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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-12-06

where the canal banks diverge to a
space Of yer 500 yards and on Gatun
lake they can steam as fast as desired,
caution will be taken to prevent col
l1Sion between vessels or accidents to
the retaining structures.
A Sail Through Panama.
Pretend you are taking a trip through
the canal. Your first thought will be
the distance YOU are to travel in going
from the Atlantic to the Pacific, or
vice versa. This Is about fifty miles.
You reach the canal entrance on the
Atlantic side and come in sight Of two
%jetties extending seward, one reach
ing for the distance Of a mile from
the city Of Colon and the other stretch
ing in Il far line across LimOn bay
from the low lying shore. four and a
half miles distant. At the end OF these
jetties are two lighthouses. about 1000
feet apart. The pilot now comes on
board and makes for the center of the
1000 foot entrance. You next find
yourself passing through Il double line
of bnoys. and. i~n,crrogating the pilot.
YOU find these mark the delimitation of
Il broad channel. 800 feet wide. which
WAS dredged through the mud and silt
of I.imon bay. Inside the hreakWatcrS
there always is still water. Y ii the
sea is rough outside. This is due to
parallel with the ships course and
about SEQ feot west Of it. 50 the pilot
will say. 1t serves to break the force
OF III sen which may he rUnnin" and
prevent the natural tendency OF the
waves to send the ship oven to the
eaSterly side of the channel. In about
twenty minutes Won coNlr iDthe mouth
If the Minhi river, ut which starts
the canal proper. The course has been
south thus far.
St"amin~ STRAIGHT Hhard. tn" pilot
comes to the ran@" marks which guide
him toward the great GltUn locks. \
twenty five degree turn r. now made.
and tn" ship heads fn" tn" locks. To
make room for this turn the canal at
this point had to he Nitnncl to 500
feet. On Strai"htnninw uiit on the
course it will l." noticed That the topow-
ralhN of tn" country on ting port sid"
Of til" ship is rhau-in@. and what APP
pear To be distant mountains coluc
into view. lying directly across the
course and terminating in Il similar
ridge on the opposite sill Of the valley
through which once flowed The Cha
grcS river.
Locks Like Great Sta;rways.
Slow speed is now ordered. and Il
slight turn 10 port brings us within
view. II quarter of Il mile distant. of
the Gatun locks. They are like giant
stairWayS, AS one vessel goes up an
other ONE down at the same time.
TLoSa lncES arn tho rrnnfnSt of their
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-12-06
Taking the Reader on an Imagl-
nary Voyage In Order to Afford
q Proper Conception Of the
Wonderful Big Ditch
Open to Commerce
Jan. !, 1914
BY JAMES

With these cheerless
words, the common saluta-
ton Of the first Panama canal work.
ers, labor commenced on The greatest
engineering feat In modern history.
At the first call for men by the gov
ctnment a rush was made to the lit
lie strip Of territory through which
the United States was to push a new
waterway after the failure OF 4
French syndicate to do the same. But
passed off when the early enthusiast
tic arrivals were told that the dead
Is yellow fever was ready to make
them victims.
But a few undaunted men stayed on.
and through their ranks malarial and
yellow fever mosquitoes spread their
fatal stings, while each day he who
survived was queried as above, well,
who's dead this morning.
This, the greatest sanitary problem
which civilization has had to solve,
was intrusted to a health squad Of the
United States army under Colonel
William c. GOrgas, and the tropical
death zone eventually became a hab-
table Eden. In the meanwhile an army
engineer was given charge of the dig
cling Of the canal, and Colonel George
W. Goethals, the man to whom his
responsible undertaking was commit
ted. covered himself with glory.
eattleship Oregon to Get Honor.
And it is largely because of these
two men and the thirty or forty thou
sand others under them, Americans
and foreigners, that the citizens Of the
United States will be made to feel
that pride which comes with accom-
plishment, and the whole world will
applaud when Oct. %, 1913, the prac-
ticability Of the most gigantic achieve
ment of modern times will be tested.
Then an American vessel. no doubt
the battleship Oregon. will be first to
course it's way through a new route
of travel for the worlds commerce..
1t is probable that no ceremonies
will attend the first actual demOnStrn-
ton OF the workings of the big ditch.
m informal observance takin" place
about Jan. /. 1914, when the canal
opens for general use.
From Oct. %. 1912. to Jan. !. 1910,
during which period the canal will be
open informally for vessels. the men
who will handle the locI, controls. cleo
trio towing engines, etc, will receive
thorough, training. which will make
them absolutely familiar with the work
when the official opening ceremonies
take place Jan. /, 1915.
There are some details of operation
still to be settled. Ont of the work
ings of the canal Il new job will be
created-that Of canal pilot. Each YES
sci coming through will be compelled
to engage the services of a specially
licensed government pilot.
Vessels will be permitted to go only
at a limited rate of speed. At places
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-12-06

