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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-08

were only 7.s7 per cent OF the total
excavations. During 1910 seven weeks
were required to take care OF the l4.sS
per cent of all excavations which rep
resented the slide debris taken out.
In 1911 II required IL weeks to take
out the material the slides brought
into the cut, this material amounting
to 1880 per cent OF the total excava-
lions for the year. During the nscai
wear OF 1912, 34.5 per cent Of the exca-
yations were Of slide material whose
removal required Is weeks. Forty
six per cent of the total excavations
in 1913 were from slides. which &C
counts for "a weeks work. Last
year, beginning July 1, 1913, saw only
two months required for the final
bottom to be reached in the cut, out
side OF the material brought In by the
slides. so that at least "A weeks are
chargeable against the slides. me
more than six weeks remaining until
the opening OF the canal on Aug. 10
were taken up with the removal OF
slide debris. more than two years and
three months In all
cone OF the wonderful things about
the building OF the canal was how
Col Goethals and Col. Gaillard were
able to drive down unit cost as the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-08
Nature Conquered in
Canal Zone Fight
RAYMoNp ". PULLMAN.
Times Washington Bureau, No. 70
Metropolitan B0nk Building.

Metr0D0HtGn B0nk ButJdtn0.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8.yThe
only reason ships were not using the
Panama canal 10 months ago, when
the locks were first ready, IL that ma
ture was battling to the last ditch In
her efforts to thwart the purpose OF
man to put shipway through the VI
tails Of proud old Culebra mountain"
writes william Joseph Showalter.
magazine writer. who visited the ca
nal zone many times during the pro-
gress OF the work there, In q COM
munication to the National Geo
graphic society, at Washington, ID. e..
"Oyer $50 acres Of ground lying
outside OF the intended banks OF the
canal. and containing over 10000, 900
cubic yards of material, were swept
by nature, with silent but terrific
force, down into the canal" he writes.
"Now this onslaught demorahzed an
entire railroad system; now 1t put the
compressed air and water systems
out of commission: now II bottled
up one end Of Culebra cut with an
avalanche OF debris: now II impris-
oned dirt trains and wrecked steam
shovels. Consider what the removal
of 30,000.000 cubic yards Of material
means. II ia enough to build sort
of Chinese wall seven feet thick and
seven feet high reaching from New
York to San Francisco. II Is more
than could be drawn by all the horses
and mules In the United States. II
would I'LL a million and half big
| Lidgerwood cars, enough to make .
string 10000 miles long
| when you reflect that each yard
Iof this sliding material rendered
doubly difhcult the getting out Of
three yards of other material, the
true meaning Of the slides begins to
appear. There have been ITO trains
going out Of the cut one day at the
south end. only to be stopped entirely
the next day by slide. Again. half
q dozen tracks would suddenly be put
out OF commission II n the greatest
engineering wonder of the age that
In spite OF these difficulties LOG. 600. 900
cubic yards of material were removed
from the cut In less time than II was
estimated IS, 100000 cubic yards could
be removed. And this wonder grows
when I look at the cost sheets and
see that q cubic yard was removed
for an average Of 60-odd cents, when
X was estimated that, unhindered by
slides, the cost Of removing q cubic
yard would be SO cents
Prior to 1910 the slides presented
no serious obstacles. Up to that year
the excavations on account OF slides
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-08
Cast No Stones

train comes tearing through this val
ley and from armored cars storm OF
lead is poured into those miserable
shelters Of the poor. People are
pierced and torn. Fathers die. Moth
ers die. Children die. There Is no
excuse OF war for it. II is done by
American officers in behalf of prop
erty interests.
Over in Colorado. lot Of wage
earners' wives and children are hud
died In caves, tents and shacks. hun.
cry. shivering. terrorized. Upon the
heels of a volley from death-dealins
guns. follows fire and helpless won.
en- and infants who escape the leaden
hail are roasted alive. And American
army officers who did it are acquitted
by q court of American army ofhcers.
1T Is all unthinkable," but II 10 fact
Before we raise our hands In holy
horror at whatever enraged German
soldiers do In the way of indiscrimi-
nate slaughter OF their enemies, let
US study the blood upon our own
hands, the blood OF our own women
and children, the blood that stains
our hands not In me cause Of war
but In the viler cause OF money op-
preston There Ii no avalanche OF
American criticism" no instant repu.
diation of the barbarians who filed
the babies graves In West Virginia
and Colorado. We accept. We toll
crate. We acquit
The German barbarian may be mad
with war lust. The American barbar.
ian is mad with money lust The
one slaughters because Of personal
injury. The other for gain.
II becomes not the American press
to cast stones because OF anyt'
perpetrated In that foreign war.
N. r. A.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-08
War Cuts of PO,Uder
Supply for U. S. Army

