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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-21

I The reason for the Federa, 4.
eminent entering into nighvav Wy ~
struction, moreover, Is r;v.,u y
President Coolidge's messass "a =.
gress of December 6, lYss. il NJ ~
mo expenditure Of public M
contributes SO much to the nssssa
wealth as for building good rosS., \
Who Should Pay for the Ro,l.,
When we come to the con,,a..
ton of how the states and VA
| groups must raise their tare,
find that this general princin,. = Z
favored by the motor groups-,l1
motor vehicle taxes should n u
piled first to road maintenance y.
the cost of highway administrat,s.
In circumstances where the hnrI
on the motorist Is not undulv -.
where maintenance funds haye ~
properly provided for and ~
general funds are not ayailahl. \
may be regarded as euuitahls y
have the surplus of motor yehi]
fees devoted to actual Construct
| work.
How Should the Money Be. Rai.t
In addition to the matter Of Z.
shall bear the tax, we are faced M
! the question of what Is the W.
way to so about financing hirhv,s
whether it should be by bond isSr
and how much should be spent n
nually for these purposes. Il
In order to have safe guido Y
the financing of highways, the n
! lowing principles have been outir|
by careful students of highvs
I finance:
/. The highway budget is deap|
as the total annual expenditurst
each state for highway purposes,
2. The annual highway bud
should be adjusted to the rehtR'
needs for other public purposes. Il
3. No road should be improved X
expenditure Of public funds In sycII
of its earning capacity. The rstt|
to the public in the form Of eccncal
transpCrtat ton Is the sole measure
the justification for the degree Z
Improvement.
4. Broad surveys made BY u
United States Bureau Of Publ,
Roads have determined oonclusisl
that from forty to sixty per cent 4
the average costs of highway eo'
struction is expended in permans(
improvements, such as gradlid
/ draining, structures, engineering am
rights of way. OF the remaintI
cost. all but a small percentage !
the surface can be salvaged In N
construction and constitutes da1
mite addition to the capital facilta
of the community which Is passed !
to the succeeding generations. Fru'
all these stldies it thus appeal
that highway bond issues are ius}
fed where the "pay-as-you-go" ph]
does not promptly provide the hlsj
ways economically necessary, Al
Where adequate engineering a
economic control is assured.
5. The wide variance in U
present status of highway deveGj
ment iii the several states preve1
the adoption of uniform policies 4
securing the funds necessary for Y
annual budget. Generally speaklr]
however. these principles may
/ set forth:
CAP States in the initial stage }
highway development shou
issue bonds to defer tfal
portion of the annual chsrr]
for construction vhY
would over burden eith1
property or the road user
Continued on Page 73-Co. "
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-21

assembly plants throughout the
country. Summer months bring the
largest number of visitors and In
1924. August held the record at High
land Park with 30,640.
Among the distinguished visitors
last year was the Prince of Wales
and the youngest of the notables was
Jackie Coogan. Most every country
was represented in the visitors.
To the average person the final as
sembly holds the most interest
Seeing car grow in few minutes
from chassis to the finished article
has the greatest appeal of all the
interesting sights at tic Highland
Park Plant. Next. the conveyor
systems register strongest on the
imagination. after which interest is
divided among a number of major
operations.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-21
$4,000 People Called
At Bic Ford Plant

The Highland Park plant Of the
Ford Motor Company continues to be
the big attraction for visitors in De-
troit, AMI they come from all over
the world.
Last year more than $4,000 people
were escorted through the plant:
Guides are always on hand to show
visitors the interesting phases Of
Ford manufacture. for the company
invites inspection not only of its
great plants in Detroit, but also its
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-21

The PROGRESS in the use Of motor
buses is amazing. In 1922 there were
60 railway companies operating $40
buses, and today there are more than
16S companies operating over $500
vehicles of this type. These figures
do not include the great number of
Independent bus lines, some Of them
very sizeable. In New York City. for
instance, there are approximately a
thousand motor buses.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-21

This reduces waste of time and in
creases efficiency The natural re-
suit to the owner is better work in
shorter time and at lower cost
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-21

