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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-09
NOTICE.

Having been regularly nominated by
the Democratic District and County
Convcntion for the office Of Senator,
] respectfully solicit the support OF the
voters In the coming election.
AMBROSE j. WRIT.
- S350-tf
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-09
NOTCH.

Haying BEEN Regularly nominated by
the Republican District and Comfy
Convention for the office OF Senator,
l respectfully solicit the support Of the
voters IN the coming election.
sS5o-n s. KALEIOPU.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-12-10

Moore to pick up the cape again
proving the great necessity for light
at that point. By reason of the
storm that again ragged last night the
vessel did not get away for Valdez
until eight o'clock this morning.
She is due back here on Monday
morning and will take on a cargo of
/ twelve or fifteen hundred tons of cop
per ore, expecting to sail TO Juneau
early Tuesday morning. The fol-
lowing passengers came from Seattle
to Cordova: j. B. Carlyle, H. n.
Wilson and wife, G. w. Wilson, C.
Sands, A. Hagen, A. Thompson, Mrs.
Annie Dooley.
Deputy Marshal Sam Brightwell
and 81 Reed took a passenger over to
Valdez on the steamer this morning.
The train went out toChitina this
morning. While there has been con-
siderable snow along the line there
has been no difficultity in keeping
the tracks clear, although it has been
necessary to run the rotary through
to Chitina two or three times. There
is much more snow than there was
at this season last year.
John Palmer and wife came in
from Chitina yesterday and will sail
on the Mariposa for Seattle, expect
ing to go on to sunny California and
engage in the growing . oranges.
Mr.. Palmer has just sold his interest
in the hotel Chitina to his partner,
Tom Cloninger.
deputy Collector NJ. S. Whittier IS
arranging to sail on the Mariposa to
ketchikan, the scene of his new
duties. Until his successor arrives
Judge Tucker will perform the duties
of the local office.
The many friends mere OF Miss
Alice E. Hassell will DC Interested to
know that she was married on Deem
Der second in her native state of
Wisconsin. After leaving Cordova
she joined her mother and it was not
Icing befoe she was favorite among
her new circle of friends. H. G.
Knoll, the station agent for the Chi
cago & Northwestern railroad at
Humbird, Wis, was the fortunate
man who persuaded the young lady
to join him on the voyage of matri-
mony. The ceremony was performed
at the home of the bride and was the
occasion of much merry making by a
large number of friends. Mrs. Krool
has two sisters living in Cordova,
Mrs. H. Henneke and Miss Anna Has
sci.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-12-10
The steamer Yukon remained {

The steamer Yukon remained at
anchor last night at Port Etches,
this side of Cape Hinchinbrook,
awaiting the storm to abate before
proceeding to Katalla. And in the
meantime an anxious and sorely tried
party of government men, to the
number of 35, are awaiting the ar
rival of the steamer at Wingham Is
land, near the coal and oil metropolis
of Katalla. This is the party that
has been. coal mining in the Boring
river fields for the past three months.
They took out from the Cunningham
claim, and sacked it for shipment,
S55 tons of fine quality of steaming
coal. They returned to Katalla a
couple of weeks ago and had expect
ed to sail for Seattle on the steamer
Northwestern. A storm, however,
prevented that steamer from putting
in. so the party are now awaiting the
Yukon.
On the third of December Capt
Durkee took the party On his launch
over to Wingham, expecting to get to
the big steamer with greater safety
from that point. He stood by for a
couple of days and then after losing
two anchors returned to Katalla. On
Monday the Captain realized that the
men in camp must be running short
of food supplies, so he made an at
tempt to reach them but was COM
PEELED to turn back. In the mean
time heavy sea was running and a
strong wind was blowing, so that he
was unable to go to their rescue.
This morning, however, the weather
conditions had improved some, and
with his stock of provisions the
Captain reached the island. The
party had undoubtedly been on limit
ed rations as they originally only
took three or four days supply.
Capt Durkee and his launch Triton
are now standing by, expecting the
arrival of the Yukon tonight. If it
should not arrive the Triton will re-
main SO long as the weather condi-
tions will permit, as it is only by
means of this launch that the govern
ment party will be able to get aboard
the steamer, if she is able to put in
near the Island.
The $50 tens o. lacked coal is at
Saltwater creek, rear the Cunning
ham group, and s.ill be brought to
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-12-10

tidewater some time this winter.
The matter of transporting 1t is in
the hands of DIR. Bowney, represent
ing the United States navy. He ex-
poets to bring it out over snow and
ice and it will then be taken to Puget
Sound and the coal tested by some of
the government warships. In the
meantime DR.. Bowney is making him
self comfortable with Jim Ryan at
his cabin.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-12-10

