Evening Star Newspaper, March 4, 1928, Page 64

In the Motor World BY G. ADAMS HOWARD. ARCH has come in, not ex- actly as a roaring lion, but in a brisk manner, and the lamblike days of Spring are now less than three weeks off,.at least, according to the calendar. More than ever are motorists of the District of Co- .umzia turning to thoughts of touring and are counting the days when their cars will be spinning ‘again along the highways flanked on all sides by the verdant coun- treside. pring automobile overhauling comes before Spring houseclean- ing and now is the time for each car owner to look into this impor- tant work. Many adjustments, idea if held by the motorist causes carelessness and recklessness. A person fully insured should worry as much as anybody eclse, and drive just as carefully to avoid accidents. Sales talk of this kind is very harmful and should be dis- continued. A letter inquiring as to compul- sory insurance is received from a small town in Wisconsin. It is evident that thoughts on this sub- ject are spreading throughout the | Nation. Again the A. A. A, this |time in Portland, Me. voices its | objection to this needed legisla- | tion. It is likely that its member- ship in Maine voted the same way {as it did in this city. namely not THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MARCH 4, 1928—PART 4. DOWN THE ROAD—Mr. Schmultz Discovers Why Delivéries Are Delayed. such as tightening up various|at all. Why a few officlals of the nuts and bolts, with especial at- | association can voice the desire of tention to the springs are needed | jts membership without a vote, after each Winter. Luckily this year the Winter has been quite moderate, in as far as there has been little ice and snow on the |still difficult to understand. roads. Besides the greater ease of driving during this time, the car itself * benefits from this weather. due to the absence of hard wear. | Highway Attention Needed. i Many streets and highways need | also Spring attention. Those‘ thoroughfares, too, are in better | condition this year, due to the]| mildness of the Winter season.| However, many need patching up | and general repair work. Lett| over from last year's appropria- | tions is about enough funds to! take care of some 10 or 12 streets | in the city, but any general repair and surfacing work, according to word from the office of C. B. Hunt, | will not come until Congress acts on the new bill. Work on last| year's funds will be started about the middle of this month, but the general repair work will probablv not be commenced until some time in July. It is gratifying to note, however, that repair work on the Highway Bridge. the con- dition of which was pointed out last Sunday, has been started. Speaking of bridges, there has | arisen in various parts of the| country considerable agitation * against toll bridges. Various au- tomobile clubs, as well as individ- uals, have taken the stand against them. A stand of this nature has been taken against the proposed toll bridge over Great Falls. It does seem that money in sufficient amounts should be raised by other means. Many toll bridges in the past have become merely money- making enterprises by the owners of them. Many are being done away with, but still Congress, at various times, allows the authori- gation of more. Certainly the Government, State and county should provide the necessary smounts in some way. Taxes and bond issues could meet the re- guired sums, which, when raised, would not continue as a money- | making scheme. Illinois Tax Repeal. The declaration by the State | Eupreme Court of Illinois that the 2-cent gasoline tax is unconsti- tutional has caused much com- ment among motorists of this city, who are wondering how far- reaching this decision will be. It is believed by many, however, that this decision will not affect any existing laws in other States, and that out there it is one of a politi- cal nature more than anything else. The majority of motorists here believe the gasoline tax to be one of the fairest taxes ever };'h ed upon the statute books. he fact that tax is levied accorc- ing to the use of the road by the motorist and that the amount col lected is used for highway main- tenance makes the law a very Just one. The more a motorist travels along the roads, the more he pays. The heavier and more powerful his car is, the more he pays. The more money collected the more improved the highways become, | with the result that he secures | more comfort in traveling. From the little light car up to the large busses, the cost is proportionate Could anything appear more fair? T the tax on gasoline sold for cther uses than automobiles, in- ciudinz motor boats, stationary engines, is refunded. seems equal- 1y just. There i3 no reason why owners of these motors, who do not use the highways at rhould be taxed. is interesting to know this, 2nd then read the reasons given for the action by the Illinois court. In