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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-11-04

done under Colonel Gocthals. 1t was
necessary to remove about 100000
cubic yards of rock and earth from
the site Of the three locks ut Gatun to
prepare q foundation for the tremen-
dously heavy structure. Careful bor-
ings had been made to ascertain If q
suitable foundation could be found
there
On Aug. "a, 1909. the first concrete
was laid in the Gatun lock site. Rock
of q desirable kind for use in making
the concrete as we'll as sand could not
be found In the canal zone. and expert.
ments along the cOast showed that ut
Porto Bello. twenty miles east OF
Colon, good rock could be quarried.
and sand was discovered In suitable
quantities and quality Mt Nombre de
Dios, forty miles east of Colon. These
two places are the oldest on the 18th
mus.
Rock crushing began at Porto Bello
on March 2. 1900. II fall the rock and
sand removed from Porto Bello and
Nombre de Dios were placed IN barges
separated by the usual distances In n
tow they would reach from Colon to
New Orleans. or 1900 miles. This ma
terial was towed to Colon and thence
through the old French canal to
Gatun. Here 1t was unloaded by ma.
chinery and stored conveniently for
the concrete mixing plant.
All the machinery and equipment for
building the locks were designed on
scale commensurate with the unprece-
dented size Of the structures. Eight
giant mixers were fed with rock. sand
and cement by cars operated by elec-
tricity, the finished product coming
from ench of the mixers at the rate OF
sixty.four cubic feet for each complete
operation.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-11-04
catiaa For Tears,

DR.. Pitcairn. being In church 10
Edinburgh where the preacher was not
only emphatic. but shed tears copious-
", was moved to inquire Of a country
man who sat by him what It was all
about. what the deevil makes him
greetr was the inquiry. Faith" said
the man. slowly turning round. "ys
had maybe greet yourself II ye was M
there and had as little to say"-Dun'
dee Advertiser.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-11-04

A shambling old negro went down
the street leading big dog with II
"For Sale" sign on its collar. A little
girl spied the dog aud wanted IT, she
teased SO hard that her mother finally
asked its price.
1.-TWO dollahs." said the negro. an
expe-tant grin dividing his features.
"Two dollarsr' exclaimed the lady.
why, the dog isn't worth that much!
I'll give you SO cents"
The negro drew himself up indig'
nantly. Lady" he said. "Ah couldn't
think OF It. Why. de fellow All got
dis dog from gave me a dollah to get
rid of mw-Everybody's.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-11-04


= EXPLANATION OF BASIS OF AWARD
Yield: Each contestant 10 the Boys
Potato Club will have two disinterested
persons weigh the product OF his plat OF
ground and sign their names to blank
which will be furnished him, testifying
to the number Of bushels of marketable
potatoes raised on the plat For the
best yield thus reported a standard score
Of twenty five points will be allowed.
Profit: Each boy will be required to
keep strict account Of every article OF
cost that goes into producing the crop,
and the entire amount received for the
harvested product. He will report this
upon special blank which will be sent
him and have it witnessed BY two re-
sponsible individuals, not members OF
the boys i'm mmediate family. The score
will be according to the profit shown.
Exhibit: Every member of the Boys
Potato G. ub will make an Individual OK.
hibit of ten POI atoes at his Local Show,
these to be subject to conditions Of State
Exhibit. They will be judged according
to score card and given The points that
they merit.
Method of Marketing: In order to
encourage boys to use their own means
OF turning their crop into money,
standard score of ten points will be al
lowed for the best method reported.
Condition of Field at Close of Season:
The Local Leader will make q visit to
the plat of each contestant just before
the potatoes are harvested, to note the
amount of grass or weeds that have been
allowed to remain. The plats that are
found to be free from both, will be given
a score of five points In the Basis Of
Award.
Description of Production Methods:
A written history, giving the details In
making and selling the crop, will be
judged with a perfect score of twenty
points. For Division One-Boys-an
five hundred words. The papers from
consist OF not less than three hundred
words.
STATE PRIZES
The awarding Of prizes 1t the annual
State Exhibit, will be according to the
folio wing classes:
Divisions one and two-Boys. Ex-
hibits will be judged and prizes offered
separately. O,herwise the Same condi.
tions will hold In both divisions. - .
Clsss A. Three useful prizes will be
offered Of values $40, 81, and IS, respect
lively, for highest number Of points In
Basis Of Award.
Glass B. Three prizes will be offered
under similar conditions a. in class A,
for highest yield Of marketable potatoes
reported. T =.
Glass C. Three prizes for best exhibit
of ten potatoes. 80.
Glass D. Three prizes for best writ
ten description of "How the Crop Was
Made and Marketed"
Besides the four cfasses Of prizes men.
toned above, Sweepstakes prizes con.
sisting Of all the necessary expenses OF q
trip to Orono for tho Annual Meeting Of
tho State Association, will he given
to the three persons who win the great
est number of points In the State Exhib.
1t. The winners Of these prizes will bs
as follows:
One boy in Division One, Boys Potato
Club.
One boy iu Division Two, Boys Pota-
| 10 Club.
One girl In the Girls Canning Club.
For further information concerning
Boys and Girls Agricultural Club Work
address T. q. Bickford, State Leader,
Orono, Maine.
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Some Exercise.

