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Milford chronicle., 1924-02-08
MODERN MACHINERY
AID TO MAINTENANCE
Scrapers on Trucks Keep Roads Fit


The best road in the long run is the
hard road. But there are many 10
calities where the use of the hard road
does not permit it's cost to be an
economy for the community. Hence
the sand-clay, gravel, shell, and other
types of roads, not hard surface,
which are built.
Such roads require constant mainte-
nance if they are to remain smooth.
Formerly such work was done by
teams. But modern ingenuity has pro-
vided road tools which can be applied
to trucks, with a great economy of
time, labor, and money.
AS an example, consider Kent
County, Mich, where, according to
the annual report of the County Road
Commissioners, there are 252 miles of
gravel roads, varying in width from 10
to 16 feet, the total width of the grade
varying fror 20 to 80 feet.
Nearly all the scraping and grading
work is taken care of by scrapers at
tached to trucks, which with the scra-
per attachment, travel about 10 or II |
miles per hour. Each truck does the |
work of six or seven teams.
Nine trucks equipped with scrapers
maintain an average of nearly 80
miles each. The quality Of the work
of this kind of equipment is said to
be much better than with horse-drawn
equipment, and it takes less super
vision to look after this kind Of main
tenance organization.
The gravel roads are kept smooth
by the constant use of scrapers or
graders, and the application of thin
layers of screened gravel where re-
quired. One-half inch to one inch of
gravel is kept ON the sur
face of the road all the time; by
scraping around to fill ruts and holes,
it is possible to maintain smooth
road under traffic of several thou
sand vehicles day.
Milford chronicle., 1924-02-08
ASPHALT PAVEMENT
POPULAR IN CITIES
Long Wear, NOiselessness & Smooth
ness, Reasons

More and more asphalt paYements
are being laid where the traffic is
heaviest every year. With the exper-
fence of New York, where Fifth Ave
nue., said to be the busiest street in
the world, as far as traffic is concern
ed, to guide them, cities all over the
country are increasing their asphalt
streets.
According to statistics, the paved
streets of 29O American cities, merged
into a single great highway Is feet
wide, would extend in continuous
pavement for a distance of 56,974.S
miles, or enough to more than twice
encircle the globe.
These 290 cities, which comprise
65.8 per cent of the 53,898,S85 urban
population of the United States, re-
port total of 6O1,65S,547 square
yards of pavement. OF this ASS, 463,-
141 square yards, or 7S per cent, are
of types higher than waterbound mac
adam. These higher types in turn
comprise percentages of the total
types higher than WaterbOund ma
cadam as follows: Asphaltic types,
53.9 per cent; brick, 21.9 per cent;
stone block, 11.6 per cent; wood block,
3.3 per cent; Portland cement con-
crete SIS per cent; tar macadam, 2.5
per cent; miscellaneous, 1.3 per cent. |
In the IS cities of 100000 popula- |
ton or more reporting, the asphaltic |
types comprise $40 per cent of the
total yardage of pavements higher
than waterbound macadam. The per-
centage for the other types higher
than waterbound macadam are as fol-
lows: Brick, 1919 per cent; wood
block, 40 per cent; stone block, 14.5
per cent; Portland cement concrete,
3.5 per cent; tar macadam, 1.8 per
cent; miscellaneous, IA per cent.
Asphalt streets wear well, are easily
repaired when repairs are necessary,
are noiseless, smooth, waterproof
drainage troubles) and
resist stresses caused by temperature
changes, all of which reasons con-
ribute to the popularity of this ma
erial for city pavements.
Milford chronicle., 1924-02-08
NATIONAL HIGHWAYS
In WEST VIRGINIA
State Now Has State Highways
Instead of State Aid Roads

