rth Share MerrFaoor Moving Nationat ^The following article toy George Bayard Jones, 1110 Grove street, Ev- anston, is written in support of his -Idea that the national Capital should be located in the middle west. As a result of his agitation a report' has been submitted to the engineering, buu- committee of the Chicago Association of Commerce for consideration, and subsequently to the Illinois chapter, American Institute of Architecture/and the subject will be on the program at the convention of the Mississippi Val- ley association to be held in Chicago next week, when Chicago's claims will rbxr presented "throughâ€"the-Chicagoâ€"As^ unci at inn- of ^Commerce :_Has- it facilities whichCadajpjf it for ready.â- expansion? . ' iV'-vY 'l;--::-\y.~ Has it a suitable climate? In.: its next issue The' :.Lak«! Sl.oi"! X<?Ws will present a second article on this subject toy~Ttromaaâ€"Kr Tallmadge of Evan^torfe Do therconditions still obtain as ,a result of which.the location of the; Capital in Washingtonoyer one hun^ dred years ago was desirable? If not, what site is,thei;kj>gicaL one Tor our national capital ?|il-r . xS4 ..- It should be convenient of access to all parts of the country!, and hence Jocated in tfre_rniddle weslt. ^ -' ' "5s!is;- locatioijr sliouTd r iifslTfe^Ta+ety and efficiency from a'military stand- point y\\\o has assisted Mr. Jones by drawing plans of the proposed "national capital." Both"'Mr. Jones and Mr. -Tall-- madge .are former^r^sid^nts^o^f- WastL=_ irigton, and for" this reason their argu- ments carry unusual weight." By George Bayard "Jone« ~^0< ii Washington has not developed along the lines originally planned. The government owns comparatively few buildings, many department activities: being carried- on in re â- * buildings. The haphazard government pone of buiWrn70^ietaxlTeTr-iTnrelti+ed-lHti 1 d in'gs, resulted- in the appointment of a congressional commission July \. 1916. called the public.„ building com- niission, which was requested to .milk"e>.it- f ull^e^orr^on the bjiikling situatibp together with recommenda ,tions as to buildings -needed imme- diately and in the future. This re- port was , published during 1^18. It states that "the government's portion :-bf~t.he city of Washington is destined to 4).e almost completely .rebuilt."' It shows, tbat the total cost of all gov- ernment owned buildings vvhich have "been Imilr^dTiriug^rhe history^offlhe: national capital is; approximately $63,0(X).{XX). figures for a few build-, ihgs not, being availatde.^Tt^poiiTts; nut a »veed which^ existed even prior It shouldi'lfayeYa background of re- sources based On agricultural wealth, coal,- -iron- a h d-rnot he r-v^h a tu.ra 1 â€"re- personal enjpymenL___fLQyv._many_ people do you suppose consider the. fact that to ajl practical purp6ses^tbe7 daylight saving plan* advances the season;about a-'month ? That is exact- ly what happens though^ During the spring sunset usually marks the end of the enjoyable part of- the day. _Witto^4h.e advanced time, even in sprfrig ~thereIs" a f air 1 yâ€"ton^- perrod for recreation between the close~dfJ working hours and sundown." some degree by the summer schedule; but th_e motorists, perhaps, gets more real good out of it than anyone else: It makes it possible for him to take full advantage of the .most pleasur- able time of the day. It affords the opportunity t" take hJls_fa'nrily on. long exhilarating feUSia^Sâ€"jexery day^- that the weatJ^er is- ^bod' dnring.'; at leastTTrvc months' of the year.'V 'â- 'â€" May 4. The excellent company that appears in this drama, which had a r*uiT~of;"over six hundred nights i-n Paris/rncludes Miss Nell Redd who is well and \jfav_ordhly. knowii on the North'.west side. .