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The Tupelo journal., 1908-05-08

throughout each month of the year, covering all kinds
of weather and road conditions.
The report shows that traffic over stone or gravel
roads was fairly uniform throughout the year, while
upon the earth roads it was subject to the widest varia-
tons. The following figures are significant and tell
more forcibly how great is the burden of bad roads
than anything else can possibly do.
The Clear Lake earth road leading into Springfield,
Illinois, showed an average traffic for four days In
March, 1906 of 65h vehicles per day. Over the same
road in June and July the average was 3S9 vehicles!
On the same days in Peoria, 60 miles away, under the
same weather conditions but over a hard road, the
traffic for March was 166, and the average for June and
July 1873.
Observations at Champaign over an earth road
showed the average for January, February and March
to be 63, as against 200 for September and October. The
count at Decatur over a gravel road was March and
April, 240; July and August, 278. Over an earth road
leading into Sullivan, the count for January, February
and March was 81; August and September, 316.
At Elgin on a hard road, the report showed 1865
for March, and an average for June and July of 154.
At Bingham on an earth road, March and April, 1O9;
August and September, 3s9. At Centralia over an
earth road, Mar oh, 2S; June, 1877. Think of this.
While delivering an address upon good roads, the
writer was once interrupted and asked if he would
favor taxing the widows cottage to help build the
roads. He answered that he certainly would, as the
annual tax would probably not exceed 10 or Is cents,
and he gave the following Illustration of how bad roads
burden the people: A woman goes into a grocery
store for a dozen eggs and a pound OF butter. When
told the prices. she protests. The grocer in defense,
says: well, you see, madam, the roads are so bad now,
very few farmers are coming to town, so butter and
eggs are scarce" She pays three cents more for
the eggs and four cents more for the butter, and this
seven cents represents her bad road tax paid that
evening. This is repeated from time to time through
out the year, not only in her case but In hundreds OF
others in that town and in thousands OF towns through
out the length and breadth of the land. There is no
doubt that the woman in question would benefit through
good roads by at least ten times the amount of the tax
on her cottage.
There is another misconception that is widespread
and is holding back road improvements, and that is
that a permanent stone or gravel road cannot be sue
cessfully built upon the rich black loan soil of the
Mississippi valley. We sometimes hear of parties who
have tried it and in a few years the stone or gravel
has sunken into the mud out of sight. Any experienced
engineer knows that there is no difficulty whatever in
building a good durable and easily maintained road up
The Tupelo journal., 1908-05-08
New Conception of Scotch Dialect.

Some years ago the college entrance
requirements In English called for tina
careful study of four or five Eng.
fish classics. one of which was Car.
lyle's Essay on Burns, The appli-
cants for admission to a certain Penn
~sylvania college were asked to make
an estimate of the literary value of
Burns poetry. One aspirant for
freshman standing concluded his little.
essay with the following remarkable
sentence: Burns would of been a
far greater poet if he had not of
used SO much slang."-Harper's.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-05-08

on ln1S SOIL. Inc only tnlng necessary is TO thoroughly
tile the road and give 1t proper crown so the water
will readily run off. Roads have been successfully built
upon this soil all over Indiana, and if successful there,
why not elsewhere? The stone or gravel covering must
be watertight, thoroughly compacted and with a suf-
fcient slope to cause the water to quickly run off. The
road material serves two purposes-to. furnish a
smooth, hard surface, so 1t will give the least possible
resistance to traffic, and second, to shed water and keep
the earth beneath the stone or gravel dry. Water is
the only natural enemy of roads, but water is a coward
and will run away If given a chance. If a road is flat
it does not shed water and will break up and go to
pieces. 1t requires three or four times the expense
to maintain a fiat road it does one properly crowned.
There are no difficulties whatever in building roads sue
cessfully on the black loan Of the corn belt of the
Mississippi valley; in fact, it costs less to build roads
there than In Massachusetts where stone abounds. This
is due to the fact that in the corn belt there is very
little grading to be done, few hills to be cut down or
hollows to be filled, and less bridging. The roads will
cost less money, even If the road material has to be
shipped so or 100 miles by train. The railways are
benefited by road building and stand ready to con-
tribute to that end by making special rates upon road
material.
1t would be interesting to take a concrete example
Of state aid, apply it to a typical farm in one Of the
central western states and see exactly what state aid
means so far as taxes upon that farm are concerned.
For the purpose of illustration, let US take an average
farm OF 100 acres in the corn belt of Illinois, and see
what the effect upon the taxes on that farm would be
If the state should undertake a very vigorous campaign
OF road building under state aid, one that contemplates
an expenditure of the enormous sum of $780, 900 in
ten years-enough money to improve all the main
the market town and county seat and give a COM
plete network of good roads from Galena to Cairo; the
plan being that the state should pay one-half the e.
pense and the townships or road districts the others.
If $4,000, 900 were expended in ten years, the
state would be required to raise $25, 100000 of it. There
The Tupelo journal., 1908-05-08

