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Evening star., 1925-01-03
BONDS CLOSE WEEK.
WITH PRICES FIRM
Speculative Rails and Foreign
Issues Most Active in
Days Transactions.
BY GEORGE r. HUGHES.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. January 3.-Bonds
closed the week with prices Arm and
the speculative rails and foreign is
sues most active. For long time
now the so-called Junior" rails have
been neglected, but today these high
Welding obligations were taken UP.
Missouri, Kansas and Texas adjust
ments was one of the most prominent.
crossing 10, where II was up over "a
point on the week and within a frac-
ton OF it's record high for all time.
The New Haven bonds were all
strong, the 6s OF 194S going above 81.
where they were selling higher than
at any time in 1924. At the same time
the Is crossed 81, approximating their
record during the past year.
New Haven Bonds Favored.
Buying OF the Kew Haven bonds
was based on reports of favorable
progress in the placing of the pro-
posed new refunding per cent issue.
Earnings have also shown gratifying
Improvement in recent months. A
strong feature was I. G. n. adjust
ments above SO, but still almost 2
points below the record high. Sea-
board bonds were firm. On the week
all the obligations of this road have
made good gains.
In the foreign group the recovery
which began Friday was maintained.
On the week all the French issues.
as well as the new German Is, have
lost ground, but the selling which
brought this about was completed
before the holiday. A favorable view
was taken today of the reported offer,
vague though 1t was, OF the French
government for the refunding Of Its
war debt to the United States. At
any rate there was a better market
for French bonds.
Foreign Group strong.
Hungarian TINS, which held their
ground remarkably well all the week,
sold again today at their high price.
Here 1t Is the very attractive yield
which is undoubtedly the sustaining &
influence. Czechoslovak SIS of 1851
were a shade higher today. and the
United Kingdom 51zs of 1929 went
along with sterling exchange.
Strictly investment issues were
quiet. but there was no yielding IN
prices On the week most of the
United States Government loans are
fractionally higher. indicating bank
ing opinion that higher money is not
in sight.
New issues this week totaled only
a little over s25,0oo,ooo, due TO the
holiday.
Evening star., 1925-01-03
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

BALTIMORE, January 3 Especially.
White potatoes, 100 pounds, 1.00a
$50; sweet potatoes, barrel, 2.50a6 90;
vans, barrel, 4.60a5.00. Beans, bushel,
3O0a4.5e; beets, 100, 4.0Oas.00; broc-
coli and kale, bushel, 50a65; brussels
sprouts, quart, 15a25; cabbage, 100,
5.00a7.00; savoy, bushel, 60aS5; car
rots, 100. 4.OoaS.0o; caulifiower. crate.
2.boa3.0 90; celery, crate, 1.75a2.75; Gu
cumbers, bushel, 3.00a6.00; eggplants,
crate, 3.ooaS.00; lettuce, bushel, 1.00a
l so; onions, 100 pounds. 2.65a3.00;
oyster plant 100, S.00a10.00; parsnips,
basket, 60a75; peas, hamper, 3.00a4 90;
peppers, crate. 4.00a6.50; spinach,
bushel, 2.00a225; squash, crate, 4.00a
500; tomatoes. crate, 4.00a6.50; tur-
nips, basket, scars.
Apples, packed barrel, 3.00a7 90;
bushel, 75a2.OO. Cranberries, box, 500
a7.oo: grapefruit, box, 1.75a3.00;
oranges, box, 3.oOa4.Oo.
Selling Prices at Noon.
Wheat-No 2 red Winter, spot. ex-
port. 1881 No 2 red Winter, spot
domestic, 1851; No. red Winter
sarlicky, domestic. 1852; No. red
Winter, garlicky, no quotation.
Sales-none.
Corn-Cob, new yellow, spot, 500
ao.1U per DdTTelI lrdch corni yellow,
No. 2, old, Las.
Sales-None.
Oats--No. 2, new, 661s asked per
bushel; No. 3, no quotation.
Rye-Nearby, 1.15a1.25; No. 3 rye
spot, 1853.
Hay--Receipts-non The snow
storm has cut off delivery Of hay &c
the local market by truck, and while
there is no advance In prices toda y
stocks on hand are being depleted and
the market has a much firmer tone
Demand is principally for the better
grades of timothy and choice light
mixed hay. Low grade continues
slow sale at irregular values.
Quotations today-No. 1 timothy
19.50a2o.5o: No. 3 timothy, 1600s
1900; No. 1 light clover, mixed, 1850
a19.00; No. l clover, mixed, 17.50s
1900; No. 2 clover, mixed. 10. .0Oa16.00
Straw-No. l wheat, 12.00a13.00 pei
ton; No. 1 oat. 13.00a14.0O per ton.
Evening star., 1925-01-03
Today's Exchange Trading.

