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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-20

in Oregon to visit Crater Lake National
park, besides taking a look at the
famous Columbia river highway, which
begins at Portland. The Yosemite val
ley park is now available to motor cars
and it is within easy distance Of San
Francisco where the California State
Automobile association headquarters
within the grounds will be prepared to
help all touring motorists.
The Automobile Club of Southern
California, with headquarters in Los
Angeles, has given its particular atten-
ton to the National Old Trails route,
which it has sign posted all the way to
Kansas City, Mo, and finds impasSab pie
in winter. It's only appeal is a side
trip to the Grand canyon
Colorado doesn't intend to be over
looked, and the large number of road
travellers which the state entertained
last year has accelerated its mountain
road building until much can be offered
to motorists.
Meantime all routes through FL Paso
appeal to travellers because they are
open II months in the year.
Secretary of the interior Lane in
recent interview said: The first step
in conservation taken by our people
was to save scenery-nOt water, or
coal or forests; but scenery. That's
what we did when we led the world by
setting aside our great national parks
Yellowstone, Glacier, Mount Rainier,
Yosemite and the others These we
hope to make more surely pleasure
places for the people by securing
roads that will stand automobile traf-
fic Here the tourist can find scenery
that cannot be approached anywhere IN
Europe"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-20
HEAVY TRAVEL
WEST THIS YEAR
All the Routes Pulling For
Autos, but Borderland
Has Edge on All.

American Automobile association
clubs throughout the country are max
ing extensive preparations for what
promises to be the liveliest touring
season since the introduction of the
self propelled vehicle. At the two ma
tiOnal clearing houses, in New York
city and Washington, D. c., the volume
of Inquiries has been astounding, ac-
cOrding to chairman F. X. Mudd, of the
A. A. A. touring board, who predicts in
1915 a wonderful roads intermingling
of the people of the several states.
Both the northwest and the south
west intend to have their share of the
substantial interstate travel which will
exposition and, while the Lincoln high
way will be a busy thOroughfare, when
it gets open from the SHOWS, it will not
have a motor car monopoly.
The Automobile club of Seattle has
started a campaign Tor the northwest
trail, and Is coupling it with a cOmbi-
nation of the Lincoln highway which
will take the cross country traveller
from Cheyenne diagOnally across Wy
Oming, touching and possibly entering
Yellowstone park-if road construction
now in progress is cOmpleted-and con-
tinuing across Montana, with a side
trip to Glacier National park made pos
sible by the road constructed by the
Flathead Motor club of Kalispell; then
through Washington by way of the
Snoqualmie pass into Seattle. This is
another road that is snOwbOund in win
ter.
Journeying southwark over the Pa
cific highway there will be opportunity
to drive in Rainier National park, and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-20
Noted University Studying
the Condition With View
to Its Application.

Road work for misdemeanant prison
ers is the subject Of an investigation
which is being conducted under the
Joint direction Of the national commit
tee on prisons and prison labor and
the graduate highway department of
Columbia university. James Leland
Stamford, who is in charge Of the in
vesugatiOn, has had considerable ex-
perience in the road camps of Georgia,
where the majority of able bodied
male prisoners are worked on the
roads.
The study viii consider in detail
such matters as the most economic size
of road gang, the cost for guarding,
supervising and maintenance, and the
approximate value Of a days work. It
viii also show the possibility Of in
creasing efficiency by means Of the
payment Of wages, recreation after
work hours and the shortening of SEN
tence for good conduct. Conditions in
the different sections of the country
are TO be dealt with, especially as to
the effect of weather conditions and
the cost Of stock
Idleness prevails in many county in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-20
PRISON WORK ON j. s. HIGHWAYS

stitutions, while in others the work is
not of value either to- the prisoners
o. to the county. In Kalamazoo coun-
ty, Mich, and other counties where
road work has been tried, even under
experimental conditions, it has been
found eminently successful In fact,
the knowledge that a jail sentence will
mean hard work on the roads has a
tendency to decrease the number of
commitments, Migrants keeping away
from counties where they will be sub
Jected to work Of this character.
Already much valuable material has
been gathered, and by the time the
study is completed information will be
at the disposal of all counties under
taking convict road work, which viii
enable them to conduct it in scientific
manner. The national committee on
prisons and prison labor hopes in this
way to lessen the evils of the county
jail and to benefit both the prisoners
and the counties through the impetus
which viii be given to the building Of
good roads.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-20
10000 AUTOS CONC To FAIR;
FL PASO WILL GET HER SHARE
Arizona's "Good Roads Man" Says Borderland Route
Will Be Popular With Auto Tourists Going and
Coming From California; California Is Pre-
pairing For the Coming Of Motorists.

