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Evening star., 1915-05-30
DIED.

EDWIN f HAAS. aged forty-nve years.
chapel, Glenwcod cemetery. 81"
MAH0NEY. aged si1ty-three years. RemaiAs
can be seen at Joseph A; Repettis undertak
ing establishment. 3l1 Pennsylvania avenue
Notice Of funeral hereafter. ~
RoDLER. On Friday. May IS. 1915, at $40
am. at her residence. I225 Randolph street
Bro9kland D. G. BARBARA. beloved sister
Funeral from St. Anthony's Church Monday,
May 81. at O'clock. 800
TALTAvrLL. On Friday. May IS. 1915. KATE
widow Of the late James A.. Taltavull. Re-
mains at Az eth street southwest.
Requiem a, 81. Dominic's Church Mondsy.
May 81. At o'clock am. Interment .prt
vatei Congressional cemetery. so
TwINE. Departed this life Saturday. May 2.
| / street northwest Mrs rARRiE TwINE.
i! widow of the lat" Andrew Twine. beloved
s' Thomas and s deyored e % mo,her her Of willIan T..
harles A. and Mamie Twine Adams; step
Ws Of la and asmeS 6ped spe S.fer ! and
James Thomas, Mrs. Susie Bowie and Mrs.
Mamie Hostic
Plymouth Congregational Church. corner i.tn
and streets northwest. Friends cordially
invited. -
WATSON. On Saturday. May % 1918. at the
Harrison 30, itl street southeast. ANNA
ELIZA. beloved wife OF the late james
Watsou.
Funeral from her daughters residence Tues
day. June l. at pm, intsrment at .. Con
gressionai cemetery. Relatives and friends
invited TO attend. 81
YORK ON saturday May -. 1915 EDWARD
$ YORK. husband Of Lillian N. York;
Funeral service al his late residence. ''o9 East
capitol street. Monday. MAY 81. al pm.
Interment private.
In Memoriam.
ALIEN sacred to The memory or my dear
motier Mrs. ANN l.. ALLEN who dcpsri I'd
This Ike eight years Yesterday. May -.
1907.
Oh what 10y when all sia II he
And the journey earth We cos1.
And til. angels homeward shall bear US
Where the life stream forever nows.
BY HER LONELY DAUGHTER. JANE A. WASH
INGTuN.
DORSEY. In sad bni loving ren.mbnnc- OF our
dear husband and brother. CHARLES Dph-
SEY who departed this life five years ag"
TODAY. May 20. 1910.
Five long long. weary years today
God called my husband to His throne;
How sad has been my heart since then
Oh, how lonely has betn my home.
BY HIS DEVOTED WIFE. II. DORSEY.
Although thy hand cannot clasp.
Thy face cannot see.
Still let this little token tell
That remember tree.
EY HIS DEVOTED SISTER. l.. MrNDEil.
husband and father. DANIEL HARRIS. who
departed this liz. years ago today. May
20. 1905.
BY THE FAMILY.
Evening star., 1915-05-30
Business Indicated by Titles.

The titles of the departments indicat-
ed the business for which they were
created, but some interests seemingly
were out of place under the department
names. Under the State Department
there were originally the public land
interests and at one time for a short
period the general land office created by
the act of 1872 was supervised by this
department., with that of the Treasury
and War Departments. Up to 1900 the
public lands were sold in lots of 1000
acres and over. About this time an act
was passed providing for the sale of
such lands by section OF half section.
This led to flow of emigration to
points beyond the Ohio river. The PEN
sion affairs as well as the bounty land
office was originally under the War De-
partment, and the patent office until the
creation of the Interior Department
was one OF the bureaus of the State
Department, and il was easily. to be
seen, from the number of patents ap-
piled for on improvements in agricul-
tural machinery. plowS, etc. that the
collection of agricultural statistics
would follow. This eventually led, first.
to the establishment of bureau Of
agriculture and seed depot and finally
to the establishment of the great de-
partment on the Mall. In the State De
partment the miscellaneous or home
department work was so increased that
before the Interior Department was
organized its clerical force was as large
as the diplomatic and consular force.
BY act of April IS. 1910. 100000 was
appropriated to erect or procure
building suitable for the accommoda-
ton of the post office and the office of
the keeper of patents, and the old
Blodgett Hotel property was purchased.
Besides those officers the city post office
and the Office of the superintendent and
surveyor of Washington were removed
from the west executive building to the
hotel property and the structure was
repaired, finished and occupied in 1912.
The office of superintendent general
was also located here and an engine
house was provided for in 1920. This
was on 7th street north of the east end
of the hotel building. This, engine was
manned by company of which Mr..
Coyle, the chief clerk of the post Of
flee. was president, and it was known
as the Washington fire company.
Buildings Burned by British.
with the White House the two build
ines known as the east and west ex-
ecutive offices were burned BY the
British. and from the debris the books
Evening star., 1915-05-30

