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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-04

dome. On . day when the high winds
around Capitol Hill caused exen
portly statesmen to walk very close 70
the ground. Porch wAuld essay to
climb UP and up . rigging over the
dome to where. 2s7 fest above the
earth. his heroine awaited his attsn-
tons.
There had bssn Yumors that the
naturaliSed woman Of many elements
was to have = new bonnet Porch
was taking = keen ~intsrset In IT. fash
Joining and correct adjustment to the
head which even the lightning cannot
resist. Then came his strange desire
for . night view Of his lonely charge.
He made the trip successfuily but,
returning. fell the short night lead
ing to his tiny bedroom and died from
his injuries.
II goddesses could get impatient
Miss Freedom would have fretted
over her faithful attendants seeming
neglect and the long delay in her
promised headgear. Superintendent
Elliot Woods tried In vain for time
to ind anyone 10 weary Of life and
eager for. 4 job - 10 undertake that
Of head miliinsr to an aerial fair one.
The seasons came and went and
Miss Freadom continued TO stand In
full view Of IN Warrington arraysd
In Z helmet hat. many styles behind
the tmeA what n her turhan "a
- : platinum With ttpa 1Ar Uoes
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-04

and must have It Improved by q dash
Of foreign fragrance or softened with
almond meal. Actually. the custo-
dian-in-chief Of Freedoms welfare
once admitted that ut times she has
been known to display scales on her
exposed countenance and that all too
frequently her beauty OF expression
u sadly married by = lack OF aqua
pura.
Still. this indifference TO appearance
u not to DO blamed on the woman
in the highest position In Washington.
She has never been accustomed to
bathing herself and her devoted taco
washer Ii. no more.
BY one Of thosa ironies Destiny
sometimes delights In. A. D. Porch
whom everyone at the Capitol called
Jack" because he was steepls
climber-was killed over two years
ago BY fall down little Night OF
four steps In the basement Of the
building. He loved the bronze god
dess and kept her 20 spotiess of COM
piexion and attire that she was =
delight to the eye when the sun
shone. s.csa,ia.e4e,
Born In England ana raised he best
knew how. the little Britisher had .
courage which defied tho laws Of
gravitation. He sIspt In the sub-csi-
,lar Of ths Capitol but spent most Of
hls wabtng honxe 4. ~ abcvs ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-04

fed Washington debutantes Just now
emerging from their schooi.room
shells. Indeed. this woman-whom
q wit Of the House once named Mis-
Juatics-can even scorn the European
pfetensions Of such girls. for she was
created abroad and u an Italian.
While washington feminines are
helping thrifty masseuse to build
apartment houses and enabling Turk
ish bath proprietors to buy Govern
ment bonds she. Hike the orthodox
New England spinster. believes In
staying AZ she was made
or course. there might DO given ~
reason for this that her case 10
hopeless. When any woman passes
the two-hundred mark In avoirdupots
she feels It rather . waste Of en-
deavor to bant and--whisper It dip
lomatically--Miss Freedom at her last
weighing-in tipped the scales at A.
9S5 pounds. or about two tons. She
is 10 feet tall and has foot whose
"size" could not be found In any shoe
store--not even In those down along
the Mississippi river 'front.' where the
.rousta bouts" come TO be shod.
These Items do not disturb the
prominent female At all. What does
saiI. however. Is that her facets no
infrsquentiy washed! Think Of that.
you femIntnes. who conaidAf : daily
Ahlutton u plain WAter TOO plshtan
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costly than the willow plusnss On .
wealthy humAn.n honnet1
And what X II 10 not only N osua-
ment but likewise protsotion-sav-
ing the Capitol from electrical dam
age frequently each summer by draw
Ing Oh the lightning down the already
mentioned ups7 What of II when
every woman who lifts her eyes 70
behold tho majesty Of Miss Freedom
knows she = disgraosd by . head
pieos Of tbs vintage Of ave years
baoki
10 she TO b. condemned to stand
up In full view Of feminine wash
ington another season In that old hat
Even goddeasss have b~sn possessed
Of Notwithstanding to mythology
and who knows but what her plight
may serve a. q horrible example TO
the sufragettes who are slated for .
second hearing before the Rules Com
mittse Ut the Capitol early In De-
cembsr. Certainly her plight might
well bs taken ~ evidence Of what
treatment woman gets when she has
to depend upon the tyrant man for
new clothesi
Only the other day = Guide was
telling smartly gownsd maiden that
the goddess' hat has been "atruck hy
lightning. many times
II don't doubt IT, the vlsitor -
piled. 1T looks it--Ahsolu&sly.'
CAHOLxN C2omR
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-04

Magoon as Governor OF tho Canal
Zone. Mr.. Wallace was the chief en-
gineer, and the other members were
Rear-Admiral Mordecai T. Endicott
Peter c.. Hams. Oswald H. Earnest
and Benjamin NJ. Harrod. But some
how things did not go well on the
Isthmus ana the hostile press OF the
United States, which seemed to take
delight In publishing disagreeabie
stories about the canal work. added
| 10 the spirit OF unrest among the
| workmen Then came an epidemic
packed UP and left the Zone and his
resignation was asked for a few days
later after he had been publicly rep
rimanded by Secretary Taft Mr..
John r. Stevens was the next chief
engineer. He was about to start for
| the Philippines to superintend some
railroad CONSTRUCTION. when So he was
asked to go to Panama. Mr.. Stevens'
| first task was the reconstruction OF
the Panama railroad system, and one
OF the sentences OF his first report on
this work has become famous among
railroad men. "A collision has its
good points as well as bad ones-it
the railroad" The veterans OF the
Zone declare that 1t was Stevens who
made extra inducements to attract
| workmen to the Zone. and that the
high salaries paid at present are due
to him. He became known AZ the
CHER and to this day the men who
were with him In Panama in those
days which tried mems souls speak
"a Slr
Stevens remained on the Isthmus I'M
I'll April Is. 1907. when his resigna-
ton, sent In some time before, went
into effect. President Roosevelt then
declared that it was useless to at
tempt to build the canal with a new
| chief engineer every year, and that
no more civilian engineers would be
placed in charge. II shall turn II
over to the Army" were the Presi-
dents words, and on February IS.
1907, the Third Isthmian Canal Com
mission was appointed and that body
assumed its duties on April LIST. 1907.
and consisted Of:
| Colonel George W. Goethals. Chair
man.
Jackson Smith.
Colonel w. l. Sibert. O. 8. A.
Colonel D. D. Gaillard. q. s. A.
Colonel w. c. Gorgas.
Civil Engineer Fl. Fl. Rousseau.
Mr.. ]. c. 8. Blackburn.
This commission remains the same
at present with the exception OF Mr..
Blackburn, whose place was taken BY
! Maurice H. Thatcher. who was In turn
| succeeded by Richard l. Metcalfe.
jackson Smith was succeeded by Col
| H. r. Hodges, u. g. A., on July 1e,
1908. Colonel Goethals receives q
salary Of $l5.oo0.oo per year. and
each OF the other members u paid
$1l,0oo.oo. Mr.. Joseph Bucklin Bish-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-04
A'Brief History of the Heroes of the
Canal w ork from the Time of De
Lesseps t. the Present Day.
~DD. CRIZZa~0 IGd :.

honor. but It WAS not until year
later that the canal building was
commenced AT this stage 1t was
found necessary to purchase the Pan
anna Railroad, and about SIS. 600. 900
was paid for this by deLesseps. Then
the French Company which was in
charge OF the excavations asked to
be relieved of their contract. deLes-
divided into seven divisions to be
worked by different contractors.
Gambling foarished on the 18TH
mus. champagne flowed like water.
and dehauchery and orgies Of the
widest sort were carried on. Owing
10 the unsanitary condition of the
fsthmus yellow fever had become
rampant and people who attended the
revels one night were often dead or
dying on the following day, and /,
is estimated that nearly sixteen thou
sand persons died during the French
regime. Finally. the crash came. and
when the French Government learn
ed how the stockholders money
had been wasted both deLesseps and
his son were indicted for fraud and
sentenced to Ave years In prison by
the French Courts, but the elder de-
Lesseps died at the age of eighty
eight before this sentence could be
executed
Then came reorganization, and
during the years 1888. 1884 and 1885
the work went on. In the latter year
there was revolution in Colon bia
which caused the canal work to cease
until order had been restored by the
United States. In the meantime our
country was in the throes Of q dis
cussiou as to whether Panama or MIC
aragra was the better route for the
waterway and finally after a series of
incidents too well known to need rep
etition here the United States pur-
chased the canal property from the
French Company for the sum OF $40
600. 10000. Then came an opera
bouffe revolution in which one China
mana non-combatant. lost his life.
The revolution over the United
States at once recognized tho Repub-
lie of Panama NJ. Bunan-Varilia was
appointed the first minister to the
United States by the new Republic of
Panama. and on November IS. 1908.
he signed the Panama Canal Con-
vention" with Secretary Hay. This
was fifteen days after the revolution
and the treaty was officially pro-
claimed the latter part OF February.
1901. after It had been ratified by
the United States Senate. BY this
treaty tknown as the Hay-Bunau-
varilla Treaty. the United States
guaranteed to maintain the inde-
pendence of the Republic Of Pan
anna" and to pay into the treasury
$40. 600. 10000. and beginning nine
years after date to pay an. annual
rental of s25o.o0o.o0. In return for
this the United States were given a
gone ten miles absolutely. the Repuh-
lie of Panama waving all right there
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TO. There Is also a further provision
which reads an follows:
THE Republic OF Panama further
grants TO the United States in per-
petuity the use. occupation and con-
troll of any other lands and waters
outside of the zone above described
which may be necessary and con-
venient for the construction. mainte-
nance. operation. sanitation and pro-
lection of said canal"
In other words, II at any time the
United States feels that the extra land
ton of the canal we may absorb the
whole Isthmus.
Less than a week after this treaty
was signed President Roosevelt ap-
pointed the first Isthmsan Canal Com
mission. These men were at once
confirmed by the Senate. The Com
mission consisted OF the following
men: Major-General George w. Da-
Wis: William p. Parsons who was
fresh from his York on the New
York subway; William II. Burr. a
professor Of civil engineering in a
New York University: Benjam NJ.
Harrod, a civil engineer Of New Or
leans: Carl E. Grunsky. OF San Fran
cisco: Frank T. Hecker. OF Detroit,
and Rear-Admiral John G. Walker.
The brusaue General Davis was APP
pointed Civil Governor OF the Canal
Zone. On his arrival he went to
work with such a vim that ne had lit
tie time to attend the banquets and
dinners which the citizens OF Pan
anna had planned for him, and the
feelings Of these people were deeply
wounded. They proceeded 10 Presi-
dent Roosevelt and finally General
Davis was induced to attend their
banques and all went well.
Some time during June, 1904, Mr..
John Findlay Wallace. who was at
that time General Manager OF the
Illinois Central Railroad, was appoint
ed chief engineer of the canal work.
Mr.. Wallace was regarded as ons OF
the best railroad construction men
In the country and was at that time
about fifty-two years OF iage. When
he reached the Isthmus he found
things In q wretched condition. mis-
cradle living conditions with no sew
ers and no water fit for drinking.
Less than eight hundred men were at
work in the Cut and these were dig
ging with hand tools. 1t was next to
impossible to keep workmen on the
Zone on account OF lack OF decent
housing and food. Mr.. Wallace was
handicapped. too. by red tape. When
enc looks back on those awful days
on the Zone. when there was little
or no ice obtainable. and when water
for bathing had to be caught from
the roofs whore buxzards roasted. It
seems unjust to censurs men for
seeking other climes.
On April LIST. 1905. . second 18th
milan Canal Commission was appoint
ed, Heading this was Theodore p.
Shonts. as Chairman. with Charles e.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-04

OPP has been secretary to the commits
sion since 1905.
Col. GorgnA
Colonel w. C. Gorsas came upon
the scene early In the game for he
accompanied the First Canal Commits
sion to the Isthmus on March 10.
1904. at the request Of President
Roosevelt. Colonel Gorgas IL known
as the man who pulled the teeth Of
the tropics and made the Canal q
livable place for white man. In
deed. 1t Ia very doubtful as to whether
or not the Canal could have been built
by Americans without the aid Of this
distinguished physician. On June 2.
1904, Colonel Gorgas was appointed
chief sanitary officer and he at once
began a campaign against disease un-
like any other ever undertaken, and
one which changed country
once hot-bed OF the most
dread tropical malady into win
ter resort for tourists. Under his
regime yellow fever WAS banished
to such an extent that there has not
been a case of this disease In the
Canal Zone psince 1sos-that Ia. .
case contracted In Panama. Malaria,
too, is q thing Of the past. for the
breeding place OF the malaria mos
quito has been destroyed In 1907
Colonel Gorgas became a member Of
the Canal Commission--a position
which he stil holds. The entire san
itation has been under his Gaze and
by the time tho Canal II finally COM
pleted tho cost OF this work will have
amounted to about $1,000. 10000.
They have changed everything in
Panama but the climate" II the cry
of the average Canal workman. and
this is true, and for this reason I'M
less tho rules laid down by Doctor
Gorgas are carried out to the letter
his work Is in vain. Eternal vig1-
lance 10 the price of health on the
Zone. Quinine has been the chief
medicine in the fght against malaria,
and over fifteen thousand pounds Of
this drug has been distributed tree
to employees since 1905.
Colonel Gorgas Ii q native of Ala
bama, and a man who possesses .
most delightful personality. He II
greatly beloved by everybody on the
Canal from the heads Of the depart
ments to the humblest negro laborsr.
The youngest man Of the present
Commission 70 Civu Engineer II. n.
Rousseau. the young engineer who
made an enviable record In the Navy
Department before he was sent to
the Isthmua. This young man. who
Ia but forty-thres years OF age. has
had = remarkable career In his pro-
fession. Graduating 1T the Rsnssa-
laer Polytechnic Institute In 1891. he
became q drauEhtsmAn ana engineer
in the United States Navy In 1895
with the rank of lieutenant IN 1898
he was sent to washinEton - ensi-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-04

- j be either q Hetty Green or
radiant beauty. according to popular
belief Yet. there Is an heroic MEM
Der Of the sex feminine in Waahing-
ton. ID. c.. who. though neither OF
the two mentioned. manages to hold
the admiration of every tourist and
statesman up on Capitol Hill. Not
only does she rise superior to her Sis
tiers. but she looks down upon them
all!
While they pirate Of woman's rightA
she typifies and IS Freedom. Justice.
or Liberty-just as the fancy OF her
visitors prefer. She is deaf and dumb
and forty-nine years old. and yet not
even Madame Du sPompadour, IN all
the LONELINESS OF her half century.
received greater homage from man
kind.
OH. yes, Of course there II =, catch.
The lady In question--for not even
the most cynical would dare dispute
her right to the title--adorns the top
mest pinnacle OF the dome OF the ma
Ittan's Capitol.
-. :. " hat+ i.tSt . bronze statue the
sophisticated may excIaim. Even no.
but possessed of greater personality
than many of ~ rtcheat 3orsign-
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"NY woman who can command
the respect Of an entire city
In d bonnet i've years old must
-ha either a Hetty Green or q
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-01

W. McCrary, geologiEt, IS here IN
ffu'efest Of one Of the big produc.
ompanies. He has spent several
M the field and Is close obsery.
the formations and talks inter
fsy OF the HealdtOn pool
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-01
BUT
D|DN' 7 TELL HOW
DR.. MCKINNEY, FORMER MEAT
INSPECTOR HERE, DENIED
DAMAGES By SUPREME COURT

Oklahoma City, Feb. 2S.-C. L
McKenney, former meat aud food in
spector Of Ardmore, failed TO OBJ
tain damages from Arch Carpenter
and .hirty-four other citizens Of his
city as the result Of the publication
Of a petition signed by them in
March, 1911, asking for his rem1y-
al from Office, which action was ap-
pealed 10 the supreme court from
the Carter county district court.
NcKenney alleges in his petition
that the article published contained
slandeTous. malicious. scandslous
and defamatory words about him,
but he failed TO set out either the
words used or the substance. Judge
g. 3. Riuenhouse Of the supreme
court commission division No. y
held that the petition was defective
for thar reason, and in an opinion
handed down Friday affirmed the
Judgment Of the lower court which
made the same ruling
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-01
HOTEL QUESTION
IS POPULAR
WHILE OTHER QUESTIONS MAY
BE AS VITAL, CITIZENS ARE IN
slsTENT FOR HOTEL.

The announcement that Charley FRA
ley would build a hotel at the corner
of Broadway and A street NJ ap-
pearing in the issue Of Friday, was
good news 10 many citizens Of this
city because they realize that Charley
Fraley usually does what he sets out
10 do, and at present be has made up
his mind that q hotel is Z necessity
that he must furnish.
Mr.. Fraley's proposition is meeting
with the hearty approval Of some OF
the best business men Of the city who
have given hin assurance that they
viii assist in every way possible TO
ward building : structure that win not
only be an ornament 70 the City but
VIII be a necessity as vel
The plans and drawings Of the
building are in the Office Of J. =
White, and the house VIXEN complete
viii be a thing Of beauty.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-01

operations, has assumed tremendous
proportions since the valuation Of
the country's interstate carriers
was undertaken.
1t is understood that p. J. Farrell,
solicitor Of the commission for many
years, is 10 be detached TO serve
as legal adviser 20 Commissioner
Prouty, chairman cf the valuation
board and to organize the force
Of lawyers that will be employed all
over the country by the board. II
is estimated that the valuation viii
not be completed in less than six
wears.
In connection with Mr.. Folks
selection, officials commented Thurs
day night On the fact that Herbert
Spencer Hadley, another former
governor or Missouri had been cho-
sen By the railroads 10 represent
them before the commission IN the
valuation proceeding Mr.. Badley
was attorney general Of Missouri
during Mr.. Folks term as governor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-01

Drumright, a distance of % miles.
The business men Of the two
towns that will be connected BY the
] perfect highway are behind the
movement and will furnish the nee
4 essary financial assistance. Col
Suggs will be met there by H. A.
Collins. assistant state engineer, and
they will then proceed to Drum
right.
We will map OUT the route and
make a tentative estimate Of the
cost Of construction Of the road, 81
said Mr.. Suggs. we will have a
written report ready TO submit 70
the good roads believers Of the two
towns at meeting on March g."
A ways means committee is
now working securing the funds fOr
the building Of h. road On ac-
count Of certain requirements thai,
must be met that in this venture
are impossible. according TO the
Highway commissioner, state funds
cannot be secured 10 assist in the
improvement.
i would Ike 70 see and believe
l viii if the movement is given
little agitation, the road extended
from Sapulpa to Tulsa. That would
then give Us 45 miles Of the best
road in The state and would con
meet Drumright and Tulsa as well as
all intervening towns along the line
Of the road" said Col Suggs.
Mr.. Suggs was very enthusiastic
over the meeting just adjourned at
Wichita Kan. and SAYS that much
Of importance wa accomplished.
The convention went on record as
directly opposed 10 the law in ef-
feet II Kansas prohibiting a trac-
ton engine weighing in excess Of
GO,0o0 pounds passing over any OF
The stS.e roads.
According 70 Mr.. .Suggz. % Of the
T6 counties in Oklahoma have al
ready agreed TO abandon forever
the tin culverts and bridges.
He was reticen: = regard 70 the
present political situation in the
state. saving that he would rather
discuss, a. present better roads.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-01

garllcsylllo. okla. Fob 2S-iiar.-
old ~ Davis. the yoar-o'd son oi
ar and Afrs W. r Davis. formerly
residents Of uartlos,il'', was burn
81 "a death yesterday when tho Da-
Js home I'm Usage Junction was
destroyed by nre Tho child was
bropgir hero This morning and bur
lod ln White Rose cemetery.
Tho cause ~ Tho hre " no'
known. Mr. Davis was az worh
aot Nr. Davis had ieft the h'u7'
io gai pail of va'or When enc
,.,ursed a few moments later The
boBsa was all abla7a Hha rescued
,ha child. but ny' until it had been
fatally bufnod
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-01
WOLF WAS FINED
FIFTY DOLLARS
AND GIVEN SOME GOOD ADVICE
BY MAYOR ROBERTS IN POLICE
COURT YESTERDAY.

He was registered at the police sta
ton, and in addition to his reguls
name. he publicly announced on the
streets Of the city Friday night tha,
he was a Pennsylvania Wolf, and
wanted room in which TO properly
howl when the spirit, or rather thg
spirits moved him He wandered into
a local drug store and insisted upon a
perfect stranger smoking with him
When informed by the stranger that
smoking was not one of his bad hab-
its, he whipped out a young cannon,
5abbed the muZzle into the waist lire
OF the stranger and told him that he
wanted 10 see some incense arise. This
started young stampede that was
ended at the Royal theatre, where he
created more CONSERVATION by the dis
play Of his siX-gun, and women and
children made a hasty exit. About this
time he ran afoul Of a policeman who
proceeded TO put a crimp in his hilarity
and he was landed in the city bastile
behind the cold bars Of cell. Yester-
day morning he was in a repentant
mood and pleaded guilty to charges
or carrying a gun and disturbing the
peace. and was fined twenty-five doi-
lars in each case, which was paid. He
went back 10 the oil fields a ssdder.
wiser. and poorer man to the extent Of
the above amount.