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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-14

Renfrow Division No. ), Uniform
Rank. K. of P. Meets second and
fourth Friday nights at Masonic hall
i19 East Oklahoma averre.
G. &. Dunnlea, Captain.
W.. T. Warren, Recorder.
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sis ". Market st., Louisvnie, Ky.

For several years I suffered with ChillE
and Fever, caused By Malaria in my
system, and each summer for several
years I would have a relapse. Finally
my physician prescribed 3. 8. 3. took
a few bottles; this was about six
years ago. IL entirely cured me, and
] have never been troubled aimee. am
sure n other medicine could have given
me so complete and immediate relief,
and cannot speak too highly OF >. 3; 3.
NY partner in business IL now taking
8. 3. 3. for an eruption Of the skin, and
q general run down condition ofthe 6ys-
tenn, and although he haa taken but one
bottle, already commences 70 feel better.
I. SHAPOFF.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-14

Guthrie lodge No. 3, !. o. D. r.
Meets every Monday night at 1880
rclock at Odd Fellows hall, corner
garriAon end Broad.
l.. L. Billings. Noble Grand.
4. L. Stroush, Secretary.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-14

Co. A, First Rest. OK. N. :. Meei
every Wednesday night at 1880 ;
Hirzel hall on North Second street.
G. E. 0unnlea, Captain.
C. s. curran, Orderly Sergeant
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Oklahoma EneamPment No. I, !. O..
.. r. Meets every Wednesday night
At 1880 O'Clock. at odd Fellows hall.
=. a. Meystte, C. p.
p. X. Abbott. Scribe.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-14

Hartranltt Post No. ), G. A. a.
Meets on first and third Fridays n
each month at 7'3O p. m. in Armory
hall,
NJ. L. Mock, J. n. Tatt'
Adjutant. Post Com
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-14

Guthrie people who have trees with
ripe peachcs. geen shoteuus loaded Win
falt both day and night. so'aH b2yS
should heed this timely warning
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-14

Guthrie Lodge No. /, A. o. q. w
meets every Thursday night in tho
new Masonic hali, on East Oklahoma
Visiting brothers welcome.
&. n. RuthVen, M. w.
w. J. Leatherman, Recorded
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-14

Guthrie Chapter ~. No g. R. A. M
meets the drst and and third Frida
nights in each north at A. F. & A. n
hall Visiting companions always We
come.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-14

Guthrie commandsry No. knlgh0
Templar. Meets every Wednesdi
evening at 1880 at their Asylum
the Masonic Temple. Visiting {
knights always welcome.
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c. NJ. strong. who has been director
OF the weather bureau AT Oklahoma CITY
for the past six years. was advised by
willis Moore, chief Of the wcather ou-
reau. that he would be transferred from
there to Little Rock. His successor is
not announced.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-14

Guthrie Lodge No. 2, X. Of p. Meete|
every Friday night in Masonic Fall
l19 East Oklahoma avenue.
L, S. 2age, c. !. Winch,
K. Of X. & Is. 9. CI
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-14

Guthrie Commanoary Knights Temp
lar. meets second and fourth Monday
nights N each month at tSeir asylum
in A. F. & A. M, hall. Visiting sh
Knights always welcome.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-14

Guthrie Lodge No. 426 3. p. o.
Meets the second and fourth ru.
day nights Of each month in Elk b.
II. w. Penteeest, r. r
J. Fouesrt. Secretary.
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Woodmen Of the World, cU.hr
Camp No. 3. Meets every Tuesday
1880 p. m, In the WoOdmen ball ov
Spencer hardware store. Visit
Woodmen welcome.
VIM. Connolly, Con. Com
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The old soldiers reunion az jefferson
closed Saturday night. II was the most
successful reunion ever held in point OF
attendance. good order ara favor ioie
weather conditions
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-14

w. a. Spangler, an Oklahoma CITY
suburbanite. hung himself recently oith
"a piece OF barbed wirt However before
swinging of, he carefully rerioved the
barbs
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-14

