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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-28

state refused to atone for the fault they two
pleaded the baby act again. The federal govern
ment did not disregard its treaties; but it could
not restrain the individual states from doing so.
Later still we have heard much about federal
authority about "big stick" and what not else
But still a state fout the nation and the
nation pleads the baby act. There be no
shadow Of question to what our treaty with
Japan says and means. But if state chooses to
look upon il mere scrap of paper" what
you going to do about il? OF course, the
tion is supreme. Marshall said So Webster said
so. million men in arms said so, for all time,
in 186l-'65. Yet when II comes to fulfilling one
Of the nations most sacred obligations, some
state won't let il. And there arises the very
condition which in General Greene's cautious and
expert judgment may cause the realization Of that
remote possibility"
We must be, as General Greene is, most reutt-
ant to recognize actual danger of war. The work
of the last year in Europe, however, and the exist
ing conditions there emphasize the necessity of so
doing. Men said that there could be there;
but war came. They said that treaties would
stand in the way; but treaties became scraps of
paper" They said that commercial interests, too
vast to be sacrificed or even ieopardzed in war;
would be effective guarantees Of peacei but the
chief two commercial nations foremost in the
war They said that the forces were so vast and
the lethal machinery so terrible that nations
would never dare to set them at work; but they
have set them at work, with terrible
appliances than the world at large had dreamed Of
As for alliances, what are they? England md
her American colonies, S General Greene reminds
u, fought shoulder to shoulder against France;
and less than score Of years later France and
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Ocean TO legislate in conformity TO the treaties
which the federal government has made"
Let us rule out the possibility of insolence. We
do not habitually indulge in "shirt-sleeves diplo-
macy Let us also rule out disregard of treaties.
Our federal government is not likely to do that
at least not on its own initiative; not in the
case Of Panama Canal tolls But the third and
remaining possibility cannot be thus dismissed,
for the reason that all through our history We
have been suffering the curse of its realization.
From the very beginning Of things the federal
government has apparently been unable to compel
the states 70 respect the nations treaties. In
theory, according TO John Marshall and Daniel
Webster, as according to Euclid, the whole is
greater than any of its parts. In practice. in poll
tics, any small part can fout the whole.
The trouble began in the unhappy days of the
old Confederation and was the prolific cause of
most of our woes. Ii the non-fulflment of
the Treaty Of 1888 by the states that caused the
hymilatng failure Of Adams's mission to Eng
land, that destroyed our credit throughout the
world, and that restrained other nations from
seeking relations with US. Why should they make
treaties with il the treaties incapable Of
enforcement? Madison urged Jefferson that "the
treaty should be put in force as law, and the
exposition Of it left like that OF other laws. to
tho ordinary tribunals" But this was not done,
and Congress was left without any powers which
the states were bound to respect. II might have
been thought that with tkat humliating and dis
astrous experience the evil would be corrected in
the Constitution. But it not Ihe nation
inherits the infrm,y Of the Confederation Hence
endless endorsements.
Consider the episode Of 1851. An obscene and
murderOus mob in New Orleans committed un-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-28

States, and she expects the United States 10 full
fiji 1t.
What then would happen IL Japan found our
insults uncomfortable and our treaties mere "scraps
of paper? General Greene devotes much sp.ce
to showing how easily Germany could invade mi,
country, seize New York, and exact cash tributes
measured by billions OF dollars. He does this be-
cause Germany is known to ave planned an in
vasion and conquest of the United States-at least
In published work of officer in the Service Of
the herman General Staff / surnose that no man
OF military knowledge will challenge the aceu-
racy OF General Greene's logic Similarly. he
points out, Japan could infiict staggering blows
upon US IN the aeihc. II breach Of the peace
occurred, three days would see Japanese battle
ships IN fhlippine waters and ten Gays at Hawaii
An army of 100000 men would be at ,nce landed
IN the Philippines, where we have ever than TO-
ooo 10 oppose them. She would hurl a similar
force into Hawaii where We have a smsller gar
rison than in the Philippines. As for the thou
sands Of miles of coast in Alaska and our Pacific
states, quite unprotected and with untold wealth
inland, General Greene prefers to say nothing.
That is right. The merest mention of the facts is
sufficient.
VI course, we may say that Aespite these initial
losses we should triulnph in the end. That is
probably true. 1t may be true, also. that we
should exact full indemnity for all the losses
which had been inflicted upon US. believe that
in Gettysburg and Appomattox we found atone
ment for Bull Run and Charlottesville. But how
appalling was the cost! And how much better
would !: have been, first, to have sverted the war
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-28
PROVISION AGAINST FUTURE CA
PERINGS OF DAME NATURE.

