Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 53, Number 25, Jasper, Dubois County, 31 March 1911 — Page 7

Plans for Fortifications at Panama

WASHINGTON. Work on tho final detailed plans for tho fortlflcatlon of tho Panama canal, for which an appropriation of J3.OOO.000 was , made by congress and which had boon the Bubject of wide discission, national and international, over slnco the digging of the big ditch was undertaken by the United States government, has been begun here by Drlg. Gen, W. H. ttlxby, chief of engineers, and Brig. Gen. Arthur Murray, chief of the coast artillery. Ofllclals of tho war depart mcnt havo already completed general plans for the fortifications, but maps will havo to bo prepared Betting forth thp details for tho construction work before the ground can be broken, and it Is this task which Generals Blxby and Murray aro now undertaking. Active work on the building of the fortifications will begin about July. It is expected by tho officials In charge t!,at tho fortifying of tho waterway

will be completed by January, 191G the date set for the completion of the canal itself. Brigadier General Crozler, chief of ordnance, has already drawn up plans for the manufacture of tho $1,000,000 worth of guns and mortars required. These will be made at tho government shops at Wntervllet, N. Y. The entire armnmont will bo used in fortifying the two ends of tho canal, no provision 'having been made by congress for tho defense of tho locks and dams. Two sets of fortifications will be placed at tho Colon end of the canal and ono Bet at tho Panama end. Four 14-lnch rifles, eight 12-inch mortars and six six-Inch guns will be placed at the Panama sido and the remainder which the balance of the appropriation will provide at the Colon end. Comparatively strong: natural positions exist at both the Atlantic and Pacific endB of tho waterway for defense against a land enemy. Llmon bny, the Colon entrance to tho canal, will bo strongly fortified and fortifications will bo set up on Perico Inland and at other points. Plans for tho protection of tho docks at Pedro Miguel, Mia Flores and Gatun are now being drawn up.

Not a Penny for Pressing Trousers

MILLIONS for art and not one penny for pants! Re solicitude that Uncle Sam dierinys that the public buildings and driveways of tho national capital shall b- maintained in the most artistic and approved style does not extend to his public men. Uncle Sain Is perpertly willing to spend loads of money for capital city plans, for guaranteeing that tho Washington of tho future shall be patterned after tho most careful nnd exact designs, but when It comes to paying out money to mako certain that the trousers of the government officials are creased properly and their clothes In as applepl order as tho capital's streets, he draws a distinct and Impassable lino. This might never have been found out If it had not been for Daniel H. Hurnham. of Chicago, master city I lannor and chairman of tho fine arts commission. Incidentally he raised a

question as to what are legltimato traveling exponsos and what aro not. Not bo very long ago Chairman Bumhnm left Chicago for Washington, to attend a meeting of tho lino arts commission. Anxious, as its chief, to uphold the aesthetic and refined nature of this organization, ho found on unpacking his wardrobe that many of his articles of clothing were in imperative need of a presser before they would be in shape to do credit to tho vista of Pennsylvania avenue. Without giving the matter a second thought, he turned tho tailor's bill, with his railway ticket and Pullman expense, over to tho treasury department, expecting to be reimbursed. Tho bill amounted to $4.75 nnd the auditor certified It, as a matter of course. Not so, however, Controller Robert J. Tracowell significant name who can, on occasion, bo considerable of a watch dog of tho treasury. Mr. TraceweJl scrutinized the bill, repeated tho performance, nnd thon. after Boino deep thought, wrote out a formal opinion as follows: "The pressing of clothes has never, to my knowledge, been held to bo a personal expense, occasioned solely

by travel."

