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The Winslow mail., 1921-05-06
LINCOLN HIGHWAY is WONDER
Ocean-to-ocean Road Is No Longer an
UnreaIized Dream-Specificati
Not Decided.

Seven years ago the idea of a trans
continental highway connecting New
York with San Francisco, improved
throughout its length and forming a
backbone for a great national system
of arterial roads, was only dream in
the minds of few. Today the accom-
plishment Of this great memorial route
stretching from ocean to ocean is as
sured
The Lincoln highway breathes the
twentieth century. In years to come it
will be adorned, as were the Roman
roads, with statuary, landmarks,
homes, hOtels-a panorama of the
achievements of man. 1t will be the
path of advancement, a golden chain
linking the Atlantic to the Pacific.
The motor truck is in it's infancy
and highway freight transportation as
an adjunct to the railroad is only just
beginning But the Lincoln Highway
association feels that it is we'll within
it's province to act as a clearing house
FOR the best thought in the United
States concerning the probable require
ments of main arterial American high
ways in the next 20 years.
What will be the specifications for
this wonder road? That has not yet
been decided. The aSsociatio real
ICES that it is undertaking a difficult
problem, but it believes that 1t will
have, in solving it, not only the inter-
est and support of the American pub
lie, but the cooperation of the engi-
neers and highway commissioners, and
also the best technical experts the
country affords.
Some of the finest concrete roads of
the country are to be found in Michi-
gan. These have standard thickness
at the sides Of six and a half inches.
About the best stretch of highway we
have at present is the Lincoln high
way from New York TO Philadelphia.
1t is 96 miles long, and every day there
passes over it an average of 1900
tons. This road is eight inches deep
at it's center. This is the thickest
surfacing in the United States today.
Whether the show road of the world
will be of this thickness or deeper is
under consideration. There is some
The Winslow mail., 1921-05-06

suggested such action in an editori-
al. The other side of the question
was vigorously upheld by Sidney J..
Jennings. we'll known mining engi-
neer, in subsequent edition of the
same publication. He says:
In a recent editorial article head
cd The Silver Crime of 1927 you
advocate that the United States gov
ernment should repeal the Pittman
act. The main argument you use is
that the government can, by pur-
chasing silver at the present market
prices, make profit
This profit would be in addition
TO the one it already made when it
sold some of the silver in its Treas
ury under the Pittman act at $101 y
per ounce, largely to the British
government in order to satify the
silver needs in India
''1n 1917 India was exporting large
quantities of material that was need
ed for war purposes. The only
method of paying for this was to
ship into India either gold or sill
yer. Gold was uhprocurable and
there fore silver was shipped A
very rapid increase in the price of
silver took place until September,
1917, sales were made as high as
$1.142 per ounce
There were no supplies. of silver
large enough to meet these require
ments anywhere in the world except
in the U. S. Treasury and as a re-
suit the Pittman act was passed in
April, 1918, to permit the govern
ment to melt those silver dollars
and sell to England at $101b per
ounce, and later buy it back at $100
per- ouneo from American miners
The miners agreed to this arrange
ment which prevented the price of
their silver from advancing, as did
wheat, cotton, steel and other COM
modify prices.
"The Pittman act was undoubted-
ly a solemn promise between gov7
ernment of the United States, repre-
senting all the people of the United
States and the silver producer Of
the United States, which was faith
fully adhered to by the silver pro-
ducers and should now be faithfully
adhered to by the government of the
United States"
The Winslow mail., 1921-05-06
SUMMONS

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
Of the State of Arizona, In and for
the County Of Navajo.
Owen G. Hayes, Plaintiff,
VS.
Margaret M Hayes, Defendant.
Action brought in the Superior
Court of the State of Arizona, in and
for the County of Navajo, and the
complaint filed in said County of
Navajo, in the office of the Clerk OF
said Superior Court
In the name of the State Of Ari
zona, to Margaret M. Hayes, Defend
ant, GREETING
You are hereby summoned and re-
CURED to appear in an action
brought against you by the above
named plaintiff in the Superior
Court of the State of Arizona, in and
for the County of Navajo, and
answer the complaint therein filed
with the Clerk of this said Court, at
Holbrook in said County, within
you Of this Summons, if served in
this said County, or in all other
cases within thirty days thereafter,
the times above mentioned being ex-
elusive of the day of service, or
Judgment by default will be taken
against you.
Given under my hand and the Seal
of the Superior Court of the State
of Arizona, in and for the County
Of Navajo, this 21st day of April,
1921
LLOYD c.. HENNING,
Clerk of said Superior Court
By OLIVE CLARKE,
(SEAL) Deputy Clerk.
First pub April 20,
Last pub May 25,
The Winslow mail., 1921-05-06

