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PROPOSAL for New Route.

Consideration has been given also to
the possibility of establishing a route
between the national old trails and the
Lincoln highway, connecting at Pitts
burgh with a new route now being or
ganized across Pennsylvania and
known as the William Penn high
way
The William Penn highway as
proposed. extends from Pittsburgh east
ward through Blairsville, Johnstown,
Ebensburg, Altoona, Huntingdon. Har-
risburg. Lebanon, Reading and Potts.
town to Philadelphia.
The Pixies peak ocean ocean high
way has received national recognition
as one of the three main transconti-
mental routes. 1t is now organized in
dependently between Indianapolis and
Salt Lake City, connecting on the east
at the present time with the national
old trails road and on the west with the
Lincoln highway and the Overland trail.
A committee on western extension was
also appointed to complete the organiza-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20
Necessary to Control Speed.


III auo''ioh TO restrictions on "loth
and weight of tire it is necessary to
control the sneed n, which oars or
,,a,.,.
u "'e operated particularly as
their weight approaches the maximum.
since the impact increases very rapid1y
,.,, a.,
W." ,he increase OF speed. Ainost
Ian h - go upoii me stiee's VI Aioans
.d s,1'., Se'r u9hs Wh'ch are oper leu
';ad d speed as TO result IN a De
80, , t.nis' t. no, ohlN TO me pave
dati'n. ~" ~ 10 ne "alis anu iouh
otraot VI 'Ht puiidihss along the
,,i,, H.; ~ III a"ni,loii 10 inns II Is com
, ,p" , Liz !" see 'rutk WIN nat rub
Der 'iIeS "hich nave been badly worn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20
ton from Salt Lake City to the Pacific
coast.
Direct Transcontinental Route.

coast.
Direct Transcontinental Route.
Following the forty-second parallel of
latitude. this highway offers perhaps the
most direct transcontinental route
through the central part of the United
States. It is the scenic route, travers-
ing the mountain wonderland through
Colorado and Utah. Ii passes through
many points OF historic interest and fol-
! lows in many instances trails first
blazed by the Indians. the pioneer. the
early railroad surveyor and the pony
express.
The association at its annual conven-
ton memorialized Congress to make pro-
vision for great military road from
coast to coast. and pointed out tie
logical advantages of this central hign-
way.
Plans also were made for concerted
campaigns in the various states to bring
about early development of more pei
manent character all along the rout..
oh1cial sociability and reliability runs
nave demonstrated the feasibility of this
highway as shown by the fact that a
tour starting from Colorado Springs April
-, 1919, maintained an average runninp
uile OF twenty-seven miles per hour he
tween that city and indianapolis.
me association also has authorized its
oincers to affiliate as a department of
the National Highways Association
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20
MEN WANT TO HOLD JOBS.
Americans First" Policy Causes In.
creased Demand for Citizenship.

FOR the first three days of last week
an increase of so per cent in applica
tons for first papers toward American
citizenship. as compared with norma
business, is reported by the authorities
in Detroit The announcement to 10, 400
employees of the Packard Motor Car
Company by Vice President and Cen
eral Manager Alvan Macauiey that
promotion Tin the Packard institution
will be given only to American cjti-
Zeus or to those who have signified
their intention of becoming citizens was
posted Monday.
The opinion given at the office of the
county clerk was that the increase is
directly due to the Americans first
policy at the Packard shops and the
feeling in sympathy with the announce
ment in other industrial concerns of
the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20
ATTENTION, MOTORISTS!

Washington autoists are adj
vised not to motor in Alexandria
county, Va, without first being
provided with a Virginia license.
The authorities are making ar
rests. An investigation is now
being made by officials of the
Alexandria Automobile Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20
REQ Car Sales.

