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river landing three quarters Of mile
away. Another 20 years later and the
first section OF the Baltimore 81 Ohio
was opened from Baltimore to Ellicott
Mills, IA miles away; and, in the same
year, way down the road, "The Best
Friend" the first American-built loco
motive, was placed on the rails at
Charleston.
Fell Into Long Decay.
Thus, at four points. the old highway
bore the first shock OF railroad advance.
That It could not compete with the
superior advantages OF its steam-power-
ed adversary, and that 1t fell into gen.
eral disuse and almost complete decay
for we'll upon 10 years-these adversities
1t suffered In common with all other
American roads.
When finally the bicycle, the auto
mobile and motor truck came TO give
new facility in highway travel and
transportation, United States Route
No. / was one of the first to feel the
tingle of new life.
Five Of the States through which 1t
passes were among the first seven to
establish State highway departments,
and 1t was consequently one OF the first
American highways to benefit from the
more scientific methods introduced by
these efficient engineering agencies.
What remains of It's story Is succinctly
told by the figures OF the Federal Road
Bureau, which show that 1t Is the first
and most important of the great inter-
state highways to be completely i'm
proved throughout its entire length. and
destined to bear record-breaking tourist
travel during the coming season.
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community because of their luxury
Almost coincidently there came into
use for freight carriage form Of crude
cart. of which by 1897 there were 80
in Philadelphia and number in New
York.
1t was perhaps with one of these that
the first common carrier service in
America was established over a part
OF Route under franchise granted
by the Governor of New Jersey. That
such service had been established be-
tween Philadelphia and New York some
time prior to 1907 We learn from a
complaint laid before the governor by
the Colonial Assembly in that year
Probably at the instigation of the pack
horse owners. the Assembly asked that
the monopolistic privilege be revoked.
The governor replied. as many pub
lie service commissioner since has re-
piled to similar complaints, that:
"At present everybody Is sure. once
fortnight. TO have an opportunity of
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good colonists were not satisfied, and
efforts were made to reduce the time,
eliminating in It'll, with the introduce
| ton OF the Flying Machine" an Or
nate and beautifully colored coach that
negotiated the distance Of 100 miles
In two days. Then and then only did
| the speed-mad tourists of the day feel
that they had reached the acme Of per-
lection in intercity travel.
Others Colonies Join.
cilitieS OF travel were taking place be-
tween Philadelphia and New York sim
liar developments along the line Of
United States Route No. we're oc-
curing in the other colonies. and these
proceeded at an accelerated pace after
the Revolution, when trade and COM
munication were stimulated by the
awakening of q national consciousness
In the newly fiedged States.
In 1902 stage coaches were operated
regularly between Boston and Savannah,
| and travellers made the journey OF 1900
miles at an average speed of SO miles a
day for the remarkably low fare of $40.
| The schedule of time and fare then
prevailing was: Boston to New York,
four days, $40: New York to Phila-
Philadelphia to Charleston. Is days,
$50; Charleston to Savannah, two days,
s5-a total Of 221a days. and a fare
Of $40.
It was at this time--the dawn of the
new century-that the earliest turn
pixies were built. Traffic on the main
roads had increased to a density which
demanded greater degree Of road i'm
| provement than could be carried out
with the available public revenues and
| private initiative undertook to meet the
need. The turnpike companies. uper-
ating under public charters. were our
first public service corporations. and the
| roads they built during the early years
OF the nineteenth century were equal in
many respects to the best the country
! possessed until the beginning Of the
modern period Of improvement, nearly a
century later.
For a few years the construction of
| turnpikeS went on apace-so rapidly
that the Secretary of the Treasury. AL
bert Gallatin. reporting to Congress on
the state Of the public Improvements in
1908, noted the completion Of ITO miles
in Connecticut. more than 5000 miles
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COMES TO DEFENSE
OF WOMAN DRIVERS
Peerless Motor Official Says Old
Theory Is Delusion
Made by Men.

