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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-13
"BEST SCHOOLS" FOR PHILA.
Or. 6roome Tells Of Progress to Men
of Northeast -.

Public Schools and the Publlc's
school, was the subject of a discourse
oy Superintendent of Schools BroOme
meeting last night in the Amber
Theatre, FrankfOrd avenue and Ser
geant street, attended by about 500
men, representing tho Protestant
churches of the northeast.
Dr.. Broomc spoke of the rise of the
public school in America, which is the
om'y nation in the world, he said where
nli classes are taught in one school. In
1,her countries, he said. the schools arc
olyldcd into three classes. The public
~SnooiS, he said, are the backbone Of
american democracy.
speaking of the needs of the schools
e SAID twice as much was spent last
ssar by the United States on battle
4 ssuips as on education. The Philadelphia
uniic schools, be said. can be made the
&I ~ thu nation. and he proposed to
80 them sA by 1910, the year Of the
w CeAteuuial. 4 N n
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-13
WHEN your rugs and draperies

WHEN your rugs and draperies
Nv begin to look soiled, and they in
variably do at this time of the year,
it is a good plan to send them to be
cleaned Immediately. Of course, I
know how bare and unattractive your
house looks without them, but, if you
will send them to Bargs, 1113 Chest
nut Street, they will receive such
prompt attention and be returned so
quickly that you will have little time
to miss them. Then, too, they will
have been cleaned thoroughly. For
instance, your rugs will net only
look clean on the surface, but they
will be entirely free from those small
particles of grit which are often
responsible for their wearing out.
A SURPRISE for Valentines Day
"A "a Gift Basket of Fruit from
Hallowells' BROAD below Chestnut)
will be the most appreciated Valen-
tine of all. The Baskets themselves
are so attractive and the luscious
Fruits so artistically arranged to
DrlnX OUC JHe ulosC piedSlDS CoIor
effects that unless you have been
the pleased recipient of one yourself,
YOU cannot realize how delightful
they are. And such marvellous
Fruits, too: huge clusters of Belgian
Hothouse Grapes, Spanish Almeria
Grapes, Peaches, Plums, Nectarines,
Apricots, etc. They are priced at
SIS to $25 and upward. and HallowelIs
guarantee perfect delivery to any place
within 1000 miles.
THE CHESTNUT ST
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-13
SMOKING COSTS LIFE
Sleeping lodser Fatally Burned
When Cigarette Stub lanltes Bed

lodger in North Franklin street
rooming house was fatally burned yes
terday as result of Il fire, when a
cigarette stub dropped from his hand
In bed after he had fallen asleep. lie
is George Fisher, thirty five years old.
who roomed at AT North Franklin
street.
Fellow dodgers responding to screams
Of pain coming from Fishers room dis
covered smoke pouring from, beneath
the door. Forcing nn entrance they
found the mattress ablazc and the floor
, burning and Fisher by this time un-
conscious cncirclcd by flames from the
bed. A fire alarm was turned in and
Fisher was taken to the llahnemann
Hospital. but died before he reached 1t.
The fire was cxtinguishcd with slight
damage. Fishers body was taken to
the Morgue, as police were unable to
locate his relatives.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-13
PEPPERS STAND FLAYED
Friends Of Irish Freedom Condemn
Vote to Seat Newberry

Condemnation of the action of Scnn-
tor Pepper in voting to scat Trulnan-H.
Newbcrry, in the United States Sen
ate, was voted last night at a meet
Ing Of Easement Branch, Friends Of
Irish Freedom, of which James B..
Given is president.
A resolution says in part that
whether the amount expended in the
primary before Newberry's election was
slightly more or less than $195, 900. the
sum vas excessive. The expenditure Of
such large amounts in behalf of can.
didate. the resolution continues. either
with or without his knowledge, is icon.
trary to sound public policy. harmful
to the honor and dignity Of the Senate
and dangerous TO the perpetuity of a
tree government, and such excessive
expenditures are hereby severely con-
demned and disapproved."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-13
7Wo Great
Secrets