that the other nations Of thS >arth may
ultimately be induced to join In the
plan.
Evening star., 1915-05-30
Contrast of Conditions.

"In the republics Of the western
hemisphere. on the other hand, a re-
markable process of race amalgama-
ton has been going on, demonstrating
to the whole world that, within nation
al bounds and under free institutions,
there is no just reason why differences
of birth should prevent the happy
progress of the human family. One
problem remains, toward whose solu-
ton you, gentlemen, have just been
making a most valuable contribution
to-wit: Can our American republics
Evening star., 1915-05-30
Telephoning Want Ads
To The Star

Ad-takers in The Star office are always
ready to take your Want Ads over the phone.
This telephone service saves time and ex
pense to advertisers who cannot conveniently
reach The Star office in person to place their
advertisements A collector will render you
bill promptly.
Telephone The Star, Main z44O
Evening star., 1915-05-30
Mr. Allaben's Letter.

The letter, in part, follows:
What is here proposed contemplates
one step only beyond the forms of in
ternational cooperation you have been
considering. and bases itself upon prin-
ciples generally recognized and upon
treaties already in existence
"As you know, it has been widely
urged that following the present wal
in Europe confederation of the Euro
pean powers. a kind of United States
of Europe. should be formed. As pro-
posal in the interest of international
peace. such projects must enlist our
sympathies. Yet l call your attention
to the fact that such a European COM
bination, should 1t be effected with the
best of motives, would instantly be
recognized by us. human nature being
what it is, as new menace to all the
peoples of the new world
Il mention this possibility simply to
emphasize the fact that a world -chisis
has arisen which should incite the
emphasize the fact that world-crisis
now at peace, to a strenuous effort to
discover and put into operation some
practical international solution around
which all the law-abiding nations of
the earth might unite, instead of leav-
ing us in separated groups, which
might at any time clash.
Race questions have embroiled Eu-
rope in the most terrible war in the
worlds history. Race issues between
the east and the west already exist. A
race struggle for the domination OF
Africa is one of the clearly discernible
proba bilities of the near future.
Evening star., 1915-05-30
Buildings Burned by British.

With the White House the two build
ings known as the east and west eX-
ecutive offices were burned BY the
British. and from the debris the books
Evening star., 1915-05-30

The report of the Costa Rican
group gives a full survey of the pub
lie finances of that country its none
tary situation. banking situation and
financing OF private enterprises: en-
phasizes the need of trade facilities
and the extension of inter-American
markets. The subject of the merchant
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-17
CONVICT ROAD WORK.
Has Passed Into Period of Successful
Accomplishment.

1.-THE use of cOnvicts Oh the public
roads has passed through the period
Of hysterical wrangle into period of
actually successful accomplishment
and almost universal acceptatiOn," said
e. Stagg Within, professor of a new
course in practical penal problems at
Columbia university.
DR.. Within holds that the underlying
motive in convict road building must
be to secure the greatest efficiency for
the state out of its possessions. Both
the convicts and the roads are property
of the state, and the working of con
victs upon the roads should eliminate
many elements of waste in the admin.
tstration of road and prison depart.
mentS.
1.-THE efficiency of the convict OH the
road gang" he continued, differs
greatly in different gangs. There is no
doubt in my mind that the application
OF the efficiency records in use at the
present time in the Wisconsin road
camps for free labor will tend even
more perceptlbly to raise the efficiency
of convict labor.
Incentive must be created before
good work can be produced. Coop any
of us up in stuffy, insanitary Jail for
several months, arraign us for trial
amid the excitement of what we mis-,
name as justice and then take few
months of breaking our spirit in prison
surroundings and there is little likeli.
hood that the thing we call ginger will
be very apparent. The great need is
for the foreman Of a convict road
gang TO throw his shoulder TO the task
and inspire his gang with the desire
to be like him. The problem lies in
securing such men as foremcn Of the
road gangs"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-17
BRICK AND CONCRETE ROADS,

