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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-04-23

Comparative Upkeep Of Roads
It has been argued by the advo.
Gates Of. gravel roads as against
concrete paving, that the latter
with any kind Of topping, will
cost not less than $500 a mile
and that the annual interest or
this cost amounting to more thar
two thousand dollars, should be
figured into the annual upkeer
of the road.
AS contemplated in the Babcocl
system, the cost Of the new roac
will be paid for by the saving in
tires, in motor bodies and mach
inery, in gasoline and in oil, and
in time saved on the road. 1t is
believed that not less than three
times as much as the motor vehicle
tax that will build and maintain
the roads.
If this is the case and it well
may be, there is no reason for
figuring in the two thousand doll
ars of interest, unless on the 9th
err hand you figure six thousand
dollars a mile in wasted tires,
wear and tear, gasoline and time
into the upkeep of the roads as
they are today. In every sense
Of the word the new road is an
investment by motor vehicle own
ers that will pay them probably
two hundred per cent on their in
vestment.
1t the upkeep, renewal and in
terest charges on a gravel road
equaled those on a hard surface
road, the two propositions would
still not be equal, for the gravel
road, good as it may be, will not
stand up to truck traffic. 1t won't
carry the freight.
Moreover, gravel has the same
weakness as macadam under pnu-
matte tires, in that the tire sucks
the surface off and throws it away
It is estimated by some road ex-
perts that a touring car in a days
run over gravel roads will throw
b cubic yard of earth off the road
way; and a cubic yard of gravel
spread over a roadway represents
a cost Of at least five dollars to the
road fund.
It is not good business to build
roads that make a days trip in
an automobile cost the State five
dollars.-Minneapolis Journal.
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like Ansver 10
a bnsjnessHke Question

FOR THE cHURcH's WORK
AT HOME. A score ofitems cone
under this head. Consider only one.
Five and q half million people in the
United States cannot even read and
to carry forward this vast work Of
Americanization If the church doeo
not?
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war, hobbies and others. will be
held during the morning and noon
hour. During the afternoon the
favorite outdoor sport of friend
wife, bargain hunting will be
supreme. In the evening a pave
ment dance will be featured. The
block from the First National Bank
to the City Bakery will be roped
off as the arena. This will be
treated with parafine or wax to
make it as smooth as possible. The
City band will furnish the music
and will be no limit to the number
of dancres that can be accommodated
upon this vast floor. The ba nd
will be seated in the center of the
block. This will be entirely free
and one can dance as long as he
wishes. An out Of door movie will
be shown for these who do not
dance. The location has not been
decided upon.
''Sales Day or bargain day is re-
ceiving a great deal Of support
among the mer, hants and the pave
ment day sale will undoubtedly be
made a monthly affair. Monte
video has made a success of the
monthly sale and Milbank e
chants have decided to give the
people who trade here the same
service.
The petition for a new city fire
fighting apparatus is in the hands
of a committee, and will be report
ed favorable. The new "White
Way" which was petitioned for at
the last meeting has received favor
able support in the city council,
and. will undoubtedly result in a
good lighting system for Main
street.
A petition is being circulated by
the residents living along the ont
skirts Of the city limits where the
King of Trails goes, asking to have
it paved. This paving would be
done with the large part of the
cost paid by the residents along the
This additional paving
would be a great boost for concrete
in the city and would add
much to the attractiveness of the
city. A contemplation by resi-
dents who are not in favor Of the
is also being circulated.
Businessmen along Main street bear
the brunt of the committee visits
and petition signatures. There
have been such large number of
committees working on various
projects that in many instances they
have to wait in line for an OBJ.
to talk to the merchants.
This great amount of activity is
taken as a healthy indication that
Milbank is on the upgrade of a
great boom. New business are To-
here continually. New
families are moving in, in spite of
the fact that there is serious hous-
ing shortage. More business firms
and more families would come if
we give them an invitation and as
sistance to get located here. The
organizing Of businessmen together
+ or the closer cooperation on
problems which affect them all and
the association Of all the men of
the city who are interested enough
in its growth and prosperity to
want to boost it, are indications
that Milbank is awakening to its
opportunity.
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Father to be Torn Away From
Easy Chair and Sunday Papers