among the immigrant throngs at the
Ellis Island station. He was max
ing the first of a series of inspec-
tions in general survey of immi-
grafton stations on the Atlantic and
Pacific coasts, for the purpose, he
said, of improving the service "along
cOmmonsense and heart-sense lines.
Secretary Davis was not long in
putting the heart sense idea into ef-
feet. He severed the red tape which
would have deported recently a wild
ow and her four little children and a
pretty Polish girl of nineteen years.
He ordered that an appealing Span
ish stowaway clad in rags and wear
The Winslow mail., 1921-05-06

ing broken shoes, from which his
bear feet protruded, be outftted
The common sense Secretary Da-
Wis displayed in recommending sew
eral changes which he believed
would better conditions at Ellis Is
land, although he said he found
much to praise and little to con-
denim, in spite of complaints made
in the past" The improvements
which Secretary Davis favors are
renovation where it is required the
establishment of delousing depart
ment and plan whereby radicals
will not be sent to Ellis Island until
the eve of their departure
The Winslow mail., 1921-05-06
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior.
U. S. Land Office at Phoenix, Arizon;

department OF the Interior.
u. S. Land Office at Phoenix, Arizona
April 23, 1921.
NOTICE is hereby given that
George B. Wrench, of Winslow, Ari-
zona, who, on March 8, 1918, made
Homestead Entry, No. 03SS62, for
E1a Lot 1, Ek Lot 2. E1a NWA
VIZ VIZ NEA, Section So Town
ship 16 N, Range II f., G. & S. R,
Be- & Meridian, has filed notice of
intention to make Three Year Proof,
to establish claim to the land above
described, before Tom l.. Rees, Clerk
of the Superior Court, at Flagstaff,
Arizona, on the 1st day of June. 1921.
Claimant names .as witnesses:
David E. Hart, of Flagstaff, Arizona,
William Hart. Lester Fuller, Peter
Henderson, all of WinslOw, Ari-
zona.
CHAS. E. MARSHALL, Register
First pub. April 20,
Last pub. May rs
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Stretch of Concrete Road in Michigan.
thought of making it ten and a half
inches at the sides and II inches at
the middle, for it must be permanent.
If the added advantage of this thick
ness Overbalances the additional cost
of construction, then the plans will
cah for this depth. 1t may be made
even thicker than this. No one knows
until the engineers have expressed
their plans. The width must also be
carefully thought out.
The associations plans do not stop
with the construction of the road it.
self.
1t has long been apparent that ulti-
mately there must develop along
Americas main routes of heavy pas
senger and freight transportation. a
new and distinctive type of accommo-
dations catering particularly to such
traffic and situated sperhaps in the
open country. Such accommodations,
removed from the traffic and noise
and necessarily higher prices of the
cOngested centcrs, would provide for
the tired and dusty tourists. or the
drivers OF freight-tranSport vehicles.
convenient night stops where every
effort would be made to cater to this
particular type of patronage.
In conjunction with such accommo-
dations arrangements would be pro-
vided for those, tourists or travellers
desiring to camp out. Free camp sites
are even now being provided
Fred Gilman Jopp in Popular Science
Monthly.
The Winslow mail., 1921-05-06
IMMIGRANT is LABOR HEAD

WASHINGTON:- years ago
an immigrant boy eight years old,
from Tredegar, Wales. passed visit
fully through the old immigration
station at Castle Garden to the land
of opportunity which was to accord
him high public honors in later
life.
Recently this boy, James ]. Davis,
now Secretary of Labor stood
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-07
The Little Fellows Pay

statistic. are generally devised for
the solo purpose OF misleading the
people. and To the second. II true. IL
proves only that seattle. like Noah's
ark. contains . specimen Of every
species.
But suppoesng an they advance b.
uua What bearing can n have upon
our wage question: The question 10
not what IN done In the East or In
The South. but can . man In Seattle.
with . small family. provide saic
family with the necessities Of life
according TO q white mans standard.
with less than $3.50 \ MONTH In
spite Of our statisslcians. insist
that he cannot
Second Ia the city Of Seattle. as
an employer and N an American In.
stitntion. morally Obliged TO pay its
help living wages, These are the
questions TO be solved. And In . city
whore there In 80 much talk about
Amerfeanissn there should be no diff
ficrity 10 settle a junt and legitimate
cause 70 The Satisfaction Of all con.
cerncd JOHN J. HEINI:N.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-07

