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THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1916. FIRST DIVISION OF GOOD ROADS HONEY Secretary Houston Apportions - five Million Appropriation Among the States. $106,770 FOR NEBRASKA Washington, July 26. Apportion ment among the state of the first year's appropriation of $5,000,000 car ried by the new good roads act, was announced by the Department of Agriculture today, which has certi fied the figures to the Treasury de partment and state officials. To be entitled to its share, each state must provide an equal amount to that put up by the Federal govern ment Texas gets the largest share, $291, 927; New York second, $250720: Pennsylvania third, $250,644, and Illinois forth, $220,926. , Before making the division, Secre tary Houston deducted J per cent, or $150,000, set aside by the act for ad ministration. Then the $4,850,000 was allotted to the states on the basis of one-third respectively in the ratio of area, population and rural delivery and star mail routes. Among other state allotments are: ..I II.IIIINew Mexico...! 1I.7S7 ... 101,03 California Colorado . Idaho low XUHI .. Mlsaourl . Montana, . Nebraaka . Nerads ... IMnrth nkntl. 71 !1 ll,iiOkihoma ... lie. ill 40. 11 Oregon ll,67 South Dakota. I0,n Texas 101.IJT Utah I4.IMI Waahlnfton .. 71,144 Wyoming .... ll.lll i i4,m Hl.jo; Hl.TtS IS. 837 106,770 11,111 The first installment is for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1917, For the four succeeding years the following amounts, to bo apportioned in the same manner, are authorized: till ......IICDOMI? 1M0M00 lilO JO.IOI.OOO 1IU ., 16,000,000 In addition $1,000,000 is appropri ated each year for ten yeara tor the development of rural roads in the na tional forest. , ' Start of Big Campaign. The announcement by Secretary Houston it the first step in the fed eral government's part of (pending $150,000,000 on good roads during the next five Veart in co-operation with the states. A circular will be tent tt all the governors and state highway authorities outlining tentative plan of procedure. - The $150,000,000 it to be paid, half by the government and half by the several states, apportioned among the latter according to their respec tive area, population and rural mail route mileage. The expenditures are authorized by the Shackleford-Bankhead good roads law, the first granting federal aid to statet in road building. It was signed July 11 by President Wilson and government officials are preparing to put its provisions into early opera tion. Actual construction of some of the roads may begin this fall and ; tensive construction next spring is planned, j ....... .. . Appropriations f or the present year, ending July 1, 1917, authorised by congress are $5,000,000. For the' four succeeding years they are, re-! spectiveljr, $10.0)0,000, $15,000,000,! $20,000,000 and $25,000,000. The law provides, however, that no govern ment money shall be available unless the states spend an equal amount, matching the government contribu tion! dollar for dollar. Statet Pay Maintenance. Every cent of the federal and ttate funds, the act provides, shall be spent to build new roads. Maintenance costs thereafter must be borne by the states alone. Rules and regulationa to put the federal aid law, aa it it popularly known, into prompt operation are now being drafted by the secretary of agriculture, upon whom devolves practically the entire work of super vising the government expenditures. Immediate supervision will be by the office of public roada and rural en gineering, of which Logan Waller Page it director, , A conference of highway, repre sentatives of all statea and, possibly, of organization! interested in the good roads movement, engineering experts and others, to discuss meas ures for promulgating the new law ia planned soon by Secretary Hous-' ton.- ... , t Routes and construction materials of the new roads are to be finally de termined by the secretary of agri culture. No public road can be built under the law until its location, cost and character are approved by him. Every road project with plans, speci fications and cost estimates mutt be f!iven hit approval before any of the ederal money shall be available. There it no specific requirement that such roads shall be permanent, but the act declares they shall be Sub stantial in character," the secretary being given discretion to construe the question of substantiability in each separate case. $10,000 Per Mile. A limit of $10,000 per mile, how ever, is the maximum fixed by the law to prevent use of the government funds in building costly boulevards which would not assist in rural de velopment Whether the roads built under the 1 Weather Everywhere Stations. 