quest Of a match with Ernest Barry,
who won the title from Richard Arnst.
Pearce has rowed six times for the
championship of his own country, and
Arnst has the only win against him in
Il match for the worlds title.
The middle west bowling tourney
was the first Of the sectional tenpill
bodies to prepare for the annual cham
pionships, the dates being Nov. 81 to
Dec. 8 at Kansas City.
The last bail pitched by Mathcwson
in the final game of the worlds series
is now in the possession of William
Brown, an ardent fan of Cincinnati.
Umpire Rigler sent it to Mr.. Brown,
who says he wouldn't sell the bal! for
81 600. h ball was done UP in tin
foil and inclOSeu in a series of five
pasteboard boxes.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-12-06
Crisp Sporting Chatter
By DISCUS"

William c. J. Kelley, a we'll known
follower of athletics, who some years
ago took up his residence in London
and later went to Australia, states
that the Australians are close obser-
vers Of everything connected with
sport in the United States, and when
in San Francisco he attempted to close
Il deal whereby four of the best ath-
letes on the coast would make Il trip
to the land of the kangaroo.
The men named were Ralph Rose.
Fred Kelley, Clarence S. Edmundson
and Ira Courtney, the first two of
whom We're winners ut the Olympic
games. 1t is stated that Il fund of
$4,000 will be Subscribed if they con
clude to make the trip. Richard
COombes. the James +. Sullivan of
Australia. is especially DESTROYS that
the Americans show the Australians
their abilities in their given lines. as
he thinks their appearance will give
a great impetus to amateur sport in
that country.
The salary limit. if o the player
limit. in the Southern association is
certain to be reduced next season fol-
lowing the present disastrous financial
season. But one club, birmingham,
which COPIED the pennant, made one
cent this ear. while in practically all
of the other towns. with the possible
exception of Atlanta and Mobile. the
stockholders were considerable losers.
No only did the clubs individually
have a poor season financially. but
also the league, due to the poor show
ing of the Atlanta and New Orleans
clubs, and hence their poor compare
tive attendance. These two towns,
which are the largest in the circuit,
with the exception of Birmingham. fell
far below their usual figures, and the
Golfers of the league suffered as the
result.
President w. NJ. Kavanaugh was
forced to cut his double umpiring staff
to five men last August. and when he
did finally return to the original mum
Der he was forced to send Billy Car
penter, the highest priced arbiter, to
the International league and recruit
his staff with cheaper and less eX-
perienced men.
The salary limit at present is 81. 800.
with a player limit Of sixteen men.
Is boxing popular? If you think not
nerlSe 4 fact or two from the report
of the New York boxing commission.
which has been in UOpratiOn under tho
Frawley law for one year. IN that
time fans of New York city have ancnt
over S1.UON.O0O for tickets to FIGHT
shows. over eighty clubs have been
licensed by the commission and over
100000 paid into the state charitable
institutions from the ,"vN of > per cent
made on the Gross receipts under the
provisions of the law.
Opposition to boxing is chiefly due
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-12-06

to Ignorance. The casual opponent OF
the sport derives his impression of the
game from obsolete London prize ring
conditions. The fearful gruclings en-.
Iurcd by fighters in those days have
long been abolished. and it is the OK
ceptiOn. not the rule. to see principals
i'm Il contest suffer anything more than
mere superficial hurts.
Next to baseball boxing has more
readers than any other sporting topic.
That the interest is general and not
special becomes evident in amy big
battle for the title. when it is generally
found that the excitement over the
iSsleS is nation wide.
Australia recently started raising by
public subscription Il fund to send
Harry pearce. champion professional
sculler of Australia. to England in
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-12-06
Locks Like Great Sta:rways.

