(THE 3 OREGON DAILY " JOUkNAL.' PORTLAND, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 12, V 1908.
I
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GREAT DA
: OF GATUI
! Biggest Single Job of Hov
ing Material Ever Taken
i; Up by Man Program for
1909, There and at Cule
bra Panama Grafters.
Bit FREDERIC 7. HASK1N.
(Copyright, 1808, by Frederlo J. Haskln.)
Washington, Nov. 11. The plans for
(prosecuting the work of Olgging the
(Panama canal during the next fiscal
iyear . Bay t. bean completed. Colonel
IGoethals and soma of hla associates
,;hay been la the . states ' for several
. i weeks, during which time the plans
" I were prepared t and submitted to the
i secretary of war.' They call for tha
Jeipenditure S5,O00,0pJ during the
; year, as compared with $27,000,000 this
year. The work in Culebr cut is to be
: pressed forward, and the Gatun dam
J is to rise skyward. Have you looked at
Sthe seeming chaos existing when the
foundations of a big skyscraper are
J being laid, and then -watched the great
;ftuijdlng take shape ' with the passing
I weeksr The foundations at Panama
,t nave been laid. The upbuilding work
j on the superstructure has begun, and
(what seemed to be chaos is being'ton-
venea into system tnat even tne un
! practiced eye can understand.
Heretofore the Gatun dam existed
; only -in the minds of those great engi-
T Beers who conceived It The traveler
s across the isthmus was pusstled to
'know bow they would , Impound, the
j waters of. the Chargres on the site
i where the dam is to be built It re
l quired the explanations of the engineers
,to make it clear. The, work hitherto done
fwas largely preliminary. Of course the
spillway . was excavated,- and the lock
:siies cui tnrougn tne bill, but they
meant nothing to the passing; traveler.
Now, however, the preliminaries have
$oeen completed, tne last Imaginable
' doubt has been removed by -experiments
v . hiii 7ouvi.vu - VAiiauBuvaitVH. anil
hereafter he who passes Gatun on the
' Panama railroad may see a mountain
iin the making a mountain . of Imper.
I vmus mua a mue ana a quarter long
and a. half mile wide at 'the base. That
. is the Gatun dam, a dam strong enough
i! to withstand double the pressure that
..-will be brought sjralnst Jt. and which
I earthquake such . as has occurred in
i Panama within historical times. It will
jbe t dam so big as to make the pyra
r mid of Cheops look like a pigmy un
i. dertaklng, so far aa cublfr content! are
; concerned; ' - . ,
: The beginning of the work of up-'j
building the Gatun dam during the-next
jdry season spells. disappointment to thai
rank and file on the isthmus. It was
their ambition to make- 4,000,000 yards
; of dirt fly In one month. "Four million
?,a montirr was their slogan for the com
ling dry season. But the work on the
"tGatun aam wm require the transfer of
a consmeraDle number of the excavat
sing lorce to mat -point, so that the S
-.600,000 cubic yard record established
flam March win remain the highest ree
lord for - Panama and that means the
mignest record ror . the whole world.
. jn owners -ewe on earth In all Its hi
i tory. nas mere Been as much mate
(rial moved in a single month on a sin.
isrle iob a was moved at Pan urn a last
fiaaron.
Perfect Organisation Effected.
But while the "four million a month
notch will never be reached, and even
the record of last March may never be
WIlllW .ffnin . h,M Hf L. Hn U.
fin the enthusiasm of 'the workers nor
fin the results accomplished. During
-me present rainy season colonel Goet
glials has completely reorganised bis
iprce. : ,-very piece or dead timber In
tne om organization has been -ell ml
riated. and every man on the isthmus
; nas Deen piacea wiier he will accom
; pllsa the maximum of results. The
reorganization manes' a compact work
ing .unit ,on the IsthmOs such as has
never, before .been' possible. -and there
win' be' m greater display of team work
: tliaij ever before. Theref ores measured
,,. oy me si&naara or tilings accomplished
it is .expected mat xne next dry -season
- will surpass the record of the last one.
It will not show in the amount of mate
rial excavatea, cut in the degree that
uatun asm Bears completion.
i first session or the congress
KING GIRL
LOVED Hi
PASTOR
elected last week will be called upon to
make the largest appropriation in the
history of the canal. So well is the
work progressing that the canal offi
clsJs are getting ready for the purchase
of the big lock g&tea year after next.
