davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1915-11-21
FREDERlCKSBURG URGED
r TO HELP REBUILD ROAD
Advantage Of Improved Highway to
Washington Is Cited by vir-
ginia Paper.
From Fredericksburg Va, Evening Journal.

From Fredericksburg va.) Evening Journal.
We desire to call particular attention
to the fund being raised in this city
for improving the road between here
and Washington. In order that Fred
effcksburg may not be cut off the
southern automobile route it is neces-
sary that $500 be raised here I'M
nediate1y.
According to the present plan Fred
ericksburg Is to raise 500 and Wash
inston $500 for temporary repairs to
untmproved roads on the route to
Washington. This 81, 100 will not be
thrown away by making temporary re-
pairs, but these repairs are to be made
with a view to permanent improve
ments which will be begun in a very
short time. a large part of the money
necessary for the permanent road work
having been already raised.
The immediate improvement Of the
road between here and Washington is
of the utmost importance to people OIL
this city and community. Thousands
of automcbilists are routed through
here every year and unless the fund
Of 500 is speedily raised the route
Evening star., 1915-11-21
STREET ACCIDENTS DUE
MOSTLYTO CARELESSNESS
New York Police Department Shows
Injured Are Largely at Fault
and Not Drivers.

Ninety per cent of the street trafc
accidents in New York city are due to
carelessness or other fault Of the in
jured, according to report OF the
police department, which has adopted
a system OF reporting such accidents
on forms that classify them according
to cause, location, nature, seriousness,
type Of vehicle involved, age Of injured
and time Of day.
Il has been the custom Of the public
to condemn drivers. particularly Of au-
tomobiles. for recklessness and to de-
mand rigid regulation. but the police
reports now show that II Is the person
afoot that needs to be controlled and
to exercise as much caution as is OBJ
served by the operators Of the vehicles
This will be a revelation to most per-
sons.
OF 1893 accidents in August. In which
vehicles were involved and the causes
of which were reported. 500. or 80 per
jured. fifty-one to the fault of the
drivers, forty-five to defects in the
vehicles. thirty-four to skidding and
forty-two to various other causes.
OF 74S persons struck by vehicles OF
month. 67s were killed or injured as
q result Of their own fault and only
thirty-one due to the fault Of the
drivers, while 294 persons were struck
by vehicles when crossing streets at
other than street Intersections. Falls
from vehicles accounted for 224 acci-
dents, III persons were hurt when
getting on or Off street cars in an
Improper way. 1877 were killed or in
jured while playing in the street
through no fault Of drivers. ninety ran
into or in front Of vehicles, twenty-six
were intoxicated and fifty-eight were
stealing rides.
Among other interesting facts shown
BY the report are that street accidents
increase steadily from January to July.
and then gradually decrease until the
end Of the year; that most accidents
. occur from II am. to ~ noon and from
is to z p.m.; that about 45 per cent OF
the persons fatally hurt are children
ana that the largest number Of chill
drsn killed and injured are aged from
two to eight years.
Evening star., 1915-11-21

something more than four miles be-
tween the end of the new concrete at
Dunstsn and the city of Saco The COM
mission plans to do all the preliminary
work on this stretch this winter. start
the construction at the earliest possible
moment in the spring, and rush 1t to
completion by July l, in time for the
heavy tide Of tourist travel which be-
gins about July 4. 1t is expected that
this stretch of highway will be the
same type Of construction as that be-
tween Portland and Dunstan.
When this last link is finished there
will be perfect highway from the New
Hampshire line at Portsmouth to Port
land, which in turn will connect with
the new twenty-fve-mile bituminous
Evening star., 1915-11-21
NEW MAINE HIGHWAY
IS OFFICIALLY OPENED
Road Between Portland and Dun
stan Is Eight and a Quarter
Miles Long.

