The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-12

New Orleans, La, Feb. 12-Telling
an enthusiastic thTong that January
1915 would see the Panama cana,
In operation, President -elect William
III. TAFT was given most enthusias-
tic reception here yesterday.
Coming up the Mississippi river
on the scout cruiser Birmingham, ac-
companed by all sorts OF pleasure
craft, the Taft party landed at the
foot of Canal-st., at p. m. the
president-elect made brief speeGn
to the cheering crowds in which he
heartily approved the present lock
type OF canal across the lhthmus OF
Panama. He reviewed parade OF
citizens, miles in length, and lasr
night attended one of the carnival
sea.on balls, that OF the Stoves OF
Oberon Mr. Taft WIN today address
the negro Y. M. G. A. spend several
hours in automobiling and at night
be the guest of honor at an e!abor-
ate banquet at which nearly 500
prominent citizens will pay S25 a
plate to participate.
SATURDAY. morning the president
elect will go TO Cincinnati from
Iwhere on Monday he viii leave for
Washington, returning again to GIN
lcinnati Wednesday
MIR. Taft received the first news
of the constitutional question which
tai been rai,ed against the APP
pontment of Mr. Knox to cabinet
position by wireless. That he was
somewhat disturbed over the sltua-
tion was admitted, but he received
the news of the disposition of con-
gress TO amend the cabinet salary
law by making the pay of the Sec
retaiy of state what it was before
the rpcent increase and he was in
clined to take this as a happy so
Eution of the difficulty. Pending
Ivonference on the matter which will
take place between Mr.. Taft and
Senator Knox in Washington next
W ednesday the president-elect re-
CARDS it as impolite to discuss the
question for publication.
The seven engineers who went
with Taft to the isthmus to inspect
the canal had promised that they
would have their report ready when
he arrived here, but seven of them
were made seasick when the cruiser
struck the northern in the gulf and
the report is not yet in complete
form. The engineers went to Wash
ington where their report will be
submitted TO Mr.. Taft and to Presi-
dent Roosevelt. II is reported posi-
lively, however that the repart will
be an Endorsement for the presens
lock system and an enthusiastic APP
lproval OF the administration of af-
faiis on the isthmus. The engineers
Will recommend these changes, how
ever
/. That Gatun dam be lowered
twenty feet from the proposed height
which Is fifty feet above the water
line. The engineers asked why the
dam was being built as a mountain.
Col. Goethels replied that It was be-
cause unfounded public opinion In
he United States was forcing him
TO It,. The engineers said that there
was no necessity for the height and
That twenty feet on would reduce
the pressure on the substratum.
?, That steel "mule" of some
similar device he used to pull YES
sells INTO the locks. II Is feared
that If they use their own steam
they viii lbe unable to check their
momentum at the propee moment.
,, That the brealOwater at Colon
practically inelose the halbor. tha+
II may slmt out the rollers" from
the northers altogether They have
decided that there Is no necessity
70 combine the two locks at Mira
ilores' the Pacific end of the canal
Col. Goethels, in change OF the
work ON the canal, accompanied
Mr; Taft home, 'and win appear be-