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The St. Johns herald., 1922-07-20
GOOD HIGHWAYS
ROAD WAGES ARE DECREASED
Bureau of Public Roads Prepares Chart Giving Interesting Study
 of Conditions.

(Prepared by the United States Department
 of Agriculture)
 A chart prepared by the bureau of public roads of the United States De- partment of Agriculture showing the trend of common labor wages on high way construction in various geograph- ic divisions since 1915 presents an in- tereSting study of conditions during the period. The price per hour which in 1915 ranged from F cents to 26 cents, gradually rose to from 31 to 6 cents in 1920 and has now declined to from 15 to 47 cents. At the present time the prices are as follows: 15 cents in the South Atlantic states, IS cents in the states east of and border ing the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and including Alabama, A cents in the Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Louisiana group, 26 cents In the states included between the Ohio and Mis- sissippi rivers, 29 cents in the states from Kansas and Missouri to the Canadian border, 36 cents in the mountain states and 47 cents in the Pacific states. Figures for the New England and Middle Atlantic states have not yet been completed.
 On the chart referred to the lines showing the trend in the various di- visions have the same general rise and fall and cross each other in only a few cases, particular exception being in the states from Kansas and Missouri north to the border, where the highest rate of all the groups prevailed up to 1920 and which has since shown the most marked decrease, dropping from 62 cents in 1920 to 29 cents in March.
The St. Johns herald., 1922-07-20
HIGHWAY WORK AT
 ARLINGTON WILL BE CONTINUED

(Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.)
 A comprehensive program of road building research and investigation during the coming season at the Ar Iington Experimental station near Washington, D. C., is announced by the bureau of public roads of the United States Department of Agri- culture. Impact tests on pavements, subgrade studies and other experi- ments, which last year aroused much Interest among engineers, will be con- tinued as well as several other lines of work underway last year and new ones to be started. c
 Bituminous wearing surfaces are to be investigated to determine the req son for the formation of waves and Irregularities and to settle mooted questions concerning the proper mix ture and the proper mineral aggregates to be used in bituminOus roads. More than 30 sections of different types of bituminOus construction will be built. These will include mixtures of differ ent mechanical grading and with different percentages of bitumen of several degrees of hardness. Sections are being constructed on a circular track about 600 feet in circumference, the roadway being 13 feet wide. On this roadway will be operated g. ton army truck equipped with solid tires. The truck will be operated in a varying path so as to cover practically the entire width of the roadway and will travel at a speed of from 12 to 15 miles an hour for five or six months, or until some results are Ob- tained leading to the solution of the problems involved.
 Resistance to Wear.
 There is considerable discussion as to what is the proper criterion to be used in selecting and judging concrete aggregates that will offer the great est amount of resistance to wear. At
The St. Johns herald., 1922-07-20

A Completed 2o-Foot Concrete Road. materials one element of risk Is re- moved, and some of the states report that they have definite proof that such service has resulted in decreased bids.
 The bureau of public roads in the course of it's operations has tested some 5000 samples of rock, sand, gravel, and slag, and reports are avail able giving the location from which the sample was taken together with results of tests. There are now 68 laboratories engaged in testing road materials and data are being rapidly accumulated even in states thSt are not at this time making an intensive survey.
The St. Johns herald., 1922-07-20
LOWER CONSTRUCTION COSTS
Decreased Prices Are indicated In Bids Submitted on FederaI-Aid
 Highways.

Confirmation of the predicted lower level prices for road construction this year is found in the reports on bid prices of 286 miles of federal-aid roads received by the bureau of public roads of the United States Department of Agriculture.
 The average cost per mile of some of the types of roadway, including the cost of grading and drainage, were: 78 miles of gravel at $9, ,15O mile, 46 miles of concrete at $29,OOO a mile, 47 miles of bituminOus macadam at S25. 200 a mile, and 23 miles of bitumin- Ous concrete at S25.OO0 a mile.
The St. Johns herald., 1922-07-20

