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The Washington herald., 1922-02-05
MARYLAND ROADS
TO BENEFIT BY TAX
ON AUTO CAR FUEL
Gas Fee, Unknown Two
Years Ago, Gains in
Popularity.
vIRGINIA WILL. ACT
Says Combined Rates Will Be
No Higher Than Pres
ent Charges.
vIRGINIA WILL. ACT
By JOHN n. MACKALL.

Maryland's policy of having the
construction of roads paid for from
the general taxes Of the state. and
their maintenance paid for by the
users Is fundamentally correct. and
II is more responsible today, than
any other person or thing for
Maryland's magnificent system OF
roads, reaching. as II. does. to every
county seat and to every town OF
1.O0o people, and to almost every
hamlet in the state.
Prior to the Inauguration of the
budget system, money derived for
road maintenance from the receipts
OF motor vehicles was used to pay
for the maintenance work actually
done during the preceding year.
This was necessary because the re-
ceipts were actually always a year
behind the expenditures. That such
q system should not be continued
Is admitted by everyone, and
whether or not II should have ever
been inaugurated is, perhaps, be-
side the point at this time. 1t was
necessary that the roads be main
tanned. Sufncient funds had not
been provided for their maintenance
without borrowing from the con-
struction fund, and when funds be-
came available, the debts were paid
back. but immediate borrowing was
started again. Would the legisla-
ture have provided suficient funds
to have put the State Roads Com
mission on a financial basis Is en-
tirely beside the point, and per-
haps II Is best not to go into this
question at this time.
The fact remains that when the
legislature OF 1920 made the State
Roads Commissions fiscal year and
the nscal year Of the commissioner
of motor vehicles conform to the
fiscal year Of the state. making the
fiscal year OF the State Road Com
sion nine months long for 1920, and
the motor vehicle commissioners
year i've months long, the deficit at
the close of business on the soth of
September. 1890, was s1.17s.555.o7.
The State Roads Commission felt
that Il was its duty to finance this
deficit by borrowing temporarily
from construction until the legisla-
turs had had an opportunity to
H8kc IL up When inc lcBlSldLuEc
had this opportunity and did not
do II, the commissions duty was
perfectly clear. There was moth
ing for IL to do but to take from
money appropriated for main
tenance this year suficient to pay
last years debts, because the money
appropriated for construction should
be used for that purpose.
The State roads commission fur
ther felt that II was its duty to
advise the governor and the legis-
Iature not only of the deficit, but
Of the method of raising sufficient
funds to relieve II, SO that in order
70 get the money at the earliest
possible time and, put the burden
Of paying IL ,euuitably upon those
Who use the roads 1t was decided
TO ask for 4 tax Of 1 cent per gal
ION on motor fuel used in pro-
The Washington herald., 1922-02-05

pelling vehicles designed for use
upon the public highway.
In order that this tax might pro-
duce only sufficient money to wipe
out the deficit il was further de-
cided TO let the tax run only until
this was done. Because the tax on
gasoline seemed to meter to the
users OF the road the service which
the road rendered II seemed de-
sirablei to all concerned to sup
plant the present ineauitable and
unsefentific method Of taxation,
based upon horsepower, with the
tax on motor-fuel. which takes
into consideration the weight of
the machine, the speed it travels
and, also. OF course, the number of
miles which IL travels in any given
year. The tax on motor fuel
makes the heavy car pay much,
the light car pay little. the man
who travels far pay much and the
man who travels little pay little.
Why should the man who travels
5000 miles per year pay the same
for a given kind OF car as the man
who travels $4,000 miles per year?
He should not Why should a man
who has a car with a large bore
and short stroke pay as much as
the man who has a car with q
small bore and long stroke,
weighing, perhaps, twice as much
and travelling twice as far, and
causing. perhaps, twice as much
wear upon the public highway?
Obviously, he should not
Because the tax on motor fuel
seemed to be so eminently fair and
the present registration fee based
upon horsepower so eminently un-
fair 1t seemed desirable to all con-
cerned that as quickly as possible
the receipts for maintenance be
derived from a motor fuel tax
rather than from registration. The
earliest possible date on which the
change could be made was jan
uary /, 1924, unless someone was
going to guess how much the tax
on motor fuel would produce and
substitute it for the registration
fee. It Is assumed that no legis-
lation would substitute a system
which someone said might produce
81 100000 for one which actually
did produce this sum. By having
the gas tax at 1 cent per gallon
go into effect on June 1, perhaps
out so that it would be smoothly
operating by October l. For the
States fiscal year beginning Octo-
Der l there would be kept accurate
figures to determine how much was
derived from the registration of
motor vehicles at so cents per
horsepower, and how much would
be derived from the tax on motor
fuel at 1 cent per gallon for the
same period and from the same
vehicles.
Itswe assume. which is. Of course.
fact, that two cents will produce
twice as much as one cent, begin
ming January 1. 1874, the gas tax
will 60 to two cents per gallon. with
a corresponding reduction in registra-
tion. The amount charged beginning
January, 1924. per horsepower for
registration would be the percentage
Of so cents which the difference be-
The Washington herald., 1922-02-05
TRUANT OFFICER
LOSES HIS JOB
WHEN BUS RUNS
Motor Vehicles Now Used
BY $4,000 Consolidated
Schools.

