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Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1911-10-19
BATTLE
CREEK
DOCTOR
COMING
REMARKABLE SUCCESS OF THIS
PSYCHIC SARCOLCGIST IN THE
TREATMENT OF CHRONIC DIS"
EASES. OFFERS HIS ADVICE
FREE TO n SIC

FREE TO ThE SIC u
The Battle Greek Specialist, who SO
successfully treats all Nervous and Chronic
Diseases of Men, Women and Children
without the use Of poisonous drugs, offers
to all who call on the day, date and dur
ing the hours given below, consultation,
examination, and all advice needed until
cured absolutely Free of Charge. Every
person treated should state the re-
s,lt, obtained to friends and thus prove
to the sick and afflicted in every city. and
locality that at last treatments have
been discovered that are absolutely sure
and certain in their effect.
This Doctor is considered n Of Amer
ica's leading Stomach and Nerve Special,
lists, an expert in the treatment OF all
Chronic diseases, and will cure you,
whatever your ailment, IN q way that
will astonish you.
MANY Wonderful Cures in Diseases OF
the Stomach, Liver, Kidneys, Heart
Lungs, Nerves and Rheumatism, Sea-
tica, Diabetus, Fits, st. lltus Dance,
Eczema, Dropsy, Bed-wettinS Children
and all constitutional and serious III.
ternal diseases that battle the Skill OF
the family physician. -
No Operations Needed tor Appenol-
citis, Gall Stones, Goitre and PILES.
Leg Ulcers positively and speedily
cured by an entirely new system:
Modern Treatment for Asthma, Ca
tarrh and Deafness.
Disease is a Lack Of some constituent
part of the blood at the part OF the body,
diseased. Supply that LACK" and
Health is Restored. Is there anythlng
more simple? And yet in all Its SIM
plicity there is no durable olseasG tnaC
cannot be cured and no lncuraple disease
No Matter what your ailment may be,
M matter what others may have told,
YOU. no matter what experience you may
have had with other physicians, sanitar-
inns or patent medicines, if you want to
ret we'll again, YOU should not fail to
cali. Go! Have it forever settled in
your mind, if your case is durable, ne
will treat YOU; if incurable, he will give
YOU such advice as may prolong your life.
This Free Offer is made but once to
each caller in order to advertise the
Battle Creek System of treating diseases
which has lifted SO many from the depths
of dispair to the heights of health and
happiness, and why not you?
Married Ladies must come with their
Husbands and Minors with their Fathers.
The Visiting Specialist will be at to-
GRAND CENTRAL HOTEL
st. Cloud, MINI.
JUST EIGHT HOURS THIS VISIT
FROM II a, m. UNTIL Z p. m.
m0ndqu 0ctnhpT 99T0
Returning EVERY SIX WEEKS
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1911-10-19

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Sobn .. &odefeuer fat cine gond
t,eue 9lrt 6es @anoeoruds .erfunoen,
0arnit ieine @an0 fir bas @ololp1el
qeldont mer6e. l1nos fit Sos @elo5ob=
len 0od mobl, al1d?
Stalien geoenft Sic 5flaperei til
gripolis ab5ui6offen. Gin eoler
@orlab, ober mie iits nit oen 5bme=
felqrl,ben= Mrbeitern auf Gi5ilien?
0... g.
ssst CONNECTICUT fat man $1,000
oufgeman6t, Inn einen Mann, Ser Ell
mem &abn im @ertb pon-$1 geltoble11
batte, 51 perfolgen, 5u fongen l1no 5n
perurtbeilen. Scum iage ether nod, 1r=
Ter @eri6tSmeie n tauge nidts.
Mon6e Motion miiroe fi6 >getpib
gerne nod mebr &riegsl6tffe balten,
tpenr es 11ur BEL bemaffneten &onflif=
ten nidt oft 10 idtpierig mare, iie IN
Si9erbeit gu bringen.
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6os @olflpiel eingeitellt un6 iia mie<
ser SEM @ei96ft gepiomet. &offent=
Ii6 beginnt ct sic E%batigfeit ni6t init
elmer @rb0b1tng 6es &etrolenmpreiles.
g.
Ser itolienil9 = tiirfiide &rieg
id1dgt iid fun1n1erlih 6urd, aber bon
leinem Glide fallen INNER nod eintge
fette @nten ab.
g
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aus elmer @obnung ei1en Sfe11 ge!fobz
len. Man merit a116 in Sen Mitt6ei=
Iungett aus ser @aunermelt, COB Ser
8inter int Gn5ltg lift.
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Sort nod ansTruneisco, metnte ser
Ilugfinitler, % iaB er ntf freient
iselbe neben ieinem tliisellobmen
Tlug5eug.
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Sic Mmerifnnerinnert gaben mdb~
reno, ser lebten. Sabre int Dlrd-
I4nitt aQmonatlih cine balbe Mn.
lion Collars fir faIi@e &aare aug.
l1nb pern fte ebrli9 ietn tponen,
mer6en ite ii6 iagen miiiien, baB Die
l1ngetbiime bon &eriiden iie mabrli6
nidt oeri6onten.
Die Mngabe, -6aB oer. 5tabltruit
ii6 freili9 aufloien tpiir6e, fat S.
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Amtrrzfug1

