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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-31
HIGHWAY NEWS OF STATES.
New York, Ohio, Illinois, Iowa and
California Publish Bulletins.

so great has become the popular interes'
In tho good roads movement that the
State highway commissions of number
OF leading States now Issue periodical bull
letting telling In interesting ways how ,ho
peoples money Is being exp nded 10 i'm
prove the highways. These bulletins are
'sted may get them regularly for the ask
Ing.
Following are the titles OF the bulletins,
volume and number OF current Issues,
and whore they can be got;
New York Highway News" Vol ]. No
g; New York sac Highway Comlnis-
sion, Albany, ". Y.
ohio State Highway Department.
Monthly" Vol, l. No, 10; state High
way Commissioner, Columbus. Ohio,
illinois Highways" Vol, l, No, 10
State Highway Department Springfield
III.
Iowa State Highway Commission Ser
vice Bulle:in." Vol H., No. u; Iowa
s,uto Highway Commission, Ames, la.
"Calfornia Highway Bulletin" No..
Ill., No, California Highway CominA--
sion, SacrameI;s, -,
or particular Interest TO motorists In
tho current lssres are articles on Build
ing CALIFORNIA; HIGHWAYS" ~ Calitor-
MIA Concrete Road" The Recent tt afnc
Census" Gin New York STATED, "The
Brick Road and Its Construction Are
the Highway Commission Bridges Toc
, Heavy?' Din IoVs), "Perm'nent RoRd
Districts" (in Iowa), the The Linoolr
Highway a National CtHlJ"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-31
COLE EIGHT AN ATTRACTION.
so Reports w. l.. Colt From the
Chicago Automobile show.

William l.. Colt OF the Colt-Stratton
Company, Eastern distributors for the
Cole car. says in q long telegram from
Chicago:
The new Cole eight has proved 10 be
one of the leading attract ons at the Chi
cago show. 1t exceeded all expectations
and Is without doubt one of the most in
teresting and attractive cars offered to
motorists this season. The public has
focused Its interest on the eight cylinder
models, and all previous records for at
tendance rave been surpassed at the
SHOW. General Manager Sam Miles says
he believes this is largely due to the in
PRODUCTION OF the new Fights OF which
there are six different makes being shown.
Chief Engineer Crawford OF the Cole
factory will make thorough economy and
speed tests on the indianapolis Speedway
Immediately after the show. and will then
mako an overland tour to Manic.
Fla. IN order to determine what
effect tho change of temperature. hui
nudity and altitude have upon the
eight cylinder motor. This latter test
IL novel and nj the same time practical.
as Il will round out the already rigorous
tests to which this new Co'e motor has
been subjected According to the state
nnent of President Cole this show has also
broken all records from a sales stand
point, Judged from the results obtained
at tte Cole booth.
MIR. Cole left for Indianapolis Satur-
day night with the intention OF taking
immediate steps at the factory to install
4 double shift to care for the production
which is necessltated by the remarkable
reception given the new Cole eight
have arranged TO have the Cole eight on
exhibition at our New York salesroom
very shortly"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-31
Races as ECONOMY
Tests of Mar1vens

HE Maxwell Motor Company
makes the statement that Bar
ney Oldfeld, driving 900 miles
without a stop at Corona, CAL, In
a Maxwell racing car, consumed
only twenty-three gallons of gaso-
lene, or an average OF thirteen
miles a gallon, and three gallons Of
lubricating oil.
Billy Carlson, in another Max
we'll racer, 1t is stated, drove 800
miles at San Diego, in the Point
Iona race, without stopping, and
used twenty-seven gallons of gaso-
lene, with an average Of almost
twelve miles a gallon, three gal
Ions of oil and one filling of his
radiator.
These are indeed remarkable
records when one considers the
speed made by these cars in races
that test a car to the limit.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-31

grounds will be'prepared to help all tour
ing motorists
The Automobile Club OF Southern Cali
fornia, with headquarters in Los An
Geles, has given its particular attention
to the National Old Trails route which
y has sign posted all the way to Kansas
City, Mo, For those who start early In
the year this route will appeal. and 1t will
also command the attention Of those who
return late in the .ulL A percentage OF
these will also make the side trI 10 the
Grand Canyon drop down 20 Phoenix an B
then follow the route OF the All Southern
National Highway across Texas, Arkan-
sas, Tennessee. North Carolina and Nlr-
gnla to Washington, ID. G.
Colorado doesn', intend to be overlooked
and the large number OF road travellers
which the State entertained last year has
accelerated It's mountain roa building
until much can be offered to motorists.
When "A Colorado delegation, headed by
Gov Carlson ana former Gov Ammons,
recently urged Congress to act fayorably
on the bill to create Rocky Mountain
National Park out OF $50 square miles
Of forest reserve In that state the key
note OF the plea was ITO turn back the
tide OF tourist travel 10 Europe and direct
II TO the beauty spots Of America Con-
gress acted favorahly upon tire REQUEST,
and it's ac;iOn Indicated he growth OF
sentiment toward the utilization ~ Amer
lean scenic attractions,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-31
GIVES DEMONSTRATION
OF MOTOR DEMOUNTING
Maxwell Branch Has Display Of
Taking Down and Build
ing Up Engine.

