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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-12-27

American workipgman in the t,nt,.,
states has no concern whatever in m
question as to whether the rough v,arr
on the tsfhmuS, which Is performed h~
ALIENS ia any event. Is done nv aIi.,
from one country with "A black skin
or by aliens from another counIrN
Win yellow skin our business IL
20 dlk the canal as efficiently and as
quickly ~ possible, provided ALWAYS
that nothing Is done that in iuhumnns
=" ANY laeorers. and nothing that IN
terteres with the wages Of or IaSD,srs
the stHndard or living ar our oSyn
workurn Having In View this nr,r"
NtrlC nave arranged Co try S,.yernI
NnNnSNhd thth"Se ishnrers This il a.
%lrehtr both hccause Ne must nv -
uud cut What lAhorDFs ar. mast ~
lieut. and Furthermore b,s.,ns, ~,
Nho0s1 ltsss leave ourselves Al IN,
ulNtNN ~ tnX tst~ tNtN~ az f,v,af,..
iehNr AZ Present the gFpat hs,Ih -
thr UnSktlvd labor On the tSthm,'s ~
t"nr hN West tnsiin negroes rhf.t,,,
ron! = sHtt'ft-. Ia rbsdo~ and the cth.r
hhSN~h possessions pns OF ths -.
ffn"fS % thv lands in aueStinp r.
~fNw - - Hnfricdls- li<p,NsGtfop - -
WORN ana has thrown Obstacles in ~,
WAY 90 eur getting the labor I,r,.,t.H
~" ~ - htFhfN n~4t.,gsy,t hir - 80
any outsiders the Impression hoU-s,.a.
tt founded that they are indtSn.nsa
orc anu eau di'tate terms u us
n" Vest lpita laborvrS ar. f.t-t,
e"' NNtt tAirlN. satisfactory some 81
tio w"r du very well indeed. the b,,t
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-12-27

work IL not In more advanced condi.
ttun. while the others com plain that Ii has
been rushed with such haste that there
has been insufficient prepa ration for the
hygiene and comfort af the employees
A. "A matter OF fact neither criticism ia
Just, IL would have been Impossible to
gore. Tor such gniuknsss would have
meant insufficient preparation ON tho
ether hand. to refuse to 10 anything un-
III every possible future contingency had
been met would have caused wholly I'M
warranted delay, fhs right course ~
follow was exactly tho course which has
bssn followed Every reasonable prepare
ton VAS nnsde IN advance, the hywtenlc
conditions a. especial hetng made a.
nearly perfect a. possible white on the
tthsr hand there has beeu n0 tibtta ~
fu~al 10 rusn Harvard the work because
"t Inability tn sntietpat~ every possible
emergency. Far " cUs4rze many defects
can enly 10 shown ~ The working at the
Ssteni IN aVtuai practice
In addition to attending ta tn. health
Of the efaFisFv~ Il - 0t soaTS. reyes
ssrS 10 PROV tds Tor poli,tng the sone
fht- Il teorc ~ rs,ltve hste which At
present numbers over sN tnon. lgnsi.f
Cart stanton Ahout aa.-tlfth ~ the
men arS white amt the uthers bta.k
IA digvr~pt pEsycS I guvstiosss,t sone ;,
81 ~ ry these Hten. taking them sf ran.
isssu They Wer. Nuc SCH phN~ictiis
AHd in dis, irltuy, With cu. exception all
uis " hltV turn questioned had serNri
,n the American army. USUALLY in tls
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-12-27

and dropped e in the mail box Thea
he started os a brisk walk
suddenly there came a command
trom behind htm
Hands M"
tp went his hands and the robhels
went thpuyh his pockets He smiled
srtmly as the holdups secured only a
ieW dollars In silver. and he thought
With pleasure ~ the money be had
put In the natl box in Uncle san, $
care The robbers went away com.
planning of the small amount they Sc
cured. and the treasurer went home
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-12-27

Tor the good and steady men Of course
continue at the work. Yet sstonish-
ing Progress has been made in both
nlues- Ia Fana anna 80 per cent Of the
streets that are 10 b.. paved al all are
ALREADY paved with an excellent brick
90 Venfnt laid va heavy concrete. a few
OF Ia" streets being stili ia process Of
paving tn" sewer and water services
"a ttt" city arc of the fuost modern by
gieuie type, some Of ihe ser iee hA v
ing iuht been completed
" Colon the conditions 81 peculiar
ara u iE as regards COLON that most Of
the very bitter complaint has been
made. colon l. built on iu~ rorat
lHtHna covered 81 more oF less shallow
depths with vegetable ac-umuihtions
or mold which affords HItFtsnanre a nd
strength 10 many varieties nf low
lying tropical plhntR OtiH- ha ~ the
surface OF m" stand 10 covered with
water at high tide. the average height
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-12-27
HE FOOLED THE HOLDUP MEN.

