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between Europe and the East Pros
poets for traffic between Europe and the
west coast of South America arc no
brighter. Exports from the west coast
consist chiefly of nitrates. more than
three -fourths OF which are carried
around the Horn in sailing ships. cop
per and manganese and other low grade
freight. Sailing ships are barred from
the canal. first by the tolls. which
would be prohibtive on low grade
freights and also by the fact that both
approaches to the canal lie through the
doldrums. or regions of Gains and vari-
able winds. In which sailing craft often
are forced TO spend more time than
would suffice to take them around the
Horn. Towing through the doldrums
would be Improbable for low grade
freight.
Steamers would be likely to avoid the
canal for the no less potent reason than
that tolls would offset the cost of steam
ing through the Strait OF Magellan to
Valparaiso where the trade of the west
coast centres This calls to mind the
fact that the ajor portion of the carry
ing trade on the high seas will always
, be graphically independent of canals
Another reason why the steamers will
stick to the Strait is that trade with
the more thickly populated and pros
porous east coast Of South America
helps materially to make west coast
trade profitable.
As a possible source OF foreign patron
age for the canal there only remains
the traffic between the Pacific coast of
North America and Europe. which is
not likely to be particularly heavy
once a vessel is on the north Pacific
coast the exigences Of traffic are more
likely to take her home via Japan and
Suez, where business is brisk, than by
the quieter Panama route.
Evidently Panamas traffic must come
from home. Yet the situation OF the
Atlantic coast is not greatly different
from that OF Europe. The fact seems "a
have been overlooked that the world is
round. and for that reason Hongkong
is actually eighteen miles nearer New
York via Suez than via Panama. To
Manila the route from New York is
forty-one miles shoNter via Panama
| than via SueZ. The saving of forty-one
miles on the Manila traffic Is not likely
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devoted to reducing grades. straight
ening curves, laying heavy steel and
building sixty ton cars and four hum
dred ton Mallet locomotives, do? The
answer to this question should do much
to dispel the fondly cherished delusion
that the railroads have. in some mys-
FERROUS way, been making desperate eff
forts to prevent, or at least to hamper,
the building OF the canal. Not even
such Napoleons of finance as have re-
Gently been portrayed In the news of
the day would be such consummate fools
as to spend money, time and energy
to protect themselves against COMPETE
ton from which they are effectually
relieved by the unaided operation OF
natural laws.
Panama must meet other competition
certain to prove formidable that of the
Tehuantepec Railroad across the 18TH
mus of Tehuantepec AL miles south of
the city OF Mexico. This line, opened in
1907 by n British firm in partnership
with the Government of Mexico. was
built with the knowledge that 1t would
have TO compete both with American
transcontinental railroads and with the
Panama Canal. The partners, therefore
are prepared to take care OF themselves
The Tehuantepec Railroad. 100 miles
long. is a single track line built with a
view to double tracking whenever traf-
fic requires. Terminals are provided
with the latest appliances for loading
and unloading vessels. Car roofs are
removable so that freight can be lifted
directly from car to hold. or vice versa
a cargo arriving at one side OF the
| isthmus can be placed in the hold OF a
vessel on the other side in -thirty-siX 10
| forty-eight hours.
The sole object of a ship canal is 10
| shorten sea distances. on this basis
| Tehuantepec has the advantage Of the
canal, for the average saving in dis
lance as compared with Panama be-
| tween Pacific and Atlantic ports is 1,25C
miles. AS the average steamer makes
about ten miles an hour the Tehuante.
pee route saves Ave days steaming as
compared with Panama, to which mus
! be added half n day for passing through
the canal. Allowing a day and hall
! for transferring cargo across the Next
can isthmus would give a net saving OF
four days in favor OF the TehuantepeS
route. which reduced to "A money equiv
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Make Commercial of the Panama

TIME revolution in Mexico decided
what should be the first vessel
i actually to make commercial use
of the Panama Canal. The rail-
road across Tehuantepec stopped opera
tions in March and the Hawaiia n Amer
lean Steamship Company was forced to
use Panama as the point for transfer
ring its cargoes Of sugar across the con-
tinent.
For several years there has been a
periodic congestion of cargo at Panama
due To the fact that in spite of constant
improvements the railroad has not been
able to handle sudden increases i'm
freight Such a condition arose when
the Colombia of the Hawaiian- American
line brought n cargo of l,500 tons Of
sugar into the Pacific entrance Of the
canal. Three weeks later the Alaska OF
the same line arrived and the railroad
men cried for help. Col Cocktails an
swered by telling them to load the sugar
upon barges and he would allow II To bc
towed through the>canal from alongside
the Alaska on the Pacific side "a along
side the Oregonian, which was waiting
on the Atlantic side to receive the cargo
ON May Is tug took the tow up the
Pacific entrance and through the locks
completed the journey, through the
locks at Pedro Miguel. through Culebra
cut and Gatun Lake, down Gatun locks
to the Caribbean Sea.
