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BALLOON CARRYING LAMBERT AND voN PuHL LIGHTS NEAR
 CHARLESTON.
All Speed Records for Distance Flights Fell Before the Records
 Made in the Flights

Charleston, S C.. Oct. 16. Breaking all sped rcords for long distance flights. the balloon St Louis No. 3, landed near Ridgeyille, S1 miles west of Charleston at o'clock this morn ing having left st. Louis yesterday afternoon at 5:S0
 The balloon carried A. B. Lambert and Louis Von Puhl. VITO arrived here tonight after their thrilling cross country flight. They had ex, hausted their ballast and seing in the distance the waters of the Allan tic which they were fast approaching they were forced to descend. In near ing the ground the balloon caught in tree and narrowly escaped destrur- tion.
 The distance from the place of landing to St. Louis in direct line lis approximately 66O miles The nigh est altitude reached was 12,,400 feet. The average rate of sped was A miles
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WILL BE IN SAN ANTONIO SUN. DAY AND MONDAY AND LEAVE
 THERE FOR HIS RANCH.
Will Review All the Troops at the 6arracks-wiIl Ride Between Lines of School Children
 to Barracks.

San Antonio, Texas, Oct. 16.-All is ready for the entertainment of Presl. dent Taft on Sunday and Monday and is as follows
 The entertainment on Sunday fol lows:
 5:S0 p. m.-The president arrives ill San Antonio: will be conveyed Tn an automobile to the St. Anthony Hotel. escorted by Mayor Callaghan. the executive committee and a bat talion of cavalry from Fort sam Houston; will eat dinner in his priv ate dining room on the parlor floor.
 S:15 D. m.-Mr. Taft and party will go to Fort Sam Houston in automo- piles where he will accept the gift chapel,
 1o:o0 p. m.-Return to the St. Anthony Hotl, where he will retire for the night.
 Monday:
 7:00 a. m.-Mr. Taft will eat break fast with his party in the private din ing room.
 TAO a. m He will go in automobile to the army post, there to rev W all the troops at the garrison. On the way out, while traversing Avenue D.. MT. Taft will ride between lines of 14G0O0 school children, who will sing America" and wave flags.
 9:0O a. m.--President Taft will lay the cornerstone of the gift chapel.
 9:30 a. Following the chapel ceremony, he will go to the officers club and will hold an informal recep- tian to the officers Of the garrison and their wives and daughters. He will then return to the city
 10:30 q. m.--The president will ad- dress the citizens of San Antonio
 12:00 noon--He will be the guest of honor at an informal luncheon to be held in the St Anthony. Follow ing this luncheon, the president will hold an informal reception to those present.
 2:17 D. m-The presidents party leaves over the San Antonio and Arkansas Pass Railroad for the Taft ranch at Gregory.
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Imported wurtzDurser Hclfbrau al Gnnther's Bar. S-19tf
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HORSES WRECK TRAIN.

Muskogee, Okla, Oct 16.-An eastbound passenger train on the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad was wrecked early today near Tahlequah, by running down three horses. rngi- neer A. F. Vance. veteran in the service, was instantly killed when tho engine boiled exploded The fireman and several passengers were seriously injured.
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A woMAN's APPEAL

fa al knowing sufferers uf rheumatism. wheth- CT muscular or of the iolnts. selatica. lnmbagos hackache, pains in the kidneys or neuralgia pains, tO wfite tn her for n home treatment which has repeatedly cured all of these tergurcs She feels it her duty Co seud it to all sufferers FREE, You cure yourself at home as thousands will testify--no change or climate being ncce~- saty ihls simple discovery hanishes uric acid from the blood ioosens the sinencd Joints pnr. flies the blood. and hrgiiieus ihe eyes giving elasticity and tone to the whole system if ihe above Interests ype. for proof address
 Mrs. NJ. summers, Box E, South Bend Ind
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Are You Interested

