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The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-12-25
STUDY OF ROAD CONDITIONS
Department Of Agriculture Endeavor,
Ing to Discover Points of Excel
lence In Road Maintenance.

Detailed studies of local road build.
ing systems in 100 counties are now
being carried on by the agricultural
department in cooperation with the
state highway departments and locat
road authorities.
The purpose of this study is to dis
cover the points OF excellence and de-
fects In existing local methods Oh
building and maintaining roads which
will aid the state authorities to put
local road management on a systema-
tlzed basis The cooperating state
authorities have been asked to desig1
nate counties that present typical and
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-12-25

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exceptional features as to topography.
character OF road materials, methods
OF construction and maintenance ad-
illustrative organization, methods of
road financing, and traffic conditions.
From these lists 100 counties will be
selected, and in these counties the
division of road economics will make
intensive studies.
! This investigation is prompted by
| the fact that there is at present very:
| little knowledge as to the most eff,
fective and economical methods by
which county can develop its roads,
At present the methods Of financing
local road improvements vary from
calling on farmers for certain nuns
Der of days labor In lieu of road tax,
or the use Of county prisoners in road
construction, to bond issues or main
tenance Of roads from dramshop
license funds.
The department will study all of
these systems with the view to deter
mining what system or combination of
oJoeouS WI MS uc5t III ACTUAL pidCS
tise
There is, moreover, at present no
standard system OF keeping accounts
for road building and maintenance.
and as result, while some counties
know to a penny the purpose for
which money was spent, others have
no definite check or reporting system.
Among various counties with the same
conditions cost for excavation or other
labor Is anything but uniform. and
many counties, because of the abb
sence OF definite knowledge. fall to
use local and cheap materials. and
construct roads which are unnecessar7
lily expensive for their purpose, or
which will wear out before the bond
issues are redeemed The investiga,
ton will include careful study OF
the use Of convict labor in road con,
struction.
In connection with the scientific
study the departments highway en
| gineers will advise freely with local
| officials as to improvements, and thus
| give each county visited the advantage
| of direct cooperation. engineering SUI.
pervision, and assistance.
These Investigations, 1t Is believed.
will yield important economic data
| bearing especially on the benefits and
| burdens of road improvement and
showing the extent to which financial
outlay under given typical conditions
/ is justiflable
| The heads Of state highway depart
ments are manifesting great interest
and are cooperating cordially in this
work. These data when obtained will
be published and thus made accessible
| to all county and state road officials
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-12-25

SoE = 1oyial voice calling, the horns Of
aH1H reindeer squiyered joyfully, their
f11A1Ae feet paved the ground, then the
Wasa<e turnout seemed to leap into
ts8Ae air. and like fash was gone!
Tsn6dy rubbed his eyes 1t was fun
zmEa He thought he was at the win
(. 41usns but here he was in bed.
1Se sat up and looked around the
= 11a@L The fire in the crate had gone
= sasss,. 1uE the gray light of the morning
~Sen beginning to steal through the
'sKaAfns. Teddy slid out of bed and
ezsoftly to the fireplace.
1Ae stockings were bullying in all
: 11cns, as had been their exhilarat-
x wont In sother years, He put out
- Aand and touched one of them
8UnafaB- 1T was no dream The stock.
w Was full to overlooking!
N1Eh a little signing, whispering
'~kaAeae of Joy and relief Teddy clasped
stn lands until the knuckles showed
- vhits as the snow outside Then
'7~01h u cry of absolute delight he
saznAed Into his mothers room.
80 opened a pair of sleepy eyes at
71 sound of the pattering little feet
>etHa4g threw himself upon her, laugh.
MIG zad sobbing.
UA. mother. mother mother" he
ssfA -'He come after ALI Santa
&25nD did come! Santa Claus did
et He did, he did. be did!"-Chi.
ND Daily News.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-12-25

A0G them up at the end of the man.
SCI ne could hardly keep back the
afeazn- How disappointed he and his
ianther would be when they got up in
- Anornlng and found the stockings
SsDy<ys She leaned over and kissed
49, xenderly. Are you tired, dear?'
Ahe asked. You don't seem as happy
- nsual!"
Teddy assured her, as we'll as he
Nas able for the lump In his throat,
7a he was perfectly we'll His moth.
sTs like the wise one that she was.
aAAt press the question, She merely
-sADw up her low rocking chair and sat
BEA1e the he'd until she thought Ted
- WAS asleep and then she crept
{ nnde1fy down stairs.
Teddy lay for long time after she
N<nd. watching the freight flicker on
EMe wallis. He couldn't go to sleep and
esAdes What was the use. when there
'saaat anything to wake up for? A.
Asn6 many tears rolled out Of the cor.
: s&m OF his eyes, but he didn't care
: nK,M
He must have lain there for about
nw or ten hours, he thought, and had
Bat shut his eyes to rest them from
~ light, when he heard sound,
wv l1ttln bit OF sound. He sat up
ERiekly In bed and listened eagerly,
Aanazse 1t sounded, 1t really did sound,
-sea II 1t might be sleighbells. In min
nAe he didn't know just how, he was
AkzEnanE out OF the window.
He didn't feel as II he had walked
fa1azEse hr ALL but more as If he had just
sl2med along without any effort on
z1aab part, rs IL he had been some sort
III &eaightful fish bird. He leaned away
MxA ~ the window, not feeling a bit
zftrAA of falling, and looked down up
MN ne street.
- Yes down there on the street, a.
ahfafa 1stday The could see the reindeer
suaAxS thefr long horns and prancing
uun1A the bells that seemed almost to
lFsnssxx them filled the air with their
rzz1cH jingle. And then there was a
N1naR Of red. Somebody was climbing
Ajsnn the sleigh There was the echo
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-12-25
Feed Potatoes TO Cow.

When not too expensive. potatoes
may be fed to cows In limited quanti1
ties They should be chopped or sliced
and fed raw, 20 pounds being about as
large daily allowance az COW.
should receive.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-12-25
Harvesting Alfalfa.

Alfalfa. like all OF the clovers.
should be harvested for hay before
the stalks become woody" and the
leaves turn yellow and fall This con-
dition OF the plant occurs very soon
after the blossoms appear
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-12-25

street and rested his chin in
- palm OF his hand Some of the fel.
iAa'Ws came along and hullooed to him.
sa~E Teddy didn't answer. He didn't
y want to play with the fellows lust
ssIssM. for he was battling with a great
AMrOw.
Tom had said it. SO it must be true.
s1nr Tom was eight years old and didn't
AVE to 80 to bed until o'clock. Ted.
a0s hour for retiring was half past
=. and The realized that the extra half
ar made a man of the world out of
1eRn. while it left the unfortunate Ted
Iy still a baby.
Tom had stuck his hands into his
lEcksts-Tom' trousers were lovely
AAz rough, just like his father's-and
nsa2s staggered around telling all the
arffows that there wasn't any Santa
a9ssns' When questioned further, he
aazzd said that there used to be, but
shaas this year there wasn't going to be,
a1ad there never would be again
No Santa Claus. If Teddy, hadn't
see1 six years old, he might have
sxie6. but of course one as old as lie
sarser cried.
Teddy wondered If he'd better tell
AIS mother. He decided he wouldn't.
Why should his mother, whom he
loved so dearly, be made to suffer any
+1Eger than was necessary?
~ was hard, though during the next
3~F weeks, which seemed like years,
avg TO tell, and when Christmas eve
zzrn's and his mother gayly brought
g 3An h1e biggest pair Of stockings and
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-12-25
Not CONTAGIOUS.

Good road building in the country
does not seem to be contagious more's
the pity
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-12-25

Read that Want Ad.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-12-25
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The Washington times., 1914-03-22

class. is likely to eclipse anything OF
similar nature that has ever been staged
in the Capital. Because of the Wide
range of bowlers which it will embrace.
the interest is correspondingly wide II
is to be held at the Palace allays and
present indications promise that two
weeks will be required in disposing OF
Il o long list Of probable entries.
A fact which offsets to a large degree
the rumor recently circulated to the
effect that the Brocton Bijou team
which has such a deep inroad on the
Brocton- Washington series. Is teaAr
of professionals, that Is. as near as
is possible to be professional bowlers,
lies in a detailed statement, of the bus1-
ness of the various rollers making up
its ranks.
Clifton Bird. captain, is a druggist
ard works daily in DR.. Swifts pharm-
acy. Pleasant street; Dan Smith. who
has curve ball throwing down to as
much of a science as has Walter john
son or Joe BoehIing. is a newspaper re-
porter: Tony Repetto is shoe operator.
as is Leo Gormley: Harry Crowell, the
fifth member OF the team. Is in the
grocery business. All Of them are ac-
lively engaged in their -especti . lines
of work daily. and their bowling is all
done during evenings or on holidays.
The Washington times., 1914-03-22
Mackmen and Red Sox Given
Advantage Over Griff's Out
fit for 1914 Pennant.
By WALTER E. HAPGOOD.

