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\ ^ ENICE is famous for her ar
V pigeons, but where in the hi
world is there a city of a la
quarter of a million of in- di
habitants where hundreds le
4) ot thousands of wild
*Sf\u? ducks make a sanctuary in
of a beautiful lake within ac
the corporate limits, and nt
where each year a festival gr
[ |f Is held in honor of these j ar
wmmmmM myriads of winged vlsl- yt
iue answer is Oakland, Cal. ar
For several years now Oakland has ot
been the scene of one of the most re- re
markable spectacles afforded by any
city Jp the world. Almost in the heart | ur
of the city is a body of suit water, I bi
Lake Merritt, about a mile and a i ye
half long and half a mile wide. There, In
beginning early in the fall, vast flocks ! or
of wild fowl arrive to And food and ! w
protection. Three years ago the Oak- j bl
land municipal government set asideI
for these birds a section of Lake Mer- th
ritt, some twenty-five or thirty acres, to
fencing it off from the remainder of la
s. the lake by booms, so that no boat ol
could reacn mem. xo rurtner encour-; su
age them to make the lake their win- fr
ter home, corn and wheat and crum- nt
bled loaves of bread were scattered on O
the sloping lawn adjacent to this part cl
of the lake. Thus each morning the in
birds would find a fresh supply of to
food, making it unnecessary for them ai
to venture outside the protected area T1
in search of it. The result lias been m
an annual increuse in the number of th
wild fowl coming to Lake Merritt, fe
until now at times they literally darken
the air with their numbers. in
Two years ago Oakland Inaugurated el
Its "Wild Duck Festival," but this h<
year the event far exceeded in beauty to
and scope any that had preceded It. th
A pageant of decorated boats on the m
lake, and a parade of decorated auto- pt
mobiles on the drives surrounding the cc
bird sanctuary opened the festival, of
Tn the afternoon, hundreds of chil- C
dren from the Oakland public schools, ar
r* all in costume, danced folk and out- th
door dances on the lawn bordering the tli
lake. p<
So tame are the ducks that they cc
are not frightened by the children as is
they dance. When the ducks do have hi
to move, they walk and fly among M
the youngsters and over their heads
like great clouds of huge butterflies, w
fas if they knowingly were taking part st
in the festival. Yet 100 yards outside fll
the park not a duck can be seen, nor fe
could.they be approached even if they th
were seen. They come flying in at great fa
heights, and drop suddenly to the lake, if
as if aware that there is safety and C<
food, even in the midst of human er
beings. si
} An orainance nas neen passes ny tne ???
city of Oakland which provides in fe
perpetuity for the protection and bf
feeding of the ducks. Dogs and cats, to
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HIS CONDITION %
to
"Ho.v are you coming on. Uncle S<
Bragg?" asked an acquaintance. to
"Well, I'll Just tell ye, Gabe," an- g(
swered Old Bragg Sockery of Mount w
Plzgy, Ark. "I hain't doing no pertlck- w
ler good. 'Pears like a doctor and it
the neighbors don't understand my
> case. Some says one thing ubout it
and gome says something else, till I'll
be dogged If I don't get to sorter Is
wondering whether none of 'em have si
CUSTOM LONG KEPT UP
Up to a few years ago a horse, sad?
died and bridled, stood In the stables
of the Vlvyans (Vivian, as It was Is
spelled in the old days) of Trelowarren "f
(Cornwall, Eng.) ready for use night w
' and day. For 900 years horses had In
succeeded each other in commemora- tr
% tlcn of the escape on horsebuck of a si
Vivian who lived In the days of the in
memorable flopd which submerged the ei
land, some say In 1014 and others in rt
? 1099. w
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id every variety of firearms are <
irred from the park In which the i
ke Is located, from the time the
icks begin coming In until they have
ft In the spring.
Due to this protection, an annually ]
creasing numner or oucks are now
:tually remaining every summer to
?st uud rear their young in reed- i
own comers of the lake, where they
e rigidly protected and fed all the <
?ar round. The result is that May
id June see many families of ducks ]
i this lake, in the midst of the best !
sidential section of Oakland.
