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H. S. Kerbaughs garage at Rosemont, Pa.
Luxurious Housing of Cars Not Con-
fined to Great Estates, but in
Reach of Modest Owner

Since the garage must serve In a
sense for q work shop. there cannot
he "A superiority If window space. and
what is Of the utmost importance, the
window stills should he placed as low
Gown as possible, thus lighting the me-
chanism Of the car. This placing of
the windows Is also of advantage in
aiding ventilation sine" it tends to
promote a cross current of air under
the body ~ the car.
Assuming that the work bench Is
located In its proper position At the
rear Of the garage. a bench approxi-
nately two feet wide by Ave feet long
being all that is required. this should
receive splendid light. In the small
prlvat" garage "A wise IL about all the
fixed mechanical equipment usual, UNI
loss the owner is Of a mechanical turn
Of mind and cares to putter owe his
" repairing.
l. advantages Of a pit In Il small
garage are very questionable. while
the objections are manifest. There
il practically no repair work within
the range of IA private garage that
cannot he done almost equally we'll
without a pit. while to he at all
practical the pit must lie made
long enough to he accessible from at
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Settlement Nearest New
York Is Free Acres, in
New Jersey, Estab-
lished by Bolton Hall,
Clergyman Son

81 ooo. which il used. as in Free Acres.
for public improvements.
These improvements in the fifteen
Years since the establishment ~ the
community hay. been very consider
bile. tn" most of them have been
brought about by tn. instruinentality
of the Arden club, which, though not
Il part Of the official government. acts
as a wheel within II wheel, II has
organized ten separate guilds, or in
the slmpliiied spelling of the colony,
"ellds,' each Of which +. self-uovern-
ing, ana each has some distinctive
branch of work To- prosecute. Among
them are the Folk Gid, the Crafts
mems Gid. the Yeomen's Gid and
the church Gid. Others are devoted
To the specialties chosen Icy their
members.
Tahanto, TIA" Massachusetts cnclav-.
IL perhaps the best known IT ans %
IN" fivr. Its guiding spirit now APPEARS
I" b" flske Warren. II was started in
1900 as an exponent of tn. single tax
IN Massachusetts, lay the lease of two
lots ~ land in Harvard 10y IA" owner
:" Ellen MangOvin. At first the han
ding of the e n that was paid hy resi-
dents was on "A sort of pcntlumdn'S
agreement. the money being Voluntsr-
lily applied to communal, purposes on
the same plan that was aftcrward
adopted 10y the Tahantu association.
and that il similar 70 tn" plans ~ Ar
den and Free Acres
In 1912 the holdings ut his a~ssuc.a-
tl"n had increased to 100 acres. with
eight holders who paid 500 rent 10
tn" trustees. THIS year there are IA
acres, Tn" gross rent nf which is over
sl.7o0.
Village meetings lr. HEAD monthly, i:
which amy natural person" N the Ian
guagr uf TIA" Constitution. "who Is a
lcaseh ldcr or resident of Tahantu, t
less than - years Of axe, without dis
elimination IT sex, and the wife of any
l~tasthold.r. shall he Il member ~ IN.
community and entitled to- u voice and
vote at al Village, meetings, except any
person legally entitled to be registered
as a vot,r in the tuNn uf Harvard vino
j." not So registered
There are. as at Arden. a board .!
, three representatives.. a clerk ana "A
treasurer, hul the three tuwnsin"n act
; also as a board Of assessors. In other
.,Spt'lS llf ~ rN'lls dIf HliNllNbllN
;. identical.
= The fepturr Of Taharto which L.
most Immediately striking To the Wis
itor t. thu central building, which has
been named EI,donshiel, This il a large
two story rdliicc containing "A meeting
hail. business offices. durmitorieS, n
communal kitchen and other rooms. all
