Evening Star Newspaper, November 13, 1921, Page 67

'CLOSED AUTO SALON TO OPEN TOMORROW WITH SIXTY MODELS Practically Every Type of Car, From Limousine to Rakish Lines, to Be Exhibited. MOTOR FIRMS TAKE. ALL OF 43 SPACES N BIG AUDITORIUM |F lags and Other Decorations Give Attractive Appearance to Interior of Convention Hall. Dealers Listed by Name and Number of Space Allotted for Exhibits, Together With. Name of Car Represented. Ouwners, or Prospective Owners, to Fird | Much to Delight the Eye in Unique Fall Show of Automobiles. Forty-three spaces in Convention Hall have been assigned to the various motor car dealers, and, as early as last Thursday, every one had been taken. Flags and decorations have been put up and the big auditorium presents a gala appearance. The space number, name of dealers and name of car follow. If you want to be sure of finding some particular exhibit, cut this out and take it with you to the show. With nearly sixty models of the latest clSsed cars in place, the fall closed car salon of the Washington Automotive Trade Asso- ciation opens its'doi-s 'to the public:tomorrow at Convention Hall. Practically cvery type of car is exhibited, from the staid limousine, twith its' comfortable and roomy interior; to the smart town-car type, comfortable also, but with sporty and rakifh lines. ; Car owners or_prospccti\'c car owners will find much to delight the é é:x:::::’s S‘\ll).otor:né‘;.ar%odgc. eye in this unique show. ‘ R 3. H:B.Leary, jr. Maxwell, Chalmers. While the number of actual sales made at a show of this kind 4. Motor Co. of Washington. Stutz, Auburn. may not be large, much interest is always aroused among motor- 5 Barry-Pate Motor Co Chevrolet. istsjand would-be motorists. The lucky possessor of a car lo.oks 1; %t_a;:lg); g:;;]ae;d (imcgakland over the newest creations, picks out one he-likes, heaves a sigh, |- i H‘:fl';; Mot Co Nath. P mm‘? to ‘his wife and says ina \\-lstf_ul tone: 3 9: Hurume;' Motor Sales Co. Lexington. Let’s look over this one carefully. Look at that steering 10. Bartram Motor Co. Lincoln. wheel, how nice and low it is! Tsn’t that upholstery soft?” 11, Walker Mot?\; Co. éaa Iéaygga._](:{ldand »\1 5 To the salesman: 12. Warrington Motor Car Co. Chandler, Cleveland. “Where is your showroom? [ want to drop in and see you | 113. }% and H.S(‘cl:rpkgamg: _\\‘I:_l‘lf St‘JCl?(l;'g. in the next month. How much do you think I couldhgggdon a 1919/ i; %J(;‘;jcx:‘:: \Iaotc;r Cno \!‘Zlfie yer, Ja n. Blankety-Blank car in good condition? How much did you say | 3 Mot s . s . this car was? Well, I'll think it over. Come on, dear, let's gc. }(7) 3SGe(irgc t(>: R_l}c.le dAsmo '(\:!%m?‘cezm;z\:slgx?LEEZS:;mM“ away from here before I do something foolish and sink my savings plada ] :-al-‘}‘u;;‘cs (?o Ol!'}it;rce- R y . e : 19, Donohue Motor Co. _Hill and Tibbitts, Ford. WOULD-BE LOOKS THEM ALL OVER. : 120. Quinn Motor Sales Co. Westcott. The would-be possessor of a car looks them all over, with spe- 21. Commercial Garage. H.C. S. cial attention to several he likes, talks to every salesman in the 22. District Motor Co. Premier, Moon. place, gathers a large amount of mechanical knowledge, the bore | 23. Franklin Motor Co. Franklin. and stroke of the cngine. the wheclbase of the car, etc., strides | |24 G,lvbsox) Motor Co. Cole. b out with innumerable catalogues under his arm, and spends -a! 25. \Washington Cadillac Co). _Cadillac. blissful night dreaming of the time when he will join the ever- 26. Parkhurst Motor Co. Paige. growing army of American motorists. ! 27. Qldsmobll: Sales Co. Oldsmobile. Now that cars are a little less expensive, there is truly an auto- | ! 28. Neumeyer Motor Co. Mitchell. b . mobile for every one. According to the latest figures a closed ; 29. Sterrett and Fleming. Rausch-Lang, Detroit, Melbourne car can be bought at prices ranging from a little under one thou- and Hupp. et Hardlow Kofght; Wil sand dollars, to—for the luxurious creations—eight and ten thou- 30. Hag}ufivcrland Co. verland, Handley-Knight, Willys- sand dollars. ight. This show is for a demonstration of just what motor car 32. T.V.T. Motors Co.. Marmon. manufacturers have been able to turn out, and aims to be interest- 33. 'l:rew Motor Co. - Reo, Peerless. ing to every one, whether he intends merely to look them over or 332 37hm(e:rson-0rgnle.’