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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-10-28

think it over. Is it right for a man to
pay his hard-earned dollars for some
thing he never got, especially when
some others use the privilege and
never pay? Trusting you will take
this up at your regular meeting in a
business-like manner 1 remain,
yours respectfully, Wilbur B. Craig"
AS the request contained in the
foregoing communication raised up
some knotty questions, it was deemed
advisable to refer the points at issue
to the city's attorney.
weeds, weeds, weeds" was the bur-
den of the next message to the COM
m~issioners. 1t was signed by six per-
ons residing on Andrew avenue, west
of the railroad: j. Meehan, E. E. Nee
han, G. H. Kilmer, A. j. Olson, George
Pilger and A. Johnson. This is how
they told it to them" eve, residents
and taxpayers, would respectfully call
your attention to the condition of
Andrew avenue, west of railroad. The
cutters are filled with dirt, sidewalk
overgrown with bushes and weeds-a
disgrace to the city. To increase the
unsightliness of the conditions out
here, chickens are given liberty to run
all over the walk. We wish to pro-
test against conditions that would not
be tolerated near any other railroad
station on this island"
These compliments are domiciled
near the Andrew avenue station of the
West Jersey Railroad.
The petition was received and filed
and referred to the street department
for correction of irregularities com
planned of.
A letter from the West Jersey Elec-
trio Co. appraised the commissioners
of the fact that a street light has been
placed at the intersection of Pine and
Susquehanna 1t is thought
by the company that this will furnish
all the light needed in that end.
Commissioner Taylor announced the
appointment of Joseph Heritage, ST.,
as caretaker of the city farm and
stables, located on the west side near
Hudson avenue, and lying between
Oak and Schellenger n A reso-
luton was passed confirming this
recommendation and fixing the salary
at the rate of $40 per month, payable
semi-monthly, and specifying that the
appointment become effective on No
vember 1, 1921. In addition to the
salary of this position, the occupancy
Of the city house out there is given
free of charge.
November 22d is the date fixed upon
for a joint meeting of the city COM
missioners and the city board of as
sessment. The object is to ratify at
that time the findings and distribution
made by the board relative to the gut
ter work completed, per contract, by
the city authorities sometime ago.
This work was done in the third ward.
The area affected extended from Lin
coin n to Crosse avenue and
from Holly Beach avenue to the beach
front. The cost of these street i'm
provements was $2,243.52, distributed
as follows:
Cost of constructing con-
crete cutters at Csc per
square foot .$1,91O.4O
Engineers fees for plans and
surveying 1880
Advertising notices of as
sessment meeting ........ 5000
Fees for assessment board
(three) 1890
Interest on overdue assess
ments 63.12
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-26
14STATEsNOW
HAVE PUT LEVY
ON GASOLINE
Ten Commonwealth Enacted
Legislation In 1921
Sessions.

