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Number 2
Springdale. Washington County, Arkansas, Friday, May
Kight Pages
EKMAM
WiU HAVE TO HAY
„ Term. •* He.ee Treat, t.er
. I. Shorn of Power to tlo Fur
ir.afl> ** ^
tfier Harm.
Versailles. May
7.— In the provis
os
, treaty which .Germany is
,und to accept, according to agree
reached with her former Allies,
^ restores Alsace Lorraine to
^Accepts the internationalization
f th( ^aar ba'.n as temporarily pro
mulgated by the League of Nations;
Accepts the permanent mternation
Ikation of Danzig;
\crees to territorial changes to
,ards Belgium, Denmark. ai d hast
Cedes most of the upper Silesia
0 Poland; ,
Renounces terrto. ;al and political
ichts outside of Lurope;
Recognizes i. icpendenoe of <.< rman
1 Czecht -Slovokia and Poland;
Reduces her army to 10O.OOO men in
lading officers:
Abolishes conscription in all Ger
nan territori< ■:
Razes all German forts within
if tv kilometer' 7 the Rhine,
'tups the importation, exportation
nd production of war materials.
The treaty further provides that
tl’ied occupation of parts of Germany
oniinut* u* *- r. f
,f,l is made and that German viola
;l.r 0f conditions pertaining to the
tbme zone will constitute an act of
i^r. that the German navy be reduced
0 gix battleships six light cruisers
nd twelve torpedo boats and no sub
narines; that the German navy per
onnel consist cf only lo,00(t, that all
tar vessels be destroyed or surrend
red.
■Germany is f rbidden to build forts
ontrolling the Baltic; is to abolish all
ortificationF in Heligoland; to open
ip the Kiel Canal to all nations; to
urrtnder her fourteen submarine
abbs; and to abolish all naval mili
ary air forces after October 1.
She is also to accept full responsi
ility for damages to Allied and as
wated governments and reimburse
ivilian damages, beginning with an
rtial payment of 20,000.000,000.0(1
larks
Germans Present Written Reply.
After receiving the treaty the Ger
aar.s presented a written reply. The
eply admitted the wrong done Bel
r-’Jtn and declared Germany's will
neness to make reparation, but stat
d that -o far in the conduct of war
icrmany had been as “humane as
■f Allies." charging tlvat the Allies
i-ied Germans after the armist ci
iad been signed.
The German- -.. d that the meas
irt of their guilt ould be deter
t i’wi by imrarti;.! uirv and added
;,1oir archives were available.
y- ■■■ y ■' ’ ■ ' > v;un if a real
^ >f Nat: c - Cn-rncd gi, n_
i: •••• ■ . in! chance. They
,ar" ’ ’""t >u;.i .-.-it consent
->'t e"Ti,ir \ar prisoners for
1 -K "■ r< .it-.ration and suggested
‘ " : : . : . xperts be allowed to
“ermin., -be rm-ih . - ..f restoration,
luhsequent Pay merits Provided For.
. ' -'"ti-na pr ovisions prescribe that
‘ 'n‘‘ A ii‘-.( cucrit payments
ar,it,un to he secured by a bond
■e appro- • ; by the reparation conn
1: f’a>' for shipping damages
" to pine.age; devote economic
• to rebuilding devastated re
an<‘ r!'Vtrt to the pre-war “fa
;mir
■v ' tariffs without dis
■ ’ ; allow freedom of tram it
'‘r;,uch h<*r territories to Allied na
a cept highly detailed provis
rn? r* -rar,lintr pre-war debts, unfair
■^1 * , °n an<* °ther economies an '
i . matt,'rs. and accept hiphly
t'rovisions for intemational
■ation
t roads and rivers.
T^r to **" Iried by High Court.
,p ix-kaiser is to bo tried by an
aernationa, hiph court. Other vio
■S( , 1 'mneotion with the war are
?■ Jr:e^- Holland is asked to
• rnl'f' t^e ex-kai^r. and Germany
<■ T* resPonsible for the delivery
. Jlht‘r violators.
ast 'icept l.eapue. But is Not Mem
ber.
