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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-07
Of BUILDING
CEDAR PEOPLE RENEW INTEREST
IN THEIR SCHOOL

Cedar township consolidated school
is proud of it's new building which is
two stories high over basement. A
Community League has been organ
lied, the officers being as follows:
President-C. C. Boyd
Vice President-O. w. Baker
iTreasurer-C. A. Twyford
Secretary-Mrs. |. r. Knott
Program Committee = Mesdames
James Picken, Herbert Shiebler, Jim
Moore, Howard Beaver and Mr. Ed.
Fox. ....
Resolution Committee - Mrs. Clar-
ence Mcdowell and c. A. Twyford.
Membership Committee-Mesdames
w. d. Steele, Dick Carnahan, O. w.
Baker, Mr.. Frank Fisher and George
Ward
The purpose of the Community
League is to secure cooperation be
tween patrons and scholars, and to de
velop a social life in the community
The building is splendidly equipped
for the meetings, having furnace heat
gas lights, domestic science rooms
with modern equipment, indoor toilets
and showers. and bubbiing water foun
tains.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-07
TIL: USE Or FLOUR
RESTRICTED UNDER ORDERS OF
FOOD ADMINISTRATORS.

Under instructions from J. F.
Deems of Burlington, U. S. Food AID
ministrator for Iowa. the Mahaska
County Commissioners, comprising
C. Yer Ploeg and Maxwell A. O'Brien
have issued the following instructions
regarding the sale and consumption
of -four. Both dealer and consumer
are subject to fine for any violation
of these rules:
Commencing February LIST, 1918,
and continuing thereafter until fur
Their notice from the United States
Food Administration, no retailer
dealing in wheat flour shall, without
the written permission of the United
States Food Administrator, sell
wheat flour to any person unless
such person purchases from him at
the same time one pound of wheat
-four substitutes for every pound of
wheat flour purchased.
Wheat flour substitutes for the
purpose of this rule shall include:
Corn flour, corn meal, edible corn
starch, hominy, corn grits, barley
flour, rolled oats, oat meal, rice, rice
flour, potato flour, sweet potato -four,
buckwheat flour, cotton seed flour,
milo, kaffir and feterita flours and
meals, soya bean our, peanut -four,
casava -four, taro flour, banana flour
and other products of a similar ma
ture. (Note-Graham and rye flour
are not included as substitutes.)
"In making any combination sales
under this rule, the dealer shall name
a price for each of the articles so
sold, which shall not represent more
than normal pre-war profit on any
one of such articles, without regard
to speculative profit or market con-
ditions.
in selling or delivering wheat flour
to any consumer thereof, must at the
same time sell to the purchaser an
equal quantity of wheat -four substi-
tutes, or he must satisfy himself that
the buyer has purchased one pound
of wheat -four substitutes for every
pound of wheat -four.
I'm all cases where the licensee
delivers wheat -four without at the
same time delivering wheat flour
substitutes, pound for pound, the
dealer must secure a written certifi-
cate from the purchaser, to the effect
that he has in his possession at that
time wheat -four substitutes, pound
for pound, equal to the quantity of
wheat flour then purchased, and that
such substitutes are to be used for
human consumption.
These certificates must be for
warded to the County Food Admins
traitor in each county, every second
week for his inspection, or in case
there is no acting County Food Ad-
rninistrator they may be forwarded
to the office of the United States Food
Administrator at Burlington, Iowa"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-07
HIGHWAYS BLOCKED
WIND OF SUNDAY FILLED THEM
WITH SNOW

Again the public highways have
been blocked until they are almost inn
passible. Saturday night and Sunday a
northwest wind drifted the snow, fill
ing the cuts already shoyeled through
and once more making automobile
travel an impossibility. All trains have
been running behind schedule al
though none of them have been held
up altogether The county had many
shovelersiout Sunday trying TO lift the
embargo.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-07
14.ooo in All For Camp Dodge
Bio Stock Sales

F.-ni uary is going to be great
public sale month for Mahaska county
Among the big events will be the
C. w. Phillips sale at New Sharon and
the George Ruby sale at the Fail
Grounds in Oskaloosa. Another mon
ster sale with eighty head on the pro
gram will be that Of W. II. Cooper, thu
well known auctioneer at Hedrick Mr.
Cooper will officiate at both the New
Sharon and Oskaloosa sales.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-07
FROZEN GROUND
DELAYS DRILLS
NO MORE TRENCH PRACTICE
UNTIL FROST GOES.
CAMP DODGE VISITED BY FIRE
Grundy Center Recruit Wants To
Avoid Drills and Training
Hopes For Chance To Wiring
Bills Neck-Music Boxes.

