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The Washington times., 1916-01-01
Capital Leads Way In
Street Tree Planting
Civic Association Expert Points to City as Model.
National Highway System and Beautifying
Rural Commun tiles Advocated.

Washington was held up as a model
for tree planting in streets before the
American Civic Association by Prof.
Henry r. Francis. of the New York
State College of Forestry.
The city OF Washington has good
shade trees. because the entire city has
developed according to a well-defned
plan" he said. Provisions are made
for trees as an element in the civic art
of the city. In a like manner we must
approach every tree planting proposition
from a landscape standpoint"
Proper treatment of tracts given to
small cities by wealthy persons also was
urged by Prof. Francis. He pointed to
landscape improvements of rural road
sides as the best opportunity to spread
the essentials OF effective city planning
to country districts.
Advocates Federal Highways.
Construction by the Federal Govern
ment of a system of highway trunk
units, connecting all major cities and
forming network of good roads
throughout the country, was advocated
by Cyrus Kehr, of Knoxville, Tenn, In
an address on "A National System of
Highways" Development of such
system. said Mr.. Kehr would meet
civil, military, commercial, and recrea-
tlonal needs. He characterized the
project as city planning expanded to
the extent OF nation planning"
Mr.. Kehr suggested a system OF logical
communicating roads as auXiliaries to the
system of major roads. All persons who
wish roads constructed for special pur-
poses, or along routes Of historical in
terest must be disreEarded. he said
Road units. in the plan outlined by
Mr. ~ ha n
TO terminal cities. such as the wash
ington- Baltimore Unit" Sections COM
posed of several such units. he sug-
gested might be known as routes. such
as the "Washington-Atlanta Route"
Would Beautify Farms.
Rural planning that shall extend the
beauty of urban communities to rural
districts was the plea OF Prof. Frank A.
Waugh. of the Massachusetts Agricul-
tural College. The country has been
largely neglected. nc said. and allowed
to grow up I'm the same haphazard fash
ion that characterized cities before city
planning became an exact science.
THE country has lust as good right
to be planned as the city" he said.
Something over half the people of the
United States still live I'm the country.
Moreover. there arc sound reasons for
thinking that. lust At the present time.
the general veal of society is more con-
cernod in the salvation Of the country
than i'm the next improvements of the
city"
\ common erroneous assumption, the
speaker said is that the country dis
triCts embrace no public property. He
nointed to- roads. school houses. ccme-
teries and church yards. and said that
country parks and Fairgrounds must ne
acCuired.
No Thought 10 Roads.
streets have been relocated In cites
at great expense" he said. In the
country there has been little or no
thought 10 the intelligent location Of
roads for public service. la ths Eastern
The Washington times., 1916-01-01
NITRATE OF SODA
At RECORD PRICE
Salt From Which Nitric Acid Is
Made Now $3.25 a Hun
dredweight.

NEW YORK. Jan. Announcement
that nitric acid from the air is ready
for market drew attention yesterday
10 the fact that the nitrate OF soda
from which the ordinary acid Is made
had reached a record high price. Inquiry
in the trade showed that the makers
of nitric acid by the common method
had orders for many months ahead. and
some of them are said to be booked up
until the end of 1916. This agent is
much used in making explosives for
modern warfare.
Nitrate Of soda Is now selling at from
$3.50 TO $325 a hundred pounds, while
at the beginning OF the war 1t could be
had for $l.S5 hundredwelght The
heav-- demand for 1t and the premiums
for the necessary tonnage to bring ii
from Chile, where 1t is dug from the
beds. have caused the RISE Before the
war Germany was able to take away
enormous quantities of nitrate to COM
bine with potash for her practically in
exhaustible mines. Nitrate acid was
selling yesterday at 81 cents a pound as
compared with ten antebellum rate OF
from to AZ cents. The opinion was
expressed that so great were the re-
qurements of users of the acid at pres
ent that the atmospheric brand would
not have to he sold at any reduction.
The high price of nitrates is ascribed
mostly to the war orders. for fertilizer
manufacturers have not been much in
the market for 1t. owing to the general
falling off of the demand for their prod
ucts. The question asto what effect the
practical application of the nitrogen
process will have upon the fertilizer in
dustry is much discussed. The Southern
Electro-ChemicGl Company expects
eventually to become a factor in the
business. II the process of making
nitrates from acid derived from the air
were generally adopted. the next step
would be to develop a satisfactory
process for deriving the potash con-
stituent of fertilizers from raw material
found in this country. Numerous ex-
periments have been tried with seaweed
feldspar, and other substances in the
hope Of getting such potash at low cost.
The Washington times., 1916-01-01

