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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. WEDNESDAY EVENINO. JULY, 15. 1908. III! I IKF 111 1.1 1 -- THEIR JOBS th par fore under flm and wh Inherited No Time for Loafers and Drunkards in Panama ' Canal Zone Workers Can Troud of Work Done. th old rraooh ra cy th comany with the other aat canal. Ha wu emDlovad bv th lean when thay began operation wants to ae th job finished. Ha an pay off aa many men In a alven tlma aa any man on th lathtnua, and th m la ta k(. hp make are aa faw and far be tween aa four-leavd clover. There are nearly 8,000 whlta people In the canal aone, out of a total popula tion of mora than IS.OOO. Of these obout 1.S00 ara women and 1.100 are children who Uva In canal eommlaalon quarters. About 17 per eent of the white men In the Bona are aliens, moatly Spaniards and Itallana. but only a very mall per cont of the women and chil dren are not Americana. Tha working force averages about 1,800 men with the canal eommlaalon, and about 6.600 vrn ins I'annma railroad. Approxl mat el y 11,000 are at work on tha exca rations, tm dredging there are Borne 6.O0O at work. On other contributory C,. MnnoY' All Aiy !en(ra;d, making a force of approxl- bave iionej in )mntely ,K0H0 at worlton !he COnstruo- ilon work or all kinds on the canaL Balarl for Woman. . There w slightly more than 200 women employed on the canal, of whom about 90 per cent are with th com mission and the remainder are with Did Panama railroad. The highest sal dry paid to a woman Is 1175 a month, and the lowest $50. The average la about J73. It Is not the policy of tha commission to employ many women. and these It doea employ are mainly related to men living; In married Quar ters who furnish them a horn. Tha commission finds that It would ooat more proportionately to furnish Di for women than for men. No one can Imagine the difficulties that beset tha Americana who manage the great work or digging tn canal. Many Is the day when It ralna two or three Inehaa In an hour or twe Of course thla makes veritable seaa of mud of th Me dumns where they de posit the excavated material, and these seas are almost without bottom. To stop hauling until these dried out would be out of th question, for It would cut down the total monthly exca vations very seriously. On the other hand to run their dirt trains on the dumps means that many of them will literally sink Into the mud. Yet the dump foremen, the yard master and the others In command courageously takw the responsibility and the work foes forward. Sometimes It Is hour and hours before they can (ret a train off a sunken track, pat here In the canal none no on ever says die, and the work goea merrily on, rain or no rain. Bain ran tn Torrent. No one In the state ever saw It rain much harder than It did her one day not long ago. In less than two hours dearly three inches of rain had fallen. And yet when I asked the division superintendent how much dirt they had rotten out of Culebra that day he handed me the cheering Information that it had amounted to 40,000 cubic yards of material, which ia at the rat of 1,000,000 cubic yards a month for Culebra cut alone. Riding on a dirt train after a rain I asked the conductor how ho managed to keep hi orders dry while such a downpour wag falling. "Orders be hanged!'' he replied. "I have to carry everything In my mind when these rains falL Even rubber coats will not keep one dry during these Panama rain." And h went on his way singing as if he didn't mind such a shower more than a duck would. The steam shovel enarlneara of tha canal hold the record as being about the only people in the employ of the United States who ever conducted a successful strike against the govern ment for higher wages. They were getting S185 a month, .with six weeks' leave with pay and quarters besides. but they thought It was not enough.1 Thoy struck and the force dwindled from 65 to 13. New men were secured, but things did not go well, and the president and his advisers decided to give them their- present wages, 1210 per month. This brought all the other classes or steam shovel and trainmen proportionate increases. Longing for Hon. The average length of time