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The Washington herald., 1909-02-02

Without preiudicing the reopened Ques-
ton as 10 whether the site OF Gatun
dam Is stable or not. it is but fair 10
the reader that he should know some
thing Of the sources OF news from the
isglmus. as Il comes from day 10 day.
There are three papers published there.
One Is hoary-headed conservative.
The other two are so yellow that they
make the most Iurid sheet IN the United
States seem a paragon OF journalistic
propriety. To read them from day 70
day one might imagine that every nan
on the isthmus wss a CRATER OF the hold
I'D variety: that the negroes in the canal
employ are a half starved lot: that the
beef served 70 the laborers is dragged
through dirt and Is ly-blown; that every
human being on the Canal Zone has q
kick against the canal. and a thousand
other evil things.
The newspaper man who knows former
Senator Blackburn, Of Kentucky, knows
that when he orders a newspaper tc
never publish anything as coming from
nina, there IS something more than yellow
about its pages Yet that is what he vas
forced to do with one of these journals
Col Cioethals had to take the same ac-
ton. II was stated in the press dis
patches from the isthmus that the story
OF the cave-in and the underground lake
at Gatun had been taken from one Of
these papers. The same source was ac-
credited with the report that the fatsl
explosion at Bas Obispo was due 10 6
shortage Of powder men and the lack oI
a competent foreman The records show
that there never were more powder men
on the job. and that the preparation OF
the blast was in charge OF the most CON-
petent powder foreman in the canal serv-
ice With these facts in mind the aver
age reader viii hardly wish TO prejudge
the Gatun dam question before he hears
The Washington herald., 1909-02-02

That he has a very superior lot OF IN
formation to lay before the engineers
who have accompanied Mr. Taft, that
his Investigations have been Of Unprece-
dented thoroughness. and that this infor-
nation but amplihes and vindicates that
which was gathered before Is the confident
assertion Of those in a position 70 know.
They are cOngratulating themselvs upon
the wisdom Of Col Goethals in fOrefend-
INK himself from just such contingency
and situation as has come about. and feel
that the work OF Engineer Saviile viii
finally set at rest the questions az issue
The immediate cause OF the reopening
OF the agitation was the sinking Of some
rock in the upstream toe OF the dam
This toe is intended 10 serve as sort
of retaining wall for the earth Of the
dam proper, and viii stretch completely
acrosse the Charges Valley. rising 70
height OF sixty feet above the surface
This rock wall is expected to rest on a
solid foundation. Yet 10 excavate down TO
this foundation would cause much ex-
pense and delay. So they piled the rock
directly upon the surface, assured that
il would sink 10 a solid foundation Of It's
own accord, displacing the soft material
upon. which il was deposited This is Just
what was expected 20 happen and what
did happen; also exactly what the en-
gineers wanted 20 happen. Yet Il was
the basis OF all the disGuietiEg attacks
that have since been made on the canal
The Washington herald., 1909-02-02

When you have lost or found anything.
telephone an advertisement to The Wash
ington Herald, and bill viii be sent you
at cent word
The Washington herald., 1909-02-02

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and Aercbants and Miners stssnShips &C. BoStoE-
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The Washington herald., 1909-02-02

It is interesting TO note some Of the
Investigations Of Engineer Saville. and
the conclusions he draws therefrom. To
begin with he starts out with the view
that inasmuch as the conditions below
ground can be known only by deduction.
it is highly important that one err. II at
ali, on the side Of conservatism. The op-
ponents OF the dam assert that there is
q lake under the dam site. and that there
is a vast underground stream originat-
ing many miles farther Up and flowing to
the sea 10 the first objection the
studies OF Saville show that when bore
holes are sunk close together water win
come up in the one and the other viii
remain dry. He says that It has always
been admitted that there is water IN the
site. but that Is IS simply artesisn water.
originating from neighboriRg hills. and
passing through the seams OF lie rock
under the site
He shows how the flow Of water IS
The Washington herald., 1909-02-02
CARS TO KENsINcToN

Leave 18th st ard y Y. oE quarter bour; rsss
tTidEe MAIN ENTRANCE zoo. % Lake. con-
Decs nth Rensi1ston Hrs. Ecksts at FuselE&
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-06
TRANsPLANTED A POND.
Story of What an Enthusiast viii
Do to Have Garden.

