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The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-12-12

AS we understand it, the ones protesting against
the proposed roadwOrk on Beretania Street base
their objections solely on the grounds that the
road is going to be too good for them The en-
gineer estimates the cost to the property owners
at something less than sixty cents running foot
year for ten years If the Beretania Street prop
erty owners could figure up what their road taxes
have been in the past ten years. we will gamble
that they will be Surprised tdt &Ad thowAcose "a
six dollars running foot it has been and they
have never even had decent street for it, They
should turn over and wake up. Nothing is too
good for the people Beretania Street, if they
only know it, and the value of the property along
that thoroughfare will increase the very first year
after they have their concrete- oundationed btu
thc- surfaced roadway than the total OF their
ten years assessments.
Why is it that the Honolulu traffic cops will
stand all during the comparatively quiet hours at
their posts of duty and then quit at six o'clock
when the traffic is still heavy and congested? Why
is it, also, that they leave their posts during rain
storm, when the streets are the "skiddiest" and
the drivers have the least chance to look out for
themselves because of buttOned down side-curtains
and rain smeared wind shields? Cannot the city
afford to buy slickers for the traffic men and keep
them where they are needed?
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-12-12
Big Mail Expected

! ( Although the post Office had not
been, advised up to last night Of the
amount of mail that will arrive the
first part of this week, the postal
authorities believe that it will be
between one Thousand and fourteen
hundred sacks. This will be the
largest mail receipts of the year,
but it is possible that it is split up
between the Lurline and the trans,
port Sheridan. The post Office is
prepared, at least, to handle that
amount of mail. Additional mail
will be received by the Shinyo Maru
on Friday.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-12-12
CHINESE Hit BY AUTO

Attempting to cross the street when
two automobiles were approaching in
opposite directions, Ahu, Chinese, So
years old, was knocked down and seri.
ously injured last night. His shoulder
was fractured and he received bruises
about the head and possible internal in
juries The accident happened ht Moi.
iiili.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-12-12
UNNECESSARY WORDS.

Why waste words and advertising
space in describing the many points II
merit in Chamberlain s Cough Remedy :
Tn most fastidiOus are satisfied when
we state that it cures colds and coughs
from any cause, and that it contains ub.
sOlutely RO narcotics or injurious sub,
stances For sale by all dealers. Ben,
son. smith 4 Co., Ltd, agents for Ia.
wall.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28

Rule No. T-All employees shall mo-
tfy the mine foreman or his assist
lnts of any unsafe condition OF any.
Working place, haulage road, travel
ng way. damage to doors. brattices
u stoppings. Of Of distractions -.
ne air passages. wne ucn condt-
ions are known to them; and great
are must be exercised BY ali to pre-
tent injury To themselves and Others.
Rule NO. 9-should d dangerous
condition arise and he Cthe minerl
,e without timber he shall lmmedi
.tely cease work, vacate his working
lace and report the TACT 20 the mine
ema
At eSery point OF operation there
a mine safety committee. composed
ii the superintendent. the foreman
nd from two to ten laborers from
IL departments Of the mine. This
onlmittee meets monthly to discuss
onditions and to plan improvements.
Ut nearly all Of teh mine or within
usy call or those not SO provided
here IS Il first aid team. made up OF
zen who have received instruction
ii preventive measures and in rescue
ork at the training school Of the
edera! bureau Of mines in Pittsburg-
three years ago the demonstration
ar# OF the bureau toured central West
Eirginia. The corporations encour-
ged their men to attend the classes
hitch resulted ii equipping scores
II workers for safety first cam
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28

portance. The electric urren used
by the Consolidation Coal Company
IS generated Is the power plant nit.
Hutchinson, where gas IS used for.
fuel. The capacity 81 III high ten
sion line leaving the plant IS $1,000.
voltes, which is carried on these high
power transmission lines to the mines
where II is reduced through trans
formers to ESQ voiss before being
used to drive the cutting machines,
The motors for hauling and 70 ep
crate the pumps In the year 1915
the Hutchinson central power plant
generated over S.0OO.OO0 kilowatt
hours of electricity.
Elsewhere in this issue the labor
conditions IN central West Virginia
ire discussed az length. but il Is per-
missible here to say that Of the cost
IL mining coal IN the district three
.fourtlls Of the whole is paid To labor.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28

