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The Daily Missoulian., 1912-08-04
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was thought better to obtain teachers
from Jamaica for these schools. The
regular elementary course Is followed
located AT Gatun and there four
years course may be taken. Students
living IN communities where there are
no schools or where grades suitable to
their advancement are not available
are furnished transportation over the
Panama railroad. Wagonettes are
used to carry the smaller children
from Balboa and corozal TO the
Ancon school. The school buildings
are constructed with special reference
to coolness and are equipped with ad-
Unstable sanitary steel desks. black
boards and other up-to-date school
furnishings. Encyclopedias. diction-
aries. historical and literary text
books are furnished. There Is a rigid
mcdicsl inspection and pupils found
physically defective are treated In
the zone hospitals. An individual
drinking cup IL carried by each
pupil. instruction In music and
caiisthenics are given in the white
schools.
Gardening is taught In connection
with the colored schools and gardens
are maintained and worked by tho
children. Last year over $4,000 was
realized from the sale of their prod
ucts. An Industrial school for col
orcd children In now In course OF con
struction. where the boys Will be
taught manual labor and the girls
to sew and cook. a school for Span
ish children is In operation at Cuicbra
and is well attended. No money is
being spared to give the canal zone
children every facility for good edu-
cation.
Fire protection Ii afforded by a
well drilled fire department. which Is
equipped with all the modern fire
fighting apparatus. FIRE In "A serious
thing on the Isthmuf on account Of
80 many wooden houses. and several
disastrous fires have occurred. The
firemen have an excellent record for
quick responses to the alarms and the
handling of the fire. Several persons
have been burned To death by alcohol
explosions and several others have
escaped through the quick efforts OF
the fircmen.
The division of public works comes
under the civil administration and the
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time afterward off the coast OF
Colombia and taken back to prison.
His efforts to escape punishment by
the use of money were unavailing
although he declared that he had
been able To fix matters up In every
other country when caught. lie ex-
pcssed his disgust In unmcasurcd
terms for the "goody -goody canal
commission. 1t is needless to add
that he will serve his full sentence
and that his experience will prove a
away from the zone.
The education of the employees
child is not overlooked. for the canal
zone has an excellent public school
system. high standard In main.
tained for the teachers. who receive
romuncrativo salaries Experience.
too. Is required, as before a teacher
can obtain employment In that capac-
ity he or she must have had two
years of successful experience In
teaching. This must be certified by
two or more persons engaged In edu-
cational work. The applicant must
also be graduate of "a certified high
school requiring four years work. or
the equivalent. and two years addi-
tionai professional or academic train
ing The salaries are from $50 to &if0
per month during the school year of
nine months. The teachers receive
their quarters free. There are ~
schools on the zonc--II for the white
children and l6 for the negroes, and
last year lao white pupils were on
rolled, and 1.56S negroes In the colored
schools. The majority of the negroes
are Jamaicans and In consequence II
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What Caused Cuban Revolt

Havana, Aug. 3.-With the ending Of
the revolution In the province OF
Oriente has come vigorous renewal
OF interest In the presidential cam
paign. which was rudely interrupted
by the outbreak under General
Evaristo Estenox and General Pedro
lvonet on May 20.
Al that time the liberal party was
apparently hopelessly rent In warning
factions. President Gomez being ire
concilably opposed to the candidacy Of
Vice. President Zayas and apparently
somewhat disposed to favor the aspi-
rations OF General Ernesto Asbert. the
governor OF Havana province.
General EusebiO Hernandez also had
aspirations. but his following appeared
TO be inconsiderable. DIR. Zayas had the
very substantial advantage of having
been nominated by the national con-
vention OF the liberal party, but his
rivals denied the legality Of the con-
vention and, with the open opposition
of the administration. the prospects
OF their chiefs election did not appear
flattering to the Zayistas.
