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The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-03-23
COSTLY ROADS.

Our attention has been called to a
circular issued by supporters of the
Norkhouse method of road building
entitled. you Cannot Honestly Vote
AGAINST Workhouse." This covers
tho worthouse operations of the past
six wears and undertakes to show
that they have been at low cost.
A synopsis of the claims of the cir
cular is as follows;
From workhouse levy ....-....$S3 ,2Ol.06
Less cost of equipment on 800
hands .---.------- -.,. l-'ooo'o'
71,2O1.O6
Less expense of average of
II convicts, if kept in jail l4,6SS'oo
$56,513.O6
Less balance on hand Mar. 10000
$54,413,O6
Making cost per mile for 70
miles of road --..-.--.-----,.-.---:$ 'i''oo
The errors of this somewhat unique
method of calculation are not hard to
find.
The cost of equipment is just as
much a part of the expense OF road
building as is the labor or material.
The only credit that should be al
lowed for equipment on hands is It's
present value after deduction for
wear and tear. The circular shows
that during the six years $12,OOO,Oo
has been invested in equipment. Thls
eo,lipment would have deprecated
materially in value in this time II II
had not been used at all; and II az
ter all its use the equipment VIII
now bring one-half its original cost
the fact would be remarkable. we
will be conservative, however, ana
charge only one-half to depreciation
The convicts have TO be taken care
of whether worked or not. Their
capacity for work is an asset OF the
comfy and has a value; and its use,
whether on roads or elsewhere, is m
expenditure. TO omit from the COST
of the bodybuilding this largest OIL
all items of expense renders the cal
culation valueless.
The circular admits the employ
ment of an average of II conVlcts'
The value of this labor at $3.50 per
day, 800 days a year for six years
is $45. 10000, one of the largest items
of the cost of the work.
Correcting the above calculations
we find:
= Receipts from levy ,---..-..--,$ S3,2Ol.o
Worth of convict labor. 45,9OO.oV
S129,101 .0G
Less the present value of
equipment, 100000, and
bal. on hands, $2,l00.0o, ..,,
total ........--.. --..-..------.------- o'loo'oV
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-03-23
ANNOUNCEMENT.

[ hereby announce myself a can
didate for Sheriff of Washington
county. subject to the action OF the
Republican primary, April 18th. Your
vote and influence will he greatly
appreciated. Respectfully,
JOHN II. MILLER.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-03-23

hereby announce my candidacy
for denomination for Trustee OF
Washington county subject TO the
will and action of the republican
party in primary on April l5th. l
will appreciate your vote ana lnllu
ence. j. W. ri'i>O'
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-03-23

cate them so as to provide the best
ways to the markets and TO accom-
modate the trade and business of
your county, will you follow the lead
of those who have refused you the
right to be heard? You are your
own men. speak and be free
+ i :
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-03-23
ANNOUNCEMENT.

| hereby announce myself candi
date for Sheriff of Washington coun
ty. subject to the Republican PR
mary April 18th, | will appreciate
your vote and influence.
Respectfully. D. NJ. WALTERS.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-03-23
DECISIVE HOUR REACHED, SAYS
THE FRENCH MINISTER
OF FINANCE.

PARIS, March 1S.-"We have now
heached the decisive hour" said Alex
andre Ribot, minister of finance
speaking in the chamber of deputies
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-03-23
..$121,O01.06


This makes $172S.01 per mile for
70 miles of road. However, articles
have appeared in print insisting that
the amount of road actually graded
is no more than so or So miles. Sup
posing that the true figure is 60
miles. this would make the cost W.
O16.6S per mile for roads not yet
macadamiZed.
To be of any practical value the
statistics should have shown yards
of rock and dirt moved. distance Of
transportation, etc. 1t is this that
makes cost, not the number of miles
covered. One mile may be expen-
sive and others cost very little.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-01

many of the students are taking extra
copies to send to their relatives and
friends, it is expected that the full sup
ply OF $50 will soon be exhausted.
The next event of importance during
the commencement week will be the
commencement exercises. which will
be held tomorrow evening at the En-
plre theatre, DR.. Charles H. Judd CT
Chicago university will speak on The
Cultivation of Initiative" The seat
sale is the best in several years and it
is expected that large crowd will be
present to witness the presentation OF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-01

the faculty and the graduating class
and group pictures of all the lower
classes and organizations Of the
school and for a novel section contains
a portion known as My Memory Book, ."
giving headlines from the papers tell
ing OF different important happenings
of the year and large assortment Of
humorous snapshots. The joke column
is particularly good and the back part
OF the magazine contains 1lh pages
of local advertising. The single cop
les of the annual cost 30 cents and, as
the subscription list alone is 500 and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-01

