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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-08
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By ElednOrHPOTteT
C0p~RIoHT

And she doesn't TO 20 much with
Mr.. Essterbrook aa she did. oh. she
goes with HIN some, but not enough
To make II a bit interesting for this
novel. ! mean-~-nor with any Of the
others. either. In fact I'm afraid
there liant much chance now of
mother having a love story 10 make
this book right Only the other day
l heard her tell grandfather and
Aunt Hattie that all men werc q de
fusion and q snare. Oh. she laughed
as she said H. but she was In earn.
est. Just the same. I could sre that
And she doesn't seem to carr much
for any Of the different men that
come to sec her. She seems 10 ever
so much rather stay with me. In
fact. she stays with mo a lot thoc~
days almost all tho time I'm out OF
school. indeed. And she talks with
me---oh. she talks with me about lots
of things. II love 10 have her talk
with mo. You know there's q lot OF
difference between talking with folks
and TO folka Now. father always
talks 20 folks)
Ono day Il was about getting mar
riod that mother talked with me. and
! kaid I WAS 90 glad that whom you
didn't like being married. or got tired
OF your husband. you could got un.
married. just as shs did. and 20 back
homo and be just the same as you
were before.
but mother didn't like that. At all
She said no. no. and that ! mustn't
talk iikc that. and that you couidn I
80 back and be the same. And that
she'd found II out That she used
to think you could But you couldn't
She said II was like what she read
once. that yoe couldn't really be the
same any more than you could put
the dress you were wearing back on
the shelf In the store. and expect Il
10 turn back into a fine long web Of
cloth all folded up nlcA and tidy. as
II was In the first place. And. Of
course. you couldn't DO that after
the cloth was all cut up into = Dress
She said more things. too: and AZ.
ter fathers letter came she said still
more. on. and haven't told ye,
about tho letter. have II Well. ]
viii now.
AZ ! Gaid NJ FIRST. mother brought
IL In and handed II over to me. say.
Inx abe guessed IL was from father
And ! could see she was wondering
what could be In H. hut guess she
wasn't wondering any more than
was. only was Eiaddcr TO get u
than she was. suppose. Anyhow
when she saw how glad ! was. and
how jumped for the LETTER. she
drew back. and looked somehow ~
u she'd been hurt. and said:
\ didn't know. Marie. that . let
ter frotn--your father would mean
20 much 20 you--
don't know what ! IA ay TO
shat I guess I didn't say anything
ia already begun 10 read the letter
and X was IN such = hurry TO find
out what he'd said
IN copy II hera n want long
II Wa like this.
MY DEAR MARY;
Some way Christmas has made me
think of you. I wish had sent you
some gift Yet have not the
slightest idea what would please you
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-08

BEAUTIFULLY. Then. an Of \ sudden.
IL would come over me what was
doing--wri,ing q letter 70 my father,
And I could imagine just how he'd
look when he go; H. all stern and
siignlfied. sitting in his chair In the
library. and opening the letter just
70 with his psp~rcu'ier; ana ia
imagine his eyes looking down and
reading what I wrote And when
thought OF that my pen just
wouldn't 70. The idea Of my writing
anything my father would want TO
read,
And 80 ia try to think OF things
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-08

that I could write-big things-big
things that would interest big men:
about the president. and our-country-
Ills -of.thce. and the state Of the
weather and the cropa And 30 I'd
begin:
Dear Father: I take my pen In
hand TO inform you that
Then I'D stop and think and think.
and chew my panhandle. Then I'd
put down something. But IL was
awful. and knew II was awful So
I'd have TO tear Il up and begin
again.
Three times did that: then be-
gan TO cry. 1t did seem as IL I never
could write that letter. Once I
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-08


