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'COAST TO-Cd0i AUTO ROAD .PLAN I1%e Highway Will Be All-Year Paved R'oute, Wsishington, D. C., to San Diego. *ROUTE THROUGH CHATTANOOGA - Road Is of Primary importance to Each \tate and its Completion Wii Be Big Factor in F t er ' Development. Despite fact that this is the :otor age, at the automobile has been univers ,y adopted as the high way Vehicle, lad that fedgral, state and county ag ,cies have for several , years acceleratd road building, actual touring experie shows that tei'e has not been dev, ped a- single trans. - continental road, 'aking an autont* bile trip from a/ st to coast a pos sibility at all ti s In order to make such a trip sible throughout the . year a progra is now taking shape under the au ces of the Lee High way associatt assisted by the Amer -Jein Automo e association. * Mos. Feasible Route. As a resul of this co-operation, the federal g rnment, through the United Sta bureau of public roads, and the st s of Virginia& Tennessee, Arkansas, -Oklahoma, ,Texas, New Mexico, rizona and California, through eir state road departments, are now ngaged In the selection of the mosi direct feasible route from Washington, D. C., to San Diego, Cal. Subsequently effort is to be -concen trated for the speedy completion of .all unfinished sectiohs, and for the' systematic maintenance and the wid ening and strengthening of the pave ment as required by the volume and character of the traffic the pavement will be required to carry. Already the route has been selected from Washington in a southwest ding onal down the valleys of Virginia' and Tennessee through Roanoke. Bristol and Anoxville to Chattanooga. The next step is to fix the route froin Chattanooga to San D!ego. Statement by Johnson. In a statement relating to the Lee -highway, Director General Johnson says: "From practically every county seat in the series of counties between the national capital and San Diego the city pavement extends a consider ahle distance *in either direction, and in many sections the pavement is -continuous for a hundred miles or -more. This series of pavement is now to be connected The road is of pri mary importance to each state, and its completion will he a main factor in the further 'development of the state. It is a road of great local im -portance to a series of towns and .cities stretching across the continent. and the connecting of these various sections of pavement will he a prime factor in the further development of the nation, since it will facilitate in terstate ternvel and promote the free commingling of the peonle of the East and the WVest. It will probably be shorter than any other Rouithern -transcontinental highwvay and can therefore he completed more quickly. Within the next three years, and p)os -sibly sooner, there is every reason to anticipate a modlern motorway he tween the capital city of the nation andm southern California." The Lee Highway aseneintion is one -of the youngest of such organIzations. having begun its work only 20 months ago. C. TI. THston, assistant -secretary of commerce, is presidlent of the organization. TO COVER UP PEDAL SLOTS -Prevent Drafts in Winter by Tacking Piece of Heavy Material Over Holes in Floor. To clos.e up the pedlal slots in floor thoards to' prevent dirafts in cold wveather, tack- a piece of canvas or sheet rubber on the under side of the rihoard over the slot, Cut a slit in the material jlust large enough for the pedal levers to pass through, smaking sure that their motion is not impeded. LOSUTOMTOOBIL Samn Diego. .'ai., experienced a tloo Among other things, citrs and wagons A ilivver wa1s among the victlins. It prising dealerI hoight the ruis. The g 1est gasoline anmd one of the tires still it at the time of the flood. A little rep huion of nw wheels for the rotied ones, it ever did. IMPORTANT iUNCTION OF CAR TIRE TREADS Not Decorations Like Embroidery on Woman's Dress. Tractive Wave is Partly OVer~come and Car Held to the Road Without Slipping. aRnd Slde-Sway on - Moist -Surfaces. Some car owners think tire treads are decorations like embroidery on wonen's dresses, or distinctive pat terns by which ' the manufacturer can leave advertisenents on soft roads. But if such trifling considerations were suggested to the scientists wl~o create the modern tire, they would be scan dalized. As a tire revolves there forms a bulge