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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-25
ROOKIE, AS HUMAN ROPE,
MAKES GOOD IN HERO ROLE
New Guardsman Goes Down Deep
Sewer Hole Feet First and
Saves Child

NEW YORK, July 25.--Joseph Byrne. a
recruit Of the Sxty-ninth Regiment. entered
the hero class last night feet first Mar
garet Gentilly, four years old, helped him
by topplng into a sewer manhole in front
of her home
Byrne ran from his house when he heard
the girls screams. He dragged aside Mrs
Mary Gentily. the child's mother. who was
about to risk her own life. Byrne descended
the manhole rungs. The child was strug-
Cling eighteen feet below the pavement
Byrne swung by the hands from the
bottom rung. Margaret caught his feet
and clug desperately. Slowly she was
drawn up, .tt
Fremen had been called. and helped the
guardsman and the girl to the top. They
gave Byrne a cheer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-25
GOVERNORS OF EIGHT
STATES CONDEMN I.W. W.
Send Representative to Ask Pres
ident's Aid in Squelching
Riot Activities
WASHINGTON. July 25.

Something must be done Immediately
about the |. w. w. troubles" is the message
brought to Washington today by an ennis
sary from the Governors of eight Western
States where labor troubles have been run.
ming riot.
George L. Bell of San Francisco, obtained
an audience with President Wilson for this
afternoon to describe the situation and sug-
gest remedies the western executives believe
will be potent If put into effect by Federal
authorities He came as the authorized
representative of the Governors of Wash
ington, California, Colorado, Arizona, Ne
vada, Idaho, Utah and Oregon.
"The situation is so serious that some
action is imperative at once" is the way
Mr.. Bell summed up affairs for Samuel
Gompers, head of the American Federation
Of Labor, and Secretary of Labor Wilson,
before going to the President.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-25
TO FACE U-BOAT PERIL AGAIN
Chester Man, in Three Sinkings, Will
Resume Seafaring Life

CHESTER, Pa, July 25.-Aafter battling
German submarines three times, George
Macdonald, of this city, Is determined to
try a sailors life again. Macdonald was
aboard the Belgian tanker Daghestan,
which left Marcus Hook in 1914 and
was sunk on August 81 Of that year. He
was in a small boat for seven DAYS before
reaching Brest He was on board the
steamship Parthenia, which was torpedoed.
and was third engineer on the Housatonic,
which was sunk early this year.
Macdonald has been trying to find his
mother who left this city after hearing her
son had been drowned at sea He wants
to assure her he is alive and healthy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-25
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET

NEW YORK, July 25.--The market for
coffee futures opened a. a decline of to 5
points. Trading on the call was confined to
September and March positions, with sales
amounting ~ G750 bags.
The market was again quiet and without
interest during the early session, sales
being light and but little demand in evi-
dence. What little selling there was, ap-
peared to be by trade and outside sources,
while shorts took the buying side The
local spot market continued in poor de-
mand with Rio declining &c to 9i,c for
number Is. Santos As were unchanged at
10hc. There appeared to be a little easier
tone to the cost and freight market with
shippers there showing a disposition to
offer more freely.
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GRAIN PRICES RALLY
AT CLOSE OF TRADING
Narket Receivers and Finishes
Day Well Above Bottom
Quotations
GRAIN BELT WEATHER FORECAST