What will be a lake almost as large as any
be found in the State of Connecticut Is
ing brought into existence simply to pro-
ct New York City against drought caused ty
ich CONFUSION Of nature as gave the Hudson
passage through the Highlands Perhaps the
gorge OF the American Rhine, beneath whose
floor the Catskill aqueduct dips, has become
permanent but other mishaps may occur TO in
terupt the how OF water for a season. II may be
necessary TO clean the long tunnel. linen
,ensicos great store will be drawn upon,
kupply sufficient to furnish cups OF water for
several months. Although the contractors are
not required to have the dam completed until
1920. they are pushing the work so fast that
they hope TO have it practically finished within
year. They have been busy upon It tor up
ward of FIVE years.
On one glstening January morning recently
two men dismounted from the Harlem train,
at Valhalla, not the Valhalla, however, which
is the heaven of the Morse heroes. No, this
Vahala is the next station north OF White
Plains Its chief reason for existence is the
Kensico Dam, the giant steps OF whose iace
greet the passengers eyes just before the train
from the south rolls into the station.
The two men, as aforesaid dismounted and
were met by man, who escorted them to his
machine, preparatory to making the climb to
the summit of the dam. This man was Wilson
Fitch Smith, who, as engineer-in-charge, has
lived with his Job for at least seven years.
The trio took seats in the spacious tonneau;
the machine bounded away, and was soon
rounding the curves in the road leading to the
crest of the rocky knob which furnishes the
western buttress for the l.SOo-foot eyclopean
wall. A thin shell of snow cracked under the
foot as the party alighted and stepped over the
-usty rails Of track. Overhead rose pair of
keleton towers, more than hundred feet
Iigh, from which steel cable of fifteen tons
weight trended away across the valley to a
similar pair third of mile off, on the oppo-
site knob at the other end of the stone and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-28

concrete precIpIce. A cautious glance down
into the chasm around the end OF the dam at
the bottom Of which several Italians were
working with drill and shovel, showed that the
sun was softening the crust of the frozen
earth, for which the zero temperature OF the
previous night was responsible.
"If you would like to see the expansion
Joints, we will go down this ladder" said Mr..
Smith 1T has been found that concrete ex-
pands and contracts in summer and winter
Just as steel does, and to about the same ex-
tent This dam, for instance, will lengthen and
shorten probably about two inches In other
dams this has caused cracks to form, through
which water percolated in tiny streamlets, dis
coloring the face. 1t has been found that
these cracks appezr at intervals of about sew
enty-nine feet We are trying the experiment
in this dam OF providing expansion joints 1t
is built in sections, seventy -nine feet long,
which are tongued into each other. At each
Of these joints strip Of copper, not above an
eighth OF an inch in thickness, light enough to
bend with the expansion and contraction at
the joint, is set vertically from bottom to top
Of the dam across the joint This is expected
to prevent any seepage."
Whereupon Mr. Smith and one of his vis
tors ventured upon the ladder and descended
into the hole. The latter more clearly un-
derstood the dangers of Mawson's expedition
toward the South Pole than he ever had be-
fore A rectangular hole, black as night.
yawned below him. Its bottom was hidden in
a seemingly impenetrable darkness. 1t was
recalled that the base of the dam was at least
800 feet below the crest. Did this hole go
clsar to the base7 Even if it was only 200
feet deep, it was bad enough. A crevasse only
200 feet in depth is almost as uncomfortable to
one who descends into 1t without premedita-
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ton as a crack that penetrates another hun
bred feet toward the bowels of the earth. How
ever, the transverse tunnel which runs from
end to end through the length Of the dam was
safely negotiated The warmth OF the air in
the tunnel was surprising Although only
few feet away. it had registered only four de-
grees above zero at daybreak; in here the mer-
curry reported "A. This was astonishing, for
il was open at intervals to the sky
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J1e APpRCXMATES

