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haul their wheat seven miles to any
Grenohle address for 1913. You see.
They compete with the trolieys rates:
and do carriage in Grenoble for cents.
The trolley is penetrating France a
lot. and where il isn't. they enjoy the
country autobus, SO the example is
good In general. up to twenty miles,
it is considered cheaper TO haul 1uii
wagonloads by horse than to use the
trolley or railroad And this in a noun
famous countrywide the plain Also
horse and wagon seldom return empty
which means extra proht. Between t"en-
ty and thirty miles advantages are eo"
sidered equal
The secret is, of course. good roads,
which are mostly new. How they laugh
about Napoleons roads and those Vi
the Roman peace, In 1880 Criage Valiey
land how much more our valley OF
St Christophe-was a torrent-sWept IA
vine roamed by bears and wolves me
picturesque new local interest macao
aulized road constructed since 1850. I'M
proved in 1880 made possible flourish
ing hot springs. paper mill, an acety-
lene works, two cement works. cement
telegraph pole factory, and hydro
electric light and power plant that selis
it's Juice eighty-five. miles away.
This new road opened not only the
markets to remote farmers. but gave
them local markets and movement or
affairs. They get electricity at : cents
per hectowatt. They send down horses
for summer resort hire. they sell eggs,
fruit. milk, vegetables, etc. to it's hotels
and villas. They draw fair pay. work
ing in the sylvan mills and factories and
the good roads permit Grenoble glove
manufacturers, in autumn and spring.
to distribute and collect raw material
and finished work from household sew
ing in scattered hamlets. 1t was the
new road. not the trolley. that gave ac-
cess to the hot springs. waterfalls, ce-
ment and lime.
How did you get your road improved:
l asked the folks of st. Christophe. 1t
is being widened. graded, solidified,
bridged, culverted and parapeted. at
cost of some $4,000. All. the old st.
Christophe road in summer tourist
months The remainder of the year.
it mattered less: when two farm wagons
met. they tossed up to decide which
should hitch his horse to the rear. and
drive backward six miles-to a spot wide
enough for two to pass. On your right.
steep-slanting rocks. on your left, a
yawning precipice. And the road twists
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NnecdOte5 Conc 1ninQ
Well-knOWn People.
Hope for All.

NICE PRESIDENT MARSHALL 10
rapidly forging to first place as .
public speaker of great humor, original
ity and power.
The Vice Presidents ten command
ments for lawyers are well known. Ills
precept on ambition. having been given
at a private luncheon, has not Yet APP
peared in print.
"All OF u.s." said the Vice President In
Washington, yes, all Of u.s. may win
fame. IL we cannot do great deeds lei
us firmly resolve to live long enough to
get to be the oldest something or other"
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ONE Or he GRANDEsT ROADS In
AUSTRIA IT Is The UPpER APPROACH
To IKE STEJvIc PASS ON The ITALIAN

beautiful roads may truthfully be said to
have produced the bloody revolution.
Ancient Rome kept in repair $1,000
miles OF wonderful highways. My road
master has examined vestiges OF their
foundations, here and there.
They are foundations of broken rock,
cement small cobbles in chalk, mortar
and surface blocks bound with cement.
going down three feet he says. One
such road, the -Aurelian. the first high
way in France. can be picked up at
Genoa and followed. with breaks. to
Mentone. where it becomes confounded
with Napoleons Corniche After Cannes
its traces follow the Touring Clubs new
Corniche. Turning north at Marseille, It
is lost before Aries. The Romans had
IL OO miles of road in France. but apart
from certain tracings over the Alps like
the Great st. Bernard. nothing remained
in the dark ages. The barbarans had
torn them up for building. Charlemagne.
when he attempted to restore the Roman
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INSCRIBED by Crusader
II Who Has Been Bat
Ting Toward That End for
More Than a Generation -
Ten Laggard States Without
Flag Laws = Congress Now
Has a Federal Measure Be-
fore 1t - Interesting Collec-
ton of Exhibits Illustrating
fragrant Misuse OF Star
Spangled Banner = Proper
Flag Etiquette to Be OBJ
served Next Saturday.
