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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (March 14, 1914)
I -- to " a GOOD ROADS IN CAH1 Histoiry of StaKidaird! Time pnvement odoro tho propor time had elapsed. To teat tho Btrongth of tlio 4-lneh concroto hnso, u tost was made oil a portion of tho hlghwny near Fres no, whoro tho concroto wns 35 days old nnd bcforo any wearing surface was applied. Deforo tho tost was mndo tho earth was removed under tho concroto for a width of two foot and a dlstanco of 1 foot from tho edgo back. Tho test was made with a ton-ton roller In which 1-3 of tho load Is on each rear whcol, tho wheels being 20 inches wide. In tho first test tho rollor wns run along tho concroto, Its roni wlu-ol passing over tho unqupportoJ concroto 12 lnchpa clear of tho .edge of tho pavement. Tho second les" was tho samo ns the first oxdopi that tho wheel was G Inches from the edgo of tho pavement. Tl" tulrd rollor was stopped and Btart cd with tho rear wheel on tho tin mipportcd concroto G inches fron. tho odgo of tho pavemont. Thoro was no notlcoablo offect op tho concroto In nny of tho tests. In the fourth test the whool was passed over tho unsupported con croto with Its sldo oven with tin odgo of tho pnvomont, and In tin fifth It wns mndo to pass ovor t block of wood 2x4x8 Inches Intc fintwlsu 12 Inches from tho odgo o the pavemont and lengthwise of th l oiu). A slight deflection wns no tired In tho fourth and fifth tcsti ,ns tho rollor passed ovor tho opon Hit;, but tho concroto regained 1 original position immedlatoly nfte the passing of tho roller. Assum ing tho weight on tho block of, wooi was II 1-3 tons, (probnbly about 4 tons OB tho rollor wits londcd wltl wntor mid wood), tho load In tin tilth tost wns equivalent to l.GGl tons per Inch of width of bearing which would bo tho samo ns a wago; with 4 wneols with 4-Inch tlrep carrying a load of 13 tons oquall; distributed ovor tho four wheels Tho heaviest lond likely to pnss ove tho road Is n 20-ton traction engine Assuming that tho two roar whooli carry 2-3 of tho weight, each whoe would carry 13-300 pounds, am lr tho wheels nro only 24 inchc vide, tho weight pur Inch of bonrlm fturfaco would bo GBO pounds po inch. Thus tho weight used in tin toct wns more thnn three times n great per inch of width of tiro ni tho heaviest load likely to pass ovoi It. Ah n final test tho block o wood wns moved within 0 inches o, tho edgo of tho pnvomont, so that whou tho rollor whool run up on 1 it overhung tho edgo of tho pave mont nbout 2 Inches. In this po sltlon tho combined wolght and tin Hhock duo to running tho rollei onto tho block crncked tho pave mont. A largo portion of tho hlghwnj has not been covered with tho wear Ing surface yot, but tho onglncoi toid mo that tho Commission wa. m piesunt contemplating tho pun chnRO of four spraying plnntB, wltl tho Intention of applying tho wear Ing Hiirfnco tlioinsolvos Instcnd of b contract, ns has been dono in tin past, elnlmlng that they could d It cheaper and bo absolutely sun of n good Job, ns this Is a very particular operation. Thoso planti will cost nbout $20,000 nplcco, bu' thoy nro something that tho Com mission will hnvo to havo nnywa) to maintain tho wearing surfac nttor tho roads nro built. Tho life of tho wearing surface is not at nil cortaln, but dopondi upon tho maniior In which it Is np piled, and tho quality of tho oil. ' saw soma portions that wore flak Ing oft already after a uso of lesi than n year, but this was on the condomned portions boforo roferred to, whllo I Inspected othor portion? that hnvo lu en In uso nearly n yom nnd from a closo inspection, soom to bo just ns good as whou applied when tho road wns constructed. Portions of tho highway have boon subjected to tho most sovor climatic conditions that havo occur red in California in half a century, being twlco inundated by flood wat ers during tho present winter, nnd. ns fnr na ono enn soe, appear to be in tho sniuo condition us bofore with tho oxcoptlon that In some places tho earth shoulders have been washed nway, leaving the edges of tho concroto oxponod nnd unsupported, Tho Commission has established n laboratory for testing all mnterlul that go to mnko tho rond nnd