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The Colorado statesman., 1911-04-29
Girl Awarded $4,000.

Glenwood Springs.-A Judgment
for $4,000 ives rendered in the
District Court here against r..
c. Coryell and Minnie Coryell, presi-
dent and treasurer of the Garfield
County Fuel Company, in favor of
Miss Pauline Fawcett. Miss Fawcett
claims that in 1899 she became asso-
ciated with the Coryells in coal land
Development in the vicinity of Newcas-
tie, and that without her knowledge
the Coryells transferred the coal
claims from the Garfield County Fuel
Company to themselves.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-04-29
Fine Clay at Boulder.

Boulder.-With million tons OF
what is believed to be the finest kind
of clay in America within easy reach
just north of Boulder, in Sunshine
canon, the outlook for pottery here
is excellent. John ]. Harold of Col
den, formerly with the Roseville Pot
terry Company of Ohio, made several
pieces of chinaware from the clay de-
posit in Sunshine canon. 1t was ex-
amined by committee of the Com
mercial association, compared with
the best domestic and imported china,
and pronounced equal to it.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-04-29
GEN ERAL.

Ninety thousand citizens of the
United States have petitioned Congress
to withdraw the troops from the Mexi-
can border.
The New York Senate passed the
Wagner resolution ratifying the pro-
posed income tax amendment to the
federal constitution.
A decrease of one billion feet in the
total production of timber in New
York state the past year is reported
by the state forest commission.
A trunk filled with gold watch cases,
valued at $4,000, consigned to a man.
ufacturer in Chicago from Cincinnati
was stolen from an express wagon.
Henry E. Hutting of New York,
nephew of the late Coils P. Hunting
ton, paid s150.000 for Velasquez's "Por-
trait of a Young Ecclesiastic."
In ten years from 1900 to 1910 the
net revenues of the American Tele-
graph & Telephone Company were
multiplied by five, increasing from s5,-
4S6,O5S to $26,S55,S93.
win Potter, a negro, was the cen
KY. when fifty citizens dragged him
upon the opera house stage and after
hanging him, riddled the body with
bullets.
Chicago labor unions will take a
leading part in the fight organized to
save from the gallows John J. McNa-
mara, secretary of the International
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers.
charged with being the principal in
nearly 100 dynamite outrages.
Attorneys for DR.. B. Clark Hyde, in
whose behalf the Supreme Court of
Missouri recently reversed verdict
convicting him of the murder of Col.
Thomas B. Swope in Kansas City and
remanded the case for a new trial,
filed a petition for writ of habeas
corpus for the physician.
Edward Tilden of Chicago, president
of the National Packing Company, re-
puted custodian of the alleged $780,
600 bribery fund used in connection
with the election of United States Sen
ator William Lorimer, is charged with
contempt by the Illinois Senate Lori
mer bribery investigation committee.
]. A. Franklin, international presi-
dent of the Boilermakers and Iron
Shipbuilders of America, of Kansas
City, says that an assessment of to 6
cents will be levied upon the 100000
members of the American Federation
of Labor to aid j. j. Mcnamara.
The International balloon race will
start from Kansas City October 5th,
George NJ. Myers, president of the
Kansas City Aero Club, announced the
National balloon race, which will be
held TO select an American con-
testant in the International race, will
start July 10th,
The Colorado statesman., 1911-04-29
Foresters Want Many Fish.

Leadville.-In its zeal to stock with
trout several practically fishless, iso-
lated streams of the state, the United
Staes forestry service for Colorado
has applied to the government fish
hatchery at Leadville for vastly more
fry than that institution is able to
furnish this season, according to no.
tification received by District Forester
Smith Riley from the hatchery Of
fic'als.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-04-29
WASHINGTON.