States the roads Just happen to he
where they are. In the Western States
they follow a plan. but the Dlan is
wrong"
Water and air are not ALWAYS free TO
the dweller in the country. Prof. Waugh
continued.
Thousands of men. women. and chill
drcn in the cities die every year Just for
the lack OF it," he said. There are
places In the country already, ms in
some soft coal regions. where nobody
can get an untainted supply Of free air
just before the close OF the convention.
j. Horace Mcfarland, president. an
nounced the appointment of the follow
ing chairmen of committees: National
parks. Enos Mills: State and county
parks. DR.. John Nolen; schools and com
munitv centers. Miss Margaret Wilson
city planning. Lee J. Sinde: committee
en- noise nuisance. Mrs. ImoSen u. Oak
lev, markets. Mrs. Elmer Il. Black:
country planning, Frank 4. Waugh;
billboards. J. Horace Mcfarland
The Washington times., 1916-01-01
WALTERS ART GALLERIFG

The Poor Association OF Baltimore IL
authorized 10 say the GALLERIES OF NH
II. WALTERS, CHARLES and CENTRD
STREETS. will be open to the public:
All Wednesdays and saturdays OF JsnuarT-
February, March and April and also
Faster Monday and 22nd February
Between the hours OF II and 4 o'clork
Tickets OF admission, ffty cents each MAY
be ordered or purchased at the office OF I'm.
Association, rs 81. Paul Street-Cfoverno-
DruE Co, Charles and Read SITS The Eei-
vedeTe HotelThe Stafford Hotel-Hynsor
Westcott a. Co., Charles and Franklin SITS
John NJ Weisel, Madison Ave, and Honms %
st-David Bendann, l0 f. Baltimore 81
and also at Harris & Shsfer Co, lll9 Penn
sylvAnia Ave, Washington,
The Washington times., 1916-01-01
Alignment May Cause
ExceSSive Tire Wear
Irregularities in Wheels Must Be Remedle- and
Attention Given to Punctures, Cuts and Snags.
Grease Often Harms the Rubber-Hints
For Changing Traction Strains.
BY ]. j. HAAS.

Excessive wear to the tread OF tire
Is Usually attributed 10 fault in align
ment of wheels. and the real cause is
not, therefore. always discovered even
when the car has been inspected by n
mechanic.
Investigate the alignment of wheels
by proceeding as follows:
Stand the car in line as near as DOS
Bible by having the same distance be-
tween hubs of front and rear wheels.
on both sides OF car. Measure front
wheels directly in front of axle by draw
Ing steel tape measure from the inside
of felloe on one wheel to the inside Of
felloe on opposite wheel After noting
the exact measurement. move the
wheels one-third or one-fourth turn and
repeat the operation. The same method
of measuring rear wheels will answer
the purpose, except that the measure
ments can be more conveniently taken
directly back of the axle. II three or
fou- measurements do not show a varia-
tion OF more than Z inch. the wheels
are in good alignment A difference of
u inch is allowable by car manufacture
ers, but, as a general thing. the wheels
are seldom this far out Of line. unless
damaged
Ineffective Repairs.
NlNNHllOh DC klNen TO DunC-
lures, cuts, snags, and other injuries
even though they may appear to be
trivial Small injuries of seeming un.
Importance often grow into serious con.
sequences. 1t is advisable to have the
repairs made by an experienced work.
man. AS a usual thing, the amateur
does not re-enforce the injury, wher
needed, and Is apt to VulcaniZe repair
especially the rubber, too long. This
not only makes 1t hard and brittle, bul
burns the materials around the re.
pair.
some repair men are not as expert as
they should be in the handling of rub.
Der and fabric. FTeces of fabric oi
different sizes placed inside of the tire
regardless of the weave of threads
Will wrinkle, separate, and not afford
any appreciable strength or re-entorce'
mGnt. All fabrics, for every style oi
repair. should be cut on a bias, in the
same manner that the fabric is cut fol
the original construction OF tires. Re.
orally a result of cutting the fabric
straight with the roll, that is, length.
wise and with the warp.
Understanding the heat or tempera'
ture required for Vulcanizing and the
use of materials suitable for the style
OF repair to be made are very neces.
sary to good results
There may be times when bad roads
cannot be avoided. but side wall injury
| to the tires under such circumstance
should not, in fairness, be considered
as an indication of fault in the quality
or construction. The sides of a tire are
not intended to withstand such abrasion
and wear as Is to be expected from
rubbing against curbstones or drivinl
i'm deep. stiff mud or over rutty, rougl
or frozen roads.
Wear of this kind usually occurs or
one side of the tire-the side from tho
car. Small tires that find the Lowest
The Washington times., 1916-01-01
Motorcycle Used in
Animal Rescue Work

