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The Washington times., 1916-10-04
One Auto Owned Here
In Every A Persons
Machine in One Family Out of Every Nine in Dis
trict, Say Federal Roads Experts-2,5OOyOO0
in Whole Country

OF local funds was spent under state
supervision in 1915, bringing the total
road and bridge expenditures man
sEsS BY the stste e bsn ~. This
pendltures for roads and bridges from
all sources In 1904.
Growth Has Been Rapid.
"The growth In Importance OF the
State highway departments has been
rapid, The FIRST of these agencies was
created In 1891 In New Jersey and
ment EXITS In every State except In
diana, South Carolina. and Texas.
Since their inception these DEPART
ments had expended to January 1.
s a9s an ,n sSsgTsss rsss Of sG2sSsSosss in
struction. maintenance. and admin
istration,. They had constructed over
$4,000 miles Of roads In cooperation
with the. States. More than 10000
THE falling of in the value OF road
work performed by statute and con-
Wet labor was from S20.00O,000 in
i iSps; when the oo to SSd road expendi-
100000 in 1915. when the total es-
penditures had grown to $2S2.000, 900.
This was a reduction from 26 per cent
Of the total in former the year to
Lea, Lea, than On per cent OF the total In
AN increase In the use OF better
and more expensive types OF roads
also Is shown by the recently com.
has been due. in los sort. to the
great increase in automobile traffic.
One Car For Every Mile.
ut Is estimated that there are now
approximately 100000 automobiles
In use on the roads OF the country.
or one car for every mile of road.
This present motor traffic 10 In ex-
cess OF traffic OF all sorts twelve
years ago.
THE cash road and bridge expendi-
lures of the United States averaged
only only rs , psE NIL mile Of rural roads in
to s109 per mile. New Jersey led all
other States. both in 1904 and in 1915,
With '22i and '476 per mile. respec-
penditure in both vears-s3.72 ne
mile in 1904 and SIT per mile In 1915"
The Washington times., 1916-10-04
BONDS LEAD LIST
ON LOCAL EXCHANGE
Washington Gas SIS Sell Down
From 10634 to 106as Here
Today.

Bonds were the principal securities
traded In at today's session OF the
Washington Stock Exchange! WASH
ington Gas b's led the list In volume OF
business transacted, a total Of $1,000
worth OF these changing hands. The
gas bonds opened with sale OF 5000
at 106R. the same as the last previous
sale. but Immediately weakened and
sold down to 106st. The bonds closed
with io6k bid and were offered at 1o69s.
Other bond sales included 5000 Metro
politan Railroad SIS at los, 5000 WASH
ington Railway and Electric Company
fs at sly. and 1900 Graphophone first
es at 1o2A. This was an advance OF
Y point for the Graphophone bonds.
which sold yesterday at 102.
The stock sales were comparatively
light and consisted principally OF odd
lots. Quotation lots OF Capital Traction
sold at sly and Slh. and odd lots sold
as high as SIN, the total transactions
aggregating 80 shares. Despite the
weakness OF gas bonds, washington
Gas stock was strong, the bid price
being advanced from son to 10. with the
lowest offering OF quotation lots 1ON.
The only sale OF this stock was shares
at 70h.
Other stock saleA included 2 shares Of
Lanston Monotype at 70, 10 Mergen-
thaler Linotype at i61, and 70 F1remens
Insurance Company at N.
The Washington times., 1916-10-04
AVIATION BRANCH IS !
CLEARED IN REPORT
War Department Board Finds
Charges Of Ineificiency and
Misconduct Unfounded.


