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Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-18

ed to board at the canteens, except
those who have their families along
No family is allowed to take boarders
now. The canteen charges $27
month for board
Families used to take boarders from
$18 to $24 a month The boarders got
twice as much to eat at private house
as at the canteen, but Jackson Smith
cousin Of Secretary of War Taft, in
charge of the canteens, served notice
that all family boarding houses had
to quit and threatened heads of fam
lilies, where boarders were kept, with
discharge from work on the zone un-
less the order was obeyed. AS a re-
suit all family boarding houses were
abolished. The government is not sup
posed to make profit on the canteens,
but some one is getting a rake-off.
There is at least $40 profit per month
on every boarder.
The character Of the food Of the can
teen is awful. Among my other du-
ties as inspector I was called upon to
inspect canteens. One day caught the
cooks boiling up lot of meat with
maggots in it. I compelled them to
bury the rotten stuff. In few days
an order was issued removing the can
teens from under my inspection.
Embalmed beef is dainty dish COM
pared with the stuff dished up to the
men, both white and black, on the
canal. AS an effect of poor feeding
the men topple over by hundreds ev-
cry day. Even the Italians now being
brought in, strong and healthy men
when they arrive, soon begin to fail
in health.
Men are getting out whenever they
can. Two-thirds of the white men
would gladly leave IL they could, and
all the negroes are clamoring to get
away. For my part, believe it would
be good thing to get rid of the
negroes. The wives of all the men are
begging their husbands to quit and
come back to civilization.
If the government provides good
food it will be able to get work. But
if it doesn't it will have trouble all
along the line later on. Men coming
back to this country soon will scatter
the story Of starvation and discour-
age others from going. I am here for
the purpose of sounding an alarm to
the administration. I wrote to Repre-
sentative Boutelle of Illinois about con-
ditions some time ago. He represents
my home district, and took 1t up with
President Roosevelt. The president,
he said, told him attention would be
given to the matter, but 1t hadn't when
/ left Panama last week Completion
of the canal is jeopardized by the
poor food supply.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-18
The Condition Of Canal---Zts Benefits TO the Sou1

can be appreciated, bearing in mind
the extensive market on. the Pacific
coast not only for cotton manufactures
but for the raw material. 1t Is not
improbable that the cotton trade with
the United States west of the Rocky
Mountains will be much more than
doubled, since the canal will allow the
material to be carried to this section
at much lower rates than overland
by rail as at present
"But possibly the chief item of in
terest to the south through the COM
pletion of the canal is the expansion
which will take place in the southern
iron and possibly steel industry. It
may be needless to say that up to
the present time the construction of
buildings and other developments in
the communities on the Pacific coast
has been greatly retarded by the ex-
pense of securing structural steel and
metal in other forms. Undoubtedly
ship building on the Pacific coast
would assume much greater dimen-
sions if it were not for the excessive
cost for frame work and hull plates
for vessels most of which is now
brought across the country by rail.
In spite of the remarkable growth
Of the city of Seattle as an Industrial
center, at the present time the pro-
duction of iron and steel is practical
ly nominal for the reason that the raw
material for these metals is not avail
able, the iron ore not being Of quail
ity which will allow it to be smelted
to produce iron of suitable compost
tion. AS the coal mines are brought
near to the Paclic coast cities, the
iron makers will enjoy an equal ad-
vantage and there is no question but
what the building of the canal will so
increase the demand that despite the
proportions of the il dustry at present
it will be greatly enlarged, since the
use Of structural material alone will
cause the Pacific coast to become a
very broad market, saying nothing OF
the requirements for shipbuilding,
the construction O. railroads, electric
power plants and other enterprises
needing large quantities of metal"
1t will be seen from this that the Pan
anna canal bids fair to do big things
for the south in the development of
it's coal, iron, steel, cotton and sugar
interests. This business can hardly
be shifted from the south to other
parts of the country by reason of the
conditions of it's proximity to the ca
nal zone How far the favoritism Of
the government IN discriminating in
the interests of New York and other
eastern ports in The shipment of sup
plies to the canal zone may work
against the south in encouraging chan
nels Of trade in favor of the east re-
mains to be seen. In the case of coal.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-18
CONDITIONS DOWN IN PANAMA.
(The Fort Worth Telegram.)

