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OF automobile tourist rest stations or
| hotels
The entire 81 miles of the route In
| PENNSYLVANIA Is paved.
| West Virginia--At West Alexander
route 40 crosses the State line into West
Virginia, and from this point 16 miles
of road have been paved across the
northern section of the State to Wheel
| ing This is the Oldest town on the
| Ohio River, and when the Civil War
broke out was the headquarters of Vir-
ginianS opposed to secession. 1t was
| the capital of the new State of West
Virginia from 1863 to 1885, On rocky
precipicc Just cast of Wheeling Is a
monument marking the spot from which
| the daring Indian scout Mai. Samuel
| McCollock, in 1777 escaped by forcing
his horse over the cliffs while attempt
! ing the relief of Fort Henry at Wheel
| ing.
! Ohio--Two bridges cross the Ohio
River, The toll from eastbound trav-
clers is collected on the Wheeling side
and from the westbound travellers on
the Bridgeport end. Entering upon the
straightaway road across Ohio, the trav-
eler is impressed With the directness
with which the early pioneers selected
the route for the Old National Pike
Passing through the State capitals OF
Ohio and Indiana and through Van
| dalia, capital of Illinois in 1899. this
highway is the longest stretch of prac-
| tically straight road In the United
States. 1t becomes almost monotonous
to hold the steering wheel of the car to
the same course. The road is paved for
the entire 225-mile distance across Ohio
Bridge Built In 1880.
About miles west of GAINESVILLE there
is a tablet in a Federal-built bridge the
inscription of which bears the date 1880
Tin Jackson's term) and the phrase
THE policy of the Nation, reciprocity at
home and abroad" This is only one OF
the many bridges along the route in
Ohio which are relics of the days of the
Old National Pike of a century ago
East of GAINESVILLE is the famous "Y'
bridge over the MuSkingum River said
to be the only one of its kind in the
United States.
Between GAINESVILLE and Hebron, dis
tancc of "a miles, is q section of expert
mental concrete pavement, built in 1915
by the Office OF Public Roads. now the
Bureau of Public Roads of the United
States Department of Agriculture. AT
that time concrete road construction
was still in its infancy. This road Is
still i'll good condition.
Continuing through Columbus and
Springfield, the traveller reaches Brandt.
Between this point and the State line
the direct route of the numbered high
way is under construction TO the In
diana boundary 1t was at Dayton, on
the detour road, that the disastrous
food occurred in 1913. Dayton is also
the home of Orville Wright. who, with
his brother. Wilbur. was pioneer in
aviation.
Indiana-The highway crosses the
State .ine just east of Richmond, Ind,
town in the midst of rich farming
and natural gas region. Richmond was
settled by the Quakers in 1916. The en-
tire ISL mile distance across the State
is paved. The birthplace of James
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Americas hghtest
7-passenger Sedan
and the most comfortable