Two days after Christmas.
Another wonderful thing has hap.
pcned. I've had a letter from father
from fnthcr--a icttcr-mei
II came this morning. Mother
brought II In To ma She looked
aueer--a little. There were two red
spots In her cheeks. and her eyes
were very bright
II think you have q letter here
from your father" Ahe said. hand
ing II out
she hcrdtatcd before the your
father" Just AS she always does, And
I isn't hardly ever that she men
tons his name. anyway. But when
she does. Kho always stops a funny
little minute before Il. just AZ sho
did today.
And perhaps ia better say right
here. before | forget II. that mother
has been different. some way. ever
since that time when the vioiinist
proposed. don't think abe cares
r-aliy--about tho vioiinist. ! mean
but she's just sort OF upset over H.
wv t-&AhslA W Ntah
ono day about II. and sho said;
TO think such a thing could hap
p~n--to me, And when for n minute
was really hesitating and thinking
that maybe I would take him oh.
Halter
And Aunt Hattie put her fips TO.
gcthcr with her most f-told.you-sp
air. and said:
1t was. indeed. . narrow escape.
MadKe. and II ought 10 show you tho
worth OF . real man. There's Mr,
Easterbrook. now"
hut mother wouldn't even listen
then. she pooh poohed and tossed
her head. and said. Mr.. Easterbrook.
indccdr' and put her hands TO her
cara laughing. but In earnest just
the same and ran out OF the room.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-08

Ito look at me today no one would
ever take me to be the same person
1 was before began to take Tanlac.
lIt has simply done wonders for me.
and want everybody to know about
this medicine" said Francis Wei
cath. foreman OF a large department
of the Goodrich Rubber company
plant at Akron. Ohio. Mr.. Weirath
resides at 30 West State street. that
city.
II was in an awfully bad state OF
health for fourteen years. and dur
ing the past ten years l got to the
point where life was burden. /
suffered terribly with indigestion
and dyspepsia. never had any APP
petite, and all I could eat for break
fast was a soft boiled egg and "a lit
tie milk. / would get so nervous
and miserable that many a night
never slept wink, and when moth.
ing would bring me any relief had
lust about come 10 the conclusion
my case was hopeless.
81 haven't taken but three bottles
OF Taniac. but l feel better than
have felt for twelve years. I've
gained fourteen pounds In weight
and am getting heavier and stronger
every day. l never have Indigestion
any more. my appetite is splendid,
and eat just anything and every
thing I want l sleep sound every
night. and all that tired, worn-out
feeling is gone. In fact l am well
man in every way.
"Thc men at the plant an tell me
am looking fine these days and
getting fat. They all want to know
what I am doing to myself. and It's
always n pleasure for me to tell
them about Tanlac."
Tanlac is sold In Seattle by Bartell
Drug stores under the personal di.
rection Of a special Tanlae represen.
tauvo
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-08
The Rhodes Co.
Kodaks-Enlarging- Framing-Main Floor
Party Fans

For the party-beautiful
Ostrich feather fans in the
most alluring S h a d es and
fetching styles. A very neces-
sary accessory for the party
costume. Varied models at
$500, $3.50, s13.75, $500
and $1,000.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-08
Dainty Neckwear

Add the finishing touch TO your new dress
or suit with a real Irish or Filet lace collar or
collar and cuff set. The neckwear section is
showing a new assortment Of collars and collar
and cuff sets in net. real Irish or Filet lace.
Vestees in Irish and net and Filet and net
combinations.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-08
Swiss Organizes

shipment of imported Swiss Organizes
just received. A wide range of colors suitable
for every occasion. Among them are Copen,
Delft, Navy, Wild Rose, Salmon, Shell Pink,
Orchid, Hello, Peach, Apricot, Flamingo,
Nile Green, Mais and Canary; As inches
wide; S1.50.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-08
New Dress Skirts
Moderately Priced
$1,000 : $500
$3.50 : $24.5O

New plaid skirts moderately
priced at $1,000, $500, $3.50
and s24.50. Cluster or Box plated
styles in rich plaid combinations Of
brown and tan, navy and red,
black and white effects. Separate
wide belts finished with buttons.
All sizes from 25 to 32 belt meas
ure.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-08
Boys Caps

Along with school books
comes the demand for q
school cap. We have dark
wool mixtures to match any
suit and in all sizes at $1.50,
S1.95 and $3.50.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-08
Seamless
Sheets

