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The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-05-03
Ix.-WAGES PAID.

We do not know just what to say about
wages. We suppose wages are made to
govern the cost of living so far as the Ne
groes are concerned. That is to say. if a
Negro who is a common aborer will 90 to
the Zone, work hard and regularly, and live
economical, he can make enough to live on
and feed his family, provided the family is
not very large. The average wage for
common laborer is 16 cents per hour, or
SLIGO for 10 hours work. This is paid in
liver or Panama money, which means 80
cents per day or cents per hour in Ameri-
can money. The white man doing the same
grade of work is paid the same money, but
he is paid in gold, as the United States
money is called. Where the Negro gets 80
cents per day in American money the white
man gets SLIGO per day, which means, when
summed up, that the white man gets two
dollars to the Negroes one for the same kind
of work in the same length of time
X.-RACIAL CONDITIONS ON THE ZONE.
The same discrimination that Is made in
wages between white and black men is seen
in everything else. The white mans quar-
tiers are different, his trading place is diff
ferent, the service at the post-offce is diff
1cICllI anu Ills SCIlOOlS are inherent. ne
sign of discrimination does not say, "for the
white man" and "for the Negro" but the
discrimination is shown between silver en-
ployeeS and gold employees. Of course, all
Negroes are silver employees and the white
men are gold employees. The preaching is
done by white men for the reason that the
majority of white preachers are known as
visiting chaplains and are paid a salary by
the government just as the chaplain is piad
in the army and are given free transporta-
ton over the Panama Railroad No Negro
preach as yet has received such an appoint
ment. Just why they receive this salary we
are not prepared to say However, the
Episcopal Church has put in two Negro
preachers, one Of these being educated in
the United States. The National Baptist
Convention has three equipped churches
with homes for the preacher: one in
Panama City, one at Pedro Miguel and one
at Empire. They have two missionaries
from the United States and one helper from
Jamaica. However, they receive no assist
ance from the government as they have not
white preachers.
M.-CONDITIoN OR FERTILITY OF THE SOIL.
The Zone and, in fact, all of Central
America, as we have seen, has very fertile,
virgin soil. Cocoanuts, bananas, vans,
sugar cane Indian corn, and the like, grow
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-05-03

Imagine, and yet we do not know, that it
was from the summit of one of these great
nils that Balboa first saw the placid waters
Of the Pacific.
N.-CONDITIONS OF THE PEOPLE.
What classes of people live along this
Canal, 10 miles in width and AZ miles in
length? There are three classes. namely,
Negroes, colored people and white people,
The white people are English, German and
French speaking gathered from the United
States, England, Germany and France The
colored people are the Panaminians, Costa
ARicans, Nicaroguans, Colombians and other
Central American people. They speak the
Spanish language. There are also Japanese,
Chinese and Turks. These range in color
from bright mulatto to black Africans
Their hair however is straight and one not
acquainted would think that they were in
contact with our American Negroes. They
have beautiful forms, black eyes and coal
black hair. The third class is known as Ne
groes. They range from dark muatto to
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-05-03

This snapshot is taken from a Banana Farm AS
there are no roads and nothing but trails these ex.
pert banana cutters cut the bananas, pile them up
and load them pack mules When the mules are
loaded, they are led trailing one behind the other
One man or boy can lead with ease from two to five
of these mules
it takes it six years to bear, after that it
bears continuously. If you care for green
cocoanut, such as the natives eat, you must
climb the trees but if you will wait the
fruit when fully ripe will drop off. A
farmer is kept busy each day gathering up
the cocoanuts as they fall from the trees.
The large burr is chopped off from the fruit
with a sharp instrument, such as a hatchet
or sharp knife Both the cocoanut and burr
are exported, the cocoanut for food and the
burr for making cocoa mating, such as we
use on our office floors and halls, etc.
Yampes grow continually from the vine. that
is to say, the vine comes up something like
our sweet potato, only it runs into trees and
bushes. The yampe is the root and grows
very large, sometimes as large as four, five
or six inches in diameter, and tastes when
boiled something like our Irish potato, only
it has not so much starch or sugar.
We might name many other fruits, but
we cannot now remember their Spanish
names Oranges and lemons grow plenti-
fully out in the open woods and are favora-
BILE for expectation. The guavas, mangoes,
and the like, are easily bruised like our
peaches, and, therefore, are not used much
for expectation. Coffee is grown in great
quantities and so is cocoa. Both of these
products are exported in large quantities. W.
We have gwen this brief description that
the reader may have some idea of the 18TH
milan regions we visited.
Saturday, February oath, at twelve
o'clock promptly, the coarse whistle of the
steamship Mexican sounded a long blast
which sent cold chils through our body. We
said to Bessie, Mrs. Darlington, Lawyer
Todd Dr.. Pettiford and number of newly
made friends, too numerous to here name.
Its all off" We began to shake hands
with them as we slipped our last glass of
English lemonade which we had enjoyed in
the beautiful dlining-room of the steamship.
They began to climb down the ships ladder
to the wharf. We shook hands with each
one personally as they stepped down, Bes
sic being the last. She threw her arms
around us and said, "Tell the people at home
not to forget u.s." We here confess our
weakness, for it was weakness, the tears be-
gan to fall. The loud, coarse voice of the
captains mate began to issue orders to cut
loose from the wharf and the steamship be-
gan slowly to back off 1t moved so slowly
that we had to 90 to the side of the ship and
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-05-03

