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The Ely miner., 1913-07-18

Colon, c.. Z.-If you wish to hear
Language" just say "Cucaracha" to
one Of the engineers engaged in build
Ing the central division Of the Panama
canal.
Cucaracha In Spanish means
cockroach. In the Canal Zone it
means the greatest of the numerous
slides that have made the completion
Of the Culebra cut SO different and so
expensive. Why that slide was named
the cockroach l could not discover.
Certainly even the Panamanian cock
roach is not SO large, and he moves
much more swiftly.
Before the first French company
quit operations in 1889 the Cucaraoha
began to slide, and it first gave the
Americans trouble in 1905, the second
year of their work on the canal. Be-
tween then and July 1, 1912, nearly
100000 cubic yards of material was
removed from the canal because of
It The slide had broken nearly 1000
feet from the axis Of the canal, and
covered an area Of At acres Last fall
the engineers were congratulating
themselves on having the cockroach
stopped, but in January it started
moving again, and nearly covered the
bottom of the cut
What is going to be the cost Of
that slide to the United States?" l
asked Colonel Goethals as we stood at
the edge Of the Culebra cut and look
ed across the chasm to where the
steam shovels and hundreds of men
were laboring to remove the vast
mass of earth and rock.
well" the chief engineer replied, our
estimate Is that by the time it is all
cleared up it will have required the
expenditure of about S5,000,O90 more
than the cut would have cost if the
slide had not occurred. 1t is still mov-
Ing, and has broken so far back that
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now we are shoveling the crest away
from the canal in order to relieve the
pressure from above. Before the move
ment in January began the excavation
in the cut at that point had been
carried to within Is feet of the canal
bottom. Digging out that Is feet of
material removed the support of the
Cucaracha, and down it came. If we
could have turned in the water and
taken out the Is feet with dredges, l
think the pressure of the water would
have done much to prevent the slide" /"
What of the future?" l asked is
there any danger of slides occurring
after the canal is opened?"
Absolutely none, l believe" he an
swered when the excavating and
dynamiting have ceased and the wa
ter is in, it will be quite safe. We
have the slides and breaks mapped
out as far back as there is any indi-
cation Of their extending, and are
working back to those lines. 1t is
merely matter of persistency and pa
tience."
When will the water be let into
the cut?"
In October" replied Colonel Goe-
thals. But there will be no celebra-
ton over the event. That one in jan
uary, 1915, is giving us enough worry,
and we don't forgst the premature and
ridiculous celebration by Ferdinand de
Lesseps many years ago. We will just
turn the water in-that's ALL Then we
can complete the excavation there
with suction dredges, which will do
the work cheaply and rapidly"
And when will boats be passing
through the canal?"
THAT 1 cannot say, but the sooner
the better, for the operating crews
must be properly trained before that
January celebration. wouldn't have
an accident occur for anything. If we
cannot have commercial vessels going
through before then, l shall ask the
government to send naval vessels
through, so the operating forces can
get the experience. Anyhow, l want
to see the canal opened to commerce
as soon as possible, for it is revenue
I am after"
Another day stood with Col. D. D.
Gaillard, the engineer Of the central
division, outside his Office in Empire,
and watched his army laboring in the
cut, the completion of which has
been his biggest task and greatest
glory. Right at our feet big area
had sunk down 70 feet in night, and
If there had not been warnings Of the
break a wing of the colonels Office
building would have gone down with
4. 1--WE had just time to remove that
wing" said he, "and my office force is
rather nervous now. for there are
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! light of morning break over the city.
She was struggling with temptation, a
temptation of an ordinarily good wom-
an who had allowed greed to enter her
