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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-14
WOOLLEY URGES FIVE
YEARS OF CONTROL
Would Continue Federal Manage
mcnt to Rebuild Rate Stfuc-
turc Just to All.
RAILWAY DEFICIT is WAR COST
Interstate Commerce Commissioners
Points Out Unified System as Only
Escape From Rail and Water Com
petition and Congcstcd Terminals.

WASHINGTON, January l3.--Com-
missioner Robert w. woollcy, the one
member OF the Interstate Commerce
commissions who supports the proposal
20 extend government operation Of ra IL
roads live years. contcnded before tho
Senate Interstate Commerce Commit
tee to-day that only through continuing
Federal management for sufficient
period under normal conditions could
the present freight rate structure be
rebuilt; to give exact justice to the
whole people rather than to the ship
perS and the carriers as classes"
Reviewing accomplishments O. the
Federal administration. MIR Woolley
said the s!s6.000.0O0 deficit; OF the rail
roads under government control should
he charged as war cost and betrayed
out OF the United States Treasury.
He also told the committee that only
with n unified system OF railroads could
competition between water and rail
carriers be eliminated and the chok-
ing of terminals prevented.
With Ill the carriers under Federal
control for tive years following the
proclaim!ns of peace and with the field
part OF the work of valuing these
roads completed within the next three
o. four years. the cos; OF operation
can he closely approx mated" he con-
tinucd. Then for the first time il
will be possible to fix rates that are
reasonable and just from the standpoint
Of the consumer as we'll as OF ,iN ship.
per and the carrier
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-14
SPY USED TRiPHAMMER
TO SPELL OUT WORDS
German Agent Detected Sending Mes
SaGeS from Iil- Plant on
Delaware River.

PHILADELPHIA. January l3--,Spcr-
tab.--An Interesting story OF enemy
spy work is told by Frank IL t,askil,.
assistan; chief OF the Protective
League. which rendered service dur
ing the war.
The organization. Mr.. GaSkiii relates.
was responsible for the intecnmcnt OF
a man caught spelling out dangerous
messages with Il trphammer he was
Ting in Il big Industrial plant OH
The Delaware River. The MESA ges
were first detected by Il telegraph
operator in Palmyra. y. j. lie caught
tine hammer spelling out:
Troop ship moving Tomorrow
morning..
The teleGraphcr notified the govern
ment authorities. who caught the trip
hammer operator SIGNALLING:
Raid on fishing fleet complete sur
prise"
'TEis was several hours before the
news dispatches brought word of the
sinking Of fishing flee; by German
submarines off New England. The
triphammer expert was found TO be :,
former telegraph operator. Mr.. Gas
XII said the mystery OF where the
operator got his news or To whom he
was signalling was never solved. 2
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-14
SURRENDER OF HUN FLEET
RECALLS ANCIENT PRECEDENT
Expected to Follow Example of Rome
: When She Defeated
Carthage.

3 LONDON. January l3-tsneciall-
The Fisher OF Durham mas found an
historical precedent for the surrender
i-ivy. tina; ancient rhronicier tell,
how. as an article OF the peace agree
ment which ended the second Tunc
Rome the whole OF her battle IecE
Rome the article points out. was the
great military power and Carthage
guilty. just as Germany and England in
modern times. Rome beat Carthage
the soldier beat the sailor In the con-
adaptability for naval warfare, ana
Carthage grave internal weakness.
The German writer's" the Man
eafsder si nIraIan eo gommen's antis
tween Germany and England They
were confident that the German mill
tary mind applied to naval warfare
would prove its superiority to the Eng
lish. and that England. put 10 the test.
would be proved rotten--;l great il!u
sion.
Explaining why tho parallel of anti
guilty was deceptive. the Guardian pro-
cccdS:
cit should not too hastily be assumed
that the British Navy displayed IN in
iellcctua! superiority derived from long
tradition which no young navy could
nope 10 overcome. We arc on safe
navy. unlike the navy Of ancient Rome.
showed itself singularly wooden and
UNACCEPTABLE. Sir David Beatty has
pronounced its strategy and it's tactics
contemplate.
''lf the comparison of Germany with
Rome was false. still faIser was tho
comparison Of England with Carthage.
Carthage was n narrow. olisarchy rest
ing upon a peculiarly harsh slave syS-
TEN. and defended by mercenarv
army recruited from all the Mediter-
ranean peoples. Carriages lack OF
freedom was her weakness. and Eng
lauI's freedom her strength. Ru:
gentlemen OF the school Of Trcitschlir
could not be expected TO see that. To-:
trcy despiscd political freedom
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-14
RUSSIANS USING TWlGS
OF BIRCH FOR CANDLES
Kerosene aud Fat Shortage in North
cru Sections Bring Back
"SNetflns.'