1 1 V Stallone. St Abilene. Tex .. 14 Amamio, Tex.. It EHemarck, N.D. 10 Bolaa, Idaho .. It lloaton 71 Buffalo II Charleston, B.C. IS r.'h.evnn, Wyo. 10 Chlcaro II Cor. Carle., T. . 11 Davenport ..,.101 lel Rio, Tax... . . Denver II . la Molnea .... Is ' Do4e City .... 14 Dabuque , II iMllulh, Minn.. II Tjuranvo, Colo, 71 1 El Paao ....... 14 Eureka, Cat..., II riaiataff. Aria. 71 Oalvealon , . . II Qrand June., C. 11 ' Oreen By. Wis, 12 Havre. slant. . . Helena; Uont., 10 Hurqn. S D.... II , Jacksonville . .. II Kanoao City .. II Kookak. la....ll Knoxvlllo, Teon l . Lander, Wyo... SO Little Heck ... .. Loo Anseloo ... 74 Loulavllls 4 Pemthki ...... 14 k ilea City, Xoa II loootan. Ola.. II beateeaserr, A. II fcaaraaasl Mia. 14 Til New Orltaiu ,. II 10) IINtw Tork 74 u l Norfolk. Va. ... I! 70 North Platte II 71 73 Oklahoma, 7 1 luiaatu . . . , 74'Peorle. 111. irPhlladelphla 71 St 7 , II ,C 12 Phoenix, Aria.. '.101 74 71 IIS 7-) 71' Pierre. S.l, nviritteBurgh ... Jl'Potslello. Ida IllPorltend II 1; i 'fueblo, Colo. ., 14 441 70'Ralelth. N.C. . . IA 71 71' Rapid City, i n 10 41 IliRoeebure, Ore.. 70 40 pliKoswell, N.M,.. 13 a II It .. : II ?! 70 c; II II ii , 14 44 II It II 10 14181. Louie .St. Paul 41 Salt Lake City. IliKalt lleo .... logon Franeleco, ll'Sants. re. N.M., Hit. ate Marie... l.lKeattle 74'Hherldan. Wyo. 71'ghrevepert, La.. II 71 lO.Bioux City ..... II 71 lotipokano ........ IS 41 74iTampa ........ .. T m i atooan Ml., w. II 7Toledo .,, II 7 lliTonopeh Nov... II It fijValentlB. Nab.. II 71 10 Waehlnarton .... M 7t 4t Willi. ion, N.D. . II II lllwinnomuooa, M. SI OS TIlTellow. Park .. 71 10 Mir.ma, Aria, ...ui si War Summary THE ENTIRE VILLAGE at km wool by the British. By eoxpUtlnf bie eaeapotloa of Foileree General Halt taw erool aa important advaatase la bie o4TemlTO alone the Homme. THE IMPETl'Ot'S BC88IAN DRIVE In Are in en la baa rosslled la the capture of the Important fortroao of Enlafsa froax the Tmrka, aaeordlaoT to aa official aa aottBoemoat today la Petrograd. The Turks are aald to be retiring la dleerder. PETROGBAD OPnCIAL STATEMENT aa- oaaoon the inpceeiful eon tin usee of the R union oaVaalTo In Tolhynla and the re pal af a violent attaek attempted by General Ven Hindenburs'B forces la the Big rexiim. law shall be main-traveled trunk lines, connecting interstate highways, or merely small sections scattered throughout the states is also left to the discretion of the secretary of agriculture. Construction of both is expected. At the proposed conference of state highway representatives here it is believed proposals tor a compre hensive, correlative road building scheme will be reached. The Amer ican Highway association, the Amer ican Automobile association and oth er good roads organizations are in terested in such co-ordination and correlation of the public roads throughout the entire nation. Devel opment of the national road system as a whole it the broad scheme and aim of government officials, with the aid of state authorities. , The machinery for co-operative action is substantially as follows: states desiring to secure their share of the federal funds will, through their highway commissions or de partments, file formal application, submitting the route and character of roads Drooosed to the secretary ot agriculture. Should he approve the projects, inc. secretary ui agi h.uiiui c will notify the state commission and the secretary of the treasury. The latter will then let aside the share of the United States, which shall not exceed 50 per cent of the cost. The secretary of agriculture will order payment of the federal funds upon comoletion of the roads, and it also authorized to make partial payments as construction proceeds. - States in Control. Th ennitruetion work and labor in each state ia to be (lone in accord ance with ttate lawa and under imme diate tupervition of the ttate high way department, tubject to inspection and approval by government engi neers. This leaves the ttatet in con trol of the construction, tubject