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THE CANAL RECORD 165 LUBRICATING OIL. Consumption at Electric and Compressor Plants Shows a Reduction. The report of the use of lubricating oil in the electric and air compressor plants during the month of November shows a marked advance in economy in the use of oil in these plants, and a favorable record as compared with lubrication of similar plants in the States. In the air compressor plants at Rio Grande, Empire and Las Cascadas there are 14 com- pressors; rated horsepower of each compressor, 425; steam pressure, 125 pounds, steam end of engines, double cylinder, simple; air end, double cylinder, cross compound; area of two steam cylinders, 9.42 square feet; area of high pressure air cylinders, 9.42 square feet; area of low pressure cylinders, 15.17 square feet; speed of compressors, from 127 to 137 revo- lutions per minute. All engines are equipped with individual lubricators on steam cylinders, and on each valve on the air end. The re- turn oiling system is in use on all bearings, and engine oil is filtered before returning to the supply or pressure tank. The reports for each plant show: Rio Grande — Valve oil used, 27 j gallons; revolutions per gallon, 275,332; square feet of area rubbed over per pint of oil, 1,296,752. Air compressor oil used, 37 gallons; revolu- tions per gallon of air compressor oil, 202,770; square feet of area rubbed over per pint of oil, 1,246,516. Stationary engine oil used, 33J gallons; revolutions per gallon of sta- tionary engine oil, 222,481. Plant of five compressors runs 10J hours per day, except Sunday. Empire — Valve oil used, 71 3-10 gallons; revolutions per gallon of valve oil, 256,577; square feet of area rubbed over per pint of valve oil,. 1 ,208,492. Air compressor oil used, 73J gallons; revolutions per gallon of air compressor oil, 248,723; square feet of area rubbed over per pint of air compressor oil, 1,529,064. Stationary engine oil used, 84£ gallons; revolutions per gallon of oil, 216,346. Plant of five compressors runs 22j hours per day. Las Cascadas — Valve oil used, 25 gallons; revolutions per gallon of valve oil, 256,732; square feet of area rubbed over per pint, 1,209,188. Air compressor oil used, 28 gal- lons; revolutions per gallon, 229,224; square feet of area rubbed over per pint of oil, 1,409,- 154. Stationary engine oil used, 40 gallons; revolutions per gallon, 160,456. Plant of four compressors runs 10j hours per day, except Sunday. The consumption of oil at Balboa and Em- pire electric plants was: Balboa — Valve oil, 33 gallons; stationary engine oil, 20 gallons; air compressor oil, 10 gallons. Empire — Valve oil. 17 gallons; stationary engine oil, 15 gallons. Accidents at Toro Point. A premature explosion of dynamite oc- curred at the quarry on Toro Point about 3 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, January 10, causing injuries to four West Indian work- men, which resulted fatally in the cases of A. Bowman, check No. 31563, and John Aaron, check No. 107621, after their removal to Colon Hospital. The men were tamping a charge of 30 pounds of explosive when the loading stick they were using broke. Another one was substituted, leaving a part of the broken stick in the hole, and the two pieces of wood scraping against each other and the dynamite, is believed to have caused the latter to ignite. The powder foreman noticed the odor, called a warning, and ran, reaching a point about 20 feet distant from the spot, but the dynamite exploded before workmen could reach a place of safety. Gordon Grant, a West Indian, check No. 48040, employed on a construction train at Toro Point, was caught between a car and a pile driver on the breakwater trestle on Wed- nesday, January 11, and almost instantly killed. Unloading Record in Pedro Miguel District. On January 7, six unloaders, working in the Pedro Miguel district of the Central Division, unloaded 80 Lidgerwood trains, and, in addi- tion, there were unloaded seven Western dump trains, containing a total of 32,850 cubic yards of rock and earth. The Lidgerwood trains were composed of 20 cars, each car containing 19 cubic yards of material, the Western dump trains being composed of 35 cars, each car containing 10 cubic yards. The material contained in these cars was wasted on the Miraflores and Balboa dumps. 