Everybody works but Father: n Sunday. anyhow. Sunday Is
Fathers Day." the day on which he is privileged to lounge about in
shirt sleeves and carpet slippers, his Oldest pipe in his mouth and q
chaos Of the Sunday papers around his chair.
At least. that's the way it has beer ever. since the children a e
member. But now the Interchurch World Movement surveyors" have
their eye n father.
In every city a survey is being conducted. along the lines Of those in
the rural communities. to find out why father doesn't 60 to church. He
goes to the movies often enough, in search Of relaxation, stimulus, or
refreshments: and now the Interchurch World Movement workers ire
setting ut to convince him that the church, even more than the movies.
offers him something he needs.
Friendly visitors ire making house to house calls in the interest Of
the movement: church members bring influence to bear on nonchurch.
going relatives: and Sunday School pupils interest older members Of the
family.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-04-23
UNLIKE THE American Lee

UNLIKE THE American Legion
which has endeavored to keep
clear of politics, the World War
Veterans have formed a third poll
tical party within the ranks of
its membership and are going to
play the game. Their choice for
= presidential candidate was EU-
GENE DEBS, convicted radical
socialist, or Robert LaFollette,
Wisconsin radical.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-04-23
TINE HERALD.ADVANCE
SEARS and Roebuck have do

SEARS and Roebuck have de-
clared a dividen of FORTY percent
tor its stockholders. This money
does not cone from the city in
which the company pays its taxes
but from other communities. Do
you realize, Mr.. Buyer that you are
paying . Chicago tax in addition
70 your home tax?
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The efforts of the socialistic
leaders of the Non-Partisan Leag-
ne have been directed toward a
political combination between the
farmers and the laboring men in
the cities. AS an evidence of
this steady stream of propaganda
has been put out by all the recog-
nized organs of the League and the
South Dakota State League plat
form advocates it. Those who had
the temperity to point out that the
interests of the farmers and the
city laborers were opposite have
been called enemies Of the farm
ing class and paid emissaries Of
big business. It has remained for
the farmers of Denmark to fur
nish an example of how this farm
er-laborer combination works. out.
The following cable is from Cop
en- hagen.
Copenhagen, April 10-A maj
ority of the Danish farmers, who
are the backbone of the nation
are exasperated over the continu-
ance Of labor troubles, which are
preventing the transport of farm
ing produce to England and the
United States and contemplate d.
rect action by cutting off Copen-
hagen and other Danish towns
from agricultural produce, meat
and grains until the strikes are
stamped out.
Coming nearer home the present
outlaw strike in Chicago and 9th
er railroad centers furnishs a good
object lesson. Owing to unreas-
enable demands which are not en-
dorsed by the labor unions, the
switrhmen in large centers have
broke away from the unions and
gone on strike. Shipments Of live
stock and other farm products
are tied up and the public are
caused losses and Inconvenience.
Every Non-partisan paper in the
northwest will either commend
this strike or give it sanction by
silence and those who condemn
it will be called members Of the
kept press"
II the league bosses are cute
enough to get the farmers into
Z farmer-labor combination every
time the city laborer wants q raise
the farmer will be supposed -
strike along with him and help get
II no matter whether the money
Is to pay the increased wage comes
out Of the farmers pocket or not.
can imagine the glee with
farmer will feed their cream to
thsir hogs while the switchmen in
Minneapolis are holding up freight
until the railroads pay them 500
- hour. Now Mr.. South Dakota
League farmer If you don't be-
hive ~. Townlsy proposes to
(aa4 you ii the labor camp just
R3Jbh the Minnesota situation.-l
Independent.
I ---
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Printing

means good type. good presses, good
workmen and good paper. We have the
equipment and the workmen for you, and
use Hammermill grades of bond. safety
and cover papers. Let US show you.
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The Boosters Association is q
reality, and provided that lynx "if'
does not squeeze, into the program
It its activities, it will undoubted-
u be the foundation for great work
for the city and county. We al
ready have q living symbol Of its
activities. in the bacon light on
the water tower. It is the first
real tagiable result Of the efforts
Of the organization. Other work
Ind suggestions are in the hands
Of committees and when these
committees call upon the town
folks. they have their opportunity
T. play their part in the Boosters
association. Being 3 committee
man j. no soft snap, as everyone
who has been one knows we'll en-
ougA. A COMMITTEE" is always
viewed with hostile suspicion,
which must first be overcome be-
1ore the real object Of the visit
ce1s - approached. MI. Business
man and Mr.. Citizen when ! com-
litteefrom the Booster Associsr
tim comes to you. receive sheln
with open arms. They are work
tnx Tor you. not for themselves.
Yo1 viii not be called upon to
b1ar any burden which is unfair
M ont Of proportion. Make it
oasy for them, make them feel that
you appreciate what they are do
tng md the reward will be theirs
- W0ll ~ yours. Be : Booster
1or Nilb4nk. first, last and sll the
time. Send in your little dollar
bill - the secretary and join the
bese organization ever launched in
- ciky.
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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-07-12
TWO LECTURES
. At CHAUTAUQIA
Royal Dragons Band
Furnished Music Al.
tetnoon and Evening.