FRANKLIN has introduced an amaz-
i ing, n<to rpt of family car. More
comfortable-more spacious-yet with
much less weight and much less bHik.
This revolutionary car is Americas
Iightest weight passenger Sedan
realization of what all manufacturers OF
7-passenger cars have striven to attain
an accomplishment that meets steadily
increasing demand from the public for
lighter, more comfortable, more easily
handled 7-paSsenger cars.
Here truly are all the advantages of =
small-carwith none of the disadvantages
Handy control-quiek traffic maneuver-
ing-easy' parking-yet all the room
and interior comfort you need.
Air-cooling g-Franklin's greatest eontri-
button to the motor and aviation world
has made this tremendous achieve
ment possible. This one advanced prin-
ciple--which excludes the necessity OF
rigid radiator-affords the basis for
lighter total weight and more flexible
chassis. These in turn permit the use
Of the exclusive, full-elliptic springs
which add so greatly to the Airman's
supreme riding comfort.
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The powerful motor-smooth, efficient,
dependable-is always ready for instant
acceleration, for any unexpected HILL
and for long-sustained high speed.
For you TO fully appreciate what fine
car can offr in performance and comfort.
you must actually drive the Airman--
either the passenger Sedan or one Of
the other spacious models Ask for
demonstration and let US explain the
favorable terms OF payment offered.
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Motorists of the National Capital are
linked with the United States route 40,
the longest stretch of practically straight
road in the country, which crosses ID
States and offers to the tranScontinental
motor tourist a panorama of the mid
section of the country that epitomizes
the westward expansion of the Nation
from the colonial days to the present
The nearest approach to this great
highway for WaShingtonians is at Eli
colt City or at Ridgeville. Md. both
towns on the old Cumberland road,
which goes from Baltimore to Frederick
and Hagerstown The distance to Eli
colt City or Ridgeville from washington
is slightly more than 50 miles.
s From it Eastern terminus at Atlantic
City this highway follows for 3.205 miles
the same course or one closely parallel
10 that of the earliest settlers of the
Ohio. Mississippi and Missouri valleys.
II touches on the two great gold fields
ef California and Colorado, which ac-
Tolerated so greatly the settlement of
The Western half of the continent. 1t
traverSeS also the Mormon settlement
IN Utah. the great pioneer agricultural
experiment sponsored by Brigham
Young
Paved Full Distance.
7 From Wilmington. Del. to ST MaryS,
Eans.. the highway is paved for the fun
distance Of 1.234 miles, From Salt Lake
CITY To San Francisco. 500 miles. il is
Surfaced Less than Ia per cent of its
length is unimproved. This road. desig-
mated United States route 40 by State
and Federal highway officials, runs a
central course through the country.
East of the Rockies the road is paSSable
The year around IL the passes of the
Rockies and in the SierraS it has not
proved feasible to keep the road open in
the Winter. and the route is not TO be
depended on from october IS to April
Or May
Federal aid has played large part in
The impr> cement of this road. The
Enited States Government has contrib
uted nearly SIS.000,0 900 TO the improve
ment. Federal aid projects on this route
include 700 miles of pavement, 725 miles
a. surfaced road, 1872 miles of graded
rpad and more than miles OF bridges.
Although not yet completely improved,
Che highway is everywhere in paSsable
condition except when blocked by SHOWS
q the mountains.
A summary of the various types of
s,Irfacinc on the entire length of the
Highway, according TO information fur
nished by the Bureau of Public Roads,
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dence sections which will attract the
motoring visitor.
From Kansas City the paved road
continues for 101 miles through Law
renee and Topeka to st. Marys. This
is the end OF the ! 1,234-mile paved sec
tion, which begins at Wilmington. Del.
Thirty-six miles farther on is Manhat-
tan. where the route divides into 40
north and 40-south, and continues as
two branches of the same road as far as
Limon, Colo It was the discovery OF
gold In Colorado in 1858, more than any
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the Sierra Nevada Range may be ex-
pected to be blocked by snow at any
time after October Is and remain closed
to travel until the following April or
May.
Beginning at little above sea level at
st. Louis, the traveller has now motored
over the gently rising topography q
Kansas and has climbed gradually to
an elevation of mile above sea levei
at Denver, Colo Many scenic drives
adjacent to the city afford interesting
Continued on tenth Page.)
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other occurrence, that caused the direct
westward extension of the original road
across Kansas. over practically the same
location as the present route. The
overland stages Travelled over the road,
branching off at Junction City onto the
divide between the Smoky Hill and Re-
publican rivers. OF the 486-mile dis
tance across Kansas 101 miles is paved,
70 miles is gravel surfaced and 292 miles
Is earth or graded and drained road.
Colorado-In the Western States the
passes over the Rocky Mountains and
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Starts at Atlantic City.

