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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1908-05-15

Under state aid law not rod OF road could be
bun unless the residents Of township decided 10 do
Not dollar Of state money could be expended
unkas the farmers who live IN the rural township
vond for improvements
II It should be alleged that state aid plan to
coupol railroads, corporations merchants and manu-
facurers TO help build the roads II would not be far
from the truth Under state aid the farmers control tho
slmaon n they decide TO improve the roads the other
people are Obliged to help pay the bill
In order TO build roads cheaply they should be
built extensively. II costs great deal more proper
onaley TO build half mile Of road than II does TO
build ten half miles. No contractor cares for a small
Job but for large competition Is keen II takes
Just m much time and bother TO get ready 20 build ha
a mile Of road II does build ten miles. by build
Ing IN the larger quantities from 20 TO 20 per cent In
cost Of construction be saved.
AZ roads properly built will last for q great many
years they should be built school houses ana court
houses are built viz; by bond Issue, thus township
under state aid could build TO- 10 or 20 miles Of roads
10 one year have the roads use and spread the pay
iono and the state aid plan prevails, there will be very
lhle, II any increase In taxation
Few people have any idea TO what extent bad roads
ihcrtee with travel and how they anect the business
Of The merchant In the country town. The Illinois
Mhway commission has gathered some very valuable
tla upon the effect OF road and weather conditions
upon highway trafic Observations were made al ~
veil distributed points IN the state and an actual count
vas made by the vehicles passing upon different days
throughout each month OF the year covering all KINDS
Of weather and road conditions,
The report shows that traffic over stone or sravel
pada was fairly uniform throughout the year while
upon the earth roads Il was subject the widest yara
ions The following figures are Significant and tell
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1908-05-15

moro forcihy how grcat is the burden Of bad roads
than anything elise possibly do
The Clear Lake earth road loadinE into Springfield.
Illinois showed average traffic for four days In
March. 1906 OF 65s vehicles per day over the same
road in June and July tc average was $3.50 yehcles'
ON thu same days boo Peoria. 60 miles away, under tho
same weather conditions but over a hard road, tho
traffic for March was 1906 aud the average for June aud
July l5l
observations at Champaign over an earth road
showed the average for January. February and March
TO be- &c. arainsi 200 for September and October The
count at Decatur over gravel road March and
April $40; july and August, 2IS over earth road
leading into Sullivan the for January February
and March was 5l August and September. 3i6
While delivering 900 addrcss upon good roads tho
writer was once interrupted ana asked u be would
favor taxing the widows cottage to help build the
roads. lie answered that be certainly would, tho
annual tax would probably exceed 10 10 cents,
and he gave the following Illustration Of how bad roads
burden the people. A woman goes into a grocery
store for dozen eggs and pound Of butter. When
told the prices she protests The grocer In defense.
says. We'll. you sec, madam the roads bad now.
ycl fcw farmers are coming to town. 80 butter and
eggs are scarce She pays three cents more for
the and four cents for the butter, and ths
seven cents represents her bad road tax paid that
evening This iB repeated from time to time through
out the year only In her but In hundreds OF
others In that town and IN thousands Of towns through
out the length aud breadth Of tho land. There is
doubt that the woman In question would benefit through
good roads by a least times the amount OF the tax
her cottage
Il would be- interesting To take a concrete example
Of state aid, apply n 10 typical farm In one Of tho
central western states and exactly what state aid
For the purpose Of illustration. let take average
farm Of 100 acres In the belt OF Illinois. and
what the effect upon the taxes on that farm would bo
II the state should undertake very vigorous campaign
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1908-05-15

