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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-01

one tires Of Roto-rua he can drave
or to Waiotapu. where the real in-
fernaI domain OF the mainland -
gins A series OF hills surround
valley which 10 full Of spYins1 ana
sulphurous mud. Further on II the
Devils Trumpet with steam rising n
great Jets and Eeyssra are salsss,
sending up clouds Of vapor. oeens
erupt at stated intervals ana elders
are 30 uncertain that no seeuSnte
computations can BE- made.
Tho Ccyser OF Sparkling Waespd..
wairakei, the 'geyser Of sparktine
waters" II probably the most won.
dsrful Of those on the north isiAAl
It empties every twelvs minutes and
i've OF these u spent In preparation.
In boiling ana ssething In the crater
just before II showers upward. At.
first there IL a slight indistinct sound.
then bubblins. and finally water b
spoutsd forth hike = great white spray
sesking to reach heaven. 4 short
pause and It slowly rscsdse into the
crater. No wonder III this seetaon
Il called The Devils playground, fes
the minerals In the water nA1Es tbs
ground red. white and black. and the
whole earth seems Z great thermal
laboratory. The Beautiful walls thAss,
surround the gsyssfs and poelg ass.
made Of the acids which the watss
and gasss crsAss. It n wAtlo nke
these that on white Island aFs bstns
utilised for the bsnsft u nAay earn.
trisA
An Island 0f guIpAu1.
But let no one going - New 1sa-
land be content with seeing white
Island and the volcanic rsgton Of the
north island. The southern island u
remarkably pictureaQaa With AlrA ana
Fjords. GREAT mountain RIDGES run
from north 10 south. TIT rivers
thread the valleys and thsse ars 4ssDs
and wonderful lakes. 0sst knowA of
all IL beauties are the soundA which
rsssnibas F3oFAs A,ss These ~ 0os4-
way. Properly they should ~ salle4 \
Ftords. but the name given ~ s4$ly
explorers still c1ineS % thsn4 1htTa
are Il least filsssn Of them wludtne
between clifIs ana penetrating int kA6
Icy heart u the AlpA
Ths heights around 11lifofd Sound
are the Hottest Of any. The sound
itself II dark green stretch of eal<
water bstwssu ciiAEs le1s than : mild
apart III one plAss only nvs hua4s'
dren yards Of NAtsr separate th>n4
All the sounds are dssp and In Nile
ford the sounding lins reaches b0tya
tom ct nearly 1900 feet. CAsoAdsa
cataraets and falls come dswu th1
high cliefs and scmG are estimated q 4
b Ahrse tho01and 1eSt high. HutM
seems futile In theses
4ound1s thsy IRE - grand and beaus.S
ttfut Nesns are taarsn t0r SfS6G1y1
bird life around them, ana the row
nrmment hae ut them ast6e - - ~ II
DuiAx tstsoe fsr IN nyins anlmAl IN Il
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-01
cZ2D. GR1ZzRr,dS
Gag MH7Ixx76x7eer
Kd0 D1ST nxEA5sz car

chinery, had made a good start when
but the Americans at once decided
that the task would be hopeless un-
less larger machinery and more la
borers were used. So. the little
French cars and shovels were put up
in piles and from time to time sent
to the United States and sold to junk
dealers. They made splendid ball
last for the empty cement boats re-
turning to the United States. The
French had already experienced some
difficulty with the famous Cucaracha
slide on the east bank Of the Cut Just
south of Gold Hill. and from that
time 1t has been the bette noir OF
the engineers, who have tried every
conceivable plan known in engineer
ins. to stop its course. but with lit
tie effect. The Cucaracha slide Is
caused by the slipping Of the top
layer OF clay and earth on the slop-
ing surface Of a harder material. and
during seven years 1t has poured over
three million cubic yards Of earth
into the Cut. 1t broke about nine
teen hundred feet back from the axis
of the Canal and covers. over forty
seven acBes. Naturally, 1t II most
active during tho rainy season, but
in January. 1919. 1t suddenly became
active during the dry season. and car
ried about two million. 1--WE hundred
thousand cubic yards more into the
Cut. This occurred during q single
night and steam shovels. cars, ETC..
were buried and the tracks were COM
pletely blocked for time. bringing
the total amount OF sliding earth from
this one slide UP to about six million
cubic yards. The Cucaracha In per-
haps the most formidable Of al the
slides oWing to ita frAakishn asa In
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-01
The Wonderful Sulphur
Island, Geysers and Mag
nificent Scenery Of This
Scotland Under aDiffer-
ent Sky.