West Virginia has joined the pro-
gressive States which have found that
"aid' in road building is less effective
than State building and control.
Between the Statewide system of
inter-county roads, established in
1917, and the purely State system pro-
, vided for in 1921, there are number
of important differences.
The act of 1917 provided for the
distribution of States and Federal aid
to the various counties. The act of
1921, embodying the constitutional
amendment ratified by the people in
1920, provides that the State take over
the construction and maintenance of
certain roads in each county, thus re-
lieving the counties from all further
obligation and expense as to such
highways. This provision also applies
to cities and towns of fewer than D.
500 persons. The roads so taken over
by the State from the various coun-
ties, cities, and towns, constitute the
State-rOad system, over which the
State exercises exclusive authority. |
The State and Federal Governments |
continue to cooperate, Federal aid |
being applied now to the new State
road system under the same regula-
tions as governed its application to
the Statewide inter-county system.
All contracts covered by State and
Federal funds, for roads forming a
part of the State system, are let by
the State Road Commission, which al
so exercises full supervision over con-
structiOn and maintenance.
The argument put forth by those in
terested in national highways is that,
exactly as States find State road build
ing and maintenance more effective in
producing good roads than State aid to
counties, so will the Nation find ma
tional-rOad building more effective in
producing roads than Federal aid to
States. What is best for the States
should be best for the Nation!
Milford chronicle., 1924-02-08

Good Reader a Necessity.
IT'S the good reader that makes the
good book; a good head cannot read
amiss.-EmersOn.
Milford chronicle., 1924-02-08

COLONIAL HIGHBOY
Of the required dust-proof
construction, all facings
are of Veneered mahogany,
8 deep large drawers, 7
small ones and priced dur
ing s a | e coz Tn
at .......... VOO.OU
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-10-02

one kitchen cabinet; two dining room
tables; one parlor set; one folding
couch; one sewing machine; one
steam cooker; dishes and cooking
four wash tubs; one dresser.
Terms: On sums of $50 or under,
cash; on sums over $40 notes bear
ing ten per cent interest and due July
lst, will be taken. Two per cent ds-
count for cash. J. T. Sprague, owner,
L. Z. johnson, clerk; II. S. Hughes,
autioneer.
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Synopsis
coeyrigh, by LITTLE. BROWN ond co..

BOOK oNE-CHAPTER I.-Fleeing
from a brutal stepfather, an unhappy
home, and proposed husband she de-
tests. MYRTLE. young French glrL.
stands in a country road on the verge
Of desperation.
CHAPTER II.--Halted by an explod.
cd tire, two young Englishmen, Lord
Gerald Dombey and Christopher Bent,
are attracted by the girls distracted
appearance. She begs them to take her
away from her misery. In a spirit or
adventure they do so. conveying her 70
Monte Carlo and leaving her with
friends. MYRTLE speaks English, her
mother having been an educated woman.
CHAPTER III.--Gerald sees beautt-
ful young woman In the gambling
rooms, and is fascinated. but can only
learn that she is called Pauline de Po-
a asse 4. on secure Is s an mt
TOPPER and Gerald decide MYRTLE shall
not 20 back to her home. Lady Mary.
sstsG sssrsy III a tSs youns
mems guardianship Of MYRTLE.
CHAPTER Iv.-Gerald and Christie
pher arrange for i mutual guardian
ship of MYRTLE.
CHAPTER v.-Lord Dombey makes
the acquaintance Of Pauline. He 10
puzzled by the air Of mystery and con-
CHAPTER vI-Myrtile falls desper-
ately In love with Gerald. put ne.
nseq ira a wS Only chr lay ssnt
really loves her and would marry her.
CHAPTER VIA mysterious Rus
sian, Zubin, wins large sum at the
Knows the De Ponieres. but can get no
information from him.
CHAPTER vIII.-Christopher makes
tiie who Is compietelS infatuated With
Lord Dombey and would gladly become
his mistress. He really cares little for
her, his interest being all in Pauline.
"He is losing, then?'
The mans grimace was significant.
Gerald watched his own stake swept
away and crossed to place behind
the Russians chair. In one Of the in
tervals, he leaned over and touched
him on the shoulder. The man took
no notice. Gerald whispered in his
ear.
MADAME de Poniere awaits you at
the villa"
Zubin for q moment remained per-
fectly still. When at last he turned
around, his face was CHASTITY. With
his strong arm, he pushed back some
one who interviewed.
''Who are you?" he demanded.
II am merely messenger" Gerald
replied. IL know no more than that
I was asked to give you that word II
I saw you at the casino"
The Russian rose slowly to his feet,
left one of the plaques to guard his
place. thrust great pile of notes into
his pocket, and led Gerald into a cor
ner.
"You have been spying on me. 1t
Is through you that madame knows
am in Monte Carlo"
ION the contrary" Gerald reminded
him, ''you yourself wrote note to her
and dispatched 1t by messenger from
OirO's."
"This note was brought back
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-10-02