OF road building under state aid one that contomplaes
expenditure Of the enormous sum of RbO,OOOOOO In
ten ycarB-onough money to improve all the main
highways of the state, connect every community with
the market town and county seat and give a com
ploc network of good roads from Galona TO Cairo tho
plan being that the state should pay onehnf tho
ponsc and the townships road districts the other
n S5O0OOOOO were expended In ten years, tho
state would be- required TO raise f250O00OO OF H. There
Is In the state property the total assessed valuation
Of sl.25OOOO0OO To raise t2,5OOOOO year, or $780,
900 900 In years. would require two mill tax up
this property a twomlll tax applied to all tho
property Of the state Of Illinois at the present assessed
valuation laud not taking into account the possible In
In value thereof would produce the sum re-
qurod.
Tho records show that the taxing value OF
average 100 farm In the belt OF Illinois ia
little less than 81 600 the actual value being approx.
matoy $4,000, A twomi state tax on this farm
sosscd ON the value Of $4,000 would be exactly 81
year and no more and In ten years the state tax
would be $40 which would be the farms proportion OF
The {25OOOOOO Total Where this farm would pay Si0
one single corporation In tho city Of Chicago would
have 10 pay $4,000 another 100000, aud the rail
ways Of the state two millions OF dollars Thus
see by state levy Of two mills for ton years onehalf
OF the S50OOOOOO is provided for The other half must
be raised by local taxation or by bond issue.
Let us assume that the township IN which the farm
IN question rs located votes the fun constitu
uonal limit that II. goes into debt Just far It
and pays the highest interest that the law per
mlts Il to pay The limit Of the bond issue Is 1--WE per
cent Of the assessed valuation the of bonds
resting upon the farm would be 1--WE per cent Of &c. 900
exactly 500 payable one.tonth each year with In.
or,st at Eve per cent The interest on this bond
issue, far this farm is concerned, for the ten
years would bo $3.50.
Thus q We add tho bonds .......,.,. 500 90
interest on bohuh ''''''''''''''''''' at'bO
And the state tax ot...,..,............ 40 90
We have a total tax tho farm OF. o.. SiG7 20
which ia exactly the amount OF tho tax that would bs
levied and collected upon this farm for both state aid
and to pay on the road bonds and interest This amount
Is about lOh cents per por year and tho total
charge against the farm for the whole years would
bo 81 05 per This amount OF money paid by tho
farm under the state aid plan would enable the state
10 expend t5OOOOOOO upon its highways and the OK.
pendure Of that would add 20 the value OF farm
property at least Ave and probably times as much
as the respective farms would be taxed In order To pay
the bill Copyright Tvs ~ wright A. ",''soul
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-21
SHOULD SUPPORT TAFT.
Negroes Duty as Seen by
Rev. r. B. Robinson.

The American negro owes it to himself
to vote for Judge Taft for the presidency
declared Rev. r. B. Robinson at ses-
sion of the National Christian Congress
Association. held yesterday in Cosmo-
politan Baptist Church.
HAS not the democratic party for the
past forty years done everything in its
power to eliminate the negro from the
body pOlitic?" asked the speaker. Can
any sane negro desert the republican
party for a party as a whole that has
never placed upon the statute books one
single law that would give justice to the
negro? Well We may say the republican
party is the ship. all else is the sea-
1.-THE agitators will try to work up sem
timent against our matchless national
republican candidate anent the Browns
Vile affair. but that affair falls into in
significance when we compare 1t with the
depredations that have been committed
against our race by the democrats of the
southland 1t is left to the colOred votes
of the north. east and west to determine
the political future of the colored race.
"Our votes in the south simply amount
to nothing. 1t is a well known fact that
the democratic party does not want the
negro as an active member of the politi-
cal organization
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-21
IS CLOSED SEASON,
But That Didn't Prevent Smith
From Shooting Peters.

Another colored man who had no re-
spect for the closed season for shooting
game came to grief last night. Although
the damage done by him was much great
er than that by the man who paid 50 in
the Police Court two days ago for having
killed squirrel, 1t is likely that he will
receive no punishment other than being
locked up over night. His name is Jud-
son Smith and he is eighteen years of
age. He made an attempt to shoot rab-
bit last night but the shot struck Charles
Peters. colored. thirty years of age. in
stead. and necessitated his removal to the
Casualty Hospital.
Charles Peters lives at Lincolnville. a
short distance beyond Benning. Last
night about 1880 o'clock he was in the
yard washing his face and hands. when
he saw rabbit pass short distance
from him.
There goes a rabbit he called to his
friend Smith.
''All right his companion responded
'"let me shoot it.
Smith picked up the gun and hurried
ly aimed 1t at the rabbit. not knowing it
was already cooked. The charge enter
ed the arm and body of Peters. The man
who had done the shooting remained at
the house and did what he could to assist
his wounded friend and when the latter
had been removed to the hospital Smith
was taken to the ninth precinct police sta
ton. Smith. Peters and several witnesses
declared the shooting was the result of
an accident.
This morning the surgeons TT the hos
pital reported the wounded man was in
good condition. The police say they will
release Smith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-21
SYLVESTER'S BUSY SEASON.
Getting Data on Police Pensions fol
Senator Burkett.


