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Evening star., 1913-02-16
PANAMA CANAL TOLLS.
Commissioner Johnson's Report.
By Frederic J. Haskin.

to the great nitrate beds of Chile
and nearly 1000 miles nearer to Valpa-
raiso. The distances to most tranSconti-
mental points are approximately 1850
miles nearer by way of the Tehuantepec
route than by the Panama route. But,
inasmuch as the handling of cargo out of
one ship and into another at Tehuante-
pee costs S1.75 ton, and in addition
ahereto a land transportation of 1872
miles Is involved, little serious competi-
ton from the Tehuantepec route is fear
ed on through cargo business. The cost
of getting ton OF goods through the
Panama canal actually will be from As
to 90 cents per ton, SO that, although the
Panama route Will be the longer by d
thousand miles, ii Will be cheaper in the
end
The distances saved by the Panama
route to Asiatic ports from our own
gulf and south Atlantic seaboard ranges
from nearly 6000 miles down To some
1000. when compared with the Suez
route. The distances to Australian ports
from the ports OF our Atlantic seaboard
are brought from 2,0O0 to 500 miles
nearer than by the natural route via the
Cape of Good Hope.
With reference to European ports it is
found that Liverpool will be over 800
miles nearer Wellington, New Zealand.
through the Panama canal than through
SueZ. AS 1t costs approximately 10 cents
per register ton per day TO keep a freigh.
ship on the high seas, a 5.000-ton freight
er would cost $500 day. A thousand
miles would thus cost, if the ship sails
ten knots per hour, something over s., COO
From this it will be seen that ship of
this description could sail about 1900 miles
as cheaply it can go through the canal
at the present rate of toll. All shipping
except where other conditions are un-
equal-would find it profitable to go
through the canal where more than 5000
miles at sea can be overcome.
Prof Johnson presents an interesting
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creased tenfold--from a little more thar
100000 to moro than Al ,OOO,O 900 tons.

creased tenfOld-from a little more than
100000 to moro than 41,OOOOOO tons.
With reference to the relation of the
Panama canal to tho traffic and rates on
the transcontinental railroads. Prof. John
son concluded that the railroads will be
able to hold only a very small share OF
the transcontinental traffic, and that they
will be under the necessity of giving very
low rates on Pacific coastbound goods
originating as far west as the Mississippi.
He estimates that about 100000 tons of
transcontinental freight are handled Il
year, of which the railroads have been
getting 81 per cent. The railroads have
been in the habit of charging low rates
to the Pacific from the middle west, so
as to encourage industries there.
When the Nevada railway commission
examined the bills OF lading shipping
coming into Reno 1T was found that 10
per ctnt of the incoming freight originat-
ed no farther east than Chicago. Prof.
Johnson thinks that the railroads VIII
Practically surrender without a fight that
transcontinental traffic which originates
IN and east of the Buffalo Pittsburgh dis
trict, a traffic which embraces about one
third Of the total transcontinentu traffic.
Roads within 800 miles of the Atlantic
seabord would rather get what they can
by hauling freight to its ports for water
shipment than to take lower rate to
deliver that freight to the transcontinen-
tai railroads.
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Came to Washington in 1898.

Carter IS. keene. the now chief inspec-
tor. was born in Freedom, Me. lie was
educated In Maine Wesleyan Seminary
and College. of which he is now trustee-
He came to Washington In 1898. He
graduated from the Columbian Univer-
sity Law School i'll this City in 1890, re-
ceiving the degrees of both bachelor and
master of laws. He was admitted 10 the
a short time.
During the administration of President
Cleveland, Mr.. keene was appointed chief
of the appointment division of the Post
Office Department. I'm 1905 he was made
a Post Office Department Inspector, He
had been inspector In charge of the
Washington division since 1911.
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Calmly Describes Crime.

rector calmly explained that he
,hopped her until he supposed she was
dead and he then put the hatchet away.
Or. Kelly said the woman was alive
when he reached the street house She
died while on the way to the hospital and
her body was placed in the hospital
morgue, II was later taken to the city
morgue, where an inquest will be held
tomorrow morning.
When Proctor reached the ninth precinct
police station he was subjected to a close
examination by Detective Smith. His ap-
pearance was that OF a man who had
been drinking freely during the night, the
detective stated, and the prisoner admit
led that he was under the influence of
liquor
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There's nothing theoretical about leadership It's
regular and
special prices ALWAYS for values that the
HIGHEST INTEGRITY. You'll find this most satisfactory
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Opening of the Canal
Marks Passing of Ships.

