Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 13, 1913, Page 7

\ S Facts and Figures About TALK AND PICTURES ON PANAMA Uncle Sam’s Big Work. Like looking down into the chasm of a New York street lined with sky- | scrapers was the sensation he felt | when standing on the edge of one of the Panama canal locks, Charles H Brown told the members of Norwica | grange, No. 172, Wednesday evening in Pythian hall, where he gave them 4 description of his recent trip to the Panama canal zome. Mr. Brown visit- ed the zone once before when the wo-k was in its first stages and was able now to make comparisons and ehow how far the work had advanced to the present time. His interesting and instructive talk was given by invitation from the grange for the lecturer's hour and was | illustrated by original drawings giving Mr. Brown’s own impression of the magnitude and Sam’s big undertaking on the isthmu: Worthy Master Gideon Dickinson in. troduced the speaker, and at the close of his talk a rising vote of thanks ex pressed to Mr. Brown the pleasure and Frofit those present had experienced through his talk. Panama a Live Opening. | | importance of Uncle | Panama is a live opening for a young man, said Mr. Brown, and he ‘was greatly impressed with the chac acter of the voung people he saw | there. They were really better dress- | ed, better fed and appeared more con- | tented than people in similar occupa. tions at home. The slogan now Is * “see the canal before the water is in. but Mr. Brown assured his hearers there would be something to see even after the canal is filled up. At the present time all steamship and trans- | portation facilities are overcrowdel | and there is a rush of tourists to and | from acrose the Panama railroad. It | ccsts 3250 now to cross where the | rdilroad fare used to be $25. | 47 Miles Across the Isthmus. | Where the canal goes across Pana- | ma the width of the isthmus is 7| | | miles. Mr. Brown covered a large part of the canal route on foot. At the harbor of Colon the first sight to greet the traveler is the impressive breakwater three miles long. From the Atlantic level the Gatun locks lead up to the Gatun lake, througn which is a_channel for 16 miles with a deep channel 1,000 feet wide, and this leads to the Culebra cut. By the Gatun locks vessels are raised 85 feet from the Atlantic ocean level to enter the Gatun lake. To give an idea of the length of the canal from deep water to deep water from ocean {0 ocean, which is 50 miles, Mr. Brown <aid it was the same as the distan-e | from the New London lighthouse ‘o Putnam. The journey through the eanal would be made in 11 hours and would save the former 16-day journay to double Cape Horn at the southern point of South America Biggest Concrete Job Known. No construction work ever attempt- ed in the world has used o much cement as the Gatun dam and locks. The cement used there, said _Mr Brown, would cover his farm at Galos Ferry several feet deep. The artifiefal lake formed behind the Gatun dam and looks contains 154 square miles and is as big as Narragansett bay. Does Work of 3,000 Men. the total work on the canal excavating is 49 per cent, of dry the the wet excavation about 12 per cent. and the filling 39 per cent. The excavation in Culebra cut is equivalent to boring a hole four inches in diameter clear through the earth. The big 95 ton shovels with six men in charge can dc in & day what 3,000 men would take a week to do. ff Built in Connectiout. In a graphic way Mr. Brown laid out Yhe dimensions of the Panama canal on Connecticut territory by showing where the different parts would come if the canal line ran from New Londen to Putnam. From the New London lighthouse to Decatur mountain on the Thames would be the distance covered from Colon on the Caribbean side of the lsthmus to th> Gatun dam and locks. From Decatur mountain to Plainfield would be cov- ered the artificial Gatun lake~. From Plainfield to Dantelson would correspond to the Culebra cut seetion of the canal and from Danielson ¢, Putnam would be the fnal seetion of the canal with the Mira Flores locks and the seven miles of sea level chan- nel. L Channel Lit by Electrisity. The channel through Gatun lake is lit by electricity so that there will bu no interruption to navigation at night. Mr. Brown