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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-08
RISE
FROM BUYING
FOR EXPORT

Chicago, Ill, Sept. 8.-Fresh
strength developed in the wheat mar
ket today. chiefly as a result Of free
buying for the seaboard. Opening
prices, which ranged from 2 G to &c
higher, with December S2.42 to S2.43
and March $3.50. were followed by
slight reaction and then by an upturn
higher than before.
The seaboard buying was generally
considered 70 be a reflection OF ex-
port sales. Prices closed firm. axe
to 41kc net higher, with December
S245M and March S2.41&.
SmaIlness Of receipts together with
unfavorable weather had a bullish in
fluence on corn. After opening I'M
changed TO &c higher, including De-
cember at s1.21 to sL21H. the market
underwent a moderate sag, but then
hardened again.
Decided falling of in Iowa and Illi-
nois consignments to Chicago was re-
ported. The close was nervous, &c
to 4ac net higher, with December
s1-22h to S122m.
Oats were firm with corn. starting
unchanged to &C higher. December
651sc to 65Sc and later scoring gains
all around.
weakness in the hog market carried
provisions lower.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-08
LIVESTOCK MARKETS


Chicago. III. Sept s.-catue, 1909
choice steers and yearlings, strong 70 CSC
higher: top al weights, &18-0of bulk, good
and choice. f15.5o01T.75i grassy cattle,
iLs6; best shs-stosk. ss.75eiaay: steady;
others 16.5o 500; weak; bulk. bologna
bulls. $500 7.oo; butcher $3.50 Q ll-5o;
choice veal calves steady; mostly slI.oo9
IT'S; grassy calves. draggy, $3.50 2 1905
stoclsrs and feeders, strong; western re-
Roes-Rseslpts. 1900; market active.
mostly zoe 70 he lover Lights of lsas-'
TOP, S16.25s bulk. lght and butchers,
$3.50 1916 bulk packing sows. sl4-0oe
14.zs; pics. strong 70 go higher
sheep-Receipts. ZOO: fat lambs, &c
to soc higher: choice Idahos. tl4foi top
and feeders. steady 70 higher fat ewes,
mostly ss-750Lo0; light feeder lambs.
kansas CITY Livestock. Close.
Kansas City. No. Sept s.-cattie-Re-
ceipts. 1850; Fat COWS and heifera. steady
to weak: calves. steady to strong; all 9th
sr classes rnostly steady; best .ts sss
is ssis. SUI ins1 shs-ssos s5o6Ssoo: esSHsrs.
st2s@A5o: good and choice vesiers.
Tors-ReeoiDts $500 Market uneven.
mostly steadys top. $500; bulk Hight and
medium. t15s5q1sooi heavy. fl5.159
sheep-Receipts. ssoa Market steady:
top natives s115d. western lambs. SASS;
feeding lambs. steady; best tlA6t.
Denver Livestock. Close.
Denver. Colo, SEPT. s.-Cattie-Re-
ceipts. 1000. Market strong; beef steers,
$500 11215s cows and heifers. 5000
500; stockers and feeders, $500 1905
calves. ss.0oG1250
HoE-ReceIpts. 500 Market steady, 1Eo
lower; top. 's1615; bulk. SASS e15-5o.
Sheep-Receipts. 5000. Market strong;
lambs. 81. Gls-lo; ewes. f5-5o96.s9;
feeder lambs. s1Lo0G12.50
Fort Worth Livestock, Close
Fort worth. Texas. Sept 8.-Cattls-Re-
ceipts. 5000 Market steady; beeves $500
G1050s stoclcers. 5000 500; cows. $3.50
500; heifers. s4o0a9.50; bulls, $4,000
500. calves. eA0o01Lo0.
HoEs=Receipts. 500. Market 10c love-.
Heavy. s15.25 a15.5o: light. s1A75315.25;
medium. t1A00G1A75-
sheep-Receipts, 400. Market steady
Lambs. 004125o. yearlings. 5000
1000; wstherr. ss.000900s ewes $1,000
500; culls. $500 500; goats. s5-oo95 500
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-08
GRAIN. PROVISIONS

