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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-03-18
DURABLE ROAD SAVES MONEY
Saving Of Eight Cents Per Ton Mile
Can Ne Effected In Transporta.
ton Costs Alone.

The report Of the Joint congression-
al committee which investigated high.
way economics in 1914 shows that q
saving 1f eight cents per ton mile can
be effected in transportation costs
when road Is lifted from the dirt to
the durable class. This does not take
into account increased real estate val
uations or social advantages resulting
from the Improvement.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-03-18
IMPROVE ROADS FOR TRUCKS
Bureau Of Markets Arrives at conelu.
sion Motor Vehicles Have Passed
Experimental STAGE.

Inadequate highways are one Of the
penalties with which the user Of high
way transportation must contend, says
Bulletin No. TO, recently issued by
the bureau of markets. The depart
ment arrives at the conclusion that
the motortruck has passed the expert.
mental stage, but says that before 1t
can attain its fullest usefulness the
highways must be improved.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-03-18

The excessive heavy fall of snow
this week may mean something in
the way of good crops. 1t will un-
doubtedly place great deal of mois-
ture in the soil. Old settlers remem-
Der similar storm eighteen years ago
and following this there was bump
err crop thruout the northwest. If his
tory will only repeat itself, North Da-
kota farmers will soon be waxing fat.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-03-18

Uncle Sam never forgets. The 49,
Oil young men who wilfully lodged
the draft will now be run down. Some
Of them escaped to Canada. Others
went into hiding in distant parts of
the country. The government now
has its federal agents out raking the
country with fine tooth combs and the
draft evaders will be given no peace.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-03-18

1t is reported from Washington that
the Democratic presidential prefer
ences are slowly narrowing down to
Hoover and McAdoo. It is also be-
lieved that Mr.. Hoover's partisan
preferences are gradually narrowing
down to the Republican and Democrat
ic parties.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-03-18
LACK OF LIVESTOCK PRODUC-
TTnN

The superintendent of one of the
packing houses said in newspaper
interview recently that the packers
Were being hampered by lack Of pro-
duction of livestock by the farmers.
Why, in this condition, should the
price of beef cattle and hogs have
fallen third and to point where the
producers are losing money on the
stock they send to the market?
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-03-18

The New Jersey legislature has
passed law legalizing beer and the
governor has signed it. The only OBJ
stacle now in the way is the annoying
fact that New Jersey is part Of the
United States.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-03-18

The fight between Jack Dempsey
and Carpenter, the champion French
pugilist, may never come off. 1t will
depend largely upon the result Of
Dempsey's arrest for evading the
draft. If the government makes it's
action stick, Jack may be in charge
of training quarters down at Atlanta.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-03-18
Experiment Road Of Vitrified Brick for
Paving Country Roads at Chevy
Chase, Md.-Finishsd Pavement in
Service,


Chase, Md.-Finishsd Pavement in
Service.
loose stones in the holes Is sheer
waste of time, because after few
automobiles and trucks go over the
roads these loose materials are pushed
out again and conditions are as bad
as ever.
Broken stones and tar binder are
the only satisfactory repair materials
for macadam roads. and many i'm
proved country roads are of that type.
1t is beginning to be realized that
concrete or special road brick set In
cement over Il concrete foundation
must Fused for truck roads designed
to carry heavy truck traffic. Any
thing cheaper and less stable simply
means bad roads and constant repairs.
For laterals or main roads in sparse
~ settled countries where traffic Is not
heavy and when the amount available
for road construction is not large, tar
macadam highways are quite satisfac.
tory.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-03-18
Trees Alone hiahxtaxa.

Trees at distance Of 50 or 90 feet
apart along the highway add to IL
comfort and pleasing appearance
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-03-18
Makes haullna Easy.

Easy to town, and easy to ride.
Make . farmers hauling and lso1s
fairly glide
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-03-18
Good Drainaoe Neceesary.