\ lzulgk. o Cor- Studsbatier to buy a car in any price class. > -37. Commercial Auto Supply Co. . Credit should be given to the Automotive Trade Association, 38. Thaden Motor Co. Tulsa, America. from President Chester Warrington and the trustees down to the 39. Frank L. Tippitt. Elcar. regular members; all have labored earnesly to make the show a; 40. Peet Motor Co. Dussenberg. 2 success and to stimulate the automobile trade as a whole. | : ié -I,iull'g Mot(z‘rBSalfs Co. GDa‘;n_s,lD\_amst. . shows stz s ar b ssociati g A I 1| . Jullien and Bartram. Gabriel Snubbers. The two shows staged last year by the association were of pRACTIC RESULTS OBT AINED. | e e o et great benefit to both the local and national industry. It is inter- esting to note that while \Wardman Park was large enough last year for the closed car show, Convention Hall is hardly big enough | EASURE TRAFFIC FROM D. C. OVER MAIN ROADSGood Roads Experts Devise > Instrurhent Which: Will As- | Many Bad Detours Eliminated. First-Class sist Builders. B. American Motor School. LINCOLN HIGHWAY SPLENDID HRAIN BAHERIES' LESSON IN BUILDING OF ROADS Too Many Accessories LikelyI to Injure Auto of ’Methods of Constructioxix and Raising Today. g Funds Praiscd—_—Umtes Very ELECTRIC AIDS MAY BY SAFETY EDUCATION EFFORT) Detroit Police Department Records Big! Decrease in Accidents as Result of Campaign There. . i Practical results from safety edu- senger cars, seventy; light trucks, Highways Now Connecting With Prin- cipal Cities Within 250 Miles. For the benefit of Washington mo- graph poles, which provide an easy torists who contemplate making trips to important points in the east dur- ing the next few weeks, the A. A, A method for following. the. correct route. For those who prefer a more direct route to Pittsburgh, it is best to go via Hagerstown, Greencastle, touring and transportation bureau|Pa.; Mercersburg to McConhellsburg, has compiled full information giving the exact status of all main routes radiating from Washington. These|macadam, while on the longer course | before been possible to measure the!two children killed on the streets of data have been gathered from personal | one has the pleasure of driving over effect of duch blows. Engineers have | that city, whereas for that same surveys and from up-to-the-minute reports submitted to headquarters by various state highway depart- ments. that many places which have been under construction during several nonths are now completed and open 1o traffic, thus eliminating many treacherous detours which always 1end to mar a pleasurable journey. In umming up general conditions it is <ratifying to note that Washington Uity now has the special advantage «f being provided with first-class| , ..~ ¢ modern highways connecting direct with nearly every important city running west. From Hagerstown to Mc- where they strike the Lincoln m\lle.l Connellsburg is only fair to good| many miles on fine, new Concrete. Washington to Staunton, Va. vialof standing loads very exactly; but|dropped to 44, Shenandoah valley. . Best route through Rockville, Frederick, Har-:the effest of quickly deiivered blows | pers The route as far as Harpers Ferry is per- fect. * The next few miles is worn macadam, while from Charles Town to Berryville, which part has been under construction, is reported to be completed and open this week.. ‘Washington : to Eastern ‘Shore, ‘Washington to points on eastern Maryland, via Annapolis or Baltimore and bay shore. Washing- '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- ered by moving vehicles in crossing a.bridge. Attached to any part of the bridge structure, this instrument makes @ nho}:‘nphlc record of the. effect ‘of ~ thé . movil load. The amount of .strétching or shortening of the part as a result of the shocks h'rqpfiefiutog!by a fine black line on the photégtaph. . No blow.or shock can be dellvered 50 quickly:that the instrument will not recérd its effect. It has never long been able to ‘calculate the effect bacapse of-their inability to measure % espectally interesting to note | Pr® Ferry, Winchester, then downior-impacts, they have nerer been sble | throughout the United States by to ‘proportion the various -parts of a bridge with absdlute assurance. ' It s. been necessary to make a.llberal aflowance for- this unknown quan- tity. In some cases- the allowance has “not - been: sufficient, and - the bridges, have collapsed under moving loads.