South Bend News-Times, Volume 34, Number 87, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 28 March 1917 — Page 6

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RUSSIA AND PRUSSIA. ".hall the world .vay that all the nations on earth are free except Germany?" asks the Herlin Vorwaerts. It Klves Chancellor von llethmann-Hollweg a certain amount of credit for his recent declaration In the I'rusMan diet, to the effect that the Prussian franchise must he reformed. Hut it llnds the chancellor's promises much les.s satisfying than the reforms actually instituted by the new Russian Kovcrnmcnt. "How much longer ?" demands the Vorwaerts. "The kins should straightway give back to the Prussian people their franchise, which was taken away in 1848." Thero is no pretense of political equality in Prussia. Kepresentation is based on population figures of half a century ago. As a result, Prussia is full of "rotten boroughs" possessing elective power out of all relation to their importance. CIreat industrial communities go almost unrepresented. The land owners, the "junkers", though in the minority, hold control because they have the vot'ea. The socialists are virtually disfranchised. nd the evil of unequal and limlteil citizenship rights prevails in most other German states only in less decree than in Prussia. The comparison of "barbarous Russia" with "civilized Germany" to the disavantae of the latter is naturally odious. Yet intelligent Germans must now necessarily make the comparison for themselves. How much longer will it be before a majority of the (Terman nation become conscious of their lack of political freedom and juality, and rise up and demand it? How can Germans endure the stigma of being considered more tolerant of lyrany and less eager and apt for self government than Russians?

any sort of war material that ha.i not signified Its wilüngnens to work for Uncle Sam for less profit than it makes from private contracts. This Is something new in the annals of business. In prexlous wars our business interests have been justry reproached for taking advantage of their country's need. There is little of thit In evidence now. Our big business men are proving themselves at least as patriotic and unselfish as any other class of Americans. And they are Just a few of our renerves; not listed In the army and navy bulletins; not provided for by federal statute, but still resources available for national defense. The law contemplated 87,000 men In the navy and 717,000 in the army, for fighting strength. The American spirit, spurred on by an emergency, has a cypher for the right of both those sets of figures if need be, and meanwhile It is ready, through peaceful pursuits, to turn out necessary equipment, and provide its millions the Implements to fight with.

PLENTY OF CORN. An agricultural expert remarks that, war or no war, there is no reason why the American people should go hungry. Even in case of a prolonged conflict, we should have no such food problem to face as that of the Kuropean belligerents. There may not be enough wheat, there may not be enough potatoes, but there s always plenty of corn. "King Corn" may be our salvation. It is our greatest farm crop. We raise nearly all the corn grown in the world. Our production amounts to about 3,000,000,000 bushels a year, thirty bushels for every man, woman and child of us, about one hundred and fifty bushels to the average family. If you doubt whether the United States could stand a prolonged siege Just stop and figure whether your family could eat one hundred and fifty bushels of corn In a year half a bushel a day. Corn Is a food of great nourishing power. It is practically as wholesome as wheat, and when properly prepared is Just as palatable. We commonly regard it as food for animals rather than men, but that Is mere habit and prejudice. It is one of the finest human foods ever given mankind by a bountiful nature. It Is nature' fpeclul gift to America. We can raise enormous quantities of corn with comparatively little effort. We can easily produce more than 3,000,000,000 bushels a year If we set about it seriously, and our great corn lands He far Inland, beyond any possible peril of Invading enemies. It Isn't necessary, as yet, to start living on a corn diet. Rut the knowledge that we could do so, If necessary, ought to give us a better appreciation of this cereal and a keener desire to get acquainted or renew our acquaintance with the many delectable forms in which it graces American tables.

