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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-15
Is safe Investment.
BANK CLEARINGS FOR WEEK
RUN UP TO S4,O98,716.8

Bank clearings during the week
ended Saturday, September Is. in this
city. amounted TO S4,0sS. 116-S5. ac-
cording TO the report Of r II. Karl.
assistant manager OF the FL Pas0
ClearinEhouse association. The clear
ms BY DAYS follow:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-15
MUCH BUILDING
At FORT BLISS
Warehouses on Railroad
Tracks, and Motor Truck
Shops Are Going Up.
Warranty Deeds Past
Week Total S96,898

The total valuation Of the war
ranty deeds filed in the office Of
county clerk William d. Greet
during the week ended Friday,
Sept. Il. was S96,S9S. The filings
- .-.--- EnlIl..---
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-15

Write or call for sample and price
on our extra fancy new crop Alfalfa
Seed. Il Paso Seed Co., 523 3. san An
tonic St Just below Court House.
Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-15
KINCAIn CHANGEs POSITION.

A. c. Kincaid. 1925 Bisbee street
who has been in the service OF VII
son & Co, packers, for the past IS
years, for the past three years as
credit manager Of the e. PasO branch.
has resigned his position 10 take one
with the western Woodenware com
pany.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-15

are you getting all Of the money
your house should bring2 Ask Lee
Newman He specializes on tenements-
Phone 1904. 905H S. FL Paso.-Adv-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-15

Permits to build taken out at
the office OF the city building in
spector. Percy McGhee. IT., during
the week ended Friday, Sept a,
had d total valuation OF $15,225.
The permits taken By days fol-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-15

Page Publicity Decentralization
in all its branches. Telephone Ill.
ADV.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-15

Poucewomen have been appointed 20
the navy yard ir Brooklyn
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-15

Of Adolf Lnda inmate CT Fort
Of He
part years working it and valued by experts
Is especially
construction The dimensions Length
width II inches, including glass
completed broke but by happy nsPia
ton was name
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-15

See the special windOtO dis
play of Red Head Spark
Plugs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-21
Machines Are Then
Put Together

Next the class are sent 10 the erecting
shop, where they spend two weeks as
semblng airplanes. The airplanes ar
rive Grated. the fuselaCe in one crate,
the pontoon, or pontoons, If the ma
chine be a twin pontoon type. n an
other, and the wings and tail planes in
2 third. These various parts of the air.
rlane are uncrated and set up; then the
machine is aligned, the motor mounted
and the airplane is ready to be taken
out for test fight by an agent OF the
manufacturers. The class begin on the
, next machine.
The class have now reached the final
stage Of their development. They have
two weeks remaining before they are
qualified mechaRicians, and they spend
those two weela "on the beach" han
ding the machines in the water and in
the hangers at the waters edge.
ION the beach" they prepare the
machines for fight, seeing that they
are in perfect condition before the
aviator climbs aboard. One loose
turnbuckle may mean the weakening
of a part Of the airplane which will
cause il 10 break in the air; faulty
motor may mean the stopping of the
motor when the airplane is in a dan
gerous position, or single loose bolt
in the elevator may mean the break
ing off of that elevator and the plung
ing Of the machine to earth, killing
the aviator
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-21
Alaskan Development
Prosperity Follows Opening of
Government Railroad

The war has turned public attention
from Alaska for tho present, but re-
cent reports of the progress OF the
government railroad there shows that
development has been going on In
wonderful way.
Congress authorized the construction
Of this railroad March ~, 1914. The
report gives building results up TO the
first Of this year, when regular train
service had been established from
Seward on Resurrection Bay to Germ
Greek on Turnagain Arm, and from,
Anchorage to the Matanusks Goa
fields.
Anchorage was not on the map rs
sued previous TO two years ago. III
was not in existence then, and us site
was a wilderness. IL is one OF those
towns tho new civilization OF COM
merce and trade Is building. IL has
population OF 5000. II 10 the nearest
tidewater railroad point for the dis
tribution of coal mined in the INTERIOR
and rs harbor is deep enough for the
largest ships.
Seward, too. has grown from an un-
tidy town of 700 people in 1914 10 a
population Of 1000 and concrete bust
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-21