part it states: “The principal defects in the law iz that it Is dis- eriminatory and unconstitutional. Errors assigned to it included vio- lation of the fourth Federal amendment, which guarantees equal protection to all. That the refund provided for those using gasoline for purposes other thar motoring was a gift, and in viola- 2! of the Btate constitution That it imposed a double tax on motor, the other being the %. That the law diserim between kerosene and hoth used as motor fuel it diseriminated in that elec- d vehirles were 1 found fault itle did not in- | subfect of the law which { v users of the highway nd not W tax oline ™ Burely politics played jts part in fome way, either passing the law, repealing i, or hoth 156 An logie 4o not, seem W cojncide with repealing this falr tax. It is to he hoped that arguments will not be brought up in other sections of ' the countrv in this effect, and if thev sre that they be promptly sauelehed In this, the Traffic Bu- reau of this eity concurs, About Insurance. A letter comes Lo this office from a locsl firm asking for in- aurance on a new car ter, in part, states: “You know 1hat the law of averages proves you run a pre\ty big rizk in driv- ing these days. ‘There's nov s day puasses hut what you can see or rend of several collisions or bad wecidents, Have you ever thought, 55 you read or saw one of these smash-ups--‘am 1 safe; what Jf that had been me? Or, can you snswer, ‘J ghould worry, I'm fully $nsured’ " There are many ways of trying v seil nsurance, hut this is not Jhe wey., Carrying insurance does y . f W oy Bt cean 3 shogld wp Thip s o | of articles on compulsory insur- |ance in pamphlet form, including all, 5 i emba The let- g |especially in a State so near | Massachusetts, where the plan is | being carried on so successfully, is The Star has compiled a serles the conditions in the Bay State. which will be gladly furnished any one interested in the subject. Encouraging Reports. News from the many automo- tive factories in the Middle West give encouraging reports regard- ing the increased sales of cars for the past two months. Neaxly all the various plants have shown a decided increase over January and February of 1927, all of which points to a new record for sales being reached by the end of 1928, a prediction made by many ex- perts prior to the first of the year. Prosperity in the automotive world means prosperity to the Nation as well. The employes of the manufacturers, the other Kin- dred industries and the financial | interests prosper as well. According to a report in the| Automotive Daily News of New York, the automobile show in Los Angeles this week is being held under five large circus tents, due to the lack of an auditorium large enough. This is certainly a novel idea. All that is missing is the clowns, animals and trapeeze artists. Kansas City has now stepped along with other cities in inau- gurating pedestrian traffic con- trol. According to reports, this regulation has given rise to un- precedented foot activity on the part of traffic policemen, who are required to chase the agile foot- passenger into the traffic in order to apprehend him and to see he is made to realize the seriousness of his offense. Quoting from the Automotive Daily News, it edito- rially states that “the practice of putting at least a part of respon- sibility for traffic accidents on the shoulders of the pedestrians, where it ?ropefly belongs, is grow- ing, and if carried out intelligent- ly should do something to lessen our growing toll in death and damage.” The Traffic Bureau's recom- { mendation on this subject is still | in the hands of the District Com- missioners. Is it to be tabled, or tried? Among other recommenda- { tions before the District heads is the plan to prohibit parking with- {in, 20 feet of the approach side of |a street car stop. Both Mr. Har- land and Mr. Eldridge believe that this will aid greatly in cutting down accidents at such places, LI R 1 Red Vst Tour List Includes Tillers of the Soil “Tillers of the soil” ranchers, herders and fruit growers lead in the “walks of life” represented in the annual pilgrimage to Yellow- stone National Park. The figures obtained are basea upon a check-up of motoring parties visiting Yellowstone last year. They are as follows: Agricultural pursuits, 6,380; sales- men. 2468 professional people, 2,062: merchants, 2,035; teachers 1.817; mechanics, 8, laborers, 1.454; students, 1384; people en- gaged in business or industry as ex- ecutives or proprietors, 1,203; clerks, 1.089; retired, 1,106, and the remain- der included almost every occupation under the sun. B GPERATION GANS STEADLY Business Now - on- Sound Footing With Nation Covered by Lines. Going from here to there by highway is getting to be quite & business. Last {which in the past have been | many. Increasing Hack Stands. Plans for increasing the num- ber of hack stands are being pre- pared by the traffic heads. is will