WITH AMERICAN FORCES ON
pWINA. January lS.-tSpecial)- Thc
shortage in Kerosene and candles in
Northern Russia has brought into use
once more primitive lighting ar
rangement known as the ''svetila." an
arrangement to burn birch twiCs
The 'svc;ilas" have been rcsurrectct.
from some ancient storing place in
The log houses Of the ciliaGes, and
are now lighting many OF them. The
arrangement consists OF wooden
trough about two feet long. with an
iron pan to catcl the ashes from the
burning birch twias. which are placed
in fork-li arrangement so that
iheE slant downward and burn easily
Each twig. or "lutchinka." burns
about five minutes. with about as much
light as candle and much more
smoke. The members OF the family
take turns feeding II.
The 'svetila" is hut one sample Of
he resort To old time customs occa-
stoned by the general shortage of al
most every imported commodity in the
villages along tho Dwina River. Thc
:'rasant women arc again generally
employing the "prc-clia." a primitive
"ooden loom on which they card and
weave FAX for their garments. The
result Is cloth. both Of coarse and fine
varieties. and not N all bad looking
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-14
BUY UP IRON CROSSES
4 nicricnnS mt Cobicnz Served by Can
teen Operated by German
Civilians.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY OF
OCCUPATION IN GERMANY, january
!" tSpccia1.-rhc cantccn III the !arG-
c:: barracks in Cob!cnz continued to
operate as usual during the switch
from German soldiers >to those OF the
American army OF occupation. 4 Ger
man civilian. with two young women
assistants. managed the canteen while
tho Germans were in the barracks, and
when the Americans arrived il WAS
agreed tina: the same arrangements
should continue. The Germans did Il
thriving business. All the iron crosses
which the canteen manager had on
hand were bought up in 4 hurry 10y
the American infan:rymcn-by those
Of tho soldiers who had not secured u
souvenir OF this kind OH the battle
field.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-14
I'D. WANTS
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Standardized and lndcxed for Quick
Reference.

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All advertisements received ND to 10 NJ
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ify'' column.
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-14

MENICp CITY. .Innlary l3.--Accord-
ing To plans Of tl.c var Department.
the Mexican army. in 1920. will con-
tain 100000 men. Recruiting has been
stopped. Only native Mcxicans VIII
be admitted into the military service.
Soldiers CT immature years arc being
DISCHARGED. and other reforms calcu-
lated to increase the efficiency OF the
troops are being adopted These cacts
We're give out for the announced pIr-
pose Of disprovnc rumors that tho
government planned 20 increase thu
army TO 1000 600. One hundred thousand.
II is. said. Is Sucicnt 20 maintain order
in the rcOuhiic.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-14
Peter Johnson.