From the Westminster Gazette.
Many country laborer. as Lord Rose
berry said on Saturday, will do much for
the sake OF garden, but few. perhaps,
would be willing to go to such pains in
the pursuit Of their hobby as did an en-
thusiastic navy with whom Dean Hole
once came In contact
This man, having obtained the position
of gatekeeper on a railway. found himself
the possessor Of a barren gravel pit as an
apology for a garden The dean, who
knew the spot we'll. visited 1t some twelve
months after the man had taken possess
sion. and the sight which met his eyes
astonished him.
WAS 1t a mirage l saw upon the sandy
desert? There were vegetables fruit
bushes and fruit trees. all in vigorous
health; there were flowers and the queen
flower I'm her glory"
".Whyr l exclaimed. what have you
done to the gravel pit?''
".Lor' bless YER he replied. grinning.
L hadn't been here a fortnight afore ]
swopped II for a pond!
"A further inquiry elected the fact that
this most ardent garden lover had. after
an agreement with a neighboring farmer
removed with pick and barrow his sandy
stratum to the depth Of about three fee,
and wheeled IL, to the margin Of an old
pond which had been gradually filled UT
with leaves and silt. The rich. productive
mold from the pond he had taken home
- his garden. replacing 1t with gravel
and leveling as per contract.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-06
MUOD IS GETTING BETTER
MARYLAND REPRESENTATIVE
Is IN A sANAToRIUM.
Meanwhile Politics Is. Running
Smoothly in His District.
Friends on Ticket.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, September 6.-Accordins
to reports which have reached here Rep
is slowly but surely resaining his health
under the careful guidance OF expert
physicians at the country hospital Of DR..
S. Weir Mitchell. near Philadelphia.
When Mr.. Mudd registered at the hos
pital last May he was told that he was a
victim of overwork: that he had overtax-
ed his constitution in meeting the calls
upon him in Congress and Maryland poll
tics.
Mr. Mudd was not dilatory in recogniz-
ing his condition, his overworked brain
and nerves, and surrendered himself CON-
pletely to the care Of the physicians who
at the Outstart displayed their interest In
his health and their anxiety to bring
While absent from Maryland Mr.. Mudd
has kept In close touch with republican
politics in his congressional district. He
has been greatly gratifed. according to
his own statements, at the recognition
Of his friends in the several counties of
southern Maryland which belong to his
district. He is said to have remarked
that If he had been in Maryland he could
not have named candidates more accept
able than those who have been named
II
with Collector Stone.
Frank E. Williams. the republican can
didate for controller, has been more
identified with the friends of Mr.. Mudd
and of former Representative w. H. jack
son than with the friends of Collector
William F. Stone. who was the control
ling factor in the republican state con-
vention which nominated Mr.. Williams.
Mr.. Stone is sufficiently broadminded to
recognize the tact that to win in Mary
I~n haa I1x, Il n
united party. The party is solid.
While he had friends in several coun-
ties whom he would have delighted to
honor with the nomination for con-
troller, and who would have fully appre-
ciated the honor. Collector Stone, looking
to the future of his party. bestowed his
influence upon Mr. Williams.
In the southern Maryland counties, in
which Mr.. Mudd has a strong personal
following. there has been no interference
Friends Of Mudd.
The two candidate for judges-F. Snow
den Hill of Prince George county and
Alrian Posey of Charles county-are
friends Of Representative Mudd, especial
" Mr.. HILL Mr.. Posey is his neighbor
and fellow-countian, and, while he has
not been very close to Mr.. Mudd political
ly, he has never arrayed himself against
the representative in county ponies. Two
years ago Mr.. Posey was an aspirant for
the republican nomination for chief judge
in the southern Maryland circuit. Mr..
Mudd was committed to Gen. L. Allison
Wilmer for the nomination, and remain
ed true to his promise. When Mr.. Posey
realized that he could not secure the nom
nation he directed his energies toward
Mr.. Mudd. hoping to land the nomination
for him. Mr.. Mudd however, had pledged
his support to Gen. Wilmer and he re-
manned true to him.
Two years have elapsed since this cpl
sode. Since then the personal and pol1t-
ical friendships ofsthe two men have been
cemented into close union.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-06
FAMOUS MEXICAN CUSTOM.
Ringing Liberty Bell and Repeating
Hidalgo's Proclamation.


