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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-09
National Pike Cost
$4,000 Per Mile.

$4,000 Per Mile. am oational system
of roads. just as it considered seriously,
but without avail. the establishment of a
national university. Thus, the historic
old Cumberland road, later called the
National road, was built. This ancient
pike was started In 1906 at Cumberland,
Ma, and continued almost due west in
practically straight line through Mary
land, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana,
until work was finally discontinued on
the prairies of Illinois. 1t is said to
have been the longest straight road ever
built by any government in the history
Of the world 1t was nearly 200 miles
long, and cost s7.000.000, or $4,000 per
mile. However, on some stretches but
one layer OF broken stone had been put
down. Traffic soon made repairs i'm
peratIve, and this caused all the trouble
between the states and the central gov
eminent In 1922 Congress decreed the
establishment of turnpikes with gates
and tolls, the revenues derived there
from to be expended in the repair and
maintenance of the road The citizens
loudly objected TO the prospect of pay
ing tolls, and President Monroe vetoed
it on the ground that the Constitution
did not sanction such a sweeping meas
ure of internal Improvement by the CEN
trail government.
The welding of the nation and the ire
s;stibIe growth of economic forces have
long ago brought about 4 natural So
luton of this constitutional problem in
favor OF the national government. Fol-
lowing Monroe's veto however, the orig
iaal policy of building great roads solely
by federal appropriation was abandoned
for the other extreme, whereby the ma
':onal government gave nothing toward
the betterment or extension of highways
that would benefit the people in common.
This resulted in the system of local con-
troll which prevails today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-09
To Subscribers:

Subscribers to The Star
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promptly reporting to The
Star Office, either in person,
by telephone or by mail, any
negligence on the part Of the
route boys.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-09

As a rule, not even the state govern
ments manage road building. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-09

The several states and counties expend
ed sl64, o. for road building and main
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-09

In the mass Of road legislation propos-
ed to the Sixty-second Congress were:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-09

In the early days of our republic Con-
sress appropriated large sums of money
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-10-15
THE OPPOSITION MAKES LITTLE
PROGRESS IN REFUTiNG Ex.
TRAVAGANCE AND HIGH TAX
CHARGES MADE BY JOHN T.
HAMILTON.
OPPOSITION KEEPS SILENT
The Increase In Disbursements Dur
ing the Past Five Years 10 Very In
teresting and Also Staggering.

John T. Hamilton, business and
economy candidate for governor, is
more than holding his own against the
opposition when it comes to his at
tacks on the high cost of government
in Iowa. The following from the Ced-
ar Rapids Evening Gazette, an indie
pendent republican paper, shows how
little progress is being made against
Mr.. Hamilton's fight on high taxes:
Charge Unanswered.
Several times, since the Cedar Rap
ids gubernatorial candidates agent
began to busy himself, the bulletins
sent to the state newspapers have
been regular stem-winders. The most
recent morsel possessed Of political
nourishment was distributed under
the date line Of August eighteenth. So
far it has not been answered with
any degree of force by the party
which hopes to put the democratic
leader in oblivion This bulletin per-
tanned to the expense to which Iowa
is put every year for the purpose of
good, bad or Indifferent government.
One is inclined to draw his breath
and emit q noisy, 'Whew!" when he
reads the figures contained in the
item. To say the least, they are en-
Tightening, If not startling. They
show that the states expenses have
been doubled in the last ten years in
spite of the fact that calamity howlers
have been shouting about decreases
in population, resources, etc. Here
are the figures:
In 1904
Two years disbursem'ts, s 5,76o,1sS.64
Two years disbursem'ts, 5 7,sS4,274.2O
In 1910
Two years disbursements, 5 S,O75,556Os
In 1912
Two years disbursem'ts, $ 1897, 1912
Two years disbursem'ts, $11. S31, 5000
Staggering!
Staggering, is it not? Rather in
teresting, in these times when the
high cost of living is holding such q
prominent place on the public stage.
1t would seem that the title his con-
stituents have given him, that of
business candidate" is fairly good.
II Mr.. Hamilton can carry that table
of figures around with him in his cam
paign and point out wherein he can
put the expense of government back
to anything like what it was only four
or i've years ago, he will receive a
bearing Cedar Rapids Evening Ca
zette.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-10-15
Economy Needed.
TABLES TURNED.