Ten new States. bringing the total
to fourteen, have added taxes on gaso-
line consumption during the 1921 ses.
sions of their legislatures. says Fred
G. Jopp, In Maryland Motorist. When
the present year began the laws OF
four States imposed taxes upon gaso-
line used in the propulsion of motor
vehicles. They were Colorado. ] cent
per gallon, Kentucky. / cent per gal
Ion; New Mexico. Q cents per gallon:
Oregon, / cent per gallon.
Today, after the legislatures OF for
ty-two States have convened and ad-
tourned their 1921 sessions. ten more
States hav been added to the list. They
are Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut,
Florida, Georgia, Montana, North
Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Dakota
and Warrington. each ! cent per gal
lon.
Bills aiming to impose gasoline
taxes were also considered by Califor-
mia, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Michigan.
Nevada, Ohio, Tennessee and Texas.
but the measure failed to gain suffi-
cient support to become laws.
In the ten new States that have been
added there were 1.346,949 passenger
cars registered in 1920. 161,771 trucks
and 41,50S motorcycles. On the con-
sertive assumption that an automobile
uses $40 gallons Of gasoline per nm
mum, a truck 500 gallons. and mo.
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actual practice II the gasoline tax
were the one and only tax to which
motor-vehicle operators in a State
are subjected. But when gasoline
tax is commingled with registration
taxes, mileage taxes. capacity taxes.
wheelage taxes, horsepower taxes.
weight taxes. price taxes. and 80
on ad libitum. 1t is apparent that it's
scientific and equitable nature is
very much smotnered In the result
ing aggregate.
This is only one of the serious
troubles with the gasoline tax. An
other defect is the fact that no ex-
emption or reduction Is made In the
taxation of fuel used In commercial
pursuits. Twenty gallons of gasoline
used In transporting potatoes to
market must pay the same rate OF
tax as twenty gallons consumed in
Transporting fans" to q ball game.
Still another serious objection along
this same line applies to interstate
travel or transportation. A motor
vehicle owner living In State Inn
posing motor-fuel taxes. but close TO
a neighboring State which imposes
no such taxes, can readily avoid
the tax burden by short journey.
Likewise this Is almost certain to be
the course pursued where there Is
extensive commercial transportation
between States taxing and those not
taxing motor fuel. Gasoline supplies
will be bought in the latter State.
As a consequence. tax-imposing
State discriminates against the bust
ness interests Of those of its citizens
who operate filling stations.
Finally. motor-fuel taxes discrim-
mate against motor vehicles propelled
by internal combustion engines and
in favor of those driven by steam or
electricity.
While this objection may seem
trivial in view Of the relatively few
steam and electric motor vehicles
which use the highways. nevertheless
IL constitutes added evidence Of the
unscientific. inequitable and dis
criminatory nature Of the motor-fuel
tax as it is now imposed by our
States.
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or other devices operated by the en-
CINE exhaust on motor vehicles is pro-
hibited In New York city.
Motor vehicle production In the
United States for this year. according
to estimates, forecast a total OF
100000 passenger cars and trucks.
The Federal good roads bill, carry
Ing an appropriation of SIS 10000 for
road improvements apportioned on
maintenance improvisions by the
States. has now become law.
Under the new motor vehicle law In
Missouri, every car owner In the State
must have a certificate of title OF
deed, which must be assigned to the
new owner whenever the car Is sold.
A motor bus is superseding the
horse-drawn street cars in Iquique
Chile. The fare Is 20 centavos about
2 cents at present exchange). while the
fare on the street cars Is 40 centavos
or the 1853 farmers in Eastern
States, who were asked by the United
States Department of Agriculture tC
tell what they had found the chief ad
vantage in owning a motor truck, 81
per cent replied Saving time"
Although the Island of Madeira hat
an area Of about $50 square miles
with not more than twenty miles OF
roads suitable for motor traffic. there
are between seventy and eighty auto
mobiles and twenty motor trucks on
island.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-26
LIGHT LOCAL
BUS SERVICE
SEENLUXURY
Usually Results in Very ExPen-
sive Operating
Cost.

