Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-31
NEW JERSEY CONGRESSMAN HAS
SCHEME TO SPEND BILLIONS
or GOVERNMENT MONEY.
PROPOSES MiLE.WIpE HIGHWAY
FROM OCEAN TO OCEAN
Scheme includes Steel and Maeadam
Tracks For Automobiles, Bicycles
Water and Gas Pipes, Factory Sites
and q Few Othsr Luxuriss-HamiII
Denies He 10 Author.
Especial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence
Washington, Dec. 31-Representative
HaInill of New Jersey is being kept
busy explaining about a bill which was
recently introduced III the house and
bears his name as it's author.
This bill provides for nothing less
than "a national highway along or near
10 the thirty-hfth parallel Of north
latitude, from the Atlantic TO the Paci-
nc ocean"
The right of way for the highway is
to pe a mile wide from ocean to ocean.
some expert has figured that the cost
would be billion, more or less. Inere
Is to be as part OF the project ma
tional auto highway, 1.aS0 feet "loe'
two maca dam surfaced roads, each
twenty feet wide, each road to nave
two steel tracks for electric cars, two
tracks to be used for passengers ana
two tracks to be used for freight; Two
maca dam surfaced roads. each twenty
feet wide, each road to have steel
plate track for fast automobiles; TWO
macadam roads, each twenty feet vice.
each road TO have two cement ways 1o1
automobiles going twenty-five miles or
less an hour; two macadam roads, eacn
twenty feet wide each road TO nave
eight cement paths for bicycles. motor
cycles, tricycles and other cycles; one
cement way, ten feet wide for the use
of roller skates. And in addition there
are TO be zones for water. gas. sewer
and oil pipes and the like. zones for
factories and public buildings. park
areas and shade tree zones.
It is clear that 1t is proposed to make
the historic Appian Way look Ike 80
cents in comparison.
What is troubling Hamill, however.
is that he didn't Introduce the bill.
Somebody put it in the hopper IN the
house and signed his name to II.
has been printed and contains about
twenty-seven pages in type daanli.
fears he can't run for office very swift
next time on an economy platform II
his enemies get hold Of this bill and
circulate 1t thru his district
Representative Carl c. Anderson. OF
the Twelfth Ohio district. whose nome
is Fostoria, and who has just been en-
dorsed for senator from his state by the
American Federation OF Labor, IS a
union man himself He belongs to the
musicians union in his town ana useo
10 play in the village band.
But this isn't all about Anderson. he
began life az a newsboy and bootblack.
Then he went into business. He Is a
hustler from way back He is one OF
the champion joiners OF congress and
belongs to the Odd Fellows. Eks. Myst-
ic Shriners, Knights of Pythias and
then some. He runs factory for the
manufacture OF underwear, but ne
doesn't work at 1t all the time, as is
seen from the fact he was elected last
fail in his district by about $4,000 votes.
record breaker for democrat IN
Ohio. And they do say that with or
ganized labor backing him and a lot
OF strength on his own account, he Is
likely to loom up strong In the ONO
senatorial situation before the fight Is
over.
Senator Tom Carter resembles Uncle
Sam as much as ever and does not seem
the least bit perturbed by his defeat.
He is an old hand at the political ousl-
ness and Ia used to its ups and downs.
Senator julius Caesar Burrows, VINO
has been in congress for about thirty
wears and in public office about half
his life, does not take kindly to the
notion Of stepping down and out OF the
senate to make room for representa-
tive Townsend. who will succeed MIN
in the senate. Senator Burrows Is sore
and displeased over his defeat and is
showing no symptoms OF forgiving the
men responsible for 1t.
Honors In public life sometimes come
to those who wait whether they watch
or not. This was the experience OF
Judge William H. Hunt, Of Montana,
who has just been promoted by Presi-
dent Taft to the new court OF COM
nerce.
Judge Hunt called at the White
House the other day to thank the pres1-
dent for his appointment. When ne
was leaving he told the assembled re-
porters that his promotion was the
greatest surprise Of his life.
81 was in New York at the time"
said Judge Hunt, with my wife. had
not heard the first suggestion that
was being considered for this court by
the president.
"On Monday morning when the nom-
nations went to the senate picked up
an early edition Of one Of the papers
and saw that Judge White had been
made chief justice. I was rejoicing in
that fact when my eye glanced down
the page.
"There I saw that District Judge
William H. Hunt, Of Montana, was
nominated for the court Of commerce.
II could hardly believe my own eyes
and called my wife to verify what
thought I had seen. She reasured me
but her great surprise was no less than
my own
GRAFT ExPosER DEAD.
Clarence lsxe~, Who Laid Bare New