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years, Is per cent Of the excavation
was completed. Had not the great
Culebra Cut and other slides-3o all
together-added Is per cent to the
originally surveyed mass Of material
to be removed, the canal would have
been completed far ahead Of sched-
ule. It was on January Z, 1914, that
the crane boat Alexander La Valley,
q part Of the working equipment on
the canal, made the first actual tran
sit. but not until the following August
3 was the first commercial ship pass
ed. The canal was opened to COM
merce August Is, 1914. A fresh slide
closed the canal October II, but on
October 20 It was open again.
East and West Knit Together
These slides, the movement Of great
masses Of earth and rock from the
steep sides Of the cuts Of the canal,
are q continuing difficulty. Con-
slant vigilance Is maintained to detect
their start and special excavating
equipment Is kept ready like fire en-
gines to hasten to the site. Some
idea Of the extent Of excavation may
be gained from the statement that
total removal by the United States
amounted to about $4,000, 900 cubic
yards, and Of this 75,O00,O00 cubic
yards war nece1sitated by slides, an
increased task not calculated upon at
the outset. The West Culebra Slide
displaced 66 acres and about 1f,000,.
600 cubic yards, and the East Oulebra
Slide IS acres and 100000 cubic
yards. f must be remembered that
this vast removal was In addition to
the 30,O00,0 900 cubic yards the French
had taken out, making the total ex-
cavation by the United States and
the French about 1000 cubic
yards.
When President Woodrow Wilson
touched On electric button In the
White House ct Warrington which
detonated the explosive beneath the
last barrier, the seas were joined, and
the map Of tho world had been
changed indeed. One Of the events
Fastening construction Of the canal
had been the sudden necessity for
the United States battleship Oregon
to proceed under forced draught from
Puget Sound to Join the Atlantic fleet
in Cuban waters during the Spanish
War operations. Had the Panama
Canal existed then, weeks Of time and
5000 miles OF distance would have
been clipped from the voyage.
TO tho world ct large the convent
ence Of commercial ships Is Of more
importance than the convenience Of
ships Of war. The canal does, in
deed, make 1t possible for the Pacific
and Atlantic fleets Of the navy to
operate in closer harmony, but also
It shortens the distance from New
York TO San Francisco BY lists miles.
It brings San Francisco 6.666 miles
nearer to Liverpool, and 5000 miles
nearer to Pernambuco. The voyage
from New York to Yokohama Is cut
1857 miles, and Callao q brought
6,260 miles closer to New York; the
New York 70 Sydney run i dimi1l-
ished 3.6l5 miles.
BY boring through mountains and
overcoming unimaginable obstacles
these distances have been annihilated
and the east and west knit more
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closely together. But It was not the
force Of giant steam. shovels, trains
Of dump cars, explosives, and al the
intricate paraphernalia OF excavation
and construction, driven on by brain
and Drawn, that built the Panama
Canal. It was the wizardry which
babe the sickness cease. For, by as
curious Z paradox as the universe has
to offer, . thing so tiny Is . buxzing
mosquito proved . greater obstacle
than = towering mountain. The dead
II yellow fever, more than anything
else. had defeated the French.
In every aspect, the Panama Canal
has justified its construction. High
way Of . teeming commerce, It has
become Of vast strategic importance.
It's Notifications are mong the strong
est in the world, just as the defenses
OF Panama City were regarded a.
among the strongest In the New Span
ish World. Sir Henry Morgan took
Panama from the Spanish 800 years
ago, but not even the mosquitoes were
able to hold 1t agains: the Americans.
Copyright 1880
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-12-14
Women to Decorate
Trees in HOSPITALS

Christmas trees 70 be installed IN
local hospitals by Bismarck florists
will be decorated BY members Of the
Business ind Professional Womens
club and the North Dakota Power and
Light company, II was announced
Friday by Oscar II. VIII and company
and Hoskins-Meyer, the participate
Ing florists. i.
The work viii b completed within
the next few days 20 that . EhriEtmas
atmosphere may pervade the hospi-
tails and particularly the chlldrens
wards where plenty Of trees have
been provided for the cheer Of the
little patients. The work here u part
Of IN international effort sponsored
by the Florists Telegraph Delivery
association In 1000 American and
Canadian communities.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-12-14
FOOD PRICES RISE
| IS TO 22PER Cent
Survey by ERA Shows Advance
In North Dakota Grocery
Prices During Year