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highway will emerge from lis uise"~'
triumphant and almost unscathed.
had this recently in Paris from Lo-
rieux. / have il, again, today from .
pIain roadmaster. not of scientihc ecu
cation in the Polytechnique ana lhe
Eoads-and- Bridges. but experienced OH
hotly travelled routes
Tell Americans to 90 ahead anu
build macadam." was the dual UP.
spite IF anything that YOU may heai
about the automobiles ravases, France =
still happy with her good macadam-
yes but" / said. you found thein,
built already for YOU. by Napoleon ana
the ancient Romans?
4
lie lauehed-both laughed. Ii is a joke
In the past forty years France mas
snant So 600 100000 on non-trunk roads
OF local interest.
also know what | have learned from
tha mavor of our village of st. Chris
tonhe. from chatting with cantonniers
,road mendersD. who live, rent-free, IN
snug houses, government or state Owned
strung along the roads. Last year
automobiled round Neris. IN the Garoeh
of France near Nichy, where they raise
roses for London. and every noWer-boW-
cred cottage has hundred chickens,
turkeys. ducks and geese running the
highway. which is bordered by chefrS
trees plums or apples.
No matter: garden of France or poorer
mountain district. good roads bring them
tourist gold-at the moment wnen rem
syIyania calculates S1.oU0.UO year is
DETECTED from the state by automobile
parties seeking better roads in New Eng
land and New York. France. no bigger
than Indiana. Illinois, Wisconsin and
Iowa together. has 1858 authorized
places.
fractions for city folks and foreigners.
Without good roads, not one in ten OF
them could exist.
The American farmer pays SO for
hauling where the French farmer pays
81. This is statistics; but l wanted liv-
ing examples.
.-Durand is cutting pine wood up there
said the mayor of st. Christophe. Stand
ing. il would sell for $3.50 per cubic yard.
Cut it is worth $40 where it falls. And
the Riouperou paper mills pay $3.50 to
$40 at their works. away down In the
valley Well. when competing neighbors
would 90 this hauling for him as low as
81 per cubic yard. Durand lnsists on haul
ing the wood himself; and the paper mills
to stand well with us-put no pres
sure TO buy the wood where ii falls and
themselves profit by cheap hauling.
There are table lands. like Nillard-de-
Lans where quantities of wheat are
raised. Foreign wheat, in France, pays
sl4o duty per quintal of 80 pounds.
When New York wheat is S3 So the Paris
auintal costs $3.50.
Take wheat" said the roadmaster.
..Triage wheat delivered by the trolley
at the trolley's Grenoble terminus. costs
$50 the quintal. ] know farmers at st.
Martin-d' Criage, who in order TO put the
trolley freight in their pocket. offer to
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crations contrary to the respect due to
the flag the symbol of government.
THE question whether any flag en-
blem or banner is ever raised above the
flag of the United States under jurisdic
ton of the War and Navy departments
was recently brought up in Congress.
The responses to the inquiring resolution
are of much interest
THE Secretary of War stated in COM
municatiOn to the Senate: That at no
time and under no circumstances is any
flag, emblem or banner ever raised above
the Stars and Stripes over any fort, en-
campment building or ground under the
jurisdiction Of the War Department OF
the United States
The Secretary of the Navy stated that
the last edition of the Signal Code. pub
lished in 1903, contains the following pro-
vision.
The church pennant is to be holsteG
over the ensign during the performance
of divine service on board vessels of the
navy
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CTERLING HELLO Takes
- an Automobile Trip Over
the Best Highways in France.
Experts Claim Macadam Is
the Best Road Material-A
Talk With Lorieux, Govern
ment Engineer-in-Chief, and
Plain Roadmaster-1nter-
national Congress of the
Road in London This Month.
Many American Delegates to
Attend the Congress.
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issue if such mark consists OF or
comprises the flag or coat of arms or
other insignia of the United States, or
any stimulation thereof
1T has been said that the flag is moth
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MERICANS from
many states will
gather in London,
June -, for the
third international
Congress of the
Road.