0OV O'0Ua0O VSSvoSAVys
The most necessary requirement Of
. good road is solid, bone-dry foun-
dalton. This means good drainage
first, last and al the time.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-03-18

The A. e. Blocher Auction Sale will
start promptly at 10 A. NJ, Wednes-
day, March "a.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-03-18

at Sawyer in the State of North Dako-
Ia, at the close Of business Feb. 20, 1920.
RESOURCES
Bisbee daily review., 1920-04-28

Come direct to Sai Diego over the new San Diego and Arizona Railway W i t h through Pullman Service in connection with the South ern Pacific and enjoy a day light ride through magnifi- cent Carriso Gorge and twice into Old Mexico.
Bisbee daily review., 1920-04-28
Electricity May
 Be Solution for
 Shortage of Fuel

PASADENA, Calf, April 27. So lution of the fuel problems confront ing America through the use of cleo rricity. will be the dominating note of the convention of the National Electric Light AssociahSu, which will hold its annual session in this city from May IS to q.
 Foremost among the questions which the National Electric Light Assoc'GtiOn is endeavo"ing to work out are the electrificatioi4 Of steam railroads; the inter-connection of the lines of power generating companies so that their production capacity can be continually kept at the maximum; the shifting of the electrical load so that it can be most scientifically and economically devoted to met the de- mands at the time of the greatest re- quirement; the development of the availab ble hydrO-electric energy as rapidly as construction can be if nanced, and the application of all modern methods toward making the generation of electricity by steam, pro duce the highest potentiality, for the amount of fuel consumed
 Financing or the unprecedented re- quirements which conditions have thrust u901 tua $500 electric geucrat-
Bisbee daily review., 1920-04-28
ACT QUICKLY

D. the isht thing at the rig t.7e
 Aot quic.ly in time O. da.ge.
 h time of kidney da ger -j . Kidney Pills are most effeCdvr t~. y UT neighbor.
 Plenty of Blsbee people give e.. dence Of their worth.
 Otto Johnson, miner, SID O. K. Trail, Box No. 453, Bisbee, says: Some time ago, I had a constant pain across the small of my back and any heavy lifting was almost impos 3ible. My kidneys were neak and would have to get up often at i@L. was bothered by dizzy spell,
 CIV Deans |idaey Pill NC A ly recomIerded by Bt bee D. ! decided to try them. 1 ' E9b' Docu's Kidney Pills at tl,- q II Pharmacy and two boxes cured me of all the trouble.'
 Price COG, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for kidney remedy-gN- Doan's Kidney PIs-the same tt" Mir Johnson had. FOstar-ETilbu, Tn 7-Fr- pl1Ffo7o V Y
Bisbee daily review., 1920-04-28

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Bisbee daily review., 1920-04-28

to soma extent
 However, many good roads have been constructed in various parts.
 White Men Barred
 Perhaps, though. the reported al iiance Of the people Of Sonora with the Yaqui Indians of the state. SD; Us the most trouble For the Car -anzis' as.
 That gold is abundant in the Noun tains of Mystery is proved by the oc- casional visits of savage Yaquis to Guaymas, western seaport of Sonora. where they barter gold dust and mug gets Cor such simple things as they require from civilization.
 Many, led on by the lure of the vel low metal, nave trailed them to the hills.
 Returning. they have iold of arrows from an unseen source failing in their path, an easily understood mes sage to turn back.
 Those who ignored the menace of the arrows have not returned to tell the tale of what lay beyond.
 And now, the people of Sonora. spurred on by their need of aid against the forces of Carranza, lave made peace with and called to their assistance, the fierce warriors of the Mountains of Mystery"
 It may well prove beyond the pow CT of the Carranza troops, weS~ied by many miles of desert marches, to Il. the mountain gateways guarded by the Sonora rebels with their savage allies.
Bisbee daily review., 1920-04-28

in telegraphing and telephonine over
 bare wires laid in the water and on and under the ground General Spier predicted expensive heavy insulated and submarine cables would be re- placed by single bare wires over which several telegraph and telc- phone messages would be sent at the same time. As ocean telegraphy has reached limit and submarine tele- phony is practically impossible Gen eral Squier said the hope for i'm provement lies in adoption of bare wires laid in the water and using high frequency currents.
Bisbee daily review., 1920-04-28
"Gets-It" Makes Them Loosen Up
 So They Lift Off Painlessly.

