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Mountain advocate., 1919-10-31
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ROADS
FEDERAL AID FOR ROAD WORK
Small Amount Paid Out In 1918 Wa
Because Of steps Taken for
Conservation.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture.)
Although S14,550,OO0 was available
for expenditure on the post roads from
the federal aid roae act, only 1926, 445
was paid from f~Jeral funds In the
highway construction season Of 1918
on all projects. The reason for this,
according to the annual report of the
secretary of agriculture, was the steps
taken to conserve money, labor, trans
portation and materials In highway
work during the war, and at the same
time 70 facilitate really essential high
way projects.
In connection with the federal aid
road work letter was addressed to
each state highway department asking
that a program Of federal aid con-
struction be submitted at the earliest
possible date, In which would be In
cluded only those projects which the
state highway departments considered
vitality necessary to the transportation
facilities of the country.
At the request of the capital issues
committee, engineers of the depart
ment were made available for inspect
Ing and reporting upon proposed high
way and irrigation and drainage bond
issues. Inspections were made of 1S1
separate projects, involving total bond
issues of $S6,g12,396 An arrangement
was made with the fuel administra-
ton whereby highways of special i'm
portance should receive enough btu
mlnous material to provide for ade-
quate maintenance, and where neces.
sary to permit construction and re-
construction. From May 10. 1918
when the cooperation became actively
effective, until the close of the fiscal
year, 2.235 applications, calling for
100000 gallons of bituminous mate
rial, were received from states, coun-
ties and municipalities. OF this amount
approval was given and permits were
issued for 5s,000,00O gallons.
In order to coordinate the activities
of various government agencies, so far
as they relate to highways; better to
conserve materials, transportation,
money and labor; to eliminate delays
and uncertainties, and to provide posi-
tive assistance in carrying on vitality
effective highway work, the secretary
requested each of the government de-
partments and administrations inter-
Mountain advocate., 1919-10-31

ested to name representative to
serve on q council to deal with high
way projects during the period Of the
war. AS result, the United States
highways council, consisting of rep
resentative from the department Of
agriculture, the war department, the
railroad administration, the war indus
tries board and the fuel administration
was formed in June. During the first
four months of its existence the coun-
ell passed upon about 5000 applica'
tons, involving nearly 100000 bar
rels of cement, 3,250,OO0 tons Of stone,
1,14O,OOO tons of gravel, 1907, 900 tons
Of sand, over 77.O00000 brick and
nearly 2OO00,O00 pounds Of steel, and
14O.OOO.O0 gallons of bituminOus ma
terials.
Mountain advocate., 1919-10-31

In their work OF relieving human
physical suffering Southern Baptists
at present own and control fourteen
hospitals and there are under course
OF construction and about ready to be
opened at least two more, with consid-
cradle progress made toward the cree
ton OF others All OF these institu.
tions are literally patroniEed and are
sslf.supporting but all OF them need
to be enlarged in order to meet the
rapidly demands upon them.
The demand for charity work Is espe
cially urgent and In order to enable
them to thus render needed service
to those who are least able to help
themselves as well as to provide larger
facilities for the regular work the hos
pitfalls are doing the sum OF $4,000
he's been apportioned to them from the
proceeds to be raised In the Baptist
10 Million Campaign.
This work OF relieving the physical
infirmities of men, women and chill.
drsn and thus putting them on the
Mountain advocate., 1919-10-31
NEW SCHOOL FOR CHINA.
Y. W. c. A. Secures New Site for Girls
Physical Training School.