that IS screwed IS the wheel just
above the key block This wheel has.
proven very satisfactory. and there.
are Il number of them still III service
and being manufactured.
Recently there has been placed on
he market BY several manufacturers
roller bearing wheels that have beer
proving satisfactory. After several.
years service they showed practically
no wear. either In the rollers or on
the axles: in fact Il number or wheels.
examined fitted with nickel steel roll
er bearings showed that instead OF.
actual wearing On the axle they seem.
70 have rolled the surface smooth
and given It 4 high polish.
The roller bearing type OF wheel
not only materially reduces the
power necessary to haul cars. but by
actual tests it Is proven that the re-
duction il the cost or fabrication
alone will more than pay the nddi-
tional cost or the equipment iii less
than 1--WE years. having FOR tho adj
vantage the saving III power. No
body will. question the fact that a car
equipped with roller bearing wheels
can be moved with much less power
than 4 equipped with plain wheels.
Cold Rolled AHles.
Another decided Improvement has
been made in the axle equipment with
the use OF the round axle. The first
axles placed on the market were
made from hot rolled steel with the
ends machincd. Cold rolled or drawn
steel at that time was quite high in.
price. since then, however. shafting
can be purchased 1T u Slightly higher
cost tina the cost or turned axle and
1T has Il number Or advantages. In.
tile first place you are sure or Il cor
rect diameter and d uniform quality
or material. The cold rolled is con
siderably stronger than the hot
rolled; at the same time you have Il
hardened surface on the outside Or
this aSle tint is not obtained on il
%machined one, Cold rolled shafttng
ts now quite generally used for axle
equipment. and especially In trucks
fitted with roller bearing wheels.
During the last ten years tile steel
mine 4 has been coming into favor.
The first steel cars built about fifteen
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28

that liz cars again suffered and in
order t. make an all steel cur with
sides. ends and bottoms of sufficient
strength TO stand the service. you
have not. only a very heavy construc-
.llon. but IN expensive one.
Increased Capacity.
very recently there has been placed
pn tho market a steel chr made with
wood bottoms on the same general
style a. the present wood cars and
instead or using wood for the sides
md ends, steel plates arc substituted.
using these the same MS boards. be-
ny careful to tango them. SO that
you have strength Mt tho joints. BY
this method or erection OF cars you
have a construction that will carry
from six to nine per cent more coal
ror the same outside dimensions n
the same weight: or II you desire q
ear 81 the same capacity ms your
present construction. you can ma
torInlly reduce the weight and also
the heighth or length. This question
has been settled c~onclusivoly by Inc
comparison or a number OF cars 9
in service.
Ii has been stated that the 2 OBJ
lection to steel cars is that they do
rust out. The writer recently z
ahmed 4 number or steel cars that
we're made OF SIS inch plate that
~ hecn II nse over eleven years.
Those cars were still IN service and
tie plates we're somewhat eaten on
tho outside or the chr. II seems that
the rust stacks tho outside Instead
of the inside. This you will note it
you observe carefully the standard
railroad cars. The interior of mine
car has 4 much better chance than
the interior or a railroad car. ns the
mine car is loaded md unloaded
number or times per day and by use
it is actually kept free from rust.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28

years ago proved 70 q large extent
failures. due to the act that they
We're designed along the line OF rnil.
road cars. the designers overlooking
tho fact that the trucks had g be Mt
tached directly to the bottoms. and.
the shock or the entire trip was also
taken . n these solid steel bottoms.
The result was that they soon become
bent out or shape, and when the bot
olns We're made heavy enough to
stand the shocks 81 the motors, the
rotor frames began 70 break. Those
We're made heavier md the result was
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28

oaigns. The statistics 81 the Con
solidation Coal Company show that.
more than seventy-five per cent Of
the accidents. fatal and otherwise,
IRE due to c-arelessness Of employees
and disregard Of the rules en%joinfng.
Extreme precaution:
Before the workers are allowed to
inter the mines inspection tours are
made by the IRE bosses. It is their
duty to search for indications Of un-
safe conditions, either in the roof or
il the presence OF gas or other cir
cumstances which carry possibilities
81 danger. If the report is unfayor=
.ble the causes for the decision are
removed before work IS resumed.
1T is something Of an anomaly that
mere, IN the heart Of the coal pro
ducIng district Of the state, the power
seeded is not produced BY coal but
~ gas. It is but another phase Of
the marvellous resources OF the region
which attracts manufacturers to
whom cheap fuel Is an item Of I'm
l@H#la& E& I E&a &&H4#a &%58# @&fE &%& aF$fa&A
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28
RAILROAD TONNAGE.

