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The nonpartisan leader., 1915-11-04
State Aid. Needed

"Less than 25 years ago, New Jer-
sey adopted state aid as partial So
luton of the road problem and about
half! Of the states are using this or
modified systems. In all these states
the tendency has been for increased
appropriation from the state through
taxation Of all property and a larger
participation of the state in the SUI
pervision and control of highways. !
: we, fall down in road 1aaint tenance.
When we build road we are apt to-
say: There, that's fxed,' and we ga
away and the road falls to pieces Z
'aThe practical road for the great
Northwest is the graded dirt road Of
sufficient width to permit frightened
houses and automobiles to meet oA
pass each other, properly rounded to-
furnish drainage, grades with sides
;sloping SO as to preclude the tipping
of automobiles of a load of hay; ra-
vines with necessary culverts or; spill.
ways and creeks or rivers bridged
strong enough for tractor engines.
/ y . . q n :
The nonpartisan leader., 1915-11-04

A dollar invested in the farm will,
help raise a, crop. A dollar invested
in your farm organization will help
secure a fair price for that crop. 81 {.
The nonpartisan leader., 1915-11-04

to stay. Over 80 per cent of your
horny-handed plutocrats drive. your
own automobile and not one has, or
ever win abandon it, except. in a
mudhole. With this changed condi-
tion has come the demand for, not
simply a better but good road. I'll
must be a: road that; can be. used in
wet as we'll as dry weather and it
must; begin somewhere and go soIne!
where. Our county and state lines
must prove no barrier =.
The nonpartisan leader., 1915-11-04
Better Roads One of
The Big. Problems
That C0nfr0nts
Farmer

/. Better: roads is one Of the vital
problems of the day. It is, one. that
concerns the. farmer very much
There has: been a lot of good roads,
talk and too little, action. These
facts were brought out in a discus
sion by J. w. Parnaley at Ipswich, S.
D. at a. meeting of the. West Mime.
sofa, Development association He
said in part: ,.@..,s
7? Hauling Cost Too High e..
/ Authorities agree that the cost of
hauling over country roads is %
cents. per ton mile. Between $780,
100000 and. 4oO,ooo,OoO tons: go. over
these roads annually and the aver
age haul is eight miles. The annual
hauling bill is approximately $500,
100000. If our roads were hard sur.
faced the cost would not be over 13
cents per ton mile, or a saving Of
$500, ,O00, 900 ehac year. This is; abso-
lutte waste. We are pouring water
into rathole and not getting the
rat.
! 'Irto the transportation problem a
new factor has come and It. is here
II think so.''
Fannie Berg told of a system of
fines.
If damage is done to garment,
the offender is fined sl.58 or So. If
the offenderais not known we are all
assessed 25 cents apiece she said.
Evening star., 1915-05-23

and straight ahead to Pierce's Mill the
route continues.
From this point on the route is
through a picturesque section. being as
follows: Cross the bridge at Pierce's
Mill, turn; sharp to the right around the
mill and continue straight out. follow
ing the creek. Bon't turn to the right
or left until Military road is reached
ldon't turn into Morrow road 3.6 miles
from starting point), then turn to the
right up Military road t4.3 miles from
start to Brightwood. Turn back along
Colorado avenue tOld Piney branch
road) to 10Th street; down 18th street
to Lafayette square, turning to the left
at H street; passing the Belasco and
turning right into Pennsylvania ave-
nue., passing in front of the White
House, turning to the left between the
Presidents office and the State, War
and Navy building, along the right side
of the Ellipse to the 17th street en-
trance to Potomac Park; west on the
north drive TO the end Of the park,
thence east on the river drive to the
point where the new drive will be
opened to permit parking the cars The
distance is about twelve miles.
The affair will be free-for-a
event, and while local automobile
dealers will be permitted to enter the
run. they will participate as non-con-
testants and will not be eligible for
piAZcs ne HOur OI the mas been
set for o'clock At the conclusion of
the run a basket lunch will be served
There will be about twenty prizes for
the contestants The first prize WILL be
. silver vase: second prize, silver bowl
and spoon; third prize. silver basket
and fourth prize. silver picture frame
The other prizes will be of a varied
character. including many accessories
for automobiles.
A feature of the run will be the man.
ner in which the winner will be picked
In the contest. The elapsed time of
each contestant will be taken. and
after being compiled the atverage
time will be taken according to the
number of entries. The time of the
contestant coming nearest to this time
Will be declared winner of the event.
and those finishing in order next on
down the line until all of the prizes
have been awarded
The contestants will be sent on their
way by Starter William Jose prompt
~ at O'Clock Others who will Of
hciate at the start. acting in the capac-
ity OF Judges. timers and checkers will
be X Bruce Emerson, H f. Duckstien.
= NJ. Marsh. J. J. Bartram and James
W. Orme. At the finish will be Fred
l.. Harveycutter. w. +. Rose and How
ard ). Fisk, who will check the cars in
and record the time of each of the en-
rants as It crosses the tape line A
number Of entries have already been
received. and from present indications
the number of contestants this wear
VIII greatly exceed that of last year.
Evening star., 1915-05-23
POLICY PROVES POPULAR.
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. to In.
crease Stock for More Partners.