The chances Of the election of the
conservative candidate, General Juan
Mario Menocal. appeared to be fairly
good. especially as II seemed clear that
General Gomez preferred to turn over
the administration to the opposition
rather than to be succeeded by Zayas
There was also taken into consideration
the possibility that General Gomez. In
spite OF his reiterated assurances that
he would never accept a denomination
might find II essential to the welfare
of the republic that he should retain
the reins of government
In this new phase OF the campaign
General Comes, II he may be consid.
cred candidate and tho probability
that he will be daily increasing, Is the
only one OF the presidential posi-.
bilities who has gained distinct ad.
vantage. There can be no doubt thai
the presidents prestige and popularity
have been greatly enhanced by thu
stern and successful measures he tool
TO stamp out the negro uprising.
II has been openly charged that III
himself conspired with Estenoz to star
q small uprising In Oriente so that thu
president might improve his prospects
Of recollection by suppressing 1t, AM
that later EstenOz should be rewarded
with = sum OF money sufficient TO
him to 20 abroad and live In comfort
The story appeared improbable AM
was confeshedly circulated by tn
presidents most bitter opponents.
What II now SAID on good authorit
40 he the true story of the uprising an
which receives a measure Of confir
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their terms. The penitentiary labor
consists principally Of road building
for the country still lacks good roads
although the canal commission has
'aborcd necessarily on this problem
The heavy rainfall ana the character
Of the soil have made the Keeping of
tn G roads in good condition an almost
endless task.
Raising pay checks Is ono OF the
crimes which helps to fill the Culebra
pen tertiary. None of the raises have
been very large. hut II IL the principle
of the thing which gets the forger a
prison sentence. Stealing from the
United States government. no matter
how small the value of the property
may he. has also resulted in the con
viction of "A number of persons. Con-
siderable difficulty has been expert
enced in the zone in obtaining ver-
diets of guilty In Jury tria,s OF Grim
inal cases against Americans upon the
testimony Of West Indian negroes
These juries are made up of American
employees In these cases and the
fIitst DI tne iHN utpdilfut vi Inv
Isthman canal commission liz for
that reason not favorable To the jury
system for that country.
The United States has a joint juris
dic,ion with Panama over the imml.
grafton and many undesirable citizens
have already been deported. TIL,
white slave traffic has been practic-
.l.n
ago a man In this nefarious business
was sentenced 10 twenty-onc years In
the penitentiary at culebra. liz
escaped from the institution by cut
ting bar apd was captured a shor
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nation by certain wcll-known facts, Is
this: listcnoz had for years been a
menace to the peace of the country;
he was arrested for conspiring against
the second government of Intervention,
and President Gomez was anxious to
dispose of him. An attempt was made
to get him to leave the country, but he
Vefused to go. About six months ago
Ivonet made a claim on the govern
ment for back pay as an officer of the
army Of liberation In the war of inde-
pendence. II was well known that all
Legitimate claims had been SATISFIED
before the close of the Magoon admin
istration. but as a matter of policy 1t
was considered advisable to placate
lyonet and 1t was arranged that he
should receive $4,000. About the same
time Estenoz presented a claim and Is
said to have received $4,000.
In recognition of the presidents good
offices In facilitating the payment of
these claims. the two colored states
men expressed a willingness to go to
Oriente and preach the doctrine of re-
election among the men Of their race.
This they seem to have done for while
until 1t occurred to them that tho
money they had received and which
seemed vast sum to them could be
put to an exceedingly profitable use
by financing arevolution. the ostensiblc
aim OF which should be the repeal OF
the Morua law, forbidding political or
ganizations along racial lines. They
evidently believed that they could scare
the government into compliance with
this demand which would have given
them an opportunity of organizing a
tremendously powerful political ma
chine.
