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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-12-21

work is not In more advanced condi-
tion. while the others complain that It has
been rushed with such haste that there
has been insufficient preparation for the
hygiene and comfort of the employees.
As n matter of fact neither criticism is
Just. 1t would have been impossible to
gone. for such quickness would have
meant insufficient preparation. On the
other hand. to- refuse to do anything un:
til every possible future contingency had
been met would have caused wholly un-
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-
fusa1 10 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 tile 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
Capt. Stanton. About one-fifth OF the
men are white and the others black;
or 80 Of these men, taking them at ran
the white men ! questioned had served
In the American army, usually In the
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-12-21

American workingman in the United
Stntes has no concern whatever in the
question as to whether the rough work
on the isthmus. which liz performed by
aliens in any event. Is done by. aliens
from one country with black skin
or by aliens from another country
with yellow skin. Our business is
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-
ciple. have arranged to try several
thousand Chinese laborers. This Is de-
sirable both because we must try to
find out what laborers are most EN-
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 " 10 highly urdasi~ah hle fo give
any outsiders the Impression. however
i'll 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
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-12-21
Sends Special Message to Co. gress Giving Re-
suits of His Observation in Canal Zone--
Replies to Critics and Makes
Recommendations.

continue at the work. Yet astonish-
ins progress has been made in both
ritiss- In Panama 30 per cent Of the
already paved with an -Sc.llent brick
pavement laid ia 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-
st-nie type. some OF the service hav-
ins just been completed.
In Colon the conditions are peculiar.
and u 10 as regards Colon that most OF
the very bitter complaint has been
made. Colon Is built on low coral
island. covered al more or less shallow
depths with vegetable aecumulat tions
or mold. which affords sust-nane- and
strength 10 many varieties Of low-
lying tropical plants. On.-haif of the
surface of the island Is covered with
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-12-21

of the land being III feet above log
tide. The slight undulationr furnish
water breeding places for every vari..
~ OF mosquito. and the ground tends
& to D, loves, n mi a snis ns hn a;,.mp, @
was made to MI the low ground. either
In the streets or on the building sites.
s'.,i,W in' +. '"T nus . rmsr.: wn.. ~. n"ss-
mirc became impassnhic ccrtnin OF the
streets w.r. rruic,v Improved by nli.
1906. a systcmatic effort was begun to
.qrs re limitation s Of The p city: IN IN FsbrnSsy
last temporary relief measures were
taken. while In July the prosecution OF
The results are already visible in the
scwcring. draining. Euttcring ana pay
MI MI, os be the rsaar"S pefor. the hour war. af
sewerage and street Improvement viii
be completed. but the progress already
been dug through the town. connecting
the salt water on both sides. ana into
these the ponds which have served M
drained. These bitches have answered
their purpose. for they are probably
dim,nm,ion OF mosquitoes. More ditches
of the kind are being constructed.
Colon Water Supply.
II was no, practicable. with the
force ut the commissions disposal and
in view OF the need that the force
be used In thS this
early last winter. Water mains were
then laid in the town and wnter was
rpm,s"S' from temporary @ s pSs resersor s m % TSis
capacity before the end of the dry
by. hauling water over the Panama
railroad. so that there was at all times
water m Since arGs nnt time m .se se new svs ser
practically completed. I visited this
EsnsfEH,d iens and half al q 3 mile = t broad. i now now
carries some sooPoS;o0S 4 Fnl,Sns hs,as,;5 Gf
what saw while was on the 18th:
hereaftes nas; '' render il necessary in the
dry season to haul wnter for the use
of Colon and Cristobal
Colon Pavements.
I rode through the streets of Colon.
season. after two days of almost un
exampied downpour. when they were
at their very worst. ,t,ks,,, Taken as U.s.,
bad: as bad as Pennsylvania avenue
in Washington before Grants admin
,sordnsh,y nSh shape Sow
also in good condition. In tI, others the
on. Through three-fourths of the
town it is now possible to walk, even
during the period of tremendous rain.
in low shoes without wetting ones
feet, owing to the rapidity, with which
the surface water is carried away In
the ditches. In the remaining one.
deep-about as deep as In the ordinary
street of low-lying prai%rie % river sto,sn town
during early spring. All men to whom
spoke were unit In saving that the
100 per cent better than n year ago:
The most superficial examination OF
the town shows the progress that has
been made and is being made in ma
cadamizing the streets. Complaint was
made to me by an entirely reputable
man to the ehaTaeter n.no Of rimT some .so OF
tain streets, on Investigation the COM
piaint proved well founded; IT, but t. II .,s' also
in question had been abandoned. the
commission after having tried 1t in one
or two streets finding it not appro-
pirate. ,.,,.,o, -,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-12-21

