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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-06-27

Helen A. Keller. rhe famous blind
ana deaf mute. 30 years Old today.
Bishop Earl cranston, Of the Meth.
odist Episcopal church. ~ years old
today.
Slr hamilton Goold-Adams. British
high commissioner for Cyprus. 81 years
old today
\. y. stickney. organizer and for
many years president Of the Chicago
Great Western Railway. ~ years old
today.
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THIS IS MY 10TH BIRTHDAY

Hebcr y. Curtis. an astronomer of
vide reputation was born In Afuske 4.
gon Mich. June q. 1872 At the age
Of twenty he was graduated from the
University Of Michigan and two years
later he Joined the faculty of Mama
College. From 1897 to 1900 he was
professor of mathematics and astron-
omy at the University Of the Pacific.
In 1901 he accompanied the United
states Naval Observatory expedition 70
Samatra TO observe the eclipse In that.
year and upon his return ne was given
charge OF the observatory Of tho Uni
versity Of Virginia. In 1904 he be-
came an assistant at Lick Observatory
aud since 1909 ne has been in cnarve
OF that famous observatory. Dr. Cur
us headed the eclipse expedition To-
Labrador IN 1906 and the next year
he was in charge of the ID. ogden Mills
expedition to the Southern Hemis-
phere
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1t is universally admitted that
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Dancing was originally means Of
expressing religious feeling.
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WHen numter of guinea pigs de-
veioped glanders. after having been
inoculated with the germs Of the di-
sease from man who had presumably
died from it, the department Of health
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-06-27

You would 60 SLOW about buying "a
horse whose owners chief argument is
that it is cheap.
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A kind of pistol. using as projec,sle
steel bolt permanently attached 10
he barrel is a new instrument for
me humane slaughter Of animals The
mnzzie Is pressed against the head of
The sheep. pig, steer or other animal
ano a charge OF smokeless powder
drives the holt in II turned aside.
there Is no bullet To go astray and DO
harm. The report is light. no skill Is
required. and il is claimed that the
method IS very effective. II Germany.
where is has been a considerable time
under trial. it has given good results.
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Boat building is new industry
which is being developed in Cartagena
colombia. In the shipyards OF thar
city there are now being constructed
two freight and passenger gasoline
boats The larger II these VIII have
a -capaciO OF NINETY tons.
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SOME FACTS OF
GENERAL INTEREST


An Invasion airship" is made OF
chromium, an alloy which takes on "a
high polish and the theory Is that its
inNisihiii'y Win be accomplished by the
rejecting qralties of the metal
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to $3.50 per month, to the galley. or
mess boy, who gets $2b per month.
Then there are the first, second and
the petty officers. the chief engineer
and his assistant. firemen and coal
passers, all OF whom draw pay equal
to or better than similar service In
merchant craft would pay.
The average merchant vessel burns
soft coal, but not SO the steam yacht.
For this palatial home must always
be clean: only the best anthracite is
used and when 1t Ia estimated that
one of these big craft will burp 25 to
40 tons OF coal n day the cost of fuel
can readily DO recloned.
There are many, however, who pre-
fer to charter these big yachts for a
season and the average price for the
four months Ia in the neighborhood
of $4,000. This. however, does not
include what may be spent upon the
/ owners stores. foodstuffs, wine, etc,
which runs up the total In proportion
to the amount OF entertaining done.
Such a yacht would have accommo-
dations for a party OF ten or twelve,
having about eight staterooms and
three bathrooms.
Such a vessel would be capable of
making voyage around the world
and would give to those on board
every convenience that might be
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ors have blue uniforms similar to
those worn by men o'-warsmen, the
name Of the yacht being embroidered
in white.
Throughout tho season the strictest
"yacht etiquette prevails and the dis
cipline is of the highest order. There
Is a bugler who summons the owner
and guests to meals, at which time a
square white flag Is displayed In the
rigging. When the crew is eating n
triangular red flag flies. When the
owner goes ashore square blue flag
ia displayed only to be taken down
unon his return. By the absent"
DAG one can always tell whether the
owner Is on board. Guests always
hoard a yacht on the right hand or
starhoard side. the other side being
used by tho crew.
This etiquette is rellgiously OBJ
served by ths majority Of yachtsmen,
even by those who own less preten-
tious craft.
The expense Of owning. or rather
on.ratinr one of these huge pleasure
craft is enormous. costing not less
than $4,000 for tho ordinary season
which. in this country, is about four
n,opths. In the first place q 200-foot
steam Yacht will carry crew of not
loco than 40 men. all told. ranging
,rom the master. who will draw $50
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CaHcreLe Na<A
an The @<1A0 SpzZZWA
stretches like a snake far beyond the

stretches like a snake far beyond the
confines Of the station. 1t is barely
daylight when the gong sounds and
the traveller Is off--say. for Culebra,
the Central division with its huge
Culebra Cut.
The greatest amount Of digging
must be done in this part OF the
Canal. and the work has from time to
time been hampercd by the slides
tons OF earth slipping down the
slopes during the rainy season. At
present the Office Of Colonel d. d.
Gaillard, the Division Engineer, Is on
the very edge Of a slide, as are sew
eral of the buildings at Culebra.
When the slides occur the work Of
carrying the earth away seems aim ost
hopeless task to the layman. but the
busy steam shovel and the dirt train
soon make clearing. Culebra is the
headquarters Of the Isthmian Canal
Commission and the main Offices are
located hero together with the homes
Of the chief engineers. These build
ings are on a high hill. Tho aver
age visitor Is surprised to learn tina,
Panama Is a mountainous country
and that nearly all the residential sec
tons are located on hills. II the
sightseer is fortunate enough to be or
the sightseeing car or in the en-
gineer's automobile the descent to
the bottom OF the Cut is easy as the
railroad tracks are so arranged tina,
the lower level is soon reached.
Once down in the Cut the scene pre-.
sentcd is q busy one. Great steam
shovels which with one scoop take w
five cubic yards Of earth are all about
rafting as they dump their content!
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the Canal can be seen from train--1ust
enough to whet the appetite Of the
sightseer for q longer and more salts
factory view. The ride is usually in
teresting. for the trains are always
we'll filled with Canal employees who
are delighted to point out the differ
ent places and talk about the ire
mendous construction work, for every
man. woman and child in the Canal
Zone takes special pride in having a
part in the project. and this desire to
be a part holds hundreds of people
on the Isthmus. The train passes
through a Jungle Of tropical foliage
equal in many places to some splendid
botanical garden. Now and then one
catches sight of cluster Of laborers'
quarters or towns consisting OF WE'LL
built, comfortable homes of the white
employees
After a run Of two and a half
hours the train pulls into the station
at Panama City. Street cars are not
in operation there and hundreds Of
carriages cluster about the railroad
station. their bells 5ingling like SO
many fre engines. The fare Is ten
cents to all parts Of the city. After
ride over comparatively smooth
streets the visitor finds comfortable
quarters in ono Of the hotels. There
is an eagerness to so down the line. "
and at $50 the next morning the start
Is made. Owing to the extreme heat.
for Panama Ia only nine degrees
North of the Equator. everybody is
astir early and the train is always we'll
| filed. Everything is on n large scale
even the cars which go to make up
| the train seem numberless as II
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width Of one hundred and ten feet.
The walls are cighty-one feet high.
The construction is Of structural iron
and concrete with steel gates seven
feet thick, slxty-five feet wide and
from fifty to eighty feet in height and
weighing from three to six hundred
tons. At this point the structural
ironworker is seen at his best, for he
climbs about and steps from girder
to girder like a squirrel from tree to
tree.
AT Mirafiores, nearer to the Pacific,
are two pairs of locks with a COM
bincd lift of fifty-four feet. Five mil
lion barrels of cement will be used in
their construction alone. In the
centre space, about forty-four feet
wide. a tunnel has been built. 1t Is
divided into galleries or stor!es--the
lower one for drainage. the centre one
for wires to be used to carry the cur
rent to operate the gates. and the up
per one as passageway for the OPP
orators who will manage the machin-
cry 1t is necessary to give figures In
| order TO convey some idea Of the i'm
menslty Of the construction work for
the most scientific photograph made
fails to show the colossal size Of these
locks and gates.
At Balboa, the Pacific end OF the
Canal, a part Of the Government
| docks have been mpleted-that is.
the concrete foundation. These are
In keeping with the mammoth pro-
portions of everything else along the
line. The sand carrier at this point
Is one OF the largest in the world and
it handles all the sand used in the
Canal work, and is brought to Balboa
on barges from a point on the West
Coast about twenty miles distant. The
! barges are pulled alongside the car
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GIoe@< Steel G7leC 1@Ehe 90 SHS
Re0-co AIS1e/ L0c.k5'

rier, which scoops up bucketful after
bucketful and swinging. empties the
contents on the waiting cars which
are sent to all parts of the Canal. A
shipbuilding plant is at this point, and
a number of tugs and barges are in
the process of building. Much of the
land around Balboa was marsh and
the Canal excavations are being used
as a fill, the greater part being sent
here from the Culebra Cut. Mr. 8. 3,
Williamson is in charge of this divi-
sion.
The Atlantic section-perhaps the
most difficult OF all owing to the en-
cheering problems which confront
them, is under the direction Of Col.
William Sbert. 1t extends from Ga
tun to the deep waters of the Atlantic.
The three locks at this point have a
com bined lift Of eighty-five feet. The
construction work presents a spec
tacular appearance at present for II
is rapidly nearing completion. The
walls of the West chamber are fin
ished and the gates are being placed
in position.
The writer made trip through
these locks in tho company Of Col.
Sibert on a fiat car which had been
fitted with seats for use during one
Of the visits Of the Secretary OF War.
A small engine attached was the mo-
tive power and the dips and dives the
little train made were somewhat like
the ups and downs Of the roller
coaster. The trip ended at the bottom
OF the lock nearest to the Atlantic
and was forty feet below the sea level.
At this point the steps to the top were
climbed where an excellent view OF
this section was obtained. The sand
carriers were passing between the two
locks and depositing material wher-
ever it was needed. At one point
when an engine was required and one
was located In the opposite lock.
II was the work Of but few mnute s
for the crane to lift and carry the big
engine high in the air to the place
where it was needed.
The Gatun Dam, which has been the
subject of so much discussion. is at
this point, and when completed will
be a large body Of water one hundred
and fifteen feet above the mean level
| of the sea.
The dam will form the Catun lake
by impounding the water of the
Chagres River and other streams. l,
1 is now forming and the engineers in
charge hope that it will be completed
! by August. 1t will then spread ovel
an area Of one hundred and sixty
four square miles and cover severa
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on the waiting trains. These shOvels
make a dump about every twenty
seconds, and when the sixteen cars of
which a dirt train Is composed are
filled, the train moves off and another
with empty cars takes its place.
These trains move back and forth
like shuttles in weaver's loom. and
there is never the least confusion.
Every man knows his business and the
system OF doing the work there Is al
self. Millions upon millions of yards
of earth have been removed, and yet
as one watches the scoops at their
task 1t seems like emptying a barrel
with n teaspoon. Drills Of several
kinds are buzzing like a swarm of
giant bees as they drill holes in the
rocks where pounds of dynamite are
put into place by another set of work.
men. The blasts are fired by cleo
tricity and are set off while the work.
men are ct their mid day meals. Tons
Of rocks are loosened by this method
and comparatively few accidents
occur from the blasting. At Mata-
chin the bottom of the Canal has
been reached and at present it is be-
ing leveled off. The Cut proper is
about nine miles in length and will
be three hundred feet wide at the bot
tom. This division extends from Ca
tun to the Pedro Miguel. where the
steamers will go into the locks on
their way to the Pacific.
At Pedro Miguel the visitor sees
the great gates being set into position.
The lock chambers are taking on
shape-their mighty walls of concrete
glistening in the tropical sunlight.
The lift here will be about thirty and
one-half feet. The chambers are one
thousand feet in length, with Il usa bic
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found in any hotel anywhere. having
her own refrigerating plant heated
by steam and equipped throughout
with electric lights.
While the steam yacht is admitted
ly the acme OF perfection and COM
fort. the modern gasoline craft is n
close rival. size for size. but even in
the larger of the auxiliary sailing
craft. such as the bark Aloha. the
flagship OF the New York Yacht Club,
there IA everything that would give
comfort and convenience to tho owner
and his guests.
Although yachts ara generally re-
garded as the lilies Of the sea--"for
they toll not, neither do they spin
yet these pleasure craft have played
their part In the serious occupation Of
war. During the Civil War, and again
during the Spanish American War,
yachts were enrolled under the col
ors. During the Civil War there were
but few big yachts owned In this
country. but 1t was an English yacht
the Decentralization rescued the
Confederate Commander Semmes
after his vessel. the Alabama. had
been destroyed by the Kearsarge. II
was in running a blockade that the
famous schooner yacht America, tho
winner OF the trophy that bears hor
name. was engaged when, to escape
capture, she was sunk in the st.
Johns river. Afterwards she was
raised and was used as training ship
for naval cadets.
It was when the war against Spain
was declared, and this country found
itself short of small craft. that the
heaviest demand was made upon the
yachting fraternity for their boats
And the response was almost equal to
the demand. too. More than 100
steam yachts, ranging from 75-foot-
crs upward, were offered. In the
feet that the Government purchased
were many OF the finest that few the
colors of tho yacht clubs Of the Allan
! tic coast. Notable among them was the
Corsair, owned by J. Pierpont Mor-
gan. which was az fine . vessA q
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villages. Old Gatun is already twentys
five feet beneath the dam. The spill
way. a concrete-lined opening twelve
hundred feet long and about three
hundred feet wide, Is cut through a
hill of rock in the centre of the dam.
IT Is now closed with a concrete dam
filed with machinery and gates for
regulating the water level of the lake.
The Chagres River has been forever
cut Off from the Atlantic Ocean ex-
cept when It's waters are needed in fill-
ing the locks.
! a lake Is also being formed between
the locks at Pedro Miguel and Mira<
flores, and there will be a dam about
hve hundred feet long forming a spill-
way for the lake at Mirahores. IL
Will be equipped with gates similar tG
the ones used on the Gatun spillway.
twelve locks in all are being built:
three pairs at Gatun. two pairs at Mi.
ranores. and one pair at Pedro Miguel.
inc length Of the Canal will be fifty
and one-half miles, forty and one
half miles OF which are on land. Yes.
sells will be towed through by cleo
tricity. The gates and valves will be-
| operated by the same power. Tho
supply will be generated by the water
turbines at Gatun. 1t Is expected that
vessel will pass through the entire
Canal in from ten to twelve hours.
At Cristobal the work on the Gov
eminent docks is being pushed, and
the scenes there are almost as busy
as In the Cut. for the pile drivers and
drills pound and hum all day long.
About thirty-eight thousand men are
at work at present. with a pay roll
or S1.50o.O0O per month. 1t Is ey-
pected that the cost of the Canal will
be about 100000 per mile. From,
these figures the reader can readily
understand the colossal work of tho
lsthmian Canal Commission.
The engineers all declare that shipL
Will pass through the waterway dur-
ing the latter part OF next year, all
though the official opening will not
take place until 1915. Much specrb
lation is INDUCED in as to VIVA,
ship will pass through first, and it ia
generally supposed by those on the
lsthmus that one of the Panama rail-
road steamers will make the trial
trip in order TO test the working Of
the gates, locks, ETC.. and that the
battleship Oregon will be- the leader
Of the official opening. 1t will be re-
membered that her long trip around
The Horn" during the Spanish
American War first suggested to tn,
minds of the officials at Washingto,
the need of this great waterway now
rapidly nearing completion.
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HSH0S Go|HeC

