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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-11
FAMINE HERE GREATEST
IN HISTORY OF COUNTY
Supervisors Call on State Officials
IN to Raise the Quarantine, as Early
ssA as Possble-keith, Chief Inspector
of County, Asks Cooperation of all
oWners-Shortage in Present Milk
Supply Cannot be Explained by
Owners.

The tick quarantine in Forrest coun-
ty is to be raised before the frs
Of the coming year.
Indications today are that the com
pulsory dipping of non-infected cattle
will be dispensed with throughout the
county by December Is.
The cattlemen of the county in gen.
eral, and the hundreds Of milk con-
sumers in Hattiesburg in Particular,
will await with interest the results of
the lifting of the quarantine.
There is milk famine on in the
city, the worst in its history. Wheth-
er the shortage in the milk is due to
the class Of food being given the cows;
to the dipping, or to other causes, has
not been ascertained.
A. E, Keith, state inspector, detail
ed for duty here, says that the chem
icals used in the dipping process are
not responsible for the condition.
Cattle Mistreated.
'If a shortage in the supply from a
herd is noticed following the dipping
he continued, "it must be due, in my
opinion, to the, treatment accorded the
cattle by the persons driving them
to and from the watts.
"Some of the cows become fright
ened when the vats are reached. Driv
ers whip them and run them, all O
which has an effect on the quality
and the quantity of the milk"
DR.. z. Lash, travelling inspector fol
the United States Government, locat
ed in Mississippi in the tick inspec
ton work, met the board of supervls
ors here this week, and discussed. will
them the question of releasing Forres
from the federal quarantine.
|. Mr. Keith, Immediately following
His visit here, asked the cattle grow
ers and COW owners to cooperate VIII
the state inspection service in III
fight to keep any new infection from
being carried into the county, tnu'
blotting out all the good work whicl
the inspectors have done in recen
months.
The Board Of Supervisors, appointe'
All Inspector to examine the cattle =
detect the presence Of ticks whicl
transmit thA southern cattle feyel
and has, sent a petition. to the stat stat
Live Stock Board.
..AII cattle in the infected district
have been quarantined according !
law" ID continues. 'eThe board agree
to maintain inspection and control
the quarantined cattle to prevent III
authorized movement and Illegal az
mission Of qdarantined cattle.
s'The state board is asked to reieass
from quarantine this county's mol
infected areas, in order that uni
fected cattle may be moved witno'
restriction
It is believed that the federal pa
viii be lifted by the middle OF U
coming month, the board says.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-11
JURY DISAGREES IN
COLE MEAT CASE.
Unable to Reach Verdict and is
\ Discharged by the Court.

A jury in Judge Johnson's court was
unable to reach verdict III the case
of w. c. Cole. Hattiesburg merchant,
who was indicted for selling unwhole.
some meat.
Nine Of the Jurors, 1t is said, stood
for conviction, and the remaining
three for acquittal.
The jury was discharged. Cole will
be given another trial at the next term
of the district court.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-11

New York, Nov. 11.--A reversal
in the Tenth North Carolina dis
triet, and a reclassification Of the
politics of three coneressmen
elected in California, indicated to-
day that the Republicans would
have 2fs congressman and the
Democrats 213, with the other par
ties credited with members in
the House after March a.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-11
Wilson's Popular
Vote is 4O3,3I2|

New York, Nov. 1.-THE total popu-
lar vote received in each of the states
by President Wilson and Charles T..
Hughes, but based on incomplete re-
turns and estimated, indicated that
the President received 4o3,312 more
votes than Mr.. Hughes. The table
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-11
HUGHES STILL AHEAD IN
MINNESOTA, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Republicans Have a Majority Of
Votes in the House, According to
Latest Returns. and Unless the
Votes Credited to Other Parties side
With the Democrats, the Latter win
be outnunbered at New Session.
be outnumbered !;
(By Assooiatee rress.1

New York, Nov. 1.-THE latest
returns today left President VIII
son a majority unchanged from
those of yesterday afternoon.
The President is leading in Cali
fornia, New Mexico, and New
Hampshire. Hughes is leading in
Minnesota.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-11
'PErRo MEAT CASE
ORDERED CONTINUED

John Petro, indicted for falling to
keep record OF cattle purchased,
will not be tried at this term of the
Circuit Court. continuation having
been granted.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-11

Concord, N. r., Nov III erfi-
fled returns today from 291 out
of 2e4 New Hampshire precincts,
not including the 2ss Wilson votes
omitted by error in Dover, gave
Hughes 4s,465 and Wilson 43,274.
The certified returns give Hughes
lead of 1871, but with the uncer-
titled included, Wilson has a plu-
rality of 1o3.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-11

