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gineer on all state highway work and
on all county highway wosk done un-
der state supervision, so that expen-
ditures may be classified for purposes
of comparison.
Engineer to act in advisory capa-
city to counties upon request of coun-
ty courts shall furnish specifications
TO counties and supervise upon re-
quest.
County courts, under penalty, re-
quired to furnish engineer upon de-
mand all information on county
roads and bridges, costs, locations,
etc.
If county desires to improve any
portion of a state road within the
county, engineer, shall locate and es-
tablish grade; cost thereof to be
charged against the construction cost
of the road.
Convict labor may be used under
conditions prescribed by the parole
board and approved by the governor.
Rights of way shall be furnished
by counties, or at county expense.
State shall supervise work on all
county highways of cost of which it
pay % per cent or more. State
shall pay so per cent of maintenace
of state highways.
Funds shall be set aside from a.
vailable moneys for use in the fol-
lowing order:
First, salaries and expenses Of
state highway department.
Second. maintenance of such state
highways as have been constructed
or improved.
Third, to match federal appropria-
tions for joint improvement of for
est and post roads.
Fourth, to cooperate with coun-
ties in construction of state highways
upon such basis as may be agreed
upon between each county and the
state commission.
All maps and records of the state
engineers Office pertaining to high
ways, to be transferred to the high
way engineer.
Quarter mill tax levy for state road
purposes is re-enacted.
Emergency clause, by virtue of
which the code is now in full force
and effect.
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STATE ROAD CODE.

Now In Effect-What 1t Provides.
Highway Commission of three; to
be appointed by governor; one from
each Congressional district.
First term: One expires March,
81, 191S one March 81, 1919; one
March 81, 1920 thereafter term three
years.
Travelling expenses under $1,000
bond.
State Highway Engineer to be Sc
lected by Commission salary not in
excess og $1,000 to serve at pleasure
of Commission, but may not serve
more than four years without reap
pointment. Travelling expenses al
lowed. Must file bond for $4,000.
Not more than 10 per cent funds
available for road work may be ex-
pended for clerical work. admins
tration and assistants.
Commission has supervision over
all matters pertaining to construction
VI oSdLc highways.
Commission shall designate state
highway Except such as are design
ated by law in the $6,0OO,00O bond
ing bill If same ratified by the peo-
ple;) but all three commissioners
must concur, the governor and two
commissioners must concur.
Commission is authorized to CO.
operate with Federal government in
expenditure of joint funds.
Good faith of state is pledged to
maintenance of such highways as are
constructed comparatively with fede-
raj government.
Annual report to be published Dec.
1, of each year.
Engineer shall keep records of
commission and highway department
shall keep public file of all highway
plans, specifications and reports;
shall compile statistics relative to
mileage, character and condition of
highways and bridges in all the coun-
ties; shall investigate and determine
the method Of road construction best
adapted to the various counties.
Bids shall be required on all state
road work of value of more than
$4,000; contracts shall be awarded
to the lowest responsible bidder on
the kind Of material selected by the
commission; all bids may be reject
ed and work done direct by the coin
mission for economical prosecution of
day labor work.
Simple but adequate cost account
ing system must be installed by en-
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County ROAD CODES.

Two new county road codes we're
adopted by the legislature; one pro-
viding for the laying out of county
roads, and the other for their con-
struction and maintenace. The
provisions of the first are:
County courts given full jurisdic-
tion over all county roads and brid-
ges.
Road location may be initiated by
petition, resolution, grant or con-
demnation.
All roads must be 60 feet wide.
Twelve freeholders. or majority
must sign road petitions. Bond of
5000 required. Petitions must pay
all costs If road not allowed.
Board of Viewers shall consist of
two disinterested freeholders and one
representative of the county court,
who may be county surveyor or road
master or deputy. Viewers must in
clude plat with report.
Remonstrance by more remon-
strators than petitioners shall termi-
nate proceedings.
Appeal allowed from county court
to circuit court.
Complete code of procedure outlin-
ed.
All the county road laws covering
the scope of this act are repealed.
The second act provides the con-
struction and maintenance code, with
provisions as follows:
Office of supervisors and roadmas-
ters, as formerly fixed by law, are
abolished, to take effect Janiiary, I,
1918.
Employment Of roadmaster by
each county optional with each coun-
ty. Deputies, patrolmen and assis-
tants for districts; only such de-
puties, patrolmen and assistants as
are appointed by County Court or
Roadmaster.
Duties of roadmaster are outlined:
Authority Is conferred to drain thru
private lands. County courts may
allow damages, subject to appeal.
Division of county into road dis
tricts mandatory; cities and towns
to be separate districts.
Upon petition of three freeholders
county court shall call road district
meeting; all legal voters in district
entitled to participate, but only tax
payers may vote. Rules outlined for
procedure in road district meetings.
Meeting may vote tax up to ten
mills.
Procedure of county court in lett
Ing bids is outlined. County court
may reject any and all bids. and
do work by day labor. Bids must
be asked on all work over $4,000.
County court may levy general
road tax up to ten mills.
Counties authorized to co-operate
through state with federal govern
ment in joint construction of forest
and post roads.
All the old road code laws within
the scope of this act are repealed in
Guiding the provision requiring that
70 per cent Of county road money
snail be expended within the district
whence 1t was raised.
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THE NEW ROAD LAWS

The road program consists of six
bills. all important. There is the
procedure code, prescribing methods
for opening, laying out and vacat-
ing highways, which will end the
confusion attending the three meth
DDS at present prevailing, which have
been consolidated and revised into
. practical system.
The county code, another of these
measures, has to do with the expen-
ditures Of county funds and admin
istraticn of county road work. The
supervisor system is done away with
and road building centralized under
O road master.
The state highway code provides
procedure for construction of hard
surfaced highways and for co-opera-
tion of county and state in state
highways. 1t creates non-salaried
state highway commission of three,
one member from each congressional
district, sewers the state highway en-
gineer's department from the state
engineers Office and provides for
the appointment of a highway en-
neer.
The act to regulate motor vehicles
the present motor vehicle license tax
es and donates the entire proceeds to
state highway work, under the sup
ervision of the state highway COM
mission. 1t will give upwards of
100000 year for road work.
The Bean-Barrett bonding act
authorizes the issuance, in event re-
venues from established sources are
not sufficient to meet allotments of
government road funds of bonds in
an amount equivalent to the dehcien-
cy. and insures expenditure in Ore
gon of the entire government allot-
ment for post roads and forest roads
and an equal sum of state money as
is required by the federal act. The
amount of bonds authorized is ST.
500, 900.
The s6,000,000 bonding act lays
out Q definite system of state high
way and post roads. State high
ways are to be paved, hardsurfaced
under the provisions of this act, The
bond issue proposed is capitaliza-
tion of the proceeds for the next 25
years of the quarter-mill road levy
that has existed for several years and
the increased motor taxes. These
revenues on the basis of the present |
tax valuation and the existing num-
ber of automobiles in Oregon, will
not only the $6,000,000, but
the full limit of bonds authorized un-
der the Bean-Barrett act. In other
words, issuance of the full amount
of bonds authorized by the Bean
Barrett act do not mean any increase
in taxation. The $6,000,O00 pro-
posal is to be submitted to vote of
the people at special election on
June 4.
or indirect bearing on the road |
is reduction of the gravity
test for gasoline heretofore estab-
lished by law. Government investi-
CATION has shown the test to be of no
value, but it has made gasoline one
cent gallon dearer in Oregon. Eli
will give Oregon consumers
gasoline at the same price as con-
sumers in other states pay. The saw
ing will just about offset the increase
in automobile license taxes in the
course of year.
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Trees and Shrubs.

Heppner people who are looking
for nursery stock with view to
Spring planting will do we'll to see
f. W. Burns of Condor, who repre-
sents reliable nursery company. Mr..
Burns has done considerable plant
Ing and landscape gardening for To-
cal people, and these people are his
best boosters.
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Continued on page seven.)
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Lumberman's Natl Bank of
Portland, NE, Sec. 36, AS,
2S. E1a, Sec. Is, As, R29,
NJ, NhSk. ShSE14,
Sc Il SWA Sec. 36, AS, 20
P-142, LIS, P-145, 1t,
Tax
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Adams J. B. VIZ NV SW1s,
Sec. /, TIP. SIS, 25, Page
145, Line Is, Sc Il Sec. 2,
SIS 25, Page las, Line 21.
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Akers, Gladys NJ, lone. Hal
vorsens Add. Lots rs,
Blk, 2, Page 295, Line 5,
Tay
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Allyn, Cora, Lexington. Elk.
Owned by O. W. R. & N.
Lot 6, Blk. 13. PIP. 279-
Line 6, Lexington, Pen
lands Lot 5, Blk. 25. Tax Z
Anderson, E. V. SW SEA,
E1a SW4 SENW 4, Sec.
81, SIS, 25, Page 149, Line
10 Tay G
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Hall W. E., SEA SWA,
SWl4 Sc 4, Sec. S. As, 20,
P-14S, L-23, N1aNW14,
Sec. II. IS. 90, P-144 L-27
Toy
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-07
CHANCELLOR EXPECTED
TO FOLLOW OLD COURSE
Prediction Made That lie Will Not
Expose Peace Conditions to
Public at This Time,
CONFIDENT PEOPLE BACK HIM
Remains to BE Seen How Far He
Can Adhere to Determination
Against Steadily Waxing Pressure
OF Public, Parliament and Press.
Try Associated Pres..1