Camp Dodge, Feb. 4.--Soldiers OF
the S8th Division will not get back to
the practice trenches east of the can
Torment until the first of April I'M
less Iowa has an early spring, staff
officials announced today.
Several classes in trench digging
were started recently but it had to
be suspended on account of the re-
cent cold weather. Five hours of
work was done but these classes We're
only able to get down about three
! feet.
The trenches will be a reproduc-
ton of those used by the French and
the British soldiers in France.
He Wants Action.
Grundy Center, Ia, Feb. 4.-Here's
husky youth who wants action and
lots of it, He's so blamed anxious
to get into action that he doesn't
want to monkey around" with the
regular training. Not a bit of it;
he wants to step right into a uniform
and then go on the battlefield for a
crack at the Fritz person.
Postmaster Van Der Wicken of
Grundy Center was asked to enlist
The youngster is q farmer boy and
tips the beam at 200 pounds, and
when they measure him it takes "A
inches of tape to do the job. He is
"a years old.
It's the front ranks / want and |
want 'em damn quick, too" was the
way the youth introduced himself to
the postmaster.
He'll get an examination shortly.
Shook Hands With Kaiser.
Camp Dodge, Ia, Feb. 4-Sadler
Ole Hansen, Co. Z, 313th ammunition
train, is the sorest man in the can
Torment.
Reason? Here it is:
Ole used to live in a port in Nor
way where Kaiser Bills yacht used
to tie up. The natives used to gath
er around and kow-tow to his Teu-
tonic majesty Ole was little luck
Ter CHATS what they told him) than
the others. He shook hands with the
wen-known partner of Itch und
Colt"
Now Ole says if he had known as
much about Hohenzollern Willie as
he does now, he would have shaken
his neck instead Of his hand.
Gee, why don't l get the chance
again. walled Ole to gang of josh
ing Sammies-to-be.
Photographs Abound.
Camp Dodge. Ia, Feb. 4.-Every
company and battery barracks here
is now equipped with a monograph
and some have more than one.
Where there's more than one, the
competition is keen. The "popu-
lar" squads line up against the elias
steals" and both fire.
The takers" came to the boys
through the generosity of Iowans and
of citizens of Minnesota, North Da-
kota and Illinois, who have boys
training with the SSth division here.
Big Fire in Camp.
Camp Dodge, Ia, Feb. 4,-EXplosion
of a gasoline torch caused fire that
partly destroyed the automobile re-
pair shop of the camp quartermaster,
entailing loss of 100000 and endan.
gering the lives of several soldiers.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-07
understood His Business.

The wood-chuck that inhabits this
locality to preserve the grounding
traditions of February 2. knew what
he was about when he returned to
his alternating quarters Saturday.
Immediately after he went back and
locked the door the mercury dropped
to "a degrees below zero.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-07
CHILDREN COLLECT BONES.
Desperate Need of Fats Demands
Heroic Measures in Germany.

London, Feb. 1.-The school chill
dren of Germany have been instruct
ed by the Imperial War Committee
for Oils and Fats to collect bones.
School buildings are to be used as
collecting stations. The greatest in
ducement lies not in the rewards OF
ready money. says the Norddeutsche
Allgemeiner Zeitung. but is on an
other basis For every 10 Kilograms
OF bones the scholar receives a weeks
ration OF butter.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-07
Father and Son.

Next week. February IL to II, has
been named as Father and Son
Week." at which time all churches
are asked to hold father and son ban
quets. The church services on Sun
day the 18th are to be conducted by
the boys. This movement is being
carried on in every church in the
United States and the Dominion of
Canada.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-07
LICKING THE KAISER
PUPILS OF osKALooSA SCHOOLS
BUY S87o.49 IN STAMPS.

Pupils of the Oskaloosa schools are
surely doing their bit to lick" the
Kaiser. AS reported to Superin.
tendent Flower today, the pupils q
the public schools purchased Thrift
and War Savings Stamps between
Christmas and February l to the
amount of $870.49. The splendid
record of the several school buildings
of the city follows:
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-07
A Solid pack.

Snow drifts. the result of Sundays
wind. were hard as ice. Many side
walks had to be shoveled out again
yesterday and the snow was taken out
in great hard cakes. The packed
snow would bear the weight of a
heavy person.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-07
men CALLED FEB. % TO %
Over Six Thousand More Iowa Con-
scripts Ordered to Report for Duty
At Camp Dodge.

