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most exciting, as the grades are very
steep. Drivers on this descent custo-
marily use motor compression to aid
the brakes. but Fuller had to depend
on his brakes alone, his motor being
disconnected. Al several points the
road winds very close to the top of
cliff Around two or three of these the
car fairly whizzed. despite the fact
that both wheels We're locked. The
last pitch was almost straightaWay.
however. Down this Fuller let the car
slide at nearly sixty miles an hour-a
speed ample to carry it over the first
of the rises encountered on the trip
The remainder of the coast was gen
orally down hill, but with many dips
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-08
Electric Vehicle Meeting

The first meeting of the 1"1i-11 sea-
son of the Washington section of the
Electric Vehicle Association of America
will be held in the offices of the Poto-
mac Electric Power Company. 2Sl 14th
street northwest. Thursday evening at
Sis O'Clock. The speaker of the even
ing will be F. #. Kalas OF the Electric
storage Battery Company, who re-
Gently made the trip from this city to
Philadelphia in an electric in company
with c. NJ. Marsh, Secretary-treaSurer
of the Washington section. His talk
will be illustrated with lantern slides.
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IOWA BUYING AUTOS.
Not Cutting Down Outlay for Ma
chimes for European War.

DIES MONIES, Iowa. November T.
Iowa Is not cutting down her automo-
bile bill on account of the war in Eu-
rope. The state is. in fact. buying more
automobiles than ever, and distributors
are contracting for more cars in 1915
than they have sold in 1914. The au-
tomobile is considered a luxury in
Iowa. but Iowa is prosperous enough to
afford this luxury in great quantities.
One dealer. who sells more automo-
piles than any other man in Iowa, has
Just signed contract for next years
cars, and that contract calls for 80 per
cent more automobiles in 1915 than he
sold this year. He says that his auto
mobile accessory business in August.
when the war in Europe started, was
1913. " uS''
iowa now has more than 10000 au-
tomobiles. This is an increase Of about
$4,000 over last year. and there is every
indication that the increase will be
even greater In 1915. Iowa owns an
automobile for each twenty-five in
habitants.
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WOMEN ON AUTO TOUR
SPEND eleven DAYS
Cover 907 Miles, Using Fifty-Seven
Gallons of Gasoline and Three
Quarts of Oil.

A unique automobile trip-unidue be-
rcause of the fact that the members OF
the party were of the gentler sex-has
just been completed by a party OF
Washington motorists. The total dis-
lance covered was 907 miles. the
members of the party were Mrs. VIII
liam l.. Belt. Miss Mary Oliphant. Miss
Agnes Cotter and Miss Mary T. Wolfe.
The trip was made in Mrs. Belt
Ford touring car, with Miss Wolfe at
the wheel the entire distance. Eleven
days were consumed on the trip which
was negotiated without any engine
trouble whatever. The only incon-
veniences experienced were two pune
lures in Philadelphia and New York
city. The toll on the outing amounted
to 1857. while fifty-seven gallons of
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gasoline and three quarts of oil were
consumed
The members of the party were de-
lighted with the trip. and spoke in
the highest terms Of the kindness and
courtesies extended to them in every
city they visited. This was particular
iy true of the traffic policemen in New
York city. where the attention was
noticeable. They also spoke of the
garage equipment in New York. which
was found to be superior to any other
city. The trip proved such success
that they contemplate a run to Bos-
ton, Mass, later on.
Itinerary of Trip.
The itinerary of the trip to New York
was as follows: Washington. u. c.;
Hyattsville, Beltsville. Ammendale.
Muirkirk. Laurel. Elkridge. st. Dennis,
Relay, Baltimore tvia Wilkins ave.)
kosedale, Abingdon. Stephney. Aber-
deem. Havre de Grace, Principle.
Charleston, North East, Bacon Hill. Elk
ton, Iron Hill. Newark, Del; Lumbrook.
Marshallton. Elsmere Junction. VII
mington. Chester, Darby. Philadelphia.
Huimeville. Langhorne. Trenton, Ed
inburg, Windsor. Hishtstown. Gran
berry. Dayton. New Brunswick. Me
tuchen, Railway. Elizabeth, Newark,
Jersey City Heights, Weehawken and
The Return Trip.
The return trip was via Jersey City.
23d street ferry. Beedville. Newark, Car
wood Westfield Fanwood. Netherwood,
Plainfield, Dunnellen, Somerville. where
they drove through Dukes Park; Bell
mead, Princeton. Hopewell and Trenton.
AT Morrisville they crossed the river
into Pennsylvania following the stone
road into the Quaker city via the Phila-
delphia parkway and Broad street.
Leaving Philadelphia they followed the
Lancaster pike to Ardmore. Bryn Mawr.
Villa Nova. Wayne. West Wayne, Devon
Berwyn. Paoli Green Tree. Malvan,
Coatesvilie. Whitford. Downingtown.
Sacksburyville. Mount Vernon, Gopap.
Kinzie. Vintage. Ieaman Place. Paradise
Soudersburg. Freedland, Bridgeport,
Lancaster, Keadyville, Bonneville
Mountville, Columbia, crossed the Sus-
uuehanna river to Wrightsvile, Hallam.
Stoneybrook. York. Thomasville, Alb
louisville. New Oxford, Gettysburg
Thurmont. Emmitsburg. Frederick
Ridgeville. through Gainesville to
Washington. D. c.
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Eight-Cylinder Cadillac Arrives.