Recent purchasers Of six-cylinder,
REQ touring cars in
clude the following: A. King, Col. C.
B. Baker. John Imirie, r. w. Luckett
and Walter L. Smith. Four-cylinder
touring cars of the e-passenger type
were delivered to Henry A. Storm, F.
w. Schneider. George H. Nau. Dr. C. w
Hyde. Rev. John T. Huddle. Mrs Kath-
crime E. Mehl. William J. Vonderheide,
William M. Day, Oliver Bowles and
Jesse De Conan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20
Six-Cylinder Oakland Sales,

During the past week six-cylinder
Oakland five-passenger touring cars
were delivered to Jacob Katz James J.
Riley. r. G. Richards and E. L. Lam
pert and six-cylinder roadsters of the
same make to Stephenson & Bro. and
Capt. E Garfield.
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Stearns-Knight Deliveries,

An eight cylinder seven passenger
Stearns- knight touring car was de-
livered a few days ago to George Otis
Smith. director Of the geological sur
vey, and four cylinder cars Of the same
type of ve-passenger capacity to Mrs
Frances Duer Jones and George 7.
Worthington.
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Importance of Good Roads.

The awakening of public interest in
the Importance of good roads in this
country was given it's chief impetus
through the agency of the automobile"
says John \. WHY'S. the motor car
manufacturer. who has made an ex-
haustive study of the good roads sub
iecf.
The amount of money spent in this
country last year highway con-
. struction amounted 20 approximately
S2J6.uoe-G0o. but this huge expenditure
was more than offset by the fact that
land values in most localities were in
creased anywhere from 1nV to 400 per
cent by the road Improvements. If an
equal amount of money is put into road
improvements each year for the next
ten wears, the United States will be
able 10 boast Of more than i half mil
non miles of good roads, representing
a cost Of $500, 600. Gd0 and an apprecia
ton IN land values OF fully SIS, 900 900
0ou.
The big trunk lines such as the
Lincoln highway and Dixie highway,
never would have been started had il
not been for the motor car" says Nr.
WHY'S. And these two ! believe to be
but the forcrunners OF others that in
time will give the United States as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20
Firestone Manager in CAPITAL.

u. c. Swander. District manager of
the Firestone Tire and Rubber Com
pany, arrived in Washington yester-
day to spend several days with ]. J.
Haas, local branch manager. While
here he will study local conditions and
exchange ideas on service plans
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20
Four Paige Purchasers.

During the past week S-4s, seven
passenger Paige touring cars were de-
livered to M. Jacobs and George Jo-
names and e-46 roadsters of the same
make to Harry Fl. Miller and C. w. CAL
win.
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Selling Little Giant Trucks.

Enos S. Harnden, for some time pa st
engaged in the selling of motor trucks
with various local concerns, has join
ed the sales staff Of the Chicago Pneu-
matte Tool Company and is selling
Little Giant trucks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20
Driving Milburn Electric.

The latest purchaser of a Milburn
light electric, four passenger coupe, is
Mrs. Fred G. Coldran. The car is fin
ished in blue and upholstered in gray.
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Purchase REQ Trucks.

REQ p ton trucks have been deliy-
cred recently to John H. Wilkins,
House & Hermann and o. J. De Moll
& Co
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Dodge Deliveries.

Among those who have recently pur-
CHASED Dodge turing ears include +. l.
alexander. II. f Miller and W. NJ
Wahace and Or. G. r. Sibbley, road
ter of the same make
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Purchases Chandler Car.

Mrs. Emily A. Fitch has purchased
a 1916 Chandler seven-passenger tour
ing car, being her second car of this
make.
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INDUSTRY FACES
THREE PROBLEMS

Alfred Reeves. general manager
of the National Automobile
Chamber Of Commerce. says that
three temporary problems face
the automobile industry.
"The first of these" he said, dis
the high price Of gasoline, but I
do not believe the present level
will be maintained very long.
The present high figure means
that more oil will be produced.
New territory will be developed.
When crude is low, new capital
and energy are slow to push out
into new fslds, but the present
returns are the greatest stimulus
in that direction The activity to
discover a substitute for gasoline
is also increased by this situation.
"The second temporary problem
is the rising price and scarcity of
the raw materials of automobile
manufacture. If these conditions
are continued many manufactur-
eFs will be obliged to increase
their lists, though l know of no
general movement for price rails
ing at present.
"The third problem is the short
age of automobile freight cars.
Our traffic department has been
working on this for three weeks.
Heretofore there has been a lull
in the selling of ears at this
season. but owing to the grea. in
crease Of ears in the winter deal
ers are calling for deliveries now
as never before"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20

