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The chronicle=news., 1913-11-12

New York harbors NO Lees than
eisstsea full fiedRcd OFFICERS Of
Uncle saa's navy. whosc time b de-
votsa to sagtnesrinK courses At Co
luDois. All OF theso have been
s5saasssa from Annapolis at least
fivc years ana only one rsaks iowsr
tAaa . liesesaans. TIE aigat a.
,(eess yosag osnesss In ~ 'ussvsv6.
rye wss&sAses. - evsraih g1i11
sas soiisa. weuA aispsl all thsagH
OF saobbery % far ~ thsss iaalvj1s
uais are concerned. Hine Of them
are takiag mechanical elSiAsagiAg:
seyen arc psrtsctinS thsAsslvss IN
electrical casineerisg and the two
Others arc specializing In wirelss
work. II 10 tho plan Of the 0pvsrn.
ncnt TO NO train 4 cisss ol tweaty
men In current cnSinsorig achievce-
mcnt asd distribute that aumhs aa-
uaiiy to ssstions where such ipSnE-
,naatto will be most advantageous.
Thus. the navy VIII gaia largely IN
efficiency and keep abreast Of the
times in It's mecRsPicai dspastnsnts.
The chronicle=news., 1913-11-12

4 bliad ,wame1s club ". one Of
0othap's. cos1opoliaau ''usiQuities. =
It's DoetinS R1aco h tho "LtSsthe.ss,
On tirty-aiath street. An1 Il y juse
- ssilsAtsaed and progressive ~
any club In the oouasry. u hoaAs
oaucss. rscitais sAd other sortA of
sstsrtaianeat. Nearly Ill ths n1so.
bsss are self-suppsstins asA all are
saad TO have cares AAA duties that
leave them no time to worry ahoat
being blind. The corresponding sell
rstsry u one Of tns, bess stssooa-
phcrs ~ the city. Another nanbss
b an expert switchboard epsraaoE.
The chairman OF the connittss o.
literature u great reader. taough
totally blind. One who has bsen
siEhtless for thirty years iskss board
ers and Is her own cook aud hoaae-
worker. Her moro fortunate i.oara-
srs marvel Al her thoroaShAsss.
The chronicle=news., 1913-11-12
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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-10-03
CHAPTER VII.



nNNllETY to dig dirt. the usual
"a American desire to get things
4 "a done right off, was the dOmi-
Mating idea in l9O4. So, while
Mr.. Wallace kept up the surveying
when would aid in determining the
center line of the c;lnHl as well as the
choice Of Il type. he also pushed eXca-
vation operations in the Cuehra cut,
rehabIitatin% old French eXravators
ana increasing the working force.
lie had found IiS men at work with
hand tools in the Cuebra cut His
first inspection convinced him that the
French machinery should be abandon
ed us fast us modern American equip
ment could be secured. and he express
ed the opinion that two years would
be required for preparations.
1t required stout hearts not to quail
before the iSthmuS of 1904. Not only
the traditional unhralthfuIneSs, but the
wretched condition of the railroad aft
err fifty years of noncompptition. the
long distance from the base of sup
plies. the miserable living accommoda,
tons in Colon and Panama. where
there were no sewers, no water and
unpaVed streets. into which were
thrown all refuse and garbage and the
veNatiOus red tape that surrounded all
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-10-03

government enterprises. made SItua-
ton that weddings no sooner touched
than they returned precipitately to the
United States.
To take care of the increasing num-
Der of workers that every ship was
bringing to the canal zone was the
most pressing problem. The interest
of the whole world had been stimu-
lated by the regeneration of the canal
project by the Americans, with the re.
suit that restless spirits everywhere
began bending their steps toward Pan
anna. Men of excellent character in
the United States also came. attracted
by the pay and the romantic nature Of
the undertaking
The houses left by the French were
inhabited by natives or buried in the
jungle growth. They necessarily were
run down, but could be made habitable
once the carpenters and lumber to do
the work were at hand. These, how
ever, like everything else were 1000
miles away with Il spider web of red
tape over them that paralyZed speedy
movement. In his year of service Mr..
Wallace repaired 357 of these houses
and built forty-eight new ones, still
leaving the problem of housing EN-
plOyers unSoved During that time
more than 5000 workers came to the
canal zone, but the migration back to
the United States or adjacent islands
and countries was heavy.
Colonel Gorgas had urged the prompt
sanitation of Colon and Panama. and
early in the American occupation the
construction of sewers, waterworks
and paved streets was begun. The
Americans advanced the money for
these improvements on Il plan of taxes
that Mt the end of fifty years from
their completion will repay the United
States and turn them over to the re-
SpeCtive cities.
One of the dredges left by the
French was found to be, after twenty
years, in excellent condition and was
put to work in Colon harbOr. The
twenty miles of track in the Culebra
cut OccasiUned derailments and wrecks
with exasperating frequency until re-
laid with heavier rails, and this mile
age was increased by an addition of
fifteen miles during the first year. Ma
chine shops existed at Colon, Mata-
chin and GOrgOna, where, when the
jungle had been cut away, facilities
were found for repairing machinery
and rolling stock.
Mr.. Wallace made his headquarters
in Panama in building that formerly
had been occupied by the French d.
rector general The disbursing officer,
sanitary officer, engineering parties
and clerical forces were conferred in
Panama, but a site for an American
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-10-03