New Jersey Beginning at Atlantic
! City. the nationally famous pleasure
and health resort. where it is estimated
Is 900 900 vacationiSts annually parade
the Boardwalk, United States route 40
extends in northwesterly direction
through the practically level truck
farming and fruit-growing areas of New
Jersey This stretch is of particular in
tCreSt to the road user because 1t was
this Commonwealth that in 1891 en-
acted the first State-aid road law' Thus
this legislation initiated the movement
which eliminated in the present State
and Federal highway systems. OF the
Sc miles of the route in this State "a
miles are paved, and the rest of the dis
tance is surfaced with gravel.
Delaware-CroSSing the Delaware
River by ferry at Penns Grove. the trav-
eler arrives in Wilmington. where in 1888
the SwedeS made their first landing IN
America. The battle of the Brandywine
i'll the Revolutionary War was fought 8
miles northwest of the city. The va
riety in the license tags on the auto
mobile that the traveller passes on the
l9-mile strength of pavement across the
State illustrates the interstate and
translate usefulness of the United
States highways.
Maryland-PaSsing over the state
boundary into Maryland, the route pro-
ceecs westward to Elkton. 81 miles from
Wilmington, where in 1777 the British
feet. under Gen. Howe, landed troops
to attack Gen. Washington in the battle
of the Brandywine The first view of
Chesapeake Bay is glimpsed opposite
Charleston, about 10 miles farther on.
Travelling in comfort over the smooth
pavement, the motorist arrives in the
historic city of Baltimore, founded in
1882. on the banks of the Patapsco.
and named after Lord Baltimore, the
first royal proprietor of the Maryland
colony 1t is worth while to drive to the
foot of Fort avenue and view Fort Nc
Henry, during the bombardment of
which in 1914 Francis Scott Key, tenn
porarily detained on a British boat
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AIRMAN FEATURES

Air-cociing the one efseieat, treubls-trss.
economical cooling principle
Aceeleration the swift -darting, quick rA&n<O-
verng OF the pursuit plane
SynchroniEed, 4-wheel. hydraulic hrakes-hr
a touch and you get action
Speed ct new kind--ths worlds fastest car in
days r1a
Riding comfort - the most sszfars1kls nils-A-
minute car ever built
Larger mctor-a wealth Of power fer Any seEn-
peuture, altitude road eeadltion
Engine sncothnsss like the balanced purr ei .
turbine
7-passcnger models- (i.s.inch whselhassl the
upto-dAss family eaFs--commodious aud light weight
Advanced designs -- having their counterpart n
aeronAusieAl engineering
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An Investment
Horticulture
"A Six ofL0ng Life
and Advanced DESIGN

has devised! And in addition, it has
that great fundamental which has
been the basis Of Pontiac's ever
growing success-the great funda.
mental of long life!
AS result the Pontiac Six will con-
tinue to assure owners a resale value
which is the marvel of the industry.
When you buy a Pontiac Six you
know you are getting-not only
car that is new today-but Six so
advanced in style and engineering,
SO famous for long life that its
inherent value will always be con.
sistently high!
IS; Phaeton, $77s; Cabriolet, $7o5; 4Door Sedan,
.rican Six, $I045 to $1265. All prices at factory.
Easy to pay on the liberal General Motors Tims
Plan.
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ROUTE 40 is LONGEST STRETCH
F OF STRAIGHT ROAD IN COUNTRY
Highway Crossing Ia States Epitomizes
Westward Expansion of Nation
From Colonial Days.

United States Department of Agricul-
a., gNft
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Judged by even the most critical
standards, the New Series Pontiac
Six is months-even years-ahead
of its field. Its style is the height of
fashion-achieved with low, grace
full, modish lines-emphasized by
magnificent. new bodies by Fisher.
Its big, economical motor has the
G-M>R cylinder head, for smooth.
ness, power, snap and speed. 1t
introduces the cross>fow radiator
into the low>price field for elimina>
ton of engine cooling cares. 1t has
every other really worthwhile fea-
ture that progressive engineering
2.Door Sedan, $745; Coupe, $74Z; Sport Roadster
$s25; Sport Landau Sedan, $S7S. Oakland Altl
Delivered prices include minimum handling char
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-31
Coming of Spring.
Prince Rupert News.D

