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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-01-15
A stoely, sIow-spoken Scotsman 10
Thomas Il. Macdonald. road builder
In chief TO Uncle Sam

more about the advantageous methods Of
procedure than was the county. The FED
,rsi Government, on the same principle was
possessed Of wide information and was need
I'd to hsrmoni1e the whole scheme and e.
,,hIish common standards. 1t was during
this period Of 1914, 1915 and 1915 that the
,ontentions between these various agencies
x.r. beiuF worked out and the result WAs
this period Of depression.
IAN over the country at just this same
tim. a new problem was being raised, for the
,n,d. Of the Nation which had been built
Tar ushter traffic were being subjected to
m. poundinF load Of the motortruck. A
nseadsm road with q tar binder might re-
,i,t the wear and tear Of passenger autOmO-
bII.s. but It would be likely to break down
under the greater weight Of these trucks.
90 everywhere It had become necessary that
roads should be rebuilt to resist this weight
Ter trafic and 90 did the road problem be-
rome more complicated during the very Pc
Rod when it was being neglected. Now.
however, the clouds seem to have rolled By
and the time Of accomplishment tc b. a.
hand"
ALL of which caused me to stop a bit to
n runinlte upon the thing hat are going
on in the world. And ! thought Of that
ten years that sanitation had added to our
lives in this generation, Of the conquest Of
yellow fever. Of smallpox. Of typhoid.
thought Of the moral progress, Of the pass
ing Of gambling, the red light district, the
open saloon, despite which the jsundiced
among US cry out upon this as an immoraI
age. thought Of a recent statement Of DR..
Alexander Graham Bell, the venerable in
Ventor Of the telephone. to the effect that
q man at Arlington station had chstted BY
wireless with another in Paris and Honolulu
had listened in. And 1 said to myself that
the age in which we live 10 marvellous and
grand and unbelievable and that the biggest
tragedy in it is that there are people, all
about who are so unaware Of what is roinI
on that they never get so much as a thrill
out Of the whole wonderful thing.
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traffic they were forced to bear and which
had greatly deteriorated because of an alb
sence of adequate provision for their main
tenance.
There Immediately began on the part Of
those in charge of the roads of the States
and the Nation campaign to bring these
roads up to standard, and it is but now
that we have succeeded in overcoming the
loss of the war period and brought road
maintenance up to normal. 1t y but now
that we have begun to gain upon the con-
dition of the roads as they were before the
war and to make those conditions better
than anything We have known before.
at is a peculiar thing that in any move.
ment there appear inexplicable periods
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cases as going to a dance in evening clothes
without the aid of braces. And Of all the
uneasy feelings ever inflicted on man BY the
uncertainties of dress dependability, this
torture is maybe the worst. For if his trou :,
sers should slip-good night! Also, good
night, style! OF what availeth custom.
made trousers fashioned by the highest art
of super -tailors-if the darn things don t look
right? And nine out. of ten of the cuffless
kind don't, unless galluses are attached to
give EN- the absolutely necessary proper
pitch and hang.
But whole lot Of nice things can be SAID
tavoring the return Of suspenders, besides the
above. They are the fat mans friend and
the thin mans ally.
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war that 1t grew 20 rapidly a. q means Of
conveying freight to market and from one
market to another. 1t was during the war
that. as an instrument Of the Government,
in its conduct Of It's military activities, that
1t came to make such extensive use Of the
roads OF the nation.
The increase in motor vehicles and par
ticularly in motortrucks resulted in q very
great increase in the use of the roads Of
the Nation and resulted particularly in sub
jecting those roads to a strain which had
not been contemplated when they were built.
placing them under this strain at the very
time when they were most neglected and
when the least provision was being made
for their maintenance. The result was that
we came out OF the war with a very greatly
increased use OF highways and at the same
time with a national system Of highways
which had not been built for the sort OF
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OF depression or enthusiasm. Il was q
strange thing, for example, that the years
1914, 1915 and 1915, despite all that had
gone before, were years Of highway depres.
sion. Quite naturally there were many
conflicting points Of view to be overcoms
before permanent policy could be devel-
oped. There were conflicts, for example,
between the proponents Of local control,
State control and national control. II, for
example. a county bonded itself that 1t might
lay down a system Of improved roads, that
county was very likely to insist that It was
the final authority a. to the manner In
which those roads should be built. 1t might
well happen, however, that the officials in
charge of the expenditure Of this money were
far from being the best rdtd building talent
that was procurable. The State, as q larrer
organization. was likely to have more infor-
nation on the subject, was likely to know
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e.auon' proving successful, lent support to
tne road program and has Resulted in its
adoption as a policy of the Government.
So 1t developed that back in 1915 the
nrst bill providing for such cooperation
between the States and the Federal Gov
eminent and providing a sum Of money
amounting to $4,000, 900 was passed.
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$31S, 900 900 and providing for a program
Of construction such as maxwell gladden. the
hearts of highway enthusiasts.
Just as this magnificent plan for high
way building has developed without the
average man stopping to appreciate its
coming, so is there another condition in
existence in the nation today which provides
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-08
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village and
Advertisements.

