The Coalville times. [volume], December 21, 1906, Image 2

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COALVILLE TIMES'
N. J. rtTEIUON. Edllr taat Mtntjtr
rnterrd at the rottofllee In Coalville I
Utah, Mir T, 1114. Beeond-Clasi i
Mailer
tuimi or unicnirTioif.
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On Tar ..........111?
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Three Month 4
Single Cpl .01
UTAH STATIC NKWS
A carload of holly from Delaware
was received lu Halt l.ake last week
nnil was dlsetl of ti locitl denier
Hlchflcld (MilliIInK iHKim seems In
grow dtll) A new opera Ihhiw lu
root $10 000 I now being promoted
Tlio Southern Pacific ho ordered
conttnicletl rolling thick which will
cost In the nlKhlirtil of IG.OoO.WW
Hall l-nkn City It In the crip of
n coal famine, mid much suffering
may rrmill If the weather thould turn
coll
A number nf Iho ihwk men of
Granttvllln got together recently nnil
rtpent n dty chopping wood for the
poor
Tho M moutheold child of John Van
Wotrkom, of Ogdeu, foil Into n till) of
boiling water and n Mulcted In
death
A ditermlneil ifforl In being made
to tuppive gambling In Ogdun Suvn
Inn turn were arrestled otw night last
ireck for gambling
Mnhnralit preparation are being
tnaUn for a Chrlelinne dlnuer to he
Clvcn the Salt Ijiko newtlaiya by
Samuel New house)
The lam iiharii of IIib I'ruvu Cup.
rlsge Manufacturing company has
been aubecrlbed nnd the compuny will
Incorporate at one
Tim board of director of IIib Weber
club ha IntUltUed a imiteiuent to est
cuie the headquarter of the Paolllc
Krult Hxprnea for Ogileii
William Greening, un employo nt
tho City and County building In Halt
Ijke, fell fnini a ladder wlillo wash
iii(t window nnd fractured III leg
i A match between Cyctono 'Iliouip
aon hiM Maurice Thompson tin been
definitely arranged for Now Year"!
y ..- . mj JioJInnuJopoin homo In Ok
den.
Arthur Hay, formerly of Ogden,
solicitor of Internal ruvenue, la bilug
considered by tho president for np
polnltuent at Assistant Attorue)
Uonoral
The Tark City union of tho Weatirn
Fcdoratlou of Miners tecciilty pur
cbaied thv property north of Its pro
sunt oltlce, and wilt conunenco tho
ercitlon of a hall at unco
J W l.)on, a dope fiend and a
prisoner nt tho OKden city Jail, com
milled suicide by hanging himself
with hit hankerchlet nnd u bell tied
to tho lion crott bar abovo lilt coll
door
Johu Kliiholui, a miner, wm nor
louily Injured by a cato-lu at the Jup
Iter mine, tilt collar bono being fruo
tured several rlba iruahed, and ouu
leg o badly eruthed thai ainpiilutlou
wot necetwiry
Wlllnrd lkiitir, wlillo mining coal In
whnt la known ua tho Dexter llrolhera
mine nt Coalville, wat seriously In
jarul It la tinted by Ihoao proauil
that about leu hundred jamiid of coal
fill upon him
Ittibtii Worllon, whu wnt tlio moat
severely toulded of the threo young
men Injured at thu HUKar factory ut
I-ehl ivcentl). waa not an seriously
Injured aa ut llrtt rvHirletl, and will
be om In it fortnight
Hun foul h. Ivet, a prominent real
citato man of Ogden. dropped dead lu
hla olllcu from an attack of heart
(allure Mr hea wnt dlctatlUK let
tert at tho time aud (tasted nwa
within a few momenta
Work oil the telephone lino between
I'uiigullch and Mnrjavole la com
plettd A brundi Hue It alto beltiK
extended aero Piute county from
Junction to Kingston, at tho request
of the clllen of tho latter place
Order llle, Kanu county la now put
tlnic the HnlalilnK touchea to lit new
water tytttmi and will anon be enjo)
ln the convenience of n well con
atrucled lp Unu conductlUK the water
for cullnar) urKMe Into the houaea
At a ineetltiK of Die director of
tin Utah IJtilit and railway comiuy,
held In Ball lko City, Munnner Jo
ph H Wellt, aubtnltled a prellmln
ary uttlmalo of the Imprniumeuta nnil
uxtenilona on the tyatem for 1907
which Involve un expenditure of
13.S50.00
Willi the death of Conductor A
AVerrln, the llrtt wreck mi the Wett
em Pacific hai irowl latnl The lu
Jured man died Hunday nftemoon after
autferinK tntentely for four day from
tcald received beneath an uptvt en
Bine
I're-ddtnt Warren, of the National
Voolaruweri' auoclatlon hat Juat la
aued a circular tetter, calllne atten
Hon to the forty third annual com en
tlon whloh ataemblea In Salt lJike
on Thunulny January 17 next and con
tlnuts for thrio da
g fL
THE PRESIDENT'S
SPECIAL MESSAGE
DN PANAMA CANAL
Gives Results or His Obser
vations While on Tour of
Inspection to Congress.
THE WORK IS BEING PUSHED
Perfection of Sanitary Conditions
In Canal Zone Has Taken
Much Time.
He Found Dut Little Ground for Com
plalntt and nefuttt Statementi of
Critic Calls Sornt Wrltert "Slan
dtrtrt and Llart" Approvet of
Type and Route of Canal.
