Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 12, 1919, Page 17

THE BEM1IDJI DAILY PIONEER PAGE SEVEN lsource of mainténancé révenues vau | be secured so as to sprevent these roads, when constructed, from dete- riorating. EARTH ROADS IN CONDITION Drainage Is Chief Essential in Putting Earth Roads in Proper 8hape— Drag Must Be Used. TO MEET GOOD ROADS BONDS “Motor-Vehicle Revenues Devoted to Maintenance and Repair of State Improved Highways. It can be truthfully said that drain- age is the chief essential in putting earth roads into proper condition. An old Scotchman, an expert road builder, aptly said that the three requirements of good earth roads are, drainage, more drainage, and still more drainage. B. W. Lehmann of the University of Mis- mouri college of agriculture indorses this sentiment and adds: Roads must not only have good surface drainage but must also have good underdrain- age. Surface drainage Is secured by proper grading, adequste side ditches, and by keeping the crown of the road properly dragged. Stretches of road that do not dry out quickly must be underdrained by tile. The drag must be used after each rain, if the best results are to be se- cured. Don’t go on the road while too muddy, let it dry out slightly; it should be wet enough, however, so it will not crumble, but smear. When properly used, the drag brings a thin layer of eurth toward the center of the road which is rolled and packed between wet perfods. 1f too much crown is se- ‘cured by dragging, the angle of tie drag should be reversed. Getting’ the earth »oads graded, ditches open, well drained, and prop- tgr]y crowned by dragging is about all that ean be doue until the people are ready to surfuce the rond with gravel, | broken stone or some other surfacing material. GREAT ROAD WORK PLANNED Approximately $300,000,000 for Migh- i way Expenditures to Be Used This Season. | Estimmates of contemplated highway expenditures in ‘the United States for the season of 1919 place the total at approximately $300,000,000. Because of “‘governmental restrictions the amount Was considerably lower than this in 1918, while in 1917 it was placed at $280,000,000. (Prepared by the United States Depart. ment of Agriculture.) In most states the motor-vehicle { - revenues are devoted to the mainte: nance and repair of -the state roads or other improved highways. Thes states thus seem to have solved fairly!| well the knotty problem of how to! ssecure sufficient funds to maintain the| more important roads under the ever- increasing ' traffic requirements. As both the traffic and the revenues in- crease with the number of cars, there exists a possibility of so adjusting the registration rates as to keep pace with Recently, however, a mqvement to capitalize the motor-vehicle revenues the ever-growing maintenance charges. Bnd devote these funds to road con- faood Roads Mean Greater Rurai Com- fort and Prosperity. etruction has ‘been quite noticeable. | This is especially true in those states which have a comparatively large number of cars and only a smail mile- j age of improved roads. Thus, Illinois, Jast./November approved a bond issue ; 01:$60.000;000-for the construction of a | gystem ‘of ‘state roads. The interest } and principal of these bonds are to be paid entirely- from the motor-vehicle revenues. There is no doubt that these revenues will prove sufficient for this Concrete Road Building. A great era of concrete road build- ing has begun. Comprehensive sys- tems are being constructed in many counties and many through highways are being -improved with concrete in various states under state supervision, purpose: - The main question which re- magins is whether or not a_satisfactory Subscribe for The.. Daily. Pioneer is extended to Third street, corner Beltrami:avenue. ( Christmas business. new ones. A Hearty Welcome The Merchants VISITING BELTRAMI COUNTY FAIR Your are cordially invited to make yourself at home at their temporary offices and warehouse, located at 120 Our stock of Candies and Confectionery was never so large and more complete. Prices are continually ad- vancing and we advise that you get in on the ground floor and place your orders now for your-Fall and lHarry will be glad to ‘see his old friends and to make SMALL GIRL NOT FORGOTTEN Frocks for Little Maid's Adornment Are More Than Usually Charm- Ing and Practical. Frocks for the small girl are both quaint ‘and. practical. The ginghams are attractively combined with plain one-tone material, or have collars; cuffs and chemisettes of sheer white mate- rials. Plain pink, blue, green, yellow or lavender chambrays are also made dainty and becoming by collar and cuff ‘sets of white organdle, dimity, batiste or linen lawn. One Chicago house which makes a specialty of children’s clothes shows' numbeérs of quaintly charming frocks made from imported dimities, cham- brays and swisses. Two of the models In an exhibit were made of chambray, one being In a clear: apple-green tone, There is a plain short-waisted bodice belted with a two- inch band-piped with black. The belt is embroidered with colored posies and green leaves. The sleeves and neck are piped with black. Another frock is of pale-pink chambray, with the sheer? of scalloped white collars and cuffs. The frock also has a short-waisted bod- ice and a very full skirt is attached to the plain little bodice, the jolning line being defined by a piping of color. Em- broidered posies, uneven in height, rise from the piping and embroidered lines to about one-third the bodice length, The skirt is also trimmed with em- broidered lines. HAIL THE GEORGETTE GOWN Always More Popular Than Any of the Sheer Lingerie Materials and Launders Easily. A gown or blouse made of white or light-colored georgette, pnrt}lcnl,nrl,y it it is a one-fabri¢c affair, will usually be found more serviceable than - flar garment made of one of the lingerie materials, such as organdle, cotton voile, etc. The georgette -gar- ment can be washed with soap and water, but it does not require the vig- orous treatment that a cotton fabric needs to make it look fresh and new, and certainly the -amateur laundress.| can handle the georgette more--easily than one of the cotton fabrics. Tunic and tier effects gre being fea- tured in the styles now appearing for fall and winter. These will vie for honors with the redingote and barrel silhouette . frocks, but fortunately there need be no real rivalry, as the redingote dress especially is distinet- Iy a style that belongs to daytime ap- parel. _Subscribe for ‘I'he Pioneer. It was not until the eighteenth cen- tury that the parasol became distinctly @n article of feminine costume. Large and elaborate parasols have from time immemorial been a mark of honor and official dignity in the Orlent. In India, made his famous tour, he was com- pelled, that he might properly impress the natives, to ride upon an elephant and have over his head a parasol with a frame of gold, and with a covering stitched with precious jewels, T met a Vermont Yankee lately, and the main thing he bragged about was the amount of maple sugar shipped from his town every spring. But he did not say that Vermont rolled out Bat would be as biz as Ohlo.—E. W, Howe’s Monthly. Parasol a Mark of Honor. it is now lost. If Vermont Was Flat. Beltrami County School Exhibition (Continued from Page 6) in_ink as follows: First line—Name, address, dis- trict number and grade. Second and third lines— A continued oval exercise two spaces high across the page. Fourth and fifth lines—Straight up and down stroke two spaces high across the page. Sixth line—Ovals, ten times around, one space high across the page. Seventh line—Capital letter “A,” five “As” in a group, three groups on a line. Eighth line—Five “Os” in a group, three groups. Ninth line—Four “Ms” in a group, three groups to the line. Fill the remaining lines on the page with this copy: “One by one the sands are flowing”: 1st 2nd 8rd 1. Seventh and eighth grades $1.00 $ .76 $ .50 2. Fifth and sixth grades...... 1.00 76 .50 3. Third and fourth grades.... 1.00 .76 .60 Penmanship for First and Second Grades. The exhibit shall consist of one written page as follows (written with pencil) : One line, two spaces of compact ovals, two groups on a line. One line, two spaces, up and down strokes, two groups on a line. One line—*“0 see me,” “O see me.” One line —*“See me run,” “See me run.” One line of capital “As” ten on a line, One line—*“A man can run.” One line—“A ball will roll.” - 1st 2nd 3rd 4. First and second grades...$1.00 § .76 § .60 DIVISION W Class i—Poultry . 1st 2nd 3rd A pair—one cockerel, one pul- let, 1919 hatch—all standard breeds .ooooceoiiiieieeee $2.00 $1.00 $ .50 Class 2—Calves 1st 2nd 3rd 1. Best heifer calf, not over 8 months old ................ $5.00 $3.00 $2.00 2. Best steer calf, not over 8 months old ................ 5.00 3.00 2.00 Class 3—Pigs. 1st 2nd 3rd Best pig, not over 8 months O cciisiuississnsusssinipsssssaa $5.00 $3.00 $2.00 does its power wane. The Chevrolet is a very carefully built car. On the best materials, methods and men have a part in its construction. Asto itspower, it is sufi"iciept to say that the Chev- rolet is equipped with the FAMOUS VALVE IN HEAD MOTOR No car in the world can—we believe—compete with the Chevrolet for style, power and comfort at the price. Let ustalk this over with you. MOTOR INN 312 Beltrami Avenue i Gloom and Gladness. A pessimist is 2 man who belleves | mentioned in the Bible, are thought to that it will take centurles for the world | be the red and purple, particularly the to recover from the blow to civiliza- | red anemones with black centers. tion; and the optimist 18 a man who | These anemones grow among the thora retorts that there will be plenty of cen- | hedges in the East, which accounts for tusles.—Rochester Post-Express. VROLET FARMER’S LIGHT TRUCK AND MERCHANTS DELIVERY CAR THE CAR FOR ECONOMICAL TRANSPORTATION The present-day value of an automobile lips in its degree of utility. The more it serves the more it saves. The Chevrolet meets your every requirement. always ready and willing for long and short distance travel, over smooth or rough roads, up hill or down, in all weather; it covers the ground smoothly, swiftly and surely. The Chevrolet never hesitates—never e e ——— Venerated Relic Lost. The Black Rood was a relic brought to Scotland by the wife of Malcolm | ity was greater than her personal at- Canmore, and long held in extreme | tractions called on a popular manager veneration by the Scots. It consisted | with the view of obtaining a part. :I: a cross of gold, inclosing a plece of | The manager chatted about the value e true cross, set in an ebony figure [ 0of good looks to a woman, endi 10 1877, when the then prince of Wales | of Christ. It was deposited with the | with, “Beanty is to a woman gt regalia in Edinburgh castle, and car- | brains are to a man.” “There's only, rled with them to England by Edward | one.thing more valuable to a man than I, and used by him to give Increased | brains,” said the young lady. “What's solemnity to the oaths he exacted from | that?” asked the manager. “Tacti™ the Scottish magnates. All trace of | was the reply. - Womanly Wit A young lady whose dramatic abik Biblical Lilles. The “lilles of the fleld,” so often the saying, “lilies among thorns.” DIVISION X BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ CLUB WORK Class 1—Potato Contest One-eighth acre potato contest, ages 10 to 18 years, inclusive. Varieties to be grown—Bli Triumph, Green Mountain, Burbank Russet, Iri Cobbler. Basis of awards: 1. Yield of Potatoes.. 40 points 2. Financial statement, g y of production (value of potatoes considered market price).................. 25 points 8. Exhibits of one peck, or thirty, eight- ounce, potatoes at county fair.......... 20 points 4. Story, “How I Helped Uncle Sam by 4 ' Growing Potatoes” .......ccoen.eu..cec. 15 points Premiums: First, $10.00; second, $7.50; third, $5.00; next five, $3.00 each. Class 2—Canning Demonstration Contest Club Premiums All cans and material furnished by fair associa- tion. All clubs wishing to enter this contest at fair grounds, should report to H. J. Olin, Secretary, on or before September 8th, 1919, and then y will be notified as to the time at which the different clubs will can. Premiums: First, $6.00; second, $3.00; next five, $1.50 per club of three members. Class 3—Girls’ Bread Baking Contest Individual Contest Tins only will be furnished. All girls wishing to enter this contest at fair grounds, should report to H. J. Olin, Secretary, on or before September 8th, 1919. Then you will be notified as to the time ap which you will bake. Premiums: First, $3.00; second, $2.00; next five $1.00 each. Class 4—Boys’ and Girls’ Lamb Show. Requirements for entry: Any boy or girl en- tered in the State Sheep Project. Lambs must not be dropped earlier than March 1. Best Lamb ewe or wether not 1st 2nd 3rd over 8 months old................$10.00 $7.50 $5.00 All others showing, $2.00. Basis of award: Thrift and general appearance... Conformation to type of breed. Story, “How I Raised My Sheep” Weight of lambs produced It is Only Telephone 78 i ¥ .W,,..,,.flmvw.‘_._' 4,, T . [ e -