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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-09-23
IRISH FREEDOM FRIENDS
URGE BRITISH BOYCOTT

The National Council Of the Friends
Of Irish Freedom has unanimously
passed the following resolution:
whereas, the English government
has instituted a new campaign of dis
crimination against American ship
ping interests by prohibiting Ameri-
can passenger steamers from calling
at Irish ports on their eastbound voy-
age: and,
"whereas. the English government,
in the exercise of its brutal military
and navhl power against the Irish re-
public and citizens thereof. continues
to outrage the spirit OF justice and
CONTINUED on Page 49, Column 81
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FIND BARRETT
IN CALIFORNIA
Alice Drexel's Husband, Wanted
in $125,000 Gem Theft,
Seeking Work.

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 23.-After
escaping two traps set for him, Capt.
William Barrett, aviation ace and
husband Of Alice Gordon Drexel,
well known in Washington society
circles, daughter of John r. Drexel,
New York, and Philadelphia mutt
miionaire, was found late yesterday
In a downtown hotel and taken to
the district attorneys office, where
he was questioned regarding an al
legged theft Of $l25, 900 in gems.
The Jewels alleged to have been
stolen were the property of Mrs.
John d .Spreckels. jr., OF San Fran
cihco and San Diego. Barrett admit
ted his identity to Chief Deputy Dis
trict Attorney w. c. Doran. Mrs.
Spreckels Is now in New York.
.,Are you Captain Barrett7" he was
asked.
II am" he replied calmly.
"Are you the Captain Barrett who
married Miss Alice Dexel. Of Phila-
deiphiay"
II am"
NOT ARRESTED.
Barrett was not arrested. he was
merely asked to go to the district at
torney's office.
Dispatches from London said Mrs.
Spreckels met Barrett in March at
the Sandown races. and that she told
him she intended to insure her pearl
necklace. worth $4,000. a diamond.
worth $4,000. and other jewelry
worth $4,000.
Barrett, IL was stated. obtained
possession of the gems by promising
to have them insured. 1nformation
reached Los Angeles that Barrett ar
rived here i've weeks ago from Can
ada and that he had attempted 10 OBJ
tain employment In local motion
picture studio.
AVOIDS TRAP IN HOTEL.
Tuesday night Detective Cline,
Deputy Sheriffs Lips and Anderson
and Mr.. Pross located Barrett's room
at a Hollywood hotel and set trap
for his arrest He failed to return
however. Yesterday II was learned
that Barrett had visited a house In
South Pasadena. The offices arrived
there ten minutes too late. His ap-
prehension In the downtown hotel fol-
lowed.
Captain Barretts romance with
Alice Drexel reached a climax recent
| ly when the girls father left for
Paris to bring back his daughter
who, 1t was Gained. has been desertel
with her baby in the French city.
Barrett and the heiress were mar
riel after elopement against the
wishes Of the Drexel family. They
went to Paris and there. according to
stories reaching the United States
the bride was compelled to pawn her
jewels and clothing to meet living ex-
penses.
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McSWDNEY STILL ALIVE
ON FORTY-SECOND DAY

LONDON. Sept. 23.-Terence Nc
Swiney, hunger-striking lord mayor
Of Cork, was still alive in Brixton
Jail today. although he has now gone
without food for forty-two days.
McSwiney spent a restful night and
got considerable sleep. 1t was an
nounced at the Jail, when he awoke,
he suffered severe pains in the head
and was very weak.
The police guard at Brixton Jail
was tripled last evening. The action
was taken as indicating that the
authorities believed the end of Nc
Swiney was near at hand.
A London dispatch on Tuesday said
there were more than 300 police sta
toned at Brixton Jail. This means
that the guard has been increased to
nearly 1000.
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other hand. claimed Oklahoma. Ken
lucky, North Carolina. and Maryland
would be Democratic as usual. As to
Missouri, he said:
I'VE don't term Missouri doubtful.
but the Democratic majority there
may be cut down."
Chairman White claimed 157 votes
of the "solid South" while Hays con-
ceded but 110.
White listed the following thirteen
States as doubtful:
Ohio, Indiana. West Virginia, I'LL
nois, Washington. Idaho. California.
New Hampshire, Massachusetts. New
York, New Jersey, Delaware and
North Dakota.
&. Chairman Hays claimed all of these
CONTINUED on Page 2. Column ~
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TETRAZzINI CLEARED
OFBEINC NAUGHTY
WITH SECRETARY