For the past couple OF weeks the Max
well Motor Sales Corporation has been
giving "A unique and instructive demon
straticn In the window Of their sales-
rooms. 1908 Broadway Mounted upon
platform in the Broadway window Is n
Maxwell rotor complete in every detail
This motor Is dismartled right before
the eyes of the public and then assembled,
ably short space of an hou. and a half.
three-quarters Of an hour to take Il down
and three-quarters N an hour to
rebuild II.
Outside the window pointing from df-
ferent angles are Stentorphones. similar
t. those used in Grand Central station
for announcing trains.
Harry ]. DE Bear, MANAGER OF the
New York branch, In preparing this
demonstration wrote n talk descr' ptive
of the various operations employed,
which was transmitted through the horns
to the public outside the window who
were watching the mechanic do his work.
on several occasions and by spec al
request one OF the Maxwell company's
saleswomen did the work with the same
agility and precseness as the thoroughly
experienced mechanic with whom she al
terna ted.
The object OF the whole thing was to
| prove to the public the smpl city Of con-
struction, the accessibility and the ease
| Of handling the Maxwell % motor II
| attracted large crowds at all times and
the spectators In every case displayed an
unusual amount of interest In the dis
/ play
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-31
MOTOR CAR JOINS
FARMERS TO WORLD
Rural Districts Not Cut Or
From the Towns and Cities
Any More.
BUGGY TRIPS ARE NO MORE

The inhabitants OF tiny oasis village
In the eat Sahara desert are no more
cut off from actual communication with
the r.st OF the world han were thou
su rrds of farmers before the advent or
the motor car. few years ago a Trip
from the farm 10 the city meant many
edious hours in an uncomfortable buggy
behind n tired, bediaggled horse. To-day
the farmer steps into his mo or car anu
derives pleasure aud relaxation from
what was formerly an unpleasant neces-
sity To him the motor car, which was
once look Il upon as luxury. has be
ccme necessity without which he would
be seriously Handicapped.
Thu popularity Of the motor car among
farm RI is being reelected In all paris or
the country. This fact Is brought homo
by an interview with John n. WHY'S,
president OF the Willys-Overland Com
pany:
More than half OF the thousands %
the overland cars which are beink built
this season are being sold to people who
i've In remote districts The automobile
has done mere than any one thing tow
ard opening mp the sections OF This coun-
Try which are dis ant from the cities. II
has brought the farmer into easy com
munlcation with the town, the railroad,
tho telephone and everything else that
makes for progress
The motor car Is the modern engine
of Industrial and social welfare. Even
where tho poorest roads prevail " II
ploughinK through mud and sand ana
deep ruts every day in the year. II is
safe to say that there is hardly fa' m
In the United States that has not beer
| invaded by motor car at one time o.
another.
"Disregarding entirely the influence o;
| he automobile on the commercial wei
| fare OF the farmer. II as become = social
commodity OF great influence. Hundreds
| OF thousands OF people who hetetofore
were confined TO their own limited social
area through lack OF transportation
methods are enabled to come into touch
wi n others through the agency OF the
motor car.
efficiency in these Gays is much
abused word, but nevertheless 81 is enc
which means much 10 the human race.
| Education in i;s various branches 10.
| perhaps, the best and most lmport1ni
! demonstration OF efficiency we have eve
encountered. Communication comes next
From the earliest days men have striVer
TO imp: owe and TO develop means ~
communication, unt!l Today we can n NJ
and recognize the human voice thousands
OF miles away and are able TO communi.
cate with the flr'hest corners of the
earth In a few minutes.
where education and communication
have blazed the way, transportation Ii
proving itself the final active means d
human efiic.e~cv Tho r'ofo~ cor is -
latest and most practicable me'h",
OF transportation. II will 80 AMI
place, any time AMI undei any con
dit ons. For this reason We manu-
facturers frd a continually increas
Ing market among people who 1--we II
rural districts.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-31
WEST WILL SEE MUCH
TOURING THIS SEASON
Coast Expeditions VIII Have
Their Share in Stimulating
Interstate Travel.

