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The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-01-31

ly purpose, to-wit: let the people and
the water by, and do so without fric-
ton against the banks or floor OF
the bridge.
when the concrete bridge is once
properly planned and installed, it is
thing of beauty and a joy forev-
err" for, in my opinion, the properly
constructed concrete bridge or cul-
vert will last forever, in so far as
mortal things do, and while the in
itial cost of construction is perhaps
$50 to 20 per cent greater than the
initial cost of wooden bridges, this
additional cost will be overcome
many times in the cost of up-keep
over the wooden bridge, or even the
iron bridge, in the course of forty
to sixty years, or perhaps less time,
to say nothing of the absolute guar
antee to the traveller and his load
that he will not be dumped into the
mud and water land perhaps his cargo
and his team destroyed and probably
mangled himself because of the I'M
seen decay of some of the parts of
the bridge of wooden structure. Not
only the security of the traveller and
his team and cargo, but his comfort
should also be considered. The av-
erage wooden structure under, say
twenty feet, is built in the mud be-
cause it is built for the temporary
purpose of getting by" and the
minute it is placed it begins a battle
with the elements by being warped
by the sun and rain, and Scared by
the travel on op,and eaten by worms
and ants, and rotted by the mud and
water underneah, or washed away by
every freshet that comes, to be re-
placed at about one-half the initial
cost of construction. And l dare
say, the experience of the major por-
tion of the people who use the public
roads always approach a wooden
bridge with some degree of fear and
depart from it with gladness as they
go away from its noise and insecur-
ity.
ITO me, the greatest thought in
favor of a permanent concrete bridge
or culvert is that it is a very great
stride toward a higher civilization
and citizenship and commercial ad-
vancement. Roads without bridges
would be equally as useless as a car
riage without horse, as an automo-
bile without an engine. So our reli-
gion, our education, or advancement
morally, socially and financially de-
ponds largely upon the permanency
of our bridges, and to construct
them, so that, so far, as the traffic
is concerned. the driver will know
the bridge only when he sees the
banisters on either side. and as he
passes between them he realizes that
he is just as safe with his load, even
though IL might be ten, twenty or
thirty times heavier, as though he
were on the road any other place,
and even the poor dumb beast that
bears his burden blesses the man that
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built it, as he passes over that water
course without having to strain his
life out on a slippery floor more holy
than righteous, trying to make the
wheels that carry his load climb an
angle of thirty to sixty degrees in a
foot and half to follow him across
the bridge.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-01-31
SHORT COURSE IN
HIGHWAY ENGINEERING
The University OF Kentucky, Lex
ington, KY, February
5-1O, 1917.

The fourth Annual Short Course
in Highway Engineering will be
held at the University of Kentucky,
Feb, 5-10, 1917, under the auspices
of the College of Civil Engineering
and State Department of Public
Roads. Directed by the Highway
Engineering Department of the Uni
versity. 1t is expected that the at
tendance will reach several hundred
this year, for the past three years
the School has grown from fifty to
over two hundred. -
Purpose OF the Course.
1t will = be the purpose of this
course to advance the cause of Good
Roads throughout the State of Ken
lucky. 1t is expected that County
Engineers, County Judges, Magis-
trates, Road Inspectors and every
one really interested in Good Roads
will attend. A road builder will find
no better place to get ideas than a
place where several hundred road
builders are assembled. The inter-
changing of ideas will more than off,
set the trouble and expense of being
here.
After this one weeks lecture
course has been attended, road men
Will be much better fitted to 20
back to their work and study their
daily problems.
No one disputes the fact that Road
Building is yet in it's infancy and
that even the most eminent men in
the profession admit that there are
a great many things which they do
not know about the subject, and II
a man would keep at all abreast Of
the times 1t is necessary for him to
study and find out from others their
mistakes. and avoid making the
same.
Admission.
The University promotes this
course in Road Building for no 9TH
err purpose than that of Education.
No charge Is made or fees accepted;
the only requirement for entrance is
to register at the Civil Engineering
Building upon arrival. All lectures
are open to the public.
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Admission.
Diamond Trade Booming.

