Evening Star Newspaper, November 19, 1922, Page 65

Transcontinental Auto Run Made Difficult_ by Snows This is the Iast rond report to be ed dirt sections are slow and slippery, Down the Road. 1922-PART" Our Idea of a Real Hero THE GENTLEMAN WHO VENTURES PUBLIC HIGHWAYS ASTRIDEONATgIECYCLE ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOO! HURRYING CAUSES 35 RAIL CROSSING DEATHS Stalling of Motors on Tracks Sec- ond Most Prolific Cause, Says B. & 0. Report. | the second most prolific cause of ac- cidents and resulted in eight'deaths and twenty injuries. In fifty cases drivers falled to see the gates at railroad crossings and drove right into them. Only one person was in- jured in the accident: Four persons were killed and five injured by automobiles running into fasued thix season by the col but dry quickly Pl the sides of trains, some of these Highway Assoclation. The next Division_13, Omaha, Neb., to Kear- - aceld " wi i Special Dispatch to The Star. ents happening when the trains rt will be issued In April, |ney, Neb., 204 miles—Omaha to Valle e 2 v Teport w aha Y. BALTIMORE, November 17.—Au-|%¢™® standing atill 20 miles, paved; detour as marked; Valley to Fremont, 17 miles, fair dirt and gravel; Fremont to Kearney, 138 miles, excellent; good six-mile detour marked between Richland and Colum- bus and good five-mile detour marked Just east of Wood river. Division 14, Kearney, Neb., to Sid- 1023 Division 1, New York city to rhila- delphla, Pa., 9 miles—Weehawken fer- ry to Newark, 8 mil Temporary bridge was opened November 15, elimi- | nating detour. West-bound traffic detou between Metuchen and New Bruns }fley,z‘\s'eh."I 226 m|'fle:—Kelnn;ey to Over- . e o _ | ton, 26 miles: good gravel; detour south wick as marked. East-bound unaf- | jetveen Kearney and Eim cresk, as fected. Trenton to Philadelphia, 32 |marked, 15 miles: Overton to Cozad. tomobile drivers who would not wait a few minutes at railroad crossings for trains to pass. were responsible for thirty-five deaths and the injury of ninety-five others at Baltimore and Ohlo railroad crossings in the last year, according to a report of that company. Stalling of motors on tracks was Closed between Morrisville 1 miles, good gravel and sand clay AUTO GLASS FOR WINDEHIELDS OR_BODIES. Installed While You Wait. Taranto & Wasman 1017 NEW YORK AVE. N.W. » miles. . and Bustleton, detour south via Tul- * lytown and Bristol. Bridge closed for | at Langhorne. The Lincoln Highway is now open, without detours from Philadel phia to Pittsburgh, and is all in ex- cellent condition, except through the town of Irwin. Gothenburg North Platte, 35 miles, fair to_good ruded dirt and gravel; North Platte o Sidney, 121.5_miles, excellent. Division 15, Sidney, Neb. to Chey- Wyo. 104 miles—Excellent road all the way. Note—One inch of snow fell at Cheyenne on October 30. The route across Wyoming is likely to be closed STANDARD OF THE WORLD Division 2, Philadelphia to Cham-from time to time during the winter bersburg, Pa. 142 miles—Perfect |by drifts. road. No detours. Division 16, Cheyenne, Wyo., to Rock . to!SPrings. Wyo. 291 miles—Cheyenne “tel? | to Bosler, 65 miles, perfect: Bos'er to erfect | Medicine Bow, 41 miles, new grade un- Be careful of speed | ger construction; use old trail_along- to East | 3ide_fair to poor; Medicine Bow to 3 ott, 40 miles, generally poor, new Liverpool, Ohio, 82 miles—Greensburg | work under way Seest of Ha:mlx)a. detour to Pittsburgh, 30 mil excellent. | south as marked; Walcott to Rock Pittsburgh to East Liverpool, Ohio, | Sprines, 133 miles, perfect. 52 miles | " Division 17, Rock Springs, Wyo., to Note: A shorter route than the Lin ho. Utah, 160 miles—Rack Springs coln way and one which avoids the |t; Green River, 15 miles, excellent congested communiti between | generally good to Lyman, 62 miles. Pittsburgh and Beaver can be taken |Lyman to Evanston. 41 miles, fair to by leaving Pittsburgh on the Point good; Evanston to Echo, Utah, fair to vridge and following well marked.