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Evening star., 1923-10-28
Gas Tax Still an Experiment,
Auto association Declares
VIII Fight Federal Adoption Until States
Haze Proved That Measure Is
Fair and Practical.

With thirty-six states taxing mo-
torists from to 3 cents a gallon
for gasoline. fear Is expressed that
The Sixty-eighth session of Congress
will reveal numerous proposals for
federal sales tax on gas. Rumors
Of this are already reaching the
Washington headquarters of the Ma
tional Motorists Association. and
plans are already being laid by the
association to protect the interests
Of the nations motorists.
Never before have so many pro-
posals for mulcting car owners been
offered. the national associations
officials point out. and it Is apparent.
they say, that the adoption Of the
gasoline tax by seventeen additional
states in 1929 will encourage an
epidemic Of federal tax proposals.
The activity among state legisla-
lures. this spring. It Is said, was due
lation year" generally; the coming
season will find most Of the activity
centered in Washington.
Tax Only Experiment.
According to Fred H. Galley. secre-
tary of the National Motorists As
ISOLATION. the gas tax idea in it's
present form is merely an expert
ment and should not be further en-
couraeed until 1t has been proved
Our investigation shows that the
increase In the number of states
adopting the gas tax Is not the re-
suit of demand for a more equi-
table form of taxation. but to rivalry
among states" Mr.. Galley said. 1T
was a foregone conclusion that when
Connecticut started collecting penny
a gallon on gas sold to any one buy
ing fuel within its boundary YER
mont, New Hampshire, Maine and
wagon. But the oxeranxious legis-
lators in Massachusetts, made a mis-
take In trying to put one over on
Connecticut with a 2cent tax: the
Bay state motorists themselves raised
an Immediate objection. and through
State Automobile Association, affili-
ated with the National Motorists
Association. subjected the law to
referendum.
This will lead to a clearer defini-
tion Of the principles involved in the
OF fuel they use, and will
encourage the blocking. of proposals
for a federal tax on gas.
Despite all reports. the gasoline
tax is not working as smoothly as its
exponents would have US believe. and
the publicity which the National
Motorists Association intends giving
this fact will doubtless encourage
the idea Of blocking any federal tax
proposals until more light is shed
on what the states are doing in this
connection.
California and Maryland are al
ready taking steps to reduce or wipe
out entirely the conventional regis
tration fees in the belief that the
gas tax Is not only ample for all
purposes, roadbuilding and otherwise,
but also more equitable to the mo-
Evening star., 1923-10-28

torist. This trend will doubtless re-
suit In the elimination Of the policy
OF imposing excess taxes on the man
who buys better car and will be
fairer to the man who does not use
his car extensively. but IL assumes
that the gas tax Is equitable and that
point has not been demonstrated, ac-
cordfng to reports from a number OF
states.
The gas tax as developed at pres
ent does not take into conside ration
the variation in gas mileage of cars
nor the fact that mileage does not
bear a direct relation to weight. The
man who uses 500 gallons of gas per
year In Virginia pays si5 in gas tax
while the man. with Q car that uses
just twice as much pays $40 fo:.
identically the same use Of the
roads.
There are a number OF instances
where cars of equal weight are Civ
Even a variation Of only three miles
per gallon on an annual basis means
an excess tax for the man whose car
does not happen to be so economical
from the gas standpoint.
Collection Difficult.
Furthermore, the state of Con
nectcut, which has had considerable
experience with the gas tax. reports
much difficulty in checking up the
statements of gasoline dealers. re-
sulting in much expense and the loss
of many dollars of tax receipts.
In Florida. where the tax was in
creased 20 cents this year. the
first cent Of the tax Is divided equally
between the counties of the state.
with no definition as to the use OF
this money.
Much effort is being made to see
that all the gas tax proceeds will be
used for road building and mainte
nance, but even with assurance OF
this the motorist is In the position
of the man who believes that the
end justifies the means.
THE National Motorists Associa-
ton takes the stand that the auto
mobile has been In existence long
enough to encourage definite ideas
in regard to its regulation. rather
than experimentation. The whole
process needs to be halted long
enough to determine whether Ii Is
on the right track. Experimentation,
when il means more expense for the
car owner, should not be tolerated.
And 1t Is on grounds that the states
are not clear as to the advantages of
the gas tax-to the motorist-that the
National Motorists Association in
tends discouraging any such ,propos
ais in Congress. Let's get one thini.
settled first"
Evening star., 1923-10-28