Blcached bed sheets made
of heavy weight seamless
sheeting. good quality in full
double bed size 8lx99 inches.
Regularly sold at $500, for
Thursday $2.65.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-08
Blankets
Special

Twenty-Five pairs Of plaid
blankets, size 66xS0 inches.
These are a fine quality of
mixed wool and cotton blank
cts, in Blue, Tan and Grey
Plaid. Regularly sold at
$3.50. Thursday for $1,000.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-08
THE AUTO SEIZED ny FED

ERAL officials when Elmer scher-
derrick and ID. Davis were arrested
on liquor charges was ordered re.
turned by Federal Judge jeremiah
Neterer Tuesday.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-04
POULTRY AND MEATS.
GRAIN PRICES JUMP
ON CHICAGO MARKET



CHICAGO. Nav Grain prices
iuraped 70 record heights Monday.
Uneasiness in regard 10 the lsteness
Of the 1920 crop season. together
with statements by trade leaders
calling attention 70 shortage Of farm
labor and OF world supplies. were
largely responsible Corn closed
nervous at ? "a c TO 4kc net ad-
vance. with July S1.6SL 70 1851
and September S1.6Oi5 TO S1.6OTs
oats gained 1 = c TO 4i4c. In pro-
visions the outcome varied from 2Oc
~decline 20 a rise or &c
Urgent buying on the part OF
shorts began 20 hoist the corn mar
ket as soon as trading opened and
there was at no time any important
reaction. The Nav delivery led the
upturn at hrst but later there was
free covering BY shorts I'm July and
September as we'll For the time
being apparently. financial condi-
tons were ignored so far as the
grain markets were concerned.
Oats responded 20 the same in
1uences governing the corn market
Demand for provisions was CON
nned almost entirely TO lard.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-04
POLISH TROOPS GET
KIEFF FROM SOFEETS

LONDON. May 3.-Kien has been
captured by the Poles from Russian
soviet troops. according TO unOffi-
cial advices to the foreign OFFICE here
today.
Ukrainian troops assisted the
Poles, the advices said. adding that
the sOviets were seriously menaced
by uprisings throughout the Tx
raine Poles We're maintaining
their line without serious opposi-
ton.
The bolshevik defeat in some sec
tors has assumed proportions OF a
rout the Poles claim. although
RrusilOff, KlembOvsky, Cheremisoff
and others Of the best generals in
the soviet armies. have been called
70 command OF the red troops.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-04
STOCKS ACTIVE ON
new YORK MARKET
Liquidation Continues in
Speculative Accounts-U.
). Steel Unchanged.

nN hrrNAtattA n NEHar
NEW YORK. May Stocks
were moderately active and strong
AZ the opening OF Mondays broad
market and extremely reactionary
during the nld-season. but rallied
vigorously IN many instances toward
the end. when money rates eased
perez ptibly. There was further l!q-
uidation OF speculative accounts, es-
pecially in high priced specialties'
but n large proportion OF the day s
offerings again originated from pro
fesaiOnsl sources. according 10 the
board room gossip.
Contraction of credits was in evil
dence. although this did not apply
20 call money. which relaxed even
before the mai hour from its open
ing rate Of nine per cent 20 seven,
some loans being made under that
rate at the close.
Market Slow.
The market was slow TO respond
10 the decision OF the supreme
court denying the petition OF the
government for a reopening OF the
United States Steel case. but the en-
tire list strengthened when buying
Of oils and equipments became too
nsistent 20 be ignored United
states Steel closed unchanged. Sales
amounted 70 100000 shares.
Three Liberty issues-the 31z's
first As and third as. established
still lower quotations and the entire
bond market was inclined 20 ease
Total sales (par value) aggregated
SfS.250.O0O on call the old United
states 2's rose = and the As, a,
others showing no change
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-04

