Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 27, 1920, Page 6

s | f e _—_—————————————— - FUNDS FOR PUBLIC HIGHWAYS | 8um of $97,000,000 Will Be Divided Among States in Proportion to Population. “The last apportionment of federal funds to the state’in road construc- /tion undey the existing federal-aid act | became available July 1,” said Mr. McDonald, chief of the bureau of pub- | lic roads. g ) “This is the largest npportioument} yet certified under the Federal aid act, | amounting to $100,000,000, three-quar- | ters of which is derived from the ap- propriation of 1919 and $25,000,000 from the original appropriation of 1916, A deduction of $3,000,000, or 3 per cent of the funds, will be made to provide for the expense of admin- istering the federal ald act by the Department of Agriculture. The bal- | ance of $97,000,000 will be divided | among the states in proportion to their | wear masks when identifying prisoners, so that their faces will not become:| population, area, and mileage of post | roads. “Under the law the states are re- quired to enter into formal agreements with the secretary of agriculture for ' the construction upon which this mon- ey is to be used before July 1, 1922. Any money which is not taken up be- fore that time will be reapportioned | among all the states in the same man- ner in which the original nppl)rtlon-I ments are made. All previous appor- | tionments have been taken up in the | time allot{ed, and it is not likely that the states will fail to absorb this last apportionment. To do so, however, will mean that the states must sur- vey, plan, and let contracts for at | least $200,000,000 worth of federal aid | road construction m the next two Yeurs, “If the states continue to pay more | than 50 per cent of the cost, as they have In the past, the cost of the ronds | Cabbage, cwt. ...... constructed with this last apportion- Good Roads Mean Greater Rural Com- fort and Prosperity. ment may reach $250,000,000. In other words, it will be necessary to plan for construction at the rate of at least | $100,060,000 and probably moré per year. Some appreciation of what that | means may be gleaned from the fact ' that in 1915 the expenditure for all roads in the United States, construct- ed under state supervision, was only $80,000,000, Sinee 1015, however, state highway ' departments have been greatly expand- ed, and’ eilicient machinery has been developed which will undoubtedly be able to hnudle the greater volume of | work. “The states have had four years in which to prepare for the expenditure of the large funds which now become ' available. They expect to be able to handle them. What is of greater con- | cern to them at this time s the con- ditlon wijch may result if federal ap- | propriations are permitted to lapse. | The highway departments should know at least a year In advance what funds are to be available in order that plans may he made for future construction. Unless, therefore, further federal ac- tion is taken in the coming year, the | states will be left In doubt as to the | future policy of the government, and the amount ™t money they must be prepared to expend. Such a contingen- ¢y would involve a serious setback to | the progress of road construction, and | should he avoided by early congres- slonal actior | POOR ROADS ARE EXPENSIVE | Farmers Cannot Haul Produce to Market When Prices Are High on Account of Highways. It Is a well-established fact that market prices for even staple crops vary considerably throughout the year. ‘Where bad roads prevail, farmers are frequently unable to avail themselves of favorable prices. It is common for | farmers to find that they cannot haul their produce to market when prices are highest, because the roads are im- pasgsable. Federal Aid Helps Poor States. | Do you know what federal aid in | road building and other things does? | It makes the rich and prosperous states gpntribute to the poor and back- | ward states. P — - Texas Lea''s in Cuildirg, | Texas Jeads the couniry in the amount aufhorized for good roads, with 1 hond issues totaling $44,708,000. | Provide Free Range. ‘When possible free range should be provided for the breeding stock. Subscribe for The Daliy Plono’r.l ' How Indignant Boston Woman Was | action be taken while she waited. The Chiet of Police Pendegast of ‘Los familiar to criminals. BEMIDJI CASH MARKET QUOTATIONS. GRAIN AND HAY Oats, bu. . veenee...45c-50c Red Clover, medium, Ib. ....14c-15¢ wheat, hard . ... $1.10-$1.20 Wheat, soft. ..... $1.10-§1.20 RY, DU o o +oosonsasisunsss$L10 . VEGETAELES Potatoes, p‘er cwt., small lots . ... ... Potatoes, car load lots. ....70c-80c ...80c-90¢c $1.60-$2.00 .