A new home has been found for the
Physical Training School which the
Young women's Christian Association
has opened for native girls In Shang-
hal, China.
The school, while In the country. is
not far distant from the National
Headquarters Of the Y. w. c. A. in
Shanghai nor far from the local Y. w.
@. A. The grounds cover eighteen
"mow," which means approximately
six acres. and are divided by private
road. A foreign residence already on
the grounds win be used by the Ameri-
can teachers. while native buildings on
the other side will furnish living quar-
tiers and classrooms for the 35 stu
dents.
The grounds boast garden, tennis
courts and an athletic nsld.
Mountain advocate., 1919-10-31

ssaTo make general survey OF the
S'aoonomic, social and religious condi
'ttonsr in Europe with view 70 recon-
amending to the Baptists Of the South
>where and how they can aid most eff
fectiyely In the reconstruction of that
continent through the Baptist 70 Mil
lion Campaign, commission, COM
posed OF DR.. ]. +. Love secretary OF
Tho Foreign Mission Board at Rlch-
Mond, Va; DR., z. T. Cody, editor Bap-
-,Itxists Courier, Greenyille. s. c., and Rev
Everett Gill, missionary at Rome.
ITALY, who lis returning after leave
of absence in this country, and WAC
will serve as guide and interpreter to
- the other members, Is now in Eng,
Island for q conference with the Bap-
,ttists of, Great Britain and will go from
There for an inspection OF France and
-. Belgium.
Another brief conference will, be
held with the Baptists of Switzerland,
after which trip will be made through
Italy and survey of the new, repub-
= nc OF Czecho, Sloyakia conducted. From
Y Prague, capitalsof Bohemia, the com
mission will go into such parts OF Rus
n STA as are open. and the foreign trip
will be concluded with an inspection
Of Palestine where the missionary
:. work formerly done In Syria. Persia
md Galilee by the Illinois Baptist As
sociation hes been turned over TO the
Foreign Mission Board.
M There are approximately $3.50 Bap-
~-tlst churches in Europe today, with
5000 pastors and missionaries and $685.
Y 800 church members, II is announced
by the headquarters OF the Baptist 70
I, Million Campaign. and considerable
spm from this campaign will go toward
/. suecorng needy families OF Baptists
and ~others In the war torn regions as
.wss as Ia the propagation Of the gos-
.. pei and the establishment OF Chris
sian Institutions there. II Is announced.
Dotore sailing on the Adriatio on his
Mountain advocate., 1919-10-31

road to hetter health AMI larger eff.
cheney end. usefulness was begun with.
In the bounds OF the Southern Baptist
convention in 1890 when the Missouri
Baptist Sanitarium was opened in st.
Louis. FROM a very small beginning
in a residence with less than a dozen
beds, this institution has grown into
modern institution with more than
500 beds.
other Baptist hospitals In the Sout I
include Baptist Hospital Muskogec,
Okla: Baptist Hospital, Miami, Okla. /;
Baptist Hospital, Cushing, Okla; Bap.
fist Memorial Hospital, Memphis
Tenn; Georgia Baptist Hospital, At.
lanta; Oklahoma Baptist State Hos.
pital, Oklahoma City; Baptist Hos
pital, Columbia, S. c., Texas Baptist
Memorial Sanitarium, Dallas; Baptist
Hospital, Houston, Tex; Baptist Hos
pital, Alexandria, La; Baptist Hos
pital, Jackson, Miss; st. Louis Baptist
Hospital, st. Louis, Mo-, and the Kan
sas City Baptist Hospital at Kansas
City, Mo.
Mountain advocate., 1919-10-31
Doctors, Essa NeauIatsd.

The fees OF doctors were prescribed
by law in Babylon In the days of Ne6'
uchadrSzzar. The code OF Hsmmurspi,
the great lswgiver, provided: IF a doc
tor has operated with bronze lancet
on & man for q severe wound, and has
cured him. or has removed . cataract
with 4 bronze lancet for a gentleman
and cured the eye of the gentleman,
he shall receive ten shekels of silver
II the patient be the soR Of freed
man, the doctor shall receive ave
sheksls."
Mountain advocate., 1919-10-31
ENGLISH IS COMMON TONGUE.
Chinese Girls Learn Il to Talk to One
Another.