"HE wonderful strides made by the
automobile during the past few
Il years cannot l e better illustrated
than by the announcement that So 900
cars are expected to make the trans
continental trip this year to the Panama
Pacific International exposition at San
Francisco.
Harry Locke, pathfinder, and map
maker for the Arizona Good Roads as
ISOLATION, was in FL Paso Friday. He
has been mapping the "BOrderland
route" to the coast and. in an interview
with The Herald, has given some in
formation about the project
I wonder if FL PasOans are alive to
the fact that there will be a tremen-
dOus automobile traffic through this
city during the coming summer" be-
gan Mr.. Locke.
Il doubt if many here realize that
the BOrderland route to the Pacific
coast will be chosen by hundreds and
hundreds of westbOund tourists, jour
neying to the two big California fairs
by automobile.
CnIlfOrnia's Wnuder-ROads.
''The wonderful system Of concrete
and macadam highways which CalifOr-
MIA has constructed within the last
few years has been the talk of the
motorists throughout the United States
and all are anxious to tour that state
and see the fairs under the ideal con-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-20

ditions that prevail. Very few will
ship their cars and travel by train for
the great majority viii want to take
advantage of the scenic attractions Of
the great southwest, which can be
better seen from an automobile than
from a train.
There are many parties now being
formed in the east and middle west for
this excursion and certain touring
bureaus Of the east estimate that up
wards Of $4,000 automobiles viii make
the long trip to the coast. The war in
Europe has effectively diverted a lot
of traffic to this country and many
who have had the European habit will
now See America First
Many VIII Return This Way.
There are several routes to the
coast that viii soon be constantly
sprinkIed with autos Many will go
through Colorado, Utah and Nevada to
California, while others will go by Al
buquerque, the Grand Canyon and
Needles to Los Angeles. The majority,
L believe, will come by the BOrderland
route, through FL Paso, Phoenix, Yuma
and on to san Diego. Few will return
over the same route as they go west.
consequently Ell Paso may expect many
thousands Of machines from the west
next fall
california has been making great
preparations for the motorists and they
Continued on next page.l
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-20
WOULD STOP "JITNEY"
BUS IN NEW YORK

In a report by George Keegan and
F. T. Wood, assistant to Theodore P.
ShOnts, president of the InterboTO and
New York Railway company, operating
surface, subway and elevated lines in
the metropolis, motor buses were con-
demned. This report was made after
study Of European conditions. and is
an effort on the part of traction inter-
ests to prevent the city granting ad-
ditional franchises 1t is alleged in
this report that motor buses cause
more accidents than street cars. and
increase street traffic congestion. It
is also frankly stated that motor bus
competition would cut into the profits
of the traction companies.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-20
JITNEY CARS WILL SWEEP WORLD,
DECLARES MANUFACTURERO Of CARS
Head Of Great American Manufacturing Concern Says
They Have Come to Stay and That the transportation
Companies Must Meet Them as Best They Can;
Cheap Cars in America Make This Possible.

