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Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1921-07-07
RABLoBANDA MARMAROSBAN

A marmaros megyei Als6kalocsa k0z-
segben Sukar Nikola leg6ny 40 tagu
rablobandat szervezett, melylyel mar
h6napok 6ta remitgeti a varmegyc Ia
kossagat, - jekntik hazai lapok. -
A csendors6g sukar apjat mar tobb-
sz0r zaklattak fla tcttei Matt es exert,
mikor flu pUnk0sdhetf6jen megla-
'togatta apjat, az Greg ertesitette fla
ottlet6r6l csend6rseget. Ket csend6r
be is ment hazba, hogy Sukar ,Niko-
lat letart6ztassa, de Sukar a kerites
mogiil lel6tte az egyiket, mire a mask
csend6r futasnek eredt. Sukar elmene-
KILT kezrekeritesere megtettek minden
intezkedest
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1921-07-07
MEGINT LETART0ZTATTAK
EGY DOLLARTOLVAJT

Az amerikai magyarsag haza-
kiiklott penzesleveleinek igen sok
megvamol6ja van. Megirtuk, hogy
laibachi posta t0bb tiszviselo-
jet rata ertek, amint "kicenzu-
raztak'' levelekbol a dollaro-
kat, legut6bbi szsmunkban a be-
csi dollartolvajok uzelmeit lep-
leztiik lie, most pedig ujabb le-
veldezsmalasr6l ertesiiliink. Ez-
uttal a magyar posta ,egyik meg
tevedt alkalmazottjat tart6ztatta
lie a rend6rseg, aki honapokon
keresztiil rendszeresen lopkodta
ki az amerikai levelekbol a dolla-
rokat.
H6dmez6vasarhelyen, t0bbek
felielentesere az allamrend0rsee
letart6ztatta Pasitka Balintot, aki
tavaly mint .levelcenzor volt al.
kalmazva h6dmezovasarhelyi
postan. Megallapitgttak, hegy Pa;
sitka megdezsmalta az Amerika
Dol erkez6 leveleket Is sok level
b5l kilopta mellekelt dollarokat:
Egymasutan jarnak p6rul a
Nvelfosztogat6k s remelhet6leg e7
haid elveszi a t0bbi kis hienak
aedveta.., j6szivii amerikai ma
gyarok :, RESERVES keresmenyeinek
megdezsnfaiasat6l. !,
A magyar EfraFyi postaigazga
tdsags,kjilonben az ut6bbi idober
elYfofxlaltsS salmiIffsrfkai levelkifosz
tasokra valo tekj.ntettel elrendel'
te, hogy mindenlF j MA sYalrorszagbi 81 q
sz6l6 amerikai lev6l.A Az Bldape'
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1921-07-07
HAZAI HIR Elk.

r.. szamu postahivatalnal vi,
eros boritekba tetessek es AIT terti
vevennyel kezbesitsek a cimzett-
mex. .a.s
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1921-07-07
KET HALALosITELET.

Halalra it6ltc pestvid6ki r0gton
it6l6 bir6sag Czifra Lajost 6s Kolmal
Gabort. Az volt biiniik, hogy meg
0lni 6s kirabolni akartak Czifra szal
lasad6jat, Szuhaji Gabor ujpesti cipesz
mestcrt
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1921-07-07
UGYVEDEK Az INTERNALAS
ELLEN

Buiapestr6l jelentik: Az internalo
rendeletr6l t0bb inditvany hangzott ell
a budapest iigyvedi kamara legutobbi
k0zgyiiles6n. A kamara az igazsas-
igyminiszterhez intezend6 felterjesz-
teseben az internaas megszunteteset
kivanja. A k0zgyiil6sen Dir. Levai I'll
boz ugyved inditvanyt terjesztett be
amcly szerint addig is mig az interna-
las v6gleg mcgsziintethet6 lesz, kerni
kell az internalas kimondasanak bir6-
sag hatask0rebe val6 utalasat A ka-
mara kimondta. hogy legk0zelebb va
lasztmany r6szletes megvitatas ala
veszi az internal6 rendelet hianyait.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1921-07-07
Mue KAT ADNAK Az ANeoL
Observation-Disclosures