MILAN, Sept 22 (via London,
Sept. 2D.-Charges Of misconduct
between Nine. Louisa Tetrazzini,
famous grand opera singer, and
her secretary, Signor Tato, were
dismissed when the case was call
ed for trial today.
The charges were lodged against
Nine. Tctrazzini by the Sccrctary's
wife.
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CIVILIAN LOSSES UNKNOWN
Machine Guns Guard Roads;
Fire Sweeps One Town;
Population Fleeing.
U. S. HAS NO RIGHT TO
INTERFERE IN ERIN,
HARDING DECLARES

LONDON, Sept. Ex-senator
Warren G.. Harding, Republican
Presidential nominee. regards
Ireland as a purely British domestic
problem. according to d cabied
interview printed by the Morn
ing Post today. The correspond
ent quoted Senator Harding as
saying:
"It II not I'm the province OF
either the United States or the
Lea9ue Of Nations to Interfere In
the Iriah Suestion."
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w L. GEORGE, widely known English novelist and
W. author of the much discussed book "Caliban,
and his WIFE, who believes with him that the way to
make marriage ideal is for the husband to play
monkey for his wife and lie to her just little bit
now and then. The couple is in Washington preparing
for tour Of the country in which Mr.. George will lee
ture on "Love and Marriage"
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DESCHANEL TAKEN
TO HOSPITAL: IN
COLLAPSE

PARIS, France, Sept 1.-Paul
DeschancI, former President OF
France, who is i'll, was removed
10 n private hospital this after
noon ms the result OF sudden and
seri0aS collapsn, ..-
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FIRE DAMAGES. STORE.

Capitol street southeast, owned by
Samuel Beiberman, early this morn
ing caused damage estimated at $500.
No one was Injured,
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Be Clolun and Bit of
Liar to Please Wife
Advises fLoue Doctor
By MILDRED NORRIS.
international News Service.

When you home from the office shop at night,
make your wife happy by turning little handspring or
doing Will Rogers monologue.
Every husband should be vaudeville show to his wife,
according to W. l. George the English author and feminist
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"The election depends upon
Ohio, Indiana, West Virginia,
and Illinois. II we can carry
these four States. Governor
Cox will be the next President"
WHITE,
Democratic National Chairman.
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Today
Yosn ha kuppurim.
Hiram Thinks Twice.
Solomon Needed.
Incredible Folly.
! ARTHUR BRISBANE

tSopynght. law.
Yesterday. being the tenth day
Of the seventh month";" otherwise
Yom hs kipparim. or Day OF
Atonement. millions OF Jews the
world over, tasted. obeyinE the
Bibles Injunction. "Ye shall sf-
flict your souls"
Not until the sun Was set and
three stars we're visible In the
Heavens did any taste food. from
Lord Rothschild. the richest Jew.
standing with his face to the wall
In his palace, to the poorest Jew
In his collar.
You will ind the original order
in your Old Testament-Leviticus
Tth Verse. 33rd Chapter.
"Alse. On the teath day Of this
seventh nsuth, thero sAsll 10 .
DAY Of atsnenost; Il shall ID N
Aeliday cenvscxtien unts ysu3 and
20 shall sfflict your souls, and
sffer N offering made BY FIRE
uste the LORD"
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JUST TAKE YOUR
CHOICE