With q gradual increase grocery
prices show an average rise over those
Of . year ago Of from IL to - per
cent from eastern to western North
Dakota in . survey recently COM
pleted by Miss Marguerite Jennings,
staff nutritionist for tho Emergency
Relief Administration, in determining
grocery budgets for low cost diets.
II believe that this . the first at
tempt made to determine how grocery
prices have risen In the last year."
Miss Jennings said, In explaining that
the survey was intended to give fair
picture Of the entire state that ERA
grocery budgets might be raised to
allow clients adequate food orders.
Dividing the state into three Sec
tions-east, central and west, Miss
Jennings sent grocery lists to over $50,
state merchants for their cost listing
Of commodities including beverages,
fats, cereals flour and starches, fruits.
meats, sugar and sweets, vegetables,
household supplies and miscellaneous
items. Answers were received from
over ITS merchants whose listing
show IN average rise Of from Is per
cent in tho eastern section, 10 per
cent In the central and a per cent
in the western. Increases are based
on those prices used last January by
the NDAC extension division and COL
lege home economies department., and
the Cass county relief office In deter
mining the old grocery budget.
Grocery budgets are based on what
| the family needs for an adequate
minimum cost diet. In making out
budgets county workers consider
amount Of food on hand. physical con-
dition Of family members, ages Of
children and the 'S11ity Of the fatn-
ily to manage estimates are based
on the quanttties' food budget pre-
pared by the Bureau Of Home Eco
nomics 1t Washington, D. g.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-12-14
LIST PERSONNEL Of
GROUPS IN CONCERT
Public Concert Will Be Given
Sunday Afternoon by jun
Tor High Pupils

More than 100 junior high school
pupils will appear in the holiday
musical program which will be given
at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the
Bismarck city auditorium. Groups to
appear are the Lowell Mason eighth
grade glee club, with As members, the
Stephen Foster glee club with So
members from the seventh grade, the
boys quartet and the junior high
band with an enrolment Of 81.
Clarion E. Larson, director, an
rounces the band personnel as fol-
lows: Comets - Bud Brandenburg.
John Lyngstad, Loring Knecht. Ber-
nard Luck, John Conrad, Robert
Lipp, Grace Goldberg, James Bjelland,
Bruce Plomasen and Harold johnson;
clarinets-Joyce Pavlak, Viola Lueck,
Thomas Skodge, Allen Oleson, John
Guinness, Charles Shafer, Bert Mahl-
man, Dorothy Elofson, Joseph Sirn-
chek and Betty Walla: horns-Burt
Corwin and Riley Brittin: trombone
Keith Kelley; oboe-Ralph Truman;
saxophone-John Solberg; bass-Har-
ry Vadnic and Jack Everts; drums
Gilbert Olson, Earl Benesh, Raymond
Mccullough and Elizabeth Ritterbush.
The boys quartet and the two glee
clubs are under direction Of Miss Ruby
Wiln1ot, city school music supervisor.
Singing In the quartet are John Cum
ness, John Lyngstad, Earl Benesh and
Leroy Mitchell.
Personnel Of the Lowell Mason
group includes: Beverly SWEET, Earl
Beatt, Earl Benesh, Nickie Barbie, RI
ley Brittin, Audrey Cave, Burt Cor
win, Ruby Goats. Ronald Erickson.
Dorothy Elofson. Lois Erdahl. Donald
Flateland, Abilene Ode, Lydia Kali
ienberger, Esther johnson, Helen
johnson, Beverly Machov, Loring
Knecht, Norma Kuehn. Norman Lar
son, Claribel McGoon, Dorothy Muel-
Ter, Dorothy Mccall, Lucille Morton,
Leroy Mitchell, Marie Nelson. Pearl
Norum, Gilbert Olson, Irma Rudser,
Betty Smith, Beverly Skei, Bessie
Splitter, Joseph sirnchek, Jean Speaks.
Ruth Sandin, Joan Fisher, Mary
Yeater, Robert Yeasley, John Lying
stad. Evelyn Rosen, Lorraine Berg,
Gladys Hawley. Keith Kelley, Paul
Carr, Arlene Mann and Muriel Ores
bach.
Making up the membership Of the
Stephen Foster club are: Barbara
Baker, Bud Brandenburg, Dorothy
Caya, Vida Chapman, Grace Col
berg, Paul Cowan, Dorothy Dale, Al
field Engen, Jack Everts, Ivan Frank
lin, Rebecca Freitag, John Guinness,
Ardella jacobson, Donald Klein, Mil
dred Larson, Virginia Malm. Marion
Martin, Joan Morton, Dolores Mum
ger, Allan Oleson, Eunice Omdahl,
Waldemar Peirson. Gene Peters, How
ard Peterson, Vernon Peterson, Bruce
Plomasen. Dana Register. Elizabeth
Ritterbush, Grace Sanborn, Resale
Satter, James Skunk. Janet Sell, Ann
Louise selvig, Charles shafer, Eileen
Skei, Thomas skodje, Kenneth Smith,
Rose Smith, Pauline Spare, Frances
Spohn, Wanda Swenson. Betty Walla.
Ronald Wheeler, Rose Thomas, Anne
Tillotson, Ralph Truman, Harry
Vadnie, Robert Lpp, Viola Lueck,
Edna Lyngstad, Bert Mailman, Ar
thur Tilson, Gerald Brynjulson, Do
lores Brier, Martha Jonathan, Mer-
RAM Mann and Lavonne Young.
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"sweil lobr wac oeerstary Nor
eenthau's communication % the
treasury's narcotic bureau which
put nearly 90 illicit narcotic han.
oilers bshInd bars II . spscsaeu,a,
nationwide sweep. lt was prsdictes
~ treasury otsIelals that convictions
~ these arrested would average o
Per cent Above 10 shown Z group
~ ckInsss. part o. ths nearly to-
sslssd BY federal agents Ii swift
sertIes into chleaeo's "dops
junslss." AZ left 10 Mra Elizabeth
Oasa sray.haIrsd matron who II
shs aserssslvs federal narcotics
ehlee Tor The Chicago district She
said he many arrests In her ares
represented sonly The beginning" o.
tse government offensive. (Aseeel
ated Press Photes)
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Fargo Farm Census
Supervisor Named

