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Evening star., 1928-06-08
MISSISSIPPI RIVER TRAFFIC AID
SEEN IN FLOOD CONTROL PLAN
Establishment of Stream In Fixed Channel
Expected to Result in Increased
Barge Service.

costs. The Warrior barge service on
the Mississippi River is at present
carving 100000 tons of merchandise
q year. and shippers are clamoring for
space. although space is irregular and
restricted. James E. Smith, president
of the Mississippi Valley Association,
declares that within two years this
tonnage will be doubled. The Ohio,
though not yet providing through traf-
fic. carries 81 ,000.000 tons year. When
It is opened soon to the Mississippi and
the Gulf. o. F.. Barrett. one of the large
private operators of river barges thinks
that this tonnage quickly will go to
25. 10000
The last locks are being completed
on the leg to Chicago Theodore Brendt.
former general manager of the Warrior
service and leading authority on river
navigation. says that Chicago should
be reached late In 1880 or certainly not
later than 1881.
when that time comes. with "a guar
anteed nine-foot channel the year
around. big developments can be looked
for" he said. Private capital, which
now has the cards stacked against It,
will then be attracted"
The $10,000000 additional capitaliza-
ton for the Warrior service just pro-
vided by Congress helps, but 1t barely
Evening star., 1928-06-08

Summer resort on the lower Potomac
by Lew Thayer and Harry @. g. Stiles.
Immediately on arrival dinner will be
served and the remainder Of the after
noon devoted to athletic events. A light
supper will be served in the evening.
when prizes will be presented.
There will be base ball game in the
afternoon between the printers and the
supply men. Karl Eiker will captain
the printers and James Sullivan the
supply men.
Evening star., 1928-06-08
PRINTERS PLAN OUTING
ON LOWER POTOMAC
Saturday, June 10, Set for Annual
Event Under Auspices of
Supply Guild.

The annual outing of the printers and
supply firms of the city viii De held
Saturday June 16. at River Springs,
Md, under auspices of the Printers
Supply Guild The trip will be made IN
automobiles starting from First street
and Pennsylvania avenue at 1O:30
iclock.
The caravan will be piloted to the
Evening star., 1928-06-08

Wheat may now be grown within 400
miles of the Arctic Circle, and recently
variety was discovered that will thrive
l50 miles closer to the North Pole than
any other.
Evening star., 1928-06-08

Giving up the extensive manufacture
Of firearms. a leading industrial concern
In Austria vii continue TO increase its
o1ltput Of automobiles and bicycles.
Evening star., 1928-06-08

Crude oil exports from the Maracaibo
Basin of Venezuela last year totalcd
55,605,431 barrels, as compared with
33,473,644 in 1926, and 19,022,214 in
1925
Milford chronicle., 1928-06-15
Adams Cross Roads

Sunday school Sunday 10 a. m. at
Bloomery.
Miss Bernice Adams spent the
weekend with Miss Ruth Collision.
Mrs. Stetler and daughter Blanche,
Miss Sadie and Miss Eva Deyore
spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Fountain.
Rev. c. H. Atkins was the Sunday
supper guest of c. w. Adams and
family.
Little Madaline Adams has return
ed home after two weeks stay with
her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur Adams.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Chafinch enter
tained relatives Sunday.
Woodenhawk school closed Friday
with a picnic.
Bloomery Aid will meet with Mrs.
Glen Bullock at her home IN Smith
vile the last Wednesday afternoon
of June.
Milford chronicle., 1928-06-15

lows: Misses Evelyn Figgs of Del
mar, Nd, Delaphine Evans, Mary
Johnson and Clifford Evans.
The stork visited Mrs. Atwood
Smears and left a fine baby.
Edward Adkins and son Edward
were callers on A. P. LeKites re-
Gently.
Charlie Hickman of Roxana called
upon Henry C. Johnson, Jr., on Sun
day.
Mrs. Atwood Smears was carried
to the hospital Sunday morning with
convulsions.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry G.. Johnson en-
tertained Sunday evening Mr.. and
Milford chronicle., 1928-06-15