Santa re. N. Mex, Nov. IL
Wilson'S lead in the unofficia New
Mexico returns today is 2,1s4 votes
with 20 precincts missing.
Walton, Democrat, has lead Of
1,77e, with 90 precincts missing.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-11

Mrs. Henry NJ FlagIef. widow of
he Florida railroad magnate, who is
believed to have left her at least $780,
100000, is about to wed again. Though
her engagement with Judge Robert
Warth Bingham, of Louisville, Ky is
not formally announced, the report,
well authenticated, has been given out.
Her home was in Macon, Ga, at the
time she married the millionaire in
1901, shortly after he had obtained a
divorce on the ground that his first
iwife was insane.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-11

st. Paul, Nov. f1s-Thirty hun
dred and seventeen Minnesota pre-
cincts out of s,o4s give Wilson 177,-
e32 and Hughes 17s, ,2s5 votes.
With 4s Minnesota precincts
missing, Hughes has plurality
Of 54s.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-11
HArAoRN ON COAST

Fleet Hathorn has returned from a
couple OF days visit on the coast.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-11
BELIEVE VILLA
HAS BEEN CUT.
OFF FROMNORTH'
Two Divisions Of Murgia $
Troops Are Surrounding
Him, ir is Announced
TREvINo's CAVALRY is
CLOSING IN ON ONE SIDE

Fortifications Around Chihuahua City
Have Been strengthened, as It Is
Known That Bandit Leader is Pre-.
pairing to Attack Town--Three Thou
sand cavairymen Are in the Pur-
suit-Atrocities Of Rebel Leader
Particularly. Gruesome.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-11

Totals ....... s. .S,563,71S S,16O, 4Ol.
Wilson over Hughes, 40s,S12
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-11
WILSON oEMoNsTRArloN,

Washington, Nov IL. Democratic
leaders aud officials Of the American
kcontinued on Page Four.2
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-11
Particularly. eruesome.

(By Associated PreSs.)
Eagle Pass, Nov. 11.-carranza
troops under General Murgia have
captured ParraI and Santa Rosalis,
according 10 Torreon report.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-11
THE WEATHER

f0F M'ssIsaippi-Probabiy fair to.
night and Sunday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-28
TWO HUNDRED IN DANGER,
Excursion Boat at Springfield Filled
Rapidly with Water.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Aug. IS
Two hundred men, women and children
were thrown ilto panic when the
Xita-Nac, the smaller OF the two boats
operated by the Riverside Park Amusc-
mcnt company, uorthbouud from River
Side with capacity crowd, scraped
over what is believed to have been a
submerged stump in the Connecticut
river, opposite the mouth Of the Aga
wan river and a mile from the land
ing at the foot of Elm street. about
$40 last night Tho presence of mind
of Capt. Almorsa J. Forgettc, who was
at the wheel, made it possible for the
boat to make the landing and dis
charge all it's passengers safely before
it listed to port side from the weight
of the water which rushed in through
the hole stove in the bow. The boat
sank rapidly after it listed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-28

mond your Compound to other ladies. 4"
Mrs. MARY RIDGwAY, Durand, Wis.
a Massachusetts Woman Writes:
Blackstone, Mass. -" My troubles
were from my age, and / felt awfully
sick for three years. had hot flashes
often and frequently suffered from
pains. took Lydia E. Pinkham' 8
Vegetable Compound and now am well. "
Mrs. PIERRE CoURNoYER, Box 239,
blackstone, Mass.
Such warning symptoms as sense of
suiIoeation. hot flashes, headaches, back
aches, dread Of impending evil, timidity,
sounds in the ears, palpitation of the
heart, sparks before the eyes, irregu-
larities, constipation, variable appetite,
weakness and dizziness, should be needed
by middle-aged women. Lydia +. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has carried
many women safely through this crisis.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-28
WEST BRATTLEBORO
Labor Day Picnic Planned.