Az angol munkaiigyi miniszt4rium
jelenti, hogy az NJ utak epitesenel H.,
900 embert alkalmaztak, az utak kar-
bantartasanal es javitasanal pedig a
rendesen lalkalmazott munkasok sza-
man feliil szinten II 900 kapott mum
kat. Az allan ezenkiviil csatornazasi
munkalatokat kezdett, melyeknel 1000
munkanelkili talalt foglalkozast. Az
kiil0nboz6 allamhivatalok epiileteit uj-
rafestetik es diszittetik 1900 munkas
sal. A hadugyi es tengereszeti minisz-
terium alkalmazottai r0videbb munka
idot dolgoznak. mint eddig, ami altal
ujabb $3.50 ember talala alkalmazast.
A kormany kiil0nb0z6 ipari vallalatai-
nal ujabb 1904 embernek szoritottak
helyet. Mindezeken xviii 10 varosi
hat6sagnak adott kormany felhatal-
mazast helyi utepitesi munkalatokra,
melyeknel 1885 emherre lesz szukseg.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1921-07-07

NIIlNAk "A MAUIAk tANIAOLUk
A HlN1LER COAL COMPANY 1921. evi julius ho 2-an
Hmlerve Kentuckyban evi kozgyueen megjeent
hatszaz magyar munkas elhataroza hogy all meg se
felepteu elso banyanal
Az magyar banyaszok tomege nagy Ielkesedese
egyhanguag hatarozta, hogy vag elso kooperativ
(egyuttr1iikodo) n1unlasvallalatat tovabb tereszt
hogy ujabb munkasonege modo adjon ahhoz, hogy
ralepjenek ultra, amely boldoguas fele veze
Hatszaz magyar banyasz szavazata HIMLER
COAL COMPANY eddigi felrnilli6 dollaros
alapt6kejet s@*a'~7
ketmilli0 dollarra emelte fel,
hogy meg ket III banyat nyissanak.
magyar oAnyask
vnlanhzat gy
Resn mgrok ovabh sznak ana kama atkozas
r
banyaok celia megegyedk amaka magnsag t0reseve
Dogozass ps hogy sznbanyak m
kdarbjat hpjak
aatunkko
Ed0k ahk
ss pnzkuldmsnyk lunrc kuldendak
HIMLER COAL COMPANY
HIMLERvILLE, KY.
Ak penzet money orderon kiidi money ordert icy
alittaaa XII: HMlER COAL COMPANY, WAKEFIELD KY
Anyiszor 13O dolart agy ha reg reszvenyes 2O doar
kuldjon be, ahany reszvenyt vasarol
kiildje be jegyzes&t rogt6n.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1921-07-07

Sz0jvetseg tagjaihoz!
Tsztelettel fesz6tuk Amerkai Magyar szovetseg
mindazon aga akknek tesiet havi ertesitoje jar
hogy ponto cmuket haladekalanul ira titkar hva
talnak.
laphoz minden tagnak egyforman joga inert annak
eofizeteset mnden tag egyfoman megfize negyedev d-
jakban AIT meg kuldu nazon agoknak akiknek
tos cine brokunkban
Mnden tagnak egyforman trdeke hogy cine legyen
tkar hivatalban inert azokra cimekre kildenek sze
szavaz6apok es egy6b ertestesek. ~
ho folyaman kozpont heti betegsegeyezesre vonat
kozo szavazo lapoat kuldk sect ago cmeire tehat a
szavazni aar vagy anek lap JAR azonnal rja meg
pontos cimet ttkari hivatalnah.
Az Amerikai Magyar segelyzo szovetssg egbhosabb
aapon mik6d6 magyar segeyz6 teste eha mnden
fernak nonek gyemenek erdeke hogy belle tartozzon
Amerikai Magyar segelyzo szovetseg tagja esza-
mahoz viszonytva, leggazdagabb tesuet tehat
minden id0ben eleget tud tenni k0telessegenek
Adk bzositani akarjak maguk es csaladjuk jovojet
azonnal legyenek szovETsEG tagjaiva
Akik erdekl6dnek Sz6vetsey igye es beaas korume
nyei rant, rjanak tkari hivatanak:
1412 STATE STREET. BRIDGEPORT, CONN,
ahone azonnal megkapjak szkseges felvlagositast
beallashoz szikseges ratokat.
szovetseg Tagtarsa! szerezzetek vi agoka szovetseg
nek Mnden vi utan egy dollar szervezes kolseget ze
think
DEzs0 JANos, elnok wALK0 JANos titkar
KoLETAR JozsEF, penztarnok
The Delta independent., 1921-04-22
FRUITLAND
. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Z

