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The Delta independent., 1914-07-17
FEW VALUES IN GOOD ROADS
Added Freedom and Pleasures Are
Among Some Of the Real Benefits
Of Lower Cost Of Hauling.

Five miles to the picnic ground
does that mean for you an hours hard
work guiding your team over ''chugs
and ruts and around and through mud
holes. with tired horses and soiled
clothes when you get there, or does
II mean a pleasant drive of thirty
minutes or less with no exertion on
your part and little on the part OF
your team?
In the winter when the plays and
lectures come to your town. can you
drive in and arrive as neat and calm
as any townsman. or do you think OF
all the long stretches of bad roads
between you and the town hall. and
decide to stay ut home rather than
face them.
Good roads are needed not only be
cause they save the farmer money
and increase land values. but because
In a very real sense they bring him
nearer to all the rest of the world
and enable him and his family to
share In pleasures and privileges
often out OF his reach when roads are
bad. says the Progressive Farmer.
When you go to figure on the cost
and the value OF improved highways,
do not forget that they have real
and a great value in the added enjoy.
ment and the added freedom they
bring: and that this is a beneft not
less real than a reduction in the cost
of the hauling you do.
The Delta independent., 1914-07-17
EARTH ROADS MOST POPULAR
Doubtless VIII BE Commonly Used In
Rural Districts Because Of Their
First Low Cost
By II. r. FLINT. University Farm. st.
Paul. Mimi

CRy II. r. FLINT. University Farm. St
Paul. Mimi
The earth road will doubtless be
commonly used In rural communities
for many years because of its low
first cost The everrecurring prob
lem Of upkeep on such n road can be
solved very largely by the use OF the
so-called split-log drag,
Anyone who can use tools reason
ably we'll can build one OF these drags
at . cost of four to five dollars for Ia
Dor and material Very few tools arc
required in making the drag. and its
use 10 as simple and cheap as its con-
struction. II desired. metal drags can
be purchased at q somewhat greater
cost from manufacturers of road ma
chinery.
Careful use OF the drag on road
that is already In reasonably yood
condition will almost entirely prevent
trouble from ruts. mud holes or dust.
and give good service At = reasonably
ADv cost.
The Delta independent., 1914-07-17
Test with PIos.

In . feeding test with so pigs, last
ing 100 days. on a ration of corn chop,
buttermilk and barley. and sorghum
forage. conducted at the Oklahoma
station. the average daily gain was
81 pound a. compared with . gain
of LA pounds on corn chop and but
termilk.
A Not Of hogs turned into . field of
corn yielding At rate OF only II bush
els per acre made = gain Of 1.e pounds
Per head. Eliminating the value Of the
grain At seven cents per pound. the
hogs returned = value Of 6S.l6 cents
per bushel.
The Delta independent., 1914-07-17
GOOD
ROADS
BUILDING ROADS IN FRANCE
National Thorouehfares, Maintained
Entirely by Government, Are Con-
strueted ~ Feet Wide.

France admittedly has the besi
roads system so far devised. and its
national roads constitute about 6h
per cent. of the 365, 900 miles In the
whole country.
The national roads maintained en-
tirely by the government are con
structed AZ feet wide between ditches
and lead from the capital to the prin-
cipal cities. ports and commercial
centers. and between the principal
cities. With the departmental or state
roads, and commercial roads OF diner-
ent classes, the national government
has nothing to CO except to deter
mine their width, which is fixed by
general laws according to their classi-
fication.
The United States has two and e
half times the population OF
France and about six times the road
milaee. To balance this difference. q
series of national roads which would
connect our capitals and principal
cities would duly amount to about IN
per cent OF the 2200.000 miles oi
roads in this country as compared
with the 6h per cent. in France. bring
ting the mileage Of national roads per
person in the United States about the
same as IN France.
With our enormous resources await
ing development by the extension OF
our road systems, there seems no rea'
son why we should not proceed with
the work OF building national roads,
writes Lewis R Speare in the Illinois
Farmer National roads building did
not ruin France; it made France
great
The idea OF building up a political
machine out OF a road construction
bureau does not deserve considera.
ton. In all of the important govern
mental work being carried on 1t
seems the policy of all parties to see
that IL is conducted economically ano
honestly. whatever party chances to
be In power. A fair instance of thai
is the valuation OF the railroads Of the
country which is just about to begin
in which civil service examinations
will soon be held for the selection OF
several thousand civil and mechanical
engineers.
NJ. Fornand Bordas. leading
French engineer. writing for the third
international road congress- now in
session in London. says: The national
roads. which connect the capital &c
the frontiers and to the large towns
or else form a connecting link be
tween the more densely populated
centers. are of the greatest interest
to the country as whole. not only
from an economic point of view bu'
also from a strategic one. as assuring
communications between points a
long distances apart II Is therefore
essential that their general trend. gen
eral plan. and width. should be settled
unfettered by local influences"
This is the idea that the A. A. A
National Good Roads board have
been and are endeavoring to impress
upon the lawmakers of this country
II seems as though plans which have
been SO eminently successful in Other
countries. and productive of such ex
celent results. are worthy of tria
here
The Delta independent., 1914-07-17

