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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-07

acquired the revolution habit. ana it
VIII be some time before condition
OF permanent peace can be established
there Nevertheless, Central \ merics is
improving. although the several repub-
lies composing it are not so free as
ours. We Panamarians have more lib
erty of speech. For instance. mr. enc
mics call me d tyrant and make no
reply II one should denounce GER
tain Of the presldents of the republics
north OF US. he might hear from his
denunciotion in no favorable way.
The pnnnna Of the Future.
The conversation here turned to the
Panama Republic and its prospects, and
President Arosemena said:
II am enthusiastic over the future OF
Panama IT. is the baby OF the nations.
the youngest of all Of tho republics.
1t is sui In It's swaddiing clothes. and
what We are doing Take the city OF
Panama. It mad only 1900 people
nine years ago. ana it has now $1,000.
1t viii have 10000 as soon as the canal
is completed Colon. at the other side
Of the lsthmus, mad 5000 population
wien you made your deal with the
French it has 1000 now. and we
have ether towns which have greatly
increased"
But VIII not this population drop
when We stop our work on the cansl2'
asked.
Il think not" replied the president.
Colonel Goethais says tho United
States may hove 10 keep soldiers here
to the number Of 10, 900, and also tina;
II Will take 2.500 additional employees
70 run the canal These people viii
spend great deal Then sc shall
nave tine tourist travel which is al
ready coming by thousands. That vii
steadily increase. II will give us =
stream Of travellers passing through
and dropping dollars into Panama anc
Colon. WHY take your own people
All q YOU Americans viii .certainis
want TO come to see the canal Their,
are ninety millions OF You. and ever
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Recreation Grounds Where Rich and Great Abandon
ny JouN ELrurru WATKINS.