- ' Eoete Many bridges _still’ in service are prohably -too. weak to withstand safely the sharp blows of swiftly moving vehicles, though they will safely carry the-same vehicles at rest eight; heavy trucks, twenty-five: taxicabs, three. The 1931 figures in- dicate fifty-two accidents from pas- senger c. .four from light trucks. oleven from heavy trucks, one from taxicabs and two from jitneys. Efforts are being made by the high- ‘way and highway transport education committee, which {s directing the campaign, to. procure similar statis- 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. cation. are shown in a recent report of the Deétroit police “department, which records a.decrease of 34 per cent in automobile accidents during the first nine months of 1321, as com- pared with the corresponding period of 1930, . Detroit has been in the front rack of cities which éngaged ‘extensively In safety education, and the reward is seen in .the.remarkable conserva- tion of lives indicated in the police | gepartment report. During the first | nine months of 1920 there were sixty- i AUTO PLEASURE RIDING EXPENSIVE IN MARYLAND 1921 the number period during The number of motor | ears increased. A similar decrease is SD!IK'X.I! the |h(zhvay and highway transport edu- cation committee, which . points to | the Detroit record as showing the lprlctlul form of safety education port, Million Dollars Each Sun- day During Season. BALTIMORE, November 12.—One million dollars is spent in Maryland for automobile pleasure riding every pleasant Sunday of the tourist season, according to an estimate based on data ‘afforded by a census of traffic in the schools. As a means of re- ducing “the number of accidents and fatalities, :which reaches a total in extcess of 10,000 annually, the com~ mittee is undertaking a natfonal safety campaign, with the cooperation of national associations and local civio clubs and organigations. National Safety Week. Cost Estimate, Based in Traffic Re- | It'is difficult for the motorist 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 €0 “bad” and let the average man get out to crank his car on a rainy nmn.' with the road ankle-deep in mud, and ; he will reaiize how deéply 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- | iences have been added ‘which a few : years ago would have been consideréd | foolish flights of the imagination. i Electric Equipment. Many ,of the luxurjous sedans’ of today are equipped by the manufac- turers with electric cigar lighters, electric step illuminators and numey- ! ous other electrical appliances that add to the comfort and -joy of | motoring. P Where such appliances are stand- Vital Arca. Harlow Hyde, writing in the In- dianapolis Star in his series of syndi- cated 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- coln ‘Highway Association which have made fts work so successful during the past eight years. ] Hyde says in part: “With bard- surfaced roads predominating from | the -Atlantic to the Mississippi river on' thé Lincoln highway route, the eust and' middle west now has one of the most splendid examples of how to build and maintain through routes. There has been little juggling ot this famous-route. The way as planned originally is now laid down perma- nently-and ‘the small gaps here and there lnl the c;nlrllb!errllory will be in excellent shape by next year. 'h / state through which the highway passes has'contributed to the common cause; and benefited itself by so doing, even more than it has the cause of interstate travel. Through Ohio and Indlana, for in- 10 per cent of those who use any im- portant county or state road. “Most of the interstate routes fol- low state and county highways, and ninety or more of every 100 who travel ‘them are Tocal people and vehicles. Take out vour maps and you will find that in nearly every case all of the important interstate routes that have really been estab- ‘Hshed and have endured are laid down along state and county Todds, jand that these highways are gener- ally the best of the region, becauee more thought and .effort has been pat ion them by the poaple. “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 it is a taproot of trade