160 hours, were actually working 112 hours, the principal delay being on account of waiting for cars, amounting to 37 hours and 5 minutes. The other delays were on account of mining, cleaning track, repairing shovel, moving back, etc. On January 3, twenty shovels, working in the Culebra construction district, excavated 33,099 cubic yards of rock and earth in the working day of eight hours. The shovels were under steam 160 hours, and were actually at work 113 hours and 25 minutes, waiting for cars 35 hours and 20 minutes, the rest of the time being lost in mining, cleaning track, repairing shovels, moving back, etc. The average per shovel, per day, was 1,655 cubic yards. Porto Bello Crusher. A statement of the work done at the Porto Bello crusher, by days, for the week ending January 14, follows: Record Excavation in Culebra District. On January 11, eighteen steam shovels of the 200-ton class, working in the Culebra construction district of the Central Division, excavated 36,009 cubic yards of rock and earth, or an average of 2,000| cubic yards per shovel, for the working day of eight hours. The shovels were under steam 144 hours, were actually at work 109 hours and 15 minutes, were delayed 23 hours and 10 minutes waiting for cars, the other delays being on account of mining, cleaning track, repairing shovel, moving back, etc. This is the highest yardage ever excavated in any district of the Central Division, in one day. On January 5, twenty steam shovels of the 200-ton class, working in the Culebra con- struction district, excavated 34,985 cubic yards of material in the 8-hour working day, or an average of 1,749 cubic yards per shovel, for the day. The shovels were under steam Date. Hours worked. Cubic Yards. 5:50 9:03 9:08 6:59 8:42 7:46 1,739 3.362 3,549 2.550 3,829 3,049 Total 47:28 18,078 Bids for Lease of Buildings. Bids will be received by the Collector of Revenues up to and including January 25, 191 1, for the leasing to the highest bidder, from February 1, 1911, for a period of not more than three years, of building No. 30 at Paraiso, owned by the Canal Zone Government. The building is of French construction, one story, con- tains two rooms, and one oven. Bids should be en- closed in envelopes addressed to the Collector of Reve- nues, marked "Bids for a lease to Building No. 30 at Paraiso." Tom M. Cooke, Collector of Revenues. Bids will be received by the Collector of Revenues, up to and including January 25, 1911, for the leasing to the highest bidder, from February 1, 1911, for a period of not more then three yeirs, of building No. 16 at Empire, owned by the Canal Zone Government. The building is of French construction, two stories, and contains, in all, 12 rooms. Bids should be in envelopes marked "Bids for a lease to Building No. 16 at Empire." Tom M. Cooke, Collector of Revenues. LABOR FORCE AND QUARTERS IN DECEMBER. On December 28, there were 35,132 employes actually at work on the Canal and the Panama railroad, and of that number, 29,0S8 were Canal employes. The gold force on the Canal work, composed almost entirely of white Americans, was 4,705. The report of the Chief Quartermaster for December shows that the number of family quar- ters occupied by "gold" employes was 1,740, which is three more than in November, and the occupants numbered 5,551, an increase of 121. Of this number, 1,878 were women, and 1,841 children. Bachelor quarters occupied by "gold" employes numbered 2,021, and the occupants numbered 3,418, of whom 196 were women. The family quarters occupied by^ European laborers numbered 2S2, and the occupants, 916; bachelor quarters, 108, and the number of occupants, 5,310. The family quarters occupied by West Indians numbered 1,061, and the occupants, 4,490; bachelor quarters, 252, and the number of occupants, 4,700. A statement of the force actually at work on December 28, follows: s a o s SILVER EMPLOYES. Total Silver. 2 O 3 Artisans. European Laborers. West Indian Laborers. I Department. S a V u 16 i a u m 22 J2 a V Q v> a V u o CM 2 a V u wi s u o CM a S u a V u o CM a a CJ in a V u to 2 a V o o a u ■0 a 2 Const'ct'nandEng'r'ng. Civil Administration 4,390 184 666 956 635 7 5 259 2 2 84 1 662 4 3 168 1 2.578 18 4 87 3.128 1,418 112 541 3,217 3,363 5 349 978 256 "s 13 19,962 213 1,037 2.522 637 7 S 3.569 348 3S9 218 54 26 101 23,531 561 1 182 1 21 23 3 9 1,426 2.740 691 33 Examinat'n of Accounts. 106 Total 6.843 17 22 348 838 2.687 3,311 1,440 135 541 3.229 4.695 277 24,383 4.705 29,088 Panama railroad force, 3,426: Panama railroad relocation force. 1,576; Panama railroad commissary force, 1.042. Total, 6,044. I. C. C. force. 29.08S. Grand total, 35.132. 