only to inture good designs. Selection ot road routes, at wen aa their type and atructural composi tion, is also left primarily to the state officials, subject to approval or rejec tion by the secretary of agriculture. To secure a share 01 tne leaerai funds, state legitlaturei or countiet mutt appropriate turns equal to the federal allotments. The act also re quires formation of state highway commitsions, or a similar ttate agency, to have charge of the ttate't part ot the work. Four ttates, Indi ana, South Carolina, Georgia and Texaa, have no such eommissioni or corresponding organizations, but to tecure federal funda they mutt be or-' ganized. Other ttates have no high way commissions, but have substan tially timilar departmenti or. agen cies. " Where ttatet, like Illinois, are pro hibited by their constitution! or otherwise prevented from acting under the proposed contributory plan, the act provides that the federal ap propriations may become available to separate counties when they shall match the government' s contribu tions, such roads, of course, being built only within the contributing counties. Guard Against Haste. 1 To eive the states ample time to build roads and guard against hasty or extravagant construction, the law also provides that unexpended fed eral appropriations each year ahall be available during the tuccceding year, Willie in IB ycai o aiiutuiciiio lu otaico which have no highway department! shall be available for three yean, to give the state legislatures time to cre ate such departments. hor enforcement of the provision requiring the statet to maintain the new roadt without federal assistance, the secretary of agriculture ia author ized to disapprove of further road projects from tuch ttatea or their civil subdivisions and deny further government aid if roadt are not put in proper condition after four montha' notice. Development of a federal cores of highway engineera it one of the re sults expected irom tne new law. Civil service examinations will be held August 8 for many more high way engineers needed by the govern-. ment. . RUSSIAN FORGES TAKEEHZINGAM (Ceatiaoed Praia Pore One.) of Tuesday said the Turkish armies in the Erzingan region "were re treating in disorder before the ir resistible pressure of our troops and were abandoning along the road can non, rifles and munitions" RUSSIANS CONTINUE DRIVE Teutonic Forces in Southern Volhy nla Pressed Further Back. - Petrograd, July 26. (Via London.) The Russians are continuing their successful drive in southern Volhynia, pressing back the Teutonic forces near the Slonevka river, a branch of the Styr, which the Russians are crossing, the war office announced today, ureat losses have been in flicted on the retiring hostile forces. Heavy losses in prisoners were sus tained also, the announcement states. General Sakharoff capturing more than 4,000 officers and men. The forcet of General von Boehm Ermolli are being attacked by the Russians in Galicia, ten miles north of Brody. German forces under Marshal von Hindenburg attacked the Russian lines near Kemmern, twenty miles west of Riga, and nearly succeeded in penetrating the Russian front line, the war office announced today, but finally were compelled to retreat by we vvHtcmration 01 ine nussian nre. im KUura Maw IHaooiorr, Than la aatalag better far yamr oaaah or oolt tana Dr. atlafo Mew Dtooevery, la uoe oror t roan. Qua ran teed. All 4n. ttata. -AdrertleeineoL I ASSETS ARE NEARLY BILLIONAND HALF Building and Loan Associations Gain Ten Per Cent During Fast Tear. NEBRASKA EIGHTH STATE St. Louis, July 26. (Special.) Nearly 7,000 associations with a total membership of 3,334,899 and assets amounting to $1,484,205,875, were reported at the opening session today of the United States League of Lo cal Building and Loan associations by H. F. Cellarius, Cincinnati, secre tary. The figures show an increase of nearly 10 per cent in assets and 7 per cent in membership for the year. Assets Double In Decade. "The onward movement." says the report, "has been most marked jn the last decade, during which period these associations have more than doubled their assets and nearly doubled their membership. In 1906 the total assets of the local associa tions were $673,129,198, and the to tal membership was 1,699,714, an in crease in assets in ten years of $811, 076,677, and in membership, 1,635, 185. The