Purchases Hudson Super Six.
Leon Tobriner has purchased a 1916
hudson super six limousine, finished
I blue and black.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20
fine system of highways as can be
found in the world.

fine a system of highways as can be
found in the world.
What the coming of the automobile
has accomplished in the way of road
Improvement work during the past ten
years is nothing compared to what it
will do in the future. When you stop
to consider that there is more than one
motor vehicle to every fifty people in
this country ii is easy to understand
the tremendous interest taken in the
good roads movement.
With over 100000 cars in use AT
the present time and with an addi-
rional 100000 planned for the year
1916, it is only logicaF TO believe that
in the years to come the proportion of
good roads in the United States will be
far in excess of what It is today
Figures compiled by experts show
that only 10 per cent of our public
roads are improved. while in many
states the improved roads number less
than ) per cent. And had it not been
for the motor cars this percentage
would be still lower, for during the
past ten years we have built more good
roads than in all our previous history.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20
Big Losses Annually.

"In the report of the United States
Department of Agriculture it is csti-
mated that the farmers of this coun-
try are losing s25O,000,o00 annually on
account of the inaccessibility of their
products at certain times of the year
due to bad road conditions. This loss
to the farmers is equal to the amount
spent last year in road improvement
work, and 1t Will be Interesting to note
the next government report to see if
the farmers losses have not been les
sened materially by this huge expen-
diture for better roads.
Too much credit cannot be given to
the automobile for the road improve
nents that are going on all over the
.ects its streets or roadways is given a
wide berth by tourists and motorists
III general. The ability of the motor
car to cover long distances quickly
and economically enables it's owner to
do his trading in the town that offers
the best approach to it's stores.
That is the chief reason why the
more progressive towns today are pay
that lead into them. Competition be-
tween cities and towns has forced them
to take care of the needs of the motor
list. and by improving their thorough
fares they have benefited the whole
community.
Newspapers and magazines are do
ing all in their power to further the
good roads movement. Many of them
are going SO far as to publish auto
mobile routes that tell at glance
which towns are to be avoided and
which ones are to be recommended for
tourists The town or village that is
advertised as hard place to reach by
automobile has little chance to get out
| of the rut. Its neighbor may be less
than FIVE miles distant, but If the roads
| leading into it are in good shape it is
bound to grow and prosper"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20
Driving Oakland Eight.

The latest purchaser Of a 1915 eight
cylinder Oakland seven passenger tour
Ing car Is L. L. Green.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20
DEMAND IN SCOTLAND
FOR US. FARM TRACTORS
Motor Tillage Implements, Consul
at Edinburgh Reports, Are
Greatly Desired.
Advises American Manufacturers tt
Study Methods of Agriculture
There.