For some months before the pri-
maries Governor Clarke spent all his
spare time trying to explain the CAPT
tol extension issue and to show the
taxpayer that 1t was his patriotic du-
ty to pay increased taxes to make
Des Moines an SO acre park. He ut
terly failed, and now since Hamilton
has been exploding and exposing this
antrage on the taxpayer, Clarke's de-
tenders have discovered that capitol
extension Is not an issue at all. It
swas Ill right as long as Clarke could
talk On II. but al wrong when Ham
slltou - hold q 4 Crsstoa Amsr
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-10-15
Just Iowa.

Iowa, just plain old Iowa-the state
of corn, and oats, and wheat and hay,
and hogs and cattle, the common
wealth with an egg crop worth $780,,
100000 (ten millions more than the
entire citrus fruit crop Of California; }.
the state where there is money In
the banks, where there are fine homes
in town and country, where every one
has the money and there are no very
rich or poor, the state where God does
the irrigating and where the beauties
of the landscape rival anything Cali.
fornia can produce or any painter por-
tray, the state where values are real
and blooms" are matter Of steady,
healthy progress affords these things.
Her people are favored beyond meas
ure and the man or woman who does
not realize this should take something
For what IS ..ailin' them. Atlanta,
iowa. Telegraph News
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-10-15

Greater Iowa Association and Panama
Pacific Commission Planning Expo
sitIon Of States PRODUCTS Which
VIII Rival or surpass Those Of
Other Commonwe aiths.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-10-15
Your Fail Cold Needs Attention.

No use to fuss and try to wear it
out. It will wear you out instead.
Take DR.. Kings New Discovery, re-
lief follows quickly. 1t checks your
Cold and Soothes your Cough away.
Pleasant, Antiseptic and Healing.
Children like it. Get soc. bottle OF
DR.. Kings New Discovery and keep
it in the house. "Our family Cough
and Cold Doctor writes Lewis Cham
berlain, Manchester, Ohio. Money
lack if not satisfied, but it nearly al
ways helps.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-10-15
Jour attention l. 70.
spectfully called to
! an important point
not generally known,
that q laxative should have
: tonic element to success.
fully meet constipation.

MI John B. Capers, Of 610 Pecan
st. Fort Worth. Texas. had a sig
nihcant experience in this particular.
10 was afflicted with a severe case Of
constipation and bowel trouble. He
spent good deal Of money In trying
70 ma q remedy. To his aston!sh-
ment Peruna very quickly relieved
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-10-15
Advertisement for Bids.

To All Whom 1t May Concern:
You are hereby notified that the
qualified voters of the Independent
School District Number One, De-
catur Township, Decatur County,
Iowa, Iowa, having duly voted and
authorized the Board of Directors of
said school district to build, erect
and equip school house in said
district, plans and specifications
therefor having been prepared and
approved by said board, and now on
file with the secretary of said board
of directors; that the said board of
directors of said Independent School
District Number One, Decatur Town
ship, Decatur County, Iowa, will re-
ceive sealed bids and proposals there,
for up to and including the End day
of November, 1914, at Z O'Clock
p. M, at which time the contract for
the building of said school house and
equipping the same will be let to
the lowest responsible bidder or
bidders, upon the giving Of certified
check and bond being duly executed
with sureties thereon to be approved
by said board for the faithful per-
Torrance of their contract for the
building or equipping or the building
and equipping of said school house
as provided in the plans and speci-
fications on file and required by law.
The board of directors reserving the
right to reject any or all bids and adj
vertise for new ones.
BY order of the Board of directors
of the Independent School District
Number One, Decatur Township, De-
catur County, Iowa, by il
r. 3. Ross,
President.
9 Clarence Townsend,
7-4t Secretary,
Don't forget the Saturday after.
noon matinee 1t the Idle Hour
sAHno&ro q Z o'clock Admi6oiOn 3
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-10-15
BUSINESS MEN AND FARMERS
CAN SAVE IOWA FROM HIGH
TAXES AND LOSS IN POPULA-
TON BY UNITING FOR JOHN r.
HAMILTON.
ECONOMY NEEDED IN STATE
Prominent Iowa Business Man Has
Great Faith and Confidence In Dem.
ocratic GubernatoriaI Candidate