1925 will be a year OF good bus
mess.
1924 was the second best year in
the automobile business. That 1
think Is one of the outstanding
proofs Of the common sense policy
which the nation is pursuing. The
motor vehicle manufacturing bus
mess is the third largest in the
country. 1t could have set new
record in 1924 had 1t seemed wise to
do so. The additional production OF
over 100000 vehicles would have
meant a new output record. This
would have been an average OF only
eleven cars per dealer. But the au-
tomobile business was placing sound
merchandising ahead Of speculative
profits. 1t saw that producing in re-
'sponse to actual market demand was
more sensible than setting new high
totals.
Accordingly, it comes into 1925
with the slate clean, with inventor
les balanced, with an active market
for its products.
Relationship to Other Business
Due to the great size Of the auto
. mobile industry, the policies which
it adopts have a considerable bear
ing upon national prosperity. The
very fact that this business starts
1925 on stable conservative basis
Is to some degree an underwriting
of the general economic outlook.
This industry in it's factories, in its
sales rooms, and in the proportion
Of other industries supplying mater
fal to It, provides employment for
over 100000 workers.
It is the third largest shipper OF
manufactured products over the rail-
roads, the total being over 10000
carloads annually.
It uses $500 Of the plate glass
supply, 209o Of aluminium and 1890
Of finished iron and steel. ..''
In view Of these facts, it Is mat
ter Of interest to the general public
to observe that there are seven fac
tors which are going to be helpful
to improve motor transportation and
create a greater demand for motor
vehicles in 1925. These may be
enumerated as follows:
1. Better traffic conditions.
2. Larger foreign trade.
5. Replacement market for motor
vehicles.
4. Increase in surfaced highways.
5. INTERPRETATION of railways and
trucks.
3. Demand for local and touring
i buses.
Z. The eternal desire of every
one to own an automobile.
We Know More About Traffic
To the casual observer it may
seem that since traffic has become
more congested every year. such u
condition will continue. This has
not. however, been the history Of
other forms Of transportation.
When the railroads first came in
to being there was continued climb
in the number Of accidents each
year. until a peak period when the
rail men got better understanding
Of their problems and so organized
their routing and their protective de-
vices that the hazards were mater
tally decreased.
The street and highway authori-
ties are just entering upon the con-
structive phase Of traffic manage
ment. We find Los Angeles building
tunnels for pedestrians in the busy
streets. We find the Association of
State Highway Officials agreeing
upon uniform marking signs. We
see Indianapolis embarking on a
program Of eliminating bottle necks
which are choking the main thor
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-21

PIONEERS IN AUTOMOBILE BUSINESS DECORATED
a C-
names perrin and
a a hos angh
E.
A.
HI Franklin.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-21
National Value Of Highways

Viewed In this light. it may he
summed up by saying that our
federal highway system is making of
us homogeneous nation. This is
borne out by the fact that when the
proposed and authorized construc-
ton of the next ten or fifteen years
has been completed. every town OF
5000 or more will be on or close to a
main surfaced federal aid road.
When we realize that this system
of comm, nication is doing for every
town of 5000 popula ton what the
railroads fifty years ago were only
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-21
They Want to Ride on Rubber

this country which are making use
of motor vehicle equipment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-21

(By Roy D. Chaplin. Chairman,
ighways Committee, National
Chamber of Commerce)
Sometimes we can get at subject
best by contrasting it with its OPP
posite.
Black is sharper when placed
against white.
Accordingly, we may get an idea Of
the value of the highway program in
the United States by consideration
Of the spite fence.
Neighbor Jones quarrels with
neighbor Smith because the Jones dog
has been chasing the Smith cat. The
feud develops and one party or the
other builds a high board fence so
that all communication is shut off. AS
long as this obstruction remains. as
long as the two neighbors are pre-
vented from seeing one another, so
that their hostility remains in the
state in which it was left they be-
come and continue to be Enemy
Jones and Enemy Smith.
Community Spite Fences
Imagine, il YOU will, every house
with a spite fence around it, or il
this is too much. every town with a
spite stockade about it. AS long as
these barriers of communica ton
exist there will be misunderstanding
with the world beyond these limita-
tionS.
Historians have shouted with ac-
clamation at the unequalled example
of the unfortified border between the
United States and Canada. There is
stoppage Of communication. This
freedom of going back and forth is
perhaps the most striking instance
which can be cited of the essential
quality and purpose of highways.
An Investment in Neiehborliness
We in this contry are making
rapid progress not only in road
building, but also in our understand
ing of highway financing, taxation
and use. Before getting to these
specific points, it is worth while &c
realize the fundamental significanc
of all this activity which in the fina
analysis is simply an investment in
neighborliness.
On the political and social side
Eeighborhness means mutual under
standing and the ability to live to-
gether in harmony. 1t means that
the West knows the South and APP
preciates it's problems, and vice
versa.
On the commercial side. neighbor
illness means ready facilities for dis
tribution. ease of travel. In short
that the distant point can be reached
as well as the nearby point.
Na}ional Valus rs Aiohuavs
Putnam patriot., 1925-08-21
PLANTS RESUME OPERATIONS
 AFTER TWO WEEKS VACATION

