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time. Subways might be used but the
cost of these are prohibitive. Some cit
les require the utility companies to put
all their work underground. This is a
great help to the appearance of streets
and does away with the unsightly poles.
but it is 10 proof against the opening OF
pavements, although it is a great help
and should he more extensively adopted
by cities Some cities have ordinances in
force making this a necessity, while
others have an ordinance which virtually
prevents any opening in a newly paved
street for period of three years. An
ordinance of this kind, in my Judgment,
would be too drastic and | am afraid
would be too frequently violated.
One very important step in an intelli-
gent control of street openings is to
know what you have under the pave
ment and where pipes and wires are To-
Gated. This information should be in
the form of charts or prints and should
always be on file with the city clerk or
engineer record of this kin4 would
have an unlimited value to the City, be-
sides the saving in cost where an eXca-
walton is necessary.
In conclusion, | would like to HEAR a
thorough discussion OF some of these
questions. | know that there are others
present who are just as eager as ! am
to learn what experience has proven on
this very important subject We live to
learn, hut the active civic life of the aV-
eraGa city official is so short that we
must Of necessity he of all the help we
can to each other in the time we are per-
mitted to serve the public
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with two course common brick with SaliH
! filler At the time this pavement vas
put in, which was our iirSt experience
there was Il demand from property own
erS to q ia trOniZe home industry rms
was done and the brick was made hy oui
two Nlocal plants. The fact that they
have served for nineteen years is 4 test
of their quality. Some of this pavement
is now being replaced by asphalt with
five inch concrete base. Since this Wol
was commenced I have wondered if it
would have been practical to resurlace
this pavement, allowing the brick To- act
las foundation for whatever Kind of
surface might be selected. There are q
good many depreSSiOnS in the old pave
ment showing where the bricks have
settled into the earth foundation or
where old excavations were made. 1t
would he reasonable to assume that af-
ter nineteen yeatS in service with heavy
traffic there would be no need to expect
any future trouble from this source. u
this could be assured then the resurfac-
ing would be practical and at a much
lower cost to the abutting property. To
this time / have never been able to Sc
cure any direct experience where resur-
facing has been done on brick founda-
ton, but there may be some.
We have just completed some eXters-
i've repairs on our three miles of CON
crete pavement. This contract carries
a five year guarantee, part OF which ex-
pireS this year. We are Obliged at this
time to do considerable repairing on Our
asphalt streets. This pavement has
one and one-half inch surface and has
been in service from nine to twelve
years Our creosotcd wood block paving
has been very satisfactory, with the ex.
caption OF the portion laid between the
street car tracks The trouble from this
is not so much the fault of the pave
ment or it's construction as it is the fault
of the kind of rail used. We eNperi-
mented a year ago, using brick block be-
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After cOndemning the recklessness
of autOmobilists, some people allow
their children to run out in the road
and dance up and down in front Of rap
idly moving cars.
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HARD'he's MISTAKE.
The following editorial comment
from the Fontanelle Observer:


Probably the greatest mistake which
w. l.. Harding has made in his prelim
mary campaign for the gOVernOrShiI
nomination is his severe criticism of the
good roads movement, in which he re-
marked that paved roads would be al
right if they didn't cost anything, but
that their great cost is prohibitive fol
the majority of taxpayers. The cost j:
not prohibitive and experience in vari.
GUS parts of the United States has prov.
, en- that they are worth every cent they
cost The paving of roads all 0vel
Adair county will not be practical this
year. nor next year, but the present eff
cient system of road building will in {:
good condition, and it will be found
cheaper to put permanent hard sur
face on them than to bear the regular
annual expenses Of upkeep of dirt roads.
of hard surfaced y6ads in the future.
This improvement will not be forced up
on the voters of this state, but the time
is not far distant when the people will
not only want but demand them.
This is a pointe depltome of the in
telligent opinion which has been devel-
oped in Iowa in the discussion of the
road problems with which the people
OF the state must deal.
Hard surfaced roads are not going
to be forced onto the people of Iowa
IL they are ever secured in this state
it will be only after the question Of
their cost and worth are thoroughly
discussed and understood by the vOt-
ers of the state. Then if the people
approve and desire these roads they
will come. At present the proposal is
simply up for debate. Boosters every
wlora a ro 6iCpiup for inform q tim oud
are seeking to spread this among the
people as it is developed.
Mr.. Harding's mistake lies in the
fact that he has either not taken the
pains to inform himself on, this ques-
ton or he is deliberately seeking to
gain political favor by appealing to
the prejudices OF those who are still
deluded with the suspicion that hard
surfaced road program In this state is
in fact an effort to tax them to
DEATH" Whichever way the question
is viewed. it is very clear than Mr..
Harding Is not the man who should
be made governor of Iowa.
What Iowa people desire in a gov
ernor is man who is brave. clear
sighted and strong. They don't want
their craftiness as politicians. The
Observer hits the nail suuarely on the
head in saying that Harding has made
mistake in posing as a critic of the
good roads movement in Iowa This
attitude simply reveals the motives
which prompt Harding 1t will in no
wise hamper or retard the good roads
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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IOWA PRESS. COMMENT.

