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tuesday, june 17, 1919. HIGHWAY SYSTEM TO i HAVE MUCH THOUGHT Li ?;? i THE Location With Reference to Terminal Points One Great Consideration. 11 l>4 . i lowest possible grade \Vi State Hisrhwav (' mmicclftnoi" ' ,io1 ? | vanis Wil 1 See to These Things of st and Also to Building Drain- (,,,m age Structures. "'eat (he 8 Columbia. June 16.?Major R. "lis <j. Thomas of Charleston, chairman! 1,1 of the State Highway commission. recently gave a statement to the press, . , in which he outlined the policy which lu' the commission has adopted in con- """ structlng sections of the South (( t u rc I'arolina highway system with the financial aid from the federal gov- u> frien ?rnmcnt- came "The commission will see," said aj))e Major Thomas, "that the roads in UI0 the state hlghyway system have the q best possible location with reference ag to their terminal points, sufficient ropoI width (not less than 30 feet) to votP(, carry present and prospective traf- rasr tic, tho lowest possible grade (in no case more than 5 per cent) and l)a|u that the drainage structures are fin;(, built for permanence. After giving Tv it the best location, sufficient width, p()UO jl minimum grade and permanent noxt drainage structures, the state high- pjlfn way commission will not attempt to W)ier decide arbitrarily whether a road is Jmou to be hard surfaced or surfaced ah|,, with some local material, as this is a al factor which must be controlled by ,{ol)i the amount of money available for i?l I . use on any particular stretch of road." ' . that 4 Major Thomas pointed out the Mom close analogy between a railroad bate and a highway. Ho said that in this \\* state there are railroads located i;rst three quarters of a century ago, theory t roadbeds of which occupied the same that location determined by 1 lie first en- sajn, gineers who worked on them. These jug , engineers made the grades'* low and porte the locations the best obtainable, al- fight though they did not provide many they permanent drainage structures, duct When the railroads were first laid not ji tlimsy crossties and lightweight rails, has some of the of timber topped by J iron strips, were put on the road- LOC beds. With the Increase of traffic1 and heavier trains the flimsy crosslloa o o.l llohtu'olaKI -olio " o-.. -? placed from time to time until now ?IIU on all standard railroads there are or' 90 pound rails and heavy erossties ballasted by crushed stone. "The Th surface of a state highway, built of some local material, can be coin-i1 "h pared point for point with the smalll' los<> erossties and lightweight rails laid on railroad roadbeds three-quarters ' of a century ago," continued Major ' " 1 Thomas. "The highway surface of local material can be removed when 11 it wears out. and if money is avails- ' * ble a hard surface made of imported ? ' 11 material can be laid which will then "" 8 bring the highway up to the bos'. " ' standards. No group of highway ^asl enthusiasts is more anxious tlian the arg0 state highway commission to see every road in the state hard surfaced. aMnit st riot but such surfacing is a matter of move money, while the states need fori roads which will be dry in wet sjrur weather and afford means for haul-!"1'* Ing at low cost between sections of to 81 the state now isolated in bad weather, is a pressing and present one which we cannot relegate to an ei Mme indefinite date when this state an or its counties have money enough' ?^s to put hard surfaces on ail theii* an( 1 daily roaas. Ji Th "The roads in the state highway ftn(j system being built under the super- pja|n| vision of thn state highway commis- sa'Iefl slon with federal aid will compare favorably as to permanence of loca- "SYV( tion, width, grade and drainage structures with a standard s'retch of rauroaa. rne commission noes not j,e j,a consider that money spent on sur-| man faces of local materials for sections. vvhlsk of these roads Is wasted. although it mitte would afford great pleasure to the pr|da commission to have all of these^ n,ani roads hard surfaced now. On an;f0|tr average the cost of hauling, spread-1 with lng and compacting a road surface VVT ^nade of local material"!* only 30 per the 1< cent of the total cost, the remain-! outfit Ing 70 per cent being made up of the near cost of relocation, grading, grubbing , ^|f \ and permanent drainuge structures. one (] A road should be properly located, j jj graded, giving sufficient width and na|ie permanent drainage structures be--havin fore any sort of surface is put on it. I prote The cost of this work is the primary rgidC( charge against any good road. Af- o0 ter this work is done and this first term charge met, the type of surface can defen be determiaed by amount of money alleg< available and made a second charge'the n aim?mmm mi ? - ' ? 1 ; \ ist tho road. Maintenance of ^l" mrface of the road will cousti- S a third ami continuous chargeII dless of the type of surface I ; KNOX RESOLUTION | COMES UP THIS WEEK I 'clares Senate Cannot Accept cogue Covenant Interwoven With Peace Treaty. ashington, June 16.?The reso-l 11 of Senator Knox, of Pennsyl-! i a former Republican secretaryj ate, to have the senate declare ii' iy ii cannot accept the league( itions interwoven with the peace y, was put on the calendar of! icnate for consideration early! veek. reportlug the measure the forrelatlons committee amended it, ver, to strike out the section Ii would have declared it a y of the American government! -operate in combatting any fu-j menace to the peace of Europe.! provisions was eliminated by' ds of the resolution after it be-J apparent that otherwise favor-| committee action on the nieasmlght be endangered, i the motion to amend, as well :i the final vote for a favorable t, all the Democrat) members I in the negative and in each they were joined by Senatorj i tuber, Republican. of North ?ta, a league supporter. On approval the vote stood 8 to 7. o successful motions to post-; action by the committee until week were made by Senator inn. Democrat, of Nevada, and , fipnotnr 1 ? 