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The Washington times., 1921-08-27
BUSINESS BASIS
FORbU|LDNGOF
.H|GHWAYSURGED
A. r. Hirst Declares Road Con-
struction Now Worlds Larg-
est Public Enterprise.

A. II. Hirst. State highway engi-
neer of Wisconsin. a member of the
Lincoln Highway Associations Tech.
nical committee. In a recent address In
Chicago pointed out what so many
Americans do not now realize and that
Is that the American road building
business now is the largest construc.
ton enterprise In the history OF the
world.
Hirst emphasized that American
road building has become a vast and
complicated business, requiring the
best OF engineering talent and admin
istrative ability II In not a hit-or.
miss proposition 1t Is not form of
enterprise In which guess work can
play part. 1t cannot remain a politi.
cal football.
During the greatest five years of
American RAILROAD ELECTROMAGNETIC
years between 1879 and 1883 inclusive
there were built only 10000 miles
OF railroad at an estimated cost OF
$500. 900. During the next five
years the American States and their
subdivisions. with Federal aid, will
build a hundred thousand miles OF
road. costing at the very least ST..
| 500, 000, 900
Properly, efficiently, and intelligent.
~ expending that much money is q
business enterprise Of the first magni.
ture. requiring a business organization
or the very highest caliber, under the
administration OF the most expert.
enced. highly trained men available
The hundreds of millions of dollarss
which our individual States will ex.
pend must. If they are to produce ade.
quate results. be expended under a
well.thought-out plan and under a
continuity OF policy and management
Are our States building up such or
CARNATIONS under such men? Are
those States which have achieved ef,
ficient. business-hke highway organi,
cations allowing those organizations
! TO function, to remain intact and con.
tinue In the service Of the State with
increasing loyalty and Efficiency II
| Is the unfortunate fact they are not
AS Mr.. Hirst pointed out in his ad
dress, this is one Of the most import
ant matters now confronting the Amer,
lean public. We can. every one OF US
well afford to give II serious thought,
for the money being expended in such
tremendous sums by our highway or
CARNATIONS comes out of our pockets.
"
breadth Of vision and administrative
capacity TO run a modern State high.
way department and efficiently expend
fifty or sixty million dollars of the
peoples money Any man will admit
that big business men of such capac-
ity cannot normally be secured for the
public service in competition with
private enterprise. for less than SIS, 900
year. Nor can they build up under
them adequate organiza tons In com.
petition with private business when
the sums they are permitted to pay
their assistants and heads of depart
ments are by statute strictly limited.
This is particularly so when the ten
ure OF any mans active connection
with a highway department depends
not so much upon his training. his
ability or his accomplishments, as
upon his party.
The Washington times., 1921-08-27
To WIDEN
AUTO R0ADS|N
PENNSYLVANIA
State Commission Surveying
Highways With View to
Improvements.

While no immediate construction
activities will result, the State high.
way department of Pennsylvania for
the last two years has been making
study Of traffic conditions on
thoroughfsres leading to important
municipalities OF Pennsylvania and
eventually steps will be taken to IN.
crease the width of the arteries lead.
ing into the larger cities of the
State.
1t is apparent that with the nor
NAL increase in the registration of
motor vehicles the present width of
highways will be entirely inadequate
within a few years. At the instance
Of the State highway department
The 1921 legislature gave considera.
ton TO this matter and enacted legls-
lation which received the approval
Of the governor and which will give
the State highway department power
to extend the width OF important
The Washington times., 1921-08-27
LOWERDUTYON
RSSAT|SF|ES
AUTO DEALERS
j. Walter Drake Voices Ap-
proval of Industry's Cham
Der of Commerce.