A striking improvement in the
diamond trade is shown in the an
nual report of the great combine
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-01-31
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children
In Use For Over 30 Years
Always bears II
slsp. 'as of &zzzs<

Whether or not you can read a
man like book depends upon what
type of man he is.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-21
REFUSE MAKE CLAIM
LEGAL EXEMPT|0h

Entitled to exemption from mill
AIRY service on three grounds, Hans
9. Hansen, No. 258, serial No. /, of
Gonzalez, Fla, refused to claim i'm
nunity on any one of the three and
pliers himself to save the world
rom the Hun.
On July goth when the fate Of
millions of men hung in the balance
as the black capsules were drawn in
Washington, No. 258 was the first
number drawn, and ten thousand
men. from every corner of the Unit
ed States responded to the call.
In little farm house near Pensa-
cola was "25S" with his family, run
ming a farm, himself tilling the soil,
for the support of his dependents. Up
to that time, he had probably not
come into intimate contact with the
great free government that had
drawn his footsteps from Denmark,
and now it asked his all.
Freely he gave. Thinking not
that he was an alien, or of indus
trial exemption, or seeking to avoid
by claiming dependency, but straight
away he prepared for the support of
his family while he could go and
help release the hand that enslaved
Belgium, and threatened the liberty
of the world. And so when the legal
advisory committee called yesterday
he was put in class J..
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-21

Although there was general dis
cussion of the case against FIRE
Chief w. R. Bicker at the special
meeting of the city commissioners,
yesterday, no definite action was
taken in the case but it is announced
that there will be further investiga-
ton of the fire department, this &C
ton to be started very early in the
new year. 1t is expected that some
very interesting disclosures will
probably be the outcome. Commls-
sioner Sanders stated yesterday a1t,
ernoon that the investigation would
probably be undertaken as soon as
possible, not with any desire OF
reaching out after any particular
person, but with the sole desire OF
rectifying conditions which appear TO
be in need Of considerable readJust-
ment and Improvement. -.
At Yesterdays meeting the case OF
Bicker was formally brought to the
boards attention through the medium
of the communication from Commits
sioner Sanders, which was read at
last Mondays meeting. There mas
been considerable interest in Just
what led up to the present unsettled
conditions in the fire department.,
and as the communication of the TIRE
and police commissioner is to the
point in the allegations it presents,
a copy of said letter is reproduced
below. It was not read at the meet
ing of yesterday, but was on the ia
BILE. 1t is as follows:
Commissioner Sanders Letter.
To the Honorable Board of Commits
sioners of the City of Pensacola:
Gentlemen:-As is we'll known by
your honorable body, of which | have
the pleasure and honor to be MEM
Der, recent investigation was con-
Quoted by us into the sale of fire
hose and other valuable city property
and, as you are well aware, there re-
suited in certain irregularities being
discovered that should not have ex-
listed or be countenanced.
AS Commissioner of Fire and Po-
lice l feel myself responsible to the
people of Pensacola, as we'll as to
nv associate members, to make a
proper accounting for all city prop
erty in my department and it is for
this reason that l am addressing
you.
The sale of three lengths Of fire
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-21
SET UP CHRISTMAS
TREE At ARM0RY

A great Christmas tree, 81 feet
high will be placed in the Armory
Hall today, for the Christmas enter
tainment for the men of the service
to be given Tuesday by the Army
and Navy Life Activities Committee.
Through the never-failing gener-
osity of Pensacolians, enough orna-
ments and decorations have been
secured to make the three gorgeous
in light and color, and the entire
Armory will be appropriately dec
grated.
Those who have agreed to give
cakes, candy, and pies, are requested
to deliver them to the Armory on
Christmas Eve, but if this is impos-
sible the Activities Committee will
call for them not later than ten
O'Clock Christmas day. All are re-
quested to be prompt on delivery so
they were be do difficulties to mar
the entertainment.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-21
REHEARSAL FOR
THE SEVEN GIFTS

