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ready been made 20 support the ap-
peal of good roads advocates that the
spectacular rise IN the price OF gaso-
line should not lead you 20 think twice
about the cost OF gasoline while you
think once about good roads
Never before mas tho Good Roads
propaganda been so actively pressed
as now. This fact is particularly no
ticeable In Washington because now
the night has centered upon the ques-
tion OF federal participation In the
building OF highways.
And there Is more 20 the issue. az
Il has been raised here. than the mere
question OF getting so many OF Uncle
Sans dollars 10 be spent on roads.
The effort being made Is moreover
the way in which that money Is TO be
spent. since Congress has already
given evidence that Il IS committed
in principle 10 federal appropriations
for road building.
There are two ways 10 spend the
Governments money, over tho pork
route, and via the right road OF ad
ministrative efficiency. Tho pork
route IS we'll known and 70 has beei
broadened and made easy by the heavl
trafic II has borne. The fright road
Is OF course the proverbial marrow
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Advocacy OF good roads does not
oppose any such demand or under
taking. Nevertheless the fact re-
mains that in Bad Roads versus Gaso-
line. Il can be demonstrated without
aid from Brother Ananias in the use
OF your figures that Bad Roads have
bit the best OF II. or the worst OF
IL. in adding ciphers to your yearly
automobile bill
For instance n you have not con-
nected with the War Babies in sufl-
cient quantity TO take you out OF the
humble class OF drivers OF four-cylln-
der cars. a stretch OF bad roads with
a nice group OF mudholes and Reverse
Thank ou- Mans will force you 10
drop TO second gear. 10 come to a
stop. lose gas energy. and then waste
money replacing that energy. enough
times 20 run your gasoline bill from
the cost OF say Is miles TO a gallon
OF gasoline TO Z or miles to the
gallon.
II you drive your car the average
OF 5000 miles In a year. this increased
requirement in gasoline due 10 bad
roads will add a handsome fraction 70
your gasoline bill. and the higher the
price goes. the handsomer that frac.
ton will be.
While gasoline sold az IL cents q
gallon. the difference between the
cost OF fifteen miles 10 a gallon or
good roads and miles 20 a galior
on bad roads. represented only a saw.
ling OF II Ia cents on good roads or
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tranic TO the minimum OF mileage and
would serve 20 connect correlate State
highway systems. just as those State
systems have. IN many States. corre-
lated and brought 90 their highest
value the County systema
Inevitably tho struggle has also
come. while the Federal Government
stands on the threshold OF this undor-
taking, between tho policy OF federal
aid and the policy OF a system OF Ma
tionai Highways built and maintained
by the Federal Government. In its
advocacy OF a national system tho Ma
tional Highways Association points 20
tho teachings OF experience In the
case OF the Counties and the States.
II has stated It's position in tho fol-
lowing words:
Good roads we're FIRST built by the
moro active and prosperous towns OF
townships. The larger centers OF pop
ulation grew within their limits. This
attracted the road traffic OF adjacent
communities. Such traffic did not hell
build or maintain the roads Il partll
destroyed.
This destruction resulted in a de
mand for county appropriations foi
road building. The moneys were firs
distributed among tho towns or town.
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an average days run Of twenty-five
miles.
But with gasoline selling. say. for
25 cents a gallon. the saving on such
a days run on good roads. as COM
pared to bad roads, amounts TO nearly
81 cents a day. The increased need
OF good roads, for the cheaper op-
eraticn OF the car, Is shown TO be in
direct proportion 70 the increase In
the price OF gasoline.
All OF a days run would not often
be over bad roads entirely. But IN
the 5000 miles covered In a year with
the average OF good and bad roads ex-
isting in the United States today. GER
tainly a large enough portion OF Il
would fall on bad roads to make the
increased cost in gasoline a big item
But a bigger item still that depends
upon the condition OF your roads is
the tire bill. II Is difficult TO estl-
mate the increased cost in tires which
bad roads entail. Also II Is perhaps
unnecessary to estimate II. Every
driver OF an automobile knows what
rocky roads and sand biisters add TO
ihe tire bill over the legitimate cost
occasioned by tire wear on good roads.
And heaven knows that latter cost
Is enough.
This same comparison In Bad Roads
versus Gasoline could be extended q
a discussion OF cost OF repairs and
loss from depreciation. The bill oi
particulars" could be drawn out linden.
nitely. But enough OF case has al
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ships. on some agreed plan. and were
spent by them. or under the joint au-
thority OF comfy officials. Under
these conditions most OF such moneys
went into politics. and not into roads.
and there was no uniformity in con-
struction or care
"As a result OF this work. there was
a reaction In favor OF County Road
built and maintained by the county
officials. Then, and only then. did the
bulk OF such appropriations get into
roads. and there was beginning Of
efficiency and uniformity.