the senate resumed consid Grafton
the river and harbor bill approprf
Ing in one lump S53, 900 900 of I
$l00.O00,000 that Is to be raised.
Opposing this proposition. Senat(
burton. Borah. Norris and Kenyon
sumed their campaign OF delay q
general opposition. Burton. who \
already spoken on about 80 differ{
days. resumed his speech and IL %
pared to continue indefinitely.
simmons, OF North Carolina,
charge OF the bill, assisted by Jose|
X. Ransdell. OF Louisiana, PRESIDENT
the Rivers and Harbors Congress-
pork barrel lobby--are pushing
Dill with all the energy at their cd
mand.
President Wilson SO far has ADOPT
Q neutral attitude. When asked abb
II at the weekly newspapers conf
ence, he replied that there had BID
20 many important matters for him
have an attitude on" that he had 4
got around to the river and harl|
bill.
The leaders of the Democratic pat
are beginning to realize that Il u
not be popular to pass q war tar
raise 100000, 900 and simultaneou|
TO distribute more than half OF 4
amount to rings OF contractors, Dire,
ers. and other private interests, p
ticularly In view OF the admitted q
that most of the money spent un(
this appropriation does not In
slightest degree increase river traf|
DR.. p. p. Claxton. United Sta|
commissioner Of education, sees
incidental advantage to America
the number OF foreign students N
will necessarily seek American u
yersities on account OF the war.
In order to secure gold for fore(
shipment. New York bankers uS
gold certificates to draw the gold IN
the United States treasury. At
beginning of the trouble there v
In the treasury $1,000, s74.86s wo]
OF gold. The national banks In M
York city at the same date held q
certificates aggregating $174,566.4
Considerable inroads were made
the reserves OF the banks, which
maintained In part In gold certihcat
/ by the use OF these certificates
draw gold for export from the ire
Jury. The Aldrich-vreeland currer
Is not on its face payable In gold.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-08

"Who could think OF American
troops grimly engaged In shooting
down disarmed peasants who had
tried to defend their little posses
sions?
"Who could conceive Of an Ameri-
can army officers numbering women
and hanging children by bombs
hurled from an airship at night into
q sleeping city?
at il all unthinkab.e. No American
oficsr who did what the Germans
have done ct Antwerp, who did what
the. Germans have done in the North
sea. who did what the Germans have
done In Belgium. could Withstand for
a single day the avalanche Of Ameri-
can criticism. His own people would
instantly repudiate him a. barbar-
ian, and no excuse Of military advan-
tage over the enemy would be ac-
cepted or tolerated"
The foregoing paragraphs are from
the New York World. and. lest we
forget
In q pleasant valley In our fair
state OF West Virginia some scores OF
laboring people are trying to live.
Some are In miserable tents through
which the freezing night winds whis-
tie. Others are In dilapidaded shacks,
made Of old boards and scraps OF tin
and cloth. Women and children are
among these people. and all are cold,
hungry and suffering. It matters not
to the story how these human beings
come to be in this condition. They're
there.
In the dead OF night railroad
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-08

mercury in the difficulty thermometer
sped upward In 1908 It was estimat-
ed that the cost OF removing a yard
OF soil would be around SO cents for
the whole cut In 1909 this was ham,
mered down to Is % cents. With
the slides more troublesome than
ever In 1912. they forced the unit cost
down 70 "a 3-S cents. Than this there
is no prouder showing In the history
of business economy or OF engineer
Ing"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-08
A Coal beavers Advlcs.