Duke" said the medical man. "you
motor. ride horseback and blplane
You never walk. Your legs Will be-
rome atrophIed from lack Of exercise y
MY legs get some exercise. d"tor
1 kick the serVants quite frequently"
Kansas City Journal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-11-04
CHAPTER ,xl.

Wonderful Looks and Dams.
AZ elevator system for ships Is be-
n Ing installed at Panama at a
~ cost Of $5syO00.0O0. These ele-
vators. known as locks. will
raise silips to and lower them from the
great artificial inland lake which Is
eighty-fire feet above sea level.
There are six locks on the Atlantic
side and six on the Pacific side, at
each end Of the Gatun lake.
A ship arriving at Colon from New
York. on its way to san-Francisco. en-
ters the sea level channel In Limon
bay and steams for seven miles
through the canal. which Is 800 feet
wide and forty-one feet deep. to Gatun
Here It's way is barred by a massive
pile Of masonry with impressive steel
gates, and towering eighty-hve feet
above the ship is the surface OF the
Gatun lake. To the west OF the snip
runs the man made mountain, the
Gatun dam, which holds the lake IN
bounds. The problem y to LIT the
ship to this Lake.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-11-04
Honk, Honkl

Did she come to the door when you
serenaded her with your mandolin"
mo; but another fellow came along
and brought her out with an auto
horn Washington Herald.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-11-04
Orioin of "Whjsky." /"

The word usk IL an Anglicizcd form
NJ the Welsh word wysg Celtic word
meaning water. II is connected with
The Irish word ulsque. from which the
Saxon gets the word whisky. Cnrdin
Western Mail.
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AMONG THE FARMERS.
" sPEED THE Flow

on practical Agricultural top,, .
I, solicited. Address all communications |.
tended for this department 70 HENRY ID
HAMMOND. Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem
ocrat. Paris, Ne.
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OF BASIS OF AWARD