|good gravel. paved road to Clinton and good dirt| ™ pivision 18, Echo, Utah, to Gold # rond via Frankfort Springs and |gill, Utah, 194 milées—Echo to Salt Hookstown to r, W. Va, and Jake City, 50 miles, excellent; Salt East Liverpool. Dirt section of Lin- Take City to Tooele. 40 miles, excel- between Beaver und ORI0 |lent; Tooele to Bush's Ranch, 18 miles, Division 3, Greensburg. Pa road. No detou! in_communiti Division 4, Greensburg. = —‘{—-‘-’ == 2NC 1 ] > poor when wet. South road | excellent; Fisher Pass, between Bush's : " : | Ranch and Orr's Ranch, 17 miles, fair i \ — of. ¥ TYPE s g Liverpool. Goodyear cutoff, 18 miice, across des- il A & only regards it with profound satisfac- ert, rough and 'slow to Black Polint; N ( Al = i ann i erpool to Canton, s Black Polint to Gold Hill, 12 miles, fair A & ‘. N NT= tion, but he cannot sce how it would be dexcept detour between Lisbon | gravel trail; wet weather means slow o | ¢ 4% I/ ) i Hanoverton, 10 miles, marked Zoing west of Orr's. Inquire of J. H. 1 1) % % (& | possiblc todayito produce a more nearly : ton to Ashiand. miles, excellent:| Waters, L. H. state consul, Newhouse 14 \\- I i i i Aulland to Mansfield, rough detour' Hotel, Salt Lake City, as to condition (Y g N\ 7 Pertect piceeof fautomative/mehanism; ia Olivesbure. .| of desert road before Eoing west. |, (2 1\ [0 Mansfield. Ohio, énl !\ aln }(VI\'ls\lnn 19. Gold Hill, Utah, to Eu- ,0‘/ |(, @ /’“ r‘\'/ - % ¢ Ohio, 111 B ansfield 0| reka, Nev., 194 miles—Gold Hill to P\l ; Th hin, Cadilla detour via . on brick. state line, rough; state line to Ely. \ite \lr, ST e Washington o7 Com]nny RUDOLPH JOSE, President 1138-1140 Connecticut Ave. Frank. 3900-3901-3902 T. W. BARRETT, Sales and Service, 24th and M CADILLAC THE WORLD good, fast trail: Shellburne FPass, good: Ely to Eureka, 79 miles, falr wth several rough stretchem on flats Division 20, Eureka, Nev., to Fallon. Nev. 189 miles—Flats east and west of Austin badly rutted, balance fairly £00d. From 12 miles east of Austin into Austin excellent new road pass in_falr shape. New grade open across Frenchmans Flat. Fallon Sink grade newly graveled. | Note—All" passes over the Sierra Nevada mountains north of Tehachapi will be closed by snow within two weeks unless exceptional weather pre vails. Oakland and San Francisco can then be Teached from Carson City or Reno only by way of Bakersfleld. Division 21, Failon, Nev.. to Placer- ville, Calif., via Reno and Carson City, 183 ' miles—The Lincoln highway branch from Fallon direct to Carson City via Lahontan dam is in but fair Bucyrus to ( miles, Osceola to Upper Sandusky, 10 macadam. poor condi- pper Sandusky to Van Wert. 1y rough old ma in need of mainten tour just west of Upper bad weather inquire at Bucyru Ohio, to South Wert, c;-OPTcrllllve ;eg;‘flmfio 8 hfllll prompt- | center line of the highway. ed "“Topics of the ay" ims, spon: . 2 oh y maintaining a reasonable dis- sors of the “Fair Play on the High tors of the “Fair Play on the High- | tance from the car ahead in case of Connecticut on the screens of thousands of theaters in these words: ‘The state officials of Connecticut have done much to bring about a cordial observance of the motor ve- hicle laws of that state by an at- titude of hearty co-operation to- ward motorists. “These officlals by their policy of friendly and courteous treatment of tourists do more to eliminate vio lations than does the ‘big stick’ wielded elsewhere. ‘Those in au- thority should investigate the Con- necticut _motor vehicle lawi “Topics of the Day” films. Motorist Handed Card. Upon entry into the state of Con- necticut the motorist is handed a and directions. ¥By being careful and courteous. “With your assistance in the above, we will endeavor to move traffic as fast as safety will permit. Road mopes who are holding up traffic will be removed from the line." Undoubtedly, Connecticut _has average speed of the line. evolved a desirable and commend- “By giving