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The Washington times., 1914-01-07
Veteran Declares Sandy Spring
Lad Sure to Become Star in
Major Leagues.
YOUNGSTERS WORK EARLY
TWirIers Will Report for PreIim-
mary Stunts at Y. M. C. A.
Again This Year.
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

Jack Bentley is bound to become
one of the greatest lefthanders in
the history of the game" saws Jack
Ryan, the Climbers tutor for young
fingers. Il look for him to make
wonderful strides ahead during this
coming season. He may not be one
uf the regular staff this year, but
res coming along rapidly and is al
most sure TO be one the following
season.
never saw a youngster- start in
with a more natural delivery for Il
Southpaw. Then too, he is as
strong as an OK, takes excellent care
Of himself and obeys directions. His
curve ball is a beaut, while his
speed ought to make some of these
lefthanded hitters do some worrying
when he gets down to business In
my estimation, he is just as likely I
prospect as Jim Shaw and l think
pretty we'll of Shaw. He hasn't had
as much experience as Shaw, but
that'l come. When it docs. you'll
be boosting Bentley as the greatest
lefthander in the business
Bentley is wintering in Sandy
Spring, Md, busying himself with
farm labor He writes Manager
Griffith that he expects to be in per-
feet condition when he reports for
the spring training trip.
As he did last spring. Manager Grif-
nth will have a squad of young pitch
ers work out an hour a day for a week
or 50 at the Y. NJ c. A. here. Jim Shaw.
Joe Engel, Jack Bentley. and Jack Mum
ford are almost sure to be in the squad.
while one or two others may be aCded,
notably Herman Schwartz, the big fel-
Tow from Brooklyn. This indoor work
will be of the lightest nature, designed
merely TO loosen up the pitching mus
cles and prepare the boys for the more
strenuous work Of the training camp
at Charlottesville
The preliminary squad will very like
ly report here around February -, and
Charlottesville under Jack Ryan's tu-
relage and Mique Martins skilled hand
ling. Manager Griffith expects to have
this squad advanced bit in training. so
IS TO give better practice for the niJters
pf the regular team in the daily batting
fsactiCe.
Chick GandiIl will go to West Baden
about the same time to boil OUT he
fore starting in his deadly WORK at
Charlottesville. Eddie Foster. VINO is
now working out lightly at the Y u.
C A, will be with the pitching squad,
lOosening up his soup bone"
Get the dope from Cincinmat:' said
Manager. Griffith today. There wasn't
much talk of a baseball war Jnerc was
Was there? There never was any danger
uf a scrap between the players and the
hIE leagues Indeed. practically all OF
those demands were aimed at inc .Na-
uOnal League. The American League mas
long done some Of the things demanded
by the players and allowing the othe IS
won't make any trouble"
John Dugan personal representative Of
samuel GOmpers, attended the confer
ence in Cincinnati between the magnates
:tnd the players committee. and IS cx
pccted to file a report to his chief
The Washington times., 1914-01-07
Argues for Reversal.

CHICAGO, Jan. ..-CoLnsel for Jack
johnson. the ncal weight champion,
Who fled TO France following conviction
under the Mann act will argue for Il
reversal before the United states Cir
cuit Court of Appeals today. benjamin
RaChraCh, his attUTm, will attack the
convection on the ground that the com
:ncrcial element was not proven.
The Washington times., 1914-01-07
Rheun atisml
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or Money Refunded

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OF "Smith'S Potassium COmpOundr
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the cause and when that is done,
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you cannot call at druggists numed
below. "Smith'S Potassium Com
pound is guaranteed tO he Tree from
Morphine and other Narcotics, and
many stubborn cases have been
cured by a single one dollar bottle.
For sale in Washington bv Afiieck' S
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hdVt
The Washington times., 1914-01-07

We dDa Sc" that a t"I.d Iel-ar or
another league is needed in .slE way or
for anv particular reason. Pat ut the
same moment one Of the championship
bits OF humOr Of the centu.'E IS to hear
certain magnates who have done aIl In
their power to put a Crimp IL tie grand
od game through avariCc aid intrigue.
rise UP and howl Justify Adolf loyalty
10 ORGANIZED baseball
joke? Mort than that. II ju ,llee--
The Washington times., 1914-01-07
Think Cole Will Sign
Federal League Papers