The program contained all OF the
usual features and the class history
was given in an original manner by
the Misses Louella Long and Bernice
Glawe, who presented it to the audi
ence in picture form, sketching while
those present looked on. The num-
hers are as follows;
Violin solo, 'Legende" (WieniawskD
Frances Rhoads.
Address of welcome-John Doering.
Glass history-Bernice Glawe and
Louella Long.
Glass prophecy-Charlotte Murray.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-01
CLASS DAY PROGRAM
Is HELD AT SCHOOL

Excellent class day exercises were
lAe feature of the afternoon yesterday
al the local high school The program
commenced at 2 O'Clock and continued
Two hours The seniors appeared lot
Tue third time in their caps and gowns
ana, as customary, marched into ana
out Of the auditorium in body ana oc-
eupied a reserved section OF the room
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-01
Piano duet, Sonata in d" tDiabellD

Piano duet, Sonata in d. (DiabellD
Elizabeth Olmsted and Hazel Spauld-
ing.
Immediately after the program the
1916 annual edition of the Watch Tow
er, the school paper, was given cut.
The annual is without doubt the best
that the editors have ever published,
as it contains 106 pages and is filled
from cover to cover with exceptionally
good material. 1t contains, as usual, a
general review of the past year in
relation to the school and all its
branches, individual photographs OF all
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-01
Presentation of gift to school-Mur-

lei zimmerman.
Chorus-Lucile Hazard, Dorothy
Bassett, Margaret Underhill, Alberta
Glasco, Elizabeth Olmsted. Laura Hol-
combe. Airline Hatch. Halle Gregory,
Mildred Adams, Hazel Spaulding, Mar
garet Searle.
Glass poem-Marian McCabe.
Presentation of gifts to junlors-Ai-
bert Taber.
Glass song, Alma Sanderson, author
ess-Sung by the senior class.
Farewell address-Carl Sodergren.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-01
PolitieaI Announcement.

/ hereby announce my candidacy for
the republican nomination for states
attorney OF Rock Island county and
solicit the support of my friends. Pri-
mary Sept ID. 1916.
CHARLES S. ROBERTS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-01

the 81 sheepshns. which, according to
custom, will be given by II. II. Cleaye-
land, president of the board of educa-
ton.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-06
BY AIR TO THE POLE.

There is nothing remarkable about Capt. Raoul
Amundsens project reaching north pole by air
plane. The only remarkable thing that explorer
yet tried this method either the Arctic Ant
arctic
When Peary Cor Cook, both of them) tramped to
nail airplane doubtful experiment.
Even when Amundsen the south pole by the
primitive method, from present develop
Now there is question of its utility for such
purpose. The machine must be strongly built to
buffets polar storms the metal strains of
low temperatures and the shocks landing rough
But there seems to no to success
either mechanical or human Air flight the south
pole would doubt very difficult, because of the
high mountain ranges be crossed and the terrific
gales that southern explorers have always had
all accounts, the north polar region is com
paratively calm and level the OF which it
forms a part.
Amundsen is no buffer and dreamer. When he
says lie intends fly the pole he will probably
keep his word. He plans to take his airplane
ship general exploring purposes. with
the ship a base. Thus he much ground
in the ordinary sledge party could
week or two And he gets within a few hun
dred miles the pole he will make the By air.
That will make another great adventure story if he
wins long before hear of his success or fail
undoubtedly airplane fight the will
have been achieved.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-06
THE NEW Alcohol BUSINESS.

