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Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1912-11-09
Jack Johnson W wiezieniu.

Jack Johnson W wiezieniu.
Jack Johnson, szampion pie
sciarzy, spedzR wczorajsza noe W
wiezieniu powiatowem, W sekcyi
przeznaczonej ola wiezniow fede-
ralnych. Pred uwiezieniem OIL
brzymi murzyn rzucii sic ma TO-
tografa pewnej gazety angiel-
skiej i by}by 60 rozszarpal W ka-
waiy gdyby ME jeden podszery-
fow. Murzyn gruba laska uderzyl
fotografa W reke z}amaf mu
kosc.
Uwiezienie murzyna nastapi-
10 po diugich przesiuchach pred
sedzia Landisem. Sedzia zwiaz--
kowy zakwestyonowa} porecze-
ME stawione przez Johnsona ! "a
zadaf lepszej gwarancyi.
Johnson postaraf sic 0 t. wv.
zawodowych poreczycieli, czyli
ludzi, ktorym grubo trzeba pla-
cic "a tego redzaju przysiugi.
Lands dowiedzia{ sic 8 teff i ma
tychmiast skasowaf poreczenie
stawione przez Johnsona. Pore
czenie to wynosiio 10000.
Wczoraj znaleziono bardzo wa
znego swiadka W sprawie John
soma. Swiadkiem tym jest druga
kobieta, rzekomo w celach ME
moralnych do Chicago przywle-
ziona przez Johnsona
Pod opieka wiasnej corki.
Divine czasami trafiaja sic
wypadki W zyciu. Zwykle rodzi-
ce bywaja opiekunami dzieci.
Wczoraj jednak zaszedf wypa-
dek, gdzie sedzia zrobif dziecko
opiekunem ojca.
Dziesiecioletnia Paulina Ben
nett, drobna dziewczynka, ma
mocy decyzyi sedziego ma sic o.
piekowac ojcem j odpowiadac "a
jego postepowanie. Ojciec jej Ii
czy lat 40 i jest pomocnikiem ko-
wala.
Dziewczynka przez caiy mie-
siac bedzie opiekunka rodzica. CO
tydzien stawi sic pred sedzia
Newcomerem j powie mu jak sic
ojciec sprawuje.
Mala Paulina opiekuje sic die
ckiem sasiadow "a to otrzymu-
je 50 centow ma tydzieh. Dziecko.
oszczedza{o te pieniadze j mialo
przesz}o dolara pod poduszka. w
tych dniach ojciec jej zazadai pie
niedzy cd matki, by sic zabawic
z kolegami W naroznym wyszyn-
ku. Kobieta powiedziala, re ME
ma zadnych pieniedzy. Wtenczas
to pomocnik kowala zazadai pie
niedzy dziecka. Zbudzh coreczke
kazai sobie dae oszczednosci.
Dziewczynka ME chciaia powie-
dziec, gdzie sic pieniadze znaJdu-
ia i "a to ojciec uderzyi ia SLIME
W twarz. Pijanica "a znecanie sic
mad dzieckiem iona dostai sic
przed kratki sadowe. Sedzia
chciai go posiac do domu popra-
wy ma kilka miesiecy, ale corecz-
ka ubiagala sedziego, by rodzico-1
wi dal czas do naprawy.
Dziecko wiec bedzie sic opie-
ojcem.
Kleska postepowc6w.
T. wv. trzecia partya przekona-
Ia sic wczoraj, ze jeszoee batdzo
maio macy. Sedzia powiatowy,
John Owens ponownie zamiano-
wa, p. Antoniego Czarneckiego.
republikanina, czionkiem rady
wyborczej na dalsze try lata.
Z. =, K "a & & I. B, : ..l rs z y II = 4 v
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1912-11-09