Warrington, Dec. 14-R-William
L. Austin, director Of the census, Fri
day announced additional names Of
district supervisors In charge Of the
1885 farm census. The list u not
yet complete.
The enumeration will begin Jan. 2
and Austin said every effort win be
made to complete the work by the
end Of the month.
The supervisors announced Fri.
day included:
North Dakota: District 3, william
w. Murray q Fargo, With headquar-
tiers at Fargo.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-12-14
Legion Committees
To Present Reports

Reports Of committees, including
those directing current American Le-
gion activities. will be presented to
members Of Lloyd Spetz Post No l, at
their regular meeting Friday night In
the World War Memorial building.
A short entertainment program also
has been arranged by the entertain
ment committee OF which william
Yegen Is chairman.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-12-14
Jury to Investigate
Lansing Hotel Fire

Lansing, Mich, Dec. ll.-ReIn
the wake Of charges BY the fire mar
shalS office that . delayed alarm WAS
responsible for the heavy loss Of life
In the Kerns hotel fire here Tuesday.
Dan Mccullough, Ingham county
prosecutor, said early Friday that .
coroner's jury would make IN ex-
haustive inquiry into the events that
transpired In the hotel before the
blaze.
]. Searchers brought up two more
charred bodies whose identities are
listed somewhere on the roll Of %
known dead"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-12-14
Bits Of News From
Throughout World
(By The Associated preog)
POET MURDERED

Santiago, Chile-Jose Santos Cho-
cano, colorful Peruvian poet, was
stabbed to death on . street car by .
man who said Chocano had defrauded
him. The poet was major figure In
contemporary Latin literature.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-12-14
$4,000 Granted Ulm
Widow by Australia

Canberra, Austria, Dec. l4.-(F>-
The house Of representatives passed q
bill Friday making grant Of 5000
approximately $25O00), to Mrs.
Charles r. p. Ulm, whose husband has
been missing for 10 days on trans
Pacific flight.
Although Ulm carried Is 700 In life
insurance, supporters Of the measure
said this would be needed to settle his
liabilities. The flight was sponsored
by the government.
The measure was sent to the senate
for action.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-12-14
BRITISH STAGE ATTACK

singapore-The first phase Of ex-
tensive air, sea and land maneuvers
in this huge British naval base con-
stituted an attack" on the harbor
by q flotilla Of desroyers Thursday
night. Another mock invasion u
planned this weekend to test 6inga-
pores vulnerability.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-12-14
BABY BELIEVED ALIVE