Frank Pierce, assistant secretary of
the interior. has rendered his resigna-
ton and 1t was accepted by President
Taft.
The President is considering Mich
olas Longworth of Ohio as successor
to David Jayne Hill. as ambassador to
Germany.
A deficit in the operation of the
postoffice department of $17.600.000
inherited by the present administra-
ton has been wiped out.
Samuel Adams, Chicago lawyer.
will succeed Frank Pierce, resigned,
as first assistant secretary of the in
terror. Secretary Fisher has announced
that Mr.. Adams will assume his duties
about June /.
President Taft's Canadian reciproci-
ty agreement, supported by all but n
handful of Democrats, and opposed by
a majority of the Republicans, passed
the House of Representatives by a
vote OF 265 to 80.
The Supreme Court of the United
States has concluded another weekly
duty of handing down decisions with
out announcing opinions in either the
Standard Oil or the tobacco suits un-
der the Sherman antitrust act.
A plea to all Unitarians to provide
in Washington a principal church
to correspond with the cathedrals of
other denominations was made by
President Taft in the regular service
in All Souls Unitarian church, of
which he is an attendant.
The diplomatic shake-up, which was
first evidenced by the resignation of
David Jayne Hill as ambassador to
Germany, continued when it was an
nounced that Herber B. Pierce had
resigned as minister to Norway and
that in consequence several transfers
would be made.
Utahs decision to place picture Of
Brigham Young on the silver service
to be presented to the battleship Utah
was criticized at the closing session
in Washington of the twentieth conti-
mental congress of the Daughters of
the American Revolution.
Race issues are to be raised in the
House in the near future, if several
Democratic members from the South
have their way. Representative Rod
denberry of Georgia announced that
he had prepared a bill prohibiting ne
groes from eating in the House res
taurant.
Alleged unreasonable and unjust
elias freight rates from Omaha to Col
orado points were attacked in a COM
plant filed with the Interstate Com
merce Commission by commercial
clubs of Omaha, Sioux City and st.
Joseph against railroads serving the
territory.
With the resignation of Edward C.
Kinney as chief law officer of the
Reclamation Service, to take effect
May 1st, all the officials of the Inte
rior Department who figured promi
nently in the Ballinger-Pinchot inves-
tigation, have now severed their con-
nection with the service.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-04-29
Money Must Go to State.

Denver-In the District Court Judge
Riddle ruled that John A. Holmberg
.ormer state treasurer. must turn over
to the state $10,41S, representing the
amount he collected in flat taxes from
corportions during his term of office.
The American Bonding Company is
made codefendant with him Holm
oerg's attorneys gave notice of appeal
to the Supreme Court.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-04-29
oppose Prize Givina.

Greeley.-Believing prize giving at
fairs, picnics and card parties fosters
the spirit of gambling and later de-
velops poker fiends and race track
habitues, ministers of Greeley have tax
en- a firm stand against any and all
forms of prize gatherings and from
nearly every pulpit there will follow
a general campaign against games of
chance.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-04-29
70 Appeal TO carneaIe.

Grand Junction.-The board OF con-
troll of the Carnegie library has de-
cided to ask the noted philanthropist
for an additional $4,000. The library
was built ten years ago, when Grand
Junction was less than half as large
as now.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-04-29
Convict Labor Arrives.

Grand Junction.-As a direct result
Of the Western Slope Development
congress session in March, thirty-fiva
convicts have, arrived at a road camp
25 miles from here, in the Plateau
canon, and will be kept by Mesa coun'
ty for several weeks for work on high
Ways
The Colorado statesman., 1911-04-29
Guggenheim Heads Philippines Com
mittce.

Washington 1t is practically set
lied that Senator Guggenheim will be
made chairman of the Senate commit
tee on. the Philippines. In addition to
holding a place on the committee on
agriculture, he will be assigned to mill
tary affairs, the committee which has
been headed by Senator Warren of
Wyoming for some years. Fs
The Colorado statesman., 1911-04-29
Governor Appoints Committee.

Denver.-Gov. Shafroth has appoint
ed the committee to investigate and
report on the taxation of the public
lands lying within the state. This COM
mittee was called for in a resolution
passed by the Senate. The members
are Franklin E. Carringer. DELPHI e.
Carpenter, B. T. Napier, l.. A. Hollen-
beck, l.. j. Williams.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-04-29
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
COMING EVENTS IN COLORADO.

May lo-1l.-state Federation OF wom-
ems Clubs, Salida.
June 6-7-S.-Grand Encampment Colo.
and Wyo. G.. A. H.. Salida.
June 15-1S.-Conventlon Christian En-
deavor Society. Grand Junction.
June 20-2l.-Meeting Colorado for Pre-
yention and Control of Tuberculosis.
Denver.
June 2O-30.-Western General Confer
ance Women's Christian Association
Cascade, Colo.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-04-29
Docs hoo Pounds Excess.