Upon the ones at the mouths of the un-
per end of the Gatun and Pedro Miguel
locks will rest the tremendous burden
of holding in check the waters of -the
big Gatun dam, with its 64 square miles
vi water area, jinoy must D Dig enougn
and strong enough to resist the ram
ming force of a battleship or a giant
cargo boat, in, case they were accident
ally struck by suoh a vessel. Imagine
a neavy rauroaa - D ridge, boarded up
wnn soeei sieei so as to make it water
tight, being wheeled back and forth
across the mouth of these locks, and
you will be getting a layman's Idea of
how they Dropose to restrain the water
of Gatun lake from forcing its way out
tnrougn me iocks. and at tne same time
to prevent the locks-being put Out of
commission through, .possible ramming
The building of the lorira at Oatnn.
reciro Miguel ana Mlraflores will bo a
leaiura or tne work ror the next year.
Immense reparations have been made
ior mis work, it will require tne larg
est concrete mixing plant in the world.
Also a warenouse wirn s. atoraare ca
pacity of 100.000 barrels of .cement A
special receiving aock boo rest long will
be built, and the materials will be
towed aiv the canal to Gatun from
Cristobal, a distance of some seven
miles, In order that the work may sro
on nigm ana nay, a big iignung plant
is oeing installed at uatun. wnicn pro
viaea ior i.uuv ugnts on rne works.
wiwwag vows vumn, (Cnlted p, l., wt,.,
wnen minars nnn to sro un at uatun i . . i
v,... in z - .5 I csan jranciacu. nov. .-uvtmi..y
rapidly at Culebra out iAt ths surface evidence tending to support the accusa
tive out is 439 feet wide.- The deeper tions of Edna Reynolds of Oakland that
.hb. r .hV Rt. Payson Young, rector of the Epls-
lt is approximately see reet wide. Al copal enurcn ot bu aiiu-y wis tu"
a point approximately 9i feet below ban mnre than orlestlv relations with
the surface, the cut will be narrowed i-.i,,- ia.vaar.oM
SO feet bv a horisontal offset of 4S Edna Clark, the missing l-year-oia
feet on either side. The remaining 66 I art student is in the hands of the so- I
feet of the cut will be approximately i..i..xn.i M,i nt innnirr. Am if I
down the work Is carried, the more rap- 1 rom tkv
idly it will seem to prooeea.
Letter from Edna Clark to
Her Chnm Reveals a Cal
low Creature's First In
" fatuation Admits Meet
ings in Study.
come the written con-
Heretofore fesslons of love by the missing girl to
fni?r"naJ.J5n.?2 Rfl her friend and confidante.
A letter written by Edna Clark, dated
riestly sweelheart and of her love
9 Bellingham
p Everett
low the
French.
lowest point reached bv the
But, they have dug the whole
out down to that nolnt and hfcreaftcr4 October 11. telling of ner meeting witn
a steam shovel eats Its way ner priesuy sweeineun aim
through Culebra cut It will be one notch for him. is corroborated qy Key. w. it.
nearer th,0ttom. ADDroxlmatoly half Clark of Redwood City, wnom en men-
Af ttist mjhtArifli hni rAsn tnicAn nut millions ai nuvixiK niev wiui "
v.s- uA Anh l rif urir a a id h was Introduced to
th mt. . Edna. Clark by Father Younr In tht
Tha MtaatM ShAVAl WnsiM f ri si Isthmus I rflnri 1 1111 V 41 n II1B (1H V IUC11LIUUCU.
are showing -no signs of letting up In The letter Drougnt lorwsra uy iu
the matter of record-breaklnr. Months Reynolds, in which Miss Clark tells or
i thw aimsMrioii in immiilnn vpr.lKer love for Father Young, reads in
wrlH'a rinnl Vint vn thnA retard tiart:
were not allowed to stand. They were "Dearest TeoV Mamma asked me yes-
wiped off the elate, so far as individual terday afternoon if I were particularly
nhnv.il wera nnnpernorl. durlna- Julv. One haoriv. 'Oh yes. I answered. Itartns
ti tnn. for I saw a particular -friend
material In the J6 working days of the of mine yesterday noon and have hopes
mnnth u n1 dmiiIIid. RQ AAii v.niitr. vard. if Mi1 nu- him nn the boat thiS CVen- I
It Is thought this Is a record which will ling. Haven't I reason to be- happy?!
stand for many years to come, 'though Yesterday was the first time in etgnt
si s r ngrrnfmonsAs annv rnar ti rt -arrit n innva rnni wtn nim. n nil l tvcls uoluiu-
ahaolutelv safa on the Isthmus. linsr so blue that I hardly had a smile
; Work m taa firada-ea. fr anyone. I am undoubtedly In. love
wjin viio nrcujfpa LiiiiiKa are siigiiiiy i
different While they have measured up
to ths best standards or dredge perform
ance in the United States, there is not
the opportunity for record-breaking with
a big dredge that there 'is with a steam
shovel. They now . have a number of
20-inch suction dredges on the Isthmus.
