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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-09-01

Sept. 17.-Born. to John weIlman
and wife, a boy.
d. c. Spencer and John Crutcher
have opened a grocery store.
Married. John B. Spencer to Mrs.
isle Wallace.
Sept. 24.-Red Onion raided and pro-
prietor gets fullest extent of law.
Oct. born. to Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C.
Thomas on Wednesday, a boy.
Oct. 9.-Married. DIR. p. c. Layne to
Miss Pearl A. Leach OF Cynthiana
Thursday OF last week
The Eloise Improvement Co. is the
name of a new store opened here.
Nov. 5.-The result Of the city cleo
ton in Louisa--Police Judge, r. E.
Lee. Mayor James Rose. Council-W.
y. Sullivan, p. H. Vaughan. L. B. Fer
guson. H. G. Burchett, ]. c. Butler and
Jas. Hale.
Nov. 5.-Drowned. Will York, son Of
DIR. l.. II. York. last Tuesday.
Married. Wednesday, Jeff Mcclure
to Miss Minnie Bowe.
Nov. t2.-wayne Bromley left Mon
day for Cincinnati TO study medicine.
Married, Jay Roberts to Miss Ella
Holley.
John Johnson was elected State
Senator.
Nov 26.-Born. to Mr.. and Mrs.
Augustus Snyder. son.
Dec. 3f.-The Louisa Normal School
in charge of Prof. p. S. Barnes will
open January 81.
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1899

Jan. 6.-James Carey was elected to
fill the position OF individual bookkeep
er of the Bank OF Louisa.
Jan. 13-W. L. Moore. son of Tip
Moore. who is now finishing a medical
course at st, Louis, took first prize for
the best article on typhoid fever
Jan. 20.-Big Sandy river gets $275,-
600 appropriation from the Govern
ment for the building of lock and dam
Jan. 2.-Died. OF membranous Group
last Friday morning. Minnie Heston
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Zeb Heston.
Feb. 3.-The Louisa Furniture Co..
with E. +. Shannon. manager. is a
new firm just opening for business.
Feb. 3.-Died. at her home in Cass-
vile Monday. Mrs. Amanda Frazier,
aged 10 years.
Feb. 17.-Died. Monday evening, Mrs.
David NJ. Ward.
Feb. 24.-Married, Wednesday even
ing at the home OF the brides parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Waldeck. Mr.. 4.
$. Thompson to Miss Maria waldeck.
March 17.-Died at his home at
Lockwood Station, last Saturday, John
Lockwood. Ga years of age.
March 31.-Born, to ID. C. Spencer
and wife, ~ pound boy.
April 14.-Married. Wednesday. Mr..
F. L Enslow to Miss Martha Mcclure.
Died. Miss Sarah Shortridge. Tues
day evening.
Married, at the home OF Mr.. t. ].
Burgess at Gallup. DR.. Thos. d. Bur
CESS. of Charleston. w. Va. to Miss
Willie Burgess.
April 21.-Married. this morning, Jno.
G. Hatcher to Miss Julia McNeal OF
Rush.
Married. Mr.. Ben Kise to Mrs. Laura
B. Castle. daughter of Thos. Maynard
of Georges creek.
April 28.-George Wroten left Tues
day for New York where be has en-
ployment
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Jan. 21.-Born, Jan. 20, to Gus Nun
cey and wife. boy.
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Dixon
a daughter.
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Rus
sell of Ashland, a daughter.
Feb. 25.-Born, on the 18th. to Ira
Wellman and wife, a daughter
Jasper Vanhoose and family have
moved from johnson county to the J.
C. Johns farm
March 4.-Born. to Ely Fitch and
wife. a daughter.
Born. March l. to NJ. S. Burns and
wife, daughter-Kizzie Clay.
Died. Feb. 26. Mrs. Alice Frazier
Loar
March 1s.-o. C. Atkins has closed
out his store on Blaine and is now at
Louisa.
NJ. G. Watson is superintendent OF
schools in this county.
April 8.-Died. Saturday. Mrs. Lafe
Carter.
April 15.-stave factory will soon be
started in Louisa.
