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The Cordova daily times., 1915-10-25

Furnished House 10 let, rooms and bath. Apply at Bank.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-10-25

Nifty job printing at the Times.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-10-25

Mrs. J. V. Carter and baby were arrivals from Seattle on the steamer Alameda to join the formers husband who had housekeeping apartments awaiting them in the Kendrinck build ing on Front street
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-03

architect is Charles D. Cuthbert.
The structure, which will be seven
~ feet square, will have a dome which
will not only add to the appearance
of the edifice but will also serve use
full purpose in the ventilation plan
This dome will be lined with art
glass. which will give a pleasing soft
light and enrich, the beauty of the
ceiling.
The church will be strictly modern
in every particular. 1t will be OF
brick construction with roof supported
by steel trusses.
Auditorium to Seat 500.
The main auditorium will have a
seating capacity of more than eight
hundred.
Pains have been taken to enclose
all stairs, thus eliminating any chance
of a person falling spn slippery steps
in the winter. The basement Will con-
tain the large dining room. Kitchen,
secretary's room, toilets, etc.
The edifice will he heated with a
vapor steam system, and most APP
proved lighting system. Work IS to
commence soon on the construction,
and the building will be rushed to
completion.
The Sunday school quarters, which
are modern. have already been con-
structed and the building when COM
pleted will represent an expenditure
of at least $35, 5000. The Rev. W. M.
Balch is the we'll liked pastor of the
church
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-03
AT, the Iris.

Marguerite Clark and Harold Lock
wood in 1.-The Crucible'' will be the
bill at the Iris this afternoon and this
evening. Due to misShipped films on
the previous showing of this produc-
ton it was shown one day only. The
crowds that were unable to gain ad-
mission before have requested a re-
turn date. Monday and Tuesday the
Iris bill will be 1.-The Unafraid,"
perturbation of Eleanor NJ. Ingram's
famous romance. Wednesday and
Thursday the program will be THE
Commanding Officer" the famous mil
itary drama by Theodore Burt Sayre
with Alice Dovey. The difficult and
Sweetly pathetic role of the misjudged
young wife is intrusted to Miss Dewey,
we'll and favorably known in this
country and in England as one of the
most charming and gifted ingenues
Of the contemporary stage. Donald
Crisp, Marshall Neilan, Russell Bas-,
sett and Jack Pickford also have
prominent parts in the production.
Friday and Saturday the Iris offers
The Chocolate Soldier" with the
original Broadway cast. This produc-
ton, like ''Hypocrites," has been play
ing to capacity business over the
country. The Iris will exhibit the play
at the usual prices of five and ten
cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-03
BOWSER And A CARPET.
He Did His Best, but, as Usual, Suf-
fered Defeat.

They finally brought up that bed
stead this afternoon said Mrs. Bow
ser after dinner the other evening.
did, Ell? Just a week since you
picked it out, isn't it %
Only four days"
Curious how everybody takes adj
vantage of you. They wouldn't have
dared to fool with me that way
''That-that carpet isn't down yet. :"
There's another specimen of your
style of running things. The Internal
falsifiers agreed to be here two
months ago!''
''Oh, no, dear. They said some time
this week.
land they fool around till next fall
Mrs. Bowser, 1 don't want to find
fault with you, but I do wish you
knew more about business. You let
everybody walk over you as if you
were worm of the earth"
But can 1 bring the men up here?"
she protested.
How is it everything 1 order gets
here on the minute? Because, Mrs
Bowser, L do business in a business
way. If 1 should let you have full
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-03

swing here where do you suppose we'd
land at the end of six months? How
ever, will show those carpet men
they can't fool with Samuel Bowser.
no matter what excuses they palm on
on his wife. I'll slip up and put that
carpet down in seven minutes.
But you don't mean it! sne
gasped.
Certainly, / do. I don't care about
saving a dollar or two, but I propose
to assert my independence. Where's
the hammer"
Il wish you wouldn't. A carpet has
got to be nicely put down."
Exactly. 1 have seen one or two
carpets in my life. Where's the
tacks?''
But I know how it will end she
persisted. You'll get tired out, get
mad, and then
And then what?'
But, remember, it is against my
wishes. If anything happens, don't
blame me-" -
when. did I ever blame you? When
did anything ever happen?"
She gave it up, and he removed his
appeared upstairs. The carpet lay in
a heap on the floor and he unrolled it,
pushed up his sleeves and about to be-
gin work when Mrs Bowser opened
the door and observed:
Il don't see how you are to get it
down without a stretcher."
Perhaps not. There are a great
many things in the world for you and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-03