Centerville Citizen: Carl F. Kuehn
lie, OF Denison, has announced his can
didacy for governor. He is regarded
as one of the strongest republicans il
the state.
Charter Oak Times: The Charter
Oak Times believes that the republi
can race for the republican nOmina
ton for. governor lies between Cossoi
and kuehnle.
Fairfield Ledger: Mr.. kuehnle i.
the peer of any Of the Cossons or AL
lens. He is a lawyer of ability, mar
of affairs, and his training has made
him just as fit to be governor OF lows
as any OF them.
Anita Record: Carl II. kuehnle, Of
Denison, the latest aspirant to an
nOunce his candidacy for the repnbli
can nomination for governor, will
make the race as "a business man TO!
a business Office" and business is tC
Ibe preferred to peanut politics.
Newton Daily News: Aside from the
single fact that he is not an Office
holder of long standing it occurs to us
that the latest candidate for governor
to enter the ring. Mr.. Kuehnle, has
about as good qualifications as those
who have been in the limelight this
long time. He has good ability and
lie has proven himself a very success
full lawyer and business man.
Onawa Democrat: The Democrat
does not know how much kuehnle is
worth, but it does know that the man
who has the ability to accumulate for
himself il honest, is a mighty good
man to trust the peoples business
with. The state Of Iowa is too much
ruled by the professional politician.
who rs a rule has little business abil-
ity. Better trust q good business man.
/ Sac Sun: The Sun is of the opinion
that Mr.. Kuehnle's candidacy will be
projected on the basis of personal fit
ness for the executive duties Of the
Office and of qualifications to perform
the other duties Of the governorship
with acceptability. Mr.. knehnle has
been republican of the dependable
sort, in touch uniformly with the con-
scrvative element OF the party, but Of
fensive to none. He has been especial
ly active in fraternity lines, and will
have many friends and boosters when
the campaign becomes active.
Times, Oskaloosa: 1t should be re-
membered when the fortunes of VIII
bur Marsh and Carl kuehnle are up
for consideration that whatever pos
sessions either gentleman may have,
We're gained in productive enterprises,
and by hard work They have neither
of them sat back in an eXpectant atti-
tude with a calculating eye on the
promise OF their neighbor's accumula-
lions. Nor is it to be overlooked that
what young aggressive men, with faith
in themselves and in Iowa, have done
in their own interest they might, in a
representative capacity, do for the
state. 1t is not bad sign in these
days that prospective candidate for
governor has made success OF his
own business.
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Carl Kuehnle, Of Denison, has decid