Dr.. Samuel N. McKelvey, Of
Williamsburg, Pa, gave a talk last
night at the Chautauqua tent that
featured the evening. The subtct
of his talk was entitled "The Spirit
Of Americanism" Dr.. McKelTey
declared that the three colorS In
the flag stood for the three ele-
ments Of the nation. The red for
sacrifice, the white for righteous
ness, the blue for brotherhood. He
stated that these three things that
have done so much to make our
country great would do even great.
er things for US in the future.
DR.. E. B. Evans delivered a fine
address in the afternoon. The title
was the Beacon Lights Of Liter.
ature." DR.. Evans read several
poems which added much to The In
terest Of his talk.
The Royal Dragons Band gave
the musical prelude to both pro
grams yesterday. The band con-
sisted Of eighteen pieces and was
easily the best that has been heard
In Fairmont for some time. They
also gave vocal ensemble numbers
which were much appreciated by
the audience. They showed their
ability to,play all kinds Of band
music from the jazziest jazz to the
best overtures by the greatest
band masters.
Today the play ut Pays to Ad'
yertie" will be presented IN the
afternoon and Dr.. MacGowan will
deliver a lecture in the evening.
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worlds knowledge Of the acts and
words Of the Savior. It Is being
sponsored by church and laymen
OF national reputation and por-
trayed by some Of the best known
artists Of the stage. Henry Her
bert, well.known English actor, Is
interpreting the part Of Christ.
Emphasizes Beauty.
The poetry and beauty, rather
! than the tragedy Of Christ's life on
earth, are emphasized. The drama
is arranged in fourteen scenes, d.
yided into two parts. Altogether.
there are approximately sixty
speaking parts and eight leading
parts.
Colossal preparations were
made TO present 1t with sincerity
and beauty. A huge cross, bla3'
ing its signal to the whole citi.
zenry Of Los Angeles, marks the
spot where the National Pilgrim
age Play Is being staged. The
topography Of the idyllic natural
amphitather is said to be much the
same as that Of the Holy Land.
Curtain Of Light
The walls, on three sides Of the
outdoor stadium, rise almost per
pendicularly for nearly 100 feet.
A seating capacity Of 1000 has
been arranged. Purposely, larger
accommodation is not made be-
cause the producers intend every
spectator to be an auditor, seated
in easy distance Of the mammoth
Seven thousand feet Of electric
| cable network the hills, siding the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-07-12

edvest. Coke loading was II can
east and eight cars west Wagon
mines loaded nine cars.
Operations along the Mononga-
hela railway In the West Virginia
district on Saturday loaded lf6
cans Of coal. The mines along the
line in the Pennsylvania district
loaded ia cars Of coal on Satur-
day.
Loading slumped somewhat on
the Helen's Run and Wyatt-Binga-
mon branches Of the Western
Maryland railroad on Saturday.
there having been but IS cars o!
coal loaded, due to the inadequate
car supply Of Saturday.
Saturdays Shipment.
These shipments were made of
the Monongah division on Satur-
day: Curtis Bay, l2S cars; St.
Georges, % cars; Lakes, 10 cars;
Michigan points, Is cars; Ohio
points. 81, cars: miscellaneous
western points. q cars.
Railroad Fuel.
Railroad fuel loading in the
Fairmont region last week tota!ed
1893 cars, which was 81 cars heav'
fer than the week before. lndica.
tons were that the tonnage OF
railroad fuel would even run high
er The railroads, however, re
ceived in five days what 1t ordl'
uarily takes six to secure.
Forty.one per cent. Of the coal
production Of the Fairmont region
was secured by the railroads last
week. The consignees we're as fol-
lows: B. & O., COZ cars; Bangor
& Arostock, 63 cars: c. OF n. j.,
81 cars; Y. n. C., us cars; n. N.
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Full ENP1I RUN.
Continued from Page one)

ident wilson to revive the fuel adj
mjpistration and appoint a fed
eral fuel administrator.
Coal operators realize that they
face federal regulation at this
stage Of the game. In Washington
TODAY ]. G. Bradley, Dundon, w.
Va. vice president Of The Nation
al Coal Association, has called a
meeting of the committee Of gov
eminent relations Of which he Is
Chairman. The coal industry at
this meeting will review the situa'
ton. which 1t is admitted, is very
acute.
treasurer Of The Hutchinson Coal
company, who is a director Of The
National Coal Association, and G.
T Bell, executive vice president
of The Northern West Virginia
Coal Operators Association, left on
SUNDAY night for Washington to
attend the meeting. Other opera
tors are expected to attend the ses-
sion.
More UnderPruduction.
Although the weather IS ideal
for ra,lroading. and Usually by this
time Of the year the Fairmont re-
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TRAVELLERS GLIDE.