Total 10
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-07-17
PASS Law TO
AVERT STRIKE
PRESIDENT, LEGISLATORS, EN-.
PLoYERs AND EMPLOYEES
AGREE ON BOARD.
10000 MEN INVOLVED
STRIKE HALTED FOLLOWING
DECISIVE ACTION OF LEAD.
ERs At WHITE HOUSE.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington, July 15.-Representa.
tives of the 10000 conductors and
trainmen Of Eastern railways, who
have voted to strike for higher
wages, and managing officers of the
railroads agreed at the White House
yesterday to submit their differences
to arbitration under the provisions Of
the Newlands. Clayton act which Pres
ident Wilson and congressional lead
ers promised to make law by night.
In the meantime no strike will be de.
clared. officials of the employees
brotherhoods agreeing to an armistlce
until Wednesday night.
This victory for arbitration over the
strike was the result of a two.hour
conference at the White House be.
tween President Wilson and congres.
sional leaders. both Republicans and
Democrats, the presidents and man.
ayers of the railroads and representa-
tives of the trainmen and conductors.
The agreement not only averted, TEN.
porarily, at least, the strike which
threatened to tie up railroad traffic
generally in the East, but smoothed
out differences Of opinion that had
arisen in both houses us to the compo-
sition OF the board Of mediation and
provided permanent commission to
deal with railroad disputes.
The President announced that he
would sign measure such as agreed
upon. and described the conference as
Simple and satisfactory"
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-07-17
SUES FOR W|FE'S SHARE
FIGHT FOR MILLIONS OF STRAIT.
TON ESTATE is BEGUN.
Mrs. s. G. Kennedy, Of LeadviIle, Says
Dead Mine Masnate Deserted
Her In 1875.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver. - The sensa tional suit
which Mrs. 8. G. Kennedy of Lead
vile threatened to file a year ago
against, the estate Of Winfield Scott
Stratton, claiming a Widows share of
the millions he left to charity, and
accusing Stratton Of bigamy, naming
herself his deserted wife, was filed in
the District Court. Eleven year after
the man who made Cripple Creek
famous went to his grave. leaving as
a monument to himself his millions
for building the Myron Stratton home,
the skeleton which, If her charges be
true, he had hidden In his closet, is to
be dragged to light in court.
The suit was brought against the
trustees of the Stratton estate, Tyson
s. Dimes, D. H. Rice and William Len
nox. the Myron Stratton Home, a do
mestic corporation not for profit, and
the International Realty Company.
1t asks that Mrs. Kennedy be given
widows share-one half-of Win
field Scott Stratton's estate, valued at
between $S,OO0.OO0 and $10,OOO0O0, and
That after one-half Of the estate is
given to Mrs. Kennedy the other half
be used by the trustees without delay
to the extent of s1.OOO.O0O for the pur.
chase Of grounds and in erecting, fur
nishing and equlpping necessary
buildings for the Myron Stratton
home In accordance with the last will
Of Winfield Scott Stratton. The rest
to be invested In good and sufficient
Interest bearing securities. as pro.
vided in the will" for the maintenance
Of the Myron Sratton home
In asking for the last named judg-
ment, she charges the trustees of the
Stratton estate have paid themselves
more. than $4,00O,0OO above the real
value Of their services as trustees,
and that for several years at least
IS, 900. 100000 has been available for
the trustees to carry out the provi-
sions of the Stratton will and build
the Myron Strattog home.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-07-17
GEN ERAL.

Wall street had the dullest days
business Friday In seventeen years.
Mrs. Mary Belle Crawford. so years
old. was arrested and held withou,
bail at Atlanta, Ca, charged with hay
ing killed her husband.
A boy Weighing nineteen pounds
was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Ston
osch. of South Bend, Ind, whose ag
gregate weight is 500 pounds.
Secretary Daniels has accepted the
invitation extended him by Senator
Shafroth 10 be the guest Of the Den
yer Chamber Of Commerce In August
The grand lodge OF Elks' forty-ninth
reunion at Rochester. N. Y, accepted
the $26O,OOO bid Of Salt Lake City
contractor and will build new ma.
tional home. Whether the home shall
be on. the site Of the present home In
Bedford, Va, or elsewhere, rests with
the national home commission. OF
which Garry Hermann Of Cincinnati
Is chairman.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw will re.appear
next month on the stage In this coun
try. 1t was on the roof garden al
Madison Square. In New York, that
Harry X. Thaw killed Stanford White
seven years ago. and 1t Is on roo.
garden that Mrs. Thaw will return
to the New York footlishts, for she
has been engaged to do turn begin
uing on Monday, August 4.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-07-17
SPORT.