But history repeated itself as be-
tween the counties. The more active
and prosperous built ana maintained
good roads. These were again de-
stroyed by the trafhc from adjacent
counties. This trahic did not help
build or caro- for tho roads Il de-
stroyed. There followed Statewide
demand for State appropriations to-
ward road building. Again history re-
peatod itself in the form Of state Aid
10 the counties and towns. TO be spent
by them. or under joint authority OF
the State officials. And again most
I OF HACn moneys went lAlNN HNAANA''f "H'
not into roads. and lack OF efficiency
and uniformity persisted.
AS a result OF this waste history
once more repeated itself and there
was a demand for State Highways
built and maintained by the State un-
der its Highway Commission. En-
cheney and uniformity we're the result.
and the moneys went into roads.
I'm those states which now have
tho best road systems we ind, as the
result OF the above experience, three
fold system. each under the exclusive
Jurisdiction OF It's properly constituted
authorities. This has produced the
largest mileage OF good roads for the
least expenditure. II has brought efIi-
cheney and uniformity out OF chaos.
and the money has gone into roads.
THE advocates OF National High
ways therefore claim that such a sys-
tenn. built and maintained by the Ma.
tionai Government. Is the only sans
and logical course 20 pursue. Thel
claim that this would result In a four
fold system. each under the exclusiv,
Jurisdiction OF It's properly constituted
authorities"
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Henry WHITEbEY
DIES IN HOSPITAL
Deceased Was President of
Mccullough Iron Works and
Prominent Clubman
HIS WIFE VISITING
DAUGHTER IN ITALY

Henry Whiteley, aged 81 years,
president Of the Mccullough Iron
Works. and prominent clubman, died
at the Delaware Hospital Saturday
night following an illness of some
weeks. brought on by kidney trOu-
Bile. Funeral services will be held at
IL o'clock tomorrow morning at the
chapel in Wilmington and Brandy
wine Cemetery with the Rev. Rich
ard w. Trapnell, officiating.
Mr.. Whiteley's wife is visiting her
daughter Signora Aida Feruglio. wife
OF a physician OF Milan, Italy and
was notified by cable OF the death of
her husband. She is residing at a
villa in Siena. Italy. to which it was
customary for Mr.. Whiteley 10 So
journ each year. The deceased is
also survived by a sister, Mrs. Lewis
Bush and a brother Charles r. +.
Whiteley, Of Brooklyn, n. Y.
Mr. Whiteley was president OF the
Wilmington Club at the time of his
death, having held that office for sew
eral years.
He was also a member OF the City
Club and the Wilmington Country
Club and the following outside or
ganizations: Art Club of Philadel-
phia; Markham Club. Philadelphia;
Lambs Club. New York; Duquesne
Club. Pittsburgh.
He was a son of the late Hon.
William G. Whiteley. who was one
of the members OF the Delaware iu-
dietary, and was born here. He had
an interesting career in business.
having started. in his younger years.
as an employe of the Mccullough
Company. and gradually rising,
through persevering labor, to the Of
fee OF president His residence was
in the Marion apartments.
Evening journal., 1916-05-29
Christian Church
CONFHRENCE ENDS
Or. A. W. LightbOurne, OF
Dover Reelected PreSi-
dent OF Body
1888 COMMUNICANTS
ARE REPORTED

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del, May 29.-The fifth an
nual session of the Delmarvia Confer
ence of the Christian Church con-
vened in the Peoples CHRISTIAN
Church Saturday. The Rev. NJ W.
Butler. Of Conshohocken. Pa. presi-
dent of the conference. presided.
President Butler in his annual ad-
dress in part said: mo other period
since our organization as a conference
has been so bright with promises and
held out such large hope to US as the
present. We are taught in the Word
not to "despise the day of small
things" Some OF the most triumphant
movements in the world have had as
unpretentiOus beginnings. and all such
undertakings have naturally to square
themselves to difficulties which con-
stitute one of the conditions of sue
cess. The past year has been, from
many view points. the best in our
short history. The atmosphere has
become more clarified, the feeling Of
experiment has passed, and instead
a sense of permanence, so necessary
in every such undertaking. has pos
sessed us.