The following is the text of President
Noos@selrs sp-siai message 10 congress
on the sableet OF the Panama canal;
To Tie seaate AMI House OF hspf-s@h'a-
In the month OF November I visited the
isthmus OF Panama. going over the
siso a' ,isissa s lie siiiss q Panama and
Colon. which not In the Zone ar
under the United States mas. ba, as TO
xhish ne unitsi states ss.s,ns'+n.; s,,a, .,;
certain sanitary Purpos-s- ! chose The
month OF November for my visit partly
b-eause u 10 the rainsst mohth 81 the
year. the month ia which The work soss
forward at the greatest disadvantage.
and one OF the two moaths which the
medical department, OF the ff.nsh Canal
Following the Introduction To the mes
sage the president gives a r-siii. OF his
programme during the days he Was GA
,ns .,,,,ss, Wish Ia nay tribute
Go the amount OF work don. by the
ffrneh Canal company under very din'
cult eireums,anees- Nan, OF TIE baih
inss they put up were excellent and
ar. stiii in us~. though. naturally. the
houses are nos getting out OF rut,air anu
arc b-ins us-d dwellings only until
work they did In tho cuisbra cut.
and some OF IN. ~ork they did IN dis-
sins has been Of direct and real b-n.nt
inM..,,ssm. . sssn' ,san % the ' ;,aasss % shiss 1,
PAID IN tho fr.nsh company Tor WORK
and b-ti.rmsnts, Including especially the
Panama railroad.
height of the rainy season served To con
vince of the wisdom OF congress IN
refusing TO ador' either hish.!v,.i OF
universal asre-n.ni among all peopl-
eomt-t-nt To tuis- that the Panama
route, tho one actually chosen. 10 nus =
superior To both ih. Nicaragua ana
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-12-21

PHILIPPINES. and belonged to the best
espiion the black po,iesnlsn Whom !
questioned had served either In the bIit,
ikh army or ia the Jamaica OF ifarbados
poiies They Mere evidently eontented.
and were doing their work well Whef-
possible IN. Policemen are usei 70 son-
troll I.aople of their own color. but ~
any emergency no hesitation Is teit IN
using them iniiscriminately-
inasmueh so many both OF the Nht1
and ssloFe,i employees have brought their
families with thsiii. schools have b~sh
established. the school service being un-
der Mr.. O'connor. For the white pupils
white American teachers are employer.
far tie eolor-d pupils there are also soiiis I.
white American teachers. one sLsaMsn
teacher. and one solor-i American teach
eF. mast of them being coloI-i trasLefs
from Jamaica. barbados and ~, Lucia.
The srhasoirooms Were so-.t. ana 49,
a PHEASANT thins To see the pride that tis
lsaehsrs were taking In their ~ofA ana
tiie!f pnpils
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-12-21
Care Of Employees.