The French aviator, Leon Letort
made flight from Paris to Berlin
without stop.
Only three National league clubs.
the Giants, Brooklyns and Philadel.
phias. are making big money this
season.
The Jack White Johnny Dundee
fight, scheduled for July 20 at Los
Angeles has been called off. Man.
ayers could not agree on terms.
Miss Jennie Jones of Sioux City
won the women's state golf champion'
ship at Des Moines, Ia, when she beat
Mrs. w. F. Moore. Of the Wavelsnd
club, DesNolnes, 6 up and to 60.
B. L. Walters, an amateur aviator
fell 20 feet when he attempted to fly
from st. Charles to Elgin, ILL.,, in a bi
plane, which he built himself He
will recover. Walters had flown SIX
miles when a puff of wind turned his
machine completely over in the air.
The opening Of the seashore resorts
on the French coast offers the mo
distes almost as much scope as does
the opening Of the racing season. The
latest bathing style for women con
sists Of nothing more than thin silk
sash wound around the waist. That's
all, except broad-brimmed hat.
The diamond necklace corrosed oil
fifty.five stones, weighing from one
fourth to one and seven.eighths carats
which belonged to Jack Johnson's for
mes white wife, Eta Duryea. was sold
to jeweler in Chicago for $3.50 al
public auction in the office Of the
United States marshal.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-07-17
GARRISON TO VISIT DENVER.
Secretary Of War viii Inspect Mum
Der Of Army Posts.

Washington. - Secretary Garrison
announced the itinerary OF his trip
for inspection OF army posts. Leaving
Washington with Major General Le.
onard Wood. chief Of staff, and Major
General James b. Aleshire, chief Of tho
quartermaster corps. Secretary Garri.
son will visit first Atlanta, Ca, after
which his itinerary will include the
following:
Fort Huachuca, Ariz.. and Tucson,
Ariz., July rs; Los Angeles, 2G; San
Diego, 27; Castroville. Cal, 20; Monte.
rey, 20; San Francisco. 81: Portland,
Ore, August 2; Tacoma, Wash, 3; Sc.
attic. 4; Spokane, 6; Missoula, Mont,
Z; Helena. Mont, s; Bismark. N. d.,
8; Billings. Mont. 10; Sheridan. Wyo..
II; Edgmont, 8. D.. 12; Deadwood. 8.
D.. 10; Crawford. s. D., IA; Cheyenne.
Wyo.; Sidney. Neb.; Alliance, Netr
Is; Denver, II; Fort Riley. Kan, IS:
Omaha, 20 and 81.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-07-17
-MULHALL HAS MORE TESTIMONY
Identifies Nearly 600 Letters, TeIe.
grams and Scraps Of Memoranda.

IueHtIIieS NedTly oUU eetteTS, Iele'
grams and Scraps Of Memoranda.
Washington.-Martin NJ. Mulhall,
professed field agent, stock broker.
lobbyist and political worker for ths
National Association of Manufacturers,
continued his story before the Senate
lobby investigating committee. Mul.
hall was on the stand for six hours.
In that time nearly 600 letters. tele.
grams and scraps Of memoranda were
identified by him with hardly more
than glance.
Mulhall asserts association spent
100000 to elect Maine senator opposed
to labor.
Mulhall charges $500 day was
spent In attempt to defeat Maryland
congressman who introduced labor
Injunction measure. Campaikns were
conducted against Pennsylvania labor
congressman and for anti-labor condi.
dates.
Mulhall says Gompers demandeh
more labor legislation Of Roosevelt in
return for support.
The threatened rupture between the
Senate and House committees appar.
entity ended with friendly agreement
subscribed to by both sides. Under
this arrangement the Senate commit.
tee will finish its examination Of Mul.
hall before he is turned over to the
House; It will also put in the record
all the Mulhall correspondence 1t
cares to.
Copies of all the letters and memo
randa put In the record will be fur.
nlshed every member Of the Garrett
committee, and they will have ample
time to study the case before they get
Mulhall.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-07-17
FOREIGN.