1RF YOU were to choose a land for
sightseeing and at ths same time
were in search OF health and had
money and time at your disposal
YOU could select no more delightful
country than New Zealand 1t is an
other Yellowstone Park with geysers,
mud-hole and all the phenomena Of
that wonderful region, and Just now
i Is attracting attention because the
most remarkable natural sulphur fac
tory In the world has been discovered
here.
New Zealand IL queer and beau
tiful land where water meets the eye
everywhere. Besides being surround
ed by tho deepest Of blue seas the
stands are fslled with lakes and swift
rivers. rowing and sailing are the
chief pastimes. Never were there
mountain lakes more apt to be ruff
fied by breezes or streams more rap
ID Perhaps because boating Is such
a favorfts occupation this country
controls its own trade and the traf-
fic TO Australia and the South Sea
Isianda- The climate. too. Ia delight
full. for II has all the range of lati-
tudes and one passes from orange
groves In the north to fields OF oats
and rye In the colder southern parts.
Only Thirty Years Old.
Thirty years ago this colony began.
Now they export gold. sulphur, coal
and wood In large quantities. In fact.
wool growing is the chief axricul-
tural industry. New Zealand sheep
are noted the world over. Frozen
lamb and mutton are large exports,
ana the business Is conducted on
scientific. principles. So are the large
cooperative butter factories and the
Industry OF collecting the resin OF
.hA large Kauri pine. OF which the
markets OF Europe use large quaint
les for glue.
All this gees to show that when you
aacids to GO to New Zealand you will
not 70 to backward. uncivilixed land.
but to a country where the labor
auestion has been solved enough to
attrAct the attention Of social stu
aents and where at least ten large
stiles are good limitations OF the large
towns OF the British Isles.
On this vary account It il somewhat
peculiar that the great sulphur fac
sofy Of White Island. twenty miles on
ne shore, In the Bay of Plenty, has
ssDtt been utiiiisrd befure. Seen from
ths shors. 4 looks quiet enough. but
white cloud hangs over It and can
64 ncttced some Atstanes II -. Cvsn
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In the brightest weather the cloud
never varies. and White Island II ny
ing Its. white vapor nag. In reality
this is steam from hot springs and
geysers which boil around the sides
Of lake within the crater. for White
Island In the crater Of a partially sub
merged volcano. one thousand feet Of
which are above the sea The whole
island IL perpstually making sulphur
and because of its hot springs. soft
sulphur laden ground and curious for
nations, 1t has long been the mecca
for curiosity seekers. Every steam
Jet spouts \ certain amount OF sui
phur. and there are hot springs con-
tanning over ninety per cent. In fact
superior to the springs OF japan.
A Wonderful Mine.
Commerce has laid hands on this
wonderful island aud has started one
OF the strAngest mining enterprises
ever known. The lake which II filled
with boiling sulphur springs has been
drained and both the thermal and
non-thermal parts Of this island OF
about nine hundred acres are worked.
When sulphur 10 30 pure that 1t can
be dipped out Of = spring with q
bucket 1t 10 no wonder that this island
has been called the eighth wonder
Of the world" To harness . seethinE
and fiery island and make 1t obey the
behests OF man In q daring under
taking, and this IL tho frst time that
geysers and boiling springs have been
utilized for such = purpose. But II II
little wonder that man IN desirous Of
utilizing this natural sulphur factory
for one spring alone furnishes four
tons OF ninety per cent pure sulphur
an hour.
This remarkable White Island IL
really the beginning Of the Taupo or
volcanic district of New Zealand.
which extends under the sea and
makes itself known again In the
northern part Of the North Island Of
New Zealand. Though this section OF
the mainland II commonly called the
Hot Lakes District. the lagoons are
not always hot. and the queer White
Island 10 in many respects . greater
wonder than the mainland. Nature
has surely emptisd her wendeahox on
White Island for having been the
scene OF volcanic activity for 20 many
years IT. springs, yellow and giving
forth precious minerals. arise from
an apparently tnexhaustible supply.
ffihts, too. within sma3f area. Nat
urally. this island has been for agas
the subject of Maori tradition and
many int4resting isssnds cluster
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The Completion Of This Gigantic Ditch Under Such
Unfavorable Conditions Regarded As Mar
vel By the Engineering World A
Triumph of Man Over Nature.

