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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-20
Gasoline Price Inquiry
Will Cover Wide Scope
Hearings Are Expected To Be
Under Way Again Dur
inc This Week


WASHINGTON, Aug 19.-Aithough
tariff and other legislation has delayed
action in the Senate Commerce Com
mittee's inquiry into oil and gasoline
prices, there is every indication that
the investigation will be one of the
most searching conducted in recent
years. 1t is now expected that the
hearing will be under way again the
latter part of next week
Several well known oil men have
offered to testify at any date which
will suit the convenience of the COM
mittee. The time for hearing them
will be made public later.
Letters from motorists and auto
mobile associations throughout the
country have been received here
urging that every effort be made to
get at the cause of the increase Of
price IN gasoline last spring at time
when the reserve stocks were said to be
the largest in the history of the
country.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-20

e Medina open from Shelby Basin 80
wyonsing county--wass village. West
Monroe County Roaa from Rrockpors
Village south.
Hamilton County Northyine+ Pleas
ant open Indian Lake Blue Mountain
Lake: North ereek -f.ens Lake.
Berkiner Comfy Road between Herl<i-
Tner and Trenton; road between Richfeid
springs and West winfield
BraoHs Count y--fisie- X flia~oR.
Chensngo County be rbourrIe- Cefuna bus.
Delaware County Delha- Frsssrs.
Ailegany Copnty--~Cusa- Friendship.
JERSEY
In addition TO the information concern
state highway construction the following
information Is issued to advise the public
OF all construct on on roads. Detours are
marked with directing signs and arrows.
bergen County
Fort Lee Turnpike under construction
from Hackensack to TeaDeck. Detour An
derson Street Bridge Hackesssck. to
T par shs Tna ss fse aoaa 70 fost lie
over Essex street Hackensack 70 WI
llams Avenue. to Littie Ferry. Rfdge6e1e.
second Street Ferry. River Road. Bor-
ougn OF East Rutherford; detour over To-
q ss :, street, Railroad avenue, Ridgsasids
PARK traffic being maintained.
Hudson County
Schuyler Avenue. Harrison To Eearrsy
under construction; detour local strsets
Newark and Bellevue Turnpike approaches
over Delaware, Lsckawanna a. Western
Railroad. traffic being Tnatnts tDed. Ber-
gen Turnpike. between Pleasant Avenue
and Hudson County Boulevard; detour To-
cal streets
Middlesex county
state Street Perth AF9boy; tYaffie bs1ys~
maintained Cranbury Station Road M
der CONSTRUCTION between Highway Route
l and Cranbury Station detour via Prog
pect Plains. Iselip- W God bridge Road rn-
der construction: detour via Railway over
Highway Route and 4. River Road. be-
tween Landing Road and New Market
Lane, under construction, dstour over road
south side of Raritan River.
passaic County
Belmont Avenue under construction ha
tween Hamburg Avenue and Burhafn
Lane: detour West Clinton Street ana BEL
mont Avenue.
River Road, Clifton, under CONSTRUCTION
hetween Deiawanna Avenue 10 Walrfch
Bleachery; detour via KIngsisn6 Ians
franklin Avenue and Brook Avenue
PENNSYLVANIA
HARRISBURG. Aug. f9-The state
Highway Department has announced the
removal Of the detour on the Lincoln.
Highway in the vicinity of East McKees-
port. in Westmoreland and Allegheny
counties, between Greensburg and Pfffs-
burgh. The Lincoln Highway fs free of
detours from Pittsburgh to PhiladeIphfa
Another detour removed IL that between
Sunhury and Stonlngten, Northum barland
County.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-20
White Mountain Motorists
Are Assured of SunnIies
Special Dispatch to The Tribune

