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THE DEMOCEAT-AJtOUS, TUESDAY, JUNE 84, 1824 A. Tm iaiv nf tna rretu yaranfTVKPnFnwi ic i State roaa system HIGHWAY ENGINEER TELLS OF I'KOGRESS IN ItUILIHNG MANY HOADS IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI and lor the construing v. --rv of refund roads, for such counties as expended wn THE SECOND WEEK OF OUR funds for construction -12 Automobile Club of 1 Place, Dy iniwouve, the November election a proposal to tend from Dexter to near Bloom-field, connecting with Route 25 gravel construction contract which extends to the Cape Girardeau county line. From Advnnco Route 51 Is under contract, with the exception of a two mile gup, to Futton on Route 9. All of these contracts will be completed In 1924.

The wtst.rn north and south road through Southeust Missouri is designated as Koute 23, which begins at the Arkansas line near the southwest corner of Sutler county and extends north through Neelyville, Poplar Bluff, and Greenville to Frederick-town, where it joins Route 9, which extends into St. Louis. Route 23 is one of the nearest completed roads -ANNUAL increase the auto license and to place a tax of 2 cents per gallon on all gas sold for use in motor vehicles, (all gas used I in sta-tidnary gasoline engines, farm hoau. being exempt By Frunk Newton, Chief Engineer, Division No. 10, The State road system in the 12 counties of Southeast Missouri, designated as Division 10 by the State Highwuy Commission, consists of 801 miles of state road.

The routes and location of these roads, while formally designated by the State legislature in the Centennial Road Law, passed in 1921, were largely located, and to a considerable extent placed under construction, by county funds and Federal aid obtained through the State Highway Commission before the Centennial Road Law went into effect. This 861 miles of State road cov itro'm the gasoline This propo- through Southeast Missouri, as it is a complete gravel road across Madison county, and a good country grav-il road across Wayne county, and III fill sition, if carried, win enau.e u.o to issue the balance of the 60 million dollar bonds during the year 1925, 1926 and 1927, provide enough revenue for a construction fund, which will complete the entire State road system within a reason- able time and furnish an adequate refund- to the counties which have constructed such large portion of the State road system as the counties in Southeast Missouri have done. Taking into consideration the large amount of local money expended in the construction of Southeast Missouri roads, and the immense importance of completing at an early date the sections of State roads, which will not' be completed under the preent the carrying of the proposal for increasing revenue for state highway purposes is probably of more importance to the counties of "Southeast Missouri than any other section of the SJate. Poplar Bluff Republican. FARM ALWAYS HAS PROBLEMS SALE Business of Agriculture Must Contin ers 'Southeast Missouri like a net, reaching practically every town and city in this part of the State.

When completed this system of roads will enable the traveling public to reach by auto any town in Southeast Missouri over good roads any day in the year. The Southeast Missouri system of roads can perhaps be best described by saying it is composed of three main north and south roads and three main east and west roads, each with few branches or secondary roads. The eastern of the north and south roads is Route 9,. which enters the state at the Arkansas lina near the west side of Pemiscot county, thence north to Hayti and Caruthersville, an-' north to Portageville, New Madrid, Sikeston, Benton and Cape Girardeau to Jackson. At Jackson thi3 road branches.

Route 9, as designated by the State Highway Commission, extends from Jackson northwest to Fredericktown, and from there directly north through Farm-ington to St. Louis. The branch of Route 9 at Jackson is designated as Route 25, which extends directly north from Jackson to Appleton, Perry-ville, Ste. Genevieve, and joins Route 9 a short distance below St. Louis.

A large portion of this north and south road has already been constructed with gravel, and a small portion of concrete. From the State line north to two miles south of Hayti, the road has been constructed as a graded earth road, all bridges and culverts being completed. Through Hayti for a distance of four miles is a section of gravel, completed) some two years ago, while thru the north part of the county is eight niiles of 18-foot concrete construction, which is within 60 days of com ually Aieet new lonaiuons The time will never come, says practically completed as a gravel and concrete road across Butler county. The only uncompleted section now under contract on this route is an eight mile section south of Poplar Bluff, which will be complete in less than three weeks. The southern, east and west State road in Southeast Missouri is Route 84 from Caruthersville through Hayti, west to Kennett and the Arkansas line.

