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Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-11-29

Water Way before Another Year
Has Pessea-To Advance Date of
Formal openiug-erief History of
the Big Ditch
WASHINGTON, NOV 23.-Some
time next summer or fall, no exact
date beng specified. vessel will
pass from the Atlantic to the Pacific
across what is now the lsthmus of
Panama. which consequently must
disappear from the worlds geogra-
ply, and by the same human agency
the Western Hemisphere vii be di-
vided into two continents.
The vessel will not be the oregon
nor any other famous ship, but will
BE- one Of the many small water craft
in daily use by the canal builders and
probably the only passenger will be
Col. George w, Cocktails and the staff
of American engineers who for the
past eight years have been carrying
on the greatest engineering work the
world has ever seen 1t will be later
than that. anywhere from six months
to a year perhaps, before the formal
opening OF the waterway win take
place and a naval fleet headed by
the famous old Oregon, will pass
through into the Western ocean, and
tn canal may be fairly said to be
open TO trade.
To Advance opening Date
These facts are not of official rec
ord as vet. The date of January /.
1915. still stands for the opening pre-
dicted by Colonel Cocktails. But that
the opening will Ne anticipated to a
great extent has been promised by
the canal builders in unofficial state
ments and now comes a clear intima-
ton of their purpose to advance the
opening date in the annual report of
the Canal Commission just published.
II is disclosed while the completion
of the great locks by January l next
will not be possible, owing to contract
DELAYS, within six months thereafter
the channel will be finished, while 10
insure the safe passage Of the locks
the contractor has been called upon
to finish the gates in one fight first
SO that if thu rest Of the work is in
condition passage Of SHIPS can be per-
mitted without waiting for the com
pletion of the other fights.
This statement will be understood
when it is known that ,ne great locks
are being built in duplicate, side by
side, not only to add to the capacity
OF the canal but to insure its con
tinuance in operation in case OF a
serious accident to a ship in one OF
the locks
Landslide at Culebra Cut
The most interesting feature Of the
report relates to the operations in
the great Culebra cut Here great
land slides. many ranking with an
Alpine avalanche in magnitude, have
so increased the amount Of material
to be eXcayated that We're it not
found possible to staauily reduce the
cost per YARD Of dredging and steam
shoveIing through the growing expert
ness Of the employees and improved
engineering methods the total cost OF
excavation would have been vastly
greater than the estimates.
During the last year nearly l6,500,-
0o0 cubic yards OF earth were taken
out OF this cut leaving nearly T.
opo 600 to be displaced before the
canal can BE- opened The damage
ausrd by the slides may be appre-
..-Hv-
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-11-29

of these valves. All this work is done
electrically, and here again the engi-
neers were confronted with new diff
fculties
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-11-29
Special Motor used

Owing to the peculiar climatic con-
ditions on the lsthmus. with tropical
heat aud extreme humidity, and the
deteriorating effect Of these condi-
tions on the insulation OF electrical
machinery. the ordinary insulation
proved unreliable and the engineers
found 1t necessary 10 make u great
number OF experiments. no less than
16 sample motors being pitted against
one another
eaer Ill WQY KIP is the eta ct thess
Thus electric motors under test
are now swinging the great gates Of
the canal, each weighing very many
tons and as tall and as broad as a
great sky.scrapiHg building in the re-
markable time OF one minute and As
seconds
incidentally it appears that to make
these gates. the iron workers must
drive and head 5.7500g9o riyets, The
pivots of these great locks are being
made of a special grade of steel and
bronze not only for strength, but to
protect them against corrosion, a very
necessary precaution IN view of the
fact that they will always be sub
meged in sea water after the canal
is open. To guard against galvanic
action link rings are also placed on
the brOnZ buShings
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-11-29
Hydro-Electric Station

