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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-22
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Clatter. clotter go the hammers ON the
wedges. chir-r-r. chlr-r-r slug the saws.
there Is n. rending of wood. a female voice
rings out. Il name thee -," there is
crash OF breaking glass and lo.00o tons
OF steel slides into the water With
splash.
Then The ship Is placed 10 drgdock
aud after n thorough painting IL re1oat.
ed. plnccd under giant shears aud its boil
ors and engines lowered Into II. All The
while mechanics OF every trade. cnrron-
terS, plumbers. mnchlnlsts coppcr5mlths,
blscksmiths aud others have taken up
their work on board
Their respective tasks completed TO the
satisfaction OF the naval constructor. the
vessel is rendy FOR her trlal under her
own power. In the hands of the COM
petent force OF the Shpyard the vessel -
put under steam, the hawscrS are cast or
and she makes her nrSt trip TO Try her
out.
Any little defects In her machinery are
rcmedlcd. ana then when she has bccu
inspected thoroughly by the builders. the
Navy Department * notified, and officers
and crew are sent To- the yard. Then fol-
low the various tcsts--dashcs over a mile
course and a 24-bour ron at scn-to dc-
termine whether she Is all that her plans
indicated that she would be. IL she II
not. then the builders take her 10 hand
and make bor so. but. as o general rule
the vessels are not only Up to tho re-
quired mark In speed, bat little more
Then follows the last ceremony az the
builders yard aud the first upon the vos-
sells deck rolslng OF the dag OF the
aftcrstnG as the vessel goes iuto com
mission and she takes her place In thc
list OF the nations floating bulwarka
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who VIII each do their share OF the vnst
work. The greater number OF the plans
are sent to the pattern shop, where there
are fashioned full sized models OF the
pieces OF metal that enter the cOnstruc-
tion or the hull. Other plans arc sent
TO the rolling mills. where their pattern
mnkers do likewise. until at the different
pattern shops there nTc cut out OF light
wood. the exact size aud shape OF the
ship.
These wooden models arc then sent 10
the stcelworkers, who. with forge. lathe
and trip hammer, make In duplicate OF
the wooden pieces huge pieces Of metal
each pierced with the requisite number
OF boles 80 that they may be fnStencd
together without loss of time
IL is really marvellous how great slnbs
Of steel. many inches thick, are rolled
aud pounded Into shape TO az one to the
other with absolute eNoctncSs 50 that
the holes In ono correspond With the
holes In another The plates for the hull.
under the wntcF and above the armor
belt, are gotten out In ooe part OF the
mill. while the smaller pieces stringcrs.
bolts, etc, arc gotten out 10 another
art Perhaps the conditions are such
that three or four mills In different parts
OF the country are WORKING Mt the sime
time, each mill having It's share
lu the meantime the sbipyard hands
are not losing any ume. Whatever part
Of the work TINT can be done there, In
the forges IA the Joiner mill or In other
departments, Is being cnrrled on os rap
IDLY as possible under cover
Out In the yard. at the spot selected
Tor the erection OF the vessel. the rail-.
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the framing the plnters take up the work,
uld piece by piece the steel covering Is
riyeted In place until the ship takes
shape and stands metal shell.
BY this time fully 1000 men are at
work on the craft some inside and some
outside. while there are Others In the
shops. Just how many mems labor goes
into the building OF n bnttlcship IA dim
cult TO sNy-probably 10000 Indirectly
but the work Is so divided that there Is
something almost automatic about 1t.
one phase that must not be overlooked
Is the inspection. or supervision. main
tained by the government At ;he yard Is
n naval constructor. who bns a st0n OF
men whose duty IL Is to inspect every
piece OF material that goes into the
vessel and see that II is ns prescribed
In the specifications. II Is also his duty
TO compute at various times the per
centoge OF the vessel completed. nnd his
report upon this subject Is further cvi-
dcnccd 10y photographs.
70 the naval constructor Is referred all
things that are In doubt in regard 10 tho
plnns and specifications, for be is the per
sopal representative of the Navy Depart
ment
Upon tho vessel reaching certain per
centngcs OF completion the builders re
cciyc a proportionate percentage of their
money. SO 1t Ia to their advantage TO get
loyS are costly. for the government usual
ly cxocts q pennlty for failure TO com
plete within specific time.