For the past ten years the Goodyear
Tire and Rubber Company has followed
policy of making young partners" OF
such of its employees as have shown
special ability and rendered highly eff
cient service by making them COM
mon stockholders in the company The
Goodyear company has 235 of these
young partners at the present time
branch managers, department heads,
factory foremen and others, who have
distinguished themselves by special
service.
The result of this policy has been SO
satisfactory that the company now
proposes to extend it, The organiza-
ton has grown nightly in the past
few years, just as the business has
grown, and more candidates for young
partnership" are under consideration.
To that end a stockholders meeting
will be held June / to authorize an in
crease in the company's common stock,
as all the present authorized common
is outstanding and none is available
for the proposed distribution.
Evening star., 1915-05-23
Effect Of Traffic Regulation.

Traffic regulation is becoming so
common throughout the country that
motorists at large are rapidly accus-
toming themselves to the figure Of the
human semaphores at street intersec-
tions and are learning to obey his rem
dition of the sign language with good
grace. Most drivers. too, have learned
that traffic regulation Is quite as much
benefit to themselves as to any one
else. even though its requirements at
times may be annoying. Probably 1t
never occurs to the average driver,
though. that matters would be consid-
erably expedited were he to indicate to
the officer what his intended move
ments are. 1t really makes good deal
of difference to the man on post wheth-
er a car Is going straight through an
intersection or will make a turn to
right or left. His work can be mate
rally assisted II a simple gesture is
made by the driver to show his intend
ed movements.
Evening star., 1915-05-23

discharged from a battery and there
is available one hour boosting. the rate
would be so amperes for one hour. and
SO ampere hours would be put back
into the battery. An idea may be had
of the results that can be obtained by
constant potential boosting from the
following:
with a battery fully discharged. %
per cent Of the capacity can be put
back in 20 minutes: 3S per cent in 40
minutes and so per cent in one hour:
battery one-half discharged will. II
boosted for 20 minutes. have IS per cent
of its capacity available: If for 40 min
utes. &c per cent and If for one hour.
So per cent. Expressed in terms of
miles, this would mean that a vehicle.
after having given 40 miles on COM
, plete discharge, could have the battery
SO boosted for 20 minutes as to give ad-
so boosted for 20 minutes as to give ad-
ditonal miles, and for so minutes 20
additional miles.
"A definite idea of the results OF
hosting may be had from an assumed
case where, up to noon, 70 per cent of
the battery capacity has been used and
it is desired to cover an equal distance
during the afternoon. Under these cir
cumstances, the battery can be boosted
during the noon hour and in that time
get suff1ciet charge to duplicate the
morning rum"
Evening star., 1915-05-23
TELLS HOW TO CHARGE
STORAGE BATTERIES
F. B. Neeley Gives Instructions Tor
Individual Owner of
Electric Cars.