Mai. Sylvester. chief Of police. received a
letter yesterday from Robert Wynne con-
sui general at London. inclosing clipping
from the London Express. which tells OF
the death of a man who had been re-
ceiving a police pension in London for
more than half century. 1t is stated in
the clipping that George Barker. whose
thought to have been the record police
pension holder. He became a member of
the police force in 1888. figured in the
chartist riots. and sustained severe in
juries at Deptford, being retired and pen
stoned August Is. 1868.
In conversation with a Star reporter
this morning Maj. Sylvester discussed the
matter Of pensions granted members of
the police and fire departments in this
city. At the last session of Congress- he
said, Senator Burkett displayed consider
able interest in the matter Of providing
pensions for the two ''protectioh depart
ments'' of the District, and offered a
resolution calling upon the Commission
Sylvester has obtained data which will
show the Commissioners how pension laws
are made effective in other cities
There are forty cities in which policemen
are pensiOned, and Ii was through the eff
forts of Maj. Sylvester, as head of the
International Association of Police Chiefs
thai some of them adopted that means Of
relieving those injured in line of duty and
those who serve until apacitated The
Commissioners will have their report
ready by the time Congress convenes next
winter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-21
UNWILLING CRAP SHOOTER,
But William Payne Was Not Back
ward With Fists.

With the reminders of several bingles
about his eyes and mouth. William Payne
appeared before Judge Mullowny of the
Police Court this morning charged with
disorderly conduct. He told a remarkable
tale of being forced into a crap game
down in southeast last night by a stranger
named Bill Jones. At the first turn of the
dice Bill made his point and insisted that
Payne owed him 10 cents.
A dispute followed and some one struck
lick. Payne says that Bill did it. Any
how. Payne announced that Bill had been
sadly licked. and he got pinched because
he failed to see the cop in time to make
his escape. Payne tried to impress upon
the court that he was only acting in self
defense and didn't want to shoot crap.
He said Bill Jones had gone, beyond all
possible doubt. to a hospital for repairs.
Well" announced the court, ''since
you're the lesser offender of the two I'll
be easy this time and make it So
If Payne can't get the five he'll have
to go down for fifteen days. At a late
hour today the five was still listed as
missing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-21
BIRDS PLENTIFUL IN MARSHES.
Hunters Preparing for Fine Sport
Ten DAYS Hence.

The bird hunting season on the Poto-
mac. which will open in ten days. prom
ises to be satisfactory. at least for a few
days after the hunters go for the birds.
The swamps of the Eastern branch, Four
Mile run. Gravelly run and other points
in the District and Virginia are we'll filed
with blackbirds. and reedbirds and other
birds are also seen in large numbers.
Blackbirds are particularly numerous this
year. large focks constantly flying in and
out of the wild oats and other grasses
that cover the marshes.
The patroling of the hunting grounds in
the District waters to prevent premature
hunting has been started by the harbor
police under the direction of Sergt. Dean.
In the power launch Maj. Sylvester and
in rowboats the policemen are keeping a
constant watch over the Eastern branch
marshes, but as yet there have been no
attempts to violate the game laws.
After September I the birds will be legal
prey and the hunters can then go after
them to their hearts content.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-21
EXCURSIONS TOMORROW.