SPIRIT OF AMERICA, l.wry passing moment makes things appear that much more serious. The president has ordered the navy recruited to full fighting strength. The national mi.ird and regulars are to be recruited to lighting stieiiKth also, which means a land army of approximately 717.ÜUU officers and men. Of these, something like ooo are now trained men. with some thanks to the service of the guardsmen along the Mexican border for about ll.OÜü of them. The world, from all indications, is to hae an opportunity to watch the United States pull itself together, as if from out of nowhere, an emergency having arisen, and prove its equal to that emergency. It will furnish the iroof too. Meeting emergencies and turning them aside so effectively as to make it appear comparatively easy is one of America's most distinctive traits. It is because of the spirit in which she loos things that it is all so possible. In church, in school, in factory, on the railroads, everywhere; the lirst thought of all is success for United States against all her foes Take the universities as an example: In case of war, it is announced, the Harvard college year will be brought to a quick close. Special examinations will be held and classes will be dismissed for the year. Students- enrolled as members of the national guard or the naval reserve will be allowed to go at once. The college buildings and grounds will then be turned oer to the government, if it wants them, to u: e as a military training camp. The rest of the regular college year will be devoted to this work, and during the summer the college will be used as a sort of New Rngland Plattsburg, to fit eligible men for service as army officers, ''ovh a camp, it is expected, will drawlarge numbers of students a class of men regarded In general as admirable material for officers. This Is a significant policy for so old and conservative an institution us Harvard. It is indicative, too. of the spirit shown by nearly all our colleges and universities. They are revealing themselves as something more than mere institutions of higher learning. They not only preach o?r national ideas, but they insist on practising them. In their willingness to make any necessary sacrifice fur the ho'-or and safety of their country, they set a fine example for the rest of the nation. Rut don't overlook busine-: The principal copper producers of the country" have agreed to furnish the army and navy with copper for the national defense at 1C cents a pound. That is the aer.;ge rate received for the last ten years. The present tr.arket price is thirty-seven to thirty-eight cents a i-ound. They can get that tauch, or more, for all the? metal they cat: produce. This concession becomes impressive when you consider the quantity of copper involved. The navy will get a! out 'JO," 0 0, GOO pounds ;t this price, and the army .".O'.'O.t'Oö pour. The difference between the current market price and the price ghen the government about $ K'.C"H" on. The c opper interests are making a v Hi.m g.ft of th;i s :m to tho nation. This is merely the mst striking example of the attitude shown by :;.:. of our tig industries. The ship luilhrs. deluged ith orders at unprecedented prices. ;.t.d in p..-itb-ti to make enormous prints on every fs.-fl tl.ev turn out. i. ! . .ii.rr.-d to uive pr cedence to ,:--?! i: in. nt w o! "n and limit t-eir profits on ut h work .;. ; r ut. R.g ntui.'.tini. in i'iiii'.u tarer .re l.ke-i.-c vialu.g d'w n t'.ir .ri-v t the go .rnnent. Ther i butdlv -in important industry tn'acd in producing

BOYS' AND GIRLS' FARM CLUBS. Farming nowadays means a greater investment for the farmer. If he's going to make it pay he's got to produce bigger and better crops than he has in the past. Scientific farming. Improved machinery and methods are necessary not .simply to make the farmer's life easier, but to keep it as successful as it was under the old regime. W. K. Vaplon, state leader of Roys' and Girls' clubs. Colorado Agricultural college, tells in the Railroad Red Rook what these clubs are doing to make farm life of the future possible. Through Its clubs, the state agricultural school Is teaching these young farmers how to meet the new conditions of high-priced lands, labor scarcity and Increased cost of farm equipment. Other states are doing similar work. Last year 3,400 Colorado boys and girls were enrolled in pig. corn, potato, poultry, garden, sewing and cooking clubs. They received regular instruction from the state agricultural college and they put Into

t practice what they learned. They kept records of cost

of production, yield and prices received. They raised pome good crops and stock. Rusiness management, thrift and enterprise, initiative, how to earn money and to spend it well were learned by many boys and girls through their year's work. And they want more. They'll go on with further training and practice this year. Rest of all. they are learning that farming need not be the back and spirit-breaking business it frequently

i seems to be. Mr. vaplon says: "More head work means

less hand work. With a trained head and up-to-date equipment, the farmer and family of tomorrow will not only reap the f. 'ts of their labor in financial gain, but will know how to enjoy relaxation anA pleasures which were unknown to the farmer of yesterday."

LOOKS HOPELESS. Sen. Dennier of the Illinois legislature has tackled gown reform and, as is usual with masculine efforts In such direction, cannot hope to get anywhere. He would legally prohibit "any ball room dress which exposes the female body below a line drawn from shoulder tip to shoulder tip". Will somebody define or definitely describe a female shoulder tip? Will somebody please tell when what goes below a female shoulder tip is deserving of reform, or otherwise? There are environments of certain shoulder tips that ouht to be in a glue factory and to attack which on moral grounds would be like patting the legs of a stepladder in trousers. There are tips which exposure to the beneficent influence of sun and unrestricted atmosphere would mean promotion of uncontanlinated celeba.y and moral progress. And there are others, different. If Sen. Dennier. or any other man having the conservation of morality and modesty at heart, can tell where the line at shoulder tips should be drawn to get us any nearer the proper line of modest endeavor, we've got editorial, advertising and news space for him.

ONCE OUT, KEEP THEM OUT. Thousands of Germans are crossing the border into Mexico. In eent of war with Germany, they would undoubtedly tight us. We should have legislation barring them from re-entry into our country as "undesirables". We know of no punishment heavier than compulsion to live in Mexico, and any resident who deserts the country through hostile motive, at this time, should get the limit.

