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The public ledger., 1921-04-26
MILLIONS IN
FREIGHT CARS ARE
LYING IDLE.
Nearly 100000 Idle Freight Cars Are
Reported In All Parts Of the
United States.

Washington, ID. g. - According Il
latest reports there are nearly 40O, O,O0(
Idle freight cars In the United States
Assuming the average value OF {
freight car at $1,000, this represents {
capital investment Of one billion dol
lars in this single phase Of railroad
/ activity which Is not earning a cent
but which Is actually turning in loss
due to deterioration" declares the Re
publican Publicity Association.
"The National Conference Of State
Manufacturers Associations recently
issued from its Chicago office a ques'
tionnaire to test the opinion Of manu-
facturers respecting the railroad sit
uation. Accompanying the question.
naire was letter from the president
of the conference, Mr.. Butterworth, in
which he said: Since the only real
hope of a reduction In rates lies In the
railways securing reduction in their
operating expenses they should have
the support of every business. every
shipper and every consumer in the
country in the. effort they are making
to reduce these expenses
Commenting on the high freight
rates and the inadequate net returns,
Mr.. Butterworh says:- Here is the
answer: Between 1917 and 1920 their
totadl gross earnings increased from
$4,000, 100000 to $4,000 100000 or $2,-
20O0OO,0O0 a year. In the same year
their operating expenses increased
from $4,000, 100000 to s5,SOO,000, 900,
or $3,0OO,OOO,O00 ear. The increase
in expenses was about s1,000,000,COO
greater than the increase In earnings.
"'The total wages paid in 1917 were
about $1,70O 100000 The total wages
paid in 1920 were almost $780, 100000
representing about two-thirds of such
increase in expenses. The balance of
such increase in expenses was due to
the increase In the cost of materials
and supplies. The advance in railway
wages was granted by the United
States Railroad Labor Board last July,
so was effect only eight months of
1920. After it was granted the wages
of railway employees were running
at the rate of almost s4.0O0,000,OO0
yearly. a sum approximately equal to
their total gross earnings in 1917
another instance of the effect Of
Federal interference is cited, as fol-
lows: There was an increase in the
number of nine classes Of shop EN-
ployees between 1917 and 1920 of AL
300 or about Al per cent. These en-
ployees in 1917 were paid s91S,0OO0oO
in wages, while after the United tSatos
Railroad Labor Boards wage award
last July their wages were running
The public ledger., 1921-04-26
SECRETARY OF PUBLIC WELFARE.

President Harding has asked Congress create additional
cabinet officer be named the Secretary of Public Welfare and
understood that Mrs Harriet Taylor Upton of Ohio be named
fill this important Office if Congress acceeds to President
IIardng's recommendations
Mrs Upton will have the distinction of being the first woman
member of Presidents cabinet the office created and she is
named It might be also mentioned will have the distinction
of being of the important cabinet members of any Pes
dents cabinet.
The Public Ledger of the opinion that Congress should create
position The welfare of the public is of such great Importance
representation the Presidents cabinet While there
branches of the various departments of state which have to
with welfare of such Importance in Amer
lea at this time to attention of special department and
from what read Of Mrs Upton past record she the
for the important post
The public ledger., 1921-04-26
GEORGE W. DAYS FUNERAL
HELD AT CYNTHIANA.

Cynthiana, April IS. - The funeral
Of George w. Day, 70 years old, was
held at Battle Grove cemetery.
The public ledger., 1921-04-26
DRftTY sHEfrrF ASKED TO
BUY HORSE ARRESTS YOUTH

Hitchins, KY. "A youth giving his
name as Raymond FARRELL tried TO sell
Deputy Sheriff Ed Ratcliff horse for
$50. The officer appraised the mare as
worth several times the figure and put
the trade under arrest. NJ II. Kinner,
a Greenup liveryman, identified the
horse as his property, and said that
the prisoner had hired. the horse from
him several hays previously. farrell
Is held for trial.
The public ledger., 1921-04-26
CHILD WOUNDED BY BULLET
FIRED IN ANOTHER ROOM