The picture shows one of the barges
being towed past Cucaracha slide IN
Culebra cut. In the background Is Gold
Hill, the highest point of excavation,
and at its foot on the right is the front
OF the slide projecting $50 feet into the
channel In the near distance are units
OF the dredging fleet which Is excavat-
Ing the slide, the dredge nearest the
slide being the Gamboa. largest OF all
dipper dredges and capable of digging
over twenty tons OF rock and earth in
one movement.
This slide or movement OF earth
from the bank Of the canal has already
delayed the opening to commerce at
least five months. 1t is likely to delay
IL from one to six months more.
Dredges are excavating 1t al the rate of
twenty-five thousand tons day. but it
Ii a whole hillside in motion. and as
fast as the toe is dug away more ma
terial flows in.
On the day before the barges were
towed through the canal the channel
past the slide was $50 feet wide and 80
feet deep. A movement occurred and
when the barges passed the channel
was only 800 feet wide and 80 feet
deep. Two days later the $50 foot width
had been restored and the shoalest point
in the channel was 81 feet deep.
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So the fight with Cucaracha Cock
roach) slide is waged. one day
Goethals's men have it driven back and
the next 1t pushes the line Of their
dredges fifty feet into the channel, In
a recent despatch THE Sun correspond
ent hazarded the guess that the canal
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Oregon wanted the old warship of
that name to be first through the canal
New Orleans thought that city should
have the honor since It did nOt get the
exposition, Denver claimed II. Col
Cocktails wanted to put Panama Rail-
road ship through first. navy people
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coveted the honor for a naval vessel.
Real conditions interviewed, sentiment
was relegated and barges, formerly used
in hauling rock for the canal locks,
made the first voyage. The cargo. In
stead OF being Congressman and COM
mittccs, was really worth something.
Evening journal., 1914-12-01

lutely alone. Chance. the master Of us
all, delights In strange freaks. Now at
this moment, when he felt hatred in his
heart for his partner, when he knew
that he had come on his flnal quest
with a weakling TO coddle along, Mis-
tress Chance laid her quick finger on
him and whispered, "Herew
He heard that light whisper and
dropped his gaze TO the ground. A mo-
ment later hO was furiously hammer
ing at the outcropping OF rock that
threw It's sharp shadow down the hill.
Wilkerson turned sluggishly in his
sleep.
II wonder where the old man is" he
muttered to himself. He's always
prowling round O. nights"
What was that figure sinking around
the bluff7 Something In his partners
attitude as he stopped directly In the
full sheen OF the moonlight made him
pause.
Hes got something" he thought
why does he not come down tc
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but one movable urticl' ot furniture.
chest Of strange workmanship ana
redolens OF alien lands Gallon stoop.
ed over and pulled at the I'D II cume
open to his touch. and he saw then
strange conglomeration OF articles An
idol lay there. lnanimate but impor.
tant He picked It up. and as he did so
one of its coral eyes fell out
To him it was a sinister omen. and
be stared for n moment clutching at
his breast Then he gave way TO the
hysteria Of the hunted and the haunted.
81 don't know whose god you are"
he muttered. but If you must have II
take it." And into the open socket
be thrust the paper that held the So
cret of his mine.
That sleep whicn is like a shot in the
heart overlook Gallon before the Santa
Clara was we'll to sea. He was awalS-
ened from ii by the sound Of an alter
cation
You've got to put back to port"
said a voice in an ugly tone
There was fusilade Of shots. and
then the deck beneath him tilted slow
ly. The chest slid down the deck to-
ward shore Gallon locked the chest,
dragged 1t across the sill and then
looked back to see an enormous wall
of water. This wall crumpled, faded,
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self "Gallon has got the best Of
me. He found that place and made
the plan and fooled me-" He pain
fully lifted his clinched hands toward
heaven and cursed vehemently until
his curses faded into a perfect delirium
Of mad dreams. Far away on the hill
the coyotes barked dismally.