prevent parking of hundreds of privately owned cars. There | are approximately 1,700 taxis in | the city and nearly 100,000 ma- chines. It would seem that park- | ing places for the majority should be looked out for first. It might |be that there are too many licensed taxicabs. A solution to the ll:arklm; prob- {lem has been solved to some ex- | tent by a large department store | that is being erected in Boston, at !a cost of some $23,000,000. The | interesting feature of the store is | that there will be garage space (below it for nearly 5000 automo- { biles. The store will be more than |20 storics high and will cover an entire block. According to the Motor Age, the | town of Hancock, Md., situated on the highway between Hagerstown | and Cumberland, forbics the erec- {tion of traffic signs and shields | within the corporate limits. It is claimed by the residents that when the motorist stops to ask iquesunms it 18 of greater benefit {to the town. A selfish reason, | publicity of which will prove | harmful rather than helpful to | the town. John N. Mackall, chair- man of the Maryland State Roadr | Commission, has replied to the {town officlals and expressed the | hope that they rescind their ac- {tion, It is to be hoped that they | do. Motorists Cautioned. Motorists out Massachusetts avenue, between Sheridan circle and Wisconsin avenue, are cau- tioned to slow down as they ap- proach the site of the new British e While excavating work is going on many large trucks tduring the day pull in and out {of the lot. Bome of the drivers islgnal and some do not. What | might have heen a serfous accl- |dent, occurred there last week iwhen a smaller car, unaware of the truck driver's intentions, crashed into him. ‘The car, not the truck, was damaged, It was not. Mayor Thompson’s car from Chicago, | A new sounding horn has made ity advent, onto the streets of the city ‘The horn's hlast I8 the sound of the Army bugle's “atten- tion” call It may cause the order i being carried oul, by members of the service and ex-service men Perhaps the next horn devised will sound the “chow” call, Who knows? Official A. C. SPEEDOMETER SERVICE We Repair All Makes Starting, Lighting, Ignition year 23,000,000 automobile owners trav- eled over 100,000,000,000 miles.. In ad- dition, 2,525,000,000 passengers went for bus rides, probably bringing the total motor vehicle mileage to 150,000~ 000,000 miles, according to E. E. Duffy, highway educational writer. Busses in operation in 1027 exceeded the registration of the previous year by 5,830 vehicles. This is a slight falling off in the rate of gain. Of the 85.636 busses in service, 35900 were school busses. Common bus carriers increased by 2,680 vehicles, while school busses | gained 3,100 in number, On Sound Footing. Bus operation, at one time the most | speculative of business ventures, is now on a sound footing with every State In | the union well threaded with motor | coach lines. The widespread development of these bus systems, of which there are more than 7,000 in this country, is due in a | great measure to improved roads, through riding comfort and adherence to schedules. A highway authority re. cently pointed out t| 80 far as he knew there wasn't a single lengthy stretch of rural concrete in the United States gver which a bus line was not operated. Modern motor coaches weighing much as five tons may deal @he road- way blows of two and a half tons per whee] as it spins along the highway. Naturally earth roads or other low-type thoroughfares cannot stand the strain, Highway bullders now consider the ex- cted bus traffic in designing roads. f this were not done cheaper rondways entirely inadequate for heavy trafic might be installed, causing a great deal of rond sorrow later on. Trips Made Longer. Bus travel so far has been largely confined 1o short trip passengers. There ‘Is & growing indication, however, that lengthened pavement systems will bring about & greater radius of travel for the bus. One transcontinental bus system reports that the average length of trip per passenger out of the Ban Francisco terminal laat year was 1,711 miles, This is, of course, unusual. Present-day motor” coaches with thelr easy riding equipment will doubtless sharpen the appetite of the moving public for motor jobtains a ]ug‘(omenl gainst a motorist- i plied consent of the owner. This means trave, Have Your Car Refinished Now for Spring BODY REPAIRS CREEL BROS. JB1E-17 14tk Bt N.W, 18- Pot. 473 Ave, & Upshur 8t, FENDER Bring Your Car to Us Before the Spring Rush Our Work ls Exceptional in Every Way QUALITY—TIME--PRICE JOSEPH McREYNOLDS, Inc. STUDEBAKER SERVICE STATION COMPULSORY INSURANCE BILL COVERS ONLY PERSONAL INJURY Measure Soon to Come Before Congress Does Not Include Damage to property Clause. BY HARVEY L. COBB, General Counsel. American Motorists' Asso- ciation. With hearings on the Treadway bill. H. R. 9688, scheduled to be reopened next week, or shortly thereafter, and