Ashland, Ky. = BERTHE Sparks, four
was shot above the heart at the home
Of her father, Nelson Sparks, at Pol
lard. She is in hospital here In a
critical condition. officers are looking
for Frank Hutchison, who Is alleged to
have fired a revolver in room ad-
joining that in which the child was
leaning against a door. .
The public ledger., 1921-04-26
PaStinne Today
VIM Fox Presents WILLIAM RUSSELL in
The Chanenge Of the Law

thrilling melodrama of the Canadian Northwest with smash
ing dramatic situations and love story sweet as June Rose This
regular Russell picture that will bring you your feet applaud
ing See how real unafad and singhanded overcomes
desperate mugger booded Canadian Northwest
Indian picture smashing thrilling tale love and lawlessness
amid the pines snowcapped peaks of the great Canadian ws
ADMISSION 10 AND Is CENTS
TOMORROW - JOSE COLLINS and GODFREY TEARLE in
WHERE Is MY HUsBAND?' of womans love and
courage; of mothers affection and mans sacrifice
SPECIAL THURSDAY = HARRY CAREY in his newest and
biggest thrers WEST Is WEST from the famous story
by Eugene Manlove Rhodes e..
The public ledger., 1921-04-26

|sponuenI, nau ulzzy
spells and at my
monthly periods It
was almost impos-
sible to keep around
at my work. Since
my last baby came
two years ago my
back has been worse
and no position l
could get in would
relieve it, and doc
tors medicine did
mot help me. Afriend
The public ledger., 1921-04-26
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT
OUT FOR CIRCUIT CLERK.

Grayson, Ky.-Miss Leila B. Wilcox,
superintendent of schools for four
years, has announced her candidacy
for Circuit Clerk.
The public ledger., 1921-04-26
TAKES CARE
or 5 CHILDREN
Mrs. Taybr's Sickness Ended
by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Roxbury, Mass" suffered contin-
ually with backache and was often de-
The public ledger., 1921-04-26
FRESH.COMER TAKEN WHEN
STILL FOUND In HOUSE

Ashland, Ky. - A complete still, to-
gether with barrel of mash and three
gallons of white whisky was found at
the home of Frank Marcum, located on
the summit Of Peterman's hill. Sher-
If DeBord states that Marcum recent
ly rented the house, having come from
West Virginia. Marcum was arrested.
Malone, N. Y, has publicly-owned
forest in which $4,000 trees were
planted last spring.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-07-01
F FEDE R A |
RES { E
SYSTEM is
R D A 5 7 ED


WASHINGTON, d c., July l.
Declaring he had been informed by
the treasury that the federal reserve
system had a surplus Of about ST.
O0OOOO,OOO in excess of all require.
ments," Senator Smith of South Car
olina declared in the senate today
there should be an investigation of
rediscount rates maintained by the
reserve board. why should we
have rediscount rates Of or 7 per
cent when we have $1,00O,OOO,OOO in
unused gold?" he asked charging
that federal reserve banks were
calling loans and forcing farmers
and business men into bankruptcy,
although there were ample funds for
commerce. The senator declared this
was the most monstrous showing
ever made in the midst of agricul-
tural and business distress.
Senator Smoot said there were
two sides to this question. This is
world condition the trouble is
that foreign countries cannot buy
our agricultural products" There is
danger in piling up gold in America,
he asserted, adding that there is
too much gold here.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-07-01
OBREGON HAS
No ALOOFNESS
IN HIS MAKEUP

MEHlCO CITY, Mexico, July L.
President Obgeron has shown on nu
merous occasions lately that there
IS nothing of the aloofness and un-
lpproachability about him that
characterized his predecessor Car
tanza He frequently dimes in pub
lie with his wife and at one cafe
where there is dancing he may be
found at times escortng a friend in
promenade although he does not
dance.
At a recent wrestling match he
aroused much applause when he
quietly slipped into a box and was
not ut all backward IN picking his
man to win.
He still refuses to use Chapul-
tepec castle, the beautiful presIden-
.ial home, for a residence, prefer
ring to live in a modest cottage
nearby. The castle however, is
frequently used for small parties and
the circle of Obregon friends is well
entertained.
The president disdains pomp and
show and even the few state recep-
tions he has held have been modest
Always a good horseman, General
Obregon may be seen almost any
Sunday morning on the bride path
and on days of fiesta he frequently
Joins the automobile parade through
Chapultepec park
At no time does he carry body
guard. not even on a recent nation
al holiday when rumors of revolu-
ton we're rife On that day he
passed through thousands of spec
tators in an open carriage.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-07-01
relief OF HOUSE
SHORTAGE Will
BE DISCUSSED