nny mntorla that does not conio up to their standard is rojceied. In conclusion I wish to say that I took great pains to enquire Into nnd oxnmluo into nil of tho elements of construction, nnd spared mysolf no oxponso in oxnmlning tho differ ent portions of tho road, nnd my judgment Is that wo would make no inlstnko In adopting a similar typo of construction for our own roads, as I think that tho knowledge gained In California by actual ex perience In tho most modorn moth ods of road construction should be ol groat bouuflt to us or nny other community. The highway englneor in chnrgo 13 acknowledged to bo ono of the lost hlghwny engineers In tho world, nnd in this great undertaking I think tho stuto Is to ho congratulat ed upon tho acquisition of such n man. Respectfully submitted, A, N. GOULD, County Surveyor, Coos County, Oregon, Dated March 4, 1914, TWENTY YKAHS AS JUSTICE. THEN JuBt thirty yoars ago today, tho United States Congress first of ficially recognized tho proBcnt system of Standard Timo by adopt ing It for tho DUtrlct of Columbia. Tho first to propose that time should bo governed by mcrldlaiiB one hour npart is said to havo been Charles P. Dowd, prmcipnl of a young women's school nt Sara toga, N. Y who sketched numer ous schemes prior to 1882. Tho plan taken up by tho railroads tho following year, however, wns drawn by William F. Allen, sec retary of tho aonernl Time Con vention. Previously thoro had been so many different stnndnrdB of tlmo In tho United States that a traveler's watch had to bo resot 3omo fifty times In a trip across tho continent If ho desired to bo correct. For yenrs It had been ?ald tho problem was past solution. Now. Todny all cloekB all ovor tho United States nro ticking off tho seconds nlmost In perfect unison. Somo thirty nations havo followed tho lead, taken by tho United States by computing stnndnrd tlmo by me ridians ono hour apart. In this country a score of tlmo balls aro dropped precisely at noon In tho principal Atlnntlc, Pnclflc, Gulf nnd Lnko ports by electric Blgnnl from tho United Stntes Nnvnl Ob sorvntory at Washington, where i.irco stnndnrd cloekB nre regulnrly set by star sights nnd meridian transit Instruments. Tho differ ence In official clocks ovor 3000 miles npart Is seldom more thnn two-tenths of n second, Astron omers tha world ovor nro striving to bo still moro precise ns to tlmo signals nnd hope soon to bo nblo to flash Instantaneous slgnnlB around tho worm oy wiroicss. LOVE AID MARRIAGE IS A DUET NOT A (Special to Tho Times.) NEW YORK, March 12. "KngnR ed folk and nowlyweds should accept only "absent treatment" from solici tous "rortttrors of Cupid," nnd bo ?uldqdi by tholr own henrts.," de clares Frank Craven. "Lovo and ninrrlago aro a duct, not n chorus: and rclntlvcs of tho couple should not Interfere "When n young man gets ongngod, tho peoplo who know htm. oven the mombors of his own family, usunlly itnllo and say, 'Oh, well, he's let him self In for this and ho can Just look iut for hlmsolf.' Hut when n young woman announces her ongagomonr, ivory ono sighs, 'Poor girl! I won lor whnt I can do for her.' And If ivory ono doesn't 'do for her' and Iior contemplated marrlngc, it's not hrough lack of effort. "Thoy nro nil on tho Job with tor uro weapons. Lovers' qunrrols nro Iko thoso nf children. Left nlono, hoy will kiss and mnko frlondu, nrontn often mnko mistakes when hoy do chooso tho llfo pnrtnor of holr cltlld; tho wlso mother will rain her sons nnd dnughtors in tho Ight IdoalB of married llfo, and will lot Interforo," concluded Mr. Craven. CANCEIt VACCINE IS A POSSIHL10 cuuk NI3W YORK, March 12 Cancer patients may find hopo In tho work or Dr. Well, assistant director of tho enncer laboratories of Cornpli Medical School, nnd chlof of tho enncor Re search work at Gonornl Memorial Hospital. Patients ho has treated at tho latter Institution havo shown n remarknblo Improvement. Thcso cases hnvo boon treated by a cancer vncclno, nnd this nt present scorns to bo tho most rational and. hopeful pro cedure. Dr. Well described tho vari ous methods of research now bolng cnrrled on throughout tho world In tho great offort to find tho coubo and offect n euro for this dread disease. "Tho end nnd nlm of all our re search," said Dr. Well, "Is to oluci dato tho difference botwecn tho bi ological peculiarities of enncer tissue and normal tlsstio. Tho outposts of tho citadel hnvo been almost conquer ed nnd It would scorn that wo nro Just beginning to get n vlow of tho Interior." ANNOUNCEMENT I hnvo filed by Intention ns enn lldnto for rononilnntloii for offlco f County Commissioner on Repub lican tlckot. GEO. J. ARMSTRONG, Present Incumbent. LIbby COAL. Tho kind YOU have ALWAYS USUI). Phon-J 72. Pnclfl( Livery and Transfor Company. 