of which are devoted 10 the various de-
tails of the single tax plan, This is
not in any sense socialiSt!c or c m
nistic as ii IL worked out at Tahantu,
but 1t provides for the community in
!, terests in practically the same way
. that has already been described,
Concerning Haliuon, the MN and
> latest OF the e%nc.aves, il having beer
founded IN 1911. nothing more need ht
said than that II is closely modelled
/. after Tahanto, and that 1t Is still II
the experimental stage, There Seems
to be no doubt. however, Judging from
, the growth ~ the four others. tina
: Halidon will in time be as successful
I as the others have been.
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r YER since Henry George set
|" forth to the world his theory
- OF "A single tax. II explained
In volum!nous treatises the
advantages that would accrue to the
body polite in the event of his theory
being put in actual practice. there have
been disciples of his who have believed
In him and in his doctrines. His ideas
appeared SO simple and >, plausible
that II was hard for his followers t.
believe mat the whole world should not
recognize their truth, and the practical
difficulties in the way of putting them
into immediate execution have seemed
10 enthusiasts mere matters Of detail
that should be easily disposed Of.
AS a matter OF fact, however, ever
these enthusiasts soon came to a re-
alizing sense that there are numerous
details that had to be arranged before
even a satisfactory trial 81 the single
tax system could be- made. and for
some years ii remained in the purely
theoretical stage. The more the en-
thusiasts thought Of II, however. the
more alluring became the prospect OF
its realization, and after much study
and careful preliminary planning II
was determined to mak IN actual
start.
This has now been done. and there
, exist to-day five 'enclaves." so called,
In the United States, where theory has
become fact, and where the single tax
idea Is being worked out to IA positive
demonstration Of its real value. 1t
should he said, however, that in the
literature concerning these enclares
there is no direct reference to Henry
George or to his teachings, and nc
effort is made to have 1t appear that
they are intended To work out his the
cries. Nevertheless there is SO strong
"A resemblance between his writings
and the working pans of the five en-
Claves az to make II clear that his
ideas form the groundwork on which
the plans were constructed.
The five cnClaves are situated widely
apart, one being in Alabama, II in
Massachusetts, one in Delaware one in
New Jersey and the youngest OF them
all in Maine. The oldest IL ~"Fairhope,
in Alabama. II is now twenty years
cd, and though little has been done in
the way of publicity work, so that the
full particulars concerning 1t are not
easily To he obtained, yet II is under
stood to he a satisfactory example OF
what may he done IN the way OF SIM
plifying the veXatlous problems or To-
cal government.
Concerning the -four others 1t Is
easier to give details. The nearest one
10 New York is Free Acres, IA settle
mcnt or community six miles west OF
Summit, y. j.. and two miles from the
berkeley Heights station OF the Dela-
ware. Iackawanna and Western Rail
road. OF about an hours ride from this
city,
Its Prospectus declares that II was
ORGANIZED to demonstrate the prac-
t!Cability of the single tax and in order
that the residents of the colony Nigh,
enjoy greater personal ana
freedom than under the nventlona
forms nf government, II being con-
trulicd 80 far as possible according tC
the principles Of the single tax sys-
tenn.
The distinction uf having established
Free Acres belongs to Bolton Hall, SOL
Of the Rev. DR.. John Hall. The piar
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SINGLE TAX THEORY TESTED IN FIVE COLONIES