ins Ni,h a considerable amount ~
woncy ia his posscasiuH fortunately
the greater part of which vas In cur
rvncy
he en' OF ear quite distance ont
Ia the IVES, end und turned GO a side
street toward hts home when he no
ticei that he was brin- followed by
40 suspicious looklus mon Qwck as
o eash Zee pulled an envelope out of
his pocket Addressed IL Ca himself.
stamped Il. put tho currency inside IL
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-12-27

saw the doctor at your house
TITS moruinS.' said Naybor.
Yes. replied Popley that boy Of
mine climbed ont ON the back roof
when W. told him nv, to
And fell on and hroka his"
Nary a fall but nav wife tried IN
whip him tor &c, and now she's A
nervous and physical wreck
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-12-27
IN Esd Sham

J heard yogI new ster,r---,,,,ou
'oasi'us that he can WON The - 80
writer like lightning '
mats about -.-bt. VIe- IL ro,s
, r.,,oS-n with ts= ig5 3, .ooks yary
in en- il" 7-' IS NogN
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-12-27
ta,endeo Victim Dumps t4a N0nsy late
hailbox ans TE8A sases a.

4 wes, end mao Rad an experience
fecenily ihas made hss hair stand ga
end and had Il not been fof hts quick
Ait IN deyising a means Of getting onf
Of the dihseettg g; mieht have rosi him
dearly. says thc Duuii &ev's Tribune
lie ~ the treasure o. q local lodge
and was refsrnlaE hogne from a meet.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-12-27

Philippines ana belonged 70 the best
type of American soldier. without ex1
ception the black Policemen whon
eusstIoued had served either In the Brit
iii army OF IN the Jamaica or barbados
police They were evidently contentei,
and were doing their work wei he ei,
POSSIBLE the policemen are uhed 70 t"n
trol people 81 their own color, put ~
any emergency no hesitation ~ ieit III
using them Unfortunately ,t.o
iussnucb az "a many both ~ tne tir
and col0red employees have brought theIl
families with them. schools nave Ove"
established. the school service being W
der AIR O'CDnnOr For the whlte puplio
white American teachers are elnployeu'
for the coior.d pupils there are aIso sou
white American teachers. one Spaii9"
teacher, aud one colored American teacn
rr most OF them being coiOred teachers
from Jamaica. Barbados and 81 Lucia.
The schoOlroOfns were good. ana u W.
pleasant thing to see the prihe ina Una W. IA
teachers were taking IN their work ana
their pBptk
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-12-27
PRESIDENT ON PANAMA

this torasf ~s,Tnniaint was tvutf'ai or
what occurred when I ingesti gated most
me, That ~, where the complaints
were not made wauiouty or malicious
ly. they almost always proved due 20
failure to appreciate the fact that
time was necessary In the creation
and completion of this titanic work IN
trnDic wilderness. II n impossible
TO avoid some mistakes In building
giant canal through 1unRle-covered
mountains and Swamps- while at the
same time sanitating tropic cities and
providing for the feeding and general
care OF from 20. 900 to 30 900 workers.
The complaints brought 10 me. either
nt insufficient provision IN caring for
some OF the lsbor.rs. or Of failure 10
nHlSh the pavemeutH Of Colon, OF OF
future to supply water, or ot failure
Ia build wooden sidewalks for the use
OF the laborrrN IN the rainy season.
nm inVrsti Rattnu proved. almost with
ouf eNreniiep. 10 he due merely To the
utter inability of the commission to do
everything at once
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-12-27

residents that the frogs dessr,a5 n,
'o"'' which has been their breedins
pace for years, because the water -
100 IoW.-PottstoNn Cov~espcndenca
Philadelphia Press. W. q ~ .
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-12-27
Sends Special Message to Co gress Giving Re-
suits Of His Observations in Canal Zone
Keep les to Critics and Makes
Recommendation.

