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.THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 3, 10K '10 OF 0. MAN CLAIMS GREAT ROAD-BUILDING DISCOVERY.'. FOUR DROWN WHEN THE SLOOP UPSETS - "r r ' r "PU20LAH" IS A NEW ROAD MARVEL OF U. OF 0. Element in Certain Oregon Soils, Discovered That Is ; Expected to Make Concrete Roads Very Cheap. (Special to His Journal) , University of Oregon, Eugene, Or, Feb. J2. An Investigation on the part of the engineering department of the university. Jubt completed, covering a long period of study of road conditions In Oregon, has resulted in discoveries Which may revolutionize road construc tion. It lias been found that the state of Oregon has as an element of much of Its eoil certain volcanic materials which, mixed with Portland cement in proper proportion, not only lnchease its "strength, but decrease Its cost tonrach an extent that concrete roads, surfaced with bltuminum, can be built at a less , cost than macadam rpads, thus giving the country tho hard surface pavement of a," city at an expense less than is now expended for crushed rock and . dirt roads. ; Sean McAlister Dliooyerer. The report of Dr. E. H. McAlister, dean of the university school of engi neering, upon this subject, which will be made public in about two weeks, covers eery step in this investigation, from the actual proportions for mixing the con crete to an analyzed statement of the cost of construction. At present the av erage, cost for construction of macadam Toadaj averaged for Oregon, and also for the. entire United States, including a 10 year period of maintenance, is f 1.061 per square yard. The rout of concrete roads, using theJatlva element of the Oregon soil,' with the concrete, would be $0.95 a yard.. The figures have been based upon actual road construction, upon a survey of road and soil conditions of OrcgoBr-Jncludlng tho factor of climate and temperature, and actual labratory tests of Strength of the "blended" con crete. - He Calls It "FnKoUn." Tu2olan," a volcanic material, Is the element which is to Bolve the problem of bringing concrete" roads to a practical cost. It is well distributed in Oregon. The proportion with which it can be mixed with concrete varies with the lo cality, but analysis readily determines that .That which Professor McAlister has designated as -Eugene pussolan' Is found abundantly around Eugehe and throughout the Willamette valley. An other type exists near Grants Pass; ar tificial puszolan, can be made from blast furnace slag from Oswego; etill another form Is termed "diatomaceous earth," fouhd near Eugene, but deposits are not plentiful about the state. ... Saving the long Haul. The great factor in favor of using a irwal material in nlace of cement is not necessarily the cost of the cement saved, I but the cost of transportation or the ce ment is an important item. Nearly half the cost the cement at tho factory is saved and nearly half the freight bill Is eliminated. This includes the cost of preparing the "blend,- figuring upon mixing plants, machinery and the like, which has been carefully itemized. The cost of cement in Eugene in car load lots is $2.38 a barrel net. Allowing for a three mile haul from the railroad to road plant, the cost rises to $2.48 a barrel. Figuring at this cost for cement the cost for the blended cement is as follows: ..,, Cement .53 of ba"el. at $2.48. .. .$1,315 Total cost of blending Cost of -blended cement, per bbl..$1.695 At Portland the cost of such a blend should not exceed $1.44 a barrel, figur ing upon the cost of cement at the mix ing plant at $2.00 a barrel. , , ' "Puzzolan" Kot Wholly Hew. The use of substances similar to "puz fblan" is not new. Los Angeles used a volcanic substance, called "tuffa." in the construction of its gn-at 250-mile con crete acqneduct. in which 1,500,000 bar rels of cement, or enough for 1200 miles of 16-foot concrete road. The German government, after prohibiting similar blends for several years, has very re cently permitted the use of concrete con struction, following elaborate tests. The important consideration for Oregon is that the proper substances have been found to exist in lnrge quantities all over the state; and, furthermore, analy sts shows that Oregon's supply is of a very high quality. -'.Macadam pavenrtit Is rapidly falling in disfavor all over the country. The state of New York has spent $C5, 000,000 upon macadam roads; but a few months ago, in popular election, $50,000,000 was voted which will be used" In tearing up the. macadam roadH and replacing with concrete. A curious fact is that mac adam roads were the factors which made possibly the adaption of power traction, including meclianli'Hl trucks and auto mobiles, to tho country; and now H Is the mechanical transportation apents Which are tenrin macadam to pieces, and necesHitatinK a heavier type of road construction. This is eventually to be concrete. Cost of Maintaining Macadam. 