"The instructions for charging stor-
age batteries regularly given by the
manufacturers are designed primarily
for the individual owner" said F. B.
Neeley an electric storage battery
expert. a few days ago. land, in
most instances of this character. the
method given is probably the best that
can be applied under the circumstances
but, for garages where number OF
batteries are regularly charged, 1t is
frequently possible to adopt a more
efficient and economical system"
In addressing the members of the
Washington section Of the Electric We
hce Association of America, on this
subject recently. Mr.. Neeley continued:
The constant potential charging sys-
tenn is based upon the fact that 'exide'
batteries will take efficiently. and
without injury, any charging current
which will not cause excessive gassing
or high temperatures. Before using
this system it Is important that all
of the wiring in the charging circuit.
whether in or out Of the car, be of
sufficient carrying capacity for the
rates which the battery will take. In
many cases the fuses and wiring are
too light.
I'm following this method the vol
tage of the charging source should be
fixed at about 2.3 volts per cell of
battery to be charged. In cases where
the voltage of the charging line is
more than this. C. f. NJ. F. cells are
placed in series with the battery. each
c. E. NJ. F. cell being figured at about
volts. For example, IL "A cells are
to be charged. they. at 2.s volts. would
require 1O1 volts. If the voltage Of
the charging line is lis, this would
mean an excess of IA volts. requiring
C. E. NJ. +. cells in series with the
battery. A battery in any state of dis
Evening star., 1915-05-23
Makes Fast Run in Argo Car.

Walter L. Smith. local representative
for the Argo car. made a fast run to
Hagerstown. Nd, few days ago.
Leaving this city at 12:45 o'clock, he
pulled into Hagerstown after run of
three and a half hours, stopping in
Frederick. Nd. en- route. After dem
onStrating the car over the country
roads in the vicinity of Hagerstown to
the Young Motor Car Company. he
closed a contract for that firm to rep
resent the car in Washington county.
He turned the car over which he drove
from this city.
Evening star., 1915-05-23
Chevrolet Purchasers.

Among those VINO purchased Chevro-
let cars during the past week were the
r. I. Corbett. r. C. Schroth.
Elizabeth A. Rowell, Maurice Joyce.
Edgar Whiting and John r. Pumphrey.
Baby Grand touring cars
Royal Mail roadsters were delivered
to Benjamin Dabney and D. F. Lock-
wood.
A Monroe roadster was purchased by
Karl r. IiSh.
Evening star., 1915-05-23
Rate for Boosting the Battery.

There are some operating conditions
under which sufficient mileage is not
gotten from one charge. and it is neces-
sary or desirable to boost the battery
or charge at comparatively high rate
for short time. Cells may be boosted
when fully discharged. or when only
partially discharged. The rate at which
boosting may safely be done is ar
rived at by dividing the number of am
pere hours actually discharged from
the battery b one. plus the time in
hours available for boosting. For ex-
ample, if 100 ampere hours have been
Evening star., 1915-05-23
Drove to New York in Cole.

Lieut.. Davis Lyons, after purchasing
1915 Cole touring car. left for New
York over lie road. being accompa nief
by Irving J. Henderson, c. NJ. Woodapf
and Harrie G. Haskins. The party loet
Washington at o'clock SSturd&
morning for the metropolitan city
Evening star., 1915-05-23
Cadillac Chassis in Operation

The Cook and Stoddard Company placea
on exhibition yesterday afternoon at the
salesroom. 1i40 Connecticut avenue j.
type 81 eight-cylinder Cadillac cut-oit
chassis, with all OF the working parts in
operation. Lectures will be given tomor-
row at 10 o'clock and $50 O'Clock in corr
nection with this special display
Evening star., 1915-05-23
1915 Cole Sales.

A 1915 eight-cylinder. seven-passen-
ger Cole touring car has been sold e
Philip II. Townley. Four-cylindes
Cole seven passenger touring cars were
purchased a few days ago by Lieui
David Lyons. L. S. N. and Clinton
Brown.
Evening star., 1915-05-23

case Of a foreseen accident. The device
is broad plate in the bottom OF ne
ear. which ones feet would naturally
touch. This throws off the current and
sets the brakes, and it is Impossible
To start the car again until the foot is
removed and the current once more
thrown, on. Only one speed forward
and one speed backward are used.
Evening star., 1915-05-23
Will Sell Wintons.

