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10 transfer goods from Forty-second
street to the Desbrosscs street ferry
Than their frcightaCe from Chicago.
And the toll is going up. II is adding
10 the cost OF living.
Therefore, to return to the traffic
topic. the extreme east and west-ave-
nues are given up to freight traffic.
broadway and Fifth venue are the
channels Of main motor travel and the
other streets are so torn by excava-
tons for new suhways that they Fan
not gain consideration.
Through freight traffic. motor traf-
fic. subway impediments and avenues
that end in dead walls New York to-
day is practically locking itself in.
Tho movement of vehicles Is slower.
The town is slowing up, slowing up
where Is the remedy that will prevent
it from coming to "A full stop?
With these tides OF traffic In con-
slant ebb and flow In the streets there
must be taken into consideration In
the handling of il the care and COM
fort Of tho pedestrians, the legions
that flock 225, 200 strong ut Fulton
street and 10000 at Fifth avenue and
Forty-second street. You must CO.
ordinatc-take the lTter point for ex.
ampie-lso,o0o persons In iux during
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reason why, Therefore they are IN
reasonable.
Now with this you have-as has
been told-i75, 900 motor driven We
hiclos, most Of which ply on either
Fifth venue or Broadway. They re-
fuse to use the Fourth venue thor
oughfare because il nm To two dead
stops, one at Thirty-fourth street,
where a wall halts 1t, and then in its
upper scale existence as Park avenue
It dashes itself sauarely against the
Grand Central Station.
Seventh avenue might be "Some-
where in France" torn rs 1t Is with
subway trenches. Madison avenue, he
ginning with n flying start at Twenty
third street, proves too variable for
general traffic advantage.
Also the further east ana
west are confined principally to haul
ing traffic. The port of New York re-
ceivcs more stun for shipment than
any other place along the Atlantic
seaboard and much of II passes
through Manhattan.
by the way. this Is a costly privi-
legc, In the reckoning OF shipments
more allowance L.. made for street
haulage through rev York than for
any other item. L 'en II costs msse
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justeI 10 tlo activity " the town.
They would not 10y down aubl!mated
cowpath4 such os NcT York il using
to-day, Aui .t.s brings us to the
ogiS!N'l responsibility for the prob
..La,
TAO civic pride that reached SITS
12nith OF that day in 1852 when
Gco.so Washington made his inaugu-
raj address where tho S~ub-Trrasury
low stands, that attempted TO make
y town worthy ot the meetings Of
! Congress, SGT itself to create n city
beautiful,
III The vision 81 the planners New
York then had reached It's maximum
northern poiut. Thclr broad hope was
that II would be built mp between the
rivers. Therefore they marked out
streets nt regular intervals east and
west. So Iona as Broadway was clear of
! INSTRUCTIONS To the wiiderness-sa Ia
whore Grand street II now-they had
peace Ut mind. There were a few
othcrs roads that might be used for
| 'heirt coaches. their stages and their
saddle horses.
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automobiles swinging around the rim
Of the Circle. This represents one
third more than the traffic at Trafal-
gar Square in London or on the Bou-
lcvard des Capucines in Paris.
When you reached lower Broadway
you were held up every block or so
by the throngs. II O halted to asl;
the traffic policeman at Park Row
he would tell you that in his ten
hours $780, 900 persons pass before him.
At Fulton street you were blocked
The bluecoat there. between
swings of his semaphoric arms. on
fided to you that 225, 900 persons cross
the street in his ten hours.
There by actual observation you
have Manhattan's traffic problem.
All in all it comes down 10 this:
A city thirteen and a half miles IL
length and two and a half miles across
az its widest point has to find room for
8 500. 900 persons. 1854 0 motor driven
vehicles and 100000 horse drawn
wagons.
1t is a grim battle each day. Man
haitian has TO fight with every ounce
OF its energy. else 1t would be over
whelmed. Probably never before In
the history OF traffic has the town
fought so we'll against such fearful
odds as to-day. But the crisis has
come.