is under construction. 1t was calcu-
lated in one instance that this proc
ess was wearing out 25 per cent
as much mileage az was being con-
structed, which In the final analysis
meant that the motorist was getting
rs cents on the dollar for what he
invested In good roads.
There are many instances where
supplies must be transported over
the road under construction. but It
should be possible to do the hauling
in lighter vehicles over the Older end
of the road. and then only after the
road has been given some attention
so that its deterioration does not en-
courage further damage.
Keeping the good roads good is the
big task of the day, otherwise the
good roads" boom will leave the
nation a fne inheritance of new but
poor roads. Obviously 1t 10 up to
the user of the roadside motorist--
to see that his Investment in this
great work doesn't eventually leave
him road poor"
ICoprriSht 1Q9a
Evening star., 1923-10-28
NAMED TRUCK SECRETARY
e. F. Loomis Honored by q. s.
Auto Commerce Chamber.

Edward F. Loomis of Springfield.
Mass. has been appointed secretary
Of the Motor Truck Committee of
the National Automobile Chamber of
Commerce to succeed F. wv. Fem.
who has entered the truck business.
Mr.. Loomis was graduated from Am
herst In 1917, and after service On
the Springfield Republican became
managing editor of the New London
Day. The committee which guides
the motor truck activities of the
chamber consists Of: Windsor T.
White (White), chairman; c.. H.
Browning international Harvester),
d. c. Fenner (Aack), David 8. Lud-
lum (Autocar), Robert o. Patten
(Pierce-Arrow). M. L. Pulcher (Fed-
eraD and e. A. Williams. jr. (Gar-
fordl
Evening star., 1923-10-28
BY WILLIAM ULLMAN.

Keeping the nations good roads
good 10 now recognized as the real
problem before every one interested in
the expansion Of the country through
freedom Of motor transportation.
Motorists-and not a few highway
experts-are noting the rapid de-
terioration of new roads with quite
some alarm, and definite steps are
being taken to prolong the life OF
roads 80 that the funds available for
road work will actually go toward
building. and not rebuilding.
Many interesting points are coming
to light, features of highways build
ing and maintenance which involve
no technical matters whatsoever.
For instance. there Ia the growing
realization that much Of the rapid
aging Of the new roads is due to the
absence Of shade.
Question OF shade.
Almost invariably when a new
road is built there is no appropria-
while many splendid shade trees
which could have been useful in pro-
longing the life Of the road surface
by shielding II from the soaring rays
OF the sun are uprooted and de-
stroyed during the construction work.
The result is. of course. wonderful
road Of smooth surface. but one that
is absolutely at the mercy OF the
elements and therefore due for
shorter life.
Doubtless the driver who travels
these new roads and suffers eye
strain from the constant glare can
picture the damage to the road sur.
face by reason of its exposure to
the hottest rays of the sun. AS q
matter of fact. he has only to Il avel
the unfortunate results
America has been too busy build
ing roads to know how to build them
so that they Will have a chance to
deliver real service. But a certain
number Of errors are becoming OBJ
vious, and progressive highway ON
oials are beginning to look into the
situation.
Engineers Of the New York state
highway department. for instance.
the Vialog. which enables them to
Keep track Of the true surface condi-
tions Of its main highways. II a road
suddenly shows too great an increase
In surface Irregularities through the
vialog test. the cause Is looked into
in,m ediately.
one Of the very first points re-
vealed by the test was that there is
no economy in postponing the recon-
ditioning Of a road that has been
allowed to become rough.
Device Tells Story.
The usual attitude is that if the
road Is in bad condition better let
II go to pieces before spending money
on II. but the Vialog test shows that
the more surface irregularities there
are per mile the greater the rate of
depreciation will be.
For the person who wants proof
Of this II is only necessary to OBJ
serve the immediate damage done to
Evening star., 1923-10-28
HAULING BY TRUCK PAYS.
Profits In Lower Transportation
Cost Of Potato Trade.