SefV " s'p'~y
Mex, in importance Ia the problem OF
psrlaHe-. Is the problem of securing ana
cafits Tor the in-ehanie., iabofsfs anal
on ,ns anal and IN. r,iiroaa This sr.ai
jackson smith. and on the whole has
so,n- s.o Whi,s smpios.s and SONS
1900 sO!oT-i -inpioyrs on th- ts'hnns.
! ~~nI over the .iln-Isni nis..s ~nsf.
NoTking' l think I SAW r-pf. sentative
Of sy-Fy typ both at their work AMI "a
ably a soupI- OF hundred OF them all
toid. choosing them at random Ho.,
ever. class ani Including ihos- who saii.
~sp-Gially Ia present certain grievances
oiinnsI Invariably expressed far greater
eohIsht and satisfaction with the con.
iitinHs than did those who called !"
Marty S'.o Of IN. whIts employees had
come from the rni,.i States, No man
snsFss,Ieaiiy doing th-ir duty without
"a thrill Of pride Ia them as Americans
Th-y represent on the average hish
, class Daubtl-ss to congress the WAGES
paii them Will seem hlsh. but as mat.
ter of fact the only s-n-tal complaint
which found had any real basis ah':ns
isthnus was that. owing to the prruilsf
surroundings. the e"st ot living. ani ,hr
really no, hish as they should h. ~
fact. almost -N-ry man ! srok- To f-it
thnt he uuEht To b~ fs."NHs "'s'
sE- man who stays at h.'nc In o..
thit~,i States probably likewise holds
as frEsris himself ] apt-ni hsur-- ot
the wages raid. .. that the congress cnn
juis- the matter for itself. Later ! shaii
confer on the subject with certain r-pT-:
sentative labor m~n here In the Iht-i
States. as well ar going over With AT.
Stevens. the comparative wages t~siI on
the zone ani at home; and ! may Then
coinmunirai. my findings To tho canal
committees OF the tao HOUSES
Chinese and Other Labor.
OF IN. 10, 900 or 10000 day iabor-rn
employed ON the canal q f-w hundred
are spanIardr. These do excellent
,h.y did twice as well as III. West
indian lahsr-rr. They keep healthy
ami n. ditlruity is experienced with
them in any way. some Italian labor
.rs ar, "i,s ismp'',,a ,xs, NJ sa"n.e'.sn p.
~ nr.s.nt In the United Siat-s. Il har
moi 50 far proved practicable To get
any ordinary inbor-rs from the United
States. The American wsgc.work-I.
skilled mechanics OF the typ-. mem
iion.d previously. 4 steady effort In
| being mad. to secure itnlinns. and cs-
pcciliiy TO proenr. m",. snan,aras,
suits that have come from their en-
ployfncnt and their nuni-rr Will be
inerrascd nE far nH possible. u hnn
not proved possibi-; howrrcr: To s.,
| needed for the work. and from present
nppsarancrr we shall In the main have
to rely. for the ordinary unskiilcd
| work. partly upon coiorcd iaborcrr
Chimes. chin labor. 4, c.riainiy ought Ia
he unnecessary To point out that the
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-12-21
PRESIDENT ON PANAMA

th's honest e.".'sias was tv0irst Ss
what oeeurred when ! Investigated most
OF the other honest complaints made W
me. That Is. where the complaints
were not made ~antoniy or malicious
", they almost always proved due 10
time WAS NECESSARY in The creation
ana completion of this titanic work IN
a tropie wilderness IL is Impossible
giant canal through junsi--eoSered
mountains ana sHamps. Will. al ths
same time sanitatins tropic cities. ana
care Of from 30, 600 To 5o.ooo workers.
The complaints brought to me, either
som. OF the iabor.rs. or Of failure TO
nnish the paS-m-nts Of Colon. or of
failure Ia supply water. or of failure
To build wooden sidewalks for the use
al the taborers in III. rainy season.
ON investigation proved. almost With
sttt execution. ts t,-- stn- merely ts the
everything at once
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-12-21
Unjust Criticism.

Care and for-thousht have been eHer-
eisei by the commission. and nothing has
reflected more credit upon them than
their refusal either To so ahead too fast
or Ia b- deferred by the fear OF criticism
from not going ahead fast enough. II j.
curious Ia note the fact that many OF
the most severe critics OF the commission
sritieis- them for precisely opposite r-a-
sons. some complaining bitterly that the
The Washington times., 1906-04-30
CLOTHES BRUSH BRINGS
ON DANGEROUS GERMS
London Medical Journal Points Out an
Awful Danger and Urges
Special Room