New York has reached a point
where it's size In point of population
ard number OF vehicles is fast be-
coming destructive. Now it Is a town
striving to keep its giant strength
confined to a lilliputlan body. Tie ct-
forts to adjust the force to the frame
are fast making II muscle bound. 1t
mus. discover within itself now cham
ncls OF motive energy or hc possessed
by stagnatlon,
That Is TIE basic III Of the
crowding on the streets and OF the
Sidewalks. Manhattan has not enough
area for It's a!2c. 1t IS ten towns VITA
the accommodations sor ore,
Were u CarElntuaa ku.f. 10 clcayc
through tho homes ana the. wor!;lnG
places Of Manhattan, ma';ing ten
SLICES, il would slice OH VITA u,,cll blow
o. TIC l;nlfo ,nonS'I povronS g. Nn'.i;t
~ % h'st''Ag city IN No urcp ~ NAM
ira.;a0
Go',c rlc Icllb,:JEtJ u y Ton bis
'|is.tloa ar3 taroin No.A dowa on tho
..aro barely Gul"c.ut ior one, throw
IN win them their street cars, their
.~nutoinobilps, their huracs, their
wagons, their motorcycles and what
Is the result? Exactly what o sec
here eyety day.
uf cvares city planners could take
tho thfonss that Sniiy osrrran New
York. they could t,kc the area now
comprised between the BAY aud Spuy-
ten Duyvi and do much better than In
being done now. To b sure they
|, could bscsuss they would have splen-
d,A vide avenues thAa vssl1 - -.
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something to provide mo'c north and
south arteries. Look ~ the distances
between Firth and S!%th
There should u" another avenue cut
In there. |. would COS, intellectually,
hut ! h"i'c"c IL mus mn
"Thel, as 10 sixth avenue Vt II
of li,tle usa for general traffic becauSs
n the elevated railroad pillars and
the narrow space hctTcou them and
the curb. II the road could te put
Understandable l predict 1t vii! rS
some day-.t would give rs a splendid
channel"
With relation to the suggestion fog
bridges at congested corners the ev-
pertinent was made at tho towns
busiest crossing. Fulton street and
Broadway. and resulted In failure. Tho
thronss that have 10 use the street
absolutely refused to resort 10 tho
stairs. They preferred to risk their
lives in the rush of traffic rather than
to climb AT the sacrifice Of a minutes
more time. The bridge was removed
after q short time.
The work of improving the h.~h-
ways and the construction OF the Tru-
posed viaducts will come under tho
jurisdiction of the Borough President
of Manhattan. Marcus NJ. Marks ia
has given several years AZ studs Il,
the subject and he and Eugene ".
Stern. chief engineer of tho puro,u ~
Highways, have evolved a scheme thcv
believe will provide present relief. Mr..
Marks made the following stotomcnc
for TIE St,N. n statement which ON.
bodies the views of Mr.. Stern.
"A few months ago | requested one,
of nv staff to compute traffic statistics
showing the number Of p.ople coming
into the Borough of Manhattan zach
day by h,.igo, trolley. railroad. SUBJ
way. &c. This combination * uow
before me, and shows the number to
he in round figures 1000. 900 men,
women and children. Add TO this tho
fixed population OF tho Borough of
Manhattan. which is somewhere in
the ~ncighborhood Of 900. 600. and We
have n total daily population of about
$500, 900 pcoplc. onc-third as many
as there are i'm the whole state OF New
York.
"Our congestion prohlcm is brourht
about throuph rho addition NJ tho
floating tn the fixed popuIation and
/, il high Tina That va proceoaed
with practical measures to Distribute
traffic and To handle It with safety
in ~conpested streets,
.n'' ".v''u. ~ my u.' Wv
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= TAND at the corner OF Forty
-, second street and Fifth avenue
some nice sunshiny afternoon
As a matter OF fact. whether you wish
10 or not. you will have to stand there
for q time-if you reach that corner.