PTTTSBURG, Pa. May 3.-CATTI.E--
Receipts light: market steady; choice,
Sl3Wd 100; good, S12J0M130: fair.
S11 0OM12 90; veal calves, S16OOd16J0.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts fair
market strong: prime wethers, S13O06p
1880; good. 1.OOd12OO: fair mixed.
SO OOd1 1870; lambs. SlO.Go01SOO
HOGS-ReceiptS. - doubledecks: mar
Eet steady: prime heavy hogs S1J0Od
1925; mediums. S1TOOd1T.2J: heavy
Workers. $17OOd1725: light Workers.
S1565G1675: pigs. Sl6OOd162J; roughs.
So OO6I13OO; stays, SS.OOM9OO.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-04
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK

IHICAGO, May 3--HOGS-KeeeIpts
5000; market 10-15c lower: bulk. Sl3.6l
d1j40; butchers. S1335M155O: packing
$15OOd Il Co; lights. S1455d15.3J; pigs
Sl32JM1J -: roughs. S12OOM12j0.
CATTLE--Receipts 1900; market 2JC
up; beef. SlOT50 1925; butcher stock,
N.75d 1910: Gamers and cutters, S4.1J0
$50; stOckers and feeders, S7.256I11. -
COWS. S7.TJN 1870 calves, $l2.0OM 49,.
SHEEP-Receipts. $4,000: market
steady wool lambs, S11OOM1S2 %; ewes
S6.OOdl3.JO
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-04
INDIANAPOLIS LIVE STOCK.

INDIANAPOLIS. May 3.-HOGS-ke-
ceipts. 5000; market. 2J-7jc lower best
heavies, S152Jd 1850: mediums aud mix
ed, S15.75: common to choice. S1J.7jm
1000; bulk Of sales, S15.7Jd16.OO
CATTLE-ReceiptS. 2100 market
steady; steers, SS.2Jd14OO: cows and
heifers. SSOOM14.O0.
SHEEP-Receipts. 400; market SOC to
S1.00 lower; top, S9OO610JO.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-04
MARKETS
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISION.
CHICAGO PRODUCE.

CHICAGO, May 3-BUTTER-Cream-
cry extras. g. NC; standards. G1i2c hrsts,
5T0 G0i2c; seconds. 4GNJ1c
EGGS-OrdiDaries. $3.50; frsts. l1la
d42c
CHEESE-Twins. &c.
POULTRY-FOwls, 3Ic: ducks. sc /,
geese. DC: springs, &c: turkeys. 35c.
POTATOES-Cars, ~: WiscOnsins per
100 lbs, ST.GOd { %; MinnesOtas per 100
lbs, S7OOd72J.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-04
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN.

T. Edna Jane Lewis, OF BentOn
Hsrbor. can truthfully say that ]
have been deaf since I was five
years old. and could not hear a
thing and never remember hearing
my own voice until the 2Srd OF
April 1920. I started taking treat
rnents goth Of April OF Mr.. Mays
Al New Carlisle and every day can
hear a little better. Now begin
10 discern different sounds II spoken
close to my ear. Ny voice is grad
ualIv growing stronger each day
and 7 feel as the God was going 10
give me my full hearing and speech.
This is nothing less than a miracle
after % wears Of silence IN both
voice and hearinc.
EDNA JANE LEWIS
3f61-4
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-04
South Bend Markets
HAY. Straw AND FEED.

HAY. sTR8W AND TEED.
Corrected Daily by the Wesley Miller
Rl0or q Feed Co, 42O =. MichiEan.)
NEW HAY-Payins 80. selling S3i
STRAW-PayinE 81, selling s14(116 o.
SC bale.
oATS-Paying SC. selling s1.OO01 10
NEW CORS-Paying 81 40. selling S175
20 g1S0
CLOVER SEED-Paying 50 bu., sell
ing $36a3S bu.
ALSIkE CLOVER-Selling f3S.
ALFALFA (Nortbern grown $50 90
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-04
PRonUCE MARKTT.