cautiously picking their way past several of
the gloomy, clammy crevasses. Just then they
came to box against the wall. In it were
the bare ends of several insulated electric
wires.
This is our thermophone. We are making
a study of the rapidity with which the cement
cools. Wires run through the cement to the base
and other parts of the dam Every day we
send current through them utilizing a rheo-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-28

This is due to the temperature of the
hardening concrete" explained Mr.. Smith
The chemical process of setting develops
heat The walls of this tunnel were set only
recently. 1t is probable that their interior tenn
perature Is SO or 100 degrees Fahrenheit The
concrete cools very slowly"
While Mr.. Smith was making this interest
ing fact about cement clear, the pair had been
walking along the corridor toward the east,
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again. Everybody breathed more freely. In
the afternoon, having tested the quality Of the
viands of the Valhalla inn, which, it may be
interpolated. were not such as one would ex-
pect to find in the home of the immortals, the
automobile was requisitioned for the journey
to the great quarry, whence the gneissoid
granite for the masonry is being blasted out.
1t is full fedged quarry, with all the modern
appliances for cutting stone and crushing II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-28
Nv WILLIS FLETCHER JOHNSON.

so sH %s Of war The tn. statement IS no.
sensational Il is guarded in terms and
moderate in tone. II speaks Of possibility, not
probability, and IL treats even II as remote. Yet
oecauss Of this very conservatism il merits the
more attention. II Is General Francis Vinton
Greene who makes the statement in the singularly
lucid and Logical little volume on "The Present
uli,sry Situation In the United States" which he
h Jus. published through Messrs. Charles Serb
r's Sons, and as he is one Of the most thought
al and authoritative OF our military writers his
ersonality, Of course, invests it with additional
terest
Let me make II clear at the beginning that Cen
srsl Greene 10 neither an alsrmst nor lingo
Nor is he obsessed by what might be called
aJapanophobia"-if we had sufficiently slight re-
ard for English etymoOgy. Three countries only in
ne world would be formidable enemies 20 US, and
n the three Japan seems least likely to become our
Militant foe There is "a remote possibility" that
Is all Yet IL IL profitable 20 consider the grounds
II that possibility, OF those upon which IL might
be realized.
Would IL not be strange and disereditsble II we
vers some time again TO be plunged into war as
direct consequence OF our persistence in the
IDENTICAL weakness which caused the first trouble
a our foreign relationships, away back at the
cry beginning Of our national lie? Yet precisely
ast lie what General Greene has in mind For
ais remote contingency will not. he thinks be
isslized Except as a result Of our own insoenee,
ur own disregard Of our treaties, or our own ina
biity TO compel the sovereign states which form
me portion Of our Union bordering on the Pacific
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-28
'crrY CAN NEVER BE DRY WITH MENSICO in RsESER
Dam to Provide Water
Storage May Be Finished
Within q Year or So.

stat 10 secure definite degree OF resistance,
and by using a recording instrument adjusted
to make the proper allowance for the re-
sistance we get the temperature OF the cement
at the other end OF the wire. This is the first
tire such test has been made in dam. The
cement at the base of the dam when it was
laid two years ago had a temperature of about
90 degrees In the course OF this time II has
decreased II degrees, and is now S."
"Two-thirds of the masonry Is below the
surface of the ground" said the engineer, as
the two walked back toward their friend, shiv-
erin1 on the south side of standpipe, which
stood on the top of the dam, near the west
end. 1T /. 235 feet thick on the bed rock, and
half of the height Of the masonry work is be-
low the bottom of the reservoir. This is in
tended to ensure freedom from leakage. The
reason dams have gone out in the past has
generally been the fact that they were not
provided with sufficiently sound bed and
one which was water tight. The masonry is
what is called cyclopean; that is, 1t IS formed
of enormous fragments OF rock surrounded by
cement. We laid last August something over
$4,000 cubic yards Of masonry. This is rec
ord for work done in an eight hour day. With
a ten hour day, $4,000 yards has been laid in
a month on the Panama Canal, but when the
actual time consumed is taken into consicera-
lion. our record is the best thus far made"
By this time the standpipe had been reached
and the trio picked their way with great eau
ton down the narrow bridge to the mainland
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-28