iowa can be saved from the pres.
ent high tax evil and the resultant
loss in population by the united sup
port of business men and farmers
of the state for John T. Hamilton,
business and economy candidate for
governor" says William Kinder
knecht, president of the Cedar Rap
ids state bank "The voters Of Iowa
have great opportunity to elect
governor this fall who can and will
be of great service to the state. l
have known John T. Hamilton all the
years he has resided in Iowa; as a
farmer and otherwise have had
countless business transactions with
him and a squarer man is not to be
found in Iowa. l think We have had
too much legislation from lawyers
standpoint and it is high time that
business principles be applied in state
affairs. Legislators seem to have
gone Commission mad" taxes have
scared skyward while the population
OF the state as a natural consequence
has fallen off-the only state in the
union showing such decline.
Iowa Should Gain.
"A state as rich as Iowa Is in agri-
cultural and natural resources should
show a marked increase in popula-
ton and not a loss. The cause Of
loss in population is surely not be-
cause Of the unproductiveness of the
soil. You can reduce the population
Of a state by unfair and excessive tax
alton quicker and surer than in any
other way, and in my opinion that is
what Is being done in Iowa.
Economy Needed.
Business men as we'll as farmers
must realize this, and they should be
united in their support of Mr.. Hamil-
ton for governor, man in whom all
may well have confidence that he will
at least put stop to extravdgant ex-
penditures and make an honest, earn,
est effort for a return to an economic
basis-the only thing that will insure
the prosperity and happiness of the
people of this great state. IS
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-10-15

MIN OF MS bad
. y m p t o m 8 !.
This happened a
number Of years
ago. . Since then.
Mr.. Capers states
that he has had
similar attacks Of
trouble, the promi-
nent symptom Of
which Is constipa-
ton. and has al
" q y 8 f o u n d
prompt and eff
Client relief from
Peruna- He says:
up to the time I
started using your
Peruna I col1ld
drink castor oil
like water. It did
no good. AS for
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-10-15

The general opinion appears to be
that John T. Hamilton of Cedar Rapids
will be the next governor of Iowa
DEBORAH Journal
It would be difficult to find man
better equipped, by experience than
~ SaiItoas 11arengo Democrat
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-10-15

salts, they were Of no use. Physics of
all kinds and classes, Were used. but
we had to call on the fountain syringe
for help" Peruna was able to cor
rect this condition completely in Mr..
Capers' case, and there is every rea-
son to believe that it was the tonic
qualities of Peruna, added to the laxa-
tive qualities, that procured this very
desirable result.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-26

holding Italian interests, namely, not
to allow AVlona to fall into the hands
of any naval power. 1t is understood
that the italian government intends to
safeguard these political commercial
and ethnographical interests without
arrogance but without weakness. and
also without being distracted from the
graver issues arising from the Euro
pean conflict
For some time the situation in Al
bania has again been grave. Several
districts have rebelled altogether
against any authority and have become
prey to the worst form of anarchy.
Conditions have been rendered more
grave by famine. The scarcity of food
has been brought about through the
absolute isolation of Albania, owing
to the state of war existing on the
Adriatic while Albania is bounded by
two belligerent countries, Servia and
Montenegro which, together with Aus
tria, have absorbed all available pro
visions which Albania had stored. The
price of food has increased 21O per-
cent and, in addition, the quality of
cereals is bad, causing serious cpl
denies.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-26
Glaring Uniforms Make the
Troops Too Conspicu-
Gus in Battle.