From the Mexican Herald.
Ignacio B. del Castillo, secretary Of the
National Museum, has asked the national
commission for the celebration Of the GEN.
tenary of Mexican independence to take
measures toward disseminating the an
nual ceremony Of the .'grito.' in which
the president advances to the central
balcony of the national palace and, ring
ing the liberty bell. utters the famous
words with which Hidalgo proclaimed
Mexican independence.
This recommendation Is with the idea of
avoiding the usual undignified, IL good
natured. disorder which inevitably pre-
walls at the Zocalo in the course OF this
annual observance. Flowers are trampled
and uprooted, boisterous conduct is fire.
quent and occasionally the ,ebullitions of
patriotic enthusiasm ferment into quar-
rels which send the participants to the
hospitals and comisarias. The crowds
are hard to handle and the disorders fire.
Quently mar the day regrettably.
AS the ceremony arOuses patriotic SEN
timents among the people, he suggests
that its place be taken by other events,
such as .veladas, concerts, inaugurations
of various improvements and other means.
/ 1t is considered that this project will not
receive the appreciation Of the commits
sion. as the ceremony Is one of long estab-
lished use and has made for itself a firm
place in the circles Of Mexican cere-
| monies and ObServanceS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-06
FOR BIENNIAL CAMP
Army and Navy Union Dele
J gates Leave Tomorrow.
REPRESENT SIX GARRIS0NS
Plan for Convention of All Patriotic
Organizations.
THIS CITY TWO YEARS HENCE
Resolution Approving Park Project
on Fort Stevens Grounds
Adopted.
REPRESENT SIX GARRIS0NS
THIS CITY TWO YEARS HENCE

Delegates representing the six local
garrisons of the Army and Navy Union,
lisa. will leave here at I O'Clock to-
morrow morning to attend the national
biennial encampment of the organization.
to be held at Erie. Pa, which Will be
convened Wednesday morning. Word re-
ceived from the convention city today
states that Erie is gayly decorated with
flags and bunting in honor of the soldiers
and sailors that are to assemble there.
A meeting of the District delegates was
held Yesterday afternoon at the home OF
col. BENJAMIN F. Chase, president OF the
rcouncn of administration The plan Tor
"a meeting of all the patriotic organiza-
.tions in the United States. to be held in
this city in 1911. was Endorsed and will
be presented to the national encampment
for action.
:, Col. Chase favored a military week
here in 1911, the participants In the pa
.triotic reunion to be members OF the
c. A. r., Union Veteran Legion. Army ano
Navy Union, Spanish War Veterans and
sother patriotic associations. He also
,fayors the bringing to this, city at that
time of all available regular soldiers. ma
rines and sailors and several of the mod
ern American war vessels to be anchored
in the Potomac on the Washington river
front President Taft will be requested
TO give the proposition his approval.
Fort Stevens Park.
!, A resolution will be presented to the
national encampment which will recite
that whereas old Fort Stevens. situated
on the Brightwood avenue road. about
two miles north of the city of Washing
zion. where the breastworks are still in
tac4. where the 9th Army Corps success
fully defended the city from Gen. Early
Confederate troops July IL and II. 1864
and saved Washington from capture and
destruction: where the only battle was
fought inside of the District, and wnert
President Abraham Lincoln stood upof
the nara pets under fire OF the enemy, Is
a place OF vast historical interest; there
fore
I'VE. the delegates of the Army anc
Navy Union, in convention assembled
representing thousands of soldiers, sailor:
and marines representatives of both for
eign and domestic wars of our country
request and desire that old Fort Stevens
0be made public park and the spo,
where President Abraham Lincoln stood
under fire marked with a suitable monu.
ment.''
; The delegates will also make an effor,
bto have the encampment indorse the plar
bfor the erection in this city or a memorial
building for use of patriotic. organizations
and the heiding OF the soldier encamp.
ementS
The Local Garrisons.
The District garrisons that win be rep
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-06

