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The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-09-26

I. W. OFT, of Ponchatoula, is
visiting relatives here this week.
Miss Maud Burris has accept
ed a position with the Boston
Store.
Warren Mizell, who has been
working at Bowie, came home
Tuesday.
Mesdames Robert Darlington
and T. J. Simmons are on the
sick list this week.
Master J. D. Banister of Mt,
Herman spent the weekend
with relatives here.
Mrs. A. G. Williams and son
Harvey, of Bogalusa spent Sat-
urday here with friends.
Miss Terra Daniel of Richard.
son is visiting her sister, Mrs.
T. J. Simmons, this week.
". P. Minckler has returned
from bis trip to New Mexico, and
is much improved in health.
Little Miss Mary Lea Smith.
of Hackley, was q weekend
guest Of Mrs. ]. M. Burris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jap Brock
motored thru to Mt. Her man
Sunday and spent the day with
relatives.
Mrs. D. T. Brock, and little
daughter Edna of Brockdale, are
spending this week with rela'
tives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. D. Bickham
motored over from Bogalusa on
Saturday to spend the evening
with friends here.
Mrs. J. Vol Brock entertained
at 6 o'clock dinner on Friday
last, in honor Of her guest Mrs,
O'Neal, of Tylertown.
FOR SALE-Seed May Oats,
90c per bushel
A. D. Kemp,
Richardson, L..
]. W. Dickerson Of Hackley is
now Assistant Cashier at the
Farmers 4 Merchants Bank,
and he and bis family are domi-
ciled at the Bicsham Hotel.
Daily newspapers, magazines
etc , constantly on sale, and or
ders taken fer any publication,
novels rented, and reading priv.
ilege extended by,
Peoples Drug Co.
uOST-Certificate Of deposit
No. us, on the Bank of Frank.
linton. for $50, dated, in favor Of
Mrs. M. 4. Magee. The public
is hereby warned not to negoti-
ate or purchase said certificate.
STRAYED OR STOLEN
From nv place last spring, one
red and white spotted OK about
seven years old. branded M" on
right side, with crop and saw.
bit. Reward for return to
Lane Varnada,
st Kentwood, La.
A party consisting Of D. E.
Branch and family, T. L. Grubbs
and family, WIN. Darlington and
Miss Lucille Magee. Dr.. ]. G.
Denman and family and Misses
Williamson and Griffin, motored
over to Bogaluss and back Sun
day afternoon.
Morgan Is getting stronger
and stronger Is the second pri'
mary draws nearer, and will &c,
even 3 bigger vote in this parish
than he did in the first. Con
siderable opposition seemed Ia
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-09-26
LA, SEPT. 26, 1912

Miss Norma Magee, of Boga-
lusa. is spending this week here.
See the big ad of the Boston
Store on the first page of this
issue.
William Darlington of Bogalusa
spent the weekend here with
relatives.
Joe Bateman left Saturday for
Waco, Texas, to enter Baylor
University.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. E. Brock and
their two children are visiting
relatives here this week.
A. D. Swarty, acting District
Atty, is attending the meeting
Of the Grand Jury this week.
Free reading privilege is given
to patrons who occupy the tables
in the refreshment department
Of Peoples Drug Co,
Remember that we club with
the Twice.a-week Picayune and
Times Democrat also with the
Home and Farm.
E. A. Carter, of Mt. Herman
vas in town Monday and while
here visited this Office and had
his subscription extended.
Our friend B. !. Afford of
EGtown called to see US Monday
and took advantage of our club
bing offer with the Picayune.
Willie Carp, manager of the
Boston Store, spent a few days
in the Crescent City this week
buying goods for the winter
trade.
w. A. Doremus is taking or
ders for the Ideal Steam Cooker
which all housekeepers ought to
use. Ye editor can heartily rec
ommend this stove.
Four more automobiles came
in this week. We seem to have
lost sight of the hard times
Judging from the number of
machines seen around town.
B. B. Purser, Of Amite, spent
several days here this week in
the interest of Judge Robert r.
Reid in his candidacy for Asso-
ciate Justice Of the Supreme
Court.
FOR SALE-Forty acres of
land just outside corporation on
Mile Branch. Has house, barn,
garden, etc, on it and q few acres
in cultivation. Can easily be
converted into . farm, and is Z
bid investment. Address BIB
{are City Hotel, Franklinton, La.
D. Syrup put up in clean bottles
will sell readily. Peoples Drug
Co.: have clear secondhand bot
ties with corks, four to the gallon,
which are being offered at Csc.
per dozen. Orders taken now
for fall delivery.
A Morgan Club was organized
ct the courthouse last Saturday
night. D. E Branch was elected
President and !. s. Brock Jr.
Secretary. The meeting was
very enthusiastic, each member
pledging himself to put forth
every effort possible for his
support.
The people Of Washington par,
ish can now secure great reduc'
ton in subscription for maya.
hines and other periodicals by
application 70 Peoples Drug Co.,
Who are newsdealers, newsagents
and subscription agents for any
publication. The Era-Leadel
may also be dubbed with an,
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-09-26
New Blacksmith Shop.