Chinese women students In the Tung
Flu College, Picking, China, are obliged
to learn English In order to talk with
one another because Of the different
dialects used by the student body.
Girls from the extreme western
provinces OF China, who attend the
school, must remain In Peking during
all of the eight years required for
their high school and college train
ing, because to return each summer
would require six weeks for the trip
one way and would cost more than a
trip to America and return.
Girls from each Of the western
provinces speak different language
and they cannot understand one an
other any more than they can the girls
from northern, southern, eastern or
central provinces. Hence, they have
adopted English as a common tongue.
Mountain advocate., 1919-10-31
About Roller skates.

Keller skates were patented and
used In France as early as 1919. A few
years later an Englishman named Sy-
ers patented them and manufactured
them in London. Syers' skate consist
ed Of a sandal mounted on 1--WE narrow
wheels In a single row, so arranged.
however. that only two OF them could
touch the floor at the same time. Sew
eral other similar skates were patent
ed In England during the next 10
years.
Mountain advocate., 1919-10-31
BEST CROWN FOR EARTH ROAD
Machine With Suitable Power and
Operator viii Do Work Of Many
Men With Shovels-.

The earth road can best be crowned
and ditched with a road machine and
not with picks and shovels, scoops
and plows. One road machine with
a suitable power and operator will
do the work of many men with picks
and shovels and do 1t better.
II the road is composed of fine clay
or soil 1t will sometimes pay to re-
surface it with top soil from an ad-
jacent field, which has sand or gravel
mixed with II.
Mountain advocate., 1919-10-31

what waI the M0an,aIn section Dot


On Nov. 4th, 1919. the voters Of
the Commonwealth OF Kentucky will
have placed In their hands a ballot
upon which to cast their vote for or
against Statewide Prohibition 10
Kentucky. How will this question
be decided There can be no doubt
as to how the Mountain Section will
vote, for years every county in the
Mountains has steadfastly maintain
ed itself free from the lawful sale Of
liquors in its boundaries. but during
all these years the Blue Grass Sec
tion and the Northern Section Of
the State have poured into our
counties in Eastern Kentucky great
quantities OF liquor, and taken from
our people therefor, fabulous sums
OF money, so as Il has been we here
in this section OF the State altho
the majority of the people we're
against the traffic and use OF liquor
around our homes, have been COM
PEELED under the present law to suf-
fer its use, to suffer the terrible
crimes and degradation which it in
variably produces, and our neigh
bors in other sections of the State
have waxed fat upon our money
spent for the same.
Now We have the long coveted OPP
portunity to adjust this little mat
ter with our sister counties, and the
ever loyal Mountaineer owes IL to his
home and to his community to 60
to the polls and vote for the Amend
ment at our coming election.
This is not apolitical question,
both the great parties of the State
have Endorsed and recommended the
Amendment
Some will say that there is no
use bothering with Statewide Pro-
hibition in Kentucky because with
in short time all the United States
will be dry. but they fail to realize
that even tho the Federal Constitu=.
ton is amended, there will not b
State Court in Kentucky that VIM.
have Jurisdiction and power to en-
force it. Its enforcement will be
left entirly to the Federal Courts.
and there are only a few for all
Kentucky. II we write il into the
State Constitution, then every Cir
cult Court, every Quarterly Court,
every Magisterial Court in the State
Of Kentucky will be given jurisdic-
ton to enforce this law. We have
been living under War Time Federal
Prohibition for several months now.
and the Federal machinery has pro-
ven insufficient. Lets arrange il so
that all the officers of all the Courts
in Kentucky can join their strength
in suppressing this terrible menace
to humanity. $500
Under the Kentucky Law. should
we fail in this effort to establish
Prohibition in our State, then the
question could not be submitted to
the people for q period of five years.
For this reason we should exert our
selves, and tell our neighbors to be
sure and not overlook this question
and roll up a formidable majority
in favor of the Amendment so that
il cannot be overcome by those who
are seeking to defeat II.
Mountain advocate., 1919-10-31
WANTED