COPENHAGEN tvia Lontlon). Nav G.
Notwithstanding tho promise OF tho
imperial German Chancellor to answer
the prediction may perhaps be hazard
cd that DR. Won Bc,hmann- IIollwcC Will
again find it no time now to expose
the governments peace conditions to
the sunlight of publicity. and that the
reply will move through the broad
shadowland OF Eencralitics. and lin
Euistic subtleties. lying between the
earlier indefinite declarations and tho
realm OF plain statement regarding the
governments aims and peace policy.
~ least this would appear at pres
cnt to be his intention. Judging by tho
inspired Berlin dispatch in tho Cologne
Gazette. which declares that nobody
acquainted with the difficulties OF for
egn affairs in war-one coalition
against anothcr--could see in the Chan
ccllor'a refusal to commit himself either
to an impcrialist program OF conquest
or TO the Socialist plan OF renunciation
evidence or weakness and that the
Chancellor confident that tho great
majority of Germans are with him. will
continue to follow his old course. not
yielding 10 the pressure of the right
or lcn.
II remains to he seen how far he
can adhere TO this dctcrminat against
the steadily waxing pressure. II not
from the general public. the Cologne
Gazette continues. then at least from
organized parliamentary opinion and
aggressive purposeful newspapers OF
All parties. except the center which
has notwithstanding earlier similar
declarations OF independence, forced
the Chancellor to tear OFF one veil af-
ter another from his peace concept
and expose its form TO tho public eye
The discussions on Thursday by tho
Reichstag committee OF the Belgian
problem for example. probably reveal
cd 10 the members considerably rnoreI
Of Dr. Won Observation-Disclosures pro
gram Tor Belgium than appears In theS
newspapers. The reports OF the Sit
ting. which, as usual, were ccnsoreds
hy both The chairman and representa- !
nres or the administration before theirE
publication. show, however. that Vice y
Chancellor llclffcrich listened without
cNpostulation TO II discussion by radi N
cal representatives OF the separations
OF Belgium into Flemish and WALDORF
states. as tho sole way 10 the Gers
man goal.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-07
UNDERSEA MENACE
NOT FULLY SOLVED
,,,oMllnMen irom Nlrst Iage.l

'ontinu.d irom First l'age.)
submarine question. with q view I,
Kidding tho seas, IL possible. OF tn,
underwater craft To-day. though. II.
called in his son Charles. and CAV.
him the following statement to max.
public.
The statement that tho submarin,
question has been solved WAS news [,
Mr. Edison. lie did not know tina
any such statement was to hc Issue,
nor docs he know how the question wa
TO be settled as there has not been ;
meeting Of the board
From this 1T is evident Mr.. Edisoi
4. working Independently on do
vice intended TO combat the sub sc,
menace. II was recalled yesterday thai
on occasions when MIR. Edison has dd
MED himself practically TO the outd
World. as he has done lately. he hal
brought forth an astounding invci|
ton.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-07
FIGHTING FLARES II
ALONG. RUSSIAN 'FRONT.'