The Lossett Blacksmith Shop
has been purchased by W. P.
Dunlap and all kinds of work will
be done at moderate prices.
Horseshoeing and gunwork .
speciality. All work guaranteed.
Price spot cash on delivery.
Evening star., 1912-11-18
TEST OF BIG CANAL
Ship to Be Taken Through
Next Summer or Fall.
NOT THE FORMAL OPENING
That Expected to Be Six Months to
Year Later.
LANSLIDES HINDER WORK
Some of Them of Such Magnitude
That Amount Of Excavation Has
Been Greatly Increased.

Some TIME next summer or fail, no ex-
act date being specified, a vessel will
pass from the Atlantic to the Pacific
across what is now the Isthmus Of Pan
anna. which consequently must disappear
from the worlds geography. and by the
same human agency, the western hem-
sphere will be divided 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 passengers will be Col. George
W. Goetiials and the staff OF American
engineers Who for the past eight years
have been carrying on the grea test en-
gineering 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 will
take place and naval fleet. headed by
the famous old Oregon, will pass through
into the western ocean, and the canal
may be fairly said to be open to trade
These facts are not OF official record
as yet; the date of January l., 1915, still
stands for the opening predicted by Col.
Goethals. But that the opening will be
anticipated to a great extent has been
promised by the canal builders in un-
official statements, and now comes a
clear inti11ation Of their purpose to ad-
Evening star., 1912-11-18

through the locks, great hydro-electric
station IS being erected adjacent to the
spillway in Gatun dam. There are three
. 80 -kilowatt water turbines and three
O0O-kilowatt generators. with suitable
exciters and other auxilaries) There win
be enough available water from the
storage in Lake Gatun to warrant the i'm
stallation of 6,0O0 k!lowatts. though in the
dry season II will be necessary to draw
upon the storage. Altogether IL is Inquired
that for this electric work 4 per cent ~
the minimum water system of the canal
will be required. 4 part of the elec-
tricity is to he used for lighting the line OF
the canal There Will be concrete lamp
posts 100 feet apart throughout the en-
tire length Of each lock wall. Altogether
900 lamps will be installed at the locks.
Outside OF the canal proper. the report
shows that work has been going on rap
Idly in preparing harbors for the shelter
Of ships at each end Of the waterway. The
work OF fortification has also been pro-
crossing we'll nearly half a million yards
Of concrete haA-ing been placed In the
mortar pits and gun emplacements during
the last year. The sanitation of the 18TH
mus also has been maintained at the hiesi
level set by Col. Gorgas. tthe chief SAINT
tary officer from the beginning.
Contrary TO the common impression. tile
sanitary work in the way of clearing
land does not extend over the ent,ro
zone. but less than 100 of the 2IS,SAS
acres in the tract are kept clear for sari-
tary purposes, and almost the entire zone
is in it's original condition as regards
brush and jungle.
Evening star., 1912-11-18

and having the motor cases filled with
water for five hours at 80 degrees. But
finally the American motor builders re-
sponded and suitable apparatus is being
installed
Thus electric motors, under tests are
now swinging the great gates OF the
canal. each weighing very many tons
and as tall and broad as a great sky
scraping building, in the remarkable time
of one minute and focty-eight seconds. In
cidentally it appears that to make these
gates The iron workers must drive and
head $50 OCO riFets. The pivots of these
great locks are being made of special
grade of steel and bronze. not only for
strength. but to protect them against cor
rosion. very necessary. precaution in
view of the fact that they will always
bessubmerged in sea water after the canal
is open. To guard against galranic ac-
ton, zinc rings are also placed on the
bronze bushings.
To supply the power to operate the
gates and sluice valves in the locks, and
furnish current for the electric locomo-
tives which are to tow the steamships
Evening star., 1912-11-18