Ocean Voyager-Don't the passen-
gers make you tired with the quea-
tions they ask?
Captain-Yes, very. What else is
it you want to kDow?-Philadelph
Bulletin.
The Delta independent., 1914-07-17

When old Richleigh died he left
request that his dust be scattered to
the Winds
Well, his spendthrift son is attend
ing to that all right t"-Philadelpbia
Public Ledger.
The Delta independent., 1914-07-17

What is your attitude toward the
tango?"
"Antagonistic, sir.-Boston Tran
script.
The Delta independent., 1914-07-17

Bore-Well, old chappie, what's go.
ing on?
Old Chappie-I am!-London Tit
Bits.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-03-23
CDIC London "Tango' Necklace
TnCC Evelyn Thaw' Bracelet

These two beautiful pieces OF pop
uldr jeWclry are the craze among So
Clety women in New York and the
largest citicA They are neat and
elegant gold finished articles that will
gladden. the heart OF every girl or
woman, no matter how young or how
old. Very stylish and attractive.
Our Free Offer. We are advcrti,-
ing Spearmint Chewing Gum and de-
sire to place a big box of this fine.
hcalthtul gum into every home. II
5Weetcns the brtath-Whitcns the
teeth and aids digestion. 1t is re
treshing and pleasing to all. To cv-
cry lady sending lis but SOC we will
ship 4 big box OF 20 regular Sc pack
age, OF the Spcarmint Gum and in
clude the elegant Tango" necklace
and Evelyn Thaw' bracelet absolu-
tely free.
This offer is for a short time only.
MOI more than two orders to one
party. Dealers not allowed to az
ccpt this.
AMERICAN SALES COMPANY
Dayton, Ohio
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-03-23
OAKLAND HAS NEW MOSES

OAKLAND, CAL, March 3d.
Oakland has a new Moses who has
climbed a new Sinia and brought
back new tablets and ten new COM
mHndment>. Ills other name is tht
Rev. Frank l.. Goodspeed, and his
other occupation is that of pastor Of
the First Presbyterian church Of
Oakland. Lis new commandments
are for Womcn only, and here they
are as announced from his pulpit
last Sunday:
"Thou shalt not marry Tor cvenuc
Only, nor ior fear OF being an Oil
maid.
after marriage thou shalt not >
lar forget thy ppcrsonal appearance
a, TO greet thy husband clad in an
old wrapper.
"Thou shalt not dress 50 as 20
furnish jokes for the comic papers.
"Thou shalt not allow thy child
rem to run wild in the street even
that thou mayst attend the mission
AIRY meeting.
"Ihou shalt not be jealous OF thu.
ncighbor if she rides in an uto
while thou art compelled to use jhc
trolley car.
Thou shalt not tempt men and
boys by serving liquor even if thon
~callest it punch,
"Thou shalt not make thy home 4
place OF faultinding, lest thy hus-
band acquire the habit o; thinking
that every night is lodge night.
Thou shalt not spell home in
any new way, not CLUB nor
bridge, nor shalt thou confuse
matrimony with alimony,
Thou shalt never aspire to be a
man.. nor other than a noble woman,
ior when He made the ideal woman
He stopped because He had reached
the summit of creation"
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-03-23
MARK TWAIN'S SPIDER