with the sibility that either the bill in its original form or in some modified form will be reported out of the com- mittee and possibly passed by Congress. the terms and provisions of the measure are of timely interest to automobile owners in the District, Maryland and Virginia, The measure was modeled and fol- lows almost in toto the Massachusetts law, being introduced in the House on January 19. hearings being begun the middle of February. In effect the bill, which covers 28 pages. does not mate- rially change any existing laws, being drawn primarily with a view of provid- ing a financial remedy in case a plaintift defendant is without financial re- sponsibility. The bill covers only personal Injury. It has no property damage features. A motorist insured under the measure, should his automobile be damaged and hs himself uninjured, would not be abie to collect for the destruction of his au- tomobile from the insurance company. There is nothing in the bill, however, that prevents an owner from negotiat- ing with the insurance company that writes the policy to include property insurance. That is to say, the insur- ance, as the insurance company must write it. covers only personal injuries. but a “rider” may be attached whereby the insurance company agrees to write the property insurance, in addition to the personal liability insurance. The premium, of course, would be slightiy more. For the first year the cost to the | motorist would be approximately $25,| which will give him $5,000 worth o protection. | $10,000 Provided for Two. | Should a passenger be Injured with | him the total protection would be $10,- 000. It 1s estimated that property pro: tection may he had under the “rider clause for approximately $4. It is the that is insured, which means, under | the “family doctrine rule.” that if an| owner's wife, daughter, son or other | member of his immediate houschold. while driving his car, should injure an- other, the company would be liable. The company 1s also liable for any personal Injuries that are done by the car, as if it 13 driven with the expressed or im- that should the owner permit a friend to drive his car and the friend should injure some one, the company would be llable. Should the automobile be used | without the consent of the owner and an injury result theretrom, the insur- ance company would not be liable. Another major feature of the measure {s that the injury must be done in the District of Columbia on a public way. Were an insured owner's automoblle to kil another in Maryland or Virginia, the company would not be liable. Like- wise, If the Injury happened in the Dis- trict on a private way, the Insurance company would not be liable. Washington motorists, however, may obtain the additional protection outside of the District by a “rider,” whereby the insurance company would bind itself to be responsible for personal injurles, frre. spective of where they may ocet ‘This, of course, would cost the owner a little more for the additional protection, | Law Fixes Maximum. Under the present law, known as the Lord Campbell’s act, the maximum | wmount that may be ‘collected i cane | of a death 1s $10,000. A paradoxical as {t may seem, an injured party who | might suffer a broken leg, arm or othet personal nj d night be of | REPAIRS - UPHOLSTERY minor consequences may sue for an. sum he desires. If he is killed his ex- ecutors may recover & maximum of only are re’;')lru with cases where injured plaintiffs ask for $50,000, $75.000° and £100,000 for minor Injuries, while per- sons who are killed outright can only be compensated ot the most for $10,000. Under the Treadway bill this law is not changed. Its sole provision is that up to $5,000, either for injuries or death, the insurance company shall be lable for that amount. For example, if an injured pedestrian should recover a ver- dict for $20.000 against an automobilc owner, the insurance company would pay the first $5,000 and the owner would have to pay the balance. The owner must also pay his own court costs and attorneys’ fees. 8ay, If X should strike & pedestrian, be sued and successfully defend the suit, he would have no re- course against the insurance company for the amount he had expended in at. | torneys’ fees and court cos! ‘The method of procedure, should the law be passed, would be as follows: An owner, before he can operate his car, tendent of licenses will issue the tags he must have a certificate showing that the owner has taken out liability insur- ance. This may be done in three ways. The owner may present to the super- intendent of licenses a certificate from a liability insurance company authorized to do business In the District showing that he ha$ taken out a policy for $5,000 personal injury insuran When the owner shows this certificate he is entitled to his tags, and not before, The second method is for the owner 1o obtain from a bonding company authorized to do business in the