"Why-you are lacking the carpet
on the bare floor? There's the lining
on the window sill. You'd have made
nice job of it, wouldn't you!
He couldn't crawl out of it and he
contented himself with rising up and
pointing sternly toward the door. She
went out but listened and heard the
rip! rip! RIP as he pulled up his
work. 1t was a quarter of an hour
before she dared enter again, and then
it was in response to yell which
made the cook drop seven plates and
the dog howl mournfully.
''W-what is it?'' she gasped as she
rushed in to find Mr.. Bowser standing
on one leg against the wall.
What is what?'
why, you whooped like an Indian.
Your face is as red as fire and some
thing happened"
Mrs. Bowser, I'm not in the habit
of whooping" he sternly replied
land nothing has happened. When I
want your valuable services I'll call
to you. The exclamation you heard
probably came from some one in a
balloon passing over the housed"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-03

He hammered away for about ten
minutes when she looked in on him
again. He had three sides of the car
pet down and was lacking the fourth.
Just as she reached the head of the
stairs he rolled backward out of the
bedroom door with a suppressed yell
and a quiet crash.
what on earth are you trying to
do, Mr.. Bowser? ~ she asked.
You up here again," he shouted in
reply.
"But-''
Didn't tell you to go down stairs
and stay there, Does it take 100000
900 people to put down one confound-
ed old carpet?''
But can't I help.
mo, you can't help, I'll put the
thing down alone or pull the side of
the house down! No wonder the car
pet men dasnt come up here and lay
it. They cut it a foot too short on
this side and foot too long on the
other. Lemme catch 'em round the
house and I'll
"Oh, dear!'
whats the matter now"
IT'S got to be turned around. You
are trying to fit it the wrong way"
mo, / amt
why, of course you are. 1 told you
not to do it. I knew you'd
Mrs. Bowser,'' he began as he
crossed his hands behind his back
and gazed at her with a benign ex-
preston, do I run the house or do
you ?"
well, I suppose you do
Very well. When man was created
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-03

Steel Wire Gates at Forbes'.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-03
New Old Slang.

Modern slang isn't necessarily new.
1t has been pointed out lately that
good night in it's modern slang
sense, appears in Shakespeare in
Henry w." part ], Worcester. speak
ing of the danger of the conspiracy
(act 1, scene 81, refers to the peril of
one who would attempt to o'erwalk
"a current roaring loud, on the UNI
steadfast footing of a, spear Hot
spur continues, If he fall in, good
night
In connection with the Washington
anniversary it may be recalled that as
a young man Washington wrote: Il
heard the bullets whistle, and. believe
me, there is something charming in
the sound That believe me- is al
most modern enough for a moving
picture show.-kansas City Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-03

the idea was that he should run the
house. That's how he came to know
so much more than woman. If L am
not competent, however, you have
put down fifteen or twenty million
carpets and L never saw one in my
life, why, you'd better finish this job
and ask the court to appoint a guar
dian over mel"
Hadn't you better wait till morn
ing to finish it?"
Not by a jugful. I'll put it down
if it kills me stone dead."
He banged the door after her as she
went out and then he grapped hold Of
the carpet and ripped it up, and it
seemed as if the house lifted a foot
or more.
Darn We! I'll wallop We to rags
to pay for this" she heard him growl
as she. listened at the door.
He whirled the carpet around the
right way, upset his saucer of lacks
and hunched the lining all up in
heap, and as he moved about he sud-
denly uttered another whoop and hob
bled about on one leg. She knew this
was the last straw and she fled. On
the way down stairs she heard the
window go up and the lext moment
something scraped along side OF. the
house and fell with a ''kerwhop'' on
the iron fence 1t wasn't Mr.. Bowser.
He came downstairs with his eyes as
big as onions and his face as red as
paint, and as soon as he could get his
breath he shouted:
You're old carpet is down, Mrs
Bowser-down out of the window
Didn't 1 tell you before you began
that"
NO! You wanted it downi"
Didn't L say you'd get mad and
blame"
Never. Mrs. Bowser this is the
last time 1 ever lift my hand to do
anything around tins housei I've
rubbed more'n yard of hide off my
knees, skinned both elbows and driven
thirteen thousand lacks into my feet,
besides getting a crick in my back
which will lay me up the rest of my
1ife!''
But I told you in the very begin
ming that
That you wanted the carpet down.
1t is down. L am down, That ends
it, I'll nail the ole room up with
sidewalk spikes, and if you even ask
me in the future to sharpen a lead
pencil / won't be responsible for my
actions. Mrs. Bowser, good night
And as he limped upstairs and threw
himself on the bed with a jar which
shook the house and stopped the
kitchen clock she heard him groan:
And this comes from having a wife
who doesn't know anything about
managing a housed" - Copyright
1915, by the Mcclure Newspaper Syn
dicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-03
PLANS ARE READY
Work on LOWman Memorial
Church to Start Soon.
Edifice Will Embrace Some of
the Latest Ideas.
SEATING CAPACITY OF 800
Will Be Well Light
ed and Attractive.
Basement Will Include Dining
Room and Kitchen.