When Mark Twain in his early days a running a Nevada paper
a uIrrstIuUuS subscriber Wrotc to him saying that he had found a
spider in his paper. and asking him whether that was a sign of good
luck or bad. The hunorNt wrote this in answer and printed it:
Old Subscriber: Finding a spider in your paper "a neither good
luck nor bad rk for Won. The spider "a merely looking owe our
paper t" see Which merchant is not advertising so that he can go to
tina: store, spin his web cross the door and lead a life of undi9turbcd
peace ever at"rWnrd.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-03-23

he hold a majority OF the stock. The banking department virtually
has the power to Gust him regardless of his stockholdings.
We should OF mind seeing the san principle applied to rail
roads-so that ii 4 speculative person or crowd with a bad record
should capture enough stock OF a road to vote himself or itself into
power the Interstate Commerce commission could say: "Nou are
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-03-23

The method OF several towns in Nevada of handling the hobo
seems to be effective. When he arrives he is arrested. made to take
a bath and given a square meal. Then he is told to beat it. One
bath in on town is enough. He refuses to undergo a second appica-
ton OF what appears to him to approach a deIuge
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-03-23

Are al. your friends subscribers
If not, tell the manager. Phone Nc
1871.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-03-23

MARCH 3, 1914
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-08
deny CAPTURE OF WHOLE
CORPS OF German AIRMEN

Berlin, Dec. Z, Via Wireless to Saw.
vile, Dec. S.-An officer OF the general
staff states that the report from the
front that the French near Ypres. Bel.
GUM, had captured "a whole corps of
German aviators is absolutely unfound.
ed Denial is also made of the Lon.
don report that aviators BELONGING to
the allies had thrown bombs on the
hrupp factory at Essen.
The Russian statement contained in
the official communication of November
20 that the German attack near Gent.
stochowa had failed with heavy losses is
declared to be untrue. On the con.
trary, it is said the Seventeenth Rus.
sian army corps, which was met in this
attack, was defeated on November 29
and suffered heavy losses. The Rus
slams, it is declared, left large mum.
ber of killed and wounded on the bat.
tlefield.
The situation in the western battle
field shows little change, it is stated.
News of decisive results in the east is
expected here
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-08
City Commissioners
Let 1t Be Known To-
day That the Budget
Will Be Reduced
WILL ACT ON 1T
ON THURSDAY
Mayor Asks for Increase in the Sal
aries of HutChison and Ibach-
Wants Auto for the Sealer and
Standard Scales for Markets

The City Commissioners in session
this afternoon fixed next Thursday as
the time for submitting their depart.
mental budget estimates for 1915 and
putting the annual budget into shape.
The budget, when complete is expected
to be many thousands of dollars less
than was allowed in 1913, and it will
come within the revenue to be derived
from reduced tax rate, nine mills.
The tax rate this year was nine and
one-half mills.
The Mayor said his budget is about
same as that of year ago, yet a mum.
Der of salary increases and changes
are suggested and will be carried out
If his requests are granted He asks
for $1,000 for an auto for the Sealer
of Weights and Measures; $500 to Gov
er the cost of installing standard scales
IN three of the markets; an increase of
$500 in the annual salary of Chief of
Police Hutchison, making it 81, 500 in.
stead of $1,000, and an increase of
$3.50 in the salary of City Detective
Joseph lbach who now receives $1,000
year.
In addition the Mayor asks for $500
to cover the cost of opening Front
street, from Paxton street to Iron allev.
Continued ON Eighth Page.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-08
BIC P. R. R. CONTRACT LET
Brown-King Company Successful Bid.
ders on Excavation Work for
New Freight Station Here

The contract for the grading and
excavating work for the great freight
station that the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company is going to build at Second
and Mulberry streets, was awarded yes
terday to the BrownKing Construction
Company of Philadelphia. The specf
cations provide that the work will be
completed by April l, 1915. The work
will start at an early date.
The improvement will be big win
ter job for Harrisburg and should pro-
vide work for large number of men
as approximately $4,000 cubic yards
of earth will have to be removed. In
addition TO this the job will include the
laying of about 1000 feet of sewer
pipe and much concrete work.
The concrete will Ibe used in the con
struction of retaining. wall to extend
from the subway abutment on the east
side of Second street, along Mulberry
street. This wall will support the
tracks out of the yards beyond Third
street.
Pennsylvania Railroad officials here
declined to state the figure at which
the contract was awarded.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-08
Want BETTER CAR SERVICE
Residents of Allison Hill to Petition
Railways Company for Extended
Trolley Accommodations