Ne VI TuSulnS liz crops u mdIhe oil
in a heap; taking but two or three months instead Of
spreading this delivery over six to ten months. Scien'
uhcally, farm products should be moved from producer
to consumer as they are needed for consumption, but
the farmer will find the roads in the winter and
spring bad and at times practically impossible, and
for this very reason he hurries his grain to market as
soon as harvested.
This causes congestion on the railroads and works
havoc in business conditions. The moving of the crops"
requires an enormous amount of money, and a general up
heaval in financial centers every fall is the result of this
sudden drain.
The hurried disposition of the years crop has ne
cessitated the building of large storage houses in
the grain centers to care for it. In Chicago the stor-
age charge is nine cents per bushel per year; the car
rylng capacity of the elevators of that city alone is
about S5,0O0,000 bushels, representing a storage charge
OF over 100000 per year. The passing of the food
supply into the control of the grain kings means a loss
to the farmer and an additional and unnecessary cost
to the consumer.
The general improvement of the highways of the
country is vastly more important to the people as a
whole than the building of the Panama canal, the i'm
prevement of the inland waterways, or the irrigation of
the semi-arid lands of the west.
Those who have travelled know that the roads
throughout Europe are good; the same is true of
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-01-04
EDUCATE THE NEGROES.
Southern Educational Association
Adopts Strong Resolutions.

AOoPtS StTOH9 neSOtuIiOnSs
Lexington, KY, Dec 30.-The most
important action of the Southern Edu-
cational Association, which closed its
eighteenth annual session here Satur-
day, came at the last moment before
adjournment, when the committee on
resolutions presented the following
strong resolutions on negro education,
which were adopted, unanimously:
We endorse the accepted policy of
the states Of the South in providing
facilities for the youth of the negro
race, believing that whatever the ulti-
mate solution of this grievous problem
maybe, education must be an import
ant factor in that solution.
I'VE believe that the education Of
the negro In the elementary branches
of education should be made thorough
and should include specific instruction
in hygiene and home sanitation, for
the better protection Of both races.
1--WE believe that in the secondary
education Of negro youths emphasis
should be placed upon Industrial, In
Guiding nurse training, domestic
science and home economics. We be-
lieve that for practical, economical and
physiological reasons negro teachers
should be provided for negro schools"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-01-04
JAPANESE DIET OPENED.
Mikado's Speech Lays Stress on the
Friendly Relations Abroad.

Mikado's Speech Lays Stress on the
Friendly Relations Abroad.
Toxic, Dec. 28.-The twenty-fourth
diet was formally opened at 10:30 a.
m. today by the emperor, who deliv-
cred the speech from the throne in
the house of peers. In the speech
from the throne the emperor laid
stress on the increasing cordial rela-
tions with foreign powers and the i'm
portaft bearing on peace in the far
East of the entente -cordiale conclud-
ed with Russia and France by Japan.
He dwelt on the Importance of the
most careful deliberation of fiscal
measures and said he expected the
concurrence of the diet in the budget
which would be presented by the gov
eminent.
Three minutes were consumed in
the delivery of the speech from the
throne.
The emperor was driven to and
from the diet in closed carriage un-
der the escrot of company OF
lancers.
The replies of the two houses to the
speech from the throne will be short
and formal and will be presented to
his majesty in the Paledo later in the
day, after which the presidents OF
both houses will report back to their
respective houses the emperor's ap-
probation and both houses will adj
journ for three weeks, at which time
the business of the session will be
commenced.
The overwhelming majority of the
government in the diet makes it i'm
probable that there will be any ex-
tended debates, although there may
be some on the finance and immigra-
ton questions.
1t is generally understood, however,
that all the leaders are practically
agreed on the governments policy
looking toward the restriction of emf
grafton.
1t is probable that motion of lack
of confidence in the cabinet will be in
troduced because of the proposed in
crease in taxation, which is unpopular
with the masses.
The motion may possibly pass in
view of the fact that this is the last
session of the diet. The general cleo
ton will occur in the spring, at which
time a new diet will be chosen.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-01-04
Washington News