The aviation section Of the signal
corps Ia cleared or charges OF ineffici-
ENJOY and general misconduct In re-
port BY the War Department based on
thorough Investigation OF military
aeronautics.
Investigation OF the aviation section
was ordered by Secretary Baker In
response to attacks made In Congress
and ID statements by Alan r. Hawley,
and Henry Wodehouse, OF the Aero
Club Of America.
The charges were to the general eff
feet" the War Department Investigate
Ing board reported. that the develop
ment of military aeronautics was being
greatly impeded by the alleged ,nef-
cheney and general misconduct of
Major William Mitchell, now serving
as an assistant to Col. George o.
sQuier. chief of the aviation section Of
the signal corps"
The Investigating board reached the
following conclusions;
ed to substantiate the allegations even
in the slightest degree, but has shown
clearly that the development Of this
important branch OF the military es-
tablishment Ia being conducted with
energy and foresight When the plans
for the development OF military aero
nautics now being inaugurated reach
frultion, as far as this branch Is con-
cerned, the nation can view the future
with confidence and serenity"
The Washington times., 1916-10-04
LABOR SEEKS SHARE
IN FULL DINNER PAIL
Assistant Secretary Post So
Diagnoses Strikes and
Threats Prevailing.

Working men Of the United States
full dinner pail.
That is the diagnosis Louis r. Post,
Assistant Secretary Of Labor. made
today Of the present labor troubles
that have resulted in strikes or
threats of strikes all over the coun-
Its not a social revolution" he
We meet either OF two economic s w con1
%ase: are the ar.t fall 0r wsss wy
have bad times: the last to rise when
"The manufacturers have been max
least; and the isSorinF men are TAX
Ing sssm = Yes their t gG1s tn. pr.sen.
war is only partly responsible for 1t
diverted the prosperity that was
S%S%R sn the INTO war snas ts.r. 's % ps
sSt g Ss REBUILT. isEi,! NEED manu-
gen s Sss we T br, furnish s6,n them
be any flood of immigration, either.
didn't leave It.. More people went to
Fra shsTs 70 Sso hsD dS Sa Se
the town was burned-they built 1t
up. And Europe will be built UP.
1.-THE present conditions here will
last as long as we have prosperity.
When bad times come the pendulum,
will swing back. Employers can get
along longer without employees than
employers Economically. the en-
ployers have the whip hand-and no
social revolution Is going to keep
wages up when the bad times come.
but / don't sec any bad times in
sight now"
The Washington times., 1916-10-04
Wilson Disregards
Nicaragua Election
Decides to Send No Formal Con-
gratulations to Newly
Elected President.

President Wilson will refrain from
sending a formal telegram congratulat-
Ing Emiliano Chamorro on his election
a. President OF Nicaragua, IL was an
nounced today. fearing such action
might be misunderstood.
Although Senior Chamorro, as min
lister from Nicaragua TO the United
States, was on terms of intimacy
with Washington officials, and II
would be only natural that he should
be congratulated on his success at
the polls. the charges of American
Interference by opposing NicaraRuan
factions oompiicates the situation to
day to omit any exchange OF official
Charges that the State Department.
through Minister Jefferson. and the
Navy Department. through Admiral
Capsrton with his fleet in. Nicaraguan
waters. interfered with the election.
wero vigorously denied today. The
fact that the liberals did not vote. CIV
ing Chamorro practically a clear field.
YVES their own ARRANGEMENT. officials
said. They were not prevented from
voting.
The Washington times., 1916-10-04
DISTRICT MEN GOING
TO RAILWAY MEETING
w. r. and E. Co. to Be Well Rep
resented At Convention.

The Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company will be represented at
the Convention of the American
Electric Railway Association, at
Atlantic City next week by w. r..
Ham. vice president; r. w. King,
assistant to the president; J. IL.
stephens Superintendent OF RAILWAYS ways
William L. Clarke. assistant score
tary: q. L. Haar. msater mechanic;
]. T. Moffett. superintendent OF trans
portation; w. r. Dement,, superin-
tendant of traffic: Il. c. Elliott, super
intendant OF school OF instruction:
G. s. Kimball, engineer OF way; and
l.. b. Schloss, publicity agent.
As former president of the Account
ants Association Mr.. Ham will take
an active part in the affairs or this
association and will also discuss the
growth of the electric traction indus
a member of the executive committee
of the engineering association, will
be prominently identified with the
meetings of this branch.
II II expected that the attendance
will reach 5000. Frank J. Sprague,
who was responsible for the install
lation of the first commercially sue
cessful trolley line in Richmond. in
1888. will lead In the discussion on
physical developments.
MAJ. Gen; Leonard =. Wood s to
speak on Electric Railways and Pre-
paredness." Gen. George H. Harries
Is chairman OF this committee.
sible for the embarkation Of the
Pennsylvania railroad in campaign
OF publicity. will speak on Publicity"
and =. J. Kealy. president OF the Kan
sas City Railways Company. who bore
large part in the Kansas City re-
settlement. will speak on Overhead
Charges in Valuation" I'D.
An exhibit OF electric railway APP
paratus and supplies. which will oc-
cupy 10000 square feet of floor space
on Young's Million Dollar Pier. where
the Convention will be held. will be
one of the features.
The Washington times., 1916-10-04
Church to Give Farewell
To Rev. DR.. Wedderspoon