166 THE CANAL RECORD Vol. IV., No. 21. SOCIAL LIFE OF THE ZONE. Miscellaneous Events. The annual meeting of the Grand Inter- national Auxiliary, B. of L. E., Las Cascadas, was held in the lodge hall on Friday afternoon, January 13. Following the business meeting, the members adjourned to the home of Mrs. Charles R. Lingo, where a social hour was spent, refreshments being served. The order was organized in 1909, and has a membership of 47. Mrs. C. R. Lingo is a secretary of the B. of L. E. journal. There will be a meeting at the Gorgona lodge hall on Sunday afternoon, January 22, at 2 o'clock, for the purpose of preparing the petition for the charter for a Canal Zone chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. It is desired that all those who have expressed their intention of joining the chapter should be present at the meeting. The number of signatures already secured is more than 50. The Las Cascadas Dancing Club is an organization recently formed in Las Cascadas. Dances are held on the second and fourth Thursday evenings in each month. Special trains will be run for any dance upon request of a club, or a sufficient number of persons to warrant the expense. The club has a member- ship of 55. The Army and Navy Union will hold an entertainment and dance at the lodge hall, Empire, on Saturday evening, January 21. Cristobal Dancing Club. The first of a series of monthly dances by the newly organized Cristobal Dancing Club was given at the Cristobal clubhouse on the evening of January 14. The club is composed of the younger element of Cristobal, the board of governors being: President, L. E. Burdge; vice-president, W. H. Marsh; secretary and treasurer, W. T. Sexton; other members, E. E. Rigney and G. K. Weston. The next dance will be held on February 11. Church Notes. A meeting of the Isthmian Ministers' Association will be held in the Methodist College, Panama, on Monday, February 6, at 3 o'clock. The president, the Rev. W. W. Gray will preside, and an address will be made by the Hon. Maurice H. Thatcher. The Rev. S. Moss Loveridgeof Culebra is vice-president of the association; the Rev. A. A. Nellis of Culebra, secretary, and the Rev. E. J. Cooke of Colon, treasurer. At the meeting of the Isthmian Sunday School Association held at Gorgona on Sun- day, January 8, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Rev. A. A. Nellis; vice-president, H. L. Stuntz; secretary, E. J. Putnam; treasurer, Judge J. B. Marsh. An address by H. L. Stuntz on Sunday school work in the Canal' Zone was followed by a discussion. It was suggested that an appeal be made to enlist the sympathy and cooperation of the various chaplains in the Commission service in Sunday school work. The association is planning an outing for the pupils of the federated Sunday schools to be held some time in the dry season. On Wednesday evening, January 11, the Woman's Altar Guild of Trinity Church, Culebra, held a musicale at the home of Colonel and Mrs. D. D. Gaillard. Those who assisted in the program were: Mrs. T. C. Dickson, Mrs. A. O. Ludwig, Mrs. Adolf Faure, Mrs. Nelson Jacobs, and Mr. A. B. Dickson. Souvenir programs were presented to the 50 guests present. The Woman's Altar Guild of St. Luke's Church, Ancon, will hold a reception in honor of Bishop Albion W. Knight at the residence of Major and Mrs. Henry A. Brown on Satur- day evening, January 21, from 8.30 to 10 o'clock. All members of the congregation, and residents of Ancon, are invited to attend. A Masonic service will be held at the lodge hall, Paraiso, on Wednesday evening, Jan- uary 18. The Rev. A. A. Nellis is the chap- lain in charge. Colon Humane Society's Christmas Treat. The cash contributions for the Christmas tree and entertainment given the poor child- ren of Colon, under the direction of the Humane Society, on the afternoon of Decem- ber 24, amounted to $362.25. The disburse- ments aggregated$297.22, leaving an un- expended balance of \$65.03. Boy Scouts in the Canal Zone. An organization of boy scouts has been effected in Gorgona, with 16 American boys between the ages of six and 16 as members. There is a scout council, composed of T. S. Booz, W. H. Stevens, Harry Otis, Samuel Paulus and Jess T. Hopkins, scout master. The boys are divided into two patrols called the hounds and the horses. Melville Booz is leader of the former, and Harry Otis of the latter patrol. There are two corporals, Eddie Otis and Hartman Stevens. The organiza- tion of the Boy Scouts of America is followed in the local organization, and the official hand- book, by Lieut. -Gen. Sir Robert Baden- Powell, and Ernest Seton Thompson, is used as the authority. The boys pass an examination in this text book for entrance as tenderfeet, and work from that to second, and then to first class scouts, by examinations and tests. The field activities are somewhat limited, owing to conditions, but several trips have been made into the jungle, when one patrol in advance has marked out the trail by scout signs for the others to follow. Trips for ob- servation are also made. The boys make reports of these trips at their weekly meetings, held in the clubhouse, and points are given according to the number of animals sighted and correctly reported. The scout uniform is khaki shirt and trousers, tan shoes and can- vas leggings, and a wide brimmed felt hat. The corporals wear a white V on the left sleeve. The scouts have a patrol