Dis- trict a certificate to the effect that it will be responsible up to $5,000 or any personal injury done by the owner. In both the case of the lia- bility insurance company and the bonding company the policy would provide that should two } ‘rsons be in- Jured the total liability would be $10,000, or if three were injured the total Hability would be $10,000, or four, etc. In other words, the limit of lability of the bonding or insurance company 18 $10,000. and if 10 persohs were killed administrators for the 10 would only be able to obtain $1,000 for each from the insurance ‘company, even though they obtained a verdiet for more, Cash or Securities. The third method of obtaining the insurance is for an owner who has securities to deposit with the superin- tendent of Insurance 000 worth of approved securities, which, in case of a judgment, would be attached by the defendant. If the owner does not de- sire to deposit securities the law pro- vides that he may put up $5,000 in cash with the superintendent of be scen at a glance that few owners would ever do this, because at 6 per cent the premium he would be paying would amount to $300 a year, as he would lose the interest on his $5,000, The posting of securities, howeve oes. the coupons or obtalning an interest on_his bonds The bill provides that the insurance runs contemporaneous with the tags. If X obtained hix tags January 1, and sold his ear six months later, b ould be entitled to approximately one-half rebate on the amount of premium he had paid. The bill gives the insurance company and the owner both the right to eancel the policy under certain stip- ulations. mobiles may obtain n blanket policy (Continued on Eighth Page) duce strain_on drum thousands of fleet owner satisfaction, 3 Al inquivies and orders are PATERSO N.W, Columbia 3082 Manufucturers of Triplewear who guavant $10,000. The records of the local courts | must have tags, and before the superin- | not preclude the owner’ from elipping | Owners of fleets of trucks and auto- | U. S. Has Gas Pump | For Every Mile of | Improved Highway ‘The United States has a gasoline pump for every mile of improved highway and a gas station to every one and eight-tenths miles, accord- ing to the American Automobile As- sociation. The A. A. A. figures are based on a survey of stations and pumps re- ported to the national motoring body, showing a total of 317,000 re- tall gas stations and 604,000 pumps. | The comparison is based on a total of 575,000 miles of improved roads. | A total of $838.000,000 is invested | in gas stations, pumps and tanks. the A. A. A. survey shows, represent- 000000 invested in the petroleum in- dustry. AUTO CLUB FIGHTS TOLLROADBLS | Against Public Policy, Says Tax Head, Citing Pub- lic’s Payment. Active opposition to toll roads and | severe limitation on toll bridges is be- | ing urged by the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce, as made clear in a letter written recently by H. H. | Rice, chairman of the tax committee of that body. to Representative Robert H. Clancy of the committee on roads. | Tolis on the highways are against | public policy, and toll bridges are never | justifiable unless returnabie to the pub- ! lle within a short time and operated at a reasonable cost, in the opinion of | Mr. Rice. | Action _has been taken by the Auto- ! moblle Chamber because of the large | number of bills now pending in Con- | gress requesting bridge and road fran- | chise rights. Directors of the chamber | At their last meeting drew up the fol- | lowing statement of opposition to toll | road | “The free use of tha public highway {1s a fundamental principle of govern- | ment. s | ., “Motor-vehicle ‘owners of the United States, through special taxcs, are today | largely meeting the costs of the con- struction of these highways. “Sa-called express highway: ply a step in the further improvement |of our public highway system which { will be found necessary in those locali- | ties where traffic is heavy and conges- | ton_great “The Natlonal Automobile Chamber of Commerce therefore opposes any ef- Jfort to place control of any part of the public highways in the hands of pri- vate promoters, and this body emphati« cally supports the principle that the are sim- licenses as collateral, although it will | public highwavs shall be kept forever | tlon with Mexican highw: | free to the general public.” Auto Trade Body to Meet. The frst regular meeting of the | Washington Automotive Trade Associa- tion will be held_tomorrow evening at | 8 o'clock at the City Club. Edward M Wallace, president, will preside. A re- port of the show committee will be | made. [ | Lockheed Hydraulic §Brake Service & Relining 1 Miller-Dudley Co. 1 1716 14th St. NW. North 1583 Starting, Lighting, lgnition avc u a Model ord? . Are your brakes good? TRIPLEWEAR transmission llnh;l will re- TRIPLEWEAR succeeds wheve others fail! All Ford agents, garages and service stations will gladly install TRIPLEWEAR in your Ford, Try TRIPLEWEAR once and you will néver use any other transmission lining. TRIPLEWEAR stocks are instantly replen. lshed by territorial jobbers, namely: SOUTHERN WHOLESALERS, INC. 1519 L Street N.W. TRIPLEWEAR LITTY #iven spovial aitention by the DURWYLLAN COMPANY N, N. ). and Wirebestos Brake Lining, their products ing 76-10 per cent of the total of $11.