(The Fort Worth Telegram)
The American people may confident
ly expect to hear stories of graft, plum
der and unwholesome conditions so
long as the work of digging the Pana-
ma canal is in progress. Scandals
have already developed and more are
in prospect Sucn public enterprises
are always regarded as legitimate op-
portunities by designing characters
throughout the country, and it is going
to require a mighty effort to keep
such men from continually getting in
their nefarious work
Our people as a whole know little Of
conditions that prevail in Panama. All
they know is that even in the incipi-
ency of the work it has proven neces-
sary for the president to inaugurate
several very effectual shakeups, but
according to report. he has only shak,
en- the situation Immediately around
the edges. L. G. Hemeyer, a canal
zone sanitary inspector, who has just
returned to New York, tells a story of
imposition upon the laborers, who are
each compelled to pay rake-off of $40
per month to some one. He says these
labCrers are being compelled to eat
food that is utterly unfit for use and
insufficient to keep them in condition
for work. Representative Rainey,
of Illinois, has also just returned from
trip to the scene of canal operations,
and tells the same story as to the
conditions. Following is Hemeyer's
story in part:
Unless the government takes steps
to improve the quality and quantity
of the food given the men the canal
never can be completed. Food condi-
tions are simply appalling. Men do
not get near enough, and what they
do get is often unfit to eat.
Outdoor workmen require substan-
tial food. Here is what they get for
big meal: Two small pieces of meat,
about an inch square, cooked with
beans, couple of ounces of soup; one
slice of bread and some coffee It is
the same thing day in and day out, and
even if the food was palatable the
stomach rebels after a certain length
of time.
AS a result the men are weak and
cannot do much work. The negro Ia
borers pay 80 cents day gold for
board, and some one is making big
money even at that price. A few
days before my departure three ne
groes were killed as the result of
bread riot White men are all requir-
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-18
ITS BENEFIT TO THE SOUTH.
(The Birmingham News.)

(lne birmingham NeWS.)
The Panama Canal and What It's
construction Means to the South" is
the subject of an article in the Chatta-
nooga Tradesman of recent date. The
writer sets forth that the canal will
be potent factor in the development
of the shipping interests at the Gulf
ports by reason of the fact that the
shortest route from the Pacific end
of the canal to China and Japan will
take steamship within 1875 miles of
the port of San Francisco, enabling it
to enter and leave that port with the
loss OF only twenty-four hours on the
outward or return voyage, and that
San francisco will naturally become
the principal port of call not only for
vessels bound from the Atlantic and
Gulf seaports of the United States
to the Orient, but for the great fleet
OF vessels from London, Liverpool,
Hamburg, Bremen and other foreign
cities which will utilize this route both
because it is shorter than by way of
the Suez canal and because the Pana-
ma canal is so much larger that it will
accommodate ships of greater draught.
With this great additional fleet doing
business to more or less extent with
Mobile, Gulfport, New Orleans, Calves
ton, some idea of it's Importance to the
south can be gained.
But the writer above referred to
says that the south will be benefited
by San Francisco becoming the princi-
pal coaling port for vessels bound both
ways, because the Panama canal will
bring the coal mines of the southern
states nearer to that city than the fuel
deposits of Australia and other COM
petitive regions, and thus the market
which San Francisco will offer to the
southern coal miners will be a large
commercial advantage. The writer
adds:
There is no reason why the mining
companies of Alabama Kentucky, Ten
nessee and possibly West Virginia
should not furnish the bulk of the
bunker coal required for all this ship
ping at San Francisco as well as the
coaling stations which will doubtless
be established at one or both ends of
the canal. This means that fleet of
colliers will be required for handling
coal alone from southern ports through
the canal to the Pacific coast.
"The cane plantations of Louisiana
and the southwest will have a far bet
ter opportunity to compete with the
Hawaiian producers in the American
market.
"The canal will afford an opportuni-
ty to increase the commercial relations
between the south and such cities as
Seattle and Tacoma. What this means
to the textile interests of the south
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-18

iron and cotton, however, the econom-
ic conditions in favor of the south will
be hard to overcome by favoritism or
discrimination in Washington.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-05-02

