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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-11-03
MoToRcYcLisTs MAKE
LONG TRIP ON DESERT

Telegram by United Press.
Proenix, Ariz., Nov 3.-only indi-
rect word was heard here today from
the motorcyclists who today are we'll
on their way on their race across the
desert. The run is from San Diego to
Phoenix and was planned to be held
in conjunction with the Arizona State
Fair week program which is on in iuii
swing today The motorcyclists left
San Diego yesterday K the cyclists
complete the run it will be the first
time that motorcycIists have ever
crossed the desert.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-11-03
81 soND ? oEooEs

washington. Nor s.-Beuer a
inr asd cheaper. TOO. s. ne 5o3.---
prospect Tor Americans as direct
aad early result q the new tariff ia~-
More real. tangible reductions q Use
-h.eA cost OF living as q result Of
tarin legislation aiu De effected by
.Ae reduced duties On clothes and
wearing apparel q 81 kinds than On
ans other commodity Many RepubA-
cans. IS well as Democrats. concede
that eloihing win be both cheaper and
better because q tariff slashins. i is
estimated fhe actual saving wiz be a.
maea a. 800 a year for The average
family Of five persons
President Wilson Today has BEFORE
h.m statistics estimating the probable
concrete saving Americans may expect
on aaesrablee. The United Press S.
able 10 present exclusively these esii-
mates. which were prepared by the Of
nelal siatistician and tariff expert
OF the Democratic party. who drafted
the Democratic campaign handbook
used in the presidential election last
year. The figures viii be used by the
democratic congressional campaign
COMMITTEES during the forthcoming
congressional oampaigns. They are
The Democratic dictum On the prob
able reduction Of the high cost Of
living as a result Of The new tariff
Here they are.
Article Present Estimated
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-11-03
reIegram Oy unlIed Press.

Telegram Dy United Press.
Trenton, n. j.. Nov 5.--New jerseys
campaign is ended today. i is all
over but the shouting as far as the
election Of governor aid a legisla-
ture. together with the election Of
numerous city and county officers, Is
concerned. All candidates ended their
appeals today and the voters viii give
their answer at the polls tomorrow
Many Jerseyites declare tomorrow $
election means an expression Of opin-
ion--and the first from any state-on
President Wilson's administration,
since Wilson has openely declared Tor
Acting Governor Fielder, who assum-
ed the office Of chief executive when
Wilson resigned to 80 to the white
House. Fielder has continued the poll
cies started By Wilson when he was
governor. He has continued to turn
down the bosses aud has turned a dear
ear to every suggestion from Jim
Nueent, state boss for many years ana
ex-senator smith. on whom wilson,
when governor. waged open and re-
lentless war, in every policy OF admin
istration and legislation.
Democratic predictions are thal act
ing Governor James + Fielder, Demo
crat, viii be elected to the chief exec
nfiveahin. defeatlng former Governor
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-11-03
HARVESTER CASE ON TRIAL.
Telegram Dy United "ress

st, Uaul, Nov. 3.-With Judge w. H.
Sanburn presiding, the trial Of the In
ternational Harvester company for vie-
lation Of the Sherman anti-trust law
was begun in the federal court here
today The trial is the climax Of one
Of the most unusual series Of hearings
ever conducted for the purpose Of
gathering evidence.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-11-03
Vanguard Of Visitors
Arriving

Continued from Page One.)
Daisy Nichols, Ardmore.
11:45. Presentation Of Literature.
Announcements.
Adjournment.
Tuesday Afternoon.
200. Devotional, Miss Kate d. Perry,
McAlester.
2:i5. Voices From the Field-our
Work Among immigrants and
Indians.
2.45. Address, Miss Ina Shaw To-
peka, Kan, District Secretary OF
the w. B. H. NJ. S of Chicago.
3:15. Report of Junior and b. Ban.
Secretary, Matte Curtis
A Symposium
The Good Armor-
Girdle- Missionary Habits.
Breastplate-Life of Purity.
Shield Prayer.
Helmet Stewardship.
Shoes-Social Service
sword-Bible Truths
Music.
3:35. Address. Miss Blanches Rose
Walker. Abilene, Texas, repre-
sentative Of w. NJ. L. Of Balti-
more; also Missionary from
China
4;05. Our Study Of Missions.
A Retrospect, Mrs. W. =. Dick
en-, Oklahoma City.
A Forward Look, Mrs. r. r..
Mansfield, Guthrie.
4:20 Reports of Standing Commit
tees
4:30 Election of Officers.
New Business for Ensuing Year.
4:40. Conservation Service. Mrs. R
D. Lieklider, Oklahoma City.
Adjournment.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-11-03
ENRouTE TO PANAMA.
.elegram bv unlted bee.