Residents of Allison Hill met in the
Shamrock hose house, Fifteenth and
Herr streets, last night to arrange for
the presentation of petitions to the
Harrisburg Railways Company for bet
ter and more extended service of the
lines touching the Hill section. At
present the requests will be for belt
line out Herr street and across Allison
Hill and more frequent and rapid. serv-
ice ON all lines on the Hill. - =
w. VanDyke was elected chairman
of the organization and II. +. Klugh,
of the Department of Agriculture, was
made secretary. Plans were made for
the presentation of petitions signed by
1000 residents of the Hill and they
will be perfected at another meeting
to be held at the Mount Pleasant en-
gine house on the evening of Decent
Der 22. 1t is planned to place peti.
tions urging this improved service in
various business places on the Hill and
secure as many signatures as possible.
1t is understood that further re-
quests will be made of the trolley com.
pany involving one fare to Rutherford,
all night service on Allison Hill. bet
ter seating capacity on the Berryhill
line and east and west cars on Market
street beyond Thirteenth.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-08
Boz y er Says They'll
Have to Knock Me
Out" of Fight to Head
School Board
78 BALLOTS ARE
TAKEN IN VAIN
Independent Members of the Board In
dicate They Are Determined Not to
Give Way When Struggle Is Re
sunled on Saturday Evening

There was no indication of Welding
on the part of either side to-day to
break the deadlock on the presidency
of the School Board which was re.
sponsible for seventy-eight ballots be-
ing taken without result at the annual
organization meeting of the Board late
yesterday afternoon.
Harry A. Boyer, who has been presi-
dent for four terms and is a candidate
to succeed himself, was loath to discuss
the election this morning. He declared,
however, that he' knew of no plan to
break the existing deadlock.
''They have drawn me into it, he
added, "and now they will have to
knock me out And | am not going to
vote for myself either. -
The independent ranks in the Board
were split between Adam d. Houtz
and the Rev. DR.. William n. Yates.
Harry NJ. Bretz, a Democratic member
of the board, who was temporary chair
man of last nights meeting, would not
discuss the plans of his colleagues ex.
cept to say that he knows of no plan
for conference of the independent
members to agree ON course of con,
certed action
1t requires five votes to elect can
didate. The first ballot showed Messrs.
Boil, Fohl, Kennedy and Saul for Boy
er. Mr. Boyer voted with Messrs.
Werner and Yates for Mr.. Houtz, and
Messrs. Houtz and Bretz voted for Mr..
Yates. With the exception of the
ten times that Mr. Werner voted for
Dr. Yates all the ballots showed the
same results as the first one.
A recess of five minutes was taken
after the third ballot and again after
the seventy fifth vote. 1t was then
moved For a recess until Saturday
evening at 7.3O O'Clock. Temporary
Chairman Bretz ruled that several more
ballots should be taken. Three more
were counted and the meeting was de.
clared adjourned
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-08
Rev. B. H. Hart and Su-
perintendent F. E.
Downes. Oppose Re-
location of Hotel
| ,679 SIGNERS
IN OPPOSITION
Decision Reserved on Application of
Owner of Hostelry in Capitol Park
Extension Zone to Move Business to
Third and Dauphin Streets

Hearing on the application of Pat.
rick I. Sullivan for the transfer of his
retail liquor license from 727-729 East
State street, in the Capitol Park ex-
tension zone, to 1919 North Third
street, at the corner of Dauphin, was
held in court this morning before
Judges Kunkel and McCarrel. Testi-
mony was offered both by those favor.
ing and those opposing the transfer
after which the court took the papers
and reserved decision 1t is likely that
decree will be entered within the next
day or two.
Sullivan is seeking to relocate his
hostelry by reason of the fact that
more than four-6fths of the properties
which, up until two years ago, had
been situated in the Capitol Park zone,
have been taken over by the State and
the majority razed, and his place of
business will also soon be taken over.
In support of his application Suli.
van presented petition signed by 217
electors of the Eleventh ward A re-
monstrance signed by 1879 men and
women was filed by James A. Strana.
Continued on Eighth Page.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-08
81 PERISH IN Gasoline FIRE
Cargo of British Steamer vedra Ignites
as Vessel Is Driven Ashore
in a Heavy Gale
By Associated Press.

