GRADE CROSSINGS MUST GO ON
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY SYSTEM
Spring Time Will Soon be Here
Seed Time and Spray Time
tt-r*p*r»a »» th* t'WVM *»■•» D»«wMi*.M
• t A<He«ltv* >
Th« grade t ruwalng» must go and
the. Will be eliminated wherever puw
al'.le on the rnaila »f the federal aid
highway «>»l««u. which will he built as
a n.ult of the passage <ff the federal
highway act. When the roads which
form the primary or Interstate system
are coii«tru<'t«d, no grade cruaetng will
be allowed to remain that I* la at all
practicable to avoid. Every effort will
be wade to make th« roads of th« «ec
ondary «)«t«ui equally safe, but io
till« mar It 1« re«ogulg»d that elimina­
tion may out be practicable la all
cn«es at th!« time.
Policy Marts Approval.
In making thia aiiUuMOcwnent «»*
bureau >>f public roada. l'olte.1 Htatea
«■epiirtlnrut of
Agriculture, under
whose Mupervlslou the fund 1« allotted
and cun«iru<-tluo la andertaken. la put
ling Into effect a policy which It has
tong advocated In prtodpto. and whoae
adoption II ha« urged with increasing
effect lime»* upon state highway ofli-
<ial» for »oiite time past
The policy
1« meeting with hearty c*-«paraUm> no
the part of the statan. and the A roar
l<nn AMtoelatlon of State Highway Of-
n.-lal* by resolution ha« pledged Ito
bast effort« to cooperate to eliminate
grade croaainga on new conatructlon.
In addlthm. the policy And« favor
among tb- railroads.
tff the lead
CASUALTY»
killed
Ing carriers already having lent cheer
lul aid lu avoiding the cuneiru<tl<>*> »f
tuorr grade cr.ue.tng«
Inatea.l of grad» rroaalnga there will
he constntrted. wherever p»<aelble. Io
the future either a bridge or an un
tier pa»« when roadway and railway
Intersect Iniportani roada. which turn
eroaa and re»-m«a rallr.-ad line« at
grade«, hereafter will lx located entire­
ly on one able of the rallrvuid. «ven
though to do •» may Increa«« th« coat
of con«tnictl<>n.
Where crossing« ar« unavoidable, or
where local Intervals Justify canatmc-
lloti of highways to <-r.>.« railroad
line«, the rand will be «o I.M-ated aa te
pa»» over the track or under It. tn
most Instance« of thia sort the rati
mads benr one half of the inat uf
building the bridge or un<1«A*«a
•aving et Human Lives.
The prime object of Hie depart-
luent'g policy to eliminate grade eruae-
Ing* oo fnleral aid r<>ad« Is th« «ar-
lag of human live* Thl« policy prob­
ably Wilt involve lu< rva«ed expense of
construction In the .-a«« <>f «otue mads,
but It la tielleved thl« 1« Justified by
th* saving of life
Inirlug the three
year« ending with ltr?i. ariordiug to
the best records available at th« de-
partment. ,T 'V«1 11»— were lost at
grad« er.»«»lng» In the L'nlted State«
and Ili.tMi per*««« were Inlured
11B
aa
ISXQ
im
I7M
1791
3QJ1
iNjunro
•STS
total
PtOESTMANS TU
AUTOMOBIL«
OTHER VEHICLE»
196
MM
997
4790
912
5250
991
MOO
4t4O
1917
w e are well stockedwith garden
arden
and field seed, both in
and pack­
age, selected for their fertility, and we
not only guarantee the seeds, but we
duplicate any price from any place at
all times. We believe we know seeds
and will be glad to talk to you and
give worth while advice as to your
requirements. We have sprays—the
kind that does the work—both liquid
and powder.
You can always rest assured of get­
ting good values and right prices in
whatever you purchase here.
Courteous 1 reatment Always
J. F. Wesely, Grocer, Scio, Ore.
Sheep Ortvan to Mountain«.