Carl Kuehnle. Of Denison, has decid
ed to enter the race for governor OF
Iowa. Mr.. kuehnle is we'll and favor.
ably known over the entire state and
he. should at least make the race very
interesting. Kuehnle has been a
standpat republican, and is still as
far as we know. However, he will get
a large vote here, as the progressive
party has lost its fOothOld in West
Side. The bull moosers here have re.
turned to the old fold-West Side
Journal,
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Newton Daily News: Aside from tn
single fact that he is not an Office
holder OF long standing it occurs Il
us that the latest candidate for gov
ernor to enter the ring, Mr.. kuehnle
of DenisOn, has about as good qualifi
| cations as those who have been in thu
| limelight this long time. He has gOot
ability and he has proven himself /;
livery successful lawyer and business
man. In addition to all that, he wa.
for many years an associate of for
mer governor of IoWa-Leslie M
Shaw. If he ever got close enough II
I0wa's former governor to learn hi.
suave methods of conducting cam
paign, Mr. kuehnle may give some
one a good race for his money" after
all.
William O. Payne in Nevada Rep
resentative: The editor Of this papel
does not pretend to be discussing Mr.
Kuehnle's candidacy with entire free
dom from personal feeling. An init
macy formed in college days andtuni
fOrmly maintained for more than q
third Of century has given us knOWl-
edge of the man and is the foundation
of our present judgment. He is hon.
est. able. straightforward, OIL the right
side OF moral issues and republican
by solid conviction. The party and
state can afford to trust him. More
over. he is politically available. 1t is
possible for the party out OF its pres
ent field OF candidates to make nom-
ination for governor that would be in
stantly repudiated by very large por-
ton of the party as being unworthy
of the party and the state, or it might
make a nomination which, though per-
sonally and politically worthy, would
provoke lot of trouble. No such EN-
barrassments pertain to Mr.. Kuelmle.
His record is straight and his friends
are scattered all over the state and
are numerous in every factiOnal
camp. The only good republicans who
have occasion to be embarrassed by
his success are those who have fan
cied that the one prime consideration
in a candidate for governor is that he
shall have record of persistent Of
flee holding and embarrassment on
such account would be small in itself
and Of short duration.
The nomination Of kuehnle will be
good politics in the republican situa-
ton as the same promises to present
itself for next year. We hope that the
of the state will carefully
think the proposition over.
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THE GovERNoRsHiP CONTEST.

There are now practically four can
didates in the field seeking the re-
publican nomination for governor
Cosson, Allen, Harding and Kuehnle.
Under the primary law a candidate to
secure a nomination direct from the
people must have IS per cent of the
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-09-22

| 1896. Two notable events happened dur
ing this year. This was the year tina,
| William Jennings Bryan walked the free
silver plank of the democratic platform
| ana sprung into more than nationa
prominence. While all this noise was be.
ing made with the silver dollar issue
Fort Dodge was putting in her first brick
| pavement. Now, after serving his party
| TOR nineteen years, the year 1915 will sc
| down into history as the time of his re-
| tirinS. This same year will be memo
| rablc to Fort Dodge on account of the
| tearing up of our two course brick pave
nent and replacing it with asphalt in
| the business district Thus the demo-
cratic party loses an untring and faith
ful worker, and Fort Dodge loses some
| very poor paving, but both have given
good and efficient service.
In regard to repaving or the resnrfac-
ing OF streets, ! would be pleased to
learn or the experiences. of others. There
is VIDE difference of methods used by
other cNies in handling this expense.
Ihls is the first rcpaving we have done,
although we have in the past made some
extensive repairs The plan used by
some cities in the east is open for criti-
clSn, ana question whether il has ever
been used in any city in Iowa. The city
Of Boston has in the past assessed the
cost OF the first Improvement to the
admitting property and laying the bur
den OF all subsequent repairs and re-
ncWals upon the city. The tendency OF
v
erS to insist on the cheapest form Of
pavement, and later, il Il better form
or street is desired, the abntterS would
be relieved from paying the cost AS q
contrast to the Boston plan, the city of
t,tlca. n. Y; pays one-third the cost of
all original pavementS and of all re-
newals. The city itself pays for All
minor repairs between the time OF lay
ing the original pavement ana the ne
cessitH OF reconstruction or rcsurfac-
ing. This system has worked so well in
Utica that the same policy of municipal
force to parks. sewers, houlevards and
all other features that make 4 city a
comfortable. healthfnl and desl!a BILE
place in which to live
Fort Dodge has tried ont many svs-
TENS OF paving assessments These have
varied from assessing the entire cost to
the admitting property. including inter-
sections; the assuming Of cost of inter
sections by the city: the dividing of the
cost of corner lots with balance of con
tract, and the allowing Of discount
covering the entire district. The plan
adopted four years ago by the present
has proven by far the
most successful and to this time has
been universally satisfactory. We as
sess inside lots fun frontage: the corner
lots full frontage and one-half the
depth on the side The balance of the
corner property cost IS spread over the
entire district. including the intersac-
tiOnss From this We make q discount |
of from 10 to 90 per cent. which is cred |
tied 10 the contract and which is as
Sumed by the city. This cnualiZeS he |
of each piece Of property:
makes the hur(le' for the nrnnertv di- |
rectly benefited lighter. and places the
justly belongs ard where tbs city as n
whole derives benefit
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One trouble with Carl Kuehnle in a
political; campaign is that he is, too
plain spoken to get votes. If he sees
a spade he calls it'll a spade, and he
does not care who he says it to. There
is none Of the baby-kissing politician
about our Carl, bat he has the real
goods that should not need to stoop to
these things!-Charter Oak Times
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OLDER BUT STRONGER