Having failed in her hazardous
coup, Bulgaria is now showing her
self anxious for peace.
The Balkan states appear to again
be in the melting pot. There is no
sign Of peace at present.
George W. Sheldon, wealthy Chi
cagoan. died suddenly on train go
ing from Dover to London.
Sylvia Pankhurst was released
from Holloway jail In London, as the
result of her hunger strike.
Militant suffragettes started win
dow-smashing demonstration during
King Georges visit to Liverpool.
NJ. Lepine, ex-prefect Of Paris, who
recently retired from that office. was
elected Republican deputy for Mont
Crison.
Reports Of a revolution and at
tempts against the lives of King Fer
Ginand and Premier Daneff are un
founded.
The greatest military activity pre-
walls at Constantinople, and troops
artillery and provision conveys are
being brought across the Bosphoru,
from Asia Minor.
A plot to assassinate Presiden,
Huerta, Gen. Felix Diaz and Genera
Banquet, the war minister, has beer
frustrated by the arrest of one deputy
and ten others of no great promin
ence at Mexico City.
A long statement issued at Athens
by the minister Of war gives detail:
of crimes alleged to have been com
mitted by the Bulgarian troops whlle
fleeing from the Greek army. Priests
old men, women and children" says
the statement, -'ssfSred martyrdon
after being subjected to unspeakable
treatment. Incendiarism was the or
der Of the day. Not single church
was respected and the savings o.
many people were stolen by Bulgarian
officers and soldiers"
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-07-17
Dubbs President Of Colorado Bar.

Colorado Springs. = Officers were
elected by the Colorado Bar AS
sociation as follows: Henry A. Dubbs.
Denver. president; Frank j. Annis,
Fort Collins, vice president; John j.
Hendricks, Trinidad, second vice
president; William H. Wadley. Den.
yer, secretary-treasurer Mr.. Wadley
was reelected for the fourth consec.
utiye time. The selection Of the next
meeting place was left to the execu-
tive committee. A special committee
was authorized to consider the ad.
visibility of establishing an advisory
legislative bureau to whip into shape
bills introduced in the Legislature and
measures initiated.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-07-17
A BRIEF RECORD OF PASSING
EVENTS IN THIS AND FOR.
EIoN COUNTRIES.
IN LATE. DISPATCHES
poINcs. AND HAPPENINGS THAT
MARK THE PROGRESS
OF THE AGE.
Western Newspaper Union News servics.
WESTERN.

Chicago was chosen for the next
biennial session of the international
Christian Endeayor in July. 1915.
One engineer and two firemen were
killed In two railroad accidents at
jackson. Mich, both wrecks being Of
Michigan Central trains.
The famous drill team of the Dem
yer lodge Of Elks won the first prize
of $500 for the best drilled team at
the reunion at Rochester, N. Y.
Thirty new Pacific type passenger
locomotives will be placed in service
on the Iowa. Nebraska and Colorado
divisions of the Rock Island lines.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt will
rest at Grand Canyon three or four
days before starting on a 15O-mile
ride, he announced at Williams, Ariz.
A good roads convention will be held
in Sheridan, Wyo., July 10 and 20, for
the purpose Of deciding on a highway
from Denver to the Yellowstone Ma
tional park.
The new pennant winners and the
title holders Of three seasons back
Joined hands and celebrated the
raising Of the championship muslin at
Broadway park in Denver.
Swan Johnson, sixty years old, at
Salina, Kan,. shot and killed Henry
Parohl. As years old, because, he
says, Parohl owed one of Johnson's 8
sons $l.25 for work on the Parohl
farm.
The lives of twelve persons were
crushed out and fifty persons were in
jured when two Pacific electric rail.
way cars crashed together with ter.
rifle impetus. at Vineyard station. be.
tween Venice aud LOS Angeles.
Carl Juffman; his wife and three
children, and his sister, Miss Missouri
Juffman, were killed at Los; Angeles,
almost in front Of the old.'san Cab
riel. mission when their automobile
was struck by a locomotive running at
high speed. :.
Secretary Garrison =. has. ordered
Colonel Edwin P. Brewer Of. the
fourteenth cavalry at Fort Mcintosh,
Tex, to demand the release Of five
Americans. together with $50 cattle
and thirty horses. held by Mexican
revolutiopists. at Hidalgo. Mexico.
Secretary Bryan requested the action.
and two 'of the Americans were re-
leased. u
Bids for the Greeley. Cole., postof
flee will be advertised for at once, ac.
cording to anpoupcement. Of the su.
pervising. architect af the treasury
department. at, Washington. 1t is an.
nounced also that plans for the Grand
JUNCTION postoffiee will be revised to
bring the, cost within the appropria.
tion made for the building. The only
bid received SO far; $4,000, has been
rejected, ="
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-07-17
WASHINGTON.