Wild aheep live tn • >1 fl<>-k« tn
rocky. muunlalnou« par« where fond
la «pome. Had th»-v been pa-»—»rd
of «och mean« of dafetiw a« the h»-ela
and the epeed of the hot «e <<r the
homo and the strength of the biwm
they would probably hate «-onrrrgated
on the plain« where f. <«l w*« pletitt-
fai. As It ••• thetr only pnUi-etlon
troca their natural rt . in • « th. wolvea.
fay In thetr agility tn the tn- at Inar-
ceaalbl« «poto
The length of time
aheep have been dome-tira I rd I« a«
nothing compared with the preceding
UM when thetr home «a- tn the
mountain«, cmmequrn'Iy romli.g under
the dominion of man ha- utterly re
versed their cogidltlon« of life So the
growth of the hoof I» out of all pro­
parttea to the wear on our »oft |m»
ture«, and fowtret aup»<rv •
S - >1«
larly the thick mating /»f ».»«I which
waa ahaolutefy necessary ut the «Iti-
tn dea the wild BlMwp Inhabited ha« «•
far aa the aheep lt«rtf la .. lurrned.
breotno a Mlaoac*. and rmden-d
prey to tick« and maggot*
M«w to Bn Joy Walk
Thee« «re ro«d walker* trull
lower«, forest roamer* br-nllty
««enery «re matter» of la.tr
thing Is to keep marching to fill one'*
lungs with draught« of invlg-.ratlng
air. to banish care and tn revel In high
spirit«. There «h<>uld be a »top «t
every spring, the colder and »hyer the
better, and when • laad- ape 1« to be
viewed, sum« acene that .-hanuv and
Inspire*. It 1« • eacrtlege If the walker
does not throw hlm.eir down no the
grass, «r seat himself ■« a r.illea tree,
to apeod a few minute« f<..«tlng hl*
eyes on ths picture The trw walker
1« not one who merely put« mile« be
hind him. to vaunt hl« «|*-ed «nd en
durance— Eichange
Radiators Repaired
•nd
Fenden Straightened, Tanks Soldered
or any soldering on an automobile.
Prices Right and Work Guaranteed
garags Ur thia warlt cicUaiwly
d • a'cUdt at
E. L. Richardson
LEBANON. OREGON
Origin «f Language«.
A Ut horn I m believe that
guagsa had th«lr origin in th»- dial«<*t
of ovw ruamaon lankumn- who e horn«*
1« roejocturwrl to have »•«*♦-«• be
twrea the Baltic and Ca«pl«n «eaa.
The language spread with migration«
In different place«, and a«|>anitlon and
HW4 adtnlnure Inrren-cd the differ
anree la the dlalecla nt.tll thev be
rato« distinct language« «Mi l in turn
spread and broke ni> im ■ haierte
Mew Frost ffanatrataa Barth
A ehaft «link at Yakut«* Miner's,
tn the hope iff finding water for the
town failed to penetrate below the
permanently frvwen gnmn.l or “grwtind
Ice.' even at a depth of !Ht’ fart
In
Aleak« several «haft« have been «link
about 300 fret «nd one reached Till
feel without penetrating below the
froaen ground
Changed In Transit.
A ten* her a«krtl Iw-r p«i|4l« tn ang-
gr»t a •■•in.- to bp «ling by the ein«* and
a patrioti.- little fellow In the rear
ral'.-d fur "My t'.uintry, Tla of Thee."
Ill« k . i .- v Una an weak lhal tho
tr*. her mold not undrratnnd and a
y«>«if>g»trt tirar him «ang «Mt
"Ila
want* III* t'miniry Tta of Him.'“—
Iloaton Transcript
Are You Wise?
In the matter of dollars and sense, the
wise person buys where good goods can be
had for the least money
Standard
High Quality
Merchandise
be bought here
nt
prices
I •
that mean
Money Saved
every article we sell
Must Satisfy
il
or your money bock.
are sole agents for the
Marshwells
Paints and Varnishes
Saal Ganaro« ty
ple «ff Tanke.
. m>n« wrre
mlklnt <ff a prvwnta.-m . h z.-n -ff ««•
Rt..ralltr there had alwny« 1>«-en emt-
•tderehle dlffrrrnce .ff
»m. "Well,"
<aM Oeacvn f»l«K». “I have «Iway«
held that Rn-ther Rrwwa «an .»ne •<
the m<>at chafftaMe met> in thl« to«n
f'nr Inatanco. I havw n«-ver lumm hm
Io refuae to lend hl« plti« bat I» any-
body wh» aaked hlm f..r II
Square Deal Hdw. Co. ■
220 N. Commercial St.
SALEM, OREGON ;
<