There has been much talk about manufacturing alco-
hol for Industrial take the place of gasoline
Blu. far there little action Now there are
signs that we're really beginning down TO BUSH
From Miami. Fla. word that company has
been organized there make alcohol big scale
Preliminary experiments at Davie, Fla. said to
have shown that the fuel produced for ave and
five and one-half cents gallon. That would enable
to buy "a a gallon, al
lowing reasonable profit for wholesalers and retailers
At ten cents it would effect a saving or
fifteen cents over gasoline.
The promoters assert that gallon of alcohol will
give automobile mileage than gallon OF gasoline.
That statement questionable. Most authorities say
that efficiency gasoline than that
Of alcohol volume for volume But the difference.
whatever may be, small; alcohol has unques-
tionable superiority being safer peasanter to
handle. is almost nOn-explosive and lacks the
offensive odor of gasoline both before and after
buston. 1t is said be cleaner, its effect on
the internal economy Of an engine
dustry according Florida authoctes There are
unlimited quantities of material most of which
is allowed waste; and the apparatus
for disng the alcohol simple cheap that it
requires little investment. time come. ex-
pected, almost every farmer will make his own alcohol
to his machinery and light his house utilizing
the waste by-Products of his crops
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-06
With Other Editors Than Ours

hole. Its graduates will have saved
priceless years and their steps will
have been guided along that path
which their natural inclinations and
personal characteristics make them
best fitted 10 follow
In this way through the medium
of congenial work the worlds happi-
ness will be vastly increased no less
than its efficiency. Instead Of spend
ing fruitless years cropping through
the mists of chance for that open
ing which shall reveal the path TO
congenial work and greater happi-
ness the child itself. in the Gary
schools. indicates that path and dur
ing its school years il is led easily
and naturally TO the foot Of that
mountain it must climb without fur
Their aid. but which it has been pre-
pared to climb. and at whose sum-
NIT il finds success and happiness.
For 20 become a competent engineer.
or machinist or brick-layer. is no
less life success than to become a
wOrld-famous artist or surgeon, or
author. The world needs all. holds
its rewards for ALL and all find their
greatest happiness in congenial work
not mans curse but his greatest
blessing.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-06
DECEMBER O, 1910.
THE ALLIED STOMACH.

Roumania on the map. looks oddly like the human
stomach as pictured physiological chart And the
resemblance is more than pictorial From It's position
as the center of the European war zone, Roumania
might have been compared Of late, 10 the stomach Oh
the allied powers IN the prize fight % nations
the Germanic powers nave aimed their heaviest blows
at it.
That stomach now has severe pain in it, The
German right and both landed fun and square
AS n result Eoumana, lately so confident has doubled
up in agony 1t looks as if she may be counted out
But pugilists after a Knockout blow often come
back And when the extraordinary spectacle oil
Serbia utterly year winning victories
over the Bulsarians and Belgium, ground under the
iron heel of Germany still fighting back, there is no
reason TO expect that Eoumania to be put perman-
emily out Of the 10y conquests of Fak-
enhayn and AIackensen Unless the Roumanans are
less COURAGEOUS breed than any other nationality par
tcpatine i'm the war. they yet come back.
II has often reiterated i'm the last year or two
that territorial conquest IS comparatively unimportan
I'm tins war What the long run is not terri
tors, but men, The Teutons have taken large part
Of the l;oumanian SOIL and may takemore They may
win all but the northern end, between Hungary and
Russia But unless they destroy the Roumanian
armies. their success may be only temporary
Thus far the bulk of the Rounanian forces have
escaped Unless they bungle in retreat they have al
WAYS safe retirement Russia. And then the leu
tons may expect to see them rolling beck spring,
rested re-equipped aud reinforced 10y hundreds Of
thousands of Russians.
The Germans have of the most brilliant
campaigns of the clevery conceived and wonder
fully executed They been greatly helped by the
Roumanians strategic errors lack of heavy guns.
But there is no evidence ends the episode.
1t is just catastrophe bundered into by the
allies costing much time treasure and blood to over
come It doesn't decide anythng 1t doesn't end the
war 1t merely prolongs it,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-06
THE PRESIDENTS PROGRAM.