sweethearts. They are there with the hope
of accumulating some means and returning
to their homes. One would suppose from
this that the moral condition on the Zone
would be far from healthy, but the laws
governing the people of the Zone are very
strictly enforced. Gambling is prohibited,
co-habitating is not allowed, and women go
ing to the Zone must give strict account of
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-05-03

the States do not let their religion worry
them. Now and then white men go to the
Roman Catholic Church, few to the Epis-
copal Church, and fewer still go to the other
Protestant churches. In other words, the
white men, that is, the Americans, have not
gone to the Zone to go to church, they are
there to make money and they are making
il.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-05-03

Colon. The United States government on
the lsthmus has provided schools for the
children of the families from Cristobia on
the Atlantic side to Ancon on the Pacific
side. The schools for Negroes are taught,
however, by white people or the black peo-
pie called Jamacans and Barbadoans. Nine
tenths of all the Negroes on the Zone come
from English provinces These Negroes
are very we'll educated up to certain grade
There are quite a number of professional
Negroes, such as doctors and lawyers. There
are many carpenters and other mechanics,
and they get all that they can do, and they.
get paid very well in cash. '''
VIIT.-THE RELIGIOUS CONDITION OF THE
PEOPLE.
Here we made the most piteous and start
ling discovery. We wish to say here that we
made as careful and earnest an investiga-
ton as time would allow and we feel safe
in saying that not one-half of one per cent.
of the people, that is, one out of every 200
men, women and children, go to church at
all. The church-going people are Negroes
The Spanish-speaking people go to church
on holy days, such as Palm Sunday, Good
Friday. Easter Sunday and Christmas, etc.
The English-speaking or white people from
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-05-03

black African. They are known principal
ly by the kinks in their hair. The prevail
ing languages are Spanish and English al
though one can hear on the streets of the
cities all the languages that were spoken by
the laborers on the Tower of Babel, the day
that God wrought the confusion of tongues
to stop it's erection. We have wondered
after hearing the languages on the streets
why it is that he has not confused the work
on the Isthmus of Panama, bit the work
continues.
V.-oCCUPATION OF THE PEOPLE.
The Negroes OF black people do all the
work; the Panaminians or colored people do
the looking on, and the white people do the
bossing. The East indians, who are as black
as the Negroes, do the peddling. The Chinese
own the stores or shops and do the selling.
The native Panaminians furnish the fruit
and keep the markets.
W.-THE MORAL CONDITION. =.
One would be surprised to find such healthy
moral condition on the Zone, when one
takes under consideration that these men
are like soldiers, or railroad constructors;
men who have been gathered up from every
part of the world and brought there to labor
away from their mothers, wives, sisters and
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-05-03

see the distance to the wharf before we
knew we were out into the bay We could
hear the singing from the shore, "God be
with you till we meet again" Handker-
chiefs began waving and the steamship
Mexican pointed its way around the new
break waters and out into the Caribbean
Sea.
When we had gotten around the break
waters, on examining our pocket compass,
we saw that the ship was pointing consider
ably toward the northwest. This was a lit
Continued in next issue)
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-12-16
LUMBER FIRM
BUYS PROPERTY
Vance Lumber Company to
Make City Distributing
Point Deal Closed