heart and stifle all else.
"She began to visit the little room,
and to work around the various
charitable institutions in order that
she might cover her action. One day
in the laboratory at the city hall
where she had gone on some char
liable quest there came the opportu-
nifty to steal culture tube containing
typhoid fever germs. In an instant it
was in her handbag, the decision was
made, and she was fastening to FL
leen's room.
'The girl was playing, or was at
tempting to play, on the dulcimer,
when her aunt arrived. The instru-
ment had been one much loved by her
father, and lonely days spent in the
city had reminded the little girl many
times of when fortunes were better
and when she had listened to the
strains Of the instrument as played by
her father.
This was a sentiment in which
Mrs. Brent had INDUCED her, and she
had given her the money wherewith to
buy the plaything
Eileen looked up with a smile of
happiness on her face as the woman
she believed to be only charity work
er entered the room.
am thirsty the aunt said, after
the first greeting. Gould you get me
a glass of water?
"She wanted time in which to make
her plans. The girl laid down
the dulcimer and left the room. In a
fash it came to the aunt. The girl
loved to play the instrument. and to
turn the pages of the music as she
practiced. She must now and then
touch her fingers to her lips to moist
en- them. Hastily Mrs Brent drew
forth the culture tube and applied
some Of the germs to the strings. Ten
minutes later she was chatting with
the girl over her chances Of obtain
ing employment, and two weeks later
4 she was sitting by the bedside of a
fever ridden patient watching the first
effects of her work.
Eileen was out Of the way now, ty-
phoid was doing its work. Soon the
eyes which cleaned with fever would
be glaring in the Stiffness of death.
That gold bearing land in the west
was hers. Hers at the cost of q hu-
imam life.
Mrs. Brent had finished the story,
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out with them. II you want q plain,
ordinary detectives theory. it is this:
the little girl wanted some amuse-
ment, and she saw this dulcimer in q
second hand shop somewhere, and
bought it. The germs may have been
on there for six months, for all you
know. For what purpose they were
placed there in the beginning, I don't
know. Certainly l fail to see the mo-
tive that would make a person de-
sign so scientific a murder to accom-
plish so little
"'All very true I answered But,
just the same, | have my theory. What
it is l don't believe l shall tell you
right now, but if you want to help me
in what you think Is wild goose
chase, find out where that dulcimer is
while l do a little running around
on my own hook"
l had in mind the trunk which
had seen in the room, and while Will
liams began his rounds Of the pawn
shops, went to the coroner's Office.
In the little trunk / found clothing, a
few post card pictures of the city.
some addresses of business men, and
the like, but nothing that would aid
me in discovering the girls home
place, or the name of any relative.
did not see Williams for two days,
and when l did the information he
gave me took me farther from the
solution of the mystery than l had
been in the beginning. Shadows had
been placed on Grimes. They report
ed that he had been to the morgue,
to look at the dead body of the girl,
and that he seemed rather nervous
and excited at the sight of her. More
than that, he had seemed strangely in
terested in endeavoring to find out
just what action the police had taken
to locate the parents of the girl, and if
they had any success.
This to me few hours sooner would
have been gratifying information, but
as it was the news that Williams had
brought me was rather depressing.
For he had come to me with the
fact that little Miss Perry had bought
the dulcimer at pawnshop on
Wabash avenue 1t had been left there
several months before by some trav-
cling musician, and it seemed for a
moment that the theory which Will
Jams had given might be the real one.
But there was this to combat it: to
place germs on the strings of an in
strument one does not necessarily
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Children to Study Movies.