No longer stealthily like a man OBJ
sessed. but with one desire. he strug-
gled down the nil and out upon the
mesa. Yet there was still in his eyes
all the innumerable stars, and he could
not fix his direction in his mind. for
to his accentuated sight they all ap-
peared brilliant and peculiar. Thus he
got lost
At times. in moments when the dead
ly thirst which parched his throat al
lowed him TO drink, he saw the one
glimmering light. which marked the
place where he knew Gallon had gone.
Miles and hours became to him as
nothing. yet finally through his sharp
ened senses he smellod water. and as
the sun was rising over San Jacinto
mountains he fell face downward into
n stream. Some instinct told him that
towns were built on hills; that cOnse-
quently TO find the town he should 20
upstream SO he struggled. stemmine
the current. dragging his feet. his left
hand clinched into the folds Of his
shirt over the wound. In his heart
was still smoldering the flame which
in the fulness Of his physical strength
had been hatred of his partner.
"I'll get him yet" he muttered.
Evening journal., 1914-12-01
HOW THE RED cross
SEAL Originated
Perfected by Late Jacob RiiS
of New York, and Miss
Emily P. BisSell
WAR THE MOTHER OF
RED CROSS STAMP

Nearly S1.9OOOOO has been raised
by Red Cross. Christmas Seals in the
last six years. and yet many people
who will buy these holiday stickers
at this seventh annual sale do not
know how the charity stamp idea or
iginated The seals we're placed on
sale in Wilmington today.
II was war that brought forth the
charity stamp-our Civil War of '61
to '65 Some of your grandmothers
first played "post-office" with stick
ers similar to Red Cross Seals way
back in 1862, when they conceived
the idea of selling stamps at fairs
for the benefit of the relief funds for
the soldiers hospitals in Brooklyn.
Boston and elsewhere. Nearly ST.
OOO. 900 was raised in this way before
1865. After the war this method OF
raising money was discontinued in
this country for a generation. al
though it found vogue in Portugal.
Switzerland, Austria, France Spain,
Denmark, Norway, Russia, Sweden
and other European countries. There
are now several thousands of differ
ent types of charity stamps used in
all parts of the world, as many as
forty being used in Austria for chill
drens hospitals alone.
Stamps on seals were first used 10
get money for the anti-tuberculosis
crusade in Norway and Sweden in
1904. To Jacob Riis, the late we'll
I known social worker of New York,
and to Miss Emily p. Bissell, of Viii
mington, secretary of the Delaware
! Red Cross, jointly belong the honor
! of originating our American Red
I Cross Christmas Seal. In 1909, Mr..
Riis' interest was aroused by the
receipt of a Christmas tuberculosis
stamp on a letter from Norway. He
published an article about this queer
/ looking stamp in the Outlook" and
suggested some possible uses for 1t
/ in this country.
Miss Bissell at once saw an oppor-
| tunity and prepared a stamp, from
the sale of which her society realized
$4,000 for tuberculosis work. So Inn
pressed was she with this success
that she induced the American Red
! Cross to take up the sale in 1908 on
a national basis. With very little
organization and with hardly any at
tempt at careful advertising the sale
that year brought in, nevertheless,
| over Sl35,O0O for anti-tuberculosis
work in various parts of the United
states. In 1909, with more thorough
organization, the sale was increased
to nearly $4,000; in 1911 to over
$500 900. and in 1912 to over 100000.
Last year the sale was increased to
nearly 45,O00,000 seals, netting $780,
600 for the anti-tuberculosis cam
paign.
II is fitting to note that war. inhu-
man and cruel, was the mother of
the Red Cross Seal. and that now
war for humanity against disease
brings it back to its fullest useful
ness.
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camp7 / think I'll see" So he wrap
ped himself In his blanket again, but
his eyes were open and turned on his
partner.
A few moments later Gallon came to
camp, heavy footed. as II half asleep,
dropped his hammer and kicked the
FIRE TO a blaze.
IF ! had a proper partner there
would be coffee for me-" he said In to
tone loud enough TO reach the sleeper
what's the matter, old palY" asked
Wnkerson. apparently drowsy.
-Oh. nothing" said Gallon. II Just
thought you might have left some cot
fee"
did not ind anything. did you, part
nerY' asked Wilkerson.
-'Nopey: nothing doing. Guess those
Indians did not give me the right
bunch"
WilkersOn turned over as II once
more going 20 sleep. but his eyes were
open. and be saw Gallon marking
( ss5=H =5=sss =ssa= - piece et paper.