Corrected Today oy the Brotbsrhood
GnsSsry. go -. Main ST.
BUTTER AND ECGS-Creamery but
ter. paying Csc pound, selling 73c pound
eggs, paying 42c dozen, selling 4Sc dozen
FRUITS AND WORKMANSHIP
California naval oranges. 6Oc per dozen
selling IS cwt.: new cabbage. selling 10
pound.
POULTRY AND MEATS.
(Cc ERECTED Dd1fy Dy Jimmfe's Market
12s r.. Jefferson Blvd
BEEF-ROast. SOG6Oc; boiling, 9Oc
round steak. 4Oc; sirlOlD. 6Oc. porter
house. zoe.
PORK LOIN-35c
LARD-3OG35C.
CHICkENS-Dressed. JOc
HIDES AND TALLOW
Corrected Today by =. W. Lippman. e1(
~. Main ".
HIDFS-16c- Calfskins SOd5O
rendered taIIow. 56Sc a 10; -Ough tai
ALFALFA-S27G3O bushel
low. 20Sc ID: beeswax. 253S5c.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-04
ATTENTON. CARPENTERS.

Regular meeting. Local No. Alb.
Brotherhood Of Carpenters. Central
Labor Union Hall. Tuesday, May
4th, S. 2. NJ. Ii is necessary for
every member to be present I'm
portant business. 3455-4
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-04
CHICAGO CASH GRAIN.

CHICAGO. May 3-CORN-No > vel
low. S1OOd193; No. 3 yellow. S1S5a 100
$50 Ss o m ii sS@ is 81 s5I s., No
mixed, 81 so; No. white,Sl .S4dLS5; No
white 81 50.
OATS-No. , white, S112ai 1lfi3; No.
4 white. 81 13l2.
BARLEY .5S671 .G6
RNE-216d21G iq.
TIM0THY-S10 OOd1fJO
CLONEE-S2J OO67rg5OO
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-04
GRAIN AND FEED.
sCOrrected Daily by q. W. BurFeil. Sta

sCOFrected Daily by O. W. BurFeIl. Starr
Mills, Hydraulic AV,l
SHELL CORN-Paying S1g9
OATS-S1 -
BRAN-Selling 500 hundred.
MIDDLIkGS-Sellin $50 hundred.
CHOPPED FEED-Selling $500 per
cwt.
SCRATCH FEED-seiIIng $3.50 per
eWI
GRINDINGS- bushel
WHEAT-Paying S275.
Multiplying S1.75 bushei.
SEEDS.
fCOr-eoted Daily ny Warner Bros. Seed
store, 226 3. Michigan ST.
COW PEAS-STOO bushel
JAPANESE MILLET-S4OO 70 $500.
RED CLOFER-$37. 90.
TIMOTHY-S75O
SPELTS-<45O cwt
SOUDAN GRASS SIS per hundred.
ALSIkE-&}S.50 20 $1,000
ANFLOW ERS-2Oc pound.
WINTER Or HAIRY BETCH-s27. %
per busheL
BLUE GRASS-S5OO
SWEET CLOVER-x35.OO
MAMMOTH CLOFER-S30O 90
WHITE CLOVER-$45OO.
SWEET WHITE CLOVER-S3J
FIELD PEAS-S5.OO
TIMOTHY & ALSYKE, mixed-SiO bu.
RAPE SEED Dwarf Essex5-1SOO bu.
LAWN GRASS-S5Oc 10.
SOFA BEANS q 20 Sanl-SIO bu.
BARLEY-x2.36 bushel.
SEED CORN-S4.50 bushel
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-04

Liberty Bonds-312 per cent, 81
9S first 4 Il 's-S5.70; second ~ s.
S5.1O; third "A 's-S9.72; fourth
414's-S5.S0; fifth 4A's-96.4O.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-04

FOR SAbE-TwO strictly modern homes
for IMMEDIATE possession. We would
rather you inspect these houses than for
Us to try to describe them located in
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-04
CLOSING PRICES
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK, May Closing
prices on the stock exchange today
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-04

THURSDAY SIS DAY.
Next Thursday. May 9th. i SIS day.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-04
LIVE STOCK