The plant of the Powdrell & Alex ander Company in Putnam and the two plants of the Paco Manufactur- ing Company in Danielson. of which the Putnam plant is a subsidiary, re sumed operations Monday morning after being shut down for two weeks. The suspension of operations of the three mills was not "shut down" as that term is generally understood. but the plants were closed to give the employees their annual vacation. During the vacation period the factor ies are more or less disorganized on account of numbers of employees be- Ing out at different periods during the summer. The mills referred to decided ta close for the tive weeks period that all employees might have vacation and Co avoid the continual shortage of help during the summer vacation period. Now all employees have had a vacation and the organiza- ton win not be disrupted further.
Putnam patriot., 1925-08-21
WOODSTOCK TIC VOTE ON
 DEAN REQUESTS MONDAY

A special town meeting will be held at Woodstock on Monday afternoon at l30 o'clock. at which time the citizens of the town will vote on whether or not they shall accept certain bequests made to the town by the will of the late Mrs. Minnie Palmer Dean of Weston, Mass.
 The first article of the will on which the voters will net IS as follows:
 T direct my executors, unless l have done SO during my lifetime. to erect a hall to be known as the Palmer Me morial Hall. in the town of Woodatock, Connecticut. and to give the same to said town. Said executors may at their discretion purchase or otherwise acquire a site. The total cost of the han. including the site, shall be abou. twenty thousand (20,000) dollars, and not exceeding twenty-two thousand t22.0 .000) dollars"
 A few years ago Mrs. Dean erected in Woodstock a hall known as the Pal. mer Memorial, which with certain pro visions she was willing to present Co the town At that time the Woodatocs voters did not accept the gift, but now
Putnam patriot., 1925-08-21
BEAUSOLEl RESIGNS
 FIRST LIEUTENANCY
Headquarters Go. Officer Had Served Since Formation of
 Outfit
Adiutant General Will Appoin, Sue ee.sor on Captains Recommendation

The resignation of Rosario J Beau soleil as first lieutenant of headquart- CTS company. 43rd division. has been received by Captain John J. McGarry. This announcement was made follow ing the drill of last Monday evening. Lieutenant Beausoleil's action was tn take effect at once. He did not give his reason for retiring from his company office.
 Captain McGarry has forwarded the resignation to the office of the adju- tant general of the state at Hartford, where it will, withou: much doubt. be accepted. upon the recommendation of the local captain. This department, passing it's action upon nomination by Captain McGarry. will appoint within short time the successor to Mir. Beausoleil. and the appointee will re- eeive his commission from the gov ernor.
 Mir Beausoleil has served with the company as first lieutenant since it's formation over a year age, twice go- ing to camp with the outfit. During the World War he was n drill ser Reant at Camp Devens.
Putnam patriot., 1925-08-21
KATHERINE RYAN, 8, AND MARRIED SISTER, MRS. NORA McDEvITT, DAUGHTERS OF PATRoLMAN JOHN
 RYAN, WERE ON TRIP WHEN BOILER BURST
Being Las, One. Board Probably Saved Their
 the Horrors of IL All