Prest wilson's message TO congress yesterday was
such breyity seldom marks state papers
leaving details the reports and recommendations oil
the various departments and causing those and
recommendation TO appear TO have been matters OF
cabinet consideration. and perhaps have had admin
istration approval. Aside from this, the presidents
chief concern as has Ibid before the law making
body points to completion of the eight hour law
program the enlargement Of the interstate commerce
commission. Investigation precede railroad
strikes power 10 the president operate railroads
under conditions. and the granting of greater
freedom to business engaged in the promotion Of
foreign trade antitrust permit with
spect 10 local trade largely business program
that the president outlines rather program di-
rectIy relating to business With advocacy of stringent
corrupt practices govern federal elections as
sort Of appendix.
This is the session of the congress with which
the president has been wrestling
the most Of the congress ne has had to deal
with during the last four years. After March he
viii have "a new congress with many new faces, and
many more CO them antagonstic to his policies. The
president naturally get the corrupt prac
tees aet his program for dealing with railroad strikes
and the eght-hour law together with the increase Of
tile Interstate commission enacted into law
while the sailing viii be trihe easier.
The message displays no change of position the
part Of the president the election His plan FOR
HANDLING the railroad situation virtual repetition
that outlined when he before congress and
asked for the Adamsou law. an emergency measure.
which fortified by other legislation stil repre-
introduction TO his purposes. The president
then and he insists ngw that while it is legu-
mate that any should quit work when he pleases.
when a great body moves strike society has "a
right 10 CAN halt least until Investigation is made.
ascertain how such strike is justified Organized
LABOR strongly opposed this system. the major
logic appears 20 Doe the presidents side.
Eight hours a standard day of work and basis Of
pay is upon by president for all railroad
employees actually engaged operation of inter
state trains and expect more thunder the
halls Of this important suS35-L The long
day statesmen. their ratings against this law
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-06
THE FINEST AGE

THE FINEST AGE
When he was only nine months old,
And plump and round and pink OF
cheek.
A JOY 10 tickle and to hold.
Before he'd even learned TO speak.
His gentle mother used to say
1t is too bad that he must grow
If / could only have my way
His baby ways we'd always
know"
And then the year was turned, and
Began to toddle round the floor
And name the things that he could
And soil the dresses that he wore
Then many a night she whispered
low:
"Our baby now is such a JOY
hate 10 think that he must grow
To be a wild and Needless boy
But on he went and sweeter grew.
And then his mother, I recall.
Wished she could keep him always
two.
For that's the finest age of all
She thought the selfsame thing at
three,
And now that he is four. she signs
To think he cannot always be
The yOungster with the laughing
eyes.
oh. little boy. my wish Is not
Always TO keep you four years old.
Each night stand beside your cot
And think of what the years may
hold:
And looking down on YOU | pray
That when we've lost our baby
small
The mother of our man will say
This is the finest age of all"
Copyright 1916, by the Reilly and
Britton Coz
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-06
FOOD FOR DEPENDENT CHILDREN.

One of the little appreciated difficulties connected
with the high Of food the fact that although
foodstuffs 80 per cent than they did a
year ago double what they did a few years past. the
allowances made by states cities to the homes where
dependent children lodged in in
creased Whether the homes under public private
supervision rule arrangement has been made
to the food budget correspond with the rise in
prices The result of this unseeng policy is that the
quality and variety of food given dependent children
have suffered
If there any class of citizens whose food supply
ought be carefully and generously looked after is
that Of the little folks who. have lost their natural pro-
viders. As they old enough to get working
papers. they face the world without the back
ground of loving relatives help them in a pinch.
Even than the children of loving parents do they
help they get physically strong
and we'll Malnutriton of little by the state is
nothing short of criminal 1t is to be hoped that all
that is needed TO have the attention of those in
charge called to the discrepancy between stationary
allowances and shifting prices the trouble rem
odfa
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-06
HISTORY REPEATS.
lCleveland Pain Dealer.