LONDON. April S0.-The current num-
ber of the Lancet devotes an article to
pointing out the danger of the clothes
brush. 1t declares the brushing of clothes
In living rooms is opposed 10 cleanly
sentiment. apart altogether from the
evil 70 health. which. as the bacteriology
of dust indicates, might easily be caused.
After dilating on the dangers Of the
micro-Organisms and pathogenic entities
contained in the dust of garments. the
Lancet admits that clothes must be
brushed. but in a housek Did conducted
on hygienic lines special room should
be set apart for this work
Even this. however. says the Lancet.
is not sufficient. for the brushing of
clothes is a clumsy. unsanitary proceed
ure which might be advantageOusly
superseded by some more effective and
less offensive method. The use OF some
kind of vacuum brush would from a
sanitary point be the ideal way of clean
ing clothes.
The Washington times., 1906-04-30
GEORGE H. WALKER SHOWS
MARKED IMPROVEMENT
Well-Known Resident of Washington
Rallying From Attack Of Seri-
Gus Illness.

a slight Improvement in the condition
OF George II. Walker was noted today
MI Walker suffered a stroke Of paraly-
SIS on March Il. and since then he has
had four hemorrhages which left him
in such a weakened condition that his
life has been despaired Of Tor the past
week he had been unconscious. but yes
terday he rallied and today is better
Mr., Walker is an assistant attorney
OF the Department Of Justice. having
ceen appointed by the late President
Mckinley. He is prominent in Masonic
circles, being past grand master OF
Masons. and past grand high priest OF
Royal Arch Masons; he Is also connected
with the Scottish Rite order. Mr.
walker came 70 Washington about If
teen years ago as correspondent for the
Cleveland Leader. and has ever since
retained his connections with the press
He IS treasurer Of the GridirOn Club.
Mr. Walker Is q native Of England
He has wife and two children. His
home Is in Cleveland Park
The Washington times., 1906-04-30
FIND DECOMPOSED BODY
OF MISS ELSIE WOOD
River Police Recover Drowned Girls
Remains-Identifed by Her Cousin,
H. B. Claggett.

Decomposed almost beyond recogni-
ton. the body of Miss Elsie Wood. Of
l69 Massachusetts avenue northeast.
who was drowned while canoeing at
Dixie landing. on Good Friday, Was
herds landing, about $50 o'clock this
morning
The body was sent 20 the mOrgue
where il was identified by Hal B. Clag-
gett, cousin of the drowned woman.
This afternoon the body will be turn
ed over 10 Undertaken Mitchell II will
be placed in a metal casket and sent 20
oxen Hill Cemetery for interment to-
morrow afternoon.
The Coroner will hold an inquest over
the remains at II O'Clock tomorrow
morning.
The woman's identity was established
5Dy her neaN[ Dlue serge dress, white
lawn waist. lOW-quaTter shoes. and a
large cameo pin which she wore in Il
black tie.
This morning the harbor police re-
ceived "A message from Lieutenant Smith
of the Alexandria police force. y no
stated that Policeman Ferguson had
seen body floating in the river.
Steam was gotten up as soon as pos
sible in the police boat. and the local
men overlook the floating body at Shep-
herds landing. This point IS seven
miles from the Seventh street whHrNes
Of the drowning.
The body was found lying on its back
IN about four feet of water II is be-
lieved that during the seventeen days
the body was I'm the water IL was caught
on a rock or tree root by the hair. When
mOrtifCatiCn set in. the hair was pulled
out. and in that way the body was Gls-
lodged.
The Washington times., 1906-04-30
PROFESSIONAL BEGGARS
WAX FAT IN LONDON

LONDON. April 30.-The London Men
deity Society has just issued an appeal
20 the inhabitants Of this city 10 abstain
from giving aims in the public streets.
The society says that there are in Lon
don 1900 beggars who make on an
average OF ive shillings a day each out
OF the charity OF the general public. The
society estimates that over $500 90. an
nually is distributed to beggars in the
London streets.
The case is cited of one beggar who
kept his wife and family in good style
In one Of the suburbs and made an
average Of so a week by feigning par
tial paralysis. Even his family did not
kGoT his real calling and thought he
made his wages as the emplOye Of a
banking house.
The Washington times., 1906-04-30
WALTER A. BROWN GETS
OVER $1,000 FOR FUND
Odd Fellows Continuing Their Aid Il
Stricken City-Additiona Cir
culars Sent Out.