Plans are now under way TO sseurs
wide market in foreign countries Tor
matches Of japanese manufseture. AZ
one time japanese matches had an sx-
eellent market, both in the East and
in the West, but, owing to lack OF
Standardization Of the product and 10
the marketing Of inferior goods oy
some Of the manufacturers, It finally
fell of quite seriously. II is now pro-
posed rigidly to maintain . high stand
n ~ quality In all Japsn.se matches
and 10 have the product OF All mempe.'
Of the newly formed matcn manuIaet
urers' federation Inspected oefore snip
nent Observation-Disclosures.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-21
BY Way Of
Westminster

Fro~ The Neu Rep"chc)
Evensong was Just over in Westmin-
ster Abbey. the choir had finished sing
ing God Save the King" at which
officers and men home on leave or out
from hospital stood at attention, and
the devout fled out through the great
south door. where small group OF
American bluejackets was buying pict-
ure postcards OF this the chief Of Brit
aims shrines. Across the square o
crowd was waiting outside the House
Of Commons, waiting to see the mem
bers drive out, after hearing Mr.. Arthur
Henderson's speech justifying his ac-
ton with regard TO the Stockholm con-
ference. Overhead little feecy clouds
hoated In the hazy summer sky. 1t was
an ideal day for an air raid. and far
of somewhere the ant-aireraft guns
were cracking and exploding at prac-
tice. and it needed but the dull heavy
boom OF dropping bombs TO make Lon
doners think a raid was actually In
progress.
As matter OF fact, London was not
being raided-at least not by aircraft,
But suddenly the endless traffic around
Whitehall and Parliament Street
stopped. The road going over West
minister Bridge was clear, and there
came tho sound Of mems voices sing
ing. Shouting is not infrequently heard
in this quarter, and cheering, too. some
times. But one hardly ever sings along
Whitehall or over Westminster Bridge.
And this singing was somewhat I'M
usual; il was jolly and rollicking. and
rather un-English. in fact. 1t Is not
easy to distinguish words and music
above the hum of traffic in e.
city; one hears n confusion OF varying
sounds. and at times it is possible TO
separate some one particular sound
from the great cacophony that is go
ing on around. And so it became pos
sible to pick out this one, as 1t came
nearer and more distinct
And somewhere near Bridge Street,
just opposite the Clock Tower Of the
houses Of Parliament, where Big Ben is
silent because OF the war. the sound
defined itself. II became something
familiar, and Westminster Bridge
seemed less like itself. and more like
any thoroughfare between the Battery
and the Harlem Ship Canal. For the
sound was something that may COM
monty be heard on Broadway. and the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-21
10000 Tons of Sugar
Lost by Dry Spell

Published statements that the drouth
on the Island of Hawaii, which is Sc
riously affecting the sugar crop, has
been broken are entirely without
foundation, according to reports brought
to this city by passengers arriving from
the big island on the Mauna Kea. The
dry weather still holds, and each day is
eating into the profits of next year and
the year following. Light showers have
fallen in some places. but not enough
TO be of material benefit.
j. NJ Lydgate. one of the Mauna Kea's
arrivals, reports that he was Informed
by Hawaii people that the 1913
sugar crop prospect has already been
reduced by 10000 tons, the pecuniary
damage at this time amounting, in
round numbers, to S3,000,000 Water
is actually selling by the bucket in the
neighborhood of Honoksa. The drouth
around Hlo, however, is not nearly so
bad showing chiefly in the lack of fiume
water.
In Laupahoehoe, it is reported there
is not water enough to keep the mill
condensers going.-The Pacific CONNER
cial Advertiser, Honolulu.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-21

ness blocks, paved streets and . lot OF
modern improvements. 49,
All this prosperity is due 70 tne
opening Of vast coal deposits, the hata-
nuska fields, that were insece"iois
until the railroad was built. Already
tho Pacific Coast. which formerly go.
nearly all it's coal from Australia ana
south America, is beginning to &c,
ehesper and better coal from Alasts'
No mineral deposit q ineshaustiole,
but the Alaskan coal fields are az near
IL az any, and no one can predict future
devolopmsnt there.--Kansas City STAR
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-21
Aviator s Life in
Hands Of Mechanician