District Manager for Barbouryills
and vicinity. Good proposition.
Previous experience unnecessary.
Free School of Instruction. Address
Massachusetts Bonding and Insur-
ance Company, Accident and Health
Department, Saginaw, Michigan.
Capital $l,5O0,00O. 5l-2t
Mountain advocate., 1919-10-31
GROWING RADISH AND CARROT
Seed May Be sown Toeether-Rad-
ishes Ready to Pull Long Be.
fore Carrots Come Up.

Radish and carrot seed may be sown
together. The radishes will be ready
for pulling long before they become
troublesome TO the carrots, and the
radishes break through the crust, be-
ing robust plants, breaking the way
for the more delicate plants OF the
carrots
Mountain advocate., 1919-10-31

Cslumny Ia only the noise Of mad
men.-DiOgenes.

IHTUIuuJ tn UHTy tEV WOrsV OT THHU
men.-Diogenes.
Early American Newspapers.
The first newspaper published In
America made its appearance In BOs'
tou IN September IS. 1890, and was
called Publick Occurrences. II WAS
! ended MS y mcnthly, but had only
one issue, as 1t was immediately sup
pressed by the government for political
reasons. The Boston Newsletter was
the tirst permanent newspaper IN this
country, aud usually receives credit
for being the pioneer, as II was the
first that survived. This initial num-
Der appeared on April 20. 11O4, and its
publlcp ton was continued for u years.
Mountain advocate., 1919-10-31
ALL UP 70 the
SCHOOL.MA'AMs
Kentucky Teachers Are Nest
Important Factor IN
$500, 600 Drive
GILBERT URGES ACTION

The country scbooi-ma'sm--thst
faithful, endcaring bulwsrk OF FRO
gfess aud enllghtenment--is the per
sOnage on whom the success Of Ken.
tucky's S3O0,Odn drive to build a new
Ciildrcn's Home depends. The coun.
try sclioUl-ma 'airis the one who is Ia
the direct position TO take charge
Of the campaign in her school and get
the children interested" according to
George L. sehon, superintendent Of the
kentucsy Chlldrens Home Society.
v. q. Gilbert, state superintendent
Of schools, urges all teachers to put
their best Efforts into the campaign
until 1t closes the last week in Octo-
her. County superintendent are
often too busy TO enter personally into
the campaign, aud perhaps the teach.
ers think 1t IN not up to them to take
the Initiative In the matter. want to
urge all county superintendent to pat
forth their best efforts into the cam.
paign, but II some should hsppea to
forget their duty in this matter. I want
10 see the teachers themselves take
hold aud push 1t through to the great
success It deserves. Many ot ths
prominent people over the state who
would he willing to dsect a campaign
In their locality, are busy taking part
IN the political campaign. Here is a
chance for teachers over the state TO
show their initiative and qualities OF
leadership aud management Ia their
schools and communities"
A Business investment
The new home which will be built
after the campaign, will be a group OF
cottages on farm ten miles from
Louisville. This will provide whole
some surroundings for the children.
and the duties connected with the
management Of the farm will give yo.
catlonal training to the older children
In the care of the Kentucky Children's
Home Society.
Tt is not only good, charitable
cause, but a sound business invest
ment," Mr.. Sehon said. Instead OF
tire constant yearly drain to provide
for the Kentucky children that come
into our care, we will have fifty acres
OF ground upon which to raise provi-
sions. which will more than pay for
the cost Of the food supplies The
Odd Fellows Home at Eminence, Ky,
which cultivates thirty.seyen acres,
raises more food than is consumed.
and there is q surplus to apply on
other expenses
Mountain advocate., 1919-10-31
The Head Of the Family,

An inquIsitlve scientist states that
the average American family Is com.
posed Of 4-6 people. Who Is the 81
Why, the old man, Of course.
Mountain advocate., 1919-10-31
Decreasing Reflection.