When artists make rec
ords for the Victrola, they
sing, play or speak into
the mouth of a horn-like
apparatus, which goes
through the wall into an
other room. The recording
device is hidden-and few
there are who know the
secrets of the recording
chamber.
When a pianist makes a
DUO-ART Record, he or
she sits at a grand piano,
every key of which is
electrically connected with
the recording mechanism.
Every pressure of the fin
gers is registered-to be
later reproduced by the
DUO-ART Pianola-Piano.
These two recording
mechanisms-of the Vic
trola and of the DUO-ART'
Pianola- -Piano-are- t h e
greatest secrets of the
musical instrument world,
and the most interesting.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-13
- ~. as.EvoY

up on besides and sent to an animal
store. Well. that's just how Aloysins
felt about II. Yes. sir, they put him
IN q little glass tank Of water and set
linn In the show window. where oil the
ciirioua remarks about the calluses on
his cuticlc as they rubbered at him
through the glass. .J
Tl1IEN ono day man came down the
L street. cnrrying a suitcase. II
seemed to Aloysius there was something
familiar about the suitcase. just ms
the man stopped In front Of the show
window Aloysius took one long, staring
look Mt the suitcase. =.
"Ob. papa" he cried in touching
have changed" !"
And that's the end Of the story
Gwan to bed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-13
CLUB IN OPERA BUkLEsoUE
eoosters' Organization Also to Fea'
ture Syncopsted Ballet

A burlesque on grand opern Is IN
cluded in the program Of musical mer :
riment which the Boosters Club will
offer ut its annual celebration In the
ballroom Of tho Bellevue -Stratford
on February %. Another feature
will be more or less sypcopatcd ballet
called Quest for Happiness. It was
arranged by Mrs. Il. T. Butterworth.
who will direct the entertainment.
Ethel Porter Brooks and Robert A.
Jack will appear in n song cycle called
con Jhelum River
The Forthcoming celebration Is one
which the Boosters Cub gives annually
on wnshington's Birthday or az men,
that holiday as is possible. Special
costumery and scenery have been Sc
cured for this years production which
is promised will be the most elaborate
the club has ever undertaken.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-13
[EC|ONPOST Will
|GET TNEWMEMB['ERS
r..ms Want $40 Recruits for
Post 31e-Banquet for
! Winning Squad
|sAL MAsQUE FEBRUARY 20

A man size membership drive, with
~. slogan: 1910 members for 31O'
q. becu launched by Tioga Post, $40.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-13
The Hoppe Rcntal-P Payment Pan

Is convenient make full N6ymen
you piano victrola that We
all rent purchase
are purchase the return At tnst
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-13

l''' of the American
e1ane. Legion. A novel
ls .2@SARSlA campaign p n
u AE1ZZNS$SNN has been adopted.
SHS1I k and the present
N7NXS{MX membership is all
E NNNNxk enrolled IN an
\ I, XNI1HNW effort to put II
xs N%<S$N across;
r 2 iost olv Ihe'n-
M .,r,a' ~ comnet,t,vc
the system Vol 'ou .,,, Ia ,,,t.eJ poo;r.t
teams; Eacn team ntf"r. w ~ ' get ph The largest
I Its fellows IN am ,hors em Tho team that
\ number OF neT nnnst Tots, vii, have the
turns IN tse sn"r;no a. a,csts Of honor
pleasure OF "s"h ,hc cxnenses of which
ct q oani1Ih., r., olI Tho ether teams,
will Dc pa'u =. "n ,..I.. I - .n,,;., 4,
There are a nu,""rr ~,,hovs ~ sp n"t thc
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-13

Of the American
Legion. A novel
campaign pl n
has been adopted.
and the present
membership Is all
enrolled In an
effort to put 1t
across.
Post 310's meth
cd is based on
Arizona republican., 1922-04-02
ON
TUBULAR SPINE
Of DURANT CAR