Department of Agriculture Gives In
formation Regarding Their Qualities.
Now that road authorities generally
recognize the need of more durable
country roads two bulletins issued by
the department of agriculture, one on
portland cement concrete and the other
on vitrifed brick pavement, are timely
Each bulletin deals largely with the
selection of materials and approved
methods of constructing the kind Of
road it treats of, but also contains
some observations of interest to the
layman. Although brick roads are ex-
pensive to construct, they are becom-
ing common and are giving general sat
1sfactiOn, their principal advantages
being durability under practically all
traffic conditions, easy traction and the
ease with which they are maintained.
There Is a brick pavement in Terre
Haute, Ind, that was laid in 1912 on
a broken stone foundation and on
which the cost of repairs has been only
about 5000, due to two breaks caused
by expansion. This street carries a
heavy traffic on part of it's length. An
other brick pavement, laid in Cleveland
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-17
State Road Maintenance.

In the early stages of state road
management little or no provision was
made for the maintenance of roads
constructed with the aid of state funds
This condition has developed into Sc
rious problem, and many of the states
are finding it difficult to obtain sufi-
Gent funds to resurface and properly
maintain the large mileage Of roads
already constructed. 1t was thought
at first that If the states aided in the
construction of roads the counties
could be depended upon properly to
maintain them. This has been found
TO be case Of misplaced confidence
and the only way in which the states
could obtain proper maintenance was
to place the work under the immediate
direction of a state highway depart
ment. Automobile revenues are for
the most part applied to the mainte
nance Of roads, and many of the states
are providing annual cash appropria
tons In sufficient amounts properly to
meet existing conditions.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-17
ISLAND POND

Miss Cornelia Needham, former
Island PCrd girl W. has been in
hospital work in New York city for
the past four years, has joined the
American Ambulance, Lycle Pasteur,
Neuilly Sur Seine, France, under the
Red Cross.
: Ass a book andE as ,play, THE
White Sister. created a sensation.
Filmed for the screen by Essanay,
with Viola Allen in the title role and
Richard Travers as leading man, it
will be the sensation IF the motion
picture world The director has
caught the heart throbs of woman
and used them with the sublety of
genius in making the worlds great
est motion picture. Many people
thought the end of perfection he'd
been reached in the stage version,
but the film version is greater end
better because Viola Allen has, be-
fore the screen, done the greatest
work Of her wonderful career. This
superb picture will be shown at the
ldlehour theatre, Dec. %.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-17
Estate Of Zoel LaCroix
STATE OF VERMONT

District of Essex, S..
The Honorable Probate Court. for the DIstrit4
Aforesaid.
To the heirs and all persons in crested in the
estate OF Ioel LaCfoX, late OF Merton, i'll said
District deceased, GRRFIIEG
WHER EAS, application hath been made to
this cou i'll writing, by 60 vincent OF said
Norton setting forth, that hi is the holder
(by purchase of mortgage against certain OF
real estate of said deceased TO wit tie north
west quarter of lot numb, I23 in said Norton,
and containing forty-two and one-half acres.
more or less, and pr aging said Court TO order
the sale of said real estate, the adm nistrator
OF said estate, that the net proceeds may be ap-
piled to the payment of said mortPRgt
WHEREUPON, the said Court appointed and
assigned the 5th day OF Jan 1910 at the FRO
bate Office i'll 81 ghton in said District to hear
and decide upon said application and petition
and ordered public notice thereof TO be given to
all persons interested therein by publishing
said order together wi h the time and place OF
H. airing, three weeks successfully in the Essen
COUNTY HERALD newspaper. which CirCu-
ates i'll the ueghborhood of those persons in
terested i'll said estate, all Of which publiCR-
tons shall be previous to the day assigned for
hearing.
THEREFORE, YOU are hereby notified to APP
pear before said Court, at the time and place
assigned, then and there in said Court to make
your oil jeCtious to the granting Of said petition
If you see cause.
GIVEN UNDER My HAND at Canaan, IN said
District, this 9th day OF Dec. 1915.
2I-3w EDWIN o. CARLL, Judge
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-17
Object Lesson Roads.