The eight-cylnder Cadillac car ar:
rived in the National Capital and was
placed on exhibition in the salesroon
of the Cook & Stoddard Company yes
terday morning. Throughout the entire
day there was a constant stream OF
motorists who called to inspect the
latest product of American engineers
Joseph NJ. Stoddard. Rudolph Jose and
George A. Weaver We're on hand to ex-
plain the mechanical features of the
new motor. 1t is the first American
eight cylinder car to make it's appear
ance in this city, and is naturally at
tracing widespread attention in the
motoring world.
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Goodyear Girls Hold Banquet.

The girls of the Office force of the
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company,
emulating the men OF the sales force,
who concluded Il three-day sales con-
ference with banquet. themselves
held banquet last Monday evening
over 400 We're present. and the toast
mistress was Miss Clara Bingham. who
has been with the company fifteen
years and is now at the head of the
purchasing department A cabar It
made up of acts by Goodyear talent,
toasts and speeches. constituted the
program of the evening.
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Ford Deliveries Last Week.

Those who purchased Ford cars dur
ing the past week included the follow
ing:
Touring cars-Mrs. f. Byrnes, Nor
man Engel, B. l.. Robertson, j. F.
Kelchner (two), William II. Norris, j.
V. Pettis, J. S. Buckner. II. r. Gary,
Mrs G. II. Schwab, DIR. d. T.. Bucking-
ham, H. G. Machen, Harry kopp, @. B.
Zantzinger. d. B. Burke, Luther Pan
nett. Camblin Brothers.
Runa bouts. l.. Dewitt, Guy, Curran
& Co., David Abraham, Washington
Dairy Company, J. c. Hughes.
Delivery wagons-S A Reeves, j. L.
Wander, Edward Cooper.
Town CARL. B. Loring.
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WAR AUTOS ARE DISCUSSED.
More Than $500 Machines Being
Used in Europe.

At the October meeting of the New
York section of the Motor Truck Club
of America, held at the Automobile
Club of America. the subject of THE
Use of Motor Vehicles in the European
War was presented by John r.
Eustis. The talk was illustrated by
lantern slides. showing the various
types of motor trucks in use by the
belligerents.
According to Eustis there are more
than 250.000 motor cars engaged in mill
cry service in Europe, something more
than 100000 of these being trucks,
SC me hauling trailers. Germany is
using about $4,000 trucks. while the
fleets of the allies are being aug
mented at the rate of about ESQ
weekly.
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Organize to Recover Stolen Cars.

