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New Britain herald., 1923-09-26
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New Britain herald., 1923-09-26

DODGE Sedan, one year old; like new; price reasonable. Inquire 324 So. Main street.
 DoRT Roadster. 1921. Rudolph's Garage 127 Cherry St.; phone 2051-2. Sales. room, Elm St.; phone 179O. ESSEX 1923 touring for sale; runs like new, price very reasonable. Auto Repair Co.,. 53s E. Main St. Phone 201s-s
New Britain herald., 1923-09-26

FoRDS-FIRE SALE Three tourings, l roadster, de. livery 1 coupe, slightly befnished in our recent fire. Cheap If taken at once. AUToMoTIvB SALES & SERVICE O..
 200 EAST MAIN ST.,
 PHONE 27oI.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-20
ORDER DIAMOND BRIOUETS FROM ANY OF THE
FOLLOWING AGENTS OR DEALERS:

WASHINGTON
ABERDEEN
A. A. star Transfer Co.
ASAIOUTEs
Curtis wharf Co.
ARLINGTON
Clear Lake Lumber Co.
ALFALFA
white river Lumber Co.
AUBURN
smith Feed Co.
nEIIENtE
Anderson Fuel Co.
BELLiN.IfAM
Forest Fuel Co.
wilder a Montfors
BHIQUETyII.LE
Pacific Coast Coal Co.
HoTHEtI.
cooperative Mercantile Co.
BNEMf.RToS
itnin~y Lumber Co.
Ilrcmrrton lee q Fuel Co.
BUCKLEY
Frank Morgan
uUEyA
Tum-a-fum Lumber Co.
BURBANK
white River Lumber Co.
BtUffsS CITY
Lake Hurien Lumber Co,
BURLINGTON
Hub Transfer Co.
CANVAS
II. .. Hair
CASHMERE
Woodbury. Lumber Co.
Columbia Valley Lumber Co.
CEDAR FALLS
W. u. jackson
CHARLESTON
Fred Peak
CHELAN
Hen y. Little
CHEHALIs
Twin city leo q Cold stor-
rae Co.
Colby
Chns. Cornell
CONCRETE
J. T.. Mctcalf
CORFU
Robert Green
COUIEE CITY
Mcdonald Lumber Co.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-20

INDEX
Holeomb & Hoicomb
kAIsAMA
Grange Warehouse Co.
kENNEwICk
John Dover Lumber Co.
Tum-u-Ium Lumber Co.
KENT
~. Rice
KIRKLAND
VIM. Forester
kITTtTAs
j. A. Allen
LAKE BuRIEy
Lake Burien Lumber Co.
LAKESIDE
Hen y. Little
LAMoNA
Edwards-Bradford Lumber
LEAvENwoRTH
y. II. Motteicr
LIND
Petlntch Lumber Co.
Producers warehouse Co.
NATION
white River Lumber Co.
Tum-u-ium Lumber Co.
MARfsVILLE
=. u. Piont
MoHLER
Edwards-Bradford Lumber
Co.
MONITOR
Columbia Valley Lumber Co.
2 MONROE
A. u. sprnu
MONTEsANO
Montcsnno Fuel Co.
MORTON
r. ~. xytr.h.~ n q.
MOUNT VERNON
Berch Fuel Co.
Clear Lake Lumber Co.
MoNEE CITY
John Dover Lumber Co.
NACHEs
John Dover Lumber Co.
NORTH BEND
Earl Robinson
OI<ANoGAN
Columbia Valley Lumber Co.
Woodbury. Lumber Co.
OLYMPIA
Herman Mallory
OMAK
Columbia Valley Lumber Co.
Woodbury. Lumber Co.
OUTLOOK
John Dover Lumber Co.
PARKER
Tum-n-ium Lumber Co.
PAsCO
white River Lumber Co.
PEsHASTIN
PcshastIu Fruit Growers
Association
PORT ANGELES
A. l.. johnson & Co.
PORT ORCHARD
Port Orchard Transfer Co.
PORT TOWNSEND
City Transfer Co.
PRossER
Seymour Ice & Fuel Co.
John Dover Lumber Co.
PUNALLUP
Hugh u. Clark Feed Co.
QUINCY
Macdonald Grnin Co.
RAYMOND
$. l.. Dennis Transfer Co.
REDMOND
william Forester
RICHLAND
John Dover Lumber Co.
RICHMOND BEACH
y. A. Wnlioch
RITZNILLE
white River Lumber Co.
SEDRO-WOOLLEY
w. u. Ropes Transfer Co,
Cicnr Like Lumber Co.
SELAH
John Dover Lumber Co.
SEATTLE
Arms N scott. Elliott 0:0S
Ballard Transfer Co. sunset
OO.7
Bn,ics Bros. Mcirosc orr
WIN Hair Fuel Yard. Cap
itoi DISC
Brccnc Il Peabody. Capitol
1912. MIN 1918
Emil Carl. Rainier 0fc2
Cascade Conl Co. Mclrose
Oii1
Cornwall Fuel Co. Mel. oOf0
Btghty-Flfth ~. &ucl n Feed
60. sunset 1883
Garfield Fuel Co. Gar. O54A
Green Lukc Fuel Co. Ken
wood 300O
Henry Hickman. Elliott 1917
Min 37o2
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-20