pennant, and the American flag is used as their standard . PERSONAL. Lieut-Col. Wm. L. Sibert and family, and Capt. F. W. Altstaetter, Corps of Engineers, are on the Ancon, which left New York on January 12, and is due to arrive at Cristobal on January 18. Major Smedley D. Butler, U. S. Marine Corps, in command at Camp Elliott, returned to the Isthmus on the A Vianra, which arrived at Cristobal on the 16th. Anti-Cigarette League. The meetings of the two sections of the Boys' Anti-Cigarette League of Gorgona con- tinue to be held with the usual number present. In the absence of Mrs. A. L. Hackenberg, director of section No. 1, the meetings are held under the direction of her daughter, Miss Ruth Hackenberg. Section No. 2 held a Christmas party in December, and a magic lantern show was the feature of the meeting held in Christmas week. The membership of this section has increased to 13. An anti-cigarette league was organized at Gatun on January 11, by Mrs. March from Gorgona. Twelve boys enrolled. A delegation of members of the Association of Mexican Engineers contemplates a visit to the Canal work in the near future. It is expected that about 50 persons, including the Hon. Leandro Fernandez, Minister of Com- munication and Public Works of Mexico, will make up the delegation. Alumni and former students of the Pennsyl- vania State College, now on the Isthmus, are invited to be present at a reception and smoker at the Hotel Tivoli on Saturday evening, January 21. At a meeting of Gatun Court, No. 6, I. O. P. K., resolutions of sympathy were passed on the deaths of W. H. H. Brady and J. S. Dabbs, Jr. Band Concert. A concert will be given by the Isthmian Canal Com- mission Band, at Gatun, C. Z., on Sunday, January 22, 1911, at 2 p.m. The program follows: 1 March — Niebelungen Moses 2 Selection — Madame Sherry Hoschna 3 Flower Song — Hearts and Flowers Tobani 4 Overture — Stradella Flotow 5 Medley Selection — My Southern Rose. .Von Tilzer 6 Waltz — Wedding of the Winds Hall 7 Procrastination Rag Cobb 8 Selection — Carmen Bizet 9 March — New Colonial Hall Chas. E. Jennings, Musical Director. The next concert will be given at Empire on Sunday, January 29. at 6 p. m. PANAMA RAILROAD COMPANY. Schedule for Balboa Trains— Effective January 2, 1911. SOUTHWARD. STATIONS. NORTHWARD. .sun- days only. 69 Work- nights only. 67 DAILY. DAILY. Work- nights only. Sun- days only. 65 63 61 59 57 55 53 51 50 52 54 56 58 60 62 64 66 68 P. M. 9.30 9.45 P. M. 10.50 11.00 P. M. 6.45 6.55 P. M. 5.35 5.50 P. M. 1.50 2.00 P. M. 12.30 12.45 A. M. 10.40 10.50 A.M. 7.45 8.00 A.M. 6.35 6.50 A.M. 5.30 5.45 Leave Arrive Panama Balboa Arrive Leave A.M. 6.20 6.0S A. M. 7.40 7.25 A.M. 10.30 10.20 A.M. 11.25 11.10 P. M. 1.25 1.15 P. M. 5.25 5.10 P. M. 6.15 6.00 P. M. 7.35 7.25 P. M. 11.25 11.10 P. M. 10.00 9.50 January 18, 1911. THE CANAL RECORD 167 COMMISSION CLUBHOUSES. Activities of the Young Men's Christian Asso- ciation. CULEBRA. Culebra won three bowling games from Gorgona on Saturday night, January 13, as follows: Culebra. Herrington.. 175 199 162 Fleischman.. 152 173 149 Huttlemeier. 186 156 140 Mengel 170 161 185 Case 174 184 167 Gorgona. Halderman 154 118 151 Otis 153 177 153 White 192 162 139 Bordt 139 161 200 Varenkamp 150 130 134 Total 857 873 803 Total... 788 748 777 High scores in duckpins during the week were made byDakin, 104; Case, 102; bigpins. Mengel 200; Case, 201 twice. The standing in the chess tournament is as follows: Name. Bayne . . . Case. . . . Conlan. . Dubois. . French. . Hall Won. 5 6 6 Lost. 5 3 3 8 3 5 Name. Hepler. . . . Silver Soderberg. Thomson. . Clark Won. 6 4 5 5 2 Lost. 4 9 4 5 A simultaneous chess tournament will be held on the night of January 27, when Mr. Dubois will play all comers. The next in the series of informal "socials" will be held at the clubhouse on Friday evening. January 20, at 8 o'clock. A splendid program has been arranged for the enjoyment of every family and bachelor in Culebra. The Hon. Maurice H. Thatcher will take part in the program. An opportunity will be given at the close of the program to become personally acquainted with Mr. and Mrs. Thatcher. The organization of the topic club has been completed, and the first session will beheld on Wednesday evening. Theleaderof the first three sessions will beH. F.French. The topic to be discussed is "Choosing a vocation for life." The glee club concert announced in the last issue will be held on February 2, instead of February 22. EMPIRE. Last Saturday night, DePoorter of Gatun defeated Hirsh of Empire at pool by a score of 150 to 85. Hirsh will challenge DePoorter again during the next two months. At the literary society meeting held on the 13th, the debate, "Resolved that recent political events indicate an early disso'ution of the two great political parties,"