Americans stay on the isthmus is a little more than two years. There la something enervating In the climate which, to gether with the lack of opportunities for rational diversion, seems to make a man, alter ne has been here two or three years, have longlnge for home which ha cannot overcome. During? the wet season the winds seem so laden with moisture that they pass men by unable to cool their brow. On the whole It la very- depressing thourh It is not unneaiiniui, A construction engineer who has to De out in tne not sun all day long told me that In the 20 months he has been on the isthmus he had never had headache from heat. Sunstroke are all but unknown. On tlie whole. Uncle Bam has em. ployedon this great Job as fine a force or workers as can be found anywhere. These men are terribly in earnest Be fore them the dirt Is flying, barriers are being broken down, and the promise or nope is oeing redeemed bv the assur. ance of ouccess. This canal force Is inaeea a nooie army, and there can be no doubt that It will succeed In cutting the mighty ditch that will loin 1n weri- iock me waters or tne two greatest oceans or me gioDe. By FREPEIUC J. IIASKIX. (Copyright. 1908. by Frederic J. llaskln.) Washington. July 15.-The impres sion one gets from a stay among the men who constitute the Ameri can contingent of the Isthmian canal force is that every man seems to feet himself the owner pi the canal, '.nd is anxious to get the job com pleted a oon as possible in order that he may begin to get income from, it instead of suffer a pe outgft. Every one of the 5.WU or more Americans connected with the undertaking is deadly m earnest He 1 ia proud of the record .that is be ing made and seems to be Imbued -with the desire to have " hand in the making of thia record. The time for loafers, time-server, drunkards and shirkers is past. v X weeding out process ha been going on for a year now. The inducements which can be held out are strong enough to attract good men, and the commls lon no longer find Itself under the - necessity or tolerating mcuui.. ti man who care more for the "cup that cheers" than f Of the canal oon rina weminvw " thev say on th Isthmus when a man lose hi position. xnow . ! OI tnese. no u on.n 1 nm "i... K. -irturad in nosi- tlon. . He is the only man on the Ith mus that ha a word to ,ay alnt the work. H threatens all orta of expos ure. He will tell you that he has a friend In eongres and that h I going . v... . . inmit nt on that will re veal the shameful conditions. He, per haps. Intend irolnfr to Peru or ome other plac wherithey pay good wages and appreciate good men that Is If he can rat th passage money. But without exception It 1 all .klck be cause he baa lost a Job or has been dropped to a lower position. All Ar Satisfied. Everybody else Is satisfied. Most of the men in the construction work are all old hand at the, business. They have come in from everywhere. Borne of them have spent years in -construction work in tropical countries and call themeelvea "Tropical Tramps." But - they have no aversion to hard work. "Years of residence In th tropics have Inured them to climatio conditions, and years of experience have taught them o car for their health. They have 1 known condition elsewhere and are ' qualified to speak. "Without exception ' 7 they "will tell you that they make more a 1. - . . A 1 t r .n f t f.Tl V ' money ana imva voiy whuiuwh - atructlon work better than anywhere else they have ever been, ... - J-wet a foreman of one of tne big dlrtyards, the one at Pedro Miguel, where they make up the dirt trains for tha big dump at La Boca. Ha told i" h had been on construction work in the United State. In Peru, in Bolivia, Ecuador and Brazil, and that nowhere had he been . able to save as mucn innntr aa on the Isthmus canal. He aid that everything that men could reasonably ask was given them. I heard i. the lamt thing from a hundred sources, from men who have opportunity to lrnow At the La Boca dumps I met several men who had been on construe- ' uonuon worn in iua vi j - ai and they, without exception, declared that conditions down here, 2,400 land -mllen from New York, were better tnan ther had even known on big construc tion jobs m tne very neari