This line is one of the shortest routes in the State, but is one of the most important, as when completed it will furnish a good road every day in the year across the Little swamp, which has never been crossed by an all-year automobile road. This route will furnish Pemiscot county a direct route to St. Louis, through Kennett, thence north over Routes 25 and 53 to Poplar Bluff, and from Poplar Bluff north over Routes 23 and 9 to St. Louis. The central east and west road in Southeast Missouri, and one -of the most important highways in Southeast Missouri, is Route 16 from Bird's Point west through Charleston, Sikeston, Dexter to Poplar Bluff, thence northwest to Van Buren to Springfield, and from 'Springfield over routes 14 and 1 through Carthage and Joplin to the State line.

Route 16 will be the first cross State road maintained practically the entire year in good condition for automobile traffic. It is at present complete with concrete and gravel, or under contract for concrete and gravel surfacing, the entire distance from Bird's Point west to Poplar Bluff to the Butler-Carter county line. Route 15 also connects to an east and west road through the south tier counties of the State to Route 23 at Poplar Bluff. Route 42 extends through and Oregon counties and connects Routes 7 and 16 in Howell Brings Greater Bargains for You If you haven't already attended our ANNUAL CLEARANCE SALE come now and take advantage of the countless Bargains we have to offer. Dean F.

B. Mumford of the Missouri College of Agriculture, when farming will be without new and difficult problems. As fast as the experiment stations solve one set of problems, new ones are created by the ever changing- conditions in society and and among the animate and inani SPECIAL mate factors- in agriculture itseii. Sneakine of this fact. Dean Mum- ford, in his annual report of the Experiment Station just issued, says: "The demand upon tne resources oi the instiution for exact information SPECIAL Women's Crepe Dresses on many complicated problems of Women's Summer Dresses agriculture has greatly increased.

Conditions which have caused wide spread agriculture distress have imposed upon the farmer the immediate need of developing more economic methods of production, of replanning his system of farming, and of proceeding with confidence and assurance with those plans through the heln of the exact knowledge accumulated by long years of research in the Agricultural Experiment Station. It it also true that as the agriculture of a region becomes older the county. The northeast and west road of Southeast Missouri is Route 34, should properly be considered as beginning in Cape Girardeau, extend ing from Cape Girardeau over Route 9 to Jackson, and from Jackson west difficulties increase. All injurious plant and animal diseases increase over Koute 6i through Lutesville, Marble Hill, Lesper and Piedmont in in extent and virulence. The stodl becomes more and more depleted and the problem of soil conservation be Wayne county to Garwood in Reynolds county, Garwood being located on Route 21, which connects with Route 16 at Van Buren.

This east and west road connects Cape Girardeau with the main cross State road in the south part of the State, Route 16, which extends from Van Buren west to Springfield. Route 16 at Van Buren is also connected with Route 42 in Ripley county by Route 21, which extends from Route 18 near Van Buren south to Doniphan. in addition to the east and and north and south roads described above, a very important part of 'Women's Dresses of linen, pongee, voile and ratine in striking and' conservative patterns. Taken from our regular stock and offered as a feature during our Annual Clearance Sale. Former values up to 516.75 'now only 57.95.

A most wonderful assortment of hand tailored and "girlish" Dresses of canton, roshanara and printed crepe in beautiful colorings attractive patterns. Formerly sold up to 529.75 during our Annual Clearance Sale only $9.85. pletion at the date. Frorr Portageville at the north line 'of Pemiscot county through New Madrid, Benton, Cape Girardeau, to Jackson is an excellent stretch of gravel road, which is maintained at all times by the State maintenance forces. From near Jackson, 39 miles northwest to Fredericktown, Route 9 is under contract for grading, construction and culverts.

