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Smyrna times., 1916-12-20
BIG DEMAND FOR GASOLINE
Present Output, Enormous Though Il
Is, Not Sufficient to Supply the
Country's Needs.

We will consume in this country this
year almost 2,OOO,OOO,OOO gallons of
gasoline, which is the equivalent Of a
stream six feet wide and one foot deep
Rowing at the rate of one mile an hour,
Fl. FL. Windsor writes in Popular Me
chanicS. Five years ago gasoline re-
tailed at 80 cents in England and from
40 to IS cents on the continent, and
there are those who even predict 40
cent gasoline here some day. Recent
improvements in refining have cOnsid-
erably increased the percentage Of
gasoline extracted, and inventors are
confident of perfecting carburetOrs
which will use kerosene; but for the
present we are confronted with a de-
crease in the gasoline content of the
older Oil wells and an insufficient ca
pacity in the refining plants. Our ex-
ports, however, of gasoline in 1915
were considerably less than in 1914 al
though more crude oil was sent abroad.
There is also a strong probability that,
with the reconstruction and resump-
ton of business abroad at the close Of
the war, consumption there will be
much greater than now. Horses will
be scarce and time will be everything,
and the mOtOrcar and truck will re-
ceive great impetus. Just how long
the present oil wells will continue to
produce or when and where new oil
fields will be discovered no one can
say with certainty. Before that day
arrives, however, it is fair to expect
that chemists will have found some
substitute, or inventors will have found
a method making one gallon do the
work of more.
Smyrna times., 1916-12-20
FARMER AS MODERN ATLAS
Summer Fields Show an Astonishing
Small Number of ToiIers Doing
Necessary Work.

Midsummer fields on separate farms
hold the material which later is to
feed and clOthe all the people. One
sees farmers cultivating long rows Of
corn, sees them putting countless bun
dies of grain in shock, sees them draw
ing interminable loads of hay from
the swath or windrOw to barn and
shack; and when one looks at this
very particular and painstaking labor
in it's separate units there is amaze
ment in noting how few men and
teams are engaged in accomplishing
the huge work, observes a writer in
the Breeders Gazette. They are so
few that in a ten-mile stretch of farms,
viewed from the car window or the
highway, they will count up an aston
iShingly small total.
These men and teams work early
and late, under stress of weather and
the drive of simultaneous ripening.
These men and teams look lonely in
their wide apartness, and yet they are
actually accomplishing StupendOuS
things for the comfort, for the gratifi-
cation, for the very existence of the
human family. They produce the food
that strengthens the arms that work
the purposes of the world" They grow
the cotton and wool which, after CIV
ing employment in its manufacture to
incredible numbers, clothes becoming
ly and in comfort school children,
busy men and women and all the idle
ones.
They are so few in the fields in the
hot days, and so huge is their burden
Of responsibility that the story of At
las bearing the world on his shoulders
appears not a myth but a true pic
ture of the farmer with his burden
the farmer carrying the food and
clothing of the world.
Smyrna times., 1916-12-20
EreIohter unloads Quickly.

About midsummer the Italian cargo
boat Milazzo, undoubtedly the largest
freighter on the seas, completed it's
maiden voyage from Naples to New
York. The vessel is of special inter-
est because of it's remarkable unload
ing facilities, which enable its $4,000
ton cargo to be discharged within for
ty-eight hours. 1t is particularly de-
signed for the transportation of grain
and coal, but because of current condi-
tiOns is now carrying a general cargo.
The ship is 512 feet in length, $50 feet
across the beam and when loaded dis
places 20,040 tons. Its single screw is
turned by a 4,OOO-horse power quadru-
pie expansion engine. The ships un-
loading equipment is it's most wonder
full feature according to Popular Me-
chanics Magazine.
Smyrna times., 1916-12-20
Take cut.Worms in Trans.

California farmers have discovered
that cut-worms which so ravage their
beets and other vegetables are Matched
from eggs laid by a moth which flies
at night and like all moths is attract
ed by light. A special trap has been
devised for it's eradication. The trap
includes an electric light supported on
a platform. Beneath the light is a
pan of oil into which the moths fall
after dashing up against the light. AS
many as 1000 of these moths have
been caught in such a trap in a single
night. Most of them were egg-carry-
ing females, so their destruction mate
rally checks the increase Of the cut
worm.
Smyrna times., 1916-12-20
Improvement on Shovel.