â- .;;â€"^ff^-|;^;i|^^--::'-^=: The eternal triangle1 is-the theme of the play and the aut'hor . and adapter are said to have devloped a- story- that is intensely interesting jiiid^Avhich holds the audience from the rise To fife, fall of the IT PAYS to advertise: <;oes â- â- S* 17JI» MILES ' ~T':::~WMB±z'- 7':fK;':ON 1 SET OP TIRES sourceir : ~ ^~~ .::. -It should be-nearâ€" a- traifspqrtatioirt'U:______ center, both rail a'nd water. William A.' Pallci*uir. shoe •manu- " A comparison of the growth and facTurer of 3713 Pine Grove"'avenue, natural advantages of all the middle j Chicago, this week-:^)ld Bridges & we^mfies^vvl'tlvin a reasontable"di^t^H-^rairerfrom whom_he_J>uujjht a Frank- ance-oi both the^eograpbical center_| lih sedan, that his 1 ^g^-i^f.th'e United-^t^ite^-aiLd-_tiTeZl£eiiter car went 17.700 miles pfâ€"pbpulatifcHi^rimlk^t=fej^%U^uâ€"sifelt-t-iti^-s. He declare-cL-tli. near Chicago is the logical location.J the usual amount of < e~sj t-e--s_uggi» s ted lake slioriT the Chicago- is hii H~w ground on Tib f'ill; of water a ivw miles enabling numerous features to be developed reminiscent ^f~the Chicago worM's^ajjvnjul giv- ing the new city the bcircnt of the -cool summer clinrtitc assured by Lake i^lichigan- ^"TlTcirF a-nk-.lin. touring (in one. set of 't alLeiuputtidigrL il in. the crank d r oy_e_t o ' H o s - his ^several a r e s es e r a r "prvlfeTferifj relocating- the 'national capit; was located first in'.New York ca~s"eâ€"five ^quartsâ€"he________ toji-^^O niiresâ€"wi'tiTTTfrr raistng hood. -Oh. rh_e trip he averaged twen- ty-one to twenty-twu mile^ txi the; gallon of gasoline. :_l. â€"^ "Not one cent for .repairs- 'did he spend on the .'ear- in /two years, lie to the =of an ^v-ar -'fctr-lt^venty-six buildings'-1 estimated cost Of $4B.00Q.000» to i which .must- be..added; tire^oslrTrf CTer=r tain additional land bringing the 'to-: )^M). :/â- ; 1 ^rior- to 1 he war, rs^ror ill It . then moved-to Philadelphia, and thereafter moved" to J Washington. A proposal made in 1871 to-move it to St. Louis met with considerable favor, hilt in- terest /died out after -vigorous steps Avar eZT;vfea^jLm p ro'v e Wtts hi^gJan^i physical aspects.â€"such as paving the it reels, building new buildings, etc. At that date theMissis didâ€"uxit_ h; iA^^_majo r i t y tlee^a r-edâ€"hisâ€"on ly e-xpy- n.s e l-> ej n g f o r- a ^winter -top." He , s< fM the car Tt'or $50 less than it cost rhini new and bought a Franklin sedan...";.<â- â- >::.\:-i."!â- "â- '-.'.f; 'Stolen Sweets" at Victo?ijiL M, Piexe Dumas % Liteâ„¢ glaring_hVenciL â- t.l-ve --a'uThTor of _pju^": '•• "Stolen WillaM SERVICE STATION IfYoiar Batter pill! ps^^sCoild Talk 'One-V'.':'thiiig it ':' "Don't starve me7r Another : "Don't ,vc>uld say is: let me- die 6t tneoften with a ; A;third :' "Test hvdrorireter;" - '?,. Those are aH-r^siritp;i"e--rn'les. and e'a;s'y '. to "remeniberT !I>\it to your battery they JueaiT'-"tire7^dHffT:r-encer long itet.wee.it one. rrie and. a short sUlh ere ire to. Jve jaxh ex. Tbinifsr that :_ kejvt' i-n tnind if you you"r~mvn /batteryT it you to ask us^v\hat-,- th-e^se time you-coiTie in for test or -to have, dis- attery. ought look after will pay are the-next a hydrometer rtTHrrf-Wrt^r-i-- p+i V-i m ft-ywtf- v////////////,y////s///////////s//////////////////'/,//y///'/y//.'