The cry of "Viva Ia Reelection -
which the rebels raised In the first
few encounters with the troops, and
which the presidents political enemies
cited as a proof that the uprising was
of his contrivance. Is now said to have
been shouted In spirit of derision
J and defiance. However that may be
!; General Gomez, having actual knoWl-
edge Of the undercapitalization OF
} Estenoz and Ivonet. threw all his
forces against the insurgents. crushed
, them utterly and Is now in a position
! to bid for the votes OF his fellow
citizens as the savior OF the republic
Despite countless conferences Il
? settle terms of fusion between thu
Miguelista and the Zayista factions
the liberal party appears to be as fal
, from union as ever, and the presiden
as implacable as ever In his opposition
? to Zayas. One Of the curiosities Of tn
! situation Is the temperance In the po
Utica! field Of General Pine Guerra
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iPoyk.0c1cev

when the United States government
determined that the time had come
Tor the building and completion Of
the Panama canal and that it's con-
structlon, opertion and control must be
in our hands a treaty was entered into
between the republic of Panama and
the United States OF America giving
our y government certain sovereign
rights In q limited territory In the
Panama republic. by the terms Of
ehls treaty there has been ceded to
the United States strip of land ten
miles In width Give miles on leach
side, Of the center Of the canal) and
this cssslon includes the usual three
marine miles at both the Pacific and
Atlantic ends OF the great waterway.
These sovereign powers are confined
TO the construction, maintenance. op-
GRAFTON. sanitation a"d protection OF
the canal. but for all practical pur-
poses the canal zone may be re-
sardcd as American territory except
that the Panama government reserves
the right to establish at the seaport
cities custom houses for the collection
OF duties on goods destined for use In
other portions OF the republic. Our
government could not afford to en-
bark IN such huge undertaking,
involving the expenditure Of vast sums
OF money. and one which II successful
was Of such vital Importance to our
trade. our safety and our pre- e-emi-
enence In the western hemisphere,
without occurring the unconditional
right to control everything that was
necessary not only for the construc-
ton Of the canal. but for It's main-
.tenance and !. operation when COM
pleted. That right has been obtained
and rscoEnised BY the powers. and
the duties and obligations which come
with II have been assumed and dis
charged upon the same high plane ar
the other responsibilities incident to
the geat work.
The governing and policing of the
zone is at present under Governor NJ.
II. Thatcher. one of the members OF
the hsthmdan canal commission.
Governor Thatcher lives at Ancon,
where the executive offices of the civil
government are located. At present
the population of the zone consists of
about fifteen thousands whites and
sixty thousands negroes. the majority
OF the latter coming from the differ
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the military hero OF the revolution of
August. 1906, then as now, the firm
ally of DR. Iayas.
The attitude of the conservatives in
the campaign is not well defined. II
Is well known that General Menocal
accepted the nomination with extreme
reluctance and his political managers
are not displaying any activity. II
would seem probable that they may
follow the line of policy openly ad :
mitted during the campaign when Jose
Miguel Gomez was elected, when il
was decided that a conservative VIC
tory would be dangerous to the well
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exists In Havana, the patient being
convalcscent II viii probably be "A long
time before the sanitarians begin to
relax their vigilance or consider the
question of raising the quarantine.
Havana, however, VIII have enjoyed
the compensation of having been sub
icctcd 10 the most drastic cleansing
process IN It's history. Nothing like
II was attempted even when the city
was first occupied by the American
troops In 1898. Every house In the
city has been inspected and every
pound of rubbish that might give har-
bor 10 rats removed.
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fare Of the country
Apparently no party is disposed tn
make n bid for the cOlored vote. which
might fairly he expected In he hostile
to the administration on account Of
the ruthless slaughter Of Pacific
negroes by tho troops, but apparently
little animosiiy Is felt, the colored
people generally taking the view that
the ipsurrection was not racial
movement. but movement for politi-
cal purposes hy some misguided mem
bers of The colored race.
While only one known case of plague
The Daily Missoulian., 1912-08-04
Live Gossip From France

sessed by men serving In tho French
army has been published. The class OF
1910. at present with the coiors, num-
bers Oi.%67. OF these s.l12 can neither
read nor write. 3,7i2 can read but not
write, and 77.750 can do no moro than
read aud write. Those possessing 4
more extensive primary education
number 1914. and there are $50
with IA university degree.