An ingenious inventor has found
the ordinary form of shovel capable
of improvement. He makes the blade
adjustable to any desired angle by
pressing a spring in the handle. For
digging a ditch or hole the blade is
kept straight down. AS the hole be-
comes larger the blade is changed to
form an angle with the handle so that
it can be used as a spoon in removing
the loose dirt as it accumulates. This
inclined blade is also useful in exca-
waiting hollow trenches such as are
used in irregular lands for the quick
distribution of water.
Smyrna times., 1916-12-20
Hobby of the Germans,

1t is a well-established fact that the
Germans as a people are the great
est stamp collectors in the world, and
hundreds of TeutOnic experts constant
ly are on the lookout for unusual ink
shades, offsets, defects in plates and
other oddities in stamps which appeal
particularly to philatelists. In Bel
gium there were certain varieties of
native stamps Of considerable value
kept in the post offices, and one Of the
first things the German forces did
when they invaded that country was to
sack the post offices and take all of
the desirable stamps. No doubt these
long since found their way to the Ger
man dealers and collectors.
Smyrna times., 1916-12-20
SEND SIGNALS UNDER WATER
Inventors Claim to Have Brought
Wonderful Instrument Almost
to Pitch of Perfection.

Submarine signaling for the prOtec.
ton of shipping, and other uses of the
submarine telegraph oscillatOr are dis
cussed by Mr.. r. f. Blake, an Amer
lean electrical engineer, in the Smith
sOnian annual report.
The author reports some interesting
trials of this electrically operated Os-
cillator which vibrates under water,
both sending and receiving signals,
and claims that it has been tested sue
cessfully, transmitting signals over 90
miles, and operating as an underwater
telephone for 400 to 800 yards.
Among the invaluable uses enumer-
ated are signaling in fOgs and between
submarines; direct communication be-
tween commanders of ships within
short distance of each other; location
of bell buOys; as a means of sounding,
and possibly as a means of directing
or steering torpedoes by sound.
Mr.. Blake remarks that the oscilla-
tor represents an important step for
ward in the science of navigation,
making it possible to surround the
coasts with a wall of sound so that
no ship can get into dangerous waters
without receiving a warning, and
eliminating collisions between ships,
except through negligence.
He asserts that indications point
out that it will be of great service in
locating icebergs and securing sound
ings from ships running at full speed.
Mr.. Blake says that for naval pur-
poses it provides an auxiliary means
of short distance signaling, available
at all times, which cannot be shot
away, and that it widens the poSsibil.
tiles Of submarine boats to an extent
beyond our present grasp.
Smyrna times., 1916-12-20
origin Of RrazIps Name.

Brazil, which in later years has
come to the front in commercial i'm
portance, received its name because
of a very hard, reddish colored wood,
which grows in great abundance in
many parts of the country. So bril-
liant is this wood when a log is split
open, that the Portuguese gave it the
name of "braza," which means 'live
coal" In speaking of this country
the Portuguese often referred to it
as the place Of the live-cOal wood and
gradually the word "Brazil" was used,
until finally the country was known by
no other name.-Selected
Smyrna times., 1916-12-20
Introducinn Himself.

A little boy was making his first
visit to his grandfather's farm and
was much interested in all the AMI.
mails there. In going with his grand
father about the farm he was told not
TO go too close to the cows, for they
might hurt him.
'But, grandpa, why don't they hurt
your" lie said.
swell, you see, they know me-" an.
swered his grandfather, "and they
don't know you.'
Soon after this the little boy was
left alone in the barn and his grand.
father heard him talking. Going quiet
1y to the door he saw the child bow.
ang before one of the cows and heard
him say:
''I'm Edward Allen Miller of Butte,
Mont"
Smyrna times., 1916-12-20
NOBLE WOMEN OF DIXIE LAND
Civil War Heroines Rose to the Occa.
sion, as Their French Sisters
Are Doing Today.