spoke of the big Gatun dam a mile long with a spiliway 300 feot wide and 30 feet high, over which when he was there a river four feet deep was running down into the Chagres river. The dam also furnisk ed the water for an immense pow plant. The canal when finished will accommodate four times the {rafiic ot the Suez canal, and over its channel of an average width of 650 feet will be conveved 80 milllon cubic toms cf freight in contrast to the 20 million fons annual capactty of the Suex cenal. Gatun Gates Weigh 600 Tons Each. The gates_at the locks weigh 60" tons each. The Gatun locks are now all completed except the gates. Tha gates are seven feet thick, 35 feet tall and 65 feet wide. The three pairg of locks are each 110 feet wide and alto- gother are 4,000 feet long. At the present tima the Gatun locks are n pandemonium with hundreds of rivet- ers at work on the steelwork of the gat The Gatun dam is 3,000 feet thick and its foundation goes down either to bedrock or to blue clay which is practically impervious to seepage &0 that no troubls from that source is ever expected. On his last trip Mr. Brown was at Cuiebra cut the day after there had been one of the siides which are such a troublesome feature. There have been altogether 16 million ‘cubic yards of earth come down into the cut, i said. He discussed briefly the advan tages of a high level canal over the sea level, one reason against the iatt belng the many rivers in the count If a sea level canal had been adopte there would also have been a dive:- gence canal needed to take care of the extra water. The construction of the canal, said Mr. Brown, was a great tribute to the United States army engineers. The workers are satisfled and contentel with their conditions and many will b> disappolnted when the work is over and they have to leave the Panama canal zone. NO CLUE IN MONTVILLE . INFANTICIDE ‘CASE. Corener Brown's Investigation Devel- ops Nothing Tangible Yet. No tangible clue has a¢ vet beem foung to the identity of those guilty of infanticide, which was brought to light Monday afternoon in Montville by the finding of the body of an in fant female child in the mill pond of | the Uncasville Manufacturing Co. by | twe boy Coroner Franklin H. | Brown has instituted search of the | suirounding couniry with the hope of | securing some sort of a clue on which | he can work. but nothing had devel- oped Wednesda "The presence of an automobile in the vicinity of the pond about 5 o'clock Monday morning, about 12 hours before the bag containing the child had been found, leads 10 the ol theory that the occupants of the ma- chine may have some knowledge of the crime. They occupants were a man and woman and the machine was seen to come from the direction of Norwich, it is said. Change of Dist. Note by the market reports that prunes have gome up. Well they've been going down long enough. Now make the boarders eat strawberries | until they loathe them.—New York | Evening Telegram. i FOUR SUPERIOR COURT CASES WERE SETTLED. No Trials on Wednesday at Court S. sion at New London. The four cases assigned for trial before the superior court in New Lon- don Wednesday were settled. The jury reported for duty, but its services were not required. Court adjourned until Thursday morning at 10 o'clock. Two of the cases were Rabecek against American Strawboard Co. of Norwich, and Wasenk against the American Strawboard Co. In the first case the plaintiff sued for dam- ages for infuries as the resul* of fail- ing down an unguarded elevator shaft at the factory of the company. The plaintiff started to pull a truck on tha elevator and in the darkness was un- able to see that the elevator had been moved, and plunged down the shaft. In the second case against the same defendant company, Wasenk brought suit for damages for Injury to a finger and arm. The plaintiff caught his finger in a clutch of some machinery of the company, resulting in the pull- ing out of a tendon in the arm. The plaintiff was represented by Brown & Perkins and the defendant eompany by Torrey & Gelssle: The third case down on the list wts that of Danlsrekski against Ma- | zurewick, both of East Lyme. The| suit arese over the division of a farm What is it? Armour’s Bouillon—concentrated beef or chicken flavor with vegetables and