rETROGRAD. May 6.-Figh,ing on
- large scale narcd up to-day in Vol
hynla and on the Rounanian front
In both theatcrs the Russians were Vic
torious, the War ONCE announced this
afternoon.
TO the east Of kovcl. the pivot
around which rcvolvcd tho Austro- Ger
man front during BrusiIofs great Of
fcnsiNe last year. the Russian big guns
executed violent bombardmcnt
aSains, the station of Fovursk.
|, led 10 "a series OF terrific cxplo-
sjons. resulting in great fires The Gu
tire station is believed to have been
destroyed Large stores of ammuni-
lion we're blown UP.
ON the Roumanian front the Ger
mans took the initiative, launching a
wcil-preparcd attack on tho Muscovitc
lines. They were met by "a hail of
shells from the Russian guns and were
compelled TO fam back 10 their own
lines.
Iine nrigg and patrol raids tool,
place in visiQWs SECTORS Of the long
battle line from the Baltic 10 The
Black Sea for"shndowinG ~ spring Of
fcnsive. The Germans hurled numer-
GUS explosive Shells into the Russian
rositions
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-07
DEATHS IN VIRGINIA
Lawrence Myers EarIcy.

Lawrence Myers Farley, for thirty
years a member of the Richmond 70
lice department. died yesterday after
noon al 5:3o o'clock at his home. 5O7
North Eleventh Street Mr. Farley, who
was IN his siNty-seventh year, retired
OH July 10. after long and faithful
service 10 the city.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock from ST. Mary's
church. fntcrmcnt will be in Mount
Calvary.
In addition to his wife. Mr.. Farley
Is survived by three children. Joseph
~. Thomas j. and Leon j. Farley
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-07

GSpecial to The Times Dispatch
ClIARLOT'r ESVILIE VA, May c.
Or. Thomas c. Wills. aged ninety
years. father Of Thomas j. Wills, Of
this city. died on Saturday at his home
at Columbia. Fluvanna County. lie
served throughout the Civil War as n
commissioned officer in Darlington S
Battery. lie was twice married. His
first wife was Miss Marie Louise
Craven. Of Albemarlc. by whom he had
two children, Thomas j. Wills, OF this
city, and y. &. Wills OF San Marcos,
Ten. His second wife was Miss Willie
NJ. Thomas, Of Fmvanna County. by
whom he is SurvcQ with two children,
Booker T.. Wills and Mrs. Mary w.
White, of near Columbia. Va. shortly
after the war Or. Wills practiccd his
profession OF dentistry at White Sui
phur Springs. W. Va.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-07
Lusitania Wa Sunk
Two Years Ago To-Day

NEW NOHI<. Mn! The Lu,i
tnnia wa" sunk by u German sub
marine NV" years ago to-day on
the south tip of ireland
She wax bound for Liverpool from
New York.
She had aboard 1860 souls. LIZ
OF them passengers.
Ihr lost numbered LIDS, incIud
ing 40 passengers. of whom ninety
four were children
The Americans lost numbered IT,,
Among tho victims were Alfred
g.. Vanderbilt. thnrIc. trobm,
r'"c' h"hhnrd aud wife, Lindon
n"tcs' ''r.. nnd Charles Klein.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-07
Funeral of Mrs. nchcccn M,cr.

The funeral Of Mrs. Rcbccca Myor,
who died at G:l3 o'clock Saturday at
tcrnoon at her residence, IL East Grace
street, Will he conducted at II o'clock
ms morning from the chapel in the
Hebrew Cemetery. Mrs Mycr. who
was tho widow of Moses NJ. Myer, was
in her siNty-sccond year.
The survivors arc five dauchtnrs
MrS j. l.. Roy, Mrs. Ellis Miller. Mrs
Arthur Levi and Misses Paulin and iso-
lenc Mycr: one son, Morton Mycr. and
81 sister, Mary Grccntrcc
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". ID. Watkins.

lSpccial to The Times Dispatch.
DANNll.LE. VA, May 6.--Thc fume-
raj OF w d. Watkins. who died last
night in the General Hospital. was con
Quoted this afternoon. Mr.. Watkins
was native Of Newsferry. Halifax
County. and resided here until fifteen
years ago, when he went to New Jer-
scy with a tobacco company. He was
also for several years stationed at
Richmond. Recently he came to Dan
willie. and last week was taken i'll with
appendicitis
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-07
Miss Viola WincO.

Especial to The Times Dispatch
FARMFll.I.E VA. May 6.-Miss
Viola Wingo. youngest daughter of the
late Mrs. Hattie Wiugo. died this morn
ing at o'clock in her home on Virginia
street. She had been i'll for several
months. and death came az no surprise.
She leaves two sisters. The funcra
viii take place tomorrow with her
pastor Rev. e. NJ. Robertson. officiat-
County.
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t.cOrrc l.. Hickman.