The following II the text of pres,aien,
hooscseits special message to congress
ne subject OF the Panama canal
lives.
" tho month OF November visited the
s,n.nas OF Panama going over the
Also visited the cities OF Panama aud
toion. which are rot In the zone or
1ader the United stateA fias. bat as tn
when the United states government
through it's agents exercises c,,nttal Tor
certain sanitary purposes. | chuae the
month OF November for my visit partly
sa".s u u the rainesi month of the
fcas. The month In which the work goes
, .ss az the greatest disadvantage.
Anu ore OF the two utunthN which the
snrllcA department vi The French Canal
S.nphhy fodnd most unhealthy
Foilowing the introduction to the mes
@ssc Vie president gives resume OF his
f,sssrs ii.fne dGrine the days he was on
Ree lrthmus. and then says
~ the outset I wish TO pay tribute
= the amount 81 work done by the
Frgnch Canal company under very dim
lhgs they put M we're excellent and
are attn In usr. thnagh. naturally. the
n1@ses are row getting out Of repair and
49, being used 81 dwellings only uHiil
other houses can be built. and much OF
me work thcy did IN the culebFa cut,
ad Nnfns OF the work they did In dig
gn9 has been of direct and real benefit
\ ta* country has newer made a bette.
Investment than the ft8.soGoo which u
sssld 60 the French company for work
aea eetiertnents, including especially the
Panama railroad
An inspection or tie ground at the
ht4ght OF the rAiny seanon served TO con
Stnee fna of the Wisdom of congress In
ssfnsin , e adept g,hes a hlsh-ievel or
aniNefsal agreement ataaug all people
competent TO Judge that the Panama
feete the one actually chosen, ts much
saisrior 70 both the Nicaragua aud
barren routes
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-12-27
Unjust Criticism,

care and furethoaght have been exer-
ciaed by the commission. and nothing has
reflected More credit upon them than
their refusal either to go ahead too fast
ef to be deferred by the fear Of criticism
from not going ahead fast enough. IL IN
curious to note the fact that many OF
the most severe critics Of the commission
critlclse them for precisely opposite rea-
sons. some complaining bitterly that tho
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-12-27

Next day the letter containing the
money MAS delivered safely to his Of
fiC,,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-12-27

or the success of the enterprise L
am as well convinced as one can he
OF any enterprise that is human. n
stupendouS work upon which orr
,Su countrFmen are engaged down
tnere on the isthmuS and while Wa
should hold them to a strict acoountae
hllty Tor the way in which they ner-
form 1t. we should recognize Win
rank IRA generosity. the epic nature Of
the task upon which they are engaged
and its worldwide Importance. TSeS
are doing something which will 80
doud UNNECESSARILY to the credit 90
america. which Will benefit ali the
world. and which will last for n gas
70 come. Under Mr.. Shonts ana Mr.
stevens and DIR. Gorgas this WORK hn.
started with every omen OF yno5 g.
tuhe They and their worthy associates
rom tine highest to the lowest a..
entitled to the same credit M, Sre
W""" give ," the picked mon Of
N'"t"r'"nS army, for this oono,,nt
peacr VIII IN it's great and far-reaeh.
greatest conuuests whether OF nsan,
or ot war. which have ever hea,, -
oS any ~ the peoples Of mankin3
ndHSN - 10 he given To every AmarI
can CITIZEN who for a snarNod 49,
has taken part in this work. - .IIle
tc'pauon IN II Will hereafter be- baid
=" t'uect honor upon the man nar
o'SlpaunS Just as II reflects honor nnnn
4 soldier To have belonged 10 4, ,,,;tt,h
nN IN great war -a- rightsous
ness our fellow Ctlntrvr,rn ~ ~
INt,nus are working for our iutarest
'nu Tor the national rcnown in ~
,,ilmt Splrlt ana with the same en-
navy work IN time Of war +, - -
- US IN our turn to do all w.
bn'' mold zap their hands and To All
,r."t III every way 10 bring theiI
So N'rN u triumphant conrlu
son IT. ~, THEODORE ROOSEvf'ii,,Tl'
The White Nou~, paCrmb,r ions
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-12-27