Mrs. Raymond Johnson and children.
Raymond McCabe motored to Ocean
City, Nd, Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry B. Johnson
were supper guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Raymond Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Johnson were
callers Of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Bunt-
ing and mother on Sunday afternoon.
Milford chronicle., 1928-06-15
Johnson's Corner
(Near Selbyville)

Rev. o. T. Baynard delivered a
very fine sermon on Sunday morning
to the people of the Sound Sunday
school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lambert Lynch are
the happy parents of fine baby girl,
born Saturday, June 9th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dewitt Rogers of
Wilmington were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. P. LeKites on Sunday.
Miss Hilda Long entertained at
her home Sunday afternoon as fol-
Milford chronicle., 1928-06-15
Harrington
) Harrington High Closes Excellent
Base Ball Season; 8 Wins and 4
ReVerses; b. Holloway Tops

Harrington High Closes Excellent
Base Ball Season; 8 Wins and
ReVerses; b. Holloway Tops
List Of Batters
HARRINGTON High closed a success
full season in a thirteen game scheo-
ule, which included all practice
games. Coach Murray with his pro-
teges got an early start and took
four games in a row, then his team
went into a slump and lost three.
ONLY to get busy and win the re-
naming games on their schedule ex-
cent one, and that was handed 10
Milford High when the locals maze
twelve errors. To have safely tucked
this game away, would have made
them contenders in Kent county be-
cause FELTON, was beaten later in the
season by Milford. This would have
fled Harrington and FELTON, for the
honors and only could have Deen
settled by playing an extra game
Harrington High is always consider
ed a dangerous foe and all OtheI
teams try hard to beat them. TEey
will be even stronger next year as
only one active player is lost oy
graduation, William Taylor.
Rrinton Holloway, a catcher anu
star Outfelder lead his teammates at
the plate. sporting an average Oh
416. It is believed that average Is
as good as any high school player IN
Kent county. He is the son of MT.
and Mrs. ]. H. Holloway of this
town. Another brother, woodrow
Holloway, playing a utility role this
wear. ought to make valuable play
er next year; third brother will
enter the freshman class next year.
Some of next years members of the
freshman class have been playing
this year and there are some good
prospects entering high school next
year.
The following schedule was play
Milford chronicle., 1928-06-15

Will Hudson of near Bayard has
purchased a new Chevrolet coach.
Glass services next Sunday at
Sound M. E. Church at $3.50.
Milford chronicle., 1928-06-15

There is one advantage in being
an uninstructed delegate You get
a lot more attention paid to you at
the national convention.
Milford chronicle., 1928-06-15

Harrington 8; Greenwood 2.
Harrington 4; FELTON, 1.
Harrington 12; Dover a.
Harrington 8; Milford 6.
Harrington 5; Caesar Rodney IA.
Harrington 8; Greenwood 4.
Harrington 1 FELTON, 2.
Harrington 8; w. c. 1. l.
Harrington 8; Goldey College 3.
Harrington. 10; Dover 1.
Harrington 5; Milford 8.
Harrington 8; Caesar Rodney Z.
Harrington 13; w. c. I. 4.
The following batting averages
Milford chronicle., 1928-06-15

Harrington School Closes; Beau
champ and Shaw Are Awarded
Legion Medals
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-12-02
AUTO TRADE GAIN
SEEN THIS WINTER
Sustained Production in All Lines
Cited by Head Of Grams
Automotive Reports.

Unusually well sustained production
In all lines, higher level Of employ
ment for this period than has been the
case in a number of years and the
fundamentally sound condition OF BUSH
ness as a whole are reasons enough
for anticipating an excellent volume
of business during the Winter months,
according to B. H. Cram, president OF
Grams Automotive Reports, Inc.
Retail trade has not come up to
the volume expected and generally
forecast for it, due to the unseason-
able weather that prevailed in most
sections of the country" he said.
There is little doubt, however, that
1t exceeded the relatively low marks
of last year. With the election over,
plans for future business and expan-
sion have been more confidently ap-
preached and as the result are going
forward rapidly. Steel and automobile
production continue at high rate,
with the former continuing to receive
heavy orders from the latter and many
inquiries being received from the rail-
roads, which have represented a poor
market so far this year.
THE slackening of manufacturing
output in general has not been as
marked as it generally is at this sea-
son of the year. Building continues
to slow up, though several sections re-
port considerable activity, even to the
point Of surprising that of earlier
months. Money is easing up some
what, though it remains tight in a
number of areas. Labor, in the major
ity Of areas. is well employed, consid-
ering the season."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-12-02
HIGHWAY ENGINEERS.
! LEAVE FOR MEETING
Asphalt Paving Conference Will
Be Held in New Orleans
December 81.