Chicago Grain. Close.
Whsat-Dec-, sa45i5i March. fz-4i&.
Corn-sspt., sL42i Dec. LIN
oats-Sept.. 64cs Dec. SEC
Chicago Provisions. Close.
Pork-Sept, Sass Oct S2A1h.
Lard-sept, s1a.05; Oct, f19-15-
Rfhs-sept-. S161S. Oct, s16.s5.
Kansas City Produce. Close.
kansas City, No., Sept 6s-Butter-un-
changed.
EEg-1c higher; firsts. 52oi seconds. 45c.
Pouitry-UnchanFe
Chicago Produce. Close.
Chlcaso H.. Sept S--Butter-Higher-
Creamery. E4G56c-
Eges-Hirher. Receipts. 1As7s cases.
standards. 5395sHc; firsta 81 y 852Ac;
ordinary flrstE As 47cs at market, cases
included. 4sG4si9c; storage packed nrsts,
Poultry-Alive. vsay; fowls general run
% q saci springs, 3lc-
Potatoes-steady. Receipts. - cars. Jer-
sey cohblsrs. g2ss92s5; giants, tz.5o9
$50; Minnesota early Ohios S2-2s @ 2.a5;
Idaho rural1, s275.
Kansas City Cash Wheat Close.
Kansas City, 10, Sept S.-Cash wheat.
20 cents higher; No. ! hard, sz.5oQ
2:s5: No. 2 red, $2.5s9Asoi No. ?. sass
G2so.
Corn-afarket unchanged to cents low
sr: No. mixed, 1.ss 6le4; No. 2 white.
f1.ss01.1s: No. yellow. fLSs9140.
Oats-1larket unchanged. No. 2 white,
e5 uc. No. mixed 6fHc: No. red. IS c.
Rys-1farkst, S1eoG1es.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-08
ANEW ROAD
AS AFEEDER
FOR Ell PASO

Clovis, ". NJ, Sept. S.-Eastern New
Mexico is to have another great high
way. This IS a north and south cross
connecting highway. The new high
way viii connect with the Bankhead
National highway and the Spanish
Old Trail either at Pecos or Van Horn
Texas. and from there will connect
with FL Paso over the Bankhead Ma
tlonal highway.
The highway will then 90 north
through Carlsbad. Pearl. Lovington and
Tatum, where It will cross the Dixie
Overland highway, the Soutern Ma
tional highway and the Borderland
highway thence It will extend through
Portales. to Clovis, where u viii cross
the ozark Trails. the Postal highway
the Abo Pass route and the Bankhead
National highway.
From Clovis the route viii extend
through Grady to Tucumcari, where
it again crosses the ozark Trails ana
thu Fort-to-Fort highway, and on
through Logan to CLAYTON, where Il
crosses the Coiorado-to-Gulf highway.
and the National Parks Gulf highway
The route from Clayton leads
through the corner Of the Oklahoma
panhandle to Lamar, Colo, where It
viii cross the Santa Fe Tran and the
National Old Trails: thence through
Burlington, Colo crossing the Pixies
Peak Ocean to-Ocean highway and
the Midland Trail From there It
viii extend through Julesburg, Colo,
to connection with the Lincoln Ma
tional highway.
There are three distinct advantages
OF this road. according to D. "
Jones, secretary Of the Clovis cham
Der Of commerce. First. II will cross
connect IS great national highways.
making an invaluable connecting link
with those OF the south. Second, IL
viii give eastern New Mexico and the
Texas Panhandle a direct route into
Colorado. Third. It viii provide =
new winter route into Fl Paso that is
below the snow line. This route viii
be available in the event the noun
tain passes IN the west are block
aded with EnoW.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-08
XVII
Res. o s Pat or.