1.-THE average woman driver Is today
az good II not better than the aver
age man."
With these words Charles A. Tucker,
sales manager Of the Peerless Motor
Car Corporation, explodes the self-de-
luSion that masculine drivers have held
since the inception OF the automobile.
Records compiled by police officials
In various sections Of the country show
that woman drivers are far more sue
cessful keeping out Of trouble than men,
In proportion to the number who drive.
Contrary to the average mans
opinion, women keep their minds on
the job better. They concentrate On
their driving more than men. The
business men, as rule. are inclined
to Observation-Disclosures when at the
wheel. Their thoughts are on many
things far removed from the matter Of
handling a car.
"For years automobile manufacturers
have been trying to do everything pos
sible to make 1t easy for women to drive.
The electric starter supplanted the old
hand crank. Hard gear shifting has
been regulated to the limbo Of the past.
Easier, safer braking has been de-
velopeC. Steering, too, requires much
less effort than a few years ago. Cars
as whole are much simpler to handle
than they were only q year or two
ago.
so, from physical standpoint alone.
there Is no reason today why women,
in spite of their lesser strength, should
not drive as well as any man.
Driving today Is no longer q physi-
cal or mental strain. It Is merely
matter OF paying attention to the mat
ter in hand"
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under construction or completed in New
| States. The section Of the Boston Post
road near Greenwich, Conn, now q
part Of the United States Route No. I,
was built by the third turnpike COM
pany chartered in the United States,
and within q few years many other Sec
tions of the route were improved In like
manner.
Jersey Stretch Cost $2,5oo q Mile.
One Of these sections--between
Trenton and New Brunswick, N. j.
according to Secretary Gallatin. was
constructed with a grade SO feet wide,
surfaced for width of IS feet with six
inches OF gravel. The road was nearly
straight and had q gradient Of three
degrees. to attain which, in one section 1t
was necessary to excavate a cut 30 feet
deep. Wooden bridges were constructed
on stone abutments and piers. and the
cost OF the road according to Secretary
| Gallatin, was $4,000 mile.
But the turnpikes proved to be un-
profitable investments. Few of the COM
| panies were able to show, even at first,
net earnings of more than 2 or.
per cent, and as time went on and the
| cost OF maintenance increased-aS, final
ly the railroad came to take away a
large part Of the traffic-even these
small profits vanished Most of the
companies had failed and their roads
| had reverted to public control by 1850;
but a few remained in operation after
q fashion, and it was not until very
recent years that the last toll gate was
removed from the line of United States
Route No. /.
The railroads sounded the death
knell Of the turnpike and ushered in
the dark ages" Of highway travel In
the United States. BY a strange CO.
incidence this Route No. connects all
the points at which the earliest rail-
road experiments were made, as If the
old road had carried the new idea in
transportation from place to place to
its own eventual undoing.
| It was on the western slope of
Beacon Hill, in Boston. that the first
quarter mile of track was laid, in 1907
as temporary gravity road for hauling
gravel. Three years later Thomas
Leiper Of Philadelphia constructed the
first permanent tramway in America
| to hau, stone from his quarry to the
Evening star., 1928-01-29
BY WILL r. KENNEDY.

During the coming tourist season
hundreds of thousands of motorists will
see America first and make pilgrim.
age to the Nations most hallowed his
tor1c spots over Americas highway dc
luxe. 2.32l miles long. hugg:ng the At
lantic Coast line from end to end of
the Is original Colonies, from Fort
Kent. Me. to Miami. Fla.
Within the next few weeks this route
which has been in sections of the high
way of history for 800 years. will be
improved as the last remaining gap Of
Is miles. is about completed and al
under construction. Curves are being
straightened and Improvements in the
types of construction on various Sec
tions are being constantly made.
In the vast network of highways
spreading North and South, East and
West over the entire United States. this
is the one selected highway of which
the Bureau Of Public Roads is most
proud. It is known as United States
Route No. i. and is expected to estab-
liSh new record for tourist travel this
year.
Links Historic Cities.
Washington travelled repeatedly along
this route in peace and in war. The
o4-mile section between New York and
Philadelphia now carries an annual
traffic heavier than any road of equal
length m the world. 1t connects New
York. Princeton and Philadelphia. the
three cities that were the capitols OF
the United States in the early years of
the Republic. with Washington as final
choice 1t passes close to or through
nearly all of the Revolutionary battle
&nfS ~ fhnSn Civil
War.
Tourists this year will roll along
luxuriouSly over the trail blazed by the
hardy pioneer settlers through forests
and SwampS. They should get new
and deeper appreciation of our rugged
ancestry and Of the marvellous and
nIatehless development of our country.
The notoriSt travelling the road to-
Gay is reminded frequently of the life
and customs of the early days by the
ancient inns which have survived the
passage of time. and which now
boast-and in some cases with truth
that they sheltered the Father of His
Country" Practically every mile of
this highway recalls interesting his
tory at various stages of this most
important intercolonial and later in
terstate route.
Followed "Fau Line.
It is already the Nations greatest
industrial and tourist route. Much
more than mere chance governed the
location of United States Route No. !.
The fact that it follows the Fall line"
from New Jersey to Georgia has both
a physical and historical reason. Along
this Ene-the ancient shore line of the
Continent-the Atlantic Coast rivers
tsImbled down out of the hills into
the coastal plain. This physical fact
Influenced the location of Trenton
Philadelphia, Baltimore. Washington
Richmond. Raleigh. Columbia and
Augusta-all situated at the head OF
navigation on their respective rivers.
Colonial settlements were made a;
these points because they were the
most inland points to which the colo
nists could penetrate by boat. Later
as intercourse began and grew between
the settlements, this great highway was
blazed as a trail, quickly widened into
wagon road and early established as
the most important intercolonial road
as 1t is now-from the standpoint OF
Evening star., 1928-01-29
Screw Spark Plugs Tight.