piekielnego ognia z armat bull
garskich (francuskiego ytpu), OIL
cerowie ci zaznaczaja, re Mem
cy powinni wziac stad nauke i
zremodelowac Gala swa artylerye,
bo oich armaty W wojsku ture-
ckiem uzywane, okazaly sic ME
wystarczajace W porownaniu z
francuskiemi.
Sofia, 8 listopada. = Formal
ME rozpoczeli juz Bu}garzy nego-
cyacye z Turkami o poddanie
Konstantynopola...
Ateny, 6 listopada. Ksiaze Kon-
stantyn, nastepca tronu wodz
armii greckiej donosi, re onegdaj
Grecy zdobyli Saloniki i wzieli
do niewoli caiy korpus turecki,
zlozony z $4,000 ludzi! :. Pred
zdobyciem miasta, kiedy juz wi
dziano, re upadek jego nieuchron-
ny, motioch uliczny urzadzii stra-
SILVIA rzez posrod wszystkich
niemuzuimanow; mialy sic tam
dziac przerazajace sceny!
= w Atenach odspiewano
TIE Deum w katedrze, w miescie
entuzyazm powodu zdobycia
Salonik; krol jerry postanowii
wyjechac tam natychmiast i "a
mianowal ministra Ractivana gu
bernatorem zdobytego miasta i D
kregu.
- Flota grecka laduje wojska
ma wybrzezach trackich, W pobli-
zu ujscia rzeki Marycy; Grecy
planuja atak ma forty Dardanel-
low jednoczesnie cd ladu i mora,
ably potem po zdobyciu tych
fortyfikowanych SLIME ciesnin
r6wnoczesnie Buigarami wejse
do Konstantynopola.
Sofia, 9 listopada. = Malo jest
dis nowych wiesci teatru, woj-
ny, wiadomo tylko, re walka W
okolicach Czataldza trivia dalej I;
jest to wlasciwie caly szereg BIZ
tew; posuwanie sic Buigarow kn
poiudpiu ME ustaje.
= Potwierdzenia o poddaniu
Adryanopola niema dotad; d
wszem zdaje sic, re walka tam
trivia dalej.
Konstantynopol, 9 listopada.-
Donosza z Adryanopola, re mia
sto broni sic wytrwale re dlugo
jeszcze bedzie mogio wytrzymac
oblezenie. Podobniez donosza, re
Turcy odzyskali miastoWiza ze
posilki tureckie Azyi wyladowa-
iy pod Istrandza dotariy az do
Czorlu. (Wiadomosci tie So mo-
enc nieprawdopodobne wyglada
ia ma inspirowane re strony Tur-
cyl. Przyp. Red)
Sofia, 8 listopada. : Kraza po-
gioski, re krol Ferdynanad ma
po zdobyciu Konstantynopola
przyjae tytul cesarza i nazwie sic
Simeon H.; jednoczesnie krol
Piotr serbski przyjmie tytui
,,krola zech-Serbow", krol Je-
zy grecki ogiosi sic ,,krolem
wszech-Hellenow" = a, krol Mi
kolaj = krolem Czarnogorza i
Albanii.
Europa wobec wojny.
Wieden, 9 hstopada. = Au-
strya, Niemcy Wiochy maja
zgodnie zaproponowae Rosyi,
Francyi i Anglii jake zasade in
terwencyi ma Baikanie = hasio: (:
Albania dla Albahczykow! Au-
strya Wlochy rezygnuja pre-
tensyi terytofyalnych, ale j Ser
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1912-11-09