New Questions
What Is the Lion OF Lucernef
what IS a put in golfs
3-What IS puttyl
WHO was Slnbadl
5-Where is The Smithsonian IN
stitutionf
e-What Il q witch ball7
What Is dogef
8-Who. was Helen OF IroyE
e-What Is catalepsyl
10-What is flywheelf
Answers 10 Yesterdays XVII
IA cast IS a twist or perversioni
such as q squirt. or a cast in the eye.
"a caste Is one Of the hereditary
classes into which society Is divided
among the Hindu people.
3-Theremopylae Is the famous pass
through which the Persians attempt
ed to invade Greece
the Last Of the Barcns" was
written BY BulWer-Lytton-
5--Ihe Last OF the Mohicans" was
written by James Fenimore Cooper.
"a speedometer IS a device for re-
cordiug the speed at which an auto
mobile or vehicle Is driven.
IA chiropractor Is q practicer OF
medicine who treats various diseases
by manipulation OF the spinal column
s-Scylla and Charybdis we're myth
and who snatchec seamen from pass
ing ships. In later times ths names
were applied to a rock and a whirl-
pool in the Gulf OF Messina-
e-De luxe means Of superfine
quality.
10-Blucher was the Prussian gen
eral whose delay in arriving az the
battlefield nearly lost the battle OF
Waterloo for lord wellington
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-08
BLACK-DRAUGHT
AS APREVENTIVE
When You Begin Feeling Bad With
Feverishness, Headache, Cold,
or Constipation, Give Your
Liver a Tonic-Taks
Blaek-Draught

Gambler. N CT don't believe
there is a better medicine made than
Black-Draught; I have used it and
my mothers folks used it for colds.
fsverishness headache and de-
ranged liver" This statement re
Gently was made By Nj. C. 3. Trail.
q vel known farmer on Route :. this
place.
4 have before now, begun feeling
dull a headache would come on. and
/ would feel all full Of cold. ana take
a few doses Of Black-Draught and
get all right" adds 1r. TrulL
Last year my brother had
measles. nu and pneumonia They
wired rs; I went to Camp Jackson
to look him up. Down there DIFF
ferent ones were using preveuta-
tivss. I stayed with him. The only
thing I used was Black-Draught. It
kept ny system elsansed and kept
wen ana strong"
BY keeping your liver and stomach
in good order. you stand IN little dan
ser Of catching serious ills that oc-
casionally spread through town ana
country
Get a package OF Blaek-Draught
and have it ready for the first
symptom OF a disordsred liver.
1Iost druggist sell Black-Draught.
ADV.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-08
A Sure Way to
End Dandruff

There is one sure way that has
never failed to remove dandruff at
once and that is to dissolve It then
you destroy Il entirely To do this
Just get about four ounces Of plain.
common liquid arvon from any drug
store (this is all you viii NEEDY. ap-
ply II at night when retiring; use
enough 10 uoisten the scalp and rub
IL in gently with the finger tips.
By morning. most II not all Of
your dandruff viii be gone. and three
CT four more applications viii COM
pletely dissolve and entirely destroy
every single sisr and trace Of Il. no
matter how much daudruff you may
have.
You viii find all itching ana dig
Eing OF the scalp win stop instantly,
and your hair viii be fluffy. lustrous.
glossy, silky and soft. and look and
feel hundred times better.-Ady.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-08
TO ACCEPT WINDOWS FOR
TEMPLE MT. SINAI FRIDAY

IN addition TO the regular Friday
night services at Temple lit. Sinai,
on September 10 there VIII be q spe-
cial dedication service at which rabbi
Martin Zielonlxa, on behalf OF the con-
gregation, viii formally receive the
special art windows that have been
thus FAR donated to the temple The
donors Of these windows are. Mr.. and
Mrs A. Schwartz, Er. and Mrs.
Haymon KrupD, Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice
Schwartz. the children OF Aaron and
Amelia Goodman and Mr.. and Mrs.
Gus Fork The special address OF the
evening win be on Gifts" The serv-
ices viii start promptly At ,. m
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-08
DULL
WITH MARKET
REACTIONARY

With a lighter volume OF trading.
stocks showed a slightly reactionary
tendency Wednesday. according to J.
S. Curtiss and company. Security Bank
building, with operators working on
the short side Of the market picking
out certain stocks for attack. How
ever. this did not result in bringing
out much long stock.
With the exception Of Anaconda,
which was down y points, the cop
pers showed little change. Smelters,
Nevada and Utah selling At Tuesday
nights closing figures, with losses
OF E in Chino, Is in Chile and I In
Inspiration, while Miami was up g.
The rails were slightly below the
previous closing figures and the oils
showed losses amounting to as much
as 9 = points. which was the extreme
decline in Mexican Petroleum.
Call money opened and renewed at
percent. Sales for the first three
hours totaled only S35,500 shares.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-08
PROFESSIONALS
IN CONTROL OF
STOCK MARKET