LIGHT local passenger service ID un.
doubtedly the most expensive iuA.s
in proportion to the returns that the
railways can offer the pubic.
whether It be the daily brancn me
"turn around" or the main line snort
dog" that must be maintained at the
mandate of a State commission re-
suIts usually In a very meager return
while the expense OF operation ID
often considerable.
This is particularly true where
steam locomotive Is used to haul
couple of passenger coaches: onaer
these circumstances 1t Is seldom tnas
the fuel consumption is less than 4oo
pounds of coal per car mile WINE
full messenger and engine crew must
be employed. Locomotives retained IN
this class of service are invariably OLD
and decript, so that the cost OF their
maintenance usually runs high.
Branch lines are seldom buiit Ior
their messenger traffic possibilities,
but. once constructed. passenger serv-
ice IA demanded and must be con-
stantly operated even after the origi-
nal freight prospects may have pc
come exhausted, so that these brancn
lines frequently transpire into white
elephants on the hands OF the owning
some wears ago large gasoline
driven cars entered the market anu
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torcycie 50 gallons. II IL apparent that
IN these States these vehicles con-
sumed about 600.000.000 gallons of
such fuel last year. On this basis Of
consumption the yearly burden for
motor vehicle owners In those States
win be increased at least $1,000 900 by
the gasoline taxes enacted.
No Previous Taxes Lowered.
In not one instance was the I'm
position of these new burdens at
companied by the elimination of any
other taxes previously charged. In
not one Instance were previous taxes
lowered. With few exceptions the
adoption of the gasoline tax was &C.
companied by substantial increases
in old forms Of taxation or by the
addition Of new impostA
Last year the motor vehicles of
the ten States under consideration
paid into their public treasures a
total of $4,000, 900 In the way Of
registration and license fees, fines,
etc. Furthermore. except in Penn
sylyania, each vehicle was obliged to
pay taxes as personal property. With
the increased registration fees noted
It l., apparent that In spite Of the
fact that the gasoline tax amounts
to only I cent per gallon, Its ag-
gregate Of $4,000, 900 constitutes an
enormous aggravation Of the cost Of
operating motor vehicle in those
States where legislators have seen
fit to impose 1t.
One of the strange things attend
ing the introduction Of bills and pas
sage of laws providing for gasoline
taxes has been the fact that they
have oftentimes gained widespread
and hearty support from the motor
vehicle owners themselves. These
men have contended that such a
tax Is tho best gauge OF the amount
of use which a given motor vehicle
makes of the highways: that 1t dis
tributes the burden proportionately
and equitably between heavy and light
vehicles and between a vehicle which
operates 1000 miles a year and one
which runs ten times that distance.
Equitable Nature SmOthered.
Theoretically this is true and
might work out satisfactorily in
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-26

subsequently. gasoline. electric cars
were substituted for light passenger
trains on many railways. Admirable
and elegant in construction as these
cars proved to be. their first cost in
many instances approached that Of a
new locomotive, and the intricacies Of
their mechanism often demanded q
large share of official attention from
the chief electric engineer down.
Faced with these discouraging cir
cumstances In the operation OF light
passenger service. It has been particu-
larly CALLING to railway management
to observe the automobile truck and
bus thriving on the very traffic that
had caused the railways an actual
loss. This situation has naturally
been aggravated in the minds Of rail.
way managers by the fact that tho
automobile Is being run over a road
built and maintained by the taxpayers
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-26
fMOTOR|
| DIGEST |
YAP
Automotive Activities Through
out the World.

Brazil has less than half as many
automobiles as Cuba.
Half the automobiles in the United
States use 30 < az tires.
An automobile taxicab service 10 to
oe established at Warsaw, Poland.
Germany, with 81 900 motorcars,
mas one to every 1000 inhabitants.
Automobile distributors of the
Pacific Coast order cars in trainload
lots.
A steam motor. which uses coke as
Nuel, has been invented in England.
Farms In Western Canada have
more than 10000 factors, valued at
t21 .000. 900.
In Italy. vehicular traffic keeps to
the left in large cities. but to the
right In the country.
Every tenth person in tho popula-
ton Of Massachusetts, is q motorist
and licensed to operate a motor
vehicle.
The Pennsylvania autom obile
license tags are manufactured by 100
boys at the Industrial Reformatory at
Huntington.
Because Of the development Of the
new agricultural districts In Canada,
farmers are buying no fewer than
10, 900 tractors q year.
Automobiles are still to be barred
from the public highways in Bermuda.
according to a recent decision OF the
local government.
The use Of horns, whistles. sirens,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-26
Automobiles Popular
With the Smiths