Corrected Daily by Major Bros, s. Lo-
gan St. Mishawaka.)
HEAVY FAT STEERS-Fafr TO good,
10a11c; prime, 12Q14c.
HOGS-130 20 80 lbs. lac; $50 to rs
lbs. 14hc; 17J TO zoo his. 1Jc: 200 up
1bc.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-04

THURSDAY So DAY.
Vert Thursday, May 9Th. II 50 day
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-05-04

should be interested for it's own sake,
for every decrease in the supply OF
crude oil and a subsequent increase
in price means either increasing cost
Oh feeding the fires under the boilers
of every up-to-date warship or going
back to the obsolete use of coal.
The problem of finding substitute
for gasoline is not half as hard as
some we solved during the war.
We wanted non-combustible gas
for balloons. There was only one gas
lighter than air that would not ex-
plode and that was helium, made from
radium.
But we solved the problem of max
ing helium, and when the armistice
was declared we were ready to make
helium gas in any quantity needed at
a nominal price.
One mans brains did that. Some
mans brains can do as much for the
gasoline problem.
Alcohol, no longer legal as a bever-
age, is an ideal fuel, high in powef
units, markedly free from carbon.
1t exists in nearly everything we
grow, in corn stalks, in potatoes, in
much that is now practically useless
as refuse.
II alcohol is not the best substi-
tute, then whatever is best should
be discovered and be made available
And when the Investigation 10 nnnn-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-05-04

plete and the new fuel has been per-
fected. the government should con-
troll its manufacture and regulate the
price. Washington Times.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-05-04

Under the Rent Restricts
England a landlord is rrohih|
Increasing the rent more
per cent.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-05-04
THE FUEL SITUATION

There are many dry-as-dust docu-
ments issued by the department here,
but a recent report from the offices
of the Geologist Survey should serve
to alarm every owner of an automo-
bile and set him thinking what is to
take the place of gasoline when that
fuel becomes so high that nobody but
millionaires can afford to use it.
According to the official statement
OF the survey, the production Of crude
oil from which gasoline is made has
passed its peak and is on descend
ing scale.
Natures supply of oil in the United
States, and she long ago stopped max
ing it, has been more than forty per
cent exhausted. More and more we
shall have to import crude oil with in
creasing prices with the necessity of
enforced economy in it's use.
Pennsylvania Oil is today selling
for $50 a barrel, the highest price in
sixty years.
Oil in Texas and Oklahoma has re-
Gently risen fifty per cent and is still
going higher.
In 1917 the United States produced
sixty six per cent of all the Oil in the
world.
In that same year it used sixty
three per cent of the worlds supply
and exported thirteen per cent.
Since then the first ffglre-tfle pro-
Guctlon figure has fallen and the con
sumption figure has risen, and along
with it has gone the rice, until gaso-
line for his stationary engine can put
gallon, and going higher every day.
For the automobile owner this is 9
very serious situation.
The man who has been using gaso-
line for his stationary engine can ut
in steam plant and use coal.
But for the auto motor an ent;relv
new fuel must be invented or discoy-
cred.
In 1921 this country will have
about 100000 motor cars. This Is
six-sevenths Of all the motor driven
vehicles in the world.
That means that every increase in
the price of gasoline affects directly
or indirectly every man, woman and
child in the country. no matter wheth-
er the family has or has not an auto
mobile.
When gasoline goes up It affects
taxicab rates, the cost OF hauling sun.
plies the cost of delivering coal, and
thousand and one other services
rendered by the gas engine.
, Somebody-and that somebody.
should be the government-should
make it an immediate duty to devise
substitute for gasoline.
Henry Ford is said to be spending
thousands of dollars in the effort tn
produce new fuel. But this problem
is not an individual problem. 1t is q
national problem and should be a
government function.
The average consumption of gaso-
line per motor is about 500 gallons a
year. That means a total annual use
in this country for automobiles of
425O,OOO,OOO gallons.
An increase Of one cent In the price
means $42.5OOOOO. That is more MAN
a hundred Thousand dollars a day adj
ditional expense every time gasoline
goes up a penny.
Isn't that enough to interest the
government?
More than that, the government