TSpec!al - The Times Dispatch
CHARLOTTESVILLE VA January
!:.--PtieT johnson. aged fifty. re-
tired farmer and contractor. died yes
'crday at his home at North Garden.
this county. after AN Illness OF three
days. He was born near Adherence
Va, and married Miss Myrtle Mansfield
OF This city. She survives, with one
child He also leaves four brothers
and two sisicrs--Julius and Walter
Johnson. conductors on the Chesapeake
ana Ohio RailH.ay: Minor Johnson. Of
Newport News. .Na.: Italia ferro John
son. Of Columbus. a.: Miss Sailie John
son. now 4 Red Cross nurse in France
ann Mrs. Everett; Mansfield, of this city
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-14
LOOK INTO GOVERNMENTS
POWERS TO RELIEVE STU ALTON

WASHINGTON, January l$.--Legal
officers OF the government arc looking
into the question Of powers for Fed
oral communicating OF privately
owned haibo- boats a; New HoriS 10
,ation
Immediate drastic action as Il resui;
OF the refusal of the private boat own
ers 10 joint with government agencies
and employees in submitting their la
Dor controversy 10 the war Labo.
Board apparently is not contemplate ted
as the government probably has suf-
lcisnt facilities already under its CON
troll for Its own needs
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-14
~ nt:NsOVIt,I.

january To. 1915.
n, a callrd meeting of tho isoard of
the War Relief ASSOCIATION Of %irsinia. held
iution was unanimously adopted:
Resolved. rigat the War Relief ASSocia-
ton OF Virginia has heard with deem regret
OF he death OF MRS. CLEMENS Af
1914 organized tho weekly meetings for
var relief work. which by degrees cX-
handed INFO the War Relief Association Of
Virginia This association appreciates .he
debt il owes to Mrs. Jones' for her ina uGu-
ration Of the ever widening activities of the
past four Gears. and offers to her family
and to that or her late husband the as
s,irhnce OF IFS sincere sympathy in their
great SORROW"
II was further resolved that q COPY OF
this resolution hc sent To the family Of Mrs
Jones and bc published in the daily press
IVAN MALTBY. President.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-14

IYNClIEJ-Ili VA. january Ia
Mrs. Maudc {. Harrison twcnty-SiS
:ca:s Of age. wife OF Fred T. Harrison.
died Sunday OF influenza. She was q
native OF Akron. Ohio. where she lived
until she came here Il few years ago
with her husband. She was a mem
Der OF Euclid Avenue Christian Church.
Mrs Harrison is survived by her huS
band. a daughter. IneZ: her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luke b. IIiekcl. Akron,
Ohio: sister, Mrs. Iurchnell and :.
brother. Charles Hiekci who is in ;h>
military service.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-14
ANNOUNCEMENTS
III. t'TifS.

at Vine me Tes' MSnlay OF NJ
,,. Sis'Ir ~, i, \ NJ. TEilN J. BosoUE'r
", "" irn twenty fourth year OF Eis age -.
remains ar. al thr residence OF his pa N!'in
Sir.ct t'' BESIDES his parents, he is survive"
~ ,hr,c sisters Mrs. Willie NcN. Mrh; =:
II Wagner and Miss Katherine if"sHue' :
M. lr"thcr Fcrr.c NJ. I5ospuct.
I,un.rll viii take place from 81 fatrick >
church WEDNESDAY MpRE INC ~ J."
o'ci"c!; with reTu!cri mass. ihteFhie"t u.
{ akwoo1
,,OE,rI. --Fun"ral services Of MRS g. "
CONT viii take place W 1p.E TT
AFTER NOON. January 10. St AndrtM $
Church J.. NJ lntcruient IN, cahw"ou
Friends aud acquaiEt@nces inEiic' 10 attch'!
C'T:oVO.-Dia,i. suddenly yesterday AT !! ~
Memorial hospital. MRS. IDA i. EEl ~
,'EOND. wif" of john l.. troHo Stc ic'INSA
10 mourn their loss. her husba nd Two GU! .
arcn Eli2an"th and Catherine: her parents
.ir ana Mrs Iaml'; Reid: three brothers.
Gambci Garland and Hamlet. ard lwo SIS M
tiers. Airs. r. =. Bland AMI Mrs H. w.
Woody 80,
Funeral services from Blilcys undcrtahi2f
,.tai,i,shm"ul ~ : o'clock. intcrmcn, in
M,. calvary Cemetery. Rev. ~ ;. Sin""i'
u. y. 1niciatinS -.
rH "a N 'G al her M'i lone. sIS ns s;usr, load
BATTERY court. iRENE LYNCH pIIEirS.
aged ,wcnty-i"ur. wife Of Louie II; Phelps.
Hcsidcs hcr husband she leaves daughter,
Ellyn Laura Ihcl;E.
Funeral w.! hc from the home WEDNES-
DAY. .IannarY u. at u. NJ. lEicrment in
Dai:Wond Cemetery.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-14
Peculiar Advertisement.