Eleven and five-tenths per
cent OF the Smiths are buying
automobiles this fall and winter.
according to Motor World. This
Information was ELECTED by a
leading farm Journal by send
ing out questionnaires to the
1884 Smiths listed among its
100000 subscribers. The idea
OF this means of getting q line
on what farmers were going to
do with their money suggested
itself to man named Smith In
this Journals research depart
ment.
By applying the percentage Of
Smith car buyers to its total
subscription list, the Journal es-
timated that 128,500 cars will be
purchased by its 1,100. 900 read
ers. OF this number the ques-
tionnaire revealed that 10000
had already determined upon
the make of car they will pur-
chase.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-26

which, of course, includes the railways
in large measure. t
II is as futile, however. to argue
against the inroads which the automo-
bile has made upon rail traffic or to
suggest the prohibition OF this auto
mobile traffic as to demonstrate
against the rapid spread of forest
fire.
The most effective policy is to fight
fire with fire. English railways use
the automobile truck and steam lorry
extensively as a means for supple
menting freight service. and there are
many In this country who have the
temerity to suggest that IL the auto
mobile Is taking traffic from the rail
ways at a profit, that the roads should
themselves engage I'm this business,
not only as a means for improving
their service. but as a means for i'm
proving their earnings.
But to return to that particularly
onerous phase Of the situation cited
in the operation of light passenger
trains, a very plausible remedy Is
suggested In the form OF a rail motor
bus now being discussed generally.
Following closely in detail the main
features that are responsible for the
successful performance of the automo
bile truck, 1t may be assumed a rail
bus can be constructed which en-
bodies the same elements of simplicity
in construction. reliability in perform
ance, flexilibity In operation, light
weight and low first cost.
1t is possible that IL the rail motor
bus Is to be successfully operated as
a substitute for the light passenger
train In main line service as well as on
branch lines. that a maximum speed
Of more than thirty miles per hour
should be attainable, but 1t is believed
that. II designed to meet various local
conditions. the field for a light gaso-
line rail car patterned after the auto
mobile affords many interesting posi-
bilities In the direction of economy
and better service.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-26
GOTHAM TRAFFIC COURT
HANDLES ONLY AUTO CASES

The traffic court in New York city.
established five years ago. handles
every traffic law case in the borough
Of Manhattan. The two magistrates,
appointed by the mayor. have jurisdic-
ton over nothing but traffic infringe
ments. and are specialists on the traf-
fic regulations.
It is unusual for anybody to get out
of this court without a fine Of SIS.
Sometimes $40 or SIS is the fine i'm
posed, but the rule Is SIS.
A paste of shellac and graphite
will stop leaks at petcocks or spark
nluQa
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-26

To give a clearer vision through
smeared isinglass in automobile cur
tains wash both sides with vinegar.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-05-20

from relatives who have been re-
questeu to turn in the names and
burial places of deceased World War
veterans to the Office of the adju-
tant general in Seattle, but fearing
that the graves Of a number of vet
Grams may not be recorded on the
list being compiled by the state mil
itary department, Major G. r. Chris
tie, officer in charge of the graves
registration. division, again yester-
day issued an appeal to the relatives,
who have not done so, to send in to
him the names Of the veterans, the
date and place Of birth, the date and
place of death, cemeteries in which
they are buried, and also the lot
and grave numbers.
The adjutant generals Office aims
to compile a complete record of the
burial places of the world war vet
Grams in this state. In order to ac-
complish this an appeal to the rela-
tives of the deceased veterans has
been made necessary, because of the
inability of the sections Of the ceme-
teries to furnish this information.
Major Christie, who Is compiling
the records, said that the work would
have to be speeded up, If the adju-
tant generals Office was going to be
able to furnish the American Legion
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-05-20

