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gas plant has had an effect on the de-
terioration, according to the report.
The poor f'ainage, however, has more
to do with the rapid rusting than any
other cause. The overlooking stress
is also a factor in this, according to
the report.
Although there is no outward evil
dence of the fact, Engineer HIATT is of
the opinion that the comparatively
poor steel used in the bridge is one
of the reasons for it's present deterio-
rated condition. 1t is constructed of
Bessemer steel, which has now been
discarded as suitable steel for bridges.
It Is not uniform in strength so that
the stress are distributed unequally.
This, he said. could not be determined
by an inspection but would have to
be determined after an analysis.
Bridge outIived Usefulness.
"The bridge has lived out it's nat
ural life" said Mr.. Vawter. Twenty
years for bridge built in that style
is about the limit of it's fafety. This
fact, in addition to the overloaded con-
dition, makes it imperative that a now
structure be built for the present traf-
fic"
The effect electrolysis has had on
VIC luSN, 10 ttu uli'Sl TAIN iudhIilS.
said MIR. Vawter. I'VE cannot deter
mine that so we did not include that
in our report but based our conclu-
sions on facts that were clearly ap,
parent"
Report of Commission.
The following is the report Of the
commission in part:
The bridge was built nearly 90
foil ,yhil 70 a
standard of that time for common
highway bridges, are in many cases
poor in design and deficient in guam
tity. 1t is not clear in the light of ex~
listing documents that any other floor
ed. Street cars, much less interurban
traffic We're not provided for.
1t would be strange therefore. il the
bridge were found to meet the add-
tional requirements of today. that is
to say, very heavy floor, the heavi-
est Of interurban traffic, increasing
loads of motor trucks, etc, even with
out discounting its strength by the
excessive deterioration.
When these excessive loads are put
on a structure that was not built to
withstand them, and in addition Sc
rious loss of metal has occurred due
to rust, it must be expected that dam
gerous conditions are likely to result.
Factors In Construction.
In considering this phase of the
matter, attention should be directed
not only to loss of main section, but
to the bracings and connections upon
which, especially in the towers, the
safety of the entire structure depends.
Judgment in respect to safety of the
structure must consider. also, the 10
cation of the bridge, and the loss OF
life, and interruption of traffic that
would follow sudden collapse. The
loads on the Main Street Bridge at
present are known, but the probable
increase in motor truck traffic in a
few years and increased severity and
frequency of loading incident to its
use as part of National Highway
must be kept in mind. Standards OF
safety, and margin of safety, appro
pirate in an obscure highway bridge
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merpus small items, such as repairing
masonary foundation. replacing an oc
casional steel joist, reconstructing
possibly, some of the outside sidewalk
girders. providing proper conductors
for flow OF water from cutters, and a
multitude of matters which would
easily bring the cost up to SIS 100000
to provide structure for highway
traffic alone. which structure AZ re-
haired. cannot meet the demands of
the public for but q limited number
of years at best.
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Bennett CALLS
CHURCH TO RISE
FROM LETHARCY
Evangelist in Preliminary
Meeting to Revival Says
Majority Of Members are
Sound Asleep.

1.-THE churches are dead and they
don't know It. Ministers are spend
ing too much time on doctrinal points
and too little on presenting real, prac-
teal gospel. The majority of church
people are asleep and indifferent. The
only difference between them and the
worldly people is that the church
people broke in to get their names on
the registers"
Rev Rollin A. Bennett, OF Marion,
evangelist, who is here to conduct a
four.weeks' city-wide revival at the
tabernacle OF the Central Christian
church, made this statement to a rep
resentative congregational meeting.
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MEETING POSTPONED

Dr.. l. S., Harold, chairman OF the
Wayne county Old Trails Road asso-
citation, and leaders of the Fountain
City members of the association. are
planning big meeting of road enthu-
siasts to be held in that town week at
ter next. The date has not been Sc
lected. The meeting scheduled for last
night was postponed with the expec-
tations of making the next session a
more representative meeting. 1t is
planned to hold meeting similar to
that held in Hagerstown recently when
distinct success followed the efforts
OF the leaders to arouse enthusiasm
and support for good roads.
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BOARD GUARDIANS
INACCURATE POLICY
Of LOCATING HOMES

1.-The Board of Children's Guardians
will make an effort to obtain list
of homes in which dependent children
can be placed in the future instead OF
keeping them at the expense OF the
county" said Fred White, president
of the board this morning.
"Of course, in all instances, 1T is not
practical to place dependent children
in homes, but we have decided that
Wayne county should not have more
than five children at Whites institute
at any one time" he said.
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BUY CITIZENS PILLAR.