To supply the power to operate the
gates and sluice valves in the locks,
and furnish current FOR the monster
electric locomotives. which are to
tow the steamships through the locks,
a great hydro-electric station is being
erected adjacent to the spillway in
Gatun dam. There are three $3.50
kllowatt water turbines and three
200 kilowatt generators with suit
able exctters and other auXiliaries.
There will be enough available
water from the storage in Lake Ga
tun to warrant the installation of
5000 kilowatts. though in the dry
season it will be necessary to draw
upon this storage.
Altogether it is figured that for this
electric work seven per cent of the
minimum water system of the canal
will be required A part of the cleo
tricity is to be used for lighting the
line of the canal. There will be con
crete lamp posts 100 feet apart
throughout the entire length of each
lock wall Altogether 1000 lamps will
be installed at the locks.
Outside of the canal proper the re
port shows that the work has been go
ing on rapidly in preparing harbora
] for the waterway. The work of forti-
4 fcation has also been progressing
well, nearly 100000 yards of concrete
! having been placed in mortar pits and
gun emplacements during the last
year
The sanitation of the Isthmus also
has been maintained as the high level
set by Col. George c. Georges, the
chief sanitary officer, from the begin
ming.
Contrary to the common impression
the sanitary work in the way of clear
/ ing land, does not extend over the en-
( tire Zone, but less than 1900 OF the
/ 27S.S49 acres in the tract are kept
clear for sanitary purposes and al
most the entire Zone is in it's original
condition as regards brush and jun
gle
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-20
AND couHTy OF FORREST
FOR GOOD ROADS

Jews does Roads com n'te o e for tho
O. this county Inc Hst"eN'
county would do no astns so
for the inslnuatlon ua' ING From
n scatter all holm
purely business p +, Eorrest county IIatesburgs future is
pud soou o"u ' onros, county to make Haies-
wrapped up III go hnt to,ns make make Hat
tiesburg
WINE we 0 CO. ., Tho Good Rdads of the Club
hn acrtyi - ho Nv
beats one and uree' Vi P'V'''' ~ ~
nended on goodro in beats
In the or street question NO
but a that confronts Inc suee'' INV
- no+ on,v had but only need
-, met ,o innroved Streets, the dust is
Anda increases it VIII grow WORSE e
Nat eande but all the
in from the city both LOT e
health comfort Of those VINO lVe u inc ~ VI wv
o merits dement's OF the
bond Independents i"e
only a but practically he ohl way %o
raise the work abs ouey hecesS' 10
al. vve are clad therefore the petition
indulge the earnest nope 'n"' Tic
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-20

Jackson, Miss. Aug. 2O.-A sum-
mary of the crop reports received
from many parts of Mississippi dur
during the last few days justifles
the assertion that the general con
dition of cotton is about twenty per
better than that shown at this time
last year, while a bumper corn crop,
far exceeding last years yield, Is
promised.
The past week, especially the three
final days of the period, were hlgnly
favorable to the growth of the staple
the maximum temperature ranging
from 80 to 81 degrees. High tenn
perature and plenty of sunshine, with
very little moisture are the elements
needed for early maturity.
Complaints of ravages by boil wee
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-20

Jackson, Aug. 20.-The largest
stock farm ever established east OF
the Mississippi river is to be located
in southwestern Mississippi where
since the advent of the Next
can boil weevil it has been
conclusively demonstrated that this
is one of the banner STOCK
raising sections Of the country,
because of mild climate, abundant
forage crops, and other natural ad-
vantages.
The stock farm will consist OF 3D.,
600 acres, and will be conducted OF
cooperative plan. The farmers o.
the counties of Adams, Clairborne
and Jefferson have been invited tt
Join their forces and the head of thu
big enterprise is Gen. Myles, wei
known Southern capitalist, who ha
been prominently identified for sew
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-20
Cotton Crop Shows Improvement

wills and army worms have been ex-
ceedingly few. In few communities
there was too much rainfall which
has caused the plant to take on a
weedy growth and prevent fruiting
While it is possible to find weevils
in nearly every field in the infested
area, sthe insects do not seem to pos
sess the vitality of last year, and are
not puncturing or stinging as many
bolls and squares as formerly Ento-
mologists are at loss to account for
their lack of vigor.
Indications point to continuance
of high temperature during the com
ing week, and the farmers are hoping
there will be a few showers. The
plant needs sunshine more than any
other element.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-20
$4,000 ACRE STOCK FARM
WILL BE IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI -AH'e
OF ITS KIND THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER

eral years with large agricultural en-
terprises.
Hon. ]. MacMartin, of Port GID
son. has been retained as attorney
to look after the organization fea-
lures, and the stock farm will be in
corporated with Gen. Myles as presI-
dent, ]. w. Person as secretary and
treasurer and Benz. HUMPHREYS OF
Port Gibson as manager.
Twenty five slices will be erected
and every modern preparation made
for caring for stock. Farmers now
residing on the $4,000 acre tract viii
not be disturbed in their tenacy, but
will be given stock in the enterprise
and also employment at good wages
The farm will raise beef and dair!
cattle, hogs, horses, mules, ETC., ant
on the $4,000 acre tract ample crop
will be grown for the sustenance o
the stock.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-20