Des Moines, Feb. 4.-More than six
thousand Iowans, the remaining fifty
five per cent of the. states quota of
the first draft will start moving toward
Camp Dodge to begin their training
Feb. 23rd.
Word TO this effect was received by
Adjutant General Guy f. Logan from
Washington, D. c. today.
The order in part said:
During the five day period begin
ming February %, orders are complet-
ed for the entertainment for Camp
Dodge of the remaining white men,
within the states first quota approx
mately 1884 white men. The central
railroad association will furnish you
with schedules showing the specified
date for the movement from each To-
cal board"
The orders ask that the state in
form the railroad representatives at
the earliest possible moment of the
approximate number of white men
each local board will send. Some OF
them will be sent on regular trains.
Every effort should be made &c
complete the equipment of every man
who has already been CLASSIFIED in
class L" the order said. ITO this END
expedite the physical examinations OF
all of the men in class one. These eX
aminations may be conducted under
the old regulations until the new regu
| lations arrive"
$4,000 in All For Camp Dodge
Washington. Feb. 4.-On Februar!
22rd the remaining seyenty-two thous
and men of the first draft quota viii
start to move into their training camps
Provost Marshal General Crowder an
nounced today. The movement viii
continue for five days. The large can
torment at Camp Dodge, Iowa, viii
receive, from this order 1i,9S4 men o
which Minnesota will send $500 ant
Iowa 1854.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-07
THE HOOK HOG SALE
FoRTY-THREE AUcTIoNED OFF;
TOP PRICE S175oo

The j. F. Hooks immune Big Type
| Poland China bred sows were sole
Saturday in the pavilion at the Fail
grounds with Auctioneers Col. w. B
Duncan, Col. I. NJ. Reed and Col Tho,
Ferguson and Clerk Lester Butler OF
| duty. About two hundred Iowa farmer!
were present and were willing to buy
, the highest price given for. one hos
was one hundred and seventy.flve dol
lars and making the general average
! S87.S7 per head. The low price of the
Iforty.three head sold was $500 anC
few bargains of that 'calibre were
picked up. Forty-three head were
sold into all parts of Iowa and fouI
went into Illinois. The complete re
cord of the sale is here given:
6-$175.00, Spring gilt, Anderson
Brothers, West Liberty, Iowa.
7-$150O0, Spring gilt, VIM. Keur
tiers, Lacey, Iowa.
S-$1O5.OO, Spring gilt, VIM. Keur
ters, Lacey, Iowa.
9-$S7.50, Spring gilt, Clifford Hull
Oskaloosa, Iowa.
2O-$95.OO, Gilt, H. ]. Schwab, Ven
ton, Iowa.
2l-$7OOO. Gilt. p. J, WEIGH, Well
man, Iowa.
4S-$75.OO, Gilt, c. L. Hanna, Little
York, Illinois.
16-$145.OO, Gilt, Allen Harris, Barn.
es City, Iowa.
17-$115.OO, Gilt, C. S. Harvey, Har.
,vey, Iowa. ....
11-$115.OO, Gilt, Col. Ferguson OF
Barnes City, Iowa.
12-$S000, Gilt, c. r. Darland, Os.
kaloosa, Iowa.
1S-$SO.OO, Gilt, C. Hull, oskaloosa,
Iowa.
14-$SOOO. Gilt, VIM. Keurts, Lacey,
Iowa.
15--s77.5O, Gifts, p. ]. Welch, Lacey,
Iowa.
1s-$S5.OO, Gilt, Joe Gray, Oledo,
Illinois.
19-$SOOO. Gilt, w. P. Blackford,
Oskaloosa, Iowa.
22-$77.50, Gilt, Howard Wharton,
Beacon, Iowa.
23-$7750, Gilt, Howard Wharton,
Beacon, Iowa.
31-$77.5O, Gilt, Howard Wharton,
Beacon, Iowa.
24-$775O, Gilt, w. P. Blackford, Os.
kaloosa, Iowa.
25-$77.5O. Gilt, w. P. Blackford, Os-
kaloosa. Iowa.
44-$SO.OO, Gilt, P. T. Farms, Aledo,
Illinois.
35-$S0.OO, Gilt, w. H. Cooper, He'd
rick, Iowa.
32-s75.OO, Gilt, Newton Steadom,
Oskaloosa, Iowa.
33$75.00, Gilt, Newton Steadom,
q kaloosa, Iowa.
34-s75OO, Gilt, Newton steadom,
Oskaloosa, Iowa.
2S-$72.50 Gilt, Col Ferguson, Bar
mes City. Iowa.
S7-$72.5O, Gilt Col Ferguson, Bar
mes City, Iowa.
39-$72.5O, Gilt, Col. Ferguson, Bar
mes City, Iowa.
26-$65.OO. Gilt, w. r. Gosnel, Oska-
loosa, Iowa.
27-$65.OO, Gilt, R. w. Gosnell, Oska-
loosa, Iowa.
29-$65. 90, Gilt, R. w. Gosnell, Oska-
lOosa, Iowa.
42-$SO.OO, Gilt, Col Ferguson Bar
nes, City, Iowa.
36-$82.5O, Gilt, P. T. Farms, Aledo,
Illinois.
4O-$8O.OO, Gilt, Col Ferguson, Bar
mes. City. Iowa.
46-$$65OO. Gifts, Newton Steadom,
Oskaloosa, Iowa.
41-$65,CO, Gilt, Newton steadom,
Oskaloosa, Iowa.
47-$675O, Gilt, r. w. Gosnell, Oska'
loosa, Iowa.
1-$97.50, Yearling SOW, c. R. Oar
land, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
3-$1150O Fall gilt, Col. Ferguson
Barnes City, Iowa.
4-$115O0, Fall gilt, Col. Ferguson
Barnes City, Iowa.
5-$115.00, Fall gilt, Kenneth Nc
Williams, Beacon, Iowa.
7 n IN -
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-07
Have Electric Liqhts.