Mr.. and Mrs. VIII George visited
the LeSalle family Sunday.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Tom
week is now reported better.
Mat Kambas was over from Cedar
edge again last week and bought two
of Will Roe's fine shorthorn heifers
and one bull.
Mrs. Fobare and daughter, Miss
Anna, returned Sunday to their home
in Hotchkiss after a visit in the Le-
Valley home here.
The Fruitland mesa school is giving
an ice cream social at the school
house this evening for the benefit
of the school.
A social dance at the Ariel school
house brought out a fair sized 1T
tendance Friday night. Ice cream,
cake and coffee were served
/ A delightful party was given at he
Ankerman home Sunday evening af-
Mrs Ankerman in honor of her birth
day Most of the neighbors were in
attendance
| Mrs. Will George and her two young
est children left Monday for Kansas
and Missouri where they will spend
sometime visiting relatives. Friends
OF the family are in hopes the for.
mer's health will be benefited by re
change to the lower altitude.
An all day meeting of the farm
bureau was held at the home of Mrs.
Connor on Monday, April 18th. Mr..
Ireland, a government project man
! from Montrose, and Miss Erma
Douglas, a demonstrator from the ag-
ricultural college and Mrs. Sweitzer
of Delta were in attendance. Miss
Douglas taught the ladies to make
dress forms, two being completed at
this time. She will meet with the club
during the summer and give them
lessons in millinery. The mesa ladies
feel that the day was well and prof.
tably spent.
The Delta independent., 1921-04-22

Gluten feed unchanged; demand light
Linseed meal heavy. prices lower.
Cottonseed meal firm up SOC to 81.
Season bran offered $3.50 Minnea-
polls. Imported beet pulp quoted $50
Philadelphia heat feeds sliding con-
stantly and in poor request. Alfalfa
meal dull; prices generally nominal.
Stocks fair. receipts good. Transit Of
ferings heavy. Quoted: Bran SIT did
dlings SIC, flour middlings $22 Chic
ago: thirty six per cent cottonseed
meal $3.50 Memphis; reground oat
feed $1125. dried brewers grains
$3.50, Linseed meal $39. northses-
tern markets; No. l alfalfa meal $21
St Louis; white hominy feed s20.5o
ST. Louis. gluten feed $31.50 Chicago.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATs-Chic-
ago hog prices declined 40c-70c per
100 lbs. the past week. Medium and
heavy weights declined most Cattle
prices not materially changed, Fat
lambs. fat ewes and yearlings prac-
ticaIly steady, feeding lambs down
26-5oc. April ls Chicago prices: Hogs.
bulk Of sales $3.50; medium and good
beef steers ,s7.6e-ss.76: butcher cows
and heaeers t476-$s: feeder steers
@7-$s.50: light and medium weight
veal calves eS.60-Ss: Fat lambs s.
$lo.25: feeding lambs @s.5o-Ss; year.
lings 1859: fat ewes $6-$6.76.
|
The Delta independent., 1921-04-22
WEEKLY MARkETGRAM OF
v. S. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Week ending April Is. 1s2

Week ending April 1S. 1921
DAIRY PRoDUcTs-Butter mar.
kets steady the early part Of week
but prices declined sharply on the
14th and 18th in eastern markets
which at the close were rather un-
stttled and at prices about three cents
lower than a week ago. Chicago mar
kets has continued fairly steady.
Prices in the different markets out
of line with each other and further
changes likely. Closing prices 81
score: New York 45hc; Chicago
l6h IA: Philadelphia 4sc; Boston Al;
Weakness In eastern markets. atfri-
buted to rather heavy unsold stocks
Danish butter: moro liberal receipts
western butter anticipated. Consider
able California butter II 70 be found
on eastern markets. Trading in cheese
markets geaerally dull following
break Of about l-lc on tho 1lth ON
the Plymouth Wisconsin Cheese Ex-
change. =
FEEDAMnl feeds weaker. Decline
has destroyed confidence. prospec-
tive buyers awaiting stfll lower prices
Eastern demand light. Offerings H.
beral. frequently becoming urgent.
Hominy easier. offerings Increasing.
The Delta independent., 1921-04-22

