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Evening star., 1921-11-13
FIXING ROADS FOR WINTER
Special Disp1teh to The Star.

Special Disp1teh to The Star.
BALTIMORE, November 12.-The
state roads commission is already
preparing for q hard winter and maxi
Ing preparations to keep the state
highways open for trafnc. no matter
how, heavy the snowfalls may be.
It has increased its snow-dghting
equipment 80 per cent, and has dis
throughout the state.
Plans have been completed to oper-
ate the snbw-hghting force after the
manner inaugurated last year. The
system will be much like that Of the
city fire department; with each dis
trict- engineer as district "snow-
fighting chief Weather predictions
forecasting snowfall will be dis
patched quickly to the engineer in
the locality III which the prediction
Is made. Quick action always will
be taken In tho mountainous sections
where the passes choke up easily.
Evening star., 1921-11-13
MEASURE TRAFFIC
WEAR ON BRIDGES
Good Roads Experts Devise
Instrument Which Will As
sist Builders.

"A new. instrument devised by the
bureau of public roads Of the United
States Department. of. Agriculture
measures with scientific precision the
effect Of every shock and blow deliv-
cred eby moving vehicles in crossing
4 bridge. Attached to any part Of
the bridge structure. this instrument
%skf' adef phGsosrasis o1iae refSsS ioad OF The
amount of stretching or shortening
Of the part as a result Of the shocks
is .represepted!by fine black line on
the .phot6gfaph.
No blow or shock can be delivered
not record its effect. 1t has never
before bsen possible to measure the
effect OF such blows. Engineers have
long been able to calculate the erect
Of standing loads very exactly; but
because Of their Inability to measure
or impacts. they have never been able
to proportion the various parts OF =
bridge with absolute assurance. 1t
has. been necessary to make a. liberal
allowance for. this unknown guam
ttty. In some cases the allowance
bridges, have collapsed under moving
'0sSs;, Many bridge, stiill in service are
probably too weak to withstand
safely the sharp blows or swiftly
moving vehicles, though they Will
or moving at slow speed. The famil.
lar warning posted at the portals Of
a bridge. "Speed limit on this bridge
eight miles per. hour" means that the
design Of the bridge to which 1t Is
attached. is not strong enough to
allow for impact. In the light Of the
recent experiments with motor trucks
in which n was shown that a swiftly
moving motor truck may strike a
blow equivalent to seven times its
actual weight, It is rather surprising.
tho department road experts say, that
failures have been, SO few.
1t is believed. this new measuring
instrument will soon do away with
uncertainty. - The knowledge gained
by it's use will enable the engineer
to design, bridges which are sure to
hold up under fast-moving vehicles.
and to build such bridges without
undue waste Of material and money.
Evening star., 1921-11-13

Harlow Hyde, writing in the In
dianapolis Star in his series of syndi-
Gated motor news articles, points to
the Lincoln highway as an object
lesson yearly becoming more and
more worthy Of emulation, and lays
stress on those policies Of the Lin
coin Highway Association which
have made its work so successful
during the past eight years.
Hyde says in part: with hard
surfaced roads predominating from
the Atlantic to the Mississippi river
on the Lincoln highway route, the
east and middle west now has one OF
the most splendid examples OF how
to build and maintain through routes.
There has been little Juggling OF this
famous route. The way as planned
originally is now laid down perma-
nently- and the small gaps here and
there in the central territory VIII be
in excellent shape by next year
Each state through which the
highway passes has'contributed to the
common cause; and benefited itself
by SO doing, even more than 1t has
the cause of interstate travel.
Through Ohio and Indiana, for in
stance. the road runs In rather
thickly settled country and the pres
ent hard-surfaced highway, some Of II
but completed this summer. Will be
of very great help to all the people
of the region as well as a joy to the
thousands, who will travel it from
afar.
Highest Tyre Of Improvement.
"Reports to the Lincoln Highway
Association tell OF details Of work
done this. year, and much Of 1t has the
sound Of the very highest type Of
highway, construction and valued eco
nomic factors binding important cities
for instance. gap that existed In
Elkhart county was finally completed
at q cost Of $39, 700" per mile. Work
on the permanent road through the
county was begun five years ago, and
now this state highway route that
sible type Of road for it's needs.
The spur and incentive to do Its
part for the great interstate high.
way has helped every county to &C
quire the finest sort Of q road. The
concentrated on this important artery
helped educate the pasDle to the need,
gave exact Information Of what 9th.
er regions along the route. were doing
and served the public enterprise with
great force and success.
Every now and then we hear NUT
terings against interstate highways
as though they were some sort OF, a
needless extravaganza and altogether
superfuous roadways that served
only the tourist and the ng-distance
traveller. More often than not the
very opposite is true. They serve the
states through which they pass even
more highly than they do through
travel. At best (and In spite. Of the
millions which engage in it) through
travel does. not constitute more than
Evening star., 1921-11-13

