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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-04
TELLS Of METHOD
TO FINANCE ROADS
Fairfax Harrison Outlines the
Plans for Construction of
Highways in Any Section.
CEPLORES GREAT WASTE
IN HAPHAZARD BUILDING
Lack of System Costly to Some
States, Head of American High
way Body Shows.
BY HOWARD S. FISK.

Fairfax Harrison, president of the
American Highway Association. in a
recent newspaper article tells of the
methods which may be pursued In the
value of such highways to the COM
munty.
There are some people living In the
country who do not believe they should
pay money for real road improve
ments,' he said by way of introduction.
They are satisfied with their rutted,
struggling lanes. Their number is
growing less as knowledge of what
good roads mean to the country dis
tricts is acquired by those who live
there. Good roads not only mean that
hauling to market places and shipping
points is easy, but they mean that
farm life changes from a state of iso-
lation for each family into one having
the advantages of a community, with
Its educa tional, its social and religious
ties. While there are many parts of
the country where these advantages
are not yet recognized fully, there are
many others which have learned the
lesson and are now studying how to
obtain good roads at the lowest cost
to the present generation. without
placing needless burden on succeed
ing generations. 1t is really the great
est problem in highway improvement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-04
ods for Financing Highways Owners on Socabiy Run Today

maneuvers held at Utica. n. Y. AS a
ty cars will be formed to serve as an
adjunct to the United States troops
stationed at that city.
Sixeen Studebaker cars were chosen
for the maneuvers. which included
down the Mohawk valley. Two large
manufacturing plants, one at Utica and
the other at Ilion, We're chosen as the
strategic points. and in covering
them Company B of the LIST Infantry
set a record for speed and efficiency,
the motor cars getting the soldiers to
these points at a hitherto Impossible
speed.
1t required less than forty-f1ve min
utes to rush the entire infantry COM
pany from the state armory to the most
important strategic points in the Mo-
hawk valley. The demonstration was
the most spectacular and unusual in the
history of the National Guard the work
of the motor cars being the feature that
attracted most comment
Using 1900 rounds of blank ammuni-
ton, the troopers gained a theoretical
speed made possible by the automo-
biles being one of the chief deciding
factors.
While army maneuvers on a large
scale have been held on several occa l.
sions, this battle" was the first in
which motor cars played so important
a part. A repair wagon which accom-
panied the fleet of cars was called upon
only once, and that was for the purpose
of changing a tire. All the machines
but carried on the average of eleven
soldiers apiece, two being stationed on
each running board in addition to the
seven in the cars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-04
Oppose District Motorists.

Frank H. Zouck, chairman of the
Maryland state good roads commission.
has. according to reports, started a
campaign IN opposition to the Adam
son bill pending in Congress, which
would compel Maryland to allow Dis
trict motorists to use the roads of that
state without purchasing an annual
license, as at present.
District motorists, for years, have
been fighting for reciprocal relations
with Maryland for the free use of the
roads of that state. in exchange for
the use of District roads by Maryland
motorists. Maryland steadfa silly has
refused to enter into such an arrange
ment on the ground that II would be
giving far more than it would receive
In return. inasmuch as Maryland has
more than 900 miles of costly modern
to maintain and which are heavily
worn by automobile traffic. On the
other hand it is claimed that the Dis
trct has only relatively a few miles of
h-traveled streets for the use OF
the Marylanders.
Chairman Zouck has written a letter
to Representative Talbot, opposing the
with the other representatives in Con-
gress from Maryland. In his letter
Chairman Zouck states:
"A bill is pending In Congress known
as the Adamson bill. which has for Its
purpose the abolishment OF the license
fees charged the residents Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia by the state of Mary
roads. If this law goes into effect 1t
will deprive the state of Maryland OF
about $4,000 a year, which is nearly
l cent on our state tax rate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-04
u u ss 4
Saxon Sociability Run.

