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The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-11-16

LATE returns show ina, tn. tr4.c4I.
amendment vas defeated ~ a TIA ,ur,y
of 5, los votes.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-12-20

work Is not in a more advanced condi-
ton, while the others complain that 1t has
been rushed with such haste that there
has been insufficient preparation for the
hygiene and comfort of the employees
just. 1t would have been impossible to
go quicker than the commission has
gone, for such quickness would have
meant insufficient preparation. On the
other hand, to refuse to do anything I'M
til every possible future contingency had
been met would have caused wholly UNI
warranted delay. The right course to
follow was exactly the course which has
been followed Every reasonable prepara-
ton was made in advance, the hygienic
conditions in especial being made as
nearly perfect as possible; while on the
other hand there has been no timid re-
fusal TO push forward the work because
of inability to anticipate every possible
emergency for, Of course, many defects
can only be shown by the working of the
system in actual practice.
In addition to attending to the health
of the employees, 1t Is of course neces-
sary to provide for policing the zone.
This Is done by a police force which at
present numbers over 200 men, under
men are white and the others black:
In different places / questioned some 70
or 30 of these men, taking them at ran
dom. They were a fine set, physically
and In discipline. With one exception all
the white men / questioned had served
in the American army, usually In the
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-12-20

American workingman in the United
States has no concern whatever in the
question as to whether the rough work
on the isthmuS. which is performed nv
aliens in any event. is done by aliens
from one country with black skin
or by aliens from another country
to. dig the canal as efficiently and as
quickly as possible; provided always
that nothing is done that Is inhumane
to any laborers, and nothing that in
terferes with the wages of or lowers
the standard of living of our own
workmen. Having in view this prin-
clple I have arranged to try several
thousand Chinese laborers. This is de-
srable both because we must try to
find out what laborers are most eff
cient, and, furthermore, because we
should not leave ourselves at the
mercy of any one type of foreign
labor At present the great bulk OF
the unskilled labor on the isthmus is
done by West India negroes, chiefly
from Jamaica, Barbados and the other
English possessions. One of the gov
ernors of the lands in question has
shown an unfriedly disposition to our
work and has thrown obstacles in the
way of our getting the labor needed;
and " is highly undesirable tn give
any outsiders the impression, however
Ill founded. that they are indispensa-
Bile and can dictate terms to us.
The West India laborers are fairly,
but only fairly. satisfactory Some OF
the men do very well indeed: the bet
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-12-20
Sends Special Message to Corgres Giving Re-
suits of His Observations in Canal Zone
Replies to Critics and Makes
Recommendations.

for the good and steady men Of course
continue at the work. Yet astonsh-
ing progress has been made in both
cities. In Panama 80 per cent of the
streets that are to be paved at all are
already paved with an excellent brick
pavement laid in heavy concrete, a few
of the streets being still in process OF
paving. The sewer and water services
in the city are of the most modern hy-
gienic type, some of the service hav-
ing just been completed.
In Colon the conditions are peculiar
and 1t Is as regards Colon that most OF
the very bitter complaint has been
made. Colon Is built on a low coral
island, covered at more or less shallow
depths with vegetable accumulations
or mold, which affords .sustenance and
lying tropical plants. One-half of the
surface of the island is covered with
water at high tide, the average height
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-12-20

Philippines, and belonged to the best
type Of American soldier. Without ex-
ception the black policemen whom !
questioned had served either in the Brit
ish army or in the Jamaica or Barbados
police. They were evidently contented,
Ihnd were doing their work well. Where
possible the policemen are used to con-
troll people Of their own color, but In
any emergency no hesitation Is felt In
using them Unfortunately.
Inasmuch as so many both of the white
and colored employees have brought their
families with them, schools have. been
established, the school service being un-
der Mr.. O'Connor. For the white pupils
white American teachers are Employed
for the colored pupils there are also some
white American teachers, one Spanish
teacher, and one colored American teach
err most of them being colored teachers
from Jamaica, Barbados and st. Lucia.
The schoolrooms were good, and 1t was
pleasant thing to see the pride that the
teachers were taking in their work and
their pupils
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-12-20
PRESIDENT ON PANAMA