just ahead of where it is in con. tact with the road. This bulge is called a "tractive wave." Although the bulge always stays In the same re lation to the road, the revolfing of the wheel has the apparent effect of mak ing it travel arounl 'the'tire. In plain tread tires the full force of this wave continues to roll around the tire. But where a tread with a ribbed or cogged backbone is used the tvave is divided to a certain extent and thrown off at the sides. Some tire treads are smooth, some corrukated and some indented, but the purpose of them all is to overcome this wave. The decorative effect is only incidental. Another important function of the tire tread is to resist slipping and side. sway. If a tire is to give full satisfac tion it must be designed to hold the car to the road. An excellent tread Combines holes to provide a vacuum .grip on slippery surface with a V-shape or angle design' to prevent side-sway. KEEPING SPARK PLUGS CLEAN dease and Mineral Dirt Accumulate on Exterior and interior of the Porcelain. Maiy car owners do not realize the importance of keeping the spark plugs clean. The points of the plug seldom need cleaning, but grease and mineral dirt do accumulate on the exterior and interior of the porcelain, so that the current passes that way Instead of jumping the gap as intended. The plugs shoulo be kept clean or ignition troubles will result. ACCELERATOR IS SENSITIVE Novice in Driving Over Rough Roads Will Find Simple Foot Rest is Advantageous. The accelerator on some cars is very sensitive and the novice finds difficulty in proper control of the foot-throttle driving over rough roads. A simple foot rest installed to fit the bail' of the foot will prove advantageous. SUPPLEMENTARY AUTO PLUGS Purpose of Secondary Devices is. to Make Ignition More Certain and Help Combustion. Secondary, or suippletmen tary, spark plugs now on the market are designed to 1)e inser-tedl in the cylindetr heads of aj automoile engine longsidle the rbgulIan plugs, the purpose being to Supplementary Spark Plugs. niake ignition more certaIn andl com bustion more complete by p~rovidling twvo poInts in each cylinder at wvhich sparking takes place simultaneously. The extra plug is connected directly witht thte regular plug antd is so in sulated that the current passes tlirough it without being grounded. Popular Mechanics Magazine. IS UNEARTHEDI Isix years ago that did grept damage. were carried off by the surging tides. Was recently uinearthted and an enter a~ .tank still contained sonte 1910 high contalnedi tfte orIgInal air pumiped into airintg, new spark plugs alnd a substitu andi the baus ist now rennnin na well na 1-Itro ou trds of anientR Prbe of Fiacn the 2M A Sodir' Bous Ak Persnne f 9000 andApro prato of$5,0,00-eea Stntrikeo Co ineyr ofmpent h tgp tlown Agre e ip By E Di. PdiCKAR NRebaLY evernglsing favrto .Ivinte ourarice anea bonusrbut nong ise wslgtoheipN gryphor wit Evrs panso far hiro puedfrcasn Struggncsgr With Soldiers' Bonus. DENBY" TRIES TO SAVE NAVY Asks Personnel of 90,000 and Appro priation of $350,000000-Genera a trike of Coal Miners Impends -Colins and Craig ConM ing to Agreement. By EDWARD W. PICKARD E ARtLY everyone Is In favor of N giving the ex-servce meansi bonus, ut no one is Willing to help pay for it. Every plan so far pro woul for raising the necessary rev elitie-estitmated at $350,000,O0f. annu ally for the next three years-has aretsedf determined oposi tion. Menm bers of the house ways and means committee thought eight 6pecioi taxes wt'uldl turn the trick, b~ut every element or the ptopulationi that would h)e di rectly .fleeted by .them raised anl un mediate wall. Republican leaders appealed to Pres ident Harding to suggest something feasible, and he undertook to do so on Thursday. But what should his plan be but the same old general sales tax proposition which It has been admitted by nearly everyone cannot possibly get through congress l Because this was his only plan, and because he also criticized the plan of providing (or the payments of cash bonus.es in install mnents over a period of two and a half years, It was assumed by muiny in WVashi ngton that the President really wished the blonus legislation again postpioned, though lie hesitated to say so flatly. TIhe situation was plainly uncomifortablie for the Rleputblicans, andio the I)emnocrats were joyously taik ing every advantage of