ONE years ago party OF Zunl lnoians
.Sok the long journey from their home
IN the highlands of New Mexico, 20
Washington. There the wonders OF
the nations capital, the paintings and statuary'
good. bad and Indifferent, in the dome OF the
Can;tol the halls in which the wise men oil
the nation gather TO extend the blessing OF
lsVy % the Indian, as we'll as to the White Man,
the Congressional Library and the "hite
House. the home OF the Great White Father
were shown 10 them They rode over the hne
boulevards, saw the beautiful homes on Con-
oecticu, Avenue and looked out over the
world from the windows beneath the eonical
can OF the Washington Monument In due
course they prepared to depart for their hearth
fires in the sun-baked lands, which had been
~, home Of their ancestors for untold genera
tons.
Perhaps in the spirit OF the city cousin VINO
has lust displayed to the bewildered gaze OF
the country cousin the accomplishments OF
civilized man in the metropolis, some one
asked the Indians:
We'll. what was the most wonderful thing
you saw?'
Tbe answer was like the still small voice.
you turned stick and drew cup of water
,ut Of the wall whenever you wanted 1t. That
vas the most wondeHul thing
New York City is spending more than SloO'-
BOO 900 to insure the cup OF water The Zuni
Indians from the Southwestern plateaus were
light. The ability to draw cup of water from
m opening in the wall is remarkable achieve
nent. The pains which the city is taking to
make the cup unfailng are illustrated in the new
Kensico Dam. This reservoir, to be reckoned
mono the great artificial water storage places
the world, is simply detail OF the whole
tskill system.
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Continued on NTH page.
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N THE PACIFIC there is remote posi-
bllity Of war" The statement is not
sensational. II is guarded in terms and
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1915-09-30
Local AND Personal

Remember, that advertisements
ordered in this paper and no time
limit specified will be published
and charged for until ordered out.
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Don't Miss the Tri- State Fair.

Memphis is putting on her best
bib and tucker to welcome thous-
ands of visitors to the great Tri-
State Fair, which opens Sept. 20,
and when the crowds arrive they
will find the city gaily decked out
in many colored-bunting and wear
ing a general festive appearance.
Complete in every department,
the Fair this year, will be bigger
Than ever. The Live Stock Show
will be the best ever held in the
South. The hundred other fea-
lures will be in keeping with this
high scale.
The Fair will last ten days, clos.
ing Oct 5th. Reduced rates are
being given on all railroads, anC
a large crowd is expected to attend
from Iuka.
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American-For Sale at $1.00 per
thousand Call IL miles north
of Evansville, or address me
huntsville, Route /.
adv 4 -4t-p O o George.
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Special Notice.

Beginning October 1st, ] will
charge so cents for three drops in
a house and IS cents for each adj
dltional one. This means drops,
not lights. If you have the drop,
you will be charged for the light
whether you use it or not.
3 C Jourdan.
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For Sale.

One Full Jersey Milk Cow 7
years old. Price 10000. N S
Davis, Dennis, Miss. adv4
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Feminine Beauty

is enhanced by a stylish up-to-
date hat or bonnet. l have re-
turned from the market where
purchased line of Millinery that
will please the most fastictious.
Be sure and call to see my stock
before buying.
Location-I have moved to the
rooms formerly occupied by Mrs
Bozeman.
adv 4 Mrs Ada c Moser.
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Cheer. Up!
That Tired Grouchy Feeling Means
A Lazy Liver.