Stockers and feeder shipments from
IL important markets during the week
ending April were: Cattle and cal
YES 3s,269; hogs 1865; sheep 5.952.
Eastern wholesale fresh meat prices
changed. Veal steady to 81 higher.
Lamb steady to 81 higher. Light Pork
loins unchanged; heavy loins steady
to 81 lower. April 15 prices good
grade meats: Beef s15.75-s175O; veal
s1s-s2o; lamb ST. s22; mutton $14-
s17; light pork loins $685., heavy
loins s17-$23.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Northern sacked road white D otatoes
steady fob at 1850 per 100 lbs.
Chicago carlot market up 1920 at
S1-$1.1O. New York round whites down
35-40c New York City $1-$1.10 bulk
Florida No. 1 spaulding rose in double
head barrels down 25-75c Chicago
around $s-25: up 25-50c New York at
T.50-$7.75. Texas sacked bliss rri-
umphs held around $3.50 per 100 lbs.
Kansas City. New York cold storage
A AZ baldwin apples firm in leading
city wholesale markets at $5.50-$6 per
Dbl; Chicago up 81 per Dbl CLOSING
t5.50-$6. Northwestern extra fancy
! winesaps medium to large sizes
steady Chicago at $250-$3.50 per box
small sizes $2-$2.25. Middlewestern
yellow onions firm city markets a,
75c-$1-25 per 100 lbs. Texas yellow
bermuda onions at seasons low range
OF $1.5o-$2 per standard crate in con
Stunning markets for mixed No. / and
commercial pack. New Jersey vel
low sweet potatoes $2.50-$3 per bu.
hamper eastern markets Agril Il
North Carolina klondike strawberries
40-45c per quart New York, 4Oc Phia
delphia. 30c Baltimore.
GRA1N-Prices declined the early
part OF week on reports exporters re
selling, large country offerings. small
export demand and world labor and
economic situation. But upon settle
ment of British Strike and develop
ment good export demand the marker
reacted. On the 10th passage Emer.
gency Tariff bill by House. freezing
temperatures, and blizzard in winter
wheat belt and better labor situation
England made for strong market. Sea
Board reports advance in prices has
checked export buying: Kansas City
reports exporters withdrawn from
market there. Minneapolis reports
large mills buying May wheat. Corn
followed wheat In Chicago cash mar.
ket No. 2 red winter wheat s1.S1 5.S
No. 2 hard $1.40 SIS, No. 3 mixed corn
55 1-Sc, No. yellow Sc Lac, No. 3
white oats 81 s-4c. For the week Chic
ago May wheat down 3-4c at s12S.
is: May corn 2lsc at 81 5-sc. Minnea
polls May wheat down 61sc at s122-
"a; Kansas City May 6 IA at s1.1Sih;
Winnipeg May 10hc at s1.55 SIS,
Minneapolis flour demand slightly
better: all cash wheats &c higher
than May futures. Kansas City mill.
ing demand good, No. hard l5c over
Kansas City May.
CoTTON-Spot cotton prices up "a
points during the week, closing at
11.1Sc per lib. New York May futures
up 81 points at l2.26c.
The Delta independent., 1921-04-22
Goddard owns one.senth.

Ed. Goddard of Grand Field. Okla
homa, who ia reported to have inheri-
ted considerable in the recent su.
preme court decision granting to Ok
lnhoma valuable oil land from the
state OF Texas. 10 said to own about
one-tenth interest in the company.
The wells have been steady produc'
ers. II ts claimed. for years. and II
no further litigation follows Mr.. God.
dard and his associates will be very
wealthy.
The Delta independent., 1921-04-22
WHITE BROS. GARAGE DELTA

Consolidated.
II. H. Bell of Grand Junction and
Lee LeMarr. have consolidated. The
new firm will be known as the Quail
ity Produce company, Mr.. Bell will
have charge of the business here.
during Lees absence in California.
The Delta independent., 1921-04-22
seabourn Sells Furnishings.