Practical results from safety edu-
cation. are shown in q recent report
OF the Detroit police department,
which records a decrease Of "a per
cent in automobile accidents during
the first nine months Of 1921, as com.
pared with the corresponding period
Of 1880.
Detroit has been in the front rank
Of cities which engaged extensively
In safety education, and the reward
is seen in the remarkable conserva-
tion Of lives indicated in the police
department report. During the first
nine months Of 1920 there were sixty
two children killed on the streets of
that city, whereas for that same
period during 1921 the number
dropped to A: The number Of motor
a similar decrease Is sought
throughout the United States by the
highway and highway transport edu-
cation committee, which points to
the Detroit record as showing the
practical form Of safety education
In; the schools: As 2 means Of re, re-
fatalities, which reaches a total in
excess OF 10000 annually. the conn
mittee Is undertaking a national
safety campaign, with the cooperation
Of national associations and local
civic clubs and organisations. /:
National Safety Week.
This campaign Includes the observ-
ance Of national safety week." De-
stress the need for safety education
through two contests in the schools
Of the country.
One Of these contests is among
grammar school children. who are be.
ing urged to write essays on the sub
More Safe. The other contest is
among grammar school teachers. who
are invited to prepare safety lessons
teaching children correct behavior on
the highways.
AS aHreward for their efforts and
$50 prizes for pupils have been do
mated by the National Automobile
Chamber Of Commerce, which also
offers three national prtzes for the
best lessons prepared by teachers.
Interest I'm Contests.
In addition to their usual safety
education. the Detroit schools. under
the leadership Of CITY supeE!ntsnas9at R..ra
showed a Willingness to take lead
ing part in the national campaign.
As result it Is believed the majority
Of pupils and teachers in the. city
will enter the prize contests.
Detroit, however. is not alone in
its eSgerness to insure the lives OF
its children through proper educa-
tional methods. Los Angeles, San
Francisco, Atlanta, St Louis New
York city, New Orleans, Dallas, and
virtually every city Of Importance In
the country. has. signified through Its
authorities an intention of taking an
active part in the national campaign:
Summing up the total number OF
fatal automobile accidents, as indi-
Gated by the Detroit police depart
nent. it Isl found that 106 lives were
lost during the first nine months OF
1920. For the same period during
1921 seventy were lost. Tho 1870
Evening star., 1921-11-13
LINCOLN HIGHWAY SPLENDID
LESSON IN BUILDING OF ROADS
Methods of Construction and Raising
Funds Praised-Unites Very
::@ Vital Area.