Good reasons haze residents Of
Grays Harbor to be optimistic regard.
ing the great possibilities for the com.
ing year. Simultaneously with the an.
nouncement Of the building of the
road between Port Angeles and Grays
Harbor, by the Milwaukee, comes the
news that the Vance Lumber com.
pany Of Malone has purchased from
Mrs. Emma E. Lyons of Helene, Mont,
the Alexander holdings of $40 feet
Of water front in South Aberdeen.
The property was formerly owned by
the Alexander Packing company, and
the plant was destroyed by fire sew
eral years ago. The deal was made
through George Acret, real estate
broker of this city.
For several months, it is under.
stood the Vance interests have been
seeking good location in Aberdeen
for reason that the concern wishes
convenient place to store it's pro-
ducts destined to San Francisco and
other South coast ports. With the
opening of the Panama canal the con-
Germ believed that Aberdeen will be
an ideal shipping point, and for that
reason it intends to build a number
of large warehouses in which to store
their product. The company does not
propose to establish mill plant, but
will spend considerable money in con-
structing docks and yards. The price
paid for the property was $4,000.
The Vance Lumber company has one
of the largest inland mills on the
coast and its entrance to the Grays
Harbor country not only means the
of a large number of men
but the removal to Aberdeen of one
and possibly two of the members of
the firm.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-12-16
ABERDEEN LEADS
COUNTY LEAGUE
Fast Playing Marks First Of
Basketball Series Moose
Team Loses Game

With the Moose teams tagging a
little bit in the rear, but with the
determination to do some "tall' prac-
tice work before the next game Fri
day night, the winter season of the
Chehalis County Basketball league
opened Friday night. The teams re-
presenting the Aberdeen high, the
Hoquiam Y. M. c. A. and Elma are
in the lead both winning their Fri
day night games.
In Aberdeen the local high had a
hard rub with the Moose team and
after a closely contested game were
victors by a score of 81 to 16. The
first half of the game was all in fav-
or Of the students, but in the second
half the Moose team gingered up and
for a short time threw genuine
scare into their opponents.
The Hoquiam Moose team were easy
victims for the Y. M. G. A. boys. It
was a walk-away from the very start
and when the smoke cleared away
the anthlered aggregation was found
to be loser by score Of S8 to 5.
Elma and Satsop played good
game, the latter winning by score
of 26 to 21.
Friday night Aberdeen high school
plays Satsop hero; the Moose team
plays the HoquiAm Moose team at Ho
quiam, and the Hoquiam Y. NJ. c. A.
will play the Elma team at Elma.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-12-16

terson was drowned. One of the
crew noticed that the heavy line had
scrabbled mud from an object. 1t
looked like cloth. Investigation re-
suited in the discovery of the body.
Word was Immediately sent to this
city calling for Undertaken c. l..
Story, who went at once to the Sat
sop and brought the remains to this
city late Wednesday evening. The
body was prepared for burial and TAX
en- yesterday afternoon to Schafer's
Prairie, where the funeral was held
at 2:30. A large number of the
friends of Kesterson family were
present to pay their respects to the
memory of the unfortunate lad.
The finding of the body was pure
ly a chance matter and was an ex
tremely fortunate one. Since the &C
cident a month ago much time haa
been devoted by Schafer Bros. In
searching for the body and the rivel
had been thoroughly scanned for Z
long distance down stream. Where
the organized search failed. chanc>
directed the discovery.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-12-16
WILL SOON BEGIN
WORK OF. FILLING
Houses Being Raised in FIJI
District No. 2 = Dredger
Work to Start Soon

While the city council is still
wrestling with the problem confront.
ing them regarding the acceptance of
fill district No. 1, work preliminary
to the filing Of the second district
is going ahead rapidly even despite
the adverse weather conditions.
The Spokane Construction company
which was awarded the contract, ex-
poets to begin the fll work within
short time. Already houses in the
district are being raised. The side
walks are also being raised. They
will be at least one foot higher than
the fill.
There is still doubt in the minds
of many as to the nature of the fill.
Several weeks ago it was reported
that the company would fill in from
earth taken from the hill. 1t was de.
cided that this would be but little
more expensive than mud pumped
from the river bottom, and would
answer the purpose to better satisfac-
ton.
The fill will start in the furtherest
point from the Wishkah river and
drain to the river. The clearing and
grubbing and other necessary work
to be done before the fill begins, is
being done by Haukeli & Co.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-12-16
BOYS BODY IS
FOUND BY CREW
Ernest Kesterson's Remains
Taken From the Satsop
Relatives Here