At $40 o'clock this morning the nrst
cars viii he sent away in the saxon
owners sociability run to Rock Point
Md. Up to last night nearly thirty cars
were scheduled to participate in the
run into southern Maryland.
The affair will be a sealed time con-
test. for which prizes will be awarded
at the conclusion of the run The run
is being conducted by the Record Auto
Company. which concern Will act as
host on the arrival of the last con
testing car at the finish line on Tue
lower Potomac river
The list of entries in the Saxon so
CiahilitY run are as follows: August
Lederick, George II. Mitchell James n.
McAIlister. r. l.. Hawley, George A.
Berry. Albert f. Dieterich. Charles
Schlosser. J. +. Hammer, DR.. w. {. Wei
burn. Miss Mildred Hoge. j. NJ. stem.
Louis Hartig. Edward Lawman. }. n.
Durand. Walter Leaman, G. n. Thomp-
son, w. r. Ehrmantraut, a. B. MolneaX,
w. f. Cush. DR.. W. f. Andrew, r. W.
Woodward and Charles Tanner. In ad-
diton to the above there will be six
official cars. including the pilot car. the
judges car. the starters car, the serV-
ice car and two cars from the Record
Auto Company.
The first prize for the contestant
coming nearest the sealed time is Sill
Yer loving cup; second prize. fifteen
gallon can of oil; third prize. set of
hi efficiency spark plugs. A specia |
prize will be awarded to the contestant
using the smallest quantity of gasoline
on the run. This prize is d luncheon
outfit. The winner of this prize is also
open to any of the other prizes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-04
Crow Elk-Hart Deliveries.

Announcement was made yesterday
Of recent deliveries of Crow Elk Hart
cars as follows: Touring cars-W. W.
Adamson, Thomas D. George. Sidney B.
Lust, R. E. Padgett, Charles Plunket.
NJ. E. Vernon. David r. Long, c. H.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-04
Auto Trip Through Maryland.

An enjoyable motor trip was taken
last Sunday by Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Frazier, Miss Ida Frazier and J. n.
Rice. Leaving here in a Ford touring
car they motored to Ridgeville. thence
to Frederick and Braddock Heights.
Returning over the same route to
Frederick and Ridgeville, they followed
the Baltimore Frederick turnpike to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-04
Premier Representative Here.

H. c. Arnold. district manager for
the Premier Motor Corporation of In
dianapolis. arrived in Washington yes
terday, in the interest of his company.
Mr.. Arnold has for several years past
been connected with the Hudson Motor
Company
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-04
Conn. Avenue Bridge Closed.

The Connecticut avenue bridge still is
closed to traffic. A new roadway is
being made to the road across the
bridge and as soon as completed the
bridge will be again opened, which will
be al early date.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-04

Caldwell. c. H. Donaldson. H O. Bailey.
W. r. Gibbs. II l. Cote, George Wed
derburn. NJ l., Harding. John NJ. Kin
Cheloe. &. Graw and c. H. Sheehy; clo-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-04

type has some strong advocates. and
as it yields a greater return to IN
vestors than the other types it has ad-
vocates among bond brokers: but there
is a general sentiment that serial bonds
are, all things considered. better type
for raising money for such public I'M
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-04
Only Revenue Collected.

"The money collected from automo-
bile licenses is the only money we re-
ceive to maintain our state roads sys-
tenn. The last Legislature removed the
one cent tax which was formerly ap-
piled to the maintenance of state roads,
and If we are deprived OF the revenue
collected from the Washington cars it
will seriously embarrass this commits
sion. When the one-cent tax rate was
removed 1t was estimated that the rev.
enue from automobile licenses for the
fiscal year ending April 80, 1916. would
amount to 100000. but only $426,000
was collected, and Baltimore city re-
ceived 90 per cent Of this amount,
which leaves a net revenue of only
$4,000 for the maintenance of about
800 miles of road.
I'VE have reciprocity with every state
and territory within the United States
which extend to the motorists of our
state the same privilege and the use
of their many miles OF roads. but we
think 1t is unfair to allow this same
privilege to motorists of the District of
Columbia. which has only a small num-
Der Of miles of thick1y travelled streets
to offer in return. I hope that Con-
gress will see the justice of our con-
tention and that 1t will not pass the
bill" .A-l.-l
~ = II n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-04
Cost Should Cover Years.