On board the Fl fated excursion steamer Maekinae. when the boilers of the ship blew up. Tuesday eve. ming, already resulting in 42 deaths with probably more to follow. was a little Putnam girl, Katherine Ryan, age eight, daughter of Patrolman and Mrs. John Ryan. South Main street Neither the little girl nor her married half f-sist-f. Mrs. Nora me- Dewitt, of pawtueket. with whom she is visiting, and who took her on the excursion fram pawtucket to New port, was in the least injured
 Were In Cabin
 Mrs. McDevitt and the little girl were n the cabin 0H the lower deck when the explosion occurred which enshrouded the boat in cloud of hot steam that took the lives of more than two score of passengers, mostly women and children.
 Their whereabouts on the boat was due to the fact that they nearly miss ed the steamer at Newport They reached the pier just as the gang plank was about to be pulled in and were the last ones on the steamer that was soon to resemble a shambles.
 Latcness Saves Them
 On the trip to Newport Mrs. Me Dewitt and Katherine had place near the smokestack of the boat on the upper deck where the results from the explosion were the worst Mrs. McDevitt intended to seek this same spot on the homeward journey. For tunately for the sisters they were too late in going aboard te pick desir- able place and of necessity had to go into the cabin on the lower deck.
 When the explosion occurred Mrs. MeDevitt took her little charge out side but immediately returned Go the cabin where she secured two life pre- servers. She put one on the little sis ter and then strapped one to her own body.
 Saw Feeling Flesh
 Going on deck the scene was on, of death, shrieks. rroans and terror | Mrs. McDeyitt says that when th explosion occurred she saw two girls one who was dancing and the othe i tpiaying the piano, catapulted iron the steamer into the bay She saw
Putnam patriot., 1925-08-21

since all provisions are removed, it is likely that the vote will be favorable to acceptance.
 The second article of Mrs. Deans will provides another matter on which the voters will act. It reads as fol- lows.
 'l direct my executors, unless l have done 50 during my lifetime. Co erect, in memory of my mother. Eleanor How ard Palmer, in suitable location in said Woodstock. stone drinking foun- tain for human beings. horses and dogs, at a cost of from one thousand q .000l dollars Co two thousand t2,- 00O) dollars, not exceeding the latter sum-"
 The third provision affecting Wood stock and it's people follows
 "I give and devise f 1 have not al- ready done 30 during my lifetime, Go aaid town of Woodstock, my land on the New Boston road in said town, for use as timber lot"
 There seems to be but little doubt that the voters will decide Co accept all three of the gifts made the town by Mrs. Deans will.
Putnam patriot., 1925-08-21

flesh peel from sealded bodies and fall to the steamer deck. Passengers were throwing pocketbooks, wearing ap- parel and anything they happened to have with them. into the bay. Some of them jumped in afterward. ft was sight of horror never to be forgotten.
 When the boiler burst cloud of b, aiding steam siioi to tine upper deck. While the lower deck was also en- shrouded in steam it was not scald- ing hot vapor as was that above and the woman and little girl experienc. ed little discomfort from the heat or in being able Co breath, for. by the time the steam settled down again. it had cooled sufficiently to have partially evaporated.
 Rescued In Launch
 Mrs MeDevitt also tells of heroic action on the part of many. Not all lost their heads. There were cool heads aboard and it was due to this fact that the loss of life was not greater. She and Katherine were fin- ally taken from the boat into a small launch. While on the way to the landing the motor of this boat went wrong and they had to be given d tow. However they were soon safely put ashore and returned to Pawtueket in the evening.
 Post Card Causes Alarm
 The first inkling that his daughters might have been on the Mackinac came to Patrolman Ryan in the form of post card l. was mailed in New port, Tuesday, and was view in that city. Immediately he thought of the excursion and it's horrible ending. tt was an anxious time in the the Ryan home. Even after telephone conn munieatiou waa had with pawtneket and information received that their daughter Katherine was safe and un- injured Mir. and Mrs. Ryan wanted to zee with their own eyes the little girl who left home for visit ta the now shrouded Rhode Island city. Thursday afternoon patralmau
 Ryan took his family in the ear and motored to Pawtucket to see his daughters and to hear the horrible de. l tails of tha disaster They ralarssaa home the same night. Katherine re- maining to finish her visit.
Putnam patriot., 1925-08-21
CHARLES DANSEREAU
 IS AGAIN ARRESTED