The young of these city-bred birds,
ged by nature to return to their :
rthplace lor their own nesting the :
ar following their birth, naturally i
crease the number of resident ducks
i Lake Merrltt, until in time there
ill be a large dock of permanent <
rds in the city.
The first wild ducks to arrive in
e uutumn are pintails, which begin
i settle down on the lake by the
st week of August, and by the first
' September are on hand by thou- <
inds. The majority of these come i
ora the Klamath lake reservation,
?ar the border line of California and
regon. The pintails are the most
annish of ducks, flocking together
large "rafts" on the lake, feeding
gether in flocks, and parading up
id down the lawns in regiments.
hey are almost as fearless as the
allard?said to be the ancestor of
e domestic duck?und soon lose all
ar of man.
The second autumn flight of ducks i
eludes pintails, widgeons, teals, sliov- i
ers, and mallards. This migratory i
>rde comes about the middle of Oc- <
iber, and from much farther north i
an the Klamath reservation, the
ovement having its origin In that <
irt of Alaska known as "the flats," !
insisting of about 300 square miles i
' marshlands in the vicinity of Circle
Ity and Rampart. As the feeding ]
id nesting grounds become frozen, i
e ducks start southward, and the i
me of their arrival, of course, demds
to some extent on the weather 1
mdltlons on "the flats." This flight 1
much larger than the first, and
1ngs the bulk of the birds to Lake <
errltt <
There Is a third and last flight,
hlch comes from even farther north,
arting In the Yukon delta. In this
ght come myriads of shore birds, a
w of which visit Lake Merrltt, but I
ie most of which hunt the mud flats 1
rther south, along the coast of Calornia.
Lower California, Mexico, and <
?ntral and South America. Travel- '
s In this flight begin to arrive
mrtly after October 15th, and thouinds
of them go to their favorite
edlntr irrounds in the vast marshes!'
'tween San Francisco and Sacramen.
This flight ends the arrivals, and
)t any sense. I don't like to distp'lnt
my friends, though, nnd I hate
i waste what I pay the doctor for.
j I've took enough of one thing and
ither to float a boat, nnd have klnda
)t the notlyn that what's the matter
1th nie Is simply what's the matter
lth me, and there hain't no help for
?Kansas City Star.
Curious Form of Door.
One of the oldest human Inventions
the door swinging on hinges at one
de. Some weaving insects, such as |
Drowned in Fish Story
A Jocose contributor to Outdoor Life
the nuthor of the most delightful i
ish story" we have read In a long
hile, says the Youth's Companion. An i
terestlng experiment, he says, was i
led some time ago with an ordinary !
ilt-water herring. The fish was put <
ito a large bowl of salt water, nnd
rery day a small quantity of it was i
(moved and an equal quantity of fresh j
ater substituted until eventually the
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the ducks remain on Lake Merritt un- t
til well In February, seeming to know
by some physical barometer of their
own, Just when the Ice is going out t
lu the Yukon, so that they are safe c!
In starting northward. t
a? Wlx-rln T olrn Xforritt r
SlUUJ' Ul UIC UiiUS UU ljunc >!? ? I V
has developed some very interesting
facts. For Instance, when the ducks
first arrived they were least afraltf
of the attendant who fed them, and
finally lost fear of him altogether,
playing about his feet and eating from
his hands like poultry in a barnyard.
This attendant has evolved a shrill
whistle, at sound of which <the ducks
from all parts of the lake will come
flying at top speed, tumbling like
divers on the grass in front of him ,
to receive their food.
It was also found that the ducks,
even on the first duy of their arrival,
were absolutely unafraid of an automobile.
If a human being on foot
disturbs fhera when they are on the
land, or when on the water close to
shore, they are still not frightened
enough to take flight. The appearance
of a dog, however, even at a distance,
Is sulllcient to send all the ducks rushing
to mass together In rafts in the
center of the lake. The result of this
last discovery Is a new ordinance
forbidding the taking of any dog to
the park during the time of the festival.