To be healthy at seventy, prepare at
forty, is sound advice, because in the
strength Of middle life we too often forget
that neglected colds, or careless treat
ment of slight aches and pains, simply
undermine strength and bring chronic
weakness for later years.
To be stronger when older, keep your
blood pure and rich and active with the
strength building and blood nourisl,ing
properties of SCOTS Emulsion which lisa
food, tonic and medicine to keep your
blood rich, alleviate rheumatism and
avoid sickness. No alcohol in SCOTS.
Scott Bovine. Bloomfield. N. ].
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Fairfield Ledger: Mr.. kuehnle is
the peer of any of the CossOns or AL
lens. He is lawyer of ability, man
of affairs, and his training has made
him just as fit to be governor OF Iowa
40 anv If them
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The fly swatting campaign and the
effort to eXterminate Mexican gener
ais are two phases of the war on pests
that have our hearty sympathy.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-06-17

him. is rarely insured The develop
ment of the existing agencies and or
CARNATIONS into national or state syS-
tens of sickness insurance similar to
those which have been so effective in
European countries is the next step
for the United States.
These are striking facts brought out
in a report on sickness insurance u
the Federal Commission of Industrial
Relations prepared by Surgeon B. S.
Warren of the United States Public
Health Service, who was detailed as
sanitary adviser to the commission,and
Edgar Sydenstricker, a member of the
commissions staff, according to an an
nouncement by the Bureau of the Pub
lis Health Service here. f,
The report includes the results of D
study of the various sickness insur-
ance systems in Europe and of plans
in the. United States. 1T strongly ad-
vocates governmental system, in
which employers, employees and the
public contribute to the fund and CO.
operate in its control and administra-
ton, and which is closely linked to
the governmental health-promoting
agencies, as the most effective form
OF sickness insurance for wage-work-
Imperial Valley press., 1915-06-17
POSITION REVERSED;
ALL COMING IN NOW

The position of County Horticul-
tural Commissioner F. w. Waite and
his deputy is reversed. Ordinarily
more consignments which claim
the attention of the horticul-
tural commissioners office are shipped
into the valley than those which are
outgoing. But now the position is re-
versed and fruit, melon and vegetable
shipments are outbound.
The alfalfa seed season has come
and gone and the horticultural COM
missioner is no longer confronted with
seed shipments which may contain
other than alfalfa seed; the importa-
tion of grapefruit and citrus fruit
trees, which must undergo a rigorous
examination before they are releas sed
to the consigner, has waned; and now
the horticultural commissioners office
finds itself in reversed position.
Berries and minor shipments, to-
gether with small consignments which
require examination, arc bound val
leyward, and the horticultural commits
sioner is putting in large part of
his time in the fight against weed
growths In the county,
Imperial Valley press., 1915-06-17
POPULAR YOUNG
COUPLE MARRIED