M1it ben pl0tliden @itterunsswe@leln
loate @priidt 9e9en @rtaltungen gebrau@t
werbe11. Sic erl tie u11o pie0ei@t bic mi@tig=
tie @a@e, sic babel in 8etra@t fommt, tit
baS ribtise 1nter5eus, 6as ri@ti9e @etpidt,
Die ribtige Gualitdt, etc.
@ier finbet SIR ale Stills BON Union
Mnaii9em uab aus 5tpei @tiden beitebenoen
Mnaagen in 8aumtpo0e uno @o0e, in alien
@euidten, alien Tarben, iii elmer 9roBortiz
gen @er1@iebenbeit ser 6abrifate.
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6rhraurt1 INN klrfdfrn.
Mas bic 1neiten 2eute bon tbre1 &letoern %ertparte1 1T
Ea1gli@teit, @ebrdl1@ unb Taiion baltenoe Aralttdte1.

ggenn SIR Cure @sioer bier tauft, erbaltet $6r all osies unb ne6f9em
nod Die oQerneuefen @orten, nno mns nod me6r III, mr t0nnen oie1elben
Elm bis&en btni9er pertaufen, ag s9br ionfpo far Die ski&e Hualtat be-
3ablt, nit unierer @arante Der Befrie0isung ub 5uoen1 nod Die Der Sup
penbeimer, @tein=Blob unb 5ocmtp=5oren.
Sbr merost srtaunt iein aber Die bod4aa6iee SSeore' Die mir Gn$ Il. tn
Mn3uQen uno l1eberr0den 3ei9en az nr $500, $1,000, $12.OO, $3.50,
$500 nmo $3.50. @orrete @tils aus Tabrifaen in 9Sorfsos uno @o=
fmiren 9emabt in btu, braun, 9rau, etc.
Sic feinien fertQen &lioer ino pereint in uniernns &hi0erfdfen. 6er
fnbst Sbr ireeno stpas, os in bobtla?isen @le@srn perlan9t NITRO, Die be-
SSyorbn in blau, braun unb 9rouL in Escorted, Ga0miren uno Sn@os gu
rnr $500 bis $500.
aMt @dafpe3 aus9efutterte &ode, Wtadinoms, etc., tn alen Tanons
uo gu alien NreHen.
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@eiunobeit MIR ida6en f0nnte, tn SEN
&rieg gu 5ieben.

@er ii6 einbil0et, ste @elt babe
auf ibn gemartet, ser miro iebr ida1ea
5u ser @rfenntniB fomme11, oaB er gu
ipat gefonmen lit.
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Reue ptiieni@aftttd5e %@prridtnts, in.tter pesteta
Haifenb fir jebe @eriun BON trgeab tpeldber
OsShe-letdt, beaue.t, i@lipft ridt, tetne
I6figen sprungfebern pber 0utiter-
fpftet tuentger sals geu5bnlt4e
@ru@bdnber = far Madnner,
Grauen pber 8tHber
bergefteIt.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-05
FRICTION IN NAVY YARD
Managers of Restaurant Say Outsiders
Get Patronage.

There is friction between the manager
of the restaurant in the navy yard in
Brooklyn and the officers and men at the
yard, owing to the fact that some women.
a couple Of whom have been I'm the business
for a long time. have been building up quite
a trade in luncheon packages among the
employees. a notice was printed short
time ago that change in the management
of the restaurant would be necessary un-
less the patronage increased, but il seems
&C have had little effect.
Both officers and men At tho station say
that tho restaurant will not accommodate
anywhere near tho fun working force ut
the ward I'm the noon hour and that
whether the restaurant falls or not they
will cat whore they plcaeo. and object 20 be
ing told what they must do
The restaurant was opened in June 1900
through the Efforts of Miss Anne Morgan.
end until recently has been fril during tho
noon hour The average cost of meal is
- cents and the Luncheon boxes peddled
bv the outsiders cost only a dime. which
may account for some of the falling off in
the restaurant trade.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-05
EDWARDS URGES PENSIONS
Commissioner Tells How to I'M
prove Street Cleaning Dept.