CHICAGO, ILL.,. July 1.-Plans for
relief of the housing shortage will
be taken up at the annual conven-
ton Of the National association Of
Real Estate Boards, conyening here
July Y. New federal tax legisla-
tion to stimulate building will be
considered.
President Harding, in a recent
conference with Fred f. Taylor. of
Portland, Oregon, president Of the
association, said he wished to send
message touching on economic
problems. Herbert Hoover, secre-
tary of commerce, who has been
studying the housing situation and
who will have in his department a
bureau to investigate and make
public building costs and labor
wages, will address the convention
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-07-01
RATS PURLOIN A
String PEARLS
IN ROMAN HOTEL

ROME, July Mrs, Helen Wen
ming, an Alsatian residing in fash
ionable hotel here, recently reported
to the police that she had missed a
pearl necklace from her jewel case.
Everything was done to find out
what had become of the gems. De-
tectives interviewed hotel employees
but no clue could be found. A day
or two later, one of the men, search
ing about the hooks and corners of
Mrs. Wennings room, found piece
of the necklace near a tiny hole in
the floor A thorough investigation
was then made and from all that
was found, the detectives concluded
that rats had stolen away with the
lady's string of pearls.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-07-01
POOR DEMAND OF
DIRIGIBLES IN
GREAT 'BRITIAN

LONDON July 1.-Dirigible air
ships appear to be in little demand
here. A number of them that cost
the British government a mint Of
money to build are now practically
going begging
The air ministry announced some
time ago that it was prepared to
give up airships il they we're not
taken over by private persons for
commercial purposes. 1t now states
that it has been decided that unless
an offer that amounts to something
is received before August l, all its
airship activities will be discontin-
ued.
The airshlps, stations and mater
ial will then be handed over to the
disposals board to get rid Of as the
air ministry, it was stated in the
official report, does not feel justi-
fed in continuing expenditure on this
service"
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-07-01
JAPANESE
WILL TEST
CAL. POLL
7 Ak LA v

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal July l.
The arrest Of a prominent Alameda
county Japanese on August l for
failure to register under the state
alien poll tax law is planned by
Japanese interests in order to pre-
cipitate test Of the law, Albert
Elliott, representing the Japanese As
sociation Of America in its opposi-
tiUn 70 the law, announced today
The Japanese and others hold that
as the law can apply only to certain
classes Of aliens because Of treaties
and agreements, it is unconstjtution-
al
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-07-01
SYNDICATE HAS
MEN LOOK FOR
GOLD IN CANADA

EDMONTON, Alberta, July IA
geological party has left Edmonton
for the northwest territories to make
a thorough eXamm 4tion of the struc-
tural formations of the north in the
of big syndicate repre-
scnting British, Canadian, American
and European capital.
The services Of a topographCr,
urveyor and the necessary assist.
ants to carry out a schedule Of re-
search work which has been map
ped out have been secured but no
details are available regarding the
destination Of the party.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-07-01
HUGE sum SPENT
FOR FAKE MOVING
PICTURE STOCK
(By Associated Preas)


NEW YORK, July Fake movie
stock gobbled up $50OO0,OO0 from
gullible investors during 1920, says
q report of the National Association
OF the Motion Picture Industry,
which has a vigilance committee
trying to stamp out promoters Of
wildcat film companies
Hundreds of such companies, oft n
organized by men who did not Tcn
know the difference between a cut
back and a closeup, not to mention
the distinction between an ordinary
platonc kiss and the lingering faia-
away, were trumpeted by stock sales
men who pointed to great financial
achievements by well-known nln
makers as an assurance that inyest-
ors would soon receive gobs OF diyi-
dend checks, the report indicated.
But the investigating committee
discovered that most OF these will
cat schemes died without leaving a
foot of film to posterity 1t then
started a campaign of warning to
the public.
This, the association claims, has
been successful. THE danger Of this
sort OF investment has been called
to the public's attention with sdcn
force" its statement said, that very
few II any new producing companies
have attempted to sell stock with
in the past six months"
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-07-01
BY ALMOST.
UNANIMOUS
VOTE THEY.
SHUN CUT.
(By Associated PresO

CHICAGO, July l. Nlnety-fve
per cent of the membership of the
International Brotherhood of Fire
men and Oilers voted against the
wage cut ordered by the railroad
labor board on all roads. President
Healy announced today, as 1900
union leaders gathered here to pass
on the order.
The maintenance Of way men and
shop crafts, which also have voted,
will not announce the result until
after a conference here today One
thousand general chairmen of the
four big brotherhoods went into ses,
sion at o'clock with the leaders
talking of informal acceptance 0f
the cut. w. F. Kryder, of the
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Firemen
and Enginemen, said such a.resoIu-
tion probably would be adopted
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-07-01
De VALERA
HELPED IN.
FREEING Of.
PRISONERS.

