Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 28, 1917, Page 7

I | il -~ tive BUILD ROADS ON WAR FRONT Possible and Desirable to Construct Highest Types of Surfaces for Moving Supplies. ‘With the arrival of the Balfour mis- slon late information has been obtain- ed regarding road building methods followed in the war regions of France d Belgium. Engllsh military engineers have re- cently made experiments demonstrat- Ing that it is possible and desirable to build the highest type of road sur- faces for the temporary or emergency movement of artillery and supplies. Roads built with asphalt sent over from England have recently been con- structed in the rear of the French-Bel- glum front. Roads so. improved gave far better service than any type here- tofore attempted under the swift and leavy movements necessitated by the / artillery action which precedes infan- try attacks. It was observed that mo- tor trucks and gun carriages suffered no injury in movement over these hastily constructed asphalt pavements, while frequent breakdowns were ex- perienced when road building was not attempted. These experiments being done, a mission including officers of the Brit- ish and French engineer corps looked over the pavements in the environs ' of Paris built in the last three or four years. Among other roads inspected early in this month was the Trini- dad asphalt pavement laid on the road to Versailles which has been carrying military traffic ever since the war be- gan. As a result of these experiments and investigations it has been decid- ed, wherever possible, to construct sim- llar surfaces for the movement of mili- tary traffic in regions where roads have been destroyed or where they may be made necessary by battle plans. \"\ETTING CROPS TO MARKET Of Little Avail to Raise Produce of Any Kind If It Cannot Be Moved to Shipping Point. ‘While a great deal is being said about the crying need of cultivating every acre of land which can be made to yield crops at a fair profit, there is a surprising silence about the equal- ly important need of providing facili- tles or getting those crops to shipping points. It is of little avail to raise wheat if it cannot be hauled to mar- ket. " TAt a recent convention of the Ohio Good Roads association the 'farmer delegates spoke with the utmost con- viction of the need of improved roads, good 365 days in the year, if they were to do their part in the mobilization of the resources of the country in the cause of humanity. Moreover, these delegates from the farms did not ask 4 Using Drag. to have the roads improved for them; they promised their full proportion of financial support for their construc- tion. An entirely different condition is re- ported from New England, New York and New Jersey. There the conges- 'tion of railway traffic makes the high- "\ways of great value in delivering man- ufactured materials from one city to another; the motor truck has sudden- 1y become a real necessity in meeting the urgent requirements for transport- ing the products of the cities. In short, the rational improvement of roads is an essential element of the grave economic problems of the day, to make the valuable products of the farm and shop available to the user at the lowest possible cost. This sub- Ject should be studied at once as an economic problem, the same as the provision of railway and waterway transportation, the increase in culti- vated acreage and the improvement of manufacturing facilities. Crops that :— -capnot be moved from the farms ex- ept at enormous expense and manu- factured products that must lie in storehouse because of congestion of railways are of little value to a na- tion which needs such things now. Tender Vegetables. Vegetnbles quickly grown are more tender and of better quality than those slowly grown. Good soil and good cultivation are needed. Cinders for Surfacing. r surfacing footpaths, gravel, rnlxtures of sand and clay, and cin- ders wm in general, give good satis. Dng for Batter Roads. dnm wln mean bfitl [Fonds. T .|UNCOVER RICHES IN RUSSIA Development of Mineral Deposits, Re- tarded by Autocracy, Now leely to Be Rapid. As in everything else, the old re- gime of Russia had its strangle hold on the gold industry. Siberia and the Ural could be considered the classxcal parts of the world where deposits of precious. minerals abound and under a free” and progressive government they . could easily lead all the other parts of the world, says the Russian- American Journal of Commerce. The Russian press is full of news items chronicling new discoveries of gold and platinum deposits, as well as other rare metals. “ So from Krasnoyarsk, in Siberia, came the news that in the northern and southern Enisey mountain dis- tricts the gold seekers have lately] washed gold to the amount of about| 8,280 pounds. From the Lena, well known as a gold-bearing river, comes the word that new rich gold and plati- num deposits were discovered on her tributaries, Wily and also Markha. With the laying of the tracks of the Amur railroad there is almost a con- tinuous procession of discoveries of new deposits of precious metals, espe- cially on the Rivers Burea and Khara; all the deposits are not far from the new laid tracks and offer all the op- portunities for a successful develop- ment of the newly discovered deposits, VIRGIN ISLANDS UP TO DATE According to Latest Register, There Are 24 Cars and Three Trucks Owned by Inhabitants. Our new possessions, the Virgin Islands, lying just east of Porto Rico, acquired from Denmark by purchase, have not been immune from the auto- mobile, although cars there are not numerous. The latest register shows 24 cars and three trucks. The islands have an area of 83 square miles and a population of about 20,000. There are