Plans for the $4,000 Lowman Me-
mortal Methodist church building
which the State Journal announced
several weeks ago would be built on
the site of the present building, corner
OF Morris avenue and Eleventh street,
have been completed and are in the
hands of the builders. The contract
will be let week from today. The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-03
'ther wife to learn, Mrs. Bow

every other wife to learn, Mrs. Bow
SER
She retired and two minutes later
heard the sound of the tack-hammer
She stood it for five or six minutes
and then went up and looked in on
him again. He had got the carpet
tackled along one side, but she called
out:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-03

al adornment she would donate to the
European war sufferers. Now she has
hit on another scheme to swell her
fund. She is selling her signed photos
and all the money she receives will go
to help some poor war victim. Miss
Burke comes to the Grand Opera
house on April 16 in Jerry" While
she is here her photos will be on sale
at the box office. The prices will
range from o to 25 cents.
Devoe Lead-and-Zinc paint is guar
anteed. c. NJ. Hill & Son.-AdY.
Steel Wire Gates at Forbes'.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-03
AID WAR VICTIMS.
Billie Burke Will Sell Autographed
Photographs in Topeka.

tie while ago that this winter she
would buy only such clothes as she
actually needed and that the differ
ence between what they cost her and
what she usually paid for her person.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-10-02
DISCUSS ORGANIZATION
CHICAGO WOMEN

Sixty women, representing 10000
organized women workers of Chica
go, are holding a convention at the
Northwest Side hall. of the Woman's
Trade Union league today discussing
the further organization Of women
workers of Chicago.
The meeting was opened by Miss
Agnes Nestor, president of the league,
who was chosen chairman. She read
a report on the work of the league
! during the last year and advocated a
labor forward movement for the Or
ganization of women.
The convention is expected to act
on this resolution today, along with
the reports of the other committees.
-O-O-
The man who comes home with a
stew finds his larder already supplied
with a hot roast
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-10-02

want him to know that l lost again
where he won''
Are you strong enough to go
through with it, Pat?" asked.
81 think So" he answered simply.
cat least am going to try. Both
Chad and l were younger and hotter
headed when he married before. Any
way, Chad tells me that he is going
on long trip if he can persuade Mol
lie to leave her mother-and-well,
my Irish philosophy and experience
tell me time is a great panacea for
the pangs and agonies that love
brings"
did you get to Mollie in time to
keep her from telling Mr.. Hatton?"
'Mollie, God bless her, was very an
cry at me for even thinking she would
tell him.
"T would not marry him. she said,
if thought it would break up your
friendship
'He will make her, happier than l
could" said loyal Pat He is the
better man"
Is he the better man and viii he
make her happier? Only time will
tell
ITO Be Continued Monday
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-10-02
QUICK CHANGE ARTIST Is ills
MAN FROM WINNIPEG

Chicago is harboring a guest of no
small distinction who halls from Win
nipeg, Canada. Last night this guest
changed hotels. He left the most ex-
pensive suite of rooms in the Black
stone to the best" cell in the detec-
tive bureau. His effects were taken
in charge by the police custodian.
Today he will be booked on the
register Of the detective bureau, but
he will not be allowed to leave his
room.
At the Blackstone he called him
self Thomas Kelly. Kelly is wanted
in connection with the graft which
was discovered in the building of the
new parliament building in Winnipeg.
He is alleged to have fled from Can
ada with $1,250,000 as his share of
the plumber.
r. A. Bonnar, kings consul, and
Police Com'nr McRae left Winnipeg
upon hearing of the arrest. They will
arrive in Chicago today.
WAR NEWS OF ONE YEAR AGO
TODAY
French war Office reported that
there were no new developments on
the western front, but that general
situation was favorable.
German war Office announced that
repeated attempts to outflank its ar
mics had been repulsed. 1t was de-
clared that the cruiser Karlsruhe had
sunk seven British steamers in the
Atlantic.
Belgians admitted tina forces de-
Tending Antwerp had fallen back to
river Nethe.
Petrograd news dispatches said the
Germans had evacuated Russian Po-
land and whole regiments had
drowned in river Nieman. Car had
left for the front.
News dispatch from Nish declared
that Serbians had made raid on Sem
I{T1
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-10-02