By the time th^ festival Is held,
midway of the season of the ducks
in Oakland, the birds, of course, have
lost all fear of human beings, either
on foot, or In automobiles, since they
are accustomed to the visits of thousands
of men, women, and children
every Sunday. Bven during the pag
* thn lnnr hnnm a nrnca
fUIl I, UU?CVCI, Ult iv'b uwau I
the upper end of the lake remains
closed, and the boats are not allowed
In the part of the lake reserved for
the birds, so that young ducks, or those
which are new to the lake and all the
people, may retreat to the center of
this preserve and there remain undisturbed.
What first attracted these wild
ducks to Oakland for the winter has
never been satisfactorily explained
As a general rule, wild ducks shun
civilization; they seem to sense
danger. That Is why the hunter uses
decoys and blinds In his effort to
bag them. At first only a few ducks
dropped Into Lake Merritt on their
way from the north, and as they were
not annoyed by the hunter's gunshot,
dogs or other enemies, they remained
for the winter. The number of feathered
visitors has increased each year
until the present tremendous flocks. j
Under the present federal migratory g
bird law the birds now have n chance g
to hold their own and even to Increase. f
They co-operate with man by taking j
every advantage of protection with s
almost human Intelligence. j
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rrnp-aoor spioers, employ a similar ae- v
vice. But nothing is too old or too t
good to escape the efforts of improve- f
ment. A Belgian, Joseph Henri Die- .
rick, Invented a door of a new type,
consisting of two triangular parts t
which close together on a diagonal ?
line, running from one lower corner ^
of the door, opening to the opposite
upi>er corner. The two parts, or
leaves, are pivoted in such a manner
that when opening they swing into
partitions in the ceiling, leaving an entirely
unobstructed passage.
herring lived and thrived in purejy
fresh water. The owner was ?b much
plensed with the success of the experiment
that he then began daily to remove
a small quuntlty of water from
the bowl until it was empty. The herring
seemed to do very well without it,
and, since it was so lively in the empty
bowl, the owner had to put It into a
cage. There it lived happily, hopping
from perch to perch, Just like a bird,
until one day some sudden noise upset
and startled It, and it fell into the
water trough and was drowned.
IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
fcndaySchool
' LessonT
By RE v. P. B. F1TZWATER. D. D.,
Teacher of English Bible In the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago.)
opyrlght, 1922. Weitern N?wiDiper Union.
LESSON <F0R APRIL 23.
JZZIAH'S PRIDE AND PUNISHMENT.
LESSON TEXT.?II Chron. 26:1-21.
GOLDEN TEXT.?Pride goeth before
estructlon and an haughty spirit before
fall.?Prov. 16:18.
REFERENCE MATERIAL. - Num. 12:
-15. Deul. 8:11-14; II Kings 5:20-27; Dan.
:2S-33.
PRIMARY TOPIC.?The Story of a
'roud King.
JUNIOR TOPIC.?A Man Who Forgot I
iod.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR 1
'OPIC.?"Pride Goeth Before Destruclon."
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC.
-The Perils of Prosperity.
I. Uzziah Made King (vv. 1-5).
1. His Age (v. 1). He became king
t the age of sixteen.
2. Length of His lteign (v. 3). He
eigneil tifty-two years. His mother's
lame was Jecoliah, which means
Jehovah is able," or "Made strong
if Jehovah."
3. His Character (v. 4). He did
liat which was right in tne sigm w
he Lord. Though his father made
ieveral great mistakes he Is given
redlt for that which he did which
rus worth while. Tlfc: son is also com[tended
for what he did which was
ight, but with his great opportunity
ie should have done better than his
atber.
4. His Prosperity (v. 5). He defliltely
sought God while Zechariah
Ived, and because he sought him God
aade hint to prosper as long as he
ontlnued to seek him. He, like Joash
iefore him. turned aside when the inluence
of the man of God was renoved.
II. Uzziah's Achievement (vv. 6-15).
1. He Hullt Eloth (v. 2). This was
i port on the Red sea which had been
ost to Judah. No doubt It was the
ilm of the father to get possession of
his port, so the son makes its restoraion
his first duty. It was an habitant
tradir^r point and the comaerclal
interests of the nation would
?e greatly increased by its possession.