Rehearsals for the Christmas pan
tonlime "The Seven Gifts" are be-
ing held each evening in the Patriotic
League Headquarters under the di-
rection of Mrs. A. c. Reilly, and all
members of the cast are requested
to be present this afternoon at five
o'clock. for a brief rehearsal.
Owing to the short time remain
ing for this work, it IS imperative
that every person taking part in the
pantomime attend all rehearsals.
They are very short, and it will ne
cessitate only a brief absence from
business.
The pantomime will be given as a
part of the entertainment on Christ
mas by the Lift Activities Commit
tee for the men Of the service, and
here will be no charges of admis-
sion.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-21
BECKER Case Considered
At A Special Meeting

hose, which afterwards stood a pres
sure of 100 pounds at a test, as well
as the sale of other city property
equally valuable, leads me to believe
that the fire department is not being
conducted as it properly should; that
there are laxities and irregularities
existing that should not be counte-
nanced by me as the head of the de-
partment or by the city commission
ers, and that, for the best interest of
the city as a whole, change should
be made that the service may be i'm
proved and certain vicious features
that have existed, eliminated.
therefore recommend that w. r.
Bicker be dismissed as Chief of the
Fire Department.
Very respectfully yours,
FRANK D. SANDERS.
Commissioner of Police and Fire.
Mayor Against Removal.
Mayor johnson. who is also COM
missioner of streets and parks. an
nounced that he would not vote to re-
move the present fire chief on the
allegations which are now before the
board, but intimated that there
should have been caution exercised
in the past.
Commissioner Hinrichs, who an
nounced at the meeting last Monday
that he was against considering the
removal of the chief on the testi-
mony in hand, set forth defense of
Bicker, through the medium of
carefully-drawn communication.
copy of which is appended below.
The communication follows:
Defense of Bicker.
Pensacola, Fla, Dec. 10, 1917.
To the Honorable Board of City
Commissioners, City. 49,.
Gentlemen In behalf of the city's
welfare in regard to the fire depart
protection in general, at this time of
the year, and as you know fires are
plentiful in all forms and places,
therefore for the benefit of all con-
cerned, |, George Hinrichs, compos-
ing one of your honorable body, do
hereby take this means of appealing
to you in justice to and in behalf of
the chief of the fire department. w.
r. Bicker, whom Commissioner San
ders has charged with neglect and
irregularities in office, wherein one
of the firemen, Martin Mitchell, fig
ured in the bidding and buying of
some $500 pounds of condemned fire
hose at public auction held by the
commissioners at noon on October 25,
1917, at the Spring street truck
house; and, whereas, in my opinion,
the evidence brought out at the in
vestigation held December 9th was
not, to my mind, sufficient to justify
my voting to dismiss Mr.. Bicker as
chief of the fire department, as there
was not a shadow of evidence pre-
sented that there was any dishon-
est method used by either Chief
Bicker or Fireman Mitchell, and
Whereas, w. r. Becker, has been,
from boyhood, in the fire department,
serving in the volunteer fire depart
ment, giving 20 years service. serv-
ing 10 years of the 20 as chief, being
elected by vote of the citizens in the
year 1907, and in all these years has
never been up before on any charge.
Therefore, I, as commissioner of
the city of Pensacola, composing one
of the three commissioners of said
city, do hereby appeal to you in all
fairness and justice to exonerate
Chief Bicker of the aforesaid charge.
Respectfully yours,
GEORGE H. EINRICHS,
Commissioner of Finance and Reeve
nue..
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-21
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Lewis Darlington and wife to Ju-
liza Carrington-Four acres in Sc.
IA of NV Ia. section 10, tip. 2, N,
Range 81 West-S1.00 and other con-
siderations.
J. F. Richards and wife to Walton
3. Colvin-North acres Lot 10. sec
tio.l Is, Township, South, Range
81 West.-S1.00 and other considera-
ton.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-21
CHRISTMAS FREE
IN THE CITY HALL

Announcement wa. made yesterday
that the Christmas tree for the de-
serving children of the city will be
set up in the council chamber of the
city hall, and the two rooms in the
rear of the council chamber have
this annual function in hand for the
preparation of the tree.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-11-17
Millions of Foot of Lumber
Soon to Take Shape in Post
Buildings; Many Already Up
fsa..,,, st.r.Bnlls,.n eor-.., ondencsl