madame was out" the man declared.
at was an accursed accident, that"
Zone gathers that you have not
been fortunate today" Gerald re-
marked, after brief silence.
"That is my own affair."" was the
grim reply. "What I desire to know
Is how you became acquainted with
these ladies to such an extent that
they should appoint you as their mes
senger." %l e..
II do not recognize your right to
ask me questions" Gerald asserted,
hut, as matter of fact, my knowl-
edge of them is of the slightest. Ac-
tually, do not know them at all. I
happened to have few minutes con-
versation with Mademoiselle de Po-
Mere, and mentioned your winnings.
You will remember that saw O letter
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FOR SALE-160 acres four or five
miles southwest from Hover, NE.
u of sectio n23, township z. Price
$500. T. w. Jessup, 1909 Whitsett
Ave., Los Angeles, California. ZIP
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FOR SALE-Dining table; 6 chairs;
Laurel range; Florence oil stove;
New white Rotary mach; ball bearing
grind stone, etc. Elton (Doc) Sam
sell. N. p. 1. 40, West Highlands.
Phone 2713. 26-8p
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FOR SALE-3OOO apple boxes at Is
cents. Phone 2313. 26-7p
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FOR SALE-Stephens auto. Will take
cash or property. Fully equipped.
Including automatic tire pump. Write
Box 545 or Phone ISL. 22tf
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FOR SALE-Oakland touring car.
First class condition. Looks like
new. Will trade for stock. See it at
Dahl's Garage. lift
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FOR SALE-Cows. Your choice of
IL head. Some will be fresh soon,
some milking. At reasonable prices.
S. M. Wilson, Whitcomb, Washing
ton. 26-8c
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FOR SALE-Two lots, City Home
Addition. Abstract and clear IL
tie. Will sell on payments. sl75.00
each. Box 545, phone Isl. 49tf
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FOR SALE OR TRADE = Two good
Jersey cows or one good heavy
team for ton truck. Also chickens
and turkeys for sale. Phone 25x2 or
call Ed Sellick. 26-2Sp
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AUCTION SALE--O account of i'll
health / will offer for sale at the
old G. B. Cannon place, one mile
west of Finley, the following describ-
ed property on Wednesday, October
the 9Th beginning at 10 o'clock. Free
lunch at noon. One Holstein, years
old, fresh soon; one Holstein years
old, fresh Dec. 7th; One Holstein 8
years old, bred; one Holstein 2 years
old fresh soon; one Holstein 2 years
old fresh in December; one Jersey 5
years old, fresh Nov. 10th; one Jer-
sey years old fresh soon; one Jer-
sey Is months old, fresh in April;
one sow and pigs; eight full blood
Bronze turkeys; sixty Ancona hens;
twelve white Leghorn hens; one 3A
inch wagon good as new; one gravel
bed; sixty rods of hog wire; one bel
lows; one set dies; one drill brand
new Mccormick Mower; two-horse
disc; two tons corn; one lard press;
one sausage grinder; one Babcock
cream and milk tester; one range;
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FOR SALE OR EXCHANGING
or six Jersey cows or will exchange
for Holstein or short horns. Tele-
phone 32x10. 25tf
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FINE LINE OF-Kodaks and films.
Let us do your printing and devel-
oping. Expert work. Quick service.
Vibber- Clifford Drug Co. 19tf
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FOR SALE-Acme folding canvass
boat, oars and paddle; wide and
roomy; can be quickly put up and
taken down; easy to carry on running
board of car. Reed at Courier Report
ler office.
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FOR SALE-Rubber stamp ink, OF.
and quarter, handy brush top bot
ties, 75c for violet, Soc for red. Ken
newick Printing Co. 25tf
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IF YOU WANT-Good thrifty, eight
weeks old pigs phone 42x11. 29r
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FOR SALE-One Heinzman piano,
5000 with terms or SIZE cash; one
dining room set, dark oak, consisting
of circular table, buffet and six lea
Their chairs, $50; one sanitary cot,
and pad, S.. one three-burner Red
Star stove and oven, $40. Phone 20x5s
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FOR SALE-Good time at the High
lands Club House for one dollar,
next Saturday night, October 4, when
the Imperial Serenaders will play for
q dance. Come on out and hear them.
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FOR SALE-Six high grade Holstein
cows, 3 and years old, all to be
fresh in October. Gentle, easy milk
ing. Extra fine dairy stock. o. 81.
Luelloff, Phone 4422, Richland, Wash
inpton. 27-29
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IF IT'S A NICE,-Pleasant, airy,
roomy room you want, call 1921.
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FOR SALE-Cull Delicious apples,
55 cents per box. You furnish the
box. C. R. M. keenan, on old Fyfe
place three miles south of town.
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DIR. H. C. CURRY-Eyesight special
list of Seattle, who has made pro-
fessional visits to Kennewick for
twenty years. will be at the Hotel
Commercial Thursday, October 9th
for one day. Eyes examined, glasses
fitted. 49, &c
Evening star., 1924-05-29
BRITISH GOLF STARS
PLAY SENSATIONALLY