more than was pald. At the same
time it was good sale for the French
company, because the United States
was the only prospective buyer.
The item Of largest value to the
United States as estimated in the re
port was the excavation of 29,90S.000
cubic yards. valued at S25.3S0. 240.
This mainly was in the Culebra cut.
Next in Importance was the Panama
railroad and subsidiary trackage in the
canal zone, and the remainder was for
quarters, hospitals. StOrehouSes, ma
chine shops, canal equipment steam
ships, land, etc.
NIucn of the mechanical equipment
and whole villages of houses used by
the French employees We're covered
with a dense growth of jungle after
years of idIeneSs, but the machinery
had been oiled and painted carefully
before abandonment and so was pre-
served in good condition when the
Americans came Had not the French
buildings been available and capable
of being speedily repaired for use the
early American employees would have
suffered more hardships than they did.
OF these buildings the Americans re-
paired and used 1886. their value be-
Ing estimated ut $3.50. 203SO
Construction work was carried on
the first year of American occupation
largely with old French equipment.
mat part of the equipment which
could not be utilized was used as bal
last on the Panama Steamship liners
to the extent of $1,000 tons and sold
as scrap on the New York market, and
in 1911 the Chicago House Wreckiug
company bid in the remainder for the
lump sum of $2l50OO.
In the sale the United States re
ceived 6S,SSS shares of the capital
stock of the Panama Railroad cOmpa-
ny and later bought from individuals
LIP shares for S157, 11S24, giving the
government complete control.
The value of the French engineering
records and surveys and especially Of
the records kept Of the flow of the
Chagres river is incalculable because
they could not be duplicated. 1t was
on French records that the estimate
of the amount of water to expect from
the isthmian rivers for use in the Ca
tun lake was based.
Congress on April ., 1904, appropri-
ated the 100000 which had been
promised in the treaty to the republic
of Panama for the canal zone. This,
with the contamination of the sale by
the French company, cleared the title
TO the canal zone, and at $50 O'Clock
in the morning of May 4 Lieutenant
Mark Brooke of the United States
army formally took over the property
and the territory in the name Of his
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-10-03

administrative town was selected at
the foot of Ancon hill, just outside of
Panama.
French towns ut Culcbra. Empire and
GOr&Ona were rehabilitated and sys
tens of sewers and waterworkS begun
There We're settlements at Matachin
BaS ObiSpo and Colon. Accommoda-
lions were of the crudest description
Powder boxes served for morris chairs,
furniture was scanty and of ancient
design. tropical insects made life a mis-
cry. servants were worse than indif-
ferent there We're no baths. no running
water In the houses. and that which
was used sometimes WAS caught from
roofs 2n which the buzzards roasted,
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-10-03

the native foods had to be eaten. and
ice was luxury that only occasional
ly could he Obtained from the railroad
ice factory ut Colon.
Each ship that brought workers to
the canal zone invariably carried the
same or others back. Yet percentage
stuck and accepted the undesirable
conditions gracefully. A few had vi
sion enough to see that our great gov
eminent would rectfy everything if
only given time Others realized that
the canal never would be built if the
workers expected soft conditions right
at the start. and they accepted their
sacrifices of comfort as Il national ne
ceSSity.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-10-03

government. --'----'---------,-
The day following President Roose-
welt announced the appointment of
John II. Wallace, general manager of
the Illinois Central railroad, as chief
engineer Of the Panama canal, effec-
tive on June 1. He had acknowledged
the national disbelief in governmental
efficiency by going into private indus
trial life for canal builder. Mr.. Wal
lace's salary was to be $4,000 an
nually, and the country recognized the
selection as good one.
Upon its return to the United States
the commission began organizing sur
Veying and engineering parties for
pioneer work in the canal zone. The
first ship to arrive with such a party
was on May II. the party having mt its
head Major General Davis Of the com
mission and including Colonel W. G..
G0rgas, chief sanitary officer. and
George r. Stanton. who personally
was selected by President Roosevelt
to officnte as head of police of the
canal zone
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-10-03