this honest COMPLAINT was tvpical Of
what occurred when Investigated most
of the other honest complaints made to
me. That Is. where the complaints
were not made wantonly or malicious
ly, they almost always proved due to
failure to appreciate the fact that
time was necessary in the creation
and completion of this titanic work in
n tropc wilderness 1t is impossible
to avoid some mistakes in building a
giant canal through jungle-covered
mountains and swamps, while at the
same time sanitating tropic cities and
providing for the feeding and general
care of from 10000 to 10000 workers.
The complaints brought to me, either
of insufficient provision in caring for
some Of the laborers, or of failure to
finish the pavements Of Colon, or Of
failure to supply water or of failure
to build wooden sidewalks for the use
of the laborers in the rainy season,
on investigation proved, almost with
ont exception. to he due merely to the
utter inability of the commission to do
everything at Once
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-12-20
Unjust Criticism,

Care and forethought have been exer-
ci;ed by the commission, and nothing has
reelected more credit upon them than
or to be deferred by the fear Of criticism
from not going ahead fast enough 1t Is
curious to note the fact that many Of
the most severe critics of the commission
criticise them oraprecisely opposite rea-
sons some complaining bitterly that the
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-12-20

The following Is the text of President
Roosevelts special message to congress
on the subject of the Panama canal:
To the Senate and House Of Representa-
tives:
In the month of November I visited the
Isthmus Of Panama, going. over the
Canal Zone with considerable care; and
also visited the cities of Panama and
Colon, which are not in the zone or
under the United States flag, but as to
which the United States government,
through its agents, exercises control for
certain sanitary purposes. chose the
month of November for my visit partly
because 1t is the rainest month OF the
year, the month in which the work goes
forward at the greatest disadvantage,
and one Of the two months which the
medical department of the French Canal
company found most unhealthy.
Following the introduction to the mes
sage the president gives a resume of his
programme during the days he was on
the isthmus, and then says:
At the outset l wish to pay tribute
to the amount of work done by the
French Canal company under very diff
cult circumstances. Many of the build
ings they put up were excellent and
are still in use, though, naturally, the
houses are now getting out of repair and
are being used as dwellings only until
other houses can be built, and much OF
the work they did in the Culebra cut,
and some of the work they did in dig
cling has been Of direct and real benefit.
This country has never made a better
investment than the $40,000,0O0 which It
paid to the French company for work
and betterments including especially the
Panama railroad.
An inspection on the ground at the
height of the rainy season served to con-
vince me of the wisdom OF congress in
refusing to adopt either a high-level or
. sea-level canal. There seems to be a
universal agreement among all people
competent to judge that the Panama
route, the one actually chosen, is much
superior to both the Nicaragua and
Darien routes
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-01-14

sNEw YORK. Jan. ia.--Dr, william
''3sShllace Hadley. medical director Of The
70, Of Life Chemical Company. and
Mrs. Laura NJ. Wilson. assistan, medi.
cal dirvctor Of the sams concern, were
arrested In this city yesterday by the
federal suthoritis. on a charge Of con.
splrsey 20 obtain money under false
pvtsn-es BY the use Of the United
states mails and were held for exami.
nation.
The literature Of the company gives
General James II. o. o'Bsirns a. its
president. In tho complaint against the
prisoners two others OF the Chemical
Company are named jointly with them
a. parties TO tho conspiracy. The two
officials are nov out Of the city. The
4 federal authorities started on the trail
Of the Fore Of Life concern on the
personal initiative Of President Roose.
welt, Il 10 said. II is said Dr, Hadley
had one million patients. ], Is alleged
claim, Of raising the dead were made.
General James II. o'Beirne, for years
more or leas prominent In Republican
polite. In this city and who has held
a number Of Offices under the United
State. government and who 10 given a.
president In the literature OF the forcc
Of Afe Chemical Company. the medical
director OF which IL DR.. VIM. Wallace
Hadlcy. and Mrs. Laura NJ. Wilson were
arrested BY federal authorities and held
IN $500 ball each for examination q
week from today. General o'Bsirne has
bsen a special agent Of the Treasury
Department. Assistant Commissioner Of
Immigration st the port Of New York
and a commissioner Of charities In this
aty. He became prssidsnl Of the con-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-01-14