Onions in the Home Garden, How to Plant

Ily a m eminent Iin-rt. Onion, like potatoes, are a staple crop that is grown commercially on a very" extensive scale. The home gardener, however, may like to have a few early homegrown onions for his table or. If space permits, he may wish to grow enough of later varieties to last his family through the winter. The onions will thrive under a wide rang of climatic and soil conditions, but a rich sandy loam containing plenty of humus is best suited to it. As the crop requires shallow cultivation and it may be necessary to resort to band work in order to keep it free rom weeds, it Is very desirable that the land should be in such condition that it Is easily worked. As a general rule, it Is well to have the crop follow some other one that has been kept under the hoe and free from weeds the previous season. In the north, seed is sown as early in the spring as the soil can be brought to the proper condition. In the south, onion sets are frequently put out In the autumn and carried through the winter with the protection of a little hay or straw. There are three methods of propagating onions: The first, by sowing the seed In rows where the crop is to grow; second, by sowing the seed In specially prepared beds and transplanting the seedlings to the open ground: and third, by planting sets which have been kept through the winter. The first method is used by large commercial growers on account of the amount of labor involved in the others. On small areas, however, it may be preferable to plant sets. Under normal conditions these may usually be obtained at planting time for about $2.30 a bushel, eight or nine bushels being required to plant an acre. Onions plante! from sets will ripen earlier than those from seed sown In the fields. When the transplanting method is used, the seed is sown in greenhouses, hotbeds, cold frames, or specially prepared beds at the rate of 3 1-2 to 4 pounds for each acre to be planted. The seedlings are transplanted when they are somewhat smaller than a lead pencil and rather stock . The root end of the seedling is pushed into the soil with one finger and the soil is the;i firmed about the plant. The seed is sown thickly in drills 12 to 14 inches apart. After the plants become established, they are thinned to two or three inches apart. The maturity of the bulbs may be hastened by preventing" the continued m'owth of the tops. This is sometimes accomplished byrolling an empty barrel over the rows and breaking down the tops. After these are practically dead, the onion bulbs may be pulled up by hand from the soil and spread In a dry, well ventilated place to cure. Thereafter they may be stored In crates or bans for winter use. In the north, the crop ripens and is harvested during the latter part of the summer ami early autumn. In the. southern states where the crop is grown during the winter, the harvesting and marketing period takes place during the spring months. There are several kinds of onions that may remain In the soil over winter. The multiplier, or potato onion, for example, can be planted from s'its in the autumn and will produce excellent green early onions. A large onion of this type contains a number of distinct hearts and. if planted, will produce a number of small onions. On the other hand, a small onion contains but one heart and will produce a large onion. A few of he large ones may be planted each year to produce sets for the following year's planting. The shallot is a variety of small onion that is frequently planted, in early spring for its small bulbs. r "cloves," which are used in the same manner as onions. The leaves are utilized for flavoring. Another onion-like plant is the chive, the small round hollow leaves of which are used for flavoring soups. These leaves may be cut freely. as they are soon replaced by others.

THE MELTING POT ""BBBBMMlBBBBaaiaB COME! TAKE POTLUCK WITH US.

Tili; (JOODLY (i I IT. Of all the arts and science, we find no room for doubting. The greatest is the practice of magniloquently jpoutlng. Of playing on the vocal chords with currents atmospheric. Producing piffling platitude or pregnant panegyric. Impressing on the hearer's mind with eloquent endeavor The fact that he who speaks is quite extremely bright and clever. We sit beside the blushing maid who halts in hesitation And fill her gentle ear with words of generous inflation. We pound the pulpit and emit lugubrious opinions About the temperature of Reelzebub's dominlcns. We mount the public platform, where we cackle, crow and gobble. And court the freeman's franchise in the office-seeking squabble. Ret others cultivate the punch of pugilistic science. T.et others flaunt artillery" In threatening defiance. I-et others seek the power of brains, of beauty or of boodle, Or chase whatever form they choose of void and empty doodle. Give me that mighty implement in human evolution. The great and goodly gift of gab, the art of elocution. Arthur Brooks Raker.

structM In nrcordanee with the plans :-nd pe. ifi.-ati'-n! and t!i terms l,-r-irafter pot forth under tlie tit 1. "I'Lo-i and Speriflcath-n." an, I a profile m.d ros-s tlans made by the eneltie-r. fVed herewith and ni:d a part of t!;N I eport. Sixth. Tht tho improvement herein le-irnNed and by u found t be ef pujdir utility is l.y n-i estimated t ' o-pt S ö. Ö. V riant and Specification. P.epinnli.t: .it th West nrncr in