> ' must accept the Leapue
r' Pnnc*ple, hut is not ad
‘-H to membership.
•ed '''a rnatu‘nal body is cre
an-fvi . ^'ternational bo<lies an
,, ‘ execute the provisions of
"Pat v a
- ^ A (()nunission is created
V ' Plebiscites for Malmedy
an‘* ^-ast Prussia.
flails iu i
’mar vi 1 disposition of the
h» ip .an'l tables are left t<
* 11 €*# I Pft,..
4 rowers
rr^pj. r Disposition o
c tit, .'^,rnan colonies is also lef
’n' ^ihe*
A commission is created to supc
vise the Saar \ alley and Danzig. a.i .
oversee the plebiscites act under th
League of Nations.
The Hohenzollems* property in Al
sace-Lorraine goes to France with
out payment and France gains per
manent possession of the Saar Basin
coal mines regardless of the result of
the Saar plebiscites.
Germany cedes the greater part of
Posen and West Prussia to Poland.
Free use of Danzig’s waterways and
port, facilities are assured Poland.
Germany cedes to Belgium 382
square miles of territory between
Luxemburg and Holland. The ces
sion to Poland isolates Fast Prussia
from the remainder of Germany.
The cessions to Poland comprise 27,
t)86 square miles, and to France 5(500
square miles. The treaty estabUshc
Belsrium as a neutral state. Luxem
burg ceases to be a member of ‘he
German Tariff Union.
The treaty accepts abrogation of
the Brest-Litovsk treaty. The Allies
reserve right for Russia to obtain
reparation from Germany and Ger
many renounce:- her rients to Moroc
co.
The British protectorate over Egypt
is recognized. The treaty renounces
further obligation on the part of
China for Boxer indemnities .and re
nounces German rights to all public
property in China except kiao Chau.
It cedes to Japan rights to the Shan
tung peninsula.
The German army is to be- demo
bilized within two months after peace
is signed and munitions establish
ments must lie closed within three
months after the signing except
where otherwise specified by the Al
lies.
No militaristic societies will be per
mitted.
German warships may be replaced
at the expiration of twenty years for
battleships and fifteen years for de
stroyers.
The Allies will retain German hos
tages until all persons accused of re
sponsibility for the war are surren
dered.
Reciprocal exchange of information
regarding the dead and prisoners, and
plates of burial are provided.
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TWENTY-ONE ( ARS OF BERRIES
SHIPPED.
I'p to and including Wednesday
night 21 cars of strawberries have
been shipped from Springdale the
present season, shipments eaeh day
being as follows: Friday, 2 cars
Saturday, 3 cars; Sunday. 2; Monday,
5; Tuesday. 5; Wednesday, 4.
Unusually good prices have been
received, everything selling on the
track here, the lowest prices being
Wednesday, when they went at $4.00
per crate, due in considerable meas
ure to the heavy rains which have had
a tendency to make the berries soft.
The highest price received was $t».2.">
per irate, which were for the first
shipments. It is estimated that with
anything like favorable weather the
‘ a! shipments frum Springdale will
amount to fifty or sixty cars.
The heavy rau.s > f the past few
days have damaged the i ron to some
extent .but with fa> w.:rm weather
from now on the berries should ripen
rapidly and be n good condition.
M .st of the growers have kept >•
: at< hes picked cl< , ■ this
:s the case the rain will r t prove to
bo very damaging.
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OAK CRON K
Mr. McNabb o’ In u.ra visited Kibb
Terry Saturday nipht and Sunday.
Xeal Phillips and family of Siien*
< I rove visited VV A. Phillip's family
Sunday.
Floyd St«‘vison has a case of mumps
which has stopped his part of the
berry picking.
Miss Lulah Smith and little niece
of Broken Arrow, Okla., visited Jeff
Terry’s family Saturday nipht.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Aaron and
daughter. Miss Rosa visited Rev.
Cowan’s family Sunday. Mr. Cow
an is slowly improving.