Th rnllowlna la tlw ttt if I'rMhlrnt
imvI! a pcIm1 mnMH to runareaa
un II.- Mihjwl nt Hie I'aruma ranaV
To the RtimIi and llmiM nt llfnntn
llvr In tlw month nf NmnnUr I vlallxl lh
UlFlllilH of Panama MolliK t.vr Hie
Canal Zon will. n,nallrrall .ale and
alan vlallxl the Hllaa nf Panalna anil
Ckn whhh are mil In Iha tnn or
uiulrr Iha I nllwl Hlalra flat hut aa li.
wlrirll the 1'nllr.l malm Kuvainlnenl
through Ha atfnla eirlan control Tor
certain naullarr liurpoawa I rhoae the
mrmlh of Novemlr for frit vlalt lairlljr
betaue It la the ruloewl month of Ihe
year Iha month In whhh tha work aora
forward at Hie areataal .llaaitrantaa
ami rma nt Hi two month cli iha
niwlteal dwfiarlinnl of Ihe I- Canal
enmiiehr round moat unh '
IVHuwIna Iha IntrnduMlon a inea
aa Ilia preahlarit Rlvva a reaunta or Ida
iroarmn durlna; Iha ilaya Iw waa on
Iha lalhmua, and then my
At Ihe nularl I with lo wr Irlhula
to Hie amount of work iloita by the
rrn h i anal roinitany iindvr vary dim
full i In iirnatantea Many of the l.ull.l
lna Iher put up were m-alknt and
are allll In uae thouah iMturally, Iha
iHMIaea ara now Keltlna out of rewlr and
are heina uaeil aa dwelllnaa only until
other houaea ran t tiilllt anil much of
Iha work they ill. I in Hi l uUl.ra rill,
and aolne of Hie ..rk llii-y did In ilia
Jjlria haa been of dlreil and real beneril
Thla rounlrr haa never made a Imlter
Invratineni than Iha IkiOnuu wliirh It
Iwld tr Iha Ftenrh ro.nialiy for work
and liellennenla. lurliallti aarieiUlly Ihe
Panalna railroad
An lnpe Hon on the arouml nt the
hl-lKht of Hie rainy aeaaon aervr.1 to ron
Vlnre ma of Ihe wlalom of conaraaa III
rrfiwlna to adoit alltirr n hlahleval or
e.UveUamaL TlHtte mjua lu lie a
univereal aareeinenl aTfevnTr "II people
competent In juilaa Iliat Iho Panama
route. Hia one actually ehoaen, la much
auperlor lo ImiIIi the Nhiaraiua and
liarlen roulea.
Preliminary Work Dtlno Done.
The wlnloni of Hie ranill inanaaement
haa tieen ahoan In nulhln mora rlearly
than in the war In whirl, the foumU
llona of the work have leen lalili In
have tlelited to the natural liuaillrnie
of III Infurinnl outaldera ami tieaiin all
klntla of etperllnenta In work rlor lo a
Ihorouah aanllallon of Hie lethiitua ami
to a fairly Mttifartory worklna out of
Ihe irolilem of aeiilna and keeping n
aumrlenl lalair amply wuuld h.ir lm
dleaalroua The varloua reltlnlnary
meaaurea had to lw taken Ural and
Hieaa could mil li taken ni ui lo allow
ua lo liealn the real work uf ronelrm
Hon prior In January I of the preaenl
year. It then iMHalne nereaeary In hate
ilia In of Ihe i anal iln Ideil mid Ihe
only delay haa leu Ihe nereaaary delay
unlit the Mill day of June. Iha dale
when Ihe lomtraaa denmirly and wlaely
aeltlMl thai we almult have an M-fii.il
letel anal llunieillately after lhal Ihe
work tartan In hunt rurneat and haa
1-een ronllnueil with Inrreaalnx vltor
eter time and II will continue an In
irotreaa In Ihe future H hvu iha con
Irarta are lei Iha miullllona will l amh
aa lo Inaura a conatantly incrMtliiK
amount of perfnrmame
Buccetiful Sanitation.
The llrat areal roklrin In t eolved,
Upon the aoliitlon or whli h the aurt eaa of
Iha real of Ihe work ilrinll aaa Hie
iroblem nf aanllallon Thla nna from
lie oulaet under Ihe dlriHllon of llr
U I' llnraaa who la lo l made n full
inemlair uf Ihe rnllllHtaeloll II inual la.
reiiiuilareil lhal hla work waa nut mere
aanltallon aa Hie lauil la uuileratiHhl In
our iHdlliary inunUlpal work Ihrouth
out Ihe lone and In Ihe Inn ill lea of
Panama and ( olon In nil I II Inn lu Hie
aaullatlon work priiper lie haa had lo
do all Ihe work that Ihe Marina hoepltal
ervl.-o doea aa relanla Hie nation lhal
Ihe health drlmtlmeiit olttiera do In Ihi
arioua alalaa anil illlea and lhat Col
arlnif did In New luik when l.n
rleaneil Ha alrefla the reaulta hate
Ivan aitouhdln The lalhuiua had been
a bwurtl for deaillr unhealthfiilu.aa
Now, after Iwn ara of our omipailuu I
tha londlltona aa reaanla aliklteaa and
the death rate rontiare ravorahty ttllh
reaaonahly healthy Imallllea In the '
1nlta.l afalea K., lal .are haa been
davuleil lo uitnlinltlna the rlak due to Ihe
praarnie of thoa apei lea of moaiiulloea
wblih liata been found lo .rouaale
malarial and yellow fetera In all Ho
aelttemenla the Utile leutiorary towna
er clllea couipoaeil of Ihe whit ami lil.u k
Mill 1. 1) ea uhlih iri. up here and
there In the Irouli Juuale ua Iha heeita
of the work illt iale Hie uttuoat tare la
eiartlaatl lu keep Hie londlltona heallhi
Rtarywliere ma to I aeen Ihe ilrniiiaae
dltchaa whhh In remotlinf tlie watei
liave remote.) Hie breeding tdaiea of the
tiHMaiultiiea while Hie whole Jungle la
'ut away for a i unalilerahle auaee erouiul
Hi habllallona lima ilealrnylug Ihe
I lata In which Hi mnauultiMHi lake ahel
tar Theae draluuae diirhe and ilrlnaa
are In evidence In etery aeltlenienl and,
Imether Willi the Invarlalde ireaenr of
uioaiiullil atreeua around Ihe .laaaaa and
of moeoulto diMira In the huuaaa not to
apamk uf Ihe larelul rumlgatlon thai haa
mine on In all Inreiled liouae. il.iulnlraa
eiraaln Ihe evtraonllnary abaenie of
moanulloaa Aa n uialtar of fail hut
u. elnal mosquito and thl not or tin
lUllgvroua aneilea waa aeen .l.y an)
litainoer of our tialt during m three
daya on the lalhuiua Kiiual can l
taken by tha lnaaa.tura ur Hie lieatth de
liarlinent lu aatur olnllne In Ihe
Iioum and proper hygienic condition of
evry kind I lnutted Wiwven 3M and
10 walrr-rlola both Hi uae uaeil hy the
Willie employ and Hma UMI by the
colored lburra lu almoal etery tea 1
found III condition iwrfert In but one
caa did I And them really tied In thla
raa. affeillug a aeltlinnt of unmar
rle.1 whit lnploa I round I hem tail
laid Indeed liui the building wr all
Inherlteil from Hi Premh .uiupany and
were Wing ueel lauiorarll while other
bulldlnga were lit the lourac of lonalrui
tlon and right near Ihe ilefntlt water
eloaet a new and exiellenl itoaet with a
kieal awer ptie waa lu priaiaa of ion
alructlon and nearly hulalieil Neterlhu
lea; thla did not amua tha fait that Hi
liad cnndlHon had Ihh.ii allowed lo pre
vail leiuporary anoniiuoilalliina eten
If only am n aa aoldlera uae when laniiteU
In lh Held, ahnuld llate lieen protlihal
Order lu Hit effei I wer laaua.1 I ai
und Hi report of fir flora on the In
eldent 1 waa atrutk howetar by lit.