Hpeciai UispdtcIs to The TYtbnme
WHITE MOUNTAINS, Aug. 12.--The
announcement that the hotels were
ready to meet the exigencies incidental
TO a railway strike and that provisions
ana gasoline were plentiful in the
White Hills has in a measure averted
the panicky feeling that has prevented
many from visiting the White Noun
tains. In single week more than
10000 automobiles from forty-four
different states passed along the Dan
lei Webster highway bound for the
White Mountains, which illustrates the
volume Of travel by automobile.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-20
&sa Marker VIII Blaze
lrail for Shriners, Meeting

,s.,.s. ]. Nee, official transcon-
h III soad marker and logger for
||s FL ssIaef'can Automobile Association,
4 aat e trail across the continent
s. enfiners of America who wish
~ - sae trip to the great conven-
~ year by automobile, Mr.. Nee
tssss.Es constructed "a special car for
's.s.s mental trips. of which he
|s,sss score OF more year, and
ssi:s me A. A. A. will be able to
b ae Shriners of every locality
|ssSa saet conditions on all roads
INTO Washington.
essss -. VIII leave San Francisco a
80 more before the convention
N e, m order that road reports
sasrs,;.sss at 70 every city sending a
Ia ~ 20 the Washington conven-
rs Is reports will be broadcast
rs national headquarters Of the
gton, D. C. 2 - >
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-20
Failure . Keep Up Highway
Work Called BloaU to Nation
engineers From Several States Seek Help From
Washington; Unemployment situa-
lion Adds to Crisis

Unemployment on an increasingly
large scale, accentnating that already
prevalent throughout the country, ard
resultant economic disturbances of d
serious character, together with inn
passable roads in many sections the
coming fail and winter, will result from
highway commissioners. who are max
ing reports TO Washington of the eff
feet upon highway conditions in their
territories.
All reports received agree that d
most serious condition faces road
builders. Some state engineers are
lurryfng to Washington IN the hope Of
being able to secure n degree of relief.
According to replies to Inquiries sent
out hy the National Motorists Associa-
tion. those most interested in roads.
while conceding the vital need for the
transportation of foodstufFs and other
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-20
BY @. M. Wells
Chief Roaaasan of the automobile
Glib Of America


Niagara Falls will always be one of
the greatest attractions for the motor
tourist. Ii is accessible over good.
hard-surfaced roads from all points Of
the compass, Owner drivers who en-
Joy spending week or two motoring
through the country Will appreciate q
trip TO the Fails as one OF the features
of the journey,
The Bureau Of Tours Of the Automo-
bile Club OF America outlines the fol-
lowing route as one of che most en-
5oyable of this season.
Probably the finest scenic trip, with
about so per cent of harJ-surfaced
road, IS found by running to Newark,
and through Montcfair, Parsippany,
Dover, Newton, Hranchville, and across
the Delaware River at Dingmans.
Thence south through Bushkill and
Martins Creek TO Stroudsbufg. A side
trip can be made from Bushkill
through Shawnee TO the Delaware
Water Gap. From Stroudsburg go out
through Ninth Street to Bartonsville
Mountains through Tobyhanna to
Scranton. Here the new Lackawanna
Trail starts. which is followed TO Bing-
hamton. Another excellent way to
| reach Binghamten is found by going
to Hackensack, then through Suffern,
| Tuxedo, Goshen, Middletown, Month
cello and across sullivan County
through Liberty. Hancock and Windsor
| to Binghamton. Both routes are OF
the same length from New York 100
| miles.
| From Binghamton continue west
| through Owego and Waverly TO Elmira.
Connections for Ithaca and the Finger
| Lake district can be made from owego
running due north. From Elmira the
route turns north, going through
| Montour Falls to Watkins, passing en-
| route the famous Watkins Glen. then
along the west side of Seneca Lake
through Penn Yam to the outskirts OF
Geneva, where the route turns due
west on the Mohawk Valley route,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-20
Jersey Pays Particular
Attention 10 Deiollrs
Color Bands Mark the Direc-
ton of the Highways in
the Stale