To the Editor OF The Tmes:
Tell the American people Their
lots Of land In Michigan to start far
ing on. There's lots Of good land i
We know we are over-crowded. Sc
them out to the country. Any m
or woman can make living. j
give them chance. They are not
Ing to the American cities. only
find how hard 1t IL to get work In {
city. Transplant them among I
farmers, and make more farmers q
better men. COAL HEAVIER.
Detroit, Sept. z. 1914.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-08
Detroit, Sept. Z. 1914.
A Lafayette Red Gross Fund.
tn the Editor of The Times:

To the Editor Of The Times:
Sunday. Sept. 6, il the birthday OF
General Lafayette. Of our Revolution
airy heroes, second only to Washing
ton in the esteem Of the American
people. Five months from Sept. 6
(Feb. s, 1870, will be the anniversary
OF the French-American alliance which
insured the success OF the American
Revolution: success that meant not
only the life of our great nation. but
the practical Independence OF every
English colony.
Inasmuch as 1--WE Germans" are rails
ing a red cross fund on behalf Of Ger
many and Austria, why should not we
Americans raise Lafayette Red
Gross Fund for especial use In treat
ing and nursing the French and Bel
GUM desolatc cities?
I am sure tat every candidate for
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-08
The AlLstar-cast Of the Great Euro
pean War Drama.

=
To the Editor OF The Times:
Austria was Hungary to Serv war
and made q German remark to Russia
to keep out of It.
Seeing that Russia butted In. Ger
many knocked on the French door TO
complain about Russia's actions.
On being driven away. Germany
left, but soon returned, wiped her feet
on Brussels rug. and renewed her
knocking until the door broke In and
the crash was heard in England, but
II seems England cant do much.
On the other hand It seems that
Kiao Chau lost its original color and
needs new coat Of Japan.
Later on, some one may join In and
start playing Turkey In the Straw"
after which they may rub Greece
(grease) into 1t.
JOSEPH COHEN,
1870 Mullet-st.
r.A-~xx oork y 1orA
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-08
YY4E DESPERATE STRUGGLE
FOR "A PLACE IN THE SUN

Possible explanations present European ends In
1nme but great social and political Importance it
and too varied to admit Of being uy compressed
into single generalization.
should therefore, very chy accepting the word Of any
s who may come forward CAUSE the whole
However since limited by its to dealing
With il problems IN comparatively simple the best do is
generazatons and give each credit Tor bat
ting average according percentage Of truth contains
obvious which be made ofhand tna1
killing prince Of Austria and his wife was the mme0
preptated not its that Germany
the central the Ituation out Of which
conaict
Hsrs on. angle Of the conditions which
s struggle rests also obvious and admitted both By emany ana
The growth Gmanyt population during the last 70 years or
more in industrial and political prestige
has been the natural expansion
Geographical expansion Of the nation has not gone with thus In
sueose Of population
Teeming millions up comparatively small
IKE boiling teks with the lid clampsd down and no out
~ FOR steam to escape
Emigration thousands Germans America has afforded
y that has only ssssned the pressure without rsV
~ Il materially
shut Of from policy Of imperialism by attitude
world power Germany has faced problem which confronted
10 other European nation in anything like the same degree
10 lay either the German people
= upon their take biased view Of the matter
When tight shoe pinOh mans foot it makes little difference
Asthsr the large the shoe il too small
The pressure the whichever put
being the position Of the foot speak have laid
Ill tie blame the shoe.
II tendency towards they have conflict with
nations Ill action reaction equal they
ave felt the friction coming from without
81 they charge opposing nations with trying srange them to
16ath
A against the flood which well has seemed
- em ready to pour empire sides they built up
1uneasnsy powerful military and naval forces.
Osr ndeavoed keep the BY them and
ns you have European armament problem in nutshell
We that the promoters of mlitarm always
nennt Il purely for defensive unsehsh purposes.
maintain that the argument here suggested explains how
rm sanctioned BY the majorite the peoples
Europe without whose consent it would not have been possible
Nor do we mean to defend II in the slightest degree.
so Explaining ito origin i not defense.
Wholesale accusations against nation found supporting practice
- condemn, would do nobody any good
1urtheozs Of party to the conflict not
y too ready ympathy oppong faction in spite Of the fact
Ent many persons to believe II does
" II u best to avoid both
n Thsrsfors let ~ ~ neutral
Licking a this angle and Judging from the casual
~ hns far It ghasty whichever
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-08