with the almost universal adop-
tion OF the school bus begins a long
period Of restfulness for the coun-
try truant officer whose duty is to
check up on school attendance.
Rainy days. long distances, and
muddy roads no longer make the
district school look like a deserted
village.
Used now by more than 10000
consolidated schools. the school bus
system Is a simple and practical
one. Every morning the bus. with
driver provided by the school,
drives up before each farm house
where there are children OF school
age. The sound of the horn is the
signal for the children to come
rushing out of the house. and they
are on their way to school. Stormy
weather Is now a feeble excuse for
not attending. More and more. the
truant officer OF these consolidated
schools is coming to lead the life
of ease.
The proportion OF Dodge Broth
ers cars among the 10000 schoois
is high. and the reason may be
found by taking particular instances
where, they are used. In Beckhan
County, Oklahoma, for example,
three Dodge Brothers cars take the
place of six smaller, cars formerly
used by the country school. To give
some idea of the amount of walk
ing the kids of that county save,
the busses each travel thirty-five
miles on their way to school every
morning. and the same distances
going home. In another case, thar
of Winnebago Community School
near Rockford, ILL.,, thirty or more
children travel to school each
morning in the interior Of a Graham
Brothers school bus with Dodge
Brothers power plant.
By reason of their reliability anc
economical operation, Dodge Broth
ers cars and Graham Brothers
school bus are admirably suited to
the use Of country schools.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-05
INHERENT DESIRE
BOOMS INDUSTRY
Makes Automobile a Vehicle
of Utility indispensable
To Existence.

Those who have to do with the
sale of automobiles have one great
advantage that no other. product
has known" states c. J. Nephier,
general sales manager of the Oak
land Motor Car Company. This
advantage is summed up in two
words-inherent desire.
Sometime try the experiment.
stand on any busy corner and ask
the first 100 persons you meet. who
do not already. possess automobiles
whether or not they would like to
have one, and their answer Will in
variably be yes ,.. 49,,
You will find this to be true
even among those whose worldly
possessions have thus. far made it
impractfcable- for them to buy a
car. or no other article of mer-
chandise, outside the bare snecessi-
ties of life, is this true. 1t isn't
true Of a watch. plano, talking ma
chine, cash register, a motorcycle
or any other manufactured pro-
duct.
This important selling advant-
age of inherent desire in itself es-
tablishes the automobile as a We
hicle of utility indispensable TO our
very existence today. II 1t Is true
as established by the National Au-
tomobile Chamber of Commerce,
we increase our efficiency nearly 81
per cent by the use Of automobiles,
then who among us wishes to ap-
pear backward? 1t is only natural
to wish to. be progressive and to
adopt those conveniences which
make our lives more valuable to
the. community.
Il confidently look forward to
the time when every active indi-
vidual. whether factory hand, clerk
or executive, will own his own car"
The Washington herald., 1922-02-05
Fair Car Drivers
Perform Better
Than Men, Claim

BROOKLYN. Feb. 4.-women are
by far more careful motor car driv-
ers than men, and out of the thou
sands of cases Of traffic violations
coming before the Brooklyn traffie
court. only about per cent of the
Offenders are women, according 10
Judge Lawrence c. Fisher. magis-
trate OF the court.
1T Is not fair 10 call women, as
a rule, careless drivers" says the
magistrate. There are. so few Of
them hailed into court that they re-
auire 10 be treated differently from
the men. Since the passing OF the
suffrage amendment. the penalties
accorded women and men have been
alike. although naturally the wom-
an is treated with the courtesy due
her"
The Washington herald., 1922-02-05
Dirty Garages
viii Shorten
Life of Tires