A Labor day picnic will he held at
Wallace Harris 5 Monday, Sept 1, un-
der the auspices of the Ladies' Aid So
cicty of the Baptist church. Sand
witches, cake, coffee, lemonade and ice
cream viii ba for sale. There also will
be an apron sale \ variety of sports
for both morning and afternoon have
been arranged. Everyone is cordially
invited to he present. IT, following
Committees have been appointed:
Sports-John Mckay, ) mJry Miller,
George Allen, George iIa4is. Lemon.
adc-lIarry LeRay, NJ $. Harry Lee
Ray. CofTac-Mrs. l.. .. Taylor, Mrs
George Harris. Charles Cummings. lee
crcam-IIovt Barhe ~,. Hoyt Bar
her, Mrs. Bert Mile. .aliciting-Mrs
George Allen, Mrs. Lamar Copeland
Committee for selling sandwiches ano
raEe-Mrs. Mckay, Mrs. Gunnell, Mrs
Emory Miller. Packing committee
Allan Wilmington. Securing ice cream
Wallace Harris.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-28

MISS Mary bOohti J'iH1i d Ihi'N 'l
friends Sunday on an automobile trip
to Wardsboro.
Mr.. and Mrs w. f. Mixer are visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. J. IL. Britain in
Springfield, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Z. Stellman and Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Stellman went to Bos-
tom Saturday by automobile.
Miss Ida 3. Fox resumed work today
for the IIolstcin-Friesian association af-
ter vacation of three weeks.
Mrs. Frank Marsh went Friday to
Waterbury to spend a few days with
Mr. Marsh, who is working there.
\. :. Nichols has returned from .
thrce-vceks' visit in Greenfield. Shell
buue Falls, jacksonville and Halifax
John Evans and party of East Dunn.
merston went to Sunset lake Saturday
to occupy the Il. $. Miller cottage a
week
Miss Ruth Houghton, bookkeeper in
J. l.. Stockwcll 5 store, resumed work
there this morning, after a vacation of
two weeks.
Mrs. Mary Helson and daughter, Lu-
ella, of South Londonderry came Satur-
day to visit Mrs. Helsou S cousin, Mrs
T. G. Taylor.
Merrill Hamilton finished work Fri
day night for the Durham Brothers
company. where he had been employed
in the Wholesale department.
Mrs. Carrie Franklin and Mrs. An
ME Sheldon and children spent Sunday
in Townshend with Mrs Franklin S fl
thcr-in-law. Henry Franklin.
Mrs. Eta Aklcy rctu I'd home Sun
day from Gill, Mass, wiz re she visit
ID a week with her cousin. Mir
md Mrs n. Simonds and family.
Albert Wrislcv, who is employed by
the Vermont Printing company, re
turned last night after spending a few
days vacation in South Londonderry,
Norman Newell resumed work for the
Estey Organ Co. this morning, after
having been unable to work for l.
weeks ON account of blood poisoning in
his hand.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. l.. Purinton and son,
Leon. and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Evans
returned Saturday from Sunset lake
where they spent two weeks in the
Miller cottage.
VII ISIS i4hllu ltE ana bfhIHtr, MCGEE
Tyler, of Dorchester. Mass, who visit
cd at j. l.. StockwelI S few days. have
gone to Bcrnardston to visit before re-
turning to their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orville B. Chamberlain
Miss Marguerite Watts, Misses Eliza.
beth and Eva Briggs and f. Better of
New York went Saturday to Benning
tom and over the Mohawk Trail.
Rev. and Mrs. Fred Smith and daugh
ter, Catherine, of Haverhill, Mass, who
had been visiting his sister, Miss Della
smith, were called to their home Sat
urday to attend a funeral. They had
not expected to leave until tomorrow.
Mrs. Ncttie Harvey of South Hadle,
Falls, Mass, returned to her home Sat
urday, after visiting her daughter, Mrs
.C. ). Rider. She was accompanied by
Miss Bertha Freeman, who will visit
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Taplin and Mr.
and Mrs. James McLam and son, vii
bur, of South Ryegatc, who had beer
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. James Gibson
returned Saturday to their home by au
tonobilc
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-28
MONDAY AUGUST % 1916
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

Brattlcboro lodge, n. f. O. p, will
hold a regular meeting this evening in
Grand Army hall at 0 clock.
Services will be resumed in the Uni
tartan church next Sunday, Sept. 3.
Rev. and Mrs. L. @ S. Osgood will re-
turn from their vacation Saturday.
There will be a session of the United
States court for naturalization i'll the
Office of United States Marshal Arthur
p. Carpenter Monday morning, Sept. 4,
Mt 9 o clock.
Mrs. Viola f. Roberts has sold her
cottage house on South Main street to
George Metealf, who bought for an in
vestment. The sale was made through
John l.. Howard real estate agency.
Cards have been received announcing
the marriage, Aug. II, of Walter
Adams Greene of Central Village,
Conn, and Evion Dorothy Bassett for
merly Of Brattlehoro. The young
- couple will live in Central Village.
Today the Pripeess 'theater presents
Marie Doro in the Paramount produc
ton, The Heart of Nora Flynn, also a
Burton Holmes travel picture. Telling
the Giant Trees of California. Tomor,
row The New World Brady Made pro
duetion, What Happened at %, with
Frances Nelson and Arthur Ashley. will
he an attraction.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-28
PRoFESsI ORAL CARDS.