Especial StaF-bnHei.h $500 VnusnSoS =
SCHOFIELD, BARRACKS, Nov. 10.
An oft repeated expression heard
these days isl would like to see this
post five years from now. True
enough, but the probabilities three
wears. or less, will see a material
change in the layout of Cashier, and
probably a year or so later will be q
thing of the past so far as quarters for
troops and officers is concerned, that
section of the reservation probably
reverting back to plain used for drill
or exercise purposes only.
One of the busiest persons OF the
hig post is the constructing quarter
master. upon whom deyolyes the work
of transforming Cashier. building OPP
erations at present being in full swing.
Millions of feet of lumber, unlimited
quantities of other builders supplies
are at hand, waiting to be utilized in
the transformation of Cashier.
Activity is now conferred on the new
quarters for the artillery brigade, a
high concrete distributing tower hav-
ing been erected and it is only Ques-
ton of a day or two when an endless
flow Of concrete will start and males.
tic battalion quarters for the artillery
will be assume shape.
Pretty bungalows for the officers of
that arm of the service are practically
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-11-17
AIdrich Property Sale to Ha-
Waiian Trust Goes on Record;
Activity in Waialae Lots

With the exception of the deal be-
tween the Y. M. c. A.. and the Mutual
Telephone Company, whereby the lat
ter acquired its much-desired front
age on Alakea street, no single trans
action of Importance in the real es-
tate market has taken place within
the last week. The Aldrich sale TO the
Hawaiian Trust Company went on
record this week, but the actual sale
took place more than three weeks
ago. This property, which contains
1000 square feet, sold for $4,000, q
fraction more than $3.50 square foot,
This is little better price than was
received for either of the Alakea
street lots that have recently beeu
sold, but the property is also consid-
cred more desirable, having front
age Of 95 feet on Hotel street adj
Joining the Pantheon building.
Final papers have not been record
ed in the sale of the Y. III. G. A.
property to the Telephone company,
but the sale has been made.
Messrs. Ripley & Davis are busy i'll
the preparation of tentative plans for
a new movie house to be erected on
the site of the old abandoned skating
rink. The building, if the present
plans of those now interested carry,
will cost in the neighborhood of $75,-
600. and will be modern theater
building for moving pictures. The
promoters are not made public.
Both the Trent Trust Company and
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PLANTATION BONUS
CUTS A FIGURE IN
U. S. SAVING PLAN

Local bankers are seriously c0nsld-
ering the advisability of requesting
the United States treasury department
at Washington, ID. c., to open the cam
Daign to raise So, 000. 900. 0G0 in small
savings through the sale 81 tnrlIt
stamps, warsaVings stamps, ana Mar-
savings certificates, before pecempeT
The treasury officials announced
wednesday that the campaign would
START on December 8, which would pc
.foo late ID reach the plantation labor
ers who viii mostly be paid their DON
us money before that date.
The new war-sayings certificates, i
Is argued, would appeal particularly 70
the men of small means, These GER
tificates will probably be in denomlna.
lions of IS. SO, SIS and 500 and VIII
be sold at q discount They VIII PROD.
ably bear interest at 4 per cent anu
mature in five years.
In other words. a 50 war-saving Ger.
tificate will be sold for about u ana
at the end of five years will be re.
deemed for SIS. A SO war-saying Ger.
tificate will be sold at about IS and
redeemed at $40 in 1922,
No purchase Of more than 800
worth of these certificates at any one
time will be allowed, and it will be IN.
lawful for any one person to have
more than $1,000 worth of these GER
tificates at one time The idea behind
this restriction is to place these GER
sificates in the hands Of men and wo
men of small means. and they would
be an ideal investment local bankers
agree, for plantation iaborers
No definite action, as regards cabi
ing the treasury department. to start
the campaign earlier has been de
cided upon but within the next few
days it is expected that some effort
along this line will be made.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-11-17
STRIKE
Is SECUTED HERE
BY LOCAL AGENTS