There's no more pain after a few drops of "Gets-lt' lands upon corn or callus and instantly dries.
Bisbee daily review., 1920-04-28
ARMY DEVELOPS NEW SYSTEM Q r WORKING WIRES
Signal Corps Communication Methods to Revolutionize
 All Services

WASHINGTON. April 27 - Tele- phone, telegraph and cable commun- ication methods may be revolutioniz- ed as a result of experiments con ducted by the army signal corps and described today before the national academy of scientists by Maj Gen. Squier, chief of the corps.
 Explaining how the army had ob- tained well-nigh perfect results both
Bisbee daily review., 1920-04-28
SONORA TRIBES
 TAKE NAR PATH
 IN REVOLUTION
Mystery Mountain" Men See Chance for Revenge
 For Long Injustice

NOGALES, Mexico, April 27 Eager to battle for the independence of Sonora, the treasure house of Mex ico, are thousands of untamed YaQui Indians in the fastnesses of the Noun tains of Mystery.
 There is gold-much gold--in the blue heights of the Sierras. but no white man. since the Gays of the Span ish Conquerors. has succeeded in wrestling from it's savage guardians the secrets or tne golden hoards Of that wilderness.
 The plains Yaquis are a respoiIed and beaten tribe Hard workers and brave fighters, they would not yield to peonage and 50 were dragged into abject slavery, to perish miserably in the sisal plantations of Yucatan. Many, being transported to the slave fields. leaped overheard and were drowned siNT
 Politics Start Bow
 The action of the Legislature Of Sonora in declaring the formation of the Republic of Sonora" is an out growth of the political conflicts in cidental to the presidential campaign Invasion of the state territory h- federal troops. without request from the governor. precipitated the seces- sion.
 Sonora has an army of it's owr--oD the order of the National Guard forces in the United States. Tho Yauui- win fight fiercely against any in. vader.
 Comprising some 76,G20 square miles. with about z22C0O inhabitants. Sonora can back up it's population with it's wonderful resources.
 In mineral wealth it is one of the richest regions on the globe.
 Way back in the twelfth century, when Sonora first broke into history, it was known far and wide among the savage tribes then inhabiting the country, for it's deposits of gold ana silver
 Two centuries later, when the Az tees were at the height of their pow CT in Mexico. Sonora furnished the bulk of the immense stores of gold and silver found by the invading Spah. iards.
 Cortez sent forth many expeditions in vain hunt for the source of such vast wealth.
 But it was not until 1858 that Ca beza de Vaca crossed Sonora, and his report of it's vast wealth led 10 it's annexation to the Spanish crown in 154O.
 Mines lnexhaustible
 Since then, it's mines of gold. silver and later copper, have been worked continuously with no apparent shrink ing of their output
 Yearly new mines are found and opened up, 70 add their wealth 10 the already vast total produced by the state
 Along the coast the fisheries bring much revenue to the people, while valuable pearls are found in many indentations of the coast
 Sufficient sugar-cane, tobacco. .cer. calls, fruits. maguey. etc. are raised to meet the needs of the population.
 Cattle breeding is also carried on
Bisbee daily review., 1920-04-28
Do You Need a
 Kidney Medicine?
Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-ROOt is nt

Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-ROOt is not recommended for everything. but f you have kidney. liver OF bladder roah'e < may be found just the medicine you need. Swagp-Root makes friends quickly becajae it's realized in most cases. 1t is a gentle healing herbal compound-a physi- clans prescription which has proved its great value in thousands of the most distressing cases according to reliable testimony.
 At druggists i'll large and medium size bottles.
 You may have a sample size bottle of this always reliable preparation by Parcel Post, also pamphlet telling about it. Address Dr. Kilmer & Co. BinghamtOn. N. Y. and enclose ten cents, also mention this paper
Bisbee daily review., 1920-04-28

ing companies of America, brings the banking interests of the country in very close touch with the electric men who will represent the National Association at the convention here. according to R. H. Ballard, president of the organization. He said today that he expected a very large at tendance of bankers and their rep resentatives.
Bisbee daily review., 1920-04-28
SHOW BIG SNAKE

Tie big diamond rattleanate that was captured by Jimmy NichNl~ 0r his ranch near Naco will be on dis rlay today in the windows of the Schwartz clothing store on Main ctreet
Bisbee daily review., 1920-04-28

Of the "A flying fatalities in the U. s. air service during 1919, S3 per cent are attributed to the fault or care lessness of the pilot as the primary cause, and per cent to tue failure of the plane
Bisbee daily review., 1920-04-28
Yaqui Indians Join In Revolt
REBELS ORDERED TO FRONT

ride toward the state border Their pen b he the time equipped with rifles mostly struggled Rio
The Washington times., 1920-06-27
Mrs. Barnett Popular With
Men OF Marine COrps.