At last comes the day when the ship IA
ready to take to the water. The hull Is
complete. The staging Is taken down and
the vessel is revealed. grim Gud gnunt.
but majestic In Its very size.
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work aud had the primitive mans dls-
like for IL They cultivated the tnro
fields, from which they derived their
chief food supply, and they gave their
services for short spells as roustnbOutS
a. the ports They have always cherished
n passionate love or the sen and excel as
fishermen and In handling small boats.
Beyond these easy labors they could not
be induced to exert themselves, and the
sugar planters soon learned that the nn-
tive population could not be depended on
To furnish the Held hands needed. With
the approval OF tho government, they
turned TO Chino. and the response was
prompt and satisfactory Chinese emil
grated To Hawaii I'm q constantly increas-
Ing 0ood until the government became
alarmed ot their numbers. especially as
the native population was steadily de-
crcasing The Chinese Influx was checked
and the planters were required to draw
the Srcnter part OF their imported labor
from Japan. The event proved that this
measure Involved the process OF jumping
from the frying pan into the fire. Grad.
ually the japanese element expanded un-
Ill II Is now the most numerous IN tho
country and represents 43 per cent OF
the total population Whilst the Japa-
ncse have been efficient loborers. they
hnyc exhibited tendency 10 be uggrcs-
slvc and unruly. The present disturb
nuccs In the sugar districts are by no
means the 6rst chargcuble 10 them Riot
GUS strikes In the past have been carried
on by them when the other workers were
peaceful and satisfied Eyeo the Chinese
have never Joined them In these nglta-
tlons. which havc more than once called
FOR the Intervention OF the japanese CON
sui. The majority OF these Japanese are
drawn from the cities OF their country.
and many OF them arc OF the hoodlum
cnrs. They nave gradually pushed other
notionalitlcs out OF the sugar fields. and
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sion from the crown and entered upon
the business OF carrying the wood TO
China, where n great demand for IL
existed. This was the beginning of n
considerable trade and the inception OF
HaWOlIs commerce One Of the effects
Of the movement was TO bring China
men 10 the islands. They cnme in small
number at 0rSt. were well received. and
proved 10 bo lnw-nbidlnG and useful
members OF the community. In fact,
the Chinese have never caused any
trouble In the country and have con
tributed lnrgely To It's prosperity. One
OF their number introduced the sugar
cnnc and ran rude plant for Its re-
ductlon. 1t " not too much 20 suppose
thnt this primitive enterprise was the
foreruuuer md foundation OF Hawnii's
great Industry, although mnny years
ELAPSED before large sugar plantations
were established
The next stage in Hawnils commercial
development and prosperity came toward
the end OF the nrst bali OF the nineteenth
century. when the American whaling neet
that worked the northern PncIhc began
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way gang Is busy Between two high.
long steel piers on which ore fnr-reoch-
Ing travelling cranes, the blocks on which
the keel OF the ship Will rest are placed
Great timbers, l. inches square, are hrst
laid lengthwise 10 form n platform on
which. In pyramid fashion, are laid cross
wise the keel blocks. Beginning these
blocks near the water the foundation Is
carried Inland on rise until 1t terml-
mates where the bow OF the vessel will
be.
In giving out the work arrangements
ore made for the receipt OF the material
Every piece OF the metal or wood IA
given number to represent the number
OF the battlesblp, for ell ships are known
by numbers before they are mined, In
addition TO which each piece Ia given q
serial number 20 that there VIII bc no
mistake In the assembling.
by the time the keel blocks have been
prepared the drst OF the steel, the Keel
and frames. arrives Picked up by the
ionE-nrmcd cranes, the pieces OF steel nro
sW7ng through the air aud lnid ON the
keel blocks. Then begins the work OF
construction In earnest. dozen por-
table forgcs, score Of pneumatic ham,
mcrs and half a hundred men a.c en-
gagged putting down the piece OF the Keel
and the section OF fnme or tib From
that moment the work goes on apace
nlau after man Is oddcJ 60 the force ond
lift by bit the keel extends and the 2rcnt
ribs risc.