Belief that there is little possibility
Of a general railroad strike occurring
in the United States is expressed By
both H e Vernon local agent Of the
Santa re system, and E. J. Hardesty,
local agent OF the Southern Pacific
system.
or course you can never tell what
may happen, but don't think It viii
happen and hope not, said Mr..
Hardesty.
AIR. Vernon declared that he be-
lieves President Wilson would not al
low a strike to occur, and that if the
situation assumes a grave aspect the
government would step in and operate
the railroads.
ANY railroad empioye VINO strikes
at this time IS nothing less than q
traitor. Asking for an increase OF
wages is all right. but to strike is to
help the enemy, declared Mr.. Vernon.
s.All railroads are carrying govern
ment supplies now and strike is
nothing less than an act against the
government and don't think the
railroad brotherhood will strike when
the case is explained to them. said
Mr.. Vernon.
AS to how a big strike in the United
States would affect Hawaii neither
Mr.. Vernon nor Mr.. Hardesty could
say. Mr.. Hardesty did say. however,
that the embargo at present Of freight
shipping from Eastern points to Ha
waii was not as heavy as 1t is on
freight shipped from San Francisco
east.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-11-17
Y.M.CA. BUSINESS PROPERTY SALE
LEADS REAL ESTATE FOR The WEEK

the Bishop Estate are planning addi-
tional beach homes In the Waialae
district. The Trent Trust Company
will make its sales outeTight, or on
terms to suit the purchasers, and will
build bungalows, also on easy terms.
Sale of the Kahala Beach lots by
the. Bishop Estate, which took place
today at public auction, was really
the sale of 30-year leases on the lots.
Every one OF the lots in this tract
is q desirable site for a beach home,
having splendid view of the sea that
can hardly be INSTRUCTED by any fu-
ture buildings, and provided with
healthy shade trees. The tract is con-
nected with the city water system,
and has adequate fire protection. The
sale took place at the office of the Jas.
F. Morgan e Co., Ltd, with Elmer
Sehwarzberg as auctioneer.
Morgan & Company also sold for
the Hawaiian Trust Company last
week "a lots IN the Pauoa Valley
Tract for S14,6e5, and eight lots on
Pacific Heights for $8136, making 2
total $3.50 for the 80 lots Plans for
an additional sale at auction, to coye-
the remaining Pauoa Valley Tract lots
are now being made, and the date
of the sale will be announced soon.
Requests for building permits are
not coming in very fast, and the per.
mits that are issued are for small
buildings. The total for the week just
ended was Is permits, involving $14,-
266, less than an average of $1,000 a
building. Deeds recorded aggregate
81, involving s116,840.13. Deeds,
mortgages, leases and building per-
mits for the week ending Thursday,
November Is, are as follows:
Leases Building Permits
No Value No Value
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BUILDING ACTIVITIES At CASHIER
FAST BRINGING CHANGES OF Scene

complete and ready for occupancy.
Foundations for similar quarters for
officers of Infantry are already laid
waiting for the mechanics to build the
framework.
AS soon as the artillery has been
quartered, attention will be conferred
o nthe infantry environments, which
will also be of the latest type. Then
there is the new post hospital, which
will also be located at Cashier. Appro.
priations for this structure are already
available. This is to be the latest
word in upto-date hospital construc.
ton.
& The four hundred or more cavalry
men now quartered in tents, adjacent
to the cavalry quadrangle, are daily
noting with satisfaction the rapid pro-
gress made on the construction Of the
two new sections of enlisted mems
quarters, which will probably be ready
for occupancy within month.
Eight mammoth storehouses have
been completed for the quartermaster.
with switching facilities, and the re-
moval of supplies from the upper post
will shortly begin.
With all the modern, substantial
buildings erected, or about to be, one
also wonders whether or not the mat
ter of providing post office worthy of
the surroundings has been considered
in the general scheme Of improve
ments? 1t is hoped so, as the four by
six affair now bearing the sign Post
Office, now handling Uncle Sans
mail to population Of ten thousand
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people, would be entirely out Of sur
roundings IN the new Cashier.