ma wielkie moralne znaczenie,
jak drugiej strony porazka pro-
gresystow. wplyne}aby we wlel-
kim stopniu deprymujaco ma dal-
sly rozwoj partyi progresywnej
W Stanie CalifoSnia,, ME .m6wiac
mic 0 wrazerliusjakie kleska John
soma W wiasnym Stanie wywarla-
by ma kraj caly.
Trzeba wiec 13 elektorow Sta
MI California odciagnac cd ogol-
nej liczby giosow elektoralnych,
ktore przyznawano Wilsonowl'
Pozostaje mu wiec 4S9 glosow
pewnych, bez dalszej wat
pliwosci, ktore skladaja sic z
glosow z Sc Stanow, w ktorych
Wilson otrzymal wiekszosc. :
Wedlug pozniejszych rezulta-
tow, w powszechnem giosowa-
niu W calym kraju, Wilson o
trzymai 5,74O,33s giosow, Roose-
cit 3,s56,7Os gloosw, a Taft 1899,
$40 g}osow. Cyfry jednakowoz
ieszcze ME So. kompletne.
Stan Idaho takze watpliwy.
Boise, Idaho, 9 listopada.
Stan Idaho, poczatkowo przyzna-
ny Taftowi, waha sic. Raporta ga
zeciarskie = urzedowych jeszcze
ME ma = ME zgadzaja sic. Jedne
gazety przypisuja Taftowl wick
szosc 500 glosow, drugie Wilso-
nowi. Gdyby W tym Stanie VIII
san otrzymai wiekszosc
glosow, Taftowi pozostaiyby tyl-
ko diva Stany, Vermont ! ldano'
,acznie osmiu giosami elekto-
ralnymi.
2 innych Stanow.
Topeka, Kans., 9 hstopada. =
w Kansas tax demokraci, jak l
republikanie, przypisuja sobie
zwyciestwo W wyborze guberna-
tora. Rezultat jest tax nepeWny'
ze ponowne urzedowe zliczenie
glos6w jest konieczne.
Seattle, Wash, 9 listopada. =
Rezultat wyborow stanowych, 0
lie ten dotyczy urzedu gubernato-
ra, wciaz sic waha, przechylaJac
sic to ma strone republikanina
Hav'a, to ma strone denokraty,
Listera,
Pierwszy wedlug ostatnich ra-
portow, ma s3,632 giosow, a
drugi s4,615. Mozliwem jest, ze
DO dodaniu rezultatow pozosta-
iych precynktow, pierwszy zno-
W., nrzescignie drugiego. Ponow-
ne urzedowe zliczenie bedzie tu
takze. konieczne.
Des Moines, Ia, 9 listopada. =
Fortuna takze tu figla sp}ataia
2 G. Dunn'owi, demokratyczne-
mu kandydatowi ma gubernatora.
Poczatkowo ogioszono go ivy
ciezca, lecz pozniejsze rezultaty
\ ~ II .sSA.,;. 70 sfrnfiicV 7mei.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1912-11-09
T. z ~.
Jack Johnson v WiQ}ziGniu.
Sed1a odrzucil kaucye zawodowych reczyciei
Piesciarz poturbowal fotografa.
DZIECKO--OPIEKUN.
dz8Wcynka ma SIG Opakowaf ocsm-plf
klein. Sedda rObI b OpakaaDm.
'CzARNECkI zN0W k0MISARzEM.
Postepowcy przeerai ME beda miei reprezentanta
radzie wyborczej
RABUNEK w FIOTELU.
hotelu zabrano ubraniai bizuterye wartosci $3OOO
'CzARNECkI zN0W KOM|SARzEM.
Postepowcy przeerai, ME beda mieG reprezentanta
radzie wyborczeJ
RABUNEK w HOTELU.
telu zabrano ubrania bizuterye wartosci s3,OOO

Postepowcy powiedzieli' sedzie-
mu, ze stanowisko to nalezy sic
jednemu z partyi postepowej, bo
partya ia jest druga W Stanie IL
linois.
Postepowcy podobno chca ,zmu
sic sedziego sadownie do zamia-
nowania postepowca czlonkiem
rady wyborczej. Republikanie ME
maja jednak zadnej obawy /
twierdza, re wysiiki postepow-
COW spelzna ma niczem, bo ich
(republikahski) kandydat, Chas.
Deneen byi drugim W walce u
Rad pa gubernatora.
Kwestya prezydenta niema po-
dobno mic do czynienia W takiej
sprawie,
= w sprawie ponownego "a
mianowania p. Czarneckiego ME
nam mic wiecej do powiedzenia,
jak tylko to, le dotychczas byi
on nadzwyczaj sumiennym ! pra-
scaowaftym u czionkiem rady wybor-
czej. Jego termin urzedowania u
piynai wczoraj ponownie go "a
mianowa{em - mowif wczoraj
sedzia Owens.
Rabunek w hotelu.
w ostatnim tygodniu rabusie
zakradli sic do kilku pokojow W
hotelu Metropole przy Michigan
avenue wyniesli rzeczy warto-
sci okolo $1,000. Policya poszu-
kuje teraz cziowieka, ktory pra-
cowaf W hotelu do srody i opuscii
swoj posterunek zaraz po kra-
dziezy.
Zfodzieje zakradli sic do poko-
jow pani Carrie Dunning, gdzie
zabrali $3.50 W gotowce ii $355 W
czekach.
Z pokoju F. Warnera zabrano
5000 W bizuteryi. Wiasciciel ho-
telu oplakuje strate kosztownych
.ubraf bizuteryi ma sumo $I,s35.
Arcybiskup swiadkiem.
Wczoraj rozeszsa sic pogioska,
ze' Najprzew. ks. Arcybiskup
Quigley bedzie swiadkiem W
procesie o spadek po smierci ME-
jakiej Nary A. Corkery, ktorej
testament kwestyonuja, niektorzy
czionkowie rodziny. Zmaria 20
stawlla rodZln1e pol millona do-
larow. w testamencie przezna-
czyia pewne sunny krewnym. Te-
raz wniesiono process, bo niekto-
rzy czionkowie rodziny ME So za-
dowoleni testamentu utrzy-
muja, re zmarla ME byla przy
zdrowych zmysiach, kiedy ten te-
stament robiia.
Gdyby Arcybiskupa wezwano
ma swiadka. to byiby to pierwszy
tego rpdzaju wypadek W miescie
Chicago, Dotychczas ME wzywa-
no jeszcze Arcybiskupa ma swiad-
ka.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1912-11-09
odmoWa.


Chocbys mi puginai
w samo serce wginai,
Clai mnie W noge koss
Kiedy jestem boso, q
Choebys mi sztyletem
Pchai az pod gorsetem,
Chocbys kordelasem
Ciai mnie W boki czasem,
chociatbys szabla
Kaleczyi mnie dyablo:
To ieszcze ! wtedy
wole Snie6c te biedy.
MI bye twoja 4ouA -
Razem STAG prxy tlubis;
stras,pie cie ME lube
! lubic rie n stAuie,
] p -
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1912-11-09
Mahometanie przeciw nGiaurom' ..
RozpaczEwa Sytuacya Konstantynopolu.
w przededniu upadku!
SALONIKI-ZDOBYIE!
EUROPA WOBEC WOJNY.
z Mexylel1 Honduras.
ZE SPRAW NIEMIECKICH
w przededniu upadku!
EUROPA WOBEC WOJNY.
z Mexy<u q Honduras.
ZE SPRAW NIEMIECKICH.

wybor0w krajowych California Idaho watp
bedze zwolana? Ma
wal piracy kongrese stnksa. Krazo-
ameryk ureckie. Roosevelt redakto-
mua katOlicyzm
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1912-11-09

Wieden, 8 hstopada. = Au-
strya, Niemcy j Wiochy maja
zgodnie zaproponowae Rosyi,
Francyi i Anglii jake zasade in
terwencyi ma Baikanie = hasio: (:
Albania dla Albahczykow! Au-
strya / Wiochy rezygnuja pre-
tsnsSi terytofyalnych, ale j Ser
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1912-11-09

