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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-08-21
STEADY. GROWTH OF
GOOD ROADS MOVEMENT.
Summary Of Report on Good Roads by
Secretary Of Agriculture.

In the annual report of the secretary
of agriculture a special chapter is de-
voted to good roads. For twenty years,
It is stated. there has been a steady
growth in the good roads movement,
SO that today about thirty-four states
have highway commissions or some
other form of highway agency. State
appropriations for road work have in
creased from 100000 ten years ago
to SAC. 100000 in 1912. The relation Of
the federal government to road con-
struction and road management is
pointed out. The federal government
should take the lead in investigational
and experimental work and should de-
velop principles of cooperation with
the states in matters of educational
and Unconstitutional work. 1t seems
desirable that the federal government
should deal with the state as the l0w-
est unit through an expert highway
commission as its agency. This policy
would eliminate the difficulty of the
federal governments determining To-
cal issues as well as the danger of I'M
due centralized federal control. In or
der to stimulate this policy and to pre-
vent undue inroads on the federal
treasury federal aid whenever extend
ed for construction and maintenance
should be furnished on condition that
the states provide an appropriation at
least double that voted by the federal
government. This would furnish an
automatic check. The plan should pro-
vide for maintenance as well as on
%struction in order to prevent the posi-
bility of the construction of roads
many of which may wear out before
the bonds placed upon them are paid.
The secretary raises the question as to
what roads should be improved. He
says that the roads of greatest eco
nomic and social Importance are those
over which the products of the farm
can he taken to the nearest railway
station and which minister to the other
social and economic needs of the COM
munity. 1t is pointed out that no fed
eral funds should be expended on any
project until a scheme of road con-
structiOn and maintenance within a
state has been developed and agreed
upon by the proper representatives of
the state and Of the federal govern
ment.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-08-21

BETTER ROADS AND "eAck
TO THE LAND.n

If we had better roads we
could easily get people to 'see
America first" But the real prob
lem is to feed America first, to
enable the farmer to bring his
produce to the consumer at a
cheaper cost to both. The ques-
ton Of better roads. therefore. is
not one Of furnishing more con-
venient highways for automobile
tourists. 1t is true that when we
better and increase u roads the
automobile will grow in impor-
lance. not as a plaything of the
richer classes, but as the most
convenient vehicle of business.
Better roads will turn the tide of
affairs. so that instead of having
people fleeing from the farm to
the city we will have the masses
moving from the city back to the
land.
The crux of the question is not
whether we want better roads.
We all agree on that. We differ
only on the best methods Of i'm
proving them.-D. w. Shackle-
ford.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-08-21
WHERE z|CzAC
ROADS ARE BEST
Advice From Department O.
Agriculture.
CUT OUT STEEP GRADES,

The Department Advises Avoidance OF
Elevations on the Highways, Even at
the Expense Of Some TiIIabIe Land.
Tho Longest Way Around May Be
the Shortest Way Home.
The average life of horses and auto
mobiles may be increased and the cost
of hauling reduced, according to the
office of roads of the department OF
agriculture. by relocating many old
roads and the more scientific laying
out of new ones. The natural tend
ency in road building is to build a
straight road. whether it goes over
steep grades or hills OF not. and pull
ing over these grades naturally adds
to the wear and tear on horses and
vehicles.
The doctrine of the Office of roads is
that the longest way around may often
be the shortest and most economical
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-08-21
OHIO WAKING UP.
Court Decision Gives State Nine
Thousand Miles Of Highways.

The state of Ohio. which heretofore
has not quite kept pace with other
units Of the country in the matter of
good roads. seems now in a position to
do ut least as we'll as any other state.
this as a result of a recent decision of
the supreme court declaring the Hite
road tax law valid. Much the same
system is to be followed there as in
other states. the central government
being the leader and the counties con
tributing and cooperating.
The tax will raise $3.5O0.00O this
year. to which add $4,000 or more
from the auto licenses and large con
tributions by the counties. Present
plans contemplate the construction Of
more than 1900 miles Of highways.
which is about one-tenth of the entire
road mileage of the state.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-08-21
P66t08 ~ z6etca6 FFeBB A1SoCI6noE
German and French Artillerymen

Artillery plays a big part I'm the great European war. Germany and Francs
have devoted a great deal Of attention to this development Of their respective
armies. Artnnerymen o, the German army are shown at the top and French
aruMsymen 1t the bottom.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-08-21

WILL BUY N E FOR ROADS
illinois State Commission Has Decided
to Furnish Supplies.

Illinois State Commission Has Decided
to Furnish Supplies.
The state highway commission will
purchase all the cement used to build
Illinois ''state aid roads," The mem
bers reached this conclusion recently
and have sem letters to cement compa-
MES asking for bids. The commission
hopes to insure the best quality of ma
terials at the lowest possible cost. 1t
also will give the small contractor an
equal chance with the big operator in
road building. The plan to furnish ce-
ment to the contractors was reached
after an investigation of the conditions
in Wisconsin, California and Michigan.
where similar operations have been
successful.
1--WE believe the commissions plan
to purchase the cement will give the
small contractor who cannot afford to
buy in great quantities an equal chance
with the big operator who can" said
A.. D. Cash. chairman of the commits
sion. in announcing the plan. When
ever a contractor bids on constructing
a piece of road we will deduct from his
bid the cost of cement. l believe also
that u plan will insure good mate
rails and better construction"
Cook county's allotment of $4,000
from the state aid fund was officially
turned over to the county board by the
commission. This, together with the
$120,320 appropriated by the county
board for roads to meet the require
ment Of the state aid and the $4,000
appropriated for use of the roads and
bridges committee, constitutes a total
Of $32O,32O that will be spent for good
roads in Cook county this year.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-08-21
Had Reada Ar cestly.

Practically everything we eat must
travel over a public road "a and
sometimes twice before we getfit and.
yet some people still contend that bad
roads have nothing to do with the high
cost Of living.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-08-21
Summer Constipation Dangerous
Constellation in Summertime is

Summer Constipation Dangerous
Constipation in Summertime is
more dangerous than in the fall,
winter or spring. The food you
eat is often contaminated and is
more likely to feament in your
stomach. Then you are apt to
drink much cold water during
the hot weather, thus injuring
your stomach. Colo, Fewer,
Ptomaine Poisoning and other i'll
are natural results. Po-DpLax
will keep your we'll, as it in
creases the Bile, the natural
laxative, which nds the bowels o
the. congested poisonous waste.
PD,Do-Lax will make You feel
better. Pleasant and effective.
Take . dose tonight. Soc at your
druggist.-Adv. I
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-08-21
Slow Rivers.

Rivers which run very slowly have
always the most mud ut the bottom; so
q solid stiffness in the constant course
Of a mans life is 81 sign Of a thick bed
Of mud at the bottom Of his brain
Sayille.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-08-21
He Meant the Ashes.

Hs Meant the Ashes.
Hewitt-Gruet uses very appropriate
language, don't you think sol
Jewett-Well. when asked him
what he thought Of the idea Of crema-
ton his reply was. 1T jars one."-Nev
York Press.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-08-21
A Social Necessity.

A Social Necessity.
"Why Is your daughter taking les-
sons Oh the violin? Has she shown .
special aptitude for the violin?"
NO. but every girl has to take les
SONS on something. doesn't shef"-
Chicago Record-Herald.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-08-21

The Autopsy.
Payton-After his death an autopsy
was performed. Mrs. Malaprop-How
swell! BY which orchestra life.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-08-21

GENESIS OF A GOOD ROAD.

In ancient days the aborigines
Walked tandem in between the for y
est trees.
Their feet. in time, impressed the
earth and shale. :
The route became q trail. !
! When later white men came to rob
the red /
OF realm and room. they brought
bovines to tread !
= That course and nip q cud for aft 7
Is ifer1nath. I
The trail became . path. d, /
When Farmer Perkins settled on
his claim :
Up Turkey crssk,, one day bis !
neighbors came
! And helped him clear q way to his I
abode. !
j The pathi became . road. 81. :
!, w1h.ssni 4ai.pl D. Rockstsr bought the I
n ~ farHitfss l6im Hf I
And built himself . couhtyy man- !
sion homo.- :
!, The state stepped In and paved
I tha& highway hard.
y IT'S now - boulevard. I
&95 -Robsrtus Love. !
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-10

In the monster parade, Frank Fee
ney will act as chief marshal. His
aides will be Leonard Kraft, Joseph
NJ. Ritchie, Frank O'Brien, Charles
Torpey, Harry Semple, John J. McDe-
witt, George H. Ulrich, James G. Gro
min and William Young, Jr. The
marchers will be assembled at p.
M, and headed by President Gompers
in a motor car, will march to Horti-
cultural hall, where President Com
pers and. his suite will review the
delegations.
One Of the most important questions
to be decided at the convention is
the choice of officers. The reelection
Of President Samuel Gompers will be
hotly contested, as it was last year,
but friends of the labor chieftain de-
clare he will receive a handsome ma
iority Of votes.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-10
PLAN HOME SCHOOL SYSTEM
The National Bureau Of Education to
Teach Health and Morals
Through Parents.

AS the result of appeals for advice
on the care and training of their chill
dren, received the last year from thou
sands of mothers throughout the
United States, especially in remote
rural districts, the bureau of educa-
ton at Washington announced that 1t
has established home education divi-
sion.
The objects Of the bureau are to
help parents in the home education Of
their children with reference to health,
games and play, early mental develop
ment and formation of moral habits;
to interest boys and girls who have
left school and still are at home by
directing their home reading and study
and to further the efforts to this end
of the parents in the home.
Through county superintendent Of
schools, the bureau obtained the names
of ,593 women in many localities, who
could be depended on to help in the
WORK. These women, in turn, have
furnished a list of nearly forty thou
sand mothers who felt the need of In
formation on child nurture and home
making.
The bureau co-operates with the
National Congress of Mothers and
Parent-Teacher associations in order
to reach as many homes as possible.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-10
Heredlty.

The president of the British associa-
tion, Prof. William Bateson, declared
in his address at Sydney, Australia,
that Tom Paine's scouting the notion
of hereditary wise man" or 'her-
editary mathematician" was some
thing more than commonly foolish.
We, on the contrary" Professor Bate
son said, would feel 1t something of
puzzle if two parents. both mathe-
matically gifted, had any children who
were not mathematicians." All kinds
of qualities. moral and mental, as well
as physical, are now traceable from
parents to offspring by the law of in
heritance of factors" which Mendel
discovered. Professor Bateson notes
with dismay the tendency of civilized
man to preserve all his offspring, good
and bad, since the proportion of de-
fectives is thus made to increase. He
says:
The increase is SO considerable that
outside every great city there is a
smaller town inhabited by detectives
and those who wait on them. Round
London we have ring of such towns,
with some 10000 inhabitants, Of whom
about $4,000 are detectives, largely,
though, of course, by no means entire
ly, bred from previous generations of
detectives"
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-10
Strange Shells of China,

The priests of China, who are among
the cleverest men in the world at
many things, often manage 20 insert
tiny images of Buddha within the
shells Of living oysters, which are left
undisturbed for year afterward.
At the end of this time the images
are covered with mother-of-pearI to
such an extent that they appear to
have grown naturally in this manner.
The Chinese people hold these shells
in the greatest reverence, believing
that Buddha dwells therein. Should
a Christian chance TO look upon one,
however, the Chinaman win careless
Iy toss the little image away, believ-
ing that the charm has departed for
ever by reason of the white mans pro-
flaming gaze
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-10
BRAVERY WINS s1oo A WEEK
Oklahoma Lad, Who Rescued Kid
naped Girl Sixteen Years Ago,
ls Rewarded.

Achille, Okla Charles Brown, a
farmer of Bryan county, now has san
income of $10O week because six
teen years ago he saved the life of a
child and the father did not forget.
Sixteen years ago Charles Brown,
now of Achille, Bryan county, then a
mere boy, was working for lumber
company in Tennessee. The owner Of
the mill had daughter, little child,
fair and winsome, who was the pet
of the lumber camp. Two bandits,
with a purpose of exerting a ransom,
kidnapped the child and made away
with her toward the Cumberland
mountains. The father Immediately
informed the sheriff, who organized a
posse and started In pursuit. Charles
Brown, because of his youth, was
deemed unfit for service and left be-
hind. Arming himself with two re-
volvers he set out on foot to overtake
the bandits. All that night and next
day the boy sped on his way, until his
feet were blistered He was without
sustenance, for he was passing
through an uninhabited country.
The second night he waylald and
captured the bandits, driving them 22
miles ahead of him to a telegraph sta.
tion, where he notified the sheriff, and
came home with the rescued girl and
prisoners.
Brown had nearly forgotten the act,
when one day last week he received
notice from firm of lawyers in Ten
nessee informing him that his old EN-
ployer, who had grown to be a multi
millionaire, had recently died and had
left to him an allowance Of 500 a
week for life.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-10
He Dropped Like a Plummet.

failed to heed the warning of Police
man Langlois of the Chicago avenue
station The bridge rose rapidly, and
before the aged man could run back
he was forced to grab girder.
When the two leaves of the bridge
reached an almost vertical position
Birdsell's strength began to give out
Langlois, watching the figure high in
the air, stepped to a position directly
under and waited A minute or two
passed. Then the mans hold looseneu
and he dropped like a plummet
Langlois, however, had braced him
self for the shock, and with arms out
stretched he caught the man Both
the policeman and Birdsell were
slightly bruised, but the formers ac
ton had broken the mans fall sufIi-
ciently to prevent serious injury The
shock knocked the policeman to the
pavement,
Il wish to thank you. officer" sai'
Birdsell, as he brushed himself of
You saved me from being seriously
hurt"
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-10
A REBELLION
Food Demanded.


The human body will stand a lot of
abuse but sometime it will surely re-
bel and demand proper food in place
Of the pasty, starchy, greasy stuffs
on which it has been made sick.
Then is the time to try Grape-Nuts.
the most scientific and perfect food in
the world.
A lady of Washington writes:
Three years ago l was very i'll with
catarrh of the stomach and was Civ
en- up to die by one doctor. laid IN
bed four months and my stomach
vas SO weak that could not keen
dcwn medicine or hardly any kind Of
FOOD and was so weak and emaciated
after four months Of this starvation
that my daughter could easily lift me
from bed and put be in my chair
But weak as my stomach was. IL
accepted, relished and digested Crane
Nuts without any difficulty the frst
time that wonderful food was tried
Il am now strong and in better
health than for a great many years
and am gradually growing still strong
err I rely on GrapeNuts for much Of
the nourishment that ! get. The re-
suits have certainly been wonderful
II my case and prove that no stom-
aoh is SO weak 1t will not digest
Grape-Nuts.
MY baby got fat from feeding on
Grape-Nuts. / was afraid I would
have to stop giving the food to him.
but 7 guess It is a healthy fat for his
health is just perfect Name given
by Postum CO., Battle Creek, Michh
Look in pkgs. for the famous little
book, "The Road to WellvilIey There's
a Reason"
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time TO time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
interest-Adv
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-10
Mayor Cured;
Skin Cleared
By DID, D.

Mayor Chapman of Ellis, Kansas,
courteously says he will answer any
letters written him relative to his truly
marvellous care Of skin trouble with
the d. ID. D. Prescription.
Mayor Chapman writes: Il think
how / suffered last winter. how could
do no work. was covered with ter
rible blotches, sometimes weeping wa
ter, sometimes worse, blotches some-
times 10 inches in diameter. FEARFUL
ITCHING. 1t was only accidentally
that I learned Of the famous specific
D. d. d. / write this in all gratitude
for what d. D. D. has done for me- =
Results from the use of D. d. ID.
are immediate. The first, soft, cool
touch and the itch is gone!
Pimples, rashes, dandruff, disappear
over night.a Hard crusts and scales,
raw scorching sores, salt rheum, letter,
no form Of skin disease resists.
All druggists have this famous
specific on hand.
If you will come to US we will sell
you the first bottle on the guarantee
that 1t will reach your case or your
money refunded. You alone to Judge.
Ask also about D. d. d. Skin Soap, best
for tender skin.
X. D. GooDALL.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-10
LABOR PARADE TO
BE WONDERFUL
SIGHT
AMERICAN FEDERATION WILL
MAKE FRIDAY NIGHT PHILA-
DELPHIA'S BEST