William X. Walker and Miss Merle
M. Knights were quietly married at
the home of the brides brother,
Charles II. Knights, at s37 Brighton
avenue, last evening, the Rev. Walter
Reed officiating.
The marriage was held in the pres
ence of a few near relatives and close
friends, the ceremony taking place at
$3.50, after which a delightful dinner
was served to the guests.
Those partaking of the feast were
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Knights, P. w.
Knights, Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Doebel
and son, Mrs. l.. E. Winslew. Miss
Una Howard, Rev. Walter Reed and
DR.. F. Harry Cram. -.
After the dinner, the party attended
the Tulane theatre, after which the
bride and groom ventured forth to
their new home on Brighton avenue,
where they found some of their
friends awaiting them, desirous of
making the event complete.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-06-17
THREE ROAD FLOODING
CASES DISMISSED

Four road flooding cases were dis
posed of yesterday afternoon when
Justice of the Peace Mayfield i'm
posed one fine and dismissed charges
against three persons.
The case against W. A. Van Horn
was dismissed on motion of F. w.
Young, county road foreman, who in
stituted the charge. Lack of evidence
against Van Horn was the reason Civ
Ell. =
Thomas Fair and William Cochran
hailed jointly before the justice of the
peace, escaped with single fine after
Cochran assumed the responsibility OF
both cases: The charge against Fair
was dismissed.
The charge against J. d. Moore was
dismissed on account of lack of evi-
dence. -,
Imperial Valley press., 1915-06-17

ers. The report points out that in
nearly all European countries the Pri-
vate sickness insurance plans and
methods have given way to govern
mental systems, and the governmental
systems now exist in Great Britain,
Germany, Austria, Norway, Servia,
Russia, Luxemburg, Roumania, Italy
lfor miners) and France flor miners,
seamen and railway employes).
The chief shortcomings of private
or on-governmentaL sick benefit
plans in this country are pointed out
to be: l1) the low-paid worker. who
is financially unable to provide for
healthful conditions of living and to
meet the cost of illness, is not insured;
I'D the employer as we'll as the en-
pioye has not sufficient incentive to
reduce the prevalence of disease in
their places of work and in the homes
OF the workers; 80 there is no close
correlation of sickness insurance with
the public health department, bureaus
and boards.
A governmental system of sickness
insurance, says the report, will prove
to be preventive measure as well as
method of enabling the low-paid
worker to tide over periods of illness,
since the cost of insurance is deter
mined by the amount of sickness to
be provided for. The lower the sick
rate of any industry, trade or local
ity, the lower is it possible, to put the
rate of contribution by employer, en-
ploye and government. a governmen-
tai system necessarily implies that
all workers of trade or an industry
in any locality will be insured. This
will, it is believed, enable the cost of
insurance per insured person to be
much less than is now provided for in
the trade union, employers sick bene-
fit funds and mutual benefit socie-
| ties.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-06-17
Dancing in Public Square.

Philadelphia, June 17.-F'ollower OF
Terpsichore will be permitted to dance
in the public squares and on the
streets of this city during municipal
band'concerts this summer. The plan
has the full approval of the council
A detailed squad of "dance inspectors,
under Street Inspector Theodore S
Finn, will study the steps of the va
rious dancers and warn those who
dance in too modern fashion to stop
Payements and open spaces in tht
public. squares will be ropeu off wher-
ever they are paved smooth enough tc
make dancing possible.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-06-17

"That is a difficult question to an
swer. The coming and going of the
aphis is determined largely by cli-
matte conditions and an unusual
streak of weather may disarrange the
life cycle of the aphis.to the extent
that the ranks of the pest, are con-
siderably depleted or the .aphis may in
crease rapidly in favorable weather.
"The melon growers are taking
determined stand this year and are
conducting series of experiments to
discover an effective method of COM
batting the pest. Various sprays are
being used and it is probable that
some method will be discovered which
will aid materially in freeing the mel
on vines"
Imperial Valley press., 1915-06-17
ONLY FEW APHIS
NOW ON VINES

The melon aphis is here this year
in considerably less numbers than was
the pest last year, f. w. Waite, coun-
ty horticultural commissioner, assert
ed yesterday.
"a number of fields were untouched
by the melon aphis last year." he said,
"but at this time the aphis are not
present in such numbers as they were
last year.
Asked whether the aphis would in
crease this year to the extent where
they would cause any great damage
to the melon vines, Mr.. Waite said: