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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-29

Norowitx, another trustee, were in
vited to lunch last April with Mr..
Rockefeller, Jr.. and Starr J. Murphy.
q member of the elder Rockefeiler's
personal staff. Previous to this the
General Education Board made a re-
port on certain features of the Bureau
OF Municipal Research and reply TO
this report. characterizing 1t as super
ticial, had been made. The reply was
not made public in any bulletin or
publication of the bureau
No Gifts With Conditions.
AT the luncheon" said MIR. Cutting
Mr.. Rockefeller wanted to know about
the financial status of the bureau. ana
said he was DESTROYS OF contributing,
but that he did not approve OF some
of its educational activities, or or It's
getting paid for work done outside
Of New York city. DIR. Allen had par
ticipated In certain pedagogical con-
troversies and the trustees were then
of the opinion that his methods were
Objectionable. and had alienated many
friends of the bureau. We told MIR.
Rockefeller that his views were in ac-
cord with our own. 1t was after this
that Mr. Rockefeller offered us $4,000
for 1915. but We wanted II understood
that we could accept no gifts with con-
t,itions. and a resolution to that ef-
feet was adopted
"Then the 100000 was accepted?"
Yes"
Mr.. Cutting said in reply to further
questions that Mr.. Rockefeller never
proposed plan for the bureau. He
asked that the criticism of school
curricnia be discontinued. and he OBJ
tected to the form in which our bulle-
tins were issued. and he objected to out
OF town work
But were not his views so expressed
before he made the gift of $4,000 prac-
tically on 'conditions?"
Views Were Conditions.
Practically his views were condi-
tionA. hut inasmuch as the trustees al
ready held the same views they were
not conditions"
'Dw1 n II had not lust hanpensd that
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-29
SEVERAL CANDIDATES
FOR POSTOFFICE JOBS

Abingdon, Va. Jan. 2s.-Within the
next sixty days vacancies will occur
in the Abingdon, Norton and Marion
postoffices and the contests are be-
coming heated to secure the appoint
ments as postmaster. According to
advices received here from Washing
ton. many letters are being received
at the Postoffile Department and
by the senators in behalf of the va
rious candidates. Robert l. Cum
mings and DIR. George F. Grant are
the candidates for the Abingdon Of
flee. 1t Ia thought by many that the
matter will finally be placed up TO
Postmaster General Burieston to de-
eide whether the rule for holding a
primary shall be continued at the
above offices
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-29
OFFICIAL BOARD HOSTS OF
MEN OF TRINITY CHURCH

Especial TO The Richmond vsrginian)
Smithaeld. Va, Jan. 2s.-The official
board of Trinity Methodist Church.
Smithneld, Va, entertained the men of
that Thursday evening at sup
per consisting of turkey. nam. oysters.
salads, etc, which were beautifully and
daintily served by their wives. The lee
ture-room was beautifully decorated
with ferns. holly and cut fowerA
Rev Daniel T. Merritt the pastor. pre-
sided and called on Revs. w. r, Green.
j. B. Merritt, c. E. Johnson and Il. H.
Powell. who made feiicitous remarks
Hon. T. b. Wright. Colonel J. W. Hollo-
way. Mr.. J. e. Warren and Rev. d. q.
Merritt, made addresses on aggressive
evangelistic and missionary campaigns
The gentlemen returned to their homes
after q very pleasant social evening.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-29
Happenings Of the Day From All Sections Of Virginia
Pulaski Sells Big
Issue of Bonds For
Schools and Roads

Pulaski. Va, Jan. 2S.--One hundred
and thirty-eight thousand dollars
worth OF bonds have been sold here
in "a hours. The District School
Board sold yesterday to Well. Roth 6.
Co, $4,000 worth Of bonds for school
improvements at a premium of $1,000.
They are to bear interest at 5 IL per
cent, and run 80 years, or in the option
of the board can be retired periodi-
cally.
Yesterday the City Council sold to
the Provident Savings Bank and Trust
Company. Cincinnati. $4,000 per
cent bonds for street Improvement at
par, less $500 for the printing OF the
bonds and incidental expenses.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-29
WELL-KNOWN RAILROAD
MAN DIES IN ROANOKE

Roanoke. Va. Jan. 2S.--Gnirdon w.
Merrell. assistant to the genera, man
Eger of the Norolk and Western, sue
cumbed yesterday at 1880 O'Clock, In
his apartment in Hotel Roanoke. fol-
lowing an illness OF three months. He
was in his SEVENTEEN year.
Mr.. Merrell contracted a deep cold
and later pneumonia developed. Not
until ten days ago did his condition be-
come critical, and it was then that
complications set in and these brought
about his death.
He was nursed through his Illness
by his wife, preferring her to the ser
vices of a professional nurse.
Mr.. Merren was widely known In
railroad circles and exceedingly pop
uiar in this city, having been making
his home here since 1899, when he be-
came associated with the Norfolk and
Western.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-29
TWO CHARGED WITH
STEALING SHOTGUN

Abingdon. Va. Jan. 2S.--Alleged to
have broken into a storchouse near
Abingdon and appropriating a shot
gun and several other articles, John
Smith and Andy Dinkins. arraigned
before Marcy Crabtree. We're sent
on to the grand jury Following the
entry of the storehouse, Smith and
Dinkins. 1t is claimed, then proceeded
to a smokehouse of nearby farm
and sarried away eleven hams and
shoulders. which they finally sold at
a store and were shortly afterwards
arrested by Constable Pickett and
Jailer Cuddy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-29
DON'T TURN GREEN

or any other color. with envy because
some acquaintance Of yours can play
on some musical instrument. or can
sing better than you can.
Just quietly make yourself the
owner Of one of EDISON'S MAGICAL
DIAMOND-POINT NOISELESS PHO
NOGRAPHS. and you can make some
Of the most talented singers and mu-
sical-instrument players in the world
sing and play for you and your friends
lar better than the acquaintance you
envy can probably do.
We have some master records on
hand now that will give you one Of
the most delightful haf-hours you
might wish 10 pass. and We will very
gladly run them of for you and any
Of your friends you may choose to
bring with you.
Take our word for tiff you have
not already heard the unqualified en-
dorsements OF possessors OF the NEW
EDISON PHONOGRAPH---th these
instruments satisfy even those persons
who understand music--not merely
those Observation-Disclosures ones who
Just like it," kindly call and let us
give you a mind-surprising and heart
n d soui-delighting demonstration.
You're always welcome.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-29
HELLO SAME VIEWS
AS DID ROCKEFELLER
HENCE NEW York INSTITUTION
FELT FREE TO ACCEPT HIS
GIFT OF MONEY.

New York, Jan. 2s.-Robert Fulton
York Trades School. the Society for
Improving the Condition OF the Poor.
and the Bureau for Municipal Re-
search. supplied quite the most inter
esting testimony today before the COM
mission on Industrial relations. He
disclosed the fact that John d. Rookie
Teller is quite a heavy contributor
to the upkeep of the last named or
ganization, which has an income Of
about $4,000 n year.
Mr.. Cutting said that he and Victor
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-29
TRAINIOAD OF REFUGEES
GOING BACK TO GERMANY

Culpeper. Va. Jan. 2s.--A special
immigrant train, bearing eighty-four
German women and children, passed
through Cuipeper.
They were from the Island OF Hal
chow, in the Pacific, which was cap
tured by the allies two months ago.
The men were taken prisoners, and
the women and children allowed to
60 They were landed at San Fran
cisco and have come across the con-
tinent by rail. From here they pro-
ceeded to New York, where they ex-
pect to take ship to Rotterdam and
go back to Germany. The party was
travelling under core OF the general
passenger agent of the Southern
Railway. and several Red Cross nurses
were in attendance There were many
little children and several babies which
had been born en- route.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-29
VIRGINIA APPLES Gu
TO SOUTH AMERICA

Winchester. Va. Jan. 2s.-Through
the Virginia Fruit Growers Associa-
ton. Incorporated. OF this city, rec
ord breaking sale of apples in this
sumated.
Fourteen hundred barrels of the
Ben Davis variety. all from Angus
to County orchards, WIRE shipped to
a purchases in Argentine Republic,
the selling price being s2.26 I. o. b.
Staunton.
The apples were sent by rail to
New York city. thence by steamer
TO the Argentine. their total cost to
the buyer inclusive OF freight charges
approximately some 81 or - per bar ?
rel
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-29
Maurice Evans.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
Fredericksburg. Va. Jan 2S.-Mau-
rice Evans. died at the Mary Washing
ton Hospital here today. aged seventy
SIX years. He served throughout the
war in the Fourth Cavalry For a
number of years he Was an elder In the
First Presbyterian Church of Richmond.
He Is survived By two sons, Hon. II. s.
Evans. of Caroline. and Mr.. Preston
Evans, of New York. and three daugh-
ters Mrs, w. N. Hamlet. of this city;
Mrs r. W. Crittendon. OF Caroline.
and Mrs w. l.. Holman. of Goochiand.
The body will be taken to Richmond
Friday for interment in Hollywood.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-29
GLOVE MANUFACTURER Is
DEAD IN WINCHESTER HOME