"The whole of the United
States, with the possible ex-
ception OF ten Southern States,
will go Republican this year"
HAYS,
National Chairman.
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20 shall sfflict your souls, and
sffer N offering made BY FIRE
unto the LORD"
As regards. solemn, formal atone
ment before the world and each
other the Jews have 4 monopoly
Of "Yom Kippur." The rest of the
world is to learn that for its sins,
folly. and fighting begun in 1914.
it must go through many years Of
atonement.
When the disaster happened in
Wall Street, business ability seized
upon it. One clever Wall Street
reporter said the explosion, upon
the whole, was looked upon as
Constructive" because "it would
put an end to criticism" which
Wall Street doesn't like.
The New York Times selected
Senator Hiram johnson and SeEa-
tor Borah for its morslizing, and
said it hoped both would "think
twice before again crying out upon
wicked international bankers"
Having thought twice." Hiram,
johnson sends TINS 1eiegram:
Inc Times emtonai Is 30 Ut
Terry niiy tnst comment upon !"
IL unnecessary. Hs enceavor 70
twist ana mstort oioooy' oru'ai
crime to aid q falling cause is con-
temptibye.
..Tt -. -;,hor. ..v;rv th.+ Il.
;-,:...:. -....;- .,, :.
false. but that II nothing new. Its
.h,.. I'll, ,fs.~4 >.itA.r ~ A.te..
s.-
G2Sn 41A. eSs1o1 y lAss.ss - - ~.
der, like the recent outrage, lJ
the intensity of my purposb to ~
vsnt .nv per,on. iutefuational
49,. e.. s,a.x,.- -.
y. S'A ' '"'
League OF Nations upon this eoun-
try"
And poor Mr.. Cox homes he can
take Call1orhia away 1rom hiram
johnson.
r -.
Ihere Is 70 oe an invessagation
TO determine il it is possible, after
all. that the Wall Street explosion
NAV have been caused bv accident
. M: ,s.,':-
cAreiessheSs' ih's 'i,eorS' is.Ans
II, romance, may not sats1y al,
but the matter should DC carefully
investigated for the benefit OF
those that nurse no theory, want
ing only the truth.
H..
tneie Is no s1siacoory "a
pianatlon offered IoI tns quant'ty
OF me'al sioss sS0.eu Wy the
Diasc No' ehpiaihe9' 'ney are
DnvinTE uenSe o u.uet
the wagon which carried the ex-
plosive was an ignorant tool,
chosen to take the bomb with its
time fuse to the Wall Street neigh
borhood and headed for building
operation there.
~ solomon came PACK ms WORK
Wouid DC hAruer. "heh the swo
women Drvugns tne pany oeIole
MN nc 1iISIeo 70 cu' ~ III Two,
. learned which really owned the
baby. She said, Give it to the
other LADY.
What would Solomon have said
had he been divorce court judge or
referee in the case Of E. s. Willard
and his wife, now sadly separated!
Their very modern problem was,
as the referees report shows,
equal distribution Of wines,
liquors, and cord1als now at the
Locust Valley home OF Mrs. Will
lard or elsewhere.
AS "civilization increases, life's
problems become more complicated.
- -.--.:,.. :. A..
NsWS W.nS ,s;.,stP S ssuPy ~ S e
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G. .O.P. Claims ANBut
Ten Southern States;
White Also Optimistic


Copyright. 1890. BY the Intsrnrtion.i News
NEW YORK. Sept 23.-The Gem
paign chieftains of the two old parties
talked ''brass tacks" today. In e1-
elusive. thoroughly frank interviews,
they told tho International News
Service not what they HOPED for. but
what they EXPECT. Both were spe-
cinc. citing States and f1gures.
viii Hays. chairman Of the Repub-
lican national committee. sees the
whole country, with the possible ex-
ception OF ten Southern States, going
Republican. He said the Republicans
this year would break into the Demo-
cratic "Solid South
CLAIMS KENTUCKY.
Kentucky. Hays predicted, would go
Republican by 10000. while North
Carolina and Oklahoma and Tennes-
see were Republican possibilities.
Maryland. he asserted. would be Re-
publican this year:
"why do you claim Kentucky.
Maryland. and Missouri" he was
asked
because in Kentucky and Missouri
the Republicans won two years ago
in the State. and we lost Maryland by
less than 800 votes"
"Why do you consider North Caro-
lima and Oklahoma Republican posi-
bilities?"
Because the people in those States.
as elsewhere, are determined that q
responsible political party cannot
avoid responsibility for eight years
of maIadministration. and because.
toos there, as elsewhere, they hold
America first'"
4 George White. chairman Of the
Democratic national committee, on the
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As regards. solemn. formal atone
ment before the world and each
other tho Jews have q monopoly
Of "Yom Kippur." The rest OF the
world is to learn that for its sins.
folly. and fighting begun in 1914.
it must go through many years OF
atonement.
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WEATHER..

CbSoAy asA wssessisS
seaAgAs as1 FRIDAY. m~<-
ssuss ssrsAsAss asS east
wtsts. resSeraasr~ ~ 3
s'eiSck. - degrees
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-02
LEPR0SY CURE SAID TO HAVE
 BEEN FOUND

HONOLULU, Sept. (by Associ- ated Press) s).-Chaulmoorga oil, which scientists of the University of Flaw ali believe can arrest, if not complete ly cure leprosy, will be produced on a large scale in Hawaii under ar engagements being made by the terri torial board of agriculture and for estry.
 Professor Joseph F. Rock, botanist with the United States department of agriculture, who is enroute to Burma and India to obtain seeds of the Chaulmoorga tree, has been commis- stoned to bring back a consignment of the seeds to Hawaii for propaga- tion purposes.
 Thirty patients recently were liber- ated as cured from the Kahli leper station here after having received the treatment prescribed by Dr. A. L. Dean of the University of Hawaii, who perfected the system of refining chaulmoorga oil.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-02
B0LSHEVIKI QUEEN IS
 ROUTED BY DOROTHY
 GISH IN PEPPY COMEDY