Slow speed is now ordered. and Il
slight turn 10 port brings lis within
the Gatun locks. They are like giant
StairWayS. AS n vessel GOES up an
other comes down at the same time.
These locks are the greatest of their
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-04-05

Mrs. Charles S. Elliott left this
morning for a few days visit to her
mother. Mrs. H. H. Kinder, at Browns
vile, Pa and other friends at Pitts
burg.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-04-05
WALLACE
Note of the Doings Of People
in the Big Short Line
Town.

WALLACE, April 5-Ralph WI
Leyier who for number Of years
lived here and dressed tools in the.
different oil fields in West virginia,
has settled on a fine farm he re-
Gently purchased near Butler. Pa.
where he expects to make his future
home.
Mr.. and Mrs cretus Bennett, OF
the Davisson addition, have re-
turned home after short stay In
Clarksburg, where they were look
ing after business matters.
Mrs, Bruce Duncan, of clarkss
burg, is q guest Of her sisters, Mrs.
-. W. Plggott and nfrs. Wheeler
Wetzel, Of the Parrish addition.
Miss Anna Hartman, On Farm
ington, is visiting Miss Madge orr
in the Barnes Run addition.
s: w. Beason has moved from the
Parrish apartment house to the
Blaine Ford residence near the
South Penn OIL company's Office.
Mrs. Hattie slike, Of clarksburg,
Is guest Of Mrs. s W. Beason. Of
Barnes street.
Festus Robinson and son, Cecil.
were shopping at clarksburg Thurs
day.
Roy 3. Parrish, prominent at
torney Of clarksburg, was here re-
Gently looking after legal business.
Mrs. Rose Moses, or Amos. was a
guest of Mrs. Salem Moses this
week,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-26
DEMANDS MEAT
INVESTIGATION.
Representative Nelson Declares Solicitor
McCabe Knows Law Is
Violated.

Washington, April 20. The depart
ment Of agriculture is to-day facing
the prospects of another investigation
by a committee OF the House, and Sol
icitor McCabe, one OF the chief fig
ures in the DR.. Wiley controversy, may
again have TO explain his relations with
the department.
Representative Nelson, Republican. of
Wisconsin, has introduced resolution
i'll the House calling for an inquiry into
the United States meat inspection serv-
ice. He charges that the meat inspec-
ton laws are being openly and notori-
oGsly violated by the packers. and that
Solicitor McCabe and DR. A. A. Mar
vim, chief of the bureau of animal in
dustry, are cognizant of these viola
tons and are doing nothing to stop
them
His resolution recites that the law is
being violated both in letter and spirit"
and that, as affairs now stand, the fed
erai guarantee of the purity of meat
products is worthless. The resolution
cells for an investigation by the House
committee on agriculture, Of which Rep.
resentstive Moss of Indiana is chair
man
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-26
TO PUSH NEW RAILROAD.
Grand Trunk to Begin Construction of
Southern New England Line at Once.

Providence, r. l., April 90 Construc-
ton of the seventy-fve miles of track
for the Southern New England railroad
between this city and Palmer, Mass.
will be started Immediately and trains
will be running in December. according
70 telegram from Vice President e. III.
Fitzhugh Of the Grand Trunk, the pres.
ent head of the Southern New England
This means the completion of fifty.
eight mile line from Palmer to Woon-
socket, a seventeen mile line for pas
senger traffic from Woonsocket TO Prov.
idence, ten-mile freight line from Ran
dalls pond, Wanshuck, to Fields pond,
a three-quarter mile connection at Woon.
socket and one-mile connection from
Aliens avenue to the Public street wharf
in this city.
The grading and masonry contractors
are all ready to begin. In a few days
twenty steam shovels will be scooping
out the dirt in race to get the line
graded and laid out.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-26
0. F. DkVIS'S UNUSUAL OFFER
Sells Dr.. Towards Specific at Half Price
and Guarantees a Cure.

at isn't often that / have faith
enough in the medicine put up by other
people to be willing to offer to refund
the money if it does not cure" said
u. f. Davis to Times man who dropped
into his store, "but ] am glad to sell DR..
Howard 5 specific for tho cure Of constipa-
tion and dyspepsia on that basis.
THE DIR. Howard company in order
to get quick Introductory sale, author
ICES me to sell their regular 50-cent bot
ties at half price, p cents, and, although
! have sold a lot of it and have guar
anteed every package, not one has been
brought back as unsatisfactory.
II am still selling the specific at half
price. although | cannot tell how long
shall be able to do so. and anyone
who is subject to constipation. sick head
ache. dizziness liver trouble. Indigestion
or a general played-out condition, ought
to take advantage of this chance. You
can tell your readers that if they are
not satisfied with the specific that they
can come right back to my store and
= i'll cheerfully refund their money"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-26
LAKE CHAMPLAIN VERY HIGH.
Seven Feet and Nine Inches Above Low
Water Mark