There is no muzzle to spOntaneity
IN the South. ! think they are more
like the French than any other peo-
pie.
And the women are like the French
women. One doubts if they have the
executive ability of the Gallo wom-
an, but then no other race possesses
that. 1 can remember the impOver-
ished southern ladies who came up
North to visit us when 1 was a little
girl, and that Oft-repeated phrase,
''BefO' the wah nevah buttoned NAH
Shoes" They probably didn't, but
Nthe thing is" as a friend of mine
says, 'they did button them when they
had to-"
With the self-denial which the "friv-
olous" Frenchwoman is showing now,
the frivolous" SOutherner did without
servants to button shOes-and shoes
and, as time went on. buttons. In the
terrible days of reconstruction, they
continued to permit themselves no lux
Uries beyond the luxury of talking Of
the past. Even to their own undo
ing they held to a fierce partisanship,
which, in some heroic way, rendered
a meal 8 mere fashion to be done away
with, like an extra f1ounce on a gown.
Louise Closer Hale, in Harper's
Magazine.
Smyrna times., 1916-12-20
Ingenious Musical Apparatus.

An ingenious musician has invented
an apparatus by means of which he can
play the piano and violin at the same
time. The bow of the violin is held
by a wire attached to an upright the
height of the mans shoulder as he sits
at the piano. The upright is supported
by base set upon four wheels which
are moved by the left foot. The violin
is supported from the piano by a brace
with hole large enough for the play
er's arm to pass through. This arm
enables him to turn the violin so that
the proper strings come in contact with
the bow operated by his foot. With
his right hand he strikes the chords on
the piano.
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Smyrna times., 1916-12-20
CAUGHT in the Act

At the chamber of commerce the
other day was sportsman's day and
the chairman for the occasion Dragged
OF the surprising truthfulness of SpO-
kane spOrtsmen. "There," he said,
pointing to an enormous FISH labeled as
captured in Spokane river, sis ocular
evidence that Spokane fishermen don't
lie about their catches. The angler
who caught that fish will stand up
and be introduced to the audience"
At once a bakers dozen of Spokane
sportsmen leaped to their feet, while
the true hero sat still and SILENT
Spokane Spokesman-Review.
Smyrna times., 1916-12-20
In National Forests.

Increasing use of the National for.
ests for municipal camp sites and sum-
mer school locations is reported by the
forest service. Permits have already
been issued to several cities and educa-
tiOnal institutions and other applica.
tiOns are expected. officials say that
far more people use the forests for
public Fairgrounds than for any other
purpose, and that this use promises to
be one Of the most important to WHICH
they can be put.
Smyrna times., 1916-12-20
At Last a Use for the Sparrow.

The much-abused English sparrow
may come to be considered as a deli
cate morsel of food if public sentiment
be so directed. Ex-Governor Cox of
Ohio gave banquet recently at which
an important item upon the menu was
a sparrow pie. The guests ate it with
much pleasure, believing it to be either
reedbird or squab. Several hotel pro-
prietors are accused of serving the
sparrow on toast as reedbird and the
most fastidious guests are said to ac-
cept It withour suspicion.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-08
CHURCH AND STATE
UNITE AT FUNERAL
(Assoclaied Press Corre.nondenee,

Paris. Feb. 25.--The government
was officially represented at n relig.
Gus ceremony on the occasion of the
funerai of the victims OF the last Yep
pelin rain for the first time since the
separation of church and state. Mr
Denys Cochin, minister of state, was
present and though no special an
nouncement of his attendance was
made. the subject was debated in the
cabinet, which fact gave an official
character to his presence The ice
once broken, there was no hesitation
on the part of President Poincare a
few days later in sending n represent
ative to the synagogue in the Rue de
Provence to attend Il religious service
for the Israelites fallen ON the field of
battle on the different fronts These
two incidents Were Immediately fol-
lowed by the meeting of the premier.
Monsieur Aristide BRAND and Cardi-
nal Mereler at Rome
A few days ago any one Of these in
cdcnts would have been sufficient TO
have caused tho downfall of the gov
ernment. Today they occasion little
surprise and only limited comment.
They have given rise to the question as
TO whether Monsieur Brands famous
doctrine Of pacification between the
clericals and anti-clerlcals will not
prevail after the war.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-08
HEAVY REPUBLICAN,
VOTE IN INDIANA

