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About Corvallis daily gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon) 1909-1909 | View Entire Issue (June 4, 1909)
3 BIG TESTJNGWIACHiNE Bridges Made Safe by the Use of New Device. EVERY STEEL PIECE IS TESTED !JEW WOODS FOR CALIFORNIA. Engineers Say Powerful Apparatus Will Revolutionize Structural Work Over Water Bill Before Congress to Authorize Building of Still Larger Test Machine. According to civil engineers, the ver tical compression test machine of 10, 000,000 pounds capacity, which is be ing built by a well known firm in Phil adelphia for the structural material testing laboratories of the United States geological survey, will revolu tionize the building of bridges in the United States, making such an occur rence as the collapse of the Quebec bridge with attendant loss of life im possible. This machine, with a gross weight of more than 200 tons and an extreme height above the foundations of about eighty feet, Is by far the largest test ing appliance ever, constructed. En gineers seen recently said that the rea son there is always so much uncer tainty about the strength of a great bridge -is because no machines have ever been constructed of sufficient power to test the great columns of Bteel used in them. It was pointed out that every piece Of steel used was subjected to a speci fied test, the engineers knowing the quality of the material used-and bas ing their calculations on the strength of column or cord thereon. But the actual strength of the ponderous piece of steel was in the last analysis known on paper only, and the statement was repeatedly made that had there been in existence such a machine as that the government is now having con Btructed the weakness of the Quebec bridge would have been known before It was too late. The nearest approach to the proposed government machine is the celebrated Watertown arsenal machine, Water town, Pa., designed by A. H. Emery of Stamford, Conn. The enormous cost of such a machine as the government has contracted for has until now been the obstacle between the private plants and its construction, and even when the Philadelphia firm was first engaged to construct this machine it was not designed to have it larger than necessary to test the large blocks of stone being used in government and other buildings throughout the United grates. . But the supervising architect of the geological survey urged that the ca pacity of the machine be extended so as to test whole columns of brick, stone, concrete and even of steel, and accordingly the original clearance be tween "the heads" was increased from twenty-five to sixty-five feet. Now, since the purpose of the government has become known, the department is being flooded with letters urging Its early completion that it may be used not only in the cases of bridges already under construction, but to test built up structures as well. ' The machine In simplest form is nothing more than a huge hydraulic press with one adjustable head and a weighing system for . recording the pressure developed in it by means of a triple plunger pump. Between the base of the machine and the adjustable bead when removed to the farthest point is a distance of sixty-five feet; cftnsequently the machine is capable of testing the supporting strength of a column more than sixty feet in length, i Some idea of the size of the machine "" may be obtained from a statement of the weight of its principal parts. The castings for the base and the top head weigh approximately 50,000 pounds each. Each main screw will weigh joyer 40,000 pounds, the lower platform about 25,000 pounds and the main cyl inder 16,000 pounds. . The top of the machine will be about seventy feet " above the floor, and the concrete foun dation upon which the machine rests (will be about eight feet below the floor line. '''So many letters were sent to mem bers of congress and to the department of geological survey congratulating the government on taking the initiative in the construction of such a machine that Senator Teller has introduced a bill providing for another machine more than twice as large as the Phila delphia firm's apparatus, having 11,- 000 tons capacity in compression and 5,500 tons in tension, taking columns or cords 100 feet long. .. Mr. Emery, designer of the Water- town machine, is named in the bill as designer and builder, and the price, Including the machine and two eighty- ton cranes, is fixed at $1,750,000. In ' addition, $200,000 is to be appropriated for a building to house the machine. According to the specifications, this machine will be able to give and weigh loads of tension up to 11,000,000 pounds Eastern Hard Woods to Be Trans ; planted to Pacific Coast. The Pacific coast will soon be the scene of an interesting tree growing experiment. The United States forest service at Washington, is planning to introduce a number of the more im portant eastern hard