resented at the Erie encampment are
Gen. william F. Barry Garrison, Col.
Theodore Roosevelt Garrison, Admiral
David D. Porter Garrison, The Presidents
Own Garrison, Guy ". Henry Garrison
and the Buchanan Garrison.
Among those who will leave tomorrow
morning for Erie are:
Col. benjamin F. Chase, president of the
District of Columbia Council of Admins
tration of the Army and Navy Union:
Capt. Charles F. Wilder. Capt Thomas
A. Green. Capt John J. Strain. Sergt. L.
Fuggitt. DIR. T. E. Lee. Capt. c. w. Blush.
William A. Hickey, DR.. E. v. Petteys,
Van a. Zahn, w. T. Thornton. A. II. s.
Burche, Augustus Valentine, Oliver Pres
ton and William Schley and Mrs. L. Lee,
Mrs. Mary Di Marco. and Mrs. Sarah
Coulter of the Ladies' Auxiliary. The
two last named are past presidents
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-06
First Use Of Iron.

From the London Globe.
AS result of his interesting investiga-
ton, DR.. Ridseway concludes that the
smelling of iron originated in central Eu-
rope. and especially in the region known
as Noricum. equivalent to modern Aus
tria and Bavaria.
In Egypt it can be traced back to the
ninth century B. c., and in Libya to abou,
$50 B. c. First mention of its use in China
goes back TO 400 B. c., while in Uganda
it is said to have been in use only some
five or six centuries.
The above date for the first use of iron
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-06

in Egypt refers to the metal obtained by
smelling. The use of native iron in the
form of meteorites dates back to remote
antiquity. The weapons made from these
were obtained. like flint implements. by
chipping. And 1t Is interesting to remem-
Der that recent investigations have shown
that the iron of many meteorites is a sort
of natural steel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-06

tries that were proper ones, to stand of
three sections, $3.50 acres. but in that
consolidation it was Of course necessary
for the entrymen to show good faith in
compliance with the law before the con-
solidation would bes permitted. No con-
solicitations have been made because the
interests which wish to do that could not
make good their interest,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-06

Upholstered Furniture
Regular Special
price. price.
Nah. Rocker. denim. 5000 $41.O0
Nah. Br. Vel. Chair. 5000 $3.50
Eagle Mahog. Parlor
CHAIR ...........-.... $41OO $fI.O
Nah. Parlor Rocker. $500 $3.50
Nah. Sofa. green panne 5000 $3.50
Nah. Window Seat. $500 $500
Nah. Armchair, bro
cade ................. $6o.W $4o.U
2-piece Nah. Suite.
brown velour. ....... $500 $500,
3-piece Mah.-fin. Suite,
green ard 1880 $3.50
Nah. Armchair. denim $3.50 $4,000
3-piece Nah. Suite. $500 5000
Nah. Br Vel. Sofa.... $500 5000
Nah. Arm Sofa. denim $500 5000
Nah. Hall Divan. -. $4,000 $500
Nah. Parlor Chair, silk
damask $4,000 $500
3-piece Nah. Suite,
green plush. ......... $1,000 $500
Nah. 2-pc. Suite. denim. 5000 $3.50
Nah. Armchair, tap
Nah. Sofa. ............ $500 5000
apiece Nah. Suite. =. $500 $500
3-piece Nah. Suite.
green plush. ........ 1878 5000
Nah. Sofs, denim. 49,. $500 $1,000
3-p:ece Nah. Suite.
green ard. 5000 $1,000
3-piece Parlor Suite. $72OO $4,000
Mahogany Armchair. $1,000 5000
Nah. Armchair. $500 100
Nah. Sofa. green silk 5000 $67. so
Nah. Armchair, muslin $1,000 $685. so
Nah. 3-piece Suite. =. $4,000 $1,000
a-piece Nah. Suite. 5000 5000
o-piece Nah. Suite. $1,000 $500
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-06

| That the roadway across the Humphries
mill dam. near Salisbury. Md, will be re-
paired at once is assured. The COM
mittee appointed by the city council and
county commissioners have met and de-
cided to erect at once an iron bridge
across the opening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-06