A controversy over our shipments
Of cotton to foreign ports combines
with the we'll known shortage of
dyestuffs in this country TO remind
the historical student of a similar
case that arose during the Napole-
Onic era
Cotton has been at least partially
cOntraband because cotton is use
full in the manufacture of explo-
sives. Dyestuffs, on the other hand.
are no good for anything except 70
add nifty cOlors 20 suits and frOcks.
And yet there was a time when an
important campaign was won by the
cutting off Of dyestUffs and cotton
and at that time cotton was only
wanted for dress fabrics
Napoleon Bonaparte had been
made perpetual consul. All Europe
had been at war since 1889, when
the French Revolution had started.
The First Consul had fought his
way across the Alps, won his way
through Italy and sailed right across
the big sea into Egypt, where's he
had planted his Eagles. And all the
time Napoleon was striking INDIRECT
~ at his invincible enemy-Eng-
land
BY the year 1904 the emperor was
at the height of his power. But just
at that time England found a place
10 strike. In order 10 keep up her
trade at home and abroad and TO run
the army at the same time. France
had 10 depend on two big trade
items-indigO and raw cotton. But
Great Britain controlled the COM
merce which handled these staples
and France had 10 get them through
Great Britain. There came a time
when Napoleon was ready 10 strike.
England placed an embargo on
cotton and dyestuffs. And Napoleon
haG TO back out and try something
else,
But for cotton and indigo. there
might have been no Waterloo
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-06
VOCATIONAL TRAINING.
(Asheville, \. .. Citizen


Work is not mans curse but his
greatest blessing, and to many it is
lifes supreme blessing. Without
work no man may be happy and he
whose work is cOngenial is twice
blessed. The tendency of modern
education is TO discover in the child
its natural inclination of mind that
its full and quick development may
follow the worlds efficiency and its
sum total of human happiness.
1t is no new complaint that man
tai training in the school has been
neglected for the study of Ian
guages, and that schools often fit their
pupils for the universities but not
for the world. This complaint will
not always obtain, however. for
times are changing and with them
educational methods change, too In
Ashevine is discovered an increased
interest in vocational studies, and in
the already famous Gary schools the
child's vocational instincts are early
discovered and developed.
Thus are educators beginning to
recognize the value of time. and of
the distinction between education
and instruction. Graduates Of the
Gary school Will enter LIES strife
armed according 10 their peculiar
needs some will go forth equipped
10 become frst-class carpenters, OF
brick-layers. or machinists. or en-
gineers. Others will leave the school
with the essential foundation upon
W hich To build tceir future careers
as writer's. physicians, business men
or artists. The Gary schools have
abandoned the world-Old idea of try
ing To mt "a square peg into a round
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-06
THE MELTING POT
Conducted by Stuart II. Carroll
WHO THINKS FOR YOU?

For endless Nature has employed
individual
obuse! They hesitate their furniture
10
family pride
Is get
and the dusty garden
fellows workm and
every parade live cake
consider their
hump
labor like the deuce.
Brook aker
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-06

gave the cubic root of 26S. 336.125,
which is 645, with equal promptness.
ct the reader try TO extract that
root by the ordinary rules of arith
metic and he will share the wonder
of the experienced mathematician
who quizzed the strange boy from
Yankeeland able 10 see at a glance
of his minds eye what they could
only apprehend by a process of la
borious calculation on paper.
Napoleon. returning from Elba
lust az this time sent the young
prodigy TO the Lyceum Napoleon in
Paris 10 be educated. and when the
allies besieged Paris he had no more
enthusiastic defender than little Ze-
rah Colburn. Their eleven years old.
He was afterW ards schOoled in
London. became a teacher a Meth
odist preacher. and finally a profess
sor of Greek, Latin, French and
Spanish i'm Vermont university. but
his wonderful powers faded away
after the school teachers took him
in hand. He died at the age Of
Is years. a man of ordinary capac-
ity.
Every effort was made 20 get from
Zerah Colburn an explanation OF his
methods of working problems in his
head At first he said: 4 can't tell
how ] do IL. God save me the pow r.
er." After he had been educated ne
tried 10 explain but people who en-
deavored 10 follow his rules" found
them as difficult as the ordinary
arithmatical processes In short, as IL
seems 10 me, he had a window in his
mind which was at first clear. but
became cobwebped Jacques maud.
an italian arithmetical prodigy. had
a not dissimilar history.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-06

during the campaign. hardly be expected to sup
port the eght-hour principle now want 10 do any
thing to make il effective
However. congress is in the last under the
present administration. and be watched with
keen interest.