As the ribs extend forward sud up.
ward carpenters erect the. staging around
the vessel until IL Is incnsed 10 n net
work OF timber. Will the advance OF
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Hilary engines. refrlgoratlng plant, laun-
dry, etc, are oil carefully studied and
provided for until the whole ship. In
cludlng everything except coal. wotcr.
provisions and crow, Is on pupcr
There are drawings showing the vessel
as she viii appear os q whole-tbc pro-
nlo-drnwings OF the various cross sec
tlons at various points from the bow TO
the stern showing the plain steel work
Then there ore similar plans that show
the interior arrangements. O mass Of pa
per that weighs hundreds Of pounds aud
represents az outlay OF thousands OF
dollnrs.
Besides the plans there are tho speci-
ncations, hundreds of typewrlttcn pages
giving In minute detail. descriptions OF
everything wood or metoi, that enters
into the construction Of the vessel. This
data. after being revised over and over,
Is lnolly printed. and makes up volume
Of considerable size
This might be called the preliminary
work. for all this is done before even
the contract Is let when the bids have
been received aud the contract II signed
begins the actual building ot the 7e7sol.
which "a none the less interesting than
the designing.
A shipynrd where q Brst-class nghtipg
ship Is built ~ marvel In itsef and
the spiendidly equipped estopllshneut at
Newport News. the natal place Of 80
many OF our floc5t vessels, Is city With
ia ITSELF. where several thousand meu,
representing d score or more trades. und
employment.
When the hundreds OF sheets OF plans
have been received In the once they are
divided among the various efallsmen'
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voters. OF whom natives OF the UuItcl
States form bur 10 per cent. In 20 years
time the total number OF voters viii bc
four or i've times greater. and the pros
pect is that the proportion OF natlvc-born
Americans among them win he much
smaller than It is now
10 section Of the United Stntcs has
population NO mixed and anomalous as
that Of HnwalL OF tho total number.
estimated nc about 10000. native Ameri.
cans occoInt for slightly more than >
per cent The Kanckas who nrc on the
decrease, and the h0lf-bTcds number ap.
proHimntcly $4,000; the Portuguese and
other Latin people $4,000. The majority
OF the population, more than loo. 900 OF
1t. In fact, ia Chinese and japanese. tho
latter numbering about $4,000 Tho chill
dren of these oTicutals will, unless meas
urcs are taken 10 countcract The impcnd-
Ing Development form q powerful II not
a dominant. element OF the body poIltlc
IN the comparatively near future
There Is little occasion for opprehep.
sion on the score OF the future Chinese
citizenship. Tho majority OF Cinnamon
In Hawnii arc respectable mcubcr0 OF the
community who are dcslTous Of making
thcir children Americans In the true sense
brightest and most promising IN the pur-
lie schools. Business men 1nd the Chi
nesc youths best qualihcd to All positions
Of trust and intelligence. a large pro-
portion OF this race in Hawaii are prop
ortyowncrs, and therefore disposed 10 be
iow-obidipg supporters OF tho constituted
authorities,
The japanese OF Hawaii on the other
hand. display In n marked degree tho
ttntts which distinguish them IN other
parts OF the world. They are bumptlous
and quarrelSomc entertain an eXuggcr.
ated idea Of the power OF their COUNT;
and cherish all sorts OF wild dreams of
It's expansion by conquest No doubt
their government encourages this tendency
10 J'neoiSm, and II Is quite possible would
attempt, II a fnir opportunity offered.
10 repeat In Hawaii the tactics whicd
have made Korea nu appanagc oI N.pou
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TO call at the Islands. At the outset they
came only for provisions, water aud sim
pie supplles. but soon Il was decided that
the Islands afforded excellent trylng-out
grounds, and reducing depOts were plant
ed at several points. Hundreds OF yes-
sells called every year and spent on nn
average 800 each. AT its height this
traffic was a source of great profit to the
Islanders, but It was not without It's
drawbacks. The sailors OF these vessels
were not altogether 4 desirable lot They
brought disease and rum, and by cheat
Ing the natives and abusing their hosp-
tnlity Impaired the good opinion which
they had entertained OF the white mane
The whaling trade declined. and In tho
carly seventies was suddenly cXtinguishcd
by a terrific storm that destroyed the
greater part OF the diminished 1cct For
tun0tcly for the lslnuds. the sugar In
dustry began 10 take on important proper
tlons Just at this time.
Previous TO the Introduction of sugar
planting there had never been any con
siderable dcmnnd FOR labor in the Islands.