The proportion Of illiterates remains
the same as In tho previous year
namely 2.79 per cent. The department
Of the Nord sends tho greatest num-
her Of iIliterates-947. as compared
with 75l In the previous year. while
lian'e Savoie sent only five illiterate
men into the army.
Gravely concerned at the frequency
Of fatal accidents to army ayiators, the
French ministry OF war has extended
Its patronage 10 a competition organ
ized by the Union for the Safety of
Aviators, by offering n prize Of $50, 900
10 the inventor of an apparatus which
shall afford satisfactory guarantees
from the point OF view OF safety in
flying
An announcement to this effect was
made In the chamber of deputies by
Colonel Hirxschauer. head of the army
air corps. The vital question OF the
shfety of aviators. said the colonel. was
one OF the principai preoccupations OF
the administration. As compared with
the first six months OF 1911, the first
half Of this year showed about the
same number Of accidents, but the
rnmber OF army aviators had doubled.
as had the total distance Of their
flights-tOA.3 900 miles In all.
Great progress had also been made
IN the stretch Of machines. Construc-
ton and purchases were most strictly
supervised, dynamic and flying tests
were being carried out. and the open
Ing of great open-air laboratory at
Pau, where high-speed machines could
be tested over a measured mile course.
WAS under consideration. Strict In
auiries were held into every accident
and the causes ascertained wherever
possible.
With regard to the recruiting of the
Flying Corps" the colonel said the
i.s00th application had just been re-
ceiyed.
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Paris, Aug. 3.That the French law
of 1908 calling for safety drills on
passenger steamships nj sea-=is not
obeyed In spirit. Is the declaration of
M. Delcasse. the French minister Of
marine. In letter Just addressed to the
maritime authorities throughout
France.
The intention of the law is that
these drills shall be held without
previous warning to passengers or
crew. so that they may be a really
effective test In the efficiency of the
safety regulations. Instead Of this.
the minister contends, the crews are
Informed In advance when n drill is
about TO be ordered. and thus are en-
abed to make preparations. for which
there would probably not be time al tho
moment of actual disaster.
The minister condemns this practice.
and declares that In future only drills
carried out In entire conformity with
the regulations viii be recognized by
the authorities.
a dramatic encounter between to-
bacco smugglers and French customs
officials occurred recently near Lille.
The officials stopped tho automobile.
which contained over n ton OF tobacco.
but the smugglers got away
About 7 o'clock In the evening n
huge car rushed by tho customs post
at Touquet. on the Franco Belgian
frontier. beyond Tourcoing. and made
off on the fourth speed towards Tour
Going, In order TO reach the Grand
boulevard splendid motor road run.
ming from Tourcoing to Lille. The
customs police Immediately dis.
charged their revOvers at the tires o
the car. and then. springing on theil
bicycles gave chase.
They were being fast outdista ncet
by the car. when heavy dray. draw
across the high road, made tn
fugitives slow down. one Of the excise
men leaped from his bicycle AM
jumped on the back Of the car. Th
contraband runners drew their re
yolverS on him, but the plucky Gus
toms man ducking beneath the hood
avoided the shots
The other exciseman pedalled o.
ahead OF the car. and. barring the wa
called on the smugglerS to stop. 70
reply they drove the car straight a
the man, but he jumped into the ditc
and the car followed him. The smuG
glers then sprang out and fled, aban
donlng their machine and Its cargo.
]. The result Of the annual investiga
tion into the degree Of education pos
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(From Judge.)
son--"Papa. why do they call them
rubberneck wagons?' Akts.
Fathsr-"Bec&uss everybody stNyAe
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which the Mikado's, people will adorn
for the 1915 Panama Pacific exposi-
tion. Mayor Rolph and other dis
tinguished San Franciscans met the
Japanese diplomats on their arrival,
and the reception accorded the visitors
at that time made the occasion
memorable.