Licking at this angle and Judging from the casual
rs fr bound ghasty whichever goes
II continues any great length time the immense numbers Of
N killed Win Lessen political pressure Tor
n the words d figure speech the foot win be smaller and
lhs shoe viii bs larger.
Such relief will, however be temporary at best
Europe may that this awful crisis will
IN future history the leaders Of her nations
oonductiur government whole people
Arizona republican., 1914-11-08

lures are credit to the new build
ing. The Korricks were greatly
pleased with the manner in which
the installation of the electrical fix
lures was done, the work being com
pleted before the expiration of the
date the contract called for. The
firm is about one year old and com
posed of w. R. Bertram and F. c..
Bertram. They have one of the
largest and most complete stocks of
electrical fixtures in the state of
Arizona in a beautiful store at 16
South Central avenue
Other contracts that this firm now
has are the Ackel building, Central
Avenue Investment Company build
ing, at the corner of Central avenue
and Adams; RosensWeigs new store,
Luhrs' building, new Adams Grill,
The Rose Tree and E. Eislle's resi-
dence. This firm also recently ir-
stalled the electrical lights for the
Christian church, Wolf and Wolf
Cole Motor Company, Barnett Cloth
ing Company, Capitol Liquor Com
pany (Which is the largest in the
state of Arizona) and the Health Of
flee.
Arizona republican., 1914-11-08
Korrick's Building Contractors and Materials

elaborate and harmonious with the
wood work throughout the building.
The DorrisHeyman Furniture Com
pany is one of the lagest firms on
the entire Pacific Coast. They occu-
by practically all of a building of
five floors covering one-fourth of an
entire city square This store has
its departments so well arranged
that each department head can in
stantly locate anything in the large
lines handled. 1t is said that no
store on the Pacific Coast handles
Arizona republican., 1914-11-08

Of the O'Neil building. the Noll build
ing, the Ford hotel and the new
Bake building, as we'll as that of
korrick's Greater New York store.
Mr. Petty also handled the marble
work in the libraries of the Monroe
street school and has furnished the
floors and walls of many of the best
Arizona republican., 1914-11-08

in marble and high class tile work.
The great durability of marble and
tile makes it highly desirable on all
permanent work. Petty is the Phoe-
nix man that is always on the job.
He mas been in Phoenix for two
Years and besides many small Jobs.
ne has done the marble and tile work
Arizona republican., 1914-11-08

bath rooms of the higher priced pri-
waite residences.
Mr. Petty's headquarters are at 432
West Washington street. Mr.. Petty
has become well-known in the city
of Phoenix in the familiarity of this
phrase: In tile work the first cost
is the last cost"
Arizona republican., 1914-11-08
THE MARBLE FROM
JAMES N. PETTY

All the beautiful Vermont marble
50 expertly handled and placed that
beauties the front of the new Kor-
rick Block was furnished by a local
contractor, James n. Petty, whose
speciality has stood -zout in Phoenix
Arizona republican., 1914-11-08
ELECTRICAL WORK
BY BERTRAM BROS

One of the striking features of the
new Korrick building is the electrical
work through. This work was all
done and the fixtures furnished by
Bertram Brothers. The electrical fix
Arizona republican., 1914-11-08

better grade of furnishings, OF where
the prices are more reasonable for
the class of goods sold
The Denver star., 1914-03-07
VERDICT IN DAMAGE SUIT.
Pullman Company Ordered to Pay
George T. Williams $2.999.99.