What is this tubular backbone
that YOU fellows talk SO much about? r
asked a customer in the Durant
agency the other day. Julian Holmes
of the II. e. H. Motor company, who
has gone over it till he knows it by
heart, explained as follows:
THE first thing TO consider is the
necessity for such a member in the
frame of an automobile. You know
that an auto in motion is subjected to
strains from practically every direc-
ton. and the frame has to be braced
against all these shocks or they viii
be transmitted to the engine and the
body, developing squeaks and rattles,
which are always evidences of weak
nesses developed at the points where
they occur Most frames are now
successfully braced against the hori-
zontal strains from the end, side, or
corner. The standard channel bar
and gusset construction common TO
all frames takes care of that. But a.
strain coming in a vertical direction
as when one wheel is elevated above
the level of the others, tends to twist
the frame. If you do not think this
amounts TO anything, jack up one
wheel of the ordinary automobile un-
Ill it is six inches off the floor. and
see how many of the doors you can
open.
THAT is precisely what happens to
the frame time after time as you
drive along the road. There are thou
sands of greater or lesser elevations
constantly raising and lowering the
different wheels, subjecting the
whole mechanism to a constant series
of twists. is it any wonder that bodies
a l. a
| frames frequently need TO be re-
riveted to keep them rigid?
THE Durant Tubular Backbone
is an application by Durant engineer
Of the recognized principle that a
| cylinder cannot be twisted. 1t is a
very important thinS-so important
! that the Durant Motor company has
| applied for patent ON this particu-
| lar principle of frame construction
I It consists of a cylinder of heavy
| gauge steel. the same in thickness as
! channel bars of the frames. 1t is
! about half the length of the frame
| and is firmly riveted TO two heavy
| cross members in such a position
| that it is parallel to the drive shaft
! of the car. 1t is so placed and
braced that no twisting of the frame
! can take place--if you raise the cor
ner of the car, you raise the whole
end
This makes the frame Of the Du-
| rant as infleXible as the foundations
/ of a skyscraper. 1t means a great
! deal in extending the life of the car
| for it keeps the body free from The
strains which develop noises. il
also protects the engine against the
| effects of Constant twisting of tht
frame adds to the life and power O
the engine and cuts down on re.
I pairs"
Arizona republican., 1922-04-02
Registrations In
California Jump

LOS ANGELES. Apr. (Special)--
Automobiles sales increased e54 per
cent in California in February of this
wear over February of 1921. accord
ing TO figures Just compiled by Motor
Registration News. and appearing IN
the March issue of this publication
There were $3.50 motor cars Of diff
ferent makes sold in this state dur
ing February of this year, while only
32fS were disposed of by the motor
car distributors, branches and deal
ers in the same month a year ago.
Forty-seven counties ine northern
California are credited with 329S au-
tornobile sales in February of 1929
against 1910 for a like month in 1921.
Eleven counties of southern Califor-
MIA show 1851 motor cars sold last
month, compared to 1903 for the
same period year ago.
The gains which have been made
were not confined to the lowest
priced vehicles, in fact. from a per
centage viewpoint, some of the real
high priced quality automobiles
showed boosts as high as 500 per cent.
That the truck industry is begin
ning TO come back strong is CLEANED
from study of figures which bring
out the fact that 1875 commercial
vehicles found their way into new
owners possession during February
Arizona republican., 1922-04-02
HUPMOB|LE HAS
BEST WIN I TER
IN HIS I D RY

Du Bois Young, vice president OF
the Hupp Motor Car company of De-
troit, and the managing head of its
big production program. has been
sojourning in Los Angeles on a brief
vacation trip.
Like many other lunlinaries OF the
industry, he says that the days of
hard shedding have been passed. and
that from now on business will
steadily increase. Good times he de-
clares are just in the offing. Like
many other businesses, the industry
has cleaned house and is generally
on the firmest basis.
The Hupmobile has grown stead
lily in favor with the motoring pub
lie. as ouP production records will at
test" he stated. "Our winter business
was the best We have ever had and
confidently believe that we will pro-
duce in the neighborhood of 10000
Hupmobiles this year. The Hupmoblle
has justly acquired wonderful rep
utation in the hands of owners of all
classes and its fame as a great car
is based on it's performance and its
long life. ] find that here, as well as
elsewhere. very few Hupmobiles are
to be found in the used car market,
while those that are offered for sale
are quickly disposed Of"
Driving a Hupmobile. he LETT Los
Angeles last Tuesday for San Fran
cisco where he will remain until the
1st of April. when he expects to leave
for Detroit.
Arizona republican., 1922-04-02

