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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-11-22


frequently easy for a county to issue
bonds and borrow money for improv-
ing the local highways, the raising
of the money to retire those bonds at
maturity is often not so simple.
Many counties, in borrowing money
for bonds, figure that the amount
OF money raised represents the total
cost of a road, forgetting that the
road must be maintained and repair
ed if, at the end of the term of the
bonds, the county is to have anything
to show for its investment
The question of financing country
road building is discussed fully in
Department of Agriculture Bulletin
No 1856, entitled Highway Bonds" L"
which is written by the office of
public roads in collaboration with
James w. Glover, professor mathe-
mates and insurance, University of
Michigan. In this bulletin the au-
thors discuss fully the various meth
ods OF financing road building and
retiring debts for road construction,
and also deal frankly with the actual
total cost of road during the life
of the bond. On the total cost of
a road the authors cite the follow
ing two examples as affording at
least basis for estimating the total
minimum cost of a mile of road:
Total Cost Of a Mile of Road Built
With 20-Year Bonds.
Bituminous- macadam-
Cost of construction (s10,-
500 under per cent
serial bond with interest
for 20 years-------- $l6,Ol2.5O
Cost of annual repair and
maintenance ($6O0) for
20 years --------------- 100000
Total cost for 20 years $2S,O125O
Brick
Cost of construction $1S,-
300 under per cent
serial bond with interest
for 20 years --------- $26, ,426.73
Cost of annual repair and
maintenance $4,000 for 20
years .--------------- 100000
Total cost for 90 years. $92, ,426.73
The authors point out that the
actual cost of building and maintain
ing a specific highway can be de-
termined only after the character and
volume of traffic and actual wear and
tear have been studied for series
of years. The figures quoted above,
of course, will not apply to ordinary
macadam, gravel or clay roads, but in
all these cases the interest on the
bonds must be met, and there must
be expenditures to maintain them in
condition. The poorer the drainage
and the less permanent the character
of the road foundation, the greater
must be the expenditures to main
tain them in condition. The poorer
the drainage and the less permanent
the character of the road founda-
ton, the greater must be the percent
age that repair costs will bear TO
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-11-22
Rats Great Disease Carriers.

Three different animals are plague
carriers-the tarbagon or marmot "a
rodent) of the trans.Baikal region,
roughly embracing great sections OF
Siberia; the ground squirrel of ALI
fornia; the wild rat of Africa. The
greatest mischief is done by rats that
get into ships and then go ashore at
the ports of call. The rats are bitten
by neas and the fleas in turn bite man.
Rats also are carriers of leprosy, and
it is thought that they may fall vic
tins OF cancer, 10th of which they can
transmit to man.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-11-22
Fruit Cake, Turkey, yum! yum!
w. j. LANE.

Bob Leonard and Ella Hall in
"THE MASTER KEY" Theatorium
Monday. No stop for supper.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-11-22
Meet Me at the Golden Gate"

Let the little Want Ads do your
work.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-26

and the prosecution of several labor
men now on trial.
William R. Haywood, leader of the
L. w. W. movement, will be the prin-
cipal speaker. Protest will be made
against the recent sentence of two
men to life Imprisonment in Califor-
mia in the hop pickers' strike, and the
case of Carl Person, Clinton, Ill, ed
itor Of labor paper, now on trial for
murder, will be considered.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-26
BITSOF NEWS

Wife Of George H. Mead, advertise
ing man, secured divorce. Charged
drunkenness.
United States Broom and Brush
Co. filed suit for injunction against
International Broom and Whisk
Makers Union. Want to stop picket
ing.
City custodian dumped I 900 revolt
vers, IS lbs. dynamite, quart of nitro
glycerin, 10 shotguns, $50 blacktacks
and 200 knives and razors into the
lake.
Mrs. Nellie Higgs will testify in
court today, where she is on trial for
murder.
Police searching for young woman
who left body of 3-months'-Old girl in
Northwestern 81" station. Police
think that she was too poor to bury it:
Harry Hanson, safoonkeeper, 1898
Armitage aV., held up by two men.
$12.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-26
TELEGRAPH BRIEFS