Mrs. Barnetts personal interest in
the men and officers of the marine
corps led her, soon after General Bar
nett became commandant, to estab-
Iish the custom of sending gift bags
to the marines on foreign service
each Christmas. They are always
packed and arranged under her su-
pervision, and each year General Bar
nett, working after office hours, has
personally filled many of the packets.
When General Barnett was taken
i'll in France. in 1918, his wife was
finally given permission to go over
and nurse him. She arrived shortly
after the armistice was signed. Out
of appreciation of the work OF GEN
eral Barnett, who had trained the
Marines which made his Second Di-
vision invincible, Major General Har-
bord, u. S. A., commanding the Sec
ond Division, invited Mrs. Barnett to
make a trip of inspection through
the battlefelds whereon the Marines
had served and to the cemeteries
where Marine heroes were buried.
Official escort was given her by Gen
eral Harbord and so she went in her
The Washington times., 1920-06-27
JEAN ELIOTS WEEKLY CHRONICLE OF CAPITAL S
Society Regrets
The Departure
OfGen. Barnett
THAT "svsrybody's out OF town"

THAT "eyerybody's out OF town"
was rather taken for granted
until Gen, and Mrs. George Bar
nett gave their farewell reception on
Monday and everybody" turned up at
the party. or course, the announce
ment that General Barnett was to be
superseded by Brig. Gen. John A.
Leteune full two years before his
term as major general commandant
OF the marine set everybody buzzing.
Moreover. II caused genuine and gem
ersl regret, and Everybody" seized
upon the occasion OF Mrs. Barnett's
last afternoon at home 10 rush down
10 the barracks and tell them so..
The reception was necessarily. most
informal, for the commandant's house
was pretty nearly dismantled-the
Barnetts have only ten days or SO to
pack up their household goods and
make way for the arrival OF the
Lejeunes on July I. But Mrs. Bar
nett Is not the person to let anything
like that disturb her. She was per-
'rectly content TO have flowers serve
in lieu OF furniture. and, when she
discovered the spoons were packed,
promptly decided to serve the ice
cream in cones. an innovation, so far
as social functions are concerned.
which should prove decidedly popu-
lar, to Judge from the obs! and abs |!
of pleasure with which they were
sampled. .', .." .
The Marine Band was giving its
weekly concert on the parade ground
just over the garden wall from the
commandant's house. SO many of tho
guests drifted out into the box -hor-
dered paths and the party took on the
aspect of garden party. And tea
was served in the charming sun par
lor. where so many of General and
Mrs. Barnett's most delightful dinners
have been given. The Spanish Am
bassador and Nine. de Riano We're
among the earlier callers, also Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Cary T. GraysJn.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Charles McCaw-
ley--in fact, most OF the officers OF
the Marine Corps now stationed In
Washington, with members. of their
families, put in their appearance some
time during the afternoon-and one
noted Mrs. Julian James, Mrs stephen
B. Elkins, Mrs. Thomas F. Bayarl.
Mrs. T. Dewitt Talmage. Mrs. Ran.
dolph Miner, Mrs. Charles S. Brom-
well, and a grist of other notables.
. Indeed. the diplomats not not seem
to be afraid 1t was undiplopatic to
The Washington times., 1920-06-27

the devotion and regard which the
officers and men of the mapine corps
have for their retiring chief and his
wife. She Is affectionately CALLED
Mother Barnett" by the enlisted men,
whose welfare she has had so much
at heart; and among the most RSe-
cious souvenirs of her years as COM
mandants wife are hundreds of let
ters OF gratitude. pathetic and full OF
heart throbs" and human interest"
from the mothers and wives OF ma
rines who have appealed to her for
sympathy and help-and who have
never appealed in vain. I've been
told that Mrs Barnett always writes
a personal letter in answer to each
plea that Is made to her-and II
you've ever seen her mail, you'll know
that's no small task.
The Washington times., 1920-06-27