Highway engineers and officials from
Washington and surrounding cities left
last night by special car attached to
the Piedmont Limited, on the Southern
Railroad, to attend the seventh annual
Asphalt Paving Conference, in New Or
leans, December 3 TO Z, inclusive.
Among these are r. Keith Compton,
president American Road Builders AS
ISOLATION, director of public works,
Richmond, Va; c. N. Conner, chief en-
gineer, American Road Builders ASso-
citation; E. w. James, chief, division of
design, United States Bureau of Public
Roads; T. Warren Allen, chief division
of control, United States Bureau of
Public Roads; c. B. Hunt, engineer of
highways. District of Columbia; ]. L.
Crawford, president of the Crawford
Paving Co., Washington, D. c., past
president American Road Builders AS
ISOLATION: M. c. Hazen, surveyor, Dis
trict of Columbia; Frank Stephens, COR
poration counsel, District of Columbia
J. F. SchleSsinger, secretary, National
Paving Brick Association; F. B. Curran
chief of highway section, Department
of Commerce; William A. Gruman, vice
president, Corson e. Gruman Construc-
ton Co., Washington, D. c.; Col. George
II. Bunker, manager, Interstate Annie
site Co.; w. S. Hoge, vice president, Lee
Highway Association; w. B. Catchings
president, Bituminous Earth Roads Co.,
Raleigh, N. c.; l.. D. Smoot, manager
Washington Branch. the Asphalt Asso-
citation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-12-02
TURKEY SEEKERS
SET TRAVEL MARK
Improved Highways Lead
Millions Back to Family
I HearthSide.

Thanksgiving day of this year wit
messed more travellers gathered around
the homecoming festive board than ever
before in all the 800 years of Thanks
giving days existence, according to E
E. Duffy, highway educational writer.
Distance is no longer the obstacle ii
once was to visiting the folks back
home" or the youngsters in the city
Travel induced by steam railroads as
sisted nightly in breaking down the
barrier of distance. but 1t remained for
the automobile, SO easily bent to the
power Of human will, to accomplish its
almost complete surrender.
The commonplace day by day serv-
ice of the highway Is taken more or
less for granted, but of all the many
factors given for this country's eco
nomic and social improvement of the
last two decades, the highway tops the
list. Without the good highways of to-
day. rural populations would still be
without electric washing machines,
tractors, crop rotation, radios and
pianos. and country children for the
most part would still consider their
education complete upon passing" the
sixth or seventh grade.
Roads an Advantage.
Good rural roads have given the
country the advantages of the city.
Through the medium of the highway
country people have been enabled to
see the city as it actually is, and the
city resident has come to know the
country as never before. Intermixing
has brought about healthy condition
city people are moving to the coun--
try; country people to the city. And
all this to the better satisfaction Of
those concerned.
During the last few years this move
ment to the city has been greater than
the movement to the country. Econ
omists look upon this with approval, for
changing conditions have strongly indi-
Gated that for many the cosmopolitan
centers offer greater opportunity. On
the other hand, there are thousands
who have been restless in the industrial
communities SO they have migrated to
the open spaces where the scenery con-
siStS of something more than smoking
chimneys and water tanks.
1,97s,OOO Leave Farm.
Those leaving the farm for the city IN
1927 numbered 1.978.000, according to
estimates of the Federal Bureau of Ag-
ricultural Economics. Those leaving
the city for the country totaled 1874
900. This represents a net gain OF
6O4, 900 for the cities. In 1925 the city
gain was 1926, 900 and in 1925 1874, 900.
All this means that the American
people are getting about and that
through the better appreciation Of new
thoughts and ideals aud social and in
dustrial innovations the national fab
rio is constantly becoming more tightly
woven.
Transplanted citizens, then. are to be
found this week, in greater numbers
than ever before, journeying to the
cities and to the country. More than
ever, the open road is enticing to long
distance travel. Across the State to
grandfather's house over smooth roads
is a motor trip that marks the unparal-
leled well being of this age.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-12-02