Pure sugar nut kisses, soc a pound
at kandyland.
James Wood loft this morning on
business trip to Boston,
Just arrived 100 pa RS mems army
hip boots at S225 q pair at j. LEVIN
& Sons
Come IN and look over our new fall
coats for ladies' and mlSscg The low
prices will pleasantly surprise you, AZ
Novocks. 7t2
The navy recruiting officer from the
Gub-station at North Adams, viii visit
Bennington on Tuesday. SEPT ~, and
will be ocat at the Bennington post
Office.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. VI. Paddock and
Miss Florence Walbrldge will return
this evening fran Springfield, Mass.
whore they have been attending a
convention of undcrtakers
Mrs. Lula c. Burgess and niece
Miss Louise Woodward, who have
leon visiting at the home Of Mrs
Burgess father, Judge Woodward for
The past ten days, have returned to
their home in Goshen, N. Y.
Just received large shipment OF
new fall shoes. Queen Quality shoes
at $500 up. and "Boaton Favorte'
Chocs at $500 up. At Noyecks. at.
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SOUTH sHAFTssCRY

number from here are attend ing
tho Rut and Fair this week
Miss Dorothy Madison returned to
Wash ngton u. G., on THURSDAY
John LemmOn OF Brooklyn is VS..
ting at the home Of f. Il. Rice
Joseph Myers is at Putnam Mem
orial hospital iortan operat on for ap
lendicitisI 81 ~.
Born at pittsfeld on Wednesday
September e, son, to Mr.. ami Mrs
George Hard
The boys and eirls' club work win
be exhibited on Thcsday only at the
Manchester Fair
Raymond Watson has accepted a
position with the H. G. White com
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lnny Of North DennInglon

pany OF North Bennington,
Mrs. Milton Badger and daughter
Of Cambridge are spending some time
with friends and relatives In town.
Jay Madison is enjoying a yaca,
tion from his duties at the store OF
G. II. and A. 3, Hawkins,
Miss Grace Tinkham Of West
salisbury was at the home Of Mrs
Percy Madison on Wednesday after
noon.
Miss Edna Way left on Tuesday
for Fresno, California, where she viii
teach In the state college during the
coming year.
Announcement have been received
Of the marriage Of Miss Clara Tan
ner and John Henry OToole Of Wash
ington, y. c. Mrs. o Toole was a
former teacher IN the intermediate
grade OF the village school
Miss Clara Bentley Of the White
Greek road is visiting her aunt, Mrs
! r. II, Mirheld.
ME-. Church Notes
|, Sermon by the pastor at 1890 OF
Sunday morning, Subject, God in tn,
crisis of Life" Evening song service
with sermon. Subject, "The Cross
tic Power OF God" II is hoped tina
we will have large attendance a
/ both services.
Prayer and praise service Wed
nesday evening at 1880.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-08
RUBBER FOR ROAD USE
interesting Experiments by Score
Formula In ceylon.


