New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 9, 1924, Page 20

TELLS OF PANAMA AND THE BG CANAL Irving Pizer Writes of Observa- tions Waile on Maneuvers 63 Oak street, who CUnited States fleet rs in the Irving ro has been the during its mancu bean sea, has written an inte description of that part of the world and observ on tur- when Philadel- waters. with his experiences He which cxpir report fo and of tions. lou home s tomor: duty to southern is now a W phia and return His story Ther portance follows: anything any im about our trip from , to the Canal Zone that 1 1t 1 were on a bat tleship 1 could give the exact details of the maneuvers, but 1 am on a ¥ 1l ship and I can only give the the different piaces visited. 1 will start with isn't of San , Ca know of 1ave th Panama Canal. “In an American company endeavored to connect the Pacific and ntic oceans, but failed, finan- 1855 cially. “From by the nam Luild a can; 1889 a Frenchman Lesseps tried to the isthmus of Par but failed because he prevalence of disca® and difficulties. ‘In 1803 when Panama separated | from Colombia, the United States bought the concession from French interests and started construction on the Panama canal. “The first problem to was the sanitation of the Canal Zone. This was accomplished and the re-| gion changed from a swamp to one of the heaithiest localities in the world. o lock canal, about 52 a minimum depth of 40 feet, and & minimum width of 300 feet The course of the canal can better be fol- lowed from the Atl e side, From Limon B: Colon, channel extends for a distance of three miles to Gatun loc Here is located Gatun dam, large dam constructed tun to control the waters of the Chagres river, thus forming an arti- tict The lake is 85 feet above sea level and provides channel about 25 miles long which runs from Gatun to Gamboa. From Gamboa to the Pacific ocean, the canal passes through Gaillard or Culcbra cut at continental divide, This scction NAFTOW, espec at the cut sometimes to 1853 of financial nia, be solved was later decided to build a miles long, with was 1 lake, the is very whers ten oce interfering traffic through the canal, Construction at this point was very costly and dangerous. At the s e end of the ¢ waters held back by Below slides of with can are Migue Miraflores rtifictal ' evel of xtends to the Pacitie pussing from the is raised by into Gatun Pacific end of the canal ered thre Pedro Miraflores wmina canal was completed of 0 ships and or st to th ocean Atlantic a series of luke, Upon gh the years ago at a o More than pussed through the paid more than $78,000,000 July, 1923, was the gr month for the canal, when 474 ships passed from ocean to ocean. Janu- 1924, surpassed this record set July, chiefly because of the pas- of the battle fleet and the flect from the Pacific to the canal ary ast g base Atlantie “The United States paid 000 for the privilege of using the strip of land known as the Canal Zone, and pays $250,000 annual rental to the Republic of Panama. By passing through the foren $10,000,- Panama Hearing is believing: be convinced. Try the LITTLE GEM EAR PHONE The smallest perfect hearing device. Call for Free demonstration A<k for Booklet 55 WEST MAIN 8T New Britain | | South Strait of southern end of voyage of a ship York to canal instead of the lan at the reme Am going from cisco i shortened miles Merchant through are rica, th New freight $2.20 per net carrying capacity. \ without car, T cents per other than pital ships and supply cents per me Nuval vessels, sports, colliers, hos- displace ports, colliers, hospita ply ships arc charged §$1.20 sy not ship sailing £ York Austr nine nal is chosen in pr routes. A ship goi to Yokohama s: aiso, Chile is the to Sydne Panama o to other m New York days. to \al Honolulu and Fuel days in er days: to i seven days days in cutting the osts off lon sanal through and bouts and ashore. Alner- on, o ican Cristob: railroad f ary betwe Cristobal and Colo the are well cleanliness of t government property und re is order and pe which Unele oul under ately typical Spanish American town the residents iployed in the kept arra rywhere our ob. the is a Sammy the palm trees houses throu of Cristobal. of docks N of Cristobal are el | canal zone streets planned, the alike with t s and living quarters abov The general appear ance the city is comparative I with negroes and a dirty. Dirty ragged and negro women wnd it lazily in two story buildings. hire drive “Colon is per flat. the ar: houses arc shops o straight modern, crowd few natives, children ar owning fruit the shade Many open