eight have no doubt but what he
would be making shingles to-day.
He never liked farming and espe-
cially deteeted blowing. He
would often engage In housebuild.
ing and plastering and was con
sidered the hardest worker and
the most active man in the entire
neighborhood He has never been
sick day in his life, never had a
pimple or a boil, and considered
measles, mumps and chicken pox
''baby diseases, He, at one
time, had on hand 10000 shingles
made by his own hand. He could
rive 1000 shingles per day, He
can turn handspring as easily az
a sixteen year old boy and is just
as active as weasel. He has
been resident of Perry township
for 50 years, and outside of being
a school director and road super
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-05-02

parentIy. Excellent also were the
intentions and quick the resent
ment of the restive COW in Chicago
that kicked over lamp filled with
the oil of those engaged in preda-
tory activities, Great was the
fame won by that COW; so why
ask what happened to the city?
Despite executive assaults upon
honest judges, we still have an in
dependent judiciary, and the time
may come when even Congress 1t
self Will cease to be supine, 1t is
the illimiee BILE volume of violent
limitations from the source of
power that is choking up the
foundations of industry and dry
ing all it's streams.
Already great undertakings
have been abandoned new enter
prises have been halted; the bust
ness world looks apprehensively to
the future, and all who have any
thing at stake or aught in anti
cipation thank God in their hearts
for the promise to forget a third
term, and devoutlv pray, though
with no little misgiving, for the
keeping of the pledge.
Now comes the unprecedented
and arrogant declaration, insult
ing to free people, of the right
of President of the United States
to name his own successor-the
violent denunciation of those
venturing to question that prero-
gative as "conspirators' engaged
necessarily in treason against
usurping authority-the raging of
the revolutionary instinct of a
lawless mind And thoughtful
men look on, shocked and terri
fed, yet non-resistant What
does it mean?
That the American people, de-
luded by the marvellous spectacle
of blatant probity yawning from
the pinnacle of self appreciation,
stand ready to welcome the de-
struction of the very fabric Of
free institution Then, woe, IN
deed, to the land
Yet so in truth 1t seems.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-05-02
GOOD PRODUCER

Lancaster, o., April 27.-The
Rushville OIL company drilled in
an oil we'll east of this city few
week ago and at the time it show
ed signs of good producer. The
we'll was plugged and pumping
machinery sent for. Tuesday the
we'll was opened to attach the
machinery and as the plug was
loosened it blew in the air and a
stream of oil came out,
Before the we'll could be con-
trolled hundreds of dollars worth
of the precious fluid was wasted.
Oil men are leasing land and
paying fabulous sums for it. AL
ready several derricks are in
course of construction.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-05-02

vieor he has never occupied OF
aspired for an office, South Perry
should incorporate and elect Philip
Fast mayor. He resides with his
son Philip Fast, Jr.
In this trip / have added 30
new ones to the list, viz:
w. T. whitcraft, w. A. Cox, j.
A. Clapper, Joseph Brashares,
VIM. Good, VIM. w. Lantz, Jacob
Beavers, Ed. Fetherolf, Elmer
Hedges, WiIber Defenbaugh, Steve
Floyd, Stephen Beayers, Ben
Clark, G. II. Stump, Rob't. Whit
craft, Jacob Cavinee, Howard
Hedges, Miss Nellie Morris, VIM.
Tobin, j. w. Carr, jasper Cave,
Robert Carr, Earnest Fast, Harley
Judy, VIM. Carr, Jr., VIM. Clap
per, j. l., Bailor, T. *. Strous, II.
j. Chilcote, VIM. Notestone.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-05-02
EDITOR HARVEY OF HARPER'S
WEEKLY HAS some CR|T|-
C|SM OF THE PRESIDENT.
The People Are to Say What They Have to
Say Without Fear.