There vas Lechithy. the force Of
life. The power that makes man live
and think. without this subtle essence
In your system death would occur BE-.
fore you could read three Of these lines.
With II In sufficient quantity yon can
combat any disease. To discover and
make the vital principle Of life has
been the dream Of ths chemist and the
goal Of the medical professor Of all
ages"
For whole year since this announce
ment was sent broadcast through ths
mail. as a preamble 10 a pamphlet h..
sued by the Force Of Life Chemical
Company. In which extraordinary vir-
tues were claimed for its preparations.
the United States authorities and the
New York County Medical Society have
been examining complaints against the
company In an effort TO make evidence
enough 10 make arrests.
nj addition to President James n.
OBeirne. the literature issued by the
company and the latest Corporation
Dictory." give the following officers Of
the Force Of Life Company; James A.
Tedford. vice.pre.ident; Arthur II.
Williams. treasurer; and fredecik II.
Wilson. secretary.
The directors. besides the above are
Edwin o. Keller. william Y. Acton,
Virgil Neal. X. T. Badgley. and James
y. Pierce. Mr.. Pierce was formerly su.
perintendent Of insuranee Of New York
state. Virgin Neal. with DR.. Hadley.
Williams, and Mrs. Wilson. II is al.
leged. furnished the real brains Of the
concern. The following statement h
made In circuar headed. "Dr. Wallace
iIadlsy's personal message;
DO not be skepticsl Have conf.
dence In me. Be sure. az ! am. that !
can cure disease.
"'Come ye who are heavy laden and
| WILL give you rest
"Reverently. ] repeat the words. and
-acredly win I fuldll the trust put In
me by the Great Healer. | can do no
more"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-01-14

ceh IN scptember last when r. Virgil
Neal, Il alleged organizer and first
president. resigned.
Geusrai o'iselrns was seen following
the arrests but hi. counsel refused to
allow him 10 be interviewed.
srhe prisoners are charged with con
spiracy to obtain money under false
pre,en.es by the use Of tho United
States malls.
In the complaint lodged against them.
two othsr officials Of the Force Of Ufe
Company are named jointly with them
as parties 10 .he conspiracy. These two
officials are now out Of the city. Tho
Force Of Life Chemical Company for
the last three or four years has main.
tanned elaborate Offices In thi. city. Al
present the company Ia located at 225s
Broadway. II has done an extensive
mail business. An Official Of the CON.
pany told the postal authorities that
the concern had not less than one mil.
lion p.'ien'..
The investigation leading to the ar.
ret had covered q period Of almost .
year. and has been managed jointly by
the poet ofiics authorities. Assistant
United States District Attorney clsr.
eace $. lIough,on. Champ \. Andrews.
and John \. Cooper, the two httsr a.
counsel for the New York County
Medical Society. The Federal authori.
ties started on the trail Of the Force Of
Life concern on the personal initiative
Of President Roosevelt. Two weeks
ago there {. said 10 have besn a migra-
ton Of the most prominent Force OF
I.iiers 10 Syracuse, n. Y.
When the two prisoners were ar
raigned before Commissioner Ridgeway
Attorney John J. vause appeared as
their counsel and furnished bonds TO
insure their appearance at the exami.
nation. Mr.. vauss said last night that
the Force Of Life Company was doing a
perfectly legitimate business and that
the two prisoners wrre only employees
Of the concern. who did what they were
told and had nothing whatever to do
with i,s management.
'In the glare Of midnight light"
one Of the advertisements Of the com.
pany reads. bending over hi. eruci'
BILE and retorts. DR., william Wallace
cried ,riumphantlyi I have IT, AT
last he had succeeded In making . rare
chemical combination OF concentrat.
ed extract. which might truly be call
ed Liquid Iife.' There was q glimmsr.
ing In its sheen Of ruby red. while the
re,ort Itself seemed 10 culver and VI
hrate ne II In the effort Of restraining
the tremendous dynamic force Il held.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-01-14

The game laws in Germany. II ap'
pears are pretty strict, and not even
the Kaiser Is q privileged person In that
respect. but must carry license TO
shoot. This fact came out through q
heated discussion In the Germany pa.
pers, recently. One Of them, a sporting
paper. actually unearthed the record Of
a license issued 10 "His Majesty. the
Kaiser and King" good from December
!. 1908, 10 November. 1904 for which !
was specified the sum Of fifteen marks
must be paid.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-01-14
FRAUD DISCOVERED.
0lfieerc Of Force of Lie Chsmi.
cal Co. Arrested.
CLAIMED MIRACULOUS POWER

Sent Out Circulars and Letters Alleging
That Company Had Power to Cure
Every .sass and Raise the Dead
10 Life.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-01-14

It's an easy thing to ssy.
And say Il good and strong.
And say II pretty frequent,
Push Rocky Mountain Tea along.
Frank Hart, druggist.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-28
SCHEUERS TO REBUILD
BURNED WAREHOUSE,
To be Bigger Than Before and Fire
proof, Owners Say-CrOWds
at Ruins.

