SEMI-WEEKLY BANDON" RECORDER, FRIDAY, APRIL' I71K, 1914 PILOTS FOR SHIPS THROUGH CANAL Captain Rodman, II. S. N., Will Have Absolute Command. CAPTAINS MUST ABDICATE Official Pilot Will Be Deputy on Every Vessel That Passes Engines Will Be Locked With Special Device From Entrance to Exit To Furnish Gup plies at Mouth. Colon. Pannnin. That tho'Panamu canni will not only be ready for com mercial shipping In July, but bo safe ns to be "fool iixif" from a sailor's point of view, is the hssurnnco by Captain IJukIi Ilodimin, XL 8. N., who will have entire charge of all the details of put ting shipping through. According to Captain Rodman, the meteorological icondltlons arc more fa vorable for shipping nt the entrances of the Panama cannl than at almost any other port in the world of any thing like the importance of Colon and Balboa. At Colon the completion or one breakwater and the far advance of another glvo n still water entrance to the i-ti nut. The aids to navigation through (j'atun lake have been made so clear that, as he believes, captains will find (he passage through, day or night, as safe 'and easy as a walk down Ilruadwny and the Culchrn cut passage ns safe as any large river. AH vessels entering the canal will have a canal pilot, who will take the ship to an anchorage, frniii which she may not move without permission of Captain Hodman or one of his port cap tains, conveyed ollicliill through tlie pilot. . All the olllcials who visit ships must report to Captain Hodman asahcad of the department of canal operation. Am soon as the uarantlue oilleer releases u ship one of the other canal officials will go on board. As soon as a ship moves toward the canal its wireless and all signal ar rangements will be under the (mined!- OAtTAIN H170II RODMAN. ate control of the canal authorities, represented by the cnnal pilot In nd Utlon to the wireless nud the Interna tional code signal systems ench pilot will have with him certain "shape" Big sals. At three commanding points on the lino canal signal stations have been provided, so that from one of them every ship will he practically in sight during Its entire passauc. The olivines of a ship will be turned over to the canal authorities tlio mo ment the vessel tics up to the approach wall of the canal locks. The engines will Immediately bo locked by the ca nal ottleiiiJs by means of n steel chain ami n sealing dovlce. This lock will bo under thu constant watch of n cnnal guard and an engineer of the ship until after leaving the lock's, when its re moval Is ordered by the canal pilot on board. The pilot ha've been selected by Cap tain Uodman. and for three months he has been Instructing and training them. Four o'f them arc from the canals of the great lakes, men who havo had ex perience taking thu large ore ships through tlio Sault Ste. Mario cnnal. With these will be associated n num ber of picked men who arc thoroughly familiar with conditions at the Panamn canal. At the Pacific entrance to tho canal. Captain Itodman says, ships wilt find no tide Interference whatever nnd an abundance of nuuhorngo room. When a vessel notifies the canal au thorities In advance of Its arrival as to what supplies are needed they will bo put on board In tho quickest possible time. The law authorizing tho furnishing of supplied to shipping nt cost Is Inter preted here to Include tlio making of repairs nt cost, nnd this also will be ilbno. . Captain lloduwn graduated In nnd all except six yearn of his iwvlco Inro hex hoitii nt N'n. Ho tins lioen ttrtiund 'In world tiro I limn ami bus i'oii)ii)iiii lil In tiearl)' vxtry Mtt port In the world. M wm IIixIhibm whmiii Ailmlrwl limey sent f tit'iiiuml tbt Kiirr.'iwler of Hut WnUh Miterlwi tw ('rriMl'l ir llninl, huiI4i of Waitlist Ihi M llvr Joi M W Uiy, WELCOME GEESE. An Unexpected and Badly Needed Feast In the Arctic. Noah in his ark could not bare been more delighted vvcr the return of the dove than were the members of EJnar Mlkkclsen's party, in the desert of Greenland Ice; vlth the sight of a flock ojffvlld geese. In "Lost In the Arctl jpbaptaln MlkkclscaMells of their "tfltd of food, of the fatrguo of a long sledge Journey nnd of bis own Ill ness, lie had become so weak that be was obliged to ride on the sledge. Con sequently their progress was very slow. We drive on between a lot of little Islands or banks of glacial Ice. Slid enly Iverson makes a snatch at the sledge, causing the dogs to halt. in as tonishment, and whispers eagerly. "Look, look! What's thatr He points to something that looks like n lot of round 'stones, and I can scarcely be lieve my eyes. It Is a big flock of geese, sitting there sound asleep. They have not heard us. In a few seconds Iverson Is