Zebra cut was the work of constructing
the great locks at Gatun and MiTafiores
and Pedro Miguel. for there many novel
problems have been solved and lock ma
chinery constructed of special designs
Of a magnitude never before heard OF.
For instance. so big are the valves at
the side OF the locks that it required
pull of over ten tons on the stem TO open
one of these valves. All this work is
done electrically. and here again the
engineers were confronted with new diff
ficuities. Owing to the peculiar eli
matte conditions on the is,hmus. with
tropical heat and extreme humidity, and
the deteriorating effect Of these cond-
tions on the insulation OF electrical ma
chinery the ordinary insulation proved
unreliable and the engineers found it
necessary to make a great number of
experiments, no less than sixteen sample
motors being pitted against one another.
1t was an awful test for dynamo and
motor builders to have their machines
required to operate for a period of ten
days in a building filled with steam at
a temperature of 80 degrees centigrade
Evening star., 1912-11-18

vance the opening date. in the annual re-
port Of the canal commission just pub
lished. 1t is disclosed that whi e the
competition of the great locks by jan
uary | next Will not be possible, ow nS
to contract delays, within six months
thereafter the channel Will be finished.
while to insure the safe passage of the
locks, the contra ctor has been called
upon to finish the gates in one flight
first, SO that if the rest of the work is
in condition passage Of ships can be per-
mitted without wa ting for the compile
ton of the other flights. This statement
will be understood. when it is known
that the great locks are being built in
duplicate. side by side, not only to add
to the capacity of the cara but to in
sure it's continuance in operation in case
of a serious accident to a ship in one Of
the locks.
Progress Is Satisfactory.
The report shows most satisfactory
state Of progress of the Whole great
work, though in view of the fact that it
is dated September 10 last, the figures
regarding excavation, placing of con-
crete. erection OF dams and locks and
subsidiary works are not as recent as
those contained in the regular monthly
reports. Naturally the most interesting
feature of the report relates to the opera
tions in the great Culebra cut. Here
great IdnQSlldeS, many ranking WITH an
Alpine avalanche in magnitude. have so
increased the amount of material to be
excardted that were it not found posi-
sible to steadily reduce the cost per yard
of dredging and steam Shoyeling through
the growing expertness of the employees
and improved engineering methods the
total cost of eXcavat ton would have been
vastly greater than the estimates. Dur
ing the last year nearly 16,J0p.00O cubic
yards of earth were taken out of this
cut. leaving nearly 12,0nmo to he dis
placed before the canal can be opened.
The damage caused b1 the slides may be
appreciated from the fact that nearly
6.Uuo.GO Yards of earth excavated was SO
composed, or nearly 81 per cent of the
total excavation.
There is only one way to deal with
these slides, and that is to dig them out
as they occur. though some help is gain
ed by terracing the upper banks. That is
because the geological formation changes
so frequently ard suddenly that no other
effective treatment has been found. So
unstable is the earth that the material in
one part OF the cut begins to move on
to the mass of stratif1ed rock sliding
over layer of Ignite. One slide now in
motion, near the bridge of Culehra, COW
ers an area of sixty-three acres, from
which o,710 eco yards have already been
rtmoved, leaving 100000 still TO be
handled.
Then there is another little slide of no
less than fifty acres on the opposite side
of the canal. The result Of these earth
movements, which are quisc exceptional
Evening star., 1912-11-18
WANTS CITY ROOF GARDEN.
Cleveland Councilmen Adopt the
Idea Of Philadelphia Mayor.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. November is-
Given the idea BY Mayor Blankenburg
Of Philadelphia, Councilman Alfred A.
Benesch has started a movement TO in
crease the usefulness OF the new city
hall by having the plans provide for
construction OF a municipal roof garden
on it. Benesch yesterday held a consuta-
ton with the architect who has the
plans drawn up to discuss what changes
would be necessary in the plans.
Contracts for the erection of the build
ing will he let In A few weeks. Benesch
foresees the construction of a roof garden
where the public may listen to municipal
band concerts and eat three-cent Ice
cream while enjoying the lake breezss.
Evening star., 1912-11-18
APPEAL MADE TO GREEKS
Foreign Residents as Well as
Americans Asked to Aid
War Sufferers.