Particular attention has been paid
by the State Highway Department OF
New Jersey in the marking of detours,
it, is shown by the recently issued list
Of detours in the state made necessary
by construction or repairs on perman-
ent routes. All have been marked
plainly by arrows.
Attention is called to the system of
color bands on poles along state high
way routes. If the road runs north
and south the bands are blue; if east
and west they are red Routes running
diagonally northwest and southeast are
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-20

necessary commodities, point out that
additlonal unemployment will, In itself,
constitute one of the gravest problems
facing the nation.
J. Road work in the West and Middle
West Is most seriously threatened Just
at present. with the Eastern States in
ssomewhat better shape. Unless relief
y afforded, however, Eastern States
will be in an equally bad way within
thirty days.
One suggestion made is that better
organization and closer coordination,
as between Federal and state authori-
ties, would tend to improve the situa-
ton materialE Briefly summarized,
the replies from highway engineers
show that from 500 to as many as 25,-
Uo0 men engaged in road work in diff
ferent states are in danger of losing
employment, and with heavy financial
loss to contractors
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-20
Trade Notes
REQ Prices Reduced

George Stowe. vice-president of the REQ
Motor Car Company OF New York. has re-
turned from a visit to the REQ factory at
Lansing, Mich, with the news that the
company has made some significant reduc-
tions in prices all along the line. Leading
the cut IN the chassis of the speed wagon,
which Is now listed at s1.ls5. The other
new prices are:
Seven passenger touring car. now listed
at S1.4Sb; four pa ssenger coupe, now listed
at 1885, and the five passenger sedan,
now listed at S2,435. The ffve-passenger
phaeton, which has just been placed on
the market Will sell for st.645. All prices
are I. o. b. factory
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-20
g. Street Railway
I. large Auto Fleet Owner

s,s s,,as area and six motor cars and
asss s sss are owned b. the Georgia
ii ~ 80 Power Company. This ii
d largest fleets of motor We
g a,s IS state. Preston S. ARK
4 tl, gsss s'.as. Of the company. says
Il as.o VIII eeuae when we will Be
M ssssa, opiies as public transpor-
sass,, ,s 'slss IN territory where the
nj iiss ssid not justify the building
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-20
Dnrapt Sets Record

Anniversary week for Durant cars
the first week IN August marking the end
of the arst year of the Durant line--came
to an appropriate close with the announce
ment by William C. Poertner, metropolitan
distributor of Durant cars. of a new record
performance. This was that IN July Du-
rant stood f.eeth among nearly 100 makes in
the number Of cars registered In this dis
trict, the highest place thus far reached by
this narqtie.
The July showing is consistent with the
progress made month by month the whole
year of 1922 by the Durant once 1t got
really squared away. There now COM
stderably more than 5000 purant cars in
use in the territory served by the Poertner
Motor Car Company. which covers north
ern New Jersey, as well the nearby
counties in greater New York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-20
Price War Runner Denied

Price retuctfohs Ilaade recently by sew
eral automobile manufacturing companies
DO not mean the automobile industry is en-
tertnE into a price-cutting war asserts Al
van Macauley. president or the Packard
Motor Car Company.
THE continuance of the demand for
antomotive vehicles which ordinarily
should show some sign of decrease indf-
Gates" he said, that the current year will
be one of the largest IN the history of the
business.
1t Is quite incorrect TO interpret the
price readjussments recently made By GER
tain nsaaefaeturers as being the first
moves in general price war"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-20

marked with yellow bands, and those
running northeast and southwest with
brown bands on the poles.
The detour list gives detailed direc-
tions OF all the streets and roads over
which the temporary route is laid.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-20
q sory Dealers 10 Afees

Nd M sfsss Of automotive indus
Aata, - S this years convention of
! Assoc;ss,s:l. Aece ssolsg Manufacture
'sala E s.san which will meet At
sssnref Is, Ii and lis.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-20
oIas eeIsbraIes presperlty