But II you have an hour to spare. II
Your eyes are not affected by strain
and you arc good at figures, give your
time to counting the vehicles that pass
before you in hat period.
II your reason has held out you will
have counted approximately 1900 at
The end Of the hour. OF these about
sixty more went down town than went
up.
Now that you have exercised your
mind on the smaller problem. suppose
YOU try TO count the number Of per-
sons who cross the street. You will
find that there were just about 10000
perhaps a hundred or so more.
After you have rested your eyes
from this swirl you wonder how a city
with such a tremendous population
and so many vehicles escapes with so
few accidents. Suppose you investi-
gate. You learn that in a year about
$4,000 persons are injured in street
accidents.
OF these accidents more than 500 re-
suited fatally, you hear. and the VIC
Tins in most cases were children.
Therefore, it strikes you, there must
DO many arrests. Yes. a large num-
berI 1900 n month, as n matter OF
fact. they tell you in the court that
u given up especially to traffic cases.
It impresscs you that tho traffic
policemen must have good rontro!
OF the situation. That IL what you
will hear everywhere, but you will
bo told that their caution cNacts "A
large toll In time and comfort.
Fer instance, We're you TO ride up
Fifth avcnuc-and there IA found the
bulk o: automobile tiaMc~-were you
20 rlio from the F!atiron building "a
the Plaza Hotel after the theatres have
s!Ycn up their matinee audiences on
Saturday afternoon, the "ituatioI
wolll s!va lou considerable pause.
I, &c -. Pause that ear ev.sy twc
l'oe,'- :. -, N'ngr Vrrrcc" VIII y!
The Washington herald., 1916-12-15
MASS Meeting CALLED
in Aid OF TEACHERS
Senate to Be Asked to Include Them
in Proposed Pay Increases.

High school teachers in the District viii
make a strong plea to be included In any
salary increases that may be granted
District employees. at q mass meeting
Tuesday in the hall Of the new Central
High School
The meeting is being arranged by q
committee consisting Of L V. Lampson.
Miss Mary Brown and Miss Alice Wood
Among those who have accepted invita-
lions to address the teachers are Repre-
sentatives Cooper. OF Wisconsin, and Van
Dyke, Of Minnesota, II. NJ. McLarin,
president Of the Federal Employees Union.
and Superintendent OF Schools Thurston-
The legislative committee Of the Teach
ers' Union met yesterday and voted to
invite all labor bodies affiliated with the
public schools to send two delegates each
10 the meeting OF a central committee
10 be held next Wednesday, at which the
committee will formally organize and
appoint offcers to carry on the work Of
Presenting their case TO Congress- This
committee will consider the school jani-
tors and employees of other gradeA 50
that all employees will be represented.
The House has already concluded It's
hearings on the District appropriation
bill and since the teachers were not IN
cluded in the graded increases urged by
the District branch Of the Federal En-
ployes' Union. they hope to have the
amendment accepted by the Senate when
the bill Is considered in that branch Of
Congress.
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House. It is assumed . favorable report
will be made.
Members Of the Federal Employees
Union yesterday continued arrangement
for the mass meeting to be held next
Wednesday night at National Rifles Arm
ory In favor of increased salaries Rep
resentatives Gallivan of Massachusetts,;
Taggart of Kansas. Van Dyke OF Mime
sofa, and Nolan of California, yesterday
accepted invitations to address the meet
ing and invitations will be rendered Rep
resentatives Austin Of Tennessee, Buch-
anan Of Illinois, Keating Of Colorado.
and other members who favor q gem
eral advance. Assistant Secretary Of La
Dor Louist r. Post and President Com
pers, Of the American Federation Of La
Dor, will be among the speakers. No
reply has been received from the Presi-
dent, but the committee on arrangements
hopes he viii send a letter should he be
unable to attend.