These contracts are practically completed, and will be entirely completed in June. At present no contracts have been let) for placing a surface on this section. From Jackson north to the north line of Cape Girardeau county, Route 25 has been graded, and all bridges and culverts constructed. It is the intention of the Chief Engineer to let contracts for surfacing this section as soon as funds are available, which will probably be in 1925 or 1926. The central north and south State road through Southeast Missouri is known as Route 25.

This road starts from the Arkansas line at Hopkin's Ferry near the southwest eorner of Dunklin ccuitty, thence east some six miles to Arbyrd, where it connects with a State refund road, which starts from a hard surface Arkansas state road at the North Arkansas line directly north of Leachville in Arkansas, and runs north td Arbyrd. From Arbyrd, Route 25 goes north to Senath, and Kennett -to Holcomb, where it branches, the west branch being known as route 53, which goes northwest into Butler county. Route 25 jroes almost directly north to Holcomb, Maiden, Bernie, Dexter and Bloomfield to Advance, where it branches again. The west branch, designated as Route- 51, goes south from Advance in Bollinger through Marble Hill and Lutesville the Southeast Missouri system is comes more expensive and requires greater skill. The soil may become infected with substances poisonous to particular plants.

It may also become infected with the germs of dangerous diseases. As the systems of livestock farming become more intensive, and a larger nulhber of animals are kept in a confined space, the more difficult it becomes to guard against dangerous and devastating animal diseases. The need of continuous scientific research in order to determine the best means and the most successful methods of eliminating these handicaps to a prosperous agriculture increases, therefore, as the agriculture of a country becomes older. The time will never come when a successful agriculture can be long maintained without continuous and extensive scientific research. Far from being discouraged by these facts, however the director of the Experiment Station reports notable progress in mor than one, hundred lines of investigation during the year.

His report is entitled. "Contributions to Knowledge in Agriculture" and is issued for free distribution as Station Bulletin 210. -It may be obtained by writing to the Women's Tailored Spring Suits itoute oo, wnicn extends from southeast to Charleston, and from Charleston south to Wolf Island, and to the New Madrid county line west of East Prairie. Route 55 in Mississippi county is all under contract, and will be completed as a concrete road in 1924 with the exception of a two-mile section near the Scott countv A. Suit is now conceeded as a year-around garment.

Our Annual Clearance Sale offers you unusual Suit values. -Hand tailored Suits in poiret twill, serge and other materials that formerly sold up to $29.75 offered as a special for line, which will be constructed as a gravel road. By examining the progress map of the. "State Highway System, published by the State Highway Commission, it will be seen that Southeast Missouri has more roads under con struction than ary other section of Some fthe newspaper boys are having a time over the alarm expressed by those who fear that Mah-Jongg will ruin Christian America. After this country went to hell cards and danced itself into perdition, we gave up the fight to save it.

Great Bend, Tribune. me tttaie, ana wnen tne construction shown on the map is completed the Stats Highway System of Southeast Missouri will be more nearly completed than the State highways in any other section of the State of equal area. This situation is largely (iue to the public spirit of the citizens of the various counties, who during the past few years voted over four million dollars in county and township bonds for road construction, and placed in the hands of the State Highway Commissioner more than three million dollars to match with Federal Aid and 'State road funds in to Patton on Route 9, from Frederick-town to Jackson. The east branch from Advance, designated as Route 25, passes northwest to Delta and Dutchtown, thence to Cape Girardeau and north through Jackson to Apple-ton, and on north to St. Lcuis, Of Route 25, the larger portion is now under contract and completed, all of this route in Dunklin county Ijjeing under contract for concrete and gravel roads with the exception of eight miles rftrth and'saith through Maiden, which is alnady constructed as a gravel road.