New York, Sept. Stocks were
under professional control today, that
faction inclining toward the short ac-
count, Notwithstanding easier money
tendencies. sales Appropriated $780,
600 shares. The close was heavy.
Liberty bonds closed; sHs 5000; first
4s. $3.50; second g., $500; first ~ s.
$3.50; second 4As, Ss5.o6i third KS.
s86.5S: fourth AXIS. SsS.16; Victory IS,
1884, Victory AS. ss5.sa
The hesitant tone o. the stock market
at the opening evidently expressed further
division OF sentiment among traders Yes
terday's late advance IN the rate for call
loans probably served TO check bulllsh
operations Excepting Crucible Steel
which rose * points. gains and losses
among leading shares. especially oils.
motors. steels and rails we're limited TO
fractions Foreign exchange was again
unsettled. remlttances 20 London falling
below yesterdays minimum quotations.
shorts were encouraged by the lack u
buying orders IN the first hour and ex-
ertsd pressure sEainst the cheaper rails.
later extending their selling movement 70
oils and some OF the Independent steels.
Reactions among transportations shares
ranged from one 10 two points with as
much flor most other popular issues OILS
rel back on reports OF further differences
between american interests and the Msxi-
can government,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-08
N. Y. LISTED STOCKS
MONEY AND METALS



New York. sept s.-Prims mercantile
PAPER. unchanged.
Exchange, steady.
Se.54A.
Tins loans strong and unchanged.
call money. steady. high, q; low, 7; rul-
ing rate. : closing bid, S; offered at q;
last loan. !.
Bar silver. domestic, unchanged; for
eign. sc
Mexican dollars. unchanged.
Copper. nominal
Eleetrolytic. iron and anthony. ~
changed.
Tin. steady. spot and futures $3.50.
Lead. easy. sS.keFs-oo.
zinc. easy. East St. Louis delivery, f7-75
LOSDOS METAL MARKET.
London. Eng. Sept. s.-ouotations On
the metal exchange today were as fol-
lows:
spot copper. fss, rs. "a
Electrolytic. unchanged
Tin. 1856. IS. 3D.
Lead, E35, IS.
Zine. Ess. Us.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-08
MacSDiney Far Weaker;
Is Forbidden To Talk

London. Eng, Sept s-Terence
MacSwiney, lord mayor OF Cork, en-
tered todsy on the 27th day OF his
hunger strike, which began August u,
following his arrest by British au-
thorittes at Cork
a bulletin issued at noon by the
Irish self determination league said
''The lord mayor suddenly got much
weaker. The doctors are very anx-
ious and have forbidden his relatives
to converse with him.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-08
NO RESPONSE
IN LIVERPOOL
BULLS COTTON

New orleans. La, Sept 8.-The re-
fusal of Liverpool TO respond TO the
advance OF yesterday in the american
markets caused slump on the open
ing Of the local cotton market today
ana during the first hour OF business
prices were depressed TO the extent
OF Sc to s5 points, October falling to
S26.I0 and March TO sass. The first
ginning report OF the season by the
census bureau showing 1924 bales
turned out to September ] had no i'm
mediate effect On values.
Cotton opened steady. Oct S26.ss.
Dec. sz5.15 BIDS Jan. S24.11; March
S2f.35- Nay S2A.o5 n10.
The trade finally decided that the gin
ming output vas small and q buying move
ment started Prices responded TO the
strong after the weekly reports were Is
sued for they we're considered fully A.
losses were recovered and late IN ne
morning prices were i've 10 Sc points
over yesterdays close. October Showing
the most strength and March the lesVf
This irregularlty was due 70 the urdoinr
Of straddles between months
spot cotton steady. 90 points hIrher
sales on the spot 4o6 bales: to arrive none
Low mlddlng, 20-75; middlinz, 2s25:
good middlinE 12.5o. Receipts, 1925:
stock. 1883.
The market did not hold ven in The
late trading longs being inclined to taka
profits While there was less demand for
the short side. Toward the close prices
were g points up 70 -65 down compared
with yesterday finals
The market closed steady. points Up
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-08
AIR MAIL SERVICE. NEW
YORK TO SAN FRANCISCO