Dorothy Gish is a perfect little hu- man dynamo. If you doubt it you have only to see her in action, routing the queen of the Bolsheviks in the poppy little comedy Boots" Her leading men, Richard Barthelmess as Everett White, the secret service operative, fairly divides honors with Miss Gish, and the play as whole is decidely we'll worth while, not only because of interesting plot and fine acting but because of the quaint old English set tings Boots" is repeated for the last time tonight.
 Tomorrow comes Mable Normand in her latest and fastest farce comedy "When Doctors Disagree" Plenty of and adventure and sh-h-h-h girls! A sure tip on how to capture mere men, You'll learn how to be beautiful though homely, and why it pays to advertise.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-02
TANK AND CANADIAN
 VETERANS TO MEET

VANCOUVER, Sept. 2 (by Associ- ated Press) ).-Canadian and American veterans of five wars, the Crimean, Spanish-American, Philippine and the world war, will hold four day meet ing here Sept. 3-6 under the joint auspices of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, an American organization, and the Great War Veterans of Canada, and kindred organizations.
 Sports, automobile tours, dances and other events are being planned. There will be a parade of uniformed veterans on one day of the session.
 The best of coffee at the Alaskan Grill. 17-tf
 Graham Bread fresh every day at the City Bakery.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-02

Kodak finishing. Scarborough.
 Sun Maid Raisin Bread, always a favorite at the City Bakery.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-02

Graham Bread fresh every day at the City Bakery.
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lots provided for the said election the
words: "For Referendum Bill No. /,
relating to a system Of hard surface
trunk line highways" against Ref
erendum Bill No. i, relating to sys-
tenn of hard surface trunk line high
ways"
In testimony whereof, ] have her
unto set my hand and affixed the seal
of the State of Washington.
Done at. Olympia, this 1st day Of
June, 1920.
(SEAL) I. M. HOWELL,
7:S-10:2S Secretary Of State.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS TO
FILE CLAIMS
No. $50

In the Superior Court of the State
of Washington, in and for Benton
county.
In the matter of the guardianship
of Louis Rottman, mentally incom-
petent and insane person.
NOTICE is, HEREBY GIVEN That
the undersigned has been appointed
guardian of Louis Rottman, men
tally incompetent and insane person,
and that the undersigned has qualified
as such guardian.
Notice is further given that all ere
ditors of the said Louis Rottman are
hereby required to give their claims
duly verified on the Undersigned guar
dian, or upon Moulton & jeffrey at
their offices in Kennewick, Washing
ton, and file such claims with the clerk
of the above entitled court with proof
of service thereof within six (6)
months from the date of the first pub
LEGATION of this notice, to-wit: within
six months after the 30th day of Sep
tember, 1920; otherwise such claims
shall be. barred.
Dated at Kennewick, Washington,
this Goth day of September, 1920.
F. r. JEFFREY, Guardian.
Moulton & Jeffrey,
Attorneys for Guardian,
Kennewick, Wash. 9.3O-lO:2l
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SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
Tn the Superior Court of the State of
Washington, In and for Benton Co.
Frank King, Plaintiff-Versus,
Charles Fredriksen and Selma M.
Fredriksen, husband and wife, Os-
car Fredriksen and C. H. Putnam,
and M. E. Putnam, husband and
wife, The Unknown Heirs of Charles
Fredriksen and Selma M. Fredrik-
sen, if either of said defendants be
deceased, The Unknown Heirs of c..
II. Putnam and M. E. Putnam, if
either of said defendants be de-
ceased, The Unknown Heirs of Os-
car Fredriksen, if said defendant be
deceased, also All Other Persons or
parties unknown claiming any right,
title, estate, lien or interest i'm the
real estate described in the COM
plant herein, Defendants.
The State of Washington-To:
+, Charles Fredriksen and Selma M.
Fredriksen, husband and wife, Oscar
Fredriksen, and c. H. Putnam and M.
E. Putnam, husband and wife, The
Unknown Heirs of Charles Fredriksen
and Selma M. Fredriksen, if either of
said defendants be deceased, The I'm
known Heirs of C. H. Putnam and M.
E.. Putnam, if either of said defendants
be deceased, The Unknown Heirs of
Oscar Fredriksen, if said defendant be
deceased, also all other persons or
parties unknown claiming any right,
title, estate, lien or interest in the
real estate described in the complaint
herein, Defendants.
You are hereby summoned to APP
pear within sixty days after the date
of the first publication of this sum-
mons, to-wit: Within sixty days. after
the 26th day of August, 1920, and de-
fend the above entitled action in the
above entitled court, and answer the
complaint of the plaintiff, and serve
copy of your answer upon the under
signed attorneys for the plaintiff at
their office below stated, and in case
of your failure so to do, Judgment
will be rendered against you accord
ing to the demand of the complaint,
which has been filed with the clrek
of said court.
The object of the above entitled ac-
ton is to cancel and set aside GER
tain mortgage against the premises
described in the complaint, and to
quiet the title to said real estate in
the plaintiff against the right, and
title and against the claims Of the de-
PENDANTS in and to said real estate,
and to exclude the defendants from
any right, title or interest in, and to
the same, and to adjudge the said
premises to be vested in fee in the
plaintiff clear of all claims of every
kind and nature in the defendants.
MOULTON & JEFFREY, Attor-
neys for Plaintiff, p. o. and Office
Address, Kennewick, Benton Countyss
Washington -2.26-Q.20
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TEN ACRES FOR SALE TO THE
HIGHEST BIDDER

