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The Washington times., 1902-07-27

honesty to the resident sections and
bringing in those to the business por-
tions of the city whom he knew were
honest and upright.
But Brown was not content to rest
with a simple reorganization of the de-
partment. He issued his orders that all
sorts of grating must be discontinued
upon pain of dismissal from the force:
that saloons should be closed at the
proper time; that no gambling would be
tolerated. that houses of assignation
should be restricted, and that In every
way the laws of the State and the ordi-
nances OF the city should be inforced
He called in the various precinct cap
tains and explained to them his policy,
and then intimated that If they did not
carry out the policy he would find per-
sons who would.
Aad what Is the result? Minneapolis.
which few weeks ago was groaning ur-
der the heel OF the hydra headed mon
ster-crime-is now one OF the tamest
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Lohrop Building owing Begun
Third

or sit in that room and merely move one
leg slightly up and down with rapid
movement, the foot always resting on
the floor At once Jar is created which
tan be felt all over the room. and which
will surely have a bad effect upon the
structure if continued for any length OF
time.
Further, provisions must be made for
pumping water to the top stories. usu-
ally far above the mark where water
can be supplied by the city waterworks.
Fires must provided against. and that is
one OF the most difficult of all prob
lens. All possibility of rust in the steel
work must be considered. Proper light
ing and ventilation must be assured. so
that. If possible, every room has its
windows with 4 street front.
The hamperinC limits of city's build
ing laws are also one OF the great OBJ
stacles IN the way of the architect who
sets out to design the plans for one of
these modern buildings. But these are
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Continued From Second page.)

From 1894 until December 1900 he was
police reporter for the journal"
During the campaign of 1900 he es-
poused the cause OF Dr. A. A. Ames,
who was elected mayor after a hot cam
paign. So earnest was he in his efforts
for the Ames ticket, that he WIS re-
warded by baing appointed private sec
Ietary TO the mayor. His long expert
ence as police reporter gave him a
good insight into police matters, and the
new mayor turned over TO him the work
OF reorganizing the police force. Brown
had an intimate acquaintance with the
various officers of the department, and
when Mayor Ames took his office on
January Z, 1901, 105 policemen were dis
charged. The force was completely re-
organized under Browns suggestions,
ind the indications were that there
would be q successful administration.
Only 2 few months passed. however,
when II was learned that some crooked
work was being done by members of the
department. Grafters and confidence
men were at work In the city, and their
getting relief from their depredations.
They went to the superintendent of po-
lice, Fred w. Ames, brother TO DR.. A.
\. Amcs, mayor Of the city, but were
told that the police could give them no
help.
Matters went from bad to worse, and
hnall. the grand jury undertook to in
vestigste the matter. Two of the con-
fidence men We're arrested and convict
cd. They agreed to testify before the
grand jury. and. as a result. one of the
greatest plots OF municipal corruption
ever known in any city was unearthed.
Superintendent OF Police Ames, several
detectives. and others were involved in
the deal and indictments returned
against them.
E The first trial resulted in the conylc-
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Brickwork at Various Stories.