Pueblo.-Effective May /, dogs
shipped on all railroads will cost their
owners at. the rate of 100 pounds ex-
cess baggage, according to orders re-
ceived by every local railroad agent in
Pueblo.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-08-14

rmny advantage ca o hn: 1t are the mtr amade in pr,e
free automobile, ride a % lrl n tami reside district.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-02-23

and expectations OF the great engineer. and
carrying sorrow and want to the homes Of
thousands upon thousands of French people
who had contributed their little all toward
forwarding the great enterprise. The nation
was brought to the very verge of revolution.
Judicial proceedings were instituted and trials
were had. extending over a period OF five
years. There was disclosed to the Mortified
world such an orgy of corruption as history
had never before recorded. hundred French
senators and deputies were accused OF having
taken brides, and the police department was
under the same charge.
Count de Lesseps never recovered from the
shock-and went down to his grave in 1884,
only 16 years ago--a broken-hearted old man
but his fame will remain immortal despite
the sad ending of his career
In 1908 the United States purchased the
interests and belongings OF the French com
pany on the Isthmus of Panama, paying there
for the sum OF 10000 000-the assets consist
ing of valuable surveys, implements of all
kinds. many thousand houses. railroads. land;
and also paid the Republic Of Panama $780,
O0O,O 900 for the Canal zone-a strip Of land in
said Republic OF Panama ten miles wide and
practically so miles long-extending from Co
lon on the Atlantic side to Panama City on
the Pacific. Through the center OF this ten
mile strip the canal Is being constructed. At
present there Is an army Of nearly 10000 men
engaged In the gigantic undertaking Of build
ing this great water highway from ocean to
ocean
The first party of Americans went to Pana-
ma in 1904 to begin work. but they found the
country infested with diseases of the most
fatal kinds. and the year 1904 was practically
spent In improving health conditions. This
work has been under the supervision Of Col.
w. c. Gorgas. and 80 effective have been the
methods pursued by him and his able assist
ants in the Canal Zone of the Isthmus Of
Panama that the health conditions Of that
tropical country are about as good today az
those Of the southern states Of America
Contrary to the general belief. the United
States II not digging big ditch" across the
lsthmus Of Panama When the canal is I'm
ished and ships are steaming across Panama
from the Atlantic to the Pacific. or vice versa.
the waters OF the two oceans will still be at
least forty miles apart. They will never meet
at all. sea-level canal, which would have
allowed the waters Of the Atlantic and the
Pacific to come together. is not being dug; but
an ssfoot lock canal is being constructed. As
to the relative merits Of the sea-leyel and the
lock canal 1t is not within the province of this
article to discuss.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-02-23

sist of two leaves and are massive steel struc-
lures feet thick, 65 feet long and from AZ
to so feet high. Eighty-four leaves will be
required for She entire canal, and their total
weight win be s6.O0O.000 pounds. and will cost
nearly $6.000.000.
When the canal is completed-which Colonel
George w. Goethals, who Is In charge Of the
great work. says will be some time during the
year 1913-here Is the manner in which a YES
sci from the Atlantic side will get to the Pacific:
1t will enter the sea-leyel channel at Colon and
go distance of seven miles to the foot of Ca
tun locks; there II will be lifted by means of
these locks a height OF IS feet above the sea
level to the surface Of Gatun lake; the gates
OF the lock win be opened and 1t will steam
out on this lake and go distance of 20 miles
ITO the beginning of the great Culebra cut. and
carefully proceeding through this cut dis
lance OF nine miles, It will check up at Pedro
Miguel locks, where It will enter the lock and
be lowered distance of 2S 1-3 feet to the level
of Mirafores lake. and then II will steam a
distance Of three miles across this lake to
Mirafores locks, where 1t will be lowered by
two flights a distance OF Sc 2-3 feet to sea
level; and then It win enter the Pacific chan
mel OF the canal and go distance of eight
miles out to deep water OF the ocean. It win
require from ten to twelve hours for vessel
to make the passage from one ocean to the
other-thus saving many thousands of miles
Of travel and many days Of time in a Journey,
to any OF the ports on the Pacific side OF
the Americas and also to the Orient.
Colonel Goethals states most positively
that the cost Of the canal will not be over
1915 100000; and In this amount is included
the purchase of the French companys be-
longings- sac. 0000-and the s1o.00OO00 paid
for the Canal Zone and also the cost of the
sanitary department. which Of course has been
a considerable amount.
In order to get some idea OF what the
cost OF the canal means-s375, 900, 000-and put
II so the mind can in some measure grasp the
figures. we make the following statement:
There are in the world nine principal canals
to wit: The Suez. the Kiel. the Manchester
the United States Ste Marie. the Canadian
Ste. Marie. the Amsterdam, Corirth, Cron
stadt and the Erie-ontario canal. The total
cost Of all nine OF these canals was 1894, O00,
000 which Is less by $f1l. 100000 than the
Panama canal a.ore win cost at the lowest
estimate. But even II this amount is doubled
the United States will complete It, The pride
and reputation of the nation are at stake, and
she cannot Afford to make failure as all the
other courstries have done that have gone be-
fore.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-02-23

at frequent intervals with food and
drink. which are deposited near their
graves. These tombs are. in the case
Of chiefs, in the royal compound. and
huts are built over them. wonderfully
decorated with light colors. In other
cases the graves may be dug In some
lonely place, away from the houses
Of the living. and often In the depths
of the forest. A spirit house which
! have often visited is in woodland
glade within half mile Of my com.
pound. and belongs to the family Of
the chief butcher Of Kuta. Owing to
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-02-23

The S5-foot lock canal which is being con-
structed consists Of sea-leyel entrance chan
mel miles long, 500 feet wide and Al feet
deep the Atlantic side to the foot of Gatun
pronounced "Gatoon') locks. On the Pacific
side there is corresponding sea-level chan
mel to Mirafores locks. about miles long.
500 feet wide and As feet Deep p
At Gatun the S5-foot lake level 10 obtained
by a great dam about mile and half long.
and nearly half a mile thick at the bottom or
base The dam rests on impermeable material
of sufficient supporting power and Ills the
openings between the hills at Gatun, through
which the Chagres pronounced "ShaggersD
river flows to the sea- This river crosses the
channel of the canal no less than fifteen times
in it's serpentine course and is one of the
most turbulent streams known during high
water though It looks peaceful enough during
the dry season II was one of the great OBJ
structions to the possibility of digging a sea
level canal but this enemy has been converted
into friend, and will be made to supply the
greater portion of the water for filling the
great artificial lake.
The great Gatun dam-upon the successful
completion of which depends the success OF
the canal-consists Of watertight center or
core composed OF clay and sand mixed In
proper proportions. These materials were
adopted after consultation with the best ex-
perts In the world, who came to the conclusion
that clay and sand were the most impervious
materials that could be used. This material.
after being properly mixed. 10 deposited by
draulically-that is. by being pumped in by
dredges. This center core 10 confined by
rock wall on each side, the rock so used
being taken from Culebra cut. At the bot
tom this impermeable core Of clay and sand
has a width of about $50 feet. and gradually
tapers upward until a minimum thickness OF
400 feet will be had at the water level of the
lake. The dam will rise to height OF 116
feet. or a distance of 80 feet above the level
OF the lake. The artificial lake-which will
be known as Lake Gatun-will cover an area
Of 1874 square miles. or over 100000 acres The
entire navy OF the United States can find safe
anchorage therein.
The greatest obstacle that has stood In the
way of the engineers for the past 500 years
in constructing canal across Panama has
been the mountain range known as the Cor
dilleras-the backbone Of the continent II
was here that the French people wasted and
squandered such great amount Of money
that the picture shown above Is called Gold
hilp-it being asserted that they spent enough
In their endeavor to cut through the noun
tain at this point that the money used would
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-02-23

its proximity to my abode It has fall
en- into disuse. as the pagans become
somewhat chary Of performing their
mysterious rites so near the white
man.
Some departed spirits are supposed
to inhabit the large trees which are
to be found In almost every pagan
town, and small earthenware pots con-
tanning food may be seen surrounding
these trees.
1t is not often that one can see the
Gwaris at their religious exercises;
but few months ago. on entering q
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-02-23
A Fairly Wet World.

The Pacific ocean covers $4,000. 900
miles, the Atlantic 100000 and the
Indian, Arctic and Antarctic 100000
To stow away the contents of the Pa
cific 1t would be necessary to I'LL a
tank one mile long. one mile wide an.
one mile deep every day for 44o years.
Put In figures, the Pacific holds In
weight 94s.0O0, 000, 900. 600, 100000 tons.
The Atlantic averages depth OF
not quite three miles. Its water weighs
1926, O0o. 900 .000. 900. 100000 tons. and
tank to contain II would have each Of
Its sides 43 miles long. The figures
OF the other oceans are In the same
startling proportions. II would take
all the sea water In the world 100000
years to flow over Niagara.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-02-23
MIGHT HAVE COME EARLIER
AdmIrer Of Musician Must Have Felt
Truth Of the Answer He
Received.