or me states. Best of Talent. From th chief engineer down, it seem that the best talent obtainable has been secured for the prosecution of the work. The engineers or tne con struction department are all men who have mad good In their respective fields. For instance. Civil Engineer 8a vllle who ha charge of the experiments at the Gatun dam, was selected for that work because of hi proven ability in connection with the wachuetts dam ' near Boston, an engineering problem of a similar nature as the construction of the Gatun dam. These mea. also know how to get all bands under them to doing a maximum amount of work, and are accomplishing wonder by combin ing th Intelligent direction of those higher up with the main strength and awkwardness of the Illiterate Spaniard and the Ignorant West Indian negro. Nearly every American member of the force has some pet ambition In con nection with the work. There is Cap tain Mlchaelson of the big sea-going dredge, Ancon, which can suck up 500, 000 cublo yards of earth a month and carry It out to sea. His pet ambition ia to pilot the first ship through the canal. He says he Intends to stick to the work until the job is finished, if his health allows, and then he hopes to be the head pilot at the big celebration - when the canal Is finished. . JLaothsT Ambitions On. Another employe with a worthy am bition Is Paymaster's Clerk Page. He already ha the record of being the old eat employe in point of service on the canaL He has been connected with the canal project for it years. He was on ma THE' ENEMY'S cooiimip OPEN First Big Bryan and Kern Demonstration at New York Bryan Dominant. (Hearst Kw by UafMt Laue4 Wlr. Llnooln, Neb.. July 16. William J. Bryan will announce hta eampatgn di rector at Chicago, July St, whil th delegate to th Independence party na tional convention ar flocking there. Ho 1 xpctd to b alther John H. At wood of Kansas, Oil! James of Ken tucky, T. B. Ryan of Wlsoonsln or dark horaa. After th Demooratlo candidate for president I formally notified of his nomination at Lincoln. August 1H, and John W. Kern, his associate, is ap prised at Indianapolis, Bryan and Kern will go to New York for perhaps th first big ratification meeting of th campaign. Bryan and Krn club ar to b or- ranlzaa in averv state under tn guid ance of th reapectlv state committee. During th consultation yeaiernay, in whloh Si or th 63 member or tne na tional commltte who cam her from Denver to oonsult about preliminary campaign propositions, met Bryan and Kern. National Committeeman Norman B. Mack Dleaded hard but unsuccessful ly tha-4)ie Joint notification ceremonies should be arranged for New York, which Mr. Bryan in 1896 characterised aa th enemy country. Mr. tsryan veioeo thia. a ha did a number of other en gagementa from th rank and file of the committee, and demonstrated mora tnan ever his power to control me Democratic national machlna After an exchange of civilities be tween the candidates and the visitors. Chairman Taggart dragged a tabl Into tne center or the parlor, got noia or a gavel and called the national commit tee to order. Mr. Bryan and Mr. Kern took seat at his left. One of the first propositions submitted wa the fixing of dates and place for the notification of candidates. Mr. Bryan, after hear ing "boost" from national committee men from New York, the west and aouth and the Paclflo slope, responded: wnue i am in me nanos or tn com mittee I must say that I prefer to be notified at my home at Llnooln. Once waa notified in New York and tha second time at Indianapolis. This time it seem to be proper that you should come to Lincoln. I shall make speeches In New York and ahall be glad to go there immediately after my notification." The date of Kern's notification Is left open, owing to the uncertainty a to tne aate or tne notification of hi Republican rival. Sherman, FANCY PRICE ) FOR BENTON GARDEN LAND WOULD MAKE BIBLE L PERMANENT ABSOLUTE SECURITY. Albany Citizens Plan to Make Addition to State's Educational System. Genuine Carter's Little Liver Pills. i Mutt Bear Signature of (Special Dispatch to Th Journal ) Albany, Or., July 15 It Is planned to make the Albany College Summer Bible school a permanent Institution In Oregon's educational system. Some f Albany's most prominent citizens are actively enagp(l In the upbuilding and advancement of the p.-hool classes, sd drese. sermons and conferences on every possible jihase of religious work. Able men from Ohio, Illinois, California, Ni'rth T'akntH. Mlchlfrn and Oregori will be present as Instructors. Mov ing picture machines and stereoptlcons for tne purpose of Illustrating the work are seme of the Innovations. Eight dally classes and lectures "n the following will be organized: "The h-i'lFties of Paul, ' rsalms," "Minor I Profile's," "Home Mission's." "Foreign Missions." "Young People's Work," "TI.e Rural Church," "Rural pemgog) " The classes will continue through tho, 10 das of this religious conference.' Two addresses dally by well-known j speakers have been arranged i In com ectlon with the periods of studv recreation and sports will enter! larKtiy Into the seslon a program. Boat- In on tlie Willamette and Calapoola rivers, tennis and baseball will be en- 1 courage" Trie grounds at Albany col- lege will le at the disposal of every-, one. Several excursions and lourn. ' I ments have been arrar.ged for. I PER ILAPS 0XALURIA ! i IS Mil AT AILS YOU! (Special Dispatch to Th Jooraal.) Albany, Or., July 18. William Peacock of this city, wo own 4 an 18-acra garden tract across the river In Benton county, haa 4 been offered 115,000 for th land. It la said the garden lands are the best on the Pacific coast. Mr. Peacock 1 on of tha veteran gardener of Oregon. He Is not anxious to sell. The price of fered, almost 1,000 an acre, 1 the highest ver offered for farm land in thla vicinity. GARBAGE BILL'S DMJJSIIED Seattle Councilmen Allege Contractors Have Thou sands to Pay for It. fUnlted Tr Wtra.) Seattle, Waah.. July IB. Bribery ha een attempted In an effort to kill th municipal garbag. bill. An mvwa tlon 1 now undr way which may lead to startling development. . i , v, . t . iNit two member of th city eounoll hav bn PProMhjjd with an orrer oi oontj, ""'""',.', ,,; case, comprised a plain propoaltlon to vol of tn member In another Inatanc th oouncuman i i ay I i.000 for th queallon. ..rr. fis 600 if h would prepar Incorporation paper for and attend to th legal affalra of a company k. mtmntmA tn hnlla the garbage bua- in Tha inferano wa too plain to I be mistaken for anything but a direct offer to "buy up" th councilman ap proached. In on ca, th councilman wa called up at hi hous over th tele nhona A date for a hearing wa agreed on, but owing to a lengthy oom mlttee meeting which h attended th nut dav. tha counollman failed to b at th appointed plac. Two day afterward th same party talnnhnnail to tha council member again and In reply to a queatlon was Informed that he could see the councilman at th city halh At the timi named the go between showed up. Ha stated there mmtmm t ft AAfl In it if tha ftflnnfllman ha wa talking with would agree to father a bill repealing th ordlnano already passed appropriating 166.000 for a mu nicipal garbage collection system. A. further sensation la promised. WILL BURN OP SOCIETY FOLK I Missouri Millionaire Will Ilave Company If He Must Have Misery. (United Press Ltesed Wb.) Springfield. Mo- July 18. Society leader her ar today anxiously dis cussing tha threat of R- P. Dlckerson, a millionaire, to "burn up" vera! social Hon and lionesses, tn his reply to an extremely sensational divorce com plaint recently filed by his wife. Dickerson refused to discuss the alle gation mad by his wife to tne effect that last Friday he had threatened to throw acid upon her face unless she left hi house. There ar many sur mise a to th 'cause of the domestic storm in the Pickeraon household, aa both were rjromleent in society and were apparently very happy until laat week's row. TO MAKE MILK FIT FOR VIENNA BABES Laucd Wire.) -wa Camping Shoes for Everybody. Men's and women's shoes, worth up to 12.60 palrvsew Jl per pair, women's and misses' $$ and 12.28 every-day shoes and Oxfords now l per pair, isoys shoes and Oxfords, worth up to 12.60, all sizes, now Jl per pair. Sample Shoe store company, corner .First and Madl son. Also Morrison street, between Front and First. TWO TO TELL HOW COMPANION LOST LIFE (United Press Leased Wire.) Marvsville. Cal.. June 16. Two men are hejd pending an Investigation fol lowing the drowning yesterday of Wil liam Slsson In the Sacramento river at Vernon. Slsson was in a boat with two companions, who give their names as Cornelius and Bmltn. The Doat cap sized and Slsson was drowned, while the others swam, ashore. Cornelius had started to pack up his belongings pre paratory to starting for Nevada, when the officers compelled him to remain until after he 'inquest, as there was some question regarding the exact man ner In which Slsson was drowned. A OOLDEV WEDDIHO Mean that man and wife have lived to a good old age and consequently have kept healthy. The best way to keep healthy Is to see that your liver does Its duty 365 days out of J66. The nlv way to do this is to Keen tialiard s Hsrblne In the house and take It when ever your liver gets Inactive. 60 cent per bottle. Bold by Skldmore Drug Co. mnltaA Pri New York millionaire, who has distrib uted pasteurised milk to the poor of that city for the past 18 years, has presented Vienna with a milk sterilis ing plant The plant will be used for distributing sterilised milk to th babes of the city, who suffer from im pure milk, especially in th warm weather. Straus has been demonstrating his method of pasteurizing milk before the authorities lor tne past iwo weens, ana all are pleased with It. If It should be popular In Vienna, the philanthropist promises to donate similar plants to other Austrian towns. DEAL FOR THE N. P. TkTTTVT mTTTI fMXT TTHf"TT A VKJ VV H X IlXi KAJLi V ill J)X A (Special Dispatch to Tbe Journal.) Astoria, Or., July 16. Portland par ties representing the Northern Pacific railroad have purchased 140 acres close to the short at Frankfort from Frank Borne for $27,600. From appear ances the Northern Pacific Is preparing to build down the north bank from Ka lania to connect with the road at Meg ler. MOTIIER-IN-LAW GLAD SHEFURNEP AVENGER New (TTnlted Frees Leased Wire.) YorK, and July 16. Smiling joking with the attendanta at the Roosevelt hospital, Dr. J. W. Simpson, who was shot Monday by his mother-in-law, Mrs. Bartley T- Horner, at Northport, is awaiting an operation for the extraction of the bullets. The phy sicians have decided to delay the oper ation and observe bis condition, which Is not critical. 3amc9 xTDaMson (4th President, U. S. A.) N George Washington, the American Revolution had its conquering general; in 'John Adams its intrepid organizer; in Jefferson its bold philosopher; and in Madison its constructive states man He it was who caused to be deeply imbedded in our highest law those vital and fundamental guarantees of life, property and Personal Liberty. In private life he was extremely social yet truly temperate drinking good malt beer and wine in strict mod eration. Once, when sick in bed, he caused his couch to be wheeled near the dining-room door, that he might call to his acting representative at the festive board: "Doctor, are you pass ing the bottle? Do your duty," doctor, or 1 must cashier youl " Justly named "The Father of the Constitution," he died at eighty-five. When shall his name be forgotten? 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I ahot him a I'm friad that I did." nd Wrapper Betow. TTT aaa . toukaaftj CARTERS 'I ret luueic. niBtzrixus. rci dnsmt rci tVmuyul ret csnnrATisi. rsitiiuwtzii. . mmccxnuisi dr.t eiCKHEADACHt rDearat Hew br Locvt lmwi Wlf.) New Tork. July IS Dr. Oustar Bear of Portlanl Or., wa an arrlral today on board th North Germae , Lloyd liner Kalaer Wilhelm IL Dr. Bear waa one i.f the American repre sentatives at the International medical ooncreaa. Jual nr.eed at I. naa. H aid a new fit , had bee eft4 during- tbe p-mrM of the conference. This dlae I. arlentlfVaUy termed "exaluria" and relate to the ecreUoa of orallc arid In the blond. Tt wa th f-earal opinion imoof tha 4t-la at the conference. It. Bur aaid. that th.e amiUoei ar the owe of the ma)orlty of cam of narroais braak di'm Thar wa a radteal toad nation of th "rr cur" tnr oerrOua attack, der tn tha rnrrrwa. I T Baar aid th feaaral treatment tmttMilr -wM k-a to rUrlfy ha Mod aflH tak aa 4 an ut anei axarciaa. 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