John Zirble, Hugh Mcclure, Hiram
Eichhorn and George Eichhorn, pros
porous farmers residing south of
Malcolm, have installed electric light
and power service in their farm
homes. The power is furnished by
the Grinnell company through NAL
com.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-07
Clover Seed Here.

County Agent Rex Wickham an
nounces the arrival of one hundred
pounds of red clover seed from Mil
waukee, Wis. This seed is to be-
distributed among the farmers Of the
county
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-07
Warner Was Chosen,

". G. Warner has been selected by
the directors of the farm bureau or
SANITATION as the county agent OF
Davis county.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-07

Delta, Feb. Al. r. Boldozer of the
Delta Troop Of the Boy Scouts, has
received notice from the government
that the boy scout organizations of
the country are to be used as the
official messengers in the handling OF
various matters connected with the
present war conditions and requesting
that the Delta squad hold themselves
in rediness to render any assistance
that may be needed or required.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-07
Scholars Play Ball
Handy With Tools

Photograph cabinet making is get.
ting to be habit with Evan X. Sar-
geant, as he is now making one that
will be larger and more complete than
the one he made during the Holidays.
In this one, he is introducing several
novelties, as a motor will be a part
of it and as far as possible the work
ing parts will be automatic. There is
also the usual space for the keeping Of
records and necessary supplies.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-07
Issued Sale Book

J. p. Bowen has prepared catalo.
que of Big Type Poland China hogs,
with complete record of their ped
igrees, for use in his offering at the
public sale. His farm is located on
the Great White Way and the sale is
to be held in stock pavilion, amply
heated to suit weather conditions.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-07
Talked To Pupils.

During the chapel exercises this
week at the high school, ]. H. Taylor
of the Star gave an inspiring talk to
the pupils on the subject, 1.-The
Measure of Man." and that it was
thoroughly appreciated by the schol-
ars is attested by the wholesome
spirit in which it was received and
the cordial welcome extended
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-07
Popular Girl Dead.

Miss Orville Wilson, daughter OF
7. Wilson, passed away on Friday
evening as the result of tuberculosis
and as she was highly respected
young lady just budding into woman
hood, the case is particularly sad
one. Only short time ago she was
bright and active student in the
high school and her loss will be
keenly felt
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-07
Band engagements.

The concert by the band in coop
GRAFTON with the Red Cross Branch
of New Sharon, was of necessity
postponed for one week, on account
of inability to secure adequate audi
ence room accommodations. Plans
are now perfected and the concert
will be held this week Their out
of town dates will also be carried
out as provided for in the various
towns.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-05-02
TWO THINGS THAT WERE NEW
Traveller Learned Something Concern.
Ing Delicate Surgical Operation
and Peculiar Form Of Anesthetic.