The lower automobile duty in the
proposed new tariff bill is approved
by ]. Walter Drake, chairman Of the
Foreign Trade Committee Of the Ma
tional Automobile Chamber Of Com
merce, who points out that exports OF
motor vehicles and parts in 1920 head.
ed the list of manufactured articles
with a valuation of s29S.219,S75, and
were exceeded only by raw cotton,
wheat and coal.
The American manufacturers as a
group applied for a uniform duty Of 30
per cent on automobiles as egainsr the
prevailing rate OF IS per cent" says
Chairman Drake. This united request
la practically accorded by the House
Ways and Means Committee In recon-
mending the duty of % per cent on
equivalent to 30 per cent II the dutiable
basis in the Underwood act were en-
ployed.
"A most commendable feature 10 the
provision making the reduced rate APP
plicable to motor products from such
countries only as similarly favor
American exporters. Thus the British
and French cars will be dutiable at rs
per cent in the event only that Amer
lean motor vehicles are subject to an
identical duty when exported to either
Of these two countries.
IF. however, the rate Is maintained
as now at 3 3 or IS per cent, respec-
lively, then British or French cars
could be assessed as high as 90 per
cent when imported into the United
States"
The Washington times., 1921-08-27

thoroughfares 80 that they will be
adequate for the safety of road users.
II is not the purpose OF the State
highway department Immediately to
widen these highways, but merely to
make survey of possible future
traffic so that lines may be laid down
for the guidance OF individuals or
others who are contemplating i'm
provements along these routes. The
proceeding Is similar to that followed
by municipalities which establish
building lines along undeveloped
streets.
, Commissioner Sadler and the en-
cheering forces of the department
are looking ahead fifteen and twenty
years to the traffic which will then
be using the roads OF Pennsylvania.
The recent Legislature gave the de-
partment authority to extend the
width of highways to l20 feet.
The Washington times., 1921-08-27
HERE'S BRAND NEW WAY
OF SELLING MOTOR CARS

A Japanese company has bought
fifty-five Oaklands which have been
sold to 1900 Japs under a new and
original cooperative plan. Each OF
the 1900 stockholders pays $40 and
In return receives one years In
terest in an Oakland touring car.
The year has been divided into
days and hours, and specific time
allotted for each stakeholder to take
a ride. For instance. a stakeholder
Ia notified that his time, will be from
say, every Thursday from IL O'Clock
to 3.
The arrangement nets the firm
$4,000 for each car sold and gives
the Jap the satisfaction of being
car owner for the modest sum OF
$40.
The Washington times., 1921-08-27
MUFFLER cUToUT RATED
AS DESIRABLE FIXTURE

II is not generally known that II 10
a simple matter to attach many types
OF muffler cutouts, a job that anyone
can do without special tools. Thin
information Is for the man who liks0
TO do his own work.
A muffler cutout Is desirable fix
ture on any car. inasmuch as II en-
sbles the operator tn determine how
the engine is working. When the
operator becomes familiar with the
sound OF healthy exhaust he Ia In
an excellent position to determine
where trouble lies when the sound of
the exhaust changes. A weak cylin-
der or a missing cylinder is plainly
indicated when the cutout Is open.
The Washington times., 1921-08-27
Protest $40 Charge.

According TO the opinion OF the
American Automobile Association, the
future taxation OF $40 per car on all
automobiles. regardless of size. horse
power or original cost. as proposed
by the Secretary of the Treasury
would be ruinous. The association
TAXATION
The Washington times., 1921-08-27
How Auto Pays U. S. Costs.

The automobile already pays in Fed
sral taxes alone 4s.72O.sOW enough
TO cover the Federal Judiciary. Con.
sressional and Executive expenses as
well as the Department OF Interior,
Commerce, Treasury, Justice, Labor
and Agriculture s,2S2 ,O00). plus
the expenses of the Diplomatic and
Consular Service 90 ,220, o0O).
The Washington times., 1921-08-27
Find % Buried Cars

Following the discovery of twenty
four automobiles in an abandoned and
water-filled quarry. near Summit, H.,
the police of that vicinity are of the
opinion that an organized band has
been doing a large business in dispos.
ing Of insured cars for their owners.
The owners then proceed to collect
their insurance.
The Washington times., 1921-08-27
Short-Measured on Gas.