Strawberries arc- fine in this vicinity
they sold for si.\ dollars per crate last
week. There will be a bipr rush this
week. Mr. Johnson on the Stamper
farm has an extra fine patch of ber
ries.
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Terry visited Joe
Beasley'> family at Bethel Sunday.
Tom Deaton purchased the Allen
Weaver farm, joining D. Eicher's
farm. Mr. Deaton will take ehar.iv
of the farm this week.
There was a music party at G W
McCamey's Saturday nipht. There
was some splendicl music We had
three- violins and two banjos and one
orcan A larye crowd was present
and all enjoyed the music.
Johnny.
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Ray Vth Victory Liberty Hoods
IMPORTANT NOTICE
We are requested to ask school district com
mitteemen in each township in our district to call a
meeting as soon as practicable and have presented to
the people through a speaker, which you can get by
calling the committee, the necessity and importance
of each district selling their quota of Vth Victory
Loan Bonds.
Let's not fall down on our last job. If you need
help call on us.
C. G. Dodson, Springdale T. S. Chairman.
C. A. Ownbey, District Chairman.
TELEPHONE R \TES UlYANCEI).
Spriuedah- patrons of the South
western Bell Telephone Company were
treate i to a surprise when their bills
w ■ >v received first of the month, the
price of business phones being “hiked”
from $2.00 to $2 7b per month, an'!
residence phones from $ • 50 to $2.oo
per month, an average increase of
more than 25 tier cent. The company
appears t > ave acted impartially
however, as it seems rates were in
creased all over the state and in other
states where it operates. The com
pany sets forth as tin excuse for its
action the claim that the business is
under the direction of the government
and this increase is necessary to cover
cost of service.
The city authorities of Little Rock
have filed suit in the courts to test
the legality of the raise in rates, and
the Arkansas Corporation Commis-1
sion has also entered suit against the i
company on the part of nil towns and
cities affected.
The Coni mission's Statement.
The Arkansas Corporation Corn
mis-inn made the following statement |
as to reasons for bringing the in
junction to suit:
"The Arkansas Coropration Com
mission contends that no public utility
in the state, whether it be a telephone
company or other public service con
cern, has any lawful right to make
any change in its rates without giv
ing 80 day’s notice thereof to the
Corporation Commission and obtain
ing the consent of the commission.
This is plainly provided for in the act
of the recent legislature creating the
Corporation Commission, which stat
ute was approved by the governor on
April 1, 1910. The Southwestern Bell
Telephone Company has given the
commission no notice of its intention
to increase its rates, and has not ob
tained or even asked the consent of
the commission to such increase. The
' commission therefore, contends that
the proposed increased rates are un
lawful and has today filed suit in the
Pulaski Chancery Court against the
Southwestern Bell Telephone Com
pany, on behalf of all the Arkansas
pa.rons oi saiu company, to enjoin
the putting into effect of said in
reased rates. The Corporation ('om
mission holds that the resolution of
• Vngress ii.der which Postmaster
General Buries >n operating the tele
■ iine.'j o nie’s no author ty on
Mr. Burleson to make or change tele
phone rate.-, and Cat telephone com
pa: .e- ■."•rut’ voder Mr Burleson’s
'if., tion are as much subject to the
; laws of Arkansas, in the matter of
state rates, as if Mr, Burleson had no
connect: in the rev ith."
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out’HARD MEN TO MEET.
The orchard men of Northwest Ark
ansas will meet at Bentonville, Thurs
| day. May lo. This will be an all
day meeting f-.r the purpose of study
; ing the codling moth and other or
chard pests. The Extension Depart
ment of the V. of A. anil the Experi
ment Station in co-operation with the
i Frisco Railroad Co., arc arranging
1 plans for making this a very profit
able meeting for all orchard men who
are interested in the use of
better horticultural methods. The1
use of improved spray machinery will
he given a prominent place on the
program.
Every grower is urged to attend
this meeCng and also bring with them
the men who are responsible for the
application of the spray material in
i their orchards.