Burlington. April % The water in
Lake Champlain is ! feet 9 inches above
low water mark. Many OF the landings
are submerged and until the water re-
cedes the service will be a little ir
regular. 1t is expected that the lake
has reached its height and will .oon
begin going down.
No landings at Gordons on Grand Isle
will be attempted for the present. At
Adams on Grand Isle the dock is ont
of water and the first trip there will
be made Monday, April %. Freight or
passenger business for Grand Isle will
be handled to Adams Landing and trips
made on Mondays only.
At Basin Harbor the dock is about ,
feet under water No landings will be
attempted there at present. About go
people made the trip from Essex to
Westport yesterday. The water has
raised exactly six inches in the past
week and is now about or 4 inches deep
on the Champlain Transportation com
pany's wharf which renders traffic eN-
trenely difficult although regular work
goes on without change. The docks
at Basin Harbor and Thompson Point
are partially submerged and the high
winds for the past few days have dam
aged to an extent the wharf at Basin
Harbor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-26
HELD AN AUTOPSY
To Determine Cause of Carl c. Pattison's
Death at Dandy.

Dandy, April 20. Because suspicion
arose on account OF the peculiar situa-
ton surrounding the death Of Carl c.
Pattison at the house OF Aluriel Baker
here last Monday night, the burial was
DELAYED yesterday afternoon in order
that Dr. b. IT, Stone of the state lab
oratory OF hygiene at Burlington might
perform an autopsy which was or@;ered
by States Attorney 3. l.. Stafford of
Rutland. Mr. Pattison was taken sud
denly i'll and died in little over an
hour
Little wa thought OF the matter at
first but il is said that bits of evil
dence were gathered subsequently which
warranted the action of the states at
torney. The funeral was set for yes
terdav afternoon and after some dis
cussion Mr.. Stafford consented to allow
the service To be held at the Congre-
gItional church and hold the post NOR
TEN examination afterwad.
Mr.. Pattison was retail milk dealer.
lie was married and is said to have had
family troubles.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-26
GRIP is DANGEROUS
Often Followed by Pneumonia or
Pleurisy.

Grip, pleurisy, pneumonla-these are
greatly to be feared at this time OF year.
TO prevent grip from being followed
by either pleurisy or pneumonia, it is
important to drive the last traces of it
out of the system quickly.
The same is true OF pleurisy--it leaves
the lungs dangerously tender.
Our advice is to take Ninol, our de-
licious cod liver and iron preparation
without oil. and get your strength and
vitality back as soon as you can.
Vinol does this for you. Mr.. w. R.
Williams of West Pittston, Pa, says:
Il had very bad attack of pleurisy,
which left me weak and run down.
took Ninol and it has built me up
remarkably On account Of the great
benefit | have received from it, | have
recommended Ninol to several other. per-
sons
Our positive guaranty goes with every
bottle, that Ninol must satisfy you or
YOU get your money back. Red Cross
Pharmacy. Barre, Vt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-26
A WORD TO
PARENTS
Look After Your Child's Health
During the Years Of Most
Rapid Growth.

School children who are nervous, who
cannot sit quietly on chair, who are
always dropping things, and perhaps
have twitching of the muscles the
face, need DR.. Williams Pink Pills at
once.
Growing girls who become pale and
thin, who have tickle appetites; who
are out of breath after climbing the
stairs, and who have palpitation Of the
heart after the least exertion, need
them also.
Parents of such children should not
delay the treatment. Nervous children
do not develop properly. A sickly girl
hood means a sickiy womanhood and
lack of blood during the years of most
rapid growthmean fat-chested, listless,
ambitionless men and women later on.
Pure, rich, red blood is what is need
ed. Strength for the nerves follows
naturally. The time to correct the
need Of these is now, before any more
harm is done.
Miss Carrie f. Hathaway, of North
Houghton street, North Adams, Mass,
was cured Of anRmia by DIR. Williams
Pink Pills after her case was pronounced
hopeless by her doctor. The statement
OF her cure is told by her mother, Mrs
A. A. Hathaway. MY daughter,
Carrie, was confined to her bed for two
years suffering from snemis. She
seemed to have no blood and was IS
pale as a ghost She was thin and did
not weigh more than 100 pounds, had
no strength or ambition and could no.
sit up. Her appetite was poor and she
had difficulty in breathing. No one
expected her to get well and our minis
ter, before going on his vacation, came
to bid her goodbye as he did not think
she would live until his return. We
spent hundreds OF dollars but the doc
tor seemed to be puzzled and could not
help her. She had been sick for over
two years before | decided TO give Or.
Williams Pink Pills q trial The pills
gave her quick relief and cured her after
a fair trial. She has had no serious
sickness since nd weighs 10 pounds.
DIR. Williams Pink Pills are = wonder
full remedy and cannot say enough in
praise Of them.
DR. Williams Pink Pills are sold by
oil druggists, or sent postpaid, on re-
ceipt OF price, so cents per box; six
boxes for 50 80 by the Or. Willismf
Medicine Company, Schenectady, n. Y.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-26
BOOM IN LIFEB0ATS
IS NOW WELL STARTED
Makers Working Night and Day on Or
ders--Fall River Line Orders