The natives had not been accustomed to
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tu be 80 many feet long. 50 many fcef
wide aud so many feet deep, the rcQul-
site lines are drnwn to prescribe the
shape of the vessel After the lines
have been examined a model is made
from them This model is made OF wax,
upon n scale OF 50 many inches 10 the
foot aud Is a. accurate ns IL Is possible
20 make II.
Then follows the trying of the model
In huge tnnk OF water nnd with mech
nnsm OF special make, the model Is
towed rapidly from one end Of the tank
10 the other while experts watch the
wnycs By these waves can be told
whether the lines arc too full for high
speed or whether they are Just right
To set the speed lines Just right some
times requires that the model be changed
acain and again by shaving OF n little
wax here aud there or by adding a little
mors where the lines are thought to be
TOO nno This testing tank OF the Navy
Department j. one OF the most Interest
Ing features of the Bureau OF COnstruc-
lion and II Is believed that this country
possesses the hneSt equipment OF that
Kind ever nude
when the wnxeD model has been
Indeed to bo perfect a sct Of lines are
tben made from II and upon these lines
a. rho foundation Of the great ship that
il 10 be built
While all this Is being done the great
est Of all auestlens-that Of armament
g. beinr discussed. How many guns and
., what caIlbcr shall they be and what
sboII bc the thickness or the arnor belt
ore questions that arc problems indeed
but In coarse OF time they are disposed
of aud In the draftlue-room the men
tato up the designing OF the vessel 10
meet the requirements OF the nghtiug
equipment.
In the plans or wnrship. hs in tho
plans OF Q lnrse building, nothing Is LEFT
10 gucsswork Everything Il planned
and there il a drawing Tor everything.
Tberc Is not a rlyet but what Ii shown.
md from the huge smokestncls To tho
lowermost part Of the keel there Is ob.
solutoiy nothing but what bas been pro-
vidcd for
The division OF the space within the
hnIl. the parts OF the ship that oro to tc
set aside for living quarters. coal
bunkers, water tanks. main engines. aux
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newly opened portions OF our Far West
there are many hotter and more cneryat-
ing places In which American farmers
work hard and maintain good health. The
soil Is extremely fertile and many crops
for which q good market exists are cu-
tircly neglected or inndeQuntcly cultivated
The government has recently interested
Itself in this question and former Secretary
OF the Interior James Garfield. Bs well as
Mr. i. Ii, Newell, director of the Reclama-
tlon Service. went to the territory a year
ago for the purpose OF investigating the
situation and deylsing plans for making
the settlement proposition more attractive
10 the American farmer OF moderate
means It Is believed that large tracts
OF public land con be reclaimed by irrl-
CATION and may be disposed OF under the
Homestead law In such a way as TO obvlnle
tho objections That have initiated against
former colonization movements The
lands. when water Is supplied TO them.
Will he as richly productive as any In the
Islands and well adapted to the growth
OF pincnpplcs, lbrcs and other crops for
which q ready market may b. found
The government project hardly embraces
the hope that Americans will replace the
foreigners IN the cane fields. Much as
such a consummation Is to be desired. the
possibility OF II IS too remote for serious
consideration. The most that Is &c tS
expected Of the movement ls that IL WIN
be n step in the direction OF the Amer
icanl5atiou of the Islands and that 1t VIII
create a lcaycn OF desirable citizenship
TO Offset In some degree the future 10
crcaSa In the foTelGn-bOrn voters
This Is Hnwnlts most vcXing problem.
Only a small per cent. OF the orieptals In
the territory are nt present entitled 10
the suffrage. but every child born in Ha-
wall since June, 1900, viii enjoy the full
privileges OF American citizenship upon
coming OF age The school children OF
today win control tho political ntInirs
OF the country 20 years hence There are
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now have n practical monopoly OF the
labor
Whilst the planters were gathering labor
from China. Japan and Korea. they made
Efforts 10 procure men from various parts
OF Europe well as from Porto Rico and
America. Only In the case OF the Portu-
gucse have these cndcavors been completely
successful They have been, on the whole.
the most desirable OF all labOrers I'm
ported Their practice Ia to bring their
families. and the women and older chill
drcn do q respectable share OF work AS
result tho monthly earnings OF a Portu-
guese fnmlly will often amount to $50 or
more. They are very thrifty and soon
accumulate enough 10 buy Il little prop
crty. AS soon rs this ia possible they
leave the cane fields md become indcpcn.
dent cultivators. In this way the Portu.