fart that lu ihla hietaiu aa In almuat
every other win re a n.niplalnl wav uiadi
which ro'l I. I m any Juallllcalli u
Khatcicr II ipicir 1 Hat alei fold ul
j h L n I I i neat Ilia m
.1
I romplalneil of ml lhat th trouble wa
I mainly I ie in Ho eatremo ilimrulty ami
oft i ii i"ll illt v of provkllng In ever)
pla. e fio- (hi. onatant Intreaea In the
numl.! of einplotea fjenerally Ihe pro
tlalnn la inailr lo advance hut It I not
! K.ealtle lhal thla ahnuld alwaya ha the
I iaOf when II la not there ensue a
' period ur ilit ilorlh wnd h the con.ll
, llona ar uiaallefur lory, unlit a remedy
an lo pntiilcl but I never found a
aae wl er1 H retncly waa not being
I prevlilcl to MfHllly aa aM.albte y
Improvemtntt In Cities.
I Ihe aaiillillun work In Iha rltlea of
I I'nuimi ii. I ..ilon haa been Jnal aa
linpi.rlanl n. In Ihe tone llaelf and In
I many reap la much more dlnVult be-
auee It wa- ueteaaary to deal with
lh. lr. nil . Hating imputation which
naturally had .nt aympalhr Willi
!' revolnllonary . hahae Ihe value i,f
whl. h Ihey wen for a long lime not
able In ec. elt. In Colon Ihe popula
tion .nnalNle lug. ly of colored lalior
ra who hut log ome over from the
I ".ret I ii.ll.. I, work on the canal
I 1. 1 a int.. n Hi. work and either take to
Hie l.r.i.h . r II. Idle In I'olon llaelr.
Ihua peopling- olon Willi Ihe leaal de
alruhfi among Ihe Itnlmrted latairera
for Ihe .....! and aleaily men of cnurae
conllnue at Ihe work Tel aatnnlah
Ing provr. as Iota ln.cn made In tmth
cllles In Pamaina te per icnt of lh
alrrela I l.n I an In he Mled lit all are
already paved with un enrellrnt brick
pavement laid in heavy .on. rate a few
or the alr.ela I.. Ing aim In proceaa i.f
ratvlng The acw.r and water services
In Ihe Hy are ..I ihe moat modem hy
gienic type som. of lh. service hav
ing Juat I.e. n ...mpleted
In Colon the .nndlllona are iieeullar
and It la as regar.la Colon lhat moat of
Iha very hltl.r .omplalnt has been
mode i'olon la luilli on a low coral
laland cutereil al mure or leaa ehaltnw
.If I tha with tigelable an emulation
or mold whhh affords ailetenance ami
tringih to manv varleilea of low
lying Iroplral plaula llu half nf lh
aurfa.r of Ihe laland la i nvereil with
water al high M.I. Ihe aterage height
of Ihe land b. lug IH feet aliova Inw
ll.lr The alight unilulallona furnlah
ahallow naiurul reeervoira or frvah
water breeiling place for every varie
ty nf moaitulio and the ground tends
In l.e loweal in Ihe ml. I. He When Ihe
luwn waa originally built mi attempt
waa made lu nil Ihe luw gruund ilther
In 'he strerla or on the building sites
ao lhat Ihe entire surface waa prac
tically e iii.g.nlre when I he oilag
mire became inilaisaable certain nf the
strerla were .ruilelv Imbruvrd lit till
ing espeHallr l.n.1 mud hnlee wllh anfl
rock or other material lii Hepteiaber
Itei a ayalrm.lli elTort waa brglin lo
rormillnle a general Ian rnr lh prnp
er aanitalioh or the .tty In Pebruary
laat letnlMirury r. Her meaeiir ware
taken while in July the proaecutlun of
the work waa b. gun In good earneat
The reaulla are ilready vlalble In the ,
aewerlng draining gutlerlng nnd Mt
Inff of the alrrela rtome fnur monllM
will be n.iulrr.l before Ihe work of
awrrage and air. .1 Improvement will
be completed but the tirogre already
made la very marked Irltrhea have
been dug through the town .onnctlug
lh nll wut.r un both aide and Inlo
theae the ponila whlrh hate acrved as
breeding plui ea fur the mua.iittoea are
drained I hi . .III. hea have nnawered
their piirtiai. fur they are prnliably
Ihe I I, let .niiai of the aatonlahlng
diminution of moaiiulloea More dltehea
of Ihe kind are l.-lng nnatrii.t.d.
Unjuet Criticism.