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland. May %
Taking only Al strokes for the thir-
teen holes played, Roger Wethered,
British amateur golf champion. ad-
vanced through the fourth round of
the amateur championship here to-
day, putting up one of the most bril-
liant exhibitions of golf ever seen in
an important British competition. in
his fight to retain the title. Wethered
defeated Give Leese of Wilmslow, Z
up and to play, the champions
score being five strokes under the
average of fours.
Cyril Tolley, also in magnificent
form, disposed of Maj. c. Campbell of
TantaIlon, up and to play. Tolley
going the required route in one under
fours.
The championship this year will re-
main in the hands of a British subject.
The only two Americans competing
were eliminated yesterday.
Francis Brown of Honolulu, whose
spectacular play had won him high
commentator from the experts. was
defeated in the second round by j.
Brnie, jr., Inverness. 2 up and 1 to
play, while Tolley put out Douglas
Grant, an American who resides in
England, by similar score.
Evening star., 1924-05-29
SCHOOLBOY PHENOM
IN OLYMPIC TRIALS

NEW YORK. May 29.-Albert Cuhel
Cedar Rapids high school star hur-
dler, will compete in the Olympic final
tryouts at the stadium June Z He is
said to be one of the most brilliant
schoolboy athletics ever developed in
the middle west.
) week ago this new star ran 12O
yards over the high hurdles in Is 1-10
seconds: 220 yards over the low hur-
dies In "a rs seconds and the quarter
mile in 40 seconds. He also is credited
with. running the 440-yard hurdles
under the world record of 81 1-5 sec
onds. 1t is in this event he will try
for the Olympic team.
With John X. Norton, world record
holder: Dick Dram, New York A. c.,
metropolitan champion; Herb Meyer,
Newark A. c.; ]. J. Sullivan, Boston A
c., and Charles Gegan, Georgetown,
starting in this event on June Z, track
fans will witness one of the greatest
40O-meter hurdle races ever run in New
York
Evening star., 1924-05-29
D. C. WOMAN GOLFERS
TO PLAY FOR TROPHY

More than two score woman golfers
of Washington are expected to play
in the annual competition for The
Evening Star cup to be held at the
Chevy Chase Club next Monday and
Tuesday.
The event will be at thirty-six
holes medal play, with eighteen holes
TO be played the morning of each day.
The tournament is open to all woman
players about the city. regardless of
club affiliations, and will this year be
held under the auspices of the
Women's District Golf Association.
of which Mrs. Charles L. FraiIey is
president.
Entries close Saturday at o'clock
with Mrs. Frailey and should be sent
to her at 2235 Q street.
Privileges of the Chevy Chase Club
were extended to entrants in the
tournament for practice in advance
of the tournament this morning and
Saturday morning.
The Evening Star cup competition
is the only big event for women gem
orally in Washington outside of the
championship, and always has at
tracted a large field of the finest
players about the city.
Evening star., 1924-05-29
HOPKINS NINE VISITS
MARYLAND SATURDAY