Now that ODDS Motor Works Il ap-
preaching the quarter-century mari OF
continuous automobile manufacture rem
tniacences are Inevitably in order. Twenty
ave years have seen many achievements
in the automobile worid--in fact. so young
achievements have been registered in
that brief span. But in this period an
pnbroken record Of success attesSs che
high state of perfection attained by the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-20
Anhurn Rates Announced

The Auburn Automobile Company has
announced the following new prices: Tour
ing, s1,4T5; sport. s1.s95: sport, with extra
equipment. $1.995; seveu-passenger touring
with 4 Ia inch tires sI.5z6; sedan, S2.s45.
The Auburn always has been moderately
priced fnr a quality car, and at the new
prices its manufacturers believe that 1t
represents an unsurpassed value.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-20
Sew Peerless To re .es,,

The new Peerless will be an .'efght.,--
that much has been admitted al the fac
tory in cleveland during the last week
with reference TO the new car which n RI
Collins ana his associates will announce 10
the public soon
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-04
PUBLIC LEDGER IIADELPHA TUESDAY, APRIL y 1922

Jack and Jane, and Prince Filter.
Flash followed him rs he sped away.
Jack and Janet were puzzled. How
could they save the lovers? The lovers
were in a motion picture. Persons
looking at a motion picture emit res
cue folks in the picture. Jack and
Janet had forgotten they were In Fairy
land and that strange things happen
there.
The King few fast and soon was. out
Of the forest. He crossed an open Held.
darted through an orchard. and came
to garden wall. II was the. very
garden wall Jack and janet had seen
in the dcwdrop mevle.
They scared over the garlen wall and
before them lay the garden itself. In
the garden were the lovers. whispering
sweet words to each other, and having
no warning of danger.
But Jack and Janet, lowering ABOVE
the trees, could see danger coming.
Giant Cross. Patch had rushed from his
castle, and, guided by his spying Sec
retary, the dark faced giant. Whisper
ing Tongue. was crashing through the
garden straight toward them.
II will tell Giant Cross. Patch. your
guardian, that I love yOu." said Dick
Daring softly to Rose Beauty. when
he knows our hearts nrc one he surely
will agree to our marriage
ALAS, / fear not" cried Rose
Beauty. My uncle, Giant Cross
Patch has fallen under an evil spell.
Once he laughed. now he growls. Once
he loved, now he hates. Once he was
tender, now he is cruel. He frightens
me; dread his rage"
King Hummer few to warn the
lovers. "Fly! Fly! Giant Cross
Patch is coming" he cried. But the
lovers needed not his warning. Tc
them he was only pretty hummins
bird.
Even at that moment Giant Cross
Patch burst through the shrubbery
Behind him leered dark. faced Whisper
ing Tongue
"Ah! I've caught you!" roared
Cross Patch at Dick Daring. "How
dare you come sneaking into my gar
den?" :.
II came because love your niece. :.
bravely answered Dick Daring. IL ask
her hand in marriage"
"He ia poor" whispered dark faced
| whispering Tongue to Cross Patch.
"He who weds my niece must have
a fortune" roared Giant Cross. Patch
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-04