Signor Puccini. although celebrated
all over the world for bis operas. Is
still q young man. On the subject OF
his early success the Italian composer
said recently in New York:
Il have been very lucky. Recogni-
ton for artistic work comes 80 often
after one Is too old TO enjoy IT.
II remember one of my country
men, a centenarian, who. had he died
before seventy. would never have seen
any of his operas produced. Luckily
he lived to SO great an age that he re-
ceived for many years the admiration
he deserved. Naturally enough,
though. this splendid artist regretted
his years Of obscurity and neglect.
and he frequently spoke bitterly of
his bad fortune.
"Once. at the very end of his long
life, an Englishman entered his box
at the opera in Rome. and said re-
spectfully:
~ have Travelled all the way from
London to see the author of my ia
iyorito opera
The veteran composer. with ma
licious smile, replied:
well. my friend. have given you
plenty OF time to set here"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-02-23
HALz1Y0 or EXC4INIUM5 Ron CZHEBRA CIT

4 matter that has engaged the attention OF tbs
civilized world for nearly five hundred years.
Many unsuccessful attempts have bees made
10 accomplish the object In the past, and It
Ia good to realize that the dreams and designs
of the Spanish Adventures OF the fifteenth
century are about to be brought to pass by
American engineers of the twentieth century.
Spain. Portugal. England and France have
each in turn made a failure in their attempts
to pierce the Isthmus with a canal
Columbus was the first to propose water
highway from Europe to Asia, westward, by
way OF the Atlantic. 1t was such highway
ne sought, and not the new world, which he
really found. He landed on the Isthmus OF
Panama, near the present site Of Colon, in the
year 1902 but 1t was a Spanish engineer
named Saavedra, one OF Balboa's followers.
who first advocated the construction Of
canal across Panama. This was in 1917. and
after studying the question for dozen years.
he submitted his plans to Charles w.. king OF
Spain Surveys of the isthmus were made.
but the work Of cutting a canal was reported
to be impractica;e. After the death OF
Charles v. his ,siccessor, Philip H., In 1857.
sent an engineer to survey the Nicaraguan
route, who likewise made an adverse report.
The question was then abandoned for 200
years, after which time 1t was again opened.
and has been before the public ever since
In the year 1880 the French people, headed
by Count Ferdinand de Lesseps, who had
gained both fame and fortune by the success
full completion OF the Suez canal, took up the
matter of constructing the Panama canal. and
went vigorously to work to connect the two
oceans. The great engineer thought he had
really an easier undertaking before him than
he had recently been successful In accom-
plishing-that is the cutting Of the Suez ca
nal-but he was vastly mistaken. AS work
progressed on the canal with seeming sue
cess, glowing reports were waited back to
Franceof what was being DONE and the fame
of de Lesseps rose to the point Of hero wor-
ship In 1884 he was elected to the French
academy, and was saluted by Gambetta as
"the Grand Old Frenchman." In 1885 he was
seated among the Immortals-Victor Hugo
the great French novelist, being his sponsor.
and Renan. that other brilliant French writer
delivered the valedictory.
But the dark clouds were gathering behind
all this fantastic show, and In a few more
years the crisis came. The expenditure OF
money that had been contributed mostly by
the poorer people Of France was something
awful-the amount being placed as high as
ssO0O0 900 in eight years; and then the crash
came, burying beneath the wreck the hopes
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-02-23
No Pure ase Recorded.

There was caller who tried to sell
horse to the late Senator Daniel OF
Virginia. He exhibited the merits OF
the horse. and said. This horse rs .
reproduction of the horse that General
Washington rode at the battle OF
Trenton. 1t has the pedigree that will
show he descended from that horse
and looks like him in every particu-
lar"
Yes, so much So" said Senator
Daniel. that I am inclined to believe
1t is the same horse"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-02-23
Ready With Proof.

An earnest preacher in Georgia.
who has custom Of telling the Lord
all the news in his prayers. recently
began petition for help against the
progress of wickedness In his town
with the statement:
20 thou great Jehovah, crime Is on
the increase. 1t is becoming more
prevalent daily. can prove 1t to you