Lower transportation costs may be
obtained by hauling potatoes by mo-
tor truck. according to the following
item In the Dairymen's League:
IF. 0. Simeson of the famous Aroos-
has 16O acres devoted to potatoes,
seven and one-half miles from mar
ket, producing $4,000 barrels Of pota-
toes q year. and found it impossible
to deliver the potatoes in season.
"On account of the road grade be-
tween farm and railroad, one team Of
horses could only haul 30 barrels Of
potatoes at q trip. 1t would have
taken 1900 working days with one
team-just q little more than three
years-to haul the potato crop to
market"
Evening star., 1923-10-28
LIFTING PEDESTRIANS.

There are hundreds of opportuni-
ties for giving tired pedestrians Of
suburbanties whose only mode at con-
veyance Is their legs or a street car
lift every week. Simply keep your
eyes open and when you see rour
chance push out the clutch. swing
to the curb and pick. them up. You
will bring peoples blessings on your
own head, will increase the happiness
in the world and at the same time
make friends for yourself and other
car owners.
Evening star., 1923-10-28
AUTO TRADE IN CHINA.
Progress in Motor Transportation
There Shown.

Progress in motor transportation
in China Is forecast In an economic
survey OF China published by the
commission on commerce and marine
of the American Bankers Associa-
tfon.
There Is probably no field In which
American manufacturers have q
stronger relative position In China
than In the supply of motor cars
says the report Apparently so per
cent OF the motor cars now in use
in China are Of American make. The
good-roads movement Is spreading
and the next few years will doubtless
see q great extension in construction
of roads, as a. result of the present
movement"
Evening star., 1923-10-28
DOWN THE ROAD.

WHEN YOU DISCOVER THAT THE ROAD
YOU RECOMMENDED so HIGHLY HAS
UNDERGONE A CONSIDERABLE CHANGE
SINCE YOU PASSED Oven IT
LAST YEAR.
Evening star., 1923-10-28

Copyright, 1897
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-02
NEW ERA.

