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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17

gion gets its coal and road materials
both from the east. Therefore there Is
no rehaul as would be the case II a
car of Goa could be hauled one way
and a car of gravelNthe other, thus get
ting maximum use of cars.
Memphis Chamber of Commerce has
been very active in e~ndeavoring to re-
lieve this situation and is obtaining
better car service right along. But 1t
is urging a solution in another way.
Every county in Memphis territory
is building good roads and Memphians
are lending every encouragement n
help. The Chamber Of Commerce at
this particular time is e~ndeavoring to
get the various counties to buy road
materials themselves. furnishing 1t to
contractors as 1t rs needed. 1t Is pro-
posed that each county establish a
material depot, say at the county seat.
With it's own funds the county could
be constantly in the market for ma
terials and could be getting car ship
ments throughout the year. In this
manner it could build up a big reserve
of road materials. When time came for
letting "a road contract, it gould be let
with express condition that county
material be used.
Would Lower Cost.
Employment of such a system, ac-
cording TO T, B. King of the Memphis
great reduction in cost of building
| roads. He says much of the added cost
of roads today as compared with q few
years ago is due. to contractors losing
time because of material shortage,
They lay off men and teams a few
days awaiting material, work a while,
and then are forced to stop again. The
cost Of such delays is charged against
the cost Of building the roads. So a
county-owned material dump would cut
off this big overhead, to say nothing
of what it would save in speeding up
improvements, in helping the car sit
uation and in lowering the cost of ma
terials through ye~ar-around purchases
and shipments.
There is another danger to the ma
terlal shortage situation. 1t lies in the
possibility of use of inferior materials.
People want and demand more good
roads, and there is fear that these de-
mands may be yielded to by suostitu-
ton of inferior materials rather than
stand the long delays of best material
shipments.
But such obstacles are met with
everywhere and In every undertaking
and they are of little or no consequence
to the public at large, who knows anC
cares little Of the contractors trials
and tribulations so long as the finished
product is forthcoming. 1t may not be
good business and it is not good bust
ness, but when a community or
county or district wants a highway
completed and has the money ready t.
pay, the cost, it wants something lone
And Memphis territory is alive witt
that spirit. 1t wants more good roads
it has the money to foot the bill anc
the roads are coming
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17
Other Roads Planned.

There are several other roads more or
less involved with those trunk lines
mentioned and some proposed but not
vet definitely founded. In these latter
may be included the Evergreen trails,
proposed as. a roadway from the state
of Washington, through Western states
into Arkansas and by way of Memphis
to the Southeast.
All of these trunk line systems con-
verging in Memphis are the detectives
toward which all the communities in
lMemphis trade territory are building
their community. county and minor
highways and the trunk lines are par
| ticularly important in that respect. "
The /smaTF ~laterals or feeder roads
eventually will form a complete net
work tied up closely with the trunk lines
from Memphis, making traffic TO any
part Of Memphis territory over hard
surfaced roads not only possible but
very practical.
II is the building Of these trunks and
these laterals that is furnishing the
country an eye-opener just now. The
Lwork Arkansas is doing in this respect
Is attracting nation wide attention. Ar
| kansas has 500, 900, 900 in road bonds,
money collected for most of them, as
proof that the so-called Razorback state
is not willing to remain in a state Of
road lethargy.
The Arkansas road builders have, a
program for improving $500 miles of
highways that will form a system con-
Meeting all important points and all
county seats as well as making connec-
Ltion with all Translate national high
ways. The enormous program would
build two fine roads clear across the
continent.
OF the $500 miles, $500. will connect
county seats and the MORE important
towns, while the remaining 1900 miles
I ava 1,tarula yVrhfnI h-p mob afr tnt@ H.,
terror sections. most Of these lacking in
| railroads
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17
Arkansas Busy.