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"Well. I'm there with the new spring lid," announced the manicure lady. "How does it look, George?" "Neat and nifty." declared the admiring head barber. "Fine and fancy kiddo. And believe me. kid. that's some peachy face under it. You're yetting prettier every spring, it seems to me, and you've been around here about ten spring, ain't you?" "More springs than I like to think about," admitted the manicure lady. "The years is sweeping by. ain't they, George? Time is a awful thief, as some of tht ni old poets has said, and he won't give us back none of our good looks and dimples when they have went. Honest to goodness. George, it makes me feel sad and expensive to think how our lives whizzes by!" "I don't give it no thought, much." said the head barber, "only around rent days and such. It seems like we've got a good manydays left in which to stick around. That's the way life always looks to me, kid, and I suppose it will look that way a week before I die of old age." 'We don't none of us know we're going to die of old age," said the manicure lady. "Every year I seem to lose more and more of my friends, and most of them is at least as young as I am. For all you know, George, the undertaker will be undertaking to carry you off over the hills almost any day. Gee, but life is the uncertain thing! As brother Wilfred says. Life is tought and packed with sorrow, joke today and croak tomorrow. " "That ain't bad for a toast," said the head barber. "Oh. Wilfred has bright streaks." declared the manicure lady. "He Mn't half as dumb as father thinks he is. He's been living on father for 10 vears since he left the high

school, and anybody that can work father for that much board and lodging ain't exactly a Joe." "I'm glad you got that swell hat," said George. "It ought to drawtrade. A peach like you always looks peachier when she's diessed up. I seen a statue of that there venus up in the museum of art the other day, and I was wondering howshe kept herself happy without a lot of glad rag to dream about." "I suppose she. had clothes enough when she wasn't posing for that there statue," said the manicure lady. "What do you suppose she done winter days?" "There wasn't no winter where she hung out," said the head barber. "It was all sunshine and no snow drifts in them days, according to what I was reading in One Thousand Useful Facts, which the old lady bought me my last birthday." "i wouldn't believe anything I seen in a book since I read all them novels about knights making love to beautiful girls." said the manicure lady. "I've been a long time around here, George, and have yet to see the day I see a knight." "Any man that gets married the way grub costs now is a knight," said the head barber. "He is a braver knight than the old boys that speared folks for a living." "A whole lot of gents ain't willing to be knights, like you say," said the manicure lady. "The higher potatoes gets, the fewer proposals gets. True love is dying, George, and cupid is In the hospital. Rut when I get to feeling blue about being single I read the divorce news and brighten up. Things ain't ever so bad they couldn't be fiercer. That's my dope, George, and If I've gotta die a old maid I'm going to die with a grin on my map. Ain't that the right dope?" "It sure is." apreed George. "You better do your grinninsr while you're single."

ONCEj-OVERS iw i:stk;ati: first: invkst IjAtfii. When a stranger comes to you with something in which he wishes you to invest your money and promises big returns, pet rid of him. There are plenty of opportunities for you to invest your money in

your own vicinity, where you can easily make inquiries and find out

the true state of affairs, without putting faith in a stranger. It is a common scheme of promoters to secure enough outside capital to give leeway for experiment. If the undertaking fails, the little fellow loses. If the venture is a success, the promoter gets the cream. Ion't put your money into anything where it is doubtful whether you find out how your money and that of the other stockholders is spent, as the promoter promised It sometimes takes a lot of money to "promote". Some schemers carry on a project till they are sure of success, and then deliberately announce failure. The stockholders are willing to sell for way below par, and when the stock is all "bought in." the property is developed to its fullest extent. Re careful about your investments. (Copyright, 1316, International News .Service.)

WITH OTHER EDITORS THAN OURS

Economists declare that we waste 20 percent of potatoes in paring. They don't know how many folks are eating skin and all.

. Uritish imports increased about $17.000,000 during j l-bruar . I'm Mi't look much like unrestricted starvaI tion.

! for work ou air traft Uncle Sam has, aai.able. ! $i:t',uüv.o 00. The old high-flyer!

AUTO HYPNOSIS. (Memphis Commercial Appeal.) Another disease has been discovered which is said to account for so many automobile accidents:. It is motor or auto hypnosis. Men and women are alike afieeted by it, and unconsciously lose control of the steering wheel. Psychologists offer various reasons for the trouble. The term has come Into general use only recently, but has been more widely observed since the variety of the. phenomenon has been more closely studied. It might be clearer to use the more readily comprehensive term of "automobile sleepiness." There is. as most everyone

i knowi. a certain Lill about touring

in a car. The air, the buzz of the motor, all have a tendency to quiet the nerves and produce a desire for sleep. Frequently automobile accidents occur on country roads, with nothing to distract the attention of the driver of the car, no traffic to avoid, no bad places in the pavement. When such an inexplicable accident occurs the excuse that something went wrong wltkh the steering gear is usually offered. In nine cases out of 1ft the steering gear was all right, but something went wrong with the man at the wheel. A man was recently heard to remark to a friend about a remarkable experience he had enjoyed the night before when, he declared, he drove his car, after midnight, for nearly a mile on Union av., and was asleep

the entire time. Fortunately for the man. the street was wide and there were few cars out. Rut this is merely an incident

j that is bringing before our psyoholo- ! -ists this momentous question. ' When an accident does happen it is but natural that the man dislikes ' to acknowledge his negligence. He ! has to blame something, ko he blames the car. Now come certain responsible I scientists who prove conclusively I that the man at the wheel is not al

ways to blame. He is a victim of auto hypnosis. He becomes unconsciously drowsy. The feeling creeps on him unawares, and before he knows it he loses control of the wheel and accidents follow. There seems to be reason in this theory, and if there is, the victim should permit some one else who is immune from the affection to handle his car in future. Public and his personal safety demands this.