1 Macadam roads in Oregon, particu larly in Lane county. eost to lay D1.3 cents a square yard; in Massachusetts, not including contractor's profit, esti mated at 20 per cent, 6-inch macadam cost 64.7 cents; and in Xcw York the name costs 67 cents. But the upkeep is the expensive feature of fik-Ii roads. f course, this varies under local con ditions. Estimates range from 6.82 cents per' square yard per annum to SC cent a yad. The annual cost maintenance of macadam In Taris Is eakl to be one third of the cost each year. That is to say a macadam road must be rebuilt every three years. The figures, col lected by the United States office of publlo roads make the average cost of maintenance in this country 5.7 cents a yard a year, and double this for bi tuminous macadam. "Maintenance figures published only a few years aco now appear ludicrous." declares D, McAlister. '"Massachusetts thought tht it would be able to main tain it macadam roads indefinitely at tS cents; In three years the cost has noared to'S,7 cents,and now the at tempt to maintain macadam roads has iMeri practically abandoned, and all sorts of surfaces, patented and other m iaau-J4rftJeUuu trled,joiujLJalha Jiope of ttaving norno of the many millions of tollars which the state has put into macadam roads.' "The mileage . of improved roads in i rc:on 1h relatively insignificant Traf fic i mnall because no largo trafflu H I i!fuMe,"thus maintenance here It still m Cougar leaps 60 feet FROM TREE; ft JsS- OS is' v ? " : y v-w v Above The cougar Just after being killed. Below The animal is longer than the tallest man. .(Staff Correipondence.) Wamlc, Or., Feb. 19. Tuesday noon eav tho termination of a short but redhot chase after a largo and ferocious cougar, in tho western portion of the Smock country, which Is located some 20 miles southwest of this place, In which chase Henry sMlller, Ed Wood cock, Mart New and Alvln Thornton succeeded in killing the animal after a short but desperate hand to hand fight. Miller sustained severe Injuries to his body and arms from the cougar's claws and most of his clothing was torn to strings. One dog was killed and two others seriously wounded. For the previous week numerous re ports had come from that part of the country to the effect that there was a cougar In the vicinity,- as several set tlers had lost pigs, Kbeep and other do mestic animals. Miller, Woodcock and New, ever-ready sportsmen of Wamlc, left for upper Smock Sunday noon, at which place they were Joined by Thornton,, a resident of that portion of the country. The chase began Monday morning, the tracks hav ing been taken up with little difficulty, as the snow was from one to four feet in depth. They followed the trail faith fully all that day through the timber and night found the four determined hunters camped on the trail in three feet of snow. Having very little grub and no blankets, they suffered consid erable hardship during the night, but at daybreak Tuesday morning they re sumed the chase and not until noon of that day did they succeed in treeing the cougar. 60 Feet Up, Lying on Umb. Thornton and New were first to reach the tree, around which the dogs were bawling and howling like so many mad dened wolves. The animal was sighted some 60 feet up tho tree, lying full length on a huge llinb. At first the two men at the tree decided to shoot without further delay, but owing to the fact that the animal kept up continu ous growling and lashing of Its tall, signs of battle, the two men, who are low. But with the expected develop ment of the state it Is safe to say that within the next five years the figures here will have passed the cost reached in so many other places. Depth of Concrete Required. . "It is my purpose to compare the cost of concrete with that of macadam. Four Inches of concrete will withstand a greater strength than six inches of macadam. On the average, where traf fic is not unusually congested four inches of concrete is sufficient. "Personally I favor a concrete base, with a bituminous wearing surface, as adopted by New York and California, but I am' also prepared to give an esti mate for a two-courso type of ail-concrete road. "Taking conditions in Eugene as typ ical of local conditions, including all items of and, cement, blend, mixing, stone freight charges, hauling, protec tion, we obtain $5.66 as the total cost of rammed concrete. One cubic yard will lay nine square yards; thus the ost of tho concrete per square yard is 63 cents, "The cost , of the bituminous surface Is about 5 cents per square yard, the bituminous part being a heavy asphaltic oil containing 90 per cent asphalt. This price includes the cost of the oil, freight, hauling and spreading the same; in fact, the total cost of the eurface coat. At least this Is what it Is laid for in California; and the additional cost of freight to Oregon would possi bly increase this cost to 6.6 cents, at the most. Add this to the cost of the con crete and you have the total cost of the surfaced pavement, 69.5. Hot a Long Lived Surface. ''The length of life of this surfa.ee cannot be definitely stated; in the east the life of similar surface is not less than five years. But to be safe, I have cut this time in two, and assume that the road must be resurfaced every two and a half years, an Improbable suppo sition. This will give a definite main tenance of 2.6 cents a yard per year. On this basis of the average cost and maintenance of macadam compare It with tho concrete; Macadam. Concrete First cost $0,640 $0,695 Upkeep for 10-year period 0.511 0.260 Total per sq. yd... .