The Washington times., 1912-03-14
ROAD TO BALTIMORE
MAY Be AUTHORIZED
BY BENSON'S BILL !
Capital Motorists Pleased to
Hear That Senator Has
Introduced Measure.
By HARRY WARD.

Washington automobile owners are de-
lighted with the news that Senator Ben
son has introduced a bill in the Mary
land legislature providing for the COM
pletQn of the Washington Ba himore
boulevard, known as State road No. 1.
The road is to be built by the State
Roads Commission and the Benson bill
adds TO the powers of the commission
in relocating end constructing It. The
bill also carries an appropriation of
$aO0O0 for the work.
The road commission. in completing
the boulevard, shall have the power
and authority to make such detours
from the bed of the old Washington
and Baltimore road as may seem neces-
sary and advisable. The commission also
is empowered to regrs' relocate and
establish undergrade aid overgrade
crossings.
The boulevard when completed will
enter Baltimore at Columbia avenue.
1t is believed the Benson measure will
receive prompt action in the legislature
and that the work of improving the
road will be undertaken at once.
John r. Thomas. manager of the
United Motor Washington Company, to-
day received a cablegram from Buenos
Ares. stating the national automobile
which corresponds with the Glidden
tour in this country, was won by a
Maxwell, driven by Juan Yrigoyen. He
made perfect score in a contest of
eight days duration, competing against
skilled drivers and the best known cars
in Europe and America.
J. NJ Stoddard, of the Cook &C.
sto1dard tra 70 CGRmPany' Rg3adi' has has returned from
freight cars is causing the automobile
| manufacturers in Detroit great incon-
Henience," said Mr.. Stoddard. The sit
uatton is somewhat easier this week, as
| a large number of empty freight cars
are being rushed to Detroit"
! The Motor Sales Company today de-
llvered two five-ton Conner trucks to
the Heurich Brewing Company. An
| other truck of the same capacity will
be delivered next week.
The Electric Storage Battery Com
DanN, in order to encourage the use OF
| the electric automobile, has established
over $50 eXide distributors throughout
| the United States and Canada, TO have
| the eXide and iron-clad exide batteries
| cared for and charged, no matter where
| the owner of an electric may be. 1t is
now quite, usual for users of electrics
! to take them with them during their
| holidays, and whether the owner of a
| car, equipped with an eXide battery is
stopping at Pasadena, Palm Beach, or
/ Dor, Newport, or Atlantic City, or at
| any other prominent resort, he will find
| one of these $50 eXide distributors ready
| to give his car and batteries proper at
| tention.
a new glass for wind shields has re-
| Gently been produced bv firm of
| French glass makers Which is intended
| to be proof against breaking" said
| Charles f. Splitdorf head Of the IA
nous Splitdorf laboratories. SO many
| cases of injury by broken glass have
been reported shat a special effort has
been made to end this particular form
| of accident. The glass now produced
| is made by secret process, but the
makers admit that thickness and care
in its manufacture are the principal es-
| sentials 1t is made about three-quar-
tcrs of an inIh thick. and, on test, has
| resisted the blow OF a ten-pound iron
| disc thrown against 1t from distances
| ranging from ten feet to twenty feet.
| hole fourt-tenths of an inch in
| diameter ut .he outer surface was made
hv the impact from the greater dis
| tance.