~ HE culehra Cut Will be merely
II case of getting Out SO much
dirt" was the usual remark of
- the layman when no read de-
scription of the Panama Canal In the
early stages Of Its construction. This
was true. but the getting out OF so
much dirt" when slides were con-
SANITY refilling the ditch has been
one OF the most exasperating and CO.
Ioasal tasks ever confronting a civil
engineer, for slides such as have swept
down the sides of CuIebra Cut are
unique In canal building. Only those
who have been fortunate enough to
actually watch the progress OF the
work In Panama can fully appreciate
the immensely OF these slides which
from time to time checked tho prog
ress on the great waterway.
Much has been written about the
enormous size O. the gates. the vast
quantities OF cement consumed in
lock building. and OF the splendid ma
chinery to be used In operating the
different things about the Canal, but
little has been said In reference TO
the handling Of the great masses of
earth which have slipped into the
Cut--the writer's merely chronicling
the fact that another slide has oc-
Cured at Panama which may delay
the opening OF the Canal" Nothing
IL said As to how this mass of earth
has been removed from time TO time.
yse the removal OF 1t by far 10 ono of
the most interesting features OF the
Canal work.
Honors TO Colonel Gniilard.
The honors Of this task be-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-01

around It, The best knowing says that
= chiefs wife dropped . hot coal In
the sea, and from It sprung this in
tsresting volcano. the top of which
protrudes today.
Magnificent SCENERY.
The area Of the hot district ON the
mainland 70 about six thousand
square miles. and in 1t are volcanoes
and many beautiful lakes -Four Of
the most interesting are Roto-rua.
Roto-tti. Roto-ehu and Roto-ma-
They tie In q chain, 1fke pieces Of nj
yer strung together. But TAupo -
90 large AID has such deep watsrs
and ffowntng cli6s thAt Il = bSttef
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-01
Stem AloW-Izo1 Hz31eH
aroosrcsJ 11sr zaaS afUuZndx1@. ~ zsSer<

known to thu average sightsspr. In
fact this crater lake surrounded BY
rampant OF huge cltfks much re-
semhles our own Crater Lake which
No have set aside a. National Mon
umsnt The glory Of Taupo In Hood.
time II the cascades which make one
leap from the top OF the cliffs--sorne
over thousand feet-to the waters
below. The Waikato river issues from
this and old Maori tradition has Il
that the crater lake 10 connected with
underground boiling internal regions
BY . huge funnel.
Roto-rua u the social center Of the
thermal country and here govsrnrnent
haa become Interested. 1hero aro
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fooling persons into thinking II the
gsnuine article
The large Gsysers are beautiful -
the huge columns rise. curl back aud
fall sarthwArd. The sunlight plays on
the wafeS and steam and makes auiy-
airing rainbows. while .the light that
never was on land or sea" seems to
iliumins the apouting waters until
they slowly stnk In seething whirl-
pools. Tourists come to Roto-rua In
large numbers to battle in the acid
ynlpAnr and alkaline sulphur springs.
AN 7ntstS1tlu9 feAtufS IN connection
With these springs u that persons
without money are cared for II thN
sxpsnes ~ the government W1s4
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-01

fashionable hotels, public gardens,
and ali the modern sights Of popular
hot springs. Within tep miles q
Roto-ruA therS are enough hot coll
orsd pools. geysers and sulphuros,s
TERRACES to keep one sightseeing tor
weeks. New Zsalanders havs m4de
I study OF ssyssrs and tell you they
have Geysers terriiicaliy large and
know how to make : outesoent gsyesr
boil By applying soap 70 II cavern.
Gus mouth and they also know how:
to make ARTIFICIAL EeYSefk oss4 At l6A1g
being made by inserting leAd pips n
the grcund. This hAs been dope ~
: snricstty - wttA ~ astsm \ ~
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-26
ANOTHER $4,000 BILL FOUND.
Thirteenth Of Twenty stolen nv FOR.

Word came to the New York agency Of
the National Bank Of Cuba that another
$4,000 certificate stolen by Antonio
Ayaia' "A porter. year ago has turned
up This makes the thirteenth OF the
twenty 10000 bills TO be recovered. The
twelfth was picked up last week
The thirteenth Hill was found in the
possession of one Alfonso a friend OF Ayala
lie admitted that 1t had been given 70
MIN about ten months ago by Aya,a, bu.
X was entirely useless TO him He did
not wan; TO throw II away or burn II
and he could not get It changed He
chung 20 II until somebody saw IL and
his arrest followed
Ayala. the porter. was entrusted with
tho package containing IN. bills con-
signed to the National Park Rank ~.
New York. lie effected suhs.i.ut,o,
ana only an empty package reached the
bank here. The size % tho bills made
them as useless TO the man who took
them as Mark Twalns million pound note
Every bank in the world received tho
check numbers Of the bills and IL was i'm
possible 10 pass them. General Manager
Monahan OF the New York agency said
there were hopes of recovering all of the
bills in time
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-26
H. 7. CUTTER WILL ATTACKED
Playwright Montgomery md sisters
Seek share Of Estntr.