AS a result Of wholesale defrauding
by owners OF gasoline filling stations,
motorists in New York State are pay
ing approximately from $500 900 to
$500 900 for gasoline they do not get.
1t Is estimated that rs per cent Of the
total OF 8 900 stations In the State are
giving short measures OF gas.
The Washington times., 1921-08-27
Farmers on Auto Tour.

Three hundred Michigan farmers
and their families are touring Ohio,
Pennsylvania, West Virginia and In
diana in a caravan OF 200 automo-
biles. The trip is being made to
study farm methods In other States
New-York tribune., 1921-12-12

Is bringing tho usual increased de-
mands for funds at this center Incl
dental to the annual settlements and
Christmas shopping. New York has
been losing heavily In recent days to
the interior, yet tho important fact TO
consider in the general credit situation
is the steadily improving position Of
the Federal Reserve system as a whole.
Again last week the ratio of reserves
mounted to another high peak as gold
reserves were further augmented and
member bank borrowings showed net
decrease. At the Stock Exchange bor
rowers paid as high as per cent for
call loan accommodations last week
against recent average of around s
per cent. This was a reflection of the
temporary tightening at this center by
reason of the flow of funds away from
New York. The movement will be re-
versed again shortly. Temporarily the
December Is payment on account of
Federal taxes should create ease. With
that transaction out of the way the
money market will be confronted with
the end-of-the-year requirements. Easy
money and generally smooth Saline so
far as credit conditions are concerned
are predicted by the banking com
munity for 1922.
AN important factor In easing up the
banking situation has been the ability
OF corporations to take advantage of
the splendid investment market to re-
fund their floating Indebtedness with
permanent financing. The amount of
bank loans Of corporations that have
been taken up In this manner in the
last few months would run into bio.
figures. The active market for invest
ment securities is especially helpful
IN aiding the liquidation of the banks
here in the East. 1t is process that
will likely continue.
Naturally the bond market after its
extraordinary sustained recovery since
early in September has had to absorb
much profit taking. Such realizing
sales by speculative investors have
tended to cause irregularity. But the
broad demand for prime investments
is still in evidence, as was strikingly
demonstrated last week by the quick
sale of several issues. One offering or
Sl6'4oo.Oo0 bonds of high credit rail
road brought upward of s25O,0oO, 900 OF
subscriptions
New-York tribune., 1921-12-12
Offer Wilson & Co. Bonds

a syndicate consisting of the
Guaranty Company of New York, Hall
garten & Co.. Blair & Co., Inc, the
Illinois Trust and Savings Bank, the
Continental and Commercial Trust and
Savings Bank and the First Trust and
Savings Bank is offering to-day an
issue of $40, ,125,ooo ten-year converti-
BILE sinking fund 71a per cent golo
bonds Of Wilson & Co., due December
l, 1881, at 96A and interest to yield
more than per cent,
The bonds are convertible at the
option of the holder or until Septem-
Der /, 1881, or until thirty days prior
to the date Of earlier redemption, into
common stock of the company on the
basis of twenty shares of common for
each $1,000 principal amount of bonds.
about rs per cent of the issue by
matu ritv
New-York tribune., 1921-12-12
The Week i'm Retrospect

TUESDAY - Oregon Short Line sells
S16.424,000 S per cent bonds.
FRIDAY - Insurance companies ask
court to halt sale Of Lehigh G.
Wilkes-Barre Coal Company stock by
Central of New Jersey to Reynolds
Syndicate.
SATuRDAY-Pound sterling rises to
new high on recovery, touching S4.15
for cables. Four-power treaty on Far
East signed by United States, Great
Britain, France and Japan.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-12
Receiver for Finance Corp.