All organized campaign for the re-
covery of stolen automobiles has been
begun by the automobile protective
and information bureau of Chicago.
Notices have been sent out to 10000
agents all over the west requesting
them to call up their local garages and
ascertain if they have any uncalled
for cars on hand. Inclosed is blank
on which to return full description.
The plan has already resulted in Sc
curing information of a number of
cars that have been stolen in one place
and abandoned, sometimes hundreds of
miles away. The bureau is acting in
the interests of the insurance COM
panies.
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until they stop. Some astonishing
records have been set, among which
is that of Thomas Fuller of San Fran
cisco. who recently coasted III his
Studebaker Six" from the summit of
Mount Hamilton to San Jose. twenty
one miles.
There is an excellent though tortu-
Gus highway to the summit of Mount
Hamilton Fuller made the ascent
without especial incident. At the top.
in order to eliminate any possible
doubt regarding a possible record, he
removed from both rear wheels the
shafts of the rear axle. thus cutting off
any possible application of power.
The first part of the ride was the
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Motored to Solomons Island

\ party of local motorists enjoyed a
trip to Solomons Island last Sunday,
the route being via Upper Marlboro,
Bristol, Greenock and lothian, where
the state road was followed to the
mouth of the PatuXent river
Those in the party We're Mr. and Mrs
Ed. b. Terry. Mrs. Nellie Terry, Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard 5. Fisk, in Mr. Terry's
Buick six touring car, and Mr.. and
Mrs. J. u. Darnall and Mr.. and Mrs.
G. p. Gliem in Mr. Darnalls new 1915
Hudson SIX touring car,
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AUTOCOAST|NG MATCHES
GROWING IN POPULARITY
Thomas Fuller One of Those to Make
Astonishing Record on the
Pacific Coast.

AS :, method of comparing the merit
of various friction-reducing devices,
coasting matches are growing popular
as motoring sport. With ignition
sealed and cut off, cars are started at
the top of a hill and allowed to coast
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-08
Forsakes Rickshaw.

Just to show that he has not forgot
ten his American training. his excel
lency Taotai Chung Nun Yue has for
saken the rickshaw and is now seen
daily driving in the streets of Shanghai
in his Stude baker roadster. His excel
lency, who was graduated from Yale in
1882. is now director general of the
Shanghai Marking railway
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-08
VALUE OF GOOD ROADS
SHOWN BY SPECIALISTS
Improved Highways Benefit Those
Not Living Upon Them. Say
Experts.

The road building specialists of the
Department of Agriculture. in a bull
letin. entitled Highway Bonds have
the following to say about the benefit
of 4 well constructed highway to prop
erty owners whose property is not di-
rectly on the road to be improved:
In planning the highway system or
the main market roads. it will be found
necessary to omit many roads the i'm
provement of which is greatly desired
by abutting landowners. The fact that
such property holders must pay tax
for the bond issue is only an appar
ent injustice. for if the highway sys-
TEN is we'll planned the entire county
Will feel the benefits of the improve
ment. AS a rule. main market roads
reach the majority of producing areas,
and when they are improved all land
values tend to increase.
Made Point of Debate.
The fact that cities and larger towns
are frequently taxed for bond issues to
build highways outside of their own
limits is sometimes made point of de-
bate in bond elections. 1t is argued
that because a large part of the county
wealth is within the corporate limit of
such cities and towns. highway bond
money should also he used to construct
their streets. 1t is even urged that the
expenditure should be made proper
tionate to the assessed valuation with
i'll the city limits. If the proceeds of
highway bond issues were distributed
in this way, their purpose in many
cases would be defeated The primary
object of the country highway bond is
sue is to build county market roads and
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ROADS ACROSS j. S.
IN GOOD CONDITION
Great Improvements Made in
West Along the Lincoln
Highway.
ALL-SOUTHERN ROUTE
BAD IN SOME SPOTS
A. A. A. Touring Board Has Com
plete information for Those
Who May Inquire.
BY HOWARD S. FISK.