April 22.-Born. on the 10, TO Frank
Johnson and wife, a boy.
w. d. O'Neal moves to Ceredo to
practice law with his father in-law.
April 29.-Dick Stone Joined the ar
my Friday.
There was a company of volunteers
made up here. 1t was not ordered out
but was converted into cavalry
troop, Only &c out of the 103 We're ac-
cepted.
May 13.-Born, to the wife of J. b.
Peters. boy.
Wayne Bromley graduated Tuesday
from a Medical College in Cincinnati.
He ranked second in a class of forty
eight.
May 20-Forty volunteers left here
Wednesday for Tampa, Florida They
were: Nicholas Arnett. John III. Baker.
John ID. Bartram, James N Bordwine,
Frank G. Bradley. Landon +. Bradley.
Lafayette Carter Alonzo Carter, Har-
Ian Chapman, John Chapman Walter
L. Dalton, Charles G. Davis. Claude p.
Frizzell, Elijah NJ Gambill. Hezehiak
Hackney. wilbur Hall. Luther G.
Haws, Hezehiak Haws, Leander How
ard Elwood Hutchinson, Henry H.
Johns, Charles Justice, Commodore
Kise, Willard Kitchen. Nicholas b,
Mcclure. Charles Peterman Commo-
dore Pope, William B. Powell. John B.
Raines, Edgar A. Ratcliffe. Barney
Reynolds, John Roberts. Tilden +.
Skaggs, George H. Skeens. Unison T.
Skeens. Arthur J. Sloan. Peter Smith.
Felix M. Thompson. Charles 7. Waugh
an, Harrison g. Wears Eugene Well
man. Ralph Wilson.
Standard OIL Co.'s warehouse burned
last Saturday.
Miss Maggie Yates has opened an
ice cream parlor in the room just below
Shannon's barber shop.
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1900

Jan. 5.-Miss Neva Stewart gave a
crokmole party.
Married. Dr. W. W. Fugitt and Miss
Anna NJ Luman at Maysville
Married. Miss Ruth Peters and John
Artrip.
Jan. 12-Born. to Rev. Donahoe and
wife, son,
l.. NJ. Walter went to Washington
where he was assigned to duty in the
agricultural division. Census Bureau.
Chas. +. See went to Yazoo, Miss.
Was gone just five days, spent three
days there.
]. F. Wellman badly injured by
wreck OF meter at saw mill.
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Reeder,
a son. at Muscatine. Iowa.
Married. Geo. b. Carey of New York
City. and Miss Katherine Jewett Reed
of Lexington.
Jan. t2-John and Granville O'Brien
sons of James O,Brien or Cordell were
killed in coal mine in Boyd county.
Jan. 1e.-Bishop L. W. Burton preach
es here.
Born, to DIR. C. n. waldeck and wife
son.
Jas. Hale is down with pneumonia.
Mr.. and Mrs Augustus Snyder cele-
brate 18th anniversary.
Married, Frank Diamond and Stella
Ellis to each other second time.
Jan. 26.--Mrs. NJ. II. Johns AS, died
last Thursday.
Jan. 26.-Died. in Floyd county.
stephen Loar, brother of A. ]. and p.
III. Loar.
( Feb. 2--Married. Chas. #. Osborn
and Miss Ethel Evans at Prosperity.
Feb. 9.-Died. in Catlettsburg. Cali
vim Wellman. aged ~.
Married, John j. Johnson and Miss
Jock Carey.
Feb. 16.--Truman Wilson arrives
from Manila.
Died. John Bromley. IS. In Cassvllle.
Feb. 2s.-Born. to Chas. Ross and
wife a daughter: to Mr.. and Mrs. Flor
ence Enslow OF Huntington. a girl.
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May 2s.-After ave months Illness
Judge o'Brien was able to be out in
carriage.
Luther Walter made the highest
general average In teachers examina-
ton.
May 2s>-John NJ Waugh. a young
lawyer and Miss Annie Prater OF
Grayson marry.
W. II. Connolly. attorney Of Pike.
dies suddenly
June 4.-sorn. to DIR. and Mrs. H. A.