Three grandchildren disinheri,ci n
the will Of Henry 7. Gutter. founder of IN.
Riker- Hegeman drug stores filed sl.' y
the Surrogates Court YESTERDAY 60 :.
aside Mr.. Cutters will disposinr - a.
estate estimated at over 81 ooo. 600 IT,
grandchildren are James II Mor'c,r, rs.
author OF the play Ready None. ,r.
his sisters. Mrs. Annie q Move. aud Ms
Catherine Cooley of Rosellc. y j
Mr.. Gutter died January 90 last ~ me
age OF 81. His will. drawn bN Nf- ar.
torney. Frank ". Tichenor. made ~ u..r
ton of the children OF Annie =. Cu''r
daughter OF his first wife, who dN,-..o
him thirty-iive years ago. The vii gave
the entire estate to the widow. Mr. 4
Gertrude Cutter, - years old. 49, -
Lexington avenue
The Will provided that " tho seror.
wife died before him his estate VIZ no 1-
divided among his friends in Sums -
10000 20 $500. 900. The largest -.'' -
100000 was to go to Attorney TI,usno-
He rave $4,000 10 MARY Van pr.I..
Parker, s2oO,0u0 to George Runs,,. Sr..
600 TO =. McMastcr Mills aud $j".uou o..
his birthplace, New hurypur' Mas
The notice OF contest says that -.
tcstato- gave 100000 10 his d.u.r.. .
Annie +, Gutter. whom he said he hid r,.
heard from for forty years and q &c.,.
know whether she was alive or dead. .
contestants say that they notified 's.
grandfather their mother was dead ...
that the clause was put into the W. ,.
designing persons.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-26
DETECTIVES FIGHT N
BROADWAY FOR LIVES
Theatre Crowd Watches BATH
at 58th Street, but
Does Nothing.
PRISONERS ARE OVERCOME
Policemen Arrest Two Of Gopher
Gang After Livrl,
Tussle.
PRISONERS ARE OVERCOME

Two detectives. McGanr and Drr,
the West Forty-seventh street .t,,.o.
fought for their lives with two mon 49,.
were trying to arrest last night. Will
Broadway theatre crowd looked or -,
did nothing. The detectives were small,
than the men they were arrestirr and ~,
Of the prisoners tried TO use a knife. Nm,
the detectives managed TO win out
The incident was said TO concern -.
attempt OF the Gopher GanE IN mai.
Rachel Braun. also known a. Ab-sos,
Braunstein, manager OF a cafe IN T.,
Thoroughfare Building. Broadway ~,
Fifty-eighth street. pay the gang Tor -,
privilege Of running tho cafe vl,hop.
being disturbed. Rachel Is knoyn a,
broadway as one of tho witnesses IN -,
Rosenthal case. II has been said that n,
used to be partner OF Br-dgie wcbb,,
but Rachel sometimes denies this
Two OF the Gophers went into HI.
place Tuesday night refused to pay 70
their beer. choked him. and finally ,rle
to take . mans watch away Tho ina,
broke a cane upon the bad OF one a..
them and ran out Braun ala no, repor-
the attempted holdup to the police q, N.
time. although an ambulance was ca..o
with q surgeon to attend TO She Injured
mans head. The manager feared ar
other Invasion. last night. however. ant
McGann and Dugan. both OF them sho-,
and stocky. were sent to guard the saloon
Braun's suspicious OF more trouble ver
confirmed At O'Clock. wh!le the stree,
outside was crowded. Six men stood GU,
side his place: then two entered Al
money. and Rachel yelled for the a.
tectives DuEan and McGanu entered
and the four outside ran away The
two men rushed the detectives ou, o,
the place and the nghtirs all occurred
en- the sidewalk.
McGann grabbed man who later said
no was Frank krokel. so years o0I las
Fifteenth street. krokel pulled I, kn'i.
and tried TO stab the detect.ve WHO
grabbed his wrist. and the two men wit.
Mc(iann fighting Cor his life, rolled on n.
pavement. Finally Braun kicked the e.! on
and McGann soon subdued him
Dugan had an easier tiny WITH hl,
prisoner, although he had 70 beat him irio
submission. The second man said he was
Walter Clarkson, 3l2 West l.4th stree,
Braun identified him as ore Of the -1eI.
who had been In the saloon the night he
fore.
Three checks. differently Endorsed vcr.
found on him. The prisoners wer.
charged with attempted fclonious assaul,
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The ELLIS" never asks
for a vacation