BIZ ME dopuszcza do morza
przez stworzenie panstwa albah-
skiego. Zreszta trojprzymierze
pozostanie neutralne.
Belgrad, 9 listopada. = Niema
watpliwoSci, re Serbia ME zgodzI
sic ma to, ably zdobyta krwia jej
Albanie jej odbierac; stad zacho-
dzi mozliwoSc konfliktu austro-
serbskiego; po stronie Serbii sto-
ia Anglia, Francya Rosya. Z
konfliktu tego moze latwo wy
wiazac sic wojna europejska..
Petersburg, 9 listopada. =
Rad postanowii zatrzymac pelna
liczbe zolnierzy pod bronia az
do przyszlej wiosny, a to wobec
moiliwcsci wojny europejskiej.
Ukaz ten wielkie w kraju "a
granica wywoiai wrazenie.
z Mexyku.
Mexyk, miasto, 6 listopada. =
w bitwie pod Cuernavaca fede-
ralisci pobili ma glove Zapaty-
stow; 100 ich poleglo, reszta u
szia W poplochu.
z Honduras.
Tegucigalpa, 9 listopada.
Gen. Valladeres, tworca ostat-
niej rewolucyi W Honduras, po-
legl onegdaj w bitwie pod Ojoja-
ma, w ktorej zwyciezyiy wojska
rzadowe.
z Kanady.
Quebec, 6 listopada. = Okrety
ratunkowe zdolaly wreszcie do
trzec do rozbitego tkwiacego ma
skalach okretu Royal George" i
pasazerow jego 500, oraz poczte
szczesliwie przewioziy ma lad.
z Nierniec.
Berlin, 9 listopada. - KS, Hen
ryk Pruski, brat ces. Wilhelma,
kt6ry jezdzii do Japonli ma po-
grzeb ces. Mutsuchito, powrocii
do Niemiec.
Rada Rzeszy przyjeia wnio-
SEX utworzenia narodowego kar-
telu naftowego, celem wyparcia
Niemiec amerykahskiej .Stan-
dard Oil CO...
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-02-27

She glided into the Office and ap
preached the publishers desk.
Il have a poem" she began.
"Well2" eueried the publisher. With
look intended to annihilate.
Z have written a poem she calm.
" repeated, @on My Fathers Barn.
andLg
oh" interrupted the publisher.
you don't know how greatly am re.
iieyed A poem written on your IA
TIERS barn2 was afraid # was writ
ten on paper and that you wanted me
to publish It II ! ever happen to
drive by your fathers barn IN stop
and read it."--Ladles' Nome Journal
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-02-27
Locate in Grady County.

Miss Jessie Hammond OF Princeton,
Mo-, is in the city the guest Of her
sister Mrs. S. w. Baldwin. A. L,
Hammond will be here in a few days
to locate III Grady county. Mr. Ham
mond is the father Of Mrs Baldwin
and likes this section so we'll that he
win invest in Grady county lands Mr..
and Mrs Hammond are expected this
week.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-02-27
- AT THE
PLAY HOUSES
kozY THEATRE.

Special Feature Tonight.
The Kiddles Xmas" This is a
Lrbin reel production and is the
greatest picture of It's kind ever
shown In Chickasha.
THE Angel OF the slums." This
picture makes one feel better after
seeing it.
Illustrated Song Keep a Corner
in Your Heart for Mother" by Leroy
Grady
FIVE AND TEN CENTS.
We give you some show for your
money
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-02-27

Tom Hughes, Of the local post Of
flee force has been granted a 80 day
leave OF absence beginning May 1st
Mr. Hughes will 90 to Washington, D.
G.. where he will take a place In the
War Department. If he likes the
work he may accept the position per
manently and continue to live In
Washington, otherwise he will return
to Chickasha at the expiration Of his
leave OF absence. Mr.. Hughes is one
Of the oldest clerks in joint Of service
ir the chickasha office.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-02-27
Girls Plan to Win Game.

Members Of the chiokasha girls
basket ball team are practicing to de-
feat the El Reno basket ball team in
the game Friday night at the GYM
nasium This win be the first game
Of the season for the local girls team
and the captain, Miss Edwlna Ikard is
very anxious that her team shall win
the honors.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-02-27
prssent aEnoeh Ardeng ronIuht.