The official board OF Foundry M. q.
Church has arranged a farewell recep-
ton TO its retiring pastor, the Rev. DR..
w. r. wedderspoon. on Tuesday even
ing next In the parlors of the church.
The affair will be in the hands of tho
reception committee OF the board. con-
sisting of William l.. Clarke. Harry o.
Hine. and Andrew w. Lukei.
The program will include short ad-
dresses by Bishops Cranston and Mo-
Dowell. and District Superintendent
Mcdowell. local officials OF the NJ. r..
Church; several of the associated city
pastors, and representative OF the
official board OF Foundry Church. The
Sunday school orchestra and the church
choir will give several musical num-
bers.
DR.. wedderspoon expects to begin his
new passionate at ST. James Church.
Chicago. October l5
The Washington times., 1916-10-04

One out Of every forty persons living
In the United States owns an automo-
bile. .
One out OF every forty-four In the
District OF Columbia owns one.
On the basis of FIVE persons to a
family, that means that one out OF every
eight families In the United States and
about one out OF every nine In the Dis
trict has n machine.
of public roads In the United States
outside the limits OF Incorporated towns
and cities: and there are. about that
many automobiles In the country.
Thus there is an automobile for every
mile OF public road In the country.
Some OF these facts are brouNht out in
a statement issued today by the office
Of public roads and rural engineering OF
the Department OF Agriculture to show
the rapid increase In road building in
years. L-
The Importance Of the roadwork from
an economical standpoint IL indicated
by a fact, brought out In the statement
that the present automobile traffic In
the United States is In excess OF traffic
OF all sorts twelve years ago.
Statement In Part.
The statement says. in part:
THE total length OF public roads
In the United states outside the lin
its of incorporated towns and cities
1, 1915. or this, about 277,000 miles.
or 11.3 per cent. were improved with
some form OF surfacing. The mileage
of surfaced roads has been increasing
at the rate of about $4,000 miles
year, and in 1915 approximately one
half of this increase was made under
the supervision OF State highway de-
partments. In addition these depart
ments supervised the maintenance OF
nearly $4,000 miles Of main and trunk
line roads.
THE increase in expenditures for road
and bridge work In the United States
has been approximately $50, 000, 900 per
year in 1904 to about $685.. 900, 900 in
1915. an increase Of more than $50
per cent. The expenditure OF State
funds during this same period In
creased from about $2,650.oo0 to more
than t53,000,000.
TN addition. more than $4,000. 900
The Washington times., 1916-10-04
"Poor Little Rich Boy"
Faces New $40, 900 Fee

WHITE PLAINS. N. Y. Oct. twill
liam Crossman Lee. the Poor Little
Rich Boy" may be the center of an
other long legal battle. Further
claims for legal bills and expense ac-
counts were filed yesterday against
his estate of 100000
Strang a. Taylor. counsel for Thorn
Ss RE'd siSn aSs tsS osS g t fSs
services In combating the efforts of
William Mills. IT.. father Of the lad.
to obtain custody of the Poor Little
Rich Boy"
This new bill brings the total claims
against the childs estate up to $87,328.
The Washington times., 1916-10-04
PAPER LEADS STICKS
ON n: y EXCHANGE
International Sells At Thirty
seven--Up One and a Half
From Yesterday.