In fact, one secret ~ the success
already attained 10y the Free Acres
colony lies in the colon sts minding
their own business. Neither the MEM
hers nor the community attempts TO
regulate any matters that are personal
Ia individual members. Each rcgl-
lltcS his own affairs in his " man
ncr and the community undertakes
only II communal matters.
The natural advantages of Ere"
Acres. such a the scenery. the heath-
fu'neSs and the Accessibility # the
site. have made il an ideal summrG
resort already, and will in time make
I' a settlement Of permanent homc>"
The pictures accompanying show
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-
on which ne worked III .hIs eh'e'p'"e
IL pest to.u IN ms own lahsuase'
Ihstead OF having To ouv OF "I'e 4"
place IN "hlch 10 HNe' ne sa'u' you
can 20 10 free Acres an" get d p'',t
all your own ny paying 10 !ourse'l
each year what IL Is worth 10 i've
mere
what l mean ny paying t"e money
10 Nourseli ~ really Wuch sliip!er
IMAM IL SOUNDS Inc ana IN owned ny
an ASSOCIATION OF Which you become q
member ny signing a lease or IN"
place. None "t the lana ~ s"id' nut II
Is ieaS'd III pe'pe'ui'N 10 'he rtsideh's'
ana w. the rent OF the pare Iand mas
To be pad inns Is nNed each year ny
the assessors VINO are CHOSEN ny the
~sideh theHseIVes' ahd IL pa'd 10
the treasurer OF the association VINO
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Bolton Hail sitting with his daughter.
Lora. N front Of his residence in Free
Acres. ana the old Dutch house TO
which NJ" referred.
slightly different from Free Acres in
some smaller details. the settlement of
Alden IN Byandywlnc hundred. New
castle county. Delaware. l. in all es-
sentlas a similar 60. ny. II was
founded In 1900 10y William J.. Price.
one Of the leading architects uf Philu-
.elph!I. and FlHuk stephens, a scnlp-
tor. These me- purchased u tract uf
land Couja uius 1872 acres, hc!nG about
half a mil" square. and transferred it
Ia themselves and one friend to hold
in trust for III" use of all of those who
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fixed at about $3.50 for a plot ~ 5000
square feet. or four fun city lots. \
few Of the houses that have been built
on these T. OTIS are designed Cor porma-
cut use. but the m Il Of them are of
the bungalow type for ummcr homes
only.
There Is an old farmhouse still
standing. which was there when tho
ASSOCIATION acquired the property, and
IL Is used as a clubhouse for dances.
recreation generally, and for publ q
meetings, while theatrical perform.
auces are given IN AN open air theatre.
the whole spirit e the colony being ON"
Of good fellowship mutual helpful ness
and lihcral.ty in speech ami action.
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leaSt one end OF the car ana It's con-
struction Is at best expensive. II
should Ice three feet deep and three
feet six inches in width. while ron
ten to fifteen feet is not a bit too
long.
PROVISION should l.. made for a seat
along the side of the pit for the
mechanician and th.r. should Ice out
lets for portable electric lights. The
pit should ave "A drain AZ the bottom
and plank flooring should be provided
to close over the pit when not in use.
As u harhurcr of gases and odors and
a depository for grease and rags the
lit Is a distinct element Of danger
in the garage.
Another expensive feature that
scarcely pays for ITSELF in the pri-
Nate garap" il ia" turntahic. II is
expensive in itself 49, II picc" Of mech
anism and it's installation requires an
eNcaNated pit. Turntables are made
that can hc installed without IA pit,
hut they are both clumsy and cum
bersUme. II * far letter To- provide
ample door space and to arrange for
the cars to enter and leave in u di-
rect line: at all ven the turning
of an automobile insid" a we'll planned
garage * a problem that seldom arises.
The elimination Of tn" pit and tho
turntable will on the other hand pre-
sent "A clean unhroken floor space hat
will max the question of tidiness. so
necessary and Urgent in garages, COM
raratively simple.
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Henry Georges Idea
Worked Out in Practi-
cal Experiments in
Widely Scattered En-
claVes