Heating Fuel Co. ELL. o654
McFarlanc Bros. Ken. 012s
McMuiIen a Co. Mel. 002s
Occidental Fuel Co. MeIrose
o325. Meirose 1000
Pacific Coast Coal Co. Main
1850
Pacific Coast Coal Co.
Georgetown Depot. Glen
dale os6s
Puget sound Fuel Co. West
DIDO
schuite's Coal & Wood Yard.
Bcncon 0I0I
Seattle Coal Co. Mel. 0f41
spring HIN Fuel Co. West
1850
sunnyside Coal & Wood Co.
Melrose os2s
United Fuel Co. Elliott otTS.
Valley Fuel Co. Rainier O05s
Victor Fuel Co. Beacon LOGS
J. :. yining. Garfield 0oa3
Wainwright e. Mcleod. Min
1918
SKYk0NISH
G. =. sigmon
SNOHOMIsH
James II. Porter
SNOQUALMIE
jackson Fuel Co.
SOAP LAKE
Petlntch Lumber Co.
SOUTH bend
south bend Transfer Co.
SPOKANE
Johnson-Bungay Fuel Co.
Great Western Fuel Co.
SULTAN
Harvey Valentine
SUMAS
Tom Bishop
SUMNER
brew Mfg. Co.
SUNNYSIDE
Tum-n-lum Lumber Co.
STANWOOD
Stnnwood Grain Co.
TACOMA
q. :. Harlow q Sons. Main II
Griffin Transfer Co. Main $50
Harrison Bros. Co. Main p3
Pacific Coast Coal Co. Main
444s
Pacific Fuel Co. Main $40
TOBT
w. J. Koiimeyer
TopPENISH
Toppcnlsh Trading Co,
John Dover Lumber Co.
TUkWlLA
Forrest Gott
WAPAT0
Tum-n-lum Lumber Co.
WENATCHEE
Pacific Coast ConI Co,
Phone 125, Night, bS4 Black
Columbia Valley Lumber Co.
WHITE BLUFFS
John Dover Lumber Co.
WHITE CENTER
Eaton Fuel Co.
YAKIMA
A. II. Fosseen 4 Co.
Yakima Artificial Ice & o.
\. Co.
Rovig Lumber Co.
ZILLAH
Tum-n-ium Lumber Co.
OREGON
Albany
IL. II. Cummings
ASHLAND
Carson Fowler Lumber Co.
ASTORIA
g. w. sonborn 4 Son
EUGENE
Rainier Conl Co.
MMiNNvILLE
Crescent Lumber & supply
Co.
PENDLETON
Tum-a-ium Lumber Co.
PORTLAND
Acme Fuel Co. Auto slp-iS
borinx Wood 4 CoaI Co.
Tabor IVA:
Columbia Fuel Co. Walnut
031p
Home Mercantile Co. Empire
1. II. Hewitt. Tabor O6c3
Willard Avenue Fuel Co.
Auto 625-I7
Pncific Coast ConI Co.
Bwny M, B'wny aO4S
RoSEBuRG
Page Lumber & Fuel Co.
SALEM
ID. A. Larmcr Transfer Co.
BRITISH COLUMBIA
VICTORIA, II. &.
j. kinghnm Coal & Dock Co.
ALASKA
JUNEAU
Pacific Coast Coal Co.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-20