AMSTERDAM .l1nUnrv l3-In q
newspaper Of Duisrurg, Germany. ar-
pearcd this advertisement. in serted by
the DuisherE soldiers council: Com.
EadcS: Some Of YOU have plunderct!
hospital wards. We will overlook tha.
But arc your comrades from the hos
pitdl now to go ont walking in shirt;
and stockings. and that in the middle
of November" Please, therefore. be
good enough TO return the things -
the Town Hall"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-14
Mrs. VI. d. tbeli.

HARLoTTESNILLE. VA. January
~. Mrs. NJ. O. Ahel, aEcd seventy
eight, widow Of Caleb Abel. died last
night a. The homo OF her son. j. {.
ABEL. AZ White Ha'!. this city, after
an illness Of ten weeks
Mrs: Abel was before marriage.
Miss Maria Garland. Of North Garden.
Va Six children survive. four sons
and two daughters
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-14
Claude l.. HeniNOlc.

Special 70 The Times Disputch.T
HARRISONBURCi. January 10
News has been received here OF the
death in Washington OF Claude T..
Heatwolc. aged twenty mine years, q
former resident of this county. y, the
time OF his death he WAS railway mail
clerk on the Atlantic Coast Line. rum
ming between Washington and Wind
sor " c. Surviving are his wife, who
was Miss F'lorric Coaklcy. of this
county. and one son.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-14
lr1in \. IknEcrN.

I.YNCNSGRG. "a. lanUaF! e..
irwin s. Rogers. twcn;y-iivc Years OF
aaa. died sunday at the home Of his
nnrrn:s OF iuilucn2;. complicated with
tuj,""cular trouble. lie was u member
o. West LynchburE !3aptis, Church and
Is Survived by his parents Ny. ana
Mrs w. A. Rogers: u sister. Mrs. Nowic
{. BROOKS. and four brothers. w. \
Jr. n. y. and NJ. D.. Rogers. OF lynch
burg and ~ = Rogers, Company -.
Ono Hundred and Forty eighth Ma
CHI nc Gun Battalion. i'll France,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-14
DEATHS IN VIRGINIA
Mrs. Idn *. Reid Crown.

. Mrs. Ida +. Reid Crovo. wife OF Iohn
l.. Grove. died suddenly last night Al
the Memorial Hospital. She is sur
Elizabeth and Catherine: her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hamle, Reid; three broth
ers. Gambel. Garland and Hamlet Reid:
ana TWO sis ers. Mrs. l.. &. Bland and
Mrs. ~. W. Woody. ali of Richmond.
The inter:ncnt will be in Mount Cal
Nary Cemetery. Rev. y. S. Smoot. D. D..
officiating.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-14

six. Is dead a; his home near Crozct.
this county. after 4 brief illness of
pneumonia. following influenza. MIR.
Davis was born near Camphells. Va.
and nine years ago married Miss Mary
S James. OF Browns Cove. this county.
She survives, with five children.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-14
Mrs. Marie Harrison.
NIrs Mario lnrrIson MC(roWell

LTNCHBURt;. VA. January l3.--AIrs.
Marie Harrison McCrowen. twent%-
four years Of age. died Sunday at her
home in Amhers; County, near the
Orange Bridge. oc influenza. She Is
survived ny her husband and children.
who are i'll Of the influenza.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-14
Mrs. Ornh BuSsclI..