Woods. boy.
Died. Mrs. Jas. 4. Frazier, 80. a; Fit.
Gay
June ti.--Born. to l.. II. suddlth and
wife, daughter.
The valuable property In Martin
county containing the famous gas
wells and coal veins was sold at public
sale. Leo Brigel was the successful
bidder at $4,000.
Married. Ora c. Atkins and Miss
Lilly Vaughan.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Il. Chapman have
some ve.y superior specimens OF roses
which Attract much attention.
June 1s.-Mrs. Frank Hedge. widow
elected school trustee at mouth OF
Blaine, the only woman trustee in
county.
Jerry Rife has built through his
farm good road y mile long. for the
public, ut his own expense.
June 25.-The following have bought
new bicycles this season: Misses En-
ma Norihaa. Carrie and Bessie Sny-
der, Blanche Gray, Leila Snyder and
Heloise Thomas. Geo. wroten, John
Burns, Geo. Gunnell and Geiger Bur
chett
June 25.-John W. Woods and Lafe
Carter received highest grades in
teachers examination.
July 2.-Marshal Summons is run
nings the small boys in early in the
evenings now.
July 9.-Company organized in Gin
cinnau TO pipe natural gas from War
field, KY. to Cincinnati.
A select party OF IL Fort Gay peo-
pie rendered Ten Nights In Bar
Room at that place, for the benefit
OF the church fund.
July f6.-Infant OF Dan Blanken-
ship dies OF meningitis.
July 23.-Dr. ]. c. Graham locates at
Charley.
The first car OF coal from the new
coal mines at whitehouse shipped.
July 3o.-Married, John Stump and
Miss Lizzie Blankenship.
The Kondike gold fever has a hold
on some OF our people.
r. c. Mcclure arrives from Wash
Ington with commission as appraiser |
OF public lands.
July 30.-Louisa schools to begin |
Sept. 6. Prof. Percy Barnes. princi-
pal. Misses Matte Wallace, Belle Bur- |
CESS and Maggie O'Brien assistants
Aug. 6.--Capt. Fred McHenry starts l
soon on annual trip with government /
snag boat
]. w. NJ. Stewart Joins partnership
with John +. Hager OF Ashland.
The poles for telephone line Louisa
% Catlettsburg are set.
May 7.--Died. Mrs. L. F. Kinner at
Five generations assembled at the
ZONES OF t. J. Burgess and ID. w. Gar
ed at Gallup.
May 14.-Died, near Louisa, Mrs.
Peter Welch.
Married. at Tronton. Mr. Fiippin and
Miss Oracle Snow.
Aug. 2o.-one OF the RED Onion"
yhiskey boats was burned near Lou
sa.
J. C. Burchett left for Seattle. Wash.
md Klondike.
Reception given teachers OF county
~ young men OF Louisa and DIR. M.
}. Watson superintendent of school.
institute week.
Aug. 7--Married. Lon Hewlett and
Jirgie Burton.
Sept. s.-Born to II. c. sammons
md wife, a daughter.
There win soon be a new telephone
inc from Louisa to Catlettsburg. Ii
f. L. Stewart and John w. Woods
AVE passed the bar examination and
nave their license to practice law.
Sept. 10-Married. A. p. Borders h
a. TO Miss Kate Price. IS.
Died. Friday morning. A. l. Cham
,aro 'l|t.
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May 8u<-HObt- Hartman IL now for
man OF the Eloise farm.
May z>-Died. Wednesday, ". c
waldeck. He was 81 years Of age.
June 3.-Doug Hughes has been ap.
June 107- Misses Esther Sprague and
Lillian McHenry gradute from LOUIS
High School.
pointed First Lieutenant in the Yves
Virginia volunteers.
June 17-Born. to H. B. Hewlett and
wife, a daughter.