1t Is a Montreal physician who tells
che following:
Some time ago I happened TO spend
the night In a country own In Eng.
land. and It happened that there was
stopping at the same hotel an timer.
ant eye specialist.
1--WE drlfted into a conversation. and
during the course Of the evening he
told me Of some Of the marvellous OPP
erations he had performed on the eye.
One case In particular he spoke Of that
caused me considerable establishment,
for I didn't know. l confess, that the
operation Ind been successfully per.
formed. He said he had recently TAX
err out n patients eye, scraped the back
OF II and returned II to its proper
place. The patient, he said, vas never
troubled by bad eyeslght afterward
THAT was n difficult operation. doc.
cor said I.
Eyes said he II was
81 suppose you found It necessary
60 employ an anesthetic.'
eyes. I did, he admitted.
"'What a%nesthetic did you use. doc
TORI l persisted.
"'Oh. well. unless you are fariliar
with such operations you probably
wouldn't understand II | were to tell
you. But-well. 1t was shaped some
thing like n SPOON explained the emf.
nent specialist"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-05-02
GOOD ROADS IN CONNECTICUT
Excellence Due to Efficient MaInten.
anee Under Extremely Heavy
Traffic Conditions.

The main roads OF Connecticut have
long been famous for their excellence.
n condition due to their efficient main.
tenance under heavy traffic as we'll MS
to their original good construction.
State Highway Commissioner Bennett
has organized n special branch Of his
bureau to attend to this maintenance,
so that there Is no divided responsible.
lty for results. 1t Is under a super
lntendent Of repairs. w. Leroy Ulrich.
who recently explained how the good
results are attained. The state has
been divided Into ten districts. Any
part OF each OF them can be easily
reached from II central point. where
the office Of the district supervisor Of
repairs Is located. Each district Is d.
vlded into sections, each In charge OF
n foreman. These foremen sometimes
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-05-02
lemons DO MAKE
THE SKIN WHITE
HOW TO MAKE A CREAMY LEMON
BEAUTY LOTION At HOME
FOR A FEW CENTS.

Your grocer has the lemons and any
drug store or toilet ounter will supply
you with three unces Of orchard white
for a few cents. Squeeze the juice Of
two fresh lemons into a bottle, then put
In the orchard white and shake well.
This makes n quarter pint Of the very
best lemon skin whitener and complex.
ion beautiHer known. Massage this fra.
grant. creamy lotion daily into the face,
neck, arms and hands and just see how
freckles, tan. sallowness, redness and
roughness disappear and how smooth,
soft and white the skin becomes. Yes!
1t Is harmless. and the beautiful results
will surprise you.--Adv.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-05-02

and, although there ire n lot Of them, this excuse deemed less than ample.
lie explained that he fed the birds and squirrels and outlined what the menu
VA how often the bird and squirrel food W "A served, whereupon detectives
with rubber heels began tptoeng toward the Adler furnished room ats o3 West
Seventycighth street
Upon arriving there they found Mr.. Adler with n hand within his lapel
and with knee slightly extended. defyng the world. lie stated that he
nov him. The reason or this was that he had been ordained by heaven as a
minister of God; that he was a god in heart" and that by the merest good
fortune, he was a "stari In heaven" This being explained, Mr. Adler was
removed. feet up, to the federal court and arragned before Judge julius NJ.
Mayer.
Government aleniss tapped Mr.. Aders head and found that far from
squirrel chefs wei annoyed by the thought of armed conflict. When arraigned
he explained that the sight of anyone being jabbed, punched or booted makes
him weaker than usual. and that he would go to n II the government would
guarantee him a enemy who would not get too flip on slight acquaintance.
So the detectives picked him up by the feet again and took him owe to the
Essex county Jail, where. as luck would have It. he will be the only "sar Of
heaven" N the premises.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-05-02
GOOD
GOVERNMENT ASKED TO HELP
Proper Construction and Maintenance
OF Roads Demanded by condl.
lions Of Great War.

THAT the effective conduct Of the
war demands immediate attention to
proper construction and maintenance
Of the highways OF the country Is a
plain statement Of facts" asserts
Chairman George T.. Coleman OF the
American Association OF State High
way officials.
"Never before has there been such
urgent need OF n comprehensive and
definite policy for road md street con-
structlon and maintenance as IL the
case ut present, and, In making their
request 10 the United States govern
mcnt TO formulate and p~romulgate NJ
the earliest hour n plan which shall
be countrywide In lts character, the
state highway officials believe that
they ARE expressing the concensus OF
opinion Of all citizens Interested In
ronds progress intended TO encompass
the greatest economic and military
value In conserving the resources OF
the country and facilitating the high
ways transportation of freight.
I'm our appeal to W. g. McAdoo.
director general Of railroads, we have
included n special petition that freight
cars shall be furnished early In the
spring for transportation Of the neces-
sary materials entering into tie build
Ing OF main artery roads which COM
mand n priority Of attention. We are
going to be exceedingly hopeful that
the director general will recognize the
interrelated needs OF railroads and
highways, enabling the road arteries
Of communication to serve a maximum
help in relieving the rail lines Of their
present overload"