A foot of snow fell last week at
Conconully.
The state department has officially
recognized T. Tanaka as Japanese
consul at Seattle.
The new Moore theater at Seattle
was formally opened Saturday night.
"The Alaskan" was the opening bill.
Rural route No. has been ordered
established February 1 at Hartline,
Douglas county, Wash, serving '200
people and forty families.
A. A. Monnett of Dayton last week
received by express a thoroughbred
Siberian wolf hound from the Fern
dale kennels, at Ferndale, Ohio. The
animal is months old and is valued
at $500.
The Bellingham lumber trust after
the first of the year will be thing
of the past. One of the largest mill
companies in the city has refused to
renew the agreement whereby it's ex-
istence was made possible.
Work has been suspended on the
cabin being built on. the national for
est reserve near Twisp on account
of the appropriation giving out. The
men have been taken to Squaw Creek,
where the second cabin will be COM
menced. The money is divided and
appropriated, SO much for each cabin.
The attorney general has ruled that
the Seattle city party is the legal sue
cessor to the Municipal League party,
and shall go on the primary ballot.
In a holly contested election Kent
has voted to advance to a city of the
third class, by a vote Of lot to 101.
The vote was large, almost as much
as at the last election.
The Welsh citizens of Seattle and
the country are planning to reproduce
at the Alaska Yukon-Pacific exposition
one of the ancient castles SO famous
in their country. The matter is now
in the hands of ]. D. Jones, promi-
nent member of the local Welsh col
ony, and he is arranging to send to
Wales for the plans.
On January 2 the Fourteenth infan-
try, that famous regiment Of regulars
so closely identified with the history
of the state of Washington, will de-
part for it's third tour of duty in the
Philippine islands. It will proceed by
train to San Francisco, ana willleave
there on the transport Sherman jan
uary 6. e
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-01-04
FARMERS UNION ORGANIZED.
Plan to Pool Crops and Buy Supplies
in Large Lots.

Pullman, Dec. ga county meet
Cooperative Union was <held in the
Odd Fellows hall here for the purpose
of organizing county organization
composed Of the various locals in the
county. Twenty-three delegates were
present from the local unions. State
Organizer Gilmore presided. Mr.. FL
more's home is in Oklahoma, and he
was sent here to organize the state of
Washington and is meeting with great
success in the work. He has thorough
ly organized Walla Walla, Columbia,
Adams and Whitman counties, having
strong locals lin each county.
Delegates were present from the fol-
lowing locals: La Crosse, Pullman,
Pennington, Thornton, Albion and
Dewey. A number of locals In the
county we're not represented. The Of
ficers of the county organization elect
ed follow:
President, J. S. Schrock, La Crosse;
vice-president, A. X. Finley, Pullman;
secretary-treasurer, o. w. Pollard, La
Crosse; conductor, J. M. Mccain,
Pennington; chaplain, Rev. Schooling,
Pullman; directors, J. w. Haynes, Pull
man, T. H. Shobe, La Crosse; T. S..
Poindexter, Pennington; organizer, J..
F. Grim, Farmington; doorkeeper, u.
S. G. Story, Pullman.
The organization is union of farm
ers for the purpose Of cooperation in
business and education. It is claimed
that a big reduction in the prices Of
farm machinery and other supplies for
the farms has been secured by the or
ganization, which buys in carload lots
from the factory. It is also claimed
that by pooling their crops members
can secure higher prices for their
products.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-01-04
DOWAGER EMPRESS ORDERS
SUPPRESSION OF MEETINGS