1 ? - ' L w.UHtvi miUA Kill I UMKI'U unans consent to present the favorreport to the sen.ate the request rst was blocked by Senator' nson. Democrat., of Arkansas. Robinson withdrew his objec-j however, under" an agreement the senate should adjourn until lay so there would be no on t he resolution last week. i) hen the measure comes up the of the week its supporters will o press it to an early vote so if adopted it will reach the Ver's conference before the sign-1 )f the treaty. The league sup-! rs arq expected to make a bitter, anairtst any such action. While disclaim any intention to cona filibuster, they say they will lermit a vote until the resolution! been discussed at length. j AL PEPSI-COLA CO. ENJOYS BIG BUSINESS ind For lliis Very Popular ltevnge Increasing Dally?Focal Plant Is llusy. at the sales of it? section this season will eclipse of any past year in the history le company, was the gist of aj inent given tliis paper today by management of the Lancasster -Cola Bottling company, ring the period of the war hotall over the country were fore d rtail their output on account of ugar shortage and in this city Pepsi-Cola Bottling company not always able to supply the demand for that well known! age. However, now that the itice has been signed and the reion on the sugnr has been red, they are able to secure all the > that they can make use of and are taking advantage of this lpply their local patronage to Imit. e Pepsi-Cola company is waging! [tensive advertising campaign this is aiding materially in Ing the sales of this well known popular beverage and these are increasing by leaps and hounds, at Pepsi-Cola has real merit is appealing to the public is' | ly apparent through the large I which it is enjoying. | MPPBD" wnm AND I GAVK WHISKKY TO BOOTiV Ithfleld, N. 0.. June 16.?That id traded wives with another j~" and had given a half pint of. Ley and 2a cents to boot was ad- ^ d on witness stand in court here y by Iredell Wheeler, a white testifying in a case in which ? other white men are charged conspiracy to kill, leeler Informed the officers of >cation of a blockade distilling Oh , which they raided on April 11 grant here, when Deputy Sheriff J.llnves Vail was mortally wounded bv' Mont if the blockaders. Jesse Hales, May Kvantt .Inhn stanbil un/1 ' "i-4"1 ? '.v.. nuu M|raui| Illilill y are being tried on a charge of! negr( g entered Into a eonipaet toj tion rt stills, If thry should be w'itrn 1- ly kr vernor Rlckett called a special who of superior court to try the four the 1 dants and three others, who are met 1 sd to have been at the still on! Th Ight It war. raided. in cc ,L. ? - - ? THE LANCASTER NEWS, LANCASTER, S When You Pay For a Suit of Clot a little better quality i C 117 II7? oame way Wi You pay a little ir little better grade of v, When We Prir You get the best modern machinery am I Compare Quali Quantity And see if you paj getting more quality. THE LA] "THE I lND JURY CONTINUES la true bill against the BILLING INVESTIGATION be retur"ed- This certain, however, as Ml ^ . declared Hunter to be tl I/oriaine Owen, < ompanion of dJ(| thp 8hoot|nR >rry Montgomery, Again I>o- MiH? Do?y Owen, si crihrs May 251 Crime. Lorraine, was at the Friday afternoon also, b arlotte, N. C., June 16.?The, known whether she api 1 jury devoted all of Friday to th? grand Jury or not. tlgating the killing of Harry L. Owen was taken by Hai gomery on the night of last ery and Miss Ixjrraine 23 and evidence which has been Owen home on Scott a ned against Finest Hunter, thought, May 23, about 1(1 > who is being held In connec-l onfi and a half hours be wim nic crime. i ne pnnirpai '? * utsurrou. as was MIhs Lorraine Owen, on- R. B. Owen, father < ,own eye witness to the killing. women, wat also at th< was riding with Montgomery on . , ?. ^ . The grand Jury bega >y-road in Myers park when he lis death. gat ion of the case earlj ere has been some speculation it was expected that t ?urthouse circles as to whether tion would be continued ? , - i - _a r a Little Mor< hes, you generally get what y md a little better service. th Printing * Lore for a little better grade of rork. it for You that can be made with moder d good papers. ity and negro would I HOLLAND WONT J 18 considered BLOCKADE OF ( las Owen has ___ he negro who |n Kvcnt Germany Kcfi Peace Trratj-, Dill ster of Miss Hands Off. courthouse >ut it was not Paris, June 16.?Holla jeared before fied the peace conferee Miss Dollyl gc?vernment will not pi ry Montgom-, a blockade against Cleri Owen to the; event of the refusal of venue Friday sign the peace treaty. > o'clock, and I The treaty may make dore the kill- changes regarding the d certain of the contested of the young the Helgo-German frontl 8 courthouse. The financial claus. amended to give the repa n an Invest!- , . .. . mission discretion to ra ' Friday, and capital for re-startlng h< he investlga- and enable her to pay I. t Ions. 7 any more?if you do, it is bee NCASTER N QUALITY PRINTSHOP." 7 . ^ # PAGE SEVEN -a e ou pay for? / ' paper and a 1 I ) n type faces,1 . I , \ jause you are V EWS f w OIN IN The original text established an JERMANY ahaolute flr8t charge upon German assets and revenues to meet reparaiscs to Sign tions payments, which condition the ch Are reparation commission could not waive even in instances where a waiver was advisable from the enind has noti- tente viewpoint. ice that thel a new text is required to cover the irticipate in (changes in the Polish frontier and nany in the the plebiscite In Silesia. The intiGermany to mation was made for the first time that a revised dr&ft on the Danish some slight fron(jer3 j9 expected, Indicating that isposition of districts on conference leaders had decided ier> ] to take into consideration the objecss will be tion of both Germany*and Denmark. rations eom-j a plebiscite In the southernmost ilse working aectjon 0f Schleswlg. Denmark deer industries her repara- c"ne(l 10 receive this section because it is predominantly German. f ' ?r?? --- lissom