Especial to The Times Dispatch
FREDERICK SBtRG, VA. January
i2-News has been received here of the
death at her home III Wilmington. \.
G.. OF Mrs. O"ah BusSells. wife of Cap
tain J. T. BusseliS, formerly of irving
ton. but in recent years OF Wilmington.
She WAS The daughter @; the late Cap
tain Irving, for whom Irvington. Ian
caster County. was named. and is sur
vivcd h.? her husband. two sons. three
daughters and oac sister, Mrs. Addie
iiessiak. OF fredericksburg.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-14
Mrs. Manic Sullivan.

Especial to The Times DiSpatch.l
FREDERICKSBURG, VA, January
l3--Mrs. Mamie Sullivan. wife OF w.
Il. sullivan. died at her home here
after Il long illness. aged twenty-siN
years. She is survived by her husband
and Eve sons. her father. seven sisters
and two brothers.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-14
BENNY LEONARD BEATS KELLY
Lightweight Champion Wins Four Out
OF Six Rounds at Philu-
deIphia.
my Associated Press,l

PHILADELPHIA, January i3.-Iicn-
ny Leonard. the lightweight cham
pion defeated Harlem Eddie Kelly, OF
Tonight Leonard won four OF the
sin rounds. one was even. while Kelly
l:"d The bctter of the first round.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-14
Charles Dudley.

Especial TO. The Times Dispatch.l
CHARLOTTESVILLE VA. January
lS.--Charlcs Dudley. aged forty-two. of
the Brown Milling Co, died last night
al his home on Belmont. after weeks
illness OF influenza and pneumonia. lie
was a native OF Fluvanna County, and
married Miss Lydia Chisholm. of Pal
myra. Va. She survives with three
dauCh:ers.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-14
brady Gets Decision.

7 I'N NsNOClaF"U T'rcSs.
SYRACUSE, y. Y. January l3-
Ralph Brady. Of Syracuse. Won n popu-
lar verdict over Eddie Wallace in =
ten-rounh bout here Tonight Brady
rocked Wallace with hard rights and
lcfts To the Jaw in the NTH round.
and had the better OF the fight from
that round to the end
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-14
BEGIN AT ONCE WORK
OF HEARING: TESTIMONY
PRIVATE: BOAT OWNERS
HEECSE 10 AKnIlKAIE

Iriva:c owners Of New Tcr'i iav-
bo: boats. whose employees. together
w:,h chose o! the railroad admins
t-at!on Wen; on st-ihc las: week in
aH u,:slnHi 10 euforrc arbitrator! Of
ihe!; demands for Aighe" wages and
an e!Sht-hour day, refused to-day TO
-,,ihriit their side Of ;hc controversy
Tor decision by the Wa Labor Board.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-14
William Bryant.

Especial 10 The TimeS-Dispatch.J
FREDERICKSBURG VA, January
l3.---Wiliam Bryant. Il well-known
citizen and Confederate soldier of STAFF
ford County. died a; his home near
Hemp. aged ciEhty-two years. lie il
survived by several children.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-14
Mnlcolmn Hart burton.

Malcolm Hart Burton, son OF Mr.. and
NrH w J.. Burton. III Bancroft Avenue.
died Yesterday of pneumonia at the
hospital at the naval base. Norfolk
Tic was CHIEF radio operator in The
navy.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-14

NY NssuClat"N I'rcSs.
PROVIDENCE. Il. l., January Is.
Phil Bloom. Of Brooklyn, deciSivcii
ou,-poin;ed Loc yelling. Of Chicago. i.
twclvc-round boul here tonight.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-14
RicI,nrd III. SuI,lett.