MARTINSVILLE. Ind. Sept g.
A Citizens Pillar" Is to mark the
Dixie Highway near here. A citizens
name is inscribed on each brick for
the nominal charge of two-bits.
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APPENDIX II.

REPAIRS.
The following repairs are necessary
to put the bridge into condition, but
not for heavy traffic
The work would come under the fol-
lowing heads, and would be taken up
in the order named:
The removing of all pavement from
both main roadway and sidewalks.
The supporting of the $50 foot span
and the four 80 foot spans on false
work.
The removal of all struts and sway
bracings and the introducing Of the
new members in their steads.
The substituting of steel plate ris-
ers at points of beam and joist bear
ings, for cast blocks now in use.
The thorough cleaning and painting
of all metal work in the structure.
The providing of an asphalt. concrete
base over buckle plates in the main
roadway to support block pavement,
together with proper drainage for said
roadway.
The laying of creosote block pave
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the repair operation will be found in
Appendix No. 2.
We find the following:
a. That without repairs even a re.
stricted use OF the bridge is not per-
missable.
b. That the cost of demonstrating
and reinforcing the bracing and
changing the floor system will total
at least twenty-five thousand dollars.
G. That with these repairs the
bridge might be used for traffic re-
stricted to ordinary traffic. excluding
road-rollers, street cars, traction en-
gfnes, and heavy concentrated loads.
General Conclusion.
AS matter of general statement,
we must report that the Main Street
Bridge was not designated for present
conditions, and is wholly inadequate
mechanically to carry the loads; that
it is in such bad condition that the
cost of repairs would be too large to
Justify the expenditure; that when re-
paired it would still be inadequate
for present conditions, and that as a
matter of present safety, and capacity
and ultimate economy, we advise the
construction of a new bridge.
Respectfully submitted
w. K HAITI,
E. B. VAWTER,
FRED CHARLES,
JOHN MUELLER,
LEVI PEACOCK,
Members of Commission.
Richmond, Indiana, Sept. 4, 1915.
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Creosote planks for sidewalk
$500 IT. B. NJ. at $500 per
N. 1.2sooo
Reinforcing weak points in
other members, not here
enumerated, such mostly
field work (estimated) 10000
Incidental expense, including
engineering and supervis-
ion 1000 90
Total $23.555. 90
In the above estimate there ara mn.
The Washington times., 1915-12-03

trade has to make--the turning Of
people from trademarks with which
they have always been familiar to
new brands. Then, IL we make good,
we ought to be able to hold those
markets in peace as well as in war.
But we haven't done half what we
ought to be doing in such directions.
Mr.. Vanderlip isn't the only man
to warn us that as a people we have
been SO ,dazzled with the fabulous
munition trade which sprang up
here almost in a day that our eyes
have failed to see the bigger, the
more lasting, and the more valuable
trade which need not vanish when
the last gun has been fired on the
battlefields Of Europe. We have
been getting the same word from
our consular representatives in the
Cid World and in the New. We
have been hearing it from con-
sumers in South America, in Africa,
and in the Far East.
We shall hang to the munition
business as long as it lasts, but let
us get into the real business for all
We are worth.
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THIS WOMAN "MENACE"