LONDON, July 1.-The political
prisoners in Mount JOY, whose re-
lease yesterday, according to the
Daily Mail, was unconditional They
were liberated, the newspaper as
serts, in consequence of indirect
representations from Eamonn De Va
lera.
The Daily Mail says that although
Sir James Craig, the Ulster premier,
Is unable to meet De Valera in Dub
lin officially, he is able at any mo-
ment to see him informally.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-07-01

PLAN Of SENATE
IS DISRUPTED

WASHINGTON, D. C., July /
Plans of senate leaders to begin d
series Of three-day recesses next
week pending receipt of tariff legis-
latlon from the house were disrupt
ed today by the insistence of advo-
Gates Of the soldier bonus, maternity
and agricultural relief bills that
such measures be disposed of before
the body temporarily stops work
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-07-01
CON S|DER
TRIPAR7|TE
Treaty. ON.
P A { | F | {.
CBy Associated Pressl

LONDON, July 1.-Reports that
the imperial conference is consider
ing tripartite agreement between
the United States, Great Britain and
Japan relative to renewal Of the
Anglo Japanese treaty are given
prominence by the morning newspa-
pers BY such an agreement, it is
declared, a virtual triple entente for
the Pacific would be established, and
operation of the Anglo-Japanese
treaty would be confined to the Pa
cihc
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-07-01
SENATE RAILWAY
INVESTIGATION
IS SUSPENDED

WASHINGTON, D. C.. July /. -
The senate investigation of the rail
way situation was suspended today
by Chairman Cummins of the inter
state commerce commission until the
middle or latter part of August This
was taken to mean there would be
no railway relief legislation at the
present oXtra session Of congress.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-07-01
5 OF
To
c { 7 D | |
PROPER T Y


SAPULPA, Okla, July l-Oh
lands valued at $6,OO,OOO we're
awarded to the heirs of Lete Kol-
vim, a Creek Indian woman. alleged
to have been killed by her husband
in 1918, in a decision handed down
in the district court here today
The case reyolved about the exact
IDENTITY of etc Kolyin, whose name
was found on the Creek nation citi-
zenship rolls.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-07-01
ALLIES Will NOT
ALLOW NEUTRAL
zone VIOLATION

by Associated PressD
CONSTANTINOPLE, Turkey, July
L. The allied high commissioners
have informed the porte that viola
ton of the neutral zone would be
regarded as casus beli The grand
vizier has begged the AngOra gov
ernment to respect the allied demand
for neutrality in the zone.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-07-01
WILL INSTITUTE AN
ACCIDENT CAMPAIGN

Los ANGELES, Cal, July 1,-An
educational campaign intended to
reduce the number Of traffic acci-
dents in the congested districts of
Los Angeles is being planned by
the Los Angeles chamber of com
merce
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-07-01
TRAIN
ROBBER IS HELD
FOR MAIL Theft

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, July l.
Jesse C. Rumsey, former train rob
Der, who lectured on Crime Doesn't
Pay" following his recent release
from the Missouri penitentiary, was
returned here today and 'eld for
the federal authorities in connection
with the theft OF a mail pouch at
Centralia Wednesday.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-07-01
.DAUGHERTY Will
NOT ATTEND THE
TITLE BATTLE
OBy Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, D. c., July AT
torney General Daugherty announced
today he would not attend the Demp-
Carpenter fight because he had
too much respect for the opinion Of
people who disapprOved of prize
fights and of whom | must be a sort
of unofficial representative"
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-07-01
GEN. PERSHING NOW
IS CHIEF-OF-STAFF


WASHINGTON, D c., July l.
General Pershing today became
chiefof-staff of the army, relieving
Major General March, who was Civ
en- leave Of absence until his retire
ment in November
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-07-01
FORDNEY SAYS
TARIFF BILL IS
GREAT BENEFIT
lRv Assoclnted Pressl

WASHINGTON, D c, July /
Chairman Fordney Of the house way
and means committee in his first
formal statement on the permanent
tariff bill. said he did not herald it
as a panacea for all national diff
fculties," but predicted its effect
upon American industry and labor
would be entirely beneficial
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-07-01
BETHLEHEM CD.
CUTS WAGES Of
STEEL WORKERS
IBy Associated PressD

HARRISBURG, Pa, July IA
wage reduction of 15 per cent by
the Bethlehem Steel corporation,
effective July l6, was announced 10
representative employees at the
Steelton plant today.
The reduction will affect all EN-
ployes except salaried men, whose
reduction will abount to 10 per cent
effective August l., Company houses
will be reduced in rental from TO
10 per cent
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-07-01