In addition to the big sea-gotng dredges.
The latest arrival is tne "bandploer.
It Is built to . dredge to a depth, of 40
feet It has. a 20-inch, centrifugal pump.-
wntt with Vilm?
Nn una we Know, out anotner priesi.
called Father Clark. He looked rather
itonlsheu, and amusea wnen ne nearn
my name. I don't oiaine mm, ao your
M lan't half as nice as mv beloved.
ihniirl-ar it least I don t think SO.
1 wlsn you coma meet om uu,i
Teddie." ,v ' I
JUarlt curiy nair. long nose, oiue
evs. typical priest moutn- on ine or-1
aer of an Irishman's, so I told him
direct driven by two horizontal tand.-m 0nce rather tall and slender. That's
high-speed compound engines, fed by afl d a aeseriptlon as I can give of
crude oil is tised for fuel. It takes 100 whlIo Ma fairly good looking he would
barrels of oil every 84 hours to run ntv(.r D6 -tvled a beauty
this dredge. Vhen aU the dredge equip- .je Mld 'thftt ,omo t(me he wanted
the monthly ... w. u. ,. rn.
, . - nil iu null wio viuc. . -
not, J ronl I fraternity of the Blessed Bacrament." I
inM him i wotiici wnen our enKaKeiiieui
was announced and I could attend bis
church. ....
"The idea of your insinuating the
other day that there would not be much
confessing of sins when I was there
and that It would be mostly a confes
sion of love! How shocking!
In closing. Edna ciarn wrote:
'Did I tell you I expect to see my
wHthairt on the boat todayT you 11
excuse my saying so much about him, I
won't vnnT Ons always writes about
what is most in one's mind, y"u know."
The pen picture tne missing gin uas
given is vivid .In Its resemDiance to
Father Young. The features) ? corre
spond with ths description.
Bishop's Court Demand iflUMIIi
tlkv. David J. Evans, secretary of
the ecclesiastical court of Inquiry whicb
Is examining the charges that have
been made against Rev. Payson Young,
rector of the Church of Bt Mary the
Virgin, In connection with the disap
pearance of Edna Clark, announced this
morning that there would be no. more
sessions of the court of Inquiry until
aff idavita had been filed with the court.
"No more hearsay or gossip will be
considered before this board at all," de
clared Rev. Evans. "We will investi
gate carefully every charge that is
made against Rev. Toung, but these
BUY A LOT NOW
Before Prices Advance
Great Shaw for
Iths Boys
y-. Suits, Overcoats and
Raincoats at $5 for ages
from 6 to 16 years.
' This is a special lot,
made for us from our
; own ideas and your sug
gestions, and if you and
the boys are not more
i than pleased, ":we v want
to know why. - -1
metvt Is brought into play
output of material will be
.buo.oou cunic yaras.
On the whole, the work on Ahe canal
for the next year promises .to be even
more satisfactory tbn that winch nas
Been done during me present y
isfactory as that has been. Bvery na
tion In Christendom has held Its breath
watrhlnsr TTnnlft Dim dlar the canal. Ha
has outdone every other nation almost
two to one.
Workers la States Beaten. ,
' It is a fortunate thing for the con
tractors of the United States that this
canal-digging machine is not jQi woik
here at home. It would set so low a
mark for per unit cost, and so high a
mark for general : efficiency, that the
government might be pursuaded to do
all of its river and harbor, work itself.
No accurate estimate has yet been made
of the relative eost of work on the isth
mua and In the states, but all observers
seem to agree that when a sufficient
allowance is made for 'the difference in
conditions at home and on the Isthmus.
the canal diggers have the advantage of
the workers at home. And this in spite
of the fact that the majority of the la
borers are West Indian negroes, un
trained to construction work, and un
used to an sort of work at all.
Bides tapping Panama Graft.