Right always wins, but one can't
always wait 500 years to see 1t do IT,
st. Louis Globe-Democrst.
Mountain advocate., 1919-10-31

Optimistic Thought.
regret often that have spoksa.
never that I have been silent
Mountain advocate., 1919-10-31

And Thar Coma LiIah.

1T sounds funny" said the face
tious Teller. but most deep thinkers
have lofty thoughts"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-11
Market and Industrial News of the Day
FIN ANCIAL

New York, Dec. io--Dullness was ths
most striking characteristic OF todays
stock market. the turnover Of 6o5,ooo
full session since the summer months.
The same cases which have influenced
the course Of recent markets were again
operative notably the coal strike and
further depreciation OF foreign exchange,
These were supplemented by greater I'M
certainty respecting money conditions over
the years end and the question OF rail-
road financing.
Very little time money came into the
market interior banks using their local
reserves for further purchases OF mer.
camille paper. Call money. which opened
at per cent, advanced to 10 per cent In
the latter dealings but few loans were
Railroad executives were quoted as ex-
pressing grave anxiety regarding pending
federal legislation unless accompanied ny
the establishment of credits In the form
The industrial situation was summar-
ICED by the Iron Age. which stated that
'The Iron trade 10 face TO face with
much more serious tcoaD shortage than
that which has been matter OF concern
for weeks"
This condition was reflected In tho No
vember statement OF untitled tonnage is
sued by the United States Steel corpora
than $4,000 tons, the largest gain Of any
month this year
Stocks were most active in the final
hour when moderate heaviness of rails
of 1 to points in motors, stesls and
other speculative favorites, the market
closing with a firm tone.
The bond market continued to lose
ground, domestic and war issues easing
Sales par value, aggregated S22.6SO, 600.
Old United states bonds were unchanged
on call,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-11
South Side
Veribest Mixers at
Armour Plant Plan
Big Entertainment

Boxing and wrestling matches, 4
battle royal, snappy music by 2
jazzy orchestra, eats, smokes and
other features are promised those
who attend the first smoker of the
Veribest Mixers club of the Armour
plant, which is scheduled for next
Tuesday night.
The first show will be given in the
Welfare room at the plant. An
nouncement has been made that
nothing has been left undone to
make the first meeting a success.
Considerable talent of all varieties is
said to have been discovered at the
plant. which has been requested IL
the entertainment committee to help
out by showing off what they can
do. There will also be number of
outside performers secured that as
sure good time.
The committee on refreshments
announces there will be plenty CT
good eats" for the occasion and
Smokes" in abundance.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-11
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, Dec. 1o.-severe cold weather
did a good deal today to strengthen the
corn market Prices although unsettled
at the close were UP Nc to sc net.
Oats gained &c to &c. Provisions finished
unchanged to zoe higher.
Below zero temperatures prevailing over
a large part Of the country indicated to
corn traders the likelihood of serious In
crease Of delay to the movement of the
corn 1t was generally accepted that the
cold wave would reduce the efficiency of
the railroads and at the same time would
add greatly to the need of precedence for
coal handling. Smalness OF today's re-
cefpts Of corn here tended further to slim
ulate buyers and so likewise did a mate
rial upturn in hog values. After midday.
however, demand for corn slackened and
speculative selling that accompanied ex-
treme new low records for British ex-
change led to something Of a reaction.
Then commission house support developed
again and prices rallied before the finish.
Despite the break in sterling, oats dupli-
Gated the firmness of corn. Country Of
ferings we're light.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-11
Predicts Closing Of
Factories Unless
Conditions Change