While masses OF
data and expe,1-
ments will be LAID
before this mighty
good roads coun-
ell. the macadam
se,, i,S discus sion
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war for a clean flag will not have been
in vain.
Flag day, June IA. is now universally
recognized, and not to observe it iii the
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y Saturday next.
its 136th birthda Y,
the Star Span2led
Banner will receive
the tributes of el2-
quent or a [ o r 5
I IA r . u ghout the
land of the free.
j have just had
an interview with
a man whose
Pegasus during
the past generation
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and it's proper use. If the members of
these societies would agree on some one
flag Dill and work for its enactment, In
stead of for what sometimes havors or
self-exploitation. the thirty-five years of
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This movement to procure flag legis-
lation is now nation wide All of our pa
triotc societies and many other organi-
cations favor ii, and SOME like the
Grand Army of the Republic, have ap-
pointed patriotic instructors whose duty
is to teach the meaning of the flag
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has borne him upon an lndeIauSaDle ana
unremittent crusade for the protection
OF The national emblem from the yanda.s
who would sully IL. lie is William Van
Zant Cox. president of the Second Ma
tonal Bank Of Washington-and con-
Germs us more in this connection-chair
man Of the committee prevention of
Gesecration Of the flag organized some
years ago by the National Society of the
Sons OF the American Revolution.
This hobby OF Mr. Cox appears to be
congshital The first bill Offering federal
protection TO Old Glory introduced
into Congress more than thrty-five years
ago by his distinguished paternaI uncle.
Representative Samuel $ C'Sunset')
Cox OF New York. Despite the eloquence
and popularity of its Trainer. this meas
ure died in committee, and now more
than E generation later, we find the
nephew OF its author still carrying on
the fight for congressional protection.
throughout the country favoring a federal
law 10 prevent and punish the desecra-
ton. mutilation or improper use of the
flag of the United States or any repre-
sanitation thereof, no law has yet been
enacted by Congress- Mr.. Cox told me
yesterday. Indeed. there has been no
dae legislation since the act OF 1907,
which. In authorizing the registration of
trade m trks in commerce with foreign
nations and among the states. forbids
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$. 4. wITHERsPOON.

s. 4. WITHERSPOON,
ReDresentatiye from Mississlppi, author
of the flag bill now before Congress.
then, as a clean people. stand for a clean
flag"
Another jealous crusader battling for
proper respect for the flag is Frederick
D. Owen of Washington, president of the
Society Of Patriotic Decorations and Civic
improvement. Those participating in
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SUPERB ROAD ENGINEERING
WoRK ALONG A PICTURESQUE
GLEN In SoUTA-EAsT franc

haul their wheat seven miles to any
Grenoble address for S5.13 You see:
They compete with the troileys rates:
and do carriage in Grenoble FOR cents.
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Special Correspondence OF The Star.
GRENOBLE, France. June l. 1918.
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TYRUS COBB BEATS
Up COLLEGE PLAYER
Latter Says Three Men Held
Him on Floor While Kicks
Came His Way.

SPARTANBURG. S. c., April 9.-1'y
Cobb, the famous base bah player. and
Rutledge Osborne, second baseman of
the Woford College team of this city,
settled a difference with their fists in the
room of hotel at Greenville last night.
Osborne, q little fellow, received the
worst of it, but declared that three men
held him on the floor while Cobb gave
him a beating.
The trouble began last Saturday, when
Cobb's team of transformers played Wof-
ford here. AS Cobb was pitching, Os-
borne, who was coaching on the third
base line. said something at which Cobb
took offense. Angry words We're ex-
changed and tisticuffs were narrowly
averted. Cobbs team and Wofford both
were playing at Greenville Monday. Cobb
and Osborne met at hotel and renewed
the quarrel. Osborne tainted Cobb, who
made a pass at him. According. to one
took it from him. This is denied by Os-
borne
The two retired to room. Osborne
says he was told that Cobb intended to
apologize, but that when they entered the
room Cobb. reinforced by three members
of his team, demanded instead that Os-
borne apologize. He refused and they
went at 1t.