n. l.. WATERMAN. Office Abbott's Building
Elliot ST. Hours leo 10 80. $50 TO .. m. Tel. 42-N
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-28

". n LlRR, u. D, III MaiA 81, -v.
Perry atOrs. Hears: / ~ q. and TO 6 =
"a. sa1dAya by appointment. 'PsoRs, 7s0.W
Residence Belmont Ays. 'Phons 7sp-R
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-28

ST.; telephone, 25S once. leonard blses
Hour. 80 20 3. ana ~ 8. TslsDhSAs
30 w
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-28

Lydla ~. Ilnkham 3
Vege table Com
pound. When | was
as and had tn c
Oh ange of Life,
a friend recon-
mended it and it
gave me such relief
from my bad feel
ings that i took
several bottles. /
am now we'll and
healthy and recon-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-28

Chrysanthemum-like aster blossoms.
little different and superior to any
Others, 25c doz., at II Clark Ave. Har-
Ney. ADV. 152-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-28
ELDERLY WOMEN
SAFEGUARDED
Tell Others How They Were
Carried Safely Through
Change'of Life.

Durand, Wis., am the mother of
fourteen children and | owe my life to
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-28
10 Crit.

TO crit.
lie worshipped her aud longcd to ask
Her for her heart and hand;
But being rather shy Of dust,
lie didn't have the sand. - Bos. on
Transcript.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-12-28
PERSHING'S MEN CELEBRATE
Bull Fight, Mule Races, Polo Games
and Fireworks Add to Christ
mas Fun.

Ell Vale De San Buena Ventura,
Mex. (by army telegraph to Columbus,
N. N.Y., Dec. 26.-TroOps of General
Pershing's command stationed here
were awakened to their celebration of
Christmas day by patriotic airs, played
by the Fifth cavalry band as it pa
raded through the camp at daybreak.
Reveille was the signal for starting
the parade and beginning a days pro-
gram that was featured by horse and
mule races and a football game in the
morning, polo game between officers
and bull fight in the afternoon and
moving picture show and fireworks at
night. Col. w. Fl. Allaire, camp COM
mander, donated money prizes to the
race winners.
Approximately 5000 men took part
in the celebration. Stationed at Ell
Vale ares the Sixth and Seventh in
fantry regiments, the Fifth cavalry,
battery Of the Sixth field artillery, field
hospital No. and company of engi-
neerS.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-12-28
STRIKING FIGURES OH HIGHWAY
CONSTRUCTION
WE HAVE BUILT 1890
MILES OF ROAD
Would Reach From New York to San
Francisco and New Orleans to
Dulu-h-Is in 5000 Pieces

During the five years in which work
has been in progress under the state
aid law there has been constructed:
A. Four thousand eight hundred
and forty-six miles of all types of road.
If built in continuous lines, this would
complete road from New York to
San Francisco, and also one from
New Orleans to Duluth, or it would
complete II roads north and south and
II roads east and west through Wis
consin.
B. Of the mileage given in (A),
2,771 miles have been surfaced with
various materials. If built continu-
ously, this would complete roads from
Milwaukee to New York, Milwaukee
to New Orleans and Milwaukee to St.
Paul, or it would complete roads
north and south and roads east and
west through Wisconsin.
The striking part of it, however, is
that we have not twenty-five miles
of road in a continuous stretch. It
is divided into 5000 pieces.
c. In grading this 1876 miles of
road approximately 100000 cubic
yards of earth have been excavated
and placed in fills. This is the earth
contained in a canal so feet wide on
the bottom, 70 feet wide on top and
10 feet deep, with a length of SO miles,
being more than the distance from
Milwaukee to Madison. The difficulties
in moving this earth, however, were
much greater than would be the diff
Guilty of digging such canal, mas
much as this earth was moved in per
forming 6,327 separate road jobs and
with small grading tools such as
wheelers and slip scrapers.
D. There have been built 1862 con-
crete culverts on these roads, con-
tanning 100000 cubic feet of concrete,
and with total length of 207,888 feet.
If placed end to end, these culverts
would extend distance of 40 miles.
E. Since July 1, 1911, there have
been constructed in accordance with
the plans of Wisconsin Highway Com
mission 2,819 county and state aid
bridges, with a total length of 1920
feet, or about 16 miles
F. In the height of the working
season there are daily employed in
this work approximately It's engineers,
county highway commissioners and in
spectors, 600 foremen, 5000 laborers
of all classes, including transfers, and
$500 teams, making up a daily payroll
Of probably $4,000 in 1916.
G. There was expended in state aid
road and bridge construction in 1915,
$4,134,83O; in 1916, $4,215,183; and in
dications are there will be expended
at least $4,6OO,OOO in 1917.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-12-28
ROUMANIANS MAKE FINAL
STAND ALONG THE SERETH
Macin, Last Town Held by Ferdinand's
Men in Dobrudja, Is Buried Un-
der Rain of Shells.