$1.50-82.00 .$6-87 .60c; 3 47 .66¢c Onions, dry . .... Beans, cwt . .. Butterfat . . Dairy Butter . wts & iaisiaid Eggs, fresh, dozen . . ........ Chicago, Dec. 27.—Potato receipts, 47.cars. Market steady. ' Northern whites, sacked, $1.40 to $1.55; Idaho rurals, $1.65. MARKETS—LOCAL AND FOREIGN Angeles, hay ordered his detectives to, MBATS Mutton . . Hogs, 1b. . Dressed beef, 1b. ... Turkeys, live, 1b. ..... Old Toms, live, 1b. . .20c-26¢ Geese, live, 1b. .... .20c-23c Ducks, ilve, Ib. .... .16c-18¢c Hens, 4 1bs. and over. HIDES Cow hides, No. 1, lb... Rull hides, No. 1, 1b. .. .4c-6¢c Kipp hides, No. 1, 1b. ...4c-be Calf gkins, No. 1, 1b. ceabe-Te Deacons, each ... ...60¢c Horse . hides, large.. ...$2.50-33 ECSTASY IN THE SALESROOM Goaded “Prospect” Finally Forced, in Self-Defense, to Rise to the Occasion Herself. “But this Is such a sweet little model, honey. Perfect on you. Look at the quality of this duvetyn, dearie. Now, honey, did yow ever see such lines?” There may have been heroes of grand opera who could make love with the fluency and intensity of a sales- girl drawing near to a sale, but no expert exists whose ardor can thus flame when the actual moment of de- cision between the higher and the low- er comes, writes Marian Storm in the New York Evening Post. “Lots of little girls that buy these little suits just leave off their little blouses and wear them like little one- plece dresses. Now, this little style, dearle, was made for you. Logk, honey, not a wrinkle in back. Isn't it love- 1y on her?"—appeals to another enrap- tured creature—*Isn't she just the lit- tle girl to wear this little model? Of course, not every one can wear this little suit, dearie. It takes a figure, honey, just like you've got. I wear the same suit myself, Dearle, in two weeks you couldn't buy this little suit for half the price again, Isn't it fovely on her? I said, honey, wiwn you came in: ‘There's the girl that can wear that little spe- cial we got today” Now turn around, dear. You won't have to do a thing | to it. Length—just right, honey. Sleeves—just right, honey. “Swectness,” she urged, at passion- ate climax, “don’t, let a little chance like tlis go by! Dearie, if you only “But, oh, my beloved,” returned the gonded customer half-fiercely, “The price! The price!” INVOKED NAME OF HARVARD Pacified by Assertion Which Some. . what Overstepped Truth. The burying ground on the Boston common has what is probably the most unusual stone in the city. It was set up “In memory of Mrs. Sally Morse (wife of Samuel Morse), who died July 25, 1799, of the cramp in her stomach, after about one hour’s illness, aged twenty-six years and two months.” One day, relates the Detroit News, the door of the cemetery office in the eity hall was flung open and a pom- pous matron entered and requested that the stone on the common be destroyed, hecause of the fudelicate and unlady: like inscription. The visitor waxed more insistent as the secretary pleaded a lack of authority to destray any: thing. Finally the caller took a dra- matic stand and demauded that some secretary happened to be a great ad- mirer of George Washington, but he Midam,” hé coritinued, ‘“that stone cannot be destroyed.” At the maglc name of Harvard the | visiter retreated, vanquished,, and went forth to tell hier friends of the “appendicitis stone,” as it came to be called. Gulf Coast Sulphur Deposits. At some remote time there must have been tremendous volcanic activ- ity in the region which is today the zulf coast of Loutsiana and Texas; for in those parts are found deposits of sulphur vastly exceeding in quan- tity any known elsewhere in the world. They ave covered over by hundreds of feet of later sedimentary material, and to get at the sulphur deep wells have to be sunk, Superheated water is forced down the pipes to melt the sul- phur, which is fetched to the surface by the power of compressed nlr/. On cooling it is ready for shipment, being 99 per cent pure. e English and ‘American Speech. 