CHICAGO, Jan. THAT King Cole
y no was slated fo- The New York High
iandcrs this year. has signed a Chi
ago Federal League contract or will
sign within a few days. is taken FOR
granted in local sporting circles cole
Ias been = constant ,.3ito: al Fedora
league headquarters for more than a
week.
Ben Harris, pitcher o. H., Denver
Western League club, IS expected to
sign "A Chicago Federal contract This
week.
The Washington times., 1914-01-07
0lympiCS Are Winners.

The Olympics, OF the boys depart
ment of the Y. NJ. c. A. defeated the
Garfield quint Tuesday night =. to "a.
The OIympics have yet 10 meet their
frst defeat and are anxious to nook
up with any strong teams av"ra aCin :
LS pounds.
The Washington times., 1914-01-07
All is peace.

All is peace.
How swiftly all signs of bloody war
fare vanished when the committee from
the Baseball Players Fraternity con-
ferred with the National Commission in
Concinnati. Gone are wars and rumors
OF wars, the bland smile and good ma
tUre of Garry Hermann conquering the
most belligerent- The players demands
were not destructive of the structure of
baseball. They were aimed mostly at
the National League, the American
League being far ahead Of its rival IN
caring for its players. The peaceful
settling of this affair is a heaTy blow
TO the prospects of the Federal League
The Washington times., 1914-01-07
Maine to Play Army.

ORONO, Me. Jan. 7.-Thc University
c9 Maine football eleven will play the
Army team at West Point. November
~, according to the schedule announced
today. This will be their first meet
ing. Maine opens the Yale's schedule
AT New Haven
The Washington times., 1914-01-07
Maps Get Star.

PORTLAND, ore. Jan. - Matt
Hyncs. who twirIcd no-hit-uo-run
game against Vancouver last spring,
and vas drafted Dy Portland. has been
turned over TO the Cleveland American
League club, and will report TO Joe Biz
MinPham in the spring.
The Washington times., 1914-01-07
Evans Baseball Problem
Proves Hard for Bugs
SPEAKING OF SPORTS
The Ex ception.
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

He'll celebrate all festivals,
VIII Charlie Ebbets gay.
And each and ever Dodger1l be
Much honored by a Day"
All stockholders will have i chance,
To lend their names to dates,
When music, flags and posters will
Denote, Charles dedicates.
The Washington times., 1914-01-07

An Opening Day a Closing Day,
For summer, spring and fall;
Baseball, Football, and Hockey Days
We cannot name them all.
But one, we wot, that Ebbets won't
Permit for love nor pay
An afternoon that's set aside.
And called the Federal Day
BOB NEWHALL.
The Washington times., 1914-01-07
BOB THAYER'S GOSSIP
EVERY KNOCK is A BOOST"

that Gedeon has some brains unuer
that shaved skull of his. after all,
-
Vigilants' program.
About the niftIest thing in the way OF
a banquet program i ever saw was tina
seen at the Vigiiants' gathering Mon
day night. Manager Oliveri's handi
work was plainly in evidence, and h
is entitled TO all praise. The diagram
of the table with the diners name:
printed opposite their places, the, eN
5cellent picture of the eleven on the
cover. and the quality Of the paper USE
showed that some gray matter haC
been used in getting II up.e The who'll
thing was in good taste, and makes
keepsake worth while.
Season is coming.
Already the tales of preparation 70.
the annual march Dixieward are flood
ing the sport pages of the land and il
is but few weeks of. too The New
York Giants and Chicago Cubs vii
be leaving for the training camps II
six weeks. BY that time the Climbers
hackers will be getting nervous over lht
approaching jump to Charlottesyine
Cheer up, boys, the days ere flying. Tn,
season'H soon be here.
Meredith training.
Ted Meredith. the Olympic star. Il
in training again at Penn and may ot
expected to flash to the fore before thu
winter indoor season is done. Meredith
Is a marvellous performer on the track
and the likelihood Of his hanging up 2
number of worlds records within Tho
next two years is excellent II Is tC
be hoped that he appears here at the
Georgetown meet.
The Washington times., 1914-01-07
LinCoInS Win.

