Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-08
MILLIONS IN SMALL THINGS
How Some Of the Railroads Gather
In the Coin From the "Psnny.in.
the.slot" Maehlnss--venexu.
ella and lie Dictator
BY GEORGE NOx MCCAIN

| kWW OF the milil0ns VINO patronixo the
l. various coin dropping devices In depots
| .,a ,,h.r ro.,o,. ,rhore ths bo, ,o,lo, ,stber
~. .,po ~ y. 80.
| intermittentiy ever STOP 10 CONSIDER tne nus'
| sums that are spent on these trihing things.
Chewing gum. peanuts, candy and choco.
10. ,r.e sre yenued " 'ne auvs ',,u. ~. n"'"'
Inc metal men, one Doy caiied tnem'
Shoe polishing is another OF the most
lucrative businesses of the smaller sort.
Cobh,,nv 4. ar odvonccment n the line Of
s 20 "n =. ~.
places is equipped with special service for
women, thing unheard OF fifteen years ago.
These are enterprises Of the smaller kind.
Tbov oro ,ot n, ssod u,,b ~. ,r.ot cor.
..,s ~ ~. .. NV '...u S,. 80 'As ss.sas snd
Pora'ons thaI operate chsln srVSery onu anu
snII s stores' Ohe srocery eor puI.h .v
trots niteen hundred separaoe ESTABLISHMENTS
III lour .,.t StI.es; ..,.,.
Nor WIN cnaln drus STORES any topauso
shops, shops. which pay millions In dividends an
nuql,y. mhS., 49,. uu,,on, .,,, !. ~. u,,,.
,h,nns nsre are mil''ohS also In tne h'''e
thlhgs'
nry ATTENT1oN wos d,ro.t.d "a mi.
M -. "s 80.
uurins conversation Win a ninor
omciai az one OF the largest raiiroad termi-
mus IN tne East. ,,.,
alton OF the various catch penny devices.
r.rtie Inc Pa.cel room; ne % ,ndormed me, OF ms
par..cuiar raiiroaa s'a''on mas oeen tor
years ears perfect mint. = A.. -
Inc Ioaas concerned ID tne CONSTRUCTION
sin and maintenance of the terminal share the
pfYt.S Tts .boo .sh,r,nr nr;r,,o,o mo, a.. ,nd,-
is snug -Shihins privilege nets tne lndl.
S,aua' nnn Wno nn nolds tne CONCESSION proht o.
o,nanoS o,rs Snoo per "a ihoh'h' 1hae Is atter ah
The .soan "u p"to tovs, md cor,h" ,r,r;,o,.
,vh;nb 10 ~ n tmd .Ums' e., anu , Somo , privnese
,arrn H.. - Te iuunu th al eserS aePot IN every
.a,, .n,se eisy an tne country ls anotner dig
''uree Oh income'
$500. ,s.. as ooon 10 .ne I,N .ioaa man
nrivileycs tbev take over tho ,nonnuement
themselves. '
towel and co1nb % 70 tbe - trnve,er @ ue"'S ior Soup'
In this particular railroad center there
have been as high ns 4OOO used toWeis tnrneS
over to the laundry between Safurdav nighf
and Monday morning A'e"'
A lttic MATES NJ SSOo q, +b,rtv. ,,x ho,rs
In one month the collector for q "Ws,oh
yourself for n nenny'' machine draooed o,t
of tho coin catcher S5o IN nnnnors ee'" '''
Five thousand persons had taken tho m.
portunity TO weigh themselves 'A' W
That is nearly ten persons per hour.
counting eighteen hours of railroad busi..
ness in n day. 'O'
THE legal prohibition of the public drink.
l. ing glass was podsend to certain noner
,,onmfooturnr. eN'N ~ Sei'"'h Paper
SI The " nennv. I'm Tho .s,o+ n,,.r ar,n,,,,
glass in every railroad terminal br;nas IN .
neat ann wcetiv to tbo nnmna :"
we'll, nuts coin into the nocketr "f fbe n"an%s
From the railroads point of view, how.
ever, there is nothing to this.
On Pullmans and in nearly every day
coach drinking cups are supplied gratis.
IL Is stand. on to the itch
scheme, with the larger figure on the wrong
side OF the profit and loss.
VENEZUELA is once more in the grin of
Y her dictator.
The recent election or on. co,,od o,o,.;o,
Is proof of II. '''.''n'
When il mes'to dictatinv m o,oo.,o, l.,
our sister republic, Juan y. Come has
things tied mn ti1bter tho, aver Tn ..n,ai.m IdS
Deviin had in nj the s Eisbtb 'H%I Warg Ever BUCK
President General Gomez has had q
stranglehold on Venezuela for ve"rs A"u
He is by all odds the most daring ~ tho
long line of executives who bavn a,n,o;taJ
that richly favored land, ~p''''''
For years, although he was but Vics Pros.
ident, he ruled with rod ~ ,ron ri.
President was a figurehead md nne ~ he
puppets. o"e y, A''
The greatest source of inco,na to covo,,
ment officials is from concessions " "o''fn'
The tonka, or vanilla. bean wos ono ~
the greatest CONCESSIONS ever for,na5 n',. " "
Venezuela. '0' !"
1t was granted with the understanding
that the Chief Executive, twenty FIVE Years
ago, should go fifty fifty on the profit
fancy it's been fifty-tifty ever since.
<1IpPJANo rASTpo e.
| vono.,,In =. ,,,.i. iotner iresident OF
& 40 hT,ns III apJect poverty In
s"u u 'uo"i Is osortbod %tto naco.
~ 49,, 40 s.. US. ipsu us residing IN q hovel
wrau wu te and slovenlv ess''eS OF nfe' ana grown
gray ana sioVeny.
. NetriputNe Justice mas certainly per.
tHriIu Sn,..f, ts % Morn wen IN the case OF this