Judged from reports to the American
Automobile Association. both the North
west and the Southwest intend to have
heir share OF the substantial interstate
automobile travel which will be accel-
Grated by thu coast eXpositions.
The Automobile Club OF Seattle has
started a campaign for the Northwest
T-rl, and is coupling with It a combna-
t"u VI the Lincoln Highway, which will
'aka the cross country traveller from
Cheyenne diagonally across Wyoming,
touching and possibly entering Yellow
stone Park, II road construction now In
progress In completed. and continuing
across Montana, with a side trip to Gla-
".er Ma lonal Park made possible by III.
Dad constructed by the Flathead Motor
cub ~ Kalspell; then through Wash
ngtpn by way Of the Snoqualmie Pass
INTO seattle,
lourneying southwark over the Pacific
Hrhw7y there will he opportunity N
drive I'm Rainier National Park and In
oregon visit Crater Lake National Park
hes ics taking n look at the famous
columbia River Highway which begins
't Portland The Yosemite Valley Plrk
rs now available to motor cars, and IT IS
Within easy distance OF San Francisco
.h"-- the California state automobile
association headquarters within th'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-31

from floor TO floor under their own power.
The only elevator IN the building Is tha:
used to carry disabled cars to the vari-
GUS floors.
Guso' enc Is delivered on each floor by
means OF motor driven pumps. the stor-
age being In six tanks OF capacity OF go
gallons each. which are buried under the
building. T'ora is compress d air sys-
TEN for initiating tires and vacuum
cleaning system. 90 h cf which extend
to all parts OF the building. The doors \,
tho entrance Of the bulhpP are OF the
sliding type, operated by compressed air.
An paris o. the garage are comfort
ohlv h"ared by scsor1, q fea ure no; anv
too common among the garages OF this
city The safeguards against loss by fire
are OF the most complete sort and includ ,
II sprinkler system OF the modern typ7
and the regular inspection OF all rars OF
The premises by wa chmen the insurance
rates on the building and contents are
lower than In any thsr garage In New
York city
Three OF the four floors are devoted TO
the regular a.oragc Of cars and the
fourth 10 the painting and upholstery
shops, the chauffeurs rooms and space for
dead" storage OF cars. Members room
have been provided for both ladies and
gentlemen. and there is also a supply
room. where accessories. tools, tires
lubricants. &C.. may be purchased.
The chauffeurs' rooms include pool and
billiard room n bnr5er shop and a luncn
r--,,n. F:r,.i chauffeur Il provided --'tS a
roomy metal locker. where there Is space
for robes, spare tires, &C,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-31
ONE-THIRD OF ALL
STATES CARS HERE
Greater City Great Contributor
to Fees Of Auto
Bureau.
1911 SHOWS LARGE GAINS

Although tho automobile license year
q. .,f actually at an nd until tonight
,,Ul..sbt there were practically no "l9l4
,.r.-t,.tions recorded after the first part
~ the new year Therefore statistic
~ .,. amount Of money and numbers o
-. registered by counties In 1918 and
tsii compared are in effect complete as
.s.i.t bv Francis VI. Hugo, Secretary OF
H,te Thay show that every county In
IN. state registered more care in 1914
.b,u In 1913. and necessarily the Zee
money WAS greater In 1913 l3i,405 cars
U,r. registered. paying s1,275.727, and
~. taf4 there were 1926. paying ST..
go Na-.
Pea, is, these are the totals OF fees an
r5gac,d. but they may include matters
c,her Than cars II they do not, the aver
az, Zee In 1913 Is about SO cents more
han ln 1914, bearing out. II seems, a ten
l,1cv coward smaller motors. The aver
ae. Ia about 50 for 1914. which IL a motor
~ between % and 80 horsepower. slight
Is nearer the higher point
A. over. the greater city is tho big
rs- p-oyider. lts figures are:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-31
RESTA, FOREIGN PILOT,
WILL DRIVE ON COAST
Chassagne, Too, May Be Seen in
Road Races at Panama
Pacific.