$1,051 $0,965 "This indcates a saving of 0.6 cents per square yard In favor of the con crete type over macadam, or $845 per mile on a 15-foot road. If cement were used without blending, the saving would be wiped out; But even then the con crete road could etill compete with meeadam -road;-' - - The Value of Xoads In Money. "This is not a matter of pleasure vehicles and picnic parties. It is an issue of bread and butter, many million of dollars in mud taxes the cost of 10 to 29 cents per ton mile for hauling is ''!: - , . . t I VL, y HUNTER HURT ! V S 4 "tl. - ft i I experienced with cougars, thought best to await the arrival of Woodcock and Miller. When the latter arrived orl the scene. Woodcock way given the privi lege of snooting first, but In some way the shot failed to reach a vital spot and the beast, with a blood-curdling scream, leaped from the tree and landed squarely amid dogs and men. The snow being some three feet deep, the animal was dazed .only for nn In stant, after which It made straightway for Miller, -who was nearest to it. Though handicapped by the depth of snow, the strength and quickness of Miller placed him with one bound bare ly out of harm's way, but in his leap he dropped his gun, which left him un armed save for a hunting knife, which he put into immediate action. The dogs had arrested the animal from making a second leap at Miller long enough for him to get at its back and give it two powerful blows, one in the back, the other in the side of the neck. Medley of Dogs, Men, Cougar. With this the cougar, maddened be yond fear. of the dogs, reached Miller with one bound, bearing him to the ground through three feet of snow. He slashed with all force with his knife and for an Instant all was turmoil, tan gle and confusion, with yelps, howls, screams and groans ensuing from a cloud of flying snow. The other men rushed to the scene as quickly as pos sible, but were unable to shoot for fear of killing Miller, who was somewhere in the scramble of dogs, cougar and man. However, by clubbing the animal with butts of guns and with the help of the dogs, they succeeded in turning its attention long enough to allow Mil ler to gain his feet, after wrjlch it was but a matter of getting an opening for a shot without killing one of the men. Woodcock's quick eye saw this chance and with gun at hip, he fired a shot through the animal's head, killing it In stantly. Miller was cut and slashed on the brenst and arms end his clothing partly torn from his body. One dog was dead and two others badiy hurt. Miller's Knife Went Home. On examining the cougar's wounds, it was found, that one blow of Miller's knife had struck the animal's lower Jaw In the Joint and another had severed the cords and muscles that control the Jaw, rendering Its mouth as a weapon utterly useless. It is the belief of all the men that this alone saved Miller from becoming the victim of the deadly teeth, which are the principal weapon of a cougar's defense. Miller walked out to the settlement, some 15 miles, notwithstanding the fact thnt his wounds pained him severely. The other men carried and dragged their victim to the settlement, where they secured a mule, and with the cougar packed on it made their way to Wamic. The animal measured ninu feec two Inches in length, and Is a decided cu riosity, as waa shown by the number of pertons who came from far and wide to see what a real cougar looked like. It is the first animal of the kind killed in this country for a number of years. a mud tax which Sam Hill declares makes the tariff a Joke In comparison are coming either out of people's mouths or their pocketbooks, depending upon whether they go without food or pay too much for It. Good roads will lift this mud tax, will lower the high cost of living more than any one factor, and will make community existence pos sible under new conditions. Community existence will ba possible without hav ing the. people huddled together with FIVE GENERATIONS IN John Romack; his daughter Mrs. O. Frank Thorny; her eon, Leslie, old man Is past 85 years of age. W 9 CAPSIZES IN .VNSEND BAY; FOUR GO TO BOTTOM J, H, Moon, lvan .Moon, Trar.- cis: Moon "and Wm, Moon Die Dreadful Deaths. (Ualled Press Leased Wire.) Port Townjiend, Wash., Feb. 22.