In Stoddard county this route is under contract from the Dunklin county line north to Dexter, where ft good county gravel road ex- Salts Fine for Aching Kidneys the construction of over seven million 9 I El m.Mf I I utl- i dollars ot Mate road, the seven mil When Back Hurts Flush Your Kidneys as You Clean Your Bowels Savings in Materials Percale 17c yd 36 inch Percale in light and dark patterns. Formerly sold for 25c, now only 17c. Savings in Footwear Our large and complete stock of women's summer Footwear has been reduced to such low figures that practically every woman will find a pair here to please her at a price. BE PRETTY! TURN GRAY HAIR DARK $12.50 Hats 6.25 $10.00 Hats $5.00 8.00 Hats $.400 6.00 Hats $3.00 5.00 Hats $2.50 Special A special assortment of summer hats that formerly sold up to $6.00 Most folks forget that the kidneys, like the bowels, sometimes get sluggish and clogged and need a flushing occasionally, else we have backache and dull misery in the kidney region, severe headaches, rheumatic twinges, torpid liver, acid stomach, sleeplessness and .11 vi i.j i Try Grandmother's Old Favorite Recipe of Sage Tea and Sulphur 19c yd. Ginghams I Two lots are featured below.

licr. dollars placing under contract 187 miks of State Highway in Division No. 10. The State Highway Commission has had extensive and very carefully estimates made of the cost of the entire State lvad system, and finds the GO million dollar bond issue will complete only a portion of that system, so that the allotment of bond issue money to the various counties from the secondary road fund will not entirely complete the State roads. Under such condition counties of S.

E. Missouri which voted large bond issues will not receive a refund to the full amount cf the local money expended in the construction of the State roads, and in general it is estimated that thj amount of refund in any county will not exceed approximately 50 per cent of the local funds expended on State roads. in ai'uiion to the refund falling fhort of the amount of money ex-perded by the counties, the construc-ti of refund roads, payment of construction of State roads will not be completed under the present law until 1933. This long delay in the construction of 'State roads and construction of additional roads as a refund, will be a serious cash loss to the public in the great cost of op-eiat-iisr traffic over unimproved roads. The Commission has estimated that the public at present, over the State as a whole, expends a minimum of $30,000,000.00 per year in the operation of automobile traffic, which would be eliminated if the State road system could be CLmpletedat an Utility Ginghams in a selection of beautiful summer patterns.

32 inches. Eegular 30c grade. Now only 19c. Silk Taffeta, $1 Silk Taffeta in a wide range cf solid and fancy colors. Formerly priced $2.25, now only, yard $1.00.

$1 $8.50 Values SALE PRICE -SALE PRICE $4.95 4U suns ui uutuuci uiauiucia. You simply must keep your kidneys active and clean and the moment you feel an ache or pain in the kidney region begin drinking lots, of water. Also get about four ounces of Jad Salts from any good drug store here, take a tablespoonful in a glass of water before breakfast for a few days and your, kidneys will then act fine. This famous salts is made from, the acid of grapes and lemon juice, combined with lithia, and is intended to flush clogged kidneys and help stimulate them to activity. It also nelps neutralize the adds in the urine so they no longer irritate, thus helping to relieve bladder disorders.

Jad Salts is inexpensive makes a delightful effervescent lithia water drink which everybody should take now and then to help keep their kidneys clean. A well-known local druggist says he sells lots of Jad Salts to folks who believe in trying to correct kidney trouble while it is only trouble. By all means have your physician examine your kidneys at least twice a year. Almost everyone knows that Sage Tea and Sulphur, properly compounded, brings back the natural color and lustre to the hair when faded, streaked or gray. Years ago the only way to get this mixture was to make it at home, which is tnussy and troublesome.

Nowadays, by asking at any drug store for "Wyeth's Sngc and Sulphur Compound," you will get a large bottle of this famous old recipe, improved by the addition of other ingredients, at a small cost. Don't stay gray! Try it I No one can possibly tell that you darkened your hair, as it docs it so naturally and evenly. You dampen a sponge or soft brush with it and draw this through your hair, taking one small strand at a time; by morning the gray hair disappears, and after another application or two, your hair becomes beautifully dark, glossy and attractive. NewYork Store.