The construction of object lesson
roads by the federal government,
through the office of public roads and
rural engineering Of the department Of
agriculture, is reviewed at length In
bulletin No. 2S4 of the department. In
carrying out this work engineers from
the Office OF public roads, when re.
quested by the local road authorities,
have supervised the building Of short
stretches of roads of various types, the
counties, except in the case Of special
post roads, paying the entire cost for
materials and labor During the eigh.
teen months covered by the report for
ty of these object lesson roads have
been built.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-17
SchoolNotes.

The Campfire girls are being or
gauized in the high and grammar
schools.
The pupils contributed $3.50 for
the support of cot i'll the Grenfell
hospital.
The Athletic Association of the
high school held meeting
Wednesday afternoon.
G WtC1tsC3l tnGltC the
high and grammar schools united
in Christmas exercises, the other
rooms on Friday afternoon.
A high school social was held
Saturday evening, at which the
farce, "A Box of Monkeys" was
presented. A good-sized crowd
was presented.
The freshman class of the high
school has formed an organization,
The Rondom Improvement Club,
which will have charge Of the Eng
lish period once a week and will
study Current Events. - Elmer
Hiltz was elected first president.
Wednesday afternoon while the
books were inspected the pupils Of
the high school were requested to
guess the number of beans a bottle
held, the. prize being won by Miss
Pulling ton. After this Mr.. Saun-
ders gave a short speech and show
cred many tokens of love" among
the scholars.
On Friday, December 10, the
following question was debated
Resolved, that the judgement
against Shylock was unjust"
Lawrence Curran and Ralph Nc
Kelvey were on the affirmative,
Hillery Sloan and Alfonso lie Fe-
bvre on the negative. The affirm
alive won.
Instead of the regular chapel eX-
ercises, a debate was held on De-
Cember 8th. "Resolved, that the
United States shlll be prepared
for war. The affirmative was up.
held by Raymond Harrington and
Elmer Hiltz; the negative by Der
nard Petrie and Clifford Stevens.
The judges decided III favor of the
negative.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-17
THE DIXIE HIGHWAY.
Completion of Route For Tourists Elk.
pected In Another Year.

Completion of Route For Tourists Elk
pected In Another Year.
The first inspection tour of the com
missioners Of the Dixie highway over
the route from Chicago to Miami termi-
mated recently in Miami. While it can
not be said that the commissioners
found a twelve months rOad-that is
a highway easily used the year around
all the way they did find wonderful
progress in road building along the en-
tire way, and in many considerable
stretches the highway is already ideal
Several members of the touring party
stated that the Dixie highway in its
entirety is in as good condition as the
Lincoln highway was at the time of
the first inspection tour over it, if not
better. 1t must be considered, of
course, in this connection that the
Dixie highway has not nearly as much
mileage as the Lincoln highway.
The work which has already been
done furnishes basis for the perfec-
ton of the highway which is most adj
vantageOus. 1t is assured from the
present condition of the road and the
tremendous interest that has been
taken in its construction that one year
more will see a twelve months road.
That it should be such a highway is
absolutely necessary before the ideal
and the purposes upon which the con
ception of the highway was founded
can be realized.
There are two principal purposes
back Of the construction of the high
way. One is for the economic benefit
OF the localities through which the road
runs. The highway in its present con
dition is passable, but not in all in
stances in such condition as to allow
the transportation Of crops to market
at the minimum cost.
The other purpose is for the benefit
Of tourists of the north coming south
and for tourists Of the south going
north. The advantage now Is greatly
In favor of the tourists going north in
the summer and, owing to several bad
sections, offers less advantage as a
whole to tourists coming south. be-
cause winter weather puts the roads In
worse condition.
Aside from the convenience Of tour
lists motoring southwark, southern
Georgia and Florida are to derive a
great financial benefit from perfected
highway. Florida In particular is pc
culiarly dependent upon tourists trade.
The road is not yet in condition where
motoring over its entire length will be
a pleasure in the winter months.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-17
COST OF STATE ROADS.
Variable Factors Must Be Taken Into
Consideration.

