New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 22, 1924, Page 14

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, e T St S PANAMA CANAL OUTGRONS CLOTHES Many Cargoes Go Through Busy Possession —————— Washingten, D, C, Aug yoars old en Aumust 15, the Panama Capa! is such a lusty youngster that alpeady it is outgrowing its origl elothes and has Uncle Fam wendering it it will need larger garments. “in traffie handled it has passcd middle-aged, S6-year-nld Buez (a and s now the warld's greatest arti fiels! Inter-oceanic waterwu) :nlfly enlarged before it decades older, “Such 15 a thumb-nail skel sscomplishments of America’s Big Diteh' on the eve of ita second decade.” says & bulletin from Washington, D, C, headquarters of the National Geographie sociely e waterway was formally opened to th world August 15, 1914 U, 8 Owns World's Two Busiest Canal “The DPanama Canal's birthday achievament gives United Btatos the propristorship of the two husiest cannls in the world, the Panama and the Sault Ste, Marie,” continues the bulletin, “The latter, atill handles twice as much traffic as the Panama Canal although it is open only elght months of the year. “Panama Canal's ten year record reads like the story of the traditional Aweriean boy, rising from poverty to weath, It is & record of financinl augcess beyond the dreams of many of its staunchest adherents; it is a record of service success; it Is a trlumph of sanitation; it is, as Vis- eoynt Bryce predicted, ‘the greatest engineering achievement of history or of prospect,” v In 1023 canal tolls totaled more than $17,000,000 against expenses of | 84,817,000, a net profit equal to| more than 3.5 per cent of the con-| struction cost of the canal, $375,000,- | 000 Tn 1923 nearly 4,000 vessels pageed from ocean to qcean, But the fiscal year of 1924 far outstripped | 1928. Of the 107,000,000 cargo tons | trapsferred in the decade, more than | & fourth is credited to 1924 and the dollp rose to 324,290,000, hoof t) Expendi- | ture figures are not yet available. 14" Canal Gets Birthday Gift | “president Coolidge recently gave | the deserving Panama Canal a birth- day presept; an executive order put- ting eside 22 square miles of addi- donal country for the Canal Zone. "This acquisition will be converted into a Jarge reservoir to save up the| Charges floods which would otherwi g0 over the Gatum Dam spillw It is estimated that this new reser- wvolr will store up a supply of water sufficient to meet demands until 1986 hased on a normal growth of trade. The new Alhajuela project will fyrther increase the size of Gatum Lake, which is already the largest artificia) body of water in the world. Its present area, 165 square miles, is one.third the size of Lake Cham- plain, . “Ever since the Panama Canal was proposed predictions of its great boon te trade have fllled the press, Ten years show what the canal is good for. Ol is king at Panama today, the figures show. The tonnage of olls, ehiefly erude and refined petroleum, passing through from the Pacific to Atlantie exceeds the total of all other SPIRIN "Say *‘Bayer Aspirin”’ INSIST! Unless you see the “Bayer Cross’” on tablets you are not getting the genuine Bayer Aspirin proved safe by millions and prescribed by phy- sicians for 24 years, Accept only a W Bayer package whicheontains proven directions Handy “Bayer” boxes of 12 tablets Also bottles of 24 and 100—Druggists Aspirin fe the trade mark of Rarer Manu- | Racture of Monoacoticacidestor of Sulisslieacid SATURDAY SPECIALS Women’s Brown Calf and Beige Suede San $3 Children’s Brown Cal $2 10% Off on All Our Men's Shoes THE W. G. SIMMONS CORP. 85 WEST {from France, onions from California, | But probably no port in Araby dis? | 8oing in the other direction by more | apprenticeship to SRR T s In the oppesite direction and second enly to iren and Big Help 1o Coastwise Trafik “From the United States' indu iren and thousands of tons of other 1 i east the steel come and i produets and textiles for South ea, Australasia, and the Var| From there also, come at the | f more than 100,000 tens in one cotton, sulphur, metals, ores and ammonia coal and coke In United States the t argus ment for the Panama ( 1, after, its ssily for defonse, was it ad- vanlage 10 coastwise traftie. Ten years show that the 'Hig Diteh' ful s 1t expeetations Two-thirds casthound tonnage