ladies; they
arc polished every morning and laid
away a. night TO rest. while You aud |
are left to swing in the Wind. |
have borne u long enough. / pro-
pose 20 bring my Grievance into no.
tice. propose TO kick
And Il swung and creaked and
bucked aud jerkcd and yanked until
the Screws were Looscned and It fell
In the street, where a heavily laden
Truck passed over u. and split Il in
20 fragments.
Well" said the Pen 70 his neigh
Dor. the Indian. that is one Of the
Signs OF the Timcsl lie was cut OUT
for exactly the kind OF Work he was
doing, and had he been content would
no doubt, have lived 10 a respectable
old age; but this Agitation IN the Air
gave him the Big Head, and he is
gone"
"Ughl" said the Indian, as the Cigar
Man wheeled him inside.
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WHEREIN THE IMPROVEMENT
LIES

Mrs. SaueTs-Among the baTbaroui
people OF the earth a man etn have
as many wives as he desires while
civilization limits each man TO one
Now. you can't tell me but that eivili'
ration makes man better morally.
Mr.. Sauers.-Not necessarily. v
merely gives him better sense.