There are several individual highway
projects in Arkansas now, all of them
in the rich east half Of the state, upon
which work Is now being done, which
will cost from So, 600, 600 10 $4,000, 900
each.
One of the biggest of these is tina
Arkansas Louisiana highway through
the ailuVial portion Of Southeast Arkan-
sas. This road. snnn IN Ne finished. will
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17

This. In brief, is the opinion, not
implied but openly and sincerely @-
pressed by one Of the leading packing
plant engineers OF Chicago, He made
this prediction ,only after. a thorough
survey OF local and territorial conditions
relative TO prospects for live stock rails
ing. present and prospective marketing
possibilities, and the, outlook for a Clus-
ter OF packing plants with that OF the
Memphis Packing Corporation as the
nucleus.
1t should be a source Of considerable
satisfaction and civic pride TO those of
us having an interest In the CONNER
Cial welfare Of u city, TO see such
unquestioned evidence Of the high re-
gard outsiders" openly entertain about
the future of Memphis, For years,
many Of us having heard the city ex-
tolled from. within, have become rather
dulled to the tune Of more expansion.
The city's commercial virtues are so
numerous and so well known 10 us.
that we have lost sight Of them in the
pressure Of everyday affairs. So, then.
II the commercial facts We sent forth
into the nations highways M bywRys
Of industry years ago are nov return
ing to us a hundred fold, we have cause
for rejoicing. Which brings us to the
point at Issue.
The City's Attraction.
1t was Memphis geographical location,
the prospects for making Memphis
trade territory a great live stock pro-
duCing center, the city's exceptionally
advantageous freight rates and the alb
sence Of n packing plant nearer than
st. Louis, that precipitated the smove-
ment for the establishment here OF a
modern packing plant. The necessity
for such q commercial enterprise was
apparent. II was demonstrated when
Hunt and company began TO sell pack
ing plant stock. In considerably less
han one years time 1000 stockholders.
the personnel of which Is made UP of
bankers, merchants and live stock rails
ers Of the three states, bought the en-
tire issue of 81. 900, 900 capital stock,
struction. Expectations are that 1t will
be completed late this year.
Proper management IL everything TO
the success Of an institution, and in
looking about for a manager the COM
pany considered many, before deciding.
Reaching a decision, It then became a
question Nof inducing q manager Of the
caliber the company demanded to ac-
cept the position.
As one official OF the packing cor
poration expressed IT,; I'VE had Q
harder time getting him. to accept thar
we did in deciding he vas the logica
mar for US"
Manager Experienced.
He referred to NJ. P, Burt, who ha
been on the job as general manage
since the project was launched on
year ago.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17
OnScenic Road, Too.

The Mississippi River Scenic highway
starts above st. Paul, on the west side
Of the Mississippi, and extends south
into Iowa. II branches at Keokuk, one
line running down the west side of
the river through Missouri to st. Louis,
the other through Illinois to St. Louis.
Here the branches converge n the
highway follows the course Of the Ms
sissippi through Eastern Missouri by
way of Cape Girardeau. 1t enters Ar
kansas near the river, touching Blythe
vile, Osceola and into Memphis over
the Harahan bridge.
South from Memphis 1t touches Goa
bona, Tunica, Clarksdale, Greenville,
Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, st. Francis
VILE and New orleans.
Most of the route is surveyed and
there Is n field man out at the present
time devoting his entire time to the
stimulation Of interest in finishing the
project.
The lower end of the road Is in fine
shape so far as organization and work
is concerned. The one bad problem
faced is construction north of Vicks-
burg, where 1t crosses lowlands. Gov
eminent aid Is now being sought so that
the big cost of work at that point can
be put through, Work and interest on
the northern end OF the highway is
progressing very satisfactorily save in
the vicinity OF New Madrid, Mo-, and
A campaign Is planned in that vicinity
for the immediate future.
The Mississippi Scenic is 4 compare
lively new project, the first get-to-
gether OF Importance being held last
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17

fall in Memphis when road builders and
property owners along the entire route
met and cleared up minor differences
as to routing Thomas B, King, mana
ger of the Memphis Chamber of Com
merce highway department. was elected
| president of the highway association.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17
Manager Experienced.