fITH the exception of such
slight Improvements as may
M be made during the winter
wv months the principal trans
continental routes are now
in approximately the shape they VIII
be at the beginning of the heavy traffic
10 the Pacific coast exposition early next
year AT least no new projects can be
undertaken and finished before this
heavy travel begins.
Late reports reaching the A. A. \.
touring information board. New York
and Washington from all quarters in
dictate that the road improvements on
the principal cross-country lines during
1914 have been underestimate rather
than overestimated. This is particularly
The case on the western end of the
northwest trail" between Montana and
Seattle. especially since the former Sc
we're grade of Snoqualmie pass has been
reduced to a maximum of per cent
Improving Highway.
The cities counties and towns on tie
line of the Lincoln highway i'll the far
west have also made very great inn
provements in order to bring that route
to good condition as possible for
1915 touring Both the trail to sunset"
ana It's principal alternate, the santa
Fe-Gr3nd Canyon-NeedleS highway have
not Jagged behind the others, and be-
ginning next year the tourist has two
complete options between Albuquerque
and southern California. both OF which
can be travelled with comfort and safety.
While unfortunately some parts of the
allSouthern route are Vet i'll poor
shape that line as a whole has been
greatly improved during 1914. and will
not present very serious difficulties TO
tourists who decide to go leisurely
across that way in 1915. The \. \. a.
touring board has the latest informa-
tton on all these lines. and is prepared
TO confer with tourists on the routes
hest suited for their particular purpose.
Squirrel Upsets Auto
4 unique miX-up. in which an innocent
squirrel played the principal role. oc-
cured few days ago in the orange
mountains in New Jersey. when the wife
of a prominent resident of Elizabeth
was painfully injured. She was auto
MODELLING alone, with the exception of a
little water spaniel. which occupied the
rear seat of the touring car which she
was driving. suddenly gray squirrel
dropped from a tree into the rear seat
of the machine
The spaniel made for the squirrel The
squirrel whirled, bit the dog on the nose
and jumped to the front seat. The dog
followed, and squirrel and spaniel began
battling all over the car In her excite
ment she lost control of the steering
Wheel. The automobile swerved from the
ROAD. crashed into stone wall and
turned over. wreck. She was thrown
out and had her arm broken. In the mix
I'D the squirrel escaped
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Overland Sales Reported.

During the past week 1915 Overland
coupe models were delivered to Guy Toll
man and j. Morrill, Chamberlin. Model
so touring cars We're delivered TO a.
Jenkins, X. II. Chiffon and Lieut. Ohm
stead, and model so roadster to B. G.
Fitch. Model 81 touring cars We're
purchased by W. VI. Strickler. Thomas
Tuohey, Louis Kraft. Herbert j. Fry
and Wallace c. Burnet and "A model 81
roadster to DIR. George Il. Cambell of
Leesburg Va
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Studebaker Deliveries.

A 1915 Studeb baker six" touring car,
fully equipped, was delivered few
days ago to Howard Boyd and four
cylinder touring cars to J. A. Mathews.
]. A. Pierpont and c. W. Vickery 4
roadster of the same make was also
delivered TO Maj. w. i. Wooten, U.
:. A
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and climbs. Each climb was. however.
slightly less than the coast which pre-
momentum to make it. In several
places long stretches of level highway
were rushed. and it was not until the
car encountered a considerable up
grade in San Jose, following long
level coast, that it came to stop, the
sodometer registering gil miles.
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Declares Special Dividend.

The Chandler Motor Car Company. ac
cording to c. II. Warrington, local
Chandler representative, has declared
a special dividend of 10 per cent on the
common stock of the company, being
the second paid within ninety days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-08
Auto Dealers Meeting.

A meeting of the board of directors
of the Washington Automobile Deal
ers' Association has been called by sec
rotary r. Bruce Emerson for Tuesday
afternoon at o'clock at the offices of
the Potomac Motor Car Company, 1926
Connecticut avenue northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-08
Walter L. Smith Home Again.

Walter L. Smith. local representative
for the Argo and Detroiter cars, ar
rived home a few days ago from north
ern New York. where he has been for
several weeks past.
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At Toledo Factory.

Arthur Foraker and T. Randolph
Bourne of the Potomac Motor Car Com
pany are on a visit to the Ohio electric
car factory at Toledo. q. They left
Friday and expect to return Tuesday.
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A Chandler Car Delivery.

A 1915 Chandler Light Six" five-pas-
senger touring car was delivered
Thursday afternoon TO Mrs. H. w.
Fitch of this city.
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Argo Car Due Tomorrow.

The first of the Argo small cars is
en- route to this city. and will be placed
on exhibition tomorrow, according to
w. l.. Smith, manager of the Smith
Motor Sales Company.
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REQ Cars Delivered.

REQ touring cars. fully equipped. were
delivered last week to Hal NJ. Reming-
ton and Capt A. c. Christie. United
States Army.
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1915 King Deliveries.