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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-28

forbade me ever to invite him 70 Our
Awfully decent OF Mr.. Hayward to hunt
me up after that, wasn't t.? 1 sad so, and
ue replied that since 1 am no longer
stamped with jacks trademark. he Wouio
Ike 10 ma out OF what The original gOOus
consist. answered that I shall Meal
JOCK trade mark until die. Inat ~ y
branded In, like the marks OF Owner 81 :
on the cattle. He laughed and pointed ~
horse which just then eantered py WIN
two brands uaon its side. 80.
The truth Is. Mr.. Heyward mas Nc
Understood why Jack gave ND a oIl!ilaH
girl ike Ada to marry poor little me- an"
he Is frankly curious about me. You see
IN the old days both he and JACK were
rivals for Ada's affections, and When
Jack won out Mr. Hayward was badly
hurt. Then later, when, with his usual
fckleness Jack left her for me MI
Hayward said some fairly nasty things
But ne is a bit OF the glad old daysi
He was on his way 10 the coast when by
accident he learned ] was here and took
the trouble TO stop over for week 10
cheer me up. 50 he has my gratitude. II
can IN some unobtruslve way let him
know that when I became engaged to
Jack / had no Idea was trespasslns
upon another woman's property ] shall re-
jolce, for l have always felt II Just
retrfbutiOn that my reign should have been
as brief as Ada's was.
We are going 10 drive this afternoon, and
for the FIRST time In weeks I care TO look
my best.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-28

%ONsI1. ATWELIs writing from Rou-
balx, France. tells OF new Invention
y. for airing torpedOes, the work Of Jean
Denlssel, established until recently az
an electric engineer at that place. He is
said 70 have made a most remarkable in
vention for firing torpedoes al long dis
tanees and AT a given moment The Con-
sdi writes
Two years ago DIT. Brauly succeeded In
ulilizlng electric waves to explode tor
pedoes and fOugades al a distance. also 70
light incandesoent arc lights s-Ad TO set
electric aI.I steam motors IN mOuOn. This
wireless transmission OF power 70 meehan-
teal objects was a great step forward In
the line Of progress. The drawback 70
this invention Is the mast or pole designed
o. collect the waves and transmit them
TO the receiving machine. this pole varying
% height according 20 the distance sepa-
rating the point OF emission from the point
OF reception and regulating the motion de-
sired or the Intended explosion. The pole
when used for the explosion OF torpedoes
becomes necessarily an indication OF dan
ger, and thus destroys the efhcacy Of an
explosive BY revealing its existence. The
receiving machines are also complicated.
difioult 10 transport. easily put out Of or
der and rather expensive.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-28

him beyond recognition and probably de-
stroyiag his sight. Occurrences ike thtss
cannot fan TO make me long 70 be with you
IN the Rue de Rlvol.
! fhere are one or two instances n this
hotel Of the sort OF thing which - talked
about by the world outside as part VI
divorce colonies" One woman VINO 10
awaiting her emancipation day, relent-
iessly pursues a rich man here TOT tpe
same purpose. He openly avoids her' aiu
l understand bets run high in the smo smoking
room on the improbabnity OF her making
good" on the whole. however the re"
persons known to be seekers" are quieuy
sad.
watched one such man last night as a
group OF children played before the open
hre He was writing at a nearby table,
and as the innocent laughter rang out ne
paused and sat with pen suspended while
a tender. piteous look crept into his face.
He seemed unable TO turn his eyes from
one tiny tot OF about four. whose huge
pink hair ribbons Haunted a fond parents
devotion.
sometimes. when I think OF little chill
dren which might have been mine, when
NV old ideal love for Jack banishes bitter
knowledge, ] feel Ike the burros opposite
who are driven in from the country In
punches for sale, and without food or
drink are penned up all day IN a narrow
plaee IN the sunshine. with the running
water OF the brook just outside their en-
closure. / thirst for the light which H.
lumines the life OF the hin woman al whose
cabin stopped for a drink this morning.
She assured me that happiness was de-
pendent on ones self said she had always
been happy, and always meant to be. and
her one wish was 10 live hfty years with
''her jim" For me the glory has de-
parted No man can ever again persuade
me Of bis faith
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-28
Exploding French TorpeaOes by Wireless.

The new invention is applicable also TO
the direction and firing Of automobile or
Whitehead torpedoes. This Is an impor-
tant point when the following facts are
considered
First-rh6t nve out OF ten tOrpedOes IN
active war miss aim either bV faulty
throwing or deviation. Crhe Denissel IN
venuon allows Tor throwing them in any
direction, even backward. Whitehead tor
pedoes thus equipped could neither miss
aim nor be lost)
second-That a torpedo VIII explode even
II Il be caught in the Bullivant nets with
which large ships are provided and causr
great damage. The Whitehead torpedo
costs several thousand francs.
The Denissel machine can SEND forth a.
well as receive on land kilograms that are
Ia speciality OF its own, and that no Other
machine oan Intercept II can also con-
municate with submarines. IL can set int
motion at long distance electric machines
steam motorsA light lighthouses and even
set a typewriting machine m motion 80 maj
II will print a long way on from the post
OF emission whatever one desires that II
shall print.
The Minister OF the Navy has invited Mr..
Denissel TO furnish experimental proofs of
his invention
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-28