the iseon ture of theIr adversaries. Tihe leaders of the agricultIural bloc In bothi the house andl thle senate relitera ted their uinaitilified oippositioni to any kind or a general sales tax. Sonie of the Rtepublican leadlers strongly favored the passage of a house hil1 ~l without aniy plan (of financing. They thought the necessary money mighit lie made ava Ilable by further re (ductIon of aplpropriatlons for certain (departments, espeeially the army and1( navy. Mr. Mondell prepared a slate meat to show how nearly $300,000, 000 conlId be savedl this way. But even that would not he suflicient, and many congressnmn urged aginm the is suance of bonids. Of course the dlefi elt, after the problematical saving of $300,000,000 in appropriat ions, couild he made up by issuing short term cer tificates of indebtedness, which it was assertedl the market would readily ab sorbi. BothI the Presidenit and Secre tary Mellon declare thu t a big hiond issue wouild seriously embarnss the extensive refunding operations thaut must he undertaken (luring the coming year, cnasm g an increase in Interest rates and dlisturbinig the Liberty bond miarket. Some other government ofil cials do not agree with them. S ENATORL JiORAll is consistently opposing the honus because, lhe says, it will interfere wvit th le ca re of the soldiers now unidertakeni by the government through the veterans' bureaiu. He prediets that within ten years the annual expenditure for dlis alied sohdiers will lhave reacehe(d $1, 500,000,000, of whleh nlo one will comi lain "so long as the appropriations ar-e b~asedI on the nlecessilties and re quirements of the dlisaibledl soldiers." DIrector F'o'res ouf the veteranis' bureaui ca!ls ttenltioni to the fact that the total governimint exipendituire re einired for disabled soldiers for 1922 Is $510,000,000, and thus sets forth the ways in which the hereau in using the ioney: Paying ot $1,000,000 cash every (lay, including yumny, (directly into the hands of tie ex-service man or his dependents ini compenlsait ion allot P'rovl'ding, without cost, hospital enare nnd trentment tn 30,tr30 veternnis king's palace at (Genoat, wh~ere economic orthern Pacifie being destroyed' by fire a venty-fifth birthday. This care includes board and lodging and represents an expenditure by the governmnent of $60,000,000 at year. Giving vocational training, without cost to over 100,000 disabled ex-service men at an annual expenditure for tu ition and supervision of $30,000,000. Mailing out (50,000 checks every month, representing $42,000,000. Conducting an insurance business for over 000,000 ex-service men, with out cost of administration to them, at premium rates below that of private companies for like policies. Insurance in force $3,500,000,000. Conducting over 50,000 medical ex aminations every month. Giving outside treatment in cases where hospitalizatdn Is not required to 20,000 ex-service men every month. Receiving 1,000 new claims a day in addition to the 1,200,000 already on fie; employing 4,000 ex-service men and wonan in carrying out the work. S'CItTARY I)"NBY began last week a strenuous light to save the United States navy from congressIonal action which, he believes, would de stroy its eiciency and at the same time destroy the international naval relativity provided for in the pending treaty for naval limitation. lie Is ably seconded by Assistant Secretary Theo dore Roosevelt and Admiral ltobert A, Coonts, chief of naval operations, All three of them appeared befor( t.e hi'use naval affairs committee an' (Irgued for a minimum personnel o 0,000 men and (3,0(0) apprentlices, an for an appropriation of $350,000,00( for the fiscal year 1923. At the outset Chairman Thomas But. lhr, voicing also the opinion of other members of the committee, declared the amount asked by Mr. Denby way altogether too large, that the people would never support a vote by congress for three times what the navy cost in 1916 exclusive of construction. Admira Coont in his argument said:l "The seeretary of the navy has t ailed your gttention to the expendli tures o)f the. na vai estabiishmnent f'or this y e:ar as aimnotntinag to $473,00)0.000. If we indd to this various other trcans iitiosnmneys reurnled tut the half ililion dollar husiness. Its rmrni fletions extend~ till over t he world. tienoe in the' inter'ior of Europe as~ fatr (east as5 Constant inoile and Warsaw