Calvin Middlebrooks of Vienna,
Berry Bray and son, William, of
Bonaire, were visitors at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. 0. Bray
last week.
Frances Bray and Martha Bray,
are visitors here at the home of
their aunts, Mrs. W. A. Parker and
Mrs. r. P. Parker.
Mr.. Brewton, was a visitor at the
home of his parents, Rev. and Mrs.
A. G. Brewton last week.
Mrs. z. A. Bailey and Mrs. Leroy
Bailey, of Americas, were visitor
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. M. c..
Veal Wednesday.
Miss Virlie Potter and Kinley
Potter, returned to her home near
Plains Saturday after spending a
week here with relatives.
Mrs. E. H. Norris, and children,
spent last week at Montezuma,
with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Bradley,
Mrs. NJ. C. Veal and Cortez Veal
spent Thursday at Plains.
Mrs. S. S, Ledger, Ruth. Nevo
and jamie ledger, visited friends
and relatives here last week.
Mrs. John Speer, of Dooling il :
visitor at the home of Mr.. anc
Mrs. E. H. Norris.
Mrs. w. B. Harden, of Quincy
Fla, is a visitor at the home of hel
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.. Grant
Miss Beulah Harris, of Hunting.
ton and Miss Louise Bradley OF
Leslie were visitors at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. S. J. Bradley a few
days of last week.
/ Mrs. Mary Giless spent SUNDAY
night in Americas, with her dauob
ter, Mrs. j. P. Gholson.
Mrs. Sallie Griffin, Misses Res
sic and Elizabeth Griffin an,
/ Emory Griffin were Sunday Wis,
I tors at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
w, B. Bradley.
Miss Sadie Holt, of Montezuma
IS the guest Of her sister Mrs. b
H. Norris.
H. ]. Morris, and Mrs. Otis Nor
ris, Misses Thelma Morris anc
Annie Google were dinner guests a
the home of Mrs. S. NJ. Parke
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tharpe Grant
spent the weekend with thei
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been a real awakening to the pos
sibilities of the small cheese fac
tory as one means of solving the
boil weevil problem. It fits well
into the COW, SOW and hen program,
and these are being developed. As
an evidence of this awakening,
three new factories have begun OPP
Grafton within the last so days at
Powder Springs, Cobb county; Cow
ington, Newton county; and Rock
mart, Polk county. Two others are
in course of construction, one at
Rome, Floyd county, and the 9th
er at Lexington, Oglethorpe coun-
ty. Numerous inquiries are be-
ing made from other counties,
which indicate that still more viii
be built soon.
So much had to be done during
the month of June and July that
Mrs. Marlatt was drafted and put
into service. She, too, is an ex-
pert cheese maker. Her Job has
been to assist her husband in
teaching the many details involved
in making a first-class product
while Mr.. Marlatt is installing
equipment in other factories
''The average cost of these fac
tories is only $1,000. Where the
farmers will furnish the lumber and
erect the building the outlay of
cash can be kept we'll under 81, 600.
| These plants are of sufficient size
to take care of from $500 to s.
600 pounds of milk per day, giving
the farmers a cash monthly income.
No separator or other expensive
equipment is necessary. The serv-
ices of these experts are free.
! Thew install the equipment and
teach some one in the community
how to make cheese and handle the
plant They also supervise the work
of all the factories, visiting them
at frequent intervals to be sure
that the product is kept up to
standard.
Scott w. Allen, general man.
ager of L. w. Rogers Co., states
that an average of 35 solid cars
of agricultural products are ship
ped into Atlanta daily from out
side the state, to say nothing of
less than solid car shipments. One
of these products is cheese.
lie shows that eight solid
cars of cheese came into Atlanta
monthly. Doubtless much more
than this came in smaller ship
ments The average consumption
of cheese per person in the United
| States is figured at 81 pounds per
annum. If this average is even APP
preached there is a cash market in
Georgia alone for ten or eleven
million pounds per year. The en-
tire South is not producing cheese
to any appreciate extent yet there
are more than 36,000,000 mouths
| to be fed.
Mr. Allen has shown us that we
have the market for cheese. The
State COLLEGE, of Agriculture and
the U. S. Department of Agricul-
ture through Mr. and Mrs. Marlatt
are showing us how to produce
cheese. Wisconsin made 247.OG7,-
000pounds Of cheese in 1922, as
one of her sources of income. She
is pointed to as one our most pros
porous and progressive agricultural
states. Georgia can and should be-
come the Wisconsin of the South"
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ments after this that Monica felt
prompted to cry aloud, to laugh
anything to relieve the appalling
montony. A broad, squat shade W
doomed presently in front of them,
tumble-down wooden erection
from which issued the sound of
subdued voices. Pennington drew
her along with him toward a spot
where a light showed between the
rotting timbers.
Crouching in the weeds thai rose
waist-high in the clearing, sne
peered through. in the center If
stone slab, she counted seven
Orientals. His back to her, clad
in a gorgeous widesleeved Jacket
Of dark blue silk on which was
embroidered a many-headed drag
on, sat an elderly Chinaman
whose enormous proportions could
belong to no other man she had
yet seen than the archcriminal
whom Pennington sought to secure
redhanded.
(Continued)
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VNeA SeRNeC. IAc.'qs3
BEGIN HERE TODAY

DEGGN IAENE . ODA
Peter Pennington, detective, is
detailed by the government to
capture the leader of The yell
low Seven, a gang of Chinese
bandits. Captain John Hewitt,
Commissioner of Police at Jessel-
ton, British North Borneo, pro-
cures a warrant for the arrest
Of Chai-Hung, influential Chi
nese. Hewitt is captured by
The Yellow Seven and Penning-
ton goes to hunt for him. He is
accompanied by hewitt's beau
tiful sister, Monica Whey. Pen
nington learns that Hewitt's
cook boy IS q member of The
Yellow Seven.
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So cautious were their move
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-02
9O0,352 OF SCHOOL
CHILDREN IN GEORGIA
State Department of Education
Issues Report Showing
School Population