He referred to NJ. P, Burt, who has
been on the job as general manager
since the project was launched one
year ago.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-23
BENNINGTON BANNER
BENNINGTON.
years ago today.
VERMONT.
FRIDAY, APRIL %, 1920.
HIRAM Johnson. PERHAPS

ilihNW SOElNSOiNg = Gh'lFNTO
Friends of other presidential can
didates can no longer disguise the
fact that Hiram Johnson of California
is coming strong on the home stretch
and 1t is possible that he may beat
out Leonard Wood. If the race goes
to another heat Herbert Hoover may
figure.
The Banner has all along believed
that it would be best to nominate
Leonard Wood this year and still ex-
poets he will win. He is great and
patriotic American loyal, straightfor-
ward and above reproach, worthy
successor of Lincoln, Mckinley and
Roosevelt He is neither hide
bound conservative or chaser after
radicalism. He is still the reading
candidate but Senator johnson has
been gaining and it may be well to
consider what manner of man this
broad shouldered Californian is. The
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-23
Card Of Thanks

We wish to thank he friends and
neighbors who We're so kind during the
sickness and death of on beloved
wife and mother, and for tho teauti-
full flowers especially, The ne.ghbors
Bennington Hosiery Co, Eagle Hose
Co., Hook & Ladder CO., Woodlands
and Rebekahs
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-23

following lis a temperate statement
from the Burlington News:
III Mr.. Hoover is the progress
sive" that he has proclaimed him
self to be one of his first acts should
be to denounce some of the support
which promises to come to his as
sistance in California In his long
fight against the corrupt railroad
machine which dominated Califor-
MIA politics for years and in routing
out the sinister incubus of the graft
ing politicians of that state Hiram
Johnson made many bitter enemies.
In any contest in which johnson has
! been engaged the forces of graft
and rotten politics have been sturdi-
lily against him. With them it has
been anyone but Johnson and it
will be Hoover against Johnson with
them in the Presidential primaries
soon to come. Whether Nj. Hoover
proposes to avail himself of this po-
tential strength will be an interesting
development of the near future.
Senator Johnson's service to his
home state was even greater than
purifying its politics for he took
over state government with a sub
stantial deficit and transformed that
deficit into an even more substantial
surplus by applying sound business
management TO state affairs
Few states owe as much to any
one man as California owes to Hiram
Johnson and possibly in the John
son-Hooyer Presidential primary
contest we may be afforded opportu
nifty of discovering how long the pub
lie remembers.
johnson with his long record Of
service and Hoover who is not even
a voter in the state he claims as
his home offer up study in politica
antitheses."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-23
THAT FADED FROCK
WILL DYE LIKE NEW
Diamond Dyes" Freshen Up Old
Discarded Garments.

Don't worry about perfect results.
Use Diamond Dyes guaranteed to
give a new, rich, fadeless color to any
fabric, whether 1t be wool, silk. linen,
cotton or mixed goods, dresses,
blouses, stockings, skirts, childrens
coats, feathers, draperies, coverings
The Direction Book with each pack
lage tells so plainly how to diamond
dye over any color that you can not
make a mistake.
To match any material. have drug
igist show you Diamond Dye" Cool
Card,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-23
NOTICE

Permission is hereby granted TO
any person holding fishing license
to take and possess suckers in Ben
TONS pond and the South stream en-
terlng into same, as far south as the
Shoddy mill dam; also in Lake Paron
and the brook entering into same as
far north as the Furnace dam in
Salisbury:
For information as to permits in
other localities in Bennington county,
the County Fish and Game Warden,
A. D. Moore OF Bennington should be
consulted
LINUS LEAVENS,
State Fish and Game Com.
Montpelier, Vt.
April 21, 1920.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-05

as the Lord hath prospered them. We
are sorry for those who did nothing
or much less than they could have
done. We do not believe that such can
realize the bigness of the crisis which
confronts us nor see that through the
religion OF Jesus Christ is the only
way out
Next Sunday and Tuesday should be
great days for the United church and
for Broobfield. The program for Sun
day is, for the morning a splendid mu-
steal contribution by the enlarged
choir, an inspiring address by DIR. G. G..
Merrill of Burlington. our state see
rotary, followed by the sacrament of
the Lords supper and reception Of
members. Let every member OF the
church be present without fail and ev-
cry family in town be represented. In
the evening of Sunday. fine musical
program will be rendered by male
quartet Of Barre, secured by A. g.,
Bi2elow, aud great addresses by DR..
Frank L. Goodspeed of Barre and Rev.
Fraser Metzger Of Randolph. On Tues
day following, at o'clock, delegation
of the Norwich university musical
clubs will furnish q program no one
should miss and the Brookfield orches-
ira and the church choir will add to the
evenings enjoyment. Following the
concert. adjournment will be taken to
the rooms below, where social hour
and refreshments will give us all a
chance to exchange greetings. Every
thing is free and everyone is invited.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-05