DARLINGTON
n. v. Keenan,
DAVENPORT
,. u. Pcrshaii
DUyALL
T.. ID. smith
EAST SEATTLE
Carl Jnhnnsen
EAST sTAswooD
stanwood Grain Co.
EDMoND~
Edmond. Cooperative Co
ELLENsBuRG
Palmer Fuel Co.
ELToPIA
white River Lumber Co.
ENTIAT
6. W. worby
ENrMCIAw
TouEasv a Olsen
EriHATA
Mcdonald Grain Co.
Green valley Warehouse Co.
EVERETT
Kcithiy Wood a Coal Co.
Exchange NJ
II. o. sirffrrt a Co.
Exchange
FEHNDALE
Hoirman & HOLMAN
FINLEY
John Dover Lumber Co.
FOSTER
Forrest Gott
GEoUGETOwy
pneifle Coast Coal Co.
Glendale etd5
GOLD nAR
Gold Hnr Mercantile Co.
GUANDNIEw
Tum-a-Ium Lumber Co.
white River Lumber Co.
GRAN GER
Tum-n-Ium Lumber Co.
GRANT ORCHARD
rotlntrh Lumber Co.
HANFoHD
John Dover Lumber Co,
HARPER
Charles Cornell
HAHTtAH
Tum-n-lum Lumber Co.
HARRINGTON
Harrington Lumber Co.
BOQUIAM
City Transfer Co.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-20
A New Leaf in Fuel History

Now greater fuel is on the market.
No longer must you compromise with raw Goals.
You need no longer feed your range on furnace coal
heat home with coal which fast Neither do YOU
need two kinds of coal your range and another for
furnace Diamond Bquets make such unnecessary
The coal furnace
essential.
Intense quick heat what boiling
baking
No coal had
perfected In them blended the Vests
duced what household needed
morning fire in the furnace and for quick
the speedy pick up hold range
boiling or baking merely close
No coal of Goals completely all
Prairie the leading Western cokg COAL
attained.
Diamond Brues the finest kind of
handle in
from breakage Diamond Brue sold with
e
Pacific Coast Coal Co.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-14
PEOPLES FORUM
opposes New Parkinx style

To the Editor of The Age-Herald
I noticed In Wednesday morn
ing's issue of your paper. where
there were some 1S9 arrests Tues
day for the breaking of the new
parking ordinance ands ITO make
the city richer" which ordinance
the president OF the commission
voted for simply to try out a
PROPOSITION which he had his
doubts about.
am not one of the unfortunates
who will have to pay for the les
son, and not "a hit dog with a
howl" for I left my car at home,
but it does strike me that our
commissioners can hit upon more
experiences to unpopularize them
selves and invite criticism than
any bunch of men ever gotten to-
gether to manage anything. AS
the Jap school boy puts 1t. IT ask
to know" why a bunch OF law
abiding citizens should be put I'M
der bond and have to pay for an
impractical demonstration, even
though 1t does make the city a
few hundred dollars richer.
OF course. every American citi-
zen who has no authority has al
ways a remedy fer all public is
sues and is willing to give advice,
and If he can manage to get "in
print" you have the whole formula
free gratis for nothing"
The principal cause of our con-
gested streets and avenues. IL con-
gested, Is not due to angular park
ing, but to the fact that over one
half of the parked cars are
"sleepers" brought down early
each morning by an owner who
only believes in giving support to
the lines. of the Birmingham Rail-
way, light and Power Company
heoretically, and left to take the
dust, sun and rain for the day
without being disturbed. While
the other half of the cars are
sought to. be parked for the con-
venience of those to whom use of
car is essential during all hours
OF the day. To those who have
such use for a car, the doctors.
realtors. estimators and merchants.
consideration should be given and
distin0tion made, but is not.
neither by the city authorities nor
the sleeping parkers" So why
not sell to the. owners of these
business" cars a. privilege tag
sand mako the "sleepers" move
on). say for six dollars per year,
TO park anywhere along the
streets and avenues for any length
OF time as needed by the exiEency
OF their business, with only the
resurrection that the privilege given
with the tag shall not be abused
RICHARD RANDOLPH.
Birmingham, Ala, Dec, IL. 1929.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-14
ADDS TWENTY DOLLARS A BALE