Advertising pays. Try the Chit
ina Leader. Start now.
Evening star., 1912-11-23

the land. They are 80 plentiful that in
many places they are to be had for the
hauling and where land is being cleared
in the vicinity of cities the sign Free
Cobbles" is to be found on many a mound
Of stones at the corner Of field.
It will be seen that, with the addition
of a good mixture of cement, such elabo-
rate structures as bandstands. rest rooms.
comfort stations and bridges may be built
In very artistic style from the rounded
stones. while merely ornamental features,
such as urns, drinking fountains and sup
ports for railing along drives, are very
effective against background of foliage,
when constructed of this artistic material.
There is no comparison between the cast
iron Ornaments that SO often distigure
our public gardens and these artistic Gre
ations. If properly built with the use of
good cement mortar, they will last in
definitely, as the cement hardens with age
and the cobblestones show no bad effects
from the weather. Not requiring paint.
there Is no annual brush work needed,
as with wooden or metal structures, which
is considerable saving. and the original
cost is considerably less than when more
conventional materials are used.
Evening star., 1912-11-23
Kidding Trees of Blackbirds.

The city of Topeka has purchased q
ton OF Roman candles to see If the black
birds cannot be driven out of the trees
OF the city. Thousands of the black
birds. some say millions. infest the city's
Dig elm trees late in the summer and
make the streets dangerous and unsiglt-
~ Early each evening they fly into the
trees OF the parks and about the resi-
dences. and especially into the twenty
acres of forest at Bethany College. in
the center of the city. Prof. J.. l.. Dyche.
state fish and game warden told the city
officials that Roman candles would drive
them out. The city bought it's supply
and tried them. Four men fired the Ro-
man candles sngly and by voleys into
the trees. As the flying balls of fire
swept through the leaves of the trees
the birds fairly screamed at their dis
turbers. \ few would take wing and fly
to nearby trees. but most of them held
to their roosts and chartered noisilv
When the supply Of fireworks was ex-
hausted the blackbirds We're still i'm the
trees and noisfer than ever. They kept
up their chatter until a late hour and
the residents of the neighborhood were
divided regarding the efficacy of the fire.
works method. Most of them favored
waging a more bloody war with shot
guns instead of the Roman candles for
weapons The fireworks will be repeated
for several successive nights. Then the
birds will be given several nights quiet,
after which they will be subjected to
nightly bombardment for several nights
more.
Evening star., 1912-11-23
CONSIDERATION OF $4,000.
Big Price Paid for Small Lot on 9th
Street, Running Along j..

One of the transactions in rea.ty during
the past week that attracted more than
passing attention, especially among those
who take an interest in property as an in
vestment. was the transfer Of the south
west corner of 9th and streets. The
building is not new and, while it is in
use and has on that account a value, the
ground is regarded as the main consid
GRAFTON for the payment of $4,000, which
is understood to have been the price paid
The lot is a small one. having a front
age of nineteen and a half feet on 9th
street and sixty-One feet on E street and
containing 1892 square feet. so that the
per foot figure was a trif1e over $40. 1t Is
regarded as the highest price ever paid
for 9th street property. That phase of
the transaction was not surprising, for
the reason that the character of the
business, as we'll as its extent, has greatly
changed in recent months.
That section of the street is more Of
center than formerly, rentals have ad-
vanced and property values naturally re-
fleet such change. It is recalled as illus
trative Of what has taken place that the
three pieces of property adjoining the
corner on the south some ten years ago
sold for about $4,000. The depth is the
same as that of the corner lot, while the
frontage is some forty feet, and yet in
recent sale about the same amount was
paid for one of the pieces that was given
a decade ago for the three.
Evening star., 1912-11-23
STRANGE BUILDING RULE.
Switzerland Requires Frames t.
Show Architectural Relation.