Several foreign drivers will be seen In
competition in the Vanderbilt Cup and
Grand Prix races, which are TO be run
at the Panama Pacific Expos Ion. Feb
ruary 20 and 81 respectively. Dario
Resta has ALREADY arrived In this ccun-
try and In the coast races will be at the
wheel Of either a Peugeot or a Sunbeam
car Resta halls from England where
as a bam mate OF Jean Chassagne ne
has broken a number OF records for long
distance on the Brooklands track Chas-
sagne has been in Communication with w.
l.. Hughson. Chairman OF the ractng COM
mittee Of the Panama Pacific events, and
negotiations are now under way to get
his entry with Sunbeam.
Eddie Rlckenbacher. winner OF the
Sioux City Speedway race, is 20 drive one
of the Maxwell entries. the other two
star drivers OF the team being Bas ney
OldHeld and Billy Carlson.
There are now seven entries for tn
500 mile race at indianapolis next May,
three OF them being foreign cars.
Carlson, who Is now In the Exposition
Cly, mas Just Ul4uc an lnspcCt4OH VI sHi
course In his Maxwell car. lie pred!c;s
that as the result Of the two fine strnight-
aways on the four Inile course W re-
cords will BE- eStahl shed for both the
Grand PrN and the Vanderbilt Cur
even g. which will be raced r. bruary q
i and 81 respectively. He believes ;ha
the winner OF the former event viii
log close to vanty-nine miles ar
hour ard that the Vanderbilt winner will
he able to go about mile an hour faster
due to ;he fact that this event Is for 500
niles. instead OF The 400 In the Gran,
Prix
, Carlson predicted nccuf ately the sensa
tional time at Corona and San Diego.
'l'nere are Two stretches IN the exposi
tion course where my Maxwell will trave
| 70" more than a mile at from ITO 20 ~
| n lies an hour" asserts Carlson. THAT I
| "a stcr than any speedway ! have eve
driven. Were II not ior the fact that I'll
courst includes two fiat, right anglet
turns, where we will have tO apply
brakes. we would have n fine chance .
eaualling or beitering the worlds roa,
record Of e!ghty-seyen miles an hour, Sc
at Corona"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-31
HANDBOOK OF AUTOS FOR 1915.

There are more than 200 passenger
cars and trucks listed in the Twelfth
Annual Handbook lust issued by the Ma
t,onai Automobile Chamber Of Commerce.
New York. The book Is a standard au-
thor.ty on the products of American au-
tomobile manufacturers, giving n,ustra-
tons and specifications OF the principal
makes Of motor cars OF his country.
That comparison by buyers may be easy
and accurate all cars are shown with uni
form list OF details Of construction.
Copies may be got from the offices OF
the y. a. c. c. upon receipt OF % cents
In stamps.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-31

Thus it can he said that nearly one
third Ct the cars III the state and mor-
Than ore-third OF all the fees come from
tho greater city II there are added 10
.Aese figures those Of Westchester. Mas
.au and Suffolk counties. all near TO New
York. the totals would be 72,sS9 cars
and s1S6.677 In fees In other words, 40
per cent OF the cars and ~ per cent. OF
the money come from this corner OF the
gfate The figures are:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-31
Figure "S'' on
the Cadillac Roof

I'm the roof Of the Cadillac
- Building, at Broadway and
Sixty-second street, Inglis NJ. Up
Jercu, the local dealer in these
cars, has erected a large sign
which takes the form of a single
numeral.
This big white figure IS" can be
seen a good distance off to the
south, leaving no doubt in the
mind of the beholder that this is
the home of the Cadillac eight.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-31
MOsLER FINDS TRADE GOOD.

A. II. Mosler. who manufactures Mos
Ter Nesuvius and Sptire spark plugs, IL
in Chicago NJ present, wnere he tended
the National Automobile Show and closed
some important middle Western dealG.
lie says he was most agleeably sur
prlsed to find business so brisk, not only
in so far as the show Itself is concerned
but In the trade through the middle West
generally,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-31
This - the buying Time.

william c, Poertner OF the Poertner
Motor Car Company, distributors for JEFF
fiery, National and Waverley cars, says
February is the best month to purchase
automobiles
AT this time OF the year" says Mr.,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-31

sing. Mich. Is squlppinE all REQ cars
with United States "Nobby Tread" Tires
on rear wheels. l, Is only In recent years
that motor car companies have begun
equipplng their cars with anti-skid tires
but the ever-observen automobile manu-
facturers saw not long ago that the anti
skid tire met with great favor with mo-
touats
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-31

Poertner. "the dealer has more time to
give to the prospective buyer. and tho
buyer has a larger variety of models to
inspec, at the salesrooms, In another
month. when sales are brisk the dealer
has difficulty IN getting as many cars as
he has orders for"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-31
Alderman Ha. Marmon Used Cars.

Charles Alderman. wAo has had con-
siderable experience In the used car field.
is in charge OF this department for Frank
G. Carrie OF the Marmon New York COM
pany the local branch OF the -ndianapo-
lis concern.
Evening star., 1915-11-30
VERDICT OF $5,OO0|S IS
SET ASIDE BY COURT
Appellate Tribunal Orders Kramer
Suit Retired That There
Was Contributory Negligence.