LYNCHBURCi. VA. January 10
Richard II. Sublett died Sunday night
at his home in Madison Heights Of
pneumonia. following influenza. His
wife survives him.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-14

Especial: 1.-THE Timer Dispatch
+ llARRlSONBURG. January l3-Mvs
Saiiic Anderson. widow OF John An
Gc:son. died Yesterday al her home.
mar E!kton. OF influenza. She was
iiftv-tive years of age
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-14

Especial I" The Times D;spatch.1
'HAEIOTTESNILl. VA. january
"-iisnry Early Davis. aged twenty
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-14
NATIONAL WAR LABOR
BOARD HEARS EVIDENCE
Takes Action in New York Strike
Case Over Protest OF Boat
Owners.
EARLY FINDINGS
Former President Taft Prcsidcs Over
! TribunaI-No Drastic Steps Prob
abIc--AIl Sides Will BE Heard If
They Wish.

BY Associated Press. !
NEW YORK, January l3.-The Ma
cab!ed request OF Pres ident Wilson.
decided to-day. over the objections of
private harbor boat owners 10 make a
finding in the dispute between employ
erS and crews, which resulted las; week
in a strike OF 5000 marine workers,
ana in tie-up OF the port.
Former prcsiden; Taft. presiding. an
nounrcu that the finding would be in
the form oc a recommendation that the
owners comply with the boards rul-
Ing on the mems demands for a "liv
ing wage" and basic ciEht-hour day.
In the case of the railroad admins
incnts and the Shipping Board, also
parties TO the controversy, but con-
sent:rg 20 arbitration. he said the
usual form OF award would he made
and would be automatically effective.
BEGIN AT ONCE: WORK
OF HEARING TESTIMONY
i'm portance OF New York harbor trai
tic 10 tho nation as we'll as 10 the i'm
mediate neiEhborhood. a section OF the
board would begin taxing testimony
AZ once He promised recommends
ions would be taken IN as soon as
possible by the fall board. which adj
journed % Wednesday morning, in
Washington.
The section. the chairman said. woGid
,iea: the side OF the marine workers
and The government departments. and
also Of the private boa: owners. If
;hcy SO desired. All sides. he added,
also would have an opportunity 10
present arguments before the full!
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1919-01-09
NEW HIGHWAY TO Be
AIDED BY THE GOVERN.
MENT, It IS THOUGHT

What promises TO be one of the most
interesting and far-reaching highway
meetings that has been held in the
Southwest is the one scheduled to be
held at Hutchinson, Kansas, on Janu-
airy 20, 1919, when the Funston Fort
Bliss Military Highway Association
viii hold its first convention. Now
that the war has been concluded and
the country is preparing to again op-
crate upon peace basis, work should
begin Immediately on the building and
completion of the great highways O.
the country, both those already part
ly built and those contemplated that
Will connect the more important points
OF the United States. At meeting
OF agricultural editors, which was held
recently at Washington, one of the
more important matters stressed by
Secretary of Agriculture, d. f. Hous.
ton was the future attitude of the gov
ernment toward the building of good
roads in this country. That the gov
ernment intends to enlarge upon its
present road-building program is be-
yond question and it behooves the Sec
ton to be traversed by the Funston
Fort Bliss Military Highway to see
that the matter is brought properly
before the authorities and as much
federal assistance as possible procured
for this highway, which will ,,onnect
Kansas City, Camp Funston and Fort
Riley, which is the geographical GEN.
ter. of the United States, and Fort
Bliss at FL Paso, Texas, which is the
natural gateway to Old Mexico.
Excellent speakers will appear on
The program at the Hutchinson meet
ing and great results will be accom-
olished if the proper effort is expend-
ed. Now remember the date and ar
range to be at Hutchinson on Monday
January 20, 1919.