The repeatedly changing traffic
conditions during the past decade
and constant advances in highway
engineering and contracting have
brought new problems and new
movements to- the United States
Good Roads convention for discus
sion. The interchanging of views
and experience there has had a far
reaching influence upon road work
in this country. This year brings
not only its full quota of technical
problems but also a multitude OF
broader questions of policy, admin
stration and finance. For several
years road betterments have been
curtailed, maintenance has been
necessarily more or less neglected
contractors have had TO face labor
and material shortage and almost
prohibitive cost. In the meantime
traffic has been growing at an un-
precedented rate and changing rap
idly in character.
Present indications are that the
coming season will be an exception
ally busy one for builders. Large
sums are available for the work and
there is a demand for better roads
increase in motor truck transpor-
tation is daily emphasizing the needs
for highways that can be used at all
seasons. Passenger automobiles are
increasing in number also ind sp-
parently making greater mileage. In
order most effectively and economi-
cally to do their work highway Of
ficials must be fully informed as to
administrative and financial matters
Highway engineers must keep in
touch with the progress being made
in technic, contractors must keer
abreast of the times. especially in
regard to machinery and equipment
Conventions are among the best
means for accomplishing these
| things.
| The annual meeting of the United
| States Good Roads association con-
| vention is conspicuously able to meet
/ the demands of workers in the high
way field for it brings together large
members of officials, engineer con-
tractors who are gathered at that
| place or time In addition it offers q
! display OF road and street machinery
Arizona republican., 1922-04-02
NASH IS THERE
WITH BELLS ON

When Joe McAleer of the Phoenix
Nash company. was in Los Angeles
last week he CHANGED to meet D. A.
Jenkins prominent contractor of
Blackfoot, Idaho, who comes pretty
nearly having the world by the tail'
insofar as records with automobiles
are concerned.
Thirty miles per hour is the state
law in Idaho, said jenkins, "but our
dirt roads are SO rough that the au-
thorities think that no one can drive
that fast without wrecl1ing their
cars, so they don't have speed cops
This absence of speed cops gives
those that are so inclined an oppor-
tunitv to test out the mettle of the
machines they drive.
ITO settle an argument, I drove
my Nash car from Blackfoot. Idaho
to Salt Lake City, distance of 214
miles in the morning. was checked in
by Salt Lake neWspapermen, had my
lunch and then drove back to Black
foot for dinner, making the 428 miles
in 1912 hours flat. T1 time being
recorded by Mr.. Trego. of the Idaho
Republican.
The road wound through two Ions
canons and 80 miles of the road was
under construction. Not a single
stretch of the road was az good al
the strip extending from La Jolla K
the Biological grade near San Diego
yet my average speed for this triI
was over 40 miles per hour. Th'
| gasoline consumption was 21 gallon!
| OF gasoline and one quart of oil. NJ
water was put in the car during th'
run. the transmission was sealed il
| high gear and the shifting lever wa
removed
| "On another occasion I raced
high priced racing speedster on
country road an 11mile course tha
had six right angle turns. My tim
for this distance was 10 minutes an
81 seconds, and / beat the other fel
low by three -fourths Cf a mile. Thi
was done a friendly little bet OF $50
and my Nash roadster had no troubl
in collecting.
y have owned four Nash SKIES an
one Nash four. and drove first thre
on total of $4,000 miles Tithou
breaking a part other than an oc
casional fan belt.
Arizona republican., 1922-04-02