Coal Is the largest single ccmmoA.
~ ii volume shipment from the cen
.ral West Virginia counties and from
lie state. The Baltimore and Obi
andIed l3,S47.0SO tons " coal III 1915
he bulk OF it from this section. TIL
Western Maryland railroad statistic:
how 2.7O0.00O tons Of coal hauled Y
lie year ana he Coal and Coke ront
AIRED for l~.312.S63 tons.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28
MINE GAR WHEELS.
(Continued from FAC Is

gF&Ht%# 1&AoS &HG%%fhU
with six spokes, while = cylindrical.
oiling hub wheel can be made up with.
seven spokes.
The two early types of s~elf-oiling
wheels in use in the bituminous fields
were known as the exposed Inch pin
which means the wheel was placed
on the axle and held there with either
"a split q solid pin, the hole being
drilled through ear the end Of the
axle. The other type was known as
the closed or solid end, and II is gen
orally known today as the Taught
type. This wheel IS held Or the axle
By 4 key block. which Is first inserted
IN a slot IN the wheel, and after the
wheel IS placed on the axle this block
drops into a groove that IS turned
in the axle near the end n order
to hold this block il position in the
groove, there Is boiler patch belt
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28
GOAL PRODUCTION



dustry IL traceable To the constant
demand for coal. and high prices
which have prevailed for the pot
commodity il recent years.
Coke ovens are operated IN the fol
loving counties BY the corporations
named:
MISUNDERSTANDING Coal com
pany. Virginia = Pittsburg Coal
Company. Federal Coal and Coke
Company. Jamison Coal and Coke
Company
Harrison Consolidation Coal
Company. Hutchinson Coal Company.
Monongalta-Elktns Coal and Coke
Company, connellsviIle Basin Coke
Company, Pittsburg Steam Coal Com
Dany, Southern Connellsville Coke
Company.
Barbour-Davis Colllery Company.
Humphreys Coal Company.
Preston-Preston County Coke.
Company, ElkLns Coal and Coke
Company, Hite Coal and Coke Com
pany, Austen Coal ana Coke Com
pany. -l
Taylor wtnon coal and coke
Company.
Randolpn-Dayis coll5ery con
pany- A.
Tucker-Davis Coal : Coke
Company, Cumberland Coal Com
pany.
Wonderful advance has been made
il coal mining methods in the las;
decade. IN the early days the pick
and blasting methods, insutlicientl1
s.lfeguarded, took a considerable toll
W lite among The workers. Today,
progressive operators see to it that
aI. w1ork.Hg faces are propped Wheth-
er needed or not. In rooms sixteen
feet wide IN the Consolidation Coal
Colpany,s mines two rows OF sup
ports are set. four feet apart. 1n..
rooms 81 twenty feet width and over
three lines Of props are placed. Thus.
ali loose slate either IN the working.
face 81 headings Is taken down ol
made safe by the generous timber
ing.
TIE coal is undercut Will pic--s oi
Win electric driven cham machines
III places where Tie ar
used holes are bored IOr biastln5
which is lone with permissible ex-
plosiyccs designated by the laws 81 the
state. the work being done by com
petent shot-hrers. Most Of the out
put is hauled TO the outside by cleo
tric motors or rope. The grades are
slight, being sulhcient to make haul
ing easy and to provide drainage
away from the working faces.
The policy Of the Consolidation
coal Company, the leading producer
i i the district in safeguarding work
ing conditions, IS typical Of what is
being done by all Of the representa-
tive operators. The foundation OF
the Consolidation Company's policy
is the safety department., at the head
Of which is Harry Crane, formerly
superintendent Of the CASTOR mine
until its closing IN December, 1911,
Directions for guidance OF employees
are set down IN the company's book
Of rules, which miners must read and
digest before beginning active EN-,
ployment.
Rule No. 81 condenses the inten.
ton Of the corporation, and reads;
SAFETY FIRST shall always bt
given first and greatest consideration
By all employees Of this company"
Following are two rules which In
dicate the contents or the book:
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28
coNsoL1DATIoN co.'s OUTPUT.

The consolidation Coal Company
in Maryland, West Virginia.
Pennsylvania and Kentucky. The
gross output for all their mines IN
was 11,722.383 net toms. Tho
West Virginia division led II volume
iii production with 4.6As.285 tons.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28
TANED VALUE OF COAL
PROPERTIES.