The Panamanian government is again
mlssary. , Th son of President Obaldia charges must be sworn to. Until we
has been in Washington protestln
a rains t tha commissary being allowe
to continue- its sale of supplies to the
Americans on the isthmus. He says the
Americans are all wealthy and are able
to pay the prices the Panama merchants
would charge- them for supplies. But
this Is not a fact Although the Ameri
cans ph . the Isthmus get good wages
they are' not wealthy, and they would
be poverty stricken if they had to, buy
their supplies irom tne native Manama
merchants. If one knows how to drive
a bargain with a Panamanian Chinaman
he is likely to do very well. But the
native merchant will Dleed him every
time. It was a knowledge or mis that
led to the establishment of a commis
sary carrying cinpartmeni store lines.
It is this knowledge that will continue
this sort of commissary.
MISS KENT MAY
receive the affidavits wa shall take no I
action."
OAKLAND POLICE
ASKED TO SEEK
FOE EDNA CLARK
X Tfl 4 ttti nAim 4 vttt morning mat inis was ine
LEAVE COMPANY notification tha1 Flrl
. ' ' that his department had rei
166470 Third Street
. Miss Louise Kent, who for two 4
seasons and a half has been' one
of the most popular, if not the
most popular member of the
Baker -: stock company, has re-
celved an offer to Join the Valen- 4
cla stock company of San Fran-
clsco, and will probably accept.
If she does. Miss Kent will leave 4
Portland November 21 and open
with the Valencia -company on 4
November IS. . - i
"I have received an offer to 4
play second lead with the Valen-
cla company," sail Miss Kent. 4
"I don't know whether to take It 4
or not I have grown so fond of 4
Portland and of Portland people 4
that it la almost too much of a 4
wrench for me to leave here, 4
but I feel that the Ban Francisco 4
offer both from the standpoint 4
of salary and of possibilities for 4
future advancement Is so good 4
that I ought not to refuse it I .4
cannot decide until tonight or 4
tomorrow, however." 4
At the sams time that Miss 4
Kent received ths Ban Francisco 4
offer she received another' to be- 4'
oome leading woman for the lie- 4
Clay stock company of Tacoma. 4
She is not considering this seo- 4
ond offer, however. , 4
Whether Miss Kent can leave 4
without having trouble with the 4
Baker management over her eon- 4
iract is doubtful. It Is known 4
hat Mr. Baker is unwilling that . 4
he shall go, but a clause In ths 4
contract .provides that It can be 4
annulled with the 4 consent of 4
both parties. V 4
4
(United Prma Leawd Wire.)
first time the Oakland police were asked
to assist In the search for Edna Clark.
A member of the family, whoso identity
Chief wuson rerusca to divulge, s.skcd
tnat tne nonce lend tneir am. and 20
days after the girl disappeared the Oak
land detectives oegan tneir investiga
tion. Why there should have been such
long delay In officially notifying the
authorities the police do not know. Cap-1
tain or detectives feterson said mis
morning that this was the first offlcla'
was misstnz
receivea. though
tne news-
he had followed ths case in
papers.
a a t vi7amnr tt aat
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tSpecial Wapatch t Tse tauramlA
Wssftlngton. Nov. ll Anton R
tfr has been auoointeit noarmsatar if.
Klondike, Sherman county, Oregon.
(SMdal Dispatch to Tt Journal.)
Boston. Mass., Nov. 1J. Beginning
tnis evening ana continuing tnrougn tne
next two days a notable conference Is
to bo held In the hall of the Massachu
setts Institute of technology to con
sider plans for civic reforms in the
cities and towns of Massachusetts. The
conference is the first of Its kind to be
held in New England. The Galveston
form of government by commission.
which was recently adopted by the city
of Haverhill, will be one of the fore
most topics of discussion. Other sub-'
lects to receive attention include mu
nicipal playgrounds, the teaching of ag
riculture- and Industrial education for
small towns. . .
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known as D. D. D. Prescription. A 10
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I). D. D. Prescription and seel
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jiiiiw mis wo;ii . mat your
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that soothing liquid is applied, to the!
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SOME 40 ELEGANT COATS, $25.00 to $27.00 valuesSpecial
for Friday and Saturday... ,. $10.50
SOME 22 SPLENDID COATS, $16.00 to $20.00 values, $11.75
Here's Another Snap
SOME 65 very finp Voile Skirts, $15)0 to $20i00 values your
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These are brand-new garments, picked, up by J. M. who
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