10 per cent Of those who use any inn
portant county or state road.
Most of the interstate routes fol-
low state and county highways, and
travel them are local people and
you will find that IN nearly every
case all OF the important interstate
routes that have really been estab-
lished and have endured are laid
down along state and county Sroads,
and that these highways are gener-
more thought and effort has been pat
on them by the people.
Trace out the Lincoln. the Dixie.
the National Old Trail, the Yellow
stone. or any other route that passes
near your home. and you will find
mercet or of agriculture, and that
every section is of highest Importance
to the citizens of the immediate
neighborhood
Through Ohio the Lincoln follows
one of the most ancient Of ways. 1t
is really the old trail Of the Wyan-
dots. and near Upper Sandusky q new
park has recently been given to the
citizens. which borders on the old In
dian reservation ara :Ae ancient
burying ground of the Wyandots.
Here also Indians used to- have their
camp" sites as they travelled across
the state. But Mr.. Up-Te-Date will
want more tangible and commercial
news. -. &'s... -
Permanent Pavement Progress.
Very well. Wooster, Ohio. report
ed recently that the entire length OF
, the Lincoln highway through Wayne
county had been completely improved.
The last section has been finished re-
Gently, surfaced with a fine brick
pavement that is now open to the
public. s..
This means stretch Of road
twenty-six miles long. and Il is said
alone has been over a million. This
segment assures that IL other con-
tracts along the way are completed
, this season. as expected. the new year
will find an unbrorken permanent
: road with bard hard surface from East
, Mansfield. q distance Of lit miles
illinois has practically completed
the hard surfacing Of the Lincoln way
across to the Mississippi this year. and
Iowa, Immediately west, has accom-
plished very much during 1921. Ne.
successful In improvements Of the
route. There has also been great
activity in paving the city streets of
the towns through which the route
passes. Besides this, the state has
set aside $4,000 to improve thirty
seven miles OF the road which hap
pens to lie on the right-of-way OF the
! Union Pacific railroad.
Beyond Nebraska 30 per cent OF
the 500-mile. section of the route
through Wyoming Is reported to have
been boulevarded,. which carries the
modern route dear 70 the borders Of
Utah."-Lineolu Highway Forum.
Evening star., 1921-11-13
PRACTICAL RESULTS OBTAINED.
BY SAFETY EDUCATION EFFORT
Detroit Police Department Records Big
Decrease in Accidents as Result
of Campaign There.

senger cars. seventy; light trucks.
eight; heavy trucks, twenty-five:
taxicabs. three. The 1891 figures in
dicate ffty-two accidents from pas
senger cars. four from light trucks.
eleven from heavy trucks, one from
taxicabs and two from jitneys.
Efforts are being made by the high
way and highway transport education
esmpaisn to- s1rn proeurs simi1ar ns..h Static ne
tics from other cities. The commit
tee announces its willingness to an
swer any inquiries regarding the
safety campaign or to reply to ques-
tions regarding any phase Of. safety
work.
Evening star., 1921-11-13
A. A. A. HAS COMPILED ROUTINGS
FROM D. C.. OVER, MAIN ROADS
MANY Bad Detours Eliminated. First Glass
Highways Now Connecting With Prin-
cipal Cities Within 250 Miles.

For the benefit of Washington mo-
torists who contemplate making trips
to important points in the east dur
ing the next few weeks, the A. A. A
touring and transportation bureau
has compiled full information giving
the exact status Of all main routes
radiating from Washington. These
data have been gathered from personal
surveys and from up-to-the-minute
reports submitted to headquarters
by various state highway depart
lnentS.
It is especially interesting to note
that many places which have been
under construction during several
months are now completed and open
to traffic, thus eliminating many
treacherous detours which always
tend to mar a pleaSurab1e journey. In
gratifying to note that Washington
.ity now has the special advantage
uf being provided with first-class
modern highways connecting direct
with nearly every important city
within a radius Of $50 miles.
Details OF RoutinEs.
The following details will serve to
explain conditions on each route:
Washington to points in Florida
Present best route via Fredericks-
Iurg, Richmond. Petersburg. Clarks-
VILE, Durham. Greensboro, Charlotte.
camden. Augusta, Savannah, jack
.,onville. Mostly all gravel or good
Graded sand clay. General conditions
much improved this year. For fur
fher details consult a. A. a. head
quarters.
route via Baltimore. Belair. Como
,p}nDo Kennett Square, Media or via
IIavre de Grace. Newark and Chester
10 Philadelphia The latter route has
been greatly improved during the past
season, and much new concrete Is
now open to traffic. Both roads are
ot equal length being just 14s's
washington to Columbus. Ohio. via
Iy all boulevard being concrete, btu
1ithic macadam or brick. Several
Inountafns to cross between Fred
erick, Md, and Cambridge. Ohio, but
the grades do not average over per
cent. Only poor link between Wash
frucks have worn the macadam and
caused same to be rutty.
Washington to Pittsburgh.
washington to Pittsburgh, via
Frederick. Gettysburg. then west over
The Lincoln highway. All of this
7runk line Is now entirely open and
IN flrst-class condition. The Sec
ions between Emmettsburg and
Gettysburg and . Gettysburg to
..hambersburS are at last paved,
and all roads through the famous
!attlefield are covered with concrete
VT the most modern type. The Lin
red. white aa6 blue bands on tele-
Evening star., 1921-11-13
ELECTRIC AIDS MAY
DRAIN BATTERIES
Too Many Accessories Likely
to Injure Auto of
Today.