NEWARK, Mar. 2S.-Another
building larger than the structure
destroyed will be put up by Simon
Scheuer e Sons on the site of the
concerns warehouse on Front street,
destroyed by fire, along with the
mandatory of the New Jersey Ice
Cream Company last Saturday night.
Temporary quarters will be engaged
by the grocery company for the stor-
age of its goods until after it has
been completed. The proposed struc-
ture, it is said, will be of concrete
construction and fireproof. 1t will
be equipped with cold storage plant
and will be at least four stories in
height. Frederick Scheuer declared
yesterday that the concerns loss was
covered by insurance.
Backtaps for the fire were sounded
at 4:0S o'clock Monday afternoon. 1t
was 1918 o'clock Saturday night
when the alarm was sounded Smoke
was still pouring from the burning
embers of the wrecked building yes
terday afternoon. 1t came in clouds
from the debris and occasionally
there was a crackle from the smold-
ering ashes. Firemen from Chemical
Company No l were stationed at the
building and at regular intervals
poured streams of water on the ru-
ins.
There was a still constant stream
of the curious visiting the ruins of
both of the destroyed buildings yes
terday. 1t kept the firemen there as
busy keeping the crowd away from
dangerous places as it did to watch
the smoking ashes.
Goldsmith & Co., trunk manufac-
turers, occupied the building until
about three years ago. Preceding
that time the destroyed structures
were divided into four buildings,
which were combined to make the
two which were the scene of the fire.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-28
HEAD WAS CRUSHED
AT THE CAR SHOPS.
ARCANIANS
WILL VISIT.
MiddIesex Council Going to Tot
tenvilIe April 10 TO Attend
Big Meeting There.

MiddleseX Council, No. 100, Roy
al Arcanum, held an importan meet
ing in the rooms in the Odd Fellows
building, in Smith street, last night.
An invitation from Arthur Kill
Council, of Tottenville, inviting Mid
dlesex Council, to be present at a
meeting to be held in the Knights of
Pythias hall, in Amboy avenue, April
10, when a number of the high Off
GERS will be present, was accepted
The following committee was APP
pointed to draw up a set of resolu-
tions on the death of the late Mr.
Gallagher, Of South Amboy, who was
Il member of the local council: H. E.
Pickersgill, S. r. harrington and
Worthington G. Comings. Orator
William Sweet presented Past Re-
gent Jones with his regents jewel
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-28
Alec Vaudy So Accused by His
Wife in Police Court This
Morning.
A LETTER IN EVIDENCE
Mrs. Naudy Is Living With Lizzie
10th, Who Received the Letter
From Vaudy-COuplc Met in Hun
gary and Eaudy Came 10 America
and Sent for the Woman, Claiming
That His Other Wife Was Dead.

When Alec Vaudy, thirty-one years
old. was arraigned in police court
this morning on a charge OF writing a
threatening letter to Lizzie 10th, of
Parker street, with whom his wife is
living, his wife said that she had rea-
sons for believing that he may have
three wives in all
Naudy made denial and asserted
that his first wife died before he
married his present wife and that he
has no wife in Pennsylvania. The
present wife, to whom Vaudy was
married here under the assumed
name of Varady said that she had no
proof of her husbands matrimonial
entanglements.
She objected to living with him
because he married her under an as
sumed name, and she has been stay
ing with the other woman, to whom
Vaudy wrote the letter which was
produced in court. The recorder told
Mrs. Vaudy that she knew the name
under which he was married was as
sumed, but that the marriage was
valid. provided Vaudy had no other
wife at the time.
Vaudy was freed of the charge of
threatening the 10th woman, but was
warned not to molest her any fur
ther. Vaudy denied that any threat
was implied in the letter to Mrs.
10th, which was in their native
tongue.
Vaudy and his present wife met in
a large city of Hungary some years
ago and became enamored of each
other, but Vaudy told her he could
not marry her until he procured a
divorce from his wife, who was then
living. He went to Budapest and la
ter came to America, corresponding
regularly with her. After some time
had elapsed he wrote that his first
wife was dead and that they were
free to marry. He sent her money
with which to come to this country
and she came and they were married,
Vaudy being wed under the name of
Varady His wife asserted that he
told her later that he had a wife in
PENNSYLVANIA, but he declared that
that was only in joke.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-28
COUNC|LNkkY ~
IN CONTEnIP
Otto ". HiIIman of South Ambo|
Ordered TO Appear Before
JUDGE BoOraem.
Specinl 10 the ETENING NEKS