in highway development has just begun.
The diversity of highway practices
within the nations makes comparisons
and summary analyses Of methods diff
cult.
1.-THE lack of highways seriously ham,
pers the carriage Of goods and passen-
gers by motor vehicle. The constant
trafiic congestion in the cities may be
attributed almost entirely to the def
ciencieS of the streets. The lack OF i'm
proved highways in the country fire.
quently makes motor transport between
centers of population difficult, If not
impossible.
"The traveller from Valparaiso to
Santiago takes train rather than risk
the discomfort and possible dangers of
the comparatively short trip by motor.
In Argentina, the trip from Buenos
Aires to the suburb of Palmero may be
made over paved road by automobile,
but this is the limit of the radius of
travel in many cases. The absence of
intercity highways makes it necessary
for the tourist to ship his car by freight
to his destination, whence side trips
may be made. The total mileage of
improved highways in Uruguay, on &C"
count of its smaller size, is not as great
as that of some other South American
countries, but the system Is more con-
nected. While traveller may ride for
hours over the fine roads in and around
Sac Paulo, Brazil he cannot drive
through to Rio de Janeiro without
man from Lima pays his toll and rides
over a 10-mile stretch of improved
highways from Callao to Lima, or he
may go to the beautiful suburb of
Mirafiores.
Road Projects Approved.
"While the United States delegation
was in Chile the government there ap-
proved Of project for the Valparaiso
Santiago road, and similar action was
taken by the federal government of
Brazil, while the commission was in
that country, with respect to the road
from Sac Paulo to Rio de Janeiro.
Transportation In Central America
is handicapped by the lack of a con-
nected system of international high
ways, and further by the absence of
a bridge across the Panama Canal.
Mexico plans an international highway
system, with branches to the United
States and Guatemalan borders, and
preliminary work has been done in
some sections. The highway system
of Salvador Is the best In Central
America. The mining and agricultural
areas are connected with the coast and
the principal cities and towns are
joined by dirt roads Practically all
the roads in Guatemala are passable
only in the dry season. Road devel-
opment in Honduras has been impeded
by the high cost of construction in the
mountainous sections.
Nicaraguan Situation.
"There has been no systematic de-
velopment Of highways in Nicaragua,
the only good road being between
Managua and Matagalpa. In Costa
RIGA there are a few rough roads on
the plateau around San Jose. Panama
has an ambitious program OF road con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-12-02

shown that even a quarter-inch bump
appreciably increases the blow to the
pavement. Modern rigid pavements are
laid with no more than quarter-inch
variation in 10 feet and some States
achieve even less of fluctuation.
Base Carries Load Burden.
Tests conducted by the Bureau of
Public Roads and the Illinois Highway
Department show that the pavement
base must be designed to carry the full
expected load and that top surfacings
add little II any structural strength or
cushioning ability to the base.
Engineers advocate that residential
streets carrying local traffic be designed
to easily assume load of four tons per
rear wheel: business or other streets
carrying heavy traffic, five tons: streets
devoted entirely to heavy hauling, six
tons. Highway engineers urge, in
keeping with State load limitations,
that rural pavements be built to easily
carry four ton wheel-loads. First-clasS
rigid rural pavements are capable Of
carrying such loads the year around.
Less stable road surfaces, weakened by
rains and thaws, gradually break down
even under this reasonable load limit,
oftentimes requiring excessive repairs
and almost complete prohibition Of
heavy hauling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-12-02