BY JOHN ELFHETH WATKINS.
IT HE faded statesman and captain
OF Industry now seeks reeuper-
alton in his country club Every
city. every summer colony OF the elite
now boasts OF such a plaisanoo where
men. and women may foregather for
recreation and relaNati Vast for
tunes are now invested In these gar
den spots despite the fact that the coun-
try club proper was not trsnsplanted
from England into America until lsS&,
lust thirty years ago. q am correct
in this II the boast IS well founded
that our oldest institution OF this cate
CORY is the Brookline. Mass. Country
club modelled after that OF Hurting
ham. near LondonD But before l am
finished with this seesonable topic |
Will tell you also OF some OF our great
clubs which although situated III the
open. arc not country Clubs in tht Eng
lish sense.
Playground OF Our Statesmen.
No country club in the land has such
a long string Of notables upon its roll
as that of Chevy Chase, near the Nat
ionnl Capital The tagged statesman
viii tell you that his nerves could not
stand the strain of detention in Wash
ington this torid season were II not
for his card Of membership at Chevy
Chase
President of the United states as also
members OF the supreme Court the
cabinet. Congress and the diplomatic
CORPS are members OF this distinguish
ed corporation, now in its twentieth
year.
According to its constitution the
boa I'd of governors may acmit as non
orary members the President and
Vice President of the United States, and
the persons who have held those OFF
fees" There is also a provision OF
the bylaws admitting foreign dipio-
mats ana officers OF the army, navy and
marine CORPS on temporary duty In
Washington. to the resident member
ship list. even when II is fun to the
authorized limit
Most any pleasant afternoon OF the
week the President may be seen driv-
ing and putting over the velvcty
Stones of Chevy Chase. whose golf
course is esteemed among the finest in
the world and the Vice President is
also a devotec of the same game Col
Roosevelts favorite game. tennis, is
also a. feature OF the CLUB as are
squash, bowling, polo and trap shoot
ing.
II also ranks well up as a hunt club.
Its recent master OF hounds was the
wealthy Washingtonian Clarence
Moore, who went down with the IT,
tanic.
New 100000 Clubhouse
The original Chevy Chase CLUB mouse
was a farm residence dating back to
tho colonial days. Wtt0lin the past
year new hundred thousand dol
lar club house-a massive stone struc-
ture. 17s feet long-has been opened.
TIL" entire first floor. OF the central
portion is 't.rown into a spacious as
..semh;y ROOM aoove which are a dining
room and kitchen One of the wings
contains tearoom and lockers for wo-
men, The building faces the golf links,
and upon Its broad porches, hroaching
Immediately upon the green sward,
luncheon parties and lounsers arc iso-
lated from nearby Connecticut Avenue
This Improvement gives the Chew
Chase city home equal to that OF any
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at as Low as a doiIar-a piece. that would
give us sso.o0o.0oo 10 start with. IL
you should spend $40 apiece the amount
would soon reach billion
Mig Hotels 10 Be Built
But can you accommodate the crowd
Yes We shall have big hotels FOR
tho tourists" said Dr. Arosemena, and
the tourist trave, Will bring in d great
deal Paris gets a thousand million
francs every year out of tourists. and
Switzerland feeds fat upon them. There
is no reason why We should not do
likewise"
DO you not think that the Ameri-
cans will have cities OF their own
here?'
Very likely So There will probably
be great business city al Balboa. but
that will be in the swamps. and while
it VIII contain the warehouses and great
stores it will hardly be Mt for the
hotels. and the residences. Panama
will be the Brooklyn, the residence
quarter. and we shall have street cars
which will go back and forth in I'VE
minutes. The people OF Balboa Will do
their business there and come to Pan
anna for the night"
Chances for Money Making.
But mas Panama nothing else but
hotels 20 offer TO the world?'
she has a great deal more said the
president THE Panama republic Is
one Of the richest countries in the top
les and by modern sanitation the most
~ 1t can be made one OF the most
healthy II is now open to settlement.
and we will DO what We can TO en-
/ courage the establishment OF small
forms and farmers We are Offering
! land in tracts Of fifty hectares. or about
2i7 acres. At little over 20 cents an
acre. and 20o hectares at stin less
4
i goes up. the price goes down. and we
I are doing everything We can to en-
/ courage development We have been
! building roads in many of the prov
| inces. and we now nave in the neigh
! borhood Of 500 miles OF roads and owe
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ing rooms and dining rooms. The
Sheltered vcrandas overlook an old or
chard scattered with tables There are.
besides the great polo field a dozen
tennis courts and golr course OF
eighteen holes.
Paradise of Fnnnncc Hangs.
The closest corporation holding a.
vacation paradise OF the American
multimillionaire is the Jekyl ~
Club. This island ~@
coast, is said to he
United States which
can md comfortably u.,n Yet,
which guarantees him absolute escape
from the telegraph, the cable and the
long distance phone. one hundred OF
our wealthy inanciers bought the en-
tire island. and founded there the rich
est and most exclusive as well as the
most inaccessible club of the world.
Among the members are j. p. Morgan,
William Rockefeller, the Goulds, James
stillman, James j. IIill Cyrus Nc
Cormac and the Pultziers.
, When AIR Morgan, FOR example, goes
down to this Eden ia search OF re-
creation his private car is detached
from the main line at a wayside sta
ton in Georgia and local nanls it
for an hour through the swamp5 and
forests to wharf where ne steps
| aboard a trim little launch. which
steams across the bay ana lands him
upon the island shore near to the spa
| cious clubhouse. which Is more pre-
| tentious than the average seaside hotel.
! From It's balconies he sees upon the
east the rollers of the ocean pounding
| the low, sandy beach. ana upon the
west succession OF iasoons. iniets.
creeks and thoroughfares threading
their way through miles OF semi-tropi
cal swamp The nearest town is ten
miles away. Jrp and down the isle he
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TO be supplied by the Isthmus. It
seems TO me there should be a great
deal of money in cattle raising. AS
it is now. lean cattle may be purchased
at from SIS TO $40 head. After they
nave been grazed for tx months they
VIII bring $40 and upward"
Real Estnte Mt Panama.
What opportunities have you out
side OF farming"
There is great deal of money TO
be made In real estate" said the pres
ident. with the completion of the
canal there is sure to he a demand Tor
farm lands and plantations of various
| kinds There is a steady rise In real
estate values also. both at Panama
and Colon l have property here which
is worth ten times what / paid for Il
few years ago. and ! have put up a
building at Colon which cost mo only
$1,000. and which has been netting me
500 per month in rents. That prop
erty is now paying for the building
every year | know of buildings here
in Panama which are doing as we'll
Rents arc exceedingly high. and wa
have number of men who have
grown rich out of their real estate
deals We have several Snillionaires.
and some of them have incomes OF
over $4,000 year. Tho Panaman'an
minister ut Washington receives some
thing like $4,000 per month from his
real estate investments, and I ventura
that NJ. Espinoza. of this city, does
: equally Well"
Banks Which Pay Dividends.
And then there is great deal OF
money IN banking" continued the
president. You can loan here all the
money you have on good security at
or Q per cent The old rate of in
terest used to nc "a per cent. but we
/ have cut that down by establishing
/ our national bank. which makes loans
| on real estate al per cent. ond on
! ievci.y and other collateral al per
cent That bank has million and a
! half capital, and It's net pronts last
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TIE NEW PORT CASINO.