The American Red Cross has ap.
pealed for aid In relieving the sick
and wounded In the Balkan war.
Senators shafroth and Thomas
Joined in recommending the appoint.
ment Of A. F. Browns for register Of
Sterling land office.
The Senate confirmed the following
nominations Of Colorado postmasters:
Herbert D. Barnhart, Creede; Finley
Dye. Julesburg; Alexander Gray, Ord.
way. Judith Nichols, Ridgway.
j, H. McMichaels. charged by Mul.
hall with being spy at the capitol
in the employ Of the National. Asso.
citation Of Manufacturers, was re-
moved from the government rolls.
Facing financial ruin in a mad figh.
TO save their lives from the dread Of
war and devastation by gunpowder
that has seized Mexico and practical.
ly paralyzed and wiped OUT It's com.
. mercial and Industrial business.
/. scores Of terror.strlcken Americans
are being brought to the United
States on every boat.
William d. Wilson. secretary Of la.
boz, vigorously denied the truth Of
charges brought out at the senate lob.
by investigation In letter by Colonel
Martin M. Mulhall, that the whole
Wilson family" had jobs with the
house labor committee, while Mr..
Wilson was chairman; only his daugh.
ter, Miss Agnes Wilson, he declared.
was employed. She was his secre.
tary. 49,. $500
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-07-17
Accidents, Toll Of Death.

Los Angeles Electric trains col
lide as result OF boys prank; II killed,
40 injured.
Cambridge, O.-Train collldes with
street car; killed, score Injured
Jackson, Mich. - Michigan Central
trains wrecked killed.
New York.-Squall capsiaes boat;
10 drowned.
Boston.-Sloop capslzes: Sdrowncd.
Hendaye, France. - Electric trains
collide: 10 killed, so injured.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-07-17
Extra Session Of Legislature Probable.

Denver. July ia special session
OF the Legislature Is the only way In
which the state can stop the referring
OF six bills filed with the secretary
OF state and save Colorado Slj0,00O,
according to officials at the state
house. Governor Ammons VIII not be
quoted but those close to him say
there will be an extra session.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-07-17
Fire Does $4,000 Damage.

Grand Junctlon.-Fire which started
In the private laboratory OF DR.. E. +.
Eldridge In the Capitol Life block on
Main street did damage to the extent
OF $4,000. Assistant Fire Chief
George Bowen was overcome In the
fight against the flames but soon re.
yiyed.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-07-17
Accused Of Robbery; Confess.

Greeley-Fred Jackson, Norris w.
Johnson and Fred Woods. arrested In
Denver and accused Of robbing the
tailor shop OF David Malone, were
brought to Greeley by Sheriff s. j..
McAfee. The men have admitted
their crime and also confessed to u
holdup in Denver last March.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-07-17
Mrs. James Heads State Postmasters.

Manitou. - The Colorado Post.
masters Association has elected the
following officers for the ensuing
year: President. Mrs. Harry James,
Loveland, vice president, w. l.. Will
hanson. Fowler; secretary.treasurer,
II. e. Hanna, Windsor, reelected for
the fourth time.