Telegram by United Press.
Cape San Antonio Cuba, Nov 3.--
The steamship Abangarez of the Unit
ed Fruit Co. Line, with the members
Of the commercial exposition" to
Latin America aboard, passed OFF the
coast here today enroute for Colon,
Panama. the first stop in the itinerary.
The members of the party who attend
Cd the Southern Commercial Congress
at Mobile, last week, are due at Colon
Thursday Under the guidance Of goY-
ernment experts the party will inspect
the canal. They viii leave Panama on
the steamship Iamari on Monday the
10th for Payta. which they expect 20
reach Thursday, the 18th,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-11-03
Better and Cheaper
Clothing in Sight

Brtsseis carpet g.
yard -------- 80 20
Ianeslry Brussels So
yard ---------- 1lt "a
Treble Ingram. 8. ID Lso 40
IRo-lly ingram l-4 -s
NomeH's dress goods
square yard - - 80
The Democratic slatisrician figures
that the ordihary family will BE- able
10 save. under tie new law. between
l5 and Is per cent each year on cloth-
ing. On between ~ ana $50 a year
Republicans admit there viii be a saw
ing on clothing. but DO not concede Il
TiH be 50 large q remains 70 be
seen which is right But the greatest
tariff siashing vas done in the wool.
cotton and liner schedules. and some
saving is bound TO result In any
event. admission Of WOOL duty free,
after next spring. will enable manu-
lacturers 70 give consumers better
quality II retails prices are not actually
reduced.
For the man WHO buys suits costing
from $3.50 to $500 little retail saving
win De possible. Nltber win tailor bills
be any lower. But ~hand-me-downs
selling now from $500 UP ought 70 q
lower At retail--aHd certainly they VII
be of better quality Few ready made
suits are imported however, and tbs
Imports are not expected 10 grow yers
much larger. But cheaper min costs
are regarded as certain to follow
Retail prices on wearing apparel
however. can hardly be expected t,
drop before next spring although
/ wholesalers and retailers may decide
to unload" present stocks at certain
prices" In some instances, IN anticipa
ton Of the ineVtable
Shoes probably viii not be anl
cheaper. as a result Of tariff revision
Leather has been on the free list, an,
shoes became eostlier at retail sooi
afterward Lower import duties Of
shoe machinery and material used b,
tanners and shoe manufacturers. u d
not believed, will cause any retail
price reductions OH shoes
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-10-23

8
been built without incasing the I
beams In concrete. but by merely paint
ing the beams instead to protect them
from rust. The painting. however.
must be repeated every few years at
some considerable expense. There Is.
of course. great possibility that this
painting may never be done, and the
better way is decidedly to incase the
beams in concrete during the construc-
ton and thus protect them perma-
nently.
4 Modern traffic now demands that the
construction of bridges and culverts
shall keep pace with industrial deyel-
opment. The administration of these
matters in the United States Is placed
largely in the hands Of local officials,
who are scattered as individual units
throughout the country. In many of
these localities the amount of this
class of work under the Jurisdiction of
one local official has apparently not.
been sufficient to warrant securing the
services of a capable engineer in con-
nection with this work.
Ii is quite probable that the pre-
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-10-23
JEFFERSON.

Miss. Matte Tro,ter underwent AN
operation at the Abbott Hospital re-
Gently. She is improving.
.lonn Scott has purchased a new
auto. ps as,a.l ~f3aEgsaAa FIG -
James Heaverlo, Fred Heaverlo and
Ivon MattiX have gone to Cass coun-
ty, Minnesota to look at some land.
Lewis Bowles is quite sick.
John YistPa and Miss Julia Yer
PloeG We're married at the Yer Ploeg
home Wednesday evening, October Is.
About fifty friends and relatives were
present for supper in the evening.
They expected TO commence house
keeping soon in a house in which MI.
Yistra has been living. The house
burned the night of the wedding.
Floyd Clendenon and Miss Bernice
Smith were married in Oskaloosa
Wednesday, Oct. Il. These young
people are highly respected in this
vicinity and we join in congratulating
them. .-,, ..
Oct. Is. s., -..- Snap Dragon.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-10-23