1t is difficult for the lnotorist Of
today to carry. himself back ten or
twelve years. to the time when all
cars were cranked by hand and when
the most powerful headlights were
dependent upon acetylene gas for
their brilliancy. But let the battery
60 bad" and let the average man get
out to crank his car on a rainy night,
with the road ankle-deep in mud, and
he will realize how deeply he is IN.
debted to the storage battery for
much of his motoring comfort. :.
Not only is his engine started and
his way illuminated at the touch Of a
button. but numerous other conven-
fences have been added which a few
years ago would have been considered
foolish flights of the imagination.
Electric Equipment.
Many of the luxurious. sedans Of
today are equipped by the manufac-
turers with electric cigar lighters,
electric step illuminators and numer-
GUS other electrical appliances that
add to the comfort and joy of
motoring.
Where such appliances are stand
ard equipment. installed by the man
ufacturer of the car, it can be taken
for granted that they do not make too
great demand on the capacity of the
storage battery. The car designers
But some car owners add so many
electrical contrivances that, in the
aggregate, they are a heavy drain on
the battery. This is sometimes one
of the reasons for its apparent ina
fbility to retain a charge.
Exide service station, says on this
subject: Heating devices Of any kind,
such as electric vuicanizers. electric
cigar lighters. electric steering wheel,
warmers etc., consume far more
current than does the ordinary light
bulb.
Night Driving I'm Winter.
And with the average. owner using
his car In winter only for short runs
very often at night-his generator
can put into his battery only a limited
is added too many electric appliances
which consume current in excess Of
what the designers intended should
be drawn from the battery 1t Is easy
to see what will happen. It is the
old case OF burning the, candle at both
ends. 1t simply can't be done for any
length OF time.
These various electric appliances
are good things. They add to. the Joy
and convenience Of motoring. But
before too many are added 1t would
be well to consult o reliable service
station and see that the battery is in
condition to stand the additional work
imposed upon 1t.
with very little trouble the gen.
orator can be adjusted to give more
current IL necessary, but the compe-
tent service man can readily tell II
this is necessary. Play safe-ask him
first. IL you would ret the utmost
from your battery -.
Evening star., 1921-11-13
Wins Races Despite Forty.Six
Years.

Forty-six years, old and cleans up
four New England championship
races in one day! That's what Pete
Of Manchester, N. H.. did recently at
the races held at Granite State Park,
Dover, n. H., October Is,
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner. (Elizabeth, Colo.) 1920-1921, 1921-04-01
ELBERT SALE PAVILION.

Work started Thursday morning
in the construction of sale pavil-
ion, to cost approximately $4,000
to be 36x96 feet In area, with "A
seating capacity of 250,and stall
room for SO cattle. will be con-
structed by the Ebert County
Shorthorn Breeders association.
The matter was definitely decided at
meeting of the association held on
Saturday of last week, and construc-
tion began at once.
1t is planned to have this pavil-
ion ready for use for the auction
gale OF the association which Will
be held at Ebert on Wednesday May
II. The sale date also was decided
upon at themeetng on Saturday. AT
this sale about forty head OF good
serviceable Shorthorns will be con-
tributed by members of the associa-
tion.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner. (Elizabeth, Colo.) 1920-1921, 1921-04-01
his

piauded by all farmers organizations
and that the same broadminded pol
icy OF give and take will govern
the ratification conference in Chiea-
go. II the farmers representatives
at that conference can keep the
same broad vision OF true co-opera T
ton before them and persent uui-
ted front on q marketing plan and
national marketing organization
of their own,the farmers OF America
will have made the most important
step forward that history has ever
recorded"
Machinery Prices Lower
The officers OF the A. f. B. F. have
been In conference with machinery
manufacturers in an attempt to get
lower prices for the farmers. Word
has just been received that the price
has been lowered from 10 to % per
cent, by all the large manufacturers
of farm machinery.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner. (Elizabeth, Colo.) 1920-1921, 1921-04-01
INDUSTRIES UP A TREE.