The I.imcolns defeated the E"Scda,es
in the Glass 8. City League. Tuesda,'
night. bv a score Of % to =, good bas-
ketball being shown by both teams.
The Washington times., 1914-01-07
Interesting Case.

II the Feds really mean business. We
will soon be in the thick of he most
interesting problems of a decade. We
are curious 10 see just how this fight
The Washington times., 1914-01-07
Gedeon's denial.

Joe Gedeon's denial of the report that
he had jumped TO the Federal League
was hardly necessary. 1t is an injustice
to players to scatter false reports OF
their jumping their traces in organized
baseball and Gedeon hastened 10 cor
rect whatever erroneous impression
Manager Griffith might have had. yB
the way, this action seems to indicate
The Washington times., 1914-01-07
All are welcome.

Have you been following the course
of the worlds tourists in Australia? II
you haven't. it might be well to begin
at once. Wherever the American ath-
letes go they are feted by the notaoles
of the cities and of the government.
They are considered honored guests, and
are received accordingly. CORY, won't
Germany Schaefer have lots TO talk
about down at Charlottesville
The Washington times., 1914-01-07

In the midst of this hurly-burly CEN
| tering on Joe Tinker. IL is well to con-
slider his side of it. You are reading
columns devoted to his ''ungrateful-
ness" but how do you know he is 50
''ungrateful?' Is he ungrateful merely
because he quit the National League
for the Federal? That remains 20 be
proved.
Did the forces of organized baseball
turn down the efforts of the Cincinnati
stockholders to oust this hard working.
playing manager? When he had been
! unceremoniously turned down in Red
land, did the forces of organized base
ball undertake to get him another man.
ageriaI berth? When the Reds dropped
him, was any systematic effort made by
the forces of organized baseball to get
him another place at the same salary.
$500 a year? A negative answer is
correct for all these questions. loud
negative. too.
From all that can be learned. the Reds
sold Tinker to Brooklyn, a perfectly
legitimate proceeding. but Brooklyn Of
fered him a &, 600 salary in place of his
81, 800. Instead of giving orders, he was
to take them from WiIbert Robinson.
the Superbas' manager. 1t Is yet to- be
proved that Tinker would have received
bonus of $4,000 for signing with
Brooklyn. While this deal was In the
air the papers were filed with dollar
signs, but Tinker says nothing was
ever said to him about it.
Now put yourself in Tipker's place.
He was decapitated in Cincinnati by
some foolish stockholders. He lost a
job carrying $3.50 a year. He lost a
managerial position. Yes, and he may
, have sat by himself and recalled the
ever-increasing agonies Of spring train
ing, the sign OF failing physical powers.
He may have realized better than any
The Washington times., 1914-01-07
Gonzaga Plays.

GonzaSa College is meeting Western
High School is the Gonzags school gym
t--sRy.
The Washington times., 1914-01-07
BINGLES AND BUNTS
Advice From Prof. Riley.
Bv GRANTLAND RICE.

be careful. aiOr Lacquer, as wander and dO"n
The borders Of country side your bay
Be careful Of each that meet along the
Who jrIaes money YOU with the accent the pay;
Ic careful how you take sniff all the kae about
the
Fed al LeaGHei
The Washington times., 1914-01-07

John DUgan personal representative Of
samuel GOmperS, attended the confer
ence in Cincinnati between the Inagnates
:tnd the players committee. and is cx-
Dccted to file a report 10 his chief
The Washington times., 1914-01-07
FrdIaI League II

don
watch
The Washington times., 1914-01-07
Answer to Yesterdays Problem.