Winchester Va. Ian. 28.--Former
Mayor william c. Graichen. si.-,y -one
YEARS old, glove manufactures, died
yesterday from paralysis. He Is sur
vived by his widow. formerly Miss
laura Virginia Forney. and one broi \ :
err, the Rev George Graichen. of Nor
ristown, Tenn. Mayor Graichcn was
a son Of the late r. August C,raichen.
formerly of Baltimore, who established
a glove factory here In 1854. He was
a member of the Public School Board
and former member ct thA Catx
Council
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-29

the trustees held the same views -
Mr.. Rockefeller did. you wouldn't have
got the money!"
No SIR"
/ Mr. Cutting also said that the So
cicty for Improving the Condition Of
the Poor had resolved not to oppose
the pending laws for widows pensions.
but he said that II the society were
able to take care Of all widows and
small children inA the State we would
oppose the widows pension bills"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-29
OBITUARY
J, Taylor Thornton.

Especial to The Richmond yirgtnian.)
Fredericksburg, Va, Jan. as. Tay-
Tor Thornton died at hts home near
Port Royal Thursday after short ILL
ness OF pneumonia, aged hfty-seven.
He was prominent farmer and bust
ness man. He Is survived by his wife
and two daughters and one brother.
Mr.. A. T. Thornton. of this city.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-29
BRISTOL MOOSE TO
MOVE INTO NEW HOME

Bristol. Va. Jan. 2s.-The Bristol
lodge of Moose will move tomorrow to
the new Moose home adjoining the
Columbia Tneater Building on Fifth
Street. The lodge home has been in
the Bachman building. on Sixth Street.
The building on Fifth Street, which
has been leased from Joe Fleming,
has been remodelled and elegantly
furnished. A reception will be given
Friday To the members and their
friends, on the occasion Of the open
Ing OF the new home OF the lodge
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-29
Kills Wife-Takes Poison.

Houston, Tex. Jan. 2s.--Ward NJ.
Snyder. said to be a well known oil
man OF Pittsburg. shortly after S
o'clock today killed his wife. who was
a patient in sanitar!um, and then
die. Snyder had arrived in the city
only short time before visiting the
sanitarium.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-29
Paper Manufacturer Dies.

Bristol. Tenn. Jan 2s.--Samuel
Drummer. sixty. general manager OF
the Columbian Paper Company, opera
ting plants here and at Buena Vista.
Va. died Tuesday. He was a resi-
dent of Briston twenty years. and was
prominent as paper manufacturer.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-10-28
BEST WIDTH OF GOOD ROADS
Ways, Were Not Wide-Buiit for
Service and Profit.

one of the best roads / have ever
two vehicles to pass without scraping
the paint off each others hubs. | am
no sure that sometimes the hubs did
not touch. But it vas a road that
was always in good condition and the
men who kept it up seemed to do so
with comparative ease, writes w. e.
Rose of Iowa in Farm Progress.
Som of the old turnpikes, still u
best roadways, were not a rod in
width. When these roads were built
they were built for both service and
profit, and in figuring the future prof
it's the builders saw that the wider the
roadway and the wheel track the more
maintenance cost and, therefore, the
less profits.
1t is a pity that the men who laid
out the first 60-foot and 66-foot high
ways hadn't taken a leaf from the
book of the turnpike builders. If they
had we would not have millions Of
acres Of land lying worse than idle
along our public highway right of ways.
Say that the road runs 20 miles from
county seat to county seat. Along its
length there will be anywhere from 80
to 100 acres of land growing up in
weeds, road grass, brush and thickets
where it Is not being washed into deep
roadside gullies. Why, in some states
there Is a full half million acres Of
land that is being wasted in just
that way and land In these states is
selling anywhere from $50 to 5000
an acre!
Many Of the best and most famous
roads of Europe are but 16h feet in
width and they handle some of the
very heaviest highway traffic. Right
now in those counties and townships
in this country where hard roads, per-
manent highways, are being construct
ed, few of them are being built more
than Is feet wide and a good many
Of them are even narrower.
The railroads, wasteful as they are
in some things, are beginning to real
lie the waste Of a useless right of way.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-10-28
FROWN ON SCHOOL FRILLS