Experiments are being carried on IN
Ceylon, reports Consul Marshall NJ.
Vance, in the use OF rubber as a road
surface dressing. The work Is beng
done by the municipal authorities OF
the city Of Colombo. The dressing
which Is the invention of a Ceylon rub
her planter Is bein gused on Il port
ion OF barley Road, one Of the most
used thoroughfares in Colombo. The
solution was first tried on road OF the
DeYituria rubber estate, where II has
been in use for thirteen months. A
short stretch was later laid in the
municipality Of Gale. The present
test, however, Is the hardest to which
the new solution has been put.
The solution Is made from pure
bark and scrap rubber The method
Of laying Is similar to that employed
with, tar and asphalt preparations
being heated until liquid and then
spread on the road with brooms.
Fine gravel is then sprnkled over
the solution and steam roller binds
the two.
The experiments 50 far show that
the solution Is easier to handle than
tar. 1t Is a secret formula and the
inventor Is still working toward It's
perfection. He hopes to evolve sol
uton which may not only be used as
binder. but also may be spread to
depth Of one or one.hal inches so
as to be a road surface in itself.
The idea OF using rubber for roads
has been almost exclusively confined
in the past to rubber blocks, the cost
being very high The cost OF the lq.
Iu'drubber road dressing Is so to Is per
cent more than that Of tar but II Is
/ found that tar dressing in Ceylon
must be renewed every three or four
months, while rubber dressing Is eX.
/ pected to last from eight to nine
months or longer
1t Is anticipated that a Sight differ.
ence in the cost OF material, in favor
Of the rubber dressing. will be re-
duced 80 per cent at least, and that a
better road surface will be procured
It's Own Cure.
Castor oil, we read, Is cure for
many things, II certainly goes far to
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-08

It's Own Cure.
Castor oil, we read, Is a cure for
many things. II certainly goes far to
cure small boys Of drinking IT,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-08
Wrist Watch Not Modern

Wrist watches are not modern
ldea. As long ago ms the year 1911
Queen Elizabeth received a richly
jeweled wrist watch ms a present from
the earl Of Leicester
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-08
Leaves From AutuIrln'S DiaI
Specials for Fri. and Sat.
Muslin Underwear
WOMEN'S SIC GOWNS

Fine quality bleached muslin trimmed
with embroidery yokes; zoo
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-08
25c TOWELS

Large size turkish tow
els of heavy weight, dou-
BILE thread ........ 1Sc
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-08
Not Alone Famous as Poet.

Omar Kbayyam. the Persian poet
philosopher, author Of the Rubalyat
who died In 1913, was known in hi,
own day as a great mathematician
and astronomer and was the author OF
standard work on algebra.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-08
WOMEN'S 39c BANDEAUX

Brocaded or mesh in flesh colored satin
finish materials; choose from sew OOo
eral models sizes Sd to al ..... AON
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-08
WOMEN'S SOC BLOOMERS

Flesh or white. Crepe. Cut generously
full elastic or ruffled knee; all O0o
sizes and made extra large ...... CIV
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-08
WOMEN'S 49c SKIRTS

Daintily trimmed with deep hamburg
flounces and dust ruffle; O0o
fine quality NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. OON
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-08
Fish. EATING Birds.

Millions Of fish are eaten monthly
by the cormorant nocks on the Chin.
cha island near Peru. The cormoranis
build their nests close together; from
1900 to 10000 are frequently found
within an nrpn Of 500 square yards.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-08
WOMEN'S 79c GOWNS

Finest quality flesh colored batiste ;
trimmed with embroidery yokes; zoo
plain tailored models all sizes !. OAN
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-08
WOMEN'S $50 BLOOMERS

Made of serpentine crepe in plain or flor
al design in pink, white or COO
lavender shades ...,......,O VIZ
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-21
SON OF LATE DEVIL ANsE
HATFIELD DIES AT HOME

WILLIAMSON, w. Va, April
21-Johnst Hatfield, son Of the
late Devil Anse Hatfield, and an
active participant in the Hatfield
Mccoy feud OF years ago, died in
his cabin at WhnrnclIfFe late last
night. When the feud was at its
height, Johnst, who was known as
Devil Anse's right hand man In
tho war on tho McCoys. was cap
tured by kentucky authorities on
the West Virginia side OF Tug
River. The officials. IL was said,
did not await extraditlon proceed
inEs. but hurried their prisoner
across the river into Kentucky and
tried him for tho murder OF a
member OF the Mccoy clan who
met death when the Randall Mc-
Coy's homestead was burned and
several members of the family
killed. Johnst was convicted
and sentenced to life term, but
was released after serving thIr-
teen years.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-21
$4,000. 1000 TUBE MIL
PLANNED FOR GARY, IND.