Editor The star.
II N a remarkable fact that vhen.
ever the question OF economy is
raised In tho administration Of u prfs
vale OF OF a public corporation. II IL
always the little fellow who gets the
squeexlng. II seems that the creative
power Of our economy experts stops
al that level.
Tho city empioye. A. an cfnploye.
occupies a peculiar position. In that
every mutt In Seattle believes him
self called upon To bark Al him.
There Ia a group composed Of men
who. from ALL Appearances. are intet
iigcnt and normal. 10 whom We are
true incubus. They do not miss an
opportunity TO throw In their weight
20 have our wages cut down to tho
very breadline. At present. In order
TO give their efforts . tinse OF fair.
ness. they advance statistics from
Eastern cities. they pretend that In
Seattle certln firms pAy lower
waEes-
To the first A~ssrsloa I win ~
thai Il y . veikknOwn fAck official
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-07
Banker RepGes-Does Not Answer

men know this and they also know
that while they are denied credit. 10
cal banks are subscribing TO pracu
szsily every big issue OF bonds that is
brought out and 10 every Issue Of
large Eastern concerns. Quite natu-
rally they demand an explanation
II seems to me that IL Is little short
Of a crime to permit industry and
constructive enterprise TO languirfi
locally while buying outside securi-
tea II local business generally n
In sueh bad shape that It's credit IL
seriously impaired: II tho banks OF
the community have lost faith In
local enterprise. or II they anticipate
some catastrophe---an avalanche OF
wifhdrawsis--then they are Justified
in their prevent attitude. but they
have not indicated any such condt
ton. and until they give soms very
good reason for shipping money out
of the country whiie refusing credit
locally they must expect criticism
Another thing upon which Bank
Man does not touch; Published
hank statements show that the facilI-
ties Of the Federal Reserve bank
have scarcely been touched by local
banks. 40 II local business men IRE
good there IL no reason why they
should be denied the credit offered
by the Federal Reserve hank thru
the local members OF tho Federal Rs.
serve. That In just what the Federal
Reserve act was drawn to provide
an elastic currency. q means where
by trade and commcrce could be cx-
tended thru rcdiscounting.
OF course II In prudent banking
practice always TO have a secondary
reserve" thru investment In readily
convertible paper and marketable
bonds. but this should be measured
largely by local demand and EN-.
ployed ~ means Of using Idle funds
at profit rather than 10 make a
business of II at times when local
demand In active.
A. to the control Of local hanks
by Eastern Influences. have no
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-07

Editor The STAR
The temperate letter Of Bank
Man" In Fridays Star calls for an
equally temperate reply.
Tho RlngmAster answers only for
himself aud writes his views only.
He has rot. perhaps. bern buried In.
side Of a bank for Is years. but his
experience along these lines u Tuffi-
Gent TO enable him 30 have fairly
Intimate knowledge Of tho "insidcs''
OF fins ncial Institutions. II Is posi-.
Bile that Bank Man has been on the
inside no long that he has lost his
perspective--is unable 20 appreciate
the outsiders position.
The Rlnrvnastsr has no personal
quarrel with tho bankers and. as
Bank Man" rays. he believes them
to be just ms honest AR he II. but he
lives hero In Seattle and hopes 70
rec tho city prosperous and solvent.
and II IL hts firm opinion that the
present policies Of local banks arc
not fair 10 local enterprise and that
they are directly responsible In a
very large measure for present local
lttfitaftf'ffNN anu ttt&N 'tt'F' l"fttAt+"s -
justifiabie. are NO far not accounted
for In any satisfactory manner.
The Ringrnastsr In no socialist and
there has been nothing In any Of his
letters 10 The Star uat Justify any
such statement or conclusion. but
from the broad viewpoint Of com.
munity interests he maintains thai
local banks. bcing dependent upon
local industry, "a Bank Man" nd.
mits, should prefer local enterprise
over outside concerns when II comes
to loaning money. In other words.
that as long a. money can be loaned
locally at fair rates OF interest on n
safo basis. II should not be shipped
East or TO foreign countrics
IL IL fact which no well informed
man viii deny that local business
has been denied normal credits. and
In face OF the published statements
OF Seattle banks that Fhow. N they
show anything. that they have ample
funds available for loans. Business
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-07