VARIABLE FACTORS must be AIKEN Into
Consideration.
The cost of a road is dependent upon
not only the type of construction, but
the amount and character of grading to
be done, the cost of labor and mate.
rails, the width and thickness of sur
facing, the character and amount Of
drainage required and other factors of
equal variability. Based upon general
averages, it has been ascertained by
highway specialists of the department
that under average conditions mac,
adam roads can be built In southern
states at from $4,000 to $1,000 per mile,
gravel roads at from $1,000 to $500
per mile and sand-clay and top soil
roads at from $500 to $500 per mile.
In New England and the other eastern
states macadam roads are reported at
from $4,000 to $4,000 per mile, gravel
roads at from $4,000 to $4,000 and btu.
minouS macadam from $4,000 to $13,.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-17
Life-Savinu Devices.

Two patents, Nos. 1147464 and /.
147465, have been issued to William
A. Utz of Fort Worth, Tex, for de-
vices for saving the occupants of loco
motive cabs in case of accident. In
one patent there is a cushioned and
asbestos-lined carrier into which a
seat may descend and the lid of the
carrier Is connected to the seat in
such manner that as the seat descends
the lid will be automatically closed
In the other patent the body of the
carrier is composed Of a series of steel
rings telescopically engaging each 9th
er and folding against stationary
top, means being provided for holding
the collapsed rings against the top
and for releasing them so they may
descend to inclose the one to be pro.
tected.-Scientific American.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-17

EXPERIMENTAL BRICK ROAD CONSTITUTE
TION by OFFICE OF PUBLIC ROADS,
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRT-
CULTURE.
In 1899 on natural soil foundation in Il
thickly settled residential section, has
never required any repairs due to wear.
Most of the concrete pavements have
proved entirely satisfactory where
traffic conditions were not unduly Sc
we're. The earliest pavement of this
type, constructed in Bellefontaine, o.,
In 1884 was put down on one side
Of the public square, where it carries
a heavy traffic and has cost not more
than 5000 for repairs in its twenty-five
years of existence.
Concrete roads are durable under
ordinary suburban and rural traffic,
present smooth, even. surface, offer
ing very little resistance to traffic, pro-
duce practically no dust, can be main
tanned at small cost and serve as an
excellent base for some other wearing
surface when resurfacing becomes de
sirable.
Since Wayne county, Mich, began
building concrete roads In 1909 there
has been a rapid increase in such pave
ments. In that year 364,000 square
yards were built, in 1912 the yardage
had increased to 6,470,O0O and in 1914
to more than 100000 yards.
The average cost Of three pieces of
concrete road built in Illinois by the
state highway commission in 1912 was
So cents a square yard, including prep
aration of the subgrade, but exclusive
Of cost of the use of machinery and
tools. This would make the cost per
mile Of a fifteen foot surface $7,744.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-17

900, according to the character of con.
struction, whether surface treated, pen.
etration or mixing method. The btu
minous type is quite general in the
eastern states. AS indicating costs in
other sections Of country the state
highway commissioner of Michigan re.
ported in 1913 the average cost for
macadam roads to be $4,000 per mile,
clay-gravel roads $500 per mile and
concrete roads about $4,000 per mile.
The average cost of state highways
constructed in Ohio in 1918 was $S,3S3.
According to types, in 1912 the brick
paved highways averaged $14,65O per
mile and the macadam highways So.
$50 IN California the first 1856 miles OF
the state system of highways cost an
average of $S,143 per mile and con.
sisted principally of thin concrete with
a thin coat of bitumen. The maximum
and minimum figures given are not alb.
solute, but are intended to present the
usual range of costs The rates given
include grading, drainage surfacing
and engineering costs.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-17
independent Order OF .,Foresters

Court Island Pond, No. 423. Her
bert AIdrich, C. R.; J. T. Merrill
P. c. R. Frank Turgeon,.V. C. r,
Mrs. Emily LaCroix, Rec. Sec; Mrs.
W. L. Currier, Fin. Sec. ;lAllie Har-
low, Orator; E. F. Osborne, Court
Dep; Court Physicians, H. E. Sar
geant and A. Ellie. Meets first and
third !Thursdays in K of P. Hae
Bosworth book.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-17
Bank Notice. - =

The annual meeting of the share
holders of Island Pond National
Bank for the election of directors
for the ensuing year and the trans
action Of any other business that
may regularly come before twill be
held at their banking rooms in Island
Pond, VT, on Tuesday, the eleventh
day of January, 1916, at two O'Clock
in the afternoon.
Dated Dec. 10, 1915.
21-4t L. A. COBB, Cashier.