Because many spark plugs are diff
cult to screw into place is not an as
surance that there will be no loss Of
compression around them. Many mo-
torists make the mistake Of assuming
otherwise. The threads of the plug
will not prevent leakage. The plugs
should be screwed down tightly against
the copper gasket. This applies to all
plugs except those with tapered thread
Evening star., 1928-01-29

Spark plugs should be replaced an
nually.
Evening star., 1928-01-29

Leaky piston rings cause many thou
sands Of dollars waste Of oil and gas
oline
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-11-15
FISHER SEES
DAM SUCCESS

A letter from J. c. Fisher Of st.
Louis, long a Las Vegas property
owner and a firm believer in the
future of this city, writes under
date of November 10, as follows:
II want to congratulate the Las
Vegas Age in this hour Of general
rejoicing over Mr.. Hoover's elec-
ton, for its splendid contribution
to the result.
Il am proud Of the result in
Nevada as well as In Missouri,
both classed as very doubtful dur
ing the campaign.
"The newly elected president
will see to it that the Boulder
Dam legislation is passed. if it is
not done at the old session COM
mencing December 3.
"The defeat Of Governor Hunt
seems to be one of the results Of
the Hoover landslide and is a
reward of punishment suitable to
the occasion"
Mr.. Fishers view of the Boulder
Dam matter is of particular inter
est to Las Vegas just at this time.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-11-15
NEW SUITS IN
DISTRICT COURT

Three new suits we're filed in
the District Court this week, one
of these being a divorce case, one
a suit to quiet title, and the third
a suit against the Administrative
Of an estate.
Lily Gertrude OFT is suing Her
bert C.. OFT for divorce on the
grounds of failure to provide and
desertion for a period of more
than one year. The complaint
sets forth the marriage of the
couple at the City of Whitewood,
Saskatchewan, Canada. in 1904.
Pichard Busted is attorney for
the plaintiff.
S. r. Whitehead has filed suit
against the County Of Clark to
quiet title to certain described
land. Stevens & Henderson are
attorneys for Mr. Whitehead.
Mary A. Powers has filed suit
against Vada Lorraine Aseltine, ad-
ministratrix Of the estate of Will
liam ]. Powers, deceased. for funds
amounting to $14991o alleged ow-
ing her by the deoa7sed. Louis
Cohen and j. r. Lewis are coun-
sci for the plaintiff.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-11-15
THANKSGIVING
FOOTBALL GAME

The great football event of the
season will be the Thanksgiving
Day game with the Sparks eleven.
Through the generosity of AL
bert Duffil it becomes possible for
the Las Vegas High School to fin
ance the expense of bringing the
Sparks champions here and Las
Vegas is urged TO give most hearty
support to this game between the
north and south.
Moreover, everybody, housewives
especially, should note the fact
that the game will begin at l 80
Thanksgiving Day and will be
over by $3.50, so that there is no
reason why dinner parties should
be set at such an hour as TO inter
fere with attendance at the game.
Heretofore it has been found
that dinner dates and football
hours conflicted to some extent on
Thanksgiving, TO the detriment Of
the sport of course. Since we are
trying to establish this north-south
contest as an annual event, the
people should be generous in their
attendance
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-11-15
CHRISTMAS
BY THE SEA

A sort of Christmas society
has sprung up at Atlantic City
that is made up of thousands of
men, women and children, who
have established modern relations
with Santa Claus by spending
Christmas at the great Jersey
health resort. To most of them
it means a reunion of friends who
have met there on Christmas year
after year The children hang
their stockings on the door-knob
at Atlantic City hotels. Somebody
it must be Santa Claus, fills them
with nuts, toys and fruit, and in
the morning, Christmas carols
wake everybody up in Kris
Kringle's hotels, that are led by
Chalfonte- Haddon Hall.
Christmas in a hotel is a new
idea to some people-but so Is the
radio, and the talking movies, and
lot Of other things-all i'm
provements over old ways and
means"
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-11-15