NEW YORK, April 81 constf,,e.
ton Of q S15,0O0,9e0l tnbe tiIiI At
Gary, Ind, d planned by the uni
ted States Steel Corporation said
q statement issued today by Chair.
man Ebert H. Gary.
Building Of tho mill will begin at
once and It Is expected that the
making OF tubes will be in full oper,
alton before the end OF 1928. The
mill will have capacity OF about
10000 tons a year, increasing the
present tube capacity OF tho United
States Steel Corporation by 20 OF
IS per cent.
1t will be erected by the National
Tube Co., a subsidiary OF tho steel
corporation. Funds for the con.
struction Of the mill will be OBJ.
tanned by the sale OF bonds. The
remainder Of the money will be
taken from the cash surplus OF the
steel corporation.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-21
PHYSICIANS WILL
Report TO Jury
Text Of Judge Meredith's Order
Entered in Case Causes
Comment

Judge W, ). Meredith Of the
Circuit Court announced today
that the four physicians named TO
examine the plaintiffs in the case
pending between Cora ]. Enty,
Mamie E. Sidley and Audie Ash
Snider and the Monongahela Val
ley Traction Co., a corporation,
and the Monongahela Power q
Railway Co., a corporation, would
not make report until the cases
came on for trial.
The report OF the physicians
Will be In the form OF testimony
before the trial jury hearing the
evidence In the case. Tho work OF
conducting the physical examina-
tons Is going forward and will be
completed In time for the cases
to be tried next week.
Judge Meredlth's order In the
case, which has attracted much
attention and comment In local as
we'll as state legal circles, Is as
follows:
at Us therefore ordered and al.
rected by the court thnt the said
plaintiff, Mamie E. sidley, do sub.
nit to q physical examination OF
herself by two physicians to be
chosen by the said defendant and
two physicians to be chosen BIZ the
said plaintiff for the purpose Of de.
tcrmining the extent and nature OF
tho injuries and ailments for which
plaintiff Is seeking in her action 4,
recover damages; said physicians
to be skilled and reputable prac
titioners, acceptable to, known and
approved by, the court: the said
examination to be under the direc,
ton and control Of the court; tho
said plaintiff to have leave to be
represented by counsel and her
family physician during such ex,
animation: said examination to BIO
made in advance Of the trial OF this
case and as soon as practicable:
said examination to be at a place
reasonably convenient and suitable
to be selected by the plaintiff her.
self; and the said examination
shall be SO made rs to not unneccs
sarily inflict pain upon the said
plaintiff, or to unnecessarily ex.
pose her person.
"Thereupon the said defendant
selected as Its physicians for said
examination Or. Charles w. Wad.
dell and DR.. Chesney NJ. Ramage,
who are known to be skilled and
reputable physicians by the court
and who are acceptable to, and ap.
proved by, the court; and the said
plaintiff selected as her physicians
for said examination Dr. J.. D.
Howard and DIR. H. s. Ketster. who
are known to be skilled and repu
table physicians by the court and
who are acceptable TO, and ap.
proved by, the court. The plaintiff
designates Warrington as the place
where said examination shall b.
made"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-21
DEBATE ON COAL :
STRIKE PLANNED

NEW YORK. April 21.-The
"little consumer will sit as judge
and Jury at the Hotel Aastor TO-
night, when four mon. union
leader. a University president. q
mine operator and a statlstician,
will engage In debate on what
lies back Of the coal strike and
what lies ahead"
Representing tho public in a neu-
trail presentation Of the case will
appear H. A. Garfield, president
OF Williams College and national
coal administrator under President
Wilson and Robert Bruerer, direc-
tor OF the Bureau OF Internal Re-
search. Phillip Murray, vice pres1-
dent OF tho United Mine Workers,
will debate the strike from the
workers standpoint. Thomas H.
Watkins, president Of the Penn
sylvanla Coal and Coke Co., and
a recent witness before the House
labor committee at Washington.
will defend the position Of the op-
orators.
The debate was arranged by the
board OF directors Of Survey Asso-
oiates OF this city. Five hundred
parsons, chosen from all walks Of
businoEs professional and indus-l
trial life, will be guests.
Samuel Gompers, president Of
the American Federation Of Labor
Is expected TO be Of the audience,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-21
DOGGY is BLIND