traffic, but as this will form the basis of
another article they are merely referred
to here. One of the interesting things he
brings out is that the opening of the canal
will necessarily hasten the passing of the
sailing vessel, since there will be no
facilities for handling them through the
big waterway. In a third of a century
the worlds tonnage of sailing vessels has
declined from 100000 to less than 7,0OO,
900 tons. while steam tonnage has IN
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Qualities and Our Prices Argue Our Prestie

service we'll merchandise
confidently the emergency of immediate needure
getting what you of what you get Be the
safe side-come here.
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CARTER B. KEENE NAMED
CHIEF P. 0. INSPECTOR
Succeeds Robert S. Sharp,
Resigned, Who Accepts a
Business Opportunity:

Robert 5. Sharp rendered yesterday TO
the Postmaster General his resignation a $
chief post office inspector. and Carter e.
Keene. inspector in charge of the Wash
ington division. "a position in the inspec-
ton service next to the rank of the chief
inspectorship was named as his sue
cessor.
Chief Inspector Sharp rendered his
resignation more than a month ago in
order to accept a business opportunity.
but at Postmaster General Hitchcock $
request he continued in office to the pres
ent time to close up work in connection
with the parcel post.
Mr.. Sharp was chairman Of the depart
mental committee that worked out the de-
tails of the parcel post organization un-
der Mr.. Ifitchcocks direction, and has
been one of the most effective officers of
the department Postmaster General
Hitchcock stated that Mr.. Sharp's de-
parture. while to his personal advan-
tage. would be a great loss to the postal
service.
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His conclusion with reference To the
effect that the canal will have the
raj lroads is
Railway Freight Rates that it will
Will Feel the Canal. their rates for
freight on commodities originating within
a thousand miles of either seaboard and
destined to points within the same range
on the other seaboard. He thinks that
the Atlantic seaboard rates to the Pacific
Goa st will be such that it's shippers { II
quote better rates to Pacific coast points
than can the shippers in the middle west.
and that thus the eastern part of the
United States will get a larger share of
the trade west of the Rockies than it
now enjoys. He believes that the rail-
roads east of Cleveland and Indianapolis
will bid for business to be handled via
the Atlantic seaboard and that those :;
far north as st. Louis and Kansas City
will bid for 1t to be handled via New
Orleans and. Galveston.
With reference to the effect that the
presence or absence of tolls will have on
coastwise traffic. Prof. Johnson says that
it might be of some assistance TO JopbeFS
and large shippers to exempt the coast
wise Snips and also that it might give
the east a little more advantage over t--e
middle west In trading with the far west.
He does not think that the amount of the
exemption. about 60 cents a ton ON the
goods carried. will appreciably affect
the rates charged by the regular steam
ship lines, and that they, therefore, and
not the people at large, stand To penelt
by the exemption. He reaches the con-
clusion, based on transportation history,
that the rates charged by the steamship
lines will not be based on the cost of the
service, but rather on what the traffic
will bear.
With this I'm mind II is his conviction
that the imposition Of the tolls will not
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He finds that the canal will shorten the
water distance from the east coast OF
the United
Canal Will Shorten States to
Route Between Coasts. ~. ".s'
moro than half. II will place New
fork more than 5000 miles nearer
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Awaits Policeman's Arrival.

Policeman Giles reached the house
= foa minutes after the woman wax
stain. He found Proctor there await
ing his arrival, he having made no ef-
fort TO escape. He said he was willing
"a accompany the policeman to the po-
lice station
u was about l.30 o'clock last night
when Proctor reached home He stop
red on the lower floor to converse
with members of a family named Hail.
he stated, and while there Alice Mary
Armstrong Johnson came to the stair
wav and called him. They had few
words. Proctor told the police. the
woman accusing him of siding with
other occupants of the house In II
criticism about her.
"She tried 10 throw a lamp at the
other people" the prisoner declared. but
| prevented her from doing 1t, and We
went in our room.
As soon as they entered their apart
nent Proctor stated. the woman, who
was under the influence of liquor this
Samo as himself. started row. and
threatened that she would kill him.
she bit my left cheek" he said, and
then T got hold of the hatchet.
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SAYS He SLEW WOMAN
AND AWAITS PENALTY
Albert Proctor Held for Killing
Alice NJ. A. Johnson With
HatChet.