The new concrete state highway be-
tween Portland and Dunstan (scar-
boro). Me-. was officially opened last
week, when Gov. Oakley c. Curtis and
the members of his council, with Philip
J. Deering. chairman, and the Maine
state highway commission rode over
and inspected 1t.
The new highway between Portland
and Dunstan Is eight and a quarter
miles long. and begins at Lincoln street
South Portland. near tho end Of Waugh
ans bridge, extending through Dunstar
to a point where the electric car lfns
leaves the Boston post road for OLD
Orchard. It IL constructed Of mass con-
crete, and is of the standard width Of
Is feet metal and 21 feet with the
shoulders. II 10 conceded to be one Of
the smoothest riding concrete Jobs in
the country.
Evening star., 1915-11-21
Hold Get Together Meeting.

A get-together meeting of the service
department employees of the local firm
of Miller Bros. was held Tuesday night
at Eckstein Hall. This is the first of
the regular social meetings, which are
held monthly during the winter months
by members Of the firm and their en-
ployes with the object of improving
their service and increasing the eff
cheney OF their organization. Speeches
were made by Claude and Charles u.
Miller, A. H. Shoup, J. B. Haviland and
r. c. Mcdowell of Miller Bros, and c..
w. HELEN. president of the Dart Motor
Truck Company, after which supper
was served to the sixty members of the
organization who were present.
Evening star., 1915-11-21
Two Important Factors.

Uniformity and efficiency are the two
great factors in road Improvement.
each so related to the other that both
are essential to success. There must
be uniformity of legislation and admin
istration without which there can be
no efficiency in the planning. building
and maintenance Of the public roads.
The road that Is built for the benefit
and convenience Of single community
convenience Of other communit es,
is at best nothing more than a single
community road. With the public roads 1t
is just as 1t used to be with the rail-
roads before they were brought together
in great systems by which the remotest
closest possible touch. and district, state
and sectional lines were obliterated to the
incalculable advantage Of the whole peo-
pie. Uniformity in rates, freedom In car
effort. at enormous expense. in mainte-
nance have resulted in efficiency Of serv-
ice. Communities that were out Of
touch with the railroad systems that
were served by lines which began no.
where in particular. perished or found
themselves fighting for existence when
places on the main lines fiourished like
the green bay tree. There were abuses.
of course. many of them, in the manage
ment Of the railroad systems; but these
were in the main due to speculative con-
troll, a condition which could not possi-
bly, obtain in the control Of the public
highways of the country which would re-
main under the immediate direction Of
the people served by them. Continuity
Of public highway systems would not
mean the Capitalization Of management
and control In any body Of directors mani
testify: but continuity Of such systems
would mean simply agreement among the
townships, cities, districts and states us
to routes. types OF road best suited to the
traff1c, construction. administration and
maintenance SO that there would be uni
formity in design and efficiency in service.
Evening star., 1915-11-21

from Washington will be through the
valley OF Virginia and we will be left
entirely off the route books.
These tourists mean a great deal 10
our city. the effect of so many tourists
passing through has already been of
great benefit and to be cut entirely on
the southern route would be not only
great loss to us but a step back
ward. We do not believe our people
will let this city be cut of the route.
but we desire to call their attention to
the Importance of subscribing to this
fund and making UP the required
amount as soon as possible.
Evening star., 1915-11-21
Return From Convention.

c. Walter Hoover and Robert oldye,
local representatives Of the Chalmers
line. returned few days ago from
three-day visit to Detroit, where they
were in daily attendance at the con-
vention of Chalmers dealers from every
part Of the United States. The con-
vention covered 8 period Of three days.
Evening star., 1915-11-21
Driving Studebakers Now.

A four-cylinder Studebaker touring car
was delivered during the past week to
Mrs. c. V. Tfiford, and six-cylinder tour
ing cars Of the same make to Robert l..
Heater and NJ. b. Stevenson.
Evening star., 1915-11-21

macadam federal-aid highway between
Portland and Brunswick.
By the end Of the next season 1t is
expected that there will be an improved
highway for the entire distance be-
tween Portland and Bangor. with the
exception Of only about twelve miles,
which are not very bad.
Evening star., 1915-11-21
1916 Dodge Deliveries.