LKGAL OTICK.

MVRTi.i: ii.u) si:i: NO MOVIIX A class of little girls, studying drawing, was told by the teacher to draw the one thing they most wanted. All got busy except little Myrtle, who remained in deep thought. "What's the matter. Myrtle," asked the teacher. "Don't you know what you want most?" "Oh. yes, ma'am," replied the child, 'but I don't know how to draw it." "Well, what is it you want?" ask

ed the teacher. "I want to be Home Journal.

married." Ladies'

ONLY CAUTIONARY. He wondered why his wife suddenly turned cold on him and remained so for several days. For all that he said in remonstrance was: "My dear, you'll never be aide to drive that nail with a flat-iron. For heaven's sake, use your head." Ladies' Home Journab

ST. JUSKI'il

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viewers' report U as St. .Joseph County, SS.

of the petition fur lui-

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STATU OP INDIANA,

CUb.NTV. SS NOTICE TO VOTKKS Ol' rOKT.VUE AMI CLAV TüWNMIII'S Ol KO.D JE LECTION. Pursuant to order made by Ronrd of Commissioners of St. Joseph County, March 12th, 117, wherein tliy ordered an electiou to be held in Portage and Clay Townships ou Saturday, on 7th day of April, 1917. between the hours of 0 a. m. and 0 p. la. of said day, at the usual polling places of said Townships, for the purpose of determining whether the Mies Itoad shill be established and improved as a fre! gravel road, accord

ing to the report of the u w era.

Lnglneers and follows, to-wit: State of Indiuna.

In the matter

provement on the Nile ltoad. I'ortnge :ial Clsy Towusliliis.

To the Honorable Hoard of 'om mission rs of St. Joseph

Indiana : Gentlemen The undersigned viewers and engineer heretofore appointed by you to a t as aucL in the matter of the petition for Improvement on the Nlles I'oad. represent tint we met at the time and pluee leslgna.ed by you and duly qualified to perfor m the duties required of us by ea'-h taking the oatn prescribed by Jaw, and that we then proceeded to view and make a l needful Hiirveys of the road mentioned la said petition and thereupon we determined as follows: rirst. That the said proposed Improvement doe9 u )t lnvo.ve the laying out and establish! ag of any new highway. Second. That it will be a public utility to grade, drain and pave the highway named in the petition ai.d hereinafter more ?pet ifically Jescrlbed as lu said pO'tlou praved. Third- That the width of said highwar to be Improve! U forty feet wide, of which thirty fet in the -enter thereof in to be irrnde' and emeiit to the width of eighteen feet spread thereon. Fourth. That the lenjrta of the sections of said hltfhT.ay to le improved is J4 HiO lineal fet. Fifth. That ail hlzhway mentioned It. said petition and more particularly decrlled In the plan and spe lö- atlori-t lereinafter appearing, hall be graded a aforesaid, proper drains provided. n-1 the traveled nadway cemented, that the sail improvement, with culvert nu other waterways as an entirety and each part thereof and ererythlng tt.it' It. any way pertaiiis to the same, ahall be om-

tl.ence Nrth on t 1

SeetlnCs .v.. 'jr.. 24. 1.1 and 12 t the Stat Line between Indiana and Mihigtn being 21.720 lineal fevt. Oradtnf . The roursp of th road wi'.l l.e tn'.e.l out by the enzlneer. and the roadway will be evenly graded t a uniform idth of thirty feet and robed with a rn-ton roller w he, np-o!!-iry. In nil reTexts mut the highway be built In conformity with stakes set by th ei Klneer according to a prorile us shown. Side slopes to all fills will h one and one-half horizontal t. one f -ot vertical: the fills to t-e made of Car soil, such ns sand, clay or pravel. and fiee from debris und perish.tlde muter. Side ditches for carrying off water will bf brought to a uniform grade and dressed up In a workmanlike manner, and have sufficient fall and outlet t carry off all surface and accumulated water from the roadway. The removal of any private approaches to the road, required In its construction shall be restored by the contractor in as good shape as they were found. All grades will be completed with a crown :- shown, at least five hundred feet It. advance of the concreting, and r.o concrete is to placed thereon until Inspected and accepted by the engineer. Any injury to the grades or any part thereof, or to the ditches an-! drains f-hall be repaired under the direction of the engineer, so that when the said work is finished, the road will represent a neat and thoroughly workmanlike nppearance. Material. The gravel must be screened, free from nil foreign substance-, and be retained on : screen of one-quarter Inch and pas through a screen of one and one-half, .approved by the engineer anil County Commissioners. The saint to be clear, free from surface earth or foreign substances and screened when so ordered by the engineer. The concrete to be composed of one part of good Portland Cement to two parts of dear sand and three parts of gravel as described above, measured in volume lnosp. The extensions of culvert pipes and n other material used It. the Improvement shall meet with the approval of the englm-er nnd County Commissioners before being placed in said Improvement. Said cement to pass the tests of the requirements of the Standard Specifications of the American Society, for testing materials and the contractor shaU pay nil expenses of the inspection .and tefs of said cement. A'l tests to be made to the approval of the Ib.ard of County Commissioners and engineer. After the sub-grade has been done to the satisfaction of the engiueer and superintendent it shall be rolled with a steam roller of not less that, ten tons until the roadway I thoroughly compact and solid and given nn even and uniform surface; any depressions during rolling or from any other source are to be filled with proper material, and the roadway to be brought to the proper grade curvature as determined by the engineer. Whenever any portion of the grade of the road, not less than five hundred feet :- length shall have been completed to v- satisfaction and acceptance of the engineer, he will Issue a written permit to place concrete npoi, such portion of the same as in his jldcment he sees fit. but tinder no circumstances shall anv concrete be placed or any portion without such written consent. The finished tirfa.e of th paved part shall have a crown of three inches, the form of which the engineer will deslgnnte. The finished surface of the entire crown of the road shall be nine inches. The ro.id-bed after being rolled ns directed by the engineer and superintendent, and the same is compact m.d formed to the line of the sub-grade. There shall be spread upon it n layer of concrete eighteen feet wide, five inebes deep in the center and four inches on ea'h side at the outer edge. After the concrete becomes seasoned there will bf a wearing surface two Inches thick of Asphaltlc Concrete and the berms brought u, flush with the surface, with proper fall for drainage, and rolled. Notice to He Given by the Contractor. The contractor shall give notice In w rlt -Ing to all persons in charge of highways, railroads. and all other property that may be affected by the contractor's operation at least forty-eight hours before breaking ground. The contractor shall also notify the engineer at lcat twenty-four hours before beginning work, and before continuing the work after a suspension of the same. The contractor shall also notify the engineer K writing at h-at twenty-four hours before laying any concrete. aNo when said contractor shall reo u ire the service of the engineer for laying out any portion o the work. Iate for Commencing ml Completion. The contractor shall commence the work within thirty days after the contract Is signed and shall complete the work on or before five months after the sale of the bonds. The work shall be commenced at su h points as the engineer may designate. The contractor shall have the authority to clone to travel all or any part of the road in STocess of construction until completion. Ie shal maintain lights at night, and suitable barricades and fence where the f-.irne are necessary and shall alv keep a responsible watchman at such points to insure the protection of all unfinished construction, when ordered to d" s- by the engineer, travel shall be retored to the highway and the i-ontr.i- tor hall remove all such obstructions but such cpening or using of the highway shall not be deemed an acceptance of the work or any part thereof. Application of the Work. The engineer shall have the power to direct the application of the working fi.rce (( the contractor to any particula r portion or portions of the work and to order the increase of said working force at his discretion. upendon of Work. The engineer may from tin;e to time suspend the work at certain places or entirely, if in his opinion the publbneed requires it. In n- Use shall the contractor be entitled to any damages for this delay, but he -d-ill be allowed an extension of time withb. which to complete the work, equal to the delay. Line aaid (;rde stake. The location and position of all line and grade stakes will be gieli by the engineer and the contractor will be responsible for suh stake and t-diall nee that the same are retained until the completion of the work, or until the en-

1 or ':.

HMterl.iN ondrrnred by tr ct. Jiw fietf.er worked or unwork.--!. and f.:ke d"n all portb-as .f t?i w wliich tJ e engineer shall t-v like w r;

i.fti-e f.-nd'-mn s unbound r r ; '. o in any way failing to :;? -ri-i t Cdar." and pe. Irl-' at tor. nd f;- -n-tiacto-make g...d a'.! r . .' ,- iaged or le-.tr" cd there'.;. .:; it t' de '.ot .-,l,d 'p n. of f h. . !,tr::''f T I' the contract r -ha!! ref-i r !.- t t i remove su' h materia' r t- t .- dwn such work r t make s --1 : wTk within fe time above ;- lf. ! tl ngltu-oT may pnri !,- . !i i;m ter-.. : ari l erform 't-'h labor and b-d-; T ' evpen thereof from any m-o.ev r that may thereafter been d"e :! e ntractor under this c-ntr.vt. If. h ever, at the time f making t ;. r ether estimate the -t gin" sVo-r ! r," c"ef to condemn dcfctUc mat "';.! r work. su h neglect shall n-t be . stme-l MS Ml in rcrt.UM' vf .i I! V : ! !'i - terial r wrk l(rspnibilitv for the Work. All tic. ca, iry guardm n sa". ' ,- loved, ami barrl-HiU- and '.i-h'H .'..'I be furnished day and night bv tre . -tra for Trior to the c.-m--tl : of C work by the .oitra-tor an! the n-"r;t-nnoe ther.-of by tVe cnszir..-cr ;;n! C County Commlssiot-ers. the work ..a'! remain at the risk of the Contract . r, m l said contra t r shall be required t repair, replaie. renew an! mike goo.; a his own cVpeise ;11 damages c.liii--! 1 v tre. f-ir- e or bl-n- e f the r!em r.fs

nny other cause

that in

w hat soever. sT!'h caes

ia'l be entitled t. a .-f time w it hin w hi-work

pro, i. t !c on -ren s n n 1 h to c,.;i-

hewecr

tr-otor s ex ten in plctc the

M 1 u r fmrn t No extra or cut'mary measure-ner.ts d any kind not in a--ordan- e with ti e .actual length, area, solid center.?" or

nrm'.er s

gineer shall

ing. for U

:ive him authority in wri-

e rt-nenal of the stakt

Labor, Tool., Ftc. The contra' for at his own expeme wlil furnish all materials, labor, tools, implements, machinery, appliance. t,upplies, temporary roads, forms, false work, bridges, staging, mortar boxes, water and everything n e-e . ry for the performance of the contract, in'ludlr.g al. temporary drainage arid all pumping apparatus and waUr piping neiessary t-j supply water for building and operations. riling Material on the llifhway. Material when delivered at the site of the work shall be died in such manners cs the engineer may direct, and In the event of any toppage ,f the work, al! materials shall be jdd s as not to prevent or Interfere with the ce ,,f tc,. high way. Connes-tlng- with Adjoining lllghwaj t. The cornpletl- n of the work un-b-r th! contract Includes any and nil work that may be ni"esar.v t connect the roadway with nil highways in a go.,j and workmanlike manner, tie etenlons" to be gr.njed nl ci rete spread thereoii fifty feet fr iin the (enter --f the Nile Load, eighteen feet wide at the extreme ni and connecte! with a curve of thirty fet rallus un-!"- the !lr- tion of thv engineer Improper Material and Work. The rot. tractor within twenty-four hours, aftr re. eivlng w ritte-. nT'-" fiom the engineer S to do. s!. -ll procee.l t remove from uny of the premlae-j all

kail be con-i !ere-l In r.;e:;s-jr-

iiig the work -f the contra tJ'ornit. All forms s.all be free from warp a n-1 sufficient strengt!) C resist springing out of shape. The forms shall be w-:i Maked or otherwise held to the established line and pra.Je and their up peed ge shall conform fo th" oinMW.-d grade of the road All woo.b-n f..rf's shall be thoroughly wetted ari'1 !n-?I forms oiled before dcp sitbg t re?. against them. All mortar an-l dirt shnll be removed from forms that have j revbmly been used Ilxpanolen Joint-.. To allow for expansion, the paxermr? shall be built in se. tio:,s f thirty feilt length and at each en1 of each sc. - tiotl a soft sfcel plate three-!tceT.tks of an inch thick, three !n J:e wide, extending the entire width of the road, shall be Imbi'dded in the com r te and f.j-tei.el t" the s.-.-ti.n by irJ-ti-ns from the sfcel r in some ether man-i-er satisfactory to the engineer. In the plate", between thes.. section. cutting the entire depth of the ci-n-Tete. shall be laced an asphalted ft !t one fourth Inch thick speciiil are must be ecrcised to have the expansion jdM.-s fbi-'i with ti e surface of the road s 1 7 . t there will bo neither an b-vatioii nor a depression at the joint. Transferring or sub-lrttini. The contractor shall 1 1 t transfer -r sub-let the work or any part th.-r'-f t : ny person, except with the w ritten consent of the County Commissioneri jise su h consent is given it hall i.- t telieve the contractor from any of the obligations of the contra t. and anv tian-'-fcree or sub-contract. r shall be (( nsidere.l the rget.t of the contractor and as between the parties hereto t!.' contractor shall be and remain liable n-. If no u h transfer or sub letting had been made During the progress of the work, drawings will he furnished th--contractor ns the -ngineer frm tino t time may deem necessary. An thing shown In the specification n.d n d . n

th

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..nt ; a tor in .'to r--lit ra t

the plans. tie-csi ! y to m.ike

complete, shall be furnished

strip ted by the contra for wtb.ut t charge, the Intent anl m-:inii i: -.f t

s( eolfication being that ticshall finish the work complete spects ready for use. fr the price. If any sub-contra- t r man on s.iid work peisisf i, i

work or furnishing any mat.-riil properly. r p-rist in i-efu-ioi obey he direction- f the ci-'ii.-.. P.oar! of Count v "onimls..r..

l perinteiidet.t.

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Kill

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power to discharg

o" workman. The cro-ectioii and prof.n work hereinbefore mentioned art a part of this the tiem er' report : flle.J In the oflice of the Au!itr .Tcsoph County, Indiana Nothing In this report shall

way b binding laws now in f location and ma cad am. grave

is 1 1 , f

ii.

if in c.illi.t wit1 iice a ml i n1.:i ; contni- tion r stojie roads

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tht '

We, the viewer of

undersigned n gi i. the improvement !

hen In. hereby subscribe make the within our

premises hi;ndi:i:sdn

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an-1 the

And.t-o "nut . . S -urt. .Ian

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II pi ol ' I 'lai -:M v

the road entitle.! rs--n his i n ri i a -j.-s i,o ! i mon. .

1 1 r- rr-.a i:m7. Audit- r it -f th il 'A ill be

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I In l' i n I IIANK P. Ullis 1 '. i:um:st iu.r.m:. :.-w. Sub-ribed and sworn t- f.-. this ;;th lav of January, r.d 7

Ainiin: i wha State of Indiana. St. Jos ph -- In th Comniis'iojici's" i arv Term. 1 'J 1 7.

In the inntter of tin- i..tiii- n t-

the Nile Jb-ad in Tow nships To the lion-Table

( 'ommisi.,ners : The undersigned Trank I" Jiist.pi Ulli Kniest I'.eel.e. viewers, and Ibl.tbrson MiCh-llan. engineer, submit th- following as their supplemental report. t - w it : That there are im infants i-li-.ts r-r persons of unsound mind wh will be

damaged by the . i . h t r ; j t i 1 1 -f petitioned for lu the ab"V oaue. ;md tint in other ; fiie! any li:n in writing f- r as re.juired by law, and that a;c hae been ai!"w.-l t" ah.-.

lie pect f i; H v s i b mi t ted. I'KMIST iun.r.i.. CLANK V. CJIKISTMI'M. Viewc rs Hi:NDi:iiN M- CLnt.I.AN.

Ungin-'-r

Subscribe.! an-1 sworn to this ninth dsv of rebru.rj. autiick r. woi.r And the following i a places wherein said elect h held in ea'-h of the ..Tirg

Portage and Clay Townships: Notbe of Tolling rinvre. The following an- t!.- l-'i?:or.s of polling dace for the n ad Kctlon t be heid April 7. 1M7: lir.t Ward.

Prerlt.'t Sheridan Hotel P.;ig Pre, ir,ct Turner 111! Pre- Jnct 7ni fak st

Prec'.nct -sp; portage Kr. I'recln. t H Lincoln Way

blQitll Shop I ?erond Wartf. 1 I'recln-1 112i W. Th-Tvis St 2 Pre irt 1247 IV. Washington St 3 Prerln't l'i-J IV. Linden Av i Precinct--2.12 Ilertrai.d st Third Ward. 1 Precjpr-t- T,10-:.1 W. .Teffers- n P lid. 2 I'rec'n't -ölo W. IMvisioj, m 3 Pieclnct-sj-c, l'ralrl" Av. fourth Mnl. 1 Pre' inrf - ca, j;. JefTerson St 2 Precinct-.2 L Miner St . Precinct --7"'". N IP.1I St t Precinct 2224 Miwhawaka Av. Ilfth Ward. 1 pr.!iKt ll''.-ll"4 Jeferscn r.lrd. 2 Precinct U0 S. Michigan st i Precinct 710 L Pronon St. -Iith Ward. 1 Precinct - .T2T. S. M-Pher-n M P--lisb Turner Ilalli. 2 Pre' in--t 2d W. Itin!.sm St. Precin't - l..b W. r'inhhni St 4 Precinct 427 S. Jirk.- n St I're in -t-Cls S Philipp St irnth Vtrd. 1 Precinct 11.1 P.Mer St 2 Pre, lry t-inio S. M!.-h'.gan St. .1 Precinct- 1121 Oak Park- Court 4 Precirs- t 11 II Duball Av PrecJr.r t 1401 KernM Av Portage Tonhlp. Prednrt "A" Notre Inr.-e 1- TTihlp.

1 Pre-;nct Jockey T' n s h 2 Pre. In-t Stuckev hl In wltTieS Ti hereof. I have . my hand ir.d arTixe-1 the .. I'.osrd of (Vir:'i!l- riT. n? luv

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