,pyright. lo;l by the Wheeler syndicate. Inc
The chronicle=news., 1914-03-11
RUSSIAN RANKS AND CLASSES

There Ia no upper middle class In
Russia. = family II either Of the
peasantry although this term has
now q very wide inciusion-or Of the
aristocracy. Aud at court no one
has precedence according to inhcr-
tied rank. only according TO ofsicia,
position In the government.
The chronicle=news., 1914-03-11
FAMOUS INDIAN
FIGHTER PASSES
TO GREAT BEYOND

Tucson. Arisa.. March if-vh.
has not heard Of G-roaimo. the
Apache. and of that other Apache
warrior. renowned for qualities ,-r,
mech like s,sscsmanship "a well ss
for his cunning and fighting prow-
rs~, A scout of the Geronimo days.
. blood brother" Of old cochia-. is
lead. tie va. Captain Thomas JEFF
fsrson Jcffords ani his tall. spare
frame. saalwar, for so many years.
fell NJ the age ot 81.
81 Captain I-ifor,is was genuine In
dlaa fighter. lie was the fir>t scog,
ID 4ci through the Apache country
os Arizona with messages from the
California diyision of the army To
Tucson in 1860. Scouts bcforc him
had gone and had never again been
heard OF.
II was afterwards that Captain JET
fossls and Cochisc. whose stronghold
The chronicle=news., 1914-03-11
Duke CITY DADS
VOTE DOWN PLAN
OF CITY MANAGER

Albuquerque. March ii.-tnabic
to agree upon the amount Of rotn-
I-,ns.'icn an Albuaucrauc executive
ought to receive. the council has
nanc. In decisive fashion. The ordi-
nance in decisive fashion. The ordi-
nance provided for "a salary of 1..o
a month to he paid executives elect
ed after the expiration Of the present
term. DR.. Rcidy and John lee Clark
were the only couneilmcn ou, of the
seven present who favored II.
The ordinance emerged from u
star chamber session into which the
council went at $3.50 o'clock after
liaposinE of sundry unimport1nt
matters. They remained behind
closed doors for an hour and half.
II was satd after the meeting that
In the executive session n hopeless
breach on tho question of mayoral
compcnsation was disclosed. On.
member was firm In his contention
that 5000 year was enough for 4
mayor. Four were willing to gU as
high rs 5000 monthly. It was I'M
possible to line up majority for
any ono proposition.
Only MIR. Clark and Or. Reidy vot-
ed for the ordinance. which called
for 5000 monthly salary. when II
was submitted in open session. Coun-
| cilmen lsferwood. Coen. Schcer
Thomas. and Skinner voted against
It. MIR. Grunsfeld was absent.
But if the council found It impos
sible to agree on compensation for q
mayor, Il was easy for them to fis
the value of councilmanic service. An
ordinance providing for payment
Of SIS to councilmen for each meeting
attended, provided no more than
three meetings = month are held. war
almost unanimously passed on first
reading. Only councilman Skinner
voted in the negative.
The chronicle=news., 1914-03-11

Printing Of every description neat
~ and quickly executed At the
Chronicie-Ncws job rooms. Samples
and auoistions on request. Use the
,elepho1e. Trinidad 40. u
The chronicle=news., 1914-03-11

va, In a ruzs-i canon In tho Ora
z"an mountains. southwest of Tue
ssH. went through shr ceremony of
Hsn.susinx .io-i into each other.
s~ins Coras.c rrcsrn'ri the eaP-
tain with double barrrii.,d sho,
sun. i- still had it when h- die I.
I, vas ssii by .sna- ,ha, cni, JET.
f.ria knew til. location Of Cochit..
grave. aom-~h.r. In those .-m. bra.
zoon mountains. EiIa-r he E-rt that
secret through sentimental ioyaIty
10 the old .hi-f or h--a't.s h- feared
what the Indians would no. should
he reveal II. Aftcr hi. death Mine.
Alice Morajcsha. an author and for
m"r newspaper woman. whom JEFF
fcrds once took into the Cocl,i.-
Htroa Ehoid. said that he had shown
her tn" location Of til" grave. lie
showed her also that underground
passage. mile. in length. 10y which
Cochisc managed to give the United
States troopers til. slip.
J-fforis died at he Owls Head
mine. belonging to Madam Morales
kn. about thirty-fisc miles west of
this city lie had smaIi ranch
there.
His It'll. Of captain was acquired
The chronicle=news., 1914-03-11
lisiss. have sas-fsiiy ssa .y.,.mA,.