woods Into Cali fornia and will experiment this year with chestnut hickory, bass wood, red oak and. yellow poplar or tulip trees. Small patches of these trees will be planted near the forest rangers' cab Ins on the national forests, and if these do well . larger plantations on a commercial scale will soon be estab lished on wider areas. There are more than 125 different species of trees in California, a num ber of which" produce some of the most valuable varieties of lumber in the United States. Although considerably over .otoe-half of the species are hard wood or broad leaved trees, yet. with the exception of the exotic eucalyptus, there is nbt a single species of hard wood'there ranking in commercial im portance with the leading eastern hard woods. Climatic conditions in many parts of California are undoubt edly favorable for the growth of a number of the valuable hard woods, and the absence of these trees is due mostly to unfavorable factors of seed distribution. ' - If the experiments are successful a valuable asset will have been added to the forest resources of California, which should prove of special benefit to the local furniture and vehicle industries. THE MODERN MIDNIGHT OIL. Two Remarkable Jersey Boys Caught In Studious Devotion by a Cop.. Patrolling the streets .of South Or ange. N. J., about 1 o'clock the other morning. Policeman Mattle came upon a sight that made him stop and rub his eyes. There under the glare of the electric light at the corner of South Orange avenue and Bailey street were two lads, oblivious of their surroundings, poring over a school book. It brought back his old school days, and Mattle thought that he was in a dream. He approached the lads and touched one of them on the shout der. "What are you doing here?" he asked. Then he heard a story that made him marrel and write down the youngsters as the most praiseworthy he had ever heard of. They were be hind in their studies, they said, and after tending a sick mother all the day and into the night they had at last, after she had fallen asleep, de termined to make up for lost time and prepare their studies for the morrow. Afraid of disturbing their mother. they went out of doors looking for a bright light. The brightest is at the corner where they were found by the policeman. Mattle took the boys to the station houseand they were taken in. charge by their father. The boys are William and Alfred Papke, twelve and fourteen years old. of 502 Twelfth street. South Orange. They - are dutiful sons, the father said, with a touch of pride, as he led them away. Owing to our in tended plans to al ter our store and to make it as new, we are giving the peo ple of Benton coun ty the chance of their life to buy good goods at very low prices all this month. REDUCED PRICES 0 EVERYTHING DAYS s OF THE WEEK. :- V ' . . " ' At One Time They Were Designated Merely by Numbers. . Formerly the days of the week were numbered one, two, three, four, five and six, beginning wilh the Sabbath. Even now the custom still prevails among certain modern Creeks, the Slavs and the Finns. Many old fash ioned and orthodox Quakers, particu larly in the north of England, still hold to this custom, which was the common one in the days of the apostles and down to the fourth century as well as usual among the Jews and the Arabs. The orthodox Quakers use the numer ical system 'in preference to the ordi nary on the ground that the gods and goddesses, from whom the names were taken, were not of the highest respecta--bility in point of morals. The week was originally only a con venient quarter of the lunar month: hence it began on Monday, or moon day. The Italians still call Monday the first aud Sfnday the seventh day of the week. Tuesday is derived from the Norse Tiw, who corresponded to Mars, the god of war, a most disreputa ble person in the eyes of Quakers. Thursday was Thor's day. Thor being a god warrior who was morally no bet ter than he ought to be. Wednesday. again, was Woden's day, Woden being the god of battle rage. The Romans called this day Mercury's. Friday was supposed to.be the luckiest day of the week for women. It was called after the Norse Frija. the 'goddess of love, aud is the best day for weddings. For .the pagan Romans it was also the day of Venus, though the Christian Romans called it the day of ill luck because Christ had been crucified on that day. Saturday was called after Saturn, and Sunday was known to the Christians as resurrection or sun day. The week of seven days was import ed from Alexandria into Greece and into Italy about the time of Christ The Greeks bad previously divided their month into sets 'of ten days, the Romans ii?to sets of eight days, three and a half sets being equal to one month. New York World. The Best Paint . There is no bettergpaint made for appearance and durability than . Acme QuatsZy Paim Specially prepared for exterior and interior use. "FLOOR VARNISH THAT WEARS" A. Xji. Miner