. sasM Quotations T~til froze my^radiMolf^wioe laaf^ winter and also cracked the water jacket on one of the cylinders. I am off that water cooled stuff for -life^j-^pgg^^^^ ^-iil like to be comfortable. Can drive my Franklin all day, and en- joyâ€"it, but those bumping water cooled cars get my goat." ippi valley of the povni- lation of joday. r/ -;; ,y"v"iT3~~ .The proj'(6se'd ply an Liii'ted State's, as it ha> toF the goveriunent was $650.(K)(): a year : rental paying -oven ____ for the* use of i 96 rented buildings. After the war | started the ..government rented nine-j ty-three additional buildings.^ for j which thev. paid an additional rent-j al of newrlV- $1.00(^)00 annuany. the j total r en tats amounting to about j -$t^(K).0t)e-a n n uaFFyr^FIte-gr e a't-Hi^reawSpn "~ - â- â- •'•* iiflgs=was-due --toâ€"'K:* but the need for, moving does-not liiT- abandonmenf of W'ashi.ngton ^foT^f IT^ -fr>l!<t\\ in^Tr-easOTtsl,' The-.pref. ' ent government df\tartnient buildings of which there are only eight or "ten available, could-be .used-.as- an eastern (lepartinejvtl^for^such^ governjmeut branches al!!l\illl!re(iuire ' aii east cm jidministration liea(lcpiirters'. '-.\V;i'sji- in'gton would (if course retain its present name, the name propo.^'-d- for Sweets'1 the Americani/cd version of Which by W. C. Herman- will Ite pre- sented arTbe Victoria \heater-rf-er^tlie week- commencing -Sunday"- .matinee. BATTERIES in rented i>u»iaiflgs=was-aue'-T°^T,rHC^~m{ri:,r-' war activities, but the need for. :uHiinc<in' \i;t;r>T>?l KuiMinif; prior to our entry ' tlie'government building program ha~s into the war emphasizses the fact4lHl been 'greatly neglected, the rejtort'^ _ Tstatiii'g \1iat "With the" exceptioji of "the uhc'ohfpleted. departinent* ni iiii- rjcul-t-u-re^ilu-^ttcpax-tzm^i11 buiblin«"has been constructed "yvars:" • :â- â- (The b4- lilpjtal. if a ne\\ name,-is re veuTg 'i.incoln?' Ht VWvy '-ofe "a'ss-ociationTwith Illinois atu iiV-.i^n-'iiu:vii- tor live^txre>iih;iie.y in ti+ H^+4 Aloving central pro.gr e: 'tire -iepart/ni.criut-a the new^ ocatiou w'otild^ be_al_gradiml- â- P^RAINPI^C*0F ffv( ^t1i'8rtv--ieight: vcar "well ,s "covering frour 'teii t o titieen W'asivinytnn -b<H-Hgâ€">4ittVcieiit!\- estaltHsiied^at tbe .present nme p'opnla'tiun."" mi 3'j^v; 1TL new departineut ctt. them- ^lierior" buil'dijigs and several large concrete buildings for .war ..purposes have been builLouU.'c%e-Jljiis statement . was madfrr - 'â€"_ ' i: In addition to .this need for p'rac- [ Ttically reluiilding . the goverbmeivt ! ponioifcf the city of Washington, a] '.further important consid^rat iun \>^ j_rtha-t- the. "center of pii'itiilatii.tn'.. has.i _iimi-.v-e.'d WesTward since. 1880 from al ^"otnt a Jew miles- in>rth ol.1V aj h i ng- ; '"'" ; 'j vu i n t- ijj^JJidmiXilj "i * >*'â- »"l' l >v uj -hundred miles ^.utlieast or . hic:W;o, 1ia|it,nce AVa^ii'ugton instead of'being tliAicen^ •. .. .. Jter^i-tf tiie I nited Stat es. as ilwas in 178*1 at-+k* time its location \\ as de- xided on," ami the population tenure I'nited States was le the pri'^en-t^H-ifnTk+t-bni ot ivow situated on, t lie .eastern fringe -of" a coim'tr>s~th,ree"' thousand nviles iWide from east to', west aild. twelve 'hundred miks b> IF population TtS" Vte ti.nauoe(-t enabling/.tjhe;. ^uburlian secâ€" .the proposed and leaseLJots to insure a snbSlaiit itt ' any ca<e. ' WashingtXm as .aâ€"-center] ^of--historicar niter\*st \v ill always,! viippuri a sviVstaniial t ransien-t. popu- lation in addition to ir^pefn-ntnentr j^j.touulation. V:The new capital vo'n'ld 'ihroug-h- a bond'issue •gove'rhmyfit .to Ini'y the tio-n and farm land on site. hold rheâ€"title father, than' .resell,- ,them. In this! manner th'e "'-go\ ernment . wojjbl con- j tro.1 the' character_of the 1 mil dings. > tbl^-limT's o't gro^tlU. insuTcj r* jf ' ^k '.""if"*' â- i'-t;M ^^-.