Norfolk and Washington steamers for
Fort Monroe. Norfolk. Newport News and
all points south every evening in the year
at $50 O'Clock.
Electric trains from 10Th street and
Pennsylvania avenue to Mount Vernon
hourly. 10 am. to 3 pm. Arlington and
Alexandria every twenty minutes.
Ferry steamer Lackawanna to Alexan-
dria every hour and half from a m
10 8 pm.
Steamer Charles Manchester for Mar
shall Hall and Mount Vernon leaves TIN
street wharf at 10 am. go and $50 pm
Trains for Chesapeake Beach leave Dis
trio line station at 9:2j and IL am. =. ),
30. 40 and 3:4J pm.
Steamer jamestown for a forty-mile
moonlight trip down the Potomac leaves
9Th street wharf at Z pm
Steamers of the Maryland. Delaware
and Virginia Railway Company for Bal
imore and other river landings, Mon
days, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
steamer St. Johns for Colonial Beach
leaves 9Th street wharf at = pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-21
$1.25 Sunday-Bluemont & Return.
Leave Washington g. 9:l5 am; So. Ry.
-Advt.
J. j. Strain Named AS Captain by
Republican Bodv.

j. j. Strain. captain Of the watch at the
District building. last Wednesday evening
was unanimously elected captain of the
first marching company of the Taft and
Sherman Republican Club of this city.
William A. Hickey OF the Juvenile Court
was selected as first lieutenant.
Capt. Strain was directed to organize a
strong company at once and have as
many members present as possible at. a
general meeting of the club next Monday
night in Metzerott Hall. Capt. Strain
has commenced the work OF organizing,
and expects by Monday night TO have a
company OF more than 100 men ready for
drill. He will announce the other officers
prior to Monday. Capt. Strain won dis
tinction with the Fighting 9th United
States Infantry in the Philippines and
Cuba during and after the war with
Spain
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-21
SUCH CARS TO ROCKVILLE!
Complainant Says Road Is "Dirti-
est - "Illest- Managed" and Worse.

The car service OF the Rockville and
Tenleytown electric line is the target OF
a few hot shots in complaint received
by the District electric railway commits
sion
>-The letter is written by dweller along
the route. but whose name is withheld by
the commission.
The worst, most ill-managed. dirtiest.
Out-of-date line" the writer has ever
patronized is what he says he thinks
about It.
\ committee Of the Columbia Golf Club
has filed q complaint against the service
of the BrightwoOd avenue line. claiming
that the service Is inadequate and the
cars dilapidated
A lawyer whose Office is near the corner
of 9th and G. streets has complained
about the noise OF the ears crossing the
track intersection at that point.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-21
Celebration Is POSTPONED.

The celebration incident to the dedica-
ton of the new engine house in Langdon
by members of the Northeastern Subur-
ban Citizens Association has been post
poned until Saturday afternoon, Septem-
her 10. This action was taken on account
of the absence of Commissioner Macfar-
land. who is in Atlantic City, and Chief
Belt of the fire department. who will be
in attendance at the fire chiefs conven-
ton III Columbus Ohio. next week.
In addition to tine fire and police com
inittee, composed of +. x. Higdon S. c.
Mason and George w Robinson the fol-
lowing members of the association are
drra nging for the celebration: L. II. Pat
terson. Joseph r. GOodkey E. A. NJ
Lawson. d. j. Roberts, Wilton Harvey
John L. Knopp and G. w. Lore
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-21
SOUTHERN RAIL WAY.

only information and not guaranteed.
For Atlanta. Birmingham, Mobile. New or.
leans. Asheville, Chattanooga, Memphis Sis
a.m. and ii 90 p. m. daily.
For Roanoke. Knoxville. Chattanooga, Mem
phis New Orleans. l0.45 D. m. daily.
For Columbia. Charleston. Augusta. Aikeae
Savannah. jacksonville and Florida points. 4:io
pm. daily.
Touris. cars for California tri- weekly 4:lO p.D.
Local for Harrisonbure. ESQ an. daily. l:tS
pm. week days: for Danville. Sis am. daily.
and for Charlottesville. S:15 am. and ASS pm.
daily. Frequent trains to and from Bluemo0t.
l.. s. BROWN. General Agent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-21
BLACK GETS A BETTER JOB
SUPERVISING PRINCIPAL OF
THIRD DIVISION RESIGNS.
TO Become Professor of Art of
Teaching, School of Pedagogy.
Indiana University.