Charles Dansereau. whom the state police allege is a modern Fagin. teach ing young men to steal automobiles. and himself being the fence where the stolen property was disposed af. was arrested again. Monday, on the specific charge of stealing q Rec truck from Worcester. nansereau was taken be fore the town court of Plniniield and was held in bonds of Sb0n for the su- perior court. The bond was immedi- ately furnished
 Dansereau was arrested several weeks ago and held for the superior court. After being in jail B few days he raised the necessary bond to secure his liberty.
 Densercau. an ex-convict, lives on a farm in South killingly. Following the theft of number of automobiles and trucks from Massachusetts cities officers from the Bay State with off cers from the Danielson barracks searched the farm of Dansereau and claim to have found parts of the stolen cars.
 Young men arrested in connection with the affair are said to have told the officers of thefts of cars and the payment to them of $5. in some cases, by Dansereau, upon the delivery of stolen cars to him.
 Dansereau pleaded not guilty in the lower court. and has retained Attorney Harry E. Back of Daniels0n to defend him.
 4 few years ago Dansereau was found guilty in the superior court at Putnam of stealing a COW and was sent to states prison. He has also served a long term in Massachusetts for horse stealing.
 While working on the case the state police uncovered another long string of automobile thefts and arrested John Drew. formerly of Central Village. Drew. who had a good reputation in Central Village, and who was a regu- lar attendant at the Methodist church there. is being held in jail at Brooklyn in default of S2,000 bonds.
Putnam patriot., 1925-08-21
DEBARRED DOCTORS CAN
 NOT PRACTICE FURTHER
Public Health Council Refuses to Restore Licenses to 6S
 Eclectic Physicians
Prosecution, Will Be Brought If Ne.
 eessary

A vote against reconsideration of it's previous action in revoking the licenses of sixty-eight eclectic physi- eians was passed by the state council of health. Health Commissioner Stan ley II. Osborn said following the meeting that an attempt by any of the debarred physicians to practice in this state would be immediately followed by prosecution.
 The licenses were revoked follow ing the investigation into the medical situation in this state last year by the Hartford county extraordinary grand jury. The state eclectic ex. amining board at that time declared in signed statement that fraud had heen practieed in obtaining the + censes. Later the debafFed physic ans secured control of the board and demanded that the state department of health restore their licenses.
 Shortly after this a supreme court decision was handed down uphclding the action of the department in re voking the licenses. Appeals of five doctors were used in test case be fore the court for the sixty-eight, by agreement of opposing counsel. In addition. Attorney General Healy ad. vised the state department to ignore the demands of the eelectics for the restoring of licenses.
 Tn action of the health council yesterday is the last move in the mat ter. which has in turn been before the grand jury. the General Assembly, which refused to take action on the matter. referring the petitioners to the court; the superior court and the supreme court.
 Two doctors in Windham county were notified of the revocation of their licenses, nr Tetreault of Put nam and Dr. prisque of Dayville. Both took appeals to the superior court
Putnam patriot., 1925-08-21

Three Putnam policemen rounded up a nest of seven travelling weavers, coming from different towns in the textile belt, and all claiming to be in search of jobs, by a raid Thursday evening. As they flied into the pris- oners' coop at the police station this morning preparatory to their trial on the charge of intoxication, this group of men ranging in age from 45 to 64, presented vivid picture of what dis couragement. drink and wandering can do for men. The term human dereilet took n much more significant meaning to those who saw this coliec- ton of prisoners.
 The police staged their evening visit at the request of some residents in the Little Dam Tavern district who said that party of buns were sleep ing in the woods there. Captain Jar
Putnam patriot., 1925-08-21
POLICE MAKE ROUNDUP
 OF DRUNKEN WEAVERS

wis. Sergeant Liard and Officer Chand- Ter found the seven, all drunk, and some of them asleep. in a pine grove near the state highway.
 In court all pleaded guilty to intoxi- cation and the majority admitted hav- ing previously visited the Putnam city court. Deputy Judge Archibald Mac donald, Jr.. imposed Jail sentences of from twenty to sixty days on five offenders and fined the other two. though these will probably go to jail to work out their fines.
 While this collection of battered humanity was being sentenced by the court Putnam young man, present. ing neet appearance, and who be- came drunk while on vacation spree, was giving close attention to the fate of habitual boozers. He was released on probation by Judge Macdonald.