You pay the bill you wear the laundry; you can get better work for less money if you wast to
 Just pay the laundry that does your work; don't pay the laundry and the hotel too.
 You pay the craighead laundry big price for your laundry so they can pay your hotel 20 per cent out of 1t.
 PEoPLEs' LAUNDRY PHONE 10ooo
 Compare the list following: SHIRTS . ... .. .a.. .. 1oo COLLARS. ..2i5c CUFFS, PER PAIR .... ..sc DRAWERS, COTTON .. 5e uNpERsHlRTs, COTTON .. SC DRAWERS, WOOL ... M .sc UNoERsHlRTs, WOOL {. .so NlcHTsHiRTs. .. toc UNION SUITS .. 1oc rAJANAs ~. ... =. .,,..i0c SOCKS, PER PAlR.... <. .. SC tiANDKERcHlEFs, COMMON ...2c tiANDkERcHlEF, SILK .. .5c NEckTlEs. ... ... .. . ....5o Other garments in proportion.
 See the new toys and dolls at smith & MiIan's, s27 Central avenue. Iphone 6SS. 1ol5-if
 Cheap heat, F cent hour, see smith & Milan. lo-l5.tf If you need fine tailored suit, . tuedo or ovefcoat. Hart-schaffner X Mark famous make is what you want IS. Meyer 35s Central 9.l9.tf
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RAILROADS WILL RESIST.

Guthrie, Okla, Oct 1G.-It now seems apparent that the railroads of Oklahoma will resist payment of the gross revenue tax imposed by a law enacted by the legislature since state hood. The tax was due Oct. l, but to date none of the railroad companies have forwarded their payments to State Auditor Trapp.
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PASSENGERS ARE SAFE.

New Orleans, Oct 16.--A wireless message from the southern Pacific steamer Antilles states that all of the passengers of the steamer have been safely transferred to the steamer Comus, which is now enroute to New York The Antilles ran ashore on a small island off the coast of Florida during the recent hurricane.
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FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.

The Sentinel.Record is auth0rized 10 announce the name of T. E. Ruth erford as a candidate for prosecuting attorney of this judicial district, sub. ject to the action of the Democratic primaries.
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WITNESS WANTS TO HANG HIM.

Watonga, Okla, Oct. 1G.-'I hope to Gcd that the jury will give me an op- portunity to put a rope around that mans neck said E. G. McAdams of Oklahoma City, a witness in the trial of Ali Hunter, charged with the mur- der of Sheriff Geo. w. Garrison, of Oklahoma county.
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INVITE AN EXAMINATION.

Colgate. Okla. Oct lG Following the arrest of II. A. Davis, district clerk of Coal County. who is charged with embezzlement other county oFfi- ceFs have invited the state examiner and inspector to examine their offices The arrest of Davis caused many runprs fo spread regarding tho condition Of other offices. The com. mission of Coal county will choose q successor to Davis on Saturday.
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Cheap heat, E cent hour, see smith & Milan 10.15.tf
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See the new toys and dolls at smith MiIan's, s27 Central svenue. phone 63S 10-I5-tf
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-10-30

oneha mile wide at the base 100 feet wide at the
constructed to 1876 feet above mean tide The lake
formed by this DAM I'll square miles in extent carried
navigation to Pedro Miguel where lock of 80 feet
lift carried the vessel down lake IS feet above
tide, extending to Sosa hill. where two locks overcame
the difference of level between the lake surface and the
Pacific Nineteen and eghthundredths miles Of the dis
lance from Gatun to Sosa hill had channel 1000 feet
at the bottom minimum channel for AZ miles through
Cuebra of 200 feet at the bottom The balance Of the
distance varied In width 500 feet the larger portion
of the entire canal being not less than 500 feet The
depth of water fixed at As feet The lake
perfect control of the Chagres river III
improvements In Original Plans.
Certain changes have been made in the original pro
1ect the most important being the withdrawal Of the
locks from Sosa to Mrafores, which recommended
and adopted In December, 1907. This resulted In
change in the direction Of the channel in Panama bay
breakwater is being constructed from Sosa Naos
island which, by cutting on the sitbearing crosscur
rent which has always been troublesome protects the
channel against sitting.
A second change is the widening OF the Az miles
of Cuebra width of 800 feet the bottom This
by executive order and was not made on the
Recommendation of the commission.
third change 10 the location Of the breakwaters In
Colon harbor The necessity for these breakwaters was
made apparent in the latter part Of January when
storm OF magnitude seriously interered with ship
ping As originally proposed for both seaevel and lock
types the breakwaers parallel to the axis Of the
channel excavated In Lmon bay. n constructed suf
ncient area would not be given to dssipate the
entering head into the channel and they would not
AFFORD much, IL any. protection to shipping These break
waters to be built out from Manzanfo island and
Toro point to give sheltered anchorage and also
an opportunity for such expansion to the to
break them up. w fsFs49
fourth change IL IN the dimensions Of tie locks.
Az proposed by the minority they were 900 feet BY s.
feet disable lengths and widths These dmensions
subsequently changed BY the oommssion e The nstg
ton Of the president 70 dmsnsons 100 fsst wds and
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-10-30