tPrnce Rupert News)
 The milder weather makes people think of Spring The call of the great outdoors is ours and we naturally turn to the water, the game grounds the fishing streams and the gardens The normal person has enough sef-respeet to clean up the yard and make everything look respectable.
 To many the Spring means baseball games football or tennis To others it means going out and getting in tune with nature Sport when it occupies the whole thought of young or women has narrowing influence cramps the life and shuts out much that should be learned CT enjoyed On the other hand when it is used as a means of keeping fit and providing occasional enjoyment it is most valuable.
 So too, is watching games or sports. It is difficult to understand healthy people willing to spend every public holiday watching some one else play instead of going out and playing themselves It is enjoyable recreation watch ing good game well played, but to waste every holiday in that way is q great mistake. One good game of marbles ducks the rock has more value than watching dozen games played by someone else.
 But to many, Spring means an opportunity to watch the ways of nature illustrated by other human beings They like to the birds return the trees break into leaf the flowers grow, to hear the song of the brook the soughing of the wind in the tree tops Possibly to them Spring more than to any others. They spend their spare time away from the haunts of and delight in finding a new flower or exploring new haunt of the wild things
 Around Prince Rupert there all sorts of opportunities for exploring. A Natural History of Kaien Island would prove most enthralling subject for natural history writer He might describe and photograph the flowers and trees, tell of the birds that visit here, the deer and other animals that come to the island, the in sects that are found including the spiders in the gardens and the smaller creatures and this might be rounded out by study of the fishes and other water creatures seen in the coyes and on the beaches
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-31

how. they are going to look s brides than they are about how they are going to pan out as wives.
 The good old days were those when a woman's hands were as busy in the kitchen as a mans eyes now are on the street
 We never have seen a girl get. ting a permanent wave, but pie lures we have seen of the process makes them look as wild as their dads-or hubs-really are when they get the bill for the job
 When you see the funny-looking things some women have for hus- bands 1t is no wonder an old maid finds 1t hard to convince anyone that she is a spinster for some other reason than the fact she never had chance to say yes
 Some husbands get so tight af ter marriage that their wives reach the conclusion the big boobs just married them so they could quit spending money on them.
 Love is a funny thing. and even girl who has to use paint re- mover to wash her face can find some boy who'll think she's tho berries.
 When two women don't speak their talking average doesn't snf- fer. They make up for 1t as soon as they can get where they can talk about each other.
 Another thing we cant figure out is how a girl expects wearing ieweled garters above her knees 10 call attention to her new s25 lid or permanent wave.
 A husbands talks on economy are about as interesting to his wife as the ads of ways to re move superfluous hair are to 3 bald headed man.
 The plump sisters ealk about wearing the kind of clothes that make them look a trifle' more slender, but no ultra short skirt has yet been designed that can make skinny legs look trifle more plump.
 An optimist is a girl who puts jewel box in her hope chest when she is engaged to a boob who'll be lucky if he ever earns enough to keep something in bread box
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-31
AMERICAN LEGION TO RESCUE.

In the flood disaster Los Angeles eighty six American Legion posts turned out bodily in side of four hours in answer to the call from the State and County authorities for their aid, according to James K Fisk, State Adiutant of the Legion at San Francisco
 Sidney Hotchner Chairman of the State Elm ergency Committee of the Legion, is in charge of the Legion forces. Teegrams from Legion posts from other parts of the State also offered to report for duty at if needed
 The present total membership of the Cali fornia department. according to Adjutant Fisk, is 35 GOO, of which there are approximately 15,- 900 in the Counties of Los Angeles and Ventura, the stricken area.
 The American Legion is demonstrating real purpose for it's existence
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-31
REPUBLICANS STRENGTHEN HOLD OF
 SENATE.

The death of Senator Ferris of Michigan will strengthen the hold of the Republicans of the United States Senate, for Gov. Fred W. Green will doubtless appoint Republican to succeed him just as Gov. R c. Dillon of New Mexico appointed Republican to succeed Senator Jones. Democrat of that State when the latter died. This will leave the Democrats 45 Senator's the Farm-Labor Party one and give the Republicans AS. with two vacancies. from Illinois and one from. Pennsylvania The Democrats will prob ably regain the Senator from New Mexico for the short session of Congress next winter, but they have probably permanently lost the Mchi- gan seat.
 The returns from the last election showed AS Republicans, 47 Democrats and one Farm Labor Party member. The Senate refused to seat two Republicans but two Democrats died and one has been. and the other will be- succeeded by Republican.
 However. the Senate is still so close that it is likely that whichever party carries the Presidential election will have a majority in tha,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-31
A Potato a Day, Wc.
(Boston Transcript )