-1 Caught by a sudden squall while sailing In I'ort Townsend bay, 'a 20-foot eloop was capsized this afternoon at 2 o'clock and caused the death by drowning of J. H. Moon, his, son Ivan, aged 18, and Francis Moon, aged 10, and William Moon, aged 13. sons of W.J. Moon, who was rescued. Two soldiers of the Nine, ty-second Coast artillery, at Fort Flag ler, were members of the party and ,are now nearly dead from exposure The party left Irondale at 1 o'clock for a pleasure sail about the bay and the wind was blowing strong from the southeast at the time. The wind in creased and was squally. ' When well toward the south shore of the bay at Sherman's spit, opposite old Fort Townsend, one of these squalls caught the sloop and quickly capsized it. The weather was cold and the icy water soon rendered the distressed people helpless. " The accident was witnessed from Irondalo and u rowboat with Tom . W. Holman, William Doolie and Allen Ful ner, at once left for the scene. When the rowboat reached the overturned sloop, three men were clinging to its sides. These were W. I. Moon and the soldiers, Warmouth and Manley. The other four members had been overcome by the cold and ' disappeared beneath the waters. Warmouth was at first believed to be dead, but was soon brought about enough to give hope of recovery. W. J. Moon and Manley were both uncon scious when taken into the boat. A launch which had put out from Scow bay, took the rescued men on board and proceeded to Port Townsend for medical assistance for the sufferers. Pathetic evidences of attempts made at saving the Uvea of the boys were plainly seen. Ropes had been made fast to the mast and to these lines the two younger boys had been fastened. The boys had been insecurely tied and from the maimer in which the lashings had been made It was seen that the fingers that had tried to protect them had been numbed by the cold and were unable to make their work strong enough to hold the little fellows. J. H. Moon, one of the drowned men, was crippled In one hand and the sur vivors fiay he put up a hard fight for life. Mooh leaves a wie and daughter living at Irondale. It is expected all the bodies will b carried ashore . by the currents. HOMER DAVEkeORT'S UNCLE, PIONEER OF '51, IS DEAD AT SILVERTON Special to The Journal.) Sllverton, Or., -Feb. 22. B. F. Daven port, an Oregon pioneer of 1851, died of . heart , failure at his home In this city Thursday at 4:20 p. m. He had been in poor health since Christmas, but only during the past few days did he show signs of being in serious con dition. He was born at Columbus, Ohio, February 9, 1839. He crossed the plains, settling upon a farm near Sll verton, which place was his home until two years ago, when he retired from active life and moved into town. He married Lucretla DeWltt; Three sons and one daughter were born, all of whom are living at this place. They are: Louis J., Dee C. and John If. Davenport and Mrs. Eunice Goodknecht. He was an uncle of the late cartoonist. Homer Davenport. He leaves one brother, John Davenport, a Hoqulam, Wash., and one sister, Mrs. Judge Or ange Jacobs, of Seattle. Funeral serv ices will be held In this city Sunday at 2 p. m. an ever increasing tendency of the pop ulation toward cities. "In view of the already rapid de struction of many well built macadam roads In Oregon, and In view of the universal conclusion that macadam Is not adapted to modern traffic, such as motor trucks, road tractors and me chanical haulage generally, and In view of the fact that such traffic will in all probability be the prevailing traffic within a few years, I believe that any largo expenditure in the future con struction of macadam would be unwise and result only in bitter disappoint ment." TOLEDO, WASH, FAMILY W. Loomia; her daughter, Mrs. Thorne; his son, Guy Thome. The j " ' . SLOOP 4 ORENCO, OR., COUPLE , , t p ' ' ' , -1 M:fe. V: George Benton, 70 years old, and his wife, Minerva, 71, at Orerico, who celebrated their golden wedding anniversary last Wednesday. With them, in the picture, is their oldest daughter, Mrs. Mary C. Howard of Spokane. FRUIT MARKETING L Two Big Yakima Valley Con cerns Propose to Unite Selling Agencies. (Speclil to The Journal.) North Yakima, Wash., Feb. 22. The boards of trustees of the Yakima Valley Fruit Growers association and of the Y'akima County Horticultural union met this afternoon and tonight in an attempt to find a way to unite the selling agen cies of two big fruit marketing con cerns of the Yakima valley. The two concerns handled more than 80 per cent of the 1912 crop between them. The meeting Is significant. The as sociation is a co-operative organisation of growers, the .union stock company handling fruit for its stockholders and buying and selling that of outsiders. They have been rivals In marketing and, because of their differences in organi zation it has been considered an im possibility to find any basis for com bination. Nothing was accomplished today be yond the development of a real desire on the part of both boards of trustees to unite in a common selling organisation. No statement would be made by any orfe at the meeting other than the stereo typed one that there was nothing: to give out The meeting was called by W. N. Irish, president of the union