A peculiar building regulation is in
force in most parts of Switzerland. 1t is
required that before the erection of a
new building. frames or screeds must be
erected to mark out the shape of the
building in profile as we'll as in plan. In
practice this amounts to erecting at each
angle of the building a pole or mast with
projecting triangular frame attached
to it at the cornice level to indicate the
height and projection of the cornice.
The building law OF the Canton Zurich
requires that this framework shall be
erected when the plans are submitted for
approval by the public authorities. The
purpose of the rule apparently is to bring
out in advance of construction. the arch
itectural relations of the building to ad-
joining structures and to the district in
which it lies, both for aiding the muni-
cipal authorities in passing upon the
plans from the architectural viewpoint
and giving the neighDoring owners an op-
portunity to judge of the effect Of the
proposed new building upon their inter
eStS.
Evening star., 1912-11-23
HOTBED REAL Joy
Should Be Built of Concrete,
Writer Says.
TIME TO PREPARE 1T NOW
Delicacies Out of Season Possible for
Christmas.
VIOLETS CAN BE RAISED
Cost Of Cement and Pit Gravel About
$40 for Four-Sash
Outfit.
LET'S CAN BE RAISED

There is nothing which pleases the ap-
petite SO much as delicacies out Of sea-
son. AS for vegetables, such delicacies
are not costly luxuries and are within
the means of any one who will take the
time to build and run hotbed or a cold
frame. Such a bed will make possible
homegrown lettuce and radishes land
even violets) for the Thanksgiving and
Christmas dinners. Moreover, by this
means one can depend on having good
hardy plants for spring planting in the
garden
Proper Time to Build.
The fall is the time to prepare the
hotbed. To avoid annual repairs and to
secure the best results, build it of con-
crete. Locate the bed on the sunny
wind-protected side of a building. A
four-sash bed is usually large enough ex-
cept for commercial purposes. A stand
ard hotbed sash is 3 feet by feet. Lay
out the bed q feet inches wide by ~
are inches thick. Dig the foundation
trenches feet inches deep within the
lines given above. Make forms of one
inch lumber to carry the south fronD
wall six inches and the north (back) wall
fourteen inches above ground. Forms
are not required below ground level.
The tops of the end walls slope to the
others. Before filling the forms with
concrete test the dimensions of the bed
by means of the sash See that the sash
lap the forms two inches on all sides.
liking and Placing Concrete.
Mix the concrete mushy wet in the
proportion of one bag Of Portland cement
to two and one-half cubic feet of sand
to five cubic feet of crushed rock, or one
bag of cement to five cubic feet of bank
run gravel. Fill the forms without stop
ping for anything. Tie the walls together
at the corners by laying in them old iron
rods bent to right angles. While placing
the concrete set one-half inch bot
about two feet apart to hold the wooden
top framing of the bed to the concrete;
or make grooves in the top of the con-
crete for counter-sinhing the sash to the
level of the walls with an allowance of
one-quarter inch for clearance. This can
be done by temporarily imbedding in the
concrete wooden strips of the necessary
dimensions. During this operation, by
means of blocks nailed to the strips,
make provision for the center bars de-
scribed below. Remove the strips as soon
as the concrete stiffens.
Evening star., 1912-11-23

lot fronting on Huntington street and
Reno road and running through to Har-
rison street. Chevy Chase Heights. Hol-
low tile will be used in the construction
and the exterior finish Will be stucco.
On the east side Of the front, with it's
colonial details. will be porch, while on
the west side will be conservatory. The
house will have a setting that will be
suited to its style, as the grounds. which
include nearly an acre. are to be laid out
by a landscape gardener. The architect.
A. e. Landvoigt. has arranged the in
terror space SO that on the first floor there
will be a living room, parlor dining room,
pantry, kitchen and cold storage pantry.
On the second floor there will be four
sleeping rooms and a sleeping porch and
two baths, one with combination
shower. In the cellar will be the laun-
dry, servants bath and heating plant,
while in the attic will be servants room,
billiard room and gymnasium.
Evening star., 1912-11-23
WILSON RESIDENCE SOLD.
Representative Underwood Buys
House Once Occupied by Maj. Butt.

The residence at the southwest corner of
10Th and G streets northwest formerly
occupied by the late Maj. Archibald Butt,
u. S. A., has been purchased by Repre-
sentative Underwood of Alabama.
The house was built by the late a. A.
Wilson, who was United States marshal
of the District during the administration
of President Cleveland.
Evening star., 1912-11-23
PLITT COMPANY PURCHASERS.
Story & Cobb Sell Them Connecticut
Avenue Store They OccuDy.