Island, Texas and Minnesota ordered
20 Vera Cruz by Secretary of Navy
Daniels.
Washington.-Pres. Wilson today
signed the federal trade commission
bill.
Nantucket, Mass.-The Siascon-
sett station of the Marconi Wireless
Co. was closed for an indefinite per-
iOd yesterday.
New York.-Dr. John Lamson
Adams, one of leading eye, ear and
throat specialists of America, killed
by fall from fourth-story window of
his home.
San Francisco.--On complaint of
Mrs. Katherine Clemmons Gould, eX-
wife of Howard Gould, warrant was
issued for arrest of Harry Lewis,
Chinatown guide. Charged that Lewis
to exploit marriage of her sister with
a Chinese issued circular criminally
ibeIling her.
Washington.-Pres. Wilson signed
District of Columbia "aIIey BILL" the
passage of which was sought by Mrs.
Wilson on her deathbed to abolish
capital slums.
Washington.-Names and places
where they could get information as
to expenditures of Roger C. Sullivan
in Illinois senatorial primary told to
senate elections committee by Asst
Sec'y of Agriculture Carl S. Vroo-
man, originally candidate against
Sullivan.
Neutrality-suspicious. passed war
revenue tax bill to raise $1OO, 100000.
New York.-New York Stock Ex-
change closed since beginning of war
will open Nov. 1, according to one of
the governors if federal reserve act
in operation then.
-O-O-
DEFENSE LEAGUE TO MEET
MI
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-26

DEFENSE LEAGUE TO MEET
The National Defense League, or
gained to fight the battles of lab
orers prosecuted by capitalists, will
hold mass meeting tonight at IN
ion Labor Hall, 534 Wells street, to
protest against recent convictions
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-12-11
DEFENSE NOWUP
NATIONAL SECURITY BOARD OP-
POSED BY PRESIDENT WILSON
AS UNTlMELY.
CONGRESS IS INVESTIGATING
Executive Favors Fullest Query of
Military Conditions by Congress
sional mmittees-lnternatio
al Impressions to Be Needed,

Washington, De S.-Preparedness
of the United States for war seems
destined for investigation in this SEES
sion of congress. Several bills and
resolutions bearing on the subject
were introduced and an inquiry by
congressional committees is regarded
at the capitol as certain, although the
president told Representative Gard
ner last Monday that he opposed the
latter's plan for an investigation bv
a national security commission.
The president expressed the opinion
that this would be an unwise way of
handling "a question which might Gre
ate very unfavorable international i'm
pressions."
Senator Lodge introduced in the SEN
ate a resolution similar to the Gard
ner measure pending in the house.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-12-11
CONGRESS CONVENES
OUR NATIONAL BODY MEETS FOR
THIRD TIME DURING THE
sIxTY-THiRD SESSION.
TRY TO ADJOURN BY MARCH a
While Democratic Members Favor
That Date Many Republicans Think
Extra Session Likely Through
Spring and Summer.

Washington, Dec. AT noon Mon
day convened the third session of the
sixty-third congress, for which mem
bers of both houses flocked to Wash
ington, ending their holiday recess of
six weeks.
Democratic leaders in informal con-
ference before the opening of the ses-
sion, which is destined to be devoted
chiefly to appropriation measures,
have been unanimous in expressing
the hope that the legislative program
of necessities could be concluded by
March next, when the present con-
gress automatically will end.
Many republican leaders. however,
have stated that there were many i'm
portant measures which they would
urge for passage, and some indicated
that supply bills might be delayed to
such an extent that an extra session
next spring and summer would be
necessary.
Administration leaders awaited Gag
erly the annual message of President
Wilson, delivered in joint session on
Tuesday, for a definite outline of the
Presidents wishes for legislation.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-12-11

total tonnage was 10000. OF this the
railroads got $1,000 tons, or 80 per
cent, and the sea carriers got 100000,
or 81 per cent" The increased total
President Sproule attributed to bet
ter crops.
"Thus, the sea carriers proportion
ate takings of the total tonnage from
California for these three months" he
continued, increased II per cent,
while the percentage of tonnage by
rail decreased to the same extent"
AS to what will become of the saving
made by water transportation he said:
"The eastern buyer will absorb the
reduction in cost of carriage. 1t is
not likely that new manufactures will
be stimulated because of our higher
wage scale and higher standard of in
dividual living. On the contrary, this
market is likely to be crowded with
the production of eastern manufac-
turers.
with respect to our foreign trade,
the effect of the canal can not be de-
termined until the European war
ends"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-12-11
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
FRESH FROM OUR DAILY
NEWSPAPER SERVICE.
GATHERED OVER THE GLOBE
Political and Personal Events
Herewith Selected for Our
Many Readers.