NEW YORK, oct. 4.--International
paper sold at "a. up ~ from yesterday,
and n six point advance in two days, In
an Irregular market at the opening Of
stock exchange today. New York Air
Brake was another strong issue, ad-
vancing Ia. TO 1914. ..'
Union Pacific gained Y. and Southern
Pacific n. United States Steel was ir-
regular. moving forward and back frac-
tlonally In early trading, and coppers
showed some recessions. American Lo-
connective continued its record-making
movement by selling up n. at "a.
Steel advanced to IFS, then sold off to
117k during a 10000 share opening hour.
New York Air Brake advanced to 1862.
and Studebaker sold up 1%. to 134h. The
price movements generally continued ir-
regular.
The Washington times., 1916-10-04
FORCED
OUT OF BULGARIA
Driven Back Across Danube
After Desperate Three Days
Battle.
CONTINUED from First PageJ

ing on along the line extending from
Rasova. through Kabaden. to Perveli.
On the Austro-German front stub
born battles are going on in the re-
Eion OF Bulnov, near Chelvov. and
near Korytnics- The enemy Is retain
ing his positions along the River
Seniowka, near the source OF the
Zlotslipa. with the greatest stubborn
ness.
On the west front official dispatches
from British and French headauar-
tiers tell OF resumed activity in which
the British occupied the village OF
Eaucourt-rAbbaye, three miles from
BapRume. and the French completed
the capture OF q German trench near
Morval. in which 200 prisoners were
taken.
The Washington times., 1916-10-04
Real Estate Transfers.

Ii T street northwest-Frank C. Wallace ct
VIZ. TO Robert Lee o'Brien, lot 81, square
Sis. addition 10 Ii Droit Park $40.
Pleasant Hills and Generosity-Charles II.
0aliihsr ct ux, 70 Jay II. and Cornslia L.
Bowker, lot IS, square S322 $40.
Peters Mill Seat-Martba G. Levy ct vir,
James T. to Katherine zeller. lot 10, $40.
400 Fourth street northeast-Louis q. oster-
mayer TO Annie N. Norway lot 70. square
$780, $40.
Chevy Chase Grove--Frulton II. Gordon ct Tx.
10 Harvey NJ. Sears. lot 2, square 20et, 81, $50.
Chichester-Ernest l.. Schmidt ct al, trustee.
10 Adolph Feldross and William A., Hettin-
ger, trustees, part, Ss.26. q ''.
The Washington times., 1916-10-04
NEW CASE OF PLAGUE
is REPORTED HERE

Report was made to the Health De-
partment today OF an additional case
of infantile paralysis.
The patient Is a girl two years old.
The case IL located In the 400 block IT.
wing street northwest.
Tho total number of cases on record In
the District II four.
About twenty-five boys coming from
prevalent this summer, were required to
have medical certificates by the officials
of the National Cathedral School for
Boys at its opening today. About 115
boys were enrolled.
The Washington times., 1916-10-04
RELIGIOUS MEETINGS
IN ALEXANDRIA TODAY
Men and Women to Consider
Continuing Evange Iistic
Campaign There.

ALEXANDRIA. Oct. "A mems mass
meeting will be held this evening in the
NJ. E. Church. south. to consider con-
tinuing the evangelistic work inaugu-
rated by Gypsy Smith. Another meet
ing will be held at the same time for
same purpose.
Another evangelistic campaign will be
opened tomorrow evening by the Dis
ciples Union of Washington. The Rev.
c. w. Stancill will preach.
The funeral OF j. A. McCuen. will be
held at o'clock Thursday. Members
Of the Seminole and Osceola Tribes OF
Red Men will attend.
Evangelist Gypsy Smith was given
voluntary contribution here OF t21SO
He left town yesterday.
The general committee in charge OF
the Masonic Bazaar to be held here
from October to 20. met last evening.
The Washington times., 1916-10-04
NIGHT TEACHERS TO
BE SELECTED TODAY
Staff To Be Chosen BY Board of
Education.

A teaching staff for the night schools
of the District. which open late this
month. will he selected by the Foard
OF Education this afternoon.
The field Of teachers for night school
service is limited 20 those whose COM
bined salary for day and night service
will net exceed 5000 a year.
The Washington times., 1916-10-04
U-BOATS REPORT
SINKING so VESSELS
Eleven Fishing Steamers Among
Latest Victims In North Sea.