Care an I forethought have leen eier
tlae.1 by the i omiolaaloii and nothlnj haa
reflr. leil more i mill uiain II -m I han
their refuanl ilther to go ahead tmefAet
or lo lie ilrlerrl ly the fear of . rill, lam
from not going ahead fuat nough It la
.uiloua lo mile ihe fait that many v,f
the moat set ere .rltha of the i.immlaalon
irltlclae them for l reclaelt opMalte ran
Bona oom lomplalnlng bitterly that the
work la not Hi a mora inlvum ed inndl
Hun wlill Hie nlheta complain lhat II ha
lieen rtial..! with ant ti Itaata that then
bas.lieen Uuiutniltt preiarallon ror tit I
hygiene and d.lfifWt or in employee
Aa a matter uf fait neither rrltleiam la'
Juat It woul I hate !cen Impnaalt I to
gn qultker Ilian Ihe comtnlaalon haa
gone for aurti iUlkueaa would hate
meant Inatinirlent prriiarullon Of IU i
other hand to refuse in do anylhliu un t
III every puealhle future rnntlugrnur hat
been met would have caused wholy mi
warranted delay The right cniese la
follow waa aaaitly the courae whlih haa
lieen futlowcd hvcry rruaunsble rrrpars
Hon was mads In adtanie the lifalrrur
conditions In eatwi lal In-lng mad as
nearly irrfeit as poaalble while tn tat
other hand there hna loen no tlisid re
fusal tn push forward Hi work Uinue
of Inability tn iinllitpale etery !
emergen, y for of course many ilrfrda
can unly be shown by the worklna of tie
system In nilual nraill.e
Inaainuili aa ao many laith nf Hi whh
and lolorrd emtloyra have brought HhbT
families Willi thrill a. Iiik la hate laB
ealabllalicl the a luail srrtlce lolng u.
drr Mr 01 minor cr Ihe while iu
while Amerl. an taaiheis are eiuptoyet
for Iha loloreil puplla there ar ulan auaa
while Alnerlian l.ailora on Xpana
learhcr ami one .olore.1 Amerl. an teaca
er moat of Hiem le-lug colored tcarhere
from Jamalia llarlal.lna and HI l.arav
The arti.Hilro.,.na wrre gnoil and It waa
it pltaaaul thing tn aa Hie pride tint the
teacher were taking In their work tad
their pupil
Car of Employes.
Neat In linarlame to tha problem ef
aanllallon and Indeed now of cjual In
portan. e la the problem of securing sad
taring fur the mw hanlca lulaircra sad
other run Intra wlui mtliall doth, walk
on Hie . anol ami Ihr railroad Thla treat
task Iota Is. ii unitrr the control ur Mr
Jatkeim Hinllli and on the wlu.le lata
laHin well iliiue M pieeent III. re tro
some iliiai white rniiuv. a and aame
llll . i.lun.l euipl.iyea on the lalhmua
I went ot.r the illrfrrenl liana whaivi
Hit din, relit kluda of elul Intra aeic
wolklug! I think I aaw re Iraentalltea
of etert tvt luh ut ihelr wmk nnd In
their tonne ami I iithtersed with oruh
ably a miil'Ii i.r huudrr.1 nf Ihini nil
tokl rhtMtliig lh. to at random fnun
etery claaa ami liu lu Hug lima, wlm .ami.
etloHlally to lrea.nl lerlnlu grinamea
olmoat Invarlablt . klireaa.1 far greater
lontent ami aullaf ii tlon with lhr roll
I dlllona II ti .11.1 timer who i ailed lu
make mini lulul
Nrorlt I f III. While riu Intra hud
I com., from Ihe I ulled Italia Nu ntan
I ,au are lh e oung vtgoroua men
euergelbiillt ilolng ihelr .Hilt tilth., ul
thrill i.r pilile lu Ihrin aa Vimil.aua.
They r. it.H.nt on itm atrrag. a high
Wee llniibtliaa to . nnsirai the aagea
I luild I hi ill III arrm high but ua a mat-
I !r.r. '.''.' "' V'f '!"' ""1 '""i.uint
I whli h I i iml hail any real ttuela umung
i Ihi .oitilulnla iiiudo to tue iih n the
lathmiia a tbil owing In H. i-.ullar
' surrouuillngs lhr .ost of litmg ,n.i
l illalam. fn.m h..me lhr wag. a nssw
, reall nut ia hiah aa thr eh mill he In
faLt almuat ,t.r man I ni si t., fajti
j Ilial he ought to he miulou uaj
llionr) it tliw howrtrr whl I tin-aver-
CnlleVl""il Hea' iVilwhU likew l.e'"l, 'k!
na reganla lilmaali 1 um-'inl lit n, nf
I Ihe wag. a l.ill.l an Ihitl Hi. i.i.ui can
I Judge in. nuitt.i for llaelf b,i", ",ZJ
I toiifrr on Hi.- aulij. i ttllh en
aenlallte lalair in. n lure In n i- i iid
rlUlea ua t.,11 ,. gning ,.,., , , "sTr,
I glatena Hi. i umiiaiulllr , u" l iS
, lh amir ami ul V. ur , , hS.
tHinimum. ir mt timllnt. i . ,. Vgn
I tiHIIIIllltiaa .1 lhr Iwn h . . T
Chinese and Other Labor
i Of tin I una or .'Siuui i , ,rir
imploy.d mi tin .nu , ,v .Seed
tare Hiutnlitida I him l , v , rlallt
work 1h.tr f nan I hi YiSt
Iho did iwk. a. w.ll ,. , vfitl
Indian lllmrera Tint k. . ,, I , tffij
and no .11. nil r la . ti rn ,, I tarllh
thrin Hi any way a..m. lun,, . .fcir-
tra an alao rntployi I in , .JiVlnn
wllh Hie .trilling tr u iBn , ,, J.
petted wllh labor aa l i ,, Li ia
al pr..ri.l in lh. lull ,l nut! Th
I not ao far provtd iin.ti ,1,1 .1 gigi
tu ordinary labor, ie r. n ,, ititi
I Mlnlra The Amerl in, ,a .JUira
I on the lalhmua un tl hui i, lCa tl
aklllrd m.ihanlia of i i,V . laJn-
I llnnrd prrtlilllalt Hi 4. n IrTla
I hi lua made in an ur lui ," i ,i-
p. i tally to pro un , i , . ' lr,o.
hr.auar of H,, trry n.f,', ,' ,rJ!T.
1 alllta Ihul but. mm, ,,, '. ' ' JZ..
Hutment an I then i i i l tie
in. leaaetl aa far aa ,. ,..i , .
I mil prated pnaaltd. i H , ie"
them In auiihlim Ilk. i , jmia
nrrded foi Ihe work .11.1 l ' . ia. nt
app.araneia we shall i u , nn
to rl), for lh. orilu, ,,,. JBJtl
u irk narll, . "o Wic-.
bo untl,.r i, i, , 1,1" III.