2. He Had Military Success (vv.
(-6). (1) He conquered the PtiillaInes
(v. 6). After subduing them he
lismantled their fortified cities und
?ullt new cities in their stead. (2) He
lefeuted the Arabians (v. 7). (3) He
"J" imn./inlloo OOHWa tlltt .Inl*- I
liUUC me AIUU1UUIVVO u\.?vny w
Ian pay tribute (v. 8).
3. He Fortified Jerusalem (vv. &.5).
He took advantage of the peace
vhlch was now enjoyed because of the
lubjugntion of his enemies to fortify
ferusalem. He placed in the towers
jrent engines of war for hurling
it ones.
4. His Civic Improvements (v. 10).
h the regions south and west of
ferusalem he bhllt towers which
lerved a threefold purpose, namely:
tbservation, defense and shelter fot
ds cattle. Tills enabled him to carry
>n his stock-raising enterprises, as
l^ey would thus be protected from the
ledouin marauders. He terraced the
tills and vineyards and cultivated the
ilains.
5. His Army (vv. 11-15). It numbered
107,500. It was thoroughly equipped
md drilled. God was with him, and
lis fame spread far and wide. The
tource of his strength was God.
III. Uzziah's Transgression (vv. 1618).
The prosperity bestowed upon him
>y the Lord was too much for him?
lis heart was lifted up with pride,
rhis is always so unless counteracted
)y divine grace. In his pride he prelumptuously
Intruded into the priest's
ifiice. This act was not because of
orgetfuiness, out or aeuoerate purlose.
Azariah and eighty other priests
emonstrated with lilm, but this only
nade him angry. This act was a
respass against God.
IV. Uzziah's Punishment (vv. 19!1).
While raging in hie wrath and about
o born incense he was smitten with
eprosy, a dreadful, incurable and uuilean
diseuse. This Judgment came
ipon him as a consequence of his
verweening pride and vanity. He was
hrust out of the sanctuary?excluded
'rom God's house. Indeed, his own
ronsclence smote him, and he hurrledy
went out because he knew that the
>>rd had smitten him. He not only
vas excluded from the place of wor)hip,
but was dethroned. His son
iotham was made regent. His Judgnent
was:
1. Sudden. The Lord smote him
vhile attired as priest, with censer In
rand. Frequently God's Judgments
ire speedy. 2. Severe. The leprosy
iroke forth upon his forehead. The I
lame Judgment befell Miriam for i
ipeaking against Moses (Num. 12:10). i
ind Gehazl for lying to Elisha (II '
vlmrs 5:27). Great sins demand
ievere punishment. 3. Conspicuous.
Izarlah and oil the priests looked up
ind beheld the leprosy (v. 20). The
ipot on Uzzlah's forehead proclaimed
dm as the object of God's wrath.
)ow muny today are bearing about 1
he marks of sin?God's judgment! 1
I. Humiliating. He was henceforth '
mclean?cut off from the congrega- 1
Ion. This Is what sin always does. '
i. Fatal. It ended In death. "The <
vages of sin Is death" (Rom. 6:23). 1
Prospect of Death in Old Age. t
I fully understand that age and In- i
irmlty make you look at death from i
i much more serious point of view t
han when you only contemplated it as
in afar-off thing. The vague, distant
irospect which comes from time to
Iroe during a busy life, amid many 1
listractions, is but a dream; but death
lecomes a very different and far more i
eal matter when you contemplate It i
n solitude and old age. It costs one
lttle to accept It from afar and gen'rally,
b*' to give one's self up dellbirately,
with a calm gaze on approachng
death, Is a much greater struggle. *
Mature must shrink from the bitter i
up. but let the inner being say with ^
>ur ilea" Lord : "Nevertheless not what '
; will but whut Tlrou wilt."?Fenelen 1
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RENA BATTLES FOR LEGION
amout Castillian Matador, Ex-Gorman
Fighter, Stages Bloodless
Conflicts With Angry Bulls.