average amount due each member is $445.05 as against $437.42, the amount shown last year." Pennsylvania holds first place in number of associations and in total assets, while Ohio takes first rank in total while membership is crowding the Keystone state for first place in assets. Ohio thowt the largest gain in assets for the year, $22,175,828; Pennsylvania, $21,893,720; New Jer sey, $11,298,097; Massachusetts, $10, 761,848: Illinois, $7,818,325; Indiana, $7,251,531; Iowa, $5,150,507; Ne braska, $4,522,457, and New York, $3,943,159. Nebraaka In Eighth Place. Nebraska holds the high rank of eighth among the thirty-three states represented in each, ranking next to Indiana in the total and leading all statet wett of the Mitsissippi river. Nebraska's total of $41,660,870 are for the fiscal year 1914-15, and will ex ceed $45,000,000 in the state report for 1915-16 now being compiled. The following table ihows the membership and asset! of the states reporting officially for 1915-16. The figures under the heading, "Other states," are consolidated estimates: Total Total STATBa Ifemberahlp. Aiieta. Pennsylvania III.Mo tT7.ooo.oeo ; S4S.1II III. 104.111 Now Jereey 111.444 14I.I0I.III MueachuoetU 111.417 101,141,311 Illinois 111,110 11.110.111 New Tork 171,110 , 71,411,111 Indiana llfi.iti ai i?a aia Nebraaka . 11,711 41.110.170 California ...11,711 10,441.014 Wealfaa Sl.lli t7.lll.lll Loalolana S0.4II 11,141,410 Kantuoky 11.011 11,171.071 Dlotrlot af Columbia 17.044 ia.ibi S7i Kanaaa SS.III 10.717,171 Mlaaonri 41.117 10,501,716 North Carolina SS.S4I 14,111,441 Wlaooaola 17,747 14.121.41 Iowa 14.141 11,117,111 Arkanaaa 11,140 10,011,011 Weohlnston ........ 10.114 1 10,011.111 Minnesota 11,100 7.101,111 Wool Vlrsiala 11.400 . 1,071,411 Mains 11,110 1,117,110 It node Ialand ...... - till 1,041,411 Connection! ,. 11.011 - , s.loi.lll TMneaaeo ..,,..... 1.141 1,131,111 New Hampehlre .... 1,411 1,734,717 North Dakota S.II0 1,711,1(1 Oklahoma 1 147 1,710,000 Now Mono S.S10 1.I7S.10S Montana 1,011 . 1,411,111 Texaa 1,101 1,147.101 Vermont 471 101,417 Other States IH.lll 141,011,111 Automobile Thieves Thwarted by Boys Sleeping in Tent Near Garage Tetale I.III.III 11,414.101,171 In addition to the aecretary't report, there were report! from Herbert W. Pinkham, Quincy, Matt., president of the league, and Joseph K. Gamble, Philadelphia, treasurer. A number of papers are on the pro gram for the teisiont of the league, which will last two days. George F. Gilmore of Omaha, firtt vice presi dent, will be advanced to the presi dency at the election of officers, which will dote the convention Thursday, "What's the matter with you guyt," drowsily interrogated Page Christy, 12 years old, and Howard Willard, 14 years old, who -vere sleeping in a tent in the yard of the Christy home, 1034 Park avenue, when they were awakened early yesterday morn ing by a crash and a string of pro fanity from two men in an automobile, when the car smashed into the wall of a garage in the alley a few feet away. The boys crawled from their cot in the ten; and peered into the dark ness, just in time to see the forms of two men disappearing down the alley. The "guys didn't wait to en- Nice Field Marks Second Day's Races On Tekamah Track Tekamah, Neb., July 26. (Special Telegram.) A large crowd that filled the grandstand, a nice field of horses, and splendid weather served to make the second day of the race meet of the Tekamah Speed associa tion a success. hTe day was warm. Summary: Trotting, 1:17. puree 1100. Great Northern, b. c, by Way land (Ward) til California B b. I . (Earl Beealey).. IIS Governor V, b. g., by Governor Francis (Smith Brothers) t 0 t Lord Kitchener, hi. ., by Archdala (Allen) 4 10 Time. 1:11, 1:11, 1:1114. Paciief, 3:12; purse 1400. Jennie FltHlmmone, b. m., by Bob Fltialmmnne (Dennis) 1 1 1 Prlnceae Marcaret, b. tn., by Tbo Earl (Allen Brothers) til Lee Dale, br. a., by Arehdslo (Wall Brothera) 4 0 t Budtvelaor, b. by Roy Norval (Mumford) t t t Major Hardy, b. h., by Oh So (Beeseloy) t t 4 R. W. K., a. I., by Billy Houston (Elllng-ton) t t t Time, I:14H, 2:1114. :1- Trottlnc, 1:14; purso 1400. Heir Reaper, bl. a., by Early Reaper (Warren) 1 1 1 Dr.. Mayo, b. a., by Wllkeahurat (Ward) t t t Lord Duke, b. a., by Jack Daw - (gchlnstock Brothers) t I t Time, S:1SK, 1:11)4, 1:10. Threo-quartor-mlle dash, purse $100. Clark M, br. g by