lBOSlon 1ranScflDt.)
 No longer may an apple day enjoy unique distinction a of keeping the doctor away. The potato is asserting it's claims to a share in the glory It DO longer travels only in bags and barrels. Like the orange of the tropics and the apples of the Golden West, it is becoming familiar with the box and the carton. Idaho growers, it is said, set the pace in this new fashion of distributing potatoes, but an energetic Maine man is not far behind
 In Presque Isle, where his company packs the products of his fields, there are grading machines which separate the largest of the pota- toes from the rest. Belts carry them past the hands of experts, who pick out the most nearly perfect. The potatoes then given facial mas sage. They appear with skins spotess in clean Illness and tinged with the hue of autumn sun shine falling through the leaves of the Aroostook forests. They are then carefully packed In every box and carton goes a booklet with the title Twenty Tasty Ways to Cook Maine pota- toes Daily for Health.' In addition there is in- formation concerning the nutritive value of the potato and it's advantages from the point of view of health as a daily article of diet Oregon or Idaho could not do better
 All this is good business It suggests nossi- blllties in other directions Are we to expect the coming of the day when in the carton of beets there will be the booklet telling of the manner in which a beet day beats the doctor ? what or the carrot, beloved of horses and men Are we to buy cabbage in boxes containing also treatlses on the part of the cabbage in shapine the course of history?
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-31

branch of the seventy-drst Congress The Re- pubeans. who under normal circumstances have the best chances to make Senate gains in the States from which vacancies will occur this year. Nll almost certainly have substantial majority f they carry the National election Delaware Massachusetts. Rhode Island Utah. Washington Nest Virginia and Wyoming of recent year nave usually gone Republican and each of then fa4e Democratic Senator whose term will ex-
 with the present Congress. They were elected the Democratic year of 1922. On the other and If Gov. Smith should sweep the country, there is chance for the Democrats to hold their present. membership and gain Senators in Con aeeticut. Indiana. Nebraska, Ohio, and. perhaps ether States The best Democratic opportunit, io win the Senate will not come, however, until l930 when the terms of those Senators who were elected in the Coolidge tidal wave year If 1924 will expire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-31
ALONG LIFE'S
 DETOUR
By SAM HILL

Observations of oldest Inhabitant
 The old-fashioned man who could walt a week to get an an- swer to his letter now has a son Fho gets so mad he bursts a blood vessel if he's delayed one by getting the wrong number
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-31
CALL FOR BIDS

Contractor Peter Woack desires estimates on the following items on the Masonic Temple and on the new High School: Lathing and Mastering. Painting.
 Sheet Metal and Roofing. Excavating and Hauling Mater ial
 See A. B. Wyley, Zynda Hotel
 adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-31

Making of an Alaskan flag is a project under eaken by number of schools in Alaska since inc adoption recently of distinctive emblem for the territory. Flags made by the children follow the onlcial design, and are intended for school or other appropriate (Hastings. Neb Tr;. bune.)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-31

The Federal Reserve Board says funds show steady flow into business channels as less movement appears in the speculative field" Yet, on the very day of this declaration 4.762,oOO shares traded on the New York Stock Ex- change There seems 10 be money left for the speculative field
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-31

The Government it is said, has further work for Col. Lindbergh to do Why not permit him to lay off and go to school? He said that he wanted that $25,O00 offered for the first flight to Paris to enable him to complete his education Let him go to college if he wants to
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-31
What Every Married Man knowa

"The most important turn over" began the tiresome man.
 IS the one on your side so you will quit snoring and give your wife chance to get to sleep butted in his intended victim as he hurried on
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-31
No Brains!

Myrtle 50 your date last night was a flat tire?"
 Cert: "Ill say The poor simp had taken correspondence course in the art of conversation instead of one in petting?"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-31
The Ananias Club

T have good many flowers around the house." said the wife. but my husband never uses the pots of any of them as ash trays !"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-31

There is only one more day in which to reg ister. The books close at D. Monday, and those who have not registered by that time will not be able to vote Tuesday
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-31
Passinn Observation

Young folks don't spend enough time at home to ever be bothered much with nostalgia.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-31

With half our political population seeking the presidency, we'll have to revise the old saving to read I'd rather be right than Margraye of nati Enquirer)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-31
Cheer unI

There little rabbit, don't You cry-just think When you're a ladies coat You'll be a minkl,,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-31

watson out for President? What do vop l,1an llahe oi that Mr. Sherlock Holmes?-( Boston