Picking, Dec. 2S-The dowager EN-.
press has given verbal orders to the
interior department and to the police
to suppress all public meetings in
Picking, and there is reason to believe
that this order will be extended to
the provinces.
The popular agitation along the
lines of rights recovery" is growing
in phenomenal manner.
For a month past the government
here has been receiving kilograms in
increasing numbers, expressing the
strong desire of the senders that the
rights which have been alienated from
them by foreigners be restored to the
Chinese. The movement has reached
such magnitude that the government
is thoroughly alarmed, and it is striv-
ing to fill the conciliatory position be-
tween the revolutionary agitators and
those who consider themselves to be
aggrieved.
The agitation embraced the ques
ton of the patrol of the West river by
Great Britain in an effort to put an
end to piracy there, and leading En-
glishmen here apprehend that the Ge
cent popular hostility will result in an
injury to British trade. The govern
ment is relying on the support Of
Great Britain, whose insistence upon
China's maintenance of her original
position has produced an apparent
solidarity among the Chinese minis
tiers.
It is declared here that the foreign
agitation, the matter of the attitude
adopted by Japan with regard to Mall
churia and the warning of Russia con-
corning the annulment OF the tele-
graph convention have led the British
foreign office to take action IN ue
form of representations to the TOXIC
government.
France has consented to the reViS'
ion of the Tonking convention regaru'
ing land telegraphs, but she mas post
poned discussion with China OF inc
cable controversy, as she desires u
secure facilities for the extensions
of the submarine line to VladlVos'oA'
China considers the attitude taken w
Japan to be based upon imposslpie
claims, and Japan, it is averred, ID
taking advantage of China's complca,
lions with Great Britain in order
postpone the negotiations ,regaruine
Manchuria. She has delayed dral'lns
the new postal convention, when "a'
promised for November.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-01-04
GEORGIA TO BE DRY
AFTER JANUARY !

Atlanta, Ca, Dec. 31.-With the ad-
vent of the new year the law pre-
venting the manufacture and sale of
intoxicating liquors passed by the last
session of the legislature becomes
effective, making Georgia the first of
the Southern States to be placed in
the prohibition column.
The law is very drastic in it's pro-
hibition and prevents the keeping or
giving away of liquors in public places
and imposes tax of $500 on clubs
whose members are allowed to keep
drinks of an intoxicating nature in
their individual lockers.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-01-04
|MATRON A heroine
cHlLDRENs HOME At MORTIMER,
NEAR SEATTLE, BURNED
TO THE GROUND.
Mrs. Minnie Meyers Saves Many
Babies Lives-TWo Little Ones Burn
to Death and Others Badly injured
Friahtful Loss Of Life Prevented by
Bravery Of the Matron.

Seattle, Wash, Dec. 3O.-Two lives
were lost and a woman become hero
inc as the. result OF fire which at an
early hour Saturday morning totally.
destroyed the Washington Children's
Home at Mortimer, seven miles from
here. Those VINO persisted were
Hazel Lee, years old, and Iris Crab
tree, months old. The fire started
in the nursery and was discovered by
Miss A. L. Hill, a day nurse. Miss
Hill awakened Mrs. Minnie Meyers
the matron, and, then, after throwing
two children out of the window,
jumped herself, sustaining slight in
juries.
Mrs Meyers proved herself woman
OF courage, for she rushed into the
dormitory where rs children were
asleep and began the task of getting
them out safely. The little ones
feared to face the flames alone and
she was compelled to make numerous
trips in order to get them all into the
|Open air.
One her last trip into the blazing
building Mrs. Meyers found herself cut
|off by the flames. She jumped over
the banister through a mass of flames
to the hall below. Here she lay
stunned until the pain from the heat
of her blazing night-dress aroused her
and she staggered to the door, which
gave way when she fell against it,
and she plunged to safety. She is
now at the Seattle General Hospital,
suffering from internal injuries and
severe burns, but her recovery is ex-
pected.
The homeless children are being
cared for by neighbors pending ar
rangements for their care by the
directors of the home. Little Hazel
Lee had only been in the institution
three days, her mother, deserted by
both husband and father, dying pen
niless at the Wayside Hospital three
days ago.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-01-04
MAY AUCTION LICENSES
Tacoma Plans Innovation in III. ;u
Business. sVr