The Australian battle cruiser Aus
tralin, is missing
The first severe storm of the win
ter struck New York Saturday.
Dancing was renewed in downtown
cafes at Chicago Saturday, in defiance
of the law.
The last political campaign cost the
Congressional Union for Woman Suf-
frage $S129
The Italian chamber Saturda ypass-
ed a vote of confidence in the govern
ment, Alb to 49,
German military authorities at Ant
werp have prohibited the photograph
ing of the ruins there.
King George has returned home from
France, where he visited the British
forces at the front.
Juan lsidoro Jiminez, who was pro
claimed president of the Dominican
republic by the national congress, took
the oath of office Saturday.
United States officials of the de
partment of agriculture believe the
foot and mouth disease among cattle
will be completely under control by
the first of the year.
AS mourners turned from the grave
of Richard r. Levin, buried at a GENE
terry in Chicago Saturday, Miss Maudt
n. Gregg, 20 years old, shot hersel
and fell across the mound of freshly
turned earth
Approximately 1000 employees of thu
Northern Pacific railway, 200 of thes'
living in ST. Paul and the remainde
distributed over the entire system
were laid off during the last week o
fortnight to place the road on a win
ter basis.
The entire Inland Empire is expe
riencing warm, sunny days, wit
nights just cool enough to be invie
Grating, the less favored regions i
the middle west are blanketed il
snow, and the mercury has been hoy
ering near the zero point for nearly
week.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-12-11
CANALGEIS TONNAGE
IN THREE MONTHS VESSELS
SHOW INCREASE OF II
PER CENT.
RAILROADS ARE BIG LOSERS
Authorized Statement by President
Sproule of Southern Pacific as to
Commerce Changes-Foreign
Trade Depends on War.

San Francisco. -Competition be-
tween the transcontinental railroads
and the steamship companies using
the Panama canal has become so keen,
and its results are making themselves
felt in such far-reaching fashion that
President William Sproule of the
thorized interview here, said
"The commerce of the Pacific coast
is in the throes of a transportation
crisis.
ut was assumed in advance that the
steamship lines would reach out sue
cessfully for bulk cargoes and imper-
ishable foodstuffs. such as grain, on
ions, potatoes and unrefined sugar,
but within the week one of the big
gest companies has announced that it
is in the market for fruit and vege-
tables, hitherto shipped by rail in re-
frigerated cars. This commerce has
been one of the most valuable reve-
nue. producers the railways have had.
1.-THE tonnage from California to the
Atlantic seaboard." said President
Sproule, "by sea aud rail combined,
in August, September and October of
1918 was 100000 OF this the rail
roads got $1,000 tons, or Sc per cent,
and the sea carriers got $4,000 tons,
or "A per cent.
For the same period in 1914 the
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-12-11
SPORTING ITEMS

A race meet is sure in New Orleans
during January. 1t is planned to raise
a 100000 fund.
Calvin Demarest defeated George
Sutton 300 to 1876, in billiard play
ers' league match recently.
A full-blooded Chinese baseball play
er has been signed by the Chicago
club of the American league.
]. Franklin C'Home Rum Baker,
third baseman for the Philadelphia
Americans, has jumped to the FEEDER
ais.
Eddie Plank and Charles A. Ben
der, the great Indian pitcher of the
Philadelphia Athletics, have signed a
Federal league contract.
The ownership of the San Francisco
baseball club of the Pacific Coast
league has been transferred from
Frank Ish and j. Cal Ewing to Henry
Berry, former owner of the Los An
geles club.
AID Wolgast, who strove to regain
his title from Freddie Welsh several
weeks ago, has earned more money
in the ring than any lightweight in the
history of the game. He has poured
mite over 100000 into his Golfers
since he adopted boxing as a profess
sion seven years ago.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-12-11
NORTH ATLANTIC HIT BY STORM
New York Badly Battered and Record
Tide Stops Shipping.