Paris, France. Dec. 26.-The success
OF the new blush gray infantry uni
form. supplied to men who become eli
gible to service this year sounds the
death knell Of the red pantaloon.
The red pantaloons were long in
passin tt heroic associations Of their
IS years reign made a change seem a
sort Of sacrileEe, and in spite Of the
lessons Of the Transvaal the army
chung fondly to the old red. immortal
lied on so many fields Of battle and
familiarized t the world BY Detaille
and other military painters.
Opposed by Napoleon.
Napoleon the first was opposed to
red for the infantry. The adoption Of
this color must be credited to Vicomte
de VauX, minister of war in 1929, and
1t as his sole contribution to military
history
During the second empire a prou osed
change TO blue was defeated BY the
minister of agriculture, who objected
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-26
Bicycle Cavalry PrOOes
As Effective As Horsemen

Dunkirk, France. Dec. 26.-That
troops mounted on bicycles may be
used at times for purposes Of the
charge, with fully as good results as
cavalry. is said to be proved BY the
fighting at Apremont
The Germans attacked the Frencn
defending Apremont, and compelled
them to abandon one trench after an
other, and finally the town itself 4
desperate struggle was kept up, how
ever. at the main bridge out Of the
town The German regiments surged
to the attack with fierce shouts, ana IL
looked as If the French were to ne
completely routed, when unexpected re
Inducements came up in the form OF a
company Of cyclist chasseurs.
The cyclists had unslung thelr rlLles
and fixed their bayonets. Riding at a
TON speed. with their bayOnets IN front
of them like Iances, they swept through
cloud of dust straight into tne
crowded masses of the enemy az tne
bridge head There was an lndiscIIu
sbIe melee Of men and machines Dut
Inc cyclists, some mounted ana sO-.i E
Astronomical. used their bayonels VIZ VIZ.
eIIcb GOOD effect that in five mlnusTis
~ Germans we're in retreat By Lill9
inc the French infantry had reIoI -I-i.,
s15 svept up at double quick 70 rem,
go +be cyclists and make the IeSSP
ture of the town secure
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-26
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY KEEPS
UP ITS WAR PREPARATIONS

Vienna, Austria Dec. 26.-Militafy
preparations continue to be made
throughout the dual empire, as tne
Associated Press correspondent was
able to observe on recent trip over
q considerable part OF Austria and Hun
gary. Vienna and Buda Pest are De-
ing prepared for defence. The railway
wards are being enlarged tracks being
laid in such a manner that they may
be used for local purposes or sent to-
wards the front.
The factories of Buda Pest are turn
ing out zoo 900 rounds Of small arm
ammunition daily.
All the larger AustrO- Hungarian
cities have established drill camps.
The largest of these is near Buda Pest.
and there some 100000 men are either
being trained or given chance to re-
cuperate from the hardships Of service.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-26
EVEN GERMAN PRISONERS in
ENGLAND HAVE MERRY HOLIDAY

London Eng Dec. 26.-Even the
German military prisoners and civilians
in the concentration camps had Christ
mas trees and gifts from home and
Hundreds of British and Relg-ian
wounded in the hospitals were the re-
cipienbs OF much attention. The Bel
gian refugees in the Earls Court ex-
hibitlon buildings were given Christ
mas dinner and at night a huge
Christmas tree was presented to them
by lord Salisbury TWENTY-FIVE hun
bred of them in Alexandra palace had a
similar celebration.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-26
ITALY OCCUPIES
ALBANIAN PORT
Grave Disorders Threaten
Little Nation, and Italy
Would Halt Anarchy.

Rome, Italy, Dec. 26.-Inasmuch as
a state of anarchy is declared to be
prevailing in the little kingdom of Al
bania, Italy Friday occupied the port
of Albania, landing marines from the
battleship Sardegra. Reports said the
populace received the Italians with the
greatest enthusiasm. Italy has an
nounced there is no intention of occu-
plying interior towns.
Several districts of Albania are in
state of rebellion against any author
ity Essad Pasha, the Turkish ruler,
apparently having lost his hold on the
people.
Prevent Enemies AnnOyances.
The semi-official announcement says
the only object of this occupation is to
cut short constant annoyances from
open or concealed enemies, besides up
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-26
RELATIVES OF WOUNDED ARE
SENT TO FRONT BY RED CROSS