of local com- merce or “of agriculture, ‘and that every section is'of highest importance to the citizens of -the immediate neighborhood. “Through Ohio the:Lincoln fotlows ‘one of the most ancient of ways. It is really the old trail of the Wyan- dots. and near Upper Sandusky a new park has recently been given to the citizens, which borders on the old In- dian reservation ar= e anclent within a radius of 250 miles. ton to Annapolis, first half macadam, | or. moving at siow speed. The famil- which the state roads commission ' re-|ard equipment, installed by the man- ' stance, the ‘road runs in a rather burying ground of the Wyandots. Details of Routings. last half good gravel. - Latest terryllar warnin| pon%: a&t melg‘ort:llsdot 'gllso ‘ga},l;l:x:‘lglrhl :‘l}led';u ‘t'h;knbler\'-r,nuy made. ufacturer of the car, it can be taken: 'hlfl:‘y nemfd ealmtwwm;d.lohe l';';!‘;'flers nl?n Indians used to- have their followt alls will serve to g eed’limit on this bridge | N . De- . ; < ent hard-surfaced highway, some ‘camp sites as they travi The following detalls will serve schedule from “Annapolis, weekdays, :]:fldfil” ge: hour,” meane that ,ge cember 4 to 10, and it is planned to| It is estimated that 100,000 cars are for granted that theéy do not make t00 ¢ completed this summer, will be the l;m“' m:n m—.’ ‘_;n:l_el;l“:u:m explain conditions on each route: ‘Washingten to points in Florida—|and 2:30 p. Present best route via Frederick hurg, Richmond, Petersburg, Clarks- ~ille, Durham, Greensboro, Charlotte, <amden, Augusta, Savannah, Jack: onville. Mostly all gravel or good craded sand clay. General conditions nuch improved this year. For fur- | Shore ferry, § am. and 5:15 p.m.;-Sundays, 9 am. Route from hing- imore and out to" Buy[ all fine macadam or con- crete. Boats leave daily and Snn-l day, 9:30 am. and 5 p.m. Annapolis boat lands at Claiborne and fine con- ton via crete or macadam leads from that town to all'parts.of eastern Maryland. _of the bridge to which it is attached’ is not strong enough to allow for impact. In the light of the recent expeériments with motor trucks in which H ‘was shown that a swiftly moving * motor “truék may strike a blow equivalent to seven times its actual-welght, it is rather surprising, the department road experts say, that ‘stress the need for safety educationlin operation “every such Sunday. {through two. contests tn the schools|The gverage length of run is put at of the country. o e contests is among |30 miles; the average cost per mile grammar school children, who sre be: |at 20 cents. One hundred thousand ng urged to write essays on the sub-|cars run 50 miles each at a cost of fect, “How I Can Make the High®aYa|20 cents a mile makes the total among grammar school teachers, who K $1,000,000. §E * The ceneus also disclosed the fact great a demand on the capacity of the storage battery. have seen ta tha : 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 10f the reasons for its apparent ina- The car designers: of very great help to all the people of the reglon as well as a joy to. the thousands, who will travel it from afar. Highest Type of Improvement. “Reports to the Lincoln Highway Association -tell .of. -details of work | i done this year, and much of it has the | county had been completely improved. want more tangible and commerclal news. Permanent Pivement Progress. “Very well. Wooster, Ohio, report- ed recently that the entire length of the Lincoln highway through Wayne Dility to retain a charge. iher detajls consult A. A. A. head-|Bay Shore boats land at Rock Hall, | failures have been so few. are invited to prepare safety lessons I B. C. Mackey, manager of the local sound of the very highest type. of | The last section has been finished re- «uarters. from which town equally good roads| It is belleved this new measuring | teaching children correct beRavior On | y;y on Sundays the Maryland roadsiBxide service ‘station, says on this pighway.construction and valued eco- | cently, surfaced with a fine brick -oute via Baltimore, Belair, Cono- wingo, Kennett Square, Media or via Jlavre de Grace, Newark and Chester to Philadelphia. The latter route has| Pennsgrove to New York city—Either | radiate in all directions. ‘Washington- to Atlantic City, -via Baltimore, Belair, Havre de Grace, Newark, Wilmington, across