The George Seabourn Mercantile
company closed out their entire line
of mems furnishings and notions dur.
ing the week to s. Bernhard and NJ.
Price OF Denver. Mr.. Seabourn will
devote his entire time to house fur
nishings. monographs. etc.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-15
THE LEAGUE At WORK.

The League OF Nations IN at work. = some
thing like five millions a year but its expense
trivial when its notable work in the repatriation
OF prisoners OF IS considered.
Under the direction OF DR.. hansen famous as
explorer it has reached out into Russia and
other countries and gathered the unfortunates who
captured during the
Most Of them were living under the most wretchei
conditions for they the recipients OF the hate
which continued after the over.
Victor and vanquished alike poured out upon
these captives the bitterness which remained after
the armistice.
Some 100000 Of those prisoners have been cared
for by the League OF Nations, sent back TO their
homes. restored TO their families and their friends
The work goes on. AS agency for lifting some
portion of the OF the world, the League jusnes
itself
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-15
OtherE THANH Ours
THE GOOD OLD DAYS.
milwaukee JOurnal.l

THE awful things they do nowadays" has been
weH-beloved text for long time. The
you heard say it last night, with suggestion
that the next chapter will be destruction. had line
of ancestral philosophers reaching back the
shadowy beginning of recorded thought
Caxton the first English printer, and OF
Cations earliest books the Morte dArthur OF
Sir Thomas Mallory, worthy knight of the 18th
century. Mallory praised the deeds of courage and
chivary and the standards of honor and truth Of
which wrote But he thought he had fallen on
evil times. True love was vanishing thing. Nova
days men can not love nights" he says. This
is stability. But the old days were not so; then
love- truth and faithfuness."
Four centuries and more have been bemoen-
ing the good old days. -Four centuries!' That
not the beginning Mallory a modern. Turn 20
1.-The preacher" of Ecclesiastes thousands yeats
ago. and hear him advise: Say not thou. What is
the that the former days better than
these -" We think of Solomon fairly ancient,
but even his day they evidently saying IN
social circles of Jerusalem that the time out Of
joint. things not what they used to be and the
world going TO rack and ruin.
Don't be that the pessimist is right who
says that following the descending path OF
the Roman empire. You remember days that
you think better every way. But your boy can't
And this is the world he to live in: don't ger
suade him it is already in the hands Of receiver
before he has even had chance
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-15
HOW AND WHY?
philadelphia Public Ledger.

Unwelcome word comes from the department of
labor that in II OF Il American cities the prices OF
Sood-stufs retail show slight increase in the
returns.
The burden OF proof rests presumably with the
sellers 70 show why. Wheat, corn, cattle and hogs
and other commodities OF the farm are making a
present showing that does not seem 10 warrant any
upcreep OF the prices the ultimate consumer az
this time. No famine Is threatened in the land
The public will not accept any fantastic and dis
ingenious statements from the producers as a
son why they should pay more for the product
They are through paying for the far lining
the pockets OF any profteer, little big, is
cerned. The Of squandermana is at an end. and
those who will the business those who
the reasonable expectation of the public with rea-
souAble price.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-15
WHAT THE PUBLIC WANTS.

When the principal mercantile houses in Chicago
petition their Washington representatives oppose
the high schedules in the Fordney tariff IL ought to
convince the most ardent protectionists that
the bill Is calculated to enrage the and file OF
the American people. The house had gumpton
enough to kill the proposed levy on imports Of oil
and hides There other levies. and many OF them
which should and doubtless will receive similar
treatment the hands of the senate. The truth Is
that consumers in this country feel none friend
" towards business interests because OF the whole
sale coupling which INDUCED in during and after
the war. and because OF the many revelations of
tortion and graft in trades and industries
The administration will be wise If 1t gives first
sideraton 10 the interests Of the public rather than
the interests of this that powerful industry
group. Let tariff legislators wait until legislation
Of the brand demanded by the people has been
acted. The public will be better served by low
ton than a high tariff
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-15
4 RIP Van WINKLE.