BERLIN (yia wireless to sayvilie).
Oct. From September 20 to Sep
TENDER 30. German submarines opsrat-
ing In the North eSa and English
channel, sank, in addition to those
fishing steamers and four Belgian sea
lighters and thirty-five other hostile
boats, including twenty-seven hsh
steamers, with a total tonnage of
$4,000; Thirty-one prisoners were
brought In.
The Washington times., 1916-10-04
Today's Sales.

Washington Gas IS. s.. 0Oodl 1861. 81. 200
dl06tS. S.0o1f1Och. $lo0cnl0Sss. 8, ,OOOIJ
l06aS. u.00Odl06%. $1,000 LOS. 81, 0o0ls
106as. ~ ,0oon 1861. 81 ,o0OlI lOs9s.
Metropolitan Railroad SIS. s1.000al05.
81 .0ooQi lo6, A.0O0f5lO5.
capital Traction. Iasia. 25asiM. Sd
sly. 25GSlk.
Washington Gas Light. 517oh.
IAnston Monotype. 2uT9.
After call
Mergenthaler. 5ai161, 5dl6i.
Firemen's Insurance Company. a511q
Washington Railway Is, Si.oOodslhI,
81 Oo0nslIh.
Graphophone 1t. SIS. s1.OOoaIooi.. 5000
dl02E.
Capital Traction, 3dsl%.
The Washington times., 1916-10-04
ALLIES BREACH IN
FOES LINES WIDENED
Wedge Now Is Miles Wide And
8 Deep.
BY HENRY WOOD.
United Press STAFF Correspondent.

WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES ON
THE SOMME, Oct. 1.-The allies have
now widened their breach in the Ger
man lines on the Somme front over a
45-kilometer front (about twenty-five
miles) to a maximum depth OF is kilo-
meters (about eight and one-half miies)
In the early days Of the offensive.
the allied attacks were delivered on a
front extending from a point north OF
the Albert Bapaume highway to a
last week Of Thiepvai extended the
British attack almost to the Ancre
brook. The French reached south Of
Chaulnes and captured the village Of
Chilly.
for two days. ceased falling yesterday
noon and artillery began tuning up.
particularly south of the river.
The Washington times., 1916-10-04
British Occupy Village
Of Eaucourt-l'Abbaye

LONDON, Oct. THE village Of Eau
urt-rAbbaye. three miles from Ba-
paume. was completely occupied by the
British last night in a resumption of the
Somme offensive. General Haig report
ed this afternoon.
The British lines were pushed forward
into the village several days ago but the
Germans chung tenaciously TO several
houses. These were cleared of the en-
envy In last nights lighting.
The Washington times., 1916-10-04
ANACOSTIA.

Monday night the Randle Highlands
Citizens Association will meet in the
office Of the United States Realty Com
pany. The same night the Public I'm
provement Association of Congress
Heights will meet In Loefflers hotel.
ton will meet In the office of George
s. King Company. AT all these meet
ings the location of the armor plant In
washington will DO considered.
The Washington times., 1916-10-04
EVANSVILLE.

More than 200 persons attended
Democratic mass meeting in Masonic
Hall last night. Former Mayor William
p. Magruder called the meeting to
order, and H. winship Wheatley was
made chairman. The principal speaker
was Carl Vrooman, Assistant Secretary
of Agriculture. Congressman David J.
Lewis and jackson II. Ralston, candi-
date for Congress, also spoke.
The Washington times., 1916-10-04
Wholesale Produce Market

EGGs-Nearby. fresh. s2as3c per dos,
Southern. 3cd3lo per doz.
cHEEsE-New York new. soo7ic per ID.
BUTTER-Elgin print, s7c per h.: tub.
sec per H.
LIVE PoULTRY-Hens, l7aiSc per ID;
chickens. leT20c per ID.
LIVE STOCK-veal calves, choice. lld11he
per h.; ordinary. 9dlOc pei lb.: rat shesp.
per Id.
The Washington times., 1916-10-04

New York Stocks.

All transactions in stocks ar. on tho basis
d dollars ana fractions thereof.
Quotations furnished By w. II. Hlbbs
CO.. members Of New York Stock nxsnsnss
Hibbs Building.
The Washington times., 1916-10-04
Bulgarians Occupy
Roumanian Island

SOFIA, Oct. 4.-Bulgarian forces have
occupied the Roumanian island of Ma
lakkat, In the Danube. near Vidin, It
was officially announced today.
The Washington times., 1916-10-04
Williamsport Visitors.