indianapolis, Ind, March RE
turns from the first statewide pref
erential primary in Indiana were slow
in coming in, but those received up to
10 o'clock tonight indicated an unus-
ually heavy republican and falling
off in the democratic and progressive
vote.
Unofficial returns from twenty-six
ont OF the 3.177 precincts in the state
gave the following for the republican
candidates:
For United states Senator-Harry S.
New. S47; James +. Watson. 1888.
For Governor-James X. Goodrich,
9S3, Warren 7 McCray. 742.
Thirty-two scattering precincts gave
in the democratic race for governor
John A. NJ Adair. l.e3O; Leonard b.
Clore. S44.
United States Senator John w.
Kern was unopposed for denomination
on the democratic ticket as were also
President Wilson and former Vice
President Charles W. Fairbanks, cam
didates for the nomination for pres.-
dent on the democratic and republican
tickets, respectively.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-08
RELIGIOUS QUARREL
CAUSE OF TRAGEDY

10y MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LUAssp wIHsi
Chicago, March {. 49, Marriage
through newspaper advertisements
brought an aftermath of tragedy when
p. G. Ginetis shot his wife to death,
then committed suicide, at Matagorda,
TEX. yesterday. The news reached
here today.
Ludvicka Ginetis. l6 years old, was
married some months ago TO Count Sc
bastian Carroll Braganza de Ia Coralla,
"a years old. after her father, +. G.
Ginetis, had inserted in the papers a
picture of the daughter. together with
the statement that she wished TO mar
ry good, wealthy husband of high
education
Eventually Count Coralla de Ia came
TO Chicago. saw the girl and Ludvicka
became a countess.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ginetis went to live
with the son-in-law on his estate at
Matagorda Tex. 1t was there that
yesterday Ginetis, following a quarrel
over religion, shot his wife through the
heart, then sent bullet into his own
head. He is also said to have at
tempted to shoot the count but the
cartridge failed TO explode.
The count is said to be a Spanish
grandee with wide property interests
in Spain.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-08
GOVERNMENT IS
CRUSHING REBELS,
PEk|N ASSERTS
Chinese Legation Hears of
Great Victories by Forces Of
Yuan Sbi Kai Over Enemies
in Yunnan.

tpv SoTslaa JOURNAL srxciAL LeAssp wrpsI
Washington, March 7.--Capture OF
two rebel strongholds. Po Yai and Sui
Chow, by Chinese. government troops
within the last four days with heavy
losses resulting to the rebels was re-
ported to the Chinese legation here
today in official dispatches from Pc
king.
The legation made this announce
ment
'Thc troops under General Lung
Cheng-Kuang. garrison commander of
kwangsi. have retaken 20 Yai, the
most important strategic point on the
border of Yunnan. Po Yai fell after
General Lungs troops had captured
Yuei Hsi forts, and by climbing up a
dangerous precipice from behind the
mountain, taken the rebels by sur
prise. In the fight that enaued sew
oral thousand rebels were killed.
With the fall Of Po Yai. General
Lungs force VIII be able TO advance
rapidly toward the capital of Yunnan
''Sui Chow. another important place
likewise fallen into the hands OF the
government troops under Commander
Feng after having been occupied by
the rebels a few days. On March 2,
the government troops occupied both
banks Of the Ming river, parent
branch Of the Yangstc river, after
fierce struggle The next morning
they took the entire prefecture of sui.
having occupied all he strategic (
points along the mountains More
than thousand rebels were killed,
several hundred made prisoners and
l large quantity Of arms and ammu-
alton captured.
The government troops in Human
lave had a similar success In the sup
,resBion Of the disturbance on March
, they attacked two thousand rebels /
II Mayang, Human. The skirmish be-
,an at o'clock in the morning and ,
asted nine hours. The rebels were
ofcated and hotly pursued. More than ]
90 OF their number were killed
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-08
FOOD PRICES MUCH
HIGHER IN EUROPE