CLEVELAND, Dec. 10.-The affairs
of the Geiger-J Company. an In
dustrial financing corporation Of Canton,
Ohio, operating throughout Ohio. Vest
Virginia and several points in New
York State, was placed in the hands OF
receivers here yesterday by Federal
Judge D. C. Westenhaver.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-12
Oregon Road Purchased

ST. PAUL, Dec. l1-Purchase of the
Portland, Astoria e. Pacific Road in
Oregon by the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific interests was an
nounced here yesterday. The price was
approximately $2,500,0O0.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-12
The Trend in, Finance
New High in Sterling Reflects Expectation Of Better
Economic Order i'm Europe; Industrial
Stocks Higher i'm Quiet Week

WEEK that belongs history
Of the perennial Irish question there
challenge the outstanding Importance
The four-powe treaty in East was another sig
security were slight and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-09
LEAGUE MAY NAME
CANDIDATES TODAY
Voters Organization to
Choose Women for Receiver Of
Taxes and Other Jobs
MRS. NICHOLS MENTIONED

Voters League candidates may be de-
Gdcd on this afternoon. Thor" j. n
meeting scheduled for the Political Ac-
tion Committee Of the league Mt the
l"alTunrtprS 1t Broad and Locust
streets. Whether or not the names will
be- announced if they are selected Is not
known. but politicians IOubt any an.
rounccmcnt will be made until the out
come Of tho Moore -pcnrOsc situation -
more apparent.
II was said at the independent head =
quarters this morning that about score
Of names. including several women:
were being considered for tho offices OF
Receiver Of Taxes. Register of Wills.
city Controller and city Treasurer.
Among the women who arc being
thought Of is Mrs n. s. Prcntiss
Nichols. who is widely known as club
woman and political worker.
Tho league heads made il known this
morning that they are unalt"rably on
posed to w. Frceland Kcndrick. for Re-
ccivcr Of Taxes and Thomas +. Wat
son as City Treasurer. As those two
men arc tho Oncs tho Ware combine is
most anxious 10 got in. II looks a.
though all hope Of any sort Of u har-
mony deal is of
Much Of tho work Of tho Voters
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-09
RESCUE WORKER BORROWS
HAMMER. BREAKS IN STORE
Is Held in $500 Bail Charged With
ForcibIe Entry

Max Perkins. who says hc is an
American Rescue Worker. Ninth street
near Arch. was arrested last night on
charge of forciblc entry.
According 10 police of the Eleventh
and Winter streets station. Perkins ap-
preached som" workmen at Tenth and
Arch streets who were repairing the
street car tracks.
lie asked them TO loan him their
sledge hammer, saying he had locked
the key TO his store on the inside and
wanted to get something to take home
with him. They loaned him the tool
and he went to the Brown Pharmacy.
on tho northeast corner. and started to
tap at the lock. In view of what he
had said. and the fact he was work
ing in plain view of hundreds of pco-
pie. no ono thought that there was any
thing wrong.
Just as he managed to break the lock
he also broke the glass in tho door.
valued with the lock at about 5000. The
noise attracted the attention of Patrol
man RoSenbaum. of the Eleventh and
Winter streets station. Roscnbaum
knew that Perkins was not the pro-
prietor of the store and arrested him.
He had not taken anything.
Al a hearing before Magistrate
Grclis this morning he was held in 5000
bail for a further hearing Saturday.
The Magistrate also recommended the
man be given a mental examination.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-09
OF LUXEMBOURG
FELICITATES PHUA. MEN
En-Menbers of Fifth Division
Oct Reply to Letter Of Con.
grdtulations
Birth Of Heir Is Cause Of Es.
change Of Fclicitations With
Young Ruler