London, Eng. Dec 26-The British
Red Cross has extended its activity to
the financing of trips to the front for
relatives of men lying seriously wound
ed in field of advance base hospitals.
For the present, the privilege is re-
stricted to one relative for each pa
tient. and the seriousness of the pa
tents case must be properly certified
by the army medical corps.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-26

unsafe at Durazzo, went to Kroia,
hoping there to rally sufficient troops
to defeat his enemies.
In south Albania, thos- in sympathy
with Austria, Turkey and Greece, re-
senting the italian influence at Az
Iona through the occupation Of Sa-cbO,
the Greek island, to the north Of the
bay of Avlona, combined and, it is
stated. began an agitation in prepara-
ton for disorders when the Italian
consul asked for the protection Of Ital-
ian sailors
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-26

Especially in the interior discomfort
reached such proportions that Essad
Pasha lost all power He saw his adj
herents gradually vanish, his troops
become reduced to a few thousand.
Even the people Of his birthplace, Ii
rama, always his stronghold. rebelled,
killing his friends and sacking and
burning his residence, Essad, feeling
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-26
FRENCH DISCARD RED PANTAL00NS

that the change would ruin thriving
Industry in the department of Vaucluse'
which furnished the nader Win
which the cloth was dyed.
After the Transvaal campaign the
question came up again and the minis
ter Of war appointed a commission 70
examine it. Nothing developed ana ths
Japanese Russian war broke out anu
the question being agitated again. the
minister of war appointed another COM
mission.
After the Balkan war, during when
the Bulgarian officers found it expedi-
ent to tear off the red trimming OF
their cloaks, a third commission was
appointed.
Preferred BOer COlOrs.
In 1908 the Boer colors were most
favored. In 1905 a sort of violet blue
had more partisans. In 1910 grayish
green was preferred and specimen uni
forms of this color, designed by De-
taille, were worn by selected COM
panies at the maneuvers.
In the meantime commercial war had
bested the industry of the department
of Vaucluse and the coloring matter
for the French infantry pantaloons was
made in Germany. No commercial OBJ
stacle remained, but official routine had
tangled the question in, so much red
tape that the outbreak Of the war found
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-26

the army stil in the conspicuous red
trousers
Milerand abolished all commissions
shade he preferred
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-10-31
Battle Of Flanders Renewed.

Paris, Oct. 29.-After a lull cause i
by the exhaustion Of the troops who
had been fighting continuously for 4
week, the great battle in Flanders was
renewed along the User canal and
near VI IS today. Both sides have
been reil orced and they are making
attacks : counter attacks over the
battle fro which already has seen
some of bloodiest fighting during
the war. rench and British war
ships are fol ming a line off the coast
from Dunkirk to Seebrugge. forty
miles along the north sea. Stories are
in circulation that the Germans are
running short of ammunition. Vnoni-
cial information states that the Ger
mans began to fall back, shortly after
the renewal OF the battle. before the
fierce bayonet charges of the allies.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-10-31
Allies Stop German Attacks.

Paris. Oct. 2s.-The official state
ment at p. M. says: "The often
sive movement of the Germans in Bel
gium is becoming less violent. 1t is
claimed that the positions Of the al
lies have been maintained and that
progress has been made between Car
man and Cambran. France, and in
east Belgium.
1t Is reported that the Germans
are making night attacks on the east
Aisne In an endeavor to assume the
offensive in that region. In the dis
tricts about Craonne and northeast
Rheims. the Germans attacks were
repulsed. The Germans lost two
thousand men in killed and wounded
In the Craonne district.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-10-31
LOCKED IN FIERCE GRIP.


With Heavy Slaughter.
Paris. Oct. 2s.-Although the Ger
mans have lost ground near Dix
munde. the allies and invaders are
still locked In a death grip along the
User canal and are fighting with un-
paraileled ferocity. Back and forth
across the corpse choked stream the
battle has ragged now for a week.
Seven times the Germans crossed to
the west side Of the canal. only to be
driven back by the allies with fearful
slaughter. At some points the corpses
almost completely damned the canal.
the soldiers using piles OF dead for q
bridge. The Belgian village of Lage-
msrck has been destroyed. Both
banks Of the canal are lined with the
unburied dead. the neglected wound
cd. the carcasses Of horses. the shat
tered riffs Of cannons. ammunition
caisons and CASTOR equipment.