The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-05-08
The World at Your Door


n CHEMISTS through absiruse calculations have
advanced the theory that the earth Is shrink
ing and have even estimated in inches the
gradual lcsscninV in superficial dimensions.
Regardless whether their conclusions are justified
il il certain that for al practical purposes the
world has grown immeasurably smaller in the last
few decades aud the principal agent IN bringing
distant places close ~ each other has been aud
l. the short line seen IN the columns Of The Herald
by the Associated Press.
These words are the embodiment in print Of one
Of the greatest organizations Of today, n mutual
cooperative enterprise known as The Associated
Press, il membership more than eleven hundred
strong, covering the entire United States. aud its
correspondents and affiliated agencies spread over
the hahitablc globe.
'By the Associated Press, has come to be- re-
gardcd as the hall mark of truth. the sign manual
of verify. The dispatch beneath II may bear a
Paris or a London date; may read from Picking or
Bombay. from New York or l%looppolc. Ind, but
with those words above IL III truth j. certain.
The ordinary methods pf transmission. the tcle.
graph aud the telephone ordinary but none the
less wonderful most eases have brought the
news 10 the columns at The Herald. Minutes have
sufhccd 10 carry the Intelligence where once days
and even months would have been required aud
50 we nciehbor with the ether side 81 the globe.
IN bringing the news IN The Herald. no means of
transportation Is overlooked 10y The Associated
Press. though the principal method employed j. the
lfl'tIhIN Nlff. WIN lNr exception OF tue lfits
graph companies (which have no other business
there h. not un urruuilntiou iu the world which has
complete control NJ a. many MILES ol telegraph
limos To-, ARE uudv lease ~ The Assoriatrd Press. IT,
wire mileage exceeds $1,000 and the capacity for
transmission of dispatches IS augmented by the
rode system used whereby unc short word take, the
place Of almost a whole sentence. The telephone
too hu, o great and growing share Zoe the di,tribu.
tiun of news 10y The Associated Press. Contiuuuu,
talking circuits in operation for stated periods have
replaced the telegraph iu many instance, aud thou.
sands of words daily are transmitted ~ q single
reading 10 three, siX or even more paper, ON q
single telephone line.
Wireless telcgruphy Is employed where needed
and when through The breaking down oi the mod.
rru methods Sprcticr means are not az hand more
humble agents are employed The dog ,icd in the
north and cauoe> lea the island, Of the Pacific are
not de,pi,cd.
Men ,ayc wadrd waist deep Ia water and mud
for mile, 10 carry au Associated Press dispatch
telling OF storm disaster Others with equal dryo.
ton 10 the ,rrvirr have stuck ~ the telegraph kc,
while flames ragged around thcu. The dangers nl
Che front lime trench and the di-cumgorts of march
and hiyouar have hrcu shared hy Associated Pre-.
men. No mIrr Is ioo deep aud mo- height too peril.
OTIS tn hr sought 100 The service ol The Associated
Pres, Its men are ulmolcs,. Their work appear.
only uudtr the modest caption. BY The Associated
Press u, men are namclcs,. Their work appear,
aud amy where aud everywhere will stand the acid
Test of truth.