The Daily Missoulian., 1912-08-04

San Francisco, Aug. 3.~-San Fran
cisco is fairly outdoing herself In the
way Of keeping military and civic hon
ors upon Japan's two exposition COM
missioners, Haruki. Yamawaki and
Yoshikatsu Katayama, who arrived IN
this cit yrecertly to select, formally,
for their imperial government the site
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The warmth of the reception given
the visitors as they first stepped upon
though the business OF the delegation
has been indefinitely postponed on ac-
count Of the death OF the emperor.
In the meantime the Japanese COM
missioners a"e improving their time
studying ...ulerica.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-09-20
crescent City News

The Crescent City public school will
! open for the fall and winter term on
Monday, the 3Olh inst, with Prof. I, H,
oeiden as principal, Miss lane B. Bow.
man, assistant, and the following grade
teachers: Miss Florence Crook, Mrs, S
~. hammer, and Miss Daisy Brooke,
MISS Crook, who will take the room
formerly taught by Rev. +. w. Way.
bright, is the only one of the teachers
new to this school. She taught last
year at San Mateo. The promise is for
large attendance on the opening day
he school building has been greatly
improved during the summer vacation.
Mrs; Mathis, the aged mother of Mr.
J. II; Mathis of this place and Mrs. C.
a, Gheaiham of Huntington, suffered a
stroke of paralysis several days ago at
me home of her daughter, Mrs. /, l.
Nandergritt, in St. Augustine, and Since
mat time has been critically i'll. Mrs,
Mathis though in precarious condition,
with death liable to occur at any
moment, has been conscious all of the
lime: She was SO years of age on Sun
day last, and has been an invalid for
many years. She is well known TO
most OF our old settlers, having been a
frequent visitor here and long an inmate
OF her daughters home at Huntington,
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-09-20
Modern Conditions.

Booth Harrington, at dinner In
indianapolis, praised the English mi
ners for striking for a minimum wage
of five shilIings a day. THE poor
fellows" said Harrington, only aver
age five days work a week. Thus the
minimum they demand is only 20
shillings, or $6.25. | hope with all my
heart they get it." Mr.. Harrington
paused to light one of his Egyptian
acknowledgements as big as small
cigars-then he continued: What's
the world coming to? They are re-
dueing wages at such rate that now
adays girl can hardly hope to marry
unless she's got an income or a pro-
fession | heard a modern bachelor
say the other day philosOphically:
Oh, yes, marriage, no doubt, has its
charms, but, as for Newell, in these
days of dear living, give me a job
without a wife rather than a wife
without a Job"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-09-20
About Crescent Citv,

The following is from the DeSoto
County News, whose editor was among
the visitors TO Crescent City last Junc
on the occasion of the meeting of the
Florida Press Association. II has been
published in these columns once, but
like other good things, a second dose
should be acceptable, especially TO those
who desire 10 send something concern
ing The little town to distant friends:
Crescent City is some miles up the
ST. Johns South. The scenery along
the river was weird and attractive,
Alter nearly an hours run the steamer
turned into Deep creek that connects
Crescent Lake with the river.
The whole population of the little
town took holiday and gave us a royal
welcome.
"We thought we had seen all the
pretty places of Florida. We had never
happened 10 get TO Crescent City. We
must say, we were charmed. Ii is be-
yond all doubt the prettiest spot in all
Florida. Go and see for yourself, read
er, if you doubt.
The place rests on ridge between
two lakes. Magnificent oaks line the
streets. 1t has hard roads and side
walks. Its churches, school houses and
residences, beSpeak culture, prosperity
and civic pride.
THE best boosters are the women.
They have a Village Improvement As
ISOLATION. They gave US luncheon al
their hall. Music, flowers, oratory and
pretty girls galore, we had. We were
surprised TO see such fine orange groves.
1t claims 10 be the largest shipping point
in Florida for citrus fruits. About 2OO,-
900 boxes are gathered and shipped
every season.
Crescent City is two miles from
Crescent City Station on the A. c. l..
II has good service by automobile 10 the
trains as well as on the steamer that
runs TO Palatka.
"We should think the place an ideal
town for home. The people are cos
mopolitan, haiIing from many states.
Other towns should visit the little city
among the lakes Civic pride is seen
on every hand"