Grafton, Cumberland. WaShington'
Baltimore. Philadelphia. and New
York, train IS. $40 4. N. Tam o.
EAST Of Cumbcrland) II q. m. Train
S. lp. m. Train So 1 p. m Tram ~
Whtelinx-Train So. Z A. n. which
has through Pullman service 70 Co
lumbus, O.; Train 49,. %? A. NJ:
Trnin 5s'. 80 P. NJ. which connects
nj Wheeling with Train 45' for Chi
caro At 5:l5 P. NJ: Train 81. sa7 T.
N, Train IS (Grafton-Fairmoatl ar
riyes at $50 P. N. from Grafton.
Clarluburx-Train S.. $40 A. M;
Train 7O', 9:47 P. n.
MorSantown. connelbville and Pitts
burC-Train 81. 1925 AN; Train
co.. 6 30 A. NJ; Train g.. 1910 A. M:
Train 65, $40 P. NJ: Train s. Fair
mont.Morgantown) Z P. N.
Elkin.-Train 36. $40 A. NJ; Train
So. $50 P. u.
Charlcston-(vta Grafton and Buck
tannon,-T.ain Sc. $50 A. ~; leav-
Inc Grafton, Train 81. $50 A. u. Train
IS arrives at Grafton from Charles
ton at SIS P. u.
Ariya.s-From Pit:Sburrh-Traia S.
6 A. NJ: Train g. from Morv,atown
o,lyl Q A. a.: Train 6. l:l0 ?. NJ:
Tain e., $40 P. NJ: Train 10. 9:2s
pm,
From ClarksburS-Train g., 1875
A. NJ: Train So. $3.50 A. NJ
Ppullman Service,
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: = ~ -. fN 49, 400
N Il 1916 cars: P. { b ~
Name central; 2is cars; nu i
e Albany, IS cars.
United Mine Workets. !,
sub district /, Is In the clarksnurs
field today.
be us Is At n'I Wyatt today.
David Ware today Is at tho West
Fairmont Shaft mine.
John cus!alac, district e. organiser.
. Ira Marks. district board mem.
Der. is at the Henshaw mlne alons
the WyattB ingamon eranea q me
c. +. Kseney, Charleston. prSst
dent Of district II, Is N me Wi'
Hanson fields.
New Publications ,,,... !.
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Res. pdg. Q. S. Pat. oif.)

Answers to Saturdays hwlz'
1-Helter.skelter is q confused
and disordefly hurry.
1.-THE color Of sulphur Is yell
low. and that OF sulphur flame is
q peculiar, lurid blue.
IAN article is particular
thing prevent; a part Of speech.
IA particle Is a small amount
or o minute portion Of matter: and
IS also an unaffected part OF
speech, q proposition.
5-The famous farm garden IN
the heart Of New York City is in
BRYANT Park behind the Public
Library It is maintained by the
Department Of Parks and is known
as the Demonstration Garden. !,
GA screw calk Is a wooden OF
metal peg or knob to screw into
the shoe soles to prevent Slip
Abraham Lincoln was noted
for wit, wisdom and kindness, pa
tisnce, courage and faith.
S-The Temple Of Heaven" is IN
Pekin; China; a large pale blue
pagoda temple where the Emper.
ors worshipped in former days. 1t
has stood unused since the rise OF
the Republic, and is now proposed
as the central building Of the next
Worlds Fair, in 1922.
ga carbretor Is an apparatus
Tor charging air with gas from
gasoline or other hydrocarbons for
Illuminating or power purposes.
10EChicago became town set
tlement, as distinguished from the
original fort settlement, in 1888.
New Questions.
1-What Is o faculty?
What Is propaganda?
2 3-Who was the ninth president
Of the United States?
What is q carton?
5-What Is q canyon?
Z rWho wrote the "Wtnder
Book?
(Which Is the largest planet
IN our solar system?
9-What does It mean to make
anything plumb?
i0-Tho founded the Hudson
Bay Company and in what year!
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]. 5. HEALTH
(ContlDzed nom page one)