for eight years, who refused re-election last month. It was attended neither by Manager J. Ii. Robblns, of the associa tion, nor Manager E. E. Sampson, of the union, nor by any members or rep resentatives of the selling forces of either organisation. CUMMINGS AND G0INS HAVE ANNUAL REUNION (Special to The Journal.) Albany, Or.. Feb. 22. Rural mail car riers of the counties of Linn and Ben ton took advantage of the George Wash ington birthday holiday to gather in convention In this city today. There are about SO members of the organiza tion, which they formed several years ago and which is known as the Rural Letter Carriers' association. Several years ago the members had a con tinual source of hilarity in the fact that one of the Benton county carrier! was II. D. Cummings and one of the Linn county men was John Golns. The combination of coming and going at the same time and at the same place was always sufficient to raise a laugh. Brevities From Waghongal, Wash. Washougal, Wash., Feb. 22. The Congregational church choir and the or chestra gave a fine entertainment last night in the gymnasium to a packed house. The Operetta of "The Japanese Garden" was rendered by home talent and enthusiastically received. Among the soloists were Mrs. Albert Fah, Miss Jessie Hoge, Miss Lillian Nagle, Miss Emily Goot, Miss Emily Webber, Miss Lettle Bedell and June Brock. These with a chorus of eight other girls gave, under the direction of Miss Carries: and E. D. Clapp, the most ambitious musi cal undertaking ever essayed in this place. It was a severe test of the abil ity of home talent. Tho orchestra re flected great credit upon the musical ability of the town. Friends of Wesley McAllister re ceived good reports from Portland to day when word cam that he was rapid ly recovering from the operation for appendicitis performed at the Good Sa maritan Hospital. Much interest Is being manifested in the series of evangelistic meetings now being conducted In the Methodist church, under the' pastorate of Rev. Mr. Ross man, who Is assisted by Rev. Mr. Town send, pastor of the M. E. church of Camas. Flat Feet Bar to Fire Jobs.' (Special to The Journal. I Seattle, Wash.. Feb. 22. While the possession of a flat foot is not regarded as a crime by the civil service com mission. It is held as an Impediment against entrance1 Into the fire depart ment, and because 20 of the 420 appli cants for positions under the recently enacted two platoon system were found by examining physicians to have flat feet, they will not be allowed to finish the examination for positions in that department. Dump Cars Running Again. Montesano, Wash., Feb. 22.-HWork trains carrying dirt for the grade and nil totXM depor grounds' 0f the" Joint line of the O.-W. and C, M. & 8t. P. lines from South Montesano to tha city began dumping their loads today, after an enforced idleness by bad weather, of three, months. . Wofli will now be rushed to completion.,. . a PLAN EASES MARRIED 50 YEARS L II JUDGE REVERSES FISHING DECISION (Special to Tbe Journal. 1 Roseburg, Or., Feb. 22. Judge J. W, Hamilton, In the circuit court here on Friday reversed his decision of the day before In the case of Bert Taylor and Hugh Pearson, indicted on a eharge of Illegally fishing at tho Winchester dam. Ills first decision was that the statute under which the indictment was drawn was defective and the case was dis missed. His second and final decision is that the statute is applicable to the charge against the defendants, and he has placed their case back on the docket. Judge Hamilton's second decision - is in accord with a previous opinion fur nished to the state game warden by the attorney general. The indefinite word ing of the statute is generally recog nized, however, and It Is said the present legislature will be asked to amend the law so that there will be no further conflict In Its interpretation. FARMERS AND GARDENERS ORGANIZE AT BEAVERTON (Special to The Journal. Beaverton, Or., Feb. 22. At an en thusiasts and well attended meeting of the farmers and gardeners of this vicinity, an organlaztion was effected yesterday. This Is a branch of the Farmers' Society of Equity. The follow ing officers were chosen: President, I. L. Morelock; vice president, John Welch; secretary, C. .'. Haggerty; treasurer, A. W. Pike. Another meeting is called in Grange ball, Tuesday evening, February 25, to which all farmers are invited. leaver chapter, Order of Eastern Star last night at Its regular meeting had the presence of Grand Matron Margaret Hayter, who Is on an Inspection trip. This chapter is under Mrs. H. W. Bol ger, matron, and R. B. Scott, patron, Eight Frat Students Reinstated. (Sroclal to The Journal.) Seattle, Wash., Feb. 22. Eight high school students who were suspended last Monday when It was discovered they were conducting the Phi Lambda Epsilon fraternity, have been rein stated by the school board as a result of the prompt surrender of their char ter. Principal T. R. Cole says that if any more frats are discovered the stu dents will be expelled from school. I'LL MAKE IN THE MAIL ORDER BUSINESS With an Idea and a Capital of Only One Hundred Dollars I Built a . 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Remember at the atnrt you need no of flee.-simply spies iaTour boiue; no office force, no expeoslTo equipment, little capital and no experience, as I offer to furnish the the instructions you net-d to start with, show. ing the goods to sell, where te fet them, end how to sell them by getting ch in idmnoe" from ouetomers, and 20 money-making mall order plans for you to select from; Write to day sure for my free book, "How To Achieve Mail Order turccs." , Address WAIT O. CUNXINGHAIX, President. TKS KAIZ. OXDXB 80XOOi. Salt 4609 Breoht Bid., Denver, Colo. ... . IIIY MEASURES FOR LOGGED-OFF LANDS PENDING "' if" 'vv.r L Ul " , Washington Legislature Tack- ling Hard Problem of Aiding . New Staaler; State Road .' Bills Will Be Passed Upon. ' ; (Special to The Journal. Seattle, , Wash., Feb. 23. How to the settler in clearing and paying 'for logged-of f lands adaptable ' Id agrlcul ture will be one of the important quea tiona which the legislature-is likely to' J decide next week. The dozen or more'1 bills Introduced have been referred to committee, which in turn will likely substitute a measure of its own. Tom Murphlne, chairman is hard at . work and next week his committee will ' listen to those who have plans for eoo- , nomlcally clearing these lands. It is likely , that logged-of f districts will be formed by counties and the bonds issued will be guaranteed by the' state's school fund Of about $10,000,000. The districts will clear not to exceed five acres for each settler ha to clear the balance of his tract. Land will be old to settlers on 20 year payments and districts will purchase areas for home -seekers if owners refuse the price of-. fered by the districts, such tracts Will 1 thereafter be assessed at the prloe re fused. Bill Arouses Interest. These Ideas of the committee are , pected to be incorporated In the bill, which will arouse much interest What- ever method is adopted. It la certain something will be done to invite set tlers to the state. Although various business and com ' merclai delegations this week urged liberal appropriation for the San Fran cisco fair, it is evident that the govern- or has convinced the solons that 1200.- 000 is sufficient for this is said to be sum that will be appropriated. The house majority is with him In this and rather than have the legisla- : ture adjourned without taking action, this compromise will be put through. The senate committee bill providing for state highways is approved by road , enthusiasts and for the first time pro- i vldes a system of permanent primary roads to be fed by a system of second ary roads. While Governor Lister is not yet fully convinced that the state road problem cannot be settled along more economical lines there is a strong probability that he will agree to a plan to approve the bill levying m mills for state high ways and In return the senate will amend the pending publlo highway bill to reduce the proposed levy rotn 2M to IVt mills. Would Like to Limit levy. The executive would like to limit the state highway levy which is made for the purpose of building and maintain ing inter-county roads to 1 mill, but the bill already has passed both house and unless consent were to be given by two thirds of the members of either house during the next 10 days, or two thirds of the members in both houses after that time, a new road levy bill could not be introduced. The permanent highway levy bill is still In the senate and can be amended to meet the governor's views. Both the county and the larger cities are pleased. Seattle will get a road to the north, the Snoqualmle road pass and and the Pacific highway, Tacoma Is given a straight road to Taklma and another to the mountain and the big bottom country, while Spokane is the center of eastern Washington roads, the southwest gets the South Bend i thoroughfare and the Pacific highway. Convict labor will be employed. Ad vocates of the bill are willing to re cede from their former position and to reduce the permanent road fund levy mills, but they still hold out for the ; pork, barrel increase on tbe state road fund." This lifts the levy from to 1 mills, which the governor may ap- j prove, but there will be a fight on ' the apportionment of state funds. YOU RICH I wiut to help men end women to soeeeu. Hy own nieces has canned m to be rilled "Ttie Wizard of the Mall Order Feld." I KNOW whit oth ML' ST KNOW to iupeed. MY FREE BOOK TELLS HOW TO GET A BtrSIlTESS Of TOUR own. ; , If yon ire one of the thousand! of .ilitee of the pay check, Brlnilliig away the best yer of your life for some other msn'i profit, let me show you bow, while you are itlll earning a uliry and with rery email capital, you can embark In a tmsl ea that will free you forerer from the grinding, body-roilnj wage lavery. 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