about 100 miles of good roads. All vehicles follow the European rule of the road, passing each other on the left when meeting and on the right when overtaking. Find Canes 1.000 Years Old. Workmen engaged in the dry river bed of the Namazue-gawa Osaka pre- fecture in Tokyo have unearthed a huge canoe made of camphor wood. The part so far dug out measures 40 feet. in length, 6 feet in width and 26 inches in depth.. According to archeo- logists the canoce is about one thousand years old. PLANTS NEED WINTER COLD Exposure to Low Temperature Is Re. quired to Prepare for Another Period of Growth. The role of winter cold in plant growth has recently been described by Dr. F. V. Coville. After the period of growth in spring and summer there is 8 period of dormancy before cold weather sets in, and if plants are main- tained artificially at a high tempera- ture this dormant period persists. Ex- posure’ to cold is needed to activate the plant for another period of growth. Perhaps the liberation of enzymes acts on the stored starches; converting them Into sugars, or the phenomenon may be due to a change in the permeability of the cell membrane, Though normally the stimulus re- quired for a renewal of growth is sup- plied by cold, mechanical injury or a period of drying may have the same effect. The process occurs independent- ly in any exposed part of a plant, so that if pne or two branches of a plant Is kept continually warm while the other is subjected to the usual winter chilling, the former will not develop on the return of summer temperatures, though the latter develops as usual. It/ would be interesting to learn what stimulus takes the place of cold in the equatorial regions. CARE FOR IGNITION SYSTEM 2 Terminal Soldered at Each End Pre. vents Wires Breaking Off and So Gradually Shortening. Every ignition wire should have a terminal soldered at each end. This inSures a firm contact and prevents wires from breaking off and so gradu- ally shortening. If the terminal breaks off, be very careful in fastening the wire, for a single strand touching another metal part may ground the circuit, thus preventing the ignition system from working, or even running the storage battery. OVERSIZE TIRES FOUND BEST Give Much Better Service for Severe Road Conditionis and Are Most Economical to Buy. “For severe road conditions oversize tires give much better service,” says a writer in Farm and Fireside, “and are usually the most economical te buy. They have greater carrying ca- pacity, greater elgsticity and, being larger than standard tire equipment, ride better over soft places and through gravel and sand.” e IN CASE OF GASOLINE FIRE Water Should Never Be Used to Ex. tinguish Flames—Smother Blaze With Sand or Sawdust. It you are so unfortunate as to be the, victim of a gasoline fire in your :;m'uée. or anywhere else for that matter, remember gasoline does not mix with water, and consequently wa- ter should neven be used to extinguish such a fire. If a patent fire extin- guisher is not at hand throw sand on the blaze, or use sawdust. The lat- ter 1S not easily ignited, and when it does burn there is no biuze of any con- sequence. Gleanmg. Pressmg and Repairing of All Kinds If you want anything done in the . tailoring line just bring it to PETER THORSON —TAILOR— Phone 592 Over Doran’s When it is repaired by THE 'BEMIDJI JEWELRY 210 3rd Street, - Phone 488 e e Ladies’ and Gents’ Suits MADE to ORDER Cleaning, pressing and alterations of allkinds. All work up-to-date, first class workmanship T. Beaudette, Merchant Tailor 210 Third Street STORE FULL OF NEW GOODS Boy’s Overalls, made full size, good and neat, brown, striped and all blue...... 59¢ and 63c BLANKETS—FULL SIZE 75¢. 98¢ to $2.98 in heavy wool finish, different colors at $2.98, $3.48 to $4.88 WOOL BLANKETS. $4.98 to $8.50 COAT HANGERS A new coat hanger at 5c¢ and 10c. Look at them! GET FREE TICKETS on child’s DAN' PATCH AUTO. One with every dollar that you buy. Your Dimes & Nickles will do double duty here. Do you know that you can buy hun- dreds of articles at this store where the price is quite a bit of a saving? Its up to you to save when you can, why don’t you? BOYS SWEATERS Dark and light gray, sizes 28 to 34, choice .98¢ WALL PAPER Double Roll, 10c per roll, worth much more! STORE FULL OF NEW GOODS Boys Pants, ages 4 to 16— 75¢, 98¢, $1.39 made full size and well sewed in corduroy and other materials COMFORTABLES Buy now and save—g$].98 to $2.98, $3.48 to $5.98. OUTING FLANNEL GOWNS. Misses and Ladies—T75¢, 3 $1.20 and S48, o O SPECIALS SATURDAY—Boy’s Caps, choice.............15¢ UNDERWEAR FOR BOYS— Pants and Shirts, all sizes— values 650c, slightly soiled, Choice 23¢ "« Carlson Of Course, I.ongest Store and Shortest Price. 3l 7 Belt. SOME ONE WILL GET THTS AUTO SATURDAY NIGHT AT 9:30 O0’'CLOCK . COME AND SEE THE DRAWING! JELLY GLASSES—S P E CIAL SATURDAY—2¢ EACH!!!! The Varlety Store Man Styleplus Cl)aflges *]7 and *21 The Clothesof Known Quality and Known Price for men of every age and taste Every man in the country knows what he has to pay for Styleplus Clothes—they are nationally advertised, year in, ycar out. Also, hc has become acquainted in the same way with what the price stands for—dependability. All-wool fabrics in cvery suit of Styleplus— the kind of style that young men (and older) are looking for always— thorough absolute guarantee of satisfaction. tziloring —and an Aodels to suit cvery Two grades, two prices, $17 and 821 —cach grade the greatest value at its price. =cible taste, cvery nced. Styleplus $17 still the same price. Styleplus $21 grade, just added to meet the needs of men wanting a better choice of models and greater variety in the fabrics. ; GILL BROTHERS BEMIDJI, MINNESD 1 THIRD STREET Sty lepllus Intelligent’ Page X x|