Attempts at Suicide Ignored in Army

THIS SUICIDE

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T 'H fact that although attempted sulcldo Is technically a crlmo in ' rtaln states In tho United States, nnd civilians who violate tho law are anally punished by tho courts, offlMrs and enlisted men In tho United States army and navy aro never fourt martlnled for this offense, was bought to light when the news was received from Germany that EmPror William hnd pardoned an army offirer for attempting suicide and declared that his deed "can bo Judged neither by regular or honor tribunal." (ion. Gcorgo B. Davis. Judge advoate general of the United States rrny. declared that slnco tho oranlzatlon of tho army and navy of hp United States no offlcor or enllstd man had been punished for trying " kill himself. It Is a genarally unrstood custom In jth branches of

tho service, said General Davis, that this offense is not punishable by court martial, although a test case never has been brought up. General Davis declared that attempted suicide is technically considered a crime in tho army and navy. "It is a fact that, although many men and officers of the army and navy have attempted suicide, not one of them has even been court mar-

j tlaled," ho continued. "Just why

this should be I do not know. "In both tho army and tho navy attempted Bulcide is considered a crime, but has never been officially recognized as such. Doth branches of tho sorvlce frown on tho practice, however. "Tho case in Germany where Emperor William pardoned Count Hans von Prcill after ho had been convict od by a court of honor for this offense, cannot be compared to utmllnr cases In this country, because sulcldo is looked upon differently there In Germany an army man who commits certain offenses Is nlmost expected to commit suicide, nnd therefore they would naturally be more lenient there. In tho United States a man who trios to kill himself Is looked down upon."

Judge Denounces Sunday Entertainers

Ml JUSTICE HARLAN, associate Illation nt t Ii Q.. ... .

" United States, rather startled soy women of Washington and Now rk tho other night whon at tho an"al batiQiiet of tho Presbyterian nlll- ' e of Washington he declared that 'here aro a lot of Bnobs who havo o-me down bore from Now York and her cities where wealth Is paraT'unt and have set up customs which r Injurious to tho peoplo of this mmunlty. Sunday afternoon teas, Scales and other Boclal functions r'1 in my mind, a desecration of tho bbath. Something must bo dono to m tho tide of depravity which will 'hTwlso sweep over us." I hen this sweeping rebuko to soclfy In Washington Is In n mcasuro n.ly upheld by Mrs. Mathew T. ' 'M, president general of the daugh- " ihe American Revolution and ' ' It ono of the cllft dwellers' set. t kuowa the cliff dwellers are

not the official set at all, but the old resident set of Washington. Until you have been admitted to that particular circle you aro not really "In society." Mrs. Scott says: "I think It Is an outrago that so many of tho leaders of society hero should desccrato Sunday by giving large teas, dinners, muslcales and other entertnlnments. Tho custom was brought here from tho continent and has been growing ever slnco. If allowed to continue It will undcrmlno the life of this country and bring ruin on us. I think that Sunday should bo observed above all else, and that this continental habit should bo stopped I agree perfectly with Justice Harlan In all he said." Tho custom of dinner giving, musical entertaining and all that kind of thtng on Sundays was really Introduced In Washington by tho nnroness Hengelmuller, wife of tho ambassador of Austro-Hungary. It will bo remembered that Uaronces Hengelmuller only a few weeks ago gavo out a screed against tho "slowness" of Washington society and tho lack of

sprightllness and spirit In tho matter

ot entertaining here, which got hor into no end of troublo and sent her to bed with a serious nervous Illness.

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"Which do you prefer lifo in tho country or in the city?" "I'm not sure. It depends on whether I am in a mood to bo attacked by a cow or a motor car.

Wlllrng to Tell It. The check which tho comely young German handed In at the window of a Walnut street savings fund bank tho other day was made payable to Oretchen Schmidt, and she had endorsed it simply Gretchen Smith. Tho man at the receiving teller's window called her back Just as she was turning away to rectify the mistake. "You don't deposit this qulto this way," he explained. "See, you have forgotten the h." The young woman looked at her check and blushed a rosy red. "Ach, bo I haf," she murmured, and wrote hurriedly: "Age 23."

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A Dramatic Critic. "And what is your father's business, my little man?" asked Rev. Fourthly, as he made his morning call on the Infant class. "He's a dam-at-It kick-It," said the little chap, whose father wrote dramatic criticism for a newspaper. Harper's Weekly.

Tho vacant room at the top Is duo to the fact that there is no elevator service to help the lazy man.

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Keep Watch on the Tuberculosis. The Italian government, on account of the number of tuberculosis cases

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