June 24.-The post Office was moved
July Lieut.. J. X. Dixon and Corp
Jay A. vinson were in Louisa Monday
and Tuesday recruiting for the Third
Kentucky Volunteers. Twenty-sever
men applied for enlistment and twenty
were accepted. Their names are:
Robert Hawkins Thomas Grady, Rich
ard F. Moore. Malcolm Rice. Albert t
Bowe. VIM. s. Williams, Wayne F
! Diamond Herbert yanhoose. PolH
Pendleton. Car Crabtree, Wiley Pres
ton. Henry Phillips. Harry Castle
John II Abbott, James F.. Holbrook
Victor II. Caperton, Ulysses S. Pigg
Jay n. Drake, Corbin l.. Miller Frank
Heston. This makes about so men
who have gone from Lawrence county
into the new Odd Fellows building.
July 8,--Wm, Carey win move his
family 10 Louisa soon.
Married. last Wednesday, Prof. J. r
Johnson TO Miss Nancy Smith OF Gym
thiana, Ky.
July 15.-SIarried. Edwin w. Felix
10 Miss Mary Vinson.
The teachers OF the Louisa public
schooi 1or the ensuing year are =
Barnes. principal' Miss Matte wal
lace. Bene Burgess, JOCK carey and
Maggie o'Brien.
Died Henry :. Bussey, also John NJ.
Ferguson.
sept. 2-Born, on the goth, to W. N.
sullivan and VIE, daughter NO. z.
Ine Louisa Produce Company opens
nranch mouse IN faintsyille with X L.
Nlnson IN charge
WIN D lana ana wire are visiting
reia.ives IN MT sterlihg.
misses nertnia ana Emma Nortnup
ieit yesterday LOT scnool bliss her-
ma VIII attena IN bunalo. y. T., ana
MISS Emma VIII go 70 Fort EDWARD.
Deu' last SATURDAY morn
ing, MISS minnie Appou-
~" Arne.l, NC Mcouire' Jonn AD-
pos 1 n saIshan, henry johns
son'. sn,u barney neShoius are
one On a lur,ousn-
Sep.. 49,. O. S"i,1er was appoint
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or tbrough Iouisa - ha.,,',
Married on Xyadna.da,, a,,a,,,, n.
r. n vvald.,L i, Nc NJ, 1Ia.s...
Married yyadna.da,, NJ. III.
Miss E,lIa wai,r,a.
Of fa-NT,ss Ka,har,,a ,v.o,a,
been annointed nnrsa e. ~ go,
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Jan. i.--DIed. Mrs. clabe swetnam
at Blaine.
Mrs. Sol Williamson near Louisa.
Miss Charlotte Freese eomposes a
two step. Come Dance With Me"
The lock and dam at this place is
practically completed after many
years
Jan. s,--Born to Taylor BiIlups and
wife a son.
Died. Geo. Peck. who lived miles
from here.
Died. Mira. Ada Borders, wife OF
John Borders in Fleming county; Ben
=. webb OF webbviIle: Graham VIII
son. aged 81. OF agrippe.
Jan. i6,--Married. near Fort Gay,
Edgar Loar and Miss Alice Frazier,
Jan. i5r-Born. 10 W. n. sullivan ard
wife a girl.
Died, In Portsmouth. Mrs. susan
Cummings, mother OF Mrs. L. T. Nc
,cisgc and John Cummings.
Died. Or, Levi Sparks, e5, OF the up
per Blaine section.
Jan. 2s.--isosn, 10 6 ]. Wilson and
wife. girl.
Louisa vent dry last Monday by a
:s5,ss;ss;;y;; q 80 The license OF saloons
will expire IN March.
Feb. 5.--Friday was the coolest
nlght--l2 below zero.
Married. Frank A. Johnson and Miss
Inez Meek
Feb. f2.-Samuel 7. Dean and Miss
Alice Cooksey married
Feb. f0,-F. II. Yates qualified as
special police Judge OF Louisa.
Lieut.. W. o. johnson and Miss Mary
Frances Norton married at Sanlt Ste
Marie. Mich.
r. II. Bussey went to Florida 10 ac-
company II. Webb home.
Feb. 26.-Born, TO G. nj. Crutcher
and wife. a daughter.
Jas Hammond, 6S, died at Fort Gay.
on Tuesday night Big Sandy river
reached the highest stage since 1852.