Miss Anna r. McGraw, OF Williams
RSr canne ss SS n Same sSS sg
Is visiting her brother, Edward 8. Nc
Graw. OF the Department Of Labor.
The Washington times., 1916-10-04

Republicans will meet tonight in the
Hughes -Fairbanks- Mudd Club"
The Washington times., 1916-10-04

Yesterday was the frst registration
of the year In this county. The second
will be next Tuesday.
The Washington times., 1916-10-04

hold mass meeting in Masonic Hall
tonight. william d. Upshaw. OF At
lanta, will speak. Arrangements are
under the direction OF the Rev. Charles
L. DeLOnR
The Washington times., 1916-10-04

Tho Highland football team will open
its season Sunday on the field near the
approach TO the bridge, when II Will
meet the Empire eleven.
The Washington times., 1916-10-04

Anacostia Council, No. 1s, ]. o. U. A.
NJ, met last night In Masonic Hall.
The Washington times., 1916-10-04

The Ladies' Guild of Emmanuel
Church met yesterday In the parish
hall.
The Washington times., 1916-10-04

The officers and teachers OF the Sun
day school Of Emmanuel Church met
last night.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-08

Between Boards: Sales: 500, 80.
100, 400, 80, 80, so, 125, 45. Olaa, 10; ,
As Olaa, 1915; 295, 725, 35, 50, 5, il,
80, 50, 10, 20I McBryde, 12%; %, 81,
100, 10, 10 Pioneer Mill, 431G; %, 70,
80 Waialua, BAY; 40, %, $50 Eva,
35%; 80 Hon. B. & NJ Co., 2OA;; -
San Carlos, II; 165, 10, so Oahu Sugar
Co, 32ta, ... r. .s...
Session Sales: 120 San Carlos. Il;
80. 80, 50. %. %, IS, 100 Olaa, 1914
), . Hawaiian Pineapple, 53A.
Latest sugar quotation: go degrees
test. $50 cents. or $1,000 oer ton.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-08
GREAT NORTHERN
ISBRINGING34O
TO SEE ISLANDS
Senator PheIan of California
Aboard; 55 in Party From
~@. [. A. Chamber

Just 12I more passengers than land
ed here Friday, December ;, 1915, on
her first call at this port in the Ha-
waiian service. Will walk ashore from
the Hill. liner Great Northern when
she docks at l@%O'clock Tuesday morn
inc on the first call Of her second sea.
son on the island run.
Federal wireless adyices received
today by the local agency, Fred l..
Waldron. Ltd. from the Great Nor.
thern Pacific offices in San Francisco,
say the liner will have total of $40
passengers aboard when she steams
from Los Angeles harbor San Pedro
at ) O'clock this afternoon for Hilo
and Honolulu. When. she called here
December of last year she brought
only 2f9 passengers in all classes from
the coast @-.s. =,
Today's message to the local agency
says the Los Angeles Chamber of Com
merce party will consist of 30 persons,
although the total number leaving
from Southern California will be close
to $50. The Los Angeles chambers
delegation will be headed by Presi-
dent John Mitchell.
3 lfHllpO states g. GOGlidIOi IL
Phelan of California is also among the
prominent Californians on board the
palatial turbiner He has party of
friends with him.
! President l.. c. Gilman of the Great
Northern Pacific Steamship Company
and Mrs. Gilman are coming; also Ma.
rine Superintendent j. B. Morris of
the line General Traffic Manager H.
A. Jackson will not be able to come,
but expects to visit Honolulu on la.
ter voyage.
{ A capacity cargo of freight, 2000
tons, is coming on the Great Northern
which steamed from San Francisco
for Los Angeles harbor at O'Clock
yesterday afternoon, according to ad
vices to the Merchants Exchange. The
liner is Que to leave Los Angeles har.
bor for Hilo and Honolulu at. o'clock
this afternoon. She will reach Hilo at
9 O'Clock Monday morning and dock
here at 10 O'Clock Tuesday morning.