Columbus, O., Dec. 10.-"Unless
present conditions are stabilized
within six months, many factories
throughout the country will be
forced to close" predicted DR.. w.
0. Thompson, president of the Ohio
State university. DR.. Thompson is
a member of President Wilson's
new industrial conference.
"The law of the supply and de-
mand was broken down and an
artificial law substituted" DR..
Thompson said. discussing causes
of unrest.
Holding mems greed responsible
for existing industrial conditions,
he said that labor, capital, en-
ploye and employer must be rea-
sonable to settle things"
In the opinion of DR.. Thompson,
solution of unrest rests with men
who have hearts and are willing to
listen to reason"
"Only our federal banking sys-
tenn saved us from a panic" de-
clared DR.. Thompson. 1T is a
question how long the system can
stand the test"
Touching on the agricultural
situation, he said:
Farms cannot be operated on
an eight-hour basis. They should be
conducted on a cost-plus basis, with
a reasonable profit"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-11
GRAIN MARKET
Omaha Grain.
Omaha, Dec. 10.

Omaha, Dec. 10.
Grain arrivals to-day were IS cars OF
wheat. 81 cars of corn, 0 cars Of oats,
car of rye and I car Of barley. Wheat
prices ranged unchanged TO several cents
higher. Corn was unchanged to cents
up, the market generally at an advance.
Oats were u to l cent higher. Rye was
up cents and barley l to 2 cents
s?.s1 tsmutty,; ! car; s2,SS; ! car. :s.6o;
car. 49, Ismutty); > cars, s2as !smut-
ty. No. I hard: ! car. $3.50: car,
!:As: ! car. :s,t4; car, 's;4a; ! car.
car, sass (yellow). Sample hard: car,
sass (yeliow). No. l northern spring ::
"a car, 3c.16. No, Q northern spring: l
car. 32,76. No. 8 northern spring: l car.
s2.75. No. ] mixed: l car, s220 (red,
durum). No. . mixed: lis car. sass. No.
8 mixed; ! car. sails (durum). No. 1
mixed: l car, 3212 (durum).
Corn--No. white: ] car, STA (newl.
No. white: car, $3.50 (new). No.
yellow: / car. sl.bs. No. yellow: I
car, si,43 (shipper's weights; / car, sl.ts.
No. s yellow: S cars. $40 (new); car
$40 (new, shippers weighD; 8 cars, $50
(new). No. yellow: l car, S1.Ss tnew);
car. 41.37 (new). No. mixed: car
$i.42 newt; 1 car, $1.H new. shippers
weights); cars, $40 tnew).
Oats-No, 3 white: Q cars, Use; ! car,
7Shc. No. I white: car. 7Shc.
Rye-No 2: car. S1.64. No. 3: / car,
s1.5S. Sample rye: / car, $lbA.
Barley-No. .: 1 car. sl.55.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-11
Kansas CITY Live Stock

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 10.--Cattle-Re-
ceipts. 10000 head: market for steers
steady to Is cents higher; she stock. steady
to strong: calves. steady; heavy beef
steers, choice and prime, SIS 50@19. 90:
medium and good, s12. 4O@lS. so; common,
shoes So somon s s m ana
dunn, s7.75@l2.76; butcher cattle, heif-
ers, Sc, 25@15.75; cows. sG.00@12. 90; can
ners and cutters. IS. O0@6 90; veal calves
$13. rs q 16 90. feeder steers, 81 @1S 90 !;
stocker steers. IS. 5O@10.5O.
Hogs-Receipts, $4,000 head; market
so to rs cents higher: bulk of sales, 1885
J1365; heavies, s13. S0@13.75; lights
SIS. 25@1S.s5; light light, s12. S5@15. rs.
packing sows, s12.Oo@12. so; pigs, $40. 90
Oil 50.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, 1000 head;
market rs cents higher; lambs. 1850
900; culls and common. $9.O0d14. 90;
yearling wethers, s11. 50Q13.25: ewes,
s6.15qs.25; culls and common. $500
$50: breeding ewes, $8.O0@12.00: feeder
lambs, 81 .00614. 90.