New York, Sept. S.-Transcontinen-
tai air mail service TO san Francisco
was officially inauEurated today
when r G. Page, plotting an airplane
specially equipped to carry 400 pounds
OF mall. started his westward flight
at $50 o'clock from Mineola field.
The airplane was scheduled to make
It's first stop at Cleveland. Other
stations were Chicago, Omaha, Neb. :
Cheyenne, Wyo.; salt Lake City. Utah,
Reno, New, and finally san Francisco.
The trip Is expected TO be completed
IN three days. arriving AZ San Fran
cisco - hours ahead Of the time regu-
larly required for mail trains.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-08
RooseoeH Uninjured
In ArpIane Accident

Joplin, No, Sept. 6.-Lieut. Col
Theodore Roosevelt had a narrow es-
cape from death here at noon today
while preparing for an airplane flight
which was TO take him 70 Vinita.
Okla, and to Tulsa, to I'll speaking
dates.
Meng, the pilot. gave the propeller
blade q twist. The throttle was too
high and the big machine tore wildly
down the field Col. Roosevelt jumped
from the fusilags and landed free Of
the rudders
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-08
FORECAST Of LEADING CROPS
IS GIVEN OUT BY GOVERNMENT

Washington, D. C.. Sept. S.-Fore-
casts OF production this year OF the
country's principal crops. estimated
from their condition September /. or
at time Of harvest, were announced
today by the department Of agricul-
ture as follows:
Spring wheat, $4,000 600 bushels. with
condition, Sal percent OF a normal: all
wheat, 40. 000, 600 bushels; condition T4.1s
corn, a,131. 100000 bushels. condition. Ss.4s
oats. 1,44a.oo0. 900 brshelss condition. 6s.as
barley, 1876 600. 900 bushels: condition. 62.5:
buckWheat. 15.500.000 bushels condition.
e11; white potatoes. {f13. 900. 900 bushels.
condition. sL5: sweet potatoes, 1o2. 100000
bushels; condition. 86.6s tobacco. 1884,
600, 900 pounds condition, 8f-6; fax. H.
soc, 900 bushels: condition, 63.6s rice, 3d.
100000 bushels. condition. SIS; hay
(tamel $500, coo. tons: hay (wildl 49,
900. 900 tons sugar beeta, 100000 tonss
condition, $50. apples. 225. 100000 bushels
peaches, f4.e00.00o bushels; iSaffirs, 134.-
100000 bushels; condition $40; peanuts,
$500. 900 bushels; beans (six states)s s.
100. 900 bushels.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-08
SKFF Turns OVER. DROWNING
II MEXCANS IN RIO GRANDE

Laredo, Tex, Sept. s.-A report re-
ceived at Nuevo Laredo, across the
border here today said that II Next
can laborers, attempting to cross the
Rio Grande in a skiff under cover OF
darkness Monday night to avoid
passing immigration officials, were
drowned when the skiff overturned.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-08
JUDGE DEAVER DISMlSSEs
S. CASES TO CLEAR DOCKET

In clearing the docket Of old cases.
Judge J. N. Deaver, OF the county
court at law, on Tuesday afternoon
dismissed SIS cases. The judge stated
have had opportunity 20 state whether
prosecution will be begun immedi-
ately.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-08

Request from chihuahua City that
Chief OF the fire department John
Wray be permitted 20 assist officials
Of that city in an advisory capacity
in the placing OF modern fire pro-
lection was granted by the city coun-
ell wednesday.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-08

HORSES MURINE FAILfA HUAU.
Mayor Charles Davis said Wednes-
day that he would ask Brig. Gen.
Robert L. Howe to keep cavalrymen
from riding horses through Wash
ington park. As many as 500 horses
a day in the park. some Of them
racing. according TO reports reaching
the mayor. have torn up the roads.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-08
WILL ASK ron REDUCED RATES


Representing the city and the cham
Der Of commerce. @. P. Putnam Of FL
Paso. viii appear before the meeting
Of railway general passenger agents
tomorrow in san Antonio and make
a request FOR reduced rates for the
exposition and carnival to be held in
October and for the Baptist conven-
ton to be held here in November.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-08
Airplane OUer Corona
Pass; Here Ton1orrom