sist on getting Seattle and Tacoma and Everett
made goods They don't understand that dol
lar so spent will stay here and eventually return
to them while the dollar spent for Eastern
goods will pay taxes and wages in New Jersey
or Illinois or elsewhere. They don't get the
fact that most of our products are of equal
quality with those made anywhere else, and
some of them far better, and that the prices are
as low.
In other acords, 1cc aren't playing our oton
gone--uny of us. Not fully, at least. We're
only playing at it. But zoe are improving. And
going to make the Northwest great manu-
featuring district. There lies destiny.
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. hint OF what II In when thsy AT
tempted TO reduce tho wages OF the
under dog and raise the salary OF
tho big feiiowa
!. myself. drew the attention Of
different members Of ths council "a
some OF the doinEs Of the depart.
menta. with absolutely no results. II
In not only this administration. but
almost every administration we have
had since ! cAme here. 81 years ago
In 1885 tho late Robert Bridges.
myself and others advocated and
worked for the establishment Of the
civil service. thinking 10 improve
the administration. but II has simply
become another willing tool Of the
ring. 30 whats the user Might a.
well say nothing. Jaw wood and pay
the bills. Il. +. 4.
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buy competing Eastern line, when that East
ern line is theoretically and consistently adver-
tised to Seattle consumers and their own line
is not.
THE JOBBERS. The manufacturers charge
that Seattle wholesale dealers do not give local
goods the square deal to which they are entitled.
They say that the jobber will buy carload of
some Eastern line and few cases Of an equally
good Seattle product and then will instruct his
statesmen to push the Eastern brand in order to
get rid of the big quantity. In the meantime,
the local goods are forgotten-the jobber knows
he can promptly get more in any quantity he
wants.
THE CONSUMERS. They don't buy and in
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80 w7a an answer worthy Of the
- old cynic- Philosophers knew
~ they lacked money, and they
1DW what money would buy: rich
IN I'D not realize how many things
- lacked that could not be bought
Q1eh money.
This same Diogenes. when visited
Alexander the Great, received
y royal visitor without rising: and
oon the king asked him. what
- do for your" replied. ~stand
- Of my sunshine"
Alexander In said to have 70.
M<Fked. Were I not Alexander. I
ould be Diogenes."
would not would rather be
no or Aristotle. broad and benig-
4es Or Socrates. great and massive
90 serene in faith, than to be bril-.
Int and cynical. like Diogenes.
lagenes was a kind Of soured socra-
Dut Diogenes was right about the
fchAses Of money and those of
NTH. A wiser man than he wrote
- wisdom that "her merchandise is
otter than the merchandise OF sill.
~. and none Of the things thou
INST desire are TO be compared TO
There are limits TO what q man
~ do with his material wealth. He
~ buy ten automobiles, but he can.
~ ride In more than one at a time
re may order from his tailor a
XXXn0RAA hat ~ -
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LETTERS TO EDITOR