on the ferry,” then through Teen greatly improved during the past Woodstown, Malaga and Mays Land- season, and much new concrete is!ing. The road as far as Wilmington now open to_traffic. of equal length, bex'lg Just 143% miles. Washington to Columbus, Ohio, via I pleted between Newark and Wi Both roads are:is now in excellent condition, and much new concrete has been com.l lming- ton. The ferry runs about every two instrument will eoon do away with uncertaifty. - The knowledge gained by its use will enable the engineer to design. bridges which are sure to hold 'up under_fast-moving vehicles, and to Bbuild such bridges without undue waste of material and money. FIXING ROADS FOR WINTER the highways. As ng rewylrd for their efforts and|are being used to a greater extent an incentive to icipate, more, than [ by foreign cars or cars carrying no 450 prizes fo ils have been do- nated by the Nationai Automobile |Maryland license than by home cars. Chamber of Commerce, which also| Chairman Mackall had chéckers sta- offers three national ‘prises for the|tioned at twenty-three points along best lessons prepared Dy teachers. |, gtate roads on two Sundays last Interest tn Coutests. month from 6 o’clock in the morning In addition to their usual safety|until 8 o'clock the following morn- education. the Detroit schools, under | ing. subject: “Heating devices of any kind, such as electric vulcanizers, electric cigar lighters, electric steering wheel, yarmeray etc., consume far ‘more :gu;;ent an does the ordinary light i bulb. Night Driving in Winter. “And with the average owner using his car In winter only fér short runs —very often at night—his generator can put into his battery only a limited nomic faoctors binding tmportant cities and agricultural regions. In Indiana, for instance, a gap that existed in Elkhart county was finally completed at a 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 happens also to be the Lincoin hig! way gives the county the best pos- sible type of road for its needs. ! pavement that is now open to the public. 4 “This means a stretch of road twenty-six miles long, and it is eaid that' the expense in Wayne county alone has been over a million. This segment assures that if other con- tracts along the way are completed this season, as expected, the new year will find an unbrorken permanent East Yational Old Trails road, practical-|hours, beginning about 6 a.m. during eaders! ty Supe! nt| “The result his check,” he said, y T e "ot Sbrickc Heveral| e 'l',““i season. lost of ""“:‘l’lfl'"B"Mfl-mt""o";zn;""' e T e o G e D e | vahows Soms Sather sitiking thinge. amount of electrical energy. If thete ‘“The spur end incentive to do fta’foed Wiuh BAfS coriace [fom East lithie - Novem! .—The ¥ i 0 many electric appliances rt for tel - » J 1 from Pennsgrove down is either good showed a willingness to take a lead-|and throws & new light on the talk WEISH G s m"amrm e’x’ ot l'>'l Mlfl fin: in nty to ie_ | Mansfield, & distance of 117 miles. mountains to cross between Fred- macadam or gravel, with the first state roads commission is already |y, about reciprocity in the use of roads, part in the national campaign. AB'I result it is belisved the majority | We will 1 need a maintenance fund of what the desighers inténded should qire the finest sort of a road. The “Illinois has fcally completed erick, Md., and Cambridge, Ohlo, but | saction of ten miles concrete. The |Preparing for & hard winter and mak- the grades do not average over 9 per| jotour between Mays Land! Ing_preparations to keep.the state ¥ i 1,800,000 for 1922, and this will have|be drawn from the battery it is easy highway and assoclation workers the hard surfacing of the Lincoln way Sont™ Only poor ilnk between Wash- | S2cour, between Mave Landing. and| iy ways open for trafic. no matter | Sl sater the Leachers fn the . Ity |31 800 o "ths “tox on Maryiand to seo what will-happen. It is the concentrated on this Important artery aeross to the Missiseippl this year, and ington, Pa., and Wheeling, Where| nq'13 very good surface. The new |Dow: heavy the snowfalls may be.!" Ditroit, however, is not alone in|automobilists, including the motor-|old case of burning the.candle at both helped 2ducate the nPalolhenea Iowa, immediately west, has mccom- rrucks have worn.the macadam and, ;.3 at this