New York, April 16.-At ban
quet here attended by hundreds of
representatives New York business
men, Col. George B. NJ. Harvey,
editor of Harper's Weekly and
The North American Review made
sensational and savage attack
upon President Roosevelt and his
policies.
Col. Harvey said in part
"We are told that a President
chosen by the people is immune
from criticism that he is thing
apart, not mere executive officer,
but a tribune enveloped in the
odor of sancity which safeguarded
the kings of old.
Criticism of official conduct has
ever been preogative of the
people. Not so now The heavy
hand of fear rests. upou the land.
The audacity of one has triumph
ed over the courage of the many
The mighty organization known
as the Republican party has be
come a mere person machine. Its
former leaders have drawn back
affrightedly into their corners.
How happens it that a whole
people has been thus brought un-
der the yoke-of tacit submission,
with no voice raised in protest,
with none even to ask the reason
why? Primarily we are informed
with much blare of trumpets that
at last we have an honest Presi-
dent. But did we ever have a dis
honest President?
When before has a President of
of the United States, lesser or
greater, at what seemed the crit
ical moment in his own candidacy
besought large sums of money for
use, not in conducting a political
canvass over a protracted period,
but on election dayP When be-
fore has it been necessary to purge
an official conscience and reinforce
claim of civil rightness by class
ing one who has been friend in
need, however unworthy, with
anarchists and murders?
But the end, we are told, justi-
fies the means-any means, ap-
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-05-02
THE NOTED SELLSv|LLE NEAR
COLUMBUS PASSES into HISTORY
For Twenty-Five Years, the Sells Bros
Show Has Wintered There.

at Sellsville though, and they will
never come back there again.
Lewis Sells, the owner of the
grounds on which the winter quar-
ters have been located, will begin
at once the work cleaning up and
identifying the grounds. All
buildings are to be torn down and
everything used in connection with
the wintering of the show is to be
taken away.
The land is to be plated and
laid out into lots, which will soon
be placed upon the market for sale.
The removal of the winter quarters
from this section Will take away
from one of the most beautiful
parts of Columbus a thing that
has always been an objection and
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-05-02

With the departure of the Fore
paugh- Sells circus from Columbus
Saturday that city will loose one
of it's most interesting and widely
known attractions, for the show
will never make that city its win
ter quarters again.
The Sells Brothers circus was
organized in 1872 in Columbus,
Ohio, by Ephraim, Allan, Lewis
and Peter Sells, four brothers.
They gave their first performance
on April 27, 1872, in that city and
then started on their route for the
season.
During the first five years of Its
existence the show travelled as a
wagon show, making the distance
from town to town by wagon.
After the first season the show re-
turned to Columbus and took up
winter quarters on Main street,
near Grant avenue.
In 1887 the show was changed
from a wagon to a railroad show,
travelling from place to place by
rail, and was then known as Sells
Brothers Seven Elephant show,
After the season of 1857 tn
show took up its winter qunr.ers
on the present site, just west Of
Olentangy river between King and
Filth avenues, which site has been
the home of the show ever since.
This place soon took the name
of Sellsville,
In 1873, after disastrous rail-
road wreck, Allen Sells retired
from the partnership, leaving his
three brothers in control. During
the season of 1890 the show went
to Australia and gave performan-
ces in all of the cities there Tor
about seven months
A partnership was formed in
1898 with James A. Bailey, In
which the Adam Forepaugh and
the Sells Brothers shows were unit
red into one show known as the
Adam Forepaugh and Sells Broth
ers United shows.
In 1898 Ephraim Sells died and
the business was then conducted
bv Lewis and Peter Sells until the
death of Peter in October 1904.
After the death Of Peter Sells, the
show was disposed Of, James A.
Bailey and Ringing Brothers pur-
chasing it on January 10, 1900
Since that time however, the show
has continued to occupy the winter
quarters at Sellsyille.
This has been the last season
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-05-02

detriment to the real estate in
that vicinity. The winter quart
ers have always kept that part of
Columbus from building up and
improving, but now that the show
is gone this section should improve
as rapidly as any other near Col
umbus,
Another which will be greatly
help this locality is that there is
a movement on foot to construct
street car line running past what
was the grounds and on to the
storage dam.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-05-02
"The T rincess Elopes' .
A New Serial Story by
HAROLD McGRATH
Starts in Our Next Issue of
THURSDAY, MAY 9th.

Mr. McGrath does need any introduction American
readers; the author of such remarkably successful
THE Man the Box" Hearts and Masks" ETC. he is known
every household where good literature read and enjoyed
1.-THE PRINCESS ELOPES" is fully the equal of any of
Mr. McGraths stories and you make mistake be read
ing this exceptionally interesting and charmingy humorous
story This story artsticaly illustrated by Don Wilson,
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-05-02
OLD 81 HUBBARD VISITS
G|B|SONV|LLE, ROCK HOUSE,
MOUND CROSSING, SO. PERRY
Has Good Week Out and Gathers Many
Names to Our Rapidly Increasing
Subscription List.
South Perry, April %, 1907