i've killed her, and j suppose the only
thing left is for me to pay the penalty"
was tho statement made last night by AL
bert Proctor. coored thirty-seven years
old. after lie had slain Alice Mary Arm
strong Johnson, thirty-eight years old,
>aid TO have been Proctor's common law
Wife
The killing was accomplished with a
hatchct while the couple were in their
room on the second floor of 1886 B street
northeast.
Dr Kelly. who responded from
Casualty Hospital. found the woman
had sustained two dozen distinct
wounds about her head. face and neck,
any one Of a dozen of them having
been serious enough to have caused
death
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His conclusion with reference 10 the
effect that the canal will have on the
Evening star., 1913-02-16

Prof. Johnson presents an interesting
study on the traffic in sight for the canal
The daily Alaskan., 1913-10-03
SARDOU AT REHEARSALS.
He Worried the Actors to Scowls and
 the Actresses to Tears.

He Worried the Actors to Scowls and
 the Actresses to Tears.
 Sardou, the great French playwright, knew how to profit by the views of Oth- CT people. Jerome A. Hart writes in his book. "Sardou and the Sardou Plays"
 Like AIeXandre Dumas pere, Sardou was extremely sensitive to the opinions of the less subtle spectators of his re- hcarsalS. He closely watched and needed the impressions and comments of the stage carpenters, scene painters, frcmen, Supers and other humble peo- pie behind the. scenes. They represent cd to him the average mind of the av- craze audience To the opinions of Rc- tors of his unprOduced pieces he paid little heed; to the opinions of critics, none at all. At rehearsals no details escaped him. He would seat himself on the stage chairs and sofas, open and shut ttrc practicable doors, go to the back of the parterre to study the per spcctive of the scene, climb to the high est gallery to see if the audience there could hear. and then hasten back to the stage.
 There he would seat himself, jump ing up during the rehearsal thirty or forty times to show the actors his idea of the action. In doing this he would laugh. would cry, would shriek and would even die a mimic death. Con- ing to life again. he would call for his overcoat and hasten to mufile himself up as before. He was very sensitive to cold and always came on the stage with heavy coat, a muller and cap to protect him from drafts.
 "He would rehearse from 10 in the morning until 3. when he would take sandwich and a glass of wine. After this he would resume his work until 9, at which hour he would 20 blithely forth into the street. smiling and hum ming, followed as one resentful play CT put it, by scowling actors and weep ing actresses.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-10-03
ANCIENT SKYSCREPERS.
Roman Houses We're Tall and Flimsy'
 the Streets Narrow Lanes.

Roman Houses We're Tall and Flimsy'
 the Streets Narrow Lanes.
 The tenement house is no new thing. ! So great was the number of such houses and so badly were they put up in ancient Rome that in 60 A. D. the Emperor Otho, who was then marching against viteIlius, found his way barred for twenty miles by the ruins of build- ings that had been undermined by an inundation. The spontaneous collapse of tenement houses was so common an occurrence that little attention was paid to it.
 The tenants of these houses have been described by writer of the time as fearing to be buried or burned alive. Companies existed for the pur- pose of propping and sustaining houses.
 In comparison with the tenements of most modern cities, those of Rome were excessively high. Martial alludes to a poor man, q neighbOr, who had to mount POO steps to reach his garret. That garret must have been perched nearly 100 feet above the level of the street.
 It is possible that Martial exaggerat- ed, but it is certain that Augustus, to make less frequent the occurrence of disasters. limited the height of new houses that opened upon the streets to about SiXty-eight feet. As this was remedial regulation and referred only to new houses fronting on the street, it follows that some houses must have exceeded that height
 This. moreover, was irrespective of the breadth of the street. In Berlin the medium width of the streets is twenty two meters. and in Paris the narrow est streets are nearly eight meters wide. while the streets of Rome eX- tended only five or six meters, and or these narrow streets the tall houses were built. Light and air must have had some difficulty in penetrating those narrow. walled in passages.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-10-03