W. W. Black. supervising principal of
'He thlrd division of the District public
SCHOOLS has resigned TO accept a profess
sorship in Indiana University He has
lett the city and after short vacation
Will take up his new duties i'm the Hoosier
uhlH' rsity The local school heads will
not Take up the choice of his successor
until September
Mr.. Black is to be professor of the
science and art OF teaching in the school
OF pedagogy The object of the courses
which Mr.. Black will supervise is to edu-
cate men and women for experimenting
and supervising schools or for teaching
IN high schools. Mr. Blacks work will
be chiefly as a lecturer
Here for Two Years.
He expects to devote much of his spare
time to'giving lectures outside of the col
lese courses. as his position will give him
an opportunity to do much of that.
MI. Black was connected with the local
schools for two years. He came here
shortly after DR.. William +. Chancellor
was made superintendent and was i'm
mediately appointed a supervising princi-
pal. He is the second of the supervising
principals of the local system to be called
to more responsible positions elsewhere
this summer. The first was G. S. Clark. who
was chosen superintendent OF schools at
Somerville. Mass. The loss of both men,
school officials declare will be keenly
felt. as they were among the hest of the
supervisors and We're frequently consult
ed in matters OF school policy. Both men
will receive increased salaries in their
new positions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-21
SHORT-WEIGHT ICEp
Charles R. Pierce, Defendant, For
feits Collateral-John Hawkins Also

Charged with violating the weights and
measures law, two defendants. arrested
yesterday upon the complaint of George
\. HOwes. assistant sealer OF weights
and measures. failed to appear i'm the
Police Court this morning to stand trial
and their collaterals of s. each We're de-
clared forfeited.
The first case was that of John Haw-
kins. who stated he lived at Dayton.
Howard county, Md. The authorities say
that Hawkins was found out on 9TH
street selling potatoes from a peck meas
ure which was decidedly short in it's ca
pacity. The man was arrested at the
instance of Howes by Policeman Sager of
the second precinct
The other defendant was Charles r.
Pierce of 1919 Duncan street northeas st.
who was accused Of selling ice from a
pair OF scales which did not comply with
the standards The arrest in this case
was made by Policeman Greer of the
ninth precinct.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-21
START ON LONG VOYAGE.
Revenue Cutters to Go From Balti
more to Toledo, Ohio.

more co Vo1eQo, On1O.
The old revenue cutter Fessenden. in
tow of the steamer Dallas. also an old
revenue cutter. has started from Balti-
more. bound on a long voyage of $500
miles from the Chesapeake to Toledo.
Ohio. There the steamers will he remod-
eled and converted into passenger carry
ing boats. They were purchased at pub
lie auction recently by George f. Craig of
Toledo, who will have them fitted out for
the new service.
In order to reach Toledo it will be nee
essary for the vessels to go up the Allan
tic coast to the st. Lawrence river and
down the river and through the lakes
and canals to the Ohio port. In order to
get the Fessenden through the canals
around the rapids of the ST. Lawrence.
from Montreal to Lake Ontario. it will be
necessary to remove the paddle wheels.
This will be done at Montreal. In order
to tow the Fessenden to her destination
the Dallas came from Ogdenburg. n. Y.
to Baltimore by the route she will fol-
low on the return.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-21
OKLAHOMA BANKS CHANGE.
Eight National Institutions to Be.
come State Affairs.

GUTHRIE. Okla. August o1-Eight ma
tional banks in Oklahoma have announced
that they will become state banks to
enable them to take advantage of the
state banking guaranty law. The con-
troller of the currency has informed all
national banks In Oklahoma that they
must not operate under this law.
One national bank has announced that
it will organize a savings bank under the
guaranty law. thereby enjoying the pres
tige OF both a national and state bank
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-21
GIVES FAMILY OUTING.
Washington Division, True Reform
ers Eniovs Animal Evan<

washington Division, True Reform
ers, Enjoys Annual Event.
The fourth annual family outing of the
Washington Division. United Order OF
True Reformers. yesterday to Green Will
low Park, Anacostia. was largely at
tended.
Grand Chief W. r. Griffin made the
principal address. He congratulated the
members on the growth of the organiza-
ton In the District of Columbia. and de-
clared that it is teaching the membership
the value of economy and the establish
ment of savings banks accounts
Announcement was made that the dele
gates from this city to the grand fountain
of the Reformers in Richmond. Va, Sep
TENDER s. will depart on a special train at
11:15 o'clock am. September Z.