rendezvous when the President moves
the capital to the north shore. Diplo-
mats VIII come over by tho dozens from
their summer colonies at Manchester
blythe Sea and the nearby resorts. The
clubs stables have accomm odations for
SADDLE and driving horses. and many
merry coaching parties start from lite
gates.
While the golf course here is ex-
cellent the President--who spends much
time within the grounds, diverting him.
self in other ways--prefers. for his
favorite game. the links Of Myopia Hunt
Club. at Hamilton nearby. The club
house OF this organization was orig
inally an old farm manor. built in 1772
and you can see by its picture that tho
exterior is by no means elaborate. But
the interior has been made say by
Modern appointments. Adjacent to 1t
are a ladies' annex. and indoor tennis
court, stables and kennels.
The original interests of It's members
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year were 100000. The other banks
make more"
What is Panama doing to open UP
the interior of the country?"
Not as much as We could wish" re-
Piled the president. 1--WE have some
roads. and we expect to build more
We have had plans for railroads. but
the time Is not yet ripe to build them,
All that will come. and in the end we
shall be thickly populated land
Gold and Pearls.
How about your mines?"
We have some gold mines working
right here In the central part of the
isthmus, and there are others at
Darien. We know that we have COP
per and other minerals. but the coun-
try has not been thoroughly prospect
cd"
How about your pearl fsherics?"
They have produced great dcal in
the past. but we have not been taking
care of them and they do not yield
what they did. l have been interested
in pearls myself. and my father sold
one pearl for s4,50O II weighed
twenty three *arats, and was OF a
beautiful shape and fine color. That
pearl would bring 10000 to-day. I
think If we should let the pearl fish,
cries lie still for a while and keen
closed season for fishing that we
might make that profitable indus
try"
How about the hidden gold of Pan
anna? 1t is said that YOU have islands
near your coasts where the treasures
of the Incas arc buried and also that
there is gold under Old Panama"
THAT is the stuff that dreams are
made Of" replier the president. Many
have hunted for those treasures. and
have never found them. We have now
made a road TO Old Panama. and 1t
is probable that something may be dis
covered there"
rs there any chance TINT Panama viii
De annexed TO the United States?"
II do not any possibility OF that al
present" said Or. Arosenmena I'VE are
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country club Of America.

country CLUB OF America.
a close rival OF Chevy Chase in its
number of notable members is now the
Essex Country Club, social hub OF the
Massachusetts north shore. where again
this summer the summer capital col
ony VIII be located. All through the
summer the magnificent grounds OF
this plisance Will he n continuous scene
of gaycty--ot tournaments, concerts
and teas. 1t is the most exclusive
country club In the Bay State. Its 200
acres include many old-time estates.
The clubhouse. seen in the accompany
ing photograph. stands upon rising
land far back from the road, and is
approached through broad avenue.
opening between widespreadins lawns
its piazzas> and windows overlook an
excellent tennis court, and beyond are
golf links.
The President is member here also
and many other notables upon the
Chevy Chase rolls will shift to this
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81 found soldiers on guard as I entered
the pulace.r
clad 10 havo you as our great and good
friend, and want 70 work along with
you as FAR as we can. believe that our
people would prefer to DO Independent"
At This point l rose to 90, but the Presl-
dent asked mo to wait moment and hayG
some refreshments. y moment later
ana we drank 10 the health OF our respec-
tive countries as we said goodbye.
The Next President of Panama.
As to who the next President OF Panama
Will be, this Is not sure The election VIII
take place about week after this letter ia
published. such elections are held upon
sunday, and this is one is set FOR the second
sunday in July There are two candidates,
tration candidate. This Is Pedro Diaz.
formerly governor OF Panama, and quito re-
Gently treasurer general. lie Is an able
man ana popular one The other randl-
date might be called Theodore Roosevelt
OF the republic. II is Or. Bollsario Porras.
tho former minister TO tho United states,
Porras belongs TO tho people. md he hockA
with the masses lie has had q lot of
trouble during his candidacy and his enc
mics have resorted 10 all sorts OF tricks
10 prevent his nomination and election.
Among these was the theft Of some notes
and official papers from the Panama leEa-
the rough draft OF the policies he expected
to follow out president which included
American At the head. They we're publish
ed and 4, Was thought that 1t would iniure
tho Porras party IN the campaign. In ad-
dillon to this tho men who stole his IA pers
planned to bring suit against Porrns for
allowing his payers 70 be srolen, 1t wna
claimed that they were mart OF the public
records. and that officer of the republun
should allow the records 10 be taken avn .
Copyright. 1872 by Frank C. CsrpentS
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-16
Prisoners Change
Clothes to Remove
Evidence in Case