Greeks in America and Americans them
selves are asked to contribute to the fund
being raised by the central committee IN
Athens for the aid OF the families OF the
soldiers who have gone TO the front TO
hight the Turks. and also for the soldiers
who arc in the field. The appeal is made
through Prof. William Fenwick Harris Of
cambridge. Mass, to whom a letter con-
tanning the appeal was forwarded TO
Mime Julia ID. Dragoumis from Athens.
Nine. Dragounis is known TO many
Americans from her stories published in
Evening star., 1912-11-18
MAGAZINES in this country and her recent

MAGAZINES in this country and her recent
BOOK Tales of a Greek Island
Nine. Dragoumis tells Of the sufYerings
OF the soldiers in tho field and the neei
OF warm Clothing. Flannel in piece and
warm garments Of all kinds are received
by the central committee and transmitted
to the soldiers. Soup kitchens have been
provided by the committee to supply the
destitute families left at home By the SOL
diers. The appeal sen. out by the COM
mittCe states:
1t is requested that money should he
sent to the National Bank of Greece nav
able TO the central committee, and that
all contributions in kind should be sent
to the central committee at Nine. Schlie-
manns 90 Rue de iUniversite), who has
offered her house to serve as head of9ce
as general deposit store and as center of
distribution for all articles received
Prof Harris explains that this annea
interferes In no way with the general call
of the Red Cross issued by President
Taft.
Evening star., 1912-11-18
ROCKVILLE AND COUNTY
NEWS ITEMS AND NOTES
Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary
of MIR. and Mrs. John War
field Celebrated.
Special Correspondence of The Star.


ROCKVILLE. Nd. November 49, 1912.
The fiftieth anniversary of the marriage
of MIR. and Mrs John T. Warfeld of
Laytonsville, this county, was celebrated,
when their twenty-eight chi dren and
grandchildren and many of their friends
gathered at their home in honor of the
occasion. The event was planned by the
children of the couple and was COM
plete surprise to Mr.. and Mrs. Wariieli.
An anniversary certificate of marriage
was issued by Rev. T. D. Richards. pas
tor Of the Neelesvlie Presby Ter an Church,
in which church Mr.. Wartield has been
q ruling elder since 1853. The certificate
was witnessed by all the children and
grandchildren, five persons who witnessed
the original ceremony and by eighteen
OF tie others presen. The sacrament
of baptism was administered to two OF
the grandchi. dren by R6y. MIR. r. CHI
ards. During the afternoon co latioa
was Served. Mr.. and AIRS. Varied re-
ceived many handsome e its.
Mr. " arneld is a cousin Of former Gov.
Edwin Warfield. and his wife IS daush-
ter OF tie late Joshua Dorsey, at whose
od homestead Mr.. and Mrs. Warfe.d
have lived ever since their marriage.
Charged with stealing large quantity
Of grain and other articles from Bal
more and Ohio freight cars, William
twelve. thirteen and fourteen years. re-
spectively, were arrested Saturday by
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Detective
Lennon and Deputy Sheriff George
Mrafs.
Following the arrest of the boys,
SheLin howard and Police Justice \. NJ.
Mace visited their home near Linden.
this county, and found several pdrreis
OF corn, wheat and oats.
Pastor Is Acquitted.
Rev. William NJ. Hot. pastor Of a
colored church at this place, was acquit-
ted by Judge Mace in the police court
here Saturday of charge Of assault. ..e
was ARE sted several days before on a
warrant sworn out by Joshua Duffin, a
neighbor, who represented that the min
iste cruelty whipped his adopted son. Earl
Holt. aged twelve years. The min ,ster
admitted whipping the boy, but said t
was necessary, as the child was bad. In
dismssirg the case, Judge Mace caut oned
the minister to be less strenuous should
he have occasion to chastise the child in
the future.
The funeral of Mrs. Amanda Ball
Hardy. widow of William Cephas Hardy,
| who died Friday at the home of her
daughter. Mrs. E. Cornelius Stubbs. near
kensington. took place at 3 o'clock yes
terday afternoon from st. Johns Cath
olic Church. Forest Glen. Rev. Charles
o. ROsensteel. pastor of the church, con-
Quoted the services. Burial was in ST.
Johns cemetery.
Evening star., 1912-11-18

in engineering practice. has been to leave
the canal in its deepest portions, with
very fiat slopes. The encouraging feature
of the heavy work at that point is found
in the statement in the report that none
of the slides which occurred during the
year would have interfercd with the
Passage Of ships had the canal been in
operation
Appropriation Is Big.
Already the appropriations made by
Congress for the canal have run into big
figures. the total up TO June 80 la st being
Sg93. .I61 .46S. and since that date there
have been additional appropriations, eX-
elusive OF those for fortifications.
amounting to SIS, $50, 600, making the
grand total $50. oo.3I1 ,46S June 30 of all
these appropriations the engineers had
expended % per cent of the total esti-
mated cost of the canal.
OF even greater interest from an cngi-
neerin@ point of view than the vast but
commonplace work of excavation in Gu
Evening star., 1912-11-18

Swift 4 Company's Sales Of Fresh Lambs
in Washington, d. c.. for the week ending
Saturday. Nov Is, averaged 1l.31c per 10.
advertisement.
Evening star., 1912-11-18
Brush Fires Troublesome.