Story & Cobb have sold for Mrs Dickins,
widow of Admiral Francis w. Dickins, to
George Pitt Company. decorators the
brick two-story and cellar store building
which the latter now occupy, at 1874 Con-
necticut avenue.
The Pitt Company paid in the neighbor-
hood of 10000 for the property. The lot
is 20 by S5 feet and contains 1,730 square
feet.
Evening star., 1912-11-23
City Makes Money on Paving.

In final report to the city council of
Spokane, Wash. on the paving of Divi.
sion street and Main avenue by day Ia
nor made necessary by the grade change
caused by the coming of the Milwaukee
railroad. the department OF public works
shows that the city made profit of
81. 800 o0S0-practically 10 per cent. This re-
port covers the paving only. The report
on the sidewalking. showing even a great
e. profit, In yet to come. The work was
Evening star., 1912-11-23
COBBLESTONES FOR BUILDING
Are So Plentiful in Southern Cali
fornia Can Be Had for Asking.

In southern California. where the light,
sandy soil is often covered with cobble-
stones, the landscape gardeners Of the
various city parks have found very
cheap, artistic and permanent building
material in the rough stones cleared from
Evening star., 1912-11-23

taken over by the city to do by day labor
after the Milwaukee railroad reported
that 1t could get no contractor to take it
and have II finished this fall In order
to get the streets paved and open for
traffic as soon as possible. and in con-
sideration that the road was the principal
aDutting property owner and merited con-
sideration OH that score. the city agreed
to use its outfit and crews on the job
The road had previously done all the fill
ing and grading, and the sidewalks and
paving only remained to do.
Evening star., 1912-11-23

"Jack and have parted forever"
Good gracious! What does that mean?"
Means that I'll get fve-popnd box
Of candy in about an hour.
Courier-J Ournal. 49,
Evening star., 1912-11-23
Taking Down Forms.

Take down the forms after five days.
The extra two and five-efghth inches in
length of the bed is allowance for the
three center bars between the sash.
Evening star., 1912-11-23
A Spell Of Weather.

From the Pathfinder.
Mrs. A.-Well, il it isn't Mrs. B.. What
a stranger you are! Why, it's quite five
years since / saw you,
Mrs. B.-Yes. Why haven't you been
to see me?
Mrs A.-Oh. dear you know how bad
the weather's been! -
Evening star., 1912-11-23
Big Decrease in Cincinnati.

The cities in which there We're decreases
include Cincinnati. 60 per cent; Pitts
burgh, So: Louisville, 16; Rochester. II;
Seattle, Al. Columbus II: Houston. 30;
Jacksonville. II: Birmingham. l6; Omaha,
SO; Grand Rapids. 46: Duluth. "A; Sioux
City, "A; Spokane, %: New Orleans. q;
Davenport. 3S; Oklahoma City. 33: Spring
field, ILL.,, rs: Topeka, 33; Lincoln. Neb..
81: Chattanooga, ID, and Harrisburg, 81.
Evening star., 1912-11-23
NJ. A. LEESE HOME
TO Be SPACIOUS ONE
Residence at Huntington
Street and Reno Road Also
to Have Conservatory.

A house of attractive design and ar
rangement, as well as spacious. will be
the home of M. A. Leese as soon as the
plans are carried out for its erection on a
Evening star., 1912-11-23
BUILDING IN OCTOBER
INCREASED 6 PER CENT
Cities Showing Decreases In
cIude Cincinnati and
Pittsburgh.

Activity in the building trade has never
been SO widely distributed over all sec
tons of the country in years as it was
in the month of October. Permits were
taken out in seventy-two of the principal
cities, according to official reports to
Construction News, for the construction
of 2O,674 buildings, involving an estimat-
ed cost of Sol OF, ,39S, as against 1885
buildings, involving total cost Of $751;
429,973, for the corresponding month a
year ago, a gain of 1.699 buildings and
So, J935, 425, or 4 per cent
Increase in Forty-Eight Cities.
OF total of seventy-two cities there
We're increa ses in forty-eight and decreases
in twenty-four. a significant feature of
the situation is the remarkable and al
most universal increase in the smaller
cities all of which are enjoying prosperi-
ty in building far beyond anything that
has been attained heretofore. In the
larger cities Chicago made the greatest
investment, Boston is about stationary.
while New York suffered a decrease of
2S per cent and Philadelphia and Brook
lyn had quite satisfactory gains OF %
and % per cent, respectively.
Other points throughout the country
show remarkable increases. with the ex-
ception of few widely separated cities
in which building has been extremely
active heretofore, and it is safe to pre-
dict will recover in the near future.
Evening star., 1912-11-23
Man With Limited Means.