The claims Of dogs tn consideration
when-injured In the streets in any man
ner have been recognized by tho To-
ronto Humane Society In the providing
of an Indian motorcycle and sidevan to
rush them to tho relief station.
The society has q rumEer of dis
tingushed persons i'm lis membership,
including as chief patrons their royal
hiRhnesses tho Duke and Duchess OF
Cnnnau9ht,
The motorcycle has been found cspe-
ciallv VaIu.b bl6 in the Opera lions of the
society. as II goes out regardless OF
weather. time, ~ roads according tc
the calls fcr duty. Secretary Craven
states that Il has enabled the Toronto
asac than formerly.
The Washington times., 1916-01-01
Railroad Rates Go Up.

creased transportation rates became ef-
fective in Missouri today. Passenger
rates were increased approximately per
cent. The increases were allowed by tho
Missouri public service commission after
nearly a years consideration OF the
application
The Washington times., 1916-01-01
North Capitol Bank
Distributes Dividends

The North Capitol Savings Bank has
declared its usual semi-annual dividend
of 2 per cent and has mailed to the
amounts.
Greetings for a prosperous New Year
have also been extended to the hundreds
Of patrons Of tn bank by the president,
DR.. d. ID. Mulcahy and other officers
of the institution.
The Washington times., 1916-01-01
Holds 1t Is Not Illegal
To AdmoniSh a Wife

TRENTON. y. j.. Jan. 1.-Vice Chan
Cellor Backes has ruled that reasonable
admcnishment Of a wife Is not illegal.
Mrs. Esther Goldberg brought suit for
maintenance from her husband. Simon
Goldberg. & saloon keeper The pair
Quarreled frequently because Mrs. Gold
berg wanted to handle the receipts OF
the saloon. The court held that there
seemed to be justification for GoIdberg's
treatment of the woman and dismissed
the case.
The Washington times., 1916-01-01
Kansas City Out of Debt.

Topeka. Kan, Jan. kansas got
ont of debt today. State Treasurer Earl
Akers took up the last outstanding
bonds. totalinG S159.OoO To properly cele-
brate the event, Akers has suggested
roads.
The Washington times., 1916-01-01
Comet to Circle Sun.

CAMBRIDGE. Mass. Jan. 1.-Taylor's .
comet. discovered carly i'm the month
and visible through small telescopes in
the northwestern skies. will make its.
passage around the sun on January 2s
according to calculations received at
the Harvard Obsel vatory yesterday
from Prof A, G. Leuschner, director OF
Cal
The Washington times., 1916-01-01
Chinese Teacher Speaks
Before Missionary Union

The missionary class OF the Woman's
INSTRUMENTATION Missionary Union
met yesterday in the Public Library.
William Wenao Chung, a prominent
Chinese educator and missionary, ad-
dressed the ClaSs on "China." Others
who made short addresses were Mrs.
Wilbur +. Crafs, Mrs. Grace Wood
burn, Miss 4. $. Van IIaagen and Mrs.
A. \. Charles.
The Washington times., 1916-01-01
MYSTERY MACHINE /.
WILL BE EXHIBITED
Great Secrecy Maintained As to
Manufacturers Of Car Called
"The Unit"