The life of the aviator is more di-
rectly in the hands of the mechanician
than il can ever be in the hands of
an enemy in hostile machine.
Having proved his ability during his
two weeks of probation "on the
beach, the student is now given a
final examination touching on all of
the subjects of his course. If he
passes it he is mechanician. Few
men fail. Most Of them seem to take
deep interest in the work and 20 TO
the examinations "loaded for bear"
with their knowledge gained through
the combination Of theory and prac-
tice.
The lot of the mechanician in war
time may not be the spectacular lot
OF the aviator. No thrills are his,
flying through a hail Of shells from
the enemy's anti-aircraft guns below.
The fierce joy of the combat in the
clouds is denied him. He leads his
prossic but very useful life in the re-
pair hangers at the rear of the line.
But without his skill and care the
aviator, no matter how expert, could
accomplish nothing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-21
Begin to Study
Types Of Motors

Their training begins with two weeks
Of instruction in aeronautic motors
The Curtiss, Hall-Scott, Wisconsin,
Gnome and several other types OF
motors are studied, disassembled and
reassembled, the men under instruc-
ton performing the operation. Each
man is taught to set valves, time motors
for firing, At bearings, grind in valves,
etc. Data about fuel and lubricating
oil consumption, about the firing order
Of the cylinders of the different makes
Of motors and about a score of other
things pertaining 10 motors are ac-
CURED. Then the course on motors is
concluded with written examination
covering all of the work of the last
two weeks.
Each section of instruction through
out the course of training in the school
is concluded with written examina-
ton that requires the greater part Of
the day 70 complete and that deals
fully with all of the work just com
pleted An average proficiency Of 70
per cent must be obtained for qualifica-
ton, and a mark of less than so per
cent in any subject disqualifies a can
didate
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-21

guard fitted on the cutting edge OF
the blades to protect them. The speed
of propeller revolved by a motor
running at full speed is so great that
the impact of the cutting edge OF a
propeller with light spray from the
cap Of a wave, or with weeds or long
grass in the case OF land machine
Is sufficient 70 splinter IT. Hence the
need Of the copper stocking
In the coppersmith shop brazing ana
welding are also taught. Each Studeht
is required 10 make several welds IN
different parts Of old crank cases ina,
have been condemned and are uSeu
for instruction purposes only.
The class next enters the carptnse'
shop for a two weeks course tnete'
Every step in the construction OF tne
airplane is dealt with Not only are
the men taught to make the different
STYLES Of spars. ribs and struts put
they are taught to build and repair
pontoons Of several types as well. from
the laying Of the keel 10 the final steps
of treating the pontoon with marine
glue. covering it with cloth, If it be OF
that type, and painting it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-21
Soya Beans as Food

The Soya bean promises TO become
one Of the most important food ma
terials of the vegetable kingdom
Mix in either a powdered or liquid
form is being produced from it. the
oil can be hardened into an edible fat
or used satisfactorily "a substitute
for linseed oil. the beans in the natu-
raj state make a palatablc, nutritious
dish when properly cooked, and the
pulp which remains after the oil has
been expressed is excellent for feed
ing TO livestock Pathfinder
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-21
Dual Control for
STUDENT Autos

Two sets Of controlling devices con-
stitute a feature of new car shown in
Popular Mechanics" magazine for Oc-
tober. which has been built for use in
teaching persons how to drive automo-
biles. With a car of this sort the prin-
ciples of motoring may be learned
quickly and without danger Of mishap.
There are two sets of clutch and brake
pedals. two accelerators and two steer.
ing wheels. The latter are connected
by an endless chain which passes
around a cogwheel located beneath each
steering wheel. so that the two move IN
pnison. The single gear shift is cen
rally located and can be operated by
either person in the front seat II is
thoprht that there will be demand for
this sort Of car when additional drivers
are needed to take the place OF those
entering war service.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-21
Hudson's Bay Co. Prospers