man the advantage and the danger
of further destruction was past. The
! flames were continually whipped
across the street by the wind. how
ever. and only almost superhuman
efforts kept it from spreading. AT
eight O'Clock a small fire was .discoy-
cred in an areaway leading to the
cellar of the building occupied by the
Wells Fargo Express Co, at the cor
ner Of Market and Main streets, one.
block from the fire zone. A bucket
brigade speedily put an end to it.,
! but the fury Of tho wind must have
been immense to have driven the
flames that far.
| Buildings across Main street from
| The burned district suffered the loss
Of plate glass windows and charred
fronts Windows in all three stories
lOf the Iowa Clothing and Shoe Com
pany were broken and the big plate
glass double front windows at the
| Frank Re confectionery ctore were
destroyed. The john Han building
and the Ottumwa Buggy Co. Suffered
similar damage. a,....-. q,
| Just how the fire started is mys-
terry. On Sunday afternoon there
was no one in the buildings and it is
| impossible 10 determine just how
long the fire had been raging when
discovered, hut 1t is not thought that
1T had been burning any great length
of time as there were people passing
along. Main street all the time and
they would probably have noticed
any bright light. The flames could
| not have attacked a more valuable
business block in all Ottumwa, as all
| the buildings in ii are magnificent
| four-Story structures and the stocks
of the big hardware and furniture
stores were also extremely valuable.
| The total loss is conseryatirely esti-
mated at half a million dollars. all
partially covered by insurance. The
H.. f. Edgerly Wholesale Drug Co.
building and the j. II. Merrill Whole
| sale Grocery house adjoining the fire
| district on the west were not dam
Jagged, due TO the high wind which car
ried the flames in the other direction
and imperiIed the entire city. The
| Haw- Simmons Wholesale Hardware
Co. is the biggest individual loser,
but all the firms in the affected dis
trict win lose heavily. The front
walls OF all the buildings except the
! Cooper building were yet standing
| this morning, but the back walls
clear to the Rock Island tracks were
down.
This is the third disastrous fire at
Ottumwa in the last few years. Two
|years ago the Cooper Furniture Co.,
among the heavy losers yesterday,
suffered a $4,000 loss by fire al the
same location where their present
structure stood.
The estimated losses of buildings
and stock, with insurance where
known, are given below: --....
Ottumwa Hardware Co, Stock.
$40, 900. Building owned by the Bon
nifield estate, $4,000. Amount of in
surance not known.
| Hall Eckfelt Furniture Store -
! Stock. $4,000. Building owned by
Judge F.. NJ. Hunter, 100000.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-10-23
Fall Care of Roads
DEMONSTRATION of Highway Bridges and
Culverts-Road Supervision st@

TN RIDGE b6i6aa- ~ rue United
States is Of comparatively re-
cent accomplishment. The ear
IN settlers were compelled to
ford the streams or cross them on
RATS or In dugouts. Such incidents
become serious matters when, for
example, physicians are unable to
reach the sick or injured because Of
impossible fords or are compelled to
expose themselves to unnecessary dan
ger Traffic conditions in general are
demoralized by unsafe bridges or cul-
verts
The plan TO be observed in construc-
ton Of bridges and culyerts follows:
First - The services of a capable
bridge engineer should be secured.
Second.-The foundation should be
tested 10 determine its suitability, bear
ing power and economy.
Third-The location should be de
termined within close approximation
and profile Of the center line made,
showing also the results obtained by
testing the foundation.
Fourth. The lOnds which the bridge
may be called upon to carry safely.
anticipating reasonably the demands
and growth OF the future. should be
decided upon. All highway bridges, or
at least those on main roads, should
he designed to carry concentrated
loads. such as road rollers or traction
engines weighing from ten ~ fifteen
tons each. with reasonable factor
OF safety. Unfortunately for the traf-
fic Of today many Of the present higtF
way bridges were designed to carry
only moderate uniform loads. and this
accounts for their light appearance
and their iuadequacy to meet present
demands.
Fifth.-After these facts have been
determined the engineer will be able
10 prepare plans for the foundations,
ubutmentS. piers and the bridge itself.
all Of which may be designed TO meet
economically the conditions Of the loca-
ton selected. An estimate of the cost
may he made, and this should in all
cases be used as the basis for an ap-
preparation for the bridge.
One of the best ways to test foun-
dalton Is with a wash drill outfit, con.
sisting of u drill point to which is cou-
pied one inch iron pipe in four foot
lengths. Water is forced through this
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-10-23