Today's session on the Washington
Stock Exchange was given over al
most exclusively to transactions in
the bond list, with trading well di-
versifed but restricted to the utility
list.
Railway As were strong at 1914,
with the general and refunding 6s
of 1888 selling half a point under par.
Potomac Electric consolidated 5s
brought 9S&, and Capital Traction 5s
were unchanged at 991a Gas 5s sold
at SO. and $1,000 Riggs Realty long IS
brought SO.
On the stock side of the list Gas
Light was firm at 531a and Capital
Traction recovered half a point to 80.
Five shares of Chapin-Sacks per
cent preferred stock sold on the un-
listed denartment at "a.
Evening star., 1925-01-03
CHURCH OFFICERS CHOSEN
Special Dispatch to The Star.


HYATTSVILLE, January S.-At the
annual meeting Of the congregation of
the Hyattsville Baptist Church yes
terday Stanley W. Crosthwait was re-
elected a deacon for five years, and
j. T. Payne was elected a deacon
for four years to succeed Cyrus John
son, who has moved to Mount Rainier.
H. c. Burke was chosen a trustee
for FIVE years to succeed George y.
Wells, who declined reelection. To
serve one year w. r. Ballard and
H. E. Davis were reelected treasurer
and secretary.
Samuel Crosthwait was named head
usher for one year and Mrs. J. A.
Crawford, Mrs. John Rymer and Miss
Flora Davis were elected as the music
committee for the same period. A
successor to the Rev. J. H. Strong,
who has resigned as pastor, will not
be selected for some time.
Evening star., 1925-01-03
LAW FORCES PURE "GAS." "
Special Dispatch to The Star.

RICHMOND. Va, January 3.-Since
Richmond began the rigid inspection
OF the gasoline brought to this city
the quality has improved wonder
fully, and where there were hundreds
of thousands of gallons condemned
for the first few months, the inspec-
tors during December were forced to
reject just 5000 gallons.
Operators OF cars are more than
pleased at the improvement in the
quality. Virginia motorists say gaso-
line is sent here. then shipped to
North Carolina and sold at a lower
price than is charged here in Vir-
ginia, and that Virginia filing sta
tions are charging an average of 2
cents a gallon more than Is charged
in North Carolina
Evening star., 1925-01-03
BANK DEPOSITS MAY
TOTAL S22O,OOO,O()O
Call Issued Today Finds
Records Shattered by
Large Margin.
BY CHAs. r. sHAEFFEH-

The high record OF District bank
deposits, established October 10 last,
the previous call of the controller of
the currency for statement of condi-
uon, viii be badly shattered by the
current call, issued this morning,
dated December 81, preliminary re-
ports received from representative in
sututions today indicate.
Ihat the call will find approximate
ly S22O,00o,000 on deposit in Wash
lngton seems assured from these re-
ports The previous peak was $214,-
53S,o64.5S.
Savings Slightly Lower.
While savings institutions, general
ly. are expected to show reversals,
due to the disbursement of Christ
mas Savings Club Funds, the net
gain reported by IL leading banks
totals approximately $4,000 900, or al
most three times the total amount
disbursed via this savings system.
number of Washington larger
banks have undoubtedly boosted their
deposits through the recent sale of
Treasury bonds, floated on December
Is, the proceeds Of which are still on
deposit. Dividend checks were re
ceived I'm relatively large amounts
covering disbursements as OF Decem-
ber Is, aiding the steady growth OF
deposits during the last quarter of
the year
Some of Net Changes.
A few of Washington's larger
banks, with net changes over the pre-
ceding call, follow:
Evening star., 1925-01-03
New Orleans Quotations.