oji his wny townrd them. ! of .course remain where I am on the slclgp. He takes aim, fires and the whole flock rises.' Stop n minute! Isn't there qne on thd. ground? I snatch up the glass. Not one, but two are loft upon the field, mid after following the shriek ing thick a little wny Iverson returns, beaming with Joy. a big fat goose In either hand. We are delighted nnd drive ofT southward in tlieybest of spirits. Iverson even stops every now nnd then to feel the splendid fat bodies of the birds, and wo do nothing but talk of what a feast we are to have when they are cooked. The dogs are doing their best. Iverson marches at the rear of the slcdce, singing nt the top of his voice; and even I feel a lit tle better. POLAR RESEARCH. Arctic and Antarctio Problems That Still Remain Unsolved. The era of pole hunting Is now Imp plly over, and the best result of Pea ry's and Amundsen's athletic featsln the. north and south is that the really Important problems of the clrcumpolnr regions can henceforth be attacked with a single mind. From n scientific standpoint enough work remains to be done In these regions to last for sev eral generations. The'nntarctlc has only been scratch ed, ho to speak. Owing to the diverse scales used In school geographies the average man goes through life with bndly warped Ideas concerning the rel ative sizes of various parts of the earth's surface, and so probably few peoplo realize that the antarctic conti nent Is very much larger than Europe in fact, about ns Inrge as Europe and Australia combined. Of this uugo con tinent we do not know even the shape and location of the coast line, except for one long stretch south of Australia nnd a few widely scattered points else where, while the whole Interior, apart from a narrow wedge between Ross sen and the pole. Is virtually blank on our maps. In the arctic a patch of a million square miles is still absolutely un touched. to much for-peru surface geography; but. of course, modern po lar research Includes' u wide ratine of nongeogrnphlcnl problems pertaining to such diverse subjects ns geology, glaclology. meteorology. rerrpstrliri mag netism, seismology, oceanography, zool ogy. botany, physiology, ethnology and archaeology. Itevlew of Reviews. 8ure to Return. One morning a merchant whose goods did not very strongly substanti ate his advertising claims put out a new sign. He was pleased to see that (i great ninny people stopped to read it. but directly he was puzzled nnd nn gored to notice thut they all went on, laughing. There wns nothing funny about the sign. It merely rend: If You Buy Hero Once You Will Como Again. The merchant went outside In a ens unl sort of way nnd glnnced nt his sign to see what wns the matter. Sumo one. no doubt u former customer, had added another Una It now read: If You Buy Hero Once You Will Como Aitaln' To Bring It Back. Youth's Companion. Colored Glasses. Wearing spectacles to protect tho eyes from the glare of the sun Is a very old custom. The nntlves of tho fir'northern regions long ago Invented spectacles of wood with n very narrow silt In the center to diminish ns far as possible the continual glare of thtMong arctic day. It Is said that the Emperor Nero, who was nu albino nnd whose eyes were therefore very sensitive to light, used amethysts or emeralds to shield his eyes. His Preference. "Good gracious," exclaimed n vlcnr as he met a vlllagu laliorer wearily pulling a loaded wheelbarrow. "It would 1st much easier if you pushed It." "Daresay," was the answer, "but P. sleU of the very sight of It" London Telegraph. His Weigh. "What Is the wny of the transgres sor?" linked the IhxiIi, "Flfttrii oiincin to the pound." re plied tile groiii'lL-Ciiiclniiutl ICiujulrtr. Well, It's ffuapended. Tup, It'll nn oiw Ihlnit." MVlml l II, W wmr "J n iiUhh muiIi'Iiiii H biiNKlng Hm 1 1 mi r - Ihilliiiinrv Aiiitrlruil, A jwlimi 1ri' llflurb DIET AND COLOR. What Man Eata Seems to' Determine the Shade of His Skin. What you eat determines your color, according to ItergfleldlAi German inves-tlgator-not necessarily that you your self could effect any change of color, but your ancestors for thousands of years have, unconsciously been Influ enced by the food they have eaten nnd tho drinks they have drunk. For instance, tho original men were black, says llergfleld. Their chief diet was or vegetables and fruits, he ex plains, nnd these same foods contain mangnnntes that are not unlike lrou. lJfrk browns and blacks result from this combination. It la a scientific fact that negroes who drink milk and eat meat are never ns dark ns those who eat vegetables. Ue goes on to ndd thut the Indian Is red because for hundreds nnd perhaps thousands of years he has taken Into his system tho haemoglobin or Jed ma terlitl In the blood of animals which he bus killed for their food. Again. Mongols are yellow because they have descended from races that were fruit eating' and who. making their wny Into the deepest nooks nnd widest plnlns of Asln. developed Into shepherds nnd lived largely on milk. Of,course It is known that milk con tains a certain per cent of chlorine and Ins a decidedly bleaching effect. In thu case of Caucasians they are said to have become white by adding salt to their foods, which common salt Is n strong chloride and powerful In blench ing the skin. Chicago Trlbime. ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. How the Putmotor Is Used to Restore Normal Breathing. The pulmotor Is an automatic resus citation appliance which produces a flow of Inhaled and exhaled air by n single nozzle, the rhythm ot respiration adjusting Itself automatically to the dimensions of the lung, and thus the astonishing result is produced of n seemingly lifeless body beginning to lueathe regularly as soon as the pul motor is placed in connection with It. Tint! pulmotor works directly on the respiratory organs and If the spark of lite still e.Nts will fan It Into 'a flame and give the heart and lungs n chance to tight. The pulmotor is used on persons over come by gas, electric shock, apparent ly drowned or In other cases where tho breathing of the patient has been seri ously Impaired or stopped entirely and where there still remains u slight heart action. Its motive power Is an oxygen cylinder containing this gns, which will supply a 00 per cent mixture of air and oxygen to the patient for forty minutes. It has n great ndvantago over nrtttlclul respiration by hand In that it forces larger amounts of oxy genated air Into the lungs than It Is possible by ordinary methods of artifi cial respiration, und the work enn be kept up longer. Philadelphia Press. Land Tilled. The department of agriculture esti mates that .there are 1.140.000.000 acres of tillable land in the United States and that only 27 per cent of this Im mense area Is under ''cultivation. It might add that of tho 27 per cent ac tually cultivated comparatively few acres are bandied In such a wny as to show anything like their maximum pro duction. Here Is food for tho pessimist Tho man who fears thut the country is Hearing actual exhaustion may And cheer In the thought that little mure than a quarter of the nvullable agricul tural land Is being made productive. Supply Inevitably meets demand, nnd us the demnnd for agricultural productH Increases thu supply will bo enlarged by the development of regions which hnve not been touched by tho plow. Cleveland Plain Denier. Literal. William Chase, the painter, la a tencher whose criticisms nro nwnlted with some trepidation by his pupils. One "criticism day" Mr. Chase came to the canvas of a pretentious nnd vnln young mnu. who wns considering with obvious complacency a portrait which he had smeared thereon. "It's coating out nicely," he told Mr. Chase. Chase said not n ward, but took tur pentine bottle, paint knife and rag and worked Industriously at the canvas un til there was n clean surface there. "Ah, yes." he remarked, "It's coming out nicely." New York Post Books. (lod bo thanked forliooks! They are tho voices of the distant and the dead nnd make us heirs of tho splrltunl life or past nges. Hooks are the true level ers. They give to all who will faith fully use them the society, the spiritual presence, of the best and greatest of our race. William Ellery Chaunlng. jhannlni le dlfferi A Monologue, Tommy Pop. what Is the difference between u dialogue nnd n monologue? Tonimy'H Fop When two women tulk. my sou, It's u dialogue; when n womiin curries on u conversation with her bus hand It's u mouoloKue 1'hlliidelphlii Itecord, Do You So thi Pointr Probably the mini who guve circula tion to tlio Idea (hat there li always ! more room ut the top had never hccii h ryrniiitil. H'oiiiun' Homo Companion. Ultra Modern, "Mmliri I'lluhty Is mrlHliily mi mi to IhIi irlrl " "Up in ihilei Jimvi'im! Hhe'i. up l ' sitrMilK"-l"l.m 'JViiiiwrll't. , I A ml limy i!o )mue,ir n.E.S MEN EASY FOR SHARKS Money Lenders Near Capitol Charge Excessive Interest. CLERKS ARE EXTRAVAGANT. Aggregate Loans Estimated ot $500, 0C0, and tho Average interest 150 Per Cent, or $750,000 Laf Con gress Evaded by Monejp.endera Moving Across Potomac to Virginia. Washington. Or nil tho shndy In terests which' are enrried on by govern ment employees in Very department the "loan shark" evil is said to bo tho worst For years department heads and bureau clilefs have failed to stump out the class of men w,ho carry on the business among their associates or