In order to eliminate certain incrim-
mating evidence, namely, a flashy blue
suit. BERTHE Jesse Lee wildly. who stole
sos in cash and checks from the Nebraska
Telephone company and was returned
here from a little town in the state.
traded clothes with Oscar Adamson In
the city jail yesterday. The exchange
was not noticed until later. when Adam
son was walking out Of the police sta
ton. after being discharged.
Acting Chief OF Detectives Devereese
recognized the suit as the one which
Willlby was wearing when arrested and
which he procured from Morris store at
l07 South Sixteenth street upon a forged
check and stopped him. He was sur
prised to find q different man wearing
the suit. Suspecting that something was
wrong, he detained Adamson until WILL
lihy was brought in, and willIby was
seen wearing Adamson's clothes, As
result Of williby's anxiety TO dispose Of
the suit he will wear overalls during his
confinement in the county jail awaiting
trial. He was bound over to the district
court In $500 bond after waiving prelim-
mary hearing.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-16
FAVOR A WHEEL TAX LAW
Commissioners See Opportunity to
Improve Omaha Boulevsrds.
LARGE sum COULD BE LEVIED
Other Cities and Would Net
Omaha sI25,O00 to $780,
600 Annually.

A vehicle tax ordinance. designed to
compel owners Of all wheeled convey
ances. except baby carriages. to raw an
annual license, will DC considered by the
new commissioners during their first year
in office.
Such tax is now levied on vehicles by
other cities and city hall officials saw
II would net Omaha between $1,000 and
sl5aooo per year.
There are nov more than $50 automo-
biios in Omaha A tax additional to the
one now paid by autoists, ranging from s.
to 81 Per year. according to the way thu
commissioners saw II, would not be ex-
brilliant it Is argued
Agreeable to Autoists.
\ think 1t would be fair enough" said
one automobile driver. and ! would
willingly pay it TO help maintain thu
bouicvards. We are chiefly responsible
for damage done the boulevards and
ought to be willing to bear fair share
OF the expense Of maintaining them
A vehicle tax would also compel drivers
Of buggies. wagons and vans to pay an
nually into the city treasury from S to
rs each. This money could be used at
the discretion Of the commissioners Be
cause the appropriation OF sl.coooOO al
lowed by the charter has been made this
year. the tax would be OF no avail
However. those interested believe when
the charter is written. IL II ever is.
vehicle tax would be one OF the provisions
and would relieve the financial situation
considerably. while it would work hard
ship on none.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-16

health certificate from reputable physl-
clan.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-16
Pioneer Minister
is Dead of Old Age
at Home in Benson

Rev. \. NJ. Totmsn. pioneer resident Of
Nebraska, died Of apoplexy and infirmi-
ties due to advanced age. yesterday morn
ing at O'Clock at his home In Benson.
lie was Il years old.
Rev. Totman was born In oswcgo. n.
Y, on April 2, 1888. grew to manhod and
was married there. In earlier years he
worked as q cooper. He served in the
civil war and afterwsrd entered the Bap-
list ministry. He came TO Long Pine
Neb.. In 1889 and In 1898 removed to Ben
son, where he engaged both in the min
istry and truck farming until his retire
ment
His wife. together with whom he cele-
bsted his sixtieth wedding annivery In
1895. survives him. There are also three
daughters, Mrs, Hattie FNurgeson OF
n. D.; Mrs. Nettle Morris Of
Seattle and Miss Cora Totman OF Ben
son. Corlis Totman Of Chadron. There
are four grandchildren and one great
grandchild.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-16
Society Works for
Laws to Restrict
Certain Marriages

J. A. Leayitt. ID. D.. superintendent Of
the State Society for the Friendless. 10
visiting clergymen and asking them to
cooperate with him and his society to se-
cure the passage OF law prohibiting
the marriage Of confirmed paupers. GRIM
mails. imbeollss, habitusl drunkards and
those suffering from contagious or yener-
cal diseases.
DR.. Lesvitt 10 also sending out a cir
cular In which he gives the following five
reasons for the law; Frequency Of d.
vorce. Increase Of pauperism. vice and
crime. deterioration Of the race, bad
morals. cost Of crime.
I'VE submit TO our brethren" said DIR.
Leavitt. that these are weighty reasons
for the passage Of a restricted marriage
Law. All OF you will admit and ought to
work for a Ia what would prevent q
couple marrying unless they have a
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-16
Omaha Real Estate
Exchange Has a Big
Birthday Talkfest

The Omaha Real Estate exchange cele-
brated Its twenty-fifth anniversary at
the meeting yesterday by informal dis
cussion and "reminiscences. The articles
OF incorporation. filed october 30. 1885,
and the list Of charter members were
read. As the membership list was read
of the different members volunteered
reports on the ones in the list. many
having died and several scattered
throughout the United States and Europe.
or the list those who remain are; George
Wallace. A. r. Turkey, ID. C. Patterson.
ID. V. sholes. F, d. wead, J. W. Robbins
and W. T. Graham.
T. 3. Clarkson was president OF the
original organization, with W. H. Green
and P. b. Woodleaf as vice president and
secretary-treasurer. respectively. There
were sixty.two members.
The exchange accepted the invitation OF
the Commercial club to attend the sew
enth home trade excursion TO be made
to the new Burlington freight depot
Thursday.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-16
BRIEF CITY NEWS
Havs Root Print II

Havs Root Print Il
=. .. CLARK. signs. 18th ana Douglas
Electric Kair Dryers, Burgess-Grsnde,
Patsy Havsy HAfes Gardsn-Pstsy
Haye., police desk sergeant. is enjoying
his ten-day vacation by planting garden.
W. L. Marshall, night sergeant. goes
upon sis annual leave shortly.
Burglars are Frtghtsned-After re-
moving the rear storm door and a large
plate glass in the front door the burglars
who ransacked the furnishing store d:
J. Friedman, ~ North Sixteenth street.
became frightened and left without steal
ing anything. Friedman found the storm
door and the glass some distance away
from his place Of business and clothing
dlsarrsnged
Farewell to Csstsnar-Pupils. friends
and patrons of CASTELAR, school have been
invited TO a farewell celebration Friday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. The invitation is
general and is issued by Henry Jourdan.
president OF the class Of 49, The ceIe-
hration is over the fact that the CasteI-
lar school will 60 out of commission this
year and will be replaced neat year by a
new structure, now nearly complete.
Deer Addsd TO Zoo at Rivsrview-Two
deer have been added to the menage-ie
at Rverview park. They were unloaded
from the crate fighting against imprison-
ment, and turned loose in the park. The
deer, two does. are the gift of Charles
Barton and come from his ranch at
De Soto, Neb. There are now four fine
bucks at Riverview and healthy herd
Of does. although several died within
the last year.
Nice Eat Charities sesds-Mice have
invaded the offices Of the Associated
Charities and wrought havoc with the
collection Of garden seeds sent for free
distribution by Uncle Sam. An appeal is
being made to those who intend planting
something this spring to come in and
secure the seed before the mice have
spoiled all. We don't mind the mice"
said Miss Porter Of the Charities" in
fact. We rather enjoyed having them
around. But now that they have started
in on destruction OF our garden seeds we
would be willing TO dispense with both
mice and seed
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-16
VERDICT FOR INJURIES
IS GIVEN TO CRIPPLE

A verdict for $1,000 was returned yes
terdsy in the suit brought by Smith
Arbuckle against the Armour Packing
company IN United States district court.
The jury was out from O'Clock yester-
day afternoon to 10 o'clock Tuesday night
when their finding was sealed.
Arbuekle sued the packing company for
$4,000 for injuries sustained while in its
employ. Leaning on a crutch he pre-
scented a sorrowful picture in the taking
Of testimony and arguments while the
case was on trial
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-16
SEWER CONNECTIONS MUST
BE MADE BEFORE JUNE ONE.

Citizens who have not made sewer con-
nectlons. either through delay or because
an extension OF time has been granted.
win be forced 10 make such connectionsli
before the first OF June or face the pos
sibility OF arrest Warrants will be pre-
pared and served on those who have been
notified and have not made connections
by the first OF the month. ,,