MONTESANO, Dec. Is. The
body of Ernest Kesterson, the
young logger who was drown
ed in the Satsop river Novem-
ber IL, and for whom search was made
for several days following the acci-
dent, was recovered Wednesday after
noon by a sacking crew from the
Schafer Bros. logging camps where
the young man was employed. The
body was covered with a deposit of
silt and mud. The months INNER
sion in the water had caused the
body to decompose somewhat, but it
was in unusually good condition con-
sidering the length Of time it was in
the water. The remains we're found
lying doubled up in a small depres-
sion of the river bed close to the
bank and had been completely buried
by mud.
When the body was found, the crew
was running q line across the river,
about two miles below where Kes-
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-12-16
CONTRACT LET FOR
OLYMPIC RAILROAD
Calls for Construction of 40 Miles of
Track From Port Angeles To-
wards Cape FIattery.

SEATTLE, Dec. 13.-The Chicago
Milwaukee & Puget Sound Railway to-
day awarded to Seattle firm the con-
tract for construction of the first unit
on the Milwaukee extension in the
Olympic peninsula, which is the north
west corner of the United States. The
contract is for construction of 40 miles
of track from Port Angeles toward
Cape Flattery, and this piece of road
will cost $2,OO0,O0O. Further extern
sions will carry the line to Ozette lake
and down the Pacific ocean shore to
a connection with the Milwaukee line
now reaching north from Grays Har-
Dor.
The citizens of Port Angeles con-
tributed $S5,O00 to the extension. The
country to be invaded Is unpeopled,
but contains the largest hemlock
trees in the world and much cedar,
fir and spruce. The timber holdings
of the Milwaukee line in the Olympic
peninsula are very large. Work will
be begun before January 1.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-12-16
BOOK RANCH
BARN BURNS
Forty Head of Cattle and so
Tons Of Hay Burn--Loss
Said to be $4,000
FOUR ARE SUSPICIONED
Greeks are Arrested--Police
and Sheriff Make Rigid
Investigation

Fire believed to be of incendiary
origin which started shortly after s
o'clock last night completely destroy
ed the big barn at the Book ranch
adjoining the city, South Aberdeen.
Forty head of cattle were burned to
death and forty tons of hay destroy
ed. The loss is estimated by the
ranch tenants to be between $4,000
and $1,000.
News of the disasterous fire reach
ed Aberdeen about o'clock last
night when one of the Greeks rent
ing the ranch appeared at the police
station. He was somewhat excited
and it was some time before any de-
tails of the incident could be secur-
ed. He told the police authorities
that he and his partners suspected
four Of their countrymen. and imme-
diately search was made for them.
Last night Peter Facounes, Jim
Georgia and Gus Papas we're arrest
ed in Hoquiam by Sheriff Ed. Payette
and this morning Peter Facounis
was arrested in the Greek coffee
house on G street.
1t was impossible for the police to
secure definite details Of the fire this
morning. It is understood. however,
that bad blood exists. between the
Greeks.
The men arrested are being held
pending further examination by Sher-
iff Payette.
The four Greeks renting the ranch
are Geo. CLAWS, Bill Cos, Charley Co.
loulis and George Vlahos.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-12-16
CITY ENGINEER
TO RESIGN SOON
Ewart to Stay Until Fill Work
Is Accepted = Talks
to Association