BOSTON, Mass, March 22.-Ffve hun
dred. to four. hundred was waSered
yesterday by a welI-known Boston fan
that the Braves would finish In the
first division in the National League
race this year. Although several SMALL
er bets have been recorded in this city
as to where this team or that will or
will not finish in the race, yesterdays
wager is the first of numerous large
ones always made by the more affluent
of the fans before the seasons opening.
And it's as easy to get down a bet OH
either Of the major league races as
it is to place a ten-spot OF an up-from-
the-South tip upon a horse that. likely
as not, will finish last instead OF first
Here in Boston. of course, the big
play will be largely upon where the
Red Sox and the Braves finish in their
respective leagues. For those who
fancy the Red Sox to come back and
repeat their 1872 triumphs in the Amcri-
can League the odds are three to one,
possibly three and q half to one. with
even money on the Red Sox for the
y.Iace In the National League It's ten
or twelve to one that the Braves don't
win, while the chap who thinks Stall
ing's men will slip into second place
can get four or nve to one for his
money.
The Athletics and the Giants. it is
needless to say, are favOrit.s in their
respective leagues. the Giants more so
than Connie Mack's tribe. In the case
The Washington times., 1914-03-22
Quite Simple.

But. you say, suppose both clubs rep
resenting town are taiI-end contenders.
What then?
Quite simple. Two failures are cer-
tainly no improvement over one. The
answer is St Louis after July where on
ordinary occasions audience of 726
sOuls Is 9 record affair. But in rival
circuits one good club can help n poor
one provided the poor one isn't so badly
decayed that the odor Is offensive.
But after all Chicago Is the spot
where the merr!est sections of the CON
fiicts will be waged. Comiskey and his
White Sox are impregnable-and deserv-
edly so. But if Owner Taft, of the
Cubs. who has always upheld Murphy's
policies and shown himself to be a Muir
ply type of baseball citizen persists in
his policy to install "A Murphy hcnchman
as president of the club. well bet
another cigarette against another match
that the Feds outdraw the Cubs unless
Hank O'Day loses all control OF himself
and swings his people into the thick of
the pennant fight. If the Cubs are out
of it by July and the Feds are in it
meaning the flag soiree-GOOD NIGHT
to the interest on s750oo0. Likewise an
revoir and adieu.
The Washington times., 1914-03-22
HAS LONGER REACH
THAN MIGHTY WALTER
Tigers Young TWirier Stretches
Eighty Inches, Aiding His
Working Swing.

GULFPORT. Miss, March 22.-That
Walter johnson can pitch baseball
with the wonderful speed that he has Is
attributed to a great extent to the fact
that he has long gorilla-like arms which
enable him to get a powerful. extensive
swing before letting the ball go. If
long, powerful arms produce speed then
Miles Main. the Tigers longest hurler.
ought to have smoke enough when he
gets going to make Pittsburgh look like
q new fall OF snow.
Walter johnson is six feet and one
inch tall. His entire reach from tip
to tip of the middle finger OF his left
hand to the tip of the middle finger
of his right hand il close to seventy
two inches.
Miles Main can put the tip of the
middle finger of his left hand on the
tip Of Johnson's finger and his right
hand will extend seven inches beyond
Johnson's.>
Main undoubtedly has the longest
reach Of any man in baseball Each arm
Is thirty-four inches from the shoulder
to the finger tip. He can separate MS
finger tips six feet eight inches, or
eighty inches.
As a general thing man con stretcn
his arms SO that he will measure from
finger tip to finger tip just his height.
Main can exceed his height by Two
inches.
The Washington times., 1914-03-22
An Example.