for the benefit of our counltryv its commer cial initerests andi thle Aimerieana retlef work. Our ratd Io cotmmunications hana dle Patwifld mat temrs, and, at the prlesenmt time, duie to the breaking of the amid way ('alie, ar e handlin1 g practilcalIly the entire trmAnma-P adlfic t rafil. Th'le ntavtal anppropittion tilso providies t he funds for' the adtministration of our island possessions, tamong whieh arae the Virgin islands, HaIti, San Do mingo, Guam, and Samoa." O NE of the outcomes1 of the umnemi ploymilent coiference was uip for disc'ussion in the senate WVednesday and received some hard knocks, It was thme bill1 introduced by Senator Ken yon by which the President would he authorized to postpone federal con strucetion and( inmproveiments ini prmos perous times wihenm jobs are plentiful and1( theni order the work cari'ied Onl at full speed whieun businless staogna tion appears. Senator New of Indhiana basedi hIs olpositioni to thme measure on the rather ridliculous reason that t he Pharaohs were unable to (discover a formula to solve tihe problem of re curring periods ot plenty and famIne in Egypt, H~e did( not think congress couild succeed where the Phlaraohms hadit failed. W ILJE the sente foreign relations colmimittee was discusttsing the four-power Pacific tr'eaty, the sanme pa (t obtalnedl pa0ce on thme floor of the upper house, Senator liitchcock of fered a resolution asking President H ardIng to transmIt to the senate ad( ditional information andl dloe'mnents re tating to its negotiation, aisserting that little of this was containedl imi the re port of the American delegattes. Ad minaistration lenders saId this was be cautse pratctic'ally -alil tihe ne'gotiationms were oralI and few tninutes or notes of thme conversations were kept, The resolult ion, however, wals aidopte'd. IC~iETA 0Y1" COMMERCE S E(J00\'A1t wnsto puliish the rade statistics gather~ed bty trade as sociations, so lie nakoi Attoreyn rian conference will meet. 2-Remarkable t sea. 3--Thomas A. E0dison photo eral Daugherty as to the legal limits within which such associations could operate. Mr. Daugherty in reply holds that their activities do not con travene the provisions of the anti trust act unless in actual practice they suppress competition, curtail produe tion or enhance prices. They may standardize grades, quality and proc esses; furnish information as to t& nanelal responsibility ; handle insur ance and engage in co-operative ad. vertising; gather statistics of produc tion, distribution and wages for tht. information of the secretary of coin merce; and they may provide a stand ard system of cost accounting, bmn should be warned to guard against uniform cost as to any item of ex. pense. TT APPEAR.S likely there will be a general strike of coal miners on April 1 unless' it is prevented by gov. ernmnent Intervention. The United Mine Workers of Anerica are in con vention in Indianapolis and have re, ceived the report of the scale com. mittee positively declaring against the wage redunctions which have been deg. imnded by the operators. Indeed, some increases are asked by the tnen though they do lint demnud the six. hour day and live-day week. The re port says "In event no agreement la reached by April 1, we declare in favor of a general suspension of mining opera, tions, such action heing subject to a re'erendumi vote of the membership of the United Mine Workers of Amer ica, such referendum to be held prior to March 31." REIIGIOUS factions in Belfast fought bitterly throughout th', week and about two score persons were. killed and mnny wounded. The British troops there took a hand in the melee, makinlg bayonet clhairges on both sides Impartially, but were unable to stop the snilinug anmd homib thiirowing. -MAichael Collins, headi( of the Irish Frnee State, wemit to I~ondon and after a conferemnce withI Sir James Craig annmouniced tliat they had agreed upon01 the appiolintmenit oif lisoni comis-5 sbuns fr'om t' iFree Sta te anid Ulster that will patrol thle frontier and4 lpre. vent bloodlshed. Ie also5) 11( aid e h1114 Secured tihe release of thle kc idnaped Ulsterli es. Th~e evcunt(~ion11) of lthe Free State by firitish troop)s had1( been hallted, hut oin .AirI. ('ollins' re4pr'esenmt a. tions It wais resumidu. F1I0OM Paris comes the predleton I'that the confiler'ence 4on the economic rehabillitatlin of iluropne will lie postponed11'4 