1915 King touring cars were delivered
during the past week to Lieut.. H. r.
Machen, L. S A, H. T. Chuler and ]. r.
White.
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Keynote of Prosperity.

The improvement of market roads
results in improved marketing condl-
lions, which benefit the city Most cit
les are essentially dependent upon the
surrounding country for their prosper
ity and development. The development
Of suburban property for residence pur-
poses is also dependent upon highway
conditions, and it is becoming evident
yearly that whatever makes for an in
crease in rural population must be en-
couraged. Since the introduction of
motor traffic country highways are
used to an increasing extent by city
residents. In fact, the cost of main
tanning many country highways has
been greatly increased by the presence
of city-owned motor vehicles. The gem
eral advance in facilities for doing
country business from town headquar-
ters when roads are improved is no in
considerable factor in the commercial
life of the community
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not to improve city streets although a
high percentage of the assessed valua-
ton may be city property.
1T is now known that the eXpendi-
ture of city taxes OH country roads is
sound principle. and that it is one
of the best features of state aid for
highways. In Massachusetts the city
of Boston pays possibly 10 per cent of
the total state highway fund. but not
a mile of state-aid highway has been
built within its limits. New York city
also pays about 30 per cent of the cost
of the state highway bonds. Some
state laws prohibit the expenditure of
proceeds of state highway bonds with
in corporate limits of cities or towns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-08

TIT TITH the exception Of such
slight improvements as may
AA< be made during the winter
w months the principal trans
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-30


days when Kenna, Coughlin, Powers
Quinn, Tom Carey and the others
came across and swept the town for
Carter H. because he was his
fathers son"
"Pl tell you, gentlemen" he finally
answered, when a member of our
political organization doesn't stand
by that organization, no matter how
strong the bonds of friendship might
be, it's time to shake hands and go
our different paths.
"Kenna has long been member of
what is known as the city hall or
ganization.' But the time has arriv-
ed when he wishes to go another way.
So he and have reached the parting
of the ways"
Jas. A. Quinn also conferred with
the mayor as to conditions on the
North Side
King Coke" Houston was arrested
today when the police found the body
of Frank Bunnell, a sailor, near Hous-
tons place at 2S09 S. LaSalle street.
Houston admitted the man was in
his place, but he said he put him out
because he had been drinking. Two
women neighbors were found who
said they heard the man moaning
when he was being put out. Houston
has gotten in bad before in connec-
ton with the dope traffic.
The mayor also includes Aid. John
Powers and Jas. B. Bowler in his
parting of-the-ways" talk.
Jack Jordan closed his cafe at zoos
Wabash aV. Says cleanup is per-
manent.
North Side quiet as saloonkeepers
await mayors stand.
State Atty Hoyne will ask mayor
to grab 20 licenses.
Prosecutor says "Saffo the Greek"
and Johnny Torio will soon be un-
der arrest.
Gleason transferred "Rip Ed'' MR.
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The chief is in dangerous posi-
ton right now. The Hearst bunch
want to get the First Ward. And
any report from Gleason that shows
signs of being a whitewash of the
levee affair will naturally bring down
their wrath.
But the mayor seemed in mood
to go slow this morning.
From all accounts l believe that
Chicago was as clean or cleaner the
night of the shooting than other
towns of over $4,000 people in the
United States" he said.
81 am not going to close Freiberg's
until it is shown that drinks have
been sold there after / o'clock" he
continued. Give been told that they
don't sell drinks after 1. In fact, two
well-known newspaper men on anti
administration papers have told me
that they had been watching Fret
berg's for some time and they didn't
violate the closing law.
1.-THE Tribune quoted me wrong
when they said had changed my
views entirely on segregation. When
the line was closed two years ago the
act was in the nature of an expert
ment. And it has worked out well. l
was afraid it might drive the women
of the underworld into the residence
districts. But my fears were exag-
gerated In fact, 1 think we've been
doing very well for a big city. So
will make no decided change.
81 don't know where the women
went after the levee was closed.
suppose some have left the city, while
others are still here"
The mayor said he would take no
action in regard to grabbing more IL
censes until he confers with Gleason
again.
After the mayor was through
speaking of vice the next big question
came up, what about Kenna?"