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The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-29

France is said to have the most SUI
perb system of highways in the world.
1t is said that her good roads have
cost her $625. 100000.
Scientific road builders are concen-
trating attention on securing a road
surface that will withstand the tre-
mendous wear and tear of automobiles.
Nothing damages an improved road
as much as heavy machine driven at
a high rate of speed. Little or no
damage is inflicted by automobiles
moving at any rate up to twenty miles
an hour. Beyond that the damage is
plainly seen.
1t is claimed that nine-tenths of the
dust produced by man comes from his
streets and highways. The roads.
therefore. have been dubbed the ma
tional dust factory" The dustless
road is an ideal of builders. Dust not
only means that the improved road is
wearing away, but it is highly injuri-
Gus to public health. to stock and to
crops along the way.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-29


those tranoads Of eastern stock felt this the certainty Of
exhibit
the
or
Spokane south Seattle
substantially
probably,
exposition This
the Portland fair will held Sept 10 The following the
Wala
pubcs
Spokane
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-29
MINNESOTA MAY NOT
LEVY STATE TAXES
State Has Nearly Four Millions
in Its Treasury and
More Coming.

Observation-Disclosures of Min.
nesota may not be called upon to pay
taxes next year. At present the treas
ury of the state is groaning under
the burden of a surplus which has
never been duplicated On October
there will be nearly $4,000,000 in the
state treasury.
The unusual amount of money in
the states cash box has come about
through the successful settlement of
cases which have netted the COM
monwealth large sums of money. The
largest of these items came from the
settlement Of the lumber cases, the
gross earning tax cases, the Kennedy
inheritance tax cases, and others. Not
only have large sums of money come
into the treasury, but they will result
in constantly augmenting streams of
gold in the direction of the state s
Golfers, so that Minnesota bids fair to
become state unique in the history
of taXation-a state that may find it
not necessary to tax its people one
| cent for the general maintenance of
state government.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-29
POLITICAL NEWS

In accordance with the provisions
of a bill passed at the last session of
congress a special election was held
in Hawaii Tuesday, when the people
of the territory voted for or against
liquor traiIic in the islands.
At Tulsa, Okla, Senator Gore told
an audience that he considered him
self good timber for the democratic
nomination for president.
The returns from large number OF
the democratic conventions, in Min.
nesota, held to select delegates to the
state convention, indicate an over
whelming sentiment for John Lind, of
Minneapolis, ex-governor of the state,
as a candidate for governor.
Returns from throughout the state
indicate that o. B. ColQuitt has been
named the democratic nominee for
governor of Texas and the plan to
submit a state wide prohibition
amendment to popular vote has car
ried in the primaries.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-29
VIGOROUS PROTEST
MADE BY NICARAGUA
Representative of Dr.. Madriz
Presents Formal Statement
to United States.

WASHINGTON - Protest against
the action OF the state department OF
the United States in refusing to rec
ognize as binding under international
law, the order of DR.. Madriz, provi-
sional president of Nicaragua, declar-
ing Bluefie ds q closed port, and in
refusing further to take seriously Nor
ways recognition of this order, was
made by Cory NJ. Stadden, counsel
here for the titular government in
Nicaragua.
The statement in part says:
King Haakon, having recognized
President Madriz as the de jure, as
well as defacto government OF Mica
ragua, as all other powers with the
exception Of the United States haV-
ing diplomatic relations with Mica
ragua have done, it was eminently
proper for him to recognize the de-
cree closing the port of Bluefields.
This action was based upon formal
protest that vessels flying the Nor
wegian flag had committed hostile
acts toward friendly government"
Mr. Stadden's statement concludes
| with the observation that "If the state
department will diligently observe in
| ternational obligations due to
| friendly state, the insurrection will
soon be suppressed, with due care for
the preservation of American lives
| and property"
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-29

shown by the dotted lines in Fig. ..
This Illustration also shows how the
attachment for opening the latch is ap-
piled. The two catches are attached
to the rod leading to the handle of
this device by wire loops in such a
manner as to permit each catch to op-
crate independently of the other when
the gate is swung Shut frotn either
side.
The latch can be adapted to n gate
which swings only one way by max
ing but one movable catch instead of
two and having stationary catch or
block in the place of the second catch.
In this case the rod or device for lift
ing the catch may be attached direct
ly to the catch without using the wire
loops. 1t is best when making the
latch to mortise the latch board into
the gatepost so that the gate will close
up without leaving a large space be-
tween it and the post.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-29
RURAL ROUTES AND ROADS.
Postal Department Has Become Strong
AGENCY of Hichwav Innprovement

Postal Department Has Become Strong
Agency of Highway Improvement.
The marvellous development of the
rural mail service shows how greatly
the people prize this daily blessing and
indicates that they would be extreme
ly reluctant to give it UP or be de-
prived of it for any cause. This being
so. the postal department has in it's
power to become Il stronger agency
for highway improvement.
There are certainly few communities
that would give up their mail service
rather than improve their reads. and
if the department should see fit to put
it up to the people where the roads
are bad. give them the choice of max
ing better roads or doing without mail.
it seems that they would. in common
parlance, get busy" The department
has sent out number of bulletins
containing warning, and these are
said to have been partially effective.
Part of the last bulletin issued to post
masters contained this:
You are directed TO inform yourself
with reference to the condition of
roads and bridges on the rural routes
out of your office. and if you find that
they require improvements you should
present the matter in the strongest and
most positive way to the patrons and
road officials. informing them that I'M
provements must be made rs soon as
practicable If. after a reasonable
time has elapsed, the improvements
have not been made or started. you
will report the fact to this office in Or
der that action may be taken looking
to the discontinuance Of the service.
''The department is not Immediately
concerned in elaborate road improve
ments, but in the interest Of the best
service to the largest number of pa
irons it must insist upon roads being
kept in good repair. the lack of which
is usually due to improper drainage
and unsuitable grading and surface
work. which can be easily and cheaply
accomplished by timely work and the
regular use of the split log drag or
similar device"
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-29
Rioters ATTEMPT
TO WRECK TRAIN

SOUTH BEND, Ind.-As a climax
TO night and a day of rioting in the
yards of the Grand Trunk Railway in
which freight train of so cars was
cut into ten sections, Pinkerton detec-
tlVes were stoned, and five passenger
trains were stalled for hours, an at
tempt was made Sunday afternoon to
wreck east-bound passenger No. g.,
known as the Detroit and New York
express, due in South Bend at 1851
o'clock. The engineer, by chance,
saw the thrown switch in time to
bring the train to stop to prevent
a catastrophe. When he left the en-
CINE to investigate he was stoned by
mob, mostly foreigners, but the
timely appearance of police prevented
him from being seriously hurt.
Governor Marshall declined to send
state troops to South Bend upon a
request by message from the super
intendent of the Grand Trunk Rail
way.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-29
NORWAY MAKES MISTAKE

CHRISTIANIA, Norway.-The for
eign office states that the action of the
Norwegian government in regard ia
the right Of vessels flying the Nor
wegan flag, to enter the port Of Blue
fields, declared under blockade, fol-
lowed the receipt of communication
from the Nicaraguan government.
This communication, which came to
Norway through its legation at Ha-
vana, set forth that the port of Blue
fields had been closed to foreign com-
merce in consequence of the condi-
tions prevailing in that country.
1t is intimated that the Norwegian
government acted under misappre-
hension as to the Nicaraguan sitna-
ton, and hence the statement of the
foreign office explaining what it did
and how it came to do IT
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-29
Future Veuetarianisn,,

Professor A. Woelkof after an ex-
animation of the geographical and
economic conditions Of the problem
announces his conclusion that in the
future meat will become too expensive
for ordinary food and that man must
eventually derive practically all his
sustenance from the vegetable king
dom. But he believes that there will
be no lack of food on that account. be-
cause the application of scientific
methods appears to be capable of in
creasing the productiveness of the
agricultural lands of the globe to an
almost unlimited extent He thinks
the successful substitution of any man
ufactured product for vegetable food
is extremely improbable. because plant
life is capable of utilizing solar energy
much more economically than any ma
chino ------
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-29
Cabinet Officers Mix in Politics.

VANCOUVER, B. Con their way
to Alaska, where it is understood they
are going at the request of President
Taft to investigate and stralghten po-
litical conditions in that territory, u
S. Attorney Wickersham and Seere-
tary of Commerce and Labor Nagei
arrived here from the East and took
up quarters at once on the steamer
Albatross on which they sailed Mon
day morning. Although SecretaY
Nagel, speaking for Wickersham, who
felt indisposed, would not admit 1t
and steered around the subject, it is
intimated that the Alaskan political
situation needs smoothing out at once
in order that the party leaders cax
give their attention to fighting the
growing insurgency movement ix
many of the states
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-29
Maunetism and Petroleum.

DR.. g. F. Becker, discussing the pos
sibility that petroleum may be derived
from carbides of iron or other metals,
points out that Bauers map of mag
netic declination in the United States
proves that petroleum is intimately
associated with magnetic disturbances
similar to those arising from the neigh
borhood of mineral possessing sensible
magnetic attraction" and he adds that
henceforth no geological theory of pc
troieum will be acceptable which does
not explain this association. A writer
in Nature remarks that if these con
clusions are confirmed a new and i'm
portant sphere of usefulness for mag
netic surveys will be opened.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-29
RaWn May Have Been Suicide.

CHlCAGO.-The murder theory OF
the death of Ira G. Rawn, president
OF the Monon railway, utterly col.
lapsed, despite the fact that the fam
lily offered $4,000 for the capture of
his murderer" The family now
races bitter court fight with the in
surance companies to save more than
100000 of accident insurance, which
is void in case of suicide. Their main
hope seems to lie in a verdict of ac
cldental death, from the coroner's
jury.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-29
CHICAGO SUFFERS
Severe FIRE LOSS
Grain Dust ExpIodes in Malt
Plant and Flames Devour
Chicago Brewery.

-CEIICAGO.-A property loss of So.
000sooo and SO families made home
less was the result of three fires
which swept over the northwestern
par1 OF the city Sunday. Hundreds
OF buildings were threatened with de-
struction
The Northwestern Malt G Grain
CO.'S plant, said to be the largest
maiung concern in the world, was
damaged to the extent of s1,5Oo.o0o
and the brewery of Charles T. Ogren
q GO. was virtually destroyed, with a
loss. of nearly s5O0,OOO.
bctn fires were said to be the di.
rect result of the torrid wave which
swept over the city from the South
west, bringing the highest tempera.
ture OF the year, and causing explo-
slons OF grain dust in both plans.
The fire in the Northwestern Malt
d Grain Company's plant broke out
aI noon with q terrific explosion in
the grain elevator, and before any at
tempt could be made to check the
hre the huge building was in flames.
IneFburning embers were carried for
Dlocks by the high wind, setting fire
TO a score of cottages and residences
IN the vicinity. The entire district
from Cortland Street to Armitage
/ Avenue and from Forty-sixth Avenue
to Forty-third Avenue was converted
into raging battle-ground.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-29
TO TEACH ROAD BUILDING.
Colleges In Three States Establish
Chairs of Good Roads.

The board of directors of the Texas
Agricultural and Mechanical college
has decided to establish chair of good
roads. The state of Washington and
the state of Virginia have done the
same. The Little Rock (Ark0 Gazette,
nothing this. hopes that the next Ar
kansas legislature will do the same
thing.
"If we had all over this state men
who have been taught TO build roads
we should soon have better roads" it
says. "Some of the graduates in road
building would devote themselves to
the engineering profession of highway
construction and maintenance.
"Others, in various lines of business
and especially in farming, would be
useful to their communities in the mat
ter of highways. How fortunate, for
instance. would township be to have
for road overseer a graduate in road
building!'
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-29
RAILROADS WIN VICTORY
Interstate Commission Not Upheld frs
Cutting Charges From Coast.

Interstate Commission Not Upheld in
Cutting Charges From Coast.
ST. PAUL.-The railroads won a
substantial victory in the findings Of
Frederick N. Dickson, master in chan
Gerry. These are the preliminary find
ipgs in the lumber rate suit insti1ut
ed in the fall of 1908 against the in
terstate commerce commission by the
Great Northern, Northern Pacific,
Union Pacific, and Burlington.
The railroads asked for a rate of SO
cents hundred on lumber shipped
from Portland, Or, to st. Paul, and
for 60 cents for Portland to Chicago
The interstate commerce commission
cut this to 45 cents from Portland te
ST. Paul and 55 cents from Portland
to Chicago. Mr.. Dickson upholds the
contentious of the railroads.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-29
TAFT FAv0RS TWO FAIRS
Panama Exposition May be Held In
Rival Caies Same Year.

WASHINGTON.-The idea persists
that the Taft administration will favor
Two Panama expositions, as was orig
lnaiiy suggested by the president at
the california dinner, and it is re-
garded possible that congress will ex-
tend desired au+horiAation to both
San Francisco and New Orleans il
they make satisfactory subscription
showings.
The objection to attempting to con
duct two great fairs at the same time
is met with the suggestion that the
Pacific metropolis should have its ex,
position in the summer and New Or.
leans in the winter.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-29
Indignant Women Parade.

LONDON.-The greatest suffrag
cite parade that ever marched
through the streets of London was
seen Saturday when more than half 4
million women showed their indigna-
ton at the shelving o: the ShackletoR
hill giving the right of franchise te
women in parliamentary elections.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-29
TESTS ENDURANCE.
Machine That Registers VIII Power
and Working Ability.

and Working Ability.
Students Of the University of Penn
sylvania are enthusiastic over re-
markabe machine that has just been
installed which determines the will
power and working ability of each
person using it. Briefly the machine
may be described as follows: The hand
is strapped at the wrist to a handle
connected with the machine. The wrist
is fastened by this strap so that il
cannot be moved at all. The hand is
also strapped so that this cannot be
moved as IL whole. The only part left
free of action is the center finger,
This works a lever that controls the
machine. BY working the free finger
up and down the machine is set in mo-
ton. and the pencil at the other end
marks the force of the movement.
At first the vigorous movement of
the finger marks Il broad stroke. As
the force of the finger weakens the
strokes of the pencil get narrower
until they make a mere dot and at last
cease altogether as the will power OF
the operator gives out. The students
are vying with each other to get the
best chart. Each mans effort IS chart
ed by the university. and competition
is keen to get the best chart. Con
tinua practice has something to dc
with il by strengthening the muscles
that move the finger that works the
machine. But. on the whole, the viii
power. or, as the university faculty
prefers to call it, the ability Of enct
student TO work and sustain the effort
at working. is the real object indicated
by the test.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-29
ROADS OF SAND-CLAY.
They Prove to Be Very Popular Whsro
Thsy Are Practicable.

The following is from the latest re-
port of the Virginia highway commits
sinncr:
1t has been the object of this de-
rartment In determining the class of
road to build in the various counties
TO utilize as far as possible local ma
teral and to construct roads most suit.
able to the needs of the several COM
nunities, taking into consideration the
available material. the travel on the
road and the financial condition of the
counties. The Sand-clay construction
has proved very popular in the local.
ties where it is practicable. and | hope
| that the roads built in this manner in
, the eastern and southern portions of
the state will demonstrate that the
roads in those sections may be greatly
improved at moderate cost.
1t is very important that some def
mite and positive legislation should be
taken with reference TO the MAIN
tenance of roads which are being con-
Structed with state aid. 1t is certainly
not understood by the people generally
that gravel and macadam roads have
to be maintained.
| Therefore proper attention has not
been given to this subject by the coun-
ty authorities. There should be Il law
requiring the board of supervisors or
road boards TO make special provision
/ for the maintenance or upkeep Of the
roads which have been improved by
state aid. which should be so framed
that this department can require the
counties applying for state aid to pro-
vide the necessary funds for mainte.
|
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-29
LATCH FOR FARM GATE.
Attachment Can Be Operated by a
Person on Horse or on Foot.

FeTSon OH IIOTSe OF OF f-OUt.
The illustration shows latch for a
la.ge driveway or farm gate which
combines the best qualities of different
models of gate atches and has an at
tachment my means Of which it can
horse or on foot. says Popular Mechan-
les. 1t is made by taking board
about by - inches in size and nail
ing it to the gatepost. a strip beve!ed
off each way. Fig. 1, is then nailed on
the lower end of the board. and two
catches of either wood or iron are bolt
ed on above the strip, SO it will move
up and down easily. Attach Il tongue
on the gate that will extend out far
enough to engage IN the catches, as
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-29
Artificial Rubber.

Professor Karl Harries of the Uni
versity of Kiel. the eminent German
scientist. has perfected a process for
the artificial production of rubber
which is said to be indistinguishable
from the natural article and equal to
it in quality. durability and all other
essential respects. Experts who have
analyzed Professor Harries' rubber.
which is produced by synthetic proc
ess. declare it differs from other so
called artificial rubber in that its con-
stituents are identically the same as
those which enter into the compost
ton of grown rubber.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-29
Many Immigrants Deported,

NEW YORK-All records in the
deportation at Ellis Island have been
broken in the last six months. More
than 10000 immigrants have been
sent back in that period, while in the
previous years the deportations have
not exceeded 1000 a year.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-29
Crops Not So Bad Saws Railroad Man

CHICAGO.-Ridiculing the wolf"
cry regarding the coming grain crops,
w. c. Brown, president of the New
York Central lines, declared that he
had Just returned from a trip through
the Northwest and that he did not be-
lleye conditions were nearly so bad as
they have been painted. He said the
crops would not be up to their usual
standard. but he had information
from reliable sources that they were
long distance from being failures.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-29
Chicago Builders Out.

CHICAGO.-More than 1000 men
have struck on large buildings in the
course of construction and before the
end of the week it is predicted by la
Dor leaders that more than 1000 men
Of all trades will have stopped work,
completely Gripping all construction
work in the city.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-29

CHICAGO.-It is believed in the
wheat trade that the worst has been
heard regarding the spring wheat
crop of North America.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-29

Interesting to Roadmakers.
The number of automobiles now
owned in the United States is esti-
mated at 250,OOO, and the number is
rapidly increasing.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-29

superintendent of Chicago's public
school system, who receives a salary
of $4,000 year, is one of the high
est paid woman workers in the coun-
try. Mrs. Young was recently elected
president of the National Educational
Association.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1910-11-03
NOTICE

Notice to the Tobacco Poolcrs
oil StemmIng district Association
want you to see fair samnle
OF your tobacco and it must be
done IN this manner;
fIrst, gathera stalk or two If
your best. Second. get q stall
or two Of that class. Third get
d stalk or two of that grade.
'hen strip every leaf Off of each
stalk put it all in one hand mix
all together little a. big. good g
bad tie it in one hand tight and
put a tag on it with your name
Send 1t to Jess Olives store ~,
next Saturday or soon as possiblo
Done e, by order of p. c. Steph-
ems Chairman Dist. No. ,
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1910-11-03

When epidemics strike a town
the inhabitants are usually slow
to believe it and yet just as slow
in trying to suppress it, and
worst of all, when the health Off
Ger issues an order or authorizes
a quarantine, instead of meeting
with the approval of all his or
der and power to prevent the
spread of the fatal or loathesome
disease is checked and he is con-
demned instead of praised. This
is not right for surely the health
officer has the best interest of
his town at heart and every citi-
zen should back him up. Just
notice if you will, when ever the
citizens of town stand by their
health officer, how quick the
disease is stamped out as in the
case of Or. Frazers order last
Thursday. Had he not issued
his order and had the people