untti Alay13, and14 shifted probably fromi Genoa to lbome. M~l an or Vner~ona. Th'le reaso ns adv'a n'ed arao the delay in forming a new [talian11 govemnnenit, the Insist ence of F~rance on1 a pirelimiiary meeting to deeldle oni the aigenda,~i and -thle alleged fact that the United States will not dle. terilne tihe extent oft its participafltioni until the senate hats acted on thie Wash igton)1 con ference treaties. The Germain d ielegation to the con, ference, whieh will be hieadled by Dr. WValthier Itaithieniau, foreign ininister, will lie amned withl elabhoratle argu. mentis to pnrov~e tiiiat thle nreparations~ elaiuises in thle treamty of Ver'saillles miust lie abanudonedl onr radienlly alteried if tihe fiunnil sailvaion1 of l'turope I.s to be acc'(omlishmi104. itatIhenau I's iden ia that the itecrests of aill will be buest soerved' If t here is almosn4)t ai comlete (essa1t1in of paymnents duingl 1922 anji if Geruiany Is pe'rmittedl to pay in goodls jind wuork instead of cash. HU(GO STPINNIES, Industrial muag. H mnte, leanedl on Wednesday that lie is riot ,o mtuch temaster ofQer. ninny as lhe thought. After a debate in the relchstag In which he and hia Peoples' party were biltterly assailed the government w"as given a vote of .confideince. This was a victory not only for Chancellor Wir-tb but also for D~octor Itathienatu andu the indus trial group that is opposed to Stinnes. A NOTiIllIE of the gangs of swin dier's thait pre'y (1n ioiramit fonreign resideiit s htas been uncovered, ti& tine in Chicago. The'victims were dhe. frn'nded o1f millions of dlolilrs by means comnparable to those employed by PonzAI of Itoston. Moist of tile mem hem's of the gang are uinder' arr'est and the piollee are close on the trail of the othIer's. l * ''> ',a a . ! S This will fix my cold IALWAYS keep Dr. King's New Discovery handy. It breaks up hard, stubborn colds and stqps the paroxysms of coughing. ,No harmful drugs, but just good medicine. All druggists, 60c. Dr. Kin 's New Discov ry For Colds and Coughs Stubbore Bowels Tamed. Leav ing the b9 vels unmoved results in health destruction. Let the gently stimulating Dr. King's Pills bring to you a regular, normal bowel function. ing. 25 cents. All druggists. PROMPT I WON'T GRIP . Kin's Pils Regrettable Error. The battalion was In camp. Tents had been pitched and all malde ship. shape. The cooks had lit their fires and dixies were simmering sweetly. The sergeant major made his rounds. "'Tripe and unyuns for supper," he said. "(et the tripe ready." One of the cooks looked up In sur prise. "But where's the trolpe, sie?" he asked. " lunging lip on that tent pole," was the reply. "Lor'," said the cook, "an' I just been wiping mle 'antis on It I Tort It was a dirty towel."-London Answers. Paradoxical Result. "Dlid slt' siteveedti in her caramel making?' "Yes. and yet she made a sweet mess of It." We do not believe that the kick of at cow Is the most net'eptable form' of milk punch. H~armless, purely voe"abe, Weal. ad Childes'. Bteusier, formula on away labeL Gaaraateed sea-sarcetic, aso-alcekele. WINSLW3 SYRUP The lailate' and Childrea's Reslate, Children grow healthy and free from colic, diarrhoea, flatulency constipation and othir trouble i wen it at teething time. Date, pleasant-always brings re. unarkablo and gratfying results. At All Drugsiste bi 0 Local Agents Wanted to sol a High Claes fully guaranteed staple line of Silverwvare direct fromu factory to ucern. Investment of $6.00 for samples re quired which will be refunded upon the re turn of rnuinplcen to Lynchburg otflce. Live aIgents make big money. Credit given for re peat orders. Write for further particulars to VIROINIA SILVERWARE COMPANY Wan nuliding Lynchburg. V. SLOW DEATH Aches, pains, nervousness, diffi. culty in urinating, often rnean serious disorders, The world's standard remedy for kidney, liver, bladder and uric acid troubles GOLD MEDAL bring quick relief And often ward off deadly disease. Known as the national remedy of Holland for more than 200 years. All druggists, In three sizes. Look for' the name Cold Medal on eveer bos and accept noatio Cuticura Soap The Velvet Touch For the' Skin Soap 25e, Oiment 25 and 50c, Taleum 25c. KING PN PLUG TOBACCO Kihwn as "that good kind" 'Tiy it -and you, will know why NOT ONLY FOR CHILLs AND) FEVER BUl T A PINE CIENERAL. TONIc. P so's SAFE AND SANE forbte Cou &4 ColdStevrwhr