Kenneltworth. won the race with Myloure second and Waymark third. Time, 1:1144. Another bie day la expected tomorrow. Indian Uses Hearse '' For Family Carriage Pierre, S. D., July 26. (Special.) An old Indian driving a hearse with a pair of weary looking mulct draw- i ing the tun-blistered vehicle along the street a tew days ago, and wat not an evidence of death nor a trip to the cemetery. It wat only an old Indian from Crow Creek reservation who uses an old hearse for family car riage, and finda it very convenient for carrying the camp equipage in side while his family rides in atate on the top of the vehicle. This haa been used at a family traveling carriage for many yeara, tince the Indian had only the hearse left to pick from in a stock of "carriages" which were flicked up ' when the reds all got a ump, government payment many year ago and took the, firtt oppor tunity to tpend it. Woman Sues for Two Separate Accidents on Car Miss Hazel Johnson, waitress, aski $5,000 damages from the Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway com pany, asserting that the wat Injured twice in two teparate accidents, through negligence of the company. Miss Johnson says in her petition that on May 25, 1916, she attempted to get off a street car on Park avenue, near Poppleton, and wat thrown from the step when the car started too soon. She further alleges that on May 30 she was the victim of a timi lar accident when getting off a car at Twenty-fourth and Franklin streets. lighten tht boys as to "what was the matter with them," out Kept on run nincr. An excited crowd of oviamad neighbors collected at the scene of the crash, among them being H. P. Devalon'a. 1024 Park avenue, who dis covered that the abandoned machine in the alley belonged to him. The car had been stolen from Mr. Devalon i garage by the two men who in their haste to make their get away drove the machine into the wall of another garage. The sound of the boys' voices in the tent put the automobile thieves to flight. The car was considerably damaged. Subsea Attacks British Warship Off the Orkneys Berlin, July 26. (By Wireless to Sayville.) A German submarine at tacked a British dreadnought off the Orkney islands on July 20 and ob tained two hits with torpedoes, the German admirahty announced today. The admirality statement says: "A German submarine on July 20, off the British naval base of Sculpa Flow, Orkney islands, attacked a British dreadnought and obtained two torpedo hits. London, July 26 With reference to the Oerman statement that a sub marine had torpedoed a British dread nought off the Orkncv islands July 20 the British admirality stated that the actual tacts were as fellows: "A small auxiliary off the north of Scotland was attacked by an enemy submarine on the date mentioned. It was not hit. British Biplane Is Shot Down by German Subsea Berlin, Jury 26. (Via London.) A British biplane was shot down by a German submarine at a point north Of leebrugge, Belgium, on Monday says an oitictai statement issued by the German admiralty today. Two of ficers in the machine were captured. Indianapolis Bank Bobbed and Cashier Slugged Indianapolis, Ind.. July 26. Two armed men today held up and robbed the East Tenth street State bank and escaped in an automobile with $I,Uli. Harry B. Tillman, cash er. fought the bandits, but was struck on the head with a revolver and over powered. Youna Enaineer of Threshinn Outfit Crushed to Death Springfield. Neb.. July 26. (Special Telegram.) Herman Riderhagen. an engineer of a threshing outfit, backed his engine in a creek and was crushed to death. His home was Reno. Okla. He was about 28 years old and a stranger In this community. An ac' cidentinaurance policy for $500 was found in his coat. The National Capital. WedaMdar. Jaly , 19U. The Senate. Smtttor Kara vav notlc of caucus d- olaton to oomlder child labor bill abfora ad- journmont. RMumed debate on army appropriation Dili. The Houto, Masts Thursday. I No sMtion. Real Food For Real Boys mutt taste good and, more important, con tain true nourishment for their growing bodies and rapidly developing brains. Grape-Nuts FOOD is crisp granules of whole wheat and malted barley well balanced in nourishment, easy to digest and delicious a wonderful energiz er for boys and girls and grown-ups. . t ' -'. ... ... , . ' : . ' ". 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