"Now for question. In your review
of Moran of the Lady Lefty, you
referred to Rodolph Valentino as being
| physically handicapped in the latter
scenes. Would you please tell me what
you meant. because saw nothing
amiss?
"Last week l saw Jane Eyre and
was delightfully."- surprised. l think 1t
splendid piece of direction. and Its
| faithfulness to the book was refreshing
l do not care for Nobel Balm, but
do think she did excellent work in this,
:. with the exception of the early scenes.
II have just seen the Four Horse.
men q the Apocalypse for the third
time. Far be it from me. Mr.. Neely,
! to open up old wounds. but WHY do
you say THAT Rudie wasn't good in the
latter part of the picture? He wasn't
I good: he was perfect. And certainly
not fooey -blooey. You see that phrase
still rankles.
do l gush very much? ] hope not.
but then YOU know you always say you
are a fatherly person who commiserates
with us 'fiappers' who develop brushes
on handsome young Italians. l do con-
fess to crush on Rudie, but as told
You in my recent letter, Elliott Dex-
ter is my favorite, and l wonder If you
know when Grand Larceny Is coming
Il think Olga is wholly wrong
about Alice Terry. She is altogether
charming, and sometimes very good
actress fails to register because of a
lack of personality, and surely, in Mrs.
Ingram's case, this Is not so. j am 80
glad you like her. and didn't she do
wonderful work in the 'Conquering
Power:
Just one more thing. Thank you
very. very much for your answer tt
Mary l.. about Peter Ibbetson.' Per-
haps this picture appealed to me SC
strongly because !, too. dream true.
1t is wonderfully satisfying to find
some one whom l know to be intelligent
and fine say he also believes in it.
: wonder If some prosaic folks know that
if they'd just try it once, they woulC
find so much happiness that this ole
; world OF ours would be altogether toe
dealistic. Rather that than coldly
! practical and skeptical.
"Mr. Neely. am insulted. Yol
thank Olga profusely for using thu
typewriter, vet you never even an
swered the questions in the typed epistl'
: sent you. Perhaps you object to tn,
stationery. As l explained in that let
:, ter. it was the largest l could find, ant
: then. perhaps, the unusual length Of m,
! letter wouldn't be so noticeable. Per
u haps the reason you didn't thank IN
q was because you never saw my hand
. writing. ] assure you that if you had
, you would have written page o
i thanks"
e =. ..(All right: thanks very much fo
;. using typewriter. ! judge from you
p letter that you rather admire Glori,
e Swanson. Was that the idea you in
e tended to convey? Them eye. thos
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-04
&c Daily Movie Magazine

proves undoubtedly that she's a very
fine actress. And we'll all be wearing
those bizarre gowns soon, will we? Not
!. But, OF course, the gowns prove
that she's a great actress. II Gloria
isn't your favorite wonder how you
would describe the actress who Is.
Thanks for using typewritcr.) $. e.
I meant that Valentino hasn't quite
the physique to convince me that he
could lick all those husky sailors single
handed. I've been in such inesses with
Just such sailors, and wasn't ret-
ognizablc afterward. And I think I
could last two or three rounds with
Valentino. tThanks for using type.
Jane Eyre" was a very fine piece
Of directorial work. But you will al.
ways find a Hugo Ballin production
pre- eminent in just that sane. scholar
y, artistic directorial touch. I think
among directors, though, oddly enough,
producers m class as "bis." 'The Jour.
ney's End" was an exquisite thing
perhaps just a bit too exquisite to be
popular. Mabel Ballin herself didn'i
like her part in 'Jane Eyre" She
told me not long ago that she was cag
erly looking for something. mot SC
placid (Thanks for using type.
writer.)
The reason said Rudy wasn't good
in the last part Of ''The Four Horse
men" was that he wasn't good in 1t.
That ought to make 1t clear. (Thanks
for using typewriter.)
The date Of the coming of "Grand
Larceny" hasn't been settled yet. What
were the questions i didn't answer
Send 'em in again--on a postcard
Thanks for using typewriterD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-04