Alamagordo, n. Mex, Sept S.-A
Lincoln standard airplane, from Lin
coin, Neb., will arrive in FL Paso to-
morrow morning demonstrating sell
ing and passenger work. This Is the
first trip IN the history OF aviation
over Corona Pass. The plane carried
a pilot and two passengers at $4,000
feet above sea.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-08
Ten Year old
In Cell Facing
Murder Charge

Modesto, CALI. Sept. 8.-Gerald De
Witte, 10 years old, Is prisoner in
the Stanislaus county jail here today.
charged with murder in connection
with the shooting and death Of Louis
Cooper, jr.. an II year old playmate.
near Turlock. where both lived.
County officials said Gerald con-
fessed he shot ana killed Louis Cooper
following a melon fight in which four
boys engaged on the De Witte ranch
The boys had been throwing melons
at each other. It was said, and after
one hit Gerald he went into his home
and procured a shotgun with which
he shot young Cooper.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-08
WILLIS AID sUPERyIsIXe

PURCHASE OF IMPLEMENTS
Col Jose Juareata, confidante and
trusted aid OF Pancho villa. Is in FL
Paso. He came here to supervise the
purchase OF farming implements for
villas ranch at Canutillo. Durango
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-08

Nary Louise McElroy. daughter Of
Mr.. and AIRS. Harry II. McElroy, 2722
Wheeling street
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-08

NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES.
New york. Sept 8.-Cotton futures
closed steady Oct., 17.e5i Dec 26.1Si jan
15.25; March. lass; Nay. 24-55.
GALVESTON sPOT COTTON.
Galveston. Tex. Sept. s.-spots steady.
revised middlinr SOC.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-12
Rel E.tat. rr.nasAr.

~ 70 o,ano ~
= s.... - 'os Dlo'A = Aec' = y
r -
A.e SSoC 20 y. Inomes' nai'
o1 10Y =, DOCK y Anson's urss addi'
taon, ~.
Ruin BeH ee al, OF Hennspsn coup.
y. minnesota, TO Alice Gardner, hal,
OF LOT 2. block Z, Anson's addition 81
~. Viola stanton, Polk county. tc
Q. Q. Woodmansee part OF block I
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-12
STATE AND FEDERAL ENcl.
NEERs HERE TO MAKE SUR
vEY OF CROOKED STRETCH.
TO ELIMINATE DANGEROUS
ANGLES ON LINCOLN ROAD
Propose to Straightsn Road From
"Four MiIs" Hill to North and
South County Road East of La
moille-Would Eliminate Ton An
giles and Reduce Distance.

Two engineering parties. one repre-
senting the state and tho other the
federal government, arrived in the
city today for the purpose of relocat-
ing the Lincoln highway from -Four
Mile" hill. west OF the city, to the
intersection OF the north and south
county road east OF LAmoille, near
Haynes grove.
The present highway 10 considered
too crooked to be paved and the en-
cheering forces expect to establish
q new road. eliminating many sharp
turns and right angles, reducing the
length OF the road and make 1t more
safe for the travel and eliminate
somei cost OF paving.
Work OF survey was begun today
aud probably win be completed be-
fore tho end Of the week. Tho work
II under the direction OF County En-
ginesr II. o. Hickok and the Iowa
state highway commission.
Will Make Recommendation.
On completion OF the relocation
work Recommendations viii be made
to tho federal government commits
sion. In charge OF government ala for
paved roads. probably by the state
highway commission. for changing
the road.
The substitute road has been tenta-
lively laid out by the county engineer
and 1t 10 probable the state and fed
eral engineers will follow this pro-
posed highway.
It is hoped to have the engineering
work entirely completed within
month 80 as to have the highway
ready for the letting OF bids for grad
ting. The construction OF the new
road Is considered an ordinary Job OF
grading. No serious objection from
property owners ID anticipated.
Government For Road Straiohtsnino.
The federal government IL back Of
the project and insists on u the
STRENGTHENING Of the road before It il
permanently improved. BY reiocAt-
ins the road. Tor = distance OF about
three miles. tan curves would be
eliminated.
The work would result In reduoinu
the distance by 100 feet. which would
mean = saving OF about $5.320 In the
cost OF paving. ~ the road now runs
some OF the curves are dangerous
The STRENGTHENING OF the stretch
would eliminate all such dangerous
turns and bends.