Silks, satins, chiffons. laces, frills,
dresses of girls in the seventh and
eighth grades and high school will be
looked down upon with extreme dis
favor this winter and after September
l, 1916, will be placed entirely under
the ban, by the Watertown schools.
Such Is the outcome of a special SEES
sion of the school board last week
attended by a committee of eight
women from the Parent Teachers as
ISOLATION. Neither were boys forgot
ten. They must discontinue i'm
mediately the practice of wearing
sweaters and jerseys in the school
rooms.
The resolution passed regarding the
dress for girls prescribes the sailor
suit or middle blouse style in quiet
solid" as the universal school attire.
These dresses must have necks cut
reasonably high" and the sleeves
must be long enough to cover the ell
bows.
Below is the resolution adopted by
the school board in regard to girls
dresses:
Resolved: That the girls of the
high school and seventh and eighth
grades of the district be required to
wear, when at the schools, a form OF
dress to be of some cotton or wooden
material in a sailor suit or middle
blouse style, such dress to be so made
as to be reasonably high at the neck
and of sleeve length to cover the ell
bows and that a quiet solid collar be
used.
That, all silk and velvet dresses and
elaborate silk waists be eliminated at
once.
That, this requirement of specified
dress be in shape of a request for the
present school year, but same to be
compulsory on and after September
l, 1916.
That, the parents and teachers Of
the city be requested to use their in
iuence towards the early adoption of
such dress by all girls of the schools.
The resolution regarding the wear
ing of sweaters by boys, follows:
Resolved: That all boys of the city
schools be required to discontinue the
wearing of sweaters and Jerseys in the
school rooms.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-10-28

A road running through Illinois has
its trackage fringed with alfalfa.
Some farmers have resented the waste
and are beginning to cultivate the land
out to the wheel tracks. This may
cause a little trouble at times, but aft
Ell all is 1t not a great deal better
than letting the roadsides grow up In
ironweeds, sumacs, briars and thick
ets?
Any of our road vehicles needs no
more than a six-foot clearance. Fig
ure out for yourself how many farm
wagons could drive abreast on a e.
foot highway and then try to imag-
Inc any necessity for any such ar
rangement. On a highway one rod
in width there Is room for two ye-
hicles to pass with about four and
one-half feet to spare. Why have
the roads, then, &c feet wide?
Some Of these days our roads will
be narrowed. We have not really felt
the pinch of a real land need as yet.
When we do, then there will be Q
sudden narrowing of these wide
stretches that are now weed incuba.
tors and seeders. In the meanwhile
why not make some use of the soil
fanking the public highways? Why
not seed 1t in grass and NOW 1t as you
would a meadow? OF course the land
belongs to the state. to the public, blu.
It Is worse than useless. Why not
make 1t give some return to some.
one?
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-10-28

BUILDING
WORKING FOR BETTER ROADS
Ways in Which Department Of Agrl-
culture Offers Advice and Assist
ance-free Lectures Given.

Communities interested in the i'm
provement of roads are recommend
ed by the department of agriculture to
apply for a lecturer on the subject.
Lecturers will be sent at the govern
ment expense wherever there is rea-
son to. believe that audiences will be
large enough to make the expenditure
Of time and money worth while.
Whenever possible it is, Of course, de-
sirable for a number Of communities
in the same vicinity to make arrange
ments for lectures at the same time,
since in this way the travelling ex-
penses for each stop made by the leo
turer are materially reduced.
The number OF lecturers at the dis
posal Of the department is limited, and
it is not always possible, therefore, to
comply with every request. When q
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-10-28