proper seasoning. Drop a cube into a cup of hot water and you have a Smart women serve it instead of tea. Askfor ‘Write for free copy of Armour’s Month!. Address Armour and Company, delicious consomme ready to serve. Grocers’ and Druggists’ everywhere. ~ox IT PAYS TO HAVE YOUR ENDS IML=rMe mE PUT US TO THE TEST! LANG’'S CLEANSERS and DYERS AT NCRWICH’S ONLY DYEING ESTABLISHMENT YOUR SEARCH FOR THE RIGHT KIND OF CL-ANSING and DYEING The only modern plant in town that will treat your clothes kindly and that CLEANS CLEAN. Our years of satisfac- tion is your guarantes of excellent work. 157 Franklin St. CLOTHES PUT IN SHAPE HERE IT WILL PAY Us BOTH. in that fown The farm was pur- chased by the plaintiff and defendant {ointly and they later agreed to divide t equally. A disagreement finally arose as to the division, payment of taxes and other things, reeulting in the suft for adjustment. Trespase in cutting down trees and the bu of timber was the basis of a suit in which Henry Clews, the New York millionaire banker, was the laintiff and which was also settied. Baniel Doane and others were the ds- indants. The plaintiff alleged that the defendants had cut trees on his land and that they were responsible for a fire which _destroyed considerable standing timber, and the humus was 20 badiy burned that it could not be cultivated and used again. The de- fendant claimed that he purchased the standing timber from an agent of the plaintift. The cases assigned for Thursday are Howard vs. Meicer; Bliven ve. Central Vermont Railway Co.; Champlin vs. city of New London, and Cowles Vs. city of New London. PRESIDENT SYKES FAVORS VOTES FOR WOMEN Weman Suffrage Inevitable Says New Head of Connecticut Woman's Col- lege. In answer to a lettér sent by the chairman of the legislative commit- tee of the Connecticut Woman Suf- frage association to Professor Sykes, the newly appointed head of the Con- | necticut Woman's college at New London, asking him to speak in favor of the woman suffrage amendment at the hearing March 18, the following letter was receiver “My dear Madam: It would be both a pleasure and an honor to take part in the hearing before committees on the question of woman _suffrage amendment, if T could feel myself at this date privileged to take part in | your state struggle. But until I am 2 resident of Conmecticut, it would, I am sure, seem to many presumptuous for me to appear in state politics, even in the cause of woman suffrage. I haq_better wait. “Please do not question my attitude on the issue. Woman suffrage, I be- lieve, is inevitable: be beneficial to ticuiarly social and political action is bad bus- iness for humanity. It is bad business to have millions of women laboring in industries and refuse them the or- dinary defense of the citizen, the vote. It is bad business to let educatlon, | f00d, clothing, housing, sanitation—the most vital things of life—get away from the control of those who have through the ages made these things their deepest concern. 5 “A new order in government is upon | us. The state—the power of the whole people to work for the whole people— is extending its scope to these vital things of life, and we need the wo- men's social work and heip in soctal legislation. And the means to women's participation 18 the vote. Give the wo- men the vote and You arm a soldier in the warfare for humanity Very truly urs, “FRED H. SYKES." New York City, March 10, 1913, MEASURE FROM FRONT DOOR T FRONT DOOR Is Way the Liguor Dealers Would Like to Have Rule Apply. When the excise committee gave a | hearing Tuesday afternoon on house | bill No. 201 amending the statute re- garding the granting of licenses with- in 200 feet of a church edifice, public or parochial school, etc. George H. Pratt of this city explained that under the present law if a town goes no li- cense a_saloon license now existing within the 200 feet limit would be for- felteq forever. The liquor dealers favor having the measurement apply from fromt door to_front door. Mr. Pratt said under the law of 1807 it Norwich should go no license for a year his property would be condemned forever for the purpose for which it is best suited the sale of liquoN, whole- sale and retail 1 The temperance forces were repre- | sented by H. H. Spooner and the Rev M. A. Suilivan. Mr. Spooner