! ready hard hit by this bus COMPETE
Here Mr.. WHY'S discussed the condi-
| tons which he believes are bound to
bring about a complete revolution in
traffic in American cities.
In London" said he, 1T has been
I demonstrated that the motor bus can,
without attaining dangerous speeds, so
completely Outstrip the electric street
car In the tranSpOr tatiOn of passengers
as to make the latter unattractive to
the public. The street car gets tied
up every time a driver of any other
sort Of vehicle gets on the track.
These delays make their schedule ex-
tremely slow and uncertain.
''On the other hand, the bus despite
the fact that the vehicle itself weighs
from 1000 to 5000 pounds, accelerates
quickly, runs around obstacles, and de-
livers and picks up its passengers next
to the curb
But the foreigners have never en-
jOyed the advantages which America
has at its door in form of possibilities
Of light car. or jitney bus transporta-
ton, for the reason that prices at
which automobiles sell over there, and
the cost of upkeep, put the light car
out Of competition.
Operation Is Costly.
About the cheapest light car fitted
for jitney work abroad would cost the
operator $3.50. Gasoline costs fully
double in London what it does in Los
Angeles in wholesale way, because
IN addition to the cost Of transpOrta-
ton from the distant countries in
which it is produced there is a tax of
six cents per gallon upon gasoline used
IN pleasure cars and three cents per
gallon for that used in taxicabs, Omni-
buses and for commercial purposes.
But the important point which
promises cheap and satisfactory trans
portauon to the American public is
ST oh
made in this country in the cOnstruc-
ton Of good serviceable automobiles at
only about half the price at which
they can be produced abroad. This
means more to the jitney business
than might at first be supposed, when
one thinks only Of first cost or the
original investment carried as
fixed charge.
Such concerns as the Overland,
which places before the public a high
grade car at a minimum price, also
furnish to the user requirements at
correspondingly low cost.
Parts Are Cseaper.
But this is still not all. To replace
worn or broken part upon a car
made by the methods which are en-
ployed in factory such as ours is a
comparatively inexpensive operation,
because such parts must necessarily be
interchangeable in order to permit
these cars to be manufactured at such
low prices"
Mr.. WHY'S is of the opinion that
manufacturers of moderate priced cars
may soon be turning their attention to
the production of a special type of auto
mobile which Will serve better than
the standard touring car as used today
for jitney purposes. At present the
Jltney service makes a splendid outlet
for second hand cars, and promises to
solve a most complicated problem for
the automobile industry
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-20

lContinued pa - 20
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-20
Ls"HB tremendous political in
nusnces exerted by the eIectri,

t6THE tremendous political in
flUences exerted by the electric
sstreet railway interests may
succeed for short period Of time in
retarding the sudden and great devel-
epment of the automobile transporta-
don properly known as the 'jitney
bus but it viii never be able to sup
press the new and popular means of
lOCOmotion," said John N WHY'S, pres
ldent Of the Willys-OVerland company,
Yesterday, discussing at his home at
Pasadena the jitney situation.
The public in this country IS just
awakening to the possibilities and adj
vantages of motor transportation" con-
tinued Mr.. WHY'S, as he scanned a re-
port from the Overland factory at To-
iedO advising him Of a record breaking
production of the day previous.
Fought in London.
In London. the fight between the
motor bus and electric street car has
been fought out, with the bus victor,
and conditions here are in a way much
more favorable for the jitney bus than
for the London motor bus over there
In historical old oxford the street car
lines have been abandoned in favor Of
buses.
I'm London, the electric lines, known
over there as trans. are owned and
operated by the London County Council
Now this body is extremely Jealous of
its abilities and has branched out in
numerous paterualistic schemes AS
soon as the motor bus became a factor
in transportation nine or ten years ago,
the Council began eXerting every effort
within its great power to suppress
motor buses in the interest Of the
great investments in which that body
had involved the taxpayers in the con-
Btruction Of electric street railways.
Favor the Motor.
The public, however, rallied to the
defence OF the newer and more popular
means Of transportation sand today,
Notwithstanding the fact that the
Councils pet street railways are fac
ing certain bankruptcy as a result Of
motor competition, the people stand by
the motor buses and refuse to see them
Unjustly dealt with"
Mr.. WHY'S believes that the world is
Just upon the eve Of most startling de-
velOpments along this line
why, in England continued the
head OF the automobile concern which
stands second in the worlds produc-
ton OF motor cars, the iitney busi-
ness is no longer confined to the cities
There have been dozens Of services es-
tablished between smaller towns. Out
Of London lines run in all directions
carrying passengers into the country
10 points which have never before been
available to the rank and file
TT is true that a great protest has
gone up from the element which here
to1ore has practically mOnOpolized
these rural districts to the exclusion
of the common herd: but the authori-
ties have been true to the motto, The
greatest good for the greatest num-
ber.' And at the beginning Of the war
a tremendous movement was on hand
to nationalize motor bus transporta-
ton, and compete more and more with
steam railways, which in their subur-
ban passenger traffic are being al
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-20

1.-THE wonderful strides made by the
n,,tnrnnhila dnrire- the mast few
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-20
CARS INCREASE IN
CANADA. IS REPORT

A remarkable growth OF automobile
owners in the Dominion is apparent by
the fact that in the past two years the
number OF cars owned in Canada has
figures being, 32.276 in 1912; 1920 in
1918, and 61,599 in 1914 The Province
of Ontario is easily first in the owner
ship of automobiles, her total being
20;25S; The Province of Quebec main
tanned the ratio of increase with 1919
automobiles and IS trucks in 1912, as
compared with 1925 automobiles and 299
trucks in 1914
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-20
FLOWERS WILL MARK
LINCOLN HIGHWAY

When the stream of eastern motorists
begins to pour into California next
spring over the Lincoln highway, they
will pass for mile after mile between
rows of the famous California peoples,
while the FoothiI boulevard, leading
into Oakland, will be further beautified
with fringe of blue pines, which will
set off the brilliant yellow Of the pop
pies. The seed will be planted along
the highway by the school children Of
Alameda county.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-20
Will IDENTIFY YoUR oar.

A large letter or figure embossed on
both side of the hood, makes a very
conspicuous Identification mark that is
difficult to conceal It may be made
WIN a. prlck-punch from the inner side,
following exact lines, with the metal
lying flat upon a block of wood. With
a little care a very pretty effect can
be obtained
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-20
CYLINDERS COOL QUICKLY.

Thermo-syphon cooled engines get
cold very quickly when at rest, and
the colder the cylinders and piston get
the harder it viii be to get an ignition
mixture when you try to start the
motor.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-11-06
His Dear Young Friends.

"Ah-h'm-my dear young friends, .
said the statesman, who had kind
ly consented at the earnest So
licitation of the superintendent to ad-
dress a few helpful words to the Sab
bath school. looking back over my
long career, am convinced that the
only way to win true success is to deal
honorably with ones fellow men, to
follow the dictates of, conscience. to
heed the teachings of the Golden Rule.
and to walk in the straight and mar
row way. But-ah.-would any little
boy or girl like to ask me a question ?''
Well, say" spoke up one of the
dear young friends, amt you kinda
sorry you didn't find it out sooner?''-
Kansas City Star.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-11-06

broom, with her cat seated behind her.
The sketch in Fig. will help you
in drawing this. Use black crayon
or charcoal. Prepare short pieces of
clothesline with a small safetypin
sewed to one end, as shown in Fig A,
for tails.
Blindfold the guests, one at a time,
and start them across the room to pin
the tail upon the cat
For choosing partners for supper,
give each boy a card with a name
written upon it with ink made of bak-
ing soda and water. The cards will
appear blank, because the writing will
not be visible, but direct each boy to
pass his card over the flame of
candle and when this is done he will
discover his partners name written
in brown upon the card.
Figs. and 8 show appropriate ia
vors for the table. The head of the
goblin Gig 81 is an orange followed
out JACKIE lantern fashion, and a small
bottle forms the body. Fig. indi-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-11-06

ter of black to one and a center of
red to the other, for pupils; then back
the nose opening with green tissue
paper and the mouth with red tissue
paper. A turban of red cloth sup
plies the finishing detail.
Did you ever hear of this method
of fortune-telling? The guests are
sent one at a time to a tent in a cor
ner of the room where a witch hands
them a mirror, which upon being
breathed on tells what the future
holds forth for them. This is how
the trick is done. The witch writes
the fortune upon the mirror with
French chalk, then rubs it off with
a handkerchief so no trace of the
writing can be seen. When the mir
ror is breathed upon, the moisture
makes this writing reappear.
Pinning the tail upon the witch's
cat is lots of fun. Upon a sheet or
large piece of wrapping paper make a
drawing of a witch astride of her
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-11-06
SOME MARRIED MEN Do THIS
But the Majority, After a Few Years
in the Harness, Learn to Control
Enthusiasm.

Robert W. Chambers, the novelist.
prides himself on his knowledge OF
women, and at the Century club in
New York the other day he told
story in illustration of his knowledge.
Smith,, he began, was broodlng
over his cocktail gloomily.
I'm not going home to dinner to-
night Smith said. I've quarrefed
with my wife
Quareled with your wife, ell p said
l. What about?'
Why Smith explained, my wife
said that young Mrs. Dash was pretty,
and l agreed with her. r-Cincinnatt
Enquirer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-11-06
HOW TO BUILD AND FLY A BOX
KITE.

OF first importance in kite construc-
ton are the sticks, which must be cut
of uniform width and thickness.
Fig. 2 shows one of the two frames
required for the box-kite- Cut sticks
A 80 inches long, three-eighths inch
thick, and three-eighth inch wide, and
sticks B eight and one-quarter inches
long. one-quarter inch thick. and three
quarter inch wide. Then place sticks B
across sticks A, exactly at right angles
to them, five inches from the ends, and
fasten them with slender brads three
Quarter-inch long
After making the two frames, pre-
pare the cloth covering for the end
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-11-06

temporarily, with sticks sprung in be-
tween them. Then measure the dis
lance between sticks A, for the dag
onal braces G. Gig 3D. Cut these
sticks of the same width and thickness
as sticks B, and long enough to pro-
vide for notching the ends as shown
in Fig. 5, to fit over sticks A Gig ~,
and SO they will be bowed slightly
when slipped into place. The reason
for having them slightly bowed is so
they will keep the cell coverings
stretched tight like drum-heads Lash
sticks together, at their intersec-
lions, with thread Gig 81, and drive
tacks into sticks A, against the ends
of c, Gig - to keep them from slip
ping away from sticks B.
There are several methods of at
taching the box-kite bride. but the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-11-06

cells Get lightweight muslin, or
several sheets of strong, lightweight
wrapping paper, for this. If you use
cloth, cut a strip nine inches wide
and STA inches long. Ask mother or
sister to hem the side edges of the
strips, and also to sew the ends to-
gether. tapping them so as to form
bands 5612 inches long. The two
bands must be of exactly the same
length. Fig. 6 shows how the Tapped
ends should be sewed with a double
row of stitching, also how to slip the
bands over the frames, one at time,
and fasten them to the sticks with
tacks
After the bands have been fastened
on, spread the frames to their fullest
extent, and hold them in this position,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-11-06

HANDICRAFTF FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
A. Nicely DOROTHY PERKINS
HALLOWEEN FUN.
Copyright, by A Nicely HalL)

Possibly you have already made
your plans for Halloween party, but
ideas for fun are always in great de-
mand. SO I shall give you number.
Figs 1 and show two forms OF
pumpkin lanterns. No two of your
lanterns should be alike. Fig. 1 shows
the ordinary type of jack-o'lantern.
The large teeth are an important
feature to make fearsome ap-
pearing face The old pirate jack-o'-
lantern in Fig. 2 has his eyes, nose
and mouth backed with colored tissue
paper. Use white tissue paper for
the eye openings, FASTING a round CEN
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-11-06
Man of Resource.

DO you know where l can buy any
counterfeit money!" inquired the man
with suitcase.
Are you looking for trouble?"
No. But I'm against the tipping
evil and at the same time l want to
go through the formalities and avoid
being made uncomfortable by the
walters
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-11-06
Did Mike Get the Job7

Mike Reagan applied to Mrs. Stone
for a position as chauffeur and gave
the name of friend as reference.
Mrs. Stone sought the friend and
asked:
Mr. Brady, your neighbor, Michael
Reagan, has applied to me for a place
as chauffeur. Is he a steady MANI"
Steady" cried Brady. ''Indade,
mum, If he wuz amy steddier he'd
be deadi"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-11-06

great leader or
men. But he was
great in the spir-
itual realm as
well, he had great
power with God.
Although a Jew,
yet he dwelt in
Persia and occu-
pied a position of
peculiar influence
at court; he was
the kings cup
bearer.
1t was some
time after the re-
turn of his coun-
trymen from that
land of their cap
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-11-06

Eighty per cent of the teachers in
the public schools of the United Staten
are women.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-11-06

Good behavior may be rather old
fashioned, but you never heard of its
getting man into trouble.