An. inspection OF crippled tires In
the collection OF any repairman
will reveal the fact that a larger
percentage of the, trouble comes
from neglect in the garage at
home. II stones. rsruts and road
roughness were the only things
that wore out. tires repair bills
would be cut in half
z Water. oil. grease and light
rubbers worst enemies--work in a
garage more actively than on the
road. In washing the car the rims
are liable 70 become .rnsty and eat
away the tire. A coat OF graphite
or common stove polish will pre-
vent this and keep the tire from
creeping. <.~trE2
Oil or grease should never be
allowed TO stand on a garage floor.
Small cuts or sbruises on the tire
The Washington herald., 1922-02-05

have the approval of a discriminat-
ing and distinguished company of
neutrality-suspicious.. who lived in
an age OF good form unconta mi
mated by jazz. bedroom farces and
other baneful modern influences,
You will have, as well, color
combination of which you will
never tire. 4 color combination that
has survived the test OF. time and
the changing fashions that come
with the years, color combination
that has been. handed down from
generation to generation in prom
inent families both =. here and
abroad.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-05
Knocks.

The knock produced by a loose
piston pin is considerably lighter
than crank shaft knock and is
most noticeable when the engine
is running idle with the throttle
nearly closed. The only remedy for
the knock Is to repair the pin Ior
bushing or both. This knock, how
ever, does not indicate 50 dangerous
condition as crank shaft or
connecting rod knock. ~
The Washington herald., 1922-02-05
Oil Gauge and Engine Bearing

pressure in the oil gauge; and the
regulator is known to be right, 1t
istsafe to assume that engine bear
ings are beginning TO wear.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-05
Locating Trouble.

A new owner OF an aUIpmobne-
when searching for trouble, often
creates more than he finds. lndiS,
changes OF adjustments
usually get the operator ~further
away from the real cause Of the
trouble. The amateur mechanic
should be FIRST sure what the trou-
Bile is and then start carefully to
rectify ". 7asa,
The Washington herald., 1922-02-05
Injurious Foreign Matter.

/ Sediment. scale, and rust in the
cells of the radiator and the water
Jackets of the cylinders will inter
fere seriously with the circulation
of the; water. -,
The Washington herald., 1922-02-05
GASOLINE DISTRICT BRING RECPROcY

surfsee should be repsired At ss4-e
n tire has been smeared M
grease II should be washed thor- !,
ouehly with cold wstef snd httb>s
The Washington herald., 1922-02-05
Lubricate Steering Knuckles.

Steering becomes hard when the
steering knuekle pivot pins be-
come dry and rusty. They have
large surfaces and should be kept
well creased at all times.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-19
BUSINESS oPPoRTUN1T1Es

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
BRAINCOTE Hotel for rent or for ssie-10
rooms with saloon: all conveniences, be.
tween la"tcries employing about 5000 peo-
Apply VII "A'" street,
LOUIS GUSsMAN
26l.268 Hlgh st.. Pottstown Pa.
BLACKSMITH, wheelwright 4 anton,o6Iis
repair shop doing elegant bus. in town
COM. home with mod. imps.: close to train 4
al facilities; price $4,000, with tools and
EQUIP: terms. Happ 4 Sons. DoyIestown. Pa
APARTMENT HOUSE, beautIfuI ,trnc,nr.
with ?3 up-to-date apartments: showing a,
can be financed for SO. 90 ensS: Se wO9; nO3 600;
Investment. Lowenstein, 1901 Chestnut ~
SALESMAN with trade open fer woll-,noGs
popular-priced line Of shirts, Incudlnc.
novelties. from a reliable firm: al inm'
and adjacent territory. NJ 823, Ledger on
LUMBER coal. FEED. building maierIais
railroad station, $50. 900 business waar
$4,000; one.hnlf cash: Investigate 'ea's'
{. f. BEAUMONT. Doylestown, pa
$1,000 SECURES INTEREST," in going desIr--
able. money-mahlng business. irnn,sf nssi,
Weekly returns; ltbaral weekly saiar~ 80
investigate. sos. ledger Office. ''e''
YOUNG MAN with ability can become n.r;
owner In real estate business In Iu,rrctit
City; $1,000 cash required; state onn tt,.,i
lions ~ fnll 1876. Ledeer Office.
DOLLARS WHO WOULD LiKE Tn
SHARE IN THE PROFiT or AIvtpS
sNGCEssFUI. BUSINESS. p l3aa, l.. o,
SHOE REPAIRING for sale with nron.,,Y
West Phsla. Can at 5O4 s. ath st''' 81.
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CONSTABLES' SALES

SALE Contents OF second
hand Store, furniture, et... seized for rent
at 2lOi South ST.. Wed, April 10. at +. M
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DOGS AND BIRDS