Il GhAlN Ash
y CHICAGO, July s5.-The weather forecast
hSneIs, N Missouri ss"rr and Sksnsqs-Falr and
tSnShht excsot II sGnth s"t1.-
", fair in extreme east. cooler In south
icwa-@:Fair, tcnisht' Thursday. partly cloudy
end continued warm. ,,
M, fair tonight and tomorrow. cooler to-
IstS Dakota-rartly cloudy tonight cooler
Xsbraska-Partly cloudy tonight and Thurs
! ". -
CHICAGO, July 25,
Buying on resting commission house
orders rallied the corn market from the
bottom today after it had been weak. Pop
ular sentiment was bearish, with general
Nling Liquidation by weak longs ap-
pared to be virtually completed. 1t was
nported that twenty-siX tons of Nene-
iuslan corn was en- route for New York to
hke advantage of the high prices for
ectual grain, and that 500 tons were on the
way from Brazil
Number mixed in the sample market
here, sold at s2.2S@2.26, against s22i@
KLN yesterday, and number yellow at
Ef2542.26, against S2.2062.25 yesterday.
Kansas City reported rains in northern
kAnsas and Oklahoma. The market at
liverpool was steady, Urrettled weather in
Agentina was unfavorable for grading
here
Il Dealings in wheat remained light and
kFices were weaker. Nearly all the trades
we're In September Winnipeg reported good
Making rains there and working westward,
shich will be beneficial to the crop. Har-
tresting returns from the Southwest were
4 good Large arrivals of new wheat were
Sksdicted
~ The market at Liverpool was steady,
easlness there being offset by better de-
nand on the continent and light export
Eoffers.
Final prices in corn were around the top
Hptember ended only hc below the best
En Sl.63, after having been as low as
tls2&, compared with S1.63A, yesterdays s
nst price; the low on December was
Eul2%, the high $1.14A, closing at
|rlfh q A compared with S1.14fs at the
close yesterday; the high on May was
tLl2S. the low S1.10S, and the close
ni2h Q u, against s1.12%, the final quo
alton of yesterday.
The best on July wheat was $2.4i the
bw s2.S7, and the close SAL, against S2,54
p the end yesterday the high on Septem-
~ was s2,2S1a, the low sails, and the
uose &c lower at $219 bid.
Oats also improved after they had been
veak under the lead of July. Harvesting
ses expected to be in full Blast in the lead
|@{ oats territory next week. Receiving
*-eouses were advised that the country was
enerog old crop Rains in western Canada
na the American Northwest will be bene-
me market at Liverpool was easy on
nee offerings from American and Canada
k spiy ended at the top at 73Hc bid, or
xW Ac net lower, after having been
k2rn to 7lAc; the best on September was
re, the low b6Sc. and the close 571a q
~ against 57hc at the end yesterday
nigh on DecembeN was '5S%c, the bot
m S7%, the close 5S& p5S5sc, against
Tnc' yesterdays last price,
Leading futures ranged as follows;
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-25
COTTON CLOSES WEAK
AFTER IRREGULAR DAY
Reactions Overcome Tendency to
Advance and Prices Go
Still Lower
COTTON BELT WEATHER CONDITIONS

COTTON BELT WEATHER CONDITIONS
NEW YORK. July 25.--It was generally
clear in the southwestern section cf the cotton
belt this m9rnns pnf e npsc'S,ton .e"t,ors wS
AsheviIie, 8s; Fort smith. Oklahoma City and
Atanta;, lg san AntGn,S, nrr hiS; o,yitis ki5Is
and Nashville, 1ii shreveport Memphis,
Macon and Tampa: III AuECstns oInus brIsti
Pensacola, Mobile and New Orleans soi
There was .Og inch of psecipit9ti,cn 1T st
and Oklahoma City. "a at Wimington nnd
Fort Smith, 10 at Brminghnm. SO nt
Thomasviie. A at shreveport and Macon
and .56 at Savannah.
NEW YORK. July 25.-The cotton mar
kst turned very firm in the early after
noon, led by October, which had ruled firm
during the forenoon as we'll. Trade in
terests and shorts seemed to be competing
for the light offerings and before the de-
mand was satisfied prices were up ABOUT
SO a bale from yesterdays closing. AT
the end however, a slight reaction set IN
Reports that large premiums were being
offered for cotton out of the local stocks
were given color by the demand for October
from spot interests and kept the shorts un'
easy.
Spot cotton was quiet 20 points lower
at 2545c. No sales
EXports for the day were 1919 bales, in
cluding 1869 bales to Great Britain and
$50 bales to the continent, Exports for
the season to date total 5,3s5,sS9 bales
against 946,s91 bales in the same perloc
Ia wear,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-25
CCLBY'S NAME HELD
UP; HURLEY PASSED
Senate Committee Delays Action
at Request of New York
Senators
WASHINGTON, July IS.