A Chicagoan claims the invention
of a musical instrument that will
revolutionize opera. Which inspires
the hope that at last there is to be
an orchestral accompaniment that
will not drown the voices Of the
singers
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-07-01

Stop. look and listen" applies 70
street crossings, too
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-07-01

We hope those pirates now cred
tied with operating on our eastern
coast will be more definite than Cap
tain Kidd was with relation to the
burial place OF the treasure
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-07-01
THE WEATHER

Tonight and Saturday
Fair, continued warm
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-07-01
$4,000 STILL
IS CAPTURED BY
DRY OFFICERS

CHICAGO, July IA giant still,
worth $25,OO0, so large that it may
be necessary to dynamite the house
in which it is located to destroy
it, was discovered by the police, and
confscated by federal authorities
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1921-04-21
LOS FERROCARRILES
GESTlONARAN UN
EMPRESTITO
81 Sc adquiriran las
Iocomotoras y carros
contratados

TelegTama Especial pa-a GA PRENSA'
CIUDAD DE MEXICO. abril 20
ExraofIcialmente Sc ha confirnado
que el proyecto para "a reorsaniza-
ci6n de los ferroca-riles, consiste en-
la adquisicion de tres cuauocien-
tas locomotoras, Y la Suficiente can
tidad de carros de pasaieros J de
carsa que Sc necesitan para poner el
servicio ferroviario en- buenas condl-
clones tai como Sc hallaba antes de
a revoluci6n.
Sc dice que este material sera con-
seguido aprovechando 81 emprtstito
que los ferrocarriles coEtrataran, ga
rantizandolo cor las entradas que las
propias llneas persiben por concepsU
de fIetes y pasajes, y Sc aAuncla que
una vez consesuido y estando el ser
vic!o en- plena activadad. Sc podra
dar ocupaci6n q todos los obreros quc
en- Ia actualidad carecen de traoajo
por las condolences creadas pr!nci-
palmente por Ia falta de buen servi-
clio en- los ferrocarriles.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1921-04-21
EL AREA De NOE DESFI0 ANOCHE EN-
EL TERCER DESFlLE CARNAVALESCO
Los carros aIeg6ricos gustsron mucho millares
de espectadores que llenaron las centricas
Gales, especialmente los ninos

FL tercer dia de fies,as dei3 una
Erata impression eU los HiAares de es-
pectadores Y especlalDeuIe entire los
nifios. e. deS[!le del area de Noe tuvo
para los chicos uu Su1eslvo encanto,
para los mayo-eS IN monento de
jabilo en- que quiZ4 Sc rcmenoraron
los tiempos idos de 4 nI1ez en- que
todo era fantasia, como los c4rroS que
pasabaa ante las muchedumareS apre
ta6as-
\ 10 largo dc las avenidas cicad.-
mas Sc congreg6 toda "a pOblacI6n de
San Antonio para preSenclar el deS-
file de los carroS que veuiaa L SIHbo-
liar Ia leyenda Traditional en- que
Noe perpetuo Ia especie huuana, :
por las Gales rumurcs4S, ccter4mente
congestioa2daS por IA atluencia de
peatones, paS6 Ia c2ravaDa e2 el or
den siguienLe:
\ n 6eScubierta veC!aa los fu2cio-
ntr!os del Servicio de --aiico: los &c
IA poIicla en- 1aotoclclstaS : tras ellos
eI Estado Mayor de uno Ge los cuc--
pos acarton4dos en- la loCaIdad. s.
Suiendoles una. banda nn!l.tar con mL-
sica que seryia de vanguard:a \ IL
carroza que oCupaba ). ". Antonio.
Rey de In Fiesta
Inmedil;auerte despuss marchaoa
una corupania de infanterta, ' lueso
venfa el caro- que simboazaba el Ar
ca de Noe. en- Il cue unos c!udadanos
caracter!zados lban dando vida a los
personaieS bGblIcos, arrancando api2u-
sos "a multi.ud que los contempla-
ba con una inCenua cur;oSldad que cul
minaba, al EraGo maXinO, en- los Pc
quenueIos que por nillares invadlan
las Gales que seguia IA ,comitiva.
Ora mlSica mi!itar scgula a este
CAIRO, despuSs venian los dernas que
sinboIizahan los anina!es, acup2ndo
los iutermedios entire uno y otro. com
panias de infantsria : m0sicas mill
tares: los cares fueron los siguien-