An impressive lesson in the impor-
lance of businesslike marketing of cot
ton in this state was recently set forth
in the record made by the Alabama
Farm Bureau Cotton Association,
which marketed about sixty-five thou
sand bales within the year and saved
the producers about twenty dollars a
bale. 1t is simply the difference be-
tween dumping large quantities of the
staple on the market when prices are
low, instead of feeding it according to
the demand. This cooperative method
of distributing the staple in Alabama
promises to accomplish more and more
for the farmers who thus dispose of
their products. The, farmer is usually
so busy making his crops that he has
not the time to, study marketing con-
ditions and possibilities. That Is
where the bureau comes in as mate
rial aid. But for this and other meth
DDS of orderly marketing more farmers
in this state would come out on the
wrong side of the ledger year after
year. The more business methods pur-
sued in the farming industry, the
greater the agricultural prosperity,
and indirectly the larger general en-
richment; for the farm is the founda-
ton of all material success.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-14
RAIL SPEED LIMIT
(Scientific AmerIcan)

If the speed Of future railroad
travel is to be materially. in
creased, It can be done only by
the adoption of electric traction
and the use of multiple-unit trains.
The multiple-unit method permits
of a great increase in the total
horsepower without exceeding the
loading limit for rails, bridges and
structures.
The fastest speed ever made on
a railroad was achieved some
twenty years ago in Germany, on
a military railroad between Berlin
and Zossen, where some costly ex-
periments were carried on to as
certain how high a speed could be
obtained on steam railroads under
electric traction, and at what ex-
penditure of power. The. expert
mental runs were progressive.
The speed soon passed the 100
miles an hour mark, and then
rose successfully to ITO, 100 and
finally to 100 miles per hour. The
limiting conditions We're found to
be not in the car but in the track.
which proved to be unable to
stand up under the severe stresses
imposed upon It; and this in spite
of the fact that it was specially
prepared for these trials.
We are thus brought to the con-
clusion that schedule speeds of
100 miles an hour can be attained
only where the topography is ia
vorable to fairly level and straight
lines. Even under these conditions
1t would be necessary to design a
special roadbed and track of costly
construction. involving many tun-
nels. long and costly embank-
ments, the elevation or depression
Of the tracks through all towns
and cities, and the complete elimi-
nation of grade crossings. Also,
the road would have to be
equipped with some form of au-
tomato train control, simple.
rugged. and absolutely reliable.
But when, II ever. such a road
were built, its cost both for con-
struction and maintenance would
be so great that Its use would be
restricted to those whose purse
was deep or who, by reason of
emergency, were willing to pay a
high price for an extra forty 20
fifty miles an hour of speed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-14
STORIES OF LUCK
M Thomaa l.. MaSAOu