Bainbridge Colby's nomination as a mem
ber of the Shipping Board was held up to-
day by the Senate Commerce Committee at
the request of Senators Calder and Wads-
worth pending investigation. The commit
tee reported favorably the nomination of
Edward ~ Hurley to be chairman of the
board.
Senatorial gossip directed attention to
Colbys alleged political shiftings, The New
York Senator'S will be consulted as to his
status.
Theodore Brent, vice chairman of the
United States Shipping Board and strong
support of william Denman during the late
Denman- -Goethals row, rendered his resigna-
ton TO President Wilson today. He ex-
planned he could not continue to serve be-
cause he was in full accord with Denman in
all matters recently in controversy
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-25
DAIRY PRODUCTS

isbb, IdER sold fairly and ruled firm under
msmt oIerings, Quotations: Western solid pa cked
oyttlncry. tancy specials, i3c; extra. al % l2c;
NMfira ira nrsts 4pci hrsts. 3Oc; seconds 3Sc nearby
aiin,s; AZ ~ tancy, i2c average extra, i3Qlic hrstl,
OF prints jobbinE at Is q ilc
erto Gu',,S--finG -, new laid eggs were scarce and
urn, put ordinary heated stock was dull and
irregular in value. The quotations we're
- 20 IoiluWsi free cases, nearby hrsts, slO.sO per
sd sdfnuard case; current receipts, sos seconds.
$40 per -tase extra hrsts. SlO. 50 per case
nrsts, Slu."u; seconds. $40; fancy selected eggs
Juhbing at l3m iic per dozen
CHEESE = The market ruled steady under
moucrate onerlngs and fair inquiry. Quota -
llons: New YORK. frll cream. fancy. new. 59i5 G
good. new, II q 21iac.
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FRESH FRUITS

Demand was only moderate, but prices gem
esliy ruled steady on choice stock Quota.
as %sn. APRs' Per nsPRss sPRsapFs9 i2S R62}o
n w at,, 10 8i2c; do do, per 6-ib. basket, 400
Blackberr,es, Jersey, ger at, ,9q1lc; do,
sT' per pit, sob Huckleberries North Caro-
|Ss, per at.,o 10y lac: Cherries, per S-lb.
Sssrsia per carrier :2gGSi do NNorth Caro-
~ pony crate 40d soc; do do per Hat crate,
EeSoc; DO. California, per standard crate,
XII . ate, sac a is; do, Arizona per stand
IA crate. $3.50 a3 do. do, per pony crate,
{sroina, per standard crate. 80 975c; do. do,
eer pony crate so q Soc; do do per fiat crate,
kney S2.75Q3 do, ordinary, s2@2.50; Belle of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-25

FLKTON. Md, July 25,--Walter Croall
and Mamie Williams. Philadelphia George
r. Epp and Margaret Magil, Malvern, Pa.
Norman NJ. Jester, Atlantic City, and
Thema Fagan. Pleasantvlle. n. j., and
Edwin o. Pearson and Bessie Denny. Elk
ton. were granted marriage licenses here
this morning. Earl Barnes and Elizabeth
Springfield, Easton, Pa, were refused the
document due to the prospective bridegroom
not being of age.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-25
II. c. BEATTIE, Sd. INHERITs
Son of Man Electrocuted for Wife Muir.
der Gets $4,000

RICHMOND. Va. July 25.-Henry Clay
Beattie. prominent Richmond citizen and
retired banker, who died suddenly a few
days ago, left a legacy of $4,000 to his
grandson, Henry Clay Beattie, Sd, whose
father went to the electric chair in 1911
for the murder of his wife, the childs
mother.
According TO the will Just probatsd here
the little boy who has been with his mothers
parents, Mr. and Mrs. robert Owen. of
Dover. Del, since the famous automobile
tragedy. will receive $4,000 when he becomes
twenty lone and the remainder when he is
thirty.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-25
8 NEGROES LYNCHED IN SOUTH
Two Hanged by Mob for Threatening
White Employer

MONTGOMERY. Ala, July 25-Two
negroes, Will and Jesse Powell, were
hanged to tree by a mob here today.
They had threatened to Kill white man
and his negro employe because they re-
sented insults,
Poe Hibbler. a negro, was lynched in
Pickens County Ala, Monday night for
attempted criminal assault.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-25

But House Declines to Accept
Any of Senate Amend
ments
WASHINGTON. Julv AZ.