John Andcrcgg. 12tS North Broad
street. secretary of tho philodelnbia
Society Of the Fifth Division Is The
recipient of the thanks and well wishes
or thc Grand Duchess Of Tnuxcmburg
rs thc result Of a courteous letter of
tcIlcltntion sent to the Grand duchess
lnSt juno on the birth Of tho now heir
ot the Duchy. Prince Jean.
Aftcr the Armisticc tho Fifth Army
Division. which had taken n promincnt
part In the major offcnsivcs against san
Mihicl and in the Argonnc. moved into
the Duchy TO police that area. In tbe
nine months which followed this occn.
patton the officers and artillorvmcn Of
tho division were often favored bv the
Kindness and indulgence of tho Grand
Duchess. who became greatly intcrcstcd
IN the doings Of the friendly "inyadcrs ="
Their comfort and entertainment was
we'll looked after and among those pnr.
ticularly smiled upon in the court of
the Duchess was Andcrcgg. then lieu.
tenant in the 10Th Field ARTILLERY.
pon their return home tho troons
ana officers organized the "Socictv Of
he Firth Division. At tho timn Of
the juno meeting of the Phlndclpbio
society word came that an heir had been
born to their former patroness and bcno.
tactrcsS. \ unanimous resolution was
passed directing the secretary to COM
mun'catc to Her, lIighncss their good
wishes and regard.
Thc, letter of acknowledgement was
signed by the Privy Councillor. Mac
Eouglllot. and bears stamp of the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-09
GIRL WHO WON BICYCLE
WILL GET HER BIKE TODAY
Father Taking Machine Home In HIS
Auto as Surprise

Roberta T.. Macmillan. of BIOL
Frankford avenue, daughter of Hugh
4. Macmillan. is due for a pleasant
surprise. She has been awarded ohc OF
the Black Beauty bicycles given for OBJ
tanning thirty five subscriptions to the
Evening, Morning or Sunday PUBL1o
LEDGER.
Roberta is down at Wildwood Crest
and every time her daddy gets down to
the shore she asks him, Have you
heard about my Black Beauty"
The news Of Robcrta's success has
just arrived and the bicycle is on its
way. Her father got it for her and
is taking it down in his automobile.
Roberta is ten years old and this fall
will be in the seventh grade Of the
John Fl. Webster School. She got the
requisite number of subscriptions in
about a week
Another successful contestant is
eleven year old Elizabeth Dickson. Of
500 North Holly street. granddaughter
of James =. Dickson.
Elizabeth goes to tho Spencer z.
Miller School. at Forty third and Og.
den streets. She. too. got ont and
worked for her thirty-fi five subscrip-
tions and had them all garncrcd in
eleven DAYS
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-09
CHARGE STRIKE FUND THEFT
Member Of Union Arrested for Al
leaed Misuse Of Benefit Money

Strike benefits due TO union mem
Der on strike are said to have been ap-
propriatod by Edwin Il. Lewis, mem
ber Of the local typographical union.
with headquarters at 1890 Cherry street,
who will be arraigncd today in Central
Station.
Lewis was arrested last night by De.
tcctive Douglass. Of city Hall. on
warrant obtained by James T.. Mont
gomery, secretary .trcnSurcr Of the local
union. According TO Douglass. the ac-
Cuscd man is said to have kept $50
which he had been instructed TO give tn
Frederick Cook, Nineteenth and Fed
eral streets.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-09
|l[[I[vE RODGERS
|VAS ALIVE APRIL IS.
|s,.rat,Ire on Insurance Policy
However, May Have Been
Forged
WIFE THINKS IT WAS