The man up tree looks down al
the wolves beneath him. and won
ders how long he can hold out or
escape.
Industry toda is whole lot like
the man up a tree.
Twenty years ago it had toclimb
into the lower branches to escape
the first attack of the wolves Of
regulation and taxation. Today IL
has to climb to the topmost branches
to try and save itself from the ever
increasing pack of regulation and
taxation that is gnawing at the
roots of its support. The top Is
bending and the pack is bowling.
The public ma be compared to the
tree. 1t has supported industry
against the pack attacks for many
years, but like the tree it Is begin
ming to bend. The flood of regula-
ton and taxation of industry which
has been developed and extended for
the supposed benefit" OF the public
mas all duutu 10 lAe SOot VI oPN' -
ting every industry. and to the cost
of government, and in turn the
public has had to meet this expense
by paying higher prices for eydr3-
thing 1t eats, wears or uses.
Labor wolves have been sappine
the vitality of industry, attempting
to cling to the tree. while the legis-
lative wolves have been digging in
to the roots of the tree. The top
is bending and the roots are loosen
ing. VIII the packs take warning
and allow the worried industries to
live and recuperate, and the tree to
straighten or will it continue its
attack until the tree come down
with calamity for the industries
I the public, and the wolves them
selves?
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner. (Elizabeth, Colo.) 1920-1921, 1921-04-01
WHAT PEOPLE MUST LEARN.

There is one idea that all, Ameri-
ans must learn, that is the simple
truth that business is far more CEN
petent than public admins tration.
Our country is still suffe ring from
IN overdose OF belief in socialism
and lack of confidence in common
business efficiency.
Railroad leaders believe they are
capable of telling the railroads how
to manage the transportation prom
lens.
Congress and Legislatures believes
in the direct operation of the
merchant marine, public utilities and
packing houses.
The people have suffered enough
from panics to know that politicians
cannot run our banking system,
and are proud when banks make big
profits.
The people have learned that big
factories and big mines and big mer-
camille operations that red uce over
head serve them best.
They have still to learn that pro-
duction and Industries and business
make the country prosperou unless
politicians interfere with tn EN-
They have still to learn TINT high
taxation and multiplicity of laws
and regulations are only for ms of
conflscation OF private enter prises.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner. (Elizabeth, Colo.) 1920-1921, 1921-04-01
Continued from Page A.
Traffic Conference Urges Rate Ad-

Justment:-
The National conference of Ship
pers which was held in Chicago on
March Ia, passed resolutions favor
ing the repeal of the Rate Making
Rule" of the Transportation Act.
Delegates from shipping associations
in 20 states attended the conference
President j. r Howard was chosen
Chairman of the convention and de-
livered the opening address. Mr..
Howard declared the conferees were
meeting, not as individuals with
selfish interests. but as American
citizens with the welfare of the
whole country in mind.
E. II. Cunningham, Secretary of
the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation,
with membership OF the 10000
farmers. declared that instead of
getting better, the farmers econom-
ic position had gone from bad to
worse Mr.. Cunningham frankly
notified both railroad employers
and laborers that the farmer had
about reached the limit of his en-
durance. If the farmer were pro-
vided with a Just market for his
supplies, he would be in position
to buy all manner of goods in such
quantities as would quickly restore
industry to normally.
AT the close of the conference. a
Transportation Committee was auth
, en- as follows:
]. II. Howard; ]. F. Callbreath;
s. II. Cowan, Francis b. James and
, Chas. Webster. This Committee
will present the resolutions of the
conference to Congress Chairman
, Howard is authorized to enlarge the
committee and to call further con-
ferences as he sees fit
The proceedings of the confer
ence will be printed in pamphlet
form at an early date. Mr.. James
represented Colorado at this confer
ence, report that no definite action
was taken toward an immediate
reduction of rates. but the matter is
well before all concerned.
Tobacco, Cotton and Dairy Con-
ferences Called
The American Farm Bureau Fed
Grafton announces that tobacco
marketing conference will be held in
Louisville. Kentucky, on March 30.
A Cotton Marketing Conference
will be held in the south on Tues
day, April 9Th.
A National Dairy Marketing con-
ference will be held ON Tuesday,
May Srd.
Grain Marketing Plan Appeals to
ALL
Reposts resolved from the first
state meeting to consider the grain
III rketing plan of tan committee of
II indicate that it is universally re-
ceiving the end rsement of the re.
representatives. of farmers marketing
organizations. Chairman Gustafson
says. There are indications on ev
cry hand that this spirit of true
corporations which was deyeloped
in the Committee OF II IL being an