Berlin, Dec. 26.-With Isaccea, one
Of the last two defensive positions OF
the shattered Russo-ROumanian army
in the DObrudja, in the hands of Won
Mackensen's army, and the fugitives
crowded into the northernmoSt bend
Of the Danube, the Teutonic left wing
opened it's final attack upon Macin.
This town, buried under the rain of
shells, appears doomed to fall within
"a hours.
The fall of Macin, the sole remain
ing town left to ROumania in the Dub
rudia, will mean the capture or ami
hilatiOn of the last defenders of the
great DObrudja area, and the drive
through Bessarabia upon Odessa will
begin Immediately with the crossing
Of the Danube by the TeutOnic allies.
The Russo-Roumanian line of de-
Tense along the Sereth, where the
forces Of General Won Falkenhayn are
now moving for their final decisive
battle, is the last hope Of King Ferdi-
nand's troops. With Macin captured
the crossing of the Danube is expect
ed to be comparatively easy, as the
TeutOnic allies can send gunbOats and
transports down the river with little
danger to aid in the crossing. The
fleeing MuscoviteS and RoumanianS
along the Black sea sector will then
be forced into the expanse of marsh,
river and lake land which stretches
between the northern bank of the
Danube and the region of Odessa.
The text of the war office report fol
lows:
ARMY group of Field Marshal Won
Mackensen-In Great Wallachia new
battles have been begun. In Dobrudja
our army that captured Isaccea is at
lacking the Macin bridgehead."
Petrograd, Dec. 26.-The war office
report follows:
''Roumanian front-In the region of
the WasinO river and in the Vranchea
mountains the enemy continued his at
lacks and pushed back the Roumania
troops in some places.
''In the Dobrudja the left wing of
our troops abandoned Isaktcha Qsac
cea) and Tultcha (Tulcea), which
places were occupied by the enemy"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-12-28
WILSON is HOST TO MANY
Scores of Relatives Spend Christmas
at the White House as Guests Of
President and Wife.

Washington, Dec. 26.-The president
and Mrs. Wilson spent Christmas quiet
ly at the White House, hosts to a
score of the members of their respec-
tive families. Immediately after break
fast the 'White House family gath
cred about q towering Christmas tree
in the big living hall on the second
floor and received their presents.
Christmas dinner was served in the
state dining room at eight o'clock, fol-
lowing an illumination of the Christ
mas tree. Mr.. and Mrs Frances B.
Sayre. Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs. McAdoo, Miss Margaret wilson,
Miss Helen Woodrow Bones and Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph Boiling were among
the members of the family present.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-12-28
SOME POINTED QUESTIONS.
Sit Down and Think Them Over.

Did you ever hear Of city
or village which has been injured
in any way by a far-sighted pro-
gram of making public improve
ments?
Do you know of a community
which started out to build good
roads and ever afterward gave
up further construction?
Did you ever hear of piece
of property which did not sell
for more after an improved road
or street was built in front of
it than it would before the i'm
provement was made?
Did you ever hear of COM
munity in which good roads were
built too fast?
Did you ever see a community
which would sell a good road
after it was built for what it
cost that community?
Did you ever see piece of
state highway constructed which
was not better than anything
before constructed in the COM
munity under other auspices?
Did you ever think Of what it
would mean to your community
to have taken out of it the road
improvements made in the past
eight years, substituting there
for the roads you used to have?
Do you know that no country
in Europe and no state in Amer
lea ever attained a real system
of main roads until the larger
units of government controlled
the construction and mainte-
nance of these roads?
Did you know that the tele-
phone cut the time between the
doctor and the patient in half,
and that a good road compared
to a bad cuts the remaining time
into less than half?
Did you ever stop to think
that the man who knocks road
improvement is the man who
knocks everything and that the
knocker has no place in Amer
lea and keeps few friends?
Did you know that Congress
has just provided for national
aid for roads, being practically
the last unit of government in
America to provide for partici-
pating in this project?
Did you know that the boys
stay on the farm when there is a
.. good road to town, and move to
town when the farm is at the
end of a mud hole called road?