RAW Simmons Wholesale Hard
ware Stock. $125,OOO. Insurance.
100000. Building owned by Bonni-
field estate, $4,000.
Gas Co.-Stock, $4,000. Building
owned by Hackworth & Harrow, $15,-
DOC s.s 20 a-..,3r..as.a >..' 49,.
Cooper Furniture, Co. w. n. Coop.
er & Sons--Stock. $4,000. build.
ing owned by +. r. Baker, $4,000. In,
.surance ION stock, $4,000. "''" ~.
BssaIl Wholesale and Retail Seed
and Feed. Store - Stock. $4,000.
Building owned by r. p. Baker, Sl5.-
OOO ..,-
Damage 10 nearby buildings. plate
glass, etc, viii bring the amount Of
loss up to at least a half million dol
lars. '.r... 49,. .... .,..1,. .
The members OF Oskaloosa police
and fire departments on hand to rem
der assistance were: Mayor Byron V.
Sewers, Fire Chief lrv. H. McCrack-
EN-, Chris Stoler, Clyde Kirk, Clyde
Young, ". II. Hatchett, Harve Carr,
Fred Daniels; and Jim Donnelly,. all
fremen. and. Chief, of Police Link Sto-
Ter and Officer, John Ruggenberg. A
delegation OF curious ones from Os-
kaloosa, about 900 strong, came to
Otumwa last night on Rock Island
train TO witness the. scene OF 1.-THE
blaze. and returned this morning.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-10-23

railing lack of permanent culverts and
bridges on highways is partly due to
the unwillingness of short term road
officials TO spend a considerable amount
# money in one place. Under a con-
inuouS administration some permanent
culvert or bridge work may be under
raken from time to time along plan
which cOntemplates the final improve
ment of all such structures. Concrete
2ulverts and bridges require almost
40 maintenance charges. whereas wood
an bridge floors and cuIvert bridge floors
must be renewed every few years,
1t is probable that the continuous
employment Of road patrols will be
too expensive for a large part OF our
road mileage forssome time to come.
:, The foreman of a repair gang on
road work should have sufficient
knowledge and experience to justify
spending his entire time in supervising
and planning the work without at
tempting 70 labor with his men. The
element of thoroughness in details.
such as complete cleaning of mud
holes. sufficient material, swift repair
If water breaks, etc, cannot be over
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-10-23

should be made to establish the grade
of the road. From these the amount
of excavation and back Ill may be de.
ternined as well aS other. quantities.
distances and elevations needed in pre-,
pairing plans and in the execution of
the work.
Box Cuiverts.
The application of the concrete slab
is to be found first in the construction
Of box culyerts. Public highways In
this country are crossed by many small
open bitches Many Of these bitches
are provided with wooden stringers
and plank floors. which. however, are
80 nearly worn ont and are in such
poor condition that they do little more
than invite accident. There are con-
tinual annoyance and expense in keep
Ing these in repair. and this may AL
be avoided by building small concrete
box culverts at these places.
The box cuIYert gets its name from
It's similarity 20 a box with open ends.
Ii has floor. which may be of plain
concrete or may be paved with stone.
The two sides and wing walls at the
two ends HAY be of plain concrete or
re-enf"rced with steel. but the cover
and paIapets should always be Of re
enforced concrete.
Traffic should not be allowed directly
on the concrete surface Of the slab.
Consequently it may be necessary to
take off the top Of the masonry abut-
ments, SO that the slab may be set
low enough 10 allow an earth cushion
about eighteen inches in depth to be
placed on the concrete slab. There
are also many other location where
the present bridge is set SO low that
II improves the grade of the road to
construct the slab on the masonry
abutments as they are found aud then
raise the grade Of the road by placing
the earth cushion over the slab.
Concrete Steel / Beam culverts.
One of the best types OF culverts for
spans from ten to thirty feet long is
the steel | beam inCased IN concrete,
upon which rests a relatively thin con
crete slab which forms the cover for
the cuIvert. The slab Is designed to
carry the load for span equal to the
distance from center to center of the
steel | beams, while the beams are
designed TO carry the load over the
clear span from one side wall CT abut-
ment to the other.
Among the best features Of this type
Of construction are its safety and abil-
| ity to withstand severe and tnfavor-
able conditions. such as the unequal
settlement OF abutments. which may
cause cracks in the concrete that
would cause other types TO fan. In
this type, however, the load Is carried
principally by the steel ! beams,
whose strength IS not destroyed by
the settlement Of the abutments.
Many structures Of this type have
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-10-23