\ a report issued today by the
United States Bureau of Education
points to some illuminating facts
sbout the success, in the educa-
iional field, of the sex to which the
Government is not yet willing to
rust the ballot.
The bureau lists 10000 holders Of
canspicuous positions, largely of an
administrative character. and Of
tais number about $500 are women.
The positions held by women range
from college presidents, through
State superntendents of public in
struction, county superintendents Of
schools, directors of industrial train
ing, heads of departments in col
leges and universities, directors of
schools for afflicted and exceptional
children. and librarians.
Further study of the figures shows
that twenty-four of the 622 colleges
is ed in the directory have women
y their heads. Of the 5000 county
S. perintendents, 508 are women
I ere are twenty-six women city
5erintendents in a total of 1000.
In the Government bureau itself
e,even Of the thirty-three bureau Of.
fclals are women. Fourteen indus.
rial schools of the eighty-siS
Listed are conducted by women
Y ,men have 1,075 of the 1900 Ii.
D.ary positions.
Congress should take into ac.
count this serious situation. It is
sntrusting to women the training OF
2oung men and women, though the
Government still officially doubts the
capacity of women to vote.
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GILLETTE SCORES
"SECRET SERVICE"
War Drama First Presented Two
Decades Ago, Reproduced
With All Its Thrills.

The thrills and chills Of melodrama
have not lost their power over a pres
midday audience. William Gillette and
his able company proved that last night
At the National Theater when they re-
vived Secret Service" war drama
that was first presented two decades
ago.
The action occurs during a crucial
time in the civil war. when the North
crn forces are hammering at the gates
OF Richmond. 4 Northern spy has
gained adm!ttance to the city, and Is
plotting to betray II, but the love of the
secret service man for a Southern girl
overbalances his sense OF duty to the
Union.
Mr.. Gillette's chara acterization OF tho
Union spy, Captain Dumont. was keep
and incisivc. He fairly lifted the action
along by his crisp. firm voice and
abrupt gestures. The villain, Benton
Arrelsford. was capably played by Ed
win Mordant.
Miss Irene Haisman won her audience
acter OF Carlinc Milford, from across
the street" Miss Helen Freeman WAS
the charming Southern girl who proved
to be tho savior Of Richmond, and Grace
Reals and Marion Abbott were Convin-
cling as Mrs. Narney. the Southern
matrOn, and Martha, the negro servant.
The remainder of the cast included
dolph. the Confederate commander
Stuart Fox as Wilfrcd Narn"y. and
Stewart Robbins as Lieutenant Foray
a telegraph operator.
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THE ALLIES IN THE BALKANS

Italy has definitely announced her
purpose to send large force into
the Balkan campaign to help Serbia
and drive back the Bulgars and Teu-
tons. Roumania will be more influ-
enced, sentimentally, by the action
of Italy than by any other consider
alton that could be brought to bear
at this time, because a powerful ele-
ment of Roumanian population is
more Roman than Slavic. For diff
ferent reasons, Greece will be moved
toward affiliation with the allies; it
is impossible for Greece to realize
her ambitions in the eastern Medi-
terranean if Italy earns primacy in
the upper western parts of the Bal
kan peninsula, and domination of
the Adriatic.
Sending an Italian army through
Albania is probably the most effec-
tive use that the allies could make
of a large military power that can
reasonably be spared from other
fields of action. The Italian part in
the war has not been made all that
Italy is capable of making it. She
has not cast in anything like her
full weight, because she has been de-
| termined to do that only on terms
that would most nearly Insure the
results she wants, in her national in
terest. If it be charged that Italy
is selfish, it must be admitted that
she is in position to demand much
she has meant much to the allies
merely because she did not stand by
the old triple pact with Austria and
Germany.
The Teutons, it is true, have
opened a way to Constantinople;
but to hold it, to keep it open. with
Italy, Roumania, France. England
and Italy all determined to continue
real struggle in that quarter, will
be a fearful drain on Germanic re.
sources in both men and material. II
is necessary for the allies to make
persistent and determined strug.
gle in the Balkan area, in order to
keep the Germans and Turks from
so strengthening themselves tha,
they can press their advantage still
farther; to protect Suez. and tc
safeguard India. 1t would not be
safe to admit that the Germans hat
won conclusively in this eastern
theater. In some ways that theatei
presents the most promising oppor
tunity for the allies. 1t represent!
a dangerous outspreading of Ger
man lines, a wide diffusion of theil
forces; it gives the allies the chance
to utilize to the utmost the vast ad
vantage of their sea control. Kitch
ener knows his east; he studied tht
situation with care on his recent tril
to Greece, Gallipoli, and Italy; ant
his advice is undoubtedly responsible,
for the present decision of the al
lies to press major operation il
that region.
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OUR MUNITION BUSINESS