never whimpers, never falls
i'll. never makes excuses, 10
never late.
ON the job. - hours . day,
6 days . week, So weeks q year.
Adds; writes your cash book
and Journal, does your billing;
makes out your monthly state
ments.
A fully equipped typewriter
and . fully equipped adding
machine in one.
For banks, department store.
and other businesses where
figures are handled in bulk.
Pays for itself over and over.
because II cuts costa more
than 20 per cent.
Say the word and we'll put an
ELLIS" machine in your Office
on trial. Furnish an instructor
too. Freei
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-26
HUNT LOST WHITNEY MOOSE,
Fear That They Have Pepsshed q,
the Mountain Prcserv-.

Lemon. Mass, March 25.-Searching for
nerd or forty moose which have hcen
missing from Harry Payne Whitney.
october Mountain preserve since early
~ January VIII be the diversion Tomorrow
OF ms son. Cornelius Vanderbilt whitney,
VINO arrived az Grey House tonight. He
- accompanied by Jane. Abcrcronh,s
burden Jr., and William Douglas Burden
Of New York.
Ihey have brought cameras ana snow.
shoes and with Game Warden William w
Shrenod OF Lee will leave carly I'm tho
"ornlns Tor the mountain. While the
FOOD not moose has appeared in tb,sa
months and II is feared many have per-
,sneo' Tine moore are In nine foot wire
Ienceo enclosure OF 2,VO0 acres thickIy
covered with spruce forest.
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such an In dignity!

She flushed and fiared and tapped the
toe OF a tango slipper
What do YOU mean who are YOU
anyway? I fancy you are a vulgar dctec-
tive OF some sort Is that ~"
Madam" said Joe. still lowing your
uuickness OF mind does credit to your
name and profession. am the chief de-
tcctive here. You are n thief You will
get out and never come back or I'll put
YOU in four prisons one At a time for a
period OF about fifteen years"
what" inquired tho lady. have you
got on me-
Attempted robbery. a photograph and
two sets OF finger prints. You'll sell no
fake stock here DO you want 20 see your
record"
you are a brute" said Kitty Quick in
two minds whether to scratch Joe's face
or weep. She chose TO weep and fed as
she dabbsl at her eyes with a lace edged
handkerchief.
The chief Of the secret service wasted
little time with Lord Harry" and the
unidentified crook. He met them as they
wandered genteeliy from bar to Peacock
Alley.
Get out OF here, YOU crooks!' com
rnanded Joe. setting his jaw at the Scot
land Yard angle. but keeping his voice
down because hundreds OF people were
moving IN the corridors and 1t wasn't
good policy to excite tho patrons and
visitors. Get out OF here or III kick
you TO the street."
The unidentified genius fed went So
rapidly that he probably made record
for the hfty yards between the door Of
the bar and the Thir,y-fourth street en-
trance,
Lord Harry retained his dignity, but
he was pale with suppressed rage. He
was not pretty TO look at ~ he threw a
vicious glance backward to where Joe
Smith was set for action
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-26
ELLIS

sOs nsVsawss ,lhird aoorl
Phone. Cortland a0SS
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-26
. &. state College Building Burma.

RALEIGH. y. C.. March 25.-The textile
building of the North Carolina state
College OF Agriculture and Mechanical
Arts was destroyed by fire this morning
causing a loss OF SOS. 900. mostly on cn,Iin.
ment. Rebuilding will start immedia;ely
Half Of the loss Ii covered By insurance
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II have under mo ten men and woman
that are known to mono save MIR. Boldt
and myself These men and women are
always at work. night and day. You
see them In the tea and dinner and sun
per crowds, In the bar. in Peacock Alley
at public dinners, but you would never
guess their identity.
mfr. Boldt spends a fortune in this
way to protect his patrons. BY means OF
my rogues gallery, my collection OF
hnRer prints and my set OF Rertil,on
collections that compare
with tho collections In tho police head
quarters OF great cties-we can detect
our suspects and prevent them from rob-
bling our patrons.
That Is more useful, We think, than
catching the thief after he has COM
mitted his robbery But we can ret them
nterward too, Our secret service bureau
mas peen OF assistance to Scotland Yard,
to the Paris police and 70 the police I'm
this city" "