WASHINGTON. July 2S.
parliamentary tactics. to delay sending
the Administration food bill to conferences
were abandoned by House Republicans this
afternoon. By vote OF 1es to foi the plan
OF chairman Layer, Of the House Asricul-
ture Committee, prevailed.
In sending the bill TO conferences the
House disagreed from all senate amend
ments' This gives the House conferees
free hands to deal with the Senate commit-
tee over controverted issues.
Speaker Clark named aSuthe House COM
ferees Representatives Lever, Lee OF
Georgia Gambler, OF Mississippi; Helm. Of
Aiabama Haugen, Of Iowa Mclaughlin.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-25
CLOSING LIVE STOCK PRICES

CHICAGO. July 5.--HoGs--Receipts % OoO
estimated tomorrow. $4,000 Market fairly ac-
tive, &c higher, Bulk, $14 SOai5.7 Is; iiEht,
Sli55@ l5s0; mixed, ,sli45@ln.9o; heavy
Receipts Of cattle tor TO-DAY 10000 for to-
morrow $500. Market steady to u shade lower.
Reeves, SS.2501i; cows and heifers, So 300
ll.90, stockers and feeders, $625No. 20 west
crn 81. n ! 40; calves. So.75mli. poor to
medium. SS.26m1O.iO
Estimated receipts Of sheep for today. 10000;
for tomorrow, $4,000. Market steady to ioc
lower. Native mixed. S75OU1T.iO; western.
Sll. Ncarlings. SNM 10 25; lambs. $40 q Is. so.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-25
JiyerpoOl Cotton Market

LIVERPOOL, July 25.-There was tair
domand for spots, with prices unchanged
The sales were 5000 bales, the receipts were
If 900 bales, all American. Spot prices
were American middling, fair, l9.S3d'
good middllng, 1915d; middling 1880
low midding, lS.40d good ordinary l745d; I;
ordinary l695d.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-25
SECURITIES AT AUCTION

The following securities were sold at auc'
tion TODAY by Barnes & Lofland:
STOCKS
shr. Union National Bank; par $loo, 2oS
10 shrs John b. stetson Co common; 30,
os shrs' Farmers and Mechanics National
Bank; DER 500 ,......, .,..',..' lou
shrs, nd Trms 20 bar 500 25o%
shrs. Equitable Title ana 90
40 shrs, Franklin Trust Co; par $50, -,
10 shrs. Logan Trust Co.; par 500 ia2dt
81 shrs Logan Trust Co; par 800. go, lOuh
i shr Pennsylvania Co. for Insurances
on Lives and Granting Annuities; ia
shrs' naR real saY Estate Trust Co preferred; ,oo
20 shrs' pa Robert Morris Trust Co; par oo
80 shrs. siVP VPPhiladeiphia Co ter Guarantee ,oo
ing Mortgages; par 500 loo
shr Fire Association OF Philadelphia; ooO
shrs. Pa' Fire ire Association OF Philadelphia .oo
ashrs; rR;a%sg SSSSHd co ona in,ru o'' 2ssn
shr, Ridge ave raSSenS.. na,i"ss ese
sbrs Philadephia Warehousins and
Cold Storage Co; par $lOO. O........ 81
35O shrs Assets Realization Company; par ,o.
500 ,,,.,.'.'' 49, '.'' 900 80 io' WV
BONDS
$4,000 south Carrollton Coal Co.., per
cent. First mortgage. Coupons
March and September Due 1870.
Coupons from March1' 1908, at, =,
,ooo ,ynited afGdeP States Of America Sh per
i' cent Liberty Loan. June and
December Due 10f7, 9s@
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-25