Whether Frank A. Vandcrlip is
ght or wrong in his opinion that
reign orders for American arms
d ammunition will steadily dimin-
IN from this on, nobody can oues-
N the truth which he wished to
"rive home to our industrial leaders.
IT is that the big chance which this
war has brought to the United
States is not merely to sell powder
and shot to belligerents but to get
our products of all sorts and de-
scriptions introduced into all the
markets Of the world while the
great trading nations of Europe are
AT one anothers' throats.
We can sell now our goods in
quarters abroad where, except fol-
this war, we might not have won a
market footing for another quartz,
OF a century. We have chances now
to break into markets abroad which
but for this war, might have re-
mained closed to US forever.
As we get into those markets. in
Producing our wares to foreign con
sumers, letting them become accus
toned to the use of them, helping
them to grow partial to them, VIZ
s4a the hardest fight that foreign
The Washington times., 1915-12-03
NOVEL OF HEREDlTY
IN NEW ALL-STORY
The Son Of Tarzan' Is Gripping
Novel by Edgar Rice
Burroughs.

The son Of Tarzan." a story advanc-
ing striking proof Of heredity. begins
in the current number OF the All-StorH
Weekly In this story Edgar Rice Bur-
goucAs shows that environment was not
sufficient to save the son of ''TarZan
of tho Apes." when hcredity called him
TO the wild life. The story will run
through six numbers
There are combinations OF the three
serials now running in the magazine
and complete novelette,. Justic
Ends at Homc.' murder mystery
story that Rrips the interest 10 the end.
There are two short stories by writer's
well known to All-Story readers. Terry
shannon contributes Mr. Tolstoi OF
Russia" who is not however. the Rus
sian author. but stock actor. Gordan
V. NAV has another on the "l'nregen-
crate Red" stories. which tells the story
Of "Rcddv Blakes Mother" Robert
Barron. a new writer on the All-Story
staff. contributes The Wild Bore.
n tale OF a Young man who never could
think OF ANYTHING clever to say to q
girl. until ne met a girl who told him
frankly some things he ought to know.
Every story in this weeks number grips
the readers attention.
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DRIVING AN ENTERING WEDGE

The Hamburg-American Steam
ship Company and four of it's Of
ficers in America have been con-
victed in New York of obtaining
false clearance certificates in order
to send provisions from this country
to outfit German sea raiders early
in the war. A jury found on first
ballot that the defendants were
guilty on both counts charged
against them.
The significance of this verdict is
much greater than may at first be
realized. In their efforts to provi-
sion German vessels these agents
did not necessarily commit crime
but in the way they went about it
they employed illegal methods.
Getting a conviction in this case
is cheering proof that convictions
may be had where the unneutral op-
crations of foreign agents in this
country are involved. There has
been so much dallying and hesita.
tion. so much that has suggested
fear to make the issue in a bold
straightforward way, that a good
many people have got the impres.
sion that the neutrality of our soil
was fiction not deemed worth pro-
tecting. 1t is good to see the proof
that it not only can but will be
safeguarded.
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MODELLING THE WORLD