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ANNl’AI MEETING OF PEACH
(.ROWERS EXCHANGE.
Will be held at Mayor’s office on
1 Tuesday, May 13th at 2 o'clock p. m.
The purpose of the meeting is to
elect officers of the association for
the ensuing year.
Bv Order of the Board of Directors.
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ICE CREAM Sl'PPFR AT OAK
GROVE.
There will be an ice cream supper
at Oak Grove on Saturday night,
, May 10. Everybody come and bring
I surae one w ith you.
DEATH RECALLS BANK ROB
BERY.
Newspaper.- announce the death of
N. B. i Poll y i Carlisle, which occurred
recently at Casper, Wyoming, where
he had been making his home for a
number of years past, and where he
achieved considerable local reputation
as a veterinarian. He was found
dead in his room, no other particulars
being given. The remains were
buried at Casper Tuesday of last
week. Deceased was 4 5 years of age
and was reared in Fayetteville.
The death of Poley Carlisle recalls
the sensational robbery of the old
Bank of Springdale on Thursday. Dec
ember I'd. lddl, an event still fresh
in the minds of many Springdale peo
ple. Especially has W. A. Graves,
assistant ■ >hb r of the First Nation
al Bank, a very vivid recollection of
the occurence. For this robbery Car
lisle was convicted and served a two
year term in the state penitentiary.
Shortly after the noon hour on the
date mentioned W. A. Graves, in re
sponse to the command "hands up!”
looked up from his work in the P.ank
of Springdale to face the muzzle of
a 45-Colts revolver held by a steady
hand. Mr. Graves was the only per
son in the bank at the time, and th ■
robber had passed around the railing
and into the work room without the
former looking up and was taken en
tirely unawares. The face of the
robber from the eyes down was cover
ed with a handkerchief, and after help
ing himself to what money was in
sight he ordered Mr. Graves to enter
the vault with him and he secured
other funds, in all amounting to $5,515
This he stuffed into his pockets, and
as he was backing out encountered
Jno. S. Dodson. He kept the two
men covered, leaving by the front
door, and making his escape in a
one-horse buggy standing in the rear
alley. He went north, pursuit fol
lowing so quickly that he deserted his
buggy near what is now the Hill piece
northeast of town, struck across the
field afoot to the mountain. While
searching for the robber the party
was joined by Poley Carlisle who
I II' * » » “ I Uf I l .Mil
j'miicu iii uir hum i.
revolver b<• 1<>n^ i• ■ v to the robber we re
found, together with $4..'TO of the1
stolen funds. Carlisle was su.-pcet
ed and that night was arrested in the
Van Winkle Hotel at Fayetteville.
He was finally brought to trial and
convicted. It was one <d the most
daring day-light hold-ups ever known.
Whether Carlisle had any accompm cs
v as never known, but me probabili
ties are the affair was planned and
executed without assistance. The
cist National Bank, successor to the
Bank of Springdale, still has the re
volver of Carlisle as a souvenir of The
event.
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H Ml MON
Uncle .lohn Patchin :s right sick
at this writing.
Ross Mitchel of Centerton visited
friends here Sunday.
Mrs. Charlie Lokingbee is very low
with measles and pneumonia.
Uncle Quince Brown, who has been
sick for so long is growing much
weaker.
W. D. Franklin of Lowell spent
Saturday night and Sunday with rel
atives here.
Newt Allen of Elm Springs visit
ed with his niece. Mrs,. D. O. Cray
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Anna McBriant motored over
from Siloam Springs Wednesday to
see her old friend J. J. Patchin
W. P. Brown and son, Paul, of
Atkins who have been staying with
W. P.’s father, S. Q. Brown, returned
home today. Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Llobbs of Hi
wassee and son, William of Oklahoma
visited relatives here from Saturday
till Monday.
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SPEAK INC \T STEELE.
There will !«• a meeting at Steele
School house Saturday May 10. at
8:30 p. m in the interest of the Vth
Victory Liberty Loan. Oood speak
era will address the people. \P are
invited and urged to be pres- nt
() \K GKO\ K
< Benton County!