Tacoma, Dec. 28.-It ia nro,.,,
that saloon licenses in this citv na',
IN the future be put up by the c; ,a
council and sold at auction. pras s
dent L. Z. Doud, Of the council l. y
favor OF the innovation, and in e..
it is his suggestion. AS the first 81.
towards such move the council IVY
passed an ordinance limiting the NO LOS
Der of saloon lincenses to their ~
ent number of 1873 until the citv hs
a population Of 100000. 1t is the nra as
alent opinion among the counciimos
that there should not be more thu
one saloon to every thousand neon,a
in the city. For this reason ami,
cations for new licenses have haan
refused for several weeks past ana
the council has now clinched its ~
titude in the matter by passing tba
ordinance and the measure has bean
signed by the mayor.
With the passing of the Ordinance
it is found that all the saloon licenses
of the city are at high premium and
the councilmen are wondering unorl
what basis they will grant licenses II
new saloons when the growing ponu.
lation of the city makes it possible
for license to be granted. They all
admit that there will probably he
scores of applications for the one or
CO 1icnnaOs that can 10 pivor E
time to time, each with as just right
as any other for recognition. Pres.
dent Doud says the only way out Of
the difficulty is for the council to mt
up the licenses and sell them to the
highest bidder.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-01-04
NATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION
WILL MEET IN SEATTLE

Chicago, Dec. 81. Seattle was Sc
lected as the meeting place Of the
American Bar Association at meet
ing Of the executive committee OF the
organization held here yesterday in
the office Of Jacon M. Dickinson, pres
ident of the association. The conven-
ton will assemble August Is. Alton
B. Parker, who was one of the com
mittee members present, declared him
self out Of politics and said that he
viii view. all future campaigns as an
innocent bystander."
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-01-04
REPRIMAND FOR FAILURE
TO STOP A PRIZE FIGHT

Des Moines, Iowa, Dec. 2S.-The
court-martial trying Captain Kulp, of
company B, Fifty-fourth regiment, for
failure to stop prize fight upon the
orders of Adjutant General Thrift on
the night of November 81, returned a
verdict holding that Captain Kulp,
While he may not have Intentionally
disregarded the orders of Adjutant
General Thrift, had done so, and the
court recommended that he be repri-
manded.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-01-04
PROVIDE FOR PRESIDENTS
Cleveland Advocates Pension H'''
Term of Office Ends.

New York, Dec. 30.-Ex-Preslu0n ~
Grover Cleveland, under the u'le ~ "
"Our People and Their Ex-Preslueu LILO
has contributed an interesting afu.. W
to the Youths Companion for Janu sa.
5. Referring to the poverty OIL 'en
son after he left the presidency a. 80
blow to national pride, Mr.. Cle'ela uis
declares definite and generous pm ou.
ion should be made for the MANI. ad
ance Of chief magistrates at INC .h2
of their terms. He deals VIII .s.t
subject at length, and explains ' .;u.
he feels he can do SO without DIS - ;s
cerity being questioned, since ~ orb
beyond the need Of aid from 'ne =
lie treasury.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-01-04
Shipping Empties East.

Tacoma, Dec. 2S.-Rather an limo
walton in railroading in the North
west is a movement of hundreds of
empty cars by the Northern Pacific
back over its main line to st. Paul.
These cars are what are called "for-
elgns, belonging to other roads, and
the railroad is now endeavoring to
send them home. Heretofore it has
been the policy of the road to send
all OF them back loaded. 1t was de-
termined, however, not to wait for
the lumber mills to begin operations.
SO the empties are going East.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-01-04
CANADA AND JAPAN FINISH y
IMMIGRATION NEGOTIATIONS

Tokyo, Dec. 26.-Rudolph E. LIE
miux, Canadian minister of labor, who
concluded his negotiations yesterday
with the Japanese government regard
ing the regulation of immigration to
Canada, said:
my lips are sealed on the subject.
Any statement l have to make be-
longs first to the Dominion govern
ment. I return with nothing but the
most pleasant recollections."
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-01-04
Put Sunday Lid on Spokane.

spokane, Dec. Robustness mer
and ministers met with PROSECUTING
attorney Barnhart and urged upon
MIN the enforcement of the state Sun
day closing law. This action is taken
because Mayor Moore has refused to
close The city on Sundays, so they are
invoking the state law. It is believed
mat the prosecuting attorney will dc
as they request. =