Nature when she adds difficulties adds brains.-Emerson
The daily Alaskan., 1913-10-03
JOE MAHERIN GETS
 9R. GoDDARD's COAT

o. L. Coward and Joseph J. Nah erin, two of the most popular tray cling men that come to Juneau have but just returned from a weeks out ing at Goddard'a springs While at the springs MT. Coward asked MT. Maherin if he enjoyed the sport of hunting. Enjoy it?" he said, why my right name is Nimrod, I am call ed Joe because it is shorter" They decided to try for deer. They went along the wooded hills for some time but saw no deer. Suddenly Joe spied goat in the distance. Im- portuning his companion to keep quiet and let him get the goat he commenced his artful and stealthy march toward the quarry. Arrived at the right point he poured five shots into the animal before desist- ing. The goat was found dead all right when they came to it-but 1t was tied to a rope and the rope was tied to a nearby tree. He had killed the family pet. About town one can hear: Been up to, the springs, Joe?-heard you got pr. Goddard's soat. Juneau Empire.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-10-03
s1OO.oO REWARD 'slOO.OO

The readers o6 this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreadful disease that scienc has been &ble to cura in all Gta stages and that is Catarrh. Halls CataTTh Cura is the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Ca. tarrh being e constdtutional disease. requires . colsttatioaal treatment. Halls CatsrTh Cure is taken intern ally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surtace@ of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the cOnst- tuition and asstsHns nature tn doing its wsrk. The propTaetOrs have 90 much faith In lts curative powers that they offer Ono Hundred Dollars for any case that 1t fails to cure. Send for tho Rst of testimoinals.
 F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
 Sold by all Druggists, 75c. -
 Take Halls Family Pills for con. stipation.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-10-03
English Breakfast.

England has known many changes dnring recent years. Caste lines have been obliterated. the silk hat is %c longer an objecP of reverential wor- ship, actors have been knighted and bands introduced into restaurants. But the breakfast table is the last ditch of British conservatism. The Englishman eats bacon and eggs 3G5 mornings in the year and welcomes leap year be- cause it enables him to indulge in that delightful dish 366 times. The mon archy may be abolished and the house of lords deprived of its prerogative, but the English breakfast will remain as it was in the days of the cOnQueror Now Ynrl, Hnrald
The daily Alaskan., 1913-10-03
Secretary

We are in business for your health -- .-.---> Keller Bros. Drug Go.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-10-03
The IdIer Works Hard.

Work, ideally. should be congeniol. fruitful. and the worker aware of his worth to the world. Nobody works harder than the idler. He has on his hands the dire task of killing time
 Knowing the awfulness of vacuity, he fills the day with a semblance of actiy- ity and while gnawing at his peace is conscious of the barren folly of it all. The finest argument for real work is the spectacle of its counterfeit present ment.-Richard Burton in the Bellman.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-10-03

Maetcrlinck in his book called "Le Mort" says of the mystery of the after death that outside of the religions there are four imaginable solutions and no more. These are total annihila- ton, survival of our consciousness of today, survival without any sort of consciousness, survival with universal consciousness or with a consciousness different from that which we possess in this world.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-10-03
The Joke on Father.

She had refused him, and he was "all in"
 "RecOnsider, Annie" he begged. "If you don't I'll blow my brains out"
 Huh" said Annie, "that would be a good joke on father, for he thinks you haven't any."-Ladies Home. Journal.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-10-03
| onu Felt Want.

Yeast-I see a man has patented head rest to be fastened to the arm of a car seat to aid the comfort of passengers obliged to sleep in day coaches. CrimsOnbeak-What is most needed in day coaches is a chin rest for the man who happens to sit next to you.-YOnkers Statesman.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-10-03
Patient.