GET A THRILL

The bootlegging fraternity of
Elka was given a thrill last night
when one of the bars was raided
and robbed of 40 gallons of moon
shine and ten gallons of wine,
left over from election day, says
the Elko Free Press.
1t was simply case Of hijack-
ing, a la Chicago.
The members of the fraternity
are doing their utmost TO keep the
occasion silent and inquiries go for
naught, although enough has leak
ed out to cause a furor among
them, for if this becomes a habit
no bootlegger's supply is safe.
This can't be called robbery
as under the law moonshine has
no value and can't be stolen, and
an appeal to the officers will
bring no relief. 1t simply comes
down to the fact that each boot
logger must protect himself, and
this Is where the great danger
comes in, as protection in their
case sometimes means shooting
and manhandling.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-11-15
DADS DAY AT
ROTARY CLUB

Today was Dads Day" at the
meeting OF Las Vegas Rotary Club.
Al Corradetti was program chair
man Of the day and introduced
Miss Adams and four pupils Of
the high school as the principal
participants.
Under Miss Adams direction
Calvin Corey gave a reading, Tim
Sheahan and Clifford Smith put
on a dialogue and Leland Ward
sang a song. and they were all
good.
President Ferguson read a let
ter from Superintendent Maude
Frazier urging the necessity Of
support in the state championship
football game with Sparks High
School on Thanksgiving Day at
I:30.
The Rotary Golf Championship
will be played off next Sunday,
DR.. Park announced, the following
having qualified for the finals
Butch Butcher, Walter Houck, Ed
Clar's and Doc Park.
c. c. ROnnow presented five
minutes OF Rotary education
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-11-15
MOCOCKS LEAVE
FOR CALIFORNIA

Mr.. and Mrs. William j. Mo-
cock and Mrs. Mocock's mother
arrived in Vegas yesterday, on
their return from trip to Col
orado, and registered at the Ne
vada. They plan to leave this
afternono for Los Angeles, where
they will remain until their
daughter, Miss Mary Jane has
completed her business course.
Tehy were joined here by their
daughter, Miss Ruth who has been
staying with Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.
Fulton during the absence of her
parents.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-11-15
FIREMAN MEETS
DEATH AT YERMO

Bernard Tierney, well known
fireman of the Union Pacific, died
Tuesday at Yermo, Cal, after q
sudden illness with which he was
taken the night before.
On arriving at Yermo after his
run, Mr.. Tierney complained OF
not being well During the night
he was siezed with severe pains
and the company physician was
summoned, but could not bring
relief. Acute indigestion Is given
as the cause of death.
The deceased was not married
but was engaged TO a young LADY
residing in San Diego. He had
resided in Las Vegas for about
five years, making his home in a
cottage on the Hinge place on
Fourth street.
The remains are being shipped
TO relatives at Mount Clair, New
Jersey, for intermenJ and viii pass
through Las Vegas on No. % this
evening.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-11-15
TWO JUDGES TO
HEAR CASES IN
DISTRICT COURT

For the week beginning next
Monday there viii De two judges
hearing cases u the District Co1rL.
Judge George a. Bartlett OF Reno
will hear the case Of John Rus
sell vs.. Ruffcorn, which groEs O15
Of the cases against the NaElonzl
Land Value Guaranty Company.
and the suit Of Richard Busted
against Anna RooeTLs for moLEy
alleged 70 nave been expended Il
preparation for the Lrlsl of TIE
Roberts divorce case several years
ago. In this case Ar. Busted
acted as attorney for Mrs. RooeTLs-
The hearing Of the Gaze of WI
liam T MCGOWAN agaIns. Gsls-
We've Brewer MCGOWAN, Z ooL-
tested divorce case, has alSo oss1
set Tor Monday the 18Th
The complaint u this czsS-
which vas filed August :. IsZ7,
by Harley a Harmon, ssto.rzg
for the plaintiff, ssls foE-o l1=
marriage Of the couple a. Aoo-s-
Alabama, IN 1905, and alleges &C.
sertion and extreme cruelty - -
grounds for granting of = dtTc-cs
The defendants answer, fled
october 26, 1927, : 2 gsrs-A L.
nial Of the allegations Il re Scz-
plant, In particular. tLs oefsL1-
ant challenges ne plaintiffs c-z--
as bona fide resident and c-z-s
that ne IS z bona t-1e -szl1z-.
Of Birmingham, A-soaDz- al
that his residence II EeTzdz
sham. q fiction and =T5Zg--
70 perpet-s-E 1-aC5 -
on this Court alc upc1 Lz e.
fendantn Mrs. dcGJEsc ( ~
resented b. Charles L=s Ec-zzy
Judge OFT s-a5es IL: IL NJ
Gown case Et- probably q 1=Z-
n chambers. ThLle Judge Bz--a=-.
will be given re cc1-= -oco
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-11-15
SQUIBS
BY AN OBsERvANT CITIZEN