Walter A Brown, grand master. F.
A. A NJ, today said that when the en-
tire number OF cash contributions reach
him from local lodges. they will prob
ably reach a sum between 5000 and
$500.
Mr. Brown has heard from only about
one-fourth of the number of lodges. and
these are mostly smaller organizations
None Of the larger ones has been heard
from. as they have not yet held their
regular meetings. In spite Of this, Mr.
Brown has already received more than
81 900. which has been telegraphed 70 the
grand master OF California, for distri-
button.
The Odd Fellows are still continuing
their assistance 10 the people OF the
stricken city Ernest ". Bradford,
grand director. has already telegraphed
600 10 San Francisco odd Fellows, and
still has 500 In the treasury. He has
sent out additional circulars asking for
contributions. ard within the next few
DAYS he expects to have another 81 ,OUJ
TO send out 10 California.
The Washington times., 1906-04-30
His Religious Work.
DEATH RECORD.

Mary E. sleman. g. years. Sll4 Six
Edith Il. Day. years. 715 Eighth st.
James H Clerk. As years. 1862 Nolans
Pearl H. waraeld. years. pol Brooks
court NV.
Frank, sardo. 30 years, Providence
John F. Neal. "a years, 1On Four-and
a-half 81 sw.
letter Rosenberg. sc years. 1885 Seventh
st. NV.
Margaret c. Simpson. 20 years. 1907 c
ST. Sc.
George r. Wilson, 20 years. 3Os A st. Sc.
Mary Brooks. 50 years, Rock Creek
Rosa Brown. 60 years, 300 Willow Tree
allev.
Nellie Green. IS years. 219 Bryant st.
NV.
William H. Clemons. years. 40 Pierce
Eliza T. Patterson 81 years. 20 Iowa
circle.
samuel Loving, 80 years. ? Thomas
Mnlie Jackson. IS years. 1916 Delaware
ave. sw.
William W. Wilson. Il days. a221k d
st. sw.
Sarah Rice. one-half hour. 1909 Q St
NV,
Julia Rice. one-haIf hour. 1909 O st. NV
Bernardn P. Rickenbacher. days.
1923 Fifth st NV.
Richard Gordon. so years. Freedmen s
Hospital.
Rocco BriSnole, 80 years. 1415 L st. NV.
Seraph A Merritt. 81 years, Farragut
apartments. Seventeenth and I SITS. NV
Sardis j. Crissey, SC years, 1926 Massa-
ChuSettS ave. NV.
Margaret A. Marshall, months. 1918
Third ct. Sc.
Charles Quarles. 50 years, Washington
Asylum Hospital.
Catherine Rich. IS years. 1915 Third
st. NV.
ave. sw.
The Washington times., 1906-04-30
PRICE OF BEER Raised,
UNIVERSITY INCENSED
The Authorities of Bonn, Germany
Now Fear That the Students
Will Leave.

LONDON. April 3O.-The connection
between beer and higher education in
Germany is more Intimate and import
ant than might be imagined. News
comes from Berlin that the landlords
of the Bonn restaurants have decided,
owing 10 the proposed new brewery tax.
TO increase the price of beer by . per
cent
Bonn IS the first university town 10
take this step. which is severely con-
demned in academic circles. Fears are
entertained that IL will have an in
fiuenca on the attendance at the uni
versity, as the students may prefer to
study in some university town where
beer is cheaper
The Washington times., 1906-04-30
TRIES TO CHECK BABY
AS BAGGAGE ON TRAIN

MILWAUKEE. April 30-Baggagemas-
ter John s. Runyon. of the Union Sta
tion here. made another enemy for the
railroads. but has established the rule
that babies cannot be checked through
as baggage. A prepossessing young
woman huttered down upon Runyon
and asked him to check baby carriage
TO an interior town. which he did As
he was lifting the carriage into the car
however. he discovered that in contained
a big dimpled, pink baby fast asleep
with fat nursing bottle at its>mouth.
Here. here, this won't do he called
TO the woman. "Come and get YOUR
baby We don't check infants as bag
gage. You'll have to carry him"
well l think you and your old rail-
road are hateful things" she snapped
but she carried the baby just the same.