ATLANTA, Aug. 2.-There are
9O0,352 children of school age e
to IS years of age inclusive) in tho
state of Georgia. These figures
according to the 1928 census OF
the school population, which has
just been made public by the state
department of education, show an
increase of 59,491 over the school
census of the state taken in 1918.
The census, taken during Ne
months of March and April, 1928,
in every county of the state, was
approved by the state Board OF
Education at its meeting June 81.
The total cost of taking the census,
the reports sets forth, was $685.
3O8.17.
One of the interesting points
brought out in the report is the
fact that the increase of white
children Of school age during the
five year period was 52,281,
whereas the increase of negro chill
dren was only lilo. Of the 9O0,-
352 total in 1928, 524,135 are
white and 376,217 are colored.
Fulton county leads in the num-
Der of Sabotage youngsters ac-
cording to the report, with a total
of 65,775. Of this number, ST.
069 are in Atlanta. Chatam coun-
ty stands second with 23,196; Bibb
county third with 19,489. and
Richmond county fourth with 49,
864. All other counties have less
than $1,000 each.
A decrease in the per cent of
illiteracy among school children in
Georgia as a whole is noted in the
report. The total number Of IL
literates in 1918 was 25,783. In
1923 this figure had been reduced
to 15.423. The decrease in num-
Der of white illiterates was 2,586,
or decrease of 0.62 per cent. Ne
gro illiterates decreased 7.765 in
number during the five year period,
or 81 ner cent.
One hundred and thirteen coun-
ties reported p decrease in the nor
centage of white illiteracv. while
91 counties reported an increase.
One hundred and sixty counties
reported n decrease in the ner-
centage of colored since the 1918
census was taken were not includ-
ed in the COMPARISONS.
ALTHOUGH the school apo Of chill
dren inclndfd in the school CEN
sus was stated bv the report IN be
from to 10 years of age those
classed as illiterates we're children
over 10 years of age unable to
read. Haa
Burke county leads in the num-
Der of illiterates, possessing SIG,
of whom 500 are colored children
Jefferson county, with 384, 1853 OF
whom are colored, is second, while
Troup county is third with BIT, OF
whom 800 are colored. The larg-
est number of white illiterates
are reported in Walker and Barlow
counties, which have 90 and 90
respectively. According to the re
port, Atlanta has only seven illit-
crate children, of whom are
colored. .t
During the five yeear-year perioc
since the taking of the last census
there has been a slight increase in
the number of school-age children
classified as detectives. The fig
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.CHEES EFACTQRIES
ARE MAKING MONEY
Small Plants in Various Sections
Return Investors Good
Profits
Continued from Page ~

Marlatt began to peddle his idea.
The farmer would listen with keen
interest to the story of how cheese
is made, but when he was asked
to subscribe stock, to buy cows,
milk them before breakfast and
then carry the milk to the factory
n order not to allow it to inter
fere with his regular routine, many
them would shake their heads and
wonder just how fond of work this
Yankee thought they were. To sell
this idea to the mountain people
was a mans job
after working for several
months, telling the story over and
over again and spending weeks in
their midst, the confidence of a
number Of good people was secured
at Young Harris, Ga. They were
persuaded to build cheese factory.
Mr.. Marlatt was forced to do most
of the work in assembling and in
stalling the equipment. The fac
troy was completed with an out
lay of 5000 and began operation
in May, 1918. Aonther was built
in a similar manner near Yarne,
N. c.. on the Georgia side in 1919.
A third was built at Cleveland,
Ga, in 1920. in the edge of the
cotton belt. The supply of milk at
these points did not meet the full
expectations. 1t requires the milk
from at least 100 average cows to
make the operation of one of these
factories successful. This amount
was not reached and the factories
closed.
"This was anything but encour-
aging. Mr.. Marlatt's next attempt
to build a factory was at Five
Forks in Barlow County Ga, IN
cotton territory. This was follow
ed by two others in 1922, one at
Euharlee, Ca, Barlow county, and
the other at Dalton, Ga, Whitfield
county. The factory at Euharlee
is ideally situated in a, progress
sive country community with hon
est and capable leadership, ten
miles southwest of Gainesville,
! Ga. 1t has become the center of
interest for the entire community.
| 1t btgan operation May 8, with
687 pounds of milk. A carload of
grade holstein cows were purchas-
/ ed in Wisconsin and sold to the
farmers of this community. j. w.
Vaughan, of the Bank of Carriers
vile, one OF the most progressive
bankers in Georgia, furnished most
/ of the money for the purchase of
these cows and was repaid from
the sales of cheese. Good native
cows were bought and feeding
studied Today this factory is re-
ceiving nearly 5000 pounds of milk
and making approximately 800
pounds Of cheese per day day, val
ued at SIS. This is a splendid
daily income for the 81 farmers
who own and operate this plant.
In addition to the cheese factory,
these same farmers have built a
mill for grinding there daily feed.
"This factory has succeeded so
well that groups Of farmers and
bsuiness men from all over the
state have made pilgrimages to it
to see and hear first hand just how
it is done. The results have
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