There is a demand in Scotland for
motor tillage instruments. Consul
Rufus Fleming of Edinburgh reports:
The interest felt by farmers in the
development of motor tillage and the
use of motor tractors for reaping,
thrashing and road hauling was
shown by the large attendance Of
leading landowners and tenants from
many parts of Scotland at the exhibit
ton tests of machines near Stirling
under the auspices of the Highland
Agricultural Society, and later in the
same month at Inverness.
Railway delays and other unfortu-
nate circumstances prevented the
trials being carried through under
ideal conditions, but the farmers were
very favorably impressed. especially
with the work done on a farm near
Inverness by machines blowing two
burrows, three burrows and four fur
rows, and adapted to all-round service
as tractors. The Inverness trial was
merely demonstration, not an official
test. Therefore, no report was made
on it.
American Machines Preferred.
The American machines seemed to be
preferred for general purposes. and
sales have been made Of tractors rang
ing in value from ,125 to $2,s0s, with
the prospect of steadily increasing
and tractors have now come into this
market. 1t is advisable that manu-
facturers should carefully consider
local conditions and requirements 1t
is probable that the Introduction of
these motor machines will be gradual
and attended with some difficulties.
There are two facts bearing on the
use of motor ti1lage implements which
United States manufacturers who are
looking toward this market should
keep in view:
Keep These Things in Mind.
L. Owing 10 the wet climate mu ch of
the land is tile drained. and this thing,
while generally from two to three feet
underground, may be interfered with
in not few places by the very heavy
type of motor pillow or ractor.
. The Scotch farmer uses only the
type of pillow that throws the furrow
on edge or slightly more than half
over. He will not have the design of
plow that turns the ground completely
over, ana, III OTueF 10 De SdldDle mere,
motor pillow must he adapted by
American makers to the Scottish
method Of tillage.
Motor Implements Necessary.
The use of motor implements has
been rendered necessary in some sec
tons of the country by the scarcity of
men and horses. AS an indication of
the demand on the part of small farm
ers for such implements it is note
worthy that in several counties COM
,nittees Of farmers have passed resolu-
lions urging the board of agriculture
Cor Scotland to endeavor to obtain for
them the use Of motor plows and other
mechanical implements on co-opera--
tive lines.
1t Is thought that when motor i'm
piements shall have been adopted by
the more progressive farmers the trade
will expand Indefinitely and the agri-
cultural community will never go back
20 the old conditions. The farm trac-
tor has so many labor-saving uses that
1t has become necessity.
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urges REGULATION
Of THE HIGHWAYS
Edwin Duffey Addresses Engi-
neer Students of CoIum-
bia University.
TO REGULATE VARIOUS
CLASSES OF THE TRAFFIC
Says Bicycles Gave First Impetus
for Better Roads and Automo-
biles Have Helped.

The Regulation of Different Glasses
Of Traffic Oh Public Highways was the
subject of a recent discourse by Edwin
Duffey, commissioner of highways OF
the state of New York. before the
students in the graduate course in
highway engineering of Columbia UNI
versity at the Automobile Club OF
America.
Commissioner Duffey said. in part:
Up to the time of the advent of the
bicycle our roads were exclusively used
by horse drawn vehicles. While 1t Is
true that work on the roads was per-
formed by the owners abutting thereon
| it was necessarily poor in quality and
periodic in quantity, with the result
that the roads were passable for a
| short time in summer for wagons and
, for an equally short time in winter Tor
sleighs.
| ut is undoubtedly true that the first
impulse toward better highways came
from the bicyclists When oicycnns
was at it's height the automobile came
into practical use, and the cause OF
! highway improvement received boost
that has carried it to this day. Startlns
with a few cars in 1898, and those light
pleasure vehicles, the use of motor cars
increased by leaps and bounds until in
1915 there were registered in New YORK
state 2O8.000 pleasure cars and 23.5so
commercial cars.
Study Designs of Highways.
J by careful study of all the features
entering into the design Of highway
we are enabled to make proper adap-
tation of pavement therefor, but one of
the things we must contend with is the
mobility of the motor car. For example.
we may decide that a water bound
| macadam is proper for certain local
/ ity because horse-drawn traffice pre-
dominates and the motor traffic con-
sists of light weight pleasure cars.
Suddenly progressive business man
| in a nearby town starts to deliver his
goods by heavy motor trucks or else
| inaugurates a motor bus line, or pos
sibly does both.
| The scope Of traffic regulations
| should be Of such extent as to include
all classes of vehicles that are detri-
, mental to the road. This would include
regulation of horse drawn well as
motor drawn traffic. The most de-
structive action on our highways is
| that caused by motor trucks, and yet
the motor truck is here to say. But
| it's action is so destructive that its con-
tinued use will mean the rlination of
our payements faster than we can
maintain them.
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tons thereto. Not only was the en-.
deavor made to prohibit the use of
those vehicles that would tend to tear
apart or disrupt our roads but also to
limit the total load to be drawn, and
then to restrict this total load in it's
relation to width of tire. thereby pre-
Guiding the carrying of a load that,
even though il might be within the
maximum Requirement. would still ex-
ert n terribly destructive action due to
its being borne by narrow tires:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20
BY HOWARD s. FISK.