To show that bull-flghting Is really
} simple, and as bloodless, and as
P refreshing as a
matador, has been
staging arena batVJN&Sw*
T" country for the
benefit of the
American Legion. ]
xl rafe, Mollno Is an ex- <
[xA ,*>s German fighter, i
jeff J K besides being a |
hull-tighter. <
When he goes fnto the ring with ,
Is fire-breathing animal, he carries a
nail red cloth to make the animal
roth. He carries no sword ami
usfs entirely to his adroit footwork
> save him from embarrassment at
le horns of the bull. He wears a
enulne costume of red velvet trimmed
Ith gold, valued at $2,000.
The Legion has picked up the Idea
f "bloodless bull-fighting," and repntly
staged an encounter In the Jerp.v
City stock yards with the matadot
rmed with a fence picket. Although
?The ?.
American
LEGION I
(Copy fui i'oui Department supplied by
l he American Lesrlon New* Service.) I
IN HER HUSBAND'S MEMORY
Mrs. Maude Donohue, Minnesots
Newspaper Woman, to Erect ?"
Building as Memorial. ?
The day Mrs. Maude A. Donohue's *
husband enlisted she went to work on
that her husband
had been killed In action In France. f]
Afro nnnnlma Infanrlo this VP.'IP tO
t - f(
erect a new newspaper building in ^
Cokato as a memorial to "My Bill,"
and then she Intends as a "distant
dream" to write r book of his life. S
Last year she visited her husband's
grave at Romange, where 22,000 were A
buried in the heart of the Argonne
wood.
Probably no paper in the country
gives more sympathetic treatment to
the problem of the returned soldier e
than does the weekly at Cokato. "The C
tragedy of war has broadened my Ii
viewpoint," says Mrs. Donohue. (j
"There Is much to be done, and I'm e
frank to say that I expect great b
things of the American Legion as an s
organization representing men who t
know what the word 'service' means." c
FRENCH AWARD IS DECLINED ?
s
Legion's National Commander Ao- 1
cepts Honor Only In Name of f
Those Who Served.
t
Hanford MacNider is one of the v
negligible number of persons who de- ^
clined the award s
of "commander of *
the Legion of / ^ '
Honor," proffered p.''
by the French || c
government. Mr. W) ?
MacNlder, as na- %'A 1
tlonal commander ^ i
of the American l&altp
Leplon, adroitly '4|||S T
shifted the honor A ?
to the heads of a I
million soldiers. J$P$f s
He said that he
could receive the
decoration only as a tribute to all '
Legionnaires?and when the medal arrives
It will be deposited In the ar- *
chives of the Legion.
When he received the notification
of the award, he cabled Marshal Foch:
"In the name' of 5,000,000 servlee
men and women represented by the *
American Legion, we extend through t
you to the President of the French re- <
public our gratitude over the tribute <
proffered. Realizing thnt this Is not (
awarded to me personally we accept
It for every man and woman of our '
organization nnd In extending our deep '
thanks pledge to France our continued <
love and devotion." <
Mr. MacNlder was made a chevalier *
of the Legion of Honor on the hattle- *
field In 1918. i
AERIAL POLO IS NEW SPORT
Airplane-Toy Balloon Game One of
Features at Recent Legion Entertainment
in Florida.
Aerial polo is the latest sport. One
of the chief features of an entertainment
given by the American Legion at
Miami. Fla., was a game of polo
staged high in the air. sans mallets,
sans ponies, sans bail, snns everything
except a dozen nimble aviators and
several dozen toy balloons.
Every sort of twist from the Immel- >
mann turn to the maple-leaf drop is >
called into play during the contest. [
Here Is what happens: A motorboat
loaded with the mnny-colored balloons
of the proverbial country fair plows J
out into the harbor and drops anchor.
From nearby hangars come galloping jj
a dozen Pegasuses. They take the
air, and when they are equidistant
from the launch, at a safe nltitude.
the little balloons are released and go I
soaring upward in great confusion on ^
the wind. *
Tlin air rl/lar irhn oanfnrao tho
greatest number Is declared the win- 6
ner. The Legion pilots who tried It
said that It used to be easier catching
Tauhes.
CJ
Would T )?tpone This Expense. n
The don? of the proposed Victory *
Memorial oulldlng In Washington 8
would be virtually a huge service flag.