that u.s. seaevel across the isthmus 500 or soc
feet wide To accomplish this. however. lock canal
must be built first and subsequently widened and deep
ened until the ideal is reached There data avail
to be removed estimates of course. impossible:
the most optimistic figures suitable alone to the IDEAL
are offered bait In any event It Is also claimed
that Boho should have been selected for the site Of the
dam In lieu of Gatun.
As between Gatun and Boho. at both places the dis
lance from the natural surface to the rock is great
that any attempt found the dam the last named
material will be attended by expense. At Bo
bearing gravel and to make the dam safe the underow
through these strata would have to be cut on by
extending down 165 feet No such strata exist
at Gatun for this alone leaving out Of consd
Grafton the advantages In the control Of the Chagres
river and to navigation by of the greater extent
of lake. Gatun offers the better site.
Both the majority and minority Of the board Of
sung engineers considered Gatun suitable location
for dam; the former adopted It for the typical lock
canal used for comparison with the sea-evel canal the
latter the 85foot summitlevel canal The majority
however feared the existence Of underground now
Of the higher DAM but investigations failed
to disclose The great Of underlying material
II sandy and gravely deposits supposed but
with clay to make the strata In which they OCCUR:
impervious to water. 4
Foundation At Datum u Satisfactory.
venture the statement without fear Of contradictiou
that the site Of public private work OF any kind
has received such thorough and exhaustive sxamina
locks Gatun There II longer doubt concernin4
any Of the underlying strata; neither the impemonbity
the ability OF the foundatons bear the loads that
win b. brought upon them can " questioned n ne dan
onb fan TO Disclose any watsrbearns strata or the q
istsncs Of that underground stream with discharoo
equal 70 The Chagres river itoolL which rooonf
sseerted - fnct "a NE door Of the eone3o> \
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-10-30

20 feet above tide. extending to Mirafores the
location of the final lock. The ruling bottom width Of
the canal prism fixed at $50 feet increased at
and In the submerged channels In Panama bay
width was fixed 200 feet and In the artificial chan
mel In Lmon bay 500 feet adopted with turning
places 500 feet wide The minimum depth was 35 feet
and the locks were to have disable lengths of 74o feet
and widths Of 81 feet The commission assessed the
value Of the rights franchises concessions, lands un
finished work. plans and other property including
railroad of the New Panama Canal Company, at $40-
100000
BY act of congress- approved June g. 1902 the pres
dent of the United States authorized to acquire at
cost not exceeding the property rights of
the New Panama Canal Company the Isthmus of Pan
and also to from the Republic Of Colombia
perpetual control of strip of land not less than six
miles WIDE extending from the Caribbean to the
Pacific ocean.
Pursuant the legislation negotiations we're entered
into with Colombia and with the New Panama Canal
Company with the end that treaty made with the
Republic Of Panama granting to the United States con-
troll Of 10mile strip, constituting the Canal Zone with
the right construct maintain and operate canal This
treaty ratified by the Republic of Panama on De-
cember 1903. and by the United States February
%. 1904. ~
The formal transfer Of the property Of the New Pana
ma Canal Company on the isthmus was made on May &
1904 after which the United States began the organize
ton Of force for the construction of the lock type Of
canal, In the meantime continuing the excavation by
utilizing the French material and equipment and such
labor as was procurable on the isthmus.
Lock Type 70 Adopted.
The question of sea-level canal again agtated
and secured such recognition that the president con-
vened the international board of engneers Consisting
13 members to assemble at Washington on the rst day
OF Septembey 1906 for the Of cohsiderng the
various plans for the construction of the canal that
would be submitted to It.
Az result OF its deliberations the board submitted
majority report and minority report signed by i've of
its members, the former advocating seaevel canal and
the latter lock canal with the summit level IS feet
The lsthmiar Canal commission Win one dissenting
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-10-30