ques- tioned Mr. Pratt about the Norwich situation. Attorney John H. Barmes of Nor- wich said he doubteq if the state of Connecticut abolished the 200 feet | clause it it would suffer one lota. He | belleved we can trust our county com missioners to do the right thing. The present law works a hardship in many cases. The speaker 5aid he believed we are gradually drifting to the Mass- achusetts system high license and all saloons in a certain district. Hv con- cluded by saying the county commis- sioners of this state are honmest and that no harm woulq come from repeal. ing the law. BROADWAY SCHOOL PUPILS START A PAPER. Issued First Number of The Broadway Budget. The first printed edition of The Broadway Budget. edited by the pupils of Broadway school, was issued on Monday. The paper has four pages and is filled with notes of interest to the pupils of tne school. > Philip Cook is editor of tke paper, Tyler Rogers business manager, Jo- séph Hall secretary, Herbert Ferguson reporter and assistant business man- ager. Philip Henault reporter and treasurer. Have PARTISAN POSTMASTERS. Connecticut Men May Expect Removal | for Zealous Pelitics. According to the report in Wash- ington, the republican leaders of Con- necticut. especially those who are bent on maintaining their machine intgct in the state for the next congressional campaign, are wondering whether first class postmasters of Conmecticur will be removed from office before their terms expire or whether they will be allowed to finlsh out their full terms. It 18 related in Washington that the Connecticut postmasters In the first class ofcos have never hesitated to play republican politics when occasion Tequired. Prestdent Wilson and the post office authorities will very likely let alone | until their terms oxpire postmasters | of the first class in Connecticut who have strictly adhered to their duties in post office work and have kept out of offensive partisan poitics. The democratic leaders in Washing- ton and the five democratic congress- men from that state know all about the republican postmasters who were in that last campalgn and what part they took thereln, ana this informa- tion, it is reported, will in good time be submitted to the head of the post- office department as the ground work for proceedings against partisan fed- eral officials with the purpose of re- moval. Rev, H. J. Wyckoff has arranged the programme for the public dedicatory organ service at the Second Congre- gational church Friday evening as fol- lows Prelude; invocation; secripture sentences; hymn: presentation: ac- ¢ceptance; service of dedication: an- them; word of installation; postiude. Miss Louise Fuller will preside at the organ Rotary Galvanized Galvanized Foot Tub, Tin Wash Kettle, Universal Our Annual Sale of Kitchen Furnishings To Continue to and Include Saturday, March 22nd value $4.00 Ash Sifter, $2.98, NORWICH BULLETIN, THURSDAY, MARCH ——————————————————— that its effect will | the state, more par- | to women themselves and to children, I likewise believe. Social | progress in many lines of endeavor will be hastened, indeed will alone be | possible, when the ordinary instrument of political action is possessed and used by women. That one-half of our adult citizens should be cxcluded from direct Galvanized Wash Tub with Wringer attachment, 39c, value 5%8¢ Tin Wash Boiler, with copper bottom and wooden handles, $1.08, value $1.50 ——————————————— 4 Will Commence This Morning, perfect goods. body—all perfect goods. expect to do more business We‘re ready to handle it. in.making your selections. REMEMBER, this Sale will begin when the Store opens this morning, to continue and include Saturday, March 22nd. Bring this list with you—it will help you this season than ever before. This is one of the great events of the year at this Store. tude and importance that it is anxiously looked forward to and waited for, by thousands of housekeepers, in Eastern Connecticut, every season. It is not an offering of limited quantities. It means ten days of active selling. tremely low prices, on first grade, bright, new, clean merchandise—plenty for every- A Sale of such magni- It is not a one-day proposition. It is not a sale of doubtful quantities or im- Immense quantities of, and ex- This season we have been more than ever fortunate in securing large lines of tip-top goods at big price concessions. These advantages together with a goodly share of our regular profits we hand over to those who attend this Sale. We’ve prepared for We aim at and fully it. ORDERS BY MAIL OR TELEPHONE will be given prompt attention, and goods ordered in that manner will be delivered, if persons ordering live within the delivery limits—or will be held until called for. 3000 Pieces Blue and White Enamel Ware—all at 49c Each regular prices 75¢ to 98¢ 11 NOTE—-- 5. 