It would be studded with five million
stars?gold for those who died, blue
for those who served. The plan Is
to have each stnr engraved with the s'
Initials of the soldier It stands for,
so that future visitors will he able to distinguish
them, with the aid of a
telescope, from the floor below. The
American Legion has taken the stand e
[hat the erection of the expensive me- ^
uorlal should be withheld until there b
ire fewer suffering veterans on the 11
streets.
Ultra Proof.
"Does Rambler's new wife love 01
ilm?" b
"Does she? Why she even takes In
cashing to help him meet his nllnonv."?The
American Legion Weekly. 1)1
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Suffering Is Acute. ai
Suffering is acute among former
service men at Providence, R. I. The
American Legion found one man who ni
vas discharged from a job because he ti
vas absent from work the duy a child in
vas born to his wife. b;
tie matador had to jump the fence on
evernl occasions in order to keep the
rue "bloodless" nature of the affair,
e succeeded in putting on a good
attle.
IKETCHES WON.THE RECRUITS
dvan Hadiey, Crayon Artist, Now
"Drawing" Some of the Prominent
Legion Men.
Alvan C. ("Hap") Hadley, crayon
xpert and ex-marine, travels with a
Jreenwlch V 11nge
troupe. He
robnbly recruit d
more marines
> y his clever -B
ketches, during ]
he war, than any BgPk->W^" jj
ther individual. W jk v
s'o one that ever
ooked wry hard
it one of his pic- thEsT R
ures ever stayed B
>ut of the ma
ines, and no one w\ ip
hat ever looks
ery hard now ever stays away from
ils show. He Is at present busy
ketchlng prominent members of the
Lmerican Legion, outside of "hours,"
or publication In newspapers.
When "Hap" enlisted In the marine
orps at Paris island, a red-necked
ergeant asked him what his occupaInn
una
"Artist," said Hap.
So the sergeant put him to work
rhlte-wnshing garbage cans. The
rownlng disappointment of Hap's
ife Is that he never ran across that
ergeant again.
I0BS FOR EX-SERVICE MEN
Jlvic Organizations Co-Operating With
American Legion to Find Work
for Ex-Soldiers.
Civic organizations are co-operating
vith the American Legion In every
:!ty, town and hamlet throughout the
rountry to put across the nationwide
Irlve for employment for the 700,000
ex-service men -low out of a job.
The Legion Is aiming jo get men
nto jobs by stirring up the Industrial
ife in communities. Distribution of
employment by changing men on dally
ihifts; pushing of engineering projects,
bridge repair and county hlghvay
improvement; speeding up of
nunidpal and public utility enterlrises?woodyards,
recreation centers,
Iredglng, Installation of telephones.
)aving; reforestation and reclamation
jrojects;? truck gardening, with the
establishment of community gardens
vorked by ex-soldier labor; stlmulatng
building of all kinds; encouragenent
of the "back-to-the-farm movenent"?these
and many more methods
ire being used to give the distressed
omess man a cnance once more 10 ao
t day's work.
\ Carrying On With the |
With mingled feelings, Legion men
ead that the old yellow, groaning
Jnris taxi-cabs?the vehicles that took
lament's army off to fight on the
darne, are to be replaced.
1
A United States marlpe sold the
Jnited States superdreadnaught New
dexico to a retired farmer at Long
teach, Cal., for 1 >00 cash. Navy ofIclals,
however, refused to deliver the
hip. '
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An Oklahoma slieriff allowed three f
killings" to take place without much 1
ippositlon. Ewing C. London, com- 1
aander of the Ardmore post of the <
imerlcnn Legion, was appointed his <
uccessor.
Varying conditions existing In the
lifferent parts of the country will 1
\rgely determine what proportion of 1
ervice men will desire cash payment, I
he Legion has learned from its refer- 8
cduin votes. c
*
Blind beggars sometimes have good
yeslght, the American Legion has
uund. One "ex-soldier" with medals 11
ought from a hock shop was caught h
iking $G0 an hour from New York's 0
lieater crowds. *
Ex-service men have been tajp?n
n to replace non-citizen emn>oyees
y a Portland, Ore., power company.