tke proper and distinct | able system of dealing with motor slgnal when stopping or changing |traffic, and its card of co-operative direction. rules is_worthy of study and emula- “By parking vour car when it is|tion. “Topice of the Da;" films e i necessary to stop, completely off the | presses the thoughts of all righ traveled portion of the highway, o | thinking people, in publicly prais- as not to restrict traffic. ling the Connecticut motor vehiole “By obeying the officer’s signalsiaws. THES TAGTFL TRAFFG TAETES Connecticut Leads Way in Solution of Heavy Motor Vehicle Problem. y ning from cutting in. “Ry having your brakes and other equipment in good order. y keeping your speed Division 7. Ind. 8 ; to Fort Wayne. Ind., L to the South Bend i ion S. South Bend. cago Heights. .11 Bend to New ( iles. fent paving: New Carlisle to La Porte, 13 miles. h od brick and mac: adam: La Porte to Valparaiso. Tiles. good gravel; detour between ¢ Vaiparaiso and D: condition. Fallon to Reno, 67 miles, e Do falr to good: new construction under . way Leetesville to Hazen, 8-mile de- under construc” | tour: Hazen to Fernley. 13 miles, Ie 280 rough: Reno to Carson City. 30 miles, STANDARD OF How to handle traffic successfully is the big problem before motor ve- tion™ of Lincoln wa. tion Dyer east; Dyer Heights, 7.5 miles, concrete. new concrete now open ail the way. 1 authorities to- : Division 8, Chicago Heizhts, TIL. to | Kings canyon fair: road over Summit :‘."“ endiman ey oliE Sy e went Sos ava st \ Towna, 166 miles—Chicago | via Meyers still open on November 5, [ 98Y- have vour co-operation to success: This problem seems to have been solved to a large degree by the state of Connecticut. As the gate- way to New England, this state found itself the scene of heavy motor ve- hicle trafic and fmmediately sought to evolye regulations to cope with the situation The successful operation of these TO PREVENT WEAR For the transmission or differential gear, the oil should be extra heavy to cushion the gears and to prevent wear to parts. New Lenox, 13 miles: 14| but likely to close any day. : -4 miles poor dirt and | Division 22, Placerville, Calif., to T cadam: New Lenox to Jollet, 5 miles | Oakland and San Francisco, Callf., 186 eoncrete and macadam; Joliet to Au- |miles—All paved. 'old macadam and four | Division 23. Reno, Nev., to Sacra- to Clinton, 119 | mento, Calif.. 145 miles—Reno to Verdi, 11 miles, good gravel; Dog val- ley grade from Verdi to Truckee, 23| miles, worn graded gravel somewhat Truckee to Donner. 3 miles, good graded gravel; Donner to Sum- mit. 45 miles, steep and rough; Sum mit to Colfax, 56.8 miles, new graded dirt and gravel winding and slow; di tour Colfax to Auburn. 19 mile: dirt (new paving going in to Oakland, paved. Road over Summit via Truckee still open on November 5, but likely to close any day fully perform that duty. Please as- sist us to avoid accident: ‘By staying in line and not trying to pass the motor vehicle ahead. Passing on a curve, at the top of hill, or where the sight line is ob. structed is {llegal and will be prose- cuted. “By keeping to the right of the s concret miles, all cont Note—In dry weather the Lincoln way across Jowa is now in_ excellent condition entirely across the state. During or after rain it (or any other dirt road in the state) is very slow and slippery. Don't attempt to drive | Qirt sections during rain. They dry quickly. Distance across state, 380 | miles: dirt grades. 198 miles. Division 10, Clinton. Iowa. to Mar- shalltown, Towa. 164 miles—Clinton to | De Witt, 20 miles, good concrete pav- ing: De Witt to Lowden. 30 miles, de-| tour south as marked fair to good dirt | road, bad when wet, Lincoln way un-, der 'construction, new paving going | in: Lowden to Cedar Rapids. 46 miles, | good to excellent graded dirt; Cedar | Rapids to Marshalltown, 75 miles, ex-| cellent when dry, bad when wet, sev-, eral short concrete stretches. 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