Barrow, Dec. 8, Via London. Ills
A. M.-The British steamer Vedra,
from Port Arthur, Texas. with a cargo
of gasoline, went ashore near here this
morning in heavy gale. The cargo
lgnited and of the crew of thirty.six
men on board the Vedra only two were
saved, and they were severely burned.
The steamer Vedra left Port Arthur
FOR London November Ia and passed
Norfolk on the 21st. She was reported
yesterday as passing Tuskar, in the
Irish sea, which would indicate that
she had changed her destination and
was bound for some port on the west
coast of England. The Vedra was un.
der the command of Captain Brewster.
She was built in 1898 at Sunderland,
England, was of 4,057 tons and be.
longed to the Associated Oil Carriers !
Company, of London.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-08
late war news SUMMARY

Official advices from Berlin TODAY
confirm the reports that the allies have
assumed the offensive in France and
Belgium, but do not indicate that the
movement has yet grown to formidable
proportions. The attacks, it is said, have
been few in number and have been de-
feated. Private dispatches from Holland
are to the effect that fierce fighting is
In progress along the User Canal. These
reports are in partial agreement with
the latest official French communica-
tions, which, however, tend to show
that the forward movement of the al
lies is being attempted at points all
along the lines.
Berlin is already looking toward the
possible investment of Warsaw, as a re-
suit of the capture of Lodz, Russian Po
land. 1t was said officially at the Ger
man capital to-day that news of de-
cisive results in the campaign against
the Russians may be expected at any
time, and that latest reports from the
military headquarters lead to the belief
that operations thus far have been
successful 1t is reported unoficially
Continued ON Eighth Page.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-08
The STORM CENTER Goes
TRAVELLING OUT TO Sea
Weather Bureau Says Precipitation Is
Ended Although 1t Will Be Cloudy
Tonight and o-morrow-Little
Prospect of Cold

While it will take some time to re.
pair the damage caused by the ATTAIN.
tic seacoast storm, the fog end of
which has been felt in this citv in the
last few days, there is not likely to
be any further damage in this vicinity
or throughout the East. The storm
center has moved off the New JERSEY
coast and beyond high surf. Weather
Bureau officials expect no further de-
velopments.
There was some belief that following
on the heels of this storm high pres.
sure area from the northwest would
lind its way South, but belated wealth.
er reports coming into the local Office
of the Weather Bureau showed at noon
to-day the presence of another depres.
sion of moderate strength from the west
which will likely give cloudy weather
here and keep the temperature slightly
above normal for the next few days.
Weather Bureau officials have very
little hope of clear cold weather in
the near future, although there is no
depression of strength, enough to cause
precipitation, according to the fore.
casters.
To-day's forecast for Harrisburg
reads; Generally cloudy tonight and
Wednesday. Not much change in tenn
perature."
The lowest temperature registered
IN Harrisburg in two days has been the
freezing point and that occurred during
last night, the mercury being two de-
grees lower than the minimum mark
OF the previous night. Although the
snow here was heavy at times it did
Continued on Eighth Pape.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-08
Girl takes DEADLY pills
Bessie Hagey Swallow Bichloride of
Mercury Tablets by Mistake
Her Condition Is Alarming

Miss Bessie Hagey, 23 years old. OF
S21 Poplar street, Steelton, was ad
mitted to the Harrisburg Hospital late
this afternoon suffering from poison
taken by mistake.
Suffering from headache, Miss Ha
gey, who is employed at the Harrisburg
Cigar Factory, took a pill and hall
under the impression that they were
headache pills. Her condition in q
short time led to inquiry when it was
found that the girl had taken bich
lorlde of mercury, deadly poison.
Her condition this afternoon was re.
ported to he very serious, with but
faint hopes of her recovery. She is a
daughter of Henry W, Hagey.