and complete investigation of the 18TH
mus of Panama. with view TO the con-
struction of canal to connect
the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
and particularly TO investigate the two
routes known respectively az the Mica
ragua route and the Panama route. with
view to determining the most prac-
ticable and feasible route for such canal.
together with the approximate and prob
able cost of constructing canal at each
of the two or more of said routes.
The commission reported on Novem-
Der is, 1901. in favor Of Panama and rec
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-10-30

study of the flow due to the tidal
differences tidal lock the Pacific provided.
Various schemes were also proposed the control Of
the Chagres the prominent being the construction
of dam at Gamboa The dam as proposed afterward
proved to be impracticabe and this problem re-
NAMED for the time being unsoved The tunnel through
the divide was abandoned In favor OF an open cut
First Change from sea Level to Lock Type.
Work prosecuted on the sea-level canal until
1887 when change to the lock type was made In order
to secure the Of the canal for navigation as soon
"a possible agreed at that time that the change
in plan did contemplate abandonment OF the sea-
level canal which ultimately to be secured, put
merely s postponemen the time being In this new
plan the summit level placed above the Hood line
OF the Chagres river be supplied with water from
that stream by pumps Work pushed forward until
1899 when the company into bankruptcy. and on
February that year. liquidator was appointed to take
charge of its affairs. Work was suspended on May To-
1889 The new Panama Canal Company was organized
in October 1894 when work again resumed on the
plan recommended by commission OF engineers
This plan contemplated a sea-level canal from Lmon
bay to Bohio. where dam across the vahey created
lake extending to Bias Obispo. the difference In level
being by locks; the summit level extended
from Bias obispo Paradise, reached by two more locks
ana was supplied with water by feeder from an artn
cal reservoir created by dam at Alha1uela In the up
per Chagres valley Four locks were located on the
Pacific side the two middle ones at PEDRO Migue COM
binsd In q flight.
sape time by which the summit level was to be lake
formed by the Boho DAM fed directly by the Chagres
WORK was continued on this plan until the rights and
property Of the new company were purchased oy the
so 81 United states Become interested.
me United States not unmindful Of the advantages
of an sthmian canal had from time to time made nves
tratons and surveys of the various routes. With
view to Rovernment ownership and control congress d.
rected an investigation Of the Nicaraguan canal Tor
which concession had been granted to private com
pany The resulting report brought about such dis
sson Of the advantages Of the Panama route to the
route that by an act Of congress- approved
MaHfh 1883. ccmmissQn was appointed 70 make null
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-10-30

voice. recommended to the president the
adoption OF the lock type recommended
by the minority. which was also strong
~ advocated by the then chief engineer,
Mr.. John F. Stevens.
On June 20. 1905. congress provided
that lock type of canal be constructed
across the Isthmus Of Panama, of the
general type proposed by the minority
OF the board Of consulting engineers, and
work has continued along these lines. As
originally proposed, the plan consisted
OF practically straight channel 500 feet
wide. Al feet deep from deep water in
the Caribbean to Gatun, where an ascent
to the S5-foot level was made by three
locks In flight The level is maintained
by dam approximately 100 feet long.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-10-30

Immediately following this ac-
ton the Panama Canal Company
was organized under the general
laws Of France. with Ferdinand
de Lesseps as its president. The
concession granted In 1873 by Co
1ombia was purchased by the COM
pany and the stock was success.
fully fioated In December, 1880.
The two years following were de-
voted largely to surveys, examina-
lions and preliminary work. In
the first plan adopted the canal
was to be 29.5 feet deep, with a
ruling bottom width of ~ feet
Leaving Colon, the canal passed
through low ground to the valley
Of the Chagres river at Gatun, a
distance of about six miles; thence
through this valley for 81 miles, to
Obispo, where, leaving the river, 1t
crossed the continental divide at
Culebra by means of tunnel. and
reached the Pacific through the
valley of the Rio Grande. The diff
ference In the tides of the two
oceans. nine inches in either d.
rection from the mean in the At
iantic and from nine to IL feet
from the same datum in the Pa
cific. was to be overcome and thu
nnal currents reduced by proper
sloping of the bottom of the Pa
cific portion of the canal. No pro-
visions we're made for the control
Of the Chagres river.
In the early eighties, after a
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-10-30