1t is said that it is harder for a Lincolnshire farmer to understand & Lancashire miner than it is for.any two Americans from different sections of the United States to understand each other, The reasons advanced for the uniform standard in America are the wide use of text-books, and the fact that our public schools are forced to devote much time to the teaching of English on account of the large number of foreigners in the schools. There are many provincialisms in our language, but most of them have been scattered over the whole country and are ‘understood by all—Exchange. | Mixture of Races in France, The mixture of races that have con- | stituted the French people of today has determined the principal physical characteristics of our people. Thus it has been found, writes the Paris correspondent of the Journal of the American Medical Association, that the average height for men is 165 cm, (5 feet 2 fnches). The ohservations Indicate that 85.10 per cent of the French people have chestnut hair. - The blonds are next | in order, forming only 1232 per cent of the population. Pure black hair is found in 1.83 per cent—that is, slightly more frequently than red hair, which altogether was found in only 0.72 per cent of cases. Pure black balr, sv rare in France, is the rule in wrmln\Medlternnean countries (for instance.’in definite re- glons of Spain). . Very, light blonds form the majority of the population of | northern Europe. ! T R Remarkable Februarys. Fehruary without a full moon is found by S. H. Gaythorpe, an English | inquirer, to have occurred in the nine- teenth century in 1809, 1847, 1866 and 1885, but the present century will leave {a record of only two instances—1915 | had work to do, and he saw one way out, “Madam,” he whispered impressive- 1y, “that stone is of great value. Har- | vard university has'just been making an investigation and has pronounced that stone important evidence of the then ! £, and 1961. In the next four centuries there will be 14 such instances. Very ‘ curiously, five Sundays in February | have.about the same frequency, and ! happen thirteen times regularly in | | four centuries. The two occurrences i'wy variety—New York Times. | il are not counected. PRSI ‘| wear. Probably some frivolous re-{ ‘| mark of the friend obtained him this | HE HAD BUSINESS ELSEWHERE HAD TO OVERLOOK FOIBLES Herbert Spencer’s Fussiness a Trial to Those Who Did Not Know His Real Kindness. More examples of Herbert. Spencer’s irritating foibles and extraordinary pettiness are superfluous, but two of them will bear the telling. % A friend had the opportunity of see- ing in full working order the famous ear-stoppers that Spencer used to privilege, for in the middle of the meal Spencer, with a fixed glance at him, pressed the spring that closed the hole of each ear. / Afyér luncheon the host and friehd sat chatting in the garden; when there came an invitation from Spencer to take a drive with him in his rubber- tired carriage, the message adding that ‘“we are not to talk." When they were returning from Spencer’s funeral Sir Michael Foster told this friend the following sfory: Spencer detested cushions, and the- ‘trouble was to find a chair that was hard in the seat and yet comfortable. So, at a last resource, he had a seat covered with some inches of soft plas- ter of paris, and sitting on that made an impress from- which a wooden seat of an exactly fitting pattern was cut. Against a certain undeniable fus- siness. there should be set the fact that Spencer had & soft place in a heart that seemed adamant, and there are stories of spontaneous acts of kind- ness and of offers of help to the trou- bled and bereaved that redeem much unlovely behavior. Diner Didn’t Care to Wait to See the Result of His™ Carelessness With the Pie. Dr. Fabyan Franklin has a friend who vouches for this story. Coming lowntown on the elevated one morn- ng, he was struck by the explosive temper of a red-faced, choleric man on a seat nearby. This man, annoyed because a youth facing him had placed his feet on the seat which the man oc- cupied, burst out in a storm of pas- sion, denouncing the youth in tones that aroused the attention of passen- gers in thie adjoining cars. He finally stamped out on the ‘platform at a stop, bolling with rage.: Fhat noon Doctor Franklin's friend went into a self-service restaurant for lunch. QGetting a plate of vegetables and meat, and one of pumpkin pie, he placed them on the broad extension arm of one of the chaifs provided for lunchers, and made room beside them for his cup of coffec. As he was fin- ishing his lunch he réathed for the pumpkin pie, and clumsily knocked it off the chair arm. e To his horror he saw it disappear into the gaping pocket of a large over- cont carelessly flung over the next chair—and then he perceived the own- er of the overcoat bearing down upon him, all unconscious of the accident, with a platefal of food. It was the same red-faced, choleri¢ man whose frightful temper had amazed