|ptNf'-t ~ hf'' - A.-fA~N1 ~ l. W .
NEW BRUNSWICK, Mar. 2S.-A
the instance of Lawyer Coan, {
South Amboy, counsel for Mrs. Lot
lisa D. Rathbun, proprietor of stof
at South Amboy, Judge Strong hs
issued an order requiring Otto v,
Hillman, who is member of tt
borough counsel OF South Amboy,
appear before Judge Booraem, AplA
10, and show cause why he shoua
not be held in contempt of court Fl
failing TO obey a court order to ps
Mrs. Rathbun SO a month.
Hillman owed Mrs. Rathbun $e
and some time ago, as the result
legal action, Hillman was ordered |
pay Mrs. Rathbun So per month.
This, ii is asserted, he has fail
to do, thereby, it is alleged, puttiI
himself in contempt of court. La
yer Coan has now begun these p&
ceedings against Hillman and Jud
Strong's order is the result.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-28
TAKEN TO ALMSHOUSE.
Polish Girl, Whose Condition Was Told OF
in News, Cared For.

The Polish girl, whose pitiful con-
dition was told of in the NEWS yes
terday, was found last night by two
teachers in the local schools sitting
on a terrace in the southerly part of
the city. They took her to police
headquarters and a member of the
Salvation Army corps was secured
who cared for her over night. 1t was
found that the girl had been out-of-
doors the last two or three nights,
her relatives, evidently, having re-
fused to shelter her any longer.
Early this morning an order was
left at police headquarters by Over
seer: Of the Poor G. A. Fothergill for
the girl to be taken to the almshouse.
Her state of health is very delicate.
:. A rig was procured this morning
and the girl was conveyed to the
almshouse.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-28
KILLED NEAR STELTON.
Hungarian from New Brunswick Had 6On'
There to Work,

NEW BRUNSWICK, Mar. 2H:-
About fifteen Hungarians, most OF
whom were from this city, employed
in the section gang OF which Frank
Weber is foreman, while going 10
work yesterday morning, about 6.45,
near Stelton, mad a narrow escape
fr>m being killed by fast west
Jund train, which passes through
here shortly before : o'clock.
AS it was, Michael Hochd, OF 23l
Somerset street is in the Wells
Memorial Hospital, and several other
Hungarians in the gang were more
or less bruised. II was foggy early
Yesterday. The gang was walking
on the tracks and were unable to
see the approach of the fast train un-
til it was upon them. The engineer
of the train sounded the warning
known as The death shrek
Michael Hochd. who was two or
three Yards ahead of the others, was
hit by safety rod of the engine on
the hip as he jumped from in front
tof the train. The others jumped
away in time but in doing so were
bruised by hitting themselves on the
ballast stones.
The body was picked mp and
brought TO his city on the train due
here al 7:lS. From the depot he
was taken 10 Wells Memorial Hos
pital in Ian ambulance. He was twen-
ty-three wears old. No bones were
broken J
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-28
MANY HEARD
THE LECTURE.
Religious Scenes Where Shown
at the Event in ST. Mays
Hall Last Might.

Hundreds of people filled st.
Mary's hall in Center street, last
night to see the moving pictures and
to listen to the lecture on the birth
and life of Christ The affair was
such great success that the Rev.
b. r. O'Connell, pastor of st. Mary's
expects to add a neat sum to the
church fund.
The entertainment was given by
Deckers Moving Picture Company,
with the new cameragraph. 1t was
started at promptly s o'clock. The
birth and life of Christ were shown,
then the life of Moses and more re-
ligious pictures. The exhibition end
ed with scenes throughout Ireland.