Closely following the German police
ordinance barring children from the
ordinary cinematograph theaters.
comes the organization, by prominent
representatives of art, science, official
dom and commerce, of an association
for cinematographic study.
The associations purpose is two
fold: it will endeavor to raise the
standard of the ordinary films, and
also to further the production of films
of an instructive and scientific nature.
If the producers feel that films of the
nature desired will not be profitable,
the association will itself bring about
their production. 1t is also to further
the establishment Of cinematogra-
phic museum and archives for the pre-
servation of especially valuable films
The Ely miner., 1913-07-18

He is the head of something or other
in the society,"
" And who was the other?' queried
81 don't know her name, was the
reply. She is a mighty nice little
woman though. Always pleasant and
all that
"Did they come together, Mr.
Grimes and the woman?'
"No, always separate. l don't
think either one of them ever talked
to the other
For an hour longer | questioned
the janitor and gained nothing fur
ther than the fact that Miss Perry, the
dead girl, had been visited during her
illness by three persons-the physi-
clan, Mr.. Grimes, and the little woman
whose name the janitor did not know.
But none of them ever had seen or
talked to each other.
AT last 1 left the dingy building
just as the black wagon of the coroner
arrived, and hurried to the station.
Williams was awaiting me there.
"'Well? 1 asked.
Typhoid germs" was his an
swer. Strung along the strings of
the instrument SC that If a person
were playing and happened to touch
one of their fingers to the lips, the in
oculation would be complete"
"'Just as 1 thought was my reply.
What does the city physician say?'"
"'All he knows is that he was call
ed up to see the girl and took care
of her. He wanted to take her to a
hospital, of course, but it seemed that
the girl objected so strenuously that
he obeyed her wishes, and allowed her
to remain where she was. She was
Just one of these little country girls
who was born with terrible fear of
hospitals, and the doctor was afraid
that the mental excitement of taking
her there would make her condition
worse. so he allowed her to remain.
I don't believe he knows any more
about the case than what he has told
me. To tell the truth, Miss Clement, /
don't believe that this is a murder
case at all. You have no motive in
the first place. Here Is a little girl
seventeen or eighteen years old, who
has come to the city from a small
country town, who appears to have
had no particular enemies, who was
simply here seeking work as many
thousands of girls are, and possessed
Of neither good looks nor money From
what 1 have learned, and from what
the doctor found out about hsr, she
was neither visited by men nor went
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need to buy that instrument. True,
it was that the buying of the instru-
ment fitted in with Williams argu-
ment, but it did not complete the the
ory.
Il am not satisfied yet,' l said to
him, and before 1 get through with
this case l will show you that it was
deliberate murder. Keep your eye
on Mr.. Grimes. l am not sure but
what we may need to question him at
headquarters. 1 am going to disap-
pear for awhile
When next l saw Williams l was
different appearing woman from the
usual Alice Clement. l wore glasses
and carried with me sample case Of
books. My dress was rather severe in
style, and my hair was presented in
mode of coiffure several years be-
hind the fashion.
Williams laughed as he looked at
me, and l could not help from smiling
| back at him
| works on applied charity. We won't
need them this afternoon, so think
l will leave them at the station. Our
work is to be of different sort. Come
on Then l led the way to a good
looking apartment on the North side
and asked for Mrs. Brent. A few mo-
ments later woman faced me in her
living room.
| 81 have changed my mind about
the books, she said. 4 don't believe 1
care for them Then, turning to Will
liams in some surprise, rs the gentle
man accompanying you?
Yes was my short answer And
our business here this afternoon does
not concern books on charity. Mrs.
Brent my voice grew snappy and
cold, we are here this afternoon to
ask you why you murdered your niece,
Eileen Perry?' She whirled. Her face
grew CHASTITY. She seemed to seek for
some means of escape. No word
came from her lips. I stepped be-
fore her again. You have confessed
by your actions that you are guilty
said. Now, before we take you to po-
lice headquarters, tell US why you
committed this murder
"a sob broke from the woman. She
staggered few steps toward the door
and sank swooning to the floor. VIII
liams raised her in his arms and car
ried her in to her bed.
when at last she could talk, she
told US the story of the woman whom
money had driven mad. y
| Eileen Perry lived in q small
The Ely miner., 1913-07-18

Records are fragile things; you
can't lower one without breaking it.
The Ely miner., 1913-07-18

HAD met the boat at the
dock, and watching the
thronging mass of men,
women and children as
they poured from the pa
latial prison in which they
had crossed the Atlantic,
there came to me the
sight of a sparkling pair
of brown ewes and a smile
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-12-04
GIRL FOUND BOUND
TO RAILROAD TRACK
Eats Candy with Stranger and
Becomes Unconscious,

Grand Haven, Mich, Dec 3.-~lIazel
Payne, seventeen years old, of Fruit
port. was found tied hand and foot
to the Grand Trunk tracks and mcon.
sCious, and when rescued Just before
a train bore down ON her. The story
has just become known, the girl re
gaining consciousness in a farm house
near Munica.
The unconscious girl was rescued
by Alfred Wildey, farmer. just as the
headlight of a fast mail train was
seen over n nearby grade, The train
whizzed by Widely as he carried her
to a place of safety A moments de,
lay in severing the ropes that bound
Miss Payne would have cost her life
Miss Payne says she met stranger
in a buggy rs she was returning from
II walk to Fruitport, whence she had
gone from her brothers home. whore
she had been living. The STRANGER
offered her candy. She ate of it and
does not remember anything more I'm.
til she awakened in the home of her
rescuCr.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-12-04
THE STANDARD OF CoNSTITU-
TIONAL DEMOCRACY.