r YER since Henry George set
r. forth 10 the world his theory
- of a single tax, and explained
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-06-21

or two short addresses BY public Of.
hcials. In addition to music. occa-
sional stereopticon talks and the
like. II Is the intention to make
this final step in getting citizen pa
pers Just as impressive rs possible.
All details In connection with the
arrangement for these meetings will
be cared for by the Industrial de-
partment Of the Y. NJ. c. A.. the
Sons OF the American Revolution
cooperating"
. The Y. NJ. C. A. has already in
augurated a four weeks course in
civics for coming Americans. de-
signed to give a general under
standing of the workings Of Ameri-
can government. In the last few
months a large number of appli-
cants have been helped in this way.
The instruction Is free. The class
this week was attended by IS for
eign-born men who have made ap-
plication for citizenship papers.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-06-21
ALL ABOARD FOR
TASHMOO, JUNE %

All preparations have been made
for the annual outing Of the Build
ers Z Traders' exchange. Tuesday.
June -. at Tashmoo park. The I'D.
vance list Of reservations indicate
that over 600 will make the trip
this year. The Michigan chapter.
American Institute OF Architects,
and the Architects Business asso-
citation Of Michigan win attend -
guests Of the exchange.
Athletic events, ball games, ETC..
will be staged on the park. Inter
est promises to center around the
game between architects and the
regular exchange team. Special
prizes will be awarded to the win
ners IN the various contests. On
the trip to the park. the United Fuel
4 Supply Co. viii pull Oh . guess
ing contest A leather easy chair
Is on the company-s prise list En-
trants In the contests and games
win have TO have regular Builders
& Traders' coupon tickets. Tickets
can be secured In the exchange. Tho
rooms Of the exchange viii be closed
on the day Of the excursion.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-06-21
BUILDING
LIST. FAIR
Exchange Weekly Re-
port Contains Items
Of Importance

me new construction coming from
the omess q the architects durins
the past week contained several
items az importance. according to the
report Of the Builder 4, Traders
exchange.
A thrssstosy reinforced concrete
and steel warehouse: . brick. stone
and stes, church building: . SIX.
story store and once building. ana
. variety % smaller items were In
the list. Several email apartment
projects. With . number OF resi-.
dences. helped 20 make up = salts.
factory total.
The awards reached . fair volume
and contained some good-sized con-
tractA
The closing time for the figures on
the new Elks temple. TO be erected
ct the southwest corner OF Cass and
Lafayette blvd. has been extended
to June %. and all bids will be open.
ed simultaneously At p. m. on
July I.
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TO MAKE GIFT
OF CITIZENSHIP
MORE IMPRESSIVE

Judges OF the Wayne county cir.
cult court this week approved q
plan submitted BY J. H. Dague. IN.
dustrial secretary OF the Detroit Y.
NJ. G. A., whereby once each month
the final distribution Of citizenship
papers TO foreign men will be the
occasion for a short but impressive
program. In which IL will be the aim
to inspire the new citizens with
proper appreciation and respect for
the American government and its
Institutions. The plan Will in no
way interfere with the present
course of procedure in the issuing
OF citizenship papers. nor will IL In
any wise detract from the proposed
plan OF making July 4 Americaniza-
ton day for coming Americans.
In submitting the plan. which was
worked out by the Y. NJ. G. A. sec.
rotary and Raymond r. Van SICKLE.
secretary Of the Detroit society,
Sons Of the American Revolution.
Mr.. Darie said:
"instead Of the men coming in
one at a time for their papers. II
70 suggested that an evening meet
Ing be held once a month, either In
ono Of the court rooms or in some
public building. where a short pro
gram could be carried out.
The program will consist OF one
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-06-21

OPTIMISTIC
Claude w. Filler Finds
Building Prospects
Assuring

Claude ". lller sales manager for
tbs National Plaster Board Co. OF
Cleveland. o. has returned to De
troit after . business trip that in
cluded most Of the important cities
In the country. His comment on
trade and business conditions IN the
various cities Is interesting.
II found the building prospects
fairly good all through the territory
I covered" said Mr.. Filler. "In most
Of the live cities I visited. the indi.
cations are that 1915 will equal. II
not surpass. the records of 1914.
which Is rather pleasing when we
consider that the opening Of the
year was rather cloudy.
Through Pennsylvania, I stopped
At Scranton. Wilkes Barre. Philadel.
phia. Harrisburg and Pittsburgh, and
some smaller cities. and Invariably
the reports were healthy and optim-
istic ~ to building matters, Is we'll
"a general conditions.
AT Baltimore. Richmond. Norfolk,
the reports were also good. While
at Norfolk noticed ave British. two
French. two Italian. two Norwegian
and one Swedish merchantmen, all
loaded with foodstuffs and coal for
Europe. Norfolk II enjoying the
greatest possibilities In the way OF
building.
Petersburg. VT. where the Dupont
de Nemurs great powder factories are
located. IS hustling and . new S..
100000 reinforced concrete factory
structure for the manufacture of war
munitions Is under way.
II noticed that while large indus
trial and commercial construction
has fallen on. the aggregate has been
kept up by the great increase In
housing accommodations. AL over
the country great strides are being
made by the American home builder.
~On every side the traveller hears
peace talk. The people generally
seem to have the utmost confidence
In the ability Of President Wilson TO
prevent this country from becoming
embroiled In the European war"
Mr.. Filler Is q well-known member
OF the Detroit Builders & Traders
exchange.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-06-21
DETROIT GROWTH
is PRESSING
EASTERN LIMIT

The development of Detroit n q
eastsriy direction. h recent ysars.
has been unheraldeA but 4 has
been steady. and h At present press
Ing. MackAve. 10 fast becoming .
business street Of importance. espe-
sially where II traverses the Village
OF 81. Clair Heights and toward the
eastern limits Of the city. and this
results because Of the density q the
high class development out that
way. There II still call for more
room. In response 70 this call VII
liam Fl. Hiiger Is just opening IN at
trNctive subdivision. Just insids the
city Tine, and extending from Mach
to KerchevatAvc&
This new subdivisioa n not q
speculative Offering Tar In the eoun-
try, but n right adjacent 10 the
closely built up section Of the city.
Al present this new Offering nes
Just beyond the terminus Of the
MackAve. car line: bat even %,
most of this land Hes nearer the
car line than much territory served
by the Mack-ave. line lying to the
north and south of II. From the
southern portion OF this new sub
division Is but . comparatively short
distance down to The Jslferson-ave.
cine.
This subdivision II of much gen
eral interest ~ wen ~ TO those
seeking homes In that locality. mas
much as Il II the last considerable
offering of the kind inside the east
ern city boundaries. Instead OF
struggling toward Its eastward linn
its the city has approached them. a.
It might be said. enmasse. The Of
fering now made By Mr.. Hilger u
known as the Sherrard subdivision.
Indicating the growth OF the city.
u may be stated that this IN the
last piece OF the extensive acreage
investment made BY the late Jo-
seph II. Berry. whose operations. In
stituted 10 years ag6. were then
laughed at as being over-conndent
Of Detroit's development.
The land offered In this new sub
division Is high and dry. and sewer.
water and sidewalks Are now going
in. The splendid Ives school. but
two blocks away on Philip-ave.. to-
gether with the improvements emu.
merated above. make II certain.
In view of the pressing demand for
building lots In this direction. that
the Hilger offering will Do speedily
taken and built upon.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-06-21

Tho swain had proposed for the
hand Of the village beauty and had
been accepted.
He had bought the engagement
ring and was hurryfng to the home
Of his adored one. A friend stopped
him TO make inquiry concerning his
haste.
"Halloa. there. Dobc Is there a
freY
Yes replied. Bob. with what
breath he had left. my hearts on
FIRE. and I'm going now to ring the
village belle"
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The seventh story IN the VINO Pays
eeries, Blue Blood and Yellow" will
begin In our next irsue.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-06-21
Recent Sales.

Edmund L. Ebert has sold for
william Stone to Arthur r. and
Lorne NJ. Nichol the residence on
the northeast corner of smith-ave.
and St Antoine-st., for $500. Other
recent sales are an follows: For
Walter c. Israel to william YAK,
residence No. sol Hancock-ave.. 81.
500; for Louis L. Ebert to Otto
Danziser. lot on north side OF Hugo.
ave-. &775; for William X. Walters
to Edward Dansbury. lot on Bent,
teauave.. near Kercheval-ave., 5000
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-06-21
O00SY y
~ EDWN BLISS

Wildly up to where they. stood. he
thrust the friEhtfui headline under
Ethers eyes. his face twftching In
Is il true! IL 4 tru., Is IT,
he gurglsd chokingly.
Ethers eye took In the giartns
headline and followed down TO the
subhead. She started back. gasping;
dreaded had come 70 pass-that he
had learned from another source
what she had not the courage to tell
him-that he had doubted her a. she
Understandings fed on BY Gossip
and that the man before her was q
Fail had edged on. But Norris.
nsr n !: &. no .s1.~r
eonvicting her utterly.
ana when he Wheeled and raised his
arr rs t there . VA. = ; =; sharp nash,
rose. and with faiierins steps started
like . drunken man toward a ciin
ovsrlooktng the SEA stumbling,
falling: desperately rising. he made
clifrs top. AZ Ethel wrsstIed ran
tlcaIly with the mailman before her
He broke loose from her clutching
fingers. and again raising his arm,
where FAN tottsrsd. Another shot
tapping. haIcyon waters OF the Pacific
closed over the dead body Of Willard
Shiny Scandal. born OF Doubt and
Misunderstanding. had come into its
Lives were ruined: lives were
ended. Because . woman couldn't
hold her tongue the penalty was paid
WHO PAYS.
The seventh story IN the VINO Pays
series, Blue Blood and Yellow" will
begin In our mart feaue