but wait. On the stroke Of ten-eigh-
teen. the time when Five was due at
Grow Gulch on her schedule, Tarbell
tuned his relay to catch the first faint
tappfngs from the distant day-station.
Another sounder was silent. There
was hope in the delay, and Morris
voiced 1t.
Hes there, and he's too busy to
talk to u.s." he suggested, in a hushed
voice; and Disbrow. the car-record
man, added: "That's 1t; it'd take
minute or two to get them In on the
siding"
The second minute passed. and then
a third, and yet there was no word
from Bertram. Call him." snapped
the boss to Tarbell, but before the ex-
cowboys hand could reach the key,
the sounder began to rattle out
string Of dots and dashes; ragged
Morse 1t was, but we could all read 1t
only too plainly.
"Too late-mule threw me and I
had to crawl and drag q game leg
Five passed full speed at feminine
teen-I couldn't make it,
/ saw the boss hands shut up us
though the finger nails would cut into
the palms.
THAT ends it," he said, with q sort
OF swearing grOan in his voice; and
then to Tarbell: you may as well
call kirgan aud tell him to order out
the wrecking train. Then have Per-
kins make up relief train while
you're calling the doctors. Van Britt,
you go and notify the hospital over
your own Office wire. Have my
private car put into the relief, and
see to it that 1t has all the necessary
supplies. And you'd better notify the
undertakers, too"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-05-20
PAGE SEVEN

was unconstitutional and therefore
invalidated the entire amendment.
The Harding proposal is section
three and the court last June specii-
cally upheld the other two sections.
Justice Vandevanter again read the
decision, as he did last June.
Wet Attorneys Lose.
The court also held that the pro-
hibition amendment became effective
on January II, 1920. Wet attorneys
asserted that it was not law until
January 20, or one year after the
notifications of SO states were pro-
claimed by the secretary of state.
January II was one year after the
SO states had ratined, the twelve in
tervening days representing the time
required FOR official notices of action
to reach the state department.
The decision disposed of the un-
expected attack made on the law by
attorneys for j. J. Dillon, San Fran
cisco drayman, who was arrested on
the day the Volstead law became
effective for transporting cask of
wine without a permit. In seeking
writ Of habeas corpus to obtain
freedom after being convicted, Dill
Ions defense was that the amend
ment was invalid.
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posts of the state with the location
of the veterans graves so that the
service men can decorate the graves
Of their former brothers in khaki
Memorial Day.
In Seattle the women's auxiliaries
Of the American Legion posts are
planning to help decorate the graves
of the veterans. They do not want to
overlook a single grave, and the rel
atives are asked to permit them to
pay this tribute to the soldier dead.
The information asked for above can
either be telephoned to Major Chris
tie in the adjutant generals office,
Main 6714, or mailed to him at the
Armory, Seattle.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-05-20
LOCAL BALL TEAM
MEETS REAL TEST
NEXT SATURDAY
Olympia High School Plays District
Champion Players From
Vancouver

Saturday afternoon the local pill
chasers will cross the mound in their
biggest game Of the season when the
Vancouver nine, acknowledged chan
pions of Southern Washington, step
out from the benches to play. Van
couver has always had exceptional
teams in any form of athletics. Last
fall the Vancouver lads cleaned up
everything in football and in the dis
trict track meet, held recently at
Centralia, won from her competitors
by 81 points. The local lads have
not yet played with real baseball
team, but when they meet the boys
from Vancouver will come the big
test OF their actual ball playing abil-
ity. Fans are praying for one OF
those real sunshiny days next Satur-
day when they can get out and root
and holler.
Tomorrow the Blue and White
team goes down to Chehalis to finish
up the playing in this section. Won
or lost, the game will not affect the
championship of this part Of the
league. AS soon as the towns in the
Grays .Harbor country get through
their schedule, our boys will meet
the champions Of that section. OF
course II the locals are beaten down
there they will be unable to claim
the real championship Of this section
of the state. More cars are request
ed to be at the high school tomorrow
afternoon at 2 O'Clock to carry root
ers and players to Chehalis.
BremertOn and Bellingham Pair
Bremerton and Bellingham, having
won everything in the line of base
ball in their vicinity. are arranging
for a play-off and as soon as that
game is played efforts will be made
by Olympia to schedule a game. II
this game is won the Olympians can
Justly lay claim to the state cham
pionship.
The boys are working and prac-
ticing harder these days than they
ever did before. Coach Milholin's
pets are going out to get the pennant
or die, and with Cooper or Foote in
the box and the Lindsay-Norrie-Har-
pel-Ginder batting combination work
ing right-well. there's plenty OF
hope.