"Did you say the Indians did not
give you the right hunchfT WflkersoI
Z asked suddenly How often have
got 20 tell you we're partners I be
I-leYe n you got . strike you wouldn'
tel me. Are we partners or nOtT"
AYes; we're partners al right
haven't found anything"
what was that stun you had n
I your handY asked Wiiterson drow
Bfly. You're always bringing in I
lot Of dirt and booking Il over. but
notice you kind OF keep that dirt II
( your hand"
Wiikerson once more yielded % hi
physical desire for sleep. but wa
awakened by the barking Of q coyOt
on the hill He suddenly raised him
self and let out a curse against the de
stroyer Of his sleep Then be swift.
realized that Gallon was still awake
sitting by the freside. writing wit
the same stub pencil.
Evening journal., 1914-12-01
CHAPTER II.
'NYou are under arrest"

~ NR away on the same dimly lit
desert another man was seek
k=ss-TTsssss ing the same light. Thomas
kssWsJ Gallon had realized that he
was n murderer. What would happen
to Ruth II he were convicted Of killing
his partner? This was the thought
which drove him on-Onward toward
the little speck across the mesa. Care
less Of the cactus. Of the sagebrush. alb
solutely unmiedful of the little gul-
lies made by last years rains. he
tramped steadily onward, and as he
did so there was formulated in his
mind a plan not only to save the gold
for his daughter. but to save her
fathers honor.
It Is true Of lights and ideals that the
farther you follow them the fainter
they grow, and 1t was with astonish-
ment that Thomas Gallon suddenly
FOUL himself in the street Of Vale
Vista
There n a lot of silent influence in
the mere sight OF closed doors. Gallon
looked down the street. and every door
was closed except one. No hospitality.
One single sign showed that law and
order, always vigilant, held their sway
He staggered on toward the green
light which marked the sheriff's office
In there he found an alert deputy.
"Who are your
"I am Gallon" he said firmly. 'Tht
outlaws have got my partner and near
ly got meP'
The deputy looked at him shrewdly
a moment and seemed satisfied. An in
slant later he was on his feet, bucklinl
on his belt and revolver, and In a sec
ond instant he had brushed his wa,
past the old miner and was bawlinl
out into what apparently was a vacan
street Gallon dimly heard his cal
His one thought was to play his par
to the end. Would these men find b
accident his gold? A moment later
curtain on the saloon across the stree
was lowered and the door opened.
whats the matterY' yelled a hal
drunken fellow, reeling out.
"Matias Is out againw cried the der
uty. "Get the sheriff. They have &C
this fellows partner" Then he turne
to Gallon authoritatively and saiC
How much did you haveT
Nothing" said Gallon. 1--WE did nc
strike anything, but they thought W
had"
But with a quick gesture the deput
grasped Gallons wrist and opened h
hand, disclosing a nugget. where di
you get this?" he asked.
The old man stared down stupidity I
that warm bit Of gold. He had carrie
Evening journal., 1914-12-01

Wcbh's parents.-Miss Vera ]. Cur
rinder was the recent guest of Miss
NJ Louella Kitselman.--Mrs Elmer
Cornoy was the recent guest of her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Cur
rinder.-Mrs. Lottie McCallister and
son Charles we're recent Newark visi-
tors.-Carl Smith. of Philadelphia,
was a recent Stanton visitor.-Mrs.
Harry Taylor and daughter. Frances
were the recent guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Narvel-Thomas Wright
was a recent stanton visitor.-Miss
Laura J. Calhoun is spending some
Evening journal., 1914-12-01

Monroe. Va. Captain Rollo F. An
derson, recently promoted at Fort
Caswell, \. c.. will relieve Captain
Howard. Second Lieutenant Arthur
w. Ford has been ordered to report
to the commanding officer Of the
Coast Defenses Of Baltimore.
First Lieutenant Philip S. Gage.
Who has heor az the Artillery School.
has been ordered to Fort Du Pont.
IS thought that he will be
ar~oirtcd adiutant.
Sergeant James Madigan, Of tbs
QuarIcrmaster Corps. has been or.
dered to the Canal Zone. Panama.
Miss Eva Booth, of Wilmington, hai
Evening journal., 1914-12-01
Start the Day Right

A teaspoonful Of Urisal taken each morn
ing before breakfast in a large glassful Of
water will put you In fine condition for the
entire day. II takes away that sluggish,
weary sensation, which indicates that your
health is not normal. Not only viii IL clear
the system Of waste matter, but the liver
and Kidneys viii be put in the best shape TO
perform their proper functions.
FREE SAMPLE.
Send a postal Go the Irving Company. Bal
timore. Nd, with your name and address on
4. and they will send you a free sample.