Washington, March Enormous
increases In food prices in European
capitals, particularly those of the
Teutonic allies. are shown in d COM
parative statement completed today
by the department of labor's bureau
Of labor statistics. All food Is cheap
er in the allied countries than in Ger
many and Austria. hut there have
been sharp rises in prices also in
England and France.
Vienna has suffered most of all
Meat that sold year ago at zoe n
pound Is selling now for ~ cents. In
Berlin beef rose from 22c to 35c.
Prices in Great Britain are given
as ~ per cent more than year ago.
The rise in France has been about 23
per cent In Italy prices have gone
upward very slowly for the last twelve
Meats alone showed an ap-
preciable increase.
Prices in The Netherlands, the only
neutral European country shown,
have risen steadily within the year.
but not so rapidly as In the belliger-
ent countries
Food on the whole costs three per
cent more in The United States nov
than year ago. the bureau esti-
mates.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-08
.SUBORDINATES ONLY
OBEYED SUPERI0RS
,sv MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL ,s.sso wlsrl

fsY MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wiErl
San Antonio, Tex, March THE
release of Second Lieutenants Peyton
ana Waldron has been ordered by Ma
ior General Frederick Funston ana
the military charges against them for
crossing the Rio Grande to rescue
United states soldiers who had been
taken prisoners by Mexicans have
been dropped First Lieutenant
Mort. senior officer of the expedi-
ton will be tried before court mar
tial 10 he convened at Mercedes.
General Funston decided that, be
cause Lieutenants Peyton and Wal
dron were subordinate officers, they
should not be tried for the offense.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-08

Washington, March THE senate
made progress today towards dispos-
nj of the waterpower bill which has
been under discussion for nearly
month and senator Shields. in moving
u recess until IL o'clock instead %
noon tomorrow. announced that hg
would undertake to keep the senate
in continuous session until the meas-
ure had been disposed Of.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-08
GRAND JURY To
PROBE TRAGEDY
IN Il PASO JAIL
Death List, From Explosion
Of DiSinfeCting Bath, Stands
at Eighteen Others Momen-
tariIy Expected to Die,

I'll PaSo, Tex, March Tine couH'
I ty grand jury will begin tomorrow ar
investigation OF the explosion yester-
! day in the city Jail which injured
more than forty prisoners who were
| being given baths in mixture OF
gasoline, kerosene and vinegar to rid
them OF disease carrying germs and
| vermn.
The death list stood today at eigh-
teen. with two or three more of the
victims expected momentarily to die.
Nineteen injured were still in the hos
pitfalls tonight.
Man Who Struck Match Dead.
The coroner began an inquest to-
day taking as evidence statements OF
guards and other persons present
during the bathing, who declared that
the explosion followed the striking OF
match by III. NJ. Cross prisoner.
in defiance of instructions issued
when the bathing was started. Cross
was among those who died of burns
last night. The evidence was taken
by n representative of the coroners 8
jury, who will present il to that body
tomorrow.
Health Officers Criticized.
Some criticism was directed today
against the city health authorities.
who directed the bathing of the pris-
oners. both for placing the bathing
solution of volatile liquid in a closed
cell house. and for their failure to
search all prisoners and relieve them
Of matches before the bathing began.
Street car traffic between El Paso
and Juarez, which was suspended last
night, was resumed today, with arm
ed Carranza soldiers guarding each
car while on the Mexican side.
Wild Rum0rs in Juarez.
The suspension followed the shoot
ing OF Charles Phelps, motorman of
a street car, who was attacked by an
unidentified Mexican after reports
were spread in Juarez that 200 Mex
leans had been thrown into Jail here
and deliberately burned to death.
IL was learned today that this re-
port was given currency by two of
the victims of the explosion, who
dashed naked, through the sheets
OF flame sweeping the east section of |
the prison. and. eluding pursuit, |
forded the Rio Grande. and made
their way into Juarez. There they |
told fellow countrymen that they had |
been soaked with gasoline and set on
fire. Disorders in the Mexican town
we're checked by heavy patrols sent
out at once by the Carranza military
Phelps though still in q
critical condition, was reported to-
night to be slightly improved.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-08
FIGHT FOR PRESIDENCY
0F C0NMEN'S CONVENTION
RESOLVES ITSELF INTO A
CONFLICT Of INTERESTS
SHALL CONTROL BE VESTED IN
REPRESENTATIVES OF PACKERS
OR MEN WHO OWN THE COWS

Special Resolution To Be Acted on Today W if Adopted
Change Constitution So as to Make J. H. Nations the
Present Incumbent and Dyed-n-the-wool Cowman,
Eligible for Reelection; James F. Prmm, Leading Cam
ddae for Chief Office Antagonzed Because of His Con-
necon With Big Packing Concern; Hot Three cornered
Race for Secretaryship Divides Attention With Presi-
denCy in Interest.