and relieve the cough. In addi-
ton. the medicinal ingredients
of Vicks are vaporized by the
body heat. These vapors are
breathed in all night long. thus
bringing the medication TO bear
directly upon the inlamed areas.
Vicks should be rubbed in over
the throat and chest until the
skin is red-then spread on
thicklv and covered with hot
flannel cloths. Leave the cloth
ing loose around the neck and the
bed clothes arranged in the form
of a funnel so the vapors arising
may be freely inhaled. If the
cough is annoying, swallow a
small bit Of Nicks the size of a pea.
Samples TO new users will be
sent free on request to The WICK
Chemical Company, 235 Broad
Street, Greensboro, N. c.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-05
FRENCH STRIKE
NEARLY OVER
Volunteers Give Material
Aid and Many Strik-
ers Resume Posts
PART OF COAL MINERS
PROPOSE TO STRIKE
In French Ports Strike OF
Naval and Dock Workers
Is Almost Complete

Paris. May Announcement that
the strike of railway workers through
out France was virtually over was
made in official quarters here last night.
Since Saturday traffic has been serious
w embarrassed but volunteers have
given material aid, and yesterday a
large number of strikers returned to
their posts.
Miners in the Amin Basin have
voted to go on strike May Z, but in
northern France the situation seems to
be improving. Reports received yes
terday showed about 80 per cent of the
men were at work and labor leaders
indicated a complete tie up of the in
dustry was impossible because of the
failure of the railroad men to call out
all men engaged in transportation scrv-
ices
In the principal French ports, the
strike of naval and dock workers is
almost complete. Cranemen and vol
unteers. however, remain at their posts
to unload perishable goods from yes
sells
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-05
COST GOVERNMENT sl4,ooo,ooo.
To Operate Telegraph and Telephone
Companies.

Washington. y. c., May Opera.
ton Of the telegraph and telephone
companies during thg war cost the gov
eminent Sl4O05 500, Postmaster Gen.
eral BArleson informed Congress YES
terdav in asking immediate aPpropris
ton OF that amount 10 iiquidate the
affairs Of the federal wire administra.
ton.
The defcr wrote Mr. Burlesou i
the outcome of operations involving
bross revenue OF over S600000.000 and
therefore. represents less than two and
a half per cent of the total gross rev
enues
The postmaster general said that
when taken over by the government
MANY of the companies were not earn
ing operating expenses and a fair re-
turn on the investment because OF m
creased labor and material costs.
Mr.. Burlcson diseloses that no agree
ment has vet been reached with The
Mackav companies for the use Of their
lines. forming he postal telegraph sys-
tenn. He said the postal earnings dur
ing federal control were S2.l23.39-
more than the compensation awarded
by him and that the suit for this sum
would be filed by tho government
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-05
RANDOLPH

Mr.. and Mrs. l. S. Chase, who have
been with their daughter, Mrs. Fred.
crick Leeds, for the winter, returned
here on Tuesday and were entertained
over night by Mrs. i. a. Eaton, I'll
their home could be made comfortable
for them to live in. Mrs. L. A. Parish,
who also has been out of town for the
winter, returned on Tuesday and went
at once TO the Center, where she viii
occupy her house for the summer.
c. w. A. Putnam, after passing The
winter in Florida, arrived home Tues
day. and will remain here for the most
of the summer.
". 4. Mcintosh has returned from a
several weeks stay in Mortified,
where he has been passing the time
with his sister and husband
Miss Bertha Walker has returned
from a ten days stay in Lowell, Mass,
and is now at the home of Mrs. :, $.
Whitcomb to remain for an indefinite
time.
Mfr. Church, who has been at the
home of his mother Mrs. H. II. Church,
on the farm known as the Church farm,
passed away on Monday after many
months illness with tubercular trou-
bic. Mr.. Church went to California
and passed several months, hoping TO
regain his health, but was finally
obliged to give up. He is survived by
biz mother, one son, sister and
brother
Rev. Fraser Metzger and Mrs. Metz.
ger left Tuesday afternoon for Spring
field. Mass, where Mr. Metzger was to
sneak before the Vermont association
Tuesday evening,
The proprietor of the glove factory
IS now busy getting things in order
to begin work. Carpenters and plumb.
crs arc busy at work and it is hoped
that in a few days things will be in
readiness 10 begin the real work.
The Bailey Music store Is now near
" ready for the opening, many OF the
goods having arrived in the last few
days, and business has been begun
slowly already.
George .Ierd has rent ed a store in the
Dubois & Gay block and opened a
store for second hand furniture, which
he will conduct for the present. This
business will be similar to the bust.
ness formerly conducted by +. II. Pack
ard, who was obliged TO give up on
account OF i'll health.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-05