$3.50 the Senate committee on
post offices and post roads
finally has gone the Shackle-
ford good. roads measure,
The Seward gateway., 1916-05-10
BRITISH RELENTING IN IRELAND

LONDON, May 10. - Prime Minister Asquith an- nounced in the house of this afternoon that no Irish rebel leaders have been executed in Dublin since last Monday and he expressed the hope that would not be found necessary to execute any more Since the last execution great meeting of the Irish in London has been held protesting against what it called the coldbooded killing of prisoners The demonstration was partcpat- ed in by many leading Irishmen by Irish members of parliament who have condemned the revolt and by many Liberal Engshmen John B. Redmond leader of the Irish Home Rule party in Parliament issued statement say ing that the revolt was insanity and the majority of the
 Irish people, it is now well known had no hand in the af
 fair as they believed opposed to the best interests of
 Ireland but very bitter feeling has been created by the executions. Lord Wimbome lord lieutenant of Ireland resigned today because of the blame attached to him for not having discovered the pOt although it is now known that there was really deep pO the members of the Sim Fen as body not knowing when they were called out for parade Easter Monday that the parade was the mobilization for the attack.
The Seward gateway., 1916-05-10
Brandeis Hearing
 Ordered ReOPened

WASHINGTON, May 10. - The senate judiciary committee has order- ed the subcommittee to reopen the hearings in the matter of the quail fications of Louis Brandeis for the position of justice of the United States supreme court. The sub-cOm- mittee failed some days ago to reach a decision in favor of confirmation but the chief committee believes some decision should be arrived at The main difficulty seems to be that while statements have been sworn to that show Brandeis to have conducted legal fights in a manner which aimed at winning rather than at dignity of methods, nothing positively unworthy has been produced and doubt reigns supreme as to his real qualifications. The opposition of Taft, Choate and other famous lawyers has been the principal stumbling block to his con- frmation
The Seward gateway., 1916-05-10
|. 5. AUTHORITIES SEIZE ARMS
 AND AMMUNITION OF PLOTTERS
MEXICAN PLOT UNCOVERED

SAN ANTONIO, May 1O-That general uprising
 of the excns on both sides of the line along the border had been set for today is the startling information which became public last night when the United States autho- ties made raid on the houses of several Mecans living on this side and seized considerable quantities of arms The military authorities have taken every precauton 1t is announced to thwar the plans of the conspators The civil and military officials have been working on the in- vestigaon for some time and it has been learned that numerous prominent MeycanS on this side of the border were involved The federal agents last night seized rifles pistols and large quantities of ammunition which were hidden in the residences and sheds belonging to the Mexcans and weapons found in no less than twenty houses It is stated by the officials that the poterS plan ned to attack the city hall and after securing other public buildings to seize the bank Simultaneous uprsngs were planned by Mecans on this side and on the Mexican side some of the plotters on United States territory being
 excans of long residence and even some are American born of Mexican parentage. In addition to the military forces now here the sheriff has gathered small army of deputies who are all armed to the teeth. The military force at hand not believed to be adequate to meet gen. ea uprising but the civilians are aring as fast as pos sble Some of the more timid particularly women and children are leaving the district but the discovery of the plot in time and the seizure of the arms leads to the belief that the plans of the plotters will not materalize.
The Seward gateway., 1916-05-10
HENRY BRUERE QUITS
A $12,OOO JOB

Especial to Gateway by United Press)
 NEW YORK, May 1. - Henry Bruere, known throughout the coun- try for his efficiency work in muni- cipal government, walked out of his office as Chamberlain of the City of New York and left a perfectly good $12,OOO a year job kicking around because he said the job was a sense less waste of money and he could not keep up the pretense.
 Bruere said the work he did could be handled easily by other city of ficials who haven't any too much to do.
 Bruere came from St. Charles, Mo. He originated the Dayton plain of city managership as it is employed in that place, was at one time an executive of the International Harvester Com pany in Chicago and more recently did social service work in Boston. He has not announced his plans for the future.