Is usually deemed more economical to
build q road at q comparatively high
primary cost, IL In so doing the road
can be built more quickly and satisfac-
torily. The more general use Of modern
machinery on Latin American roads,
however, probably will not be long de-
layed. Developing fields for employ
ment will bring about more competition
of labor and will compel more advanced
methods in order to reduce the cost of
production.
Needs in Peru.
while the needs Of all the countries
are similar, in Peru the great problem
Is to build thousands of miles of low
cost roads to penetrate rich agricultural
districts and maintain highways to tap
the mining sections. Chile's outstand-
ing need is for a longitudinal highway
along the whole 2,700-mile coast line.
In Argentina thousands Of miles of
feeder roads are needed. The almost
entire absence Of gravel in the great
agricultural areas Is, however, a decided
handicap. Interconnection of existing
essential to Uruguay. In Brazil the
great need is for national system
which will coordinate the roads al
ready built by the states.
"A definite system Of financing is,
Of course, essential. While large
amount Of foreign capital will be
needed. the governments of most coun-
tries are in q position to make appro-
priations to carry on the work. In
Chile, for example, the present plan is
to use funds derived from special taxa
ton, and some government bonds have
been issued, but there Is as yet no
general application Of the plan of de-
ferred payments.
Much of the work under way In
Peru is the result of arrangements with
American construction companies, and
foreign loans have not been f1oated for
road purposes.
Argentine Status.
Argentina Is faced with the problem
OF overcoming the objections of the
large landowners to taxation on their
land. The extension of city influences
is having an appreciable effect in
breaking up these estates, and the time
may not be far distant when provincial
bond issues may again be placed on
the market. However, the highway
movement in Argentina will be accel-
Grated more by liberal federal partici-
pations than in any other way. Indi-
cations point in that direction. In
Brazil highway work thus far has been
largely matter of state action and
financing"
All in all. South America from the
viewpoint of the North American road
builder, would appear to be fertile
ground for him. The visit of the
President-elect. with his background of
Commerce Department trade promo
ton, will certainly not do anything to
hinder the advent of the North Ameri-
can bodybuilding pioneer.
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struction and much preliminary work
has been accomplished.
1.-THE extent OF the service which can
be performed by motor trucks and
buses has not been fully realized. The
truck Is gradually coming into use
largely through the example of large
foreign concerns with branches In
Latin America. The radius of opera
ton. however, is circumscribed by the
lack of roads. Thus far there appear
to be no services in Latin America
comparable to those in the United
States, where railroads use motor trucks
in terminal and Short-haul operations
"The most impressive evidence of this
was obtained as the delegation in
Spected the docks at the various points
of entry on both coasts. AS the ship
ping trade grows. these facilities must
be constantly expanding and yet, large
ly because of lack of improved roads
and delays of freight transfer, the
horse drawn vehicle still prevails In
commodity terminal movements
ION the whole, the bus is still in
the early stages of development, but Is
performing worthy service in linking
communities which prior to its intro
duction relied on animal transport as
their sole means of communication.
\
districts, where buses run over natural
roads, breaking trails as they 60.
THE helpful influence which high
way transportation may exert In stimu-
lating business for the railroads has not
been made matter of action by the
railroad executives, although most of
them are conversant with similar oper-
ations in other parts of the world.
Chile, for instance, has appointed a
commission to study the question of CO.
ordination of rail and highway. The
rail lines have made possible the de-
velopment which has taken place up to
undoubtedly will be built, series of
highways leading to the railroads must
be developed if there is to be additional
traffic for the railways.
U. S. Gives Aid.
"In the United States early trans
continental railway service was made
possible by Government grants and
subsidies. This is not feasible in Latin
America, where construction costs are
high. Accordingly, in Peru, Bolivia
and several other countries there Is
growing sentiment in favor Of building
territory. If this is accomplished, Suffi-
cient traffic should accrue to make fur
Their rail extensions profitable.
Comparatively little modern ma
chinery is used in the construction and
maintenance of highways, owing in part
to an idea held In some quarters that
manual labor is to be weighed in terms
of wages rather than by output Con-
sequently, many roads Of difficult rock
construction have been improved large
ly or entirely by hand tools or primitive
machines.
Hand labor is employed in some in
stances because of the difference in
conception of what road should be ir
the United States and In Latin America
In the former country the highway is
regarded as means to an end, and II