1IAXI) DANCE MARCH 17. LIBRARY CONCENT Sunday. HAND DANCE .MARCH 17. WASHINGTON. D. C, March 13 Chlof Ju8tlro Whlto Is receiving con gratulations on tho twentieth anni vorsnry of his sorvlco on tho bench. Io was appointed March 12,' 1894 by President Cleveland, nltor two othor soloctlonB hnd proven unsatis factory to tho Senate. CHINESE INFLUENCE NOTED IN TRIMMINGS FOR AFTERNOON GOWNS If you would bo strictly up to the mark tack un algrct or bit of ostrich feather to the back of tho bodice of your evening; gown and let It wavo grace fully above your head. Outline your tunlo or the hem of your skirt with algrcts or bits of ostrich. They are doing this In Paris, It Is promised for the coming season that feathers of this description will take the placo of fur for trimming purposes. Marabout al grets dyed to match the frock and tiny ostrich tips will trim the skirt as well as tho chupeau. For afternoon frockB borders and motifs wrought out In wooden beads or colored pearls will bo popular. These are curious, but If wisely chosen are very chic nnd effective, Dark tints aro moro or less favored for day-tlmo wear. Ono of the most favored silks Is taf feta, In a quality as soft and supple as the old fashioned taffeta wus Btlff and hard. No. 81E3 is developed In a mossy green taffeta trimmed with a conven tional border design worked out In silver thread and colored wooden beads. This design Is well suited to a border trimming or r bordered ma terial. To copy this frock In slzo 36 It re quires 4?4 yards of 3G Inch material. The costumo shown In 8113-7857 Is a Russian design made up In taffetas, striped and plain. 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Save your strength and health gel an Electric Vacuum Cleaner today. For Sale by the Oregon Power Co. Second and Central SAN DIEGO EXPOSITION ALL 1915 SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. TYPEWRITERS All standard makes, sold on easy pay. ments, new and rebuilt. Fox, Underwood, Remington, Royal, Oliver, L. C. Smith, and Smith Premier, for rent or exchange. Cleaning, repairing or now platens, work Kimrniitccd. Millions and carbon paper delivered, Phono us your order. Phono II. Alliance office. TYPEWRITER EXCHANGE AND SUPPLY CO. We Are Growing .Tust arrived, a nice new lino of Indies shirtwaists, children's wash dresses, ginghams, percales, rip plctle, curtain scrim, silkoline, galatca, towels and toweling, hoys' waists, boys' overalls, hosiery, etc., etc. See them. "Wo usually sell for a little less. Smith's Variety Store NORTH BEND Inter-Ocean Transportation Co. Semi-weekly service Coos Bay and San Francisco. S. S. Redondo Equipped with wireless and submarine bell. Passengers and freight. Sails Sunday, Min-rli 15, nt 12 o'clock noon, for San Francisco, Sn Pedro nnd Sim Diego, S. S. NANNSMITH Equipped with wireless and submarine bell. Passengers and freight. Will sail from Coos Bay for San Francisco Saturday, March 14, at 11 p. m., from Smith mill dock. San Francisco office, Greenwich street pier No. 23. and 600 Fife bldg. Coos Bay agent, C. F. McGeorge, Phone 44. 'jnit" EQUIPPED WITH WIHELESS. Sfeamstup Breakwater ALWAYS ON TIME. Sails from Marshflold March 14th, 11 n. m.; March 21st, 7 :' ' March 28th, 11:30 n. in.: April 4th, 1 p. m.; April 11 tn,J April 18th, l p. m.; April 2Dth, 10 a. m.; April 30th, 1 P- Sails from Portland March 18th, 25th, 8 a. m.; April let. 8tb' l 22nd, 28th, 8 a, in. tti Tickets on sale to all Eastern points and Information s to and rote cheerfully furnished. .. .nt l'liono 427-L. W. u-. S. S. ALLIANCE EQUIPPED WITH WIIIELESS SAILS FOIt PORTLAND FHOM MAIISHFIELD , ,, . vfjOX SATURDAY, MAIICII 11. 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