T""
j
A merle) H wnrklnaman In Ihe I'nllrd
AtateSAaa no concern whatever In Ihe
'turatMti aa lo whether the rougli work
on IMJalhmii whl. h la tierformed I.r
aliens fci any event Ie done by allena
rr.irn toe country wllh a hla. k ak'n
or OB allena from another country
wllh I yellow- akin Our bualneaa la
to .III lhr canal aa eltlilentlv and aa
call kit as poaalble rnvkled alwas
lhal rIHIng la .lone lhal la Inhuman,
to an la borer a ami n.ilhlng lhal In
lerrsr with the wsaes of or low. rs
the aanilar.l of living of our own
wnrkim Hating lu vlrw this pnn
ljde t have arranged lo try aevcrnl
Ihoejand t hlneee lalairrra rbla la tie
alraV no'rl be. auae we muat Iry In
tlllfl "' what lalMirtra are moat em
, ii,t ami filrlhermore became we
IfSil' mil Irate oiirarlvra at lhr
mVl.ediWrawr..one typ of foreign
Ulier ' preselit Ihe great bulk uf
lh unskilled Islair on the lalhmua la
dona bt Weal India llcgrnea chlrny
from Jamai h llarlM.ln and the other
Hngll.n eeaalona line of Ihe aw
ernora of II; lamia In .llleatlnu liaa
shown an unfrlrdly dlamalllnn In our
work aad haa thrown nlwlarlra In Ihe
way if our gelling Iha lalxir nrednl.
ao.iwi . I sh'V nn.lea.rahla In give
any . uianli-ra the lm rrssion howevrr
lit foimlril list Ihey are Indlaprnsa
ble ana an .lirlate t-rma lo in
Th. ri India laborera are fairly,
hut nnlv fault aallafailory Horn of
Ihe mm tin trrr well Indeed, the bet
lar claaa wh i are tn be fnund nn fore
men skilled merhanka aa puller
men are g .! men and many of Ihe
nrrllna't I lHb..rra are, al-n fnl
lint Hi .uaaiids of Ihnae who are
hmiigtii "ter uiuler eonirnrt tal our
espenen go off Into tha jungle In live
or loaf Nriiiind Colon or work so latd-
aa In lee a aerloua diminution of
lh am ml "f labor performed on Fri
day sn I Halurday of each week I
lull..' I many nf these Jamaica
latfnrr- ua In the ciindlllnna of their
work ami what If any i haugea they
wlehnl I re. rtvrd many .ntnptnlnta
from litem but aa rrgarda m.iet of
theae i .mplalllta Ihey themaelvra roll
Irrtlctrd ..ne another In all case
where the complaint waa as to Ihelr
treatment by any Indltldiial It prnted
on riamlnullnn thai this Indfvldilnl
wsa hlm-.ir a Weal India man nf color
either a pulkemuti it storekeeper or
an assistant alurekeeper Doilhltrsa
there muat be many complaints ngalnat
Amerl. ana liut thoae to whom I spoke
did mil I aitien to make any such com
Halnl tn me
Work of Construction,
'lhr work is iimt going on with a
rig ir and m. I. n. y pleaaani to wil
ne. Tin thru big problrrna of the
as na I sre lhr l-i llnca dams the llalun
Jim. and lhr rulrbrn rut rhe Culi
bra .ul muni I,, made anyhow, hut
tf roura. .hangea aa In Ihe dama or
tt Irani aa lo the Imka adjacent lu
the dama may allll occur Tho lal
itaca ibima otr. r no tatrllcular prob
lem, the biillom material being m.
toad Hist lh. re la a pra. II. al i.rlaln
ly ant nnnly aa to what can In
tchlrtrd but na lo Ihe lime or ai hlrti
hient Th. ilalun dam ulT. ra the must
serious pmhl.ui whhh we tiate In
solve and tel llm ablest men on the
lalhraua I.. II. tr that Una prnld. Ill la
i.rlaln ur nolutl.tn nlung Ihe lima
proiaiaiil ilthuugli of iniirae II ne-
j-.-. in Hi. gri.il loll . nrrgy and in
Irlllgmir and althoilHli roually of
cnurae there will l.e num.. little rink
In inline, linn Willi Hie work The rlrk
arisen from tin fail thai aomr uf th.
mat. rial urar lhr I... mini la nut ..
good an ...ul, I lie dralr.d If the huge
rartli dam now uilleioplatrd la thrown
arrnan from unr r, ,..11,111 to lh. olhrr
wr will ban what la lirai llcully u
I iw broad mountain rldg. brttlnd
whl h will rlae lb. inland Inkr Thla
iirtiti lal mouuialu will protiuhly sliuw
I page thai la will have gr. al. r
restraining .apnclly than Ihe ntrrage
natural muunlaln range Thr einrt In-
silly of lhr liK'kn ut lids .In m us hI
the other dslns Is now being lle
larmlned In April Heal Hecrelsry
5?'l. with three of Ihe ablrat rnglll
ers nf the country- Meesrh Nolde,
dtearns and till ley will tl.lt the
Isthmus and Ihe Hire engineers will
make Ihe mini nnd ronrluslte riaml
natlona ua lo Ihe exart site for each
lock Meanwhile the work Is going
nhrad without a break
The Culebrn cut ihas not nfTer surtt
great rlaks lhal la th damage llabt i.i
occur from .M.aal.nial land sliiat will nut
represent what mn lot culte.1 miijor tits
asters. The work will nierrlr tail for In
tcltlgrnre t-rreet. run. e ami esrcullte
.aintclty It la howrtrr the work uihiii
which moat lalair will ttnte In be sio.nl
riie dams will la- lompnsnl nf tha earth
taken out of the . ut an I tery faotsll ly
the bull ling nf ihe ha ks and dams will
lake eten longer than the cutting In
Plllebra Itself
In Culebra Cut
Th main work Is now being don In
Ihe Culehrn illt It was striking and
tmpreaalve tn arc the huge aleain ahotela
In full play thu dumping trains carrying
away the rink ami enrlli Ihey dlslo.lgc.1
The Implements of rrtmh esoavatlng
machinery whli It ortru stnnd a little
way from Ihe line of work though of ex
.client mnstru. Hon look Ilka the verltst
toys when ioniiurnl with Hies new
steam ehntrls, Just as Hie French dump
ing care sciu like toy tars when com
ivarcd wllh the long trains of huge cars,
dumped by steam tlows whhh are now
In use. This rrprrsrnts the enormous
adtance that has lu-en made In inachln
ery during Iha past uiiarlcr of a cen
lory No doubt n iiuiiii.r of n century
henco this new mai hlurry uf whlrh tie
are new an proud, will similarly srem out
of date but It Is i.rlalnly aertlng Its
purpose well now the oil rrcmh cars
Ud to lie entirely dls.nril.il We still
Imve In use n few of ihe mora modern,
but not nioai minlirti mra width hod
but II jutila of earth riiey can bo cm
lloyed on i-rtalii lluea wllh ehutp
curvra Hill Ihe rnrnl mra hull from
ft In yarda uplnr and Inalvad of the
old clumsy inrlliiats of uiiliMitlng tllein
a aleauii plow la drawn from end In and
uf the whule teallbuled train Ihua I in
inenaeli eronumlslng lalair In Hie rnlnt
resta.ni the aicnn niint.la .un do tun
Illlle lu dlrl bu t work aliudilt lu
link and lu Hi. hni.hr ginilnl rh. ir
welo stune & ul wmk ilmliig the tlinr I
wns un Ihe Isthmus nnd Hi. Ir Ireiiu n.lnua
laiwer and erlt. lint t w.r. muai liuprea
alve.