'They got me down on the floor said
Osborne, land kicked me. Then Cobb
later came to me and offered an apology,
but l refused to accept il. That is all
there was to 1t.
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CHAMPIONS TO MEET
IN TENNIS MATCH
Sands and Crane Likely to
Fight 1t Out in National
Tourney.

BOSTON, April 9.-Indications point to
two former champions, Charles r. Sands
of New York and Joshua Crane Of the
Tennis and Racquet Club. meeting in the
final match of the court tennis singles
championship tournament this afternoon
at the Tennis and Racquet Club. They
will have to defeat DIR. George Derby
of the Tennis and Racquet Club and ID.
p. Rhodes of the Boston Athletic Asso-
citation. respectively, before they reach
the final. the winner of which will earn
the privilege of playing Jay Gould Of
New York in the challenge match Sat
urday.
Charles e. Sands won his way into
the semi-finals by defeating Fulton Cut
ting of the Randolph Courts Of Cam
bridge. after hard five-set match, while
Cranes advancement was the result of
J. McSargent of Cambridge defaulting.
The other contestants moved up as a
result of competition. DR.. Derby de-
feating r. Gambrill of the Randolph
Courts. In straight sets. and Rhodes by
beating Philip Stockton of the Tennis
and Racquet Club in the limit number
of sets.
Ex-Champion Sands found Cutting the
toughest kind of an opponent. The Ran
dolph Court player had him two sets
to love before he was able to secure as..'-
thing like perfect control of his strokes.
The first two sets went to Cutting. 6-3
and 6-5. The hard play apparently had
its effect on him. Sands. in addition TO
his best form, and aided by many err
rors by Cutting captured the following
sets and match. 6-1, 60, g..
Summaries. second round.
c. E. Sands. New York. defeated F..
Cutting. Randolph Courts, So, SO. G-l,
g., 60.
DIR. George Derby, Tennis and Racquet
Club. defeated r. Gambrill, Randolph
Courts 6-3, 81. Go.
D.. P. Rhodes, Boston Athletic Associa-
ton, defeated P. Stockton. Tennis and
Racquet Club. O.. 60. 80. 90. O..
Joshua Crane Tennis and Racquet
Club defeated ]. McSargent, Randolph
Courts, by default.
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LEACH CROSS BEATEN
FROM START TO END
Only in Second Round Is He
Able to Get Even Break
Against Rivers.

NEW YORK, April BY a wide mar
gin Joe Rivers, the Mexican lightweight,
outpointed Leach Cross of this city in
a fast ten-round bout at the ST. Nicholas
A. G. last night. In only one round, the
ninth. did Cross show to any advantage.
In the second round he got an even
break, but in the others Rivers was the
master at every style of fighting. The
Mexican carried such a powerful wallop
in either hand that from the outset Cross
was wary. He did lot of work at long
range and therefore he missed countless
swings that might have done harm If
the dentist had been more willing. On
ton. was compelled to fight at close
quarters, but quickly discovered that the
Mexican was the stronger in every way.
Neither scored knockdown and at no
time were the men in much distress, al
though Cross in the last round was rap
idly weakening under the volley of heavy
blows that were driven to his head and
body. Rivers, in short, proved his SUI
periority in a way that was approved by
a large majority of the spectators, who
cheered him wildly rs he left the ring.
He Seems to be next in line for battle
with Willie Richie for the worlds title.
In order to prevent repetition of the
riot that marked the Cross Rivers bout at
the Empire A. c. in January. the man
agement said it had limited the sale of
tickets to the seating capacity about
$500 The entire floor space, with the ex-
ceptiOn OF three rows of chairs at one
end of the rink, was allotted to holders of
box seats. which brought 81 and $40 each.
The admission s.. to the balcony
ends. while along both sides of it the five
dollar seats were located
In seating the crowd. which taxed the
capacity; there was very little confusion.
while strong force of police kept order
on 6Sth street. Rivers was a to ) ia
vorite among those who whispered wa
gers.