- ! PROPOSED AMERICAN HIGHWAY STIRS INTEREST IN CONGRESS Great Road Systcm 19 Countries BY WILL P. KENNEDY. ‘To link together by the world's great- est highway the capitals of the 19 American countries is one of the major measures being seriously considered by recommendation in President Coolidge's message at the opening of the Con- ! It is fathered by Representative iClar(‘m‘fi J. McLeod of Michigan, who urged prompt action at a hearing be- fore the House judiciary committee. A special subcommittee is now holding | conferences with the Secretaries of the | Departments of State, Agriculture and | Commerce. It was favorably reported a year ago by the Senate commitiee on i post offices and post roads. It has the | very strong support of Dr. L. S. Rowe, director of the Pan-American Unlon | and deiegate to the Sixth International [ Conference of the American States re- | cently held in Havana, where a co-ordi- nate resolution was presented by | president of the Peruvian delegation 1and adopted by the Pan-American Con- ference. ‘This resolution recommends to the Pan-American Congress of Highways. which wiil meet at Rio de Janeiro next | July. the consideration and adoption of | agreements that will be conducive to the construction of a longitudinal com- munication highway to traverse Western Hemisphere, taking into con- | slderation and deciding all questions relative to studies, routes, branch con- | necttons, technical and economie co- | operation of the different countries, and | other matters included in the determi- nation of this problem. | Commission Sought. ‘The Pan-American Union is intrusted the preparation of projects which will serve to give effect to this resolution with directions to submit this material iin due time to the Pan-American Con- | ress of Highways ‘The McLeod bill proposes ta create a commission to co-operate with the na- tions of North, South and Central | America in connceting up the hizhways within their respective borders so as to make one continuous thoroughfare. Ths exact coursa of the highway, Represan- | tative McLeod explains. would neces- | earily depend upon circumstances with which the parties to the undertal would have to cope. But. g y speaking. in order to visualiz® the com- pleted project. it might be said to origi- | nate within the borders of the United | States at Detroit. Mich.. the logical place to connect with the provincial highways of Canada. extend as directly |as practicable to the Mexican border opposite Laredo. Tex.. thence it w | traverse in sequence all of the Am | can_countries to the south. The attitude of Federal officials and | members of Congress is that this coun- | try is trving to strengthen friendships. | both political and commercial th the sister republics of Latin Al L Te do this. Mr. McLeod emphasized. * | must help them to obtain what they ylhem that which they do not want.” | He told the foreign affairs committee of | the House that he is fully convinced | that they dcsire to have some such | commission as he proposes in his Pan- American Highway bill, which can es- sist them through moral support in ob- taining finances. and €uch other ass | ance as this country may be particular capable of supplying. $10.000 Salary Provided. ! Mr. McLeod proposes the formation of the Pan-American Peoples’ Great | Highway Commission. to be composed of the Secretaries of State and Commerce. with three individuals appointed by the President. by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. no more than two of these commissioners to be of the same political party. This commission | would maintain its principal office here \in the District of Columbia. and would have the right to accept services of any | person without compensation. The com- missioners would receive $10,000 a year salary. | It would be the duty of this commis- | sion to visit, either singly or in a body | the countrles of Mexico. Guatemala. | Salvador, Honduras. Nicaragua. Costa | Rica, Panama. Colombia, Venezuela. ! Brazil. Ecuador. Peru, Bolivia, Chile | Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina -and | Canada. and explain fully to the various | government officials the great objsctive | After conferences with the officlals of | the 17 republics the Pan-American | Highway Commission would determine | means and plans to promote and pro- { cure the establishment and upkeep of # continuous improved highway to be opened in the shortest possible time for | lawful traffic from Canada, across the United States and across the 17 sister | republics; to