lending small sums at excessively large rules or Interest. In the olllce of, the United Stntes at torney for the District or Columbia nro riled nt the present time no less than tlfty distinct charges of "loan shark ing," the offenders Including profes sional money leiulers. In u preliminary statement recently given out Assistant District Attorney Given said that no less thnn 1,000 coniplnlnts or violation of the loan shark, law have been re ceived rrom persons who requested that their names be not made public. A little over a year ago congress en acted a drastic law against "loan shark lug.'" The Interest rates which had formerly ranged from B0. per cent to ,'UXi per cent a year, were cut to 1 per cent a month. For a time It was be lieved that the business in Washington was dead' Then the money lenders put their heads together and several of the professionals who maintained of fices In the downtown section of tho city tried the first evasion of tho law. It is about twelve city blocks from the western edge or tho downtown dis trlct to the Virginia side or the Poto mac river. Within fifteen feet or the high water mark on the Virginia side or the river two or three or tho lend ers built olllces and hung out three halls. An Interurbun electric line gave easy access to iwid rrom the city. Signs giving notice or the change of location were displayed before their downtown Washington olllces and several other shops 'boro signs of a change of resi dence to Alexandria, Vn.. flvo miles down the Potomac. Thus by co-operation among tho money lenders the entire professional "loan shark" business of Washington was moved to Virginia, with tho ex ception of tho "amateur" money lend ers In the government departments. Tills, the police round, is tho thing that the district attorney's ofllce Is deter mined to s'tamp out. It Is said that a negro messenger In tho treasury department accumulated over $50,000 during Ills, thlrty-flvo years or service through loaning small sums nt excessive rates or fntcrest. One of the money lemlers established between his Washington office and his olllce on the Virginia shore n lalf hour automobile livery service for clients In downtown Washington, ncross Poto mac park and tho Highway brldgo Into Vlrglnln. It proved too expensive, how ever Washington, filled with residents whose homes are elsewhere, has prob ably the most apathetic civic con science In tho world. Its population is nearly as cosmopolitan as that or At lantic City, nnd there Is n spirit or rivalry as to dress and 'Trent" In the very municipal atmosphere.' A man with n government position has a pres tige In his home community thnt rew other positions or employment confer. The Incumbent thinks he must'llvo' up to It by aping the dress and manners of the Idlo rich. The messenger with a salary of StWO or $700 a year alms to dress like his superior, the clerk. He does not want the public to think he Is a mere messenger. The clerk would bo a division chief, and ho aspires to dress tho part. He goes the messenger one better by allowing himself to bedrnwn into the' ultra atmosphere of petty so cial nffnirs In Washington, which rare ly get him anywhere. The division elder likes to be mistaken ror nn us sistnnt secretary. And thus tho merry gnme goes on. HEARS LAST RITES BY PHONE. Telephone Enables Dylnfj Man to At tend Wife' Funeral. Pnterson. N. J. - Hx-Juduo Jnmcs Inulis. confined to his bed by pneu monia, heard by telephone tho funeral services conducted over tho body of his wife In tlnuuirlor below. A bell-like trTiiiHinltter wns Inntnllet iiWI In tlio parlor, and wires led upstairs to i tho room where Judge Inglls lay. When tho Iter. Dnvls Htowurt Hum- j llton. rector of Ht. Pnul's Kplscopal I church, began tho service n receiver , wns lifted to Jiulw IiikIIm' car nnd t wiin kept there until thu lust word wns spoken, Operate For Old Dog Bite, JNVw Viirb.-l'liyNlHnnsi hnvi found It nia'cwiiry to oiieriilu on MIkm I'.lla I' J lobby fur hii infix IIimi nt (he Ml U-n fauns! by n ilK Ml fuiirlwii w ano. fiUv Im uiidiwuu' lwilr iiiri Hun, l la MImvii) lb" luM will mini jnr, lf JutflJt c' illfl llitf WW liivi's'4, Ih "The Onl S-S- FIFIELD ' Sails from BanrJon For San Francisco t Saturday, April 18th, 7 p. m. X r-- -r r r.-r-- .. Bandon Warehouse Co. Gen Agts. $ ij: GEO. T. MOULTON .1. B. SCHILLING $ . Coquille Agent. Myrtle Point Agent X t HENRY SENGSTACKEN ? Marshfield Agent. $ International Harvester Oil ami Gas Engines The I H C Line UY an CHAIN AHD HAY MACHINES Binders, Wt-bpers Hcaderf, Mohm RaVet, Staclrra liar Loajen Hair PrtiiM CORN MiCIIINES Plaaltri, Pilkert KnJtri, CultlTr.tnti Eniilate Cutters Sbiilera. 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