carriages for slowly past, the wtih tour his horse small sum “It is very interesting to walk up and down the strects, window ping and to roam in and out of the ¢ Indian curio shops In the morning we leay bra, about 1 ‘Now we stop in t rget Bay in the water Sound Here the fleet tacticul exercisos until Iiberty ports late in and neares r sland of slands group. “The Virgin Islands were ed by Columbus on cond voyage in 1494 stronghold of buccancers who preyed upon the Lreasur the Spanish Main, ‘The Spanish Main includes the waters of the Caribbean th shores of Nicar a, Costi Ricw, Pan ama and Colombia, We pass through the Main on way to Culebra Island most important isiands of the Islands group are: Saint Croix (Santa Cruz); Vie quez, or commonly known os Crab Is- een and and ‘Carametta shop- for Cule miles travel, vicinity of of Viequez conduct jepurture for bruary. e will be the the Virgin horag one of discover and w time the re at one land from its resemblunc ut Thomas and Culebra are 100 iglands in the Virgin Islands group. Saint the notorious Bluebeard His castle can still be hat bor. “Culebra Island will | is where reigned from the Thomus soon to the cast- “IUs for the city boy. 100" wsnys The Varmer Boy They are cousins in ap- petite and they will match each other in the robustness of their health if the city youth drinks United Milk's milk. It's the purest milk possible, Our Grade A Milk will cure allments of baby. the your MILK IS YOUR BEST 1FOOD United Milk Co. 19 WOODLAND ¢ Tel. 1610 The D. MILLER CO. 26 Church Street WINDOW SHADES The best place in the city to buy Window Shades. Made of the best materials with Hartshorn Rollers and guaranteed work- manship. Let us estimate for home needs. building of can NEW 1-] Lius 1S an exclusive view o1 wne famous rHarvara university “Presidential Chair,” used by presidents since 1 tographed recently for the first time. mam (Y mencement Day and then taken back into a vault. ward of our anchorage six and one-half miies long in a north west southcast direction, and 1d one-half miles wide and about threc in a northc tion. The highest point of the island is 660 feet above the level of the sea, his island contains Great Harbor and arget 1 the flect anchorage, “A small canal, nuvigable by small connects Target Bay with Navy men of the old squadron helped to construct the canal after overcoming the usual difficulties attending the This work was completed in the spring of 1902, The fleet was then commanded by Rear Admiral Higginsor “South of the Target Bay entranes to this canal is a fair bathing beach North the entrance o the canal is 4 good scining ground. “Culeh arbor may be land harbor for the side is protected by a coral re entrance to the harbor may be only through a shallow ch whor can Is only, stricte trance “Landmarks Culebra are the | boats only, Great Harbor. North Atluntic called o i ard and ned "This draft T wel, light of the accommodate Vesse on account in the vicinity of Islands of Culebreta « #mall dot about six miles southeast Culebra, and Sail Rock not far rom Culebreta, Sail ‘Rock is but a white rock which from a dis seems 1o be as o sailing \ arge tan under AL present there is belleved to be few inhabitants on Culebra Island way but _— Coming at the Capitol “THE DARLING OF NEW YORK” with Baby Peggy FOR SALE Two Family House of 14 rooms for sale on South High street, | very desirable property. COX & DUNN 72 MAIN ST. It is about and southwest direc-! and of th on o tor r had Bas the f Grea to some island. will afford warm hikes and horses may be rented longer trips to Many the from the reefs ‘A anee G static marine of th what W ¥ interior of marine curios abound along the coral few place o fleet, ur cereation. »d seining and fishing may wlong the heaches of Ta »all diamonds may be flats and trawl w t Harbor may prove pleasant natives for the the island, outside of Great Harbor. statgpn ship, the U, was at one time stationed on, a couling station, and detachment ie Alliance to expect in Culebra, 'hon the Alllance arrived MILK FOR THE MARKET Our dairy is. fitted with the latest Ymeth- ods and machinery to insure the safety of Seibert’'s Milk and cream. It comes to vou as it should — clean and pure, "MAKE JUALITS SEIBERTS' 2.E SEIBERT:SON! Your Millman PARK ST. PHONE: 1720 NEW BRITAIN.CONN Now is the time to get your early vege- tables started. A small hotbed in the back yard will start the vegetables for a 20’ x 30’ garden. Our Hotbed complete 3'2” x 6’0" with 24” elevation, delivered to your place for $9.00. The New Britain Lumber Company First Mortgage Loans at 5% interest