For long periods last summer the
gates Of at least one OF Americas great
speedways were closed while technical
engineers were conducting tests Of n
motor car No one could get inside the
walls of this speedway unless he carried
n pass signed by the secretary and
countersigned by the president OF the
association owning the track. No one
knew who secured the use OF the plant.
No mention ever was made of the names
Of the lessees.
A week ago a blind" announcement
appeared through the country warning
the motor buying public to be on the
lookout for sensational new car on the
day of the opening of the first Of the
series of national automobile shows at
the Grand Central Palace and Madison
was referred to as simply "The Unit
Car"
Report Of Engineers.
The report OF the engineers, which il
almost identical with claims of the uni
dentifed manufacturers of the new car,
is said to embrace the results of the tests
on the speedway and on the free roads
as well. They are as follows:
The motor was driven by a man who
never had been behind the steering
more than thirty-fve miles an hour.
On either the smooth surface of the
speedway or on the road 1t was possible
to run from ten to fifty miles an hour
i'm eighteen seconds. The throttle was
pushed open and the speedometer regis
tered sixty-five miles an hour where II
was deemed unsafe to Increase the
speed with the car i'm the hands of other
than professional drivers.O At no time
during the speed and acceleration tests
was there the least evidence Of laboring
displayed by the motor.
At different rates OF speed the brakes
were applied. 1t was made a matter
Of special mention that no skiddinR was
apparent following their application. be-
cause the brakes were perfectly equal
iZcd.
Filtration With Death.
What must have been a Irritation with
death was a unique test to ascertain the
stability Of the car. Driving forty-fve
miles an hour. right-anRled turn was
approached. There was no diminution
I'm the speed. II was literally thrown
around the curve. 1t was made mat
ter Of record that there was no peFcepti-
BILE throw to the tonneau and that the
car held the road perfectly. Following
the paragraph which concerned the sta
bilitY OF the car the engineers sub
scrihed q note giving due credit to the
spring suspension. II was called "a
system" which makes II impossible to
TO the wheels. and which only permits
vertical motion.
When the test was concluded IL was
found that the speedometer registered
more than 5000 miles and no mechan-
ical adjustments had been made.
The Washington times., 1916-01-01
Shipp Goes to Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH. Jan. 1.-Frederlck r.
Shinp, executive secretary Of the inter
today became general secretary OF the
Pittsburgh Y. NJ. c. A.
The Washington times., 1916-01-01
Roller Skating cGG1ssSa cGHBs4s

Penna. Ave, a. Ninth -, n. W.
Daily. 1880 10 - 80 20 20 $50 70 lo.30.
AmsFioa's LaTEest and Finest skating Arena.
The Washington times., 1916-01-01

MRS. COBB 100 EYE 81. n. w,
Phone Main 2s42, Lessons In day or evening
Assembly Dances Every Monday Evening.
The Washington times., 1916-01-01
No Thought 10 Roads.

streets have been relocated IN cities
at great expense" he said. In the
country there has been little or no
thought 10 the intelligent location Of
roads for public service. la ths Eastern
The Washington times., 1916-01-01
DANCING

COULTER. 1902 o ST. n. w: all dancing
taught; private lessons, 75c. Phone n. 2iI
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-06-10

Sheriff P. A. Landry has re
Gently cold his old Studebaker au
tomobile, which has served him &C
we'll, and In its stead has provid
ed himself with an up to date
Ford. Some OF his friends mar
vel, that the old auto, around
which cluster so many memories
Of = most successful campaign,
was not retained az . souvenir oil
that campaign Others, recogniz
ing that he is Progressive, claim
to uDderstar d the reasons for q
more modern machine, capable oil
meeting every demand, in fair OF
foul weather.
The Progressive point of This
story becomes apparent In The
further statement that Mr.. Ian
dry has dedicated this car to The
official service of the employees oil
his office Instead Of having hii
deputies spend nearly half Of Their
official lives in travel over dusty
roads reaching the remo,er part,
Of the parish, they will go with
out the old dread, discharge Their
duty and hold themselves IN readi
ness for the nex! call.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-06-10
FLOYD n. CALHOUN
Graduates from the Louisiana
State University with
signal honors.

Iberia Is justly proud oil
Floyd Newton CalbooD, who re,
ceived his Diploma from the Col.
lege of Engineering, L. s. u,
Baton Rouge, on May Goth. The
faculty bestowing upon him the
degree b. s Floyd has the dis.
tinction of being the second, 10
the history Of this educational in.
struotion, to receive so many high
hoDors npOn graduation, He re
ceived the Alumni Award, and was
also given the Faculty Medal.
The Alumni Award is given the
student whose general standing
IN study and department 10 high
est. The Faculty Medal is given
the student whose combined aver
age for the JUNIOR aud Senio,
years il highest, these high h0nors
were awarded him.
Mr., CalhooD has had several
splendid positions offered him
One 10 Cuba with the snug salary
of $4,000 90 per aDDum after the
first year. Another, IN Baton
Rouge with the Metre People of
that place, which he has accepted
We wish for him successful
business career.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-06-10

n witness in a railroad case al
Fort Worth, as ked to tell in his
own way how the accident hap
pened. said:
"Well, John and l was walking
down the track, and l heard a
whistle, and | got off the track
and the train went by, and [ got
back on the track, and | didn't
see John; but l walked along, and
pretty soon | seen Johns hat, and
| walked on and / seen one Of
Johns legs, and then | seen one
OF Johns arms. and then another
leg, and then over to one side,
Johns head, and l says: My
Godl Something muster happen
to Johnv"
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-06-10
THE CANE CROP.