^h~::I^Z •| i'i^a HUMTiNQ AHD THE %. Evans tail BatteLy Station 1648-1650 Maple Ave., Cor Church' £t Phone Evanston 4446 4^i EPAIRED ENTED I 'ENEWED ' "A neighbor of mine has had a Franklin Sedan for two years, and has nearer had any trouble with it, and he uses it two or three times as much as I use my car and has never had a tire off. It has cost me over $500.00 for tires and repairs in the past two yjears^_so Tlhink it's about time for me to see about getting a Franklin." Wf-U\. have driven Franklins for eight years and average about one puncture a year. One of my I neighbors has a \„ _';. â- â- ' ; •'__._ car | and he has a flat tire about once ;- a week, so he rides down with me J ever^fewlmolrnmgs. I think he is about due to buy a Franklin." flir t: v t iilfii ot neighb.orhoo/rThlTracTj tri'iwt.i^s ami 'ben'eft't-by. the increase j Of"'value' t>o'nv--i^r-H4rJW4--*iiJJU'.s. to j city values within a-few yeaa^;. Such iiv v; bol)( if the I . -tlianWV.r^ff'-* • ; . ' tire the tine \vojild_ not ,otily it-, si 11 it w o Til d; v> r i.; \ i d e a working fund. The--Tvufvv--.'city cation on higl c south an(T.sTTpii«ii'iwv ^v-'er one hundred ifri.llion \sit lr a wonderful \o-_ "griiutid ,.pxe rlookiffg 1 • ke AHchigan; c"onld;lte=:designed to t'r°1" "°r ^^ii^xA^mJ^ and, very ^ecnve sites for lnonulnents in coinmeW-or'ttTum ol • * Q We Have the Right Garment | 5 for Every Need ; S j W.H.Salisburv&Co, j S 308 W. Madison Str««t, CHIC/KCO " B â- •twMir Fr»i»*lli» and Maek«t Straam â- Fhon» WrinkUn S744 X^ OTE FRIEND â- ^ff'W THE -^ HOUSEHOLD BUTTERNUT BREADyi ; -!-||aS MADE e%|||:j JM:%chulze1/I :1baking cell "We toured the East last sum;; mer and drove 4^00 miles in our Franklin Sedan, and I want to tell you it is the only car'To'tdlBr in. We made a similar trip two years agoiira^- ""' '-"car and the Franklin has got it alt over the jvater cooled cars in eseor way* "The best-deal I ever made was? when I traded you my 8-cylinder* Sedan and touring cars and got a! Franklin Sedan and Club Road-^ Franklin Sedan for $5,000.00. "My two front tires have gone 30,200 miles_ on my Franklin| COUpe." y-::,;\ ^-^:^iH;:>;,;^^:T3^T0T,"'.;^^^\- V^Vi "My wife used to say, 'William,! you're bpgs over your Franklin| car/ but when; we were in Flori-K da this winter we were obliged to use taxis occasionally. NovB^ she says she never wants to ri< in a water cooled car, as they are| too much like a lumber wagon.M| i pe-opl outskirts of Ax- t^e has i: <is located on th >:--bnsiness life qf_|'he* nation and, ^^f in ad'e'- \ e r y slo w-' pr o'g res s a* coin j t a r^ v;: ed with many other, cities. national capital-sJiould be-a Ayierican 'city representing * ""â€"national activity. It adequate, The Mvpital- "kit phases .