r. A. A.. Guthrie coAnell NO. T4S'
Fraternal Aid Association. Meets eV'
cry Wednesday nisht in Odd Fellows
hall, corner Harrison and Broad. Visit
ing members always welcome.
New-York tribune., 1905-10-29

generating the liuninant acetylene only needs the
addition OF water to make highly explosive gas.
Until 1874. when the United States passed law
requiring ships to have hose connections with pipe
fire. steam could be infected into the latter water
was solely used. Now, objection to the use
OF water fire extnsuisher is that if the fire is
sure its reaching the fire until it rises above the
level OF the latter, which. Of course. endangers the
ships stability In any case water causes TOO much
Usually divided thus: 25 pen cent from fire and 10
per cent from water.
Steam with some cargoes, II injected before the
fire gains headway. will keep the latter under but
when a fire has gotten we'll under way aboard ship,
steam merely adds fuel to the flames. as is evil
denced by the fact that it s often sprayed into
naces to make the fires burn better.
REMARKABLE SYSTEM.
The general public has the idea that no eficacous
means exist for preventing conQuering fire In a
ships hold. Such impression has been erroneous
since five years or more.
''Fa.rplay." of London. on the 5th inst. makes
the following contrast:
''The following is the report OF the Suez Canal
Company issued on Friday last week, in regard to
the blowing up of the steamship Chatham:
:" The explosion of the Chatham" in the opinion
pany q total one-that is to say, that all dan
gerous matter board the ship has been De
stroyed. The explosion raised jet OF water which
rr1ediately after the explosion, which was effected
by means of electricity from a distance of four
and quarter miles, the agents Of the Suez canal
is covered with debris, whereas there are only
a few pieces of plates tom on the shiDs deck on
the African side. which the explosion has not dam.
aged at all. and which only wet from the jet
of water which fell upon 1t for length OF sIV
yards The railway and the fresh water canal
which supply Port Said. both on that bank. have
New-York tribune., 1905-10-29
FIRE AT SEA.

Fire at Sea-" Three monosyllables-nine letters
in all-yet what world of fearful meaning they
contain! Fire on land may mean awful danger. but
at least there's the encouragement and sympathy
Of the swiftly assembling crowds the hope of rescue
by the daring and devoted hremen Fire inland
waters-well. there's the land in sight. and almost
always the possibility of escaping to of receiving
aid from it. But out the wide ocean, with
naught in sight but the pitiless and lurd sky.
with a volcano OF seething fires beneath, and
the blazing cordage and flame wreathed canvas
overhead, with not boats enough. not life RATS
enough, perhaps not wreckage enough left. to
float the survivors until they can, after days Of
thirst and hunger and exposure. be picked up-f in
deed they round the dread Reaper has
harvested then,-that,is the horror of horrors
And yet how few will grasp the significance OF the
story told below. in the journals curt style. in
the dispassionate statement of the man Of affairs
who presents only the commercial aspect Of this
danger-thht to property-in the testimony OF the
simple sailormen who record, with log like brevty
and directness the incidents-untoward other
wise-of their voyage, and in the underwriters cal
culating estimates of risks One must read be
tween the lines to get vivid realization ot-what
New-York tribune., 1905-10-29