Ever since 1870 the Hudson's Bay
Comnanv has been doing business IN
Canadian skins and furs. The advance
~ civiIization has taken from the trade
some OF the early romance, but the re
cent announcement of net profits OF 80
ner cent for the last year shows that
its prosperity is still OF very SUD
stantjal sort.-Youth's Companion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-21
Fabrics Are Studied
And Wings Made

Then week Is devoted to the study
Of fabrics. Instructions are gwen IN
distinguishing between the different
grades Of Irish linen used for airplane
wing covering and in making tests OF
this linen TO sec that il is up to speci-
fcations. The different kinds of cotton
fabric used in balloon and dirigible
construction are dealt with, instructions
being given in the laying OF the cloth
so that the warp and the woof oil me
two LAYERS are on n diagonal wheh
mated and treated with the rubber
preparation Considerable attention Is
devoted TO the putting on OF seams ana
20 patching.
After leaving the fabric shop the
class Is sent to the balloon field and TO
the dirigible hangar. between which
places the next two weeks are spent;
In the fabric shop the students hao
been taught the makeup OF balloons
dirigible. CAPTIVE and free balloons;
now they are taught to initiate them
and manners Of controlling them. Ihen
each man is given Jump for prac,,
teal demonstration of the control OF
lighter than-air craft.
A week in the gas generating plant
now follows. Here the men are IN
structed in the operation of the electrl-
cal plant, which by the method OF cleo
trolysis separates water into its COM
ponent gases of hydrogen and oxygen.
They are taught how to test both gases,
and how to draw them from the reser-
voirs when charging the small portable
TASKS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-21
Aviators Need Not Be
Highly Educated

Many of the best &viators this war
has developed know little or nothing
about airpiane designing or SeroGy-
namics. Two of the best aviators in
this country to-day, when Intercepted
about the matter, confessed that they
knew not the first principles Of aero
dynsmics, and one of them admitted
that his knowledge of mathematics was
limited 20 square root.
By system Of intensive training in
the various schools and stations about
the country mechanicians are being
trained in three months. But these
three months cannot be called the total
period Of their training. These men
VINO are developed into mechanicians in
50 short a time were expert machinists
and artifcers before their course Of
aviation training began, having served
several years at their trades in civil
life. =
The methods for developing mocha
nieians employed by the army and navy
are similar, and the course of training
that now prevails at the Navy Aero
rsutie Station, Pensacola, Fla, may be
described as illustrative OF the method
Of all government aviation schools.
When the embryo mcchaniclans ar
rive at the Pensacola station they are
first allowed a DAY or two in which to
settle down, become acquainted with
the location of the various shops and
Buildings and assimilate the regula-
tons and routine governing the school
and station; then thew are formed into
classes and their training begins.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-21
Safeguards Life of Aviators
by Expert Skill and
Care
Training Is Arduous
Drilled by Wizard of Motors
and Taught Last Detail of
Fabric and Construction

Expert mechanicians are as necessary
"a the success of the flying service as
,ynert aviators. An aviation unit con-
.i,ting Of aviators as expert as the
yrnchmsn Guynemer, the American
Iubery or the deceased German Bolke
could accomplish nothing without that
thorough supervision over their ma
ehines-so necessary IL the machines
are 70 survive the stresses to which
thew are subjected in aerial battles
that only an expert mechanician can
give.
Almost any youngster fresh out Of
college. If he be able 10 pass the physi-
cal examination, can be developed into
q GOOD aviator in from three TO four
months. The total education necessary
10 the development of an expert air
pilot is possessed by the average gram
mar school youth. A knowledge Of al
zebra and plain trigonometry is neces-
sary II one is 20 master the govern
ment course Of instructions for avia-
tors, however. for IN addition to flying
and such matters purely military as
map reading, map drawing. she'll spot
ting and the estimating OF troop
strength from the air, the government
course includes aerodynsmics and air.
Ilsne designing and construction.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-21
They Make Intricate
things in Copper