New Records for Excavation.
As s.ni as th. Uh nf tunal was de
, l.lnl Ihla work lu guii In goial earneat
The rainy seaa.ni will shortly l- over and I
then theie will lie uu Immrnae Increase In
lit amount taken out but eten during
lh laat Ihra-e moiiiha In the rainy sea
aoMt, steady I rogrt ss Is shown by the
figures III Minisl HSlao ruble yards
in Uaptember ?! i.i . ul.li jurds nnil lu
October. tubli yards lu Oa tuber
new retorils ttrre tstatllahetl for the
..Stp.lt of lndUI.lu.ll allot. la n. well aa
for the ttinnage haul of indltldiial loco
mallvee. I lioa lo are Ihe growth uf it
heulth) spirit of emulation lunwrrn the
Hnerent .linvrl and I.K.imollta crewa
juai uth it snlrlt ua has ur.mii on our
(allll Bhlpa lielweril Ihe .lln"rrrnt gun
.retva In matlira nf nurkanianahln
Pasllig Ihroiikh Ihe ml the itmuunt of
new work r l-e seen ut a glama In
one place tha ellllr. al Ie of a hill hud
l-rni taken out rurally bt a tons of
dyawmlt. whlih iiii eiilmlwl at one
blast At another lh... I ttna glten it
preallenllal aalulr of .1 . Iuarkea of dyiia
inlt On the top nu h if th. i idebra
.III the irlanl la not in tthk aa II will
lie. all told Hi. .ti II I it Hit point
haa now be. i et nk t . n f.oi la low
tslial It original!) was II will huti lo
h wink alaiut li feet farther Through
out Ilea rut Hie drilling I lasting .lint r I
InV and hauling ar. gnlug nn wllh cam
slaniiy lu. reaalna energy the huge
shovels being preset.! up as If they were
mountain hott liters lulu thu moat un
iWely looking idea ea where Ihey eat
their way Inlo th hlllaldea
Critics and Doubting Thomases.
it It not only natural but Inevitable
that I wmk aa glganll. ua thla whlih
liw l-.lt imderlaken on the Islhmu,
ahould arouse etery sjietles of hosllllly
and trlllclam The .ondUlons are so new
aittl tai trying ami Ihe work so tuat that
,, Xvoulil le aluadutrly out of the quea
lion lhat mlalakea ahould nut lie made
i Km taw III cm ut 1 nloneeeii illltleultlva
will aria Prom lime lit lime seemingly
well-setlle.1 P'na will hate lo b.
.naniaetl At preaenl i,itai men ar n
uSlStl tin in lask After awhll. th
number will be doubled In such a mill
iiiude It I Inevitable that ther should
laa tier and there a a.oundrel Very
manr uf Ihe ltonrer leea of laborers lark
he mental detloniriil lo llutr. I lllrni
..l.ea against rllhn Iha ras ullly uf
Hi. is or llrr wi f lit tnd II la not
sail e I i I m uu lo dstlse a
plan by w hi, it u,e in imanaMy be
prole, led In a pt. e whlih haa heeil
for egea a btwi.nl U .iiihrallhfulrir
and with -.., laige a nngrrgallon or
slrangern auddri ly out down and set til
hard work there will now ami then I a
outbreak, of dlsesse There will n .w
ami Ihen be shortinmlnga In admtnlatri.
lion there will be nnlooked for a i
denta lo delar the exiatallon of the ml
or Ihe building of the dama and lorka
Raili amh Im blent will be intlrel) nal
oral and eten though sertmle no one
of them will mean mole titan a llttlr
extra dela) or trouble let eai h when
dlacoveted by senaatlon mongera and re
talle.1 to timid r.itk or Utile faith will
aerve aa an ei uae for the I rllrf that
the whole wnrk la being badly managed
Kxprrlments will innllnually be trle.1 In
houalnar In hygiene In atreel rrlollrlng
In dredalng and In digging earth ami
rock Nuw and then an exoeilment will
l-e a failure and among Ihoae who hiar
of it a rrrtaln irnportlon or doubting
Thomaara will al ome believe lhal lh
whole work la a failure Iloobtlesa here
and there some minor run.allty will lis
unrotrrni but aa to Ihla 1 hate lo ssy
that after the moat fatlnstaklng Impilry
I hate been iinabl to Dnd a alngle repill
able lerson who had no imnli aa heard
uf any eertoua a. notations affecting the
honesty of the rnmmtaelon i r of any
reeponelble (.rarer under II 1 a( pend a
letter dealing with Ihe most arrloue
charge thai of the ownerahlp of Iota In
Colon the charge waa not ndvanceil by
a reputable man and la utterly baae.
leaa II la not loo mu.h In nay that the
whule ntmoel here of the conimlaalou
hreathea honeaty aa It hrenthea rtnrleniy
and energy Aline all Ihe work haa
been kept absolutely rlrar of politics I
hate never heard ev. n a suggestion of
apolla politics In i-iinnri Hon with II
I have intiatlgatrd rv. ry complaint
hrutlght lit me for whl. Ii Ihere seemed
In be nny aha, loir of fnutidallun In
two or three tasea all uf which I
hate Indicated In Iha inurse nf this
message t came In Ihe conclusion that
Ihere was fniin.lallnn for the com
plaint and Hint ihe methods of the
omnilsalon In Ihe rcape.t complained
of could be bettrrrd In thr olhrr In
stanrea the rmnplalnta proved abso
lutely banelena sate In Iwn or three
Innlancea whrre they referred lo mla
lakea which the louimlaalon had al
ready found out and . nrreeieal
blenders tnd Llbelert.