Scott Troup. near Smithsburg. Md, fell
forty feet from a hayfork rack in the
top of the barn on the ]. w. Stonebraker
farm. near Funkstown, Md. and was
seriously injuxcI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-06

Gustave Knieriem, one of the republic
can nominees for the house of delegates
In Aliegany county. Md, has been strick-
en- with appendicitis. His condition is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-06
There With
The Goods


buy the thing have been rid Of The adver
tser there with the and there with the goods
Munnakers bring you together That's why will always
find the interesting part the the market place OF
the Munnakers And that's why read day
the snappy little classified ads in The Star not only
by the stimulates enterprise and keeps
touch with the offers that made
also pays watch and Star classified ad
just as well as it pays to them.
Dear Mr.. Munnmaker care The Star Classified Col
Through little Munnnaker Classified AID in The
Star l built up quite route of customers who buy
my sausage eggs, butter and chickens every week.
Yours truly, RURAL
Write Mr.. Munnimaker of The Star, phone him
Main a44o, whenever you anything.
The oasis., 1909-01-16

WHEN one contemplates how forgetful in court, or before com mittee of Congress, becomes q trust magnate or captain of industry, there arises immediately a won derment that the man should have been possessed of Che acumen nec- essary to cut figure so great in the financial and industrial world.
The oasis., 1909-01-16

BY SHIPPING from New York to Chicago six hundred pounds of pi- ano pins as screws Chicago busi- ness house secured a lower classifi- cation and saved fifteen cents per hundred-exactly ninty cents on the shipment. Since then a judge has told the firm from the bench that the act is in contravention of the Hepburn law, and assessed fine of one thousand dollars. Good work. The more examples made of that kind the better show in the world for plain, common honesty.
The oasis., 1909-01-16
THE POWER OF THE PRESS.

Have you ever thought of the power of the press This thing you have in your hands has cost many precious life.
 Battles have been fought that you might read tonight peacefully by your firesde.
 It is one of the rights" won by blood and sacrifice. It and the ballot are the two most important rights that man has wrung from tyranny.
 Think of it! The thing you have in your hands-this newspaper.
 And now ask yourself what use you are making of it? It is one of the great est powers in the world.
 It is the hammer of Thor, the sword of Siegfried E
 With it you can do anything without it you can do nothing. Mark that. This is no poetry or fine writing. This is "a terrible Gods fact"
 And what use are you making of this mighty instrument?-Yuma Enterprise.
 The foregoing is an excerpt from long article lauding the power of the press," the whole of which is very much in the same strain. The article makes the same mistake that is made so frequently by tyros and amateurs in the trade of letters who apply to the concrete and the visible individual news paper that almost impalpable yet most potent influence of the press collectively. It is not the weight and influence of the individual newspaper that constitutes the real power of the press, although there are occasional newspapers which have a wide influence, but it is the free and untrammled right of fdiscus- sion in the printed page which con- stitutes that tremendous power. And when there is found a great news paper with widespread influence examination of the source and seat of its power is found in the fact that through long years of success ful and sometimes unsuccessful battling for great issues there has been enlisted the confidence of q wide circle of readers who believe in it and stand by it-not on all questions perhaps, but while dis. agreeing with it at times they dc follow its lead in the main. Blu
The oasis., 1909-01-16

"A DANIEL come to judgment" in Ohio. Tuesday, in Cleveland, justice refused to issue warrant wanted by an irate parent for ar rest of his 16-year old daughter for sitting on the knee of her beau. The justice told the foolish dad that no court in the land would interfere with his daughter occu- pying a seat of that kind.
The oasis., 1909-01-16

HURON county, Ohio, went demo- cratic in November for the first time in forty years, which so sur prised one of the officials elect that he has gone insane. He couldn't stand prosperity.
The oasis., 1909-01-16

To KEEP the money in the fam fly a thrifty California senator placed his mother-in-law on the senate pay roll as a porter That is taking care of one's own" right from taw.
The oasis., 1909-01-16
EDITORIAL NOTES.

FOR want of a suitable first page article, and the great length of the leading editorial, TIE OASIS runs the latter upon the first page this week.