held doi@Ue zee stock OF most descriptions was steaauv
tons. 70 SWSthlsfy Wh;,fy immediate requirements Quota.
l. s2@s, NJ po.at9se,s. Norfolk, per bbl.-No
= ao'sirH shore pGr bbiNo l. sg75 Sa5;' NJ
bbiENo"T' ,aMhitSe potatoes, Delaware, pei
ESSr. onIsn. SIsn bosketNo. l. ,6S @7Sc; NO 2 40 q
9oc; do, Eastern shore. Der bnsket s6 atG2,ge at2g
SCi nor Spanissih per crate 9bc "a 81 10 EggplSHt
kopST5H1innbers. Delaware and MARYLAND per basket
4uW ,uC' 90; Nnrtolk, Der basket so ~ zoe; do
boskft sIn,,; ~ W Wl2O, Mushrooms, per lib
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-25
NEW YORK BUTTER AND EGGS

NEW YORK.. july .5.--BCTTER-Receip's s
lBoH5 tubs Market barely steady. Extras
3o,gc other grades unchanEed.
EGGs-Recoipts, $4,000 cases, Market ir.
regular. Extra nrsts, so n STia c. white, iiG
4ac. 40 other changes
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-25

LIvE-oferings were moderate and the mar
ruled stesdy but aniet: 9notaitaSBI 9 H. FoWs
xcSens, not leshorns, plump, yellow W skinned
Ssirhing III a. lbs, apiece. 2SW3Oc. Spring
Sekens. not Leghorps,. smaller, sizes. 25 @ a6c
Ebfs .Leghorns. 2o925c,e DUCKS. Pekip, l9c:
an, 25 02sc do, young. per, pair. 2Q@22c.
pfbRESSED-The market ruled steady with de-
ssnd equal to the limited offerings of fine,
}ssrabie sized, stock. Following are the quo
eo"d e..fed fancy seiected 25c; weighing ia lbs aud
;ssr apiece, 2tlsc yseishing s I lbs; o,d and over
~ lbs apiece, 81 22c: fows, iced, in ISIS,
hnoy, dry-picked, weishing il1 lbs and 9yor
sslscs 2Sc; weghinS lbs. apiece, 2262GA ,
sxslser sizes, 16@1sc; olo roosters, dry-pc ked.
ii3c; broilers, Jersey fancy. 3h q 40ci Nirgnia,
{{e. turkeys fresh-killed, iced, per lb.-weo:
n, best here, % q2ic; common, 20@22c; ducks.
Sslng 20q21c; squads, per dozen--White,
ssishlns 1912 lbs. per dozen, s3.75@4.to, DO.
SGehing 9@10 lbs. per dozen. s3,10g3.90; do.
ssESi ssssSins lbs per dozen s29 25 do wesshirs
6SSH lbs. per !dozen., s1.o0@1.7a; dark. $3.50
Al TX, snnall and No . 5(lN m 81
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-25
scorille Company Increases Dividend

NEW YORK, July 25.--The Scoville Man
ufacturing Company declared monthly
dividend of 15 per cent. payable August
to stock of record July 2b Previously the
dividend was at the rate Of 10 per cent
month.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-25
Fine SUGAR Unchanged

nEw YORK, July 25.--Fine granulated
~ was unchanged today. with American
~ and b. H. Howell. Son & Co. quot
}7,76c and the Federal and Warner
eptes quoting &c. Arbuckle Brothers
1T ~ yet named . quotation. rne
n ~ Cuban rsws was s,stc'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-25
PHILADELPHIA MARKETS
VEGETABLES

%e99rsia fancy, s2.5oae.s5; do ora,r,rv g, an
300 "a'ermelons. southern, per car siai sS
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-25
GRAIN AND FLOUR