New York, April 26.--The disaster TO
the Titanic has caused a boom in the
manufacture of wooden lifeboats. metal
lie lifeboats and RATS unprecedented in
the history Of the trade in this country.
Orders have not been confined to the
large ocean-going steamships like the
Mauritania, but have been received also
from the sound and coastwise steamship
companies.
Although the British board OF trade
orders that wooden hfeboats should be
carried in preference TO metal boats, the
Cunard line agents in this city have or
defed seven Of metal boats 10 four az
the wooden variety. Metal liftboats are
preferable because they are equipped
with steel air tanks. are self.righting
and practically nsinkable when the
wooden ones will sink ii they are stove
in.
The manufacture OF these boats in
the East Is in the hands OF two firms
Lane x De Groot Of Hunters point and
David kahanweiler's Sons of 2B0 Front
street. Both firms have doubled the num-
Der of their hands and are working night
and day The Metropolitan line has or.
dered u and the Fall River line %
metallic lifehoats. and the Old Dominion
two lifeboats - feet long The cost OF
the lifeboats ranges from $3.50 each and
the liferaits OF the eatamaran type from
$50 up.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-26

New Drug That Quickly Removes These
Homely Spots.

There's no longer the slightest need
of feeling ashamed of your freckles, as
a new drug, othine-double strength has
been discovered that positively removes
these homely spots.
Simply get one ounce of othine--dou-
BILE strength, from any frst-class drug
gist in the city of Barre and apply a
little of it at night, and in the morning
You viii see that even the worst freck.
les have begun to disappear, while the
lighter ones have vanished entirely. 1t
is seldom that more than an ounce is
needed to completely clear the skin and
gain beautiful clear complexion.
Be sure to ask for the double strength
othine, as this is sold under guarantee
of money back if it fails to remove
freckles.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-26
POSTAL BANKS KEEP
MONEY IN COUNTRY
Great Falling OFF in the Amount Sent
Abroad Reported by Postoffice
Department

Washington, April 26.-Substantial
falling off in the amount Of money sent
abroad, attributable, it is claimed, to
the establishment of the postal savings
system in this country, and great ex-
pansion OF the money order service, are
shown by the quarterly financial state
ment submitted to the treasury and
postoffice departments by Auditor krame
of the postofice department
Audited revenues of the postal serv-
ice for the quarter ending Dec. 81, last,
amounted to sos sol 4lO22. an increase
OF 200 per cent. over the same period
Of the preceding year. Expenditures
were S62 ,2s5, 1922, representing an in
crease of 2.3l per cent.
Emphasizing the falling off Of money
sent abroad. the report says that dur
Ing the first six months of the present
fiscal year the decrease was S7653,-
63l74. as compared with an increase
OF $a.3ls0S52s for the same period last
year
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-26
ASKS FOR PAST YEARS LETTERS.
Perkins Glad Correspondence Has Been
Made Public.

New York. April 26.-George w. Per-
kins issued the following statement yes
terday on the harvester affair:
"Mr. Perkins said that the letters of
President Roosevelt and Commissioner
Herbert Knox Smith stated the facts
as he reeoleeted them, and he is very
glad indeed that they were given out. He
expressed great regret, however that
the present administration has not seen
fiji to give out also all the other CORE.
spondence and interviews from 1904
down to date, especially those covering
the past year. as the public is entitled
to know all the facts"