The feeling at the Capitol Is that when
the legislative bill gets to the Senate
the chances of amending It and making
the increases higher than the and ,1G
per cent granted by the House commit
tee viii be exceedingly good. More than
half the membership Of the Senate has
been canvassed on the question Of higher
salaries and not one has been found who
does not believe an increase Is essential.
Senators Shields, of Tennessee. and
Chamberlain, OF Oregon, last night as
sured the mass meeting committee they
would be pleased to address the employees
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an increase IN the salaries OF employees
OF tne local government departments de-
serves the support OF all connected with
the university.
The student Of this university who
works for Uncle saSa during the day
time. and who, in the late afternoon and
nisnI studies law. engineering or any
otner subject offered by the university,
shouio receive an increase In salary
equal at least, to the rise in cost of the
necessities OF life.
IN fact, the student-clerk often has
greater burdens to bear than the aver
age clerk.
IN aadidon to facing life,s problems
or making two ends meet (often for a
wlfe and children as well as HIMSELF, he
mas TO earn from exacting professors his
his consequent Improvement In edu-
cauon and efficiency benefits his employ
er, the government, as much as himself
and should be rewarded"
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Compromise Salary Measure
Proposed by Workers Union

Representative Dill, OF Washington, de-
Tending his amendment to increase the
alaries Of government laborers at the
White House from $40 to $40 a wear.
The amendment went out on a point of
order by Representative Byrne, of Ten
nessee, but not before the Washington
Representative had criticized the existing
scale paid laborers and ridiculed the ad-
vance granted charwomen in government
departments by the committee.
Cooper FavorA Workers.
Representative Cooper. of Wisconsin,
protested against what he considered
starvation wages"
"I understand" he said, that some
Of these $50 q month salaries were fixed
before the civil war. Since thar time
the cost of living has increased at least
10 per cent. It L. the same as reducing
ones salary 70 per cent
This Is the richest government ever
known. 1t IL immaterial perhaps, what
private employers pay. but the United
States government should be a model en-
ployer and not pay starvation wages to
these clerks In Washington"
Representative Van Dyke, a former
posto1ice employe, offered a bill to in
crease the wages Of the postal clerks.
Ten grades, starting at 8, 900 and raising
to maximum Of 1900. are provided, and
clerks would be advanced annually one
grade. Salaries Of assistant division
superintendents are nxed at $500 chief
clerks at $500. assistant chief clerks at
81, 100 and substitutes at $1,000
Representative Byrns, Of Tennessee,
will ask a special rule before section six
Of the legislative bill is considered In
order to protect It from parliamentary
objections and points Of order that would
nullify the and 10 per cent increases
The rule must be passed upon by the
rules committee and reported to the
The Washington herald., 1916-12-15
REV. DIR. c. E. SMITH
FAV0RS WAGE RAISE

rev. DR.. c. Ernest Smith rector of st.
Lhomss Parish, yesterday put himself OF
record as in favor Of the movement for
tne increase OF wages for Federal en-
ployes.
he expressed himself as being heartily
IN accord with what The Washington
herald Is doing to help the movement.
mere Is to be remembered the fact
that Representatives have had a decided
raise In compensations, in all about 50
per cent, and that should spur on all who
are trying TO get a fair increase for
workers OF all classes in the District" he
said.
Justice, as well as immediate relief
That Is needed in the present conditions
OF the high cost Of living, call for all
around sharing in wage Increases"
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CONTINUED From PAGE ONE.

including" those of the District of colum.
bia and per diem men: Is per cen,
increase for employees receiving less thar
500; 20 per cent increase for those re-
ceiving $500 and less than 81, 400; q II
per cent Increase to those receiving more
than N,4oo and less than 5000. and a II
per cent increase for those receiving more
than 5000 and less than $500"
Representative Austin said he was q
government employe himself thirty-nine
years ago and to the best of his knowl.
edge the wage scale existing at that time
was in effect today. He favored the ap.
pointment OF commission to reclassify
salaries. standaSdize work and adjust
inequalities. He would have such Q com.
mission report at the opening session OF
the sixty-fifth Congress.
sherley Tells of Increases.