The funeral of George L. Hickman
who died suddenly Saturday morning
VIII take place from his late residence
i27 South iince street, this morning
AT 1890 o'clock. The intcrmcnt will
he at fredericksburg.
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Death or Adam Thomn. Friend.

PETERSBURG, VA, May 6--Adam
Thomas Friend, one OF Petersburg. =
oldest citizens. died last evening at the
nome of his son. Dr X. B. Friend, in
Halifax street He WAS in his ninety
hrsi year. and had been in feeble health
for some time. He is survived nv on,
son, DIR. Fricnd. and by two daughters
lie was native Of England and a
pensioner Of that government for SER
vice rendered AS 81 soldier in war
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-07

french barrier fire lcapcd on TO crap
pic the Poilus man TO man. They ran
into cruesomc picket line Of bayo-
nets and sealed their hcroism with
death. The day again belonged to the
republics soldiers, 1t was tho third
day to be crowned by absolute victory.
For not an inch of the ground con
uuered by the horizon-bluc lines on
Friday and Saturday was wrcstcd
from them.
when dusk settled upon the battle
field, General Nivcllc was victor in
tho greatest battle OF tho year. on a
front OF nearly eighteen miles. An
other thousand prisoners were added
TO the captures. tho total announced
by tho day communi1uc being $500.
Tonight France hailed Petain. savior
of Nerdun as the man OF the hour"
who has begun the real dcliverance
of tho republics soil from the invader
His appointment as chief commander
Of all French troops carly last week
WAS heraldcd as n good omen. He has
surpassed all expectations.
rEtroNS AGAIN
EXHAUST THEMSELVES
Now that the Tcutons have once
more exhausted themselves in vain
Countcrthrusts. he is expected TO re-
sumo his drive on Laou. only twelve
miles now separate NNellc's troops
from that key point in the Hindcnburg
line. Under Pctain's new plan. it
seems there is TO be no lot-up until a
decision is reached.
During the night and to-day the bat
tie ragged herccst near the Scissors
l.aon railways. in the region OF
Craonnc. now in French hands. Around
lanauN. north OF Frcidmont farm.
north of Brayc- en- Laounois. and TO tho
northeast of Ccrny--at all these points
the German high command threw d.
vision after division into the fray
''Evcrywhcrc." says the Official state
men; from Paris, the cncmy's efforts
were broken down and his forces dis
rcrsed, the assault being thrown back
''y our fire or at the point Of the bay
onct We have fully maintained our
gains. While the mon in their adj
Nanccd lines beat off the German ava
'anche. the French consolidated their
newly won terrain. This. the French
official report states. gives evidence
hat the Germans suffered sanguiuary
losses during yesterdays fighting as
we'll as in the countcrattacks during
tho night"
FRENCH NOW HOLD
"ROhD or THE LADIES"
the French now are in possession OF
the larger part OF tho range OF hills
marked by the Road of the Ladies'
Seven cannon, among them several of
a large calibcr. fell to them In their
victorious onrush.
ON the Anclo-Gcrman front. far TO
tho north. in the Qucamt sector whore
tho ''Wotan line" branches Oft from the
original German front. now referred to
as the Hiudcnburg line. in The British
official reports. the Germans tried vain
~ last night to regain their positions.
They were beaten OFF by the British
Sunfirc. Tho countcrnttacks were cs-
pccially furious cast of Bullccourt. The
British on their part made a successful
raid on front Of a mile and half. blow
ing up some Gcrmau works and re-
turning with prisoners.
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BURNING AND PILLiGING
FAR FROM INIItt:uII:S

George Buxton. OF NorwaIk. Conn.
said:
Burning and pillaEinH are far from
inffequcnt. The atrocities cornmitted
on the whites in MEXICO have not e
thing on what has been done and what
is being done in Cuba.
II have seen one of my ncighbors.
Victor Anderson. North Dnkotan
dragged from his home with a rope
around his neck and swung from a
tree because he refused 10 divulgc the
hiding place Of jewels and whisky that
no was supposed TO have.
after more than half hours plead
ing with the rebel chicctaim. Anderson
WAS freed with many Kicks and blows
that shared in. too"
Frank Brake, Canadian. described
the narrowing experiences of him
self his wife and five children, rang
ing in age from five to nineteen. They
were not permitted to land because of
their restitution. pending disposition o
their case by the British consul