3§ the nneioe' . Ware fine four—coated kind, biue and white e with a beautiful clear white —every piece is guaranteed. 8-quart Preserving Kettles, value S0c—ati 49¢ 10-quart Preserving Ketiles, vaiue S0c—at . ..49¢ quart . Tea Kettles, value 95c at 49¢ 6-quart Berlin Kettles, value S5c it ..49¢ 8-quart Berlin Kettles, value 9c value 30¢ Mrs. Potts’ Sad Iroms, 3 in a set with handles and stand, 92c, value $1.15 large value 59¢. Fosd Chepper, large size, $1.19, vaiue $1.50 39, size, 3%, large —at ... 49¢ 6-quart’ Berlin Sauce Pans, value Sse—at 49¢ 8-quart Berlin Sauce Pans, value se—at 490 10-quart Dish Pans, value S$bc at ... 490 14-quart Dish Pans, value 88c¢ at . .49%¢ quart Pots, value at ceenaoin.480 3-quart Tea Pots, value - at = cee...480 quart Coffee Pots, value Tie— 3-quart Coffee Pots, value B5¢— at 49¢ 10-quart Water Pails, value 93¢ —at -49¢ 1-quart Rice Boilers, value jc A .49 2-quart Rice Boilers, value 98c— b R Blue and White Enamel Ware 39c Each es 55¢ to 70c regular p 6-quart Preserving Kettles, value 0c—at . -.39¢ 3-quart Berlin Kettles, value 55c £ R Fos Y 4-quart Berlin Kettles, value at : 38 3-quart Berlin Sauce Pans, vaiue 55c—at B ..3%¢ 4-quart Berlin Sauce Pans, value i 39¢ Galvanized Ware In offe give satisfactions. grades and kinds—but this is the re- liable sort at sale pric ng this line of goods we do ith a confidence that it will There are many Medium size Coal Hods., value 35c —at 25¢ Large size Coal Hods, value 40c size Foot Tubs, value covered Chamber Palls, value 50c—at e Large covered Garbage Cans, value 88c—at ........- -89 S-quart Water Pails, value 17c is, value 10-quart Water value 12-quart Water Pails, 14-quart Wate: Pails, Pails, wooden handles, 12-quart Lisk Water extra heavy, with value’4bc—at 38c 14-quart Lisk Water Pails, extra heavy, with wooden handles value ‘50c—at - 42¢c Salvanized Rotary Ash Sifter, fiis over barrel, value $4.00 -af...$2.98 Galvanized Wash Tubs With Wringer Attachment Small, value 5%c—at. Medium, value 69c—at Large, value 79c—at Extra large, value $9c—at. Florence and Perfection | 0il Heaters Smokeless and Odorless $2.89 -at..§3.19 value $3.50—at | [ Japanned, | ckel Trimmed, value $4.00 Tin Ware | Large size Tin Wash Kettles B9c—at % Small size Tin Wash Boile sc—at Tin Wash Boilers with copps tom and wooden handies Size -8, value $150—at..... $1.08 Size 9, value $1.75—at. $1.19 EXTRA HEAVY, ALL COPPER TEA KETTLES, NICKEL PLATED Size 7, value $1.25—at 800, Size 8, value $1.39—a 99¢ Size 9, value $1.50—at $1.10 Alarm Clocks The “America” Alarm Clocks, guar- e = 63c $1L.75—at $1.39 Universal Food Choppers With Four Separate Knives No. 0—smalil, value 98c—at 69¢c No. 1—medium, value $1.25 89¢ No. 2—large, value $1.5 at $1.19 Baskets Round Clothes Baskets, small, 75¢ Ova Clothes Baskets, medium, lothes Baskets, large, value Tea Comb Glass Ware dozen Crockery Strainers, Cup Hat P Dishes, Japanese Hand-painted Choc- olate Sets ue $1.50—at . “ee $1.19 e $2.50—at .....0000. $1.69 Brooms ' Eogganelily : 24, Laundry Requisites WASHING SOAPS Export Fai aim 4e WASHING POWDERS Soapine. sma fr's Pride ... a_ Dust Lot Lighthouse At 4¢ Each Mixing Pudding Pan At 9¢ Each 15—at .95¢ 3 for 25¢ Wooden Ware TeoniEannics st ‘Wash Boards, value 2fc—at 19¢, Wooden Plate Racks, value 30c £ T I . 25 o S 39 > Special : o -39 | Thres-piece Kitchen Sets, cofisist- = i g ing of Cleaver, Butcher Knife Folding Taborettes, value Tic and Paring Knife, value 30c at EFE B i .59 s o #t 39¢ Five-foot Step Ladders, value 7ic— Foldlng’ Irrl)ning bfloards. on stand | S . I with sleeve-board attachment, | value $1.50—at . ....... .$1.25 | pBCIa i s e 8269 | e % Universal Clothes Vringers, guar- | at . $3.19 AL $2.50 The Porteous & Mitchell Co. i-q ed 39, Bn K x me §