L. 81 Ferguson. assistant postmaster
ssent 10 Catlettsburg to dispatch the
mail by boat Ms train service stopped
Tuesday
John w. Woods OF webbville comes
TO Louisa 10 read law.
Married. Jno. c. c. Mayo and Miss
Alike Meek at PaintsviIle recently.
March 5.--Born. TO Jasper Roberts
and wife twin girls
Died. Claud Graham, 81. son OF Mart
Graham OF Huntington.
Miss Alice Peters left for Parkers-
burg to take business course
Died. Mrs. Georgia johnson Kend-
rick, In Missouri.
steamer Favorite sunk at Georges
creek.
, March t2.-Born, TO G. r. Vinson !
ND wife. daughter.
Married. Miss Mamie Watson and
Charley Hays. They will live at VIII
lard.
w. o. Johnson promoted TO First
Lieutenant and transferred to Logan
March fs.--Marriage OF Miss Ida
vlnson and Harry Watts last October
lust announced.
March 26.--Louisa l. o. o. +. Lodge
will erect building on lot opposite
hotel.
April 2.-Born. to John Crutcher and
wife. daughter; to Jack johnson and
wife a boy.
New train service now in effect.
April 9.-Frank Kise. is, died near
mouth Georges creek.
Mrs. Josie Rice returns from visit
o sister at Washington.
April 16.--Born, to Thos. Asch and
wife a girl.
Married, L. b. Ferguson and Miss
lillian Butler.
April 23.--Fred Shannon. a portege
Il the NEWS, is making his mark
lown I'm Tennessee. The last honor
conferred upon him was his election
o represent his school at the interna-
ional meeting, Y. NJ. c. A. in Know
lille
May 14.--Lum Price had n finger
nut or when putting needles" in the
lam.
May 21.---Jas. A. Abbott is appoint
ID postmaster here.
Louisa Dramatic Society chaperoned
" Mrs. L. s. johnson went 10 Cat
ettsburg on the Sip Bayes and rem
|erd "Gollghts courtship."
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The Lawrence County oei! Fields pro-
duce 100000 bbls. of high grade Light
Somerset Oil annually, and more than fifty
rigs are drilling wells at this time.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
AND UTILITIES
Paved Streets; Water Works; Sewerage
System; Natural Gas; Bell Telephone Sys-
tenn.
INDUSTRIES
Planning Mill; Machine Shops; Modern
Bakery; Bottling Works; Ice Plant; Flour
Evening star., 1922-09-18
Concerning Million Dollar Pic
lures.

Rembrandt's Descent From the
Cross" believed by many to be the
finest work of that marvellous painter.
has come to the famous Widener col
lection in America The purchase
price Is not given, but 1t Is said to
be between 100000 and $1.0o0,000.
Mr.. Widener now has at his resi-
dence in North Phialdelphia the
largest collection Of Rembrandts out
side of Holland.
AL, these great collections go to the
public in time. and usually. in Amer
lea, in a comparatively short time.
The purchase Of such a masterpiece.
therefore. is patriotic service and
should be recognized as such. Admit
ting and honoring the motive. there
Is legitimate question whether such
a purchase does as much for Ameri-
can art and artistic appreciation as
the same sum spent on the best
NO dogmattc answer can be given,
but the weight of opinion probably
would favor the purchase of Ameri-
can works as the greater service.
If none of Rembrandt's works were
on this side of the water the scales
he was one OF the worlds supreme
artists. But there are twelve other
Rembrandts In the widener galleries
alone: others in other collections.
The price paid is largely a monopoly
price. The exhibition of the great
picture will stimulate interest in
artistic things; the mere stunt of
buying 1t at such figure has some-
thing of the same effect-but think
Of the stimulus of half a million or
million dollars spent with dis
criminati Judgment on the best
works of artists who are Still pro-
ducing.-Chicago journal.
Evening star., 1922-09-18
All Other States,
Our Doubled Up Schools.

Washinston's public schools open to-
day with record attendance. and with
the prospect Of an increase in the next
few weeks carrying the enrolment to
$1,000 pupils, the highest point ever
known in the history of the District.