Paul Rt ilGing. New York, and the Mar
Visions made at the bases OF tbc.r
foundation columns 20: raising them
with powerful hydraulic presses and in
scrtins packing of steel should they
settle too much.
The erection of the big addition to
Woodward & Lothrop's department store
in this city furnishes a fair idea OF how
a modern steel frame building is run up.
In this case the brick and stone work
has begun on the third floor. leaving no
masonry On the floors below or above
the third. All of the past winter and
spring were spent in laying the founda-
tion bedding, upon which rest the huge
iron girders for the framework. This
bedding was composed OF steel girders
and solid cement, and extends far down
into the ground to insure against any
settlement due TO lack of a proper
bottom.
The tallest inhabited building in the
world, and one of the greatest in point
of modern furnishings and equipments,
is the Park Row Building in New York
city. 1t looms up far above its fellows,
and can be seen far out in New Jersey.
from Long Island. and from the deck
of every ship entering the harbors. It
has twenty-nine stories and is sol feet
in height-exceeding by so feet the ex-
treme height of the Great Pyramid. The
structure weighs about 10000 tons, and,
including it's furniture and live weight,
it's total dead weight probably amounts
to 81 400 tons. There are $50 rooms in
the building. and it's average population
is fully 5000, number that would do
credit to many a fourishing country
town. The place is provided with res-
taurants and handsomely furnished
apartments, so that business men may
live there the year round. and live
comfortably too, without going outside
the enormous building.
But the American skyscraper is still
in its infancy. and, under the continual
growth in the demand for land in cities,
it's future cannot be predicted with any
degree of accuracy
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Just short distance outside New YORK;
city.
The term Napoleon of Finance was,
It is believed. first applied to Jay Gould.
and since his time has been used in
connection with many men. Some Of
these have met their Waterloo, so that
the designation seems somewhat un-
lucky; hence it would, perhaps, be un-
fair to apply it to man who has made
himself so popular as has Mr.. Schwab.
The eminent financier is a self-made
man. He comes of humble origin. and
it Is by sheer force of character that he
has won his way to the pinnacle in his
chosen career. Though a stout man OF
comfortable appearance. he has no in
tention, 1t is said. of settling down"
Mr.. Schwab is of Austrian descent.
He began his struggle for existence in
the works of Andrew Carnegie. Even in
the boy there was that eonscientiousness
and devotion to business that. advanced
from place to place, were manifested all
the more plainly by the extension of the
field for their exercise. He was success
SlNtAg pA pAblLitAGN OAAtAi ilt Was VI
all the Carnegie interests In America.
1t was acting as Andrew Carnegie's
representative that he made the ar
rangements which brought the Carnegie
and Morgan interests together and form
ed the United States Steel Corporation.
Mr.. Schwab has a leaning toward
horseflesh. and thoroughly appreciates
a good animal. He is an expert chauf-
feur, and made the worlds record run
from New York to Philadelphia in two
hours and q small fraction. He also
holds the auto record from Philadelphia
TO Atlantic City He is an appreciative
patron OF the arts.
Mr. schwab is, at present, president OF
the United States Steel Corporation. with
an enormous salary, and stock which
makes him one OF the securest capitalists
in the country. He is personally ex-
tremely popular.
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FALSE TAILS FOR TAILLESS HORSES,

crupper of the harness and is further
secured In place by fastenings made fast
around the actual tail; it is put on and
taken off with the harness. 1t Is worn
without the slightest discomfort to the
horse. it can't come off, and 1t is abso-
lutely undistinguishable from a natural
tail.
False tails for horses are made in
England. and while in some cases 1t
might be possible to supply demands
from tails in stock here, they are COM
monty made to order, for the individual
horses for which they are required. 1t
takes about two months from their re-
ceipt to I'll orders for false tails.
The demand for them varies with the
fashions in which horses tails are
worn. When horses tails are worn
short there is naturally less demand for
false tails than there Is when long tails
are in fashion.
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| tion of Irwin A. Gardner. a special Of
| ficer, and he was sentenced to six years
| In prison. Detective c. C. Norbeck was
Dext tried but ran away when the State
had completed it's case against him. He
was brought back to the city and now
| languishes in the county Jail. Chief of
Police Ames was the next one tried but
was acquitted. Another indictment was
returned against him, but he is now a
fugitive from justice, and the boy
mayor has placed another man In his
position. Indictments are still pending
against Mayor Ames, Detectives Morri,
sey, Howard, Malone, Bracket. Norbcck.
Superintendent of Police Ames and DR..
Cohen.
The strain upon the mayor has been
so great that he has thought It neces-
sary for him to seek lest. SO he has
gone to West Baden Ind, where he Is
interested in a new hotel. He has Sc
cured the position OF supervising sur
geon of the institution and 1t is Cener-
ally believed that he will not return to
take up the duties of his Office.
When he left the city he gave orders
to Secretary Brown to look out for the
duties of the afIice and authorized him
in the name of Mayor Anies to do what
ever was apparently necessary for the
welfare of the city and for the intercsts,
Of the Ames faction. The rear end of
the train which bore Mayor Ames from
the city was barely cut of sight of the
depot before Tom" Brown was at work
claiming a complete re-nrganization of
the police department and an effort to
lift the soiled and bedraggled skirts of
Minneapolis from the dit and mire into
which they had been trailed by Chief
Ames and his crowd of detectives.
Brown Immediately appointed Capt.
c. X. Hill as chief Of police and made a
general transfer of officers throughout
the city sending those who were thought
to be questionable in character and
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Beginning the Steel Frame.

odd doubtless to call 1t this, but it is
more of bridge than building. And
the inventor also achieved one of his
greatest feats by applying to 1t prac-
tical railroad system. whose cars tra-
verse vertical tracks at speed that al
most passes belief.
Chicago claims the distinction of pos
sessing the first building erected on the
principle of steel bridge. The Ia
coma Building in Chicago and the Tower
Building in New York, both of which
were completed in 1889, were among the
very first buildings constructed along
the lines of the steel cage idea. All of
these earlier steel frame buildings of
great height were run up in the face of
tremendous opposition and boundless rid
icule. Prophecies were current on al
most every tongue that the buildings
world prove utter failures. Even ex-
perienced builders and the commission
ers who issued the permits were skep
teal and predicted failure.
Mighty and Difficult Task.
1t would be difficult=to find mghtier
task. one fraught with more difficult
problems. than the building of a modern
skyscraper. The construction OF a rail-
road line, a great steamship, or huge
steel bridge is not to be compared to it.
Knowing the character OF the ground
upon which the structure is to stand
and how high the building Is to go up,
the architect must determine how deep
down he must go. He must determine
upon what the building Is 20 rest. The
architect and builder must know, almost
to the ton. how much the completed
building will weigh, and he must also
know the weight Of every part of it so
that the load may be equally distributed
over the framework In order to avoid
any tendency to tip over.
The live" weight whicn the building
is expected TO carry must also be COM
puted-the tenants themselves, with
their safes, furniture. and other articles
From the character of the soil upon
which the building is to rest he must
decide Just how much weight 1t will be
safe to place on each square foot of
ground. whether it will bear one or two
tons to the square foot. The exact
strain which each gIrder, each column.
even each rivet, Will bear must be taken
iEto consideration and computed almost
The Washington times., 1902-07-27

False tails for horses" said dealer
in horse equipments. ARE provided for
animals that have become what is
called rat-tailed. 1t would be In the
case Of q fine horse only that such de-
ficiency would be supplied. for false
tails are somewhat expensive
THE least expensive of them would
cost S27.50 and they would run from that
up TO as high as $50.
What? Why, certainly, You could
buy a whole horse of some sorts for
what such tail would cost. but the cost
of these tails is not disproportionate to
the value of the horses upon which they
are used. These animals are fine, hand
some, and valuable carriage horses.
lacking only in this feature, useless in
their work without it.
THE false tail is attached to the
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sideration and steps taken to Offset the
possible damage which might incur from
this steady jarring.
Effect of Vibration.
There are many things, exceedingly
trifing in themselves. which must be
strongly considered in drawing the plans
for a skyscrape-. Were a man to stand
on the ground ioor of one of these gl-
gantic structures, particularly at the
foot of some open shaft that extended
up Its entire height. such as an eleya-
tor shaft, and play violin for half or
hour every day. the result in the course
of ten or twenty years would be far
more disastrous than the effects OF 4
man knocking with n sledge hammer
upon the steel framework every day for
like period.
This irlperccptible sound vibration
caused by the violin is one OF the most
injurious things to be taken into con-
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d. HOW BUILDINGS ARE MADE TO SCRAPE THE SKY d.

sideration in the erection of the sky
scraper. The vibration viii in time cause
the plaster to crumble and fatally weak
en- the stoutest of steel frames. The
constant rumble and jar from the streets
is also highly injurious, as It will IN time
have a tendency to work rivets loose
and unsettle foundations unless precau-
tions are made.
A score of people may stand in one of
the rooms of building and Jump UP and
down upon the floor with all the force
they can command. but no harm will re-
suit from it. But let one person stand
The Washington times., 1902-07-27
Settle as a Whole.


cities IN the land. and the disgruntled
confidence man, sneak-thief, and CRATER
has packed his trunk and removed 20
greener pastures. Saloons are closed on
time and all the petty evils that have
been such an eye-sore to the proud Min
neapolitan have suddenly disappeared
from the horizon, while Thomas R.
Brown, jr.. the boy mayor of Minneap-
oils, is the recipient of the thanks OF
the peace-loving citizens of the Flour
City.
The Washington times., 1902-07-27

to the pound. The overlooking OF any
single girder endangers the whole struc-
ture.
Then the architect must calculate how
much wind will blow against his buila-
Ing, and from what direction most of 1t
will come. Precautions must then be
taken to strengthen and brace the struc-
ture In order to meet any amount OF
wind coming from the most exposed
quarter.
The pounding of the horses hoofs and
the rumble of heavy wagons on the
streets outside must be taken into con-
The Washington times., 1902-07-27

modern skyscraper was evo1ved-an IN
vention of incalculable value TO the busy
world of today.
Made Possible by the Elevator.
Steel was rather cheap at that time
and engineering as applied to steel con-
struction had been progressing remark
ably. Further. the modern elevator had
become a reality. thus making the sky
scraper possible.
The modern skyscraper is nothing
more nor less than a steel bridge
standing on end with passenger cars
travelling up and down in it. 1t sounds
The Washington times., 1902-07-27
SCHWAB, STEEL KING,
- BUILDS * MANSION

~HARLES NJ. SCHWAB, the man
of steel and gold, the modern
~ alchemist who turns everything
he touches into the precious
metal, Is to have one of the most mag
nifcent palaces in the world. This,sump-
tuous residence is to be built at River
side, overlooking the 'lordly Hudson. ="
The Washington times., 1902-07-27

Instead of the Outer Walls
Being the Support of
the Building They Are Now
Merely Hung on the Steel
Skeleton, Which Is Put Up
to the Roof Sometimes
Before the BTiCkoT Stone of
the First Story Is In Place.
The Washington times., 1902-07-27

GUS skyscrapers in that city. and one
plumb
He was standing in a room on the six
teenth floor Of a building across the
street. The occupant of the room bad
fastened a paper weight to the cord of
the window shade to keep the curtain
down, the spring being out of order. The
weight swung clear of the windowsIll,
thus forming perfect plumb bob. While
standing In the room the newspaper man
happened to glance along this cord and
across the street to the corner of the
mammoth building opposite. He started
in surprise. Again he looked across the
cord, unable to believe the truth of what
he saw. The string was most certainly
plumb, else the laws of gravitation were
utterly at fault. But the plumb line
formed ~ the w:l,,v cod and paper
weight was correct beyond all question
OF a doubt: therefore the. giant structure
was leaning to one si1e!
He r,Ist ed out of the room and got
several friends to return with him.
They all testified to 'he same starring
fact. Without stopping for further par
ley. he hastily secured an engineer. and
had csrefui measurements taken. The
building was found to lean nine inches
to the eastward at the top.
Extensive examinations wers made by
building experts and engineers. anl tire
coucii sion was at length reached that
the structure was perfectly safe and IL at
taer, was not the slightest danger of its
going over.
Settle as a Whole.
When tfese great 1898 sinx or set
tie thnr GO all In body. There is no
d opp:Er of one corner and consequent
twisting c: the frame vcrk. All This is
carefully provided ag inst anj The
frame is braced accordingly. If there is
any settlement the entirs building goes
10 gethe- and the structure as vhcle
Is mn, the worse off fer l.. The tall
buildings OF New York, al. o. whi3h ',.t
ol foundation of solid bed rock or f.e
wet sand, have settled from one quarter
to nine-sixteenths of an inch. The St.
The Washington times., 1902-07-27
The Steel Skeleton.

other of the most difficult tasks that has
TO be encountered by the builder. All
of the great buildings of Chicago rest
upon what may reasonably be called
fatboats.
Chicago is really "a floating city
floating on a soft bed of mud and sand.
In order to secure a foundation which
Will safely bear the weight of these
large buildings ALMOST more care has
to be exercised as to what goes under
:he ground than what goes above It.
Great timbers are driven straight down
close together, or else huge steels rails
or girders are laid crisscross and filled
with cement until they form a huge,
solid slab OF stone and iron.
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Many Leaning Towers.

Frequently. rs might reasonably be
expected. these fatboats tip slightly to
one side or dip on one corner. thus
throwing the buildings more or less out
of plumb. Many of these modern sky
scrapers are, out of plumb. like modern
Towers of Pisa. although they d. not
lean enough to be at all dangerous.
Residents Of the Wifdy City will not
be likely to forget for many n day the
great hubbub that was aroused when a
shrewd newspaper man one day made
the discovery that ,ne of the most fam-
The Washington times., 1902-07-27

merely few of the thousands OF intri
cate details. not to consider the tre-
mendous question of cost. with which
the builder must grapple.
And then it often happens that he Is
blamed and severely criticised II he
does not succeed in making this tower Of
steel, with it's vast number of rectan-
gular windows, thing of architectural
Rrace and beauty.
The Washington times., 1902-07-27
Rest on Flat Boats.

Securing n solid foundation for one of
these modern Towers of Babel is an
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-07-04
PARK

AND ALASKA TOURS
Under escort of The American Tourist
Association. Special sleeping Cars
leave Chicago TUESDAY, July LIST, at 10
p. M, Via
THE CHICAGO. MlLwIAUKEE d ST.
PAUL R'Y.
Extended time in Yellowstone Park,
and extra day at each hotel. Special
stages and rooms already reserved.
Alaska on the new and elegant S. S.
"sPoKANE Choice rooms reserved.
The itinerary includes the Columbia
River, Glacier, Banuff, and Canadian
National Park.
Tickets Include all Expenses Every
where:
Hotels, carriages, railway and sleeping
car fares, meal Is in dining cars, berths
ON boats, etc.
For circulars, mops itineraries, ETC.,
apply to any ticket agent Of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway
or address F. A. Miller, Genera. Pas.
senger Agent, Chicago.
s y =
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-07-04
New Fast Schedule to Denver.

The Colorado service of the Chicago
& North Western and Union Pacific
Railways was changed On June s.
The famous Colorado Special, which
has been leaving Chicago at 1000 a. IN.
now leaves at $50 p. M, arriving at
Omaha 700 a. M, Denver 500 p. m.
Colorado Springs about 1890 p. m.
This enables passengers to leave Des
Moipes, Iowa at 1000 p. IN.
The entire train will be run solid be-
tween Chicago and Denver, with
through sleeper to Colorado Springs.
East-bound the train will be known
as the "Chicago Special" and will
leave Lenver 100 p. m, Omaha 3:45 a.
H., arriving in Chicago at 400 p. m.
Accommodations are provided for all
classes Of passengers, the equipment
including free reclining chairs, dining
cars, buffet smoking cars, drawing
rooms sleepers and day coaches. The
entire service to be as nearly perfect
as modern and skillful railway man
agement can make it.
A second daily train for Colorado
points leaves Des Moines, Iowa at S:45
a. M, arriving at Denver the next
morning.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-07-04
MUSCATINE NEWS.

Mrs. DR.. r. Townley and daughter
Alice spent three daps in Moline, LII.
visiting her son who was recently marie
to Miss Maggie Brady.
Mrs. Douglass former resident here.
and after an bsenoe of seveu years spent
one month visiting Der sister Miss Erma
Boyd and DR.. p. Townley's family, She
returned home to Council Bluffs after
having delightful visit with Muscntine
friends.
The weather is rainy and cold, but we
are anticipating on having picnic, to be
given by the Sunday School in Hershey's
pasture on the grand old 4th.
Rev. Taylor IS visiting his family at
Clinton and will bring them with him,
when he returns.
We are patiently waiting to hear the
wedding bells ring again at the A. M. +.
church.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-07-04
THOUGHT he COULD HIT A BANDIT
But His Target in This Case Was Too
Small.

But His Target in This Case Was Too
Small
James Preston, whose magazine
illustrations are we'll known, will
leave Philadelphia next week on a
southern tour, which will include q
prospecting trip into one Of the Wild
est sections Of Mexico. Pack mules
will be used to carry the supplies and
the point to be reached is twelve
days journey from the City Of Mexico,
where the expedition will be fitted out.
Mr.. Preston was outlining his plans
to several friends the other day, when
one of them suggested bandits ana
asked the artist If he was good shot.
"Well, I'll give you an illustration
of my proves with the revolver"
drawled Mr.. Preston. Several years
ago was gathering material out in
t. Arizona and one day I encountered a
rabbit. We came face to face at dis
lance Of about six feet, and the rabbit
set up on It's. hind legs, seemingly pet
rified with fright. I pulled my re-
volver, aimed steadily and fired six
times in rapid succession. The rabbit
never budged. 1t was too much scared
to run away &6&95ts
z go = ''r reloaded my trusty weapon and
crept closer. Then blazed away
again until l had once more, emptied
all the chambers. There sat the rab-
bit, unharmed by my fusillade. Just
then an Indian came along with .
scrowbar and the rabbit darted down
A. hole. The Indian began humping
/ the earth and after awhile he reached
his Afn beNn the Hole md pulled sthJ
rabbit out ~ the e1rS. nth ! qDtcl
lonefloo ~ fwisted, IT, meek md Er9vs
~ Il q 81 q. q
/ Hut Sttll that ~ = rabbit, Ton
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