from all 8 is constwise Lraffic Of the 1ge orlginating in west coast ninety per gpat is copsigned to worta, ' Half of the ship. m the industrial east totul third of all westbound traffic traffic California v 1ons of barrels of oil east via the cana Much of her fruit in cold moves this way and from the northern part of the coast comes the famous salmon, Lumber 18 a coms 1ty of rapldly increasing impors in canal business, the east coast changing s partigular types of wood for the west coast's native trees, W it from western Canada instead of flowing to ope by the lakes and rivers of the Bt, Lawrence system, goes to Vancouver now and s shipped to England via Colon, “All the odors, scents and smells rising from u erowded far east port can not match those at Panama, with. - blood from South , camphor from Japan, al- @ from Andes forests, garlie, hair, cnssia and whale olls from the far cast, lodine from Chile, perfume sends storag Taunkers peanuts and tea from China, rubbep from Singapore, corpa from the South Seas, and pungent ammonia from Baltimore, all mix at Panama, sipates its stenches and its scents in sanitary oxygen and antiseptic sun- shine as Panama does . The Canal ne, from Panama City on the cific to Cristobal and Colon on the ibean, is as spotless and well swept as a Dutch Kitchen. “In ten years more than 25,000 ships have transited the canal, These ships paid for this privilege $97,802,- 000; a sum equal to more than ene- fourth the total construction cost. An average of 14 vesscls a day now passes through the canal and each States colects about That the tendency of is to bring raw products east and send manufactured products back Is shown in part by the fact that in the decade the tonnage from the Pacific to the Atlantie exceeded that than 20,000,000, “The service of the canal's ecarly Mars, that or handling precious nitrates trom Chile to make powder for the Allies, is still an important duty, Nitrates are the most important product received by the canal from all west coast South America, During the war, it is said, a chain of battleships guarded the nitrate route from Chile to Lon- don con tly, Today the Panama Canal has beaten its swords into plowshares for the nitrates it carried for cannon now serve loyally in the farmers' flelds, Two:Arms, His Cry Comrade L. A. Leib, of Milton, Pa., marched in the G. A. R. parade in Boston bearing on his coat a sign reading: “Wanted—A Widow, Young and Pretty.” He wants a wife, and believes in advertising the fact. But it was a rainy day and few widows were out, | e ——se——— dals f and Red Kid Pumps 45 MAIN ST. has been used as a public hall. president will transact business, ey = e FRIDAY, White House Moves Here It was in Rush Seat Arm Windsor from Wal- lace Nutting fac- to: reduced to $15. A wonder- ful variety of popu- lar Formal Chairs, all reduced. Comgplete Dining Suites and open stock patterns at extraordinarily low prices. See our Nine Piece Walnut Suite at $135.00. Odd Buffets and Dining Chairs at half price. (3 Solid Mahogany Sewing Table illus- trated, very special at $21.75. Finestgrade Three-Piece: Reed Living Room Suite, exactly at half price $112.50. As usual, a most comprehensive line of Four-Poster Bed- steads are included in this Sale. See our Special reduced to £25.00. Other four post- ers up to $95.00. When President Coolidge goes ta his home town in Plymouth, Vt., executive oftices of his stafl will be established on the second floor of this old village building. president was born, this building that the The lower floor is occupied by the village store and is a gathering place for villagers, while the upper story Arrow indicates room where the The August Furniture Sale Makes Great Savings Possible AUGUST & AP T S 1, S~ CANADA LINE " SMUGGLERS' HAVEN Dominion Government Losing Millions of Income Annually Ottana, Aug. 22.=~The public treas ury of the Dominien of Canada is ing defrauded annually em millions of dollars and Canadian manufacturs ers, whole: e and retailers are se- verely handleapper in their legitimate operations by smuggling on a large scale across the international boun- dary line Thia was the information impressed upon the prime minister, the minister of customs and other members of the cabinet by a deters mined delegation representing texti manufaeturers, retailers and other business organizations of Canada, The amuggling operations ecould hardly be earried on without collusion, it was charged, They were conducted in the majority of cases by motor cars, but motor bouts and ather means of tranaportation were alse pressed into service, Towards the United States the movement consisted essentially of - quor, wecording to the Information given, but In the other direction silks, cigarettes, cottons, narcotle drugs and jewelry formed the im- portant constituents, The busineas was in progress all the way from Windsor to the Maine-New Bruns- wick border line although varying In degree at different points, These representations, made by bua- | Iness men who oxpressed themselv as willing to assist the authorities In B a8 honsst affort to stamp out the - lolt Lralia, have spurred th LS Ment to action, A8 inve aken to lmprove the lnspection iee, the number of preveative officer will prebably be materially Increased and a poligy of vigllance has been In- augurated. The Canadian government will ereet iron gates at points where roads cross the line sp that heavy molor cara en- gaged In amuggling cannot break through. Th that Royal Canadian the border at certain points has been made, but it is understoed, has net yet heen adopied, p Snubs Red Russian Ambassador to China By The Atsociates K, Yoshizawa, senior diplomat at Pk formed L. M, Karakhan, R bassador to C! of his re elreulate among the members of the diplomatic corps representing the protocol powers the Karakhan nete regarding the transfer of the Russian legation to the Soviet government, it was announced yesterday, to Karakhan that he redraft his n in more model terma. Under the rules of procedure It 14 the duty of the dean, or acting dean of the diplo matie corps, te notity his colleagues of any exeha of communications in their beh nd to provide them with coples. n The Karakhan note created somes what of & sensation this week by 0 tone a8 well a8 by e refusal 10 ae gede 10 the terms iaid dewn by the United States under which the laties country would consent (o the transfer of the Russian tion. The United States offers to agree lo the Lrans provided the Soviet goverament Fards iteeif as & slgnatory to the tocol of 1901, but such consent, it polnted oul, aust not be constr American recognition of th government Ascribe Death of Col, Ham, D, 8. C, Man, to War Wound Chicage, Aug, 28.~Col. SBamuel Vin. § ton Ham, 50, chief of staff of the €ixth army corps area, is dead and an topsy will be performed to de. termine the cause of death, believ te have been due to a heart disorder, aggravated by a world war wound, Col, Ham waas the holder of the dis- tinguished service cross, awarded for courageons conduct en the firing line in Franee, He served in Cuba and the Philippines and under Pershimg in Mexico, s Horlick’s Malted Milk ‘An extraordinary line of Living Room Furniture, Three- Piece Upholstered Suites reduced as low as $135.00. Gateleg Tables at $19.75. One Entire Floor devoted to Beds and YET in securing these savings, one achieves econ- omy, without sacrificing quality. Every piece of furniture offered has first had to measure up to our high standards, and then only was the price of it low- ered for this unusual event—no matter how little you can afford to spend. We are ready to demonstrate to you, countless sug- gestions for your particular need—and each a fine ex- ample of what we mean by “genuine reductions.” Why wait longer for your CRAWFRD Range? ered at your home for an ini- tial payment of $5.00 and in addition you receive a special discount of 10% this month. 159 « 50% Actual saving here this month on FURNITURE, RUGS, DRAPERIES and Deliv- what The sults you, WALL PAPERS. The Flint-Bruce Co. Selling Good Furniture 33 Years At 150 TRUMBULL ST. 103 ASYLUM ST. HARTFORD Pay Out Of Your Income! Select your furni- ture in this August Sale here — decide Bedding. Clean, Re- liable, Sanitary Goods. reduced. 100% Silk Floss (Kapoc) Mat- tress at $18.75. Every item Library Tables at sharp reductions. Quite a number of the best makes at half price. hundred floor and table lamps reduc~ Several ed, Some samples amount you can spare—and the furniture is yours. operation is painless and the re- will surprise Chairs, lour Wing Rockers reduced to $27.50. 0dd Davenports in Velour reduced as low as $75.00. All of good quality. at half, Plenty of Easy Large Ve-