Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-07-07
Along the Line Of the
ISthmiaB CanaI..NaVy
Laxiiy Illustrated.
HOME AND IMPORTED GEMS
Di Bills Against Contribution
10 Election Funds by
Corporations.

Special CORES poudonce:
fAafh.ngi0n. n G.. July a. rhere
4 scarcely a week passes wiihOut
.omp contractor. with an eye in spec.
iiallou. coming into the ofuco of
,hairmln shonta of the Panama
anal Commission. and Offering TO
lny the wrecks OF machinery that
Doe he canal route from Colon TO
Panama. The government could have
lola this worthless material a dozen
ifierent times bat the officials rc.
|uscl O. dispose W &c. although Sec.
Rotary Taft has no iael what he viii
. Eventually do with o..
"1he most distressing thing that
observed on the is'hmus. said
Secretary Tlf the other day was
4 ho enormous masses 90 machinery
4 efuailnF and r0tting 90 pieces. lying
hlear acroas the isthmug. from one
lde 90 the other o. gave me a
tslred feeling 90 gaze uD0n the ruins.
iheTc are odds and ends of railroad
+ putnik. dredging machines and other
larts Of an enormous aud costly eX-
Eayailug plant chief Engineer
4Wtyeus found 0u top OF Culehra cut.
launch IN pretty good condition
which had never been in the water.
= The French engineers apparently
bought thar the water was coming
ip go tho top OF the cut, and prepared
or pleasant navigation. Mr. Stevens
ad the launch carried down and o..
nlred. and ls uoW using @ at IA
ioca. The greatest difficulty u ln
.eliing rid of the stun I think %
1FOnld hc wise to sell % iof scrap and
have HImphpdy remove &c."
The iulk ot the wreckage De- OF
French manufacture Some Of 20 ia
iumugUd ana rusty beyond repair.
And is Of value only as junk some of
ue material has wilhstood the
lyagcs OF time and wtaiuer. aud
= yith some tmkering may bee utilized,
was tue launch which Mr. Stevens
escued from the top OF Culcbrn.
The chief obstacle in tno way of
selling this sum Us that 20 will have
% pay duty N brought into the United
,tattH. Secretary TAFT has about
nadc mp Dia mind 10 ask congress hOr
special law, providing Tor the ad-
nifsidn of his material ffee OF duty,
Euthor difficulty % the absence OF
..l,.es for removing the material.
'nore s neither the power 10 haul u
u Way nor the ears 90 load it on, aud
Fhateycr profit there might be lu the
loal would be- wiped out la providing
means OF transporting the Wreak'
ge
in he naval act OF March, 1905,
pos a provision directing the socre.
AIRY OF the navy TO make 4 ;horoSgh
adgocates Of red tape. that Chairman
rawney. of The Appropriation CJEl
ulitoo. lost his patience and delivered
sharp rehuke 90 Secretary Bona
iarto. which the latter passed down
be fine with added emphasis. with
De result tnat a distinct Jar vas felt
- the laws OF congress by the Navy
department has just come 20 light.
he sleepinoaa OF the bureau chiefs
Fas SO extraordinary even for those
throughout the navy huildlug
uaValo's Neglect Of Law
A surprising instance VI iuattention
8naulry into the oost of armor plate
ANd an armor plant. aud rspcit on
he same 10 cuBF-tE. yea tN-een
nonlhs the navy th'f3a iaEcfei tAh
aW They wee egcfak. - V'la Z
lund turn BY Chairman 1arEGy 81
Auril AN Of this year. when tho lat,
er demanded 10 know what had been
one under the order of congress.
lir TnWnoys fierce inquiry brought a
meek reply from Secretary nunaparte
|aying that no regretted that 'appar
|ntly through inadyertonco' no steps
haicyor had been taken in the mat
er no promised 90 rush the inquiry
hong with all possible haste. This
Che way the present armlnlstration
NJ the navy department 'Nustles."
Two days after the receipt " Taw.
teya letter the bureau uf ordinance
as called on for a report. Five days
bitter The report was submitted. One
hOulh afior Tawney's letter was re-
elyod a sraf Tor au order was issued
tunYen.ng a board to investigate One
5eek later the board was convened.
eiyo days later q plan 0i work was
lined Sis more Gays elapsed and
NhNn the cfAce of naval intelligence
Hns requested 90 AID In the inquiry
Two days later ine secretary % the
navy wrote for information 90 state
Ihclals Five more days passed aud
Nhufrs we're addressed 90 tho steel
Dmpnnies asking for facts
Aifor Ignoring the entire Law for
oore than a year and being severely
Billed iur the oversight the hureau
hiefs consumed nearly two months
More lu organizing and writing lai'
tu asking for the desired iuformn
ion.
Facts About pneaelous Stones.
while the United States may never
fad the world 10 tho production VI
Ams. the value % Ia output of
feeious stones 10 1908 reached the
Expressive hguro u t326,s3o. accord