CANARY BIRDS-Finest assortment a,
singing cansries: have also maicS and rs
males for breeding. 232i ". talrhii st
Phone Diamond 4OA7. w.
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MEnloN North Highland ave-; most bsau.
uful avenue IN America house French A.
(: acres sronndi Bsauiirui shaded drivc.
way; large stable and yarsgei oapscity Tour
lerms. Apply ewnsra los y. 3d ~
| HAVE desirable listinss OF Improved 'feai
estate and earsfuily rsytrIcted buiif ~
Spruce 1881 " f3H 1900 49, 49,
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COLONIAL. house, 90 rooms bath, wide
porchss and large lawn: !. mi!e OF creek
front: 1870 acres Of land this would make .
quick snle. immediate possession; 100 other
,arfn BARGAINS. Phone Media 41B. Benz. r.
Lewis, II south ave, Media, Pa.
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l3ln y. 62D STD story. 3Oxl0O: -wat.r
l. neat. el'ctr.c light; can readily be altered
n.n ;onc s,oF. ana apartments. ARTHUR HALE
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MAKE OFFER for automob'le, part. and
tools suitable for school purposes or re.
Apply to !: 4. NJ. to B r. H. to
evenings. 1900 Vine ST.. second floor
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NEW MODERN semi-datached homos in
suburbs within 10 rnirUtes ri. OF seth
~ very reasonable; also lots ripe for de-
FUfIRMAN REALTY CORP ,a,o Arab =,
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I'D & JACKSON SITS.

Beautitul 2-s'ory pUrch dwelling: q rooms
and bath. @ashtrays and electric Lighting;
A. F. RUSSELL
y. r. cor. 18TH and TaskAr sts
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I'll N. 18TH

SAMUEL COLDER. FINANCE BLDG
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ALEX. COLVILLE
22O1 Fairmount ave

2959 Stillman-Porch.- y rooms: vacant.
BOIL n. 24th-Pch.. Z rms. shed: all cow.
2SS9 N. 25th-Porch, rooms. shed; modern.
1924 Batley-Pch., rms, mod: end house.
89G7 Dover-Pch.. Z rms; mod end house.
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45O6 N. 10TH ST.

tAT BOULEvARD)
2ig story stone front 3 rooms and hath, en-.
closed porch: modern throughout. Iarpe lot :
Brick garage, 3 cars. CHARLES W. MIL
LER. 1201-01 Commonwealth Building
4547 y. lCAMAC ST.--Six rms, bath, Siec. !.
h.-w. heat. hdwd. hrs. laun.. porch, nY.
troll. Blvd. Doane. 8es1 Gtn. ave. Tic. SIS4
43os ~ 18TH ST --six rooms and hath.
elec. WM. LINDER. 1928 Chestnut st.
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o..o ARtIiER ST. Excellent outlook: 4
Story. 10 rooms and . baths. modern; good
G,nnditlon; bargain. "''N
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-19

ARDMORE-si6.6O 800: north side: attractive
detached stone.and shingle residenee. II
rooms, hardwood roors, hot water heat, cleo.
lrlc light; lot G3x2O0: uarsse cars
LAMB CO, 731 Wnlnui .t
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-19

VII FINE sI.-Thrse stories II ruLIns and
$500. e'' '''' '''' price
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6S29 liAbFlELD -- $1,000 80 Dutch han a
bedroonis, nah. and white, hot-water hta
eL"c., perfect repair. Gsbtll, 1888 = loth
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AUTOMOBILE ACCESSORIES

TO HIRE aud pass, touring Iimou.Ine,
III per hour up. Poplar 1917; Park 4iHO.
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SPOT CASH paid paid, for Or; used ear. in GOOD
l707 Vine st: Spruce 2i6O.
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sransGiAl- Price: must be sold: make orer;
Rn Iafse ,e bedreoms. John Enburg. 500;
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COLONIAL farmhouse. ~ rooms; large
barn and Outbulldings: 80 acres OF nns
ierei and on state highway; this 10 .
sood buy; can give Immediate posSession:
100 OTHER FANCY BARGAINS
BENZ. ~. LEWIS.
II SOUTH AVE. MEDIA. PA.
pHDN~E ML'DIA Aoa
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5l42 HAZEL AVE.

$55OO VIII I,s buy modern a'rlish, HON.
location. JOHN NJ ENI,r nc on t.T' tnohx'
n1nr
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-05-04
THINGS BEGINNERS
MUST LEARN FIRST
Explanation of Terms Used in
Radio and OF It's Basic
Principles.