Dan Murphy, serving a life sentence in the South
Carolina renitentiary just taken his first auto
ride and his first moving picture show.
1t the first time he had been outside the
prison in more than 90 years
The world had changed a lot in those 20 years
Dan had read about the changes But his sensa-
tiOns and amazement he CAPPED about him DEM
onstrated that actually seeing al thing times
effective merely reading about IT,
Dams outing. in custody OF prison officials lasted
only few hours A brief glimpse at startling
changes. Back to his cell
The iron doors changed shut on a world as strange
him it would be TO you if. when you go to bed
tonight, you were to keep sleeping 20 years and
waken in 1871
Murphy, his trip. like a boy at his first cir
Gus
The moving picture phenomenon amazed him
most.
The modern movie fan has been educated to fol-
low the progress OF the film story. but Dan Murphy
had. The inset vision picture had to be
planned him The quick jumps from one scene
TO the other bewildered him.
Those who watched him as his mind of genera
ton back itself made by the mod
scientist learned lot about the psychology of
ciaematogra ply.
The movies have altered mans brain-intenslfed
its power to grasp and associate. and whipped up
its speed.
Murphy probably has had the last great thrill OF
his ne for he's white-haired. So years old
Thirty years he sentenced to die for
murder. Gov. Ellerbe oonmuted him TO lie i'm
prisonH.ent- But Dan away He sawed the bars
and fed to the Philippines where he Joined the
United States cavalry.
Later. in Georgia, he got into trouble and landed
the chain gang. Recognized he returned
10 the South Carolina penitentary.
cult and heart-tearing II must have been 10 return
20 prison this time, after brief glimpse at such
wonders autos and movies
IN the years that lie ahead Dan Murphy will have
One Great Memory. But, after all. would he have
happier 4 he not seen the wonders Of the
free outside world that Is a part OF his life
than world Is a on Mars?
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-15
1T MAY BE TRUE.

American men are charming" and American wo-
men are spoiled"
The sweeping Judgment comes from visiting
Only the profoundly wise or the most limited Of
vfew indulge in sweeping generautes The comment
Of the princess becomes interesting-but Only be-
cause OF the interest il might excite as TO what
American she has and what circle OF
American have given her the basis OF JudE-
msnt.
There some other adjectives that come mors
readily 70 the mind II to dare 60 classify
the American man and woman.
Charming would hardly DO the name for those
qualities OF mind and heart which gave men the
courage suodue the wilderness. to build great
cities 20 lift civilization TO SIS highest levels N
human history.
And II the American woman has been SPOILED the
tact has been cleveriy hidden from the American
man.
Is she spoiled because she has made the American
home sacred place the cradle OF ambition for the
eoSt IN life. the guardian morality the one insti-
tuition which survives all changer
Il she spoiled because she has taken for her own
the advantages OF broader education. has made
herself the equal OF nan in arts in sciences in
public servies1
rh true that the law does not permit the Ameri-
husband 20 beat his wife-as is perrnissa bic IN
England.
Il e true that she Ia not harnesssd to pillow.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-15
1872
4 PROBLEM FOR THE CITIES.

The experiences OF two cities and the somewhs.
Sensational appeal OF transportation expert OF
another. bring strikinsly the front the problem
which Is facing the street car.
In Des Moinee Iowa, and Bay City. Mich.
street car lines have suspended operations. They
place the blame for their financial predicanent to
the prevalence OF jtneys upon the streets
Increase OF granted both cities had failed
10 provide sufficient funds TO operate the cars
The coming OF the automobile sgnalled trouble
for lines. necessary public utility
After weeks trial of the jitney as the sole means
ports that popular judgment is that it has failed 70
meet the demands and accordingly the merchants
association OF that city demanding that the cars
resume under a pledge that all Htney service he
eliminated.
Theoretically. the people every city ought TO
able to choose their own means OF transportation
and any business which fails OF public support would
be automatically condemned.
In practice as II affects the street car lines II
does work the entire business and or
binary life OF the city IL disrupted by the suspension
service The patronage of those who pre-
ferred the jitney seems TO have worked a hard
ship upon large majority who were forced TO
car lines
Peter Witt. the expert representing the city of
Cleveland under the system of Joint city and corpor
ate control which prevails there declares the
larger cities a system of fares is the only solu
ton which will keep the lines in operation.
The problem is which must be settled by the
cities where II Is acute the broad basis "
the common good-the only basis which any
civic question is permanently solved