Shanghai - Belief was expressed
that the baby Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
C. STAN, American missionaries who
were slain by bandits. stu Is alive as
American consular authorities pressed
representations to national and pro
vincial authorizes.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-12-14
Teachers Colleges Ask
$993,375 for Bie11,1ill,11
Dickinson School, With 81 Per
Cent Population Increase,
Requests $246,e33

Restoration Of salaries to the 1881.
80 standard, minus 20 per cent is
asked by the states four major nor
NAL schools In budget requests filed
with the state budget board.
Salary and wage increases asked
by the four schools for the coming
two years total $3.50. PSI.
At Dickinson Teachers college, an
increase Of 81 per cent in student
population since 1880 has created adj
ditional problems Of financing, G. L.
Kjerstad, president, told the board in
his budget request.
In place Of adding funds to take
care Of this increase, the depression
has forced the institution to operate
on vastly reduced budgets" he said.
1T should be clear that even the most
rigid economy can no longer take care
Of the increasing burdens placed upon
the institution"
At Valley City, a total budget in
crease Of $150,28l Is asked over the
previous appropriation, to bring the
total asked for the next two years to
$3l2,541.
At Mayville, q total Of $l6l $50 is
asked for the biennium as compared
with $92,756, the present budget. The
increase requested Is $69,124.
Minot State Teachers college asks
$27l .96l for the coming biennium, an
increase of 500, 1923.
Dickinson Teachers college, young
est OF the group. asks a total APP
preparation Of $246, 1888, an increase Of
$l50,654 while the Mayville school
seeks $751; $50, an increase Of $69, l24.
The summary of the biennial
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NEWS PHOTOGRAPHERS HELD

Shanghai - Alexander Buchanan.
local American reporter, was held tor
three hours by a Japanese naval land
ing party because he took Photographs
Of japanese naval headquarters In the
international settlement here. He
was released when U. 8. Consular au-
thoritieS interceded.
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n. P. Employees Form
System Federation

Livingston, Mont, Dec. l4.-(RH
Selecting Tacoma, Wn., as the site Of
the next convention, In 1886, dele
gates Of seven railroad crafts assem-
bled here to organize the system fed
GRAFTON Of Northern Pacific railway
employees completed their work Thurs
day. ]. z. Chapman Of Livingston is
president Of the new federation.
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When we are awake, our blood
pressure Is 20 points higher than when
we are asleep.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-12-14
Denver Conference
To Map Land Policy

Washington. DEC. 1l-(ReA na-
tional policy Of exchange and use q
public lands rs affected BY graxiug
regulations viii be discussed at q ~
ries Of conferences IN Denver. Feb.
II is.
Secretary Ickes announced Officials
Of Is western states have been invited
70 attend the meetings called In co..
nectin with the Taylor grazing oct
The states are Arizona, California,
Colorado, Idaho. Montana, Nevada,
New Mexico. North Dakota, Oregon
South Dakota, Utah, Warrington and
Wyoming.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-12-14

] have no interest In MAINTAINING
myself IN . position that did nol
solicit-Presidera Carlos Msndietl
Of Cuba.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-12-14
ARRESTS FOLLOW CHEERS

vtenna-Ten persons were arrested
tor cheering D. Karl Setz, formel
mayor Of Vienna and Socialist leader
recently released after being In Gus.
tody Of the government since last
Fehruarys revolt Was crushed.
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6RAs$ais.s,s,eessss s,rSR

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0oloo q godd IRE dependent On the
a661tiop @ Y1ElQQe allogA
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-20
WOMAN SAVED
BY QUICK WIT
OF POLICEMAN

Los ANGELES. Nov. 20. tUP) -
A flip of the coin saved Mrs.
Roberta Strickland, 40, from sui
eide.
She was poised on the guard rail
OF a l3-story office building when
Radio Patrolman w. L. Patter-
son. summoned by Mortified pedes-
trians, clamDered up the fire escape
IF you come another step near
er. I'll jump the woman shrilled.
Ny husband is dead and I'm 60
ing to join him.
Patterson's mind worked at a
lightning clip. He recalled the case
Of two New York policemen who
saved another woman from a death
leap.
why don't you be a good sport,
he suggested III match you to see
whether you jump or don't"
Mrs. Strickland hesitated. The
patrolman pulled a quarter from
his pocket. She fumbled in her
purse
All right" she as5ented.
Taking advantage OF her search
Patterson edged toward her. The
woman extracted a half-dollar just
as the officer seized her. The crowd
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-20
UNCLE WIGGILY'S CELERY