Due 20 the great Interest taken In "a
do since broadcastlng stations have
been started. many radio terms are
seen and heard that may be unfamiliar
10 the novice. Some Of the most com
monty used terms are explained and
defined below.
Like light, heat and sound, radio
energy is propagated in the form Of a
wave motion. Every one is familiar
with the wave motion set up on the
surface OF still body Of water by the
dropping Of a stone into IL.
Every time a point on the surface
OF the waves goes through complete
set Of motions and starts 10 repeat
those motlous the wave is said 10 have
gone through cycle.
The number OF complete cycles gone
through per second is the frequency.
The human ear Is responsive TO
sound frequencles up 10 a few thousand
cycles per second but is not capable Of
responding TO the higher frequencles
encountered in radio. Arbitrarily a
frequency OF less than 10000 cycles
has been called an audible frequency
--one which can be heard-and fre4
quencles above 10000 cycles, radio or
inaudible Observation-Disclosures they
cannot be heard by the human ear.
The particular type Of wave which
propagates radio energy is an electro
magnetic wave. All OF us have seen
bits Of iron and steel attracted by the
little toy magnets made up In the form
OF horseshoes. This attraction Of the
magnet for the bits OF iron and steel
showed the existence of a magnetic
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-05-04
East DORSET

william w.alon was honae several
Gays last seek.
Dsvid BelIand II the ~ F. 7. & T.
Co. vas here Saturday
Charles Leary u Albany. \. T.
was home over the week end
G n Brophy. who has been ID Tor
the past week. is recovering
Miss Helena Cunningham vas y
Manchester several days last week.
Mrs. ". C. Bebee is spending some
time with her daughter, Mrs g. H.
Brophy.
George Cook and family have finish
ed work FOR the Gregoire Company
and returned to Barre Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Be son and Miss
Beulah Belland Of Rutland, were Sun
day guests Of Mrs. Alice Benson.
Mrs Nellie Dunn, who has been
spending the winter in St Petersburg,
Fla. returned home last Friday
Mrs. Mary Griffith, who has been
South during the winter months, re-
turned to her home here Monday.
Be sure TO attend the Welsh Concert
at Union Opera House, Manchester
Center, Friday evening, under auspices
Of American Legion.
The thank offering meeting Of the
Women's Home Missionary Society,
which was postponed, will be held this
week Friday afternoon at 2:S0 o'clock
at the home Of Mrs l.. A. Wade.
Mrs. Geo. f. Coping entertained on
Wednesday afternoon the following
ladies. Mrs. Daniel Leary, Miss Mary
Kelleher, Mrs. b. P. Bowen, Mrs.
Sarah (Bowen) Parker, Mrs. c. l..
Clifford, Mrs. j. NJ. Bebee, Mrs. Nellie
Sexton, Mrs. w. H. Brock, Mrs. Leo
]. Abbott, and the Misses Bertha
Ames, Lena Benson and Bertha
Brophy.
The "Four-S Square Meeting" held in
the chapel last Sunday evening, was
well attended. Leader, H. G. Stone.
The chairs were arranged in the form
of two squares, and those who took
part entered the inner square. The
talk by A. J. Hicks of Manchester De-
pot, was very interesting and instruc-
tive. After the meeting, home made
candy was served by the social COM
mittee.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-05-04

electrical resonance. Stations trans
hitting on any wave-length other than
800 meters viii not cause a current
TO be set up In the receiver.
The portion OF radio receiver that
changes the wavelength at which il
is electrically resonant is called a
tuner. Suppose that "A" station trans
mits on wave-length Of 200 meters
and "B" on a wave-length Of 800 me-
tiers. { BY adjusting the tuner until the
constants of the receiver make II cleo
trically resonant to a 2O0-meter wave
or 3GOmeter wave, eithef Of the two
stations can be picked up, but both
stations cannot be picked up slmulta-
neously. This is the reason that more
than one transmitter can be operating
al one time and yet only one can be
heard on a receiver without lnferfer-
ence from the others.
The other necessary part n . radio
receiver is the detector. The function
OF this portion Of the receiver Is to
utilize the small currents In the tuner
that are set up by a Transmitting sta
ton and make them audible through
the medium Of telephone receiver. II
the telephone receiver were connected
directly to the tuner the highfrequency
current would not operate the dla-
phragm 81 the receiver and even II the
diaphragm were set ga motion Il would
be too fast q motion 10 be picked up
by the human ear.
In simple receiver the detector us
ually consists Of two pieces - mineral
in contact % piece ~ mineral in con-
tact with a metallic srr.ng. Either
combination o known as d crystal De-
teefor a deteuar ~ tlf, tvre is Moth
.nE more than O. rr..I0e#. tEat s. when
an altrras ting curre1- IS applied 90 the
terminals the CURE rs allowed %
aw aaig ga oue direIa