sssisss have carefully saa sy.s.snAl.
isaiiy sasuasss-d this sa-ss q, hs.
be~a the h~yso,- .f the infiu-n.- II
the political nsshiaA
Il is fortunate that The ss..aiir.i
shostrbAiSos fapsrha-as is makins
sueh rapid hssd~ay. because u- h--
iiese that there i. .aae ard fns the
pablo s~iaK made la s~~ that In n.
highest aaa b~ss ssasr tue aemos.
rscy i. aas aa~ssasea By the number
Of officer. voted ios. u pahi.. at.
lssl,os sad ia,er~si IL eessrsvd on .
fsw ofstrss the sesaiss arr ..rssis to
b. better.
rtrss aad foremost. lhes~ j. real
ased at . ~is- sei-ciioa at rear~.-a.
ssiis~~ To the state legislature. Il -
in this bssaeh of the sov~samrat
tbs, the popular ~iii is .irI,.sed tn
be reflected. II is herr that tho
eoua,sy should s~ai 10. b~ss and vie.
Qas eounscilors. hut II the otficis'
hsiio, II crowded with . confusing
mas. OF name. for purely clerical po-
sitioas the real Importance of the
Offices where the people
shouid rourcatrrs,- their sisrntioa
10 lost sight of.
The adoption Of the direct primary
system will sooner or later force the
sAoss ballot on the politicians Who
src the osiS oacs Who stand for the
old aaihod. The absurdiiy of ro'ins
for ios Of people whose name. have
no more sasnifieancc 10 the average
vo1ss thaa She nance IL . directory
Of Oahkoah oe ksuucbunk Il hceom.
Ing 10 apparent that the whole meth
od will break Of It's own weight.
The chronicle=news., 1914-03-11
TO THE HOUSEWIFE

Madam. II your husband is ike
most men he expects you to look nf-
ter the health OF yourself and chill
drcn. Coughs and colds are the
most common OF the minor ailmcntA
and are most likely to lead to serious
diseases. A child is much more like
ly to contract diptheria or scarlet
fever when II has cold. II you Will
inquire into the merits OF the various
remedies that are recommended for
coughs and colds, you will find that
Chamberlnin's Cough Remedy stands
high in the estimation Of people who
use It. 1t is prompt and effectual,
pleasant and safe 70 take. which are
qualities especially to be desired
when medicine is intended for chill
dren. For sale by all dealers.
The chronicle=news., 1914-03-11
old Wounds Often Bethss
Many Ysass After.

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nrs~ sr~ san.Assf~i sr.A<iasi psss~rth hrs
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sglss~si Asa ~ a<ixsAst st~s~~Ais II
shAs saslxAk.- ts-sA rssiA~s so lsss %
sas~ssisl 80 sssi sslsA~~a k~sisA - ~
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80 p~ss isstss ~sss AasAS a. ANi u
Sss sAsis~ .kiitf~l sSsh-~ SAS -s.ss~t -tss
Ssy sssla-s ss@~.sNAas ~ sls-~i $50 40,
asiss o.. ~ .~.s-si Ars~ns-ss. H. sSiN
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sis
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The chronicle=news., 1914-03-11
GoRI INVESTIGATION
Pueblo S,as-Jo,sssi.