Fit W#@
+ The coal industry or West =
: Virginia paid III tnxcs for tho =
= year 1918 the sum OF S2,242.- :
Sll.5l, The total assessed value I
Of the properties 50 taxed was !
SlS6.S43.il1 In Harrison, Mar
) ion. MononEalia. Fnyctte. Raj !
+ cigh and Kanawha counties tho !
+ total taxes collected iii each J
+ exceeds 100000. Mcdowell !
+ county heads The list with a !
: tlx OF more than $1,000 y day, !
/. the exact total being S~365,O60.O4.
Figures for the counties OF !
central Vest Virginia arc: !
Total Total
County Assessment Taxes Pd. !
Marion sl5,5S7,4 AS $~l7o,552.52 \
Harrison S.G74,0t5 lO2. Ol4.63 =
! Monongalia l4.l4S.3lO ~1O6.444.62 !
Barbour i~.20S.l7g i. 9g7.97 !
1. BrnNton 769,215 1868 !
I Doddridge 2,37O.GSG 23.7o6,S6 =
= GIlmer 2.A65.25o ~2l.YS9.g5
= Grant 615.76b ,829.4O !
T Lewis S71. 465 8.714.65 4
= Mineral. 3i3.52O 3,3I0.7G 4
Nicholas 3~.439.272 3G.024.62 !
. Preston SOTO. 1854 55.975.47
{. Randolph $4,000 .l2.424.7G
Taylor 2.34S. $50 25,332.81 \
!. Tucker 2.795,22U 32,676.22 !
upshlr 3.l23.53i 2G.235.G3 K
+
: TOTALS sGS.3iG 521 sG7s,s97.S5 !
= !
= ! 1 !. j. i = i ]. 4 : ! I
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-09-22

When CoStuming
Is Not Quite.

The fashion writer's of fairyland
must have a terrible struggle to
keep their departments interesting,
if the advance promises for
"Undine," the Bluebird photoplay,
to be seen at the Kozy theatre on
Friday. Sept. 20, may be taken
at face value. The screen version
of Pierre De La Motto, Foquet's
fairy-classic has been made true to
the legendary description of
NEUROLOGICAL modes and dress
es." Mermaids are mermaids,
and FAIRIES are all Tor that little)
they are presumed to be, in the
photoplay.
Ia the first place Henry Otto,
who directed "Undine" for Blue
bird features, picked out the nice,
warm waters Of the Pacific ocean
in which Miss Ida Schnall and a
few score attendant swimming
experts, OF faultless physical pro-
portions, might disport themselves
while acting the part of satellites
to Queen linda, mistress Of the
under.sea. The shores OF Catalina
Islands, off the Carolina coast,
furnished the settings of sandy
beaches, rugged and Jagged rocks
and picturesque grottos with their
mirrowing pools.
AS nymphs and mermaids know
absolutely nothing about high
heeled shoes, short skirts, flowing
trains and evening gowns, the
matter of costuming became at
once a problem that was not.
With the girls wrapped in seaweed,
sheltered by the bright rays of the
sun or hidden close to the surface
by the clear waters of the Pacific,
the camera-man took every pos.
sible advantage Of his opportunity
to picture the graceful lines and
equally graceful contortions of the
swimming, diving and playful
nymphs.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-09-22
TWELFTH DISTRICT

Cotton picking, pea picking and
sorghum making is the order of
the day.
Rev. G. L. Johnson filled his
appointment the third Sunday at
2;30 p, H., at Everett's Chapel.
Mr.. J. J. Page, (Jerimiah) a
man advanced in years, was taken
sick on the 18th and died the 18th,
Burial took place at Everett's
Chapel on the 18th, funeral services
conducted by Rev. Blush, a
minister Of the Primitive Baptist
church. Mr., Page was a member
of that church, also an ex.Con-
federate soldier in good repute.
He was seventy-seven years of age.
The friends of Everett's Chapel
burying ground went there on the
18th and did quite a lot Of work on
the grounds, and at noon they
organized themselves into a
cemetery association. Officers
elected were 7, L. Heath, presi-
dent; ], W, Adams, yice-president;
w. F. Hobbs, Mart Vaughan
and Eldrige Reed were elected as
a board Of directors. Mrs. Jim
StoAe, Mrs. ia. Campbell, Mrs. !
Victor Clark are also members of
hat board, E. A. Goldsby was
elected secretary-treasurer. There
vas a similar organization there
en- years ago, of which Mr..
was secretary-treasurer.
lie now brings up an itemized
tatement showing a balance Of
is 85. So we feel that the funds
t the association are en-
irely safe in the hands Of Mr..
There is undone about
ne half days work for ten or
welve good hands before the
rounds are turned over to the
community. So the friends are
rged to meet there on Saturday
norning, Of the 23rd to, complete
1b.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-09-22
Sharon Light Plant
Ready for Operation