REGINALD spencef brcte ssIhii..
a % the F'airm6nt Country
Club issued d statement this
morning 70 the effect that un-
settled weather would not In
terfere with the opening OF thu
new green's Of the golf course
tomorrow afternoon. The sched-
uled is hole blind DOGGY handl-
cap for mea will be played.
starting at 1880 p, m. irres4
pectiye Of the moisture whIca
appears to be in store for thost
who HE their way over the
green.sward. Reggie claims
that he has the new greens III
such excellent condition that
neither the wet weather, nor
playing on them will be injur
ious. 50 all enthusiastic golfers
will do we'll to be on hand, al
the first tee shortly altar
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-21
PASSENGER STEAMER
SINKS IN LAX HURON

CHEYHoGAN, April 2t. Tie
wooden passenger steamer Colonial
that piled between this city AZ
Boisblanc Islands, Is believed ~
have sunk in Lake Huron last ptght
following removal Of her crew: aud
single passenger by d cpast
guard crew.
The vessel was jaIirned In iea
foes Wednesday and was sighted
drifting down Lake Huron leaking
badly The crew and the Keeper
OF the BoIs Blanc light, the only,
passenger, were removed 10 BolNl
Blanc Island.
They declared the ice had form
u large hole in the steamer's hnil
and that shc was doomed TO sink.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-21
REPLY
TO PROPOSAL OF
ALLIED NATIONS
CONTINUED from rage one.)

NCVutIuueu IEou rags pue.l
financial help, they state in their
reply submitted to the entente to.
day, they are willing to admit Ruiz.
Hia's war and pre-wur debts, waive
their counter claims and restore
the use OF natiOnaliEed property to
its former owners or satisfy the
claims Of foreigners in cases where
the property cannot be restored.
AS 1ustifyIng their ontention
that the Allies could not as a mat.
ter OF right demand compensation
for property, the Russians cite the
abolition Of slavery in the United
States. where neither Americans
nor foreigners were compensated.
They also cite the adoption of pro-
hibition In America as a case
where no compensation was given
to the producer Of alcoholic drinks.
Text Of German Note.
The text of the final clause in
the German note reads.
with regard 10 tho further
treatment Of the Russian question
in the conference, the German dele.
cation also thinks It right that 1t
should take part in the dalibero.
lions OF the first commission on
questions corresponding to those
already settled between Germany
and Russia only In case It's collab.
grafton Is especially asked for"
Allied Proposals
The allied proposals on finances
to which tho Russians repliedt
today were textually as follows:
Section 1.-The creditor allied
governments represented at Genoa
cannot admit any liability regard
ing tho claims advanced by the
soviet government.
''Scction lI~-In view OF the
serious condition OF Russia, how
ever, such creditor governments
are prepared TO write down tho
war debts owing by Russia to
them by a percentage to be deter
mined later; and the countries
represented at Genoa will be pre-
pared to consider not only the
postponement OF payments in in
forest upon financial claims but
also the remission OF some part OF
the arrears of interest or propos-
ed interest.
"section Hit must be defin.
itely agreed, however, that there
can be no allowance made to the
soviet government against, tirst
either debts or financial obllga-
lions due, or, second. the right OF
such nationals regarding the re-
turn Of their property and com-
pensation for damage of loss in
respect thereof"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-21
Thirteen Defense Witnesses
Have Testified in Big Case

Thirteen OF the witnesses for the
defense In the case of Viola Curry
VS.. the Bu6khannon & Northern
Railroad Co., a corporation. hava
been heard In Circuit Court so far,
Twelve Witnesses are to be heard
yet with, the prospects OF the case
not being completed until some
time Monday.
Lee n. satterfield, clerk Of the
County Court, was on the stand al
2 o'clock this afternoon. Other
witnesses who were heard today
and late yesterday afternoon arc
r. l.. Cunningham, NJ. o. JollitIe
H. n. Robinson, B. L. Gaskius
Harry Smith, David Rogers, T. y
Henderson, Sam D. Brady, and S,
@. Morris.
The plaintiff in the case Ia ask,
ing $4,000 for damages which she
alleges was done her property on
East Side when the railroad linz
was constructed several years ago