Berry picking "ill In-pin in earnest
here this week and it seems to he a
good crop which will he hauled to
Hiirhfill and from there to Decatur in
trucks.
Tom Crank and family and Mar
vin Downum’s family of Osage Mills
visited relatives here Sunday.
Oscar Holland and wife of Highfill|
spent Sunday afternoon at the F. M
Robbins home.
John Arnold who has been in ser
vice about a year returned home last
week.
George Grammar and John Smith
went to Bentonville Saturday where
John purchased a new binder.
Miss Dulsie Vansickle visited re!
ati'.'es near Highfill Saturday.
Robert Curtis has move I to th •
place vacated by Roy Finch.
Kstel Rutherfi.rd of Centerton and
Minnie Insect of Highfill spent Sat
urday night with Miss Dulsie Van
s l c k le.
The School Board of i *ak Grove
have decided to hire Frankie Test
again for teacher.
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hi: \i i\<; si’U!n<iS
Earl Farrar and wife went to Ben
tonville Sunday.
Wheat and ua!s are looking fine
since the rain.
Vustin Jones of Highfill was in this
vicinity Sunday.
O. F. Helstern and family visited
D. 1). Farrar Sunday.
M. II. Smith and sons, Carl and Yal
went to Springdale on business Wed
nesday.
Several from this place attended the
Odd Fellow lodge at Elm Springs Sat
urday hight.
Everett Robbins and family visited
his brother-in-law. Mode Robinson ot
l.ogan Saturday night and Sunday.
Aunt Net Derrick who has been on
the sick list for several days is better
Lee Derrick and Val Smith went to
Spring Creek Sunday night. Won
der what their business was.
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HICKORY CREEK.
(Too Late for Last Week)
Mrs. Dan Lewis is very poorly at
this writing.
John Sigmon and Simon marie a
business trip to Springdale Monday.
Miss Jessie Moneyhun and father
visited with Mr. and Mrs. Ben Money
hun Tuesday night.
Mrs. Holliday returned Monday
from Oilton, Okla., where she* has
been visiting for some time.
Church was largely attended here
Sunday and Sunday night, conducted
by Bro. Robison of Avoca.
Several from this place attended the
trial of ( arrigar and Gibson before
Squire Frank Danford of Frisco.
A. I.. Haney, Tellie Graham and
Bert Edwards left Thursday of last
week for Burton, Kansas on a busi
ness trip.
Mr . Rendu Ashman left Friday t
last week for some part in Texas
where she will join her daughter, Mrs.
George 11ufford.
Sorry to report Mr.;. Dunlap as be
ing seriously ill. She was taken to
the City Hospital at Fayetteville
.MiMinav i')r li rai mi'Mi
Mrs. Elmer McKeynolds, better
known Ratio Sigmon, daughter of
Mr and Mrs. .John Sigmon, is home
from Tulsa. Okla., on a throe week’s
visit.
Miss < retia Sigmon and Mrs. Gar
land Sigmon visited with Mrs. Nellie
McNeil at Rotters Saturday nitrht and
returned Sunday evening. Mrs. Me
Neil being the aunt of Mrs. Garland
Sigmon.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Johnson left
Monday for Olathe, Kansas where
they will spend a few days visiting
with their daughters after which they
will so to Fresno, Calif to spend the
summer.
Fishing is the order here. Mr.
Freeman had quite a streak of luck
the other day. He went fishing and
caught 40 pounds of nice fish. Mr
Sam Eden tried his luck but he is too
short to make a good fisherman.
Brown Eyed Jeff.
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ALUMNI HIGH SCHOOL ATTEN
TION !
May 23rd, the date for the Annual
entertainment is almost here. So far
several members have remitted their
dues hut there are others who haven’t.
If you intend being present pay your
dues by May loth, otherwise no prep
arations will be made for you. '1 he
meeting this year promises to be un
usually interesting. Let’s all go.