Dewitt A. Riley Co. Incorporated 272 Main St. — TO RENT New Britain Desirable Space, Suitable for Office or Store THE W. L. HATCH COMPANY 29 West Main Street "Phone 3400 1t was pho: It is used only on Com-!inlaid work, carving and miscellane- of interest to the men shall have to depend own resources and initiative | ot Bay. id out on & for barracudda | and red snapper outside the reefs of interesting Several trails leading over but Alli- at at Harbor and maintained a radio An amusing in- cident in connection with the arrival will give an idea of at 1924. become station ves- or mayor, went on hoard to pay his respects to the com- { manding officer. His clothing, much 'the worse for wear, consisted of a | ‘hlgh silk hat, and a patched frock | coat, dirty white trousers and sandals, | His official titles were mayor, post- | master, collector of customs and pilot, and he was known to everybody as| | the governor. After the completion of his official duties he left the ship and returned about noon in another capa- | city. | *This time he appeared minus the high hat and carried bananas and | pineapples to sell to the crew. Where | |upon another title, bumboatman was added after his name in the log of the Alliance. “There are only two hospital ships |in commission at present to take care | of both fleets. The Mercy on the east coast and the Relief on the west coast. We are overcrowded with pa- | tients so we have been ordered to pro- ceed to Philadelphi». and discharge the patients at the naval hospital and after a few day ¥ we will proceed (back to Culebra where we will meet |up with the fleet. On March 3 we | will leave Culebra and go to a liberty | port which will be up the North River in New York. We will remain there for about 10 days and then go back through thé’Canal to §: Pedro, Calj- fornia, our home port ‘Bethlehem Has Thriving ‘1 Mother-of-Pearl Industry London, Feb, 9.—Bethlehem is thel center of an industry in motHer-of- peal, which supplies beads, rosaries, |Great Harbor to sel, the alcalde, ous ornaments or souvenirs to all | parts of the world, says the Board of ! "rrade Journal, quoting the Palestine ! Commercial Bulletin The industry employs about 500 ople who do most of the work by nd. The raw material is largely » imported from American but- ton factories, and siells from other| countries, pe | Pt [ City Items j Hear it at John ~advt Bom), A “Half Past Chinese Waltz, Andrews & Co, The annual meeting of the stock- holders of the New Brituin Machi 1 Co, will be held Wednesdd 2 m, P wturday eve street—advt, State Tax Commissioner William H. Blodgett of Winsted will address the New Britain Kiwanis club next Wed- nesday, “Linger Awhile" Fox Trot,Columbia and Brunswiek Itecords, -John A. An-| |drews & Co.—advt, { The New Britain Bur Association [ will hold a banquet at the Elihu Bur-* ritt Hotel March 18 it was annowheed last evening, 200 off IPurniture, Rugs and Rich- mond Ranges during IPebruary piture Sal Evickson & Carlson, Muin street.—advt | Brooks was bankruptey yesterday by Referee E.|Trot, by Bennie Kruger, Brunswick M. Yeomans. He was represente: David L. Nair. d by “Wop Blués,” special Fox Trot, by “¥sham Jones,” John A, Andrews & Co.—advt. The police department has licenses of Dr. A. W. Bush of of 88 Shuttle Meadow avenue. “So This is Venice,” special Brunswick Record. been { notified of the return of the operators 140 | Main street and the suspension of the | oberators licenses of Harold Slater of | 5686 West Main street, John H. Shea | of 574 Arch street and Howard Beloin Fox Record. John A. Andrews & Co.— advt. Skating Sunday at Pilz-Rhodes Rink, snow cleared.—advt. | A son was born this morning to Mr. and Mrs, J. E. Dunbar of Bristol. Mrs, Dunbar was formerly Miss Margaret Cowlishaw, the daughter of Charity Superintendent and Mrs. W. C, Cowli- shaw of this city. . Stella Rebekah lodge, Wo, 11, will kold a meeting Monday evening at |1 7:30 o'clock. Plans will be made for a minstrel show. The Buick Third Member Buick cars drive through a third member, not the springs. The springs only sup- port the body and assure casy riding. A Buick rear spring idently broken can- not misalign the axle and prevent driving the car. The Buick axle remains in fixed position. Consequently the adjustment of Buick four-wheel brakes is not affected by the deflection of the springs. I-N-II-N’ When better automobiles are built Buick will build them NEW BRITAIN BUICK CO. 225 ARCH STREET New Britain, Conn. Phone 2607 ——— CINDERS FOR SALE | CROWLEY BROS.IN Carburetor I A_ _G. 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