"The Christian Church as an organ
ization out of which we are a part
has had a great and glorious history
and the principles for which we have
stood for more than a hundred years
are being accepted by the large bodies
Our church has always occupied ad-
vanced ground and has furnished the
world some of her greatest leaders
and institutions. We published the
first religious newspaper. opened up
the first college with equal privileges
10 the sexes, first to ordain women to
preach and first to unite the northern
and southern branches, divided by the
Civil War.
1--WE have seventy-one local confer
ences and 125.O0O communicates in
the United States. eight colleges. an
orphanage. home for the aged mini
sters.
"I wish TO present the following
recommendations;
"First-That al the earliest possible
date we secure a Conference mission
airy for his entire time. 10 do evangel-
istic work and develop the mission
field under the supervision OF the
home mission committee Of the Con-
ference.
"Second-That each church organ
ize a missionary society for the study
Of missions and the raising OF mis-
sion funds.
"Third-That we organize a Con-
feren3e Missionary Association on
the basis Of ten dollar memberships
for men and five dollar memberships
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for women. Sunday schools and
churches.
Fourth we keep the distinc-
tive principles of our church before
our people"
The reports of the ministers and
churches showed nine churches; 12
ordained ministers; two licentiates;
number Of communicates, 1888; finan-
ces collected from all sources, in
cluding salaries. Sunday schools, be-
quests, Sl1,105.2l; members of Sun
day schools, 791.
At the afternoon session reports
from committees on education were
read by DR.. A. W. Lightbourne;
home missions. by DIR. ]. II. Wilson;
foreign missions. by the Rev. NJ. w.
Butler; Sunday schools. by John b.
Hutton; conference missionary. w.
c. Moore.
Supplementing the report on edu-
cation. Dr. w. y. Harper, Ii. D., of
Elon College. Elon. n. c., gave most
interesting talk on Elon and the col
lege.
At the election OF officers for the
year. the following were unanimous
ly elected: resident, A. w. Light
bourne, ID. d.. Dover; vice-president,
the Rev. NJ. W. Butler, Conshohocken,
Pa; secretary, II. +. Lynch, Dover;
treasurer. w. J. Benson. Dover.
At the evening session reports OF com
mittees were received and read on mora
reform, publications, Conference stats
tics, examinations. Sundays service
began at $50 o'clock with a love feast
conducted by the mems evangelisti'
praying band of the Peoples Church
At 1880 o'clock the sermon was
preached by the president of the Confer
once. the Rev. NJ. W. Butler Special
music for this service was sung by th,
chorus choir and the Dover Glee Club.
AT o'clock the anniversary of tn,
Home Missionary and Christian I'm.
deavor societies was observed with DR.
Harper, OF Elem College, and Mrs. Lila
W. Aron as speakers. At the organiza
tion of the Home Missionary Society al
the Saturday afternoon service, Mrs
Lila w. Aron was elected president
Mrs. A. G.. Massey, vice president: Mrs
Robert +. Lewis. secretary, and Mrs. W
r. Peters. treasurer.
The following standing committees
were appointed for the year:
Executive-A. w. Lightbourne, ].
B. Hutton. NJ. w. Butler.
Home Missions-Dr. j. II. Wilson,
w. ]. Benson. Mrs. Lila w. Aron.
Mrs. Joseph Embert, Mrs. John War
ner.
Foreign Missions. L. Carroll. G..
L. Hinsley, Noah Walls, r. S. Steph-
ems.
Moral Reform-Howard Hardcas-
tie, w. c. Moore. Robert Knight. Rob
ert Parkson.
Sunday Schools. b. Hutton. II.
f. Lynch, Charles S. Hirons, o.
TOuser.
Eduoation-M. W. Butler. ]. e. Car
roll. A. w. Lightbourne, Wesley
Webb.
Publications-H. c. Taylor. W. c.
Moore, Wesley Webb. w. S. Hard
castle.
Examinations-A. W. Lightbourne
J. H. Wilson. Wesley Webb.
Conference statistics-H. Z. Lynch
Howard Hardcastle. NJ. w. Butler
Leroy c. Smith.
Finance-W. ]. Benson. J. s. Col
lins. G.. ID. Jackson, +. p. Horsey.
Publication Of Minutes-H. f.
Lynch. Wesley Webb. A. w. Light
bourne.
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VETERAN WITH OLD COMRADES

William Kelley. OF No. S29 Bennett
street, past department commander Of
the Delaware G.. A. r., is attending
the flfty-ffth anniversary OF the First
Maryland Veteran Volunteer Infantry
az Baltimore today. He was a member
Of this regiment during the Civil War
Mr.. Kelley is a past post commander
OF Admiral S. +. DUPONT Post and an
Indian war veteran. having served
on the frontier from 1865 TO 1863.