University of Marylands game with
Johns Hopkins at College Park Sat
urday probably will end the varsity
base ball season hereabout- Catholic
University hopes to arrange a play
off next week of its postponement
with Maryland due to rain at Brook
land yesterday, but it is likely the
Old Liners will agree to extend their
season.
The Maryland Hopkins encounter
promises to be a thriller. Usually
an easy proposition for the College
Park team. Hopkins this year has
shown considerable strength and
ought to give it's old rival, which
has not been so good on the diamond
in the present campaign. d red hot
argument.
Georgetown University track and
field athletes will compete in Cam
bridge tomorrow and Saturday in
the annual intercollegiate champion
ships A number of Hilltoppers not
eligible to participate in the intercol-
legiates are training at home for the
eastern Olympic tryouts at Yankee
Stadium in New York. June Z
The Georgetown nine had it's final
game of the season scheduled with
Army at West Point yesterday, but
rain prevented play.
Evening star., 1924-05-29

The sport witches have looked into
the boiling pot. but their prophecies
still lurk behind their lips Even
they hesitate to prognosticate flu
ture so yelled in uncertainty. OF the
western colleges California is favor
ed, while Yale or Pennsylvania seem
best qualified to check-if any team
can do 1.-THE versatile Berkeleyites.
Should he Real Fight.
SO far as the situation can be judg-
ed the outcome of this meet will be
close, and the victor may well win
the crown upon the basis of fractional
points. The pole vault, which will be
the last. event, may well prove to be
the deciding feature. This shows how
narrow is the basis for preliminary
Judgment
IF Scholp places first in this event
the pole vault-Yale may take the
meet. If Sheriff. and owen take the
first two places, Penn should win;
but if the result is one of those COM
plicated ties, with Robusch and Libby
added to those who divide the points.
California may collect enough out
of the hurdles and weights to take
the trophy back again to the golden
gate.
But here is still another very i'm
portant angle to be considered in
speculation as to winners; all of the
three far-western teams will cut into
each other, and while Hartranfft may
win the shot and discus, in doing so
he will force his fellow native sons
to a lower place in the point score.
And Houser Of Southern California is
likely to interfere with California as
materially as Hartranfft promises
to do.
Princeton, which is strong in the
weights. will also help the Yale and
Pennsylvania squads by reason of the
fact that the Tigers main strength
Will be eXerted in events in which
the west coast athletes are strong.
OF the individuals competing who
may be expected later to represent
us in Europe. Bowman of Syracuse
and Clarke of Hopkins ire the sprint
ing lights Gage and Chapman. both
of Yale. look to be the best at the
quarter: as Tierney and Allen of Holy
Cross and Harvard, respectively, are
on the injured list.
Penn State, Holy Cross and Boston
College will fight it out in the half
with Waters of Harvard, who, if he
starts, is looked upon as a likely
first. Kavanaugh. Boston College.
and Kirby, Cornell> will argue for
primacy in the mile, and the two-mile
event is conceded to Booth of Johns
in either of the hurdles but Robusch
of Pitt should win the high jump.
Victory in the pole vault lies be-
tween Sheriff. of Penn and Scholp of
Yale In the weights Hartranfft.
Houser. Hills and Carpenter are all
certainties in the fight for the palm.
One of the marked features of this
meet will be the reunion of the Cali
fornians and the easterners The
spirit of rivalry is keen, but not bit
ter. and many friendships have been
formed since the Golden State athletes
have been crossing the continent to
show their mettle against the east
ernerS.
downright 1904
Evening star., 1924-05-29
WOMAN'S M. A. NET
TITLE TILT SHIFTED

Washington has been host to the
Middle Atlantic Tennis Associations s
championship tournament this spring,
but will not see any singles title
contests.
Rain so hampered the woman play
ers that they had their last round
tilt transferred from Columbia Coun
try Club to the courts of Virginia
Country Club at Richmond, where
a big tourney has started. So in
the Old Dominion today Penelope
Anderson of Richmond and Marywill
Wakeford of this city were to clash
for the laurels.
The failure of Clarence NJ Charest
to appear for his match with Tom
Mangan at Columbia yesterday cost
Washington the final in the mems
section of the middle Atlantic tourna-
ment. Mangan was at hand without
an opponent and was given the cham
pionship by forfeit. Charest play
ed in Richmond yesterday.
Play In the consolation flights of
the mems and women's singles was
to be held at Columbia today. and
A. Y. Leech, jr., chairman of the
tournament committee. has announced
that racketers not reporting at 2
o'clock will default.