In the following paragraph from Inc
Waterloo Democrat is "A strong ana
clear expression of good Democratic
sentiment:
A great change has come over the
situation within the last two or lhree
wears. and men Of both factions can
now see exactly where they sCaia'
Everyone will concede that Wisconsin
has benefited tremendously by much Oh
the legislation that has been enacted AT
Madison. 1T is also perfectly clear 10
most men that the Republican party III
Wisconsin is today engaged IN st"uR
gle for fractional advantage rather thah
for the interest of the people. ihlS
means that it is time for Democrats TO
get back into their own party. The re-
organization of the Democratic party
in Wisconsin shonld be easy to accom-
plish The atmosphere has been greatly
clarified during the last few months,
and il ought not be difficult now Tor
any Democrat to see where the Ihe7
are. President Wilson has set the
standard of Democracy and every good
Democrat should be able to fall INTO
line with that standard.
Editor Whipple is evidently wide
awake as to political conditions lie
intelligently faces the future inc one
sure way to close up and recruit the
party ranks is to plant the standard OF
constitutional Democracy and make it
plain that it waves for equal rights. and
not for special privileges. The standard
heorers should be men who feel the
thrill of the great movements OF the
time for betterment of industrial ana
social conditions, and the conservation
of human life and limb.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-12-04
The Presidents Message.

Milwaukee Journal Again Presi =
dent Wilson has shown his belief that
"A brief message, bringing few things
clearly to the attention Of congress and
the country, is to be preferred to an
encyclopedia account of what has been
done and of all the things he hopes
will be done. OF very many subjects
he might have discussed he has selected
few, but the very selection and the
stand he takes on these things prove his
careful consideration of the whole field
of congressional legislation.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-12-04
BABY ALIBI IN VOLO
RAIL RIDING CASE
Mrs. Richardson Says Town
Women Envied Her.

Waukegan, H., Dec. 3.-Upon her
blue-eyed, four months old son, Arthur
Mrs. Kate Wagner bases her defense
against being one of the six Volo, H.,
women charged with having taken
part in the famous "rail-riding" par.
ty when Mrs. John Richardson was
hustled out of town on a fence rail
The defendants are on trial before
Judge Donnelly in the circuit court
at Waukegan.
Arthur was born three days after
the rail party" said Mrs. Wagner II
couldn't have very we'll been in the
affair and lifted Mrs Richardson on
to the rail- could -"
Mrs Richardson was carried out of
her home at midnight, July II, placed
on long rail and in spite of her
screams and entreaties carried to the
edge of the town. She was then car.
ried in the same manner back to her
home and dumped on the ground with
warning Ito leave Volo in twenty.
four hours or take another ride" Fifty
women are said to have taken part in
the party" Mrs Richardson eyed
the women scornfully They didn't
like me because | was prettier than
they. because | wore smarter clothes
because ] was younger and because
! was the only woman in Nolo who
could dance the tango" she said.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-12-04
WITH THE EDITORS
i:iulHnlIIHIuIalIlIIIIIIIIllIIlIII