8n much for hnnrsl crltl. lam Thrre
rcmalna an Immense amount of aa
n-tkleaa alander its haa rter been 1 ub
lllahed Where the slanderers are of
rorelgn origin 1 have no concern wllh
them Where Ihey are Americans I
reel for Ihrui the heartiest contempt
nnd Indignation brcaus. In n spirit
of ttunlun dlshunesly and malice
Ihey are Irving In Inl.rfen with and
banner Ihe exr. iillou of the greatest
work of th. kind ever all. milled and
are seeking tn bring In naught the ef
furla or Iha Ir .ounlryni.n In put tn
Ihe credit nf Am. rlcit one of the giant
feats uf the ages file outrageous
accusalluna nf Ihese slanderer con
stitute a gross libel upon a laidy of
public aervanta whn fnr trained Intel
ligence expert nbllliy high charac
ter and iletutlnn tn duty, have never
been excelled anywhere Thrre la nut
I a man aiming Ihuse dire, ling the work
uu Ihe lalhmua who has obtained hla
pnaltliin on nny other totals Ihan mrrlt
alone and not line whu hna used his
i ptteltlnu ill uttt wav fur hla uwn per
annal or i-etunlary adtantage
Plan to Dulld by Contract.
fler most careful i.insl.trratlon we
hate dr. bird In I.I nut must nf thr
, tvnrk tit enntrart If we tan come to
aallafactnry Irrina with the contract
or The whole work I nf a kind
sotted In Ihe on ullar genlua of our
piople, and our piople hate devel
oped the type of ronlrnrlnr best nlled
I.i grapple tilth It II Is nf cnurae
mu.h lieiter tn dn tho work In large
part by .nnlrmt than to du It all by
the ujuterumrnt pruvlded It Is fHis
allde mi Ihe line bund tn aecure to Ihe
conlructor n siitllcirnt remnurrutlon
to make It worth while fnr respon
sible contractors nf the best kind to
undertake the wnrk, and provided nn
the other hand It onn bo dnne nn terma
which will not give nn excessive prom
In the aoniruriur nt the expense of
Ihe gnternment After much enn
slderntlnn the plan already promul
gate.! by the a.rrrtary of war was
adopted This plan In Ua essential
features waa drafted after careful
and thorough study nnd consideration
by Ihe chief engineer Mr Hlevms
who. while In Ihe employment of Mr
Hill, tha president nf the Ureal North
ern railroad had persnnal experience
nf this rry type nf contract Mr
Hlrvrns then submitted tte plan In
ihe chairman of the commission Mr
Khonts who went carefully over II
with Mr lingers the legal ndtlser of
Ihe commission In see that all Irgi.l
tid coplra nf Ihr plan In both Beere
tnry Tafl and myself Hecretary raft
submitted t tn annie of Ihe beat to, in
sel nt the New Virk bar nnd after
wards I went oter It very carefully
with Mr Tafl and Mr Hhunts and wr
laid Ihe plan In Ha general fenturrs
before Mr Hoot My cuncluelnn Is
thai it e.imhln.a the maximum nf nd
vantnge with the minimum of disad
vantage I ndcr It a premium will be
put upon the speedy and economical
construction nf the canal and a p. n
ally Imposrd on delay and waste The
plnn as promulgated Is tentatlte,
doubtless it will have to be rhangrd
In some respects before we can tnina
In a sallsfarlnry agreement with re
siutiislble cnnlrnetnrs perhaps eten
after the bids hate been re iltrd
nnd nf cnurae II Is puaalbln that tte
call not cotne In n agreement In whk !i
case the gntrrnmenl will dn the wnrk
llaelf Meanwhile the work nn Ihe
lalhinua la prngr.salnsT altndlly nnd
without nny let up
Single Commissioner Detlred.
A aeven-hrnded rnmmlaalon Is nf
course a iliimsy ixctullte Instrument
We shniild hate Iml nne cnmmleelon
er Willi an. Ii heads of d. parlments
un. I oilier ottlrera under him aa we
may llml nnrsairt We ahnuld be
xtiressl) lurmlllrd In rtnpluy Ihe
b.at engine, rs In tin. uiunlry as con
sulting rngln. crs
I ai.nuitiaut this paprr wllh n map
showing BUhatunllulli what the canal
will be tike will II it la nnlehed When
thi (uihru illt hae been made nnd
th. dama built lit they are I, Milt aa at
line, nt prnpuae.li there will then be
nt luith lh. Paiilli and Atlnnllc tnda
of Iha iaii.ll two great froeh water
lukia couneiied by a linw.l channel
running al thr bnitnin of a ratine
nrrnaa Ihe lw. kbnne nf Ihe Wratrrn
llrmlephere Thuae heat Informed he
llete Ihul the work will be completed
In uboill right years bill II la neter
aafe In prupheev about eurti n wnrk
aa Ihla especially In the tropics
Confident of Ultimate 8uccett.