Under the caption. Porter Awarded
Damages" the Minneapolis tMinnl
Twin City Star in its issue of Feb. Il.
pyS:
The ease nf George T. Williams
against the Pullmnu company for ma
licious prosecution WAS tried Friday.
Monday and Tuesday last before IA
Jury in the district court at st. Paul,
resulting in Il verdict in favor of Will
liams for $2.9199a. the amount asked
for in the suit. The jury was out
about II minutes
The facts in the case are as follows:
Williams was employed by the Pull
man company aS sleeping car porter.
running between st, Paul and Seattle,
and on the night of March 2G. 1913. re
ported for duty at his ear nj the Union
depot in ST Paul fifteen minutes late.
w. c. Williams. the night Inspector
for the Pullman company ordered Por-
ter Williams or the ear. Porter Will
iams refused to get off, and the inSpec-
tor called II police officer and had For-
ter Williams arrested. placing II charge
of drunk and disorlcriy" against him.
Williams was confined in Jail for
three days. secured the services of At
torney w, 4. Francis, was tried and
acquitted. He was discharged by the
Pullman company and was unable to
secure work in the sleeping car depart
ments OF the Great Northern Railway
company or the 500 company.
After exbausting his efforts in that
line and failing to secure any en-
ployment he directed his attorney w.
r. Francis to bring suit against the
Pullman company and secured the lar
gest verdict ever rendered in this coun-
try for malicious prosecution. Attor-
ney Thompson assisted the counsel for
plaintiff.
The Denver star., 1914-03-07
SHORTER CHAPEL.
Washington and Twenty-third SITS.
Rev. Robert L. Pope, Pastor.

Our pastor will deliver series OF
five sermons at the Sunday morning
service, under the caption, Beneath
the Shadow of the Cross" preparatory
to Easter. His subject Sunday morn
ing will be Just Beyond Jericho y
which will be the first of the series.
Mr.. Y. S. Reed will render baritone
solo. Greatness by Great Service
will be the topic for the evening serv-
ice.
Shorter was in her glory last Sab
bath, both morning and evening. The
attendance and spiritual tide were in
keeping with the bright and beautiful
day. Mrs. w. j. Pritchett was led to
accept Christ and united with the
church. Mrs Sarah Alexander of Cor
sicana, Tex, joined us also.
The Allen c. E. League held most
inspiring business meeting Monday
evening last at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Cox, 2633 Marion. Good reports
were submitted from all the commit
tees. The Lookout committees report
showed that the average attendance
for the month of February was 144, a
record breaker.
The Free Employment Bureau. un-
der the auspices of the Ushers' club,
has given employment to l03 persons
within 80 days. A considerable num-
Der of strangers to the city have been
directed to good homes also.
The beautiful Lilliputian wedding
with childhood games, which won the
heart of the large audience at Shorter
Thanksgiving evening, will be repeat
ed at our church Thursday evening,
March Goth, for the benefit of the
Easter rally. Mesdames Byrd. Wal
don and Richardson are behind it and
they always spell Success.
During the weeks Mrs. o. w. Glenn
is being retained at her homeb, Mrs.
j. A. Waldon. the assistant superin-
tendent. has the direction of our Sun
day school forces. This department
is doing splendidly under her leader
ship.
The Denver star., 1914-03-07
NOTES OF THE ZION BAPTIST
CHURCH,,
Twenty-fourth Avenue and Ogden ST.,
David e. over, Pastor.
Residence, 1856 Humboldt st.

One week from next Sunday, on the
18th of the month, evangelistic serv-
ices will begin, for which Zion has
been preparing for the past two
months. These meetings will be con
Quoted by Evangelist DR.. J. p. How
ard, who is well known in our city as
one of the strongest gospel preachers
who ever came among us. The serv-
ices will continue through the month
each evening at s o'clock. The public
is invited.
Personal workers clubs have been
organized to assist DIR. Howard and
the pastor in caring for the needs of
the unsaved. The call is made for vol
unteers. Any person who desires tc
do personal work for Christ is urged
to be present at meeting of workers
at the church Sunday afternoon at
O'Clock.
During the month of March cottage
prayer services will be conducted in
various parts of the city on the after
Moons OF Wednesday. Friday and Sat
urday. beginning next Wednesday
pulpit Sunday.
The faithful will not forget that
Wednesday is day set apart for fast
ing and prayer. The condition of our
city demands heroic sacrifice. We are
calling upon the members and friends
of Zion to furnish that spirit.
The attendance at the Women's BIZ
BILE class is most remarkable. From
IS to 100 ladies meet at the church for
study each Thursday at 80. Every
woman is welcome. These meetings
will continue through the revival.
The men meet to study the Word
each Tuesday evening at s O'Clock.
The meetings are suspended till after
the revival.
The pastor will preach at the morn
ing service tomorrow from the sub
ject, The Enduring Quality of Love.
The subject for the evening service is.
Man of the Earth. Earthly" Every
one welcome