NEW ORLEANS, January 3.-The
cotton market opened steady, first
trades being points down to 2 up.
Liverpool being better than due
March soon traded up to 1891; May
to 24.22 and July to Papa, or / to .
points above the previous close. A
renewal of liquidation was in evi-
dence and selling became rather ac-
tive. March traded down to 23.77,
May 24.o5 and July to 24.07, or IA
to II points below the initial highs
Sentiment continued reactionary.
Fall River reported sales for the
week Of $4,000 pieces of print cloths
with the market quiet and steady
Cotton mill owners and labor unions
in the Fall River district have
agreed upon 10 per cent cut in
wages.
NEW ORLEANS-Cotton futures
closed steady at net advance of to
Evening star., 1925-01-03
80 MILLS CUT WAGES.

FALL RIVER, Mass, Janpary B.
A wage reduction of 10 per cent in
approximately 80 corporations, mem
bers of the Fall River Cotton Manu-
facturers' Association, was an
nounced last night by representatives
of the association at a meeting at
tended by the manufacturers execu-
tive committee and the Fall River
Textile Council, representing five
unions. The reduction will be effec-
tive January II.
Evening star., 1925-01-03
BANK DEPOSITS FALL OFF.

BALTIMORE, January 3 Especially.
deposit figures of IA mu-
tual savings banks in Baltimore
showed a slight decline during No
vember, but the decrease was small
and seasonal. Total deposits in the
IA banks at the close of business No
vember 20 amounted to 44,936,900
compared with S145,131, All on Octo-
ber 81, 1924, and $13S,S04,131 on No
vember 80, 1923.
Evening star., 1925-01-03
WILL INCREASE OUTLAWS.

NEW YORK, January 3.-Electric
railways of the United States will
spend approximately s342,000,000 in
1925 for plant and equipment and
materials, supplies and maintenance,
according to compilation by the
Electric Railway Journal, an increase
of 80 per cent over 1924. The largest
increases are for new equipment and
new substations. Labor costs are not
included in the estimated expendi-
lures
Evening star., 1925-01-03
COTTON QUOTATIONS
ARE LOWER TODAY
Selling Movement, Which Started
Yesterday, Is Continued
as Week Ends.
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, January 3.-The SELL
Ing movement which developed in the
cotton market yesterday continued
In today's early trading. After open
ing barely steady at an advance of
4 points to a decline of points
active months showed net losses Of
II to 2S points at the end Of the
first hour.
Reports of declines in the market
for Egyptian and East Indian cotton
seemed to stimulate the selling here.
Southern hedging as we'll as further
commission house liquidation also
was reported on the decline to 2376
for March and 24.25 for July
New York cotton futures closed very
STEADY at net advance Of IL to IA
int
Evening star., 1925-01-03
BOOM AT Widest STAGE.
Half-Holiday Trading Records Are
Smashed Today.
BY STUART T.. WEST.


Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. January 3.-Wal Street
speculation today was the widest
since the post-election boom on the
Stock Exchange began. For the vio-
lence of Individual advances, the rate
of transactions, the number of new
high records and exciting dealings
nothing like 1t has been seen before.
The market was in the hands of an
enthusiastic public and the demand
for stocks was enormous. Business
was so great that the stock ticker
was far behind. At one time, when
United States Steel common was SELL
ing at 12lA, as against the previous
high of 121, 1t was reported that this
leader was quoted 123 bid. 1t sold
we'll above that figure.
Bosch Magnetic Jumps.
The big speculation was in the
shares of companies which derived
all or part of their income from the
radio industry. The gains in this
group in some cases ran from to 10
points.
American Bosch Magnetic, which
had been the spectacular performer
of Friday, rose several more points,
Westinghouse Electric was up nearly
10 points at one time, Electric Stor-
age Battery crossed 20, as against its
final of 65i2 on Friday, and United
Fruit made a new top. Radio Cor
poration stock was selling around -
most of the time. as against the Fri
day high of 77h. General Electric,
too, Kept below it's record high.
Steel Comes to Front.
United States Steel common def
niteiy took the lead in the last hour.
The oil shares continued their ex-
cited advance, the Pan-Americans
taking the lead. Standard Oil of New
fornia Petroleum, Phillips Petroleum,
BarnsdalI and Marland were the fea-
lures. The advance amounted to 2,
3 and more points.
The volume of transactions in to-
days markets established a new high
record for Saturday half holiday.
Railway shares were in demand al
though not as prominent the in
dustrials. Southern Railway made
another new high and so did New
York Central. American Telephone,
for q stock of strictly investment
class, had a remarkable jump.
Sterling exchange sold above AS
for the first time 1t has done so in
this country, although it reached the
same figure in London during the
New Year holiday. Little doubt is
any longer felt that sterling is on it's
way back to par.
Evening star., 1925-01-03
Markets at a Glance

NEW YORK.-Stocks strong; United
States Steel highest in eight years.
Bonds firm: oil issues lead advance.
Foreign exchanges higher; sterling
crosses ATS, highest in six years.
Cotton advanced: trade buying.
Sugar lower; commission house sell
ing.
Coffee easy; weak Brazilian cables
Evening star., 1925-01-03
STOCKS BOUND Up
IN BRIEF SESSION
Radio Shares Figure in Wild
0utburst of BulIish
Enthusiasm.
BY the Associa ted Press.