That is where continuous baseball.
provided It doesn't confiic'. VIII help.
attending ball games is for good part
a matter of habit. II the fan gets ac-
c1,stomed to watching baseball he docs
NOT want to stay away. The habit
grows. Bot let him '>Tist for spell
and the habit OF staying awoy grows:
In cities of 3no,G0 people and upward
there are certainly enough Deople to
support continuous baseball 1t is only
where CONFLICTING @"tes 0r"''"7 '""'
damage will be done, and as far as
possible the new circuit shn'itG 4" "u"N %
avoid all such--not only for its own
good. hut for the good Of the game.
Here's an exampIe of what we mean
by the help furnished by continuous
ba seball:
Take the case Of Boston in 1912. The
Red Soy had n championshiD club and
the Braves a tail-ender. The Red SOy
rush developed new fans and greater iu-
terest when they left town the fanat'cs
shifted. In part at least: tn see the
Rrsves. They were baseball hungry and
desired to be fed daily. The Braves
drew In more people than they would
The Washington times., 1914-03-22
On the Federal League.

Speaking of the Federal League
again-just by the way of variety
it is our fairly humble belief that
discussion of its success has been a
trifle askew.
The success of this circuit is not
pendent upon the quality of ball, en-
tirely. The quality of ball is not
even a predominant feature, al
though an important one, of course.
And we have our reasons for this
belief.
The success of the Feds in the
main will depend upon three fea-
tures-and by success we mean
their drawing power at the gate.
These three main ingredients will
be the accommodations offered fans,
an even balance in the comparative
strength OF the contending clubs
and Mr.. Gilmore's ability to keep
order and pusiness-like attitude
upon the field.
If the Feds can furnish suitable-not
especially gay and giddy or gorgeous
acrommoda tons for the noncomba-
tants, If they can offer a fairly we'll
balanced race. and il rowdyis Is elm
mated and foolish wranslinS on the
field they should get along nicely at
the gentle art of enticing the human
bug through the turnstilc. All base
bali quality is compa-ative. and there
will be no direct way to compare the
stars of this league 10 the stars Of the
National and American. so through lack
OF direct comparison there can be no
great loss of prcStig".
The Washington times., 1914-03-22
Bartelmes Is Expected
To Win Royal Tourney

Charlie Bartelmes is expected to win
the big pocket billiards tournament
going on at the Royal parlors. Eddie
KiIleen's only chance to snatch the
honors for himself comes from defeat
ing Bartelmes twice, almost an mi
nossibiIity Killeen's defeat by Purcell
last week has practically taken away
his onportunity, though he is still loom
ing large. He will meet Bartelmes
Wednesday night and victory VIII pu'
him on equal terms with the leader.
necessitating another game TO decide
the championship of the District;
RarteImes continued his winning
streak last night, defeating tarroiI
Wallace 100 to 4s He jumped into the
lead at the beginning Of the match and
was never headed. Tomorrow nieht
Wallace will clash with Johnson Wed
ncsday nights crowd Is, eHpecleSI, S,er, 10
nack the parlors. and Manager Sher-
man is making extra preparations TO
handle the enthusiasts.
The Washington times., 1914-03-22
Tennis Courts and Additional
Practices for Rowing will Be
Installed.