lecturer cannot be sent, however, the
department will loan q set of suitable
lantern slides to any responsible To-
cal association or individual who will
pay the express charges. The only
requirement Is that the slides be
made Of active and practical use in
the community and that they be re-
turned in good condition In 80 days.
In addition, a brief outline Of a lee
ture to accompany the slides will be
forwarded on request.
In addition to this educational work
the department Is always ready to re-
spond to requests for practical assist
ance which may take the form Of spe-
cial advice and inspection, superin-
tendence Of county roads, road sur
veys, experimental road work, bridge
work, or the development Of a model
system of highways for a county. To
obtain such assistance local authori-
ties should secure a blank form from
make applications. Requests from
corporate villages or cities cannot be
met, however.
Bridge work is one branch of road
building in which the department may
be Of particular service to local au
thorities. Typical designs have been
prepared and copies of these can be
furnished on request. A few minor
alterations would probably make such
a design suitable for special condi-
tions, or an engineer may be assigned
to inspect the site and offer sugges-
tons. In some cases designs by bridge
companies have been reviewed by the
department for the benefit of local of.
ficials.
Possibly the most important way.
however, in which the department as
sists individual communities in the
betterment of their roads is in laying
out a model system Of highways for a
county which is about to expend a
large sum Of money on roads. In such
cases the department assigns an en-
gineer to make a thorough study Of
the district. He %ascertains where
the best road materials are, what
roads are the most important, and,
therefore, to be improved first, and
provides for the location of each road
SO as to secure the best possible drain.
age and grade.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-10-28
New Road Surfacino.

It is reported that an experiment is
heretofore has been a waste product OF
glass factories, for road-making. This
is a thick. sirupy liquid that hardens
when exposed to the atmosphere,
forming a substance that somewhat
resembles glass. A quantity Of this
material Is mixed with crushed stone
and used to surface a stretch of high.
way In Illinois, forming q surface that
Is as smooth as concrete. How this
surface will stand up under weather
and wear will be watched with inter
est
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-10-28
GOOD ROADS AND MOISTURE
When Soil is Dry it c-umbIes to Dust
and When it Contains Too Much
Water it Becomes Mud,

(By w. c.. PALMER, North Dakota Ex-
pertinent Station.)
One OF the important factors in
roadmaking is to control the moisture
content Of the soil in making up the
roadbed. When the sell is dry 1t
crumbles to dust and when it contains
too much water 1t becomes mud.
These are the two extremes to avoid.
To make a hard roadbed the soil must
contain a fair amount Of moisture.
The control of the moisture requires
that the roadbed be higher in the mid
die and smooth SO that water cannot
stand on it but will run off. If water
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-10-28

can stand on the road, ruts will re-
dust forms and finally a loose roadbed
results.
Keeping the roadbed we'll crowned
and smooth will hold the moisture in
it so that it will pack hard.
Weeds must also be kept several
feet from the wheeltrack else they
will draw the moisture from the road
bed and thus loosen it up; this Is
especially true in regions of moderate
rainfall.
Trees should not be allowed to
shade the road as this keeps it too
moist on the surface after rains so
that travel spoils the surface.
The making of a smooth roadbed
requires that when the soil is put on,
it be laid In layers and not in piles.
When dumped in piles some places
will be more packed than others and
there will likely be a difference in the
density, while if laid on in layers this
will be avoided. Each layer should
be narrowed, or better yet, disked and
packed before the next one is laid
down. In this way a good roadbed is
secured from the first, while II the
soil is just dumped on the road to be
leveled and packed by the traffic over
the road a good roadbed will never be
secured.
The best tool for keeping the road
we'll crowned and the surface smooth
is the splitlog drag. This tool should
be used soon after a rain. The soil
Is then loose and easily moved. The
drag moves but small amounts Of soil
and smears it on the roadbed in thin
layers which is Just what is wanted.
It cuts off any projections and fills
up any low places.
Where there Is standing water the
roadbed should be kept at least a
foot above the water surface and
eighteen inches is better. The nature
of the soil and the length Of time that
the water stands along the road will
to a degree determine how high the
roadbed must be above the water.
In dry-farming territory it is i'm
portant to keep the weeds away from
the roadbed and to keep the roadbed
well crowned and smooth.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-10-28
The SpIit-loQ Drau.

The split-log drag has contributed
more toward the economic mainte-
nance Of the public highways than any
implement of modern usage. 1t does
not require special acts Of the legis-
lature. bond issues or expensive edu-
cational campaigns to make it avail
able as usually ~precedes construction
work. A drag can be built or pur-
chased for $40 and is easily operated
by anyone who can drive a team.