place will be completed | It has_inc: its snow-fighting | jtg ,} erness to insure the lives of|ists of the Distriet of Columbia who ends. It-aimply can't be déne for any gave exact information of what oth- plished very much du caused same to be rutty. within the next few weeks, thus pro. | quipment 80 per cent, and has dis-|{ts Shildren through proper educa-|take out a Maryland license. Yet,|lensth of time. , er regions along the route were doing., braska also has been tributed it ‘Angeles, San | while Maryland: automobolists are pay- | “These. various electric appliances and served the public enterprise with ! successful in improvements of the ‘Washington to Pittsburgh. to Pittsburgh, via ‘Washington viding one of the finest asphait sur- faces in this part of the dountry. - in advantageous points throughout the state. | Plans have been completed to oper- tional methods. Francisco, Atlanta, St. Louis,. New|ing for the upkeep of our roads, York city, New Orleans, Dallas, and|those roads are being used to as great are good things. They add to' the joy and convenience of motoring.’ But great foroe and success. “Every now and then wé hear mut- route. - There has also been grea activity In paving the city streets of Trederick, Gettysburg, then west over —— o = ate the snbw-fighting ‘ferce after the|virtually every city of importance in|an extent by foreign cars as by Mary- {before too many are added it would teringh ageinst- interstate highways, the towns through which the route Mo dmcol W A i o Gus|Wins Races Despite Forty.Six|manner inaugurated last year. The|ino country has. signified e 143 | aid cars, “and In some cases to a|be well to consult a reliable service s though they werc some sort of, apasses. Besiles this, the state has Y uaition. The abes system will be much like that of the|authorities an intention of taking an}greater extent. station and see that the battery is in |needless extravagance and altogether | set “aside $90,000 to improve thirty- e Bty oo Years. city fire department; with each dis-|active part in the national campaign.| “For {nstance, on the road at|condition to stand the additional work |superfluous roadways that. served|seven riles of the road which hap- (i i i W] ity trict engiheer wa a district “smow-| Summing up the total number of | Grantsville, near the Maryland-Penn-|imposed upon it. cnly the tourist and the long-distance | pens to lie on the right-of-way of the ;'Y' ot d S B Ll M PR Lot ol old and cleans.up|fighting chief.” Weather predictions|fatal automobile: accidents, as.indi-!sylvania line, Sunday, August 21,/ ,“With very little trouble the gen-|traveler. More often than not the) Union Pacific rallroad. . <’hambersburg last paved, | four ow ngland champlonship | forecasting snowfall will be dis-|cated by the Detroit police depart-|there were checked 369 Maryland |erator ¢an be adjusted to give more |very opposite is true.._They serve the| “Beyond Nebraska 90 per ocent of nd all roads through the famous hattlefleld ‘are covered' with concrete wf the most medern type. The Lin- «oln way is thoroughly marked by 7ed, white amfj blue bands on tele- races in one day! That's what Pete Forest, an enthusiastic motor cyclist of Manchester, N. H.,, did recently at the races held at Granite State Park, - Dover, N. H, October 15. \t > T “where the passes choke up easily. patchied quickly to the engineer in the locality ih:which the prediction is made. uick action always will be taken in-the mountainous sections ment, it is found that 106 lives wereicars to 836 foreign cars. Conditions lost during the first nine montHs of | almost similar prevailed {n other sec. same period during|tions of the state, showing the con. The 1920 § stantly increasing use of the Mary: : land roads by outside automobilist: current .if. necessary, but the compe- | states through which they pass even tent service man can readily tell if this is n i first, it from your battery.”; ecessary. Play safe—ask him | travel. At best (and I.n»-rl you would get the utmost|millions which engage in it) =~ u;lvel.flnu.nvt cvnn\ltnu.mnre than | Utah,"—Lincola Highway Forum. more highly than they do through ite- of the through :¥ so:-au'nm ls.cl‘hn of :flha route rough Wyoming is rted to have been boulevarded, -;l?: -carries the modern route alesr to the borders nf