Mai. r. w. Millsaps and H. ~
Davis, of Jackson, are interested IL
the organization of one new Dahk "I
Newton, and Hon. J. b. Stlrllhs' VI
the First National Bank OF 1ach9oi'
is. interested in the launching OF an
other bank in that town where 'ne
recent sensational failure of the Mer'
chants G. Planters Bank occurred
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-20
THE BEST AGE TO MARRY

S best dge at Whlch 10 marry anu why 49,
ofw were
81 the International Eugen-
cisco London
and observation sara III -
the for marrying are between
sixfo me women alike nave ITO lalCl III ~" 49,
be a disparity between the age vi TIC man a.,
xpng on between twenty anu '"'' ~ 49,
-, rnorriooe age for roughly, these:
woman then SO far as
Their hereditary
ono nov On been bent the
has the with little
notification, life.
both sufficiently plastic ana
In Is w1ln
to tn
the essential conditions OF real mar
other considerations
This point think require
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-20

Secretary of state Philander T.
Knox and Mrs. knox, accompanied by
Brig. Gen. John P. Pershing, nave
been commissioned by President Tait
to represent this Government at the
funeral of the Mikado of Japan. Sec
rotary Knox and party will make the
trip across the Pacific IN the arino' Gu
cruiser Maryland.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-20

The Press reporters 1913 Cleveland men
hotel and the theate
asRe themw favored President WILSON, was ne
Roosevelt and only lac
question about that and we nope
hate and nurtured in spite ana
thing that could happen to this coun
thing nap
Roosevelt will be great
is indeed
calling election sure ana Will 40
Wilson and his entire caplhet THESE
keep their close to the ground listening 10 Tue
for better is encouraging II looks as
and darkness ane
enubcan misrule andtha of brighter day is ap
The South thankful and hopeful becaus
a had deal under TN
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-20

Some men are able to see cleaf'f'
oven when they enjoy privileges ou'
in tbe past they have been te" t"'
movers of privilege are no' say '"7
that Wilson threatens the very a.'"', /
tnre Of the universe Their MENTAL
hobits are not SO stereotyped as we I
Thought. We know of COURSE ina. /
once the tariff has been improved |
they will accept it, as they d'd ]"
railroad rebates. eiehthour laws
municipal ownership Of gas ana wat
or protection Of women and children
in factories, employers liability acts
nublic service commissions; as 'heY
did in universal suffrage and the d.
vinity of kings; but We expected tne
dread first, and thought Wilson's re-
lance would have to be the fayorlte
nroverb of Sancho Panza; 'YesteI'
dav for you, today for me yesterday
for privileges that have built up
mighty fortunes, political corruption
and public timidity, now changing IN
to public wrath; today or perhaps TO-
morrow, for those who seek a slight
approach to fairness upon this earth
. Well. we are mistaken. Business
apparently, in the main, approves o.
Wilson. Why? We believe business
= has reached two very sensible con
;, clusions. 1t has decided that worl
II should and must go on, regardless 0
= legislation and times have been in
proving right through the politica
:, fury of recent months 1t has deci'
:, ed also that reimbursement Of our lega
4 social and industrial situation,
70 meet our ideas of pustice, is ineyi
80 able and might as well be helpe
Business men since the war have
- the main been preoccuped with mon
making. They have been, on t.
I whole, the ablest Americans, 4
- their ability is now apparently toy
more broadly used; they are go,
to continue to make money while
ex- the same time helping us to give IS
es bility to our civilization by giT
On Justice to it.-Colliers.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-20

The town of Canton. Miss, is hav-
ing a lively discussion over the ques-
ton of street paving and grading. 1t
has finally decided to put the streets
in a passable condition with a six
inch layer of gravel.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-20

Thomas E. Price & Co., grain oroK-
ers of st. Louis, have posted Sl'ooV
on two bets that this years corn crop
in the United States will exceed D.
900 900, 900 bushels. They state 1t DIS
their opinion based on reports lioni
agents, that the corn crop will equal
three and a half billion bushels
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-20

M. Fl. Rothschild, of Wilkinson
county, one day last week drove t"en
tv home-raised mules into WoodVllle
from his farm, ten miles from 'n"'
town He gave as a reason for the
exhibit that he only wanted to sho"
the farmers in that weevilsVrlcNe'
section what could be done at mule
raising.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-20
BUSINESS ENLIGHTENMENT.