Mr.. Jas. Allen was over from
Sharon on Wednesday and in
formed the Enterprise that Sha-
ron's water and light plant will
be put into operation within the
next two weeks, the plan being
to have it ready by Oct. /.
This is said to be one of the
most complete plants recently in
stalled in this entire section.
Every modern facility for pump
ing and furnishing water and
power is provided for, and the
special committee having the work
in charge has left no stone un-
turned that would add to the plant.
The water, which has already
been approved, is Of the purest
quality. coming from a well Of
great depth. The lighting sys-
tenn is especially good, and Sha-
ron's streets will be we'll lighted.
There may at first, as was the
case here, be some who will not
patronize the new systems, but
when they become to thorough
ly understand that if the plants
are not made self-supporting by
patronage from the citizens of the
town they will have to be sup
ported by taxation, then all will
take both water and lights. This
is what we said to Dresdenites,
and the same will, Of course ap-
ply to Sharon.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-09-22
Jack Frost Makes
His First Visit.

The first frost in this vicinity
for 1916 was visible on last Sat.
urday morning, Sept. Is. Anoth.
er was seen Sunday morning and
some on Monday morning.
Pea vines in low lands were
nipped, we are told, BY Friday
nights frost, but no serious dam.
age is reported from any section
OF the county.
This is quite early for frost in
this section. In 1914 the fret
frost occurred on Oct. q, and in
1915, last year, the first frost was
on Oct. 6, and two days later last
year, there was considerable ice.
The first snow fell on Dec, 90
and was a very light snow. Thus
it can be seen that this years
frost comes nearly a month
earlier than for the past several
years.
We understand potato growers
in the vicinity OF Gleason are
rushing their potatoes in, fearing
a killing frost.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-09-22
Law Breakers Arrested,

Deputies Egbert Bullock, Dick
Eskridge and FINS Summers ac
companied Deputy Sheriff Will
Robey of-Obion county, to Latham
Tuesday night and arrested three
negroes wanted in Obion county
for selling liquor, gambling and
disturbing public worship; also a
white man named Bonnie Wat
son, indicted in this county on a
charge Of disturbing public wor.
ship. Watson was brought here
to Jail and the three negroes
carried to Union City.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-09-22
FINE EXHIBIT TO
TR+STATE FAIR.
WeakIey County Will be Represented at the
Big Memphis Fair Next Week With
a Fine Exhibit.

On Monday and Tuesday of this
week the material for the Weakley
county agricultural exhibit at the
Tri-State fair, which opens on next
Monday, was shipped from ORES,
den by Demonstration Ellis, who
superintended the packing, etc.
The committees collecting the
exhibits and the funds to defray
the necessary expenses were &C.
corded hearty cooperation, the
result being that Weakley county
will be creditably represented at
the big fair. Auto trips were
made each day into the country by
interested citizens collecting the
exhibits and a hearty welcome
was given by the visited farmers.
Those experimenting the work
and making the trips were Alfred
Thomson, T. A. Lewis, Jim
Moran, ]. E. Peery, Harry and
Arther Jones.
This was the first move of this
kind ever launched in Weakley
county and the work done by our
people and the good farmers
interested in giving Weakley
county some advertising by hav-
ing her products shown at the
Memphis fair is a fine example
of cooperation. Other towns in
the county have done equally as
well, if not better, and the county
will have good showing. Some
eight or ten barrels and boxes of
agricultural products left here this
week for Memphis. These were
filled with corn, potatoes, samples
of wheat, grasses, vegetables,
fruits-in fact, all kinds Of farm
products.
Next Wednesday will be corn
club day at the Tri-State fair and
all corn club boys will be admitted
free Of charge on this day and
special courtesies will be shown
them by the fair management at
Memphis. Those who intend 60
ing will confer with Supt. Fuqua
at once. Mr., Fuqua will probably
go with the boys. All the club
boys should make an effort to
attend the Memphis fair, where
some valuable premiums are to be
awarded corn club members and
clubs.
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