Manager Mcmahon estimated the gross
receipts at $40 CSC. Rivers received 81, 500,
or 3J per cent, if it exceeded that guar
antee. Cross's articles of agreement call
ed for a Observation-Disclosures dollar guar
antee, with the privilege of taking 27h
per cent. The men had agreed to make
1873 pounds at 9:4J o'clock, fifteen min
utes before entering the ring. Both were
within this limit Dan Tone was the
referee.
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break into base ball until last winter.
displayed more ability than any of the
minor leaGuers who were secured. Wei
chonce. Connolly. Sheer and Allen have
cided to hold on to Calvo and Acosta
because he believes they stand the best
chance to he developed into major
league material.
Joe Kelley and his Toronto team cham
pions of the International League. will be
the attraction at National Park this aft
ernoon. Kelley has some former major
leaguers on his team, including BIZ
Bradley, once of Cleveland. and Tim Jor-
dan. who was famous first bascman in
the National League.
Tomorrow $ game the first OF the sea-
son. will start at = o'clock. The gates
at the ball park will be opened promptly
at II o'clock. when tickets for the pavil-
ion and bteachers will go on sale Bust
ness Manager Fowler announces that
there will be 5000 tickets for the pavilion
and bleachers placed on SALE The entire
grandstand, which was reserved. has been
sold out.
Chick Gandil has gained his stride. The
big first baseman is hitting up to his
standard again. and will be of the great
est help to his team from this out He
hit the ball hard Yesterday every time up,
and should have had clean slate at the
bat. Shafer robbing him of a base hit
by a brilliant stop the last time UP. Gan
dill was breaking in d new mitt yesterday.
which accounted for the several balls he
dropped thrown to him by pitchers These
muffs. however. did not cut any figure in
the score.
Walter Johnson will probably be OPP
posed by Ray Caldwell I'm tomorrow s
game johnson is in his best form right
now. and can be depended upon to pitch
splendid game of ball. Caldwell. too,
~, -l~rx l,.f~
be Chances selection. though there may
be a switch of plans and Mcconnell be
used.
The Nationals new uniforms were de-
livered at the park yesterday. and will
be worn for the first time Thursday. The
uniforms are the same as last season.
there is the slightest opportunity Frank
Chance will be in the lineup tomorrow.
His twisted ankle is said to be much
improved, and he is particularly anxious
to be on first base in the opening game
of the campaign. 1t is not likely. how
ever. that Derrick, who was spiked Mon
day. will be able to get into the game
for some few days.
Mathewson and Marquard yielded just
as many hits as did Gallia and Boehling
yesterday and the chances are that the
younger pitchers would have won but for
a lucky home run by Merkle with two on
in the fourth, which gate the Giants
enough runs to win. Burns had singled
with one out in this inning, and wild
pitch and poor throw to second had
placed him on third. Murray was walk
ed. and then Merkle hit liner to CEN
ter. 1t was n single. but the balk
bounded away from Milan and rolled to
the center-field fence. sending in three
runs.
In the fifth Snodgrass scored on his hit
a walk to Shafer and long sacrifice fly
by Doyle.
The Nationals runs came i'm the fourth
and eighth. In the former inning an error
by Burns. followed by singles by Gandil
and Morgan, sent the first run across,
and in the eighth a walk to Boehling,
Moeller's hit and a sacrifice fly by Milan
netted the final run. The score:
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INTERNATIONAL TENNIS.
Bundy Unable to Compete in Davis
Cup Trials.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 9.-Thomas c.
Bundy of Los Angeles. joint holder with
Maurice f. Mclaughlin Of the national
tennis doubles championship, will not
participate in the preliminary Davis cup
matches in New York June g, Z and s.
Business interests prevent his making the
eastern trip at the time.
Mclaughlin. national champion in sim
giles, will leave for New York several
weeks prior to the matches in order to
obtain necessary practice on turf courts
What little playing the champion has
done during the winter has been on
asphalt.
Jones and Rice of the Australian Davis
cup team are scheduled to arrive at San
Francisco April %. Arrangements are
being made for several exhibition match
es in which they will compete against
Mclaughlin and other Californ.ans. The
Australians will be joined in New York
by Bourst. the third member of the team
who is now i'm England.