Armed with the knowledge Of DR..
Brauiy's discovery and keeping In mind
It's Disadvantages. Nj Den1ssel has sue
ceeded In producing an apparatus for re-
ceiving electric waves that b highly SEN
sitive and OF great precision, machine
that works under ground and In water, az
a long distance from the transmitter OF
electric waves, without mast or post. This
machine may be manufactured for about
$40 Is easy TO transport and not capable OF
being put out OF order. II IL a cube ana
weighs about seven pounds. MI Denis
sells discovery rests upon the application
OF connectOr OF his own Invention. This
oOnnectOr does away with the relay neces-
sary 10 posts for the reception OF wireless
teleEraphy and telemechanism now In use.
al Is described as OF capital Importance, az
a torpedo may be exploded under vessel
or under a column OF msn from distance
OF several mileA-
There will Ue 40 longer any necessity FOR
hshing up floating torpedoes, or avoiding
those that have been SUNK nor will there
be any occasion 10 cut wires connected
with them. No matter where explosives
that are provided with the Denlssel lnven-
ion may De pace, NO power can prevent
their explosion az ne moment decided
upon BY the person manipulating the ma
chine which re gulaIes the wave emissions.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-28

sition was filled. and If to be vacated.
promised to several applicants so he IS
reduced TO an occasional game OF billiards
AZ the club or fishing expedition where
he never by any chance has bite.
There Il another side to the story, the
terrible side, against which the papers do
well to rail. One gentleman CD waiting
Tor decree rides about In pomp with d
stout be1ewelled woman whom he calls
his sister and with whom he lives in one
lof the large apartments downtown, out
when the case Is called the Judge Will deal
with the situation exactly as It would be
dealt with In an Eastern city, and the gen
eral sentiment OF the people is strongly
against such outrageous conduct
Indeed. 1t Is a rare thing for the actual
inhabitaats of South Dakota TO seek d.
voree. Very few of the cases in court are
native. With the cage door wide open the
people prefer to remain inside and be re
specta BILE" for the consensus OF opinion
is strongly against divorce.
There il one marked case OF this.
beautiful, charming woman from the East
came to a South Dakota town to obtain
her freedom from a man whom the world
Acknowledged brute. She became III.
One of the leading physicians was called
In. He was not fortunate in his marital
relations and shortly afterward filed his
petition for divorce, obtained 1t and mar
ried his patient They are completely
happy together and live useful life, but
to this day that woman's story Is known
and told to strangers as a fearful example
OF how homes are broken up.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-28

sort. The sun blazes down all day. and
there Is a peculiar alkau effect in the air
which creates an apparently unquench-
able thirst However the natives tell me
that In the winter the thermometer drops
to 20 degrees below zero, and a wind ss
cold as Jacks love would embrace me II
stepped out Of doors, so dare say am
lucky to be here now. Anyway, the mis-
cry OF the weather IL as nothing compared
with the intolerable monotOny OF the days.
/ have been unable to discover any pur-
pose to this town. and cannot Imagine a
human being living here OF his own Vol-
tlon.
These lodgings are quiet and respectable
and as good as any 1 could hnd al
moderate price. but the people In them are
hopelessly impossible. I try TO excuse
them ON the ground that Il IL marvellous
people should be here at all. but l would
rather 20 insane from loneliness in a digni-
ned way than from friendships with any
OF the "city's leaders Of society
Occasionally ] feel sympathy for some
poor exile like myself and we have chat
about the character OF the men who in
writing proclaim II a pleasing matter to
live for the sake OF divorce In agreeable
towns like Sioux Falls" We wish them
no worse a'fate than to be obliged to stay
here alone for one fortnight. dare say
however. they would ind companions of
their own calibre and be reasonably con-
tent
am fortunate in being able to read
steadily many hours a day, hut poor
creature who lives across the road has my
utmost compassion. He Is a very ordinary
tvpe OF business man, who was making
salary OF s. 600 year in New York His
wife drank He endured II patiently for
afteen years and tried In every way 10
save her; It became hopeless, and at last,
when the disgrace was menace to his
financial usefulness, his Arm offered to re-
serve his place and sent him here for re-
lief. He came, and after few Idle days
visited banks, shops. factories, begging to
be given any subordinate position at a
saiary OF six or seven dollars a week for
the sake OF the employment. Every po-