iloe stops shipping.
New York.-Huge seas, backed by
mighty tire and a bowling northeast
gale, battered the coasts of New York
Monday and Tuesday, smashing
houses, wrecking boats, flooding vii
lagos, devastating summer resorts and
forcing transatlantic and coastwise
steamers to remain outside Sandy
Hook and fight the storm,
At Sandy Hook the wind attained
velocity of 6S miles an hour, driving
in a record-breaking tide and making
it impossible for pilots to board in
coming vessels. In New York harbor
the tide was the highest in 13 years,
and the waves drove the New Jersey
ferry boats to cover and strewed the
shore of Staten Island with the wrecks
of scores of small craft. In New
York city the wind blew at As miles
an COMMUNICATING to 26 miles on
Tuesday night, with o.. forecast of a
shift in the gale, attended by more
rain or snow.
The worst damage in this vicinity
was suffered at Coney Island, where
the loss within the last "a hours is
estimated at 100000 Two or three
fine houses at Sea Gate were wrecked
despite the fight of a small army Of
workmen to build defenses with hun
dreds of sandbags. The waves threw
them aside, rolled in and tore the
houses apart Fifteen buildings along
Coney island had been damaged to.
night, including big bathing pavilions
and summer cottages.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-12-11
CHICAGO POLICE SCANDAL.
Many Are Alleged to Be Guilty of TAX
ing Hush Money.

Many Are Alleged 10 be Iuiity OF ak
ing Hush Money.
Chicago.-State's Attorney Hoyne's
chusade against alleged police cor
ruption reached a climax here Mon
day when John J. Halpin, a captain Of
police and until recently head of the
detective bureau; Lieutenant John H.
Tobin, veteran of the department,
and Walter O'Brien, a former detec-
tive, with the rank of sergeant, were
indicted on charges of bribery and
operating confidence games. The in
dictments were based largely on al
legged confessions by Barney" Bert
sche and the Ryan brothers, Frank
and James. The Ryans for many years
conducted a string of clairvoyant par
lors, out of which, it is alleged, they
fleeced victims out of tens of thou
sands of dollars. The indicted men
are charged with protecting them in
return for money considerations.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-12-11
BEAUTIFUL GIRL BLAcKMAILER.
Under Arrest at Chicago for Trying
to Get $50 900.

Chicago.-Miss Jessie e. Cope, &C
cuser of Colonel Charles Alexander, a
Providence, r. l., millionaire, author
of poetical illusions, under the white
slave act, was arretsed here Saturday
charged with attempting to bride gov
eminent officials in Chicago to aid her
to blackmail Alexander out of $4,000.
Alexander, 65 years old, and married,
was arrested at Providence Saturday.
The public had it's first view of the
woman when she was arraigned be-
fore U. S. Commissioner Mason, who
held her on the bribery charge and
also as a witness against Alexander.
She is 32 years old and a brunette,
described by one of the government
agents who resisted the bride as a
brilliant brunette beauty" She is of
medium height and weight, and as she
appeared in court was handsomely
gowned
Bench and bar, it was said, have
been clamoring for year or more for
more careful consideration of mo-
tives behind complaints under the
Mann act to discourage use of the law
by INSCRIPTIONS women for black
mailing purposes.
District Attorney Clyne is quoted as
attaching great Importance to this
case because of the beauty of Miss
Cope, her reputed social prominence
in California, where Alexander is al
legged to have met her and the wealth
and prominence of the man in the
case.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-12-11
New Revolution in Mexico.

El Paso, Texas.-A new revolutions
airy movement has been started in
Mexico, according to copies of a proc
lamation received here Monday and
signed by Jose Inez Salazar and Eme-
lilo p. Campo, two former federal gen.
erals. They were reported at the head
of troops in Central Chihuahua, and
about to attack Cases Grandes, stra-
tegical point southwest of Juarez and
west of Chihuahua City.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-12-11

The first step toward beating the
mail order game is to ascertain how
much money the mail order houses
are taking out of your town, and why
the people who are trading with them
are doing so. A little investigation
will supply the data, which is abso-
lutely essential to the prosecution of
successful campaign for the reten-
ton Of business that properly be-
longs to you.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-12-11
BUSINESS MAN KILLS 2 IN COURT
Harry E. Carr of LeaVenworth Stays
c. D. Franklin and j. c. Parsons.

Harry E. Carr of Leavenworth Stays
c. D. Franklin and j. c. Parsons.
Wenatchee, Wash, Dec. Harry
e. Carr, a well-known business man of
Leavenworth, shot and killed c. d..
Franklin and j. c. Parsons at Cash
mere Monday.
The shooting occurred in the court
room just before the time for the trial
of c. ID. Franklin on a charge of
wronging Gladys Guest, 10-year-old
daughter of William S. Guest of Leav-
enworth. j. c. Parsons was a we'll
known rancher of Cashmere. He had
been drawn as juror in the case and
had taken his seat few minutes be-
fore His death was an accident, the
bullet striking him having been aimed
by Carr at the defendant, Franklin.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-12-11
lesson of Life.