' } c
Many ex-service men ^ho went I
ack to "do Europe" are no# stranded t
i the large cities. The Lefffon Is help- d
ig them book passage "back home w
i;ain."
? .
Widows, mothers ant} orphans of
len who died in the service during ti
le war would receive vocational train- A
ig by the terms of a bill being pressedifl
v the American Legion.
i
PUBLIC ROAD CONSTRUCTION
About One-Half of All Highway* Being
Built Are Being Aided by the
Government
(Prepared by the United State* Department
of Agriculture.)
What the new federal highway appropriation
to be expended under the
llrectlon of the bureau of public roads,
United States Department of Agriculture,
will mean to the country Is ae:urately
gauged In a synopsis prepared
.y the bureau, showing the use t?
L?.
I r
construction of a Rock Road.
which the $275,000,0000 previously appropriated
by congress has been put.
Up to December 31, $212,077,246 had
been Dut to work In pfojects either en
tlrely complete or under construction.
To match that amount the states appropriated
$285,379,312, making a total
of $497,456,558.
If placed end to end the roads to be
paid for by this money would encircle
the earth at the equator and extend ae
far as from New Yhrk to San Francisco
on the second lap. The total
mileage of road? under construction
nnO completed, the department's records
show, was approximately 27,000
miles. Of this milage 9,555 miles was
In projects entirely completed. The
balance of 17,445 miles was In projects
which were still under construction
but reported 69 per cent complete October
31. In those projects there waa
the equivalent of 12,000 miles of completed
roads, so tflat the completed
road to date was more than 21,000
miles, or nearly enough to encircle
the globe.
. Prior to five years ago the federal
government took no active part In the
road construction of the country. Today
about one-half of all roads under
construction are being aided financially
by the federal government, and the
construction Is subject to Inspection
and approval of federal engineer*.
APPROVE HIGHWAY PROJECTS
According to Announcement of Bureau
Every Type of Construction
Is Represented.
Ninety-three roau consrrucuun projects
In 28 states were approved for
federal aid during October by the bureau
of public roads, United States
Department of Agriculture, according
to a compilation just made public
Virtually every type of construction is
represented in the approved projects.
The states in which these projects
were approved and the number of
projects approved in each state follow:
Alabama, 3; Arkansas, 3; Calj*.
fornia, 2; Colorado, 1; Florida, 1;
Idaho, 1; Kansas. 8; Maryland, 5;
Massachusetts, 2; Minnesota, 15; Mississippi,
6; Missouri, 4; Montana, 1;
Nebraska, 2; Nevada, 1; New Mexico,
2; North Dakota, 2; Ohio, 2; Oklahoma,
1; Pennsylvania, 5; South
Carolina, 5; South Dakota, 1; Texas,
3; Utah, 1; Virginia, 12; Washington,
1; Wisconsin, 2, and Wyoming, L
The longest single stretch of roadway x
approved in one project during the
month was an earth road in Calhoun
county, Mississippi, 35.3 miles long;
the shortest, 0.9 mile, was a brick
road in Stark coifhty, Ohio.
GOOD USE FOR SUBSTITUTES
Qravel and Macadam Can Be Employed
Until More Durable Typs
of Road li Built
It will require several years for the
United States to carry out the plans
for a comprehensive system of harda
u?_l TT_4.ll
iunacea nignwuys. tum ouui uuo
is the main highways can be built of
:he durable type, gravel and macadam
uay be used as substitutes, but what
he whole country wants and demands
ire real honest-to-goodness good roads.
One of Largeat Industries.
Road building in the United States
a one of the nation's largest indus:ries,
a million men being employed
ast year throughout the construction
>eason at bu.'ldlng or repairing the
ountry's highway*
Asphalt Streets in Majority.
Virtually PI per cent of all the muIclpal
streets In the United States
ave an asphalt top. As a consequence
f heavy ti*uck traffic many of these
tpeate~9Tc beginning to show serious
vldence8 of disintegration.
Means to Lessen Accidents.
As a means to lesson automobile aeIdents,
the bureau of public roads, j
Jnited States Departmm^of Agricul- j
signs
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