Representative sheriey, of Kentucky,
criticized the statement that government
salaries had not been revised in half a
century and declared that Is his long
service Ion the Committee on Appropria-
tions it had frequently raised salaries.
The assertion that there had been no
general increase was only half a truth,
he said. He deplored the public agitation
for higher wages for government en-
ployes.
Representative Sisson. of Mississippi
defended government salaries and paint
ed picture of a contented Federal
worker on the present salary. He said
the high cost of living was a temporary
condition brought about by the European
war, and that the best answer to the de-
mand for increased pay was the fact
that hundreds were waiting to 60 to
work for the government at the existing
scale.
TO say that the taxpayer is not will
ing to give the government employe a de-
cent living wage is all buncombe," said
The Washington herald., 1916-12-15
1000 G. ". U. STUDENTS
WORK FOR GOVERNMENT

Students at George Washington. Univer-
sity are among the enthusiastic support
ers Of the movement to increase salaries
Of government employees. About half the
student body Is on Uncle Sans payroll;
The University Hatchet yesterday said:
Because about 50 per cent or nearly
1000 Of the students Of the university are
government employees, the campaign for
The Washington herald., 1916-12-15

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Special mail delivery. Phone Main 13 for particulars. u
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NOTICE OF FORFEITURE

To k. l.. Il. Marshall, Hilda MarshaIL
 Charles D. Haven, r. C. Miller,
 Riley E. Dill, John Irvine, L. IL.
 HerndOn and George Rabehl, de
 ceaseds heirs, executors, admins
 uators or assigns:
 You and each of you are hereby notified that the undersigned Co., Owner has expended the sum of One hundred dollars ($lOO.OO) in labor and improvements upon the Blank Associ- atiou group of placer mining claims, consisting of l6O acres, located on the Right Limit of Nugget Gulch, tri- butary of Cache Creek, in the Cook Inlet Precinct, Third Division, Terri tory of Alaska, in order to hold said placer mining claim, for the year ending December 31st, A. D., 1915, and if within Ninety (9O) days from the service of this notice upon you, or the complete publication thereof, you fail or refuse to contribute your pro portion of said expenditure as Co., Owners, your interests will become the property of the undersigned, under and pursuant to the Revised Statutes of the United States. Dated at Susitna, Alaska, this 2Oth, day of March, A. D., 1916.
 AL. STINSON. First publication March 2,7 1916. Last publication July 12, 1916.
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PEACE DECLARED

"War in Mexico" "The Watchful Waiting" Republican Convention at Chicago. A Love Feast for Bull Noosers and G. o. Ps. Hughes" The Logical will be elected. Capt Tom Ward has about completed the Howe Truss bridge over RessuTeetion River. The Railroad appropriation of $6,247,OOO will be available July lst and the able Seward end of the En- gineering Commission if given ghost of a show at that money will make things materialize that will put Anchorage in the shade for all time. If you don't believe it just go out the line and see for yourself what has been done on the measley pittance al- lowed the Seward end. Don't stop at that, but just drop in the Seward Commercial Co. store and see what you can do with money in the way of Bargains. We carry everything and sell considerable of it. If you don't believe it-Call and be Convinced.
 SEWARD COMMERCIAL co.
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the extremes-the West and East. But everybody answer the call of the table; they come from every corner of the world, mingle here for a day. eat and drink together
 A great Russian officer appears in the door He speaks a word. The crowd begins to stir. The trains are leaving. East and West go their ways. In ten minutes the eating room is empty of voyagers and the hired help begins to clean up the sausage plates, to prepare more food for the earths extremes tomorrow.