p5opsry installed on fa soars ., a'a T..ss =;
OF the opinion that the gases moro efficient Tor
extinguishins fire in the hold Of vessel. and
The of security felt on ships equipped with
the Clayton is strikingy exemplined in the follow
The United States government sending 10000
tons Of Of coal TO Manila There were steamer and
for the purpose of taking on a shipment Of this
coal It proved to be. wet, and the steamers cap
bustion. The sailing ship was equipped with a
Clayton apparatus and unhesitatingiy agreed to
The Arthur sewan ship the W. 2. Babcock. I.f.
here loaded with coal and 1000 tons Of carbide OF
cargo, for, had the tossing Of the ship in going
around the Horn broken drum Of the latter
would probably have been utterly destroyed. II Is
safe to say that the Babcock would never have
the Clayton.
HOW IT IS USED.
The generators are generally installed in en-
gine rooms, though certain steamers have special
compartments for them. They connected by
means of piping with the different holds o; the
vessel. one pipe being run to the bottom OF ths
hold, and another diagonally opposite. to the top.
when the compartment is charged. extracts tbs
heated atmosphere resulting from the FIRE and con-
generating machine passing II through sans 70
lower temperature Thence 1t is conveyed back
into the hold through the first. or charging, pipe
This dual operation is continued until the tenn
perature is at the normal IN the hold. when the
It must be explained that the gas viii stop COM
bustion. but will not lower temperature without
is extracted from the hold. in the beginning, 10
make the gas which replaces it. A blower supplies
oxygen and. at the same tlre ln1ccts the gas the
latter being first cooled.
1t is not claimed for Clayton that 1t is effect
where II can be Confined and yet the smallest and
least valuable service 4 plant can render. the cool
New-York tribune., 1905-10-29

observation of crews. but rarely under ,hu' VI
their officers and where there are accuihu
paper and other waste material. He says;
"Get away from awnings; they are a missaRe. suaa e.
especially the overhanging ones. t ltel - i, con- ~
should be installed in evsry eosr oo
as they sometimes go off Unexpectedly ana as 'ieS
infct considerable loss from water pu-
poses in all rooms used for storage except Where
these placed portions Of the vesseis useu & IN
closed compa rtments on the main deck as are used
for storage of infammable materials: ana tnat ~ ~
the water fire service enpioylls that no
tinguishers auxiliaries he SUCCESS an. 49, ~.
rine insurance underwriters sh4uio .b they and
grade of hose to be used. and that notn tieS al.u
the Federal government should inspect them ire
quently testing thoroughly at each nspecsao @ n m
that they should not be had in the presence OF
passengers where it can possibly be avoded lor
fear of panic among the latter.
STEAMBOAT sUPERSTRUC1UREs.
The concern of Charles NJ. Englis' is the sue
cessor of John Englis & Sons which Tor genera
t;ons was located at foot OF 1oth-st, East River
and which moved in 1870. to Greenpoint. IL oulit
all tho large freight and passenger steamers on
the Hudson River from the New World, OF 1SoS
to the &C W. Morse" of to-day; it built the Old
Colony Sound steamer Newport and the New
Haven Line steamer &c H Northam,' and all the
early steamers running out of Boston ana forV-
land It also constructed the old ante-oeiium
steamers of the Charleston Line. which IL theh
owned and all of the early steamers or AleHahuef
G. co 6 Havana Line from the City of Mexico 10
the City of Vera Cruz and it also pulit seven
steamboats, for river work in China. ~ +,a co,-
seis t The ferryboat Rochester the Day Line
RIM from Boston TO ST. Johns n. B., ana the nIst
ever constructed in this country. and two turbine
New-York tribune., 1905-10-29
FIREPRooF CONSTRUCTION.

For reasons which will declare themselves III INC
course of this article the testimony and Expressed
opinions of Andrew and William H. Fletcher as 10
IN. practice in marine reprof construction and pro-
lection add the weight of authority to this at
tempt to give Tribune readers an insight INTO 'iie
state of the art" and to aid in the progress OF
the allied industries upon whose intelligent lore
thought and skill those who go down to the sea
in ships are as much dependent for safety from
fire disaster as upon the officers and crews Of the
vessels-perhaps more, for the most caretul sea-
man cannot safeguard from fire in fire trap
They say:
ITO come as near It's possible to making
q boat fireproof il be constructed or
that which will not burn-steel or iron. and the
machinery boilers and engines must be isoiateq
bv steel decks over and steel Enclosures around
theln-the latter extending UP. through and aDoVe
all ioiners decks, and insulated with non conduct
Heavy steel plates must be used for all inclosureS
The Sound steamers built by us are so CONSTRUCTED
On these vessels there many boilers, ano 1ur-
naces and therefore a high degree OF heat, for
lapsing of fue or tube. forming a back draught
and blowing fire out of the furnace into the snip S
hull is the danger to be provided aganst-thls was
-he cause of the terrible SeaWanhaka disaster,
where many lives were lost. Lamp rooms ana
other places where infammable material are stored
or used must also be insulated Another thing Tor
which protection is essential is the electrlc
light installation, and the work must be done IN
the best possible manner-there is more danger
from improper wire insulation than from the dy-
and the insulation of all exposed fixtures should be
watertght
ION inland waters the great superstructures are
demanded by the exigencies of the traffic, and, as
New-York tribune., 1905-10-29

steamers to run between New-York and Boston for
the Metropolitan Steamship Company. -
before mentioned of the foremost beam engine
works in this country, and which, as said. put In
the engines Of the PrseaI the Day " Line boats
and the Adirondack OF the night line, and is con-
structing the turbines for the vessels mentioned
contract Jointly for work the superstruetures being
Hoboken.
Mr.. Engiis's work is confined to inland and
e0x M His H prece me n th is
generally accepted as quite as up to date
that of any constructor in this country. and
far ahead of any abroad; N fact, he is said to
lead in the adoption of novel ideas to effect the
luton of difficult problems. For example. the
weight Of supersructures having account Of that
possible, he has introduced the OF wood pulp
which has the added advantage of being slow
enclosures around boilers. lined where they come
In close proximity to contact with wood or other
infammable substances, their reverse SIDE with
point he says, Should be inclosed Similarly, and
that, as an added precaution. the same practice
ssould be adopted With the the smoke vent mt
putting solid panels in storage. closets, he uses
wire SO that their contents always in view and
open to inspection; He lines paint and oil rooms
main deck, such as storerooms and crews quarters
In the latter he makes the hunks of iron pipe
gTqcto9 a with s steel wire , springs thus nsaring
the construction running below line of deck is OF
steel the canvased decks, themselves are
get such hard surface that there is little
danger of their taking fire. All fore and aft
steel and both are protected with freproof ma
terial He lines all wood heating pipes with
sheet lead. and has all exposed pipes. other than
nesa, for the dual purposes of safety and economy
He covers the floors of barrooms, washrooms, lava
New-York tribune., 1905-10-29

each Of these probably would merely consider side
lights a serious transportation probsm--the
cheek -blanchng terror. first, then the narrowing
agony OF suspense. and last. the awful realisation
Try to think the thoughts. to feel the emotions OF
the master responsible for life and treasure OF tho
devoted crew. with little less responsibility, and
their own lives at stake. and of the a1righted pas
sengersLthe men pnaequainte&d & with other than the
women and the little children, accustomed to
naught but the shelter of safe and loving guardian
ship-in the face of such calamity.
And to think that this hdeous fate OF vessel crew
and passengers might be averted-thnt 1t need never
befall.
Authorities pronounce the cargo holds Of coAst-
wise and oceangoing vessels to be the CHIEF dan
ger points. and cation. jute hemp and the nbrss
generally. and coal. to be the most combustibls OF
oil freghts.
Coal fires are commonly the result Q, spontaneon.
nling the hold to a depth OF twenty-tour feet and
settle and pack. until It becomes an almost solid
mass, the seat OF the fire. cannot be reached by
mechanical fire fghting appliances especially as
combustion generally begins about two feet from
the bottom OF the hold. The placing OF the coAl
hunkers next to the boilers and furnaces causes
the heating OF the contents of the former. in
the case OF the Minnesota" Bunker nres In nen-
o1-war always necessitate the hooding OF the
magazines. as the location of the coal then proves
menace TO what It was designed to protect
sons sos1naoAb are vozy SrAAA sanaoS sAA3 1o4A =
New-York tribune., 1905-10-29
OBJECTIONS TO WOOD.

The increasing scarcity of. and certain insur-
mountable objections to- wood in supsrstructures
is leading to the general substitution of wood pulp
Edward Hill, authority says:
Woods Questionable features are its tendency
10 swell and buckle. It's weight its limited possi-
bilties. as regards width; and its innammabity
btlii. 1t may DOT be dispensed with. and therefore,
1t becomes Necessary to remake ft. It's valu-
able characteristics must be preserved. though
BOARDS OF WOOD PULP.
MIR. Hill is president OF The Composite Board Co..
OF Niagara Falls N. Y. the product of which Is
lumber or boards composed entirely OF wood pulp.
chefnicahy heated In course OF manufacture This
retains the natural properties OF wood and can be
fooled like IL, and its treatment increases its next
DIZZY aIiu its durability and makes II non-tnnau-
tuap'o anu nooSDlotsrablA ExtremA pressure in
New-York tribune., 1905-10-29
THE SHIPS FIRE PUMPS.

Marshall T. B Davidson NJ. Am Soc. NJ. E., and
soc Naval Architects and Engineers, thinks that:
fire are sens made m5e % ss y he s
mands of interruptions contractors: these pumps ph
ara % hayhg s oan aR cannot
the stroke called for and consequently ran OIL III
"one trouble vessels to-day is that while they they
may have efficient pumps they take SO muGn nd 'anf s
nozzles they should be kept moving when the ne
Is under the t water ogng or
They can then be specded up. and IN Sky e ser er
shond be- alarm on n should
placed in each II standppe
nozzle with quick motion. lever handler Vave I 95
Se On m dee w hoss
tached-then the crew would not lose time hunting m M
mtted to tor carry arr passengers Without having fire
pump capacity of not less than two hundred gal gal
nozzle for each two hundred the hose hose
for vessels I should be Of the o 1es bo or
to go into a ship before it is Inspected by sworn
Were to build ship for myself to carry; carry 1Sfo 20
passengers should-to insure their sal, sate,y; IL, 10
surance-put in two pumps Of thousand gallons
hToug dne and Gf neh nozze
zontal distance one hundred and fifty feet which
foot craft And these pumps should be used for
fire purposes only except In great emergenc,ess iss,
could be used as bilge pumps.for dirt
II them out Of commission When the pump IS most
needed
THOROUGHLY EFFICIENT PUMPS.
Mr Davidson designs and manufactures pumps
of grade only, not pumps OF cheap medum
and good grades. is he explains. too common a
practice; and this Davidson pump is the result OF
fifty years research, study and practical expert
ence backed by an intelligent appreciation OF its
important place in fire fighting equipment. and OK
his responsibility to the public. the safety OF which
from fire danger much depends upon the pumps
efficiency In time of need. His training has been
both scientific and practical these having been the
schools through which he has passed: First the
Polytechnic Institute: second. the drafting room
of the marine engines machine shop; third, the
shop itself; fourth. junior. and then chief.
gineer steamships. and last manufacturer OF
pumps
He builds steam pumps for all kinds of service,
ashore and aboard ship, and, for the latter, every
kind that goes into IT. There said to be more
m. T. Davidson Pumps in the United States
Navy than there of any other make. He is
now putting in those of the Connecticut and the
New-H Hampshire and of the cruisers Washington
the many naval vessels which he has already
equipped may be mentioned such fine ships as the
Chattanooga, the Denver. the Tacoma, the Chicago
and the San Francisco. Two of the finest steam
Arapahoe. of the Clyde Line have these pumps.
Mr. DAVIDSON claims the proud distinction Of
explains that he could cheaply because his
conscience would not permit him to build pump
that was not the very best in design, material and
workmanship. That his product is standard is
no maker is allowed to build pump for the latter
without his inspectors knowledge Of just what is
by his naval engineers before they are shipped to
the pump maker
New-York tribune., 1905-10-29
STEAMBOAT FIRE DANGERS.

on certain class OF coastwise craft as on the
steamers OF inland waters, the danger oy fire Go
greatly increased by their greater sunerstrrc,ur.
and the fact that these last are to great ex,ert
built of combustibla material
Charles NJ Englis. an expert Constructor 40
.crioes tnese as the danger points on such craft:
''Ths surroundings OF boilers the oil roor,. 81
dynamo rooms, the electric wiring ana AN ,,r,as
quarters storage closets. which com. uns.r tha