the ele- vated passengers! As .soon as the culprit had per- cetved that he walted to see no more. —New York Evening Post. An Expressman, Speaking of juries, a veteran Cleve- lander recalls the difficulty experienced in securing a jury in a noted alleged polsoning case of many .years ago. One of the men summoned was both dense find deaf, with a limited knowl- edge of English, defects which were developed as his examination pro- ceeded. “Have you formed or expressed any opinion regarding this case?” the law- yer for the defense asked. “Hay?" “I gay, have you formed or expressed ~formed or expressed—do you get that?” “Yes, yes. Farmed or expressed. Sure, I haf farmed and now I am ex- pressing. Dot’s all right.” But the expressman was excused. Amber Long In Use. The modern use of ofl of amber, hoth externally and internally, is often mentioned. It has been denied that amber was known to the Greeks in very early times, the Greek electron having been used.as a name both for it and for an amalgam of gold and | sliver, a species of gold ore washed down by the Pactolus; but amber has actually been found at Mycenae, and the fact that the electron necklace mentioned in the Odyssey is sald to have been a gift from Phoenicia means | much. The Phoenicians are known to have infroduced amber into’'the East, and Herodotus says it was brought, from | the River Eridanus In the extreme west of Europe. - Pets of Prisoners. Visitors to prison have noticed that prisoners. like other folk, are fond of | pets and that their pet is generally a canary or other species of bird. There is a reason for this:. A bird takes up | | little room and 'requires little food, ' whereas larger animals could not very | easily be kept in confinement. Most{ prisons have rules forbidding inmates | to keep pets, but visitors to several of the smaller prisons have sometimes observed mice as well as birds and an‘ occasional dog sharing cells with pris- ‘ oners. In one of the large state pris- ons a long-term prisoner was permit- ted to have as pets several dogs of the | S —_ . |pyvecribe tor The Dmily Pioneer. Y EVENING, DECEMBER 2‘;’. ‘Good Highways IMPROVED ROADS IN INDIANA ; s - Order lIssued by State Highway Com- mission - Requiring Standardiza- A tion_of Plans. Uniform road construction is expect- ed throughout Indiana as a result of an order issued by the state highway commission requiring the standsrdiza- tion of road plans and specifications for county highways which are sub- Ject to the approval of the commission. The regulation became effective July 1 and covers all' connty road projects submitted to the commission for ap- proval, \ The, reguldtion is similar to the fed- eral order requiring the use of stand- ardized plans and specifications by the fmproved Road in Indiana. state for all roads for which govern- ment aid is expected. The action of the commission extends the use of the approved standards to the roads which ‘will be built in Indiana under the pro- visions of the county unit road law, by -which the state shares the cost. Officialy of the commission have compiled the standards for the Indiana roads, which are identical with the requirements made of the state by the federal government. The standards will apply to all county-ald projects proposed under the state highway law, the county unit road law, and the free gravel road law. Many counties of the state already have adopted the commission stand- ards. voluntarily to keep their road eonstruction up to the specifications prescribed by the federal and state en- gineers. Members: of the commission, in dis- cussing the regulation, declared that it will have the effect of standardiz- ing road construction throughout Indi- ana. ROMANS AND GOOD HIGHWAYS Roads Bulit Two Thousand Years Ago Are Still in Active Seryice— How Constructed. - Two thousand years ago the Romans built roads, some of which are still in active service. These roads have lasted through the centurles simply because of their massive construction, The Romans built four successive courses or layers' on the earth sub- grade, carefully prepared and drained. First came the statumen or founda- tion, then the rodus, next the nucleus, and finally the pavimentum or wearing | surface, says a writer. The statumen consisted of large lat stones, while the two integvening courses were built of smaller stones lafd in lime mortar. To carry the chariot and packhorse traffic of Roman times, these roads were seemingly ridiculously heavy, yet the wisdom of the builders was amply demonstrated by the 800 years