,IVb0 busheIs. The market
~ n9p n9p'nReceipts, 80, 324 bushels, The market
C9haE, with SO. 25 bid and 81, 80 asked for
Gltd hinniiio,v Quotations: Car lots for local
NJ. ~ 10 iocation-western No. yellow,
lzsgens So 1 yellow. nominal western No. 8
Z,ierr nominal. oo "a, ,....,. ,,.. ....,..,
72a b 6uss9s The wS market tSt
lps ups' Quotations: No. white. 0l m93c;
{esi. "A white, 9Oa92c: No. white, S9W9c;
l4, a,MfRRlWRcceipts, MRlRceip 455 bbls. and o6s, 400 lbs
FlLIoSs Trade was slow and the market
sscmsak and lower in sympathy with the
1sn IN wheat in the West. Quota tions. per
lss. in wood cotton or jute sacks about
x lsssr lsst sii'75a 5aI2,25; do straight s1@ SOC
So Ss,edpa patent, 1850 10 20; spring ,'Tst clear.
dsSis %gS@Is. % 5o city mills. choice
lypr1ancy patent, si325@13.50.
~ u FLOUR sold slowly at former rates We
~. si0Qpil per bbl., as to quality.
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PROVISIONS

,.rkst ruled steady with n fair iobbiug
.aulry ouo!ations follow Ct.y beef in sets
and ardrieSd goc wsstegn SSs nnssts IN sets
sncksdd snsoksd and air-dred, 36e; western beef,
S~seses and tenders. SMOKED s6 p seci beef Sams
2ogde- 2oesgd loose. S 2482ih c do, skinned, loose.
|zN&25c; do, do, smoked. 25h @26ci, other
'sms, S5i5 C: do smoked, western cured. % %
IA r. DO boiled, boneess, 30c; picnic shoulders,
kui.s in pickle, according to average. loose,
|{uc, breskfast bacon, as to brand and aver.
" scity cured. 35c; breakfast bacon western
"a sbc; lard, western, refined teroes. 22ia c.
4 DO DO, tubs, 22h ei, lard, pure City, kettle
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-25
REFINED SUGARS
POULTRY

4 The market ruled Arm on basis of 7.75c for
nffa fine sranulated.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-05-24
Stone Road In Ohio.

er schools into larger, stronger graded
directed by competent principal and
corps OF teachers.
On the other hand. IN counties
which have improved their roads. the
schools are easily reached. the aver
age attendance greater, the efficiency
largely increased and economic con-
solidation made possible. Regular at
tendance at school means consistent
and regular growth OF both school
aud pupil. and consolidation OF schools
means a maximum Of efficiency at Il
minimum of cost. 1t is also note
worthy that there is a marked tend
ency for the consolidated school TO be
come the social and intellectual cen.
ter OF the community. Most modern
rural schoolhOuses are so constructed
AS 10 serve the community as gather.
Ing places for various kinds of public
meetings. and where vans are used TO
convey the children to school during
the day they are frequently pressed
into service to haul the farmers and
their wives to institute work. lectures
or entertainments at the schoolhouse,
The consolidated school becomes a
sort of community center to which NIL
educational and social activities con.
verge and ia order TINT II may pro
iperly perform that function all OF the
highways leading TO II should be SO
Improved rs 10 render II readily &c.
lcessihle throughout the year.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-05-24
6B[I(
ROADS
GOOD ROADS HELP CHILDREN
Improved Highways OF Great Benefit
to Them in Going and Coming
From Country Schools.

The rural population is more willing
10 support better schools today than
at any previous time. Ii Is being re-
allied that all educational activities or
agencies must be more or less cor
related, and, more than all else, that
they must be more accessible to the
children. In many counties where
bad roads prevail. most of the schools
are of the antiquated one-room va
riety. They are usually located along
bad roads which, during the winter,
when the schools are usually in SEES
sion. become so nearly impossible as
10 make II difficult for the children TO
reach them. This condition causes
Irregular attendance and restricts the
educational opportunities of the child
Not only this, but it often impedrs the
economic consolidation ~ these small
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-05-24
,PERILOUS RAZOR-BACK ROADS
Miniature Mountain Ranges Should
Not Be Maintained In Center
They Are Dangerous.

II you have ever ridden along q
country road which has been worked
TO a peak In the center SO that your
keep your balance by fitting the other
YOU know what the wrong kind of roat
dragging Is.
Roads so dragged should be reported
to the road supervisor, or the county
engineer. Such roads are positlvel,
dangerous.
Help the good roads cause by seeing
that the roads of your vicinity are MOI
made miniature mountain ranges.