link together the capitals of the 19 countries by the main hig! WAy or by a branch highway, would be in every respec | fiist-class surfaced highw | the best materials and workmanship known in highway construction suitable l(or motor traffic. It provides that the | right of way through the tropical for- | ests and jungle should be at least 200 |feet wide. with at least a 24-foot sur- | faced highway. | Latins Approve Plan, i, The commission would confer with }ll\f Mexican officials and with their sanction determine the border point presenting the most advantageous junc- now 1 op- eration or under construction, to cross Mexico to the Guatemalan {rontier. For example, In case that Laredo, Tex, and Laredo, Mexico, are agreed upon as the most advantageous funetion points, then i | |HAW Early Action. | Congress In accordance with a Apel:l.nl| the | the | | with the compilation of information and W want and need. and not force upon W Linking Capitals of May Receive the commisaion will complete its study of the proposed cross-country highway from Canada to the Mexican border. ‘The highway from the Canadian to the Mexican border shall be named the Pan-American Peoples’ Great Highway. In numerous unofficial ways the |Latin American neighbors have given indication that they are in sympathy with the plan as proposed in the Mc- Leod bill. But as it i3 to be a eo-opers | ative undertaking, there is thougkt to | be in some quarters a hesitancy &s to | who should make the first move. Some- one must necessarily take the initiative, | Representative MeLeod points out. and says he can conceive of no more fitting invitation to friendly neighbors than for the United States Government to | appoint a small body of competent men, commission them with suitable powers, |and announce that this commission | represents the willingness of the United | States to g0 ahead vjith any proposal for a pan-American® highway which may be cherished in common with our | neighbors. In this connection it is pointed out that there have been several instances in histery where great political changzes have been wrought by the simple expe- dient of building a permanent highwav to connect two geographical reglors which theretofore had been isolated. Perhaps the most notable example is the magnificent system of Roman roads, totaling approximately 50.000 miles which made possible the creation of the Roman Empire and its maintenan 1 centurfes. several Success Recorded in United States. In th> U tes there is an amnle of t of building lins highws 3 2 po! the bullding of th> National Old Tralls | Road through th» Appalachian ) tains and out aeross the spa ited prairies of the Middie We: are Phos> who are firmiy eo lantic s~acnast ‘Th» building of such a hi *h» Pan-American Highway at ent stage of civilization and under the peaceful policies o United Statac perative 2 on the part of all peoples °d. It is based on mutual de- and the b-nefits ds ed will be al and equally recinrocal. Primarily the Pan-American H: be an insirument for better understanding smong ples of the Western He It is intepeed to b2 ternational friendship. Over & ired years ago.President John Quincy Adams and his Secrstary ate. Henry Clay. are on record in advocating a great hichway through tc South America " great eral, Simen known by his fri-nds as th gton of South America, st urged his peonle to build a gre: 2 all countries. introduced in ths Senate and e from 1887 to 1900 by distin- guished Represe: es- and Senators advocating cl mercial, soclal and political tha nited Stat < i th Boljrar. s of an complish the the time of = and on to South America, ion of tire Southern Pa: Mexico, owned br the Southern Pacific Co.. then in operation from Arizona along the west coast of Mexico, over a thousand miles to the south. The late B H. Harriman, then in control of that company. had construction well under way, when fortunately his untimely death cau: delays and the w s abandoned. Favored by President. deat Coolidgs has expressed hic sonal inte: d;xwx::m: plan o d surveys made by neral expertence completad along the propossd T railroads as well as for high- nd they find this throuzgh hig! way feasible and that tion of our mod- now open for traf- to the Pa t numbers of au- €S, trucks and motor-bus parties em Lincoln Highw fic from the Atla shore. over which va tomobil m aspect of the p “There are 000 automobil Leod e more to them a worth a year. Y Where there are compa: few roads. we need onl own history when all roads “We must also face the fac language, customs and racial character istics the people of Iat: related far more closelv & countries of the Old World than are to v With us they have com tively little in o KINS NASH We are now comfortably located in our new home, 1509-11 Fourteenth Street N.W.. and shall be glad to greel vou. Twenty the usand square feet of floor space to serve you, Hawkins Nash Motor Co. Conveniently Located 1509-11 14th St. Main 5780