LIV-VER-LAX will clear you
out, and and make you feel fine and
dandy again. 1t is just as effect
i've as calomel, but has none of its
we'll known disagreeable after eff
fects.
LIV-VER-LAX eliminates pois-
ons, cleanses the system, and re-
lieves constipation in thorough
but pleasant manner. A little
taken regularly, means consistent
health and no doctor bills.
GUARANTEE Every bottle
bearing the likeness of L K Grigs-
by, is guaranteed to give satisfac-
ton or your money returned. For
sale here in soc and S1.o0 size
bottles at Jourdan's Drug Store,
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Notice to the Children.

have opened up a little store
in front of Papa's Store, such as
Toys, Tablets, Pencils and Can
dies. l cordially invite the chill
dren to come and buy from me.
Respt, w S Brown, Jr.
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Deltox and Cress Grass Rugs.

To close out at reduced prices.
Sizes 30 u and g IL; one or
two 9 IL slightly damaged at
less than cost.
Ladv.J S w Shockley & Co.
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NV n dudOiPu hAiS0 us iNS "
lar appointments here Sunday,
Go TO G d Halls for low prices
in Mems and Boys Clothing.
-Advt
w L Elledse visited Corinth
this week.
C B & F G Massey eadquar-
tiers for Cotton Seed.
You will find the home Office OF
Cotton Seed buyers at c B & F G
Massey's Store. adv 3
w S Brown left Sunday to at
tend the Fair at Memphis.
Mrs Matte Carpenter has re-
turned after visit to friends.
TR Burns, of Maud, Ala, was
in town Saturday.
ROOMS FOR RENT-Apply
to Mrs Hattie w Doane, phone
%, p 0 Box 1l2. sgt pd
Mrs R w Carter visited Chero-
kee Sunday.
Mrs Fannie Goyer is visiting
Iuka friends.
Don't Miss 1.-THE Picture
Show Friday night. adv q
Miss Elsie Mcknight is visit
ing relatives in Tuscumbia.
Bargains in Mems and Boys
Clothing at G D Halls. adv
Mr. r D Smith returned home
Monday after few days visit at
Rara Avis.
Miss Annie Harvey and Ruth
Shockley are attending the Tri-
State Fair.
Floyd, at huntsville, Pays the
Top Price for Cotton Seed. See
Him before you Sell. $751;
Mrs Felix Digger and mother,
Mrs Chenault, returned Sunday
from a visit to Tuscumbia.
Miss Katherine Cromwell left
Sunday for Memphis to visil rel
atives and attend the Fair.
Yes, we have the top notch
price on Cotton Seed. c B & F
G Massey. adv 3
Miss Ruth Carmack visited
Corinth Saturday and organized a
class of music pupils.
Misses Marie Ellis and Fannie
Joel Mcdonald left Monday to at.
tend the Tri-State Fair.
Mrs Matte Cook is visiting her
daughter, Mrs H NJ Jenkins, at
Long Beach, Miss.
Mr. Arthur Crom we'll leaves to
day for a visit to the Fair and the
Bluff City.
Mr. and Mrs NJ M Whitehurst
and little daughter spent Sunday
with relatives at Hazard.
Remember we have mo
Books. - All phone orders will
be sent c Cd. CB & F G Mas
sey. adv 3
Miss Teresa Redmond is visit
ing relatives at Normal and Mem
phis and attending the Tri-State
Fair.
Messrs Sidney Edwards, FL
mer Kimberly and Lawrence Cur
It's left Sunday Morning to attend
the Tri-State Fair.
LOST-Bunch of keys on ring.
probably lost between Iuka and
Bush Arbor. Return to w Il
Ross. adv 8.
Misses Mildred and Elizabeth
Mcdonald are visiting relatives
in Memphis and also attending the
Fair.
Mrs Pauline Sloan and chill
dren returned to Leland, Miss,
Sunday after a lengthy visit to
relatives.
Messrs R c and Marshall Girls
ham, Bruce Rutledge, Jess Page
and NJ c Smith attended the Tri
State Fair this week.
Mr. and Mrs Berry Martin have
returned from trip to Biloxi,
New Orleans and other southern
points.