The argument against Wilson was
expected to be scare. Where Is He
The business men are showing
friendliness to him. In the past the
nossessor Of wealth really believed
that if a few men we're not encourag,
ed with special privileges NOBODY
would use his capital and nobody
would to work
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-20

Mai. Gen. Thomas H. Barry' IN, ,',.
states Army, Superintendent OF MIL
tary Academy at West Point has Oeen
assigned to command the Eas'ein w.,
vision. with headquarters in new
York succeeding the late MAJOR Den'
eral Frederick D. Grant
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-20

The European press foresees a tar
if war with the United States in case
the American Government insists on
free tolls for American coastwise
ships when passing through the Pana-
ma canal.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-20

The physical condition of General
William Booth, commander-in-chief of
the Salvation Army, is growing worse.
He was operated on for removal OF
cataract from his left eye, and is now
totally blind.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-20
AS CRAZY AS A BED BUG

AS CRAZY AS A BED BUG.
That Theodore Roosevelt is Of
sound mind the Courier-Journal
never doubted. TIE idea flitT
the thought even of those ~
it. "The Chicago gathering" \
Reedy in the Mirror, "is very ne
the ridiculous in its frenzy ID
voters and in its entire ,pers9
not to say servility, to one peIsj
This country doesn't like a bal
in the political game, and it
more than a smoker for a n
ed upon personal grudges Y
paranoiac hatred" WhX
dear Reedy; are not the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-20

The island of Porto Rico is said to
have the bubonic plague situation alb
solutely under control. Maj. Bailey K.
Ashford, well-known in Hattiesburg,
is medical officer-in-chief for Porto
Rico.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-20

Lieut.. Scott of the United States,
won the Michelin prize of $4,000 in
the aeroplane bomb dropping contest
at Stra-Wright machine and dropped
eight bombs within the target.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-20

Snow fell in several parts of France
ON Aug. 10, and the meteorologists
assert that the abnormal cold weather
I and rain is due to seismic SHOCKS in
other parts of Europe.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-20

Porto Rico's commerce during o w.
fiscal year ending June oo' .'
amounted to 100000. Showing an
increase of s14,OOO,OOO over 1910 anu
s74.5Oo.OOo over 19O1-it being only
s17,5OO, 900 for the island in tha' se"'
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-20

The Federal Department of Justice
is after the fruit trust" having be
gun on it's investigation of the trade
methods of United Fruit Company.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-20
News From the Tripod

see the Democrats and Woodrow
Wilson doing away first, against
great OPPOSITION. with few of the
worst tariff swindles, but paint in
crimson colors a complete and sudden
plunge into free trade. OF course
we all know that it will ThsH'-g
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-20

The Kosc.iusko Beat in Alfalfa coun-
ty has issued $4,000 good roads
bonds.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-20
News and Comment

valued at $37S,169,4SO, as conpa. pa. ~
with $293, 29O,544 during the
ended May 81, 1911.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-20

Shipments of merchandise and pro
ducts from United States to Canada
for - months ended May 81, were
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-20

The Government crop statistics
show enormous increases in all CO.
reals for the current year.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-20
8atk III @anry