the city Of about $1,000. City En-
gineer Miller and Director Arnett
were instructed to investigate the
actual cost Of such a sewer.
A report that the citizens living
on Chestnut street desired to lay a
board walk in front Of their proper
ty and asked the city to look after
the necessary grading, was also
made by Director Arnett. The mat
ter was referred to Director Ar.
nett
Progress on the cleaning Of the
reservoir was reported by Director
Morris.
Samuel Muller, representing the
John F. Casey company, attended
the meeting and reported progress
on the riyer%bridge. He suggested
tn atthe city place. an order imme-
diately for conduit and asphalt for
the new river bridge, and a motion
was passed by the directors pro-
viding for this.
Licenses we're issued as follows:
Restaurant: C. q. Johnson, 226
Jackson street, and Helen McDaid,
21S Jackson street.
Drug store: Family Drug com.
pany, 512 Locust avenue.
The following building permits
were granted:
d.. c. L. Holland to build living
rooms over garage. on Locust ave
nue..
L. H.,Eeener- to,Gect q. building
Of concrete blocks on State, street
at a.cot of$S,0o0.
]. E;Watson, -Jr,, wos;granted a
reimdut$ 2for'a dog tagwhich he
purchased for his dog, the dog be.
Ing killed before he reached home
With.thatag.
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stage. Scores Of batteries Of light
are in place. Sets are hidden IN
pits some 300 yards away from
spectators. And though many ella.
borate scenes will be shown, there r,
are no stage curtains. Scenes Will
10 shifted behind a curtain OF
light" which will be thrown up out
o. Inc groand-a remarkable feat
Of electrical ingenuity-which Will
completely hide the stage from the
About 200 persons participate in
the play, which has been In pre-
paration for nearly a year.
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FelAYY KNIZ

In this SPACE each day, The
West virgfnian will print this
novel educational feature and ten
questions prop0unded and scienti,
fically selected to test the extent
Of your fund of general knowledge.
The idea Is to write out your ans.
wers to the questions today and
compare your answers with the
correct ones in the space tomor-
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h4SA - ASN~AAAo 80 -
.duchon such Is not the case this
season. The der.production con.
tinues. Week after week the pro
ducdon Is always lighter than II
was IN the corresponding week OF
1873. Last week the mines alonS
the Monongah division Of the Bal.
timore and Ohio railroad produced
ISL cars Of coal and coke less
than the same week Of 1918.
Fairmont region last week pro
duced 5,915 cars Of coal and coke
-290,750 tons Of coal and 100 cars
Of coke.
Mononsah division Of the Balti.
more anu Ohio railroad last week
produced 1884 cars Of coal and
coke-2l4.200 tons Of coal and 100
cars Of coke.
The West Virginia district OF
the Monongahela railway last week
produced S99 cars Of coal. 0per-
adons in the Pennsylvania distric..
loaded 1886 cars Of coal.
Along the Helens Run and
Wyatt ingamon branches Of the
Western Maryland railroad last
week there were s.? cars Of coal
loaded.
Weekly Totals,
Last week there were 1922 cars
Of coal loaded east on the Monon-
gah division and west there were
1,O6?. or the 100 cars Of coke
loaded there were 81 cars east and
43 cars west. Wagon mines load
ed 81 cars OF coal last week along
the division.
The shipments to Curtis Bay
were 674 carloads, which was the
heaviest for several weeks. St.
Georges shipments netted So cars.
Lake business increased slightly
last week over the previous week,
there having been 100 loads more
TAIN the previous week. Shipments
to Michigan points we're So cars;
to Ohio points. 24s cars and to
miscellaneous points, 1855 cars.
b. & o. Movement.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad
last week moved 1894 loads east
Of Grafton, or an average Of 905
loads a day over a seyen-day per-
iod.
On Saturday there were seven
teen trains moved east in which
there were 1872 loads and SIS loads
were moved west. On Sunday
there we're 1,025 loads moved east
in twenty-three trains, while there
were 1876 loads moved west.
Must Have Permits.
Attention is called in the daily
embargo list Of c. ". Van Horn,
Grafton, superintendent Of the Mo
nongah division Of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, that two per-
mits must be had for tidewater
business, that Of the Tidewater
Exchange as well as that Of the
B. & o. railroad. Some operators
have overlooked this detail.
Personal Mention.
N. L. Hutchinson, president Of
the Hutchinson Coal comapny, is
on a bushes trip to New York
city.
Frank R. Lyon, vice president,
and Brooks, Fleming. Jr., assistant
to the president Of the Consolida-
ton Coal company, have gone to
New York city to attend a meeting
Of the directors Of the Consolida-
ton Coal company.
It is understood that C. ". Wat
son, president of the Consolidation
Coal company, will within a short
time leave for a trip to. South
America and later he will 80 to