Mr. Wallace came from II highly or
saniHpd railroad system to an abso
'utrly unor%HniZed enterprise 1000
niles from the base of supplies. Gov
rrnmrnt red tape to such man was
AXn&pprHting to the last degree. 1t was
necessary for the government to ad
veriSe for bids. and this constituted
the principal delay in securing orders;
but barring that procedure. it has not
been shown that II private contractor
could have placed machinery and sup
plies on the ground with much greater
relcrity than the government.
The overriding idea was to make a
showing President Roosevelt himself
(To be cOntinued)
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-10-03

AS there is Mt favOrlhlr grographi
cal arrangement mt ether end of the
canal in the way Of harIprs the de
fects lave been supplied I3y brrukwn.
tiers. AT the Atlantis ontI nee break
water more than two miles long runs
from Toro point to S'icld SIirS lying
in the entrance from tie violent north
| ers that occasionally sweep the coast.
Another brcakWHtrr half mile lcng
running out from the Colon water front
will protect shipping in that harbor
from storms on the east At the Pa
citic entrance storms are not danger
GUS, but the currents deposited silt in
the channel in such quantities as to
make a breakwater advisable. and this
one runs from the mainland to NaoS
island. three miles out in the bay, and
connects with the Notifications. 1t
was built from material eXcnvated in
the Culebra cut, whereas the Atlantic
breakwaters were built largely of rock
quarried at Porto Rello.
Panama and Colon are cities of great
interest to the tourist. The former has
about $4,000 population and the latter
10000. Panama IL the capital of the
republic and has Il handsome rational
theater and institute. street car syS-
TEN, and Il number of Cd cAthedralS
are interesting sights. The canal EN-
ployces travel for half fArc on tho
railroad and are often in evidence in
the quaint little victoria 81 RIGGS that
handle the street traffic 1t 10 cents II
ride in the two cities.
what this nation will insist upon is
that results be arh we'd" wrote presi
dent Roosevelt in his order creating
the first iSthmian canal c0Mn isSiun
that he appointed on March g 1904
and that remained the kryu1Ir Of his
attitude toward the canal. He an
nounced its full personnel rs follows:
Admiral John G. Walker, e. S. ~.
chairman; Major General George W.
Davis, U. S. A.: William BARCLAY Par
sons, William II, Burr, Benjamin NJ,
Harrod. Carl Ewald GrunSky, Frank
J. Hecker.
This commission held its first meet
ing in Washington on March -, when
preparations were made for visit to
the isthmus, which it reached on
April 5. After three weeks of nves-
legations it decided that such en-.
cheering records as the French left
must be supplemented by fresh eX-
plOratiOns and surveys, that the santa
ton of the canal zone and the cities of
Colon and Panama was of the first i'm
pOrtance and that period of prepara
ton generally must precede effective
construction operations. Surgeon Colo
mel w. c. Gorgas accompanied the
commission on this trip and made the
preliminary plans for cleaning up the
isthmus which. when worked out,
were to make him famous. The com
mission returned to the United States
on April %.
At a meeting between representa-
tives of the United States and the
French Canal company in Paris on
April 1G the sale of the company's
property for $4OOO0.OOO was signed
and was ratified by the shareholders
In the company on April %.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-10-03

President Roosevelt WAS subjected
to wide criticism for this deal. but of
all his actions in connection with the
canal it was one of the wiSeSt With
out regard to who got the money. ii in
diSputably is true to any one who has
visited the canal that the United
States got dollar in value for every
dollar it paid the French company
AS late as 1911 Colonel Cocktails ap
pointed committee, headed by j. Il
Bishop, secretary of the commission
TO invoice the French purchase. and
it reported the value of French eX-
cavation useful to the American plan
of canal, the mechanical equipment
buildings and engineering records to
be $42.190S2G. or nearly S3.000,0OO
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-10-03

1t is one thing to make soda
crackers that are occasionally
good.
1t is quite another thing to
make them so that they are
always better than all other
soda crackers, always of un-
varying goodness.
The name "Uneeda"-stamped On
every biscuit-means that if million
packages of Uneeda Biscuit were
placed before you, you could choose
any one of them, confident that every
soda cracker in that package would
be as good as the best Uneeda Biscuit
ever baked. Five cents.
NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY
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The Ships That Pass
in the Night

attract very little attention piece of property, we'll kept
will always command the attention of pasersby and there
nothing noticeable about that place than the atractve
painted buildings They add to the beauty and value of the
property The purpose of this advertisement bring before
you the renowned
Eastern Colorado times., 1913-08-01
SYNOPSIS.