The lesson of life-and DEATHS
that the man who thinks highly of
his own value generally is the man
who is least valuable. For each of us
there is a substitute as capable as our
selves. The worker did well, but an
other exceeds and excels his work.
The truly great know this truth. The
small man imagines in his narrowness
and shallowness that he is indispen-
sable.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-12-11
Unknown warship Goes on Rocks.

Ocean City, Nd, Dec. IAN un-
known warship is reported aground
one mile off shore, three miles north
Of North Beach life saving station and
six miles north of Ocean City.
Observers nearest the vessel say
she has four tunnels and that they can
see her fighting tops.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-12-11

The reason why the world owes so
great a debt to idealists and dreamers
is because they are such blamed poor
collectors. as a class.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-03-30
VILLA is PopuLARI

p. G.. R1arphey, who has just re-
turned from a visit to haywood Hot
Springs, near the Mexican border,
says he saw large numbers of refu-
gees from Old Mexico and made the
acquaintance of Victor Caruso, the
purchasing agent for General villa,
the rebel commander. Mr.. Murphey
says the sentiment along the border
is in favor of Villa, though he is not
commended for the execution Of Ben
ton, the British subject. Villa is re-
garded as a leader who will reimburse
Las Vegas optic., 1914-03-30

Tucson. .Ariz- March go. Violent
earthquake shocks were recorded last
night az 6. o'oiock BY the United States
fEasnetic observatory, II miles east Of
sIudon The record was as sharp as
that made by the tremblor that shook
2 portion Of California in 1905. The
shocks were noticeable to rancnera IN
the vicinity Of he magnetic observa-
kofy but no impression was received
by the aeism0graph og the Tucson ob-
.sefvatofy ut the foot Of the Catalina
nlointains, IL miles away
Las Vegas optic., 1914-03-30

Miss Nell Mitchell of the E. G. Muir
phey drug store is an artist at prepar-
ing attractive things. Her latest work
is the preparation Of the effigy Of a
mans head with the hair, whiskers
and eye brows made of growing grass.
Miss Mitchell also serves in the capa-
city of barber, in that she is forced
to run miniature lawn mower over
the mans head at frequent intervals
to keep down the growth Of hair
Las Vegas optic., 1914-03-30

Due to the fact that the laws Of
this state require tnat all voters must
register prior to a city election, all
the politicians in the city interested
in the election which will take place
next Tuesday are urging that the vot-
ters register at once. The registration
books will be open until April 4, and
all voters should visit the board in
their wards and register at once,
There will be no swearing in of voters
on election day, according to the at
torney generals Office.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-03-30

The editor of the Santa Fe Employ
es Magazine has written Secretary P.
If. LeNoir of the Y M. G. A. asking
for a story and pictures Of the Mon.
tezuma properties, which recently
were decided over to the Y. NJ. C. A.
Mr.. LeNoir is preparing the article
which probably win appear in an ear
" issue Of the magazine This publ
cation wishes to cooperate with the
Y. M. G, A. III the disposition of the
properties to some organization that
win develop them to a valuable extent,
1t is declared
Las Vegas optic., 1914-03-30

Secretary Leo Upton Of the Com
merciaI club has received a number Of
peculiar inquiries during the past
week as to prospects for locations In
this city. One man wished to open
a picture show. another a business col
lege, while several professional men
have inquired concerning conditions
here. One thing is certain, Las Vegas
is well known to the world, or these
inquiries would never originate
Las Vegas optic., 1914-03-30

The Elks' bowling eeam managed to
get away with two victories Saturday
night when it played a team from
Dawson The con.ests were played in
two series Of three games each. The
official scores Of The games were not
learned. A delightful dance followed
the games, and was largely attended
by the Elk folk q the city.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-03-30
dissolved on the End day Of 1apuarv

dissolved on the End day Of January.
A. p. 1914, SO far as relates to Mrs.
]. Hggensberg.
All debts Of said partnership are 10
be paid and those due from same dis
charged at Colmor, in the county Of
Colfax, in the state Of New Mexico.
where the business viii continue By
the said Maurice Regensberg under
the name Of Regensberg title
company.
MRS. J. REGElNSBERG.
27-2S-3O MAURICE REGENsBERG