Send your dollar to the Secretary at
once
2-It
Executive Committee
MINTS FOR MOTORISTS
■\ resourceful motorist whose car
has l.un stick in the min) does not
always have to fall back on a ,niir
of mules t i pet free F >r such
an emergency the Cnited States Tire
( ompany offers some suggestions
that have proved valuable.
The first calls for having stored
away somewhere in the ear a stack
of old newspapers. When the car
gets stuck and the wheels refuse to
take hold, fet^i in some of the obi
papers between the tires and the mud.
I’sually only a few will have to be
worked in before the wheels will be
gin to grip and the car start forward.
This method of handling a difficult
situation is so simple and so uniform
ly successful, that every motorist
should know of it and carry a pile of
old newspapers, unless he is equipped
with sunn other apparatus for such
a contingency.
Here is the method suggested by
the l nitod States Tire Company:
Put the car in low, and if you can
not feed the g..s with your foot even
ly, so that the wheels will revolve
slow iy, put your emergency break on.
Ho not put it on so that the wheels
will not. revolve at all, but tightly
enough to keep them from revolving
rapidly. With the wheels turning
slowly, the maximum pull is delivered
to them by having the car in low gear,
and so long a« they turn slowly they
can get the benefit of the tremend
ous power.
It is not always wise to fill the hole
with stones or bricks, fo* their rough
edges are hard on tires. Small
branches of trees are better, as they
offer much better tractive space.
Should this method fail, quite often
a slight push that would not much
more than move a baby buggy will
furnish just the added amount of
power necessary to get the car going.
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A MAN’S JOH AND \ I'AIPFU’S
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"Since we took thi charge ti\<•
months ago, we have received j ist
twenty-six dollars a month as salary
—the sole support of two people and
a horse. What would you do about
that sort of situation?”
The questioner was a bright, en
thusiastic, capable young preacner of
more than average education and abil
ity. He had but recently joined the
Conference and had been sent to a ru
ral charge in a rich agricultural sec
I tion. Fine farms stretched out in all
i directions, and the members of his
i churches were nearly all landowners
or business people, comfortably well
| to-do :.nd good livers. They consid
ered themselves the equals of the best
i n culture and character and entity '
1 'o as good a preacher as anybody
And they paid to a struggling
young couple, eagerly pouring out
' their lives in service to the communi
ty, tv>e! tv six d dlars a month
with corn for the preacher’s horse
eight dollars a ba rel, flour twelve
dollars a barrel, meal seventy cents a
| peck, and bacon fifty cents a pound!
Then are eight hundred and sixty
| six :**h preachers of our Church who
i arc n -eiving four hundred dollars a
( year or less and nearly two thousand
I who arc layby down their lives in
service for six hundred dollars a year
! or less. And they are the men who
i i . i i_i ... ...1 i -_1 tU, i. • ,,
! .>st circuits, ;in<l serve under the most
j discouraging conditions. How long
.will Southern Methodism tolerate
such renditions and still expert men
of character and ability to enter her
ministry ?
The success of the < entenary will
1 mark a deeided step toward the re
! lief of this deplorable situation. —
| Missionary Voice.
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SPECl \L SESSION OK CONCKKSS.
i President Wilson issued a call for
a special session of Congress by cable
Wednesday, to convene Monday, May
19. The special session is called
primarily for the purpose of passing
appropriation hills whieh failed tit the
regular session
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The Commissioners of Hoad Im
provement District No. 1 in Boone
County have been busy the past week
inspecting road machinery in St. Louis
and Little Rock with the view of pur
chase for the Jefferson Highway thru
Boone County. The Commissioners
also inspected the machinery at work
on the road in Newton County. They
have decided to buy a rock crusher,
, a tractor, roller plow and other ma
chinery. The purchase will be made
at the meeting of the Commissioners
here next Saturday. The machinery
will be valuable property for the
county, as there are several other
hard surfaced roads to be built in
this *eo«ity in the near future: the
Harrison-Lead Hill road, the Omaha
road, the Hill Top road, and perhaps
several others. In fact, the machin
ery will be needed in the maintenance
of the roads. Harrison Times.