It is self-evident that road built
so well that it will last for many years
should be paid for by an annual con-
trihution during those years. This dis
tributes the cost equitably as posSl-
ing every period of its life. Roads built
BILE over those served by the road dur
to remain in good condition for a pc
riod of wears are often called "perlna-
nent" roads, which is really mIsta ke
for there is no permanent type Oh
road Any type will wear out sooner
or later depending upon the type ana
the oualit of the materials and work
manship used in construction ana on
the local conditions of travel, weather
and maintenance. But there are some
parts of all well built roads which last
many wears. If the roadbed is wei TO-
Gated properly graded and drained,
and provided with durable culVertS the
investment In such work may be larry
termed permanent, although the sur
ia ice of the road is of. such a temporary
chara cter that it will last only few
wears even with careful maintenance.
1t is sometimes difficult to select the
surface construction which should ne
used. although II may pc deHhite!
known that the location of the road is
the best for the needs OF the district
for many years. The Improvement OF
a road often results in a great change
in the usage to which II is SnpJtc!tu'
and the upper part of a road should be
built to withstand the usage II VIII
have The travel on an unimproVed
road near De kalb. Ill, during August
and Sept ember. 1907, was carefully OBJ
served, and 1t was found that only ,
per cent of the vehicles were motor
driven Similar observations in 1872,
after the road had been improved,
showed that half the vehicles were
motor driven, while a year later the
proportion had increased to three hfths
The improvement of a road not only
results in a great change III the char
acter of the travel over it, but also re-
suits in most cases in a material in
crease in the volume of travel Tor
many persons prefer to drive over
good road even when "A shorter but
poorer route is available.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-04

ver-leaf roadsters-L.
l.. 3. G. Mckenzie. w.
Carnahan: roadsters-
NJ. G. Hamhrich and ].
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-04

State Highway Officials, of which the
president is Henry G. Shirley. chief en-
eineer of the Maryland state roads
commission, will he able to formulate
before long some general principles
upon which to build up laws that will
remedy large part of the trouble.
study the experience of all states with
their various methods of local road
building and maintenance. and the ad-
ministrative and technical experience
of the members is so extensive that
they are better able to draw useful
conclusions from this information than
any of the many legislatures which
have struggled with the problem here
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-04

Ellicott City. Baltimore, returning
home via Laurel. The car was driven
by Mr.. Rice and Miss Frazier In the
l55-mile trip. Their next trip will
probably be to Harpers Ferry and Mar
tinsburg, w. Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-04

r. c. De Lancy.
w. Reese. NJ. -.
Lieut.. Winters,
lmirie.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-04
Should Issue Bonds.

A nationally improved highway,
therefore, consists of fairly permanent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-04

for on its successful solution will de-
pend the steady increase in the mile
age of good roads.
There are only two ways of raising
money for such work, direct taxation
and the sale of bonds. A small amount
of public road work is done annually
by private subscription, but 1t is too
insignificant to be considered In the
general problem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-04
Autos in Army Maneuvers.

The possibilities of motor cars as aids
in the quick mobilization of troops
have just been demonstrated in army
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-18
CONFESSIONS
u OF A WIFE

would then adjust themselves on
a much better and firmer founda-
ton for those who would be left
behind"
Dear Mrs. Selwin looked at me
shrewdly. "Margie, my child"
she said, there is one great OBJ
stacle to the working out of your
morbid theory. In the first place
we can't die by just wishing to
do SO, which, by the way, is a
good thing, as most all OF us
have wished for a moment at
some time or other that we could
die, and IL the wish was always
granted the world would be de.
populated in short order.
You don't wish to die, my
dear; you only wish to get out of
your present unhappiness."
She was silent for a moment.
and then taking my hand in both
of hers she continued, "Margie, /
believe you have some 9th ~
things on your mind and heart be-
side physical pain. I don't want
to pry into your affairs, my dear
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-18
DANDRUFFY HEADS
BECOME HAIRLESS