Panama his opportunity Tor sensational soy an"
attributed the to the dropping Of the Gatun dam
into the subterranean lake under the dam and locks
which another faker previously discovered and the
news Of the destruction Of the Gaun dam was cabed 70
the United States.
The slip did affect the south slope or side OF the
rock pile It was entirely local and did not In any way
interfere with the work. 1t would not have occurred
had steps been taken during construction to give the
proper slope rock pile. but economy OF time ana
money did not such precaution AS stated by
one of the engineering publications I'VE can state from
actual examination that this incident has abso
lutely no engineering Significance"
As result however the public Is told that dire diS
aster will follow the undertaking unless the present plans
are abandoned the Straits OF Panama constructed
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under the auspices of Ferdinand de Lesseps consider
the question Of the best location and plan Of the canal
This congress- after two weeks session. decided in
favor OF the Panama route and Of seaevel canal with
out locks. De Lesseps success with the Suez canal
made him strong advocate of the sea-level type
his opinion had considerable influence in the de sion
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-10-30

commended the lock type of canal. The plan
consisted of sea-level section from Colon to
Bohio, where dam across the Chagres valley
created summit level 50 to 80 feet above the
sea, reached by two locks. The lake or sum-
nit level extended from Bohio to Pedro MI
guel where two locks connected It with pool
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-10-30

~ zZ1CANAL connecting the Atlantic and Pacific
kAAe4 oceans has occupied public attention for up
|II ward OF four centuries. during which period
IE ~ III various routes have been proposed each hav.
uE Ing certain special or peculiar advantages It
p was not until the nineteenth century however
that any definite action was taken looking
toward its accomplishment ~
In 1876 organization was perfected in France for
making surveys and collecting data which to base
the construction of canal the Ishmus of Pan
anna and in 1878 concession for prosecuting the work
was secured from the Colombian government
In May 1879 an international congress was convened
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-10-30

This was the fifth slip that occurred at this
point, the rock settling to some extent, bue
generally slipping sidewise until the angle OF
repose was reached. In this connection 1t u
to be noted that the silt deposits In the chan
mel had not been removed. This slip would
probably have passed unnoticed. as did tho
former ones, but for the fact that at the time
flood In the Chagres river had attained such
proportions as to cover a portion of the Pa
mama railroad tracks Just south OF Gatun. =
newspaper correspondent, going from Colon 70
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1000 feet long. The width was again in
creased to 10 feet on the recommendatioa
of the general board Of the navy. 80 a. 70
accommodate any possible increase In beam
Of future battleships.
The Gatun dam IL to consist of two piles
Of rock 1900 feet apart and carried up 10
go feet above mean tide. The space b.
tween them and up to the required height
IL to be filled by selected material deposited
in place by the hydraulic process. During
the construction of the north side of the
south rock pile a slip occurred in Noveml
Der last at the crossing of the French canal.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-02
MEN KILLED BY HAIL.
Stones Ten Pounds in Weight Fell
in Texas.

A dispatch from Galveston says
hailstones that are said to have
measured nearly foot and half
in circumference and ranged in
weight from to 10 pounds, fell
in southwestern Texas for nearly an
hour a few days ago, and eight lives
are reported lost. The number OF
live stock killed is given anywhere
from 500 to 1000 head.
James Carpenter, while searching
for horses, was caught in the storm
and killed by the hail. So far the
bodies of several Mexicans have been
found in different parts Of the T-aide
and La Sale ceuaties. There were
ranch employees who were caught out
on the ranges. Telegraph and tele-
phone wires are down for miles.
Searching parties are out looking
for bodies and checking the loss
of cattle.
The storm was most severe in
Uvalda county, where the greatest
damage resulted. 1t is estimated
that the loss to crops and farm prop
erty will aggregate between $780,
900 and 100000. The hailstones
piled up in some places four feet
high, and the temperature -or sew
sral hours was 40 degrees.