Gucsc have almost entirely drlftcd away
from the plantations and the nnti-contrnct
labor laws OF the United States have pre-
vented fresh importatOns In recent yc0rs.
In the past several movements have
been started with n Wow 20 inducing Dmall
farmers from the mainland TO settle on the
soil. So far success has been conspicuous.
ly absent from these projects. Colonies
OF Americans have generally resulted in
the formation OF sugar companies. Capital
has erected a mill In the vicinity of the
colonlSte, aiter securing their agreement
to put their lands into cane. and ultimate
IL has substituted for their labor that Of
OrIcntals who are paid SIS month or
the colonist has found In his land an op-
portunity for speculation and instead OF
working 1t has sold II to some neghborlng
plantation. Then a detrimental condition
is the natural rcpugnance of Americans
TO do manual labor in n country where
such work Is almost entirely performed by
coolies or oolored races and whites are en-
ployed as ovcrsccrs and managers There
Is nothing In the climatic or physical con.
ditons 10 prevent un American from mok-
ing comfortable living from small
holdlog-say 90 ncrcS-in Hawaii In the
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~ T. the millions OF people living me
~ "a Inland in this country who have
81 aevcr even seen one OF the great
w nghtinz ships Of our Navy. save In
pictures, Few can appreciate the
vast amount OF dino aud labor involved
In the construction OF Que OF these mod-
cru vessels. indeed. those who live WITHIN
lev miles Of the coust hardly realize
what IL means. aud 20 the average per
son three years for the building OF one
ot these noatiug fortresscs seems Ike an
exceptional time when II t. taken Into
consideration the rnpidity with whlch
huge skyscropins buildings are erected
In the bottlei0ip, however. not only DO
nll the elements OF the construction oil
On odlhce ashore enter. but there arc all
the elements OF building for the sea
ever a prodlglous feat In itself. but this
vessel must be an embodiment Of even
more.
First IL must I've craft 80 designed
a. to be seaworthy and speedy. Secondly
II must be the home OF 1000 or more
men who form the crew. II must have
the necessary apartments for the oncers'
with a spacious oGlce for the command
inz ofnccr, and, should she be Intended
az any time 10 be 4 G0gSbip, apartments
for the commander OF the nect must be
provided
This alone represents practically oil
toe features OF q hotel ashore except
that, for lack OF space and facilities
hfoat, everything must be condensed into
h small q space us possible. After rms
comes the subject OF weapons ana ,ne
heavy belt OF armor that plate her sloss
and make OF the ship a nghung Ne,
fully capable OF engaging With epuo'
chances any other vessel Of similar BIO
and equipment
bsttlcshlp IL born, not In sbipys,o,
os many suppose. but In tho drnis.s ,
rooms OF tho Navy Department TIE ni9s M
lines OF the vessel are OF the hull ,ns
number Of tons OF displacement hnNlns
already been provided for In proP.'
bill that has been passed by Cons
TO the members OF the Naval Bonra
ieft the settlement OF tho ques,'o" ,1,i
length, breadth md depth wbieu -"
give tho necessary tonnage. "a
Working on the basis that VeSse'
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POISONED BY IVY VINES.

IN any place has started deeply learned
aud interesting discussion among The
dcrmOtologlsts OF Europe number ~
theories have been advanced, the most
plausible appearing to I've that the Ivy
possessed q perfume or odor which was
ublc to enter the system through the
nostrils and thereby poison the blood.
The patient was twice exposed TO the
influence OF Ivy leaves By Professor TIL
bierge who did not az nrst believe 1t
possible for her to be poisoned by Ivy
and least OF all by Ivy which never came
IN eoutnct with the wom0u's body 10 any
way.
Both times she WAS watched hy Profes'
sor Thib!erge aud In few hours an
eruption broke ont on her skin and gave
her great pain from its itching and final
Is broke out In great sores. This peculiar
case Is supposed 10 correspond 10 some
extremely rare prcdispnsitiou In the WON
ms blood due TO unknown cansss- but
probably ou Inherited tendency.