City Engineer Charles W. Ewart will
tender his resignation Immediately
upon the expiration of his term which
will be May 1, 1913. This information
was given out by him at the regular
weekly meeting of the Mutual Pro-
tective association Thursday night.
Engineer Ewart also convinced men,
bers of the association that he was
in earnest regarding the work of the
tide fiat fill and for the reason that
he felt in duty bound to see the work
completed properly, and would not
resign until the work was approved
by the property owners.
eff l had turned the district into
a Garden of Eden, some Of you would
KICK" remarked Ewart. 81 intended
to quit sooner, but will not quit un.
der fire."
AS evidence of their confidence in
Mr.. Ewart, the association rendered
him a rising vote of thanks.
During the evening Councilman A
H. Newell spoke and assured the as
sociation that he would do all in his
power to see that everybody receiv'
ed square deal" He said that he
fully realized the nature of the com
plants coming from many of the
property owners and thought they
were justified. Mr.. Newell outlined
plans whereby each individual com
plant could be given proper atten
ton.
Following Mr.. Newell's remarks
Engineer Ewart again went through
a series of rapid fire questions, and
each of these questions were answer
ed to the seeming satisfaction Of the
association. Mr.. Ewart among 9th
er things said that he believed thu
fill would be in condition within 81,
months. He said, that he for ont
would not recommend the acceptance
Of the work until the property owner'
could walk across their property with
out sinking into the mud.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-12-16
BOY ASKS FOR
COAT, NOT TOYS
Makes Quaint Appeal to
Santa = Elks Will Join
in Good Work

".Dear Santa Claus:
Il am q little boy 10 years old.
Phase send me a rain coat and a
pair Of pants to wear to school l
won't ask you for any toys, as
wear clothes.
Good bye and a Merry Christmas
to you,
George"
And kind providence, yet not with
out the aid of kind Aberdeen resi-
deats, will look after the plaintive
appeal of the youngster whose fore
going quantity pencled request was
placed in the hands of Rev. Charles
MeDermoth this morning.
During the past week, scores of
such letters have been received by
Rev. McDermoth and in each instance
have been given proper attention.
This little fellow lays special stress
ON the fact that he don't want toys
because he wears clothes" and it is
such quaint appeals that touch the
hearts of the good fellows" of the
city whose purses are ever open to
those who are in need.
Eiks Join in Good Work
II was announced this morning that
the local lodge of Elks would give
AN entertainment and Christmas tree
ON Christmas day in the lodge hall
1t is planned to provide two trees
for the little ones, one for the boys
and one for the girls.
1t was suggested some time age
that the lodge give out baskets ol
food for the poor families, but as
this plan was tried several years
asp and proved to be a failure. the
Christmas trees were found to be
mere popular. However. the pres
enfs will not consist entirely Of toys
- clothing will be provided. Th'
names Of the children have been Sc
erred and each will probably be pre-
ssnAea with . stocking from the bril-
nnnfly lighted Christmas tree.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-12-16
EAST ABERDEEN
IMPROVEMENTS
Plan Of City Council Will
Prove Expensive if 1t
Is Carried Out
WILL STOP LARGE PLANT
One Side Of Slade Mill Will
Have to { ose if the
Street Is Torn Up

The important matter of improving
the east entrance to the city will be
before the city council next Wednes.
day night, and the action thereon
should be with regard first to the
city MS a whole. and second to the
interests of those whose property will
pay for the improvement. AS stat
ed before in these columns, the pri-
vate interests of few must give way
to the many, and the council should
be broad-minded enough to ignore the
former and consider the latter alone
It in regrettable that this important
matter should come up at this time
when q municipal election is but a
few months or, and when it will be
diAicult to eliminate personal polit-
ical aspirations from it's solution.
The Herald has interviewed num-
Der of citizens who have interests in
this problem and each of them agrees
that 10 spend $4,000 or $4,000 on
the Heron street bridge would be to
Waste the money. The best sugges-
tin We have heard on the subject,
proposes to proceed Immediately to
pave East Wishkah street from the
WiGhkah river to the eastern line,
ara Benn street from Wishkah to
the West bridge, and to erect wide
bri1go OF the lift pattern at Wishkah
using the Heron street bridge to carry
tn trafIic while the work was being
deae. Later the Heron street bridge
eoald be kept in reserve for emer-
1e1cies, and. should the traffic de-
m1nA 1t, . large bridge could be built
ut that street.
Paving Heron Street
The plan to pave East Heron street
at this time would seem unnecessary
If Wishkah street be improved, and
dts Improvement now is going to cost
the city a lot more money than the
mere cost Of the improvement. When
s. e. Slade, head of the S. e. Slade
Lumber Co. was in the city few
weeks ago and found this improve
ment threatened, he told Manager
Mack to prepare to close down one
half of the plant at the close of the