Pueblo SsAs.joasssi.
Colorado may -sp~c, 10 h. uessi~sa
by another rrhesrsai Of euadiiioss IN
the coal strike rCeton when the TED.
rssi commission On iasiuslriaI rcls.
lsoas eomcs To this state. A. hear.
isss ~iii bc conducted ~ Deaser ssd
Trinidad. II IL certain that the hear.
'inKs will amount To practically .
srroad strike probe. laosixhioa.
Mich. !. also on the schedule Of cit.
les to be visited and uado,,bicdiy the
strike troubles ot that region will
also be aired. The ctidcncc brought
ou, by the congressional inscssiss.
lians in Colorado aud Miehissa
Ought - ne sufficient to give the In
dustriai commission all the facts
acedcd abou, conditions in these two
s,atcs. Ooins over tho ground twice
is not likely to brinx out anything
new. ....... ...
Confessional inquiries rarely
amount to anything except the pre-
-cniaison of lons-windcd reports and
recommendations. which congress re-
ccives aud places on file. The In
dustriai relations commission may bc
more fortunate than other bodies
which have made invcstis atoms Of
various problems. II ha. a very able
chairman in Frank =. walsh Of Mis.
souri,. and II Is certain that u thor
ough investigation of conditions
,hroug ghout the country will be made.
an the scope Of the INJURY includes
nj, phase 8 of the Industrial problem
and the relations Of employer and
employees.
Industrial conditions are by no
means ideal. The commission prob
ably will he able to suggest improve.
ments and outline legislation that
will be beneficial to both capital and
labor. We fail to see. however. the
necessity for making a visit 10 Colo
RADIO. The people are tired Of hear
ine about coal strikes and care moth
ing about having another ionE-wind-
ed inquiry in this state. Colorado
would not feel siightcd II ignored by
these new Investigators. but appar-
eatly we will have no such luck.
The chronicle=news., 1914-03-11
CATARRA vcJnlS

USE HY0Au-YoU DHKAf6E n
~. the risht-io.ih.s.p paist srmedy
nas oaiy fos sstarsh. baS for hssd
soisi.. saifti-s. bsosshisi.. isryssilis
af esu'r of .hiidsrn. You br-aihs
u=ao stomach da.isx.
faa ~ii iiikr iiyomei. I, not esiy
gives iassss, sad issiias relief. bat
10 ~siirviy harmless. pleasant 10 use.
and -soaomisai. Noa~y s-fasded B,
ssy des,ss II yos ate no, b~setii.
81.
nse@si 's . eoabiaaiIoa ot sasi.
septic oil. that mises uiih The ait
sad quickly s~sch~s the isrtialsd sad
iatism~d membrane al the ause. ics
sure ssd saf~. h-aiias scsins iameA.
iatsiy-you feel b~liss at oaee.
II Suffering from ~aissy eyes.
husky voice. discharge troa the sase.
or that ehoked-ur f~~iiss. try Hyo-
mel now-soday. Al druesisss seti
IT, Ask for the soupisse oains-
800 sis~.
The chronicle=news., 1914-03-11
With State Editor.
sourxI1x COLORADO
t'uebio t-hi-flain.

Pueblo chi-flain.
The xesersi aplinnissie Ssar heard
~srsyShrsr has mssssas The
s,-osi~ "f Pueblo sad sessshrsa Colo.
sata arc tn esiny The n.s' rsu.p~r-
us,. year in their history The feel
ms that this -~.iioa at the state 10
soaisx ,ss. its o~s 4. s-asssi. The
farmers alone arc M. cheerful. but
the taesrhant. aud manufacturers u.
veil. whra t'uebio and southern
Colorado grasp their aprossusti'~s
ssd usii~ai, start 10 mskS the 1nss
of them thea wiii 90 .r- an era Of
Rs-as prosperity.
The chronicle=news., 1914-03-11
SHORT BALLOT PROGRESS
Lcadville Herald-Democrat.

Lcadville Herald-Democrat.
The iden that the efficiency and
success of popular government ID
measured by the number of officials
on the ballot is rapidly crumbltng to
pieces, largely through the earnest
propaganda of the Short Ballot
league. The American people have
been taught through tradition and
political training to believe that the
greater the number Of offices filled
by popular election the more pow
er' was placed in their hands. Poll
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on a steamer ~, ins between the M.
Is~r Mississippi river and S.~ Or.
Jeans. After the indian var. he sss
q i".s trader At Fort uuashusa. near
here. Ito leaves on- brother. John
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Highway Meeting.

A meeting of the Executive Com
mittee of the HannibalSt Joseph
Cross State Highway Association
was held at Shelbina Monday. At
this meeting a cross state tour
about the middle of Sept. was de
cided upon. Much good work on
the highway was reported and
when the work now started has
been completed the highway will
be in good condition.