WALL PAPER AND PAINT STORE ! jecona street, near raiace i neater g 20 "yards calico for $1 12V2C ginghams, the yd., 10c 2V2c outing, the yd., 10c 15c pillow slips, each, lie 85c bed sheets, each, 55c" $175 muslin gown, now 98c COMPASS RECORDER. Lake Sailor Invents Device For Tabu lating Vessel's Course. John Schuette, formerly of Menomi nee, Mich., and a well known lake sea man, who for several months past has been experimenting with his new com pass recorder, has announced to Me nominee marine men that the device has been pronounced perfect by ex perts and that he will soon have it on the market. . The instrument, the first of its kind to be brought to perfection, is said to be able to record the course of a steamship or sailing vessel every mo ment the boat Is in motion. By means of electricity and a series of disks and keys a long strip of pappr marked by the points of the compass and hours of the day is traced by a thin stream of ink, so that the captain from his pri vate room can without moving see ex actly the course of the vessel. The device also serves to keep tab on the wheelsman, for it is impossible for him to disobey orders without be ing detected. - $1.25 dress goods, yd., S8c $20 ladies' suit, only $13 $3.50. linen suits, now $2.80 $1.25 silk, the yard now, 75c WOODS BROTHERS GENERAL REPAIR SHOP Prompt attention given to repairing all kinds of gasoline en gines, autos, bicycles. Plows and axes sharpened. Saws filed. All work guaranteed satisfactory and done on short notice Give us a call. We can please you. Located back of Beal Bros-' blacksmith shop on Second street. Phone No. 3145 Ind. ers C0RVALUS, OREGON Occidental dumber Co. Successors to; Corvaliis Lumber Co. We are here to supply your needs in the Lumber line. Please call on J. B IRVING for information and prices. And take notice that if we have not got exactly what you want we will get it for-you. G. O. BASSET T, Local Mar. Daily Gazette 50 cents per month. DRILLING i Powerful and rapid well ma-1 chine run by gasoline engine. Wind mill pump repairing, and drove wells a specialty. Place your orders now before the season's rush work is on. v A. N. HARLAN -Box 526 Corvaliis, Oregon Benton Coynfy Lumber Co,'-. Manufacturers of all kinds of fir Lumber, Mouldings, Cedar Posts, Sawed and Split; Cedar SfiaRes Dealers in h Dears. Windows, Lime, Bm& -.Cement 1 Shingles, etc S 8 missMsmfssmvm YOUR VACATION NOW at our expense $7 to $12 dress skirts, now $4.95 35c stock collars, each 19c 25c ladies' hose, now 19c 3 packages 5c pins now 10c $1.25 table linen, yard, 52c Women Fighters of Big Hats. Policemen are looking for a number of women in Los Angeles said to have formed a secret society for the purr pose of the annihilation of the big hat. The receipt of a dozen or more complaints from women regarding as saults upon their headgear is respon sible for the activity of the police. Women who wear big hats are the object of attack. The finer the hat the more vicious the assault upon It. The women who make the attacks are welk dressed and apparently refined and wealthy. They all wear small hats and seem to hold a violent hatred and loads of compression up to 22,000,- for the big straws and ultra felts. One 000 pounds. The machine is to be pro- -woman was ejected from a Hollywood vided also with tension holders to test car because of her attack upon women $1.75 napkins, the dozen, $1.15 35c and 40c ribbons, yard, 25c A CHOICE OF FOUR 20c Val. lace and etc., yard, . 8c $5 men's shoes, pair, $3.50 50c pillow top, now 39c $14 linen suits, each $9.50 $3 men's hats, now $2.20 round, square and rectangular bars up to 3,300,000 pounds, with lengths up 'to 100 feet. ; " v ,. The bill explicitly states that if the compression core's of the Queoec bridge had been tested by such a ma chine their weakness would have been discovered in time to save the struc ture. New York Times. passengers who wore big hats. Memorial of Jefferson Davis. A part of the Kentucky farm on which Jefferson Davis was born has been purchased by an association com posed of southerners. It will be made into a park and preserved as a memo rial of the president of the Southern (Confederacy. : A "Swat the Fly" Device. William Kaute. who lives in Kansas City. "Kan.,' has perfected a "swat the 'fly" device, on which he has obtained a patent. It consists of a fiat plate with extended edge, in which an ordi nary sheet of sticky fly paper is plac ed. The raised edges prevent the" pa per from coming in contact with' the walls or eilins.kA ions handle ena bles the wielder of the implement to "swat" flies perched on the ceiling or other remote places in a room. The amity that wisdom knits not, folly may easily untie. Shakespeare. $2 dressfgoods, the yd, $1.39 75c towels, the pair, 55c Hundreds of articles we cannot mention here at prices as low as possible. Call and get your share' of the good things. 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