4 passenger on a street car who de-
Iiberately leaves IA place OF safety
within the car and. exposes himself to
certain danger like standing on u run
ming board while the car is moving
rapidly is guilty of contrihutory ncglf-
gence according to an opinion of the
District Court of Appeals rendered by
Mr. Justice Robb. The court set aside
a verdict for $1,000 damages rendered
against the Washington Railway and
Electric Company in favor Of DR..
Thomas B. Kramer and ordered a new
trial.
Justice Robb differcntiates the case
from the various rulings of the appel
late court, holding that it is not con
senger to ride upon the platform or
running board of a street car when he
is following IA common practice ac-
quieSced i'll by the company. The facts III
the Kramer. case, he says. qnStrai U
the court TO hold that he was guilty
of contrbutory negligence and that the
trial judge erred in not submitting to
the jury an instruction along those
lines offered by counsel for The rail
road.
The plaintiff was, according to his
own testimony, the court points out,
occupying a place of safety. Failing
to attract the attention of the con
duCtor or motormaH and therefore
knowing" declares the opinion. that
they would be in ignorance of what lie
was about to do, he descended to the
running board of a car. that. accordin z
TO his evidence. was moving at the rate
of - or 80 miles an hour. and when
| he did this titc car was in the middle
of the block at the end of which he e&-
pected il to be stopped.
notwithstanding that another pas
senger sounded the stopping bell, plain
tiff passed the first Stanchion and re-
NAMED upon the running board II
is clear from the evidence that there
was ample room for him inside the car
and yet he chose to remain where he
was.
"The lack of means on the rear seat
Twhere he had been seated for signal
ing stop did not justify the plaintiff
in thus exposing himself.
The accident to DIR. Kramer occurred
in August. 1912, on East Capitol street
between 9Th and 18th streets,
Evening star., 1915-11-30
PRIZES FOR ESSAYS
ON EXHIBIT TONIGHT
Articles Will Be Shown at
18th and F Streets
Northwest.
CONTESTANTS INCREASE
AS THE END DRAWS NEAR
Compositions Will Be Judged fol
Subject Matter. Spelling, Gram
mar, Neatness and Handwriting.

Prizes for the best ESSAYS on "Elec-
trIcitS in Everyday Life" are to he
placed on exhibition this evening III
the show windows Of the new building
at the northeast corner of 18th and +
streets northwest. Many and varied
are the articles offered for those who
show the greatest skill in writing
essays on the uses to which electricity
IS put each day. They include a lamp.
percolator, grill. chatting dish. teakettIe,
heating pad. toaster and numerous
other things.
With the closing hour of the contest
rapidly approachinS-Thu al mid
iSht--compctitors are becoming moro
numerous, and essays are fairly
swapping the Electricl Contest Editor.
There remains abundant time for all to
try for one Of the thirty-two prizes
offered
Evening star., 1915-11-30
LEADERS Of THE W.C.T.U.
TO HOLD RALLY DEC. L
Program of Work in the Interest of
Temperance to Be
Outlined.

National leaders of the W. {. T. L..
are to gather in Washington for q big
rally to be held at Polls Thcater Sun
day afternoon, December t., at :,
o'clock. when Mrs Mary Harris Armor
of Georgia, national organizer of the
union, viii be the principal speaker
Miss Anna Adams Gordon, national
president of the w. G. r. L.: Mrs Sara h
II. Hogc. president of the w. G. T. L.
of Virginia, ard Mrs. Ella A. Boule of
New York. vice presdentat-large of
the w. G. T. L., are included in the list
of those in the leadership of the tenn
perance forces who plan to attend the
meeting and deliver addresses
Evening star., 1915-11-30
BANQUET FOR LAW STUDENTS
Gathering Arranged by National
University Glass of 1918.

AT the first regular meeting of the
class Of 1918. National University La W
School, held in the lecture hall of the
school last night. the entertainment
committee was authorized to arrange a
class banquet to be held in the near
future. Vice President J. +. Randall
presided in the absence of President A.
S. Anderson.
Committees were appointed as fol-
lows: Entertainment committee. Ran
dali, Marcley, Riefkin and Swanton;
rules committee, Garrison. Huntington
S. r. Zack Barnhart and Perry; finance
committee, Struble, Pew, Bloomenthal
Jones and Morris; publicity committee
Smith, Goldberg and Riefkin.
United States mints in 1910 sent out
s141, 900 in coin.