Occasionally someone asks me
IL 1 believe in luck. My reply is
invariably, no, yet there are two
true stories which seem to show
the contrary followed by one that
doesn't:
A man I know happened to be
walking along a street one night
when he stumbled on friend from
Chicago. They took dinner to-
gether. In the course of a CONVEX
sation the Chicago man mentioned
a man he knew in Arizona. My
friend later corresponded with
this man, and was able to do him
some slight service. The Arizona
man out of gratitude sent him a
certificate of stock for a hundred
shares in mine he had, and
which showed small prospect then.
My friend at first refused to ac-
cept 1t, thinking it might be as
sessable, but afterwards did SO,
and then left the certificate kick
ing around the house. A year Ia
ter the mine suddenly developed
and made him a lot of money. If
he had not stumbled on that man
from Chicago that night, would
all this have occurred?
There is a man who varnishes
cars near me. He has made quite
a reputation for this work, and
is fine painter. l have had him
varnish my cars for years. Re-
Gently 1 took my car to be war;
nished, and, as I drove through
his street-which was side street
leading to a dead end-I noticed
that it had been newly paved.
Almost with tears in his eyes he
told me that he had practically
been put out of business. Just at
the opening of the usual season,
when he had a lot OF prospective
cars coming on, the town had
started to dig up and pave the
street. There had been delay with
the contractor, which made the
work a long job. He found him.
self stranded. Nobody with a car
could get where he was. His
prospective trade vanished. How
could he possibly have prevented
that?
The third story is of the other
hiuo. n man dkTe0Q 10 paint my
house for a certain sum. When
hes presented the bill it was two
hundred dollars more than the
agreement. l paid him by check
what I had agreed to. he took 1T
on account, and went away threat
ening to sue me for what he con-
.sidered the balance. The next
week he fell off a roof and was
laid up for six weeks in the hos
pital. When he came out he said
to me:
II have been. taught a lesson.
1t was retribution. But I did lose
money on your job" Thereupon
I gave a hundred more, and we
called 1t square.
The fact is that there is luck
in material things. because mate
rial things are constantly passing
out. But there Is no luck in real
things. which are governed by abb
solute law. If you are really in
love with anybody. or anybody is
really in love with you, no luck
can change that love.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-14

ment of permanent improvements is G.
different economic question, and must
be decided on its merits.
While the city authorities are con-
templating needful permanent i'm
provements, the wise policy would
seem to be to go over the whole field,
determine what is pressingly needed,
prepare careful surveys with estimates
of costs for each project, and submit
the program to vote of the people
for their approval or rejection. That
|! is the businesslike and practical way.
1t will require some time and work,
but that is the obligation and respon-
sibility of the public authorities who
were elected and are paid for that
service.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-14
FIRST. OUTLINE a PROGRAM

Plans for the floating of something
like a million and half dollars of
municipal bonds for the installation of
modern sewerage and incarceration sys-
TENS, as urged by Representatives Of
one of the women civic clubs with
promises of support from other or
CARNATIONS and citizens, are under
stood to be under consideration by the
city commission. That these and many
other improvements are needed is not
to be doubted. Whe her or not the
voters of Birmingham are willing to
take on great additional burdens of
this kind at this time will depend
largely upon whether they are fully
enlightened through comprehensive
and trustworthy surveys of the situa-
ton, with complete data as to costs,
character of work, administration of
funds, and other important details in
connection with the proposed projects.
A city is theoretically business
corporation with the taxpayers as
stockholders. These stockholders de-
sire to be advised accurately and ade-
quately whether such engagements
and improvements as are proposed will
be carried out in such ways as to give
the taxpayers the worth of their
money, before they approve of addi-
tional capital expenditures. Authoriz-
ing bond issues is tempting and easy
matter; taking care of interest and
principal is another thing. Sooner or
later Birmingham as a great and grow
ing center of industry and population
must have such internal improvements
and conveniences as will meet the
community demands. The people are
fed up on bond issues to care for
deficits and current expenses. They
feel that they are paying sufficient
taxes to do these things. Establish
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-14
lCRErLIcHTS fHahl AZ
k\NATIONAL TN
~ Capital VA