Binks-Could you lend me $1 until Saturday? Jinks-I'm busted. Won't have a cent myself until Saturday. Binks-Would you lend it to me tbenf New York Globe.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-10-03

The New Drug Stores Phone Is 126. -
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-07
CARDINAL BROWN SERIES
WILL START ON MARCH 20

ST. LOUIS. Jan. THE 1913 spring Sc
ries between the local Cardinals and
Browns viii start on Saturday. March %.
few Springs the series will not be strung
out for two and three weeks, but instead
will he crowded from March % to April
3. The complete dates for the games are
March -, so and April /. > 3, and 6.
Last spring the two clubs were in a
wild miN-up when the opening date was
postponed week, and Bresnahan, down
i'm Jackson, Miss, failing to get word of
the postponcment brought his team home
ahead Of time and lost the benefit Of the
Southern practice
With the major league seasons starting
on April 10. the Cardinals and Browns viii
have a rest of four days before the open
ing gun is fired.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-07
BASEBALL
Diamond News and Gossip

Nashville MOI, .,,.. +,,o,...a v,,.,,i,,.r
that he can't bat. feld or rim bases
and they suggest thar mavbe a man
might be secured who rouId really
Montgomery gets a 1nt of fine adver-
Using out of its baseball
There are. of course. as good fish in
the sea as ever were caupht-but the
fishing hasn't been GOOD here lately
Maybe Bill smith win land few
Sid Smith, Dode Paskert order i'm place
of the gudgeous which have been COM
ing up SO lively of late
Joe Tinker has signed a player
named lack FroSt-and lie claims that
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-07

lrry SMITH Will ease him
X self off a Pullman some time
u .a-. evening, after a ten-day
with his old side kick, Clark
..nM n Washington.
,l-.am went to Washington to
.., t,- outfeIder Long and Pitch
,I..=a.-to hear him tell it. But
.. Fudge Grapevine Info Bureau
.....r.rs IL to us that William
r.7.t went 10 the capital to get a
b4.a-u0
Sid bureau claims that Billy has
...ss.tad plans whereby he will get
-,ou catcher. too. 1t will prob
.... lake Griffith d couple of weeks
IA eel .ats man out of the big
.ase.c, but it's a cinch that said
..tr1e-- John Hancock will be at
,,.g.d TO a Cracker contract be-
fore February pops its nose into
tneNc7l
If smith has landed first class
..-.re. then We can all sit back
and stop worrying. The rest of the
team is one. two, three combina-
lion. without any doubt.
I--LEAGUER writing for The
y commercial Appeal, tells some
amusing yarns of freak happenings
IN The Southern league. Here are
couple Of them.
Scrap Iron Beecher, who could
handle baseball like a monkey
foe- a ooeoauut being able to catch
Ar bail behind him or in almost any
position. was playing third one day
when a high foul fly was knocked
near third base. Lie on your back
and catch ill.," some one suggested
,u Beeaher. and the request was no
.ooua. made than Beecher fell to
III. 0a,. with the result that the
ball hit him i'm the chest and nearly
,atod No d couple of stats.
Bee,her would do anything he
Nss told. and it was the cause of
PLAYER drawing his release from the
Memphis club one day Beecher
vas on third with the Memphis
club several runs behind, when
Winnie French. who was coaching,
said to Scrap, Go on and steal
home, YOU can make it easily"
Beecber started in and was out SO
far tina Fox, the New Orleans
garc1or had 90 walk up the line to
touch him. Whistler was crazy an
srN and hat night released French.
This French was quite a charac-
'.r and one winter he stayed in
Ho. Springs during the off season.
In the Arkansas resort at that time
were numerous pool rooms taking
the races which were running then
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-07
BILL DAHLEN TO BRING
THIRTY PLAYERS SOUTH

N r.. ,lAI.4N, Jan. Manager Dahlen
wiz. axe .esS than thirty players South
.i-,. sr inn .n March. He will have fewer
hlcEcr. Curtis. RagGn Stack Allen
~. s.@ag 3nd Yingling 10 look after the
VIE BROOKLYN club can NOT recover Hub
.,. MT. rom Toronto, even though Ben
IT, CTS. who was secured i'm A trade
..I n. reures from baseball Dahlen' as
MIS- o.. NJ fact viii have no room for
...raI'. I IS there is enough frst-class
.a~ w.. material I'm hand already in Mo
..c nodgers' manage believes that
:-ar, W ny snow steady Improvement At
III .''l and that il would be 2 mis-
sr .et 6Im 20. With Dsubert. Cut
,o Miller behind the bat. D afieT S deI
ares ne can stand pat