Of the success of the enterprise 1
am as well cnntlnced ns nne can be
of nn) enterprise that la human It
la n alupendnlia wnrk upon whl h our
fellow countrymen are engaged down
there on the lathmua nnd while we
ahnuld hold them In n alrlrt accnunla
Idllty for the way In which Ihey per
form II we ahould recognise with
frank generosity the eplo nature of
the tnsk upon which they are .ngaged
and Ha world-wide Importance They
are doing aomelhlnir which will re
.l.m.l Immeasurably tn Ihe credit nf
Vmirlca which will beuellt all the
..hi mid which will last fnr ag.a
tn mmr t mler Mr rlhnnla no I Mr
Htm na and Ur (liirtrua this work has
start. .1 with et.rt om. n of goud for
tune Tho an I Ihelr worlht nee... lal-a
from ihe highest to the Inweet are
Milled lo the aame .mill Hull ttia
woolil alto In Jh! jiicWrd mrn if a
. tlclnrlnua armv fnr Ihi. ..,. I of
peace will In Ha great and far rea. h
log effect nl ... I ea .wn-a lie t rrv
greatrat coniiueala whether of peace
or of war whhh hate eter lo-en wnii
by any of 111. protlea nf mankind A
ha line Is tn lie given tn eterv merl
.aii elllsen whn fnr n snecfled time
haa taken port In Ibis work fnr par
ticipation tn It will hereafter he held
to reflect honor umn the man par
ticipating Just as It reflects honor upon
it soldier to have belonged to a mighty
, army In a great war for rightvoua-
1 neas Our felluw countrymen un the
Isthmus are working fnr our Interest
and for the national rrnonn In thr
aame spirit and with thr aamr rlll
Urncy that the men or tin army and
navy work in time of war It be
hootee ua In our turn to da all w
can In hold up their handa nod tn ltd
them In .tut wit tn I lug thiir
l great work In n Ii Mini n it rn lu
alon UP tlliiirv nu. -i n i
Th. W l it II I i li,
POSSIBILITY OF
WAR WITH JAPS
Germans Think Uncle Sam
Would Have Hard Contest
Against Obstacles.
German Think Japs Will Take Philip
pine liljndi and That United
Statei Will be Forced Into
War Upon Sea and Land
With Drown Men.
Merlin AnmnR Gcrmnn mllllnry
nnd natal tiRlcera thu poaelblllty of a
connict between tlio United Stale
ami Japan lint been quite frctly dlt
cussed nnd Ihe prufpaslunal view tak
en twin lu ho that Japan would tflko
tho Pllilllppltii' Itilund nnd place, upon
tho United Stale lliu necetalty of
conducting ncroat the I'aoinc pro
longed tea nnd land campaigns, which
would call for Immense cxpi dlllona
BKjilnst natural nhstnclmi It wat
known here In Juno Unit the Urlllah J
admiralty linil contildcred theoretical- I
ly tho possibility nf war bututcn Ja- I
pan nnd the Unltid States na likely I
to occur within Utility rhe ytara, nnd
tome of the llrilah tint til men nre ro
porlid to li.it i' expreaaid tho belief
that tlio (ontt'st would occur within
five year In mi) disc, It In certain
thnt aetcral Kuriipeatt foreign officer. I
aro nt presint inakliii; lniii!rles ru- m
sardlng Ihe temper of the Jnpnncto t
people and the pn. rnment of Japan.
HADIT OF EXTRAVAGANCE.
Jutllce Drewer Lilts a Warning Voice
to People of America.
Now York " We are busy denounc
ing trusts, but the mott danttoroun of
them all la Hie trust In the future to
pny iklilB." rinld Jiittlro Dn Id J.
Ilrower of the Supreme court of tho
United State Sunday nt a met ling -
of tho People' Forum of New Ho R
chclle R
"Our great expulsion nnd rapid 0
growth In population and ruaourcca
aro tleMlopIng a hnhlt of cxtrava 91
gance Wo hato been mott unwisely M"
discounting thu future II
"Wo nro trembling on Iho verge of 13
wondroiit -.iclnl nnd political changes. M
Thoso iiinat liiiiortnnt, muat profound-
ly liiiulvInK tho aoclal, buslntsa nnd I
political life of tho it public, dt not 'It
spring from railroad rates and ro-
bales. Inspection of packing houses, I
thu coal trust or tho Standard Oil
cvimpany Par more profound and J
tltnl Is the building up In Ihla nntlon J
of n universal boil) of honest. In
telligent, pilrlutlc cltlinthlp In our J
success I nthls direction lies tho prom-
Ito and the prophecy of the future" . :
WILL PLACE DLAME. i
Governor of Washington Will Invcttl- i
gate Coal Shortage V
Seattle Owing to tho (nnllnued ,
scarcity of conl tliroiigliout this state.
Governor Albert I! Mend lias npiolnl
ed a commltleo of special officers to
lnestlgato the shortage. placo tho
blame and linoke tho sltito laws, If
nccestary, to bring relief Tlio per
sonnel of tho commltleo It as follows
II A Falrcblld, chairman of the rail
way commission, J S laiwrenco and
J S McMillan, inenibi ra ol tttu rail
way commission, John I) Atklntun,
nttnriu) gineral, Divld Hotting, mill
lug Inspector, C V llubbird, labor
cumnilsiiloiier, John Arrnsmllli grain
Inspiilur; Orion llnmlltun, adjutant
general of Washington national
guaiil. Ikrhcrt Huntley, hiirllctiltiirnl
runitnlstluner and P. A. Clark, oil In-speclor
Interttato Commerce Commission
Atked to Send Expert to Porto
Rico.
Wnslilngloti tlmerimr Wlnthrop of
Porto Illco had n confennce with
nieiubtrt of the Interstate commerce
on Snliiulay regaidlng railway nff.ilm
on Ihn Island llaloa and otner fea
Hires of the s)tom nru ltusallsfac- ,
tor), and It la charged that (hero nro
discriminations of nrlous kinds pro
valllug The governnunt Is anxious ,
that tho Inlerstuto cominirco commis
sion send nu expert to the Island to i
study tho situation
Took Immunity Bath,
Phoiiiix Arli When various local
corporations were Indicted n fow
weeks ugo, charged wllh tolatlng tho
antitrust laws, personal Indictments '
wore returned against II W Ilydii
and II P Dcnitiml lumber men The)
tutored plum ikilmlng Immunity by
riawiii of thu testlmnii) git in the
krnud Jiir) The ilnlms woro suttiilncd (
on Snturda) b) Chltf ItiBtlre Kent
nnd tho tHfeinlaiilB were dltclinrKid j
The lorpunttlnii cuses come up J ami ,
nr) 1 ,
Killed by New Relatives. ''
Culpepper, Vn William K Hy m
walirs, a prominent cltlten of thla d
ton nty at a fox huntei and breeder lo
of crack hounds and horsot, w,ts lit- W1
ernll) shot to piece- Sntitriln) night Jc
by James und Phillip Strotlier. who
Iho at Itoiherwood, three mill a from j,r
this place Mr H)W titer secureil a :l,
inarrlago llrtnsu Saturday morning tri
I and was ninnletl to Mis Viola Stro
' thers daiiithlcr nf the late Colonel ti,(
John It Strnthert, und sitter uf tho
ouug men v io later MHi d him
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