dur- ing which the Roman road system formed' the backbone of the transporta- tion system.of what was the greatest empire of all time, We can learn a mighty profitable tesson from the Eomans, and if we take the lesson to heart now, standing 4s we do on the threshold of a new nhighway era, we shall save ourseclves wmuch pecuniary sarrow. ) 7 HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT SURE Both Republican and Democratic ™ar. ties Pledged tc Assist in Good Roads Development. — Regardless of which party wins out in the presidential election this fall, American: motorists can rest assured that highway develppment will be con- tinued: In’ their platforms, both -the Republican - and ' Deinocratic parties have piaced themselves flatly on rec- ord as favoring likeral federal appro- priations to assist ‘n good road work. The definite action of both parties proves conclusively that motor trans- portation has been recognized as a definite factor in the nation’s economic fabric and that everything will be done to utilize ita value to the ut- most. Care Received by Colt. i Bear in mind the care received by | the colt the first 18 months of his life | will be a big factorsin his worth at| maturity. : Destroy Lise on Horse. A thorough scrubbing with any or- dinary tar dip\such as creolin or cre- | osote, will kill{lice on a horse. i Force Fowls to Exercise. | All whole or cracked grain should be I fed in the litter so as to force the owls' to evercise by scratching for it | TGRSR { Subscriba for The Daily Pioneer.| Miss Bdessa LeGuee, who has been in Crookston for a few days to.spend Christmas with friends and relatives, returned to Bemidji yesterday. Dr. G. H, Zentz left this, morning for Wadena and Fergus Falls in the interest of the proposed summer as- sembly grounds for which Bemidji is negotiating. Mr. and Mrs. Elford’ Benson are rejoicing over the arrival of a daugh- ter-on Christmas morning. Mother and baby are reported to, be doing ne. i C. R. Rice and dayghter, of Grand \Forks, N. D., returned today to their home after' spending the (@ristmas holidays with) Mr. Rice's brother, W. H. Rice of the town of Northern. P. J. Vasaly, father .of Mrs. J. W. Diedrich, returned to his home at Lit- tle Falls this morning after spending Christmas here.' Mrs. Vasaly, who is visiting at the Diedrich home will remain here for a few days. Mrs. Chester Rouse of this’ city, who teaches in Hubbard county, is home for Christmas vacation, and re- ports a tull attendance of all pupils in thé district and much (interest on the part of the parents and pupils. WANTED—Girl for housework. Call at 314 Fourth street. 72t12-28 TIBS—We are now in the market o} a limited. number of ti Prices and terms right. Wrll . Ad dress “‘C. J."”” care Pioneer. "’ 3 L : ”3‘!12-2? L 1 / / FOR SALE-—Have ladies dark blue tricotine suit, size 38; strictly-tal ored model, alsg darksblue tricol- ette and georgette. dre! ize 3§, both ‘alfost: new; will 1 ‘efths for 1-3 their value. Further par- ticulars call 263-W. 2t12-28 FOR SALE—All my White Leghoyus, hens, pullets and cockerels. Phone 60. Gordon Smith. \ A5t12-31 —_—————————— BLOCK SALESMAN Wanted. .to handle choice territory.for distrib- utor of Dearborn Trucks and at- tachments, Warner Trailers and Specialty line of farm implement. An excellent opportunity for' the right man. A. L. Noel & Co., 834 No. _First street, Minmneapolis, Minn. 1t12-37 e ——————————————— PRESCRIPTIONS HAVE THE “RIGHT OF WAY” ON OUR PHONE Instructions around “make it short” on our way. will be open for a may be phoned in. tor and his orders our u cists fill it. 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When population was scarge and widely scattered, the surplus animal an vegetable fats were sufficient to grease the simple machinery of that day, but with the vast development of mechanical power these sources of lubricants would be quite inadequate. [ comparing the ‘‘grease rag’’ of Madeira with the marvelous automatic force feed lubrication in your In Madeira the native walks ahead of rag, while you drive comfortably, because petroleum ' Correct lubrication is the life of industry, and correct other products of crade oil, while adding much to the prosperity, comfort and gayety of the world, could be given up. without the disastrous conse-’ quences which would follow the elimination’ of the petroleum lubricants. " The Standard Oil Company (Indiana) manufactures a large number of oils and greases, each designed: to meet an especial need. 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