PARKSIDE VS.. NEW CASTLE.
parksido aud New castle. of the old
Del-Mar League, will play at New Castle
tomorrow.
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in the American League, Cleveland
and Washington were still on top, hut
their positions Of a week ago, when the
Indians were leading. are reversed. As
In the National League, only a game
and a half separates them. The Yankees
have taken on new lease of life. In
third place today. they looked like they
might be possible contendors later in
the season for The bunting.
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PENINSULA To HAVE BAsEBALL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
SEAFORD. Del. May 29.-There is
movement under way to organize
a Peninsula league with Cambridge
Easton. Hurlock. Salisbury. Dover,
Milford. Lewes and Seaford as mem
bers
Baseball this season will be run
differently through this section. as
each town will be represented with
a hired team consisting or major
league players. The season will open
on June 20.
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5000 R090SC 22ez&e
ZL/S H0OT7G5 Z/S>L(2S

- HE Speaker had recognized the
Gentleman from Timbucltoo
and in the interest OF the Ford
- ties OF his district. he held the
House spelibound upon the Ubiquitous
hse in the price OF gasoline. Pro-
posals for Congressional investigations.
The arbitrary regulation OF prices. and
Condemnation OF those responsible for
he Increased prices. were received
with loud applause.
Out In a committee room rested a
bill for the building OF good roads.
The question was. and is. whether
action would first be taken TO force
down the cost OF gasoline or to give
he nation good roads
From the viewpoint OF the Fordite
II was question OF Bad Roads versus
Gasoline In the High Cost OF Motor
ng.
The price OF gasoline has more than
doubled within the past year. year
ago we bought IT, II we were good
buyers. for IL - cents per gallon.
Today we pay anywhere from % 10 27
cents a gallon. AnG 1his increase in
NtA" ''"N W n NEEtarllN mas come so
suddenly that Il has overwhelmed
the 100000 or more owners OF au-
tomobiles In the United States. There
Is weeping and wailing and gnashing
OF teeth and greater fear lest the
price shall mount 20 the 5O-cent mark
threatened.
But bad roads we have had with
US always. Hence bad roads are toll
Grated while the cost OF gasoline calls
forth our wrath. But the fact Is that
bad roads add q greater cost 10 the
operation Of motor cars than gaso-
line, even az its present price. Bad
roads require probably double tho
amount OF gasoline. one way. there
fore. 10 escape the burden OF the
high cost OF gasoline IS through pro-
viding good roads The higher the
price Of gasoline mounts. the more
need there is 10 automobilists. for
good roads.
Gasoline has become so much OF a
necessity OF life" IN these prosperous
United States today that there is no
chance OF the demand for the lowest
possible reduction IN its price sub
siding II the tales are true that
the present price is not altogether
hxed by supply and demand. or Il
inventive genius can create new
sources OF supply. this demand Will
bring such relief
Evening journal., 1916-05-29
DELAWARE COLLEGE
TRACK EVENTS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK. May %. Delaware Col
lege track team will close its season
here tomorrow afternoon. when there
will be dual meet with Gettysburg
College. The meet will start at 100
o'clock and will be followed by base
ball game with Rutgers. Coach Keyes
has been working hard with the track
and field men to get them in shape for
this meet, as Gettysburg has a strong
team and Delaware is anxious 10 cap
ture this final meet of the season.
With "Buck" Hoch back in the game
and pitching the class of ball that he
did for eight innings against Bucknell,
the blue and gold should give the New
Jersey boys a hard game.
Evening journal., 1916-05-29
DIR. LYONS MOTHER DEAD.

Word has been received in this city
from Charles C. Light, of the Lyon
eyangelistic party. of the death of the
mother Of the Rev. Dr. Milford II. Lyon
at her home in Waterloo, Iowa. on
Thursday last. DIR. Lyon is conducting
evangelistic services in Calumet, Miehi-
gan, where the campaign has been sue
cessful thus far. He left for Waterloo
Immediately on receiving word of his
mothers death.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-10
Colonel Declines
to Be Candidate
Wiling to Become The Washing
ton or Lincoln Hotocucr, if
Country Is mHcroic Mood.

NEW. YORK. March ?-Colom.l
Roosevelt. who is now ut Trinidad
British West Indies. in II statement
given out to-day through the Even
ing Mail, cmphatically declines to be
Il candidate in the primaries of Mas
Sachusctts or Of any other State.