To close an estate the northwest
quarter of tn northeast quarter of
the southeast quarter of section three
9-2S is advertised for sale to the high
est and best bidder, the right being
reserved to reject any or all bids.
This is one Of the best ten acre tracts
near Richland, on the main highway,
across the road from C. ID. Mitchell's
place; fenced and under cultivation,
and any reasonable bid will be accept
ed. Write or send your bid to Fred
Fontaine, administrator, All Miller
Bldg, Yakima, Wash.-25-7.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS TO FILE
CLAIMS

CLAIMS
In the Superior Court of the State Of
Washington, for Benton County, in
Probate.
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE
OF
EZRA S. SHELDON, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given, that letters
testamentary, on the estate OF Ezra
S. Sheldon, deceased, were granted to
the undersigned on the 7th day of Sep
tember, 1920, by the said superior
court. All persons having claims
against said estate, are required to
serve them with the necessary vouch-
ers upon me at the office of c. L.
Holcomb or at my residence in Ken
newick, within six months after the
date of the first publication OF this
notice, to-wit: Within six months aft
er the. 9th day of September, 1920,
and file the same with the clerk OF this
court together with proofs OF such
service, or they shall be forever bar
red.
Dated at Kennewick, Wash, this
9th day of September, 1920.
H. E. HUNTINGTON, Executor.
C. L. HOLCOMB, Atty. for Executor.
-24-4t
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PROPOSED TO THE PEOPLE BY
THE LEGISLATURE, to be voted


on November 2, 1920.
Referendum Bill No. IAN act to
authorize the issuance Of State Bonds
to provide funds for the construction
of a state system of hard surfaced
trunk line highways.
State of Washington, Office of the
Secretary Of State. To whom it may
concern: In obedience to the state con.
stitution and an act of the Legislature
approved by the governor March II
1919, entitled: can Act providing fol
the construction of state system OF
trunk line hard surface highways, pro-
viding for the issuance, sale and re-
demption of state bonds to create q
fund for such purpose, and for the sub
mission Of this act to vote of the
people" there is hereby published fol
the consideration of the voters OF the
State of Washington the following
proposed act Of the legislature Of said
CHAPTER 99-(S. B. 24O)
An act providing for the construc-
ton of state system of trunk line
hard surface highways, providing for
the issuance, sale and redemption OF
state bonds to create fund for such
purpose and for the submission of this
act to vote of the people.
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF
the State of Washington:
Section 1. A state system OF trunk
line hard surface highways shall be
ACQUIRED and constructed by the State
of Washington as soon as practicable
upon the highways Of the state along
the routes herein described so as to
connect with each other the different
communities and principal cities OF
the state as near 'as may be, to-wit:
az The Pacific Highway from
Blaine to Vancouver; also a highway
running from Seattle to Des Moines
and thence by the most feasible route
to Tacoma.
(2) The Sunset Highway from
Renton to Spokane and thence east tt
the Idaho state line.
81 The Inland Empire Highway.
(4) The Olympic Highway.
(5) The National Park Highway
from Tacoma to Ashford and thence
by the most feasible route to the Rain.
Ter National Park; also from Elbe te
the Pacific Ocean at Holman.
Sec. 2-The highways constructed
or improved under the provisions Of
this act shall be finished with wear.
ing surface of Portland cement con.
crete, bituminous concrete, alphalt
brick, wood block, stone or other ma.
terial equally permanent and durable
not less than eighteen feet in width
laid upon Portland cement concrete
base of minimum thickness of five
inches; Provided, that if the state
highway commissioner shall deem il
irnpracticable to improve any portion
of any highway herein described by
paving as herein provided, the state
highway board may provide for the
improvement of such portion of the
highway in such manner as in its judg.