From the motor shop the class en-
"fs the eoppersmith shop. Here they
spend two weeks working in sheet
metal. All sorts Of sheet metal things
are made, from simple tunnels to in
,neate gas tanks having in their in
efior bafie plates 20 prevent the feed
pipe OF climbing airplanG from run
ting dry. Considerable attention is
aevoted to the cutting Of copper stock
ms Tor propeller tips and the bal
Anei1g OF the propellers 70 make them
run true after the stocking has been
stted
A propeller stocking is the copper
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-21
Then Comes More
Detailed Instruction

After motors comes week of in
slructions on carburetors and storage
batteries. The Zenith and the Sheib-
Ter carburetors are the makes most
generally used in the navy, but in
struction is given on several other
makes. A candidates knowledge OF
the Zenith and the Scheibler carbure-
tors must be thorough, for in his eX-
animation he must be able TO sketch
from memory a working diagram OF
each. Only the Exide and the Edison
storage batteries are dealt with in the
time allowed for battery instructions,
but the students are taught all about
their care and preservation, how to
charge and discharge them and how
70 prepare them for putting away in
storage.
The first two days of the following
week are devoted 20 the study Of mag
hetos. most time being devoted TO the
Bosch and the Dixie types. The rest
OF the week is devoted to locating and
remedying faults in motors. Under
the directions of an old motor wizard
Who knows all there is 10 know about
gas motor, the class place a motor
on the test stand, make the necessary
connections Of feed and cooling sys-
tenn, examine fhe ignition leads from
mtagnetos TO firing plugs, then connect
NE mGgnetos 20 ground and switch.
after this has been completed and the
motor run a few minutes the instruc-
Tor begins making disarrangements.
ne changes ignition leads. changes the
adjustment Of carburetors and does
score Of other things to tax the in
genuity Of the students. When they
return from lunch they usually have
some particularly hard defect to locate
snd remedy, for during their absence
ne has made some mechanical change
mat ne was unable 10 make while they
were present BY the time they have
eit the motor shop refractory motor
naa no terrors for .hen
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-21
Girls Work Year
To Make One Big Naval Gun
Release Molten Steel From Huge Funace-Squeeze Pound
Mass Into Shape-Giant Needs 100 Miles
of Copper Wire for Wascoat

4. as ANYBODY in the country TO put the
Kaiser where he can't do any more
harm?
How're they going TO win the war
| II wa don't turn out these guns. Ia
| like 10 know. I've got husband who 8
been in France for two years now.
When he went over with the X. f. A.
thew were on munition rations. Now
/ THEY'VE got so much they can't IRE
IL all.
Puts Pacifists to Shame
"Those pacifsts that are doing so
much talking these days make me SICK.
/ I'd like to have some Of them down
/ here for few days and make them
| shovel grub into one of those hungry
J fellers over there" indicating the
yswninr mouth Of great blast fur
mace. "That would cook all the paci-
. fsm out OF them. Why, there isn't n
/ girl in this shop that doesn't want TO
1 win the war just as badly as the men
at the front. That's why lots OF US
are working here.
"And the Russians. Can you beat it ?
/ Aren't they fine lot of babies! Look
at that big gun over there. IL took us
year 10 turn her out; she was started
Just before ] came TO WORK mere anu
now they're painting a Russian name
on her and they're going to ship her
up there in Siberia. Even a mutton
cite gets little mixed on geography
And then what'll become of her? Like
as not the Russiansll 90 away and
leave her lying around somewhere and
the Germans'll get her.
81 see where the Russian women
have shown up the men and are going
out TO fight. Well, well do 1t here,
too, if we have to.
+ As this was quite lengthy harangue
/ for one used to working and not talk
| ing. she retired behind a shrapnel ma
+ chine and went to work. | caught
scraps of similar sentiments all along
the line.
The muuition girl according to the
foreman, is at Ter best between eigh-
teen and twenty-four. But the worker,
are by no means confined within these
ages. | saw group of women work
ing at polishing shells whose average
age must have been ut least nifty, while
+ little girls. some Of them scarcely in
their teens. are engaged in more deli
cate work requiring a quick eye and
ripohIc fingers