ton, the power being applied by means of an electric motor to the rear wheel. This apparatus will be operated around the circular runway at speed of probably 20 miles an hour. The test will involve the use of truck wheels equipped with different kinds of tires at,d will include the use of non-skid chains. A steel-tired wheel will probably also be used to get the effect of an accelerated wear test.
 The object of this experiment is to determine the relative wear of the different concrete sections when sub tected to traffic equipped with differ ent types of wheel, also to furnish a comparison between actual service conditions and laboratory tests. This test will be in operation continuously beginning some time in June.
 Impact on Roads Studied.
 In a rather elaborate series of ex- periments, the bureau has studied im- pact of trucks on roads, and has de termined approximately the magnitude of impact force under different truck and road conditions. The effect Of such impact on concrete pavements and several types of road on concrete base was studied and reported on last year. This series of experiments Is to be continued and enlarged. Over 120 road sections or slabs have been constructed in duplicate series. One series is on a carefully drained dry subgrade; the other series is on the same kind of subgrade except that 1t is kept wet and as nearly saturated as possible by means of an underlying drain tile and side ditches filled with water.
 The testing of these sla0s will be- gin some time during the month of May and will be by means of new impact machine now being constructed which stimulates the action of the rear wheel of a truck. On this machine may be mounted truck wheels of differ
The St. Johns herald., 1922-07-20

ent sizes and weights carrying differ ent kinds of truck tires. This ap- paratus may be so operated as to re produce the different loading and equipment conditions of a large variety of trucks. The slabs will be hammered by means of this machine in the center. on the corners, and on the sides so as to obtain the relative strength un- der these different conditions.
 SubsOil investigations are being con- tinued for the purpose of studying and Investigating relative stability, mOis- ture condition, and supporting value. Different methods of determining the bearing value of soils are also being studied, that is, as to whether small or large areas should be used in de- termining the relative bearing value.
 The warping effect of temperature and moisture conditions on concrete pavements is also being investigated Temperatures and movement are being recorded graphically on continuous charts. In addition to these tempera- ture and movement measurements the pressures on the subgrade under the concrete slab are obtained by means of soil pressure cells. This investiga- tiOn will give some definite information concerning the support offered by sub- grades to rigid concrete roads.
The St. Johns herald., 1922-07-20
SURVEYS LESSEN ROAD COST
Contractors Given More Definite Basis for Bidding on Construction of
 Highways.

(Prepared by the United States Department
 of Agriculture.)
 Road material surveys now being made in several states will give con- tractors a more definite basis for bid ding on road work and result in cheaper costs of construction, says the bureau of public roads of the Unit ed States Department of Agriculture.
 In making these surveys, supplies of stone. gravel, sand, slag, and other materials are located, samples tested and information secured as to acces- sibility, freight rates, and other fac tors. This information is of permanent value as supplies are rarely exhausted. By furnishing a contractor informa- tion as to the location of satisfactory
The St. Johns herald., 1922-07-20

the present time judgment Is based on wear tests made in the laboratory and upon the compressive strength of concrete, also upon the structural strength of concrete beams constructed and broken in the laboratory. The com parisOn of the wear of concrete in actual use on road surfaces with the indications obtained in laboratory experiments is not wholly satisfac- tory.
 To throw more light on this sub- ject a wear test is to be made with the conditions approximating those actually found on the road. This test will include about 65 sections of con- crete wearing surface, each section being of a different quality of con- crete, the qualities being varied by rirtue of the different aggregates used, different proportions in the mixture and amount of mixing water. These sections are to be constructed on a circular runway about 650 feet in cir .umference, the runway being feet wide.
 On this runway will be operated a specially constructed car with two truck wheels equipped with solid rubber tires and loaded to represent a truck. The car will be guided by small railroad rails to hold it in posi-
The St. Johns herald., 1922-07-20
FEED HORSES RIGHT AMOUNT
Pound of Grain and Pound of Rough. age Per 100 Pounds of Horse
 Is Most Satisfactory.

One pound of grain and one pound of roughage per 100 ID. of horse is about the right amount of feed for horses under general work conditions. At hard work increase the grain. When idle or doing light work, de- crease both grain and roughage. All timothy, prairie, or Oat straw, or corn stover made up nearly half of the ration. Timothy hay is standard hay for horses, but it is because of it's usual freedom from dustiness rather than its economic food value that makes it so. We'll cured, good quality legume hays are better from the food value standpoint.
The St. Johns herald., 1922-07-20
lIIIIIulIllllIIIII

strong and can do every bit of my work and not pain in my back now. l rec ommend your medicine and you can use this letter as a testimonial. " - Mrs. PHIL. MAsER, S01 Winslow St., St Paul. Minn.
 Just another case where a woman found relief by taking Lydia E. Pink hams Vegetable Compound Many times these tired, worn-out feelings and pains about the body are from troubles only women have. The Vegetable Com pound is especially adapted for just this condition. The good results are noted by the disagreeable symptoms passing away-one after another.
 Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound is Woman's Medicine for Wo- mems Ailments. Always reliable.
The St. Johns herald., 1922-07-20
DENVER MARKETS.
Cattle.