~ following beautifully 'enu sohaman birth VIM Her
t rrotwood Moore; an ~ Marry County Iehhe &c
ten o' ~ wears of his early me , sentiment is as ~ 70
spent MANI ,r 70 Maury," though ems Monday re8 I
the title bach '" .lo human heart i rsent and in &C
world and deep as INC ban by common con f1kso ca
fst Monday in the mon'D ~ reom all the white 10 O."
nce with before the We" Middle Tennessee Saul hy
town In the small towns 20 the white folks anu
day." "Fus MONDAY ~ 70 SELL is great ia" S otu,4
bring anything tneS &c social feature 1t Is III tho r<
but greater SUI" , The stores are lanln0' , n vi
picnic OF ian Eoor nreyals in Maury '"p'" ~ ~
ed and goou '" -
Ed - IN the pike I ~
/ wonder if I'd KIM STAR an whu its lo0K'" y
~ 10 stone dairy by the sPr'"S, - 49, ole fo'ksA o
The ole S IIoA hack-porch whar t"e Wv =. ~
The "'ps S ia, bevant the barn, the c'ee , t,I ~
The orchard Je .he front.qate, the s'op'n ' Il
The hosSO I' .,o dawn ON the creek-V" ~
order eff they all is thar jos NV
wonder eff I'd see the bOYs-,| oSdies,-these year,
Icro,ved up-good Lord-gr"" N .u|
ben? ,u a,oce the h HH
,order eff the pretty gals S''" ,y ,annl ~
oL 10 kiss at quiin as TO ''"' III
A., t Eus Mondy-God love- let "'' si.1 II X
~, ,,des, oethern the g0oe 81 49,
Inc 9'" 80. an, chickens, of politics d" -
sque'' io, one old tust an lay me DOW"
IL, ~ wears is few; may not seeas
/ The hills of Maury damp with oe"' Wv n
l ,, lived from home these many ye" "a
- ,ous 70 think that lifes the dream al" IL
| w.. M man knows-an' while i've y "' u "a
cIs hands with them that loved me 0" ~
/ Ta wondered eff | know 'em a'-ou "o ~, ,ar5s74
The saddles thought is yet " o0"'' WV
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-20


the bury kept with the case 70 say
but there He did not have the sympathy Oh
sbo behind him he was with all the energy
command lis enemies without blanching; he
"cquu.ea py . july " nis pSs.s'
marked guilty
ssinhumaniy/ that.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-20

expressed preference
of Roosevelt We not won
OF kind and both of them But new
5awned Golfers A headlight perhaps Here
is good
NOT saw where the issue Had the Democratic con-
machine the Republican
might have stood good chance
on an will be decidedly divided nde
Independent votes viii go to
vViIsoD
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-06-25

have just come out Of the shop dur
ing the past sixty days ready for the
fall business. There are at present
$50 men working full time in the Salt
Lake shops alone and the business is
altogether much better than last year.
May Eleetrify Road.
In regard to the electrifying of Sol.
der Summit, the message received
yesterday by Superintendent Apper,
son read as follows:
THE engineering work of reducing
certain grades and including
Summit is to be proceeded with i'm
mediately. In fact, preparations
already been made to convert Soldier
Summit road from steam to electric
Final calculations -'' he complet
ed in the course of fortnight and II
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-06-25
Crooks And Grafters
Learn Police Plans
Continued from page I


lice department that former members
of the department have been deliber
| ately trying to counteract the work
of plain clothes men in many cases
and that in some instances they have
been successful in their undetermined
work.
1--WE know that men who were On
the department but who were dis.
charged for the good OF the service
and certain stool pigeon who was
in the employ of these men have Civ
en- information to crooks and grafters
of our plans to catch them, and have
advised them to keep under cover
said Inspector Carlson this morning.
1t is known at police headquarters
that. In all probability the two con-
fidence men who attempted to rob w
w. Kent of Moore, Idaho, of $4,000
Wednesday, would have been appre-
hended yesterday morning when they
had an appointment with the sup
posed easy mark" had 1t not been
for the spying of two former mem
bers of the plain clothes force and a
man who had long acted in the ca
pacity of a stool pigeon.
These men knew of Mr.. Kents visit
to police headquarters and also knew
that Detectives Cleveland and Seager
we're working on the case and
prepared plan to catch the crooks
but the grafters were warned in time
and failed to keep the appointment.
II is also known that former de-
tectives were responsible for the fail
ure of one of the grafters who tried
to rob David Barney of $500 to keea
his appointment with Mr.. Barney at
the Hotel Utah. when detectives were
waiting to capture him.
II is claimed by officers In the de-
partment that certain ex-members OF
the force have taken great pains to
keep confidence men informed and to
point out to them plain clothes men
of the force so the crooks can be on
their guard against officers OF the
law.
Officers are at work on at least two
cases of this character, and they hope
to gather sufficient evidence of an un
Improbable nature to warrant the is
suance of complaints against the in
formers, charging them with interior
ing with an officer in the discharge
of his duty.