W. J. Mclean, for some time past con-
nected with the Zell Motor Car Com
pany. has become associated with T.
Lamar Jackson, local representative for
the Winton line. and will devote his at
tention to the sale of this car
Evening star., 1915-05-23
Studebaker Purchasers Last Week

Among those who purchased 1915
Studebaker cars last week were w. H.
Ritchie, H. B. Hilton, Mrs. r. c. Fair
banks. Eugene E Thompson, c. c. Case,
and II. f. Woodard,. a six-cylinder car
of the same make.
Evening star., 1915-05-23

charge can be put on charge with the
voltage properly adjusted in this man
ner. and it will automatically take the
current without further attention until
the end Of the charge. A fully dis
charged battery will take very high
charging rate at the start. but the rate
will taper of as the charge progresses
and will finish considerably below the
finishing rate mentioned in the general
instructions. Fixed resistance will not
answer for this purpose. owing to its
varying characteristics with changing
rates
Evening star., 1915-05-23
Maxwell "25" Deliveries.

During the past week 1915 Maxwell
"a5'' touring cars were delivered to I.
NJ Hayes, Leonardtown Auto Company.
NJ Levin. l.. X. Springer and j. Roy
ThompSon
Evening star., 1915-05-23

Association of America. which is sched :
uled to take place Wednesday afternoon.
The start will be made from the Con-
necticut avenue entrance to the Zoo
logical Park. down the hill past the
animal houses. turning to the left be-
fore crossing the bridge. Up the road.
past the shops and through the ford
Evening star., 1915-05-23
ELECTR|QUEHES ROUT
O[D-T|ME PUSH CHAIR
Little Carriers, Seating Two Persons,
Are Used at Coast
Expositions.

Little electric chairs, seating two
persons. and limited to speed Of
three and one-half miles an hour, are a
means OF transport which is in extern
ave use at the San Diego exposition
ana !atterly at the San Francisco ex-
position. These are called electriquettes
ana the popularity they have attained
Al the California expositions has spread
TO a rev OF the ocast resorts In Cali
fornia. and number OF the little chairs
are humming about Venice and Santa
Monica. where they have driven out the
the old-time push chair
The cars owe their popularity chiefly
10 the ease with which they are
operated. and the fact that In their
complete form. at San Diego. they
are practically fool proof, the only pos
sible accident being an occasional Jam
into the curbstone. As the speed IL
limited to three and one-half miles an
hour at the exposition. the danger Of
these accidents is not very great
Weight Is 800 Pounds.
The specially built motor is of one
half-horse power. twelve volts, and bat
teries are used. The weight Of the en-
tire car. with its wicker top, Is 800
pounds, exclusive of the weight Of the
two three passengers II ordinarily
carries and the two or three extra who
are sometimes loaded aboard when
business is particularly heavy. The
charging station on the Isthmus, or
amusement street. has a capacity of
200 vehicles. something in excess Of the
total number at San Diego
The San Francisco exposition Is not
yet thoroughly equipped with them and
has left off the safety device, which
is special feature at San Diego BY
means of this there Is utilized the uuifA
natural habit Of bracing ones feet In
Evening star., 1915-05-23
BY HOWARD S. FISK.

attention of local motorists
will be focused this week on
the second annual sociability
run of the Washington sec
tjop Of tho Electric Vehicle
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-23

TINE r. c. u. STORE---(Retai1ers
i Commercial Union) prices are
backed by the buying power of over
Five Hundred Strong Merchants all
over this country. This store is one of
them. Come in Saturday---the Best
of our Opening Week.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-03-19
They Were Connoisseurs.

Many years ago, on our return from
wedding, we found the house rified.
Mother had put out furs, her wedding
gown, and other things to air before
storing them. These were gone; the
solid silver also, and the plate broken.
The burglars had ransacked the ice
box and fixed themselves an elaborate
spread. Upon the table was an empty
cigar box. and in it on strip of pa
per was scrawled: "The grub was
fine, but. Fatty, your cigars are rot
ten. Do better next time"
AS my father was a corpulent man,
they evidently knew their unwilling
host.-Chicago Tribune.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-03-19
HEROES DEVELOPED BY WAR
Terrible as Is the Battlefield, It Brings
to the Surface Mans Great
Qualities.