major generals and brigadiers galore.
To be sure, neither Pershing nor
March, the only four-storied generals
we have, were there, as neither Of
them were in town. General March Is
! still abroad and General Pershing was
down in the Richmond neighboIhood
for the weekend. But none the less
il was an imposing lot of officers
and IL they had been wearing the be-
. fore -the-war full dress" uniforms,
with it's wealth OF gold braid an
ever'thing-well. the Baker household
servants wouldn't have condescended
to speak to ordinary ;nenials for u
month OF Sundays.
or course, l asked .enGerly for
Yank-hoping they might have some
good news of their missing dog-but
they hadn't. They have about resign
ed themselves to the belief that Yank
| Is lost for good-and they are hoping
he is in good hands and being well
| treated.
or the weddings of the week the
two most notable took place on
Wednesday. the marriage of Mrs.
Waring Lenox Dawbarn, formerly
Miss Alice Carroll williams to Robert
Dixon Bartlett and the marriage of
Miss Eleanora Bdiss to Augustus
Knopf. The latter was hurried up a
bit in order that the bride could ac-
| company Mr. Knopf on an extended
trip West. For this reason-and
probably because Miss Bliss would
have preferred II that way anyhow
the wedding was very simple and
! only the immediate members of the
two families were present. 1t was
an early morning wedding. too-1O:3O
o'clock. and took place at General
and Mrs. Bliss quarters at Soldiers
Home. He's recently been made gov
ernor of the home, eyou know. Mr..
| Knopf is a widower with three young
children. Until recently connected
with the Geological Survey, he's now
| on the faculty of Yale University
and in the fall will take his bride
to New Haven.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bartlett are to spend
their honeymoon in Colorado, and af-
terward will make their home at
J Lake Station. near Baltimore. They
! had an outdoor wedding at the home
of her uncle and cousin, Herbert 4.
Gill and Miss Mona Gill. at Alta Vista,
Md. Her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
The Washington times., 1920-06-27

for variety there are picnic parties
riding parties and swimming parties.
The bathing beach IL. Of course, the
most convenient place ~ swim but
Mildred BrOmwell. Margaret Hard
ing Cecilia Mccallum. the others OF
their little crowd and the young at
taches OF the British embassy. with
whom they play round. have diSeoy-
cred a secluded stretch In the river
up near Great FAils. which appeals
to them more. Some OF them motor
up for dip pretty nearly every after
noon. And occasionally the British
Ambassador and Lady Geddes. who
love young people and are both fond
OF sports are members OF the party.
Riding parties are still very much
In favor. There was big one last
Sunday, for instance. and sfterward
Or. and Mrs. Walter Wells entertaia-
Continued on Page seventeen.)
The Washington times., 1920-06-27
MISS LOUISA HOAR,
Younger Daughter of Mrs. Fred
erick H. Gillett, Wife of the
Speaker of the House.
Speaker of the House

husbands stead and brought back to
him and the rest OF America most
vivid description of the battle zones
and those fields of glory where
crosses mingle with the poppies.
Both of Mrs. Barnetts daughters
were presented to society in the
Comma ndant's house. And she Is the
mother as well as the wife OF n
Marine. her son. Capb Basil Gordon.
having seen service N France. Incl
dentally she has heen sponsor for two
vessels, the Sinclair, a destroyer
named for her distinguished great
grandfather, Commodore Arthur Sim
clair, U. S. n, who suggested and
started the first naval school upon
which the Naval Academy at Annapo-
lis was subsequently founded, and me
Chateau Thierpy. named for the Soc
tor in which the Marines won their
first victory overseas.
Another rather interesting party
way at the other end of town-wds
thc one the Secretary of Wa and
Mis. Baker gave on Sunday afternoon
fof general officers and their wives"
at Beauvoir, in Cleveland Park, Canon
Russelrs lovely place of which they
had only taken possession on Thur
day. There was some sort of dig
War Department conference on here
last weeK so that there were an un-
usual number of "men higher up" in
the military establishment in Wash
ington. Mrs. Baker decided that there
could be no more appropriate way cf
having a housewarming than by CIV
ing reception and garden party in
their honor. The garden party fea-
ture didn't develop. for the rain,
which had threatened all day, came
on in a steady downpour more like
November than June.
However, it didn't have to be a
garden party-there was a perfectly
good. and altogether delightful house,
and "all sorts of porches." quite shell
tered from the storm. 1t was a very
imposing party--nobody assisting"
Secretary and Mrs. Baker, except Miss
Katherine Lowe, of Cleveland. who is
practically one OF the family. But the
guests, my dear! Captains, majors
and colonels didn't cut any ice at all.
Nobody less than a colonel counted, and
what Mrs. Baker irreverently calls
"three-storied MISUNDERSTANDING
three starred ones--two of 'em-Gen-
erals Dickman and Bullard, and mere