where SEEN that stated as q fact--f
certainly never made any such state
mcnt--but while the stock OF local
banks Is held locally niniess hypothe.
Gated with Eastern banks. which. II
fact. would not appear Of record
at the county auditors officeD I be-
lieve the general policies OF the isrRe
Eastern banks are Impressed upon
outlying banks all over the country.
Such an influence. subtle and hidden
tho IL may be. may exist 90 greater
extent than even a banker OF 2t
years experience imagincs. am
quite sure that when n letter In re-.
ceiv@i by any local hank from rs
New York correspondent outlining n
policy. or forccasting one with sug.
gcstions that II be followed--weIl, !
fancy the local bank receiving II will
and docs -st up and take notice. !
don't go SO far AZ to say Earern
hanks and financial interests dc
mand" outside banks 10 subscribe 90
foreign bond issues. but they make
their "fniggeftions" 30 attractive
that they are usually followed - II
not always 20 the fun allotment. then
for as much An they can absorb and
distribute.
l quite agree with -Bsnk Man.
as 10 municipal inefficiency." That
IL one condition n least for which
the banks are not responsible.
A. TO competition among banks:
There are few business men in this
city who have not a. one time or
another when seeking new and more
favorable banking oonnections) been
confronted with tho statement
that 1T IL against the policy Of this
bank 10 open a now account with a
Loan" or words 10 that effect. and II
banks are really NO keen for bust
meas ~ TO compete for II like -'bawl
ing fishmonTers- they can ret plenty
OF business from among disKruntled
customers Of their compositions. There
ls no lark OF demand for money from
concerns and constructive enterprise
of good credit where satisfactory
balances would follow. but h seems
10 b that the credit or SECURITY back
Of loans these times are not factors
1.-The hanks simply win not loan To-
caIiy.
! believe n the bankers Of Seattle
fully realized how local business men
fes about them and their policies we
would soon sec mend In conditions.
but the bank.r--ike the husbands
tho last TO hear tho sandal His
customers. 40 long beholden 10 him
ard fearing 10 offend lest present
obligations be called or future "acrom
modaiicns- denied. takes his mcdi
elmo with = SMILE but does not fail
10 discuss the situation IN no un
measured terms with his fellow suf
fercra.
Bank Man. has not answered she
criticisms made What IL the reason
for Withholding credit, why have 10
cal banks not awaited themselves Of
the functions OF tho Federal Reserve
bankY why do they invest In outside
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facturers, the bankers of Seattle are not doing
all they could do, and should do, to make Seat
tie an industrial center The banks do not lend
the warm support either TO established indus
tries, or to proposed new industries, that they
ought to lend. They are too tight with loans
for legitimate manufacturing enterprises. What
is equally serious, the bank officers do not step
out as business leaders-and they do not even
respond enthusiastically to other leadership
THE MANUFACTURERS. Three-fourths
of them aren't "sod" on the merits Of their own
products. They don't use good craftsmanship.
their home town. They don't advertise intelli-
gently They wonder feebly why Seattle people
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fContinued From Yesterday
CHAPTER xxxu

Carol was on the back porch, tight
ening n bolt on the baby's go-cart.
this Sunday afternoon. Thru an
open window of the Bogaft house
rhe heard screeching. heard Mira.
Bogarts haegish voice:
did too. and THERE'S no
use your denying IL never
in my life heard OF such 4.
never had nobody talk TO me Ike
walk In the ways Of ain and
nastiness leave your clothes
here. and heaven knows that's more
than you deserve any OF
your lip or I'll call the policeman
The voice OF the other interiocutcr
Carol did not catch. nor. tho Mrs.
Bogart wss proclaiming that he was
her confident and present assistant.
did she catch the voice Of MrN Bo-
gari's God.
Another row with Cy.- Carol in
fcrred.
She trundied the eo-nrs down the
back steps and tentatively wheeled
u across the yard. proud Of her re-
pairs She heard steps on the side
walk. She Av not Cy Boeart but
Fern Mullins. carrying a suit case.
hurrying up the street with her head
low. The widow. standing on the
porch with buttery arms akimbo.
hammered after the fleeing girl:
And don't you dare show your
face on this block again. You can
send the drzyrnan for your trunk.
My house has been contaminated
long enough. Why the Lord should
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-07

Dear Editor.
The rapers shrek that this " Edtt
cation week: IT'S getting quite . joo
to know the many Weeks" that
come and gold like 20 meet the sap
that claims to be the nut that gives
them nancni
We soon win have 10 add. fsar.
a few more weeks to every year; or
else adopt the ancient ways when
All the saints were given days;
and those left out win have 70 seek
their solaee in an "Ail-weeks'
/ Week.
But, even -, I'm duiss . Euy 10
place our education high; I'd even
think IT Ono to hear that this Is
af,ducaticn Year: for Time has
turned noble page. and this Ii Ed
ucation ACCT
But here's the rub. II SEEMS 10 me
Our education should be free. that
Tom and Bill. and Jim and Dick. re-
gardless OF the dads they pick. can
choose and carve their own career.
for all "are free and equal here.
Why I'll our schools with saps that
shirk. denying him who wants TO
work? Why ask them. +Have you
coin TO burn7' Instead OF do you
want 20 learn why In II, every.
where you go. the entrance test II
mostly dough-
Let's fix IL so We all can see our
children's education free: that rich
and poor. and high and low. may
give their kids an equal show: and
smooth the paths that now are
rough. for those who haven't coin
enough,
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