Congress is Just as much aware
of the danger to life represented
by grade crossings as the munlci-
palities throughout the United
States. And Just as municipalities
for years and years have permit
ted this danger to exist, congress,
in the present session, will take
no action ON the several bills pro-
viding for the elimination of grade
crossings which have already
been introduced.
At the Nickle Plate crossing in
New York this week there &C.
Cured an accident in which sew
eral men, including wild Bill"
Donovan. of baseball fame. lost
their lives.
An automobile stalled on the
crossing. A section of the New
York Central stopped, and was
telescoped by another section, COM
ing rapidly from behind.
1t might have been avoided had
the Nickle Plate railroad acted in
response to requests and demands
of the people, and finally, fthe re-
quirement of a court.
The railroad, in June, 1922. was
ordered to build an overhead
bridge. 1t appealed from the de-
cision and It's appeal was lost.
But the railroad did not build, and
fate, long over-tempted. stepped
in the breach.
Everybody knows, including
railroad magnates, that there
should be no grade crossing in the
United States. But tho railroads,
unless actually pressed. will not
act, and municipal and state gov
ernments are obviously reluctant
to proceed against them.
And now congress has bills
tending to eliminate this constant
source OF danger.
But there Is no surface indica-
ton, no indication. as matter CT
fact, that congress will display
that brand of courage which polit-
ical subdivisions evidently do not
possess.
The power OF railroads at the
polls and the laws delay proves
combination apparently irresisti-
BILE.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-14
TURNING WASTES
INTO BIG PROFITS
(Kansas CITY Star)

1.-THE most extravagant waste
have ever seen" was the comment
of Lloyd George, recently In Amer
lea, on the failure of this country
to use its inland waterways, par
ticularly the Mississippi river.
How much longer can the Middle
West afford to pass up the i'm
mense benefits that lie in river
navigation?
Does this section, burdened with
freight rates and Disseminated
against in rate making, realize
that river transportation costs
just about one third of the pre-
vailing railroad~rates of the coun-
try? River traffic brings a double
benefit in lower transportation
costs. 1t furnishes directly a
lower rate; and it brings indirect
ly a reduced cost of rail transpor-
tation in the region affected by
river, navigation.
A case in point is operation of
the federal barge line on the Mis-
sissippi river. The cost to the
shipper of barge line freight last
year was 3.31 mills per, tpn mile.
The average rail charge of the
country at the same time was
1919 mills per ton mile. The
barge line charge was eighty per
cent. of the rail freight cost in
adjacent territory, however, be-
cause the rail lines affected had
reduced their charges materially
below the average of the country.
So although the barge line failed
to show profit for the first half
of last year, the benefit to ship
pers remained.
And the reason for the tempo
rary loss to the river line is sig
nificantt 1t furnishes the key to
the whole problem of river trans
portation. The river boats for
few months last fall were forced
into irregular and inadequate
service over nearly one thousand
miles of water simply because the
river channel. for just three miles
was not kept open. There's the
river problem in a nutshell. Con-
gress has not fulfilled it's pledges
to provide funds for adequate
river ueNelOplHenl, III ltSeiI d TeId-.
lively inexpensive undertaking,
and the agencies charged with the
duty of keeping certain river chan
nels ready for use have failed at
times to function
The need is clear. It Is a COM
prehensive, businesslike program
of river development. a program
that will assure early and perma-
nent use of the rivers SO that
shippers can depend upon the serv-
ice and the service in turn oper-
ate profitably. Such a program
now has been formulated and is to
be offered in the session of con-
gress that opens next week. Will
the Middle West SEQ that it is put
across?
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tives or purposes of those who make
charges of wrong doing or incompe-
tency in the public service. They are
deeply interested in whether the
charges are founded on facts, and
whether the proper public officials
seek the facts, or undertake to shirk
that responsibility.
There is good politics, and there IS
bad politics. The former is public
asset, if it uncovers and stops wrong
doing or incompetency in the public
service. The latter is a public liabil-
ity, if it be employed as an excuse
to evade such responsibility.