La. Planter.
Hot weather and bright sun.
shine have been the prevalent
characteristics, 4meteorolOgically
speaking, in the Louisiana sugar
district during the past week.
Fhe cane crop is developing
splendidly and the active prosecn
ton of field work has been every.
where possible. Throughout the
whole Louisiana sugar district the
laat cultivation will be given to
the crop earlier and under more
pr0pitiOus circumstances than has
been the case for a number of
years.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-06-10

Gary's Pressing Shop was this
week moved from Center street,
near Washington street, into new
quarters on upper Main street
On Monday the old Smith. bakery
property, opposite the electric
light plant and waterworks, was
prepared for it's new occupant,
Mr.. 5. J. Gary. We trust that
the genial proprietor of this es.
tablishment will find that this
move has been q judicious one for
the enlargement Of his trade and
business acquafDts noes.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-06-10

Mr. X. +. Herpeche and force
Ut carpenters were busy on Wed
nesday putting 10 new floor in
he parquet of the Elk's Theatre
The old floor has been in service
,bout eight years, which IL con
sidered fair lifetime tor floor
constructed 70 close to rbe
ground The people of this city
need pevar hsxe aby Fears for ,b,
.afety M this l,vuss IA conse.
quence Of over cfowdibg At any
lime. The ground has the sam,
slope as thu floor, and IL only q
few inches below the latter at al.
most all points.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-06-10

On last Friday evening on a re
turn trip from Charen,on, with
some six Others, Mrs. Cab. Dupe-
Ter met with q painful accident
ny the overturning Of the auto.
She sustained broken limb,
sprained arm and many bruises
The other occupants Of the auto
were uniDjured. Mrs. Dnperier
has a large circle Of acquaintance
who learn OF her accident with re
greet and hope che may have an
early recovery.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-06-10

Confirmation. service will b,
held on tomorrow morDii &, Sun
lay, June 1l'b. at 10 O'Clock "
he Temple Gates Of Prayer
rhe service will be conducted by
Rabbi Mendel Silver OF New Or
leans who comes especially for the
occasion. The following are those
who compose the class:
Misses Stella Taul, Janis
5chaIff and Margaret Meyer (oi
Lafayet'e) and Phillip Wiel and
Herman Taul.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-06-10

On last Saturday DR.. Il. s.
Fulton, who was just a short
while before installed In the Coro
ner's Office of this parish, received
his first call "a that officer. The
venerable Divide Hebert Of the lst
Ward dropped dead while AT
work in the field that morning
His age ia reported a. being 70
years. An examination developed
the fact tha the deceased met his
death by appoplexy.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-06-10
Sold BY ESTORGE DRUG co.

The ladies of the Catholic Altar
Society had refreshments for sale
on the church grounds on Oommu
uion Day more as a convenience
to the children who lived at a dis
lance, than from desire to real.
ize from The sale. The proceeds
were something like sl5 90
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-06-10

Mr.. A. J. Cammack continues
to improve and grow stronger
after his dreadful s,ege Of sick
ness, His courage remains hope
ful and he promises to again cir
culate, at an early date, among
bis old friends, business associates
and members Of the Iberia Bar.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-06-10

Mr.. T. w. Ashley, OF this city,
who has large interests In the
swamps east Of III, has 24OO trees
deadened this year and ready for
the mill, 10 the regions on the
east shore of Grand Lake. In the
recent float he got out 1900 trees,
which were sold principally to the
mills in st. Mary.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-06-10

Among the 81 graduates. of the
Sophie Newcomb Memorial Col.
lege, appears the name Of Miss
Maud Corinne Estorge, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Albt. EstOrge of
this city. The degree Of B. A.
was conferred upon her by the ia,
Guilty.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-06-10

DIED, at his sons residence, No.
33l East Madison street, on Friday.
June 9th, 1915. at 40 O'Clock n m
William Martin cantine. age ~ wears
and 10 months, a native of New York
The funeral will take place from the
Methodist Church tomorrow evening
at 5 o'clock.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-06-10

Mr.. J w Caldwell, one of the
conductors with the New Iberia
and Northern X X ia very seri
ously i'll at his home on Main
street, above CorrinDe street.
On Wednesday his condition was
such an to warrant the anxiety of
his friends.
Mr.. Caldwell death occurred on
Friday morning at 4 O'Clock.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-06-10

On Friday Of last week, on
Main street. between the Post OF.
Ace and The Iberisn's Office, we're
parked 70 automobiles Of various
makes These vehicles all came
here loaded with passengers to
The guards, to witness the great
screen play, "The Birth of = Ma.
tioD," then running at the Elk's
7 heatre. The sight along Main
street that day was never sqnaled
before and caused many TO. mar.
vel.