Major Mcdonald. commanding an army
post near Fort Dodge seeks man to
Intercept his daughter. Molly. who is
is Breh
meets the stage in which Molly is travel
g They are 1I attacked by and
Hamlin tells Molly he was discharged
from the Confederate service in disgrace
the resuIar army er1as 0 He g SUSPECTS sec one cap
tain LeFevre OF being responsible for
essort s TrSops appear and Under e
JOIN her fat her. Hamlin leaves to rejoin
hts regiment He returns to Fort Dodge
aer nds Mow sumner of ghting Indians and
night. 1taniiin rushes out. sees what he
believes is the figure. Of Molly hiding in
Lieutenant Gasklns. who accuses Hamlin
Innocent. He sees Molly in company with
former sweetheart. who threw him over
Tor LeFevre. Mrs. Dupont tells Hamlin
merevre ne,s forced f3,n her to send him lying
ing for LeFcvre to force him to clear his
record. Later he overhears Dupont and a
po MeiS i,e"'ns Seeks up an ntersIew wt
Hamlin. She says~her father seems to be
IN the power OF Mrs. Dupont. who claims
Molly disappears and Hamlin sets out to
trace her: Mcdonald is ordered to Fort
xha Ripley; ". Hamlin discovers that the man
Mcdonald was not the major He finds
McDonalds murdered body Hamlin
takes Wasson. a guide and two troopers
and goes in pursuit OF the murderers Who
had robbed Mcdonald OF $50. 900 paymas-
ter's money. He suspects Dupont. Con-
ners soldier acComplice of Dupont is
FOUND murdered. Hamlin's party is caught
IN herce blizzard while heading for the
Cimmaron. One man dies from cold and
dhotner almost succumbs Wasson Is shot
as they come In sight Of the Cimmaron.
Heroic work Hamlin resuscitates Carroll
ms remaining trooper Hamlin discovers
log cabin hidden under a bluff. occupied
py hughes. a COW thief. who Is laying for
I.etevre who cheated him In cattle
oeai His description Identifies LeFevre
hho dupont as one and the same. Hughes
1n2. Wasson mistaking him for one OF
Eastern Colorado times., 1913-08-01
PLAYERS AMIss IN RUNNING
Most Of Them Would Beneft Greatly
by instruction In Scientific Prln-
cipIes Of sprintin9.

"a man that is continually losing
the decision by half STEP" said John
]. McGraw, manager of the champion
Giants. in talking on the subject of
base running, will never win close
game for you. As far as results are
concerned the ball might just as well
beat him to first by thirty feet as by
three. Real speed on team consists
Of just that extra half step" I
1t Is probable other managers real
ize this fact as well as McGraw. 1t
seems strange, therefore, that spring.
training does not include expert
coaching in the art of sprinting. There
are few ball players who in the hands
of Mike Murphy would not learn to
run much faster than they do.
Few of the men have any idea of the
scientific principles of sprinting. Any
one who has watched ball players
closely and noticed the manner of
running and the length Of their stride
will realize they do not run with the
same power and efficiency as the
trained short-distance man. In the
first place many ofthem, while they
move their feet and legs fast, take
short stride and run with an up ANDY
down motion. They also waste time
by throwing the foot far out behind
them. Then. too many Of them turn
their toes out
Any trainer will tell you that man
is capable of taking only limited
number of strides in a specified time.
The object Is, therefore, to carry him
over every inch of ground possible at
each stride and to do it with the least
waste effort. Barney Wefers is said
to have taken a nine-foot stride. Many
ball players with limbs just as long
do not stride over five feet. 1t seems
reasonable to suppose that really
good coach by teaching players quick
starting and the proper method Of
sprinting could give many of them
that extra step or half step which In a
ball game often measures the dis
tance between victory and defeat.
Eastern Colorado times., 1913-08-01