Chiffon Times: Even leading Re
publicans are now clamoring for guar
antee of bank deposits. The world do
move.
Oconto Enterprise: 1t will be we'll
for the high tariff gentry to conclude
that the tariff crusade has not been end
real war on trusts is just being mapped
out
Milwaukee journal: The Harvester
Co, has taken on 100 more men Too
bad. that depression caused by the new
tariff
Madison Democrat: For once, if not
oftener, Thomas j. Neacy of Milwaukee
seems in error. He urges the recogni
ton and segregation of vice. His notion
is wholly untenable for the elemental
reason that he would sanction an evil
No such theory can be tolerated Its
mere suggestion from Il decent source
is cause for humiliation.
The Oconto Enterprises The United
States wants war with nobody and is
not going to have any war, all the jim
goes to the contrary Notwithstanding.
The Milwaukee News; It's "equali-
ty of opportunity, the equal chance to
make good for all, that should be
guaranteed, 1t is an education which
spells democracy that the people want.
without such an education, without
such opportunity, there is small hope
to realize the best that is possible in
representative government.
Milwaukee Journal The stores have
found out that there is meaning in the
tariff. They can't afford to stop and
parley and explain why there will be
no reduction. The store that tried il
would see its business moving acros,
the street. The high protestionist will
soon be doing his bowling at the sam,
time his wife is down town takinl
advantage of lower prices. Moral
You cant judge of the truth of man
statements by the loudness of his voice
Platteville News: With the ad
vancement of time we demand TIN
things in our homes as necessities tina
few years ago We're luxuries. Tn
same is true of public affairs, whicl
are advancing as rapidly. What woul,
do yesterday is not sufficient for to
morrow. We decry the larger take
we must pay, but we cannot have ad
vantages without paying for them
We receive the greatest returns for tn
money expended for taxes than for an,
one other thing Would you want t
go back to days of dark streets, boar
walks in our city, drinking water fror
wells no sewer, to say say nothing c
the contrast in the educational advant
ages now given our children.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-12-04
MIFFLIN.
BY kATHERYN GowMAN.

George Martell of Martinville was d
guest from Thursday until Saturday
until Saturday at the home of James
Gowman and family.
Rev II. M. Stephenson and fatherin
law Mr.. Bush, enjoyed Thanksgiving at
the home of the formers daughter Mrs
G. Watson, at New Diggings.
Some from here attended the dance
held at Rewey on Thanksgiving even
ing.
Dorace and Alice Hartford Of Min
eral Point visited Saturday and Sunday
at the j. Rain home here.
Word reached here Friday morning
that John Eustice had died suddenly at
his home in Rewey. He conducted a
general merchandise store.
Mrs Anna Poad was here from Min
eral Point IA few days making her
mother Mrs Rain, Sr. visit and other
relatives and friends.
The "old fashioned spell down"
which was to be given by the ladies of
the Z. M. church, on Thanksgiving
night was post poned, owing to the in
clement weather.
Ewart White had the pleasure of
visit at Dodgeville Friday and Satur
day.
Mrs e. A. Fawcett arrived Saturday
from Gravity. Ia, for a weeks visit at
the home of her sister Mrs. Thomas
Rain and family.
j. G.. White returned home from
Dodgeville Tuesday, where he spent a
few days on business.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs Philip Johns
ton on Saturday, Nov. 20, daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Held entertained
the following guests at sumptuous
Thanksgiving supper. Mr.. and Mrs.
w. G.. Holtz, Mr.. and Mrs. Adam
Dolphin, Mr. and Mrs James Gowman
and daughter Katheryn, Mr.. and Mrs.
Win Wiseman, Mr., and Mrs. John
Hitchcock, Grace Stacey, Sol Harker
and George Martell.
Miss Jessie Jones of Dodgeville had
the pleasure of visit from Thursday
until Sunday at the George cambridge
home.
Grant Rowland returned home Sat
urday from Chicago, where he spent
two weeks at the Presbyterian hospital
receiving treatment. He seems to be
considerable improved,
Clarence Griffith and family moved
their household goods into the house
on the farm at Pecatonica, owned by
his mother. He will run the farm
next year.
John Griffith was caller at Linden
and Mineral Point last week
Miss Irma Nolen, who has been at
tending the Aurora, college, arrived
home Thursday for a indefinite stay,
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Williams of
Platteville We're entertained from Wed
nesday until Saturday Mt the home of
MIR. and Mrs. ID. o. Dockendorf.
Mrs. w. j. Bullian and son Willie
spent Monday at Livingston on bust
ness,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-12-04
FRENCH MINISTRY RESIGNS
House of Deputies Declines by Vote
to Support Government.

Paris, Dec 3.-The downfall of the
French ministry has occurred in the
governments defeat in the house of
deputies, when the members by a
vote of 300 to 265 failed to give the
government vote of confidence on
one of its financial proposals. The
proposal was regarding the immunity
of government land stocks from taxa
ton.
Premier Barthou in the evening
placed his resignation in the hands of
President Poiucare. The president
may ask former Minister of Finance
CaillauX to form a new cabinet
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-12-04
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