A cold is simply an inhamma-
ton Of some part of the air pas
sages-throat, larynx or bronchial
tubes-just like a sore is an in
fammation of the skin. A long
continued cold means constant
Inflammation and this constant
inflammation frequently weakens
the air passages 50 that they
become an easy point of attack
for invading germs Of more serious
diseases. A cold that hangs on.
therefore. IS simply nature 5 red
fag" indicating that there IS
trouble below. and this warning
should never be neglected.
Nightly applications OF Wick $
VapoRub will aid nature to clear
up that Inflammation. Because
Vicks acts locally BY stimulation
thru the skin to draw out the
inflammation. attract the blood
away from the congested spots
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-05
From a Can Of Sardines.

The following recipes we're clipped
from SUNDAY edition q the Boston
Herald.
drilled Sardines- - boned and
skinned sardines. and drain them. hen
brown them in hot olive oil IN q shat
low irving pan Serve them On thin
slices IL buttered toast and sprinkle
with pepper. salt and lemon juice
Sardins Eggs -Four eggs, four -sr-
dipe- butter. pepper lemon iuice. SALT
uster c-css. half teaspoon minced par,-
ley Boil the eggs hard and eut them
s. hall Take ont the yolks aud pound
them With the 6licter sardiues. buiter.
aarslev. seasoning and lemon lulce
Make rice paste. ~ the halves q nc
vhites with this and serve garnishel
with water Cess
Ssrdine Croaueftes Mash two DOZEN
.linned zsrdines. drained ifom he 81
ASs - them four e-2s salt and PefT'eI
ana plrnfY ~ papriks- ll'en ada
cracker crumbs. finely relied. untls the
usste = rhick en8urh q form into .ii-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-05

now well. I recommend it to all
afflicted with nervous prostration. -
Mrs. !. CHRISTIAN. 1913 Oak Street,
Binghamton, New York.
The success of lydia r. Pinlham's
Vegetable Compound, made from roots
and herbs. is unparalleled. IL may
be used with perfect confidence by
women who suffer from nervous pros
tration. displacements, Inflammation,
liberation. irregularities. periodic
pains. bacsache, bearing-down feeling,
flatuleney, indigestion and dizziness.
Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound is the standard remedy for
female ills.
II there are any complications about
which YOU need advice, write in con-
fdence to Lydia Z. Pinkham Medicine
Co., Lynn, Mass.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-05

tie balls Fry them golden brown in
butter and serve with tomato sauce,
well seasoned.
Sardine Toast--Remove the skins
and bones from seven or eight good
sardines ana mash the fish to a pulp.
Wash a couple bandfuls OF fresh pars-
lev thoroughly and then boil it tender
Drain il and chop it fine and mix it
thoroughly with the sardine paste
Then mix in a quarter Of pound Of
butter. Mix all thoroughly and mould
into little pats and Keep on the ice I'M
tn needed This butter may be used on
thin slices Of bread for sandwiches to
serve with afternoon tea, but, best of
all. it may be spread on thin slices Of
hot toast to be eaten Immediately
Sardine Biscuts-Mix and sift two
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-05

ognize Ireland as separate republic
were adopted by the Methodist Ep'sco-
pal general conference yesterday.
The resolution was intfoducul by
DR. J. C. Nicholson Of Baltimore. Ii re-
cited that there i pending in Congress
a bill providing for salaries of minis
tiers and consuls to the republic Of
Ireland and continued:
We hereby record our opposition to
all such efforts To induce our govern
ment to engage in this unwarrnted
interference in the domestic affairs Of
Great Britain
Congress was urged TO defeat al
bills. resolutions or enactments that
propose or assume recognition Of the
republic of Ireland