Hateful as war is and utterly abhor-
rent to the Christian mind, we must
yet recognize the fact that II brings
to the surface as nothing else can GER
tain heroic qualities in man that the
whole world admires. And the great
war has already been prolific Of he
roes. What is hero? He is one who
does his duty fearlessly. as he sees it,,
with all the energy, ability, power and
enthusiasm at his command. At Liege
German officer, directing his men in
the trenches, fell shot In the head
At once the others came to him, eager
to help. He waved his hand. mo,
no." he said, 81 have got my account
go forward-do your duty" And so
died hero. Prince Frederick Of
Lippe, leading his command, received
bullet in his breast. He knew 1t
to be mortal wound, but with his
last ounce OF strength he sprang for
ward. grasped the regimental STAN
dard, which was in danger of being
taken, and shouting, "Save the fag!"
fell to rise no more. Many incidents
OF individual heroism like these are
told OF both sides, and they relieve the
somber tragedy of war. Many undis-
tinguished heroes went to their death
at Namur, Charleroi and other battle
fields In Belgium and along the border
from Mons to Muelhausen, and at the
great battle in Lorraine. where 100000
fought on either side. The story Is
told OF number of students of Liege
university who had volunteered for
military service. There was an ex-
animation to be held, but a great
battle had already begun. 1t was at
first purposed to abandon the exami-
nation, but with a unanimous voice
the students and faculty decided that
it should go on. THE examination
took place." relates the correspondent,
and then the candidates trooped from
the hall to the battlefield, where many
of them lay dead few hours later
Christian Herald.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-03-19
CHILDREN SHOWED IT
Effect of Their Warm Drink in the
Morning.

"A year ago was wreck from cot
fee drinking and was on the point Of
giving up my position in the school
room because of nervousness.
II was telling a friend about it and
she said, We drink nothing at meal
time but Postum, and it is such COM
fort to have something we can enjoy
drinking with the children
Il was astonished that she would
allow the children to drink any kind
Of coffee, but she said Postum was
not coffee, but most healthful drink
for children as well as for older ones,
and that the condition of both the chill
dren and adults showed that to be
fact.
II was In despair and determined
to give Postum a trial, following the
directions carefully. 1t was decided
success and ! was completely won by
Its rich delicious flavor.
I'm q short time ] noticed a decided
improvement in my condition and kept
growing better month after month.
until now I am healthy, and do my
work in the school room with ease and
pleasure. I would not return to nerve
destroying coffee for any money"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs.
Postum comes in two forms:
Regular Postum-must be wen
boiled. 15c and 25c packages.
Instant Postum-is soluble pow
der. A teaspoonful disselves quickly
In a cup of hot water and, with cream
and sugar, makes delicious beverage
instantly. 30c and SOC tins.
Both kinds are equally delicious and
cost per cup about the same.
There's q Reason" For Postum.
sold by Grocerst
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-03-19

Digging the nails Of her fingers pain.
fully into her palms. she breathed
dee9. fighting down hysteria, reassert.
ing her self-control In so short space
of time that her father failed to ap-
preciate that there was anything un-
common In the mind Of the girl.
"Where?" he demanded angrily as
she approached the car, where.
want to know, are tMarrophat and Jim.
my? Haven't you seen or heard any
thing OF them? They left me at six
,, o'clock this morning, to go after"
Dead" the girl interrupted, SEN
tentious. cycling him strangely.
II don't believe it," the old man
screamed. aghast. II won't believe 1t.
You're lying to me, you jade! You're
lying"
Il am not" she broke in colby. II
am telling you the plain truth
They followed us all morning in that
red racer, firing at us all the while.
Finally they caught up with US here.
about noon-came up this road shoot
ing over the windshield. 1t was our
lives or theirs. We turned the hydrau-
lie stream on them and washed the car
over the cliff. II you don't believe
me, get somebody to show you their
faces"
She indicated with gesture two
forms that lay at little distance
back from the roadside, motionless
beneath a sheet of canvas-the bodies
of Trine's creatures, recovered by the
mining gang and brought up for a
Christian burial.
The last bitter drop that brimmed
his cup Of misery was added when
Alan Law himself appeared, leaving
the miners cabin in company with
his betrothed-Rose now soothed and
comforted, smiling through the traces
of her recent tears as she chung to
her lover, nesting In the hollow of
his arm.
To Alan, on the other hand, this
rencontre seemed to afford nothing
but the pleasantest surprise imagin-
able.
Welt" he cried. releasing Rose
and running down to the car Here's
luck! And at the very moment when
l was calling my lucky star hard
names! How can l ever reward your
thoughtfulness, Mr.. Urine? 1t beats
me how you do keep track Of me this
way-happening along like this every