 A new top for the season was estab- 1ished on heavy steers when one choice to fancy lot sold at $9.25. Good to choice heavy beeves sold pretty gen erally from that figure down to $S.75, and fair to good kinds from $8.25 to $8.75. Yearlings also set a new peak for the season in the sale of one string. at $9.10 and bulk of the best stock of that class changed hands from that figure down to $S
 Choice kinds of steers were called from 10c to 15c and yearlings and cows from 25c to 40c higher for the week.
 Killers were at all times making a good call for she stock and trade was usually active. Choice straight cows are quoted up to SIPS. and one at tractive lot of heifery animals sold in the midweek for $7.35. A top for the season was established in the sale of fancy heffers at S9.
 Nothing new has developed in the trade on feeder and stocker cattle. There is no demand for this class of animals.
 Packers paid the top price of $9.S0 for the best load on sale and other $40, the latter being paid for one load of heavy mixed hogs. Rough heavy hogs were thrown out of loads at steady prices, the sows going at $8.25 and the stags at $7.25.
 Stocker pigs have been in demand at all times but the supply has contin- ued rather uncertain. Quotations were fully steady. choice quality hogs being quoted up to $10.
 Sheep.
 Sales here for several weeks have been consistently stronger than those at the river centers. and based on this fact dealers were inclined to call the market around half dollar higher and to quote lambs around $12.50 to possi- bly $12.75. Ewes have been in strong demand all week at S4.50 to S5 for the good grades. As the local market con- tinues strong it is anticipated that SUD- plies will show some increase
 DENVER SUGAR QUOTATIONS.
 Manufacturers Price.
The St. Johns herald., 1922-07-20
Goose Is Profitable.

Goose culture is not very exten- sive industry in this country, and yet where there is good range over pas ture land 1t is one of the most profit able. Of all domestic fowls geese are the hardest and easiest to raise.
The St. Johns herald., 1922-07-20
Spring Weather.

"Why have you let your entire force go to the ball game"
 Well, I get very little work out of them in spring. All their efforts go to putting the windows up and down" Louisville COurier-JOurnal.
The St. Johns herald., 1922-07-20

LIr6Q, WOrn-OuC Ie0t~ ing and painful peril
 ods. l used to get up
 with a pain in my head and pains in my lowerparts and back. Often 1 was not able
 to do my work. l read in your little book about Lydia E. 'Pinkham's Vege- table Compound and .I have taken it. I
 R~1 III -4
The St. Johns herald., 1922-07-20
Hoas Require Mineral.

Hogs require certain amount of mineral salts and charcoal, for proper development and health. It Is this re- quirement that causes them to root in the ground
The St. Johns herald., 1922-07-20
peIav cuttlnn AIfalfa

Delaying the cutting of alfalfa until 1t is nearly in full bloom has been found a better practice than moving 1t soon after blooming starts.
The St. Johns herald., 1922-07-20
Outwit tha Waada

No, 1t does not take witty far mer to outwit the weeds. Frequent, shallow cultivation will do that and will also save soil moisture.
The St. Johns herald., 1922-07-20
Profitable Part of Farm.

A vegetable and fruit garden is profitable part of any farm. Now Is a fine time to establish one on the place.
The St. Johns herald., 1922-07-20
Rotten Sweet Potatoes.

The sweet potatoes which rot in one year would pay for enough po- tato curing houses to save the entire crop.
The St. Johns herald., 1922-07-20
WOMAN COULD
 NOT WORK
Made Strong and We'll by Lydia E. Pinkharn's Veg
 etabIe Compound

St. Paul, Minn.-'T took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for a
The St. Johns herald., 1922-07-20

DENVER SUGAR QUOTATIONS.
 Manufacturers Price. Sect ........''......s s.xI.11
The New York herald., 1922-11-12

Above: Mary
Pickford in her
n e W p h o t o,
"Tess of the
Storm c ou n
try at the
s tran d this
week.
At right:
Douglas Fair
banks and Enid
B e n n EFT in
"Robin Hood"
at the Lyric
Theater.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-17
TAKE SALTS To
FLUSH KIDNEYS
Eat less meat if you feel
Backachy or Bladder
troubles yoti-Salts is
fine for Kidneys