Present 4Enoeh Arden" Tonight.
Miss Grace Thacker and Hiss Nan
ey Longnecker win present the pro.
gram "Enoch Arden tonight az the
Methodist church under the auspices
o. the Epworth League Of this city.
Both young ladies' are public enter
tainers Of merit and are residents OF
Oklahoma City. Miss Thacker who
viii read the poem is one OF the best
known public readers in the state and
win please her hearers. Miss Long.
neeker is pianist Of note. The pro
ceeds Of the evening will be given to
the mission fund Of the county.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-02-27
w. 0. w. VIII Meet.

The w o. w. lodge is planning a
big meeting for Wednesday night at
which time twelve candidates win be
Initiated into The mysteries Of the
order All Of the members are urged
to be present and to assist with the in
iation services.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-02-27
0RPHEUM THEATRE.

"The Strike on the Ranch West
ern.
1.-THE Desert Claim"
"Pathe's Weekly Of current events
Big free act starts at 7.l5 .. m.
sharp tonight, so if you want to see u
be sure and be on time
Dare Devil Harry Rich will ilirt
with death
Vaudeville.
Billy Williams, the young Sampson
ID feats of strength.
A new comedy sketch tonight BY
Williams and Rich. Title Of sketch
"A Broken Dutchman from New
York"
Prices 10 and Is cents.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-02-27
roosevelt club to Meet.

The Roosevelt club win meet Fri.
day night in the regular session. The
members are feeling iubilant over the
announcement Of their beloved Ted
dy and a biz meeting IS being plan.
ned.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-02-27

-Four OF Us" Drama.
"Contagion" Comedy.
Under her Wing" Drama.
The Lie Drama.
Illustrated song by Bette Estes
See the biggest and best picture
how
!.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-02-27
Short Stories
Of The Town


Hugh Billinger Albert Browning
S W. sandlin and Doss Edwards
we're arrested last night for gaming
and were each fined $40 in police
court this morning.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-02-27

Mrs. Howes- Haven't you any am.
bifion 70 rise IN the world?
Weary Walker No. dem aeroDinnes
s too dangerous.--Puck
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-06
CONCRETE WORK ON
BRIDGE COMPLETED
Big San Pedro Structure Is
Now Ready For
the Rails.

Tombstone. Ariz, April s.-N Blu
mencranz. OF the firm OF Blumencranz
& Meiser. who have been doing a large
portion OF the concrete work on the
+ p. < s W. eNtesiOu. was in the city
today and states that all OF the piers
and foundation for the big steel bridge
across the san Pedro. about a mile be
low FaIrbank. was completed and the
bridge now ready for the steel He
further stated that the steel was on
the way and that he understood that
the track would be laid from the main
line to the bridge during the next few
days so that the bridge material could
be unlOaded on the ground.
The machinery pile driver and boilers
that were used in sinking the caissons
for the fundatiOn OF the bridge by Nc
Arthur Bros, have been taken down
and removed. The road bed is now
ready for the laying OF the track to
the bridge, with the exception OF the
runways. and these are being filled at
the present time tt is expected that BY
the time the bridge is completed the
grade on the other side will be com
pleted so that the track laying crew
can keep on working on the way TO
Tucson
Court reporter John W. Walker re-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-06

who Commanded the sun to stand still
and it did So" It remained for our own
Uncle sam to harness the sun and
make him strike his matches TO light
Up the canal. Tt IS the sun which turns
on and turn off the light This is done
by a series of valves which are so af-
fected by the heat that the light goes
almost out when the sun rises and
comes up the blazing flame wrinkles
down TO that OF a cigar lighter. TO re-
main there until the mighty slave OF
the lamp has gone to bed, when Il
comes out again in fun splendOr to
take his place. The light used will be
a twinkling one, which can be easily
distinguished from all others
Frank c. Carpenter.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-06