^jvhouidJuiv riowived buildings/ as â€" from rented buildings. gOvernnllrnT! distitigUHsbed j To.carry out ; it will neces-; S '*•'â- its ' various tuirctions r^larilv have^to Ise^^lacge cfty or near j ^ a ci{y of a si7F coininensvirate Qfeother wctrld capitals, snch as Londoti ^=^Pari^ - BerTin. Fetrograd-. A'ienna anjl -^4Toyo^all^»v^ig ^' POliJjMmi^11^^^ •'•/. cess'of t\vo millioh; -\ - -^ -^hitc go^ etiiii^VUnLeparj^nlA TuTTpSsT 1ristory aTrd-more- partie-ular- fv in commemoratioH pf the world war.'Sucli monuinents \<>Conlil not only be of ^national, but of iiilerhational. character and iufeTerrr; Ifr fact, the entire citv could, be' made ^"J01"11" l'vient to the ideals for whicli the: na- tioYis of the world have been fighting jmd it would be regarded in a^sense as an international-capital typifying the new brotherhood of' nations in which- we are destinecl,!.to play~an/im- withiTi?ortant -r°te ! DAYLIGHT v SAVING IS. riziz^BOON-^FG-MOTORlST^: f^M^M AV€RS~AUTO Di are •ft-bound to- haye ;: growth. This â- ifiukney an is t^uvard ized -g-ovefnP^<*»r- ^cCTvrcl iirg- ;toC. \t~. M c B^nald ot 1 ue,"t;i fittPinstsTent â- ;\he~XofTh Sliortr^Autorholdje. cpiu- a st r oiigly^ cent r al^naiiy. N'orth Sh o reâ€"j I ot el^; E va 1) s t on. â€"Thin t'^"'<pn'*v has, QlfK-tT)£^He .distributors if "would be lucre a sin gTy^rapid insistent iT^^B^frrrther-empliasized -by the wa.; Ws a result of which the government Jiowjggulates of controls many THE NEW SERIES MOOD"SIX-39" ,Fiye Passehgiers HILE the beauty of the new SeriesTTPaige Linwood. is nearly-anFoatstanding feature. act- ivities * pluvious -special province W does ^i^t^wedjtome; tl^u^cha.niie-Jn the tjmp th^t-1i»ii';rf_heiTs every day tluring ^rmdder.ed tR:e"|thje summer bv a full sixtv ininute^ of private enter- j "I have madeU a point to ask nearly trveryonc Avho comes, to ourâ€"sales- not encountered a singleâ€"person who is JTOt. _altdgetherâ€"forâ€"it;." - ^^^-% r^^s a matter ^f 4ndn^rrraT t:onser- J^p^t-.. a1ithorj^Kg the expenditureTroonTTrtovv they.'lik'e the plan, ^led for by tM^epoft"of the puh.'Mt. McDonald, "and an yet I He^«itdiris^5§©*ft»iissio.nâ€"*-9_enable-| hTTSSr^P^^^ caTrted- oOTT trre-Mtowu^llUldam*nte; al anestion should be considered; •-ytfJtt-iQn no one can fail to see t+ie big vv*«5hinut on tne proper location I Advantages of utilizing s& the day- â€" " -------J mtion^tli'gliLpQAstlhte. hut I- »«mder ' â- A caoital destined to serve a^ eal I many peopte. even a: for many * generations to | son's experience, fully appreciate how much the^ scKemeadds to tKeir mo. ^ar}<1ard^ValmM(Xu(Mtir ^t^siKh~^5T)d-wide popularity:= as this car enjoys is based upon iniral eyrfl-_ 4-;. â- â- â- \~i-,.T^~^^z- lence unquestioned. It iit ltlji m\A roftmy »nfl rqnipp/^d with evprv romfoft and elegance known w__________ the stiffest grade and toughest going, and yet arnazingly nltn%fcrau.d flexibl€-Hvtrafnc_iSg. ~', The economy t>hthe Paige Linwood has gone far to win it this suprcmaty^bw-up- keep. freedom from repair bilU, small depreciation,^-Quality, basic Paige-QuAUty^is the, only answer to that. The motoring public has been quick to recognize "Ttr- Series Linwood the soundest and safest motor car investment on the market ' «â- â- â- - . ~ -Passenger--$2060 North Side Branch 3308-22 SHEFFIELD AVENUE "When we went East last^ summer we drove to Clexeland^ 401 miles, the first da^. I was iiaP the front seat alone, my wife and" little girl in the b?cU seat. Am told that fenows with water cool- ed cars make Cleveland the sec- ond night's stop. I know 1 could hot stand it to drive or- even ride in any car but a Franklin that far_ rin a 'jfo^*^^±LZzi^,,.t: ^â€"â€"-:â€"â€"-p wm "Lneed a_newJtir^:iThis...jOji£^^& has run 26,700 miles and I have S never had it off the wheeU^--~ i^fiUPMOBILE CARS 1629 OiYingtoo Avenue ifrMftUHlVrfT Telephone Evanston 5886