and material that can be seen no
where else. The opportunity TO in
spect this line and TO talk with
machinery and material company's
representatives is worth more TO a
road contractor than it can possibly
cost him. To engineers and officials
the meeting with others engaged in
the same kind of work with inter-
changing of views and results is of
incaluable value The convention
exhibition also gives all those en-
gagged in road and street work, fed
eral. state county, city and town OF
ficials. engineers employed in the
various public capacities and those
in private practice. contractors en-
gagged in road or street work and the
men engaged in selling machinery
and materials unequaled opportunity
to meet on the common ground of
their work. formally and informally
and to receive the benefits OF their
experience.
Thousands OF road builders know
from personal experience how much
benefit they have derived from pre-
vious meetings of the United states
Good Roads association. Many men
will be at the meeting in Phoenix
ings of the association since 1t or
ganization ten years ago. These men
come every year for the purpose OF
securing information, seeing the
latest models of road machines, road
materials. trucks, tractors and auto
mobiles, and then return to their
homes full of enthusiasm to go for
ward with their work
J. A. Rountree. director general. OF
the three organizations has been II
Phoenix for the past sixty days act
ivelv working on the details Of this
great show and these conventions
which are fraught with so much good
for the Good Roads cause throughout
the nation. The federal government
recognizes the Importance of the
conventions and the United States
Good Roads show and is sending
from the Bureau Of public Roads one
of the largest ard most complete eX-
hibits of models, pictures. that mas
ever been sent from washington
This is the first time the federal
government has sent an exhibit TO Q
city the size of Phoenix and TO the
West. BY sending this exhibit they
are showing their deep interest IN
the meeting of the United states
be so successful in every way.
Leading truck and automobile
| dealers have already applied AND
| contracted for booths at the
| coming show and are taking advant-
age of the opportunity TO show their
| to that class that are able and de-
sirous of seeing the latest models II
| automobiles. trucks and tractors.
The program Of the United States
Good Roads association and tht
/ Bankhead National Highway asso'
! ciation has some of the most prom
inent men and women in the country
| who will draw large crowds TO TINS
| convention. Three governors, two
| cabinet officers. two United states
senators. fifty or more state high
way commissioners and engineers
and thousands of road boosters have
! already accepted invitations TO come
Naturally Il is expected that seyera
thousand delegates will come iron
the states of Arizona. New Mexico
! California and adjourninR states
| while there viii be delegates from
every state in the union.
Arizona republican., 1922-04-02
ACCURACY MOST
NECESSARY I D
CONSTRUCTION

"A sheet of ordinary newspaper is
three one -thousandths OF an inch in
thickness according to Larry, Quin-
Ian, manager of Babbit Brothers.
In the building of Cadillac motor
car there are 800 dimensions which
are not permitted to vary more than
one sixth of the thickness OF an or
dinary sheet of newspaper.
This seems almost beyond the
comprehension of the average per-
son, but the mechanical engineer will
appreciate that it is this elaborate
system of exact measurements that
results in a quality motor car.
Cadillac manufacturing methods"
declares QBinlan. have always been
the source of the greatest interest to
the mechanically inclined. Since
taking over the new Cadillac fac
tory a year ago the Cadillac company
has developed the system Of construct
ton to an even greater degree of per-
fection. Visitors to the Cadillac plant
are always interested in the gauge
room and the thousands of precision
instruments used. To maintain the
standard of accuracy the Cadillac
plant has $4,000 instruments in con-
slant use.
The accuracy OF these precision in
struments is being constantly tested,
the piston pin gauges, for example,
being checked twice every day they
are used. The ultimate measure of
accuracy in the Johansson gauge,
known as the last word in mechani-
cal measurements.
The assembling and adjusting OF
Cadillac engines is also of much in
terest to factory visitors. One man
an expert, is made responsible for
the assembling of each Cadillac en-
gine. The parts and sub-assemblies
are brought TO him as complete set
conveniently arranged on a movable
rack designed for that purpose. BY
this practice each engine is individ-
ually built and the assembler has a
powerful incentive to maintain high
standard of excellence