Take the sample in the morning before
breakfast, you win be surprised al the re
s'iits. An good druggists sell Urisal Senc
the postal today 20 Irving Co. Baltimore. Nd
Evening journal., 1914-12-01
CHILD HIT BY MOT0RCYCLF.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
MIDDLETOWN. Dec. 1.--While at
tempting to cross Main street yester-
day afternoon Viola Stellar. 3 years
old was knocked down by a motor
cycle ridden by Russell Burchard,
Taylor's Bridge. The child was rem
dered unconscious and is in a serious
condition.
Evening journal., 1914-12-01
Child HuRr BY FALL.

Special 10 THE ENENING JOURNAL.
LEWES, Del, Dec. l.-Roberta,
youngest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Aaron Hankin, of Alilton,- received cuts
and bruises about her head and body on
Sunday afternoon, when she fell down
the stairway at the home of her aunt,
Mrs. larry Hankin. Dr. Martin dressed
the childs wounds.
Members of Ebenezer Church, of Re
hoboth. and members of the W. c. T. L.
Red Cross Society and Zwaanendael
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It clear across the mesa. emblem Of his
thirst, symbol Of his undying desire.
For the moment he did not know what
TO answer Then he recovered himself
and said quietly. II was going to- He
paused a moment and looked straight
Into the eyes Of the man opposite him.
II was going to save all had"
III that's all you had Matias did not
get much. and he Is considered a pret.
" smart fellow" was the curt re-
eponse. Here comes the sheriff"
In the west their ordinary speech is
deeds. not words. Appeared other men
and then the bulky figure Of the sher-
iff This man wasted no time In pre-
HmInaries. but quickly roared, (which
wayT
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yet left him hreathless. What was the
matter? Then he saw huge columns
of smoke pouring ont from the after
part OF the ship. II was not the in
exOrable and avenging sea. but fire.
He saw the boats go over the side He
saw two men struggling in the tops
yet it was a dream. His consciousness
held but two facts-one the chest that
contained the secret of his mine. the
other the key that had locked within
that strange and alien depository the
picture of a little girl.
Six hours later a heavy sea drove a
piece Of wreckage up the crumbling
beach beneath a cliff on the Oregon
shore. On it was a man-brine drench-
ed, almost unconscious. but still able
to crawl beyond the reach of the fin
gering breakers. clutching a key. 1t
was Thomas Gallon.
He sat down and stared at the burn
! ing ship he had left. Dimly he remem-
bered those strange numbers that
marked the position of that vessel
flaming to destruction far out on the
horizon.
1877. % west; 81. q north.
But how to remember them? How
to keep this precious information in
I his head His cropping fingers found
the key. A moment later he was
scratching the numbers on its soft sur
face
''This." he said through his salt
parched lips, "is the master key" He
stared up at the blue sky. and then
bowed his head in utter weakness.
'Tf Wilkerson is alive he knows.
Every day is the same. When can I
find the secret Of The Master KeyT "
Thomas Gallon then picked up his
letter file and duly looked over its
contents.
Funny" he thought to himself.
"that that engineer that l wrote to
Drake about has not turned up" He
fumbled the letter uncertainty, but the
name caught his eye-John Dorr.
At that very moment the motor stage
chugged slowly into camp. and a tall,
heavily built man swung down into
the street. suit case in hand. He look
ed about him with trained eye He
saw the opening OF mine upon the
hill-the trestle crawling toward the
dump. the jump house-all the para
phernalia of an active mine. but he
also perceived that the stamp mill was
silent
"Il bet they've lost the loder' be
thought TO himself. He turned to a
miner who was passing and asked
where is Mr.. Gallon?"
up there in that bungalow" was
the reply.
John Dorr Strengthened himself uI
+ and went quietly up the activity. until
he finally arrived before a typical Cali
fornia house. To his great astonish
ment a slender. fair haired girl con
, fronted him. instead of the brusque
! rude miner he had been led to ex
! pect he would meet on his arrival al
, The Master Key"
r Pm John Dorr." he said awkwardly
, Il came TO see Mr.. Gallon. Lam the
3 lew mining engineer"
I Ruth looked at him critically. Ht
= was nothing like the men she was
2 used TO. His clothes were good. Fl,
) fairly breathed soap and water. and
his very apparent strength glowed be
d meath a clear. smooth skin and wei
A propOrtioned limbs. Then she met hi.
I eyes in frank admiration.
( ''Hll call father" she said. but sh,
still hesitated That gentle paus,
brought the blood to John DORIS face
:. HS realized that this was momen
4 be would always remember
Next Instalment Friday)