Great things are sometimes of
humble origin. 1t was a goose that
laid the golden egg
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-04
PACKARD PEOPLE
EMPLOY Army Of.
10000 WORKERS

The Packard Motor Car Company
now employs 1919 people at its De
tfoit plant. More than 500 OF this
number have been added since No
vember 1, and the great mass of work
ers that surge from the 40 factory
buildings every afternoon at 5 o'clock,
would make up an army of formid-
able size.
The Packard employment depart.
ment is still working at top speed,
hiring them to supply the demands
for workers in nearly every division
of the factory.
Incoming material, which has been
delayed by tha war and for various
other reasons, Is arriving in train loads
daily. Traffic Manager Charles Shaar
says that ATT carloads of material and
3,273,560 pounds, in less than carload
lots, were received during October.
A Vigorous effort is being made
to prevent any further postponement
of deliveries of twin skies. The delay
in materials has been responsible for
the 1ateness IN supplying the new
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-04

"A smooth surface free from waves
or ruts, provided the asphalt wearing
coat Is properly maintained.
An excellent foundation is AFFORD
ed upon which TO place bituminous
concrete wearing surface such as war
renite at any time such additional ex
pense is justfffable.
Does not require perfectly dry
weather conditions for its construc.
ton as asphalt macadam does.
Disadvantages. There are no prac.
teal disadvantages for using concrete
in paving Kalakaua avenue except its
higher cost as shown by comparing
the assessments per front foot given
above.
Conclusions.
Not more than three classes Of
payements have been compared above
for the reason that other payements
do not admit of consideration under
the particular conditions applying to
Kalakaua avenue. A cheaper pave
ment was not considered owing to its
short life and high maintenance ex-
pense A more durable pavement, of
which there are many, was not consid-
cred on account of prohibitiye first
cost.
in drawing conclusion from the
above data, as to what type of pave
ment should be used on Kalakaua ave-
nue., three facts among others should
be kept IN mind: First, twenty-seyenl
and four-tenths (274) per cent of the
entire frontage represents property OF
low value In its present condition, the
owners of which might logically be ex-
pected to object unless the improve
ment represents very reasonable
init assessment.
Second, the greater the first cost
If the improvement, the less will be
he chance Of making any improve
nent under the law and the present
,olicy laid down by your board:
Third, no matter how desirable or
low economical a particular pavement |
nay be, its first cost, under the con-
Iition obtaining on Kaiakaua avenue,
hould be the controlling factor in its
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-04
WH|TEH0USE COMPARES G00D AND
BADP0INTSOF DIFFERENT PAVINGS