Brush fires. which started from the
burning of dried leaves, collected by resi-
dents in various sections. caused the fire
department to respond to several alarms
Yesterday, but no damage resulted.
No 81 engine company was called out
shortly after O'Clock yesterday after
noon on a local alarm to extinguish a
blaze on a lot at Connecticut AMI Cathe-
dral avenues northwest.
A brush fire on Livingston road, Wash
.ngton Highlands, necessitated the calling
out of No. chemical engine company
shortly after . o'clock yesterday after
noon.
Flames in weeds yesterday morning at
Queens Chapel road and Douglas street,
Langdon, made rapid progress until No.
3 chemical engine company arrived.
Another brush fire yesterday afternoon
at 10Th and Everett streets northeast re-
suited In No. 3 chemical engine company
being called out.
Shortly after ) O'Clock yesterday after
noon No. IL engine company went to 10th
and Perry place northeast to extinguish a
brush fire. and No. l chemical engine
company was called on a local alarm to
Scagss place and Riggs road, Anacostia,
to extinSu!sh brush tire.
Evening star., 1912-11-18
FIVE SUBURBAN HOMES
DESTROYED BY FLAMES
Damages Estimated at Sew
eral Thousand Dollars.
Brush Fires.

Fire broke out in the home of Mrs
Parthem.a Fletcher, 1898 Bladensburg
road. before noon yesterday, destroying
that dwelling and four Others The
other houses burned, all of which were
frame were Nos. Il A. owned and occupied
by Walter W. Wyche: 1910. occupied by
George Daniel: 124o. occupied by Garfield
Randolph. and 1898. owned by William
Jarvis. The damage is estimated to be
several thousand dollars.
SCOT in a ch mney at the home of Mrs
John Hampton, l24O 11th street north
west, about II o'clock last nisht, caught
lire, but no damage resulted.
About $lO damage was done by q blaze
in the home OF Thomas p. Jones, IL
9TH street southwest. shortly before 10
. clock last night. The. fire was of An-
known origin. ard was eKtinguished by
The fire department.
An overheated radiator in the home of
Mss Ether Cooper. 1876 G street north
west. last night. caused a slight FIRE.
A couch III the home of ben. amin. Ba.-
lenger, 9O4 Is street southeast, caught Ike
in some unknown manner yesterday aft
crnoon. and was damaged about s15.
bout 500 damage was done at an
early. hour this mors.ng. result-n from
lire IN the tai.or shop Of Philip katZ,
..ol2 l4th street northwest
a defective tue al 800 street north
west caused a fire, shortly before $50
o'clock this morning, on the second floor
Of the building, occupied by James ID.
Donneliy. The fire department extin-
6uished the fire after about $40 damage
had resulted.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-03-12
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New York. March 12.-Quet and firm
Pork Steady; mess 1T6D1750.
Lard-Firm; middle west spot 9.10@
0 02O.
Sugar-Raw, firm; centrlfugals, 96
test, 461; muscovado. so test, All; re-
fined dull; cut loaf 6.6O; crushed $50;
powdered $50; granulated 5.S0Gb5.S5.
Conee-Dio No. Z on the spot IA 3-S
6l14 1-2.
Tallow-Dull; city 6; country 3-46p
Ia.
Hay--Fdrm; prime 1856; No. 107
1.2@1.15; clover 1.0OG1.20.
Dressed poultry lcirmer; turkeys
1901; chickens 1921 1-2; fowls 1l@
1c 1-2; ducks 1902.
Live poultry-Unsetiied geese 106l
IL; ducks II; fowls 16GlG 1-2; turkeys
l5M20; roosters 10 L.; chickens 10.
Cheese Strong; state milk, COM
mon to specials, i5Gis 12; skins,
common to specials, 1-2Gi4 "a.
Butter - Easier; receipts dig; crea-
merry extra 2SG2S IL; SKATE daily tubs
2SD2s 1-2; imitation creamery hrsts
2G126 1-2.
Eggs - Unsettled; receipts 22,5Sl
nearly white fancy "a; nearby mixed
fancy 81; fresh flrsts 2i@22 1-2.