I wonder how many people
know that first impressions are
lasting, and that the first impress
sion tourists get of Las Vegas is
the tin cans along our highways.
1 should think it would be much
easier to take the cans to the
public dump on Fifth Street than
from two to ten miles out on the
highways.
I also wonder how many people
have noticed the way Memorial
is spelled on the bulletin board
at the Baptist Church. I may be
wrong but it don't look just right
to me. And who knows where
"Nineth" Street is?
A back east editor writing about
the desert says, What is the
desert anyway" "It is nothing
but a lot Of sand" 1t is evident
that he was writing on a subject
of which he knew nothing. And
yet, how many people here know
that there are over twelve hun
dred different species Of wild
flowrs which grow on the desert
around Las Vegas? 1t is a fact
nevertheless, to say nothing OF
the many kinds of trees, shrubs,
cacti, etc.
Old Lady Cat zoo, looking at hip
popotamus): rs this animal am
phibious?"
Guard: "Amphibious as heck,
mum. Bite yer in a second"
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-11-15
NIGHT THIEVES
ROB FARMERS

WASHINGTON, Nov. is, Up
Prohibition Of the movement OF
farm products between sunset and
sunrise as G. means of hating
thievery, was recommended by
George r. Harrison, California
Grange Master, in his report to
the National Grange Convention.
Mr.. Harrison said that California
producers suffered heavy losses by
the wholesale stealing Of poultry
and other farm products, and sug-
gested that permission Of county
sheriffs to move products at night
be requested and that all produce
dealers be required to keep rec
ord of their purchases.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-11-15
MATTEUCCI MAY
GO ON STAGE

Antoine Matteucci may become
a stage celebrity according to the
report given to the Age on good
authority today.
The West Coast Theatres, Ltd,
is alleged to have wired an offer
of $500 per week to Antoine, sup
posedly for a vaudeville engage
ment, and at the same time the
National Ice Company by whom
ne is employed, received a message
asking if they would release him.
Matteucci, who has long been
known locally for his drou way
Of telling Italio-American stories,
appeared at El Portal Theater
last Tuesday evening with the Am
elican Legion skit and made quite
a hit with his story about his
fathers mule.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-11-15
ENGINEER TROUT
DIES SUDDENLY

w. D. Trout, veteran engineer
of the Union Pacific, died sudden
ly at six o'clock last evening at
his home in Los Angeles.
He leaves surviving him his
widow and one son, Glen Trout.
The deceased was one OF the
oldest engineers in point Of ser
vice on the L. A. g. S. L. unit OF
the Union Pacific. He resided IN
Las Vegas tor many years, NOV
ing with his family to Los An
geles about ten years ago.
The many friends of the family
here join with the Age in express
sions of deep sympathy.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-11-15
STOLEN TIRES
RECOVERED HERE

Sometime Sunday night good
tires were stolen off of Wallace
Frehner's car, at st. Thomas.
Frehner had reason to suspect 3
youths who had been in the vi
cinity, and came to Las Vegas
Monday morning and reported the
matter to the sheriff's office.
Monday afternoon Under Sheriff
McCubrey found the tires aban-
doned in the sage brush, about 8
miles south of town, and the sus-
poets had fled. Having recovered
his property, Frehner filed no
complaint.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-11-15
NEEDLES ROTARY
COMING SUNDAY

Needles Rotary Club will bring
their famous ball team TO Vegas
next Sunday to play the Vegas
Rotarians.
The event is advertised as The
Game Of the Century" and 1t
is promised that baseball the like
OF which has never been seen will
be on tap at the U. P. Athletic
field Sunday at 2:30.
Just who the star players Will
be is kept a deep secret, but that
there will be plenty of fun is a
reasonable deduction from previ-
Gus games between these clubs.