sleep, picturing her condition unsheL
tered from the storm and protected
only by lie Fevre and his two Indian
allies. II he could only reach them,
only strike q blow for her release. It
would be such a relief. The uncer-
tainty weighed upon him, giving unre-
stricted play to the Imagination, and,
incidentally awakening love for the
girl SO overwhelming as almost to
frighten him. He had fought this feel.
ing heretofore, deliberately. satisfied
that such ambition was hopeless. He
would not attempt % lower her to his
level. nor give her the unhappiness Of
knowing that he dared misconstrue
her frank friendliness into aught more
tender. But these misfortunes had
changed the entire outlook. Now he
flung all pretense aside. eager to place
his life on the altar to save her.
Even dim flame Of hope began blaz-
Eastern Colorado times., 1913-08-01
Takes Addie Joss Place,

Fred Falkenberg, who looks like the
lats Addie joss and pitches like him.
too, has taken the place in the hearts
Of the Cleveland fans once held by
Joss. While Joss was alive many
fans aimed their visits to ball games
to strike those days when Addie was
slated to pitch. and now many who
can't attend regularly pick the days
when Falky Is due to work for the
Maps. For Falky is Cleveland's most
consistent winner. just as Joss was
the Maps best HEAVIER.
Eastern Colorado times., 1913-08-01

long with Gene an them Cheyenne
bucks, but II she's pulled through 80
far. thar amt nuthin' special goin' ter
happen till they git to the Injun
camp"
"You mean her fate will be decided
in council?"
"sure; thet's Cheyenne law. Le
Fevre kuows it. an oil Koleta would
knife him in minute If he got gay.
He's devil all right-thet OIL buck
but he's afraid of Black Kettle. an
thar won't be no harm done to the
gal"
The Sergeant walked over to the
fire. and stared down into the red en-
bers, striving to control himself. He
realized the truth of all Hughes said,
and yet had to fight sfiercely his incli-
nation to hasten to her rescue. The
very thought of her alone in those
ruthless hands was torture. There was
no self1shness in the man't heart. no
hope Of winning this girl for himself,
yet he knew now that he loved her;
that for him she was the one woman
IN all the world. Her face was in his
memory; the very soughing of the
wind seemed her voice calling him. But
the real man in him-the plainsman
instinct the impetuosity
of the lover. There must be no mis-
take made-no rash, hopeless effort.
Better delay. than ultimate failure.
and Hughes plan was the more practi-
cal way.
You're right, old man. Well wait"
he said sternly. "Now to get ready.
Have you a corral?"
The other made a gesture with his
hand.
Twenty rod blow. under the bluff"
We'll drive the horses down. feed
and water them. But first come with
me; there is half-frozep man up yoh-
der"
They plowed through the snow to-
gether, choking and coughing In the
thick swirl Of. fakes that beat
against their faces. The three horses.
powdered white, stood tails to the
storm. with head to the bluff. while
the drifts completely covered Carroll.
He was sleeping. warm in the blan-
NSSo, oAu SAo S"o A1CA PiShSo AALl oP
and stumbled along with their burden
to the shelter of the cabin. Then
Hughes faced the blizzard again. lead
ing the horses to the corral, while
Hamlin ministered to the semi-con-
scious soldier. laying him out upon q
pile Of soft skins, and vigorously rub
bing his limbs to restore circulation.
The man was stupid from exposure,
and in some pain. but exhibited no
dangerous symptoms. When wrapped
again in his blankets, he fell instantly
asleep. Hughes returned, mantled
with snow, and. as the door opened, tile
howl Of the storm swept by.
mo better outsider"
Lord. no! Worse. II anything.
Wind more east. sweepin' the snow
up the valley. Well be plum shet up
in an hour, I reckon. Hoses all right,
though"
In the silence they could hear the
fierce beating against the door, the
shrieking OF the storm-fiend encorn.
passing them about.
Eastern Colorado times., 1913-08-01
Wanted Another Opportunity,

Look here" he said to the groom,
"are you the man who put the saddle
on Miss Jennie's horse?"
Yes. sir. Anything wrong. sir?"
1T was loose-very loose. She had
no sooner mounted than the saddle
slipped. and II hadn't caught her
she would have been thrown to the
ground"
I'm very sorry, SIR
But I did catch her." went on the
young man. meditatively. Il caught
her In my arms. and-here's half a
crown for you. John. Do you suppose
you could leave the girth loose when
we go riding aRaln tomorrow