II you want plenty of thick,
beautiful, glossy. silky hair, do
by all means get rid OF dandruff,
for It will starve your hair and
ruin It II you don't.
1t doesn't do much good to try
to brush or wash 1t out. The only
sure way to get rid of dandruff
Is to dissolve 1t, then you destroy
II entirely. To do this, get about
four ounces of ordinary liquid ar
Won; apply 1t at night when retir.
ing; use enough to moisten the
scalp and rub 1t in gently with
the finger tips.
BY morning most, II not all, of
your dandruff will be gone, and
three or four more applications
will completely dissolve and en-
tirely destroy every single sign
and trace of 1t.
You will find, too, that all
itching and digging Of the scalp
will stop. and your hair will look
and feel a hundred times better.
You can get liquid arvon at any
drug store. 1t Is inexpensive and
four ounces is all you will need,
no matter how much dandruff
you have. This simple remedy
never fails.
Advertisement"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-18

child, but IL 1t would relieve you
to tell me your troubles you may
do 80 freely" -.
II know it. dear Mrs. Selwin."
Here, little book, became all
at once, conscious that had
transferred that word dear" to
Mrs. Selwin. 1t almost seemed to
be a bequest from dear Aunt
Mary.
I was also sure that dear Mrs.
Selwin could counsel me better
than dear Aunt Mary in my pres
ent trouble. Aunt Mary's life he'd
been singularly an uneventful
one, and like the happiest coun-
tries the happiest wives have no
histories.
Dear Mrs. Selwin had been
through 1t all. You remember,
little book! She had told me
about the time when she too
stuck"
Looking into the beautiful old
face that was smiling into mine,
took comfort, for I saw that she
had perhaps as much to bear as
| and still found life good.
1.-THE greatest surprise to me,
she said softly as l kept silent, lis
the courage and patience of hui
manity, the patience with which it
bears its ills.
There must be some great soul
strength of which we are aware
that keeps us uplifted above all
the Strings and arrows of out
ragged fortune
ut is only for moment or two
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-18
CAN 1 GARRY MY
BURDEN BRAvELYi

= week Of comparative comfort
1ad then the whole thing had to
be done over again. This time
the doctors made an incision IN
my leg and put in plate to keep
the bones In place.
The constant shock to my
nerves made the effect of the last
operation OF more Importance
than the others. When they told
me that l had to go through 1t
again / just felt 1t was not worth
the trouble.
Dear Mrs. Selwin," / said (she
had come up to comfort me a
little on the night before the oper-
atom, 81 don't think II matters,
! Just feel as though II would be
better for me to die than to go
through with this long siege of
pain when am nothing but q
trouble and expense to my friends.
II / could just die decently and
In order. II seems tome things
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-18

We do not believe, Secretary Daniels to the
contrary notwithstanding, that Senator Pen
rose was 'bluffing' when he said that the steel
mills would raise the price of armor 5000 ton
if the government undertook to manufacture
armor plate itself.
We believe that the Penrose statement was a
cold-blooded, deliberately planned and boldly
made threat. And we believe Furthermore that
the steel men will undertake to carry out that
threat. Such camOr has arisen from the out
ragged public at the insolence of it; the press,
even the heretofore faithful part of it, has so
openly advocated more or less confiscatOry
measures, that the steel magnates, in alarm, have
hedged to large extent.
But the spirit Of piracy which prompted this
pernicious attempt to intimidate the greatest
law-making body in the world, still exists in the
greedy hearts and constituencies minds Of the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-18
The ArmOr BlaCk-HanderS

steel magnates. The teat from which they so
long have drawn bountiful flow will not be
yielded up without struggle. That they have
ceased beating is ominous.
We believe there will be a gradual advance Of
prices on government armOr contracts from this
time on, if congress does not at once take steps
to head off the upward movement. The steel
mans purpose will be accomplished insidiously,
but accomplished it will be if Uncle Sam doesn't
watch out. o.
We wouldn't trust these hypocritical patri-
OTIS, whose version of the Lords prayer reads,
"Give us this day our daily CAKE" any fur
Their than could throw a bull by the tail, in
elegantly speaking.
The more they seem to acquiesce in the pub
lie demand, the more devilish and malignant
wax their plots.
Watch 'em, Senator Tillman. We are play
ing our white alley on you
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-18

that this strength weakens, and II
Is then that some of us think we
would like to find O place where
1t is always sunshiny afternoons.
Look about you, my child, and
see how few in all this great
world are not bearing their bur-
dens more or less bravely.
you are not going to be one
of the strikers, are you?
Take up your burdens, Margie,
whether they are there of soul or
body. If you must carry them,
carry them proudly with head
erect and unflinching eyes ever
looking ahead"
But it is so hard-so hard to
know what to do-which burden
to carry and which to leave be-
hind" / sobbed.
Just now l would lay aside for
little all but my physical bur
dens," she said softly, and she
rubbed my head lightly until
fell asleep.
Continued Tomorrow
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-18
TO People Who Are
|UnderNormal Weight
Good Advice For Thin, Undevea
Oped Men and Women Who
Want. to Put on Flesh.