Tennis courts and additional facilities
for rowing and canoeing are to be pro-
vided by the Potomac Boat Club for
its members this spring by the acqui-
sition of plot Of ground. having a
frontage Of nearly 100 yards on the
river bank east OF the boathouse at
Aqueduct bridge.
1t was announced last night that The
lot adjoining the clubhouse had been
obtained by the club, and that the
board of governors. at meeting Thurs
day night, authorized an appropria-
ton sufficient to build an addition and
Law two tennis courts. The lot will De
graded. fenced in and made Into a
sort of a small recreation park for the
members of the club and their fr1ends.
This project. which had long ossh
lowing a report by +. r Underwood,
the treasurer. showing the cub to be
in better condition financially than
had been the case In many years. II
view Of the fact that the membership
had grown to more than aeo. and that
nrospects for a successful rowing sea-
son were bright the board OF governors
decided tn improve the vacant proper I!
next door TO the boathouse, ana, II,
addition, to buy several new gigs anu
shells. ,.,,-,
The latter step is to be taken because e
an unusually large squad Is expected
TO turn out for the crews. Capt. JoEn
p. Evans said yesterday that ne eX
pects to have enough oarSmen on hahu
when the season opens up tnis week
or next to fill four. and, perhaps. nve
eisbt-oared shells. Most OF the squad.
too will be men who have rowed one
or more seasons and can be REGARDED
as promising material from which 10
pick a junior eight
While CAPTAIN Evans didn't care 10
make any predictions as to what the
Potomacs will or will not do this yea
i'm the way of winning races, ne said
the men who had signified their lntcn-
tion of coming out for the junior crew
were exceptionally good material. ana
ought to be able to make up a cham
pion eight.
As a. matter of fact. the Potomacs are
quietly aiming at nothing less than
the national championship this year
II depends. however. on the showing OF
the juniors II they turn out as well
as some Potomac juniors have in years
past, there'll he = Potomac lnterihe-
diate eight in the national regatta.
There are also enough seniors III the
club to form an eight. and II they start
training early enough they viii no
doubt become rattlinE good crew.
The training of the crews viii begin
in a few days. or as soon as the pres
ent cold wave has surSed itself out,
and construction of the boathouse ad-
dition and tennis cburts will he started
as soon as II is possible to award tf e
contract
The Washington times., 1914-03-22
TENNIS TOURNEY IS
SCHEDULED FOR MAY
Annual Event at Chevy Chase
Club win See Many Stars
Striving For Honors.

When the Chevy Chase Club holds in
annual tennis tournament early In May.
the week selected by the Committee.
many Of the stars Of the gAme WIN be
seen in action striving for the heners-
Rol and Connie Doyle. washingtcn's
champions In the doubles, win defend
their title. as will Rol Doyle and Miss
Eva Baker in the mixed doubles and
Miss Baker in the ladies' singles
Wallace johnson. Of Philadelphia.
member Of the Davis Cup international
championship team, Il expected to Be
one Of the competitors for District hon
ors in the coming tournament Harold
Haekett, T. r. Pell. +. C. Inman. anA
c. NJ. Bull. all Of New York. and ceu-
sidered first class performers, VIII also
appear.
The club tourney viii start April Is.
the open tournament following 1t the hrst
week in May.
The Washington times., 1914-03-22
LAST Gail OF THIS
FACTORY SALE OF
kUPPfNhF|MfRSUITS
AND OvfRCOATS
ef,sa's Great Sc Dfswilg bsuse.
neasilng Sik q 0vduak x1 Sssa
k S&. nea9nle vaIs. He
Tai Of De lem. N Pspa-
k hbriE d huy
PIeasisg Sbste

This wonderful sale Of Kuppenheimer
Clothes that Grosner Of 1913 Pennsyi-
vania avenue, has been holding. will
soon be over. And In every section of
the city, men will shake hands with
themselves over the fact that they got
in on the stupendous values offered. II
is an admitted fact by buyers and by
retail clothiers that the values offered
during this sale were most unusual.
There are however. a few suits and
overcoats left, and these are Offered at
the extremely low price Of $11.s5. Think
Of it. For this sum. you are enabled TO
buy a suit or overecat made by the
House Of Kuppenheimer Of the finest ma
terials produced.
You are buying suit or overcoat that
not only looks and feels well. but that
will wear well-give you that clothes
service that you should have. for which
the store Of Grosners and the House OF
Kuppenheimer are noted.
You have heard Of these splendid Kup-
Of those men who have hesitated because
OF the fact that these clothes are OF the
popular ready-to-wear kind.
You may think it impossible to be
fitted with one of these garments. IL
SO. YOU not only do these clothes an in
Justice, but you hurt yourself No mat
ter what your size and shape may be
the House of Kuppenheimer makes a
suit to, hit you. and they sell you this
suit at a more reasonable figure than
any tailor could afford to do.
You had better get into Grosners
early tomorrow. The small sum of $11.s6
will buy you a suit or overcoat the equal
Of which you have never seen for this
money. You can bank on anything that
Grossner or his statesmen tel you regard
ing these well-known kuppenheimey
clothes. Don't worry about the color. ce
the cut, they'll be right il they're bought
at Grosner's, 1913 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest.
THIS is the last calEyou'd better
hurry.-Advt.