from voids than is found in asphalt
macadam.
Disadvantages Of using warrenite
on 6 inch crushed rock base are:
The ultimate failure OF the crushed
rock base due TO the continued pres
sure OF traffic. as evidenced by the ap.
pearance of waves in the pavement
surface and final development Of ruts,
fault of the crushed rock base and
not Of the warrenite surface.
The probable difficulty Of inducing
the Honolulu Rapid Transit & Land
Co, Ltd, to pave with warrenite the
portion of Kalakaua avenue occupied
by said company. and the relatively
high ffrst cost.
Asphalt Macsdam Pavement. Est-
mates of Cost.
Allowing all items, excepting item
III. paragraph No. 2 above, to remain
as there given, the total cost of the
exclusive OF new curb
ing and warrenite paving is $22,324.00.
Add asphalt macadam, $1,000 50. !yds.,
at $1.15. $36.S00. Total, f5e,124.
Assessment, per front foot, exclu-
sive Of new -curbing after city and
county has paid 80 1-3 per cent of
above total. is 1886. Total cost 20 city
and county, including new curbing, is
$2S.062. Cost of asphalt macadam
paving Is s622 per cent of the estimat-
ed cost of the entire Improvement less
new curbing.
"The probable life of asphalt mac
adam on Kalakaua avenue VIII be sew
en- CD years.
Advantages of using asphalt mac.
adam are:
Relatively low cost. 1
Assurance of harmony with the |
Rapid Transit In completing the Inn
pr0vemeut.
'Capahility Of using the asphalt
at the end of fits lifetime as !,
/ base for a new wearing surface of
or other similar mixture.
Disadvantages of using asphalt |
are:
Relatively short life as compared
With warrenite or concrete.
Presence Of voids in the wearing
urface which in time assist in the
allure of the pavement by the deyel-
'pment of ruts.
'encrete Psvement. Estimates Of
Cost.
Concrete inches thick, without
Total cost of improvement exclu.
i've of new curbing and pavement as
Ihown under Section II above. is
22,324.
ssAFid concrete pavement, $4,000 50,
DIS, at $3.50, $4,000. Total, $73,524.
Assessment per front foot exclu-
i've of new curbing after city and
ounty has paid 33 1-S per cent of
hove total. Is $685..
Total cost to city and county, in
luding new curbing, is $34,671.
The cost Of concrete paving Is
9.6 per cent Of the cost of the entire
less new curbing. II
The probable life OF concrete pave
tent on Kalakaua avenue, provided e
he surface of the concrete is protect
1 from wear by the application of as
halt at proper intervals, will be at
asst is years.
advantages Of using concrete paw !
& are: IL,
Increased life over asphalt mac
lam or warrenite.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-04
"WarFenite," Asphalt Macad-
am and Concrete Taken Up
in City Engineers Report

Road work and road smaterials, espe
cially those most suitable for Homo
lulu and Oahu. are taken up In detail
In the following report made to tn,
board Of supervisors by City ant
County Engineer L. NJ. Whitehouse
which deals especially with the Kaia
kaua project:
Frontage 70 BE Assessed.
The total frontage to be assessed
IL $4,000 feet City and County
frontage IL 1895 IT. or 81 per cent
Of entire frontage. u. s. military res
ervation frontage il 105o.6 It. or "a
per cent Of entire frontage. Church
frontage is 1923 IT. or L. per cent OF
entire frontage.
Total frontage for which City and
County must pay, in addition to 80 is
per cent of cost of entire improvement
less new curbing, is 2591.4 feet, or 1873
per cent Of entire frontage, which
gives total cost TO the city and coun-
~ OF about 46.0 per cent OF the entire
cost Of the improvements, less new
curbing.
Total frontage Of property consist
ing Of duck-ponds, worth about 5000
per square foot, and which may be
counted on % an objecting frontage.
is 37796 It. or 274 per cent of the
entire frontage.
WARRENITE PAVEMENT. ESTI-
MATES OF COST.
Unit Price for 'Warrenife.
The unit price of $1.S0 per square
yard was obtained by using the figure
submitted by ]. A. Gilman of $1.70 per
square yard for the paving of Lusi-
tana street, exclusive Of grading, and
adding thereto SOLO per square yard
to cover the differehce in haul ins
voIved.
Estimates Of Cost.
Excluding the cost of new curling,
which remains a constant for any type
OF pavement and which is paid for
by q separate assessment Of $O.40 per
front foot by all frontage requiring
such new curbing, the estimates Of
cost for the entire Improvement us-
ing warrenite on q six-inch crushed |
rock base are as follows:
Grading $4,000 SO. yds. at 5000, !.
S6,420: warrenite paving, $4,000 50.
yds. at $3.50, $57.600; moving old |
curbing, $3.50 lineal feet at OH, $z02;
concrete cutters, 1850 50. yds. at 81. 20,
$5202; storm sewer, $4,000; engineer
ing and superintendent, $4,000. Total,
SIS. 924
Assessment per front foot exciu-
sive of new curbing, after city and
county has paid 80 Is per cent of
above total is $3.S64.
Total cost to city and county, In.
Guiding new curbing. is $37.6l6.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-04
THE PROOF OF
THE PUDDING

is said to be in the eating. The proof
of good dry cleaning is shown after
one weeks wear Expert cleaning,
scientific methods, such as we use,
clean through and through. not super
ficially. Phone 1891 or 2919 for the
French Laundry.-Adv.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-04

The Adams Express Company have
declared regular quarterly dividend
Of 81 per share out of net earnings
from the express business and net re-
venue from investments held by the
trustees, payable Dec.