Thousands of people suffer
from excessive thinness, weak
nerves and feeble stomachs who,
having tried advertised flesh.
makers, food-fads, physical cul-
ture stunts and rub-on creams,
resign themselves to lifelong
skinniness and think nothing will
make them fat. Yet their case is
not hopeless. A recently discov-
cred combination OF assimilative
agents has made fat grow after
years of thinness, and It is also
unequalled, judging from reports,
for repairing the waste of sick
ness or faulty digestion and for
strengthening the nerves. This
remarkable preparation Is called
Sargol. Six strengthening, fat
predicting assimilative elements
of acknowledged merit have been
combined in this preparation,
which is endorsed and used by
prominent people everywhere. 1t
is absolutely harmless, inexpens-
i've and efficient.
A few weeks systematic use of
Sargol should go far to produce
flesh and strength by correcting
faults Of digestion and by supply
ing nourishing fats to the blood.
If not, every druggist who sells It
is authorized to return the pur-
chase price. Increased nourish-
ment is obtained from the food
eaten, and the additional fats
that thin people need are thus
produced. The Grown Drug Co.,
1882 Pacific av. and other lead
ing druggists supply Sargol and
they say there is a large demand
for 1t.
While this new preparation has
from reports given splendid re-
suits as a nerve-tonic and vital
izer, its use is not recommended
to nervous people unless they
wish to gain at least ten pounds
of flesh.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-18
GENTLY! GENTLY

Young Millionbucks had mar
ried Tessie, the blonde on the
end in "The Merry Whirlers,"
and all was serene save for the
painful prospect Of breaking the
news to his papa. He sought the
counsel of his more-or-less blush
ing bride.
"I'll tell you how to put II
over, dearie," she cooed. you get
your best pal to see papa. Have
him start off by telling your
daddy you're dead and then
work up gently to the olimax!'
THEIR REPRESENTATIVE"
IL must get out to Oklabraska
and visit my constituents" re-
marked the statesman who spent
most of his time in Washington.
But, SENATOR" pointed out his
secretary, you are senator from
Montvada."
$50 l am. Well, look up time
tables for there"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-18
TIMES EDITORIALS
Let the TRUTH PneeVaiag
What Do You Like to Read?

Do you like simple story that tells about
the doings of people such as you meet everydayf
Or do you like thrilling love story with
plenty of heart throbs?
Or, perhaps do you prefer novel of excite
ment and adventure2
Well, here are all three, handed out to you
hot off the platter in six courses, all in one
novel beginning in The Times next Monday
"The Rose Garden Husband
81 haven't time to read, is always the excuse
of tired Dad when he comes home at night "All
do is to look over the headlines of the evening
paper"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-18
BEEN EATING THINGS

It transpires that the dispatch telling of the
capture of the German cruiser Room by the Brit
ish warship Drake originated at Staten Island
Doubtless Staten Island or Coney Island,
welsh-rabbits have been responsible for good
many of the startling war tales which have been
handed out to the public, but this chaps night
mare was one with all the trimmings on it.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-18

But beginning next week Dad will have "a
spicy morsel of high class reading in his even
ing paper.
When he reads the first morsel, he's going to
find it hard to wait for tomorrow evening to
come. We know, because we've read the first
installment. 1t nabs you and holds your inter-
est right off the bat.
And best of all, the whole novel will be fin
ished in one week.
You II get it in sixe fine, big installments and
be able to finish it while your interest runs
high, instead of being handed a little nibble
each day for weeks and months as is the case
with most newspaper serials.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-02-18
N=R*4W=N
R<Bal%tA<a2NT

I'm sorry my engagements
prevent my attending your char
ity concert, but l shall be with
you in spirit"
Splendid! And where would
you like your spirit to sit? l
have tickets here for IS, $3.50
and ST."