Owing to the failure to secure appro-
rriations for new buildings early
enough these pupils will be crowded
into Inadequate quarters. The high
schools will overlap, with double shifts
starting at o'clock in the morning
and ending at 4. In some Of the grade
schools also the overlapping system
will be followed. Thus is Washington
put In great measure on halliday
basis Of public education. The strain
upon the teaching force involved In
this doubling of time is serious. but In
the present conditions it cannot be
avoided.
For some years past these conditions
have prevailed and have been annual.
Iy brought to the attention Of Congress
in the hope Of securing funds for a
large increase in the school plant. The
additions that have been made have
been in no year sufficient to catch up
with the arrears. They have, in truth,
been little more than adequate to pro-
vide for the annual increase.
Congress is now studying this ques-
tion through the medium Of a joint
select committee named some months
ago. but not yet ready to report and
press for a comprehensive measure.
This committee has. it is reported,
been fully satisfied Of the needs Of the
school system. and 1t is expected to re-
port in favor of q broad constructive
program that is designed to put the
District for the first time in its his
tory upon the basis Of adequate school
provision.
During the war period the schools
were not only seriously congested, ow-
ing to the enlarged population, but
the teaching force was depleted. 1t
was thought then that the system had
reached its lowest point in efficiency
on the score Of these uncomfortable
conditions. But now. in time Of peace,
with the city back to normal. with no
lack Of teaching force and no extraordi-
nary pressure Of population. the
schools are in actually worse shape
than during the war emergency. This
is not due to the system itself. but to
the lack of equipment. A school sys-
tenn cannot be expected to grow in ef-
tectiveness when it is constantly
cramped for quarters and when its
teachers are called upon for double
duty. when classroom work Is con-
densed and everything is in a state Of
congestion. Washington hopes now, as
!, has hoped in the past. that Congress
will recognize this deplorable condition
and grant the funds-of which the
District will supply three-f1fths-to
build enough schools to afford every
child an allday seat.
Evening star., 1922-09-18
Streets and HIGHWAYS.

A delegation which called Saturday
on Director OF the Budget Lord in the
interest of more liberal consideration
of street improvement needs in the
National Capital made a showing
which cannot fail to be impressive. At
time when the entire nation is
aroused to the necessity of good roads,
and to the fact that good roads are
the most profitable Of investments, it
is a paradox that in the name Of
economy" there should be permitted
serious deterioration Of the streets Of
the nations capital.
The uneconomy Of permitting streets
to deteriorate is double-barreled. AS
shown at the hearing before Gen.
Lord, there are streets in Washington
which if further neglected will have
to be entirely rebuilt in a few years,
whereas with prompt attention now
they can be made to last indefinitely.
And these bad.condition streets are a
continuous and heavy tax on those
who use them. The loss Of time they
cause, the larger use Of gasoline they
necessitate. the wear on tires and the
breakage which result. it is contend
ed, cost the people q great deal more
than it would cost to keep the streets
in condition.
The people Of the country as q
whole, as represented in the federal
government, are as much interested in
this condition as are the people Of the
District Of Columbia. The government
owns and operates directly a large
number Of motor cars which must
help pay the penalty OF bad streets,
and bad streets result in loss Of time
to federal officials. including senators
and representatives. Their work is
less efficiently done because Of the
difficulties Of travel.
Aside from the practical side Of the
question, there is sentimental aspect
which touches not only the people Of
Washington but Of the nation. Early
completion Of the Lee highway from
the south bank Of the Potomac to the
Pacific ocean will give smooth, hard
surface roadway from New York to
San Diego, Calf, and on up the coast
to San Francisco. Already there is a
perfect road from New York city to
the District Of Columbia line. In Vir.
ginia and the other southern and west.
ern states the people are digging deep
in their pockets and straining every
effort to complete their parts Of the
road next year. AS things now appear
there Is only one stretch Of the road
the perfect condition Of which is not
assured. And that is a part Of the
seven miles Of the route Of Lee high
way through the National Capital.
1t will be interesting next year to
hear what tourists think Of the "econ-
omy" which permits the streets Of
Washington to be in worse condition
than the highways Of Virginia and
Arkansas and Arizona.