During the past week a Dodge
closed touring car was delivered to
Col. William H. Arthur, roadsters to
r. S. Belknap and DR.. F. Dunmire and
touring car to H. N. Garnett.
Evening star., 1915-11-21
Public Roads Control

TN seventeen of the states the public
roads are under the Jurisdiction OF
boards of county commissioners elected
by the people and without the least
concern as to the fitness Of tho COM
missioners so elected for the work In
trusted to them. In other states the
control of the roads is placed in the
hands of county boards of supervisors.
In still other states the same impor-
tant service is committed to county
courts Another group OF states nave
both county and township systems OF
road management. In Missouri. where
composed Of three members. none OF
whom. presumably. possesses the least
scientific or practical knowledge In
road building, has full charge OF road
affairs. divides the county into road
districts. appoints a highway engineer
and overseers. This plan obtains in
only ninety-two counties in the state:
in the remaining twenty counties the
roads are controlled by township COM
missioners. SO that in this state. as in
troll and the records show little eff
cheney of service. In Alabama the coun-
ty probate Judge. who Is supposed to
look especially after the estates of de-
ceased persons, Is one OF the board OF
road commissioners. In. Iowa county
road work is under the direction OF
county boards, and township road work
is under the control of township trus-
tees. And 10 it goes all over the coun-
| try, there is division of authority.
wheels within wheels, county against
township and township against county.
and the states looking on without the
courage to deal with the road ques-
tion as a purely business question, di-
yorced from local influences and po-
iitical considerations. One Of the pur-
poses OF the American Highway Asso-
citation 10 to make possible efiicient
road administration In the states. and
their subdivisions by the Introduction
Of skilled supervision and the elimtna-
tion OF politics from the management
end which ali men will agree 70 be
most desirable"
Evening star., 1915-11-21
BY HOWARD s. FISK.
PN tho last five years encouraging
progress has been made in the Inn
provement Of the public highways

TN the last nve years encouraging
progress has been made in the Inn
provement Of the public highways
~ Of the United States. but a begin
ming has only been made, accord
ing to statement Issued last week by
the American Highway Association.
"Over 100000 miles Of roads over
which the public business is conducted
require attention" says tho statement.
I'm the winter they are in many sec
tons impossible. and In the warmer
seasons they are but clouds Of dust.
Compared with their material wealth
the states. speaking generally. have
been woefully neglectful Of their in
terests. Speaking specifically. and call
Ing names. the figures show how great
this neglect has been. The immense
state of Texas. with property assessed
for taxation at $2,5oo.o0o.ooo. has 1885,
s71 miles of public roads of which only
4,Ss6 miles have been improved.
"In other states a like condition exists,
as the following figures will show:
Nevada, assessed value of property.
slo7.7s4,72s; miles Of public roads,
| 12.757; miles of improved roads. e..
miles OF public roads. 104,027; miles OF
improved roads, 2.505.
Montana, assessed value. s341 1.ooo,-
900: miles Of roads, 23,319; miles o.
improved roads, 95.
Nebraska, assessed value, ss25.s74.-
928; miles of roads, S0,338; miles Of
| improved roads. 249.
Colorado. assessed value. .422.4ss...
525; miles OF roads, 30,571; miles OF
improved roads, 304.
Illinois assessed value, 50, ,422, 1851, ,952
miles Of roads, 94.141; miles OF i'm
proved roads, 5000.
] New York, assessed value, 1885,
137.127; miles of roads, 80, 112; miles of
| improved roads, 22,39S.
Wisconsin, assessed value, $685.
1877, 705; miles Of roads, $1,000; miles Of
| improved roads, 11.1S3.
| X 4:
There is no other matter that more
nearly concerns the people. all the peo-
pie, the man with the OK cart creeping
to market and his more fortunate
motor car or prairie schooner alike.
than the Improvement Of the public
highways, over which all must travel:
yet the Official figures show that the
ceived. generally speaking again. scant
attention. If the railroad systems
were guilty of such neglect in the i'm
provement and maintenance Of their
the country be paralyzed but there
would be instant and overwhelming g
demand for the revocation Of their
charters and the penitentiary for their
managers. Yet the public roads, which
belong in special sense to the people.
are neglected. Who are to blame? The
people themselves and their representa- :
tives in the state legislature and In
Congress.
There are in the United States to-
day two million miles of unimproved
public highways. 1t is the mission of
the American Highway Association to
remove this reproach from the Ameri-
can republic. and in its crusade it In
vites the cooperation Of all who are
interested in the public welfare.
Evening star., 1915-11-21
Three Hudson Purchasers.

A 1915 Hudson cabriolet was deliv-
cred a few days ago to NJ Van Etten
and touring sedans to Miss M. Young
and Mrs E, Sullivan
Evening star., 1915-11-21
Purchases Oldsmobile Car,

DR.. A. r. p. Garnstt IL the latest pur-
chaser Of a 1916 Oldsmobils touring
car, fully equipped.
Evening star., 1915-11-21
PARADE OF AUTOMOBILES
SET FOR NOVEMBER 80
To Be One Of the Features Of "E1ec-
tric Prosperity
Week"

In connection with Electric Prosper
ity week, November 20 to December 4:
there will be an automobile parade
Tuesday. November 80. the affair being
Evening star., 1915-11-21
To Close Last Link.

now is making preparations to close up
the last short link in the state high
way between Portland, Me-, and Ports
mouth. N. II. This Is distance of
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-21
SUccEEDIN FREEING TWO

Representatives of the Legal Aid
society succeeded in their attempts
to liberate Frank Gradee and Edward
Burg from the Cook county Jail yes
terday. Both men had been sentenced
to Jail to work out" a 500 fine
which had been imposed by Fred
Beisswanger, justice Of peace at
Niles. --.-.--. .....--..
Gradee was charged with disturb
ing the peace and Burg was charged
with idleness. There is no way of
working out fine in the Jail and the
two men might have been held for life
under the papers turned in from
Beisswanger's couI1
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-21
THOMPSON HANDS ORGANIZED
CHARITY A WALLOP

CHARITY A .WAELOP
Mayor Thompson slammed the or
ganized charities of Chicago in the
course of his speech in opening the
Prosperity Exposition at Chicago av.
and the lake front last evening.
"There are charities in Chicago
which use up so per cent of their con-
tributions in distributing them" he
said, in the course of a talk in which
he congratulated the people of Chi
cago on having such an efficient Red
Cross unit "The Red Cross is to be
commended on that fact that its over
head expense on the distribution of
the Eastland fund was less than 2
per cent. These are things which IL
lustrate the true Chicago spirit and
which make for prosperity and hap
piness. It is too bad we haven't more
of them"
All of the newspapers this morn
ing recorded the mayors talk at the
exposition. The Examiner was the
only paper to mention the slam
against the United Charities, to
whom the mayor was referring.
The mayor was cheered when he
predicted that 100000 people
would be the population of Chicago
in less than a century.
Aside from interesting trade dis
plays the prosperity midway has
everything that usually follows car
nival or county fair.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-21
AND WE'RE GOING TO STICK TO-
LIGHT UNDERWEAR, TOO

LIGHT UNDERWEAR, TOO
Hearst's Chicago Examiner needs
money. Things haven't~been falling
right for the morning link in William.
Randolph's chain of newspapers. So
the Examiner is anxious to please the,
advertisers.
Every year for some time the Elk
aminer, just about the first of Sep,
TENDER, has started "can the lid"
campaign. The big idea is to throw
away, break or burn the straw hat
that cost you a couple of dollars a
month or so ago.
The Examiners advertisers who
sell hats are pleased. In the first place
it means lot of early fall stock sold
quickly, the stores get the money and
the Examiner reminds the buyer of
new hats just when they are looking
over their ads.
Every year the mayor has been
asked to proclaim Fall Hat Day."
when you we're supposed to grasp the
spirit and cast off your old top piece
This year, as usual, the, Examiner
asked Mayor Thompson to proclaim
the end of the straw hat season.
Then the Examiner got bumped.
Mayor Thompson refused to fall for
the advertising bunk. Chicago will
have no fall hat day this year, he an
nounced.
Let the people wear their straw
hats as long as they want to-" the
mayor told reporter for the Exam
iner. I'VE have an unusually warm
September and there is no reason in
the world that straw hats, lighter and
cooler than the fall stuff, cannot stay
with us. .
Gas long as the straw hats are
comfortable won't try, by molding
public opinion, to force people to buy
new ones"
So the "anti-straw hat" campaign,
which usually takes up time of many
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-16
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES
REQUEST CONTRIBUTIONS
PROVISIONS, SHOES AND CLOTH
ING WANTED.

Anyone wishing to give provisions,
or clothing to the poor (white) fam
lies of Americas, are requested to do
so, this week.
We have children all sizes and ages,
almost hundred, it's our aim to give
provisions and the absolute necessa-
ties, and, should Santa, through the
Empty Stocking Fund, enable us to
give toys, we will be only too glad to
GO so. Our list of old and feeble col
ored people is over 100. We have plan
ned to overlook none,
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES.
Phone 425.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-16
Immigration IS.
At LOWEST TIDE.
TWENTY YEARS.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 16.-The
tide of immigration to the United States
ebbed to its lowest point in more than
twenty years during the past fiscal
year, according to figures made public
today in the annual report of Secre>
tary Wilson, of the Department of La
Dor.
The total number of immigrant al
lens, the report shows, fell from 1,218,-
$50 in the previous year to 326,700 in
the period ending June 80 last. All adj
mitted arrivals of aliens immigrant
and non-immigrant were only 434,244
as compared with 1,4O3,SO1 the year
before.
Departures of aliens, emigrant and
ncn-emigrant, likewise show notable
decrease. For the fiscal year Of 1914,
departures were 633,SO5; for 1915, 1884,
ia. The fiscal year of 1915 covers the
period of sailing home of reservists
from the beginning of the European
war till June 80, last. During that time
the emigrant aliens, presumably in
Guiding the number sailing to join the
colors in Europe, were 204,074, COM
pared with 303,3S8 the previous twelve
months. The non-emigrant aliens, de.
parting totaled 10000 for 1915, and
$50, 467 for 1914, showing a decrease
for all alien departures of 249,631.
Excess of arrivals over departures,
aliens alone being considered, was only
5000 in 1915. In 1914, the excess was
769,276.
Of the 326,70O immigrants admitted
to the United States in the 1915 fiscal
year. 80, 1892 were under fourteen years
CT age: 244,472 were from IA to A
years aid and 29,246 were As or over.
Those over fourteen who could neither
read nor write numbered 35,057, those
able to read but not write were 1872,
making the total number of illiterates
over fourteen, 35,499, or thirteen per
cent.
Deported aliens numbered 26,675.
This included PAIL excluded at ports
and sent back to their country of orig
Ill and 1854 arrested and expelled from
the country. OF those excluded, 2,722
were denied admission because they
we're contract laborers.
Immigrants admitted to the country
showed to custom officials money in
their possession aggregating $19,56s,
600, an average of $50 each. Each IF
95,711 immigrants had more than $50
each. One hundred and ninety thous-
and claimed to have paid their own
passage across the Atlantic; 128,146
said that their passage had been paid
by relatives and 1887 that il had been
paid by persons other than relatives.
With reference to exclusions, the re-
pert asserts:
Conditions during the paast year
were so abnormal that accurate COM
parison with previous years are diff
cult. Exclusions in 1918 amounted to
1873 per cent. of the number applying;
in 1914 this was increased to 2.3 per
cent and in the past year the increase
las been so great as to'reach SO per
cent"