Meat forms uric acid which excite-
and overworts the kidneys In their
efforts TO filter IL from the system.
the kidneys occasionally. You must
relieve them like you relieve your
bowels; removing all the acids. waste
and poison. elsc you feel dull mis-.
cry In the kidney region. sharp pains
In the back or sick headache, dizzl.
ness. your stomach sours. tongue Is
coated and when the weather In bad
you have rheumatic twingea The
urine II cloudy. full Of sediment; tho
channels often get irritated, obliging
you 10 get up two or three times
during the night
To neutralize these Irritating acids
and flush off the body's urinous
waste get about four ounce, of lad
Salts from any pharmacy; take n
tablespoonful In n glass OF water be.
fore breakfast for few days and
your kidneys will then act fine ana
bladder disorders disappear. This
famous salts Is made from the aojd
OF grapes and lemon Juice. combined
with lithia, and has been used for
generations 10 clean and stimulat.
sluggish kidneys and stop bladder ir.
ritation. Jad Saits In inexpensive.
harmless and makes a delightful ~f.
fervescent Whitewater drink which
millions OF men and women take now
and then. thus avoiding serious kid
ncy and bladder diseases.--Adver
tiaement
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-17
dope ADDICT
SELLS BLOOD
Doctors Wonder II Opera
ton Transfers Trait

NEW YORK. Feb. fT>-wheshsr
the transfusion Of blood from the
veins Of q dope addict carries with
II TO tho patient tasie for dope. rs
. question that Ia causing several
New York physicians concern
Member. Of the narcotic squad ~.
rested Jane. Milo. Who s~iis hts
blood for transfurion. on q charge Of
being a dope addict rciioe say that
he has admitted that he has been
taking dope for three months and
that he has b~en USED In five blood
trannfunions during that time
Dr. cArleton simon. head Of the
narcotic division Of the poles do
partIn~nt. has begun an Inquiry TO
ascertain whether any evil results at
terded tho blood trznAfuaions In
which Milo engaged sinos acquiring
taste for dope
II was learned that on~ patient
into who-~ system n quantity OF MI
los blood had been injected rocentiy.
had died - hours after the operation.
but tho patient. according 10 the
physician In charge. was not -rp~ct.
ed 20 live When the operaiioa was
performed.
Milo has participated In Is tr~ns-
fusion cas~s. and his name and ad-
dre~s are on almost every hospital
iisf IN the city. lie has rcoeaved
from 80 TO $50 for each tranxfsraon-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-17
Game of Football
Returns His Voice

CHICAGO. Feb. lin the ex.
element Of football game James
Derry recovered his voice. which be
had lost sir years before.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-17

Yer Ceid-. Grip or fsffsesrs
and as a Preventive, take LAXATIVE
BHoNO oufSINE Tablets The
genuine bears the signature Of y.
VI Grove. tBe sure you get BRO
MOI t0c.--Advertisement
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-17
COAL STRIKE
SEEMS SURE
Vote TO Be Taken Unless the
Operators Bow
NY yT,yrp q. JOHNSTON

rNDfANAPofJa. NIB. if.-Ihe
strike vote Of 500. 900 coal miners 10
be taken within tho nenf sir weeks
unioss mine owners before April j
continue tho present -hsdo wage
scale. undoubtedly will favor EuHpen.
sion OF work then. union officers said
today.
Every Indication IN that TIE opera
torr viii no, agree 10 tho erihuns
scale. Several groups have private
iy nnld they would not continue the
scale after their contract expires
April and the Indiana and South.
ern Ohio associations have issued
public statement. 10 that effect
Reports 70 headquarters Of the
United Mine Workers here say the
operators are stiIl determined not 20
negotiat. an interstate wage aFree'
ment with the union. The miners
will Invite ti~m to joint conferences
again In an effort TO prevent the
waitout
Meanwhfis birth factions are
watching the national capital 20 soc
whether the government viii act In
tis matter.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-17
Try This If You
Have Dandruff