they are as white as constant holy
stoning will make them. while the
seams, laid in black putty. make a
sharp contrast; indeed. ,ne feels as
though to step upon such a deck Is a
profanity.
AS ono walks aft along the deck one
sees how beautifully the Lighthouses
really are. Usually Of mahogany or
teak. they are as polished as the top
OF piano. but upon entering the
main saloon the real appreciation Of
luxury afoat begins. The woodwork
Is all panneling. either mahogany.
teak. bird's-cye maple. walnut or
other costly wood and all highly pol
ished. The furniture. tables. chairs,
buffets, etc, are individual to each
yacht and while they may vary in de-
tail the evidence of exquisite hand
carving IL evident.
On the larger craft these saloons
are OF such size and with furnishings
such as might be found in a reception
hall OF private house. With the
large. tapestry-hung windows there is
only the ceiling. with its deck beams.
to remind ono Of the maritime. So
too. 1t Is In the staterooms where.
with brass beds. washstands, bureaus
and bathrooms adjoining. tho feeling
Of "all the comforts Of home" per
vades.
So much space have some Of these
large yachts that there are music
rooms. with pianos built into tho
most convenient space. and even palm
rooms where there Is ever the fra
GRANGE OF flowers.
Last, but not least. are the mem
hers OF tho yachts company. The
sailing master. mate and second off,
Ger wear neat blue uniforms, not un-
like the dress Of petty officers In the
navy, while the sailors wear white
canvas trousers and jumpers. the
name Of the yachts being embr oidered
! across the latter. For dress the sail
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2Z2I7S Room

been built In England. some OF which
have never even been in American
waters. their owners keeping them
abroad and using them only during
the summer months while following
the Royal Yacht Squadron to Cowes
and other places where the great Eng
lish and international races are held.
Probably the finest yacht In the
world Is the Niagara. which Is owned
by Howard Gould, and which heads
the entire list In the matter of cost
of building and equipment. She Is
also what might be termed purely
American, being not only Of American
design and construction, but built
throughout OF American material
She cost three-quarters of million
dollars. She Is 272 feet long and is
capable Of crossing the Atlantic Mt a
speed equal to that Of any of the or
binary liners.
From the moment one sees one OF
these great craft floating like a swan
on the tide, tho impression Of luxury
Is given by the exterior-the graceful
outline. the snow-white hull sur
mounted by Lighthouses. the highly
polished sides OF which glisten in the
sun. Then, too. every bit of metal
work to be seen--the ratings, bin
nacle. steering wheel. etc. are all Of
brass and polished until they catch
every ray Of the sun. Every rope
leading to the slender, tapering mastt
Is taut; there is everything to show
even the inexperienced that In the
yacht IL represented the highest at
tainment of perfection In a maritime
fabric.
When invited on board ono ascends
vanished gangway. tho rails Of
which are white-painted man-ropes
and then. stepping over the vanished
rail. one beholds on every side the
combination ~ beauty and utility
The very decks. albeit being plain
:. unYarnished wood. are atracttys 8ol