RF ALBOA, Canal zone, Panama
M April s.-dy last letter de-
Ava scribed the Atlantic end Of IN
Gle sans great waterway. I am writ
ing this at what viii be the great port
on the Pacific, the new town Of Bal
boa. II IS now made up Of shops and
the homes OF employees, but rivers Of
eartn and rock are pouring down into
the fats TO buu6 up the sDace for the
Wharves. and a mighty 5realzwa5e- Is
moving out from ere coast g. The Is
land OF Naos, a distance Of more than
three niles. This breakWaLar is almost
completed. It runs parallel TO the
axis Of the canal prism, and rises above
four story house I can see the cars
running out upon II and dumping their
great masses OF rock as I write.
A Mighty Wall.
The breaEWarer has almost reached
Eaos Island. and IL now contains mill
lions Of cubic yards Of earth and rock,
all OF which have come from the crest
Of the mountains at the Culebra cut.
To give you some idea IF the amOunt
Of rock and earth when & has taken TO
make IT, I win say rha- when com
pIeted il VIII contain abOut 1905. 900
cubic yards. This IS enough to make
g wall almost twice as wide as Penn
sylvania avenue, Washington, taller
than the tips or the feathers which
crown the head OF the goddess on the
dome OF the national capitol, and long
enough TO reach from the white house
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-06
SEEK FEDERAL AID
IN DRAINAGE WORK
First Drainage Congress to
Be Held IN New Orleans
VIII Start Camnaign.

New Orleans, La, April 6.-The at
tention Of LOUISIANA and those states
situated throughout the valleys Of the
Mississippi and its tributaries Is CEN
tered today on that coterie OF promts
nent men who are busy shaping the
program of the First National Drainage
congress which meets here April 10 10
Is. The importance Of the projected de-
liberattOns and the ready support OF
statesmen. citizens and engineers lead
those in charge Of the convention 20
predict an attendance Of delegates
which would closely approach the 5000
mark
advancement - a policy calling for th2
aid OF the federal government in the
drainage OF wet and overflow lands
OF the south, and other sections Of the
country Tit argument being that II
il is proper for the national government
to eXpend vast sums for the irrigation
of arid lands in the west it Is equally
proper for the government to aid in
removing the superfluous water from
the fertile lOwlands Of the south such
an undertaking would cost nearly $780,
100000.
The interest this project entertaius
for the Inhabitants OF the upper Ms
sissippi and its tributaries lies in the
fact that such q drainage. according to
those In charge OF the coming cOuVen-
ton. must be largely effected at the
headwaters OF the Mississippi. and
LllE 5LA Gains EDALE4U4E4AAE 70 us N04AA-Ea
BY means OF reservoirs acting IN con-
junction all over the territory drained
by the river, from the ADpalachians TO
the Rockies and from the Canadian
border and the Great Lakes TO the
mouth OF the river in the south
The condition that has driven south
erners to action" said one Of the men
interested in the coming convention to-
day, is the many drainage projects
being undertaken by individuals, states
and municipalities along the course OF
the big river. These projects have
saved millions Of acres Of land, tending
TO increase the volume OF water with
which those near the mouth OF the riv-
er must contend and making the con-
tinuance Of leVees and embankments
not only impracricable but dangerous
The arrangements for the congress iR
in the hands Of the New Orleans board
Of control. who are hourly receiving
messages from all parts OF the country
signifying willingness to take part IN
the convention This board stated to
day that Il had already received &C
acceDtances guaranteeing attendance
from Al states in the union.
Among those who will speak here on
the subject OF land drainage are W L.
Par vice president and general mana
ger OF the Illinois Central railroad; Geo.
H. Maxwell, the drainage expert and
other men OF prominence in engineer
ing and civic life.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-06

turned last evening from TT Huachuca,
where he was called TO attend q ses-
sion OF the cOurtmartial at the post
That body examined into the case OF
two alleged deserters and they were
both convicted He states that there
are some four or six more cases to be
heard by that body, one session TO be
held next week and another the week
following He states that the officers
have so far not received any word OF
Nldred Humphries. who escaped from
the post a lew weeks since Hum
phrles was tried before the court. hav-
ing been convicted OF deserving. and
was caught at Lower by cOnsta bic
Bailey On the day OF the trial he was
sentenced 70 serve a term OF two years,
but that night he made his escape from
the guard and has since been a fugitive
from the army authorities Humphrfes
mas brother living at Lowell and a
sister in Phoenix.