n.,,. A. Rodgers, with whose dis
.,,nce authorities are trying TO
w cpi,ford G. Young, confessed mur.
,.,., -, Of Harry Garwod, was alive April
| Il or his signature was ioreeu U"
docnment bearing that date. ii. ,o,o
Rodgers was last seen near ms p".; p",ic
!. IHoSdopfcld. n. j.. March H. , lrr,
.Sssly he took fishing trips a, Mn,cn
% ~aso prolonged sometimes tot sI1,l ssNeIn1,
nor,bs, Hc was known TO DC 'r'chu''
yfh Young. r S,ooo n,va.
II. ' ~ his wife. in the. Artisans Vrost
" Mutual Protection. on Mhrrh 81
q. nuartcrlv payment was dlc ana
ne YEA i Allen i. Cox, recorder for the
pearv spsea of this city. sent to Rodgers
son.p''t az 112 Potter street. Haddon-
eoI eoa'' an application blank that the in
sn p..., a. might be rcinstatcd,
'uIa.bbS Iaa,..bbSoucb Rodgers had not been home
a,Ivif uio Sife, from whom he was sep.
.nu ,.d S'' was living in another part OF
Ia,e'' +bc application blank was re-
.od .uNud signed similar to known sigma :
.,os of Inc missing man. inc uhcS
,.I ,a,. already bccn forwarded by Mrs
lad alre""ih ,'ho Ind been paying them for
Rodgers, ,oorJinc mnJ % 70 Mr. Cox.
ye,,rrs. aCr"tEe an"c.tion confronting detectives,
Inc a.nSS au'"S1'V"f "f His nhasc yesterday,
.ho sshnr IeaL"." thc signature is genuine.
k whet,tu any one would have in
what o?ie[ couId not he seen. for the
forging 1t 10 nnyablc only to Mrs. Rod
insuranct, ,ho 10 event of his death. The
gers nt I'd ~" blank was received in
|felns'atc,,n'n,f |feln,I of,iccs in tbis city from
the man II Jobnson. local agent. now
Thomas n n; c;,v and word is expected
u ~. Kim him today which may throw light
rom n. n'm nvstcry. |
gu pct,,,d tns a. tbc signature be genuine.
snou" was alive on April IL. thus
houS.s w!s.,,, efforts of the authorities to
null.''WVe Wernr knows or his disappear
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-09
PROMISES TO PAY UP
Paul .leistcr, Accused Of Taking
Money. VIII Make Good

Paul s. Lester. alias Goodman
Welsh, who has been out on bail OF
charges of obtaining money under false
pretenscs from George Burns. II base
ball player, aud Robert T.. StrawbridCc.
IT, Of Bryn Mawr. was given further
hearing before Magistrate Price. at the
Twenty second street and Hunting Park
avenue police station this morning on
The Burns charges.
Lester obtained 500 from Burns on
the promise he would organize a basket
ball team, which would play under the
name Of tho ball player, it is said. This
he has failed to do. Lcistcr said this
morning he would make tn. check good
As well as some ten or fifteen other
checks he is alleged to have obtained
from others in the same manner. Mag
istrate Price gave him until September
70 make good his promise. and held him
In $500 bail. Burns was willing that
he sign his own bail bond and he was
released
lie is to have another hearing on the
Mnwbrldgc charge AT the Central Sta
ton this afternoon.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-09
Held for Reckless Orivino

Eugene i. Fourgcrhy. thirty years
old. lSi1 Master street. was held in
500 bail f,r further hearing August
20. b. Magistrate Price, in the twenty.
second street and Hunting Park avenue
police station this morning. on charge
Of operating an automobile while in
toXicatcd. Street Sergeant Whitworth
appeared against Fourgcray, claiming
he found the man in his car in ditch
where the street is being repaired at
Ridge avenue and NicetOwn lane.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-09
JAIL ALLEGED GAMBLERS
Ninteen Men Sentenced After Raid
on Third Street Store

Nineteen men arrested in a raid yes
tcrday on store on Third street near
Bainbridgc were each given five days in
Jail for gambling. Three boys arrested
were sent to the House Of Detention.
Girard Coloto, said by the police to be
the proprietor of the place. was held in
$500 bail.
Eighteen corner loungcrs arrested by
police Of the Second and Christian
streets station were each given five
days in Jail at hearings this morning.