A man with limited means can enter
contracting by taking subcontracts for
driving piles. Simple jobs can be under
taken first, and as money is earned bet
ter machines can be purchased that will
allow Of special work being undertaken
In wagon-road work an easy method for
a man to learn about this class of con-
structiOn Is to purchase a steam roller
and. If possible, operate it himself, rent
ing 1t to contractors who may be doing
work nearby
Evening star., 1912-11-23
Subcontracting.

For sewer work excavating machines
can be rented or purchased and the exca-
walton OF the trenches can be subcon-
tracted. In other cases the concrete
work could be obtained from the general
contractor.
On railroad construction one of the best
methods OF getting started is to sub
contract small culverts from the general
contractor. Whether these are built with
wet or dry rubble masonry or of con-
crete, the plant is very simple and sell
dom costs over fifteen hundred dollars
for rubble masonry much less
Evening star., 1912-11-23
These sash supports are Of dressed one

IHtSt SASH supports are OF uItSseu Uffc-
inch stuff, shaped like a capital ST.
turned upside down. The length of the
stem of the ST. is equal to the thickness
of the sash and the top is three inches
wide. Sufficient materials for the con-
crete will be supplied by fourteen bags
of Portland cement one and one-quarter
cubic yards of sand and two and one-half
cubic yards of crushed rock; or fourteen
bags of cement and two and one-half
yards of pit gravel at a cost of $40.
Evening star., 1912-11-23
HOW TO GET START
Contracting Work Easily Got
by Carpenters.
HINTS GIVEN TO AMBITIOUS
Only a Small Capital Needed to En-
bark in Business.
CHANCE IN CONCRETE WORK
Driving Piles, Wagon Road and
Sewer Work Done With
Rented Machines.
CHANCE IN CONCRETE WORK

1t is the aim Of every ambitious young
man who selects carpentry and building
as his chosen calling to some day become
a contractor, but the difficulty of securing
start in the business doubtless keeps
many a good man in the ranks of the
employees Some very interesting sugges-
tions as to the ways and means of start
ing in the contracting business are found
in an article which recently appeared in
the Contractor. The following extracts
are deemed of interest:
With an adequate knowledge of con-
struction, and with small capital. there
are numerous methods and ways of start
ing at contracting. If a man wishes to
enter the building field. it may be pos
sible to buy certain real estate in some
growing section of a city, and by selling
part obtain money enough to build houses
on the rest. This would be combining
construction work with real estate deal
Evening star., 1912-11-23
Specialize in Construction.

Another method is to specialize in some
part of building construction. Nearly
every building in a city today has con-
crete foundations and footings, and the
outfit to do such work Is not expensive.
The beginner can get in touch with build
ing contractors and show them that he
can save them money in this class of
work and yet give them quick and good
job The first few jobs may be difficult
to obtain, but a few jobs well done will
be the means of getting others.
Foreman Should Be in Charge.
As soon as a contract is obtained a
good foreman should be placed in charge
Of the work, but the contractor should
give the job his personal attention, leav-
ing it only to see about other work. The
excavation of the foundation and cellar
may also be obtained, but a more ex-
pensive outfit is needed for this class OF
work, yet most of it can be rented
Builders also sublet other classes of
work, painting. etc. In some cities some
men are doing well in the line of manu-
featuring and selling concrete blocks.
Others are furnishing mortar to builders.
mixing it by machines at central mix
ing plant and delivering il in wagons.
We have heard Of firm of young men
that, from plans furnished, bend asd fas-
ten together all reinforcing steel for con-
crete buildings. The builder furnishes
the steel and the subcontractor does the
work on il,
Evening star., 1912-11-23
Bed May Get Too Hot.

During the midday, in bright weather,
the bed will become too hot and must be
ventilated for short period by raising
the sash on the side away from the wind.
Water the plants in the morning only.
and ventilate later to remove the moisture
from the foliage. Winter nights it will
often be necessary to cover the bed with
old carpets and boards.
1t is genuine pleasure to grow winter
vegetables and flowers for home use. If
the supply exceeds the needs, there is al
ways a profitable market for such prod
ucts.