emphasized. There Is always enough
necessary planning and supervision to
keep a good road foreman fully occu-
pied.
The supply of road material for re-
pair and maintenance operations should
re at frequent intervals along all roads
that is to say. for example. there
should be sufficient broken stone Of
both sizes and screenings at hand on
all macadam roads and the quantity
should be known. With the increased
use of bitumlnous material 1t is neces-
sary also to supply at convenient in
tervals stores of such material. and
men working on the roads must be fur
nished with necessary small tools, in
Guiding tar kettles. heating apparatus,
pouring pots and sim push brooms.
Larger jobs OF repair are usually
most adyantageously handled by con-
tract Contract work must however.
be done under competent inspection
and with proper plans, profile and writ
ten specifications. Where road work
Is In continuous charge Of one compe-
tent man It Is possible for him to gain
information from time 10 time which
fits him 10 draw up proper specidca-
lions. avoid the repetition Of mistakes
and benefit by the experience OF other
highway engineers. With a rotation
OF road officials there is little incentive
for man TO familiarize himself with
the best practice He Is not interested
primarily in road matters and cannot
be expected to educate himself by
reading road Journals or attending
road gatherings. 9r.a
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-10-23
Farmers, insurance Co.

What Cheer Patriot: The Prairie
Farmers, Mutual Insurance Associa,
ton held It's annual meeting In What
Sheer Tuesday, E. J. Taylor, of Os.
kaloosa, was elected president. Ed
Bea, of Delta, vice president, w. !.
Beams, of Oskaloosa, treasurer, w. R.
Brown, of Rose Hill, secretary and j..
Stevens and w. l.. Corey, executive
committee. The company Is one Of
the best in the state ana Is doing a
big business. -. assra AhJ1Tteka
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-10-23
WuI Have ElectroIiers,

The city council of Harburg, Iowa,
ordered that the telephone and cleo
trio light companies remove their
poles from Main street for distance
of five blocks. Boosters saw in this
chance to secure better lighting con-
ditions, and in about two days enough
money was pledged to pay for INSTALL
ing the electrolier system, three poles
to the block on each side of the street
in the main business section Of town.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-10-23

HOW WELL. MADE BRIDGES SAVE HIGHWAYS.
pipe by q double acting force pump
g,rerated by one or two men. The
wash driIl may be used with or with
out jacket pipe. If a jacket pipe is
used il should consist of light weight
iron pipe about three inches 90 the
inside diameter cut into four foot
lengths. which may be coupled on a.
the pipe sinks into the ground.
The benefit Of the jacket pipe Is that
it preserves the boring for future use
and that the material inside the pipe is
washed up to the surface 50 that it
may be examined. -
Location, Profile and Record Of
Soundines.
II often happens that after having
tested the foundation and after consid-
ering the suitability of the material
found, together with the elevation at
which this material is available, 1t be-
comes desirable to shift the location Of
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-10-23
Boosters TO Give Banquet.

The directors OF the Webster City
commercial league have fixed the date
for the annual banquet given by the
league. 1t will be held October %.
This years banquet is to be rendered
by the lehgue TO Its members and
guests free A committee is collect
Ing dues for the year ending Oct: ]
Every s. membership entities the
holder and one guest to attend the
banquet.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-10-23
Numhers. Were confused.

In the published list OF preml'lm6
awarded at the .Mahaska Fall Festi-
val for yearling horse or mare colt,
credited to Ross Allgood should have
read, S. S. DeCook, of Leighton. Con
fusion occurred In the exhibit and en-.
try numbers, that on the book entry
and that appealing on the entry card
worn by the prize winner were differ.
ent, owing to error on the part efthc
one making out the card. The mat
ter has now been cleared mp on the
records and otherwise the error rectl-
na6 ..-
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-10-23

the bridge In order 20 secure a more
economical substructure. For exam
pie, suitable material for foundation
may BE- found at more convenient
elevation in one place than in another
and this may materially reduce the
cost Of piers and abutments without
injuring the alignment OF the road seri
sously. in some cases it may even i'm
prove the alignment,
A survey and profile OF the location