oOHpH = Si'Jj NPih' -1J ASN' .
Dear Editor;--I left Logan just
one week ago to day and struck
out for Rockbridge. Leaving
Rockbridge and Boyd Troxele
coon dog l started up Coly Run,
thence over the hill to Gibe, where
met very hearty welcome.
Leaving Gibisonville and Jake
Cupp started bravely out for the
Rockhouse, where | put up for the
night. Landlord Cox and his
estimable wife gave me hearty
welcome and fine supper. l eat
the usual amount of ham and eggs
and of course was prepared for
good work. / can scarcely refrain
from compllmenting Mr.. Cox on
his up-to-d management. He
is courteous and accommodating,
very pleasant and agreeable and
has the happy faculty of making
his guests at home. In the morn
ing after receiving the usual en-
couragement, | struck down on
Laurel and headed for South Per-
ry. After crossing, what | call,
the "halfway bridge" because of
Its being half In Laurel and half
in Perry townships, landed plump
in the arms of Joe H. White at
Mounds Crossing. / was much
pleased with "Hello SIP, and
much surprised in being intro
duced in such we'll supplied gen
eral store. There were groceries
and provisions, dry goods and no.
tions, hardware and cutlery, rib
bons aud laces, boots and shoes,
and in fact, everything and plenty
of it, and the best part of it, Gus
TONERS that kept his goods NOV
ing. Mr.. White is very pleasant
ly situated and has good, steady
satisfying trade. He is assisted
in the store by pleasant wife and
handsome daughter, who send
them all alike out with a good
bargain and Satisfied smile. |
took dinner with them and they
have been sorry for it ever since.
1t was near Mounds Crossing
that / met Jacob Beavers, the
most fortunate or unfortunate man
IN that neighborhood. That de-
pends, of course, on how you look
upon it. Brother Beavers is the
father cf seven cf the handsomest
girls in Hooking county, but has
nary a soma plowboy. He will
never be satisfied until there is
seven just as handsome boys.
Garry the news to Teddy.
Leaving Mounds Crossing | took
up the pike for South Perry, but
turned off TO the right to go up
and see an sold timer" John
Notestone. | stopped off at Jacob
Notestone's for supper, and | can
hardly help but think that Jacobs
smiling welcome face underwent "a
very serious change as he watched
the good old country sausage dis
appear. | felt little sorry my
self but was actually too full for
utteranee. Thanks to Mrs. Note
stones culinary art, | was not only
pleased huI actually happy. They
heaved sigh of relief when |
Arizona republican., 1907-12-12
MARTIAL LAW
 IS WITHHELD
But the Troops Will Stay
 at 6OIdfieId
The President Sends a Commission to Make an Inquiry.

Washington. Dec 1l-President Roosevelt is anxious to ascertain the exact conditions in Goldfield, and he has given to a commission consisting of Secretary Murray, Labor Commis- sioner Neil and Herbert Smith, a let ter of instructions, broad in character, which will enable them to make such m investigation as the- may deter mine. The letter IS brief, simply di- rCCling the commission to proceed to IiCldfeld immediately and make in .iuiry into affairs as they exist. and re- port to him personally. The letter di- rccts all civil and military authorities to furnish the commission with any information the- have.
 While th, president discussed the matter inf ormally with members of the commission and gave them no con- crete distinctions be.ond those con- tained m the '@-ter, leaving the method oC iniuir, tt their discretion, the foi- lowing iEStrIciiuns were sent to the commanding "ifiter Of the troops at G"'dfield by order of the president:
 ".he troo1s were not sent to take tie part of either side in a purely in- nGs' rial dispute, as long as it is kept  Wi-hIn tl- b.''n C- Of law and order Thav az" to La neither for nor against the strikers O. employers. They are tp pr@N cnt ret, Ni,Irnce and disorder under and :n at,c; ia nee with the con stit'ui,n and Lays = the land. \ mal .s tu be -r,,r -ered with as long as ne candncts hmself in a peaceful CT "r.i"rlJ T:;rnei."
 '. White H5.:., Lat there is no intention of withdrawing i.r tlocos from Coll fi-!G. nC:Hiihsjanj -ng the dis 1atca of I:C Cumni, son.
 Further than the official statements already given, no declaration is to be had from an- authorized person as to the sudden decision of the administra- ton 10 take such action as the presi-