Il will not enter into any ncht FOR
me nomination." the Colonel SAYS land
Viii not permit amy faciional fight
10 be made in my behalf. Indeed, I
VIII so further, and say that il would
nc mistaKc 10 nominate me unless
the country has in it's mood something
OF The heroic. unless !, feels not only
IKE hcvotin. itself To ideals, bu: to
ne purpose incasurablv To rcaliz" those
idcals in action.
Thus is one OF those rare time.
whlch come only 1T long intervals in
Il nations history, when the action
taken determines the life OF the gene
rations that follow. Such times were
fhos" from 1116 to lTSa In the DAYS of
Washington, and from 1855 to 1855 Il,
Che days of Lincoln
III is for us TODAY To ..ror.l.
with the tremendous national and i'm
tcrnat!onal problems of our own hou,.
III the spirit and with the ability
shown by those who upheld tn. hands
or Washington and Lincoln"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-10
RAILROAD EMPLOYEES
FAVOR E|GHT-H0uR DAY
Union Heads Authorized by Over.
whclming Vote to Enter Into
Negotiations.
FORMAL STATEMENT ISSUED
Demands i'm Few Days Will BE Pre-
sentcd to Companies, and They
Will Have Thirty Days in Which
To Make Reply.

CHICAGO. March o.--It was officially
announced Tonight that the vote Of
100000 engineers, trcmcm and conduc-
tors and trninmen Of American rail
roads overwhelmingly favored author
izing union heads TO enter into ne
EQUATIONS with the railroads for an
eigh,-hour day.
The following statement was issued:
while TIA" returns from the mem
bcrShip of these four organizations are
not completed. il is evident that the
vote is overwhelmingly in favor OF pre-
scn;inS 10 tho railway companies Of
the United states the requests for the
eight hour day and time and onc-half
for overtime. Consequently the move
mont with that object in view will he
carried forward in its regular course.
I'll" present vote has no Significance
except as AN Indication of til" desire
Of the m"n that this matter should
he pressed to Il conclusion. and all
reports that il has any Significance as
strike vote are erroneous and mis-
leading. In the immediate future the
requests viii be presented TO the rail-
way arrangements and the necessary
steps taken To make the sans eTec-
tive"
The statement was signed by w. $.
stone. grand chief of the brotherhood
OF Locomotive Engineers: ~ II. Garrett
son. president OF the order of Railway
Conductors; w. :. Carter, president Of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men and Engincmen, and w. 6. Lee,
president of the brotherhood of Rail-
way Trainmeu.
ACcordin" IL Mr.. stone, returns not
VT in cannot possibly affect the result.
IN" demands in q few days will he
presented I" the railroads. and they
viii have thirty days in which To make
reply.
Iii. roads have made IL plain that
they intend to fight the proposed cond-
ttonS tpon their refusa! to ;.cCede
to the requests, which is taken as a
f"rccone conclusion. committees repre-
Scutiug both sides will he appointed
:" negotiate "a settlement II possible
III" railroads. it is said. will insist
upon arbitration under the ErduHn
act ii The private negotiations fail.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-10
HENDERSON ACQUITTED
ON BRIBE CHARGE

FRINGE GEORGE COURTHOUSE
w. March @.-ForIn"r chief OF Police
w. ID, Henderson, of Hopcwcll was
acquitted by Il jury here to-day in the
Circuit Court, on the charge Of accept
ing hrihe while or the llopcwell po-
lice force last summer. Samuel SAFER.
a former private on TIL. iiopcwen 20
lice force" who vas indicted by lin.
grand jury which investigated condi-
tions in iopewell last summer. was
also acquitted on Il similar charge
The cases to-day are the last which
we'll police force on bribery charges,
other members OF the force having
previously been acquitted.
Only two or three witnesses testified
for the Commonwealth. The fact that
Henderson received IN. sum OF $40
was shown by the evidence. introduced
by the Commonwealth. Henderson ad-
nltting taking the money Int denied
tina, 1t was Il bride. The common
wealth Was unable 10 prov. that the
money was rendered the chief OF police
rs a brihc. ana the jury brought in a
verdict OF acruittal.
Henderson still has OTHER charges
10 face, as he was recently arrested
Ola warrants sworn ON, by Richard
Eppes. Of ilopcwcll, charging him with
cn.bcZ2linr funds which he is said IN
have collected for i:ppe, while ON
p!oyed as n rent collector. Each of
three warrants sworn out against him
charges him with taking about $50
Henderson WAS bni!"d in tho sum Of
$4,000 ON each charge.