There In ono sure way that never
falls to remove dandruff completely
and that Is to dissolve it. This do
stroys IL entirely. To do this. just
get about four ounces Of plain, ord.
nary liquid arvon: apply II at night
when retiring. use enough TO noisten
tho scalp and rub It in gently with
the finger tips.
BY morning. most n not all. OF
your dandruff will be gone. and three
or four moro applications will com.
pleteiy dissolve and entirely destroy
every single sign and trace OF IL.
no matter how much dandruff you
may have.
You will find. too. that All itching
and digging OF the scalp viii stop In.
stantly, and your hair will he fluffy.
lustrous. glossy, silky and soft. and
look and feel hundred times better.
You can get liquid arvon Mt any
drug store. II Is inexpensive. and
four ounces Is all you will need. This
simple remedy has never been known
10 faii.--Advertisement
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-17

First woman with sovereign al
thorty was fcmiramls queen o
AnsyriA. 20f7 II. G.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-17
SULPHUR CLEARS
ROUGH, RED SKIN


Any breaking out OF tho skin.
even fiery. itching eczema. can be
quickly overcome by applying a little
Mentho- Sulphur. declares noted
skin specialist Because OF its germ
destroying properties. this sulphur
preparation begins at once TO soothe
irritated skin and heal eruptions
such as rash. pimples and ring worm.
II seldom fails TO remove the tor.
ment and Disagreement. and you do
not have 10 walt for relief from en-.
barrasrment Improvement quickly
shows. Sufferers from skin trouble
should obtain small Jar OF Meniho.
Sulphur from any good druggist and
use II Ike cold cream ---Advertise
ment
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-17
THEATER PAYROLL IN
SEATTLE ESTIMATED
NEARLY 6 MILLIONS

Seattle theatsrs represent an
investment Of more than $500.
900 and an annual payroll IN 10
attic Of between 100000 and
$1,000. 600.
These figures were made public
Friday. after n three-wesk survey
II the theatrical field here. under.
taken by the amusement trades.
There are approximately $500
employees in the thHafers and In
the allied tradea." reads the state
m.nt -Th. payroll h conssrva,
lively estimated at between five
and ak miiiions-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-17
Lodge Comes Out
as Weather Shark

LONDON. Feb. 17.--Ths theory
advanced by several scientists that
the winter Of tg2i.z2 Will be mild be.
cause the preceding summer was 80
hot " vigorously coubatisd ny Sir
Oliver Lodge. lie says the clear NJ.
morphers which permitted executive
hoat will also permit excessive cold.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-17
Greek Archbishop
Deported by Rome

ROME. Feb. 1.-THE Greek arc
bishop OF Rhodes was deportcd TO
patrnos because he denounced re-
cepison given TO the Italian crown
prince. Three appeals IN hts behalf
have been made to the Italian gov.
ernment but all have been turned
down.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-17

narfly abe can
trust pretty much 10 appetite--un.
perverted appeiites are very useful
guides TO rational eating.
The adult who always maintains a
uniform normal weight has usually
adjusted his food supply 10 his needs.
" a child makes hoaithful. stvady
gains In weight thruout the period
OF growth. We can usually depend
upon II that the child IL eating right.
Some adults are too thin. some too
fat Some children havc too large
appetiiee. some are too pampcrcd-
F9r such cases 1T n necessary TO
have accurate measurements by
scientific methods OF tho real fuel
needs Of the body to check on an.
petite or an a guide when appetite
fallA
II IA now understood that q man
lying quietly in bed turnout the -
hours Of the day burns at least 4,
Galleries for every pound OF body
weight which means for the average
man a daily total OF from 1900 TO
800 Galleries.
II conditions permit. n r. better
10 sce that this energy In taken from
food. rather than that the body te
permitted to burn itself up. A gen.
erai starving policy for the sick is as
obsolete as bloodlettinT.
The energy expenditures Of men.
women and children have been close
~ studied thru the use OF device
callcd the respiration caiorimeter. a
chamber In which "a person may re-
main for some time.
II measures accurately the actual
energy expenditure. Hundreds OF
observations show that men under
the same conditions OF weight. arc
and occupation use practically the
same amount OF energy.
A definite amount of work. calls
for a definite amount OF energy in
the form OF food.
The only reason why We are not
forced 90 stop working when food
IL withheld Is that VIC are able to
carry stores OF fat and a little car.
bohydratcs IA reserve fuel. and also
to draw on our body protein IL neces
sary.
Thus men have tasted 30 and 80
days. but the body becomes more and
morn impoverished and when the re-
serve supply Is exhausted there must
come fuel In the form OF food or all
work stops and death comes.