1t is announced from London and
Paris that subscriptions to the
French "victory loan" are coming in
large amounts from capitalists of
Holland and Scandinavia. Those
countries, despite that they have
been making great commercial
profits out Of the necessities of Ger
many and their favorable locations
for supplying the German needs, sub
scribed very sparingly to the Ger
man loans; now they are giving
proof of their underlying sympa-
thies and confidence - confidence,
doubtless, much more than sympa-
thics-by generous purchases of the
French issue.
Better than anybody else outside
Germany and Austria, the people of
these neutral countries, next-door
neighbors to Teutonia. understand
how the war goes and how it is af-
fecting the financial and economic
mechanism of Germany. They have
seen Germany hoard its gold in
bank vaults and float its business on
sea Of paper whose redemption
will one day necessitate fearful
financial experience. On the other
hand they have seen Britain and
France go ahead doing business
with the world and at home as we'll,
on a gold basis that has known no
serious weakening.
They have seen Germany try to
blockade Britain through the subma-
rine campaign, and seen the effort
fail. But on the other side they have
observed how the German people
have been brought month by month
nearer the pinch of actual destitu-
ton by the effective blockade of Ger
many. They know, as nobody else
does, just the extent to which ship
ments through neutral countries
have alleviated the distress of the
central empires; and knowing all
this, earning profits out Of their par
ticipation in the commercial pro-
cesses, they yet invest their money
in the bonds Of France!
There can hardly be better proof
of the substantial differences be-
tween the economic postures of the
opposing sides in the war. The world
is rapidly being r''bilized in the
cause Of beating back Prussian mill
tarism. Against world thus uni
fed, there can be only one result.
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tries and to anybody and everybody
in the neutral countries.
And, Of course, it is only the nor
NAL business which can be made the
permanent business of this country.
However valuable the abnormal
trade is to us now, we cannot hope to
60 on selling cannon and rifles and
explosives when the war is over.
But, once established in foreign mar
kets, we could expect to 60 on with
selling our ordinary manufactures in
steel, in textiles, in the thousand and
one things that we now have a
chance to sell to all the world, but
that we can get to any part of the
world only in limited quantities, be-
cause the ships Of belligerent nations
won't touch the goods blockaded on
our river and harbor fronts and
jammed far back along the sidings
of the railways, and because we
haven't our own ships to do the
work.
Because of our lack Of ships we
may be losing only millions Of
dollars in foreign trade now; but, il
we thus fail to plant ourselves firm
ly in foreign markets with our norm
al trade, when we have chance
which we may never have again to
get into those markets in a way to
stick there. it can cost us, through
the years and the generations after
the war, billions.
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BLOCKADE TRADE LOSSES

OF what losses this country has to
suffer because of its lack of a mer-
chant marine. no better illustration
could be found than in the results
of the export freight blockade at
American ports.
Exporters aren't making the sales
they could make, railroads aren't do
ing the business they could do, and
this country isn't getting the benefits
it could get simply because we
haven't the ships to move from our
congested wharves, warehouses, and
terminals the ocean freight which
foreign steamships cannot or do not
move.
But the" immediate effect of the
business that is delayed or lost
isn't the worst Of it. The worst is
that it is the normal, not the ab-
normal, foreign business which is
tied up or lost.
All arms and ammunition and
other war supplies pure and simple,
it is announced, are coming to sea
board with dispatch and are going
into ships promptly because the
allies have vessels here ready to
rush the munitions and similar sup
plies across to them. They take care
that this shall be done for Russia as
we'll as for all the others.
So it is the normal business, as we
have expressed it. which is being
sacrificed by this lack of ships. The
allied nations, not having ships
enough for all the business, natural,
won't touch the normal business
the exports awaiting shipment tc
! individuals in the belligerent coun
The Washington times., 1915-12-03
ATHENEUM TO GIVE
COMEDY IN SPANISH
Play Presentation Designed to
Raise Fund to Spread
knowledge Of Language.

Members OF the Spa nish- American
Athencum will appear at Rauschers
next Tuesday evening In "Zsrsueta.
a two-act comedy In Spanish. to raise
funds to spread a knowledge OF the
Spanish language.
The inaenue role will be played by
Mrs. Rosario Manuz Morrison. widow
or Prof. W. r. Morrison. who was in
structor Of modern languages at the
Naval Academy. Mrs. J. b. Newman.
VINO viii play the role OF Donna Dol
ores. Ia mnovcd In the Latin American n
division OF the state Department.
The Spanish American Atheneum
mas o large resident and nonresident
membership. Francisco Yanes. assistant
director OF the Pan American Union.
was one OF the principal organizers and
promoters. The members OF the lega
lions Of the Latin American countries
port.