Members Of the Fifth Avenue Associ-
alton listened with interest yesterday
afternoon in Aeolian Hall. No. 362 Fifth
avenue. TO talk by commissioner Ed
wards on existing conditions in the Street
Cleaning Department and the efforts being
made to improve them.
There's a big human side" said he. ito
every department in the city. We have
some old men who have served the city
faithfully-worked hard-over two hundred
of them for twenty years and one for
twenty-six years These men ought to be
pensioned. so that room could be made for
younger men. There is a bill in Albany
now ready to be taken M. and 7 wish your
association would encourage the men by
helping it along Every one Of the $50
men in the department is doing the best he
can with the present equipment. hut we
want more money and modern machines.
like the flushing machine. which would
actually save money for the city. We want
your cooperation and that Of every man
and woman. More than Ao0o0 year could
be saved if people would acquire neighbor-
hood pride and not throw papers and rub
bsh on the street"
A resolution was unanimously adopted
by the association offering its cooperation
in the various movements now on foot
leading toward better legislation FOR fire
prevention, and especially ndorsing the
bureau Of fire prevention recommended by
the Fire Commissioner
New-York tribune., 1911-04-05
ATTACKS THEATRE REVISION
Bowling Opposed to Suggested
Building Code Changes.

Alderman Frank l. Bowling, the ma
iority leader Of the board made a spirited
attack yesterday upon q proposition for the
revision Of the building code relating to
theatres and other places NJ public amuse-
ment, which was presented 10 the board
by Borough President McAneny.
This is part of a code that has been re-
jected, he said. IF it goes through it will
not affect the present theatres operated by
the. syndicate. but may prevent any one
else from building a theatre. If a revision
Of the code was TO be attempted. why
should not the other borough presidents be
consulted? Why should a matter like this
be brought here upon the recommendation
of one borough president and COM
mittee%'
The proposed revision was sent to the
Committee on Buildings. OF which Alder
man Kenneally is chairman
The amendments submitted by President
McAneny We're prepared by a committee
representing the local chapter Of the
American Institute Of Architects the
Building Trades Employers Association,
the Board Of Fire Underwriters and the
American Institute of Consulting En-
INV ''' '"i' '''ii''i''''' AZ wv i'putSt vi
the Borough President, has now taken up
revision Of the section Of the code re-
ferring to loft and factory buildings
The proposed amendments in the theatre
section Of the code not only stiffen up the
present requirements in many ways de-
clared President McAneny. but also suggest
revOkng certain present restrictions that
in the judgment Of the committee, are IN
necessary. II ia proposed that the clause
preventing the erection Of superstructures
over auditoriums shall be taken out. but
provision would have 20 be made for cut
ting of such structure from the audi
tor'um by unpierced fire walls and hreproof
floors. II IS also proposed TO eliminate the
required outer court a. the rear of the
stage
New-York tribune., 1911-04-05
FINDS CLOTHES ON BRIDGE
Bride Of a Month Does Not Think
Husband Is a Suicide.

August Ieinerren. tender If Central
bridge, 16lst street and Jerome avenue
found lot Of clothing near the centre
pier Of the bridge Yesterday morning
Papers in the pockets bore the name Of
George Brown. a dealer in butter. eggs and
poultry. living AZ No S12 Mott avenue. The
Bronx
The police went to ,he address and found
Mrs Brown. who idcntified the clothing as
that worn by her husband when he left
her on Monday night 10 attend meeting
of his lodge She could net believe Brown
had committed suicide. as his business was
in good condition and he never seemed 10
worry about anything. she said.
The police learned later that tho couple
had heen married only n month Besides
several papers in the pockets the police
found check on the Germania Bank
signed Laura Selge" Mrs. Brown asked
the police to send out general alarm.
which was done.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-05
GETS O'G0RMAN'S OLD WORK
Mccall Starts General Moving in
County Court House.

Justice Edward T.. Mccall. Of the ST.
preme Court. was designated yesterday by
the Appellate Division of the Supreme
Court to the work Of hearing and determn-
ing the personal and corporation tax cases
and the municipal and state franchise as
sessments. which formerly was done by
Senator O'Gorman when he was on the
bench
Following the announcement of his new
assignment Justice Mccall took possession
of the room in the justices chambers that
used to he occupied by Justice O'Gorman.
The room. which is in the northwest cor
ner of the County Court House. is perhaps
the largest in the building. and is more
comfortably furnished than any of the
others
BY moving into il on the theory that. as
he was to discharge the judicial functions
of its former occupant the office should go
with the assignment. Justice Mccall caused
some disappointment among number or
his colleagues. who had figured on gett'ng
the coveted office. and expected To draw
lots for Il to-day. according TO an an
nounccment issued by Justice Giegerich
chairman Of the house committee. Pos
session being nine points of the law. at
least when il is not legal issue that Is in
volvcd. the other justices were encouraged
hv the move of Justice Mccall, and there
was a general moving around.
Firs, Justice Guy moved to the room
vacated by Justice Mccall. the latter being
larger than his. and then Justice Page took
possession Of the room left vacant by JUS
tice Guy. Justice Pendleton. the newest of
the justices. took Justice Pages former
quarters. thus leaving the smallest ana
most undesirable office for the occupancy
Of the man who will he appointed by Gov
ernor Dix TO serve until next January In
the vacancy left on the bench by the
resignation Of Justice O'GOrman.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-05
RAID ON A STILL; TWO ARRESTS.

An Illicit whiskey still at No. Il BrOome
street. where kosher whiskey was manu-
factlred for the approaching Jewish hOIi-
days. WAS closed Yesterday in . raid by
Edgar l.. Moore. Deputy Collector Of In.
tcrr al Revenue. Two alleged owners. Hen
rs Fisher and Solomon Gardner. were taken
lofore Commissioner Shields. who held them
in S.,Ooj bail each. Moore said that he
fornd twenty-four gallons OF wbskey on
tho premises and that when the raiders
arrived the proprietcrs had just carried out
sixteen gallons for shipment.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-05
NORDICA'S HUSBAND SUED.

In the 3d District Municipal Court yes.
tcIday justice Murray rendered r. Judgment
hy default against George W. Young. nus
Land or Mime Noriica. the opera singer in
"A suit brought 10y Julian ". Rochltz. a
at No. 81 rim avenue
Rochlitz said that Young. Nine. Nordica
and five friends visited his studio and had
seven sittngs The photographer SAID the
bill amounted 10 f63 and that 10 attention
MAS paid TO II. The justice ordered judg-
ment. with costs. but gave the lawyer three
days to reopen the case.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-05
SHIPPING NEWS
Port of New York. Tuesday, April 4
1911
,RIiIV VEI,

ARl'lN tp.
Steamer Niagara ,fr. Havre March - 10 the
1ompaguie tienrralc Transstlan'ique. with i3D
cabin and 81 steerag- passengers and mds..
Arrived N the Far ~ II Ii m.
steamer kronprinz Wilhelm Ger. Bremen
March ~ and southampton and therbourg 20.
g. Oclrichs 60. with $40 cabin and 80 steer
axe passengers mells and mdse Arrived AZ the
Bar az II % m.
Steamer Symra CBD. CardcnGs March q
sarua - aud Caibarien ~ TO ! Winchester
& 90. with sugar. Arrived a. the Bar AT 40
y m.
steamer jefferson Newport News and Norfolk
~ The Old Dominion - 90. with passengers and
ndse. Passed iu quarantine ~ $50 y ~.
steamer Ninc'nzo IL Giorgio Nor'. laracoa
March 90. 90 The Atlantic Fruit CO. with fruit
Arrived nt the Har az 2:io m
steamer Numufi t'ubdni. SantiHgr March 20
To- the New YORK and cuba Mail 81 CO. with
indse Arrived AT the Bsr at o:31 a IN.
Steamer Finland tBcgl. Antwerp March -
with 2g5 cabin snd Sn' steerage passengers
lud rndse Arrived At the Bar AT 90 y M
steamer Pretoria tGerl. Hamburg March -
a., The Hamburg American Line. with passen-
gers and mdse Pasf@i IN sandy Hook I.21
sieame. Prlnz August wilhelm oGerl. Colon
March - aud 81 Jago -. via Kingston. To
the Hamburg American Line. win passengers
mails and mdsc. Passed ln SANDY Hook s.oT
steamer Eio G-ande. Brunswick April l. 20
IA. Ciydc - 90. with passengers and mdse
Passed In Quarantine at 10 y IN.
SANDY Hook. !. April :. ?N IN Wind
northeast. strong breeze. raining thick m shore
rough sea ,,.,
Steamers Lorca ,}r'. Fcrnnndina. katahdin
GantsetnWn: Chesapeake. Baltimore, pawnee
Philadelphia. Iluenclds 'Nor'. on trial "trip
ts;ert. Flushing. Mohawk. Charleston aud
Jacksonville. Leuctra (BrJ, Philadelphia. CITY
New-York tribune., 1911-04-05

The certified checks. certificates Of de
rosits and amounts due banks amount to
s241. 255. which brings the total 10 s5.O57.-
521. The disputed and rejected claims
reach $411,721. Among the latter is one
BY F. Augustus TIeinze Of s35OOOO An
other is by the state Superintendent If In
surance. in trust for the Fidelity and Guar
antee Company. of Rochester for $50. 600
Two more arc by Deputy Controller Doug
las Mathewson for S3.275. and Clifford,
Hobbs & Beard. counsel for the Northern
Bank. for 81 900
Among the depositors in the various
branches and the amounts which are due
them are the following Otto H. Kelsey for
mer Superintendent Of the state Insurance
department. 81 O6; ; Childs Restaurant Com
New-York tribune., 1911-04-05
RECTORs TOGETHER ONCE MORE
Father and Son Resume Partnership in
New Hotel

George w. Rector severed his connection
with tho cafe Madrid YESTERDAY. and will
return tfs morning to his former associa-
ton with his father. Charles L. Rector
The son will be specifically ia charge Of the
restaurant of the new Hotel Rector. at lith
street and Broadway
~ am glad to announce this reunion"
Charles Rector said last night, because
here Is where George belongs He viii re
licve me ~ some Of the work. Of much of
f.. and he is certainly qualified to take
care Of his part of t. His youth and ex-
perience. added to his artistic knowledge
and ideas. particularly Mt him for this work
And besides that. he's my son"
New-York tribune., 1911-04-05
STEAMERS AT FOREIGN PORTS.

ARRIVED
Queenstown. April I. { ~ -Campana oBr,.
New York for Liverpool ,ani proceeded.
Genoa. March 3l-Duca oi Geneva utaD, New
York Via Naples
Naples. March 30 Martha Washington ,Ausp.
New York Via Fayal
- Vincent g Y. April 4-Sildra tNor). New
York FOR Y kohama
NagasaN April l--Indramayo tBD New York
via Singapore etc
Tenerine April 3-Clyde 'BD from southamp-
tonl. New York via Barbados. Colon King
siou. etc.
la Plata, April Maria de I.airinaga ,Bp. New
lcfk and Norfolk FOR Rosario. 3D. Kelvin
head 1tD, New York for Rosario.
SAILED
Barbados. Aprii 2-Cavodr OBD from santos.
New York
81 Vincent, g Y. March 2o-Kwarra uD. New
York
Bahia. April i-Asiatc Prince I'm from santos
and Rio de JaneIoi. New York.
Calcutta. Apfi kalono nirl, Il ston and New
York.
Lipari March Is pclphine utaD from Genoa,,
New York
Sabsns. March 10 Dacre Castle u}r Qrom New
York;. Hong Kong.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-05

Nal Vessel
Vessel. For Line closes. sails.
Mauretania Liv'pool. Cunsrd ; "a m 300 m
Bermudian. Bermuda. Quebec 500 m 10 o. a IN
Nsrar raibo, Porto Rico. Red - $50 m 90
r@nnvs0n S8nfos l. & IL. 1000 IN 100 IN
oesrorse Para. Booth. ....... .l2:'0 IN 800 m
Overdale Bahia. Brazilian. II oO m 3;o M
Neroua. Naples. Italian. 1900 m
san Marcos. galveston. Mall. ---- 100
Huron jacksonville. clyde. loo m
THURSDAY. APRIL g.
I.s Icuaiue. fIavrc. French. 1.,o a IN 1000 n m
Mexico Havana Ward ...... 300 ~ 1900 M
Aimlrartr colon. \ + Co.. 30 IN IL 90 m
Advance Cristnual. Panama 4 80 n 3:tO IN
Oceana Bermuda Ber Al ..12r0 m 300 M
Room Bremen. y g is.-....- ln.no n IN
+ di Piemoute. Naples. Ital..
RIO Gran.s. HrursWi'k. Maly -.- sec IN
- OF columbus. Savannah. Saw 800 IA
FRIDAY. APRIL :
= der Ncieriand'n. iiayu. r.ii.oo M 100 IN
seguranca Nassau. ward. 10 ~ 800 m
Senator. Eluchelds. .... 800 y IN 300 ~
Apache. Jacks nville. CLYDE. 100 p m
PRINCESS Anne. Norfolk. - 300 m
New-York tribune., 1911-04-05

pany. s19.35s. Pay AS You Enter Gar
Company. 10000 Church Of the GUARDIAN
Angel $3.50: Metropolitan street ksh-
way Company, $3.50. Western Union Tele-
graph Company. s2.3SS Dartmouth College
Association. s79; Cohan Harris. Sl.44s;
G. II. Dillingham;. s424 American Fine Arts
Society Ss56 former Senator George w
Plunkitt. st4,5ls; former Senator John {.
Spooner. $3.50. and the Socialist party.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-05
WIRELESS REPORTS.

The Majestic. reported ESQ miles east ot
Sandy Hook At II Is Yesterday. is expected
TO dock tomorrow forenoon.
The Pretoria. reported as 33S miles east OF
Sandy Hook AT : a m yesterday. IL expected 10
dock this forenoon
New-York tribune., 1911-04-05

~ Montgomery. savannah: Hamilton. Norfolk
and Newport News; Florida Ita). naples; III
Sud. Galveston. Crown Of Navarro tBr) Trini-
I'D
New-York tribune., 1911-04-05
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

MINIATURE ALMANAC.
Sunrise. $40. sunset 6:c5. moon rises. 100;
moons age. @.
HIGH WATER
New-York tribune., 1911-04-05
Northern Banks Liabilities.

Superintendent Cheney Of the State Bank
ing Department filed yesterday in the Coun-
" Clerks office a schedule of the liabilities
Of the Northern Bank. The total amount
including rejected and disputed claims. is
s5,46s, 243 The inventory of the assets of the
institution. which was filed on Friday.
placed them at s7,073, 69S
The branches of the Northern Bank. the
obligations of each and the number of de-
rositors follow:
New-York tribune., 1911-04-05
OUTGOING STEAMERS.
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-22
BIND CANAL BANKS
WITH GRASS 500
Efficacy Is Being Tested and Re
suits Are Pronounced
Promising.

Washington. December 2l-Grass
sod Is TO be used TO solve one OF the
perplexinE problcms connected with
the building OF the Panama Canal
Nearly every department oil the gov
eminent hrst and last, has had q
~hack at the canal roolems, and now
u ID the Department of Agriculture. IL
~ being asked aovice on sodding tho
slopes Of. the great canal PRISM to
cheek the Slides" that perstst in
tumbling into the canal
These slides have been one OF tn,
regular troubles that the canal com
mission has mad TO fuce. II is lust IN,
aame problem on q larger scale that
!aces every railroad where thero Is a
steep cut through loose coil. Whom
come spot in the canal gets nice and
osep. Tow million tons or earth move
forward and toppie into tho chasm
Xhe whole trouble Is not at all mys-
serious. The angle of reposc" of the
dirt and rocks making UP the big en-
oanxments Is not steep enough. and
when tho edges era dug away the earth
tambleR in.
The Department OF Agriculture was
called on for advice in thiB connection,
and the obvious remedy was tried of
Sfassing the slopes 30 there would be
something In the way or e binder 10
noio tho dirt together. Tho experiment
has not been tried long enough to got
very definite data. but tho reuuits are
promising
The work Is being done by the Canal
Commission, and several thousands oil
pounds of seed nave already been used
Tho main question on when exper. All
vice war needed was the aort OF grass
that would best thrive under the con-
diuons found on tho embanxmen,s aud
what grass would form tho toughest sod
Tor the purpose.
This Is not the hrs, problem of the
toFt on which the department has had
10 work. Some years ago there was
an appeal for help from the Oregon
Railroad and Navigation COMPANY,
that runs railroad and steamboat line
ont along the Columbia River Here
there were OCCASIONAL low tides and
hiSn winds in the river valley. ano
wnen the wind had dried the sand it
would scoop IL up from the rive, banks
and pile IL on the tracks. 1t cost the
railroad $4,000 year to hire men TO
ahove! the sand of the track. The De-
partment OF Agriculture sent an ex-
pert there. and he spent two years
dndnG brand OF grass that WOULD
srow in this alternately wot and dry
sand and act as bindor TO keep 1t
whcre II was put