Eyes" Is now playing throughout the
country. Billy DeyAn and Mildred June
have started "Gymnnsium Gym"
The Hamilton White Company, pro-
ducing at United Studios, has just fin
ished three comedies. One 'The Rain.
maker" features Lloyd Hami ton. In
the two others, .'Nfidnight Pcrils' and
Danger" Liee Conley IL the star.
Tho "IIam White" combination also
have two other comedies now under way
in which Lloyd Hamilton and Lige Con.
ley arc starred. y
Tbo.o who have nrcviewcd .(1rand. /.
MAJ Rov; sov Tim, in a. Harold Ijoyd
hn. cer,h;rsI n"thos mud comedy in
;nimit.hie ,Ssh,dn = Tarry Sernon n An :
,shim. Me i"tsst ~ ~ itiri comedy AZ fhe
Vitss..nh StmdioS ~ :. = ~ :. = =
prcimcar. ,s,ii MASS nm comedy ,lra
mn. ~ order to make two. reel inush .
~.ttar.., AMI rosi comedians ara sel /.
Son, n,,t a. wo,E SThe s.nnsiick com /.
c,iv SsiJ \. one ~ tbe hnsinrss n. Ain /.
lam = :. - :" ~ ,',ltY - -
T A. t.h.!I;n,..r..l s,,dio tho C,.m,. (.
AZ rtne HnIversai. S.uuio tne lamp.
DeI Comeuies CVMpSny 40 yHSy w,y ".
.,w.I. .wo.ueeIer. anu .ne Nensus ,,s.Mn Sor
. ,ora..om ~ snn maanS tnrce .y I'm y;..,. one
.ea.urlns .sat' n"py ntsfy' n 'sE snS "
.a, .ryss :, Sect IN Marsan , sea nons,, a,,, vn
Puered TOOLS rirst. H's..,, Lee ,,,n,.. Moran II
'usS .;,i !" h nnT.mer nI. 1emtu,y wvu n,,;.at h,.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-04

good comedies ready. One is Bell
boy 49, featuring Douglas Masisan'
which IL a snappy farce. THE Hot.
tentot," another Incc production, e
the film version of Willie Golfers
steeplechasing stage success.
At the Robertson Cole studios Dorit
May IL finishing Gay and Devilish:
Tom Meishan at Iasky's is in the
fourth week Of production on "Oui
Leading Citizen, y the Aim version sol
George AIDES story. Earle Williams
has a. story with many humorotii
touches in ''Parkfngton's Widow nov
being made at the vitagraph studio
At the Louis b. Mayer studio a newly
formed company is making Scoring
One on Newton with one George Foley
as the star. Universal is sterrinl
Gladys Walton in Second. Hant
Rose." which Lloyd hgraham Is d.
recting.
And. Of course, there's Jackie Coo
gan. Jackie always gives us liberia
laugh measure with plenty OF pathetic
touches in his photoplays. Jackie ha
just finished Trouble" and is abou
to begin "Oliver Twist The Dickeni
story will give Jackie the best play o
his young life, with Wallace Beery o.
Bill Sykes and Lon CLANCY as Fasin
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-04
FILM COMPANIES
ARE ALL EAGER
TO MAKE COMICS
yrHE business of making people laugh

yTyHE business Of making people laugh
l hos grown to be gigantic one. At
the present time in Los Angeles alone
there are fifty companies turning out
comedies, and all to one purpose-that
the weary world may forget its troubles
by viewing other peoples woes on the
screen. Mr.. Jones' wife, his mother
in law and his grandmother may have
had the '.fiu" and given him harried
month. but II he sees Buster Keaton.
Semon, Harold Lloyd or Lloyd Hamil-
ton also burdened with grief, Jones will
Laughs II Charlie. Buster, Ben, Har-
old, Larry or Lloyd were half murdered
Jones' smile will increase in amplitude.
And II one or all of the comedians
are taken to the morgue with an az
implanted Inf their derbies, Jones will
leave the theatre, secretly agreeing with
himself that the world isn't such a bad
place after all. That's, human nature.
The more the other fellow gets It the
harder we lnugh.'l !s3S r
Here's what's doing, starting OF with
the king Of comedians: q
Charlie Chaplin has finished 'Pay
Day." and is about to start another. 1t
has been reported that Charlie will film
''Pagliacci" within few months.
Buster Keaton Is now up at Truckee
in six feet Of snow, making a comedy.
Buster is skiing off mountainsides into
space, fighting his way out Of bear
traps, while wolves surround him. and
generally having a wild time. Buster
recently finished :My Wife's Rela
tons a.. .E .
The Mack Sennett studios also arc
turning out their quota of fun films.
ward" is about to start another two
reeler. Ben's gold comedy. Bright