Philadelphia, Nov. 10.-The great
est demonstration in the history of
union labor in America viii take place
heer on Friday night, as feature Of
the convention of the American Fed
Grafton, which opened here yesterday.
Fully 100000 men will be in line, and
5000 musicians will take part. Every
branch of organized trade will be
represented in the big torchlight par
ade. and President Gompers and his
fellow officials, as well as Mayor
Blankenburg, will review the parade.
The aid that union labor can give
TO the movement to make America the
leading manufacturing nation in the
world was one Of the subjects discus
sed last night by President Samuel
Gompers, in his annual address. The
opportunities afforded by the Euro
pean war to accomplish this end, he
declared, were fully appreciated by
the union men, and that organized
labor was prepared to take various
lines Of action in aiding America to
achieve this supremacy. A plan was
proposed to interest municipalities
and trades bodies all over the coun-
try in the campaign for foreign trade.
In connection with the movement
for trade expansion, an industrial ex-
hibition was opened today in Horti-
cultural hall. It is the most complete
exhibition Of union-made products ey-
er presented to the public. Motion
pictures showing union workers and
sanitary. up-todate methods, are also
features of the exhibit.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-10
SNAKES TRY TO HOLD UP CAT
Express Messenger on Santa Fe Re
sisted With Firearms-Alarmed
Passengers. But Saved Self

Temple, Textile express messen-
ger on the north-bound Santa Fe train
arriving here the other day was the
hero of hair raising experience that
he viii not soon forget While engaged
in his duties he was startled by an un-
usual and sinister noise close to his
vicinity and looking up discovered a
large rattlesnake coiled and ready to
strike. Hastily getting bis pistol he
fred at the reptile, killing It at the
first shot. Three other rattlers ap-
peared on the scene and. backing OIL
to place OF safety, the messenger
shot them down, one by one. Inyesti-
CATION showed that the snakes had
escaped from a box shipped from
Wharton destined to a northern city
for show purposes.
The fusillade Of shots alarmed
many Of the passengers, who fancied
that proverbial holdup Of the train
was In progress By train handit0.n ~.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-10
BIG LAND CASE

Santa Fe, Nov 1O.-The famous Pa
Tomas land and cattle case, involving
title to huge tract of land in north
ern Mexico, is again in the federal
court before Judge Pope. This time
/. comes for trial, and already bril-
liant array of legal talent Is seen in
the court room. The official title of
the case is the Palomas Land and Cat
tie company and the Dublan Water
and Colonization company, plaintiffs,
VS.. Walter D. Hawk, Samuel s. Heinds
Luis Huller and the Northwestern Col
onization and improvement company
or Chihuahua Attorneys for the
plaintiffs are James R. Garfield, son
of the late President Garfield, of
Cleveland, O.; D. ]. cable Of Lima, o.,
Francis C. Wilson of Santa Fe. The
attorneys for the defendants are Rem
chan & Wright Of Santa Fe, M. U.
Vigil of Albuquerque (for the North
western Colonization and Improve
ment company, George A. Miller and
Raymond w. Beach of Chicago. The
main business this morning was the
reading Of dispositions by Attorney D
j. Gable, which was followed by OBJ
jections and argument thereon.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-10
MOOSE HUNTING IN MAINE

Bangor Me-, Nov. 1O.-The moose
hunting season, whicn opened last
week, has brought goodly number Of
big-game hunters into the wilds OF
Maine, for il is expected that a five
year closed season will be put on the
moose next season. Reports reaching
here today show few killings, for the
big animals are pretty scarce, except
along the Canadian border. Last year
the number of kills fell to 80 from 200
in 1912. and it is doubtful whether the
hunters will report a full hundred tro-
phies this year