Uncle Wiggily whizzed down the
front stair banister railing very
last, on his way to the front door,
out of which he was going to hop
to go adventuring. He landed with
q "plop!" in the front hall and as
he did SO he heard his wife say
ing:
mo, JAMIE. I don't believe We
had better let him get it for us.
You know what he did to the cram
berries.
Yes, he shot the cranberries in
the pop guns of the doggie boys, =
said Nurse Jane. But the cranber-
ries weren't hurt much only
mushed up a bit and had to mush
them anyhow to make cranberry
sauce" .---.
But you can't tell what he would
do now," said the lady rabbit. II
really don't believe we can trust
him to get it and bring it safely
back home"
What is it you're afraid to have
me DTlHB nome! ASKED ONCle WIZ
gily all Of a sudden, opening the
door OF the dining room where he
heard his wife and Nurse Jane
talking.
The Thanksgiving celery" said
the muskrat lady housekeeper. 81
say you can bring it home all right
Mr.. Longears."
And 1 say" spoke the rabbit
lady, IF you don't do any better
with the celery for Thanksgiving
than you did with the cranberries
We shall have very little to eat"
All Right for Sauce
"Oh, now" squeaked Nurse Jane
| laughing, those cranberries will be
all right. Leave them to me. III
make sauce of them. But do you
want your husband to bring home
the celery?" she asked.
"Oh, I suppose he may as well,
answered Mrs. Longears.
"I'll be very careful Of it," said
Uncle Wiggily. About how much
do you need?"
"oh, about four dozen stalks,
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-20
BEDTIME STORIES
BY HOWARD Z. GARRIS
Copyright 1884 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate)

said his wife. I'VE have so many lit
tie rabbit children that We'll need
at least four dozen stalks"
III bring them safely home,
promised Uncle Wggily. Don't wor
Ify."
Away he hoppea over the fields
met going TO the woods this time
as celery doesn't grow there. II
grows in fields. At the celery field
kept by a jolly old COW gentleman
Uncle Wiggily stopped to twinkle
his pink nose and ask for what he
wanted. Only he made a mistake.
Forty Dozen Stalks
Instead of saying FOUR DOZEN
stalks OF celery, the rabbit said he
wanted FORTY DOZEN.
That's quite lot Of celery, Un-
Gle Wiggily," mooed the COW gen
tleman.
We'll, I have quite lot of bun
nies for Thanksgiving" said the
rabbit gentleman. Give me the eel
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-20
HIGH SCHOOL
To DISTRIBUTE
PALO vERDES

Because OF the demand at the
FL Centre Chamber of Commerce
for palo verde trees and the dif-
ficulty in keeping the trees fresh
until called for, arrangements have
been made to have those who de-
sire palo yerdes for present plant
ing call direct at the high school
for such trees, rather than move
them to chamber headquarters for
distribution.
Paul Thornton, professor Of agri-
culture at Central Union High
School, has arranged to have men,
bers of the Future Farmers OF
America organization, which have
raised the trees for this falls
planting, present at high school
from $3.50 to o'clock every after
noon this week and those desiring
trees may obtain them direct from
these students. Thornton suggests
that those planting trees have the
holes dug before calling for trees
in order that the trees may be alb
solutely fresh when planted. Trees
will be trimmed and individually
wrapped for planting and the cost
per tree is merely a few cents
which will help the Future Farm
ers to defray the expenses Of rails
ing the trees.
AS chairman of the chamber
tree planting committee Mrs. j. S.
Jones urges that those desiring
palo verde trees call at high school
Immediately as there is a great
demand for these trees and the
supply is somewhat limited. A
| large number of the trees are to
be turned over TO the city TO be
used in a city wide tree planting
program and when the supply pre-
pared for individual planting is ex-
hausted no more Of the palo verdes
will be available at the present
time, therefore the public is urged
to take advantage Of arrange
ments made by Thornton and call
at the high school for their trees
between $3.50 and o'clock some
afternoon this week.