NEW YORK, January Stocks OF
companies affiliated with the radio in
dustry were whirled upward in wild
outburst of bullish enthusiasm in to-
days stock market. Manhattan Elec-
trical Supply. Bosch Magnetic. Westing-
house Electric, Electric Storage Battery
and General Electric scared to
points above last nights closing figures
Exceptional strength also was shown
by standard industrials. United states
Steel common climbing 8 points to l23 Il
the highest price in eight years. and
American Can being boosted SA points
TO 16S. United Fruit and Jersey Central
each jumped points, Hayes Wheel o q
and Sloss Sheffield, Gulf States steel
and American Telephone advanced Il
10 3is points
The closing was strong. Sales ap-
proximated 100000 shares.
Evening star., 1925-01-03
FIRE INSURANCE,
TITLE INSURANCE.
MISCELLANEOUS.
METAL OUTPUT JUMPS.

Production of copper, zinc and lead
increased during the year 1924. In.
terror Department figures show.
Evening star., 1925-01-03
Bank ADDS to Surplus.

Directors OF the Bank of Commerce
and Savings yesterday voted an addi-
tion of $4,000 from undivided profits
to the surplus account This action
brings the surplus of the bank to a
level with its capitalization, 100000.
Evening star., 1925-01-03

Quite q lot of folks who would
rather be right than President" are
successful only in being neither.
Evening star., 1925-01-03
From the London Mail.

From the London Mail.
Lady Visitor (to prisoner)-I should
think you'd go insane in this cell.
Prisoner-Too late for that now,
lady should have done It before the
trial
Evening star., 1925-01-03
Shareholders Double.

Shareholders of the American Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company have
more than doubled in three years. the
total at the close of 1924 being 346,-
600, exclusive of more than 100000
employees who bought stock on the
partial payment basis. This was an
increase of 63,S51 since December 81,
1928, and compared with 1S6,545
shareholders at the end of 1921.
Evening star., 1925-01-03
CHICAGO STOCK MARKET.

CHICAGO, January 3.-Following
is a report of today's sales, high, low
and closing quotations at the Chicago
Stock Exchange:
Evening star., 1925-01-03
BOSTON STOCK MARKET.

BOSTON, January S.-Following is
a list of today's highest, lowest and
closing prices for the most active
stocks dealt in here:
Evening star., 1925-01-03
Washington Stock Exchange
AFTER CALL

AFTER CALL
+ Washington Gas Lght-10 at Ssh. 10 at
53ia. at 5312.
Washington Rwy. & Elec. St ref. e. '33-
Capital Traction Colo at 90.
Washington Rwy. Slec. it. ref. g. 80
81 600 at 99la.
Potomac Electric Cons. 5s-$2, 900 at 9sa<-
Riggs Realty longs 5s-$1, 600 at 95.
Capital Traction $500 at e9h, $500 at
99l., 500 at 99l2.
Washington Gas $500 at 90.
UNLISTED DEPT.
Chapin-Sacks Sc pfd.--5 at "a.
Evening star., 1925-01-03

New York's frst electric street light
was Installed In 1852,
Evening star., 1925-01-03

fPartly extra. Payable in preferred stock.
Djyidend rates as given in the above table
are the annual cash payments based on the
iatest quarterly or halfyeariy declarations
Uniess otherwise noted: extra og special
Iiytdepds are not included.
Evening star., 1925-01-03

Am Iobacco
Am Tobacco (B)
Am Water Wks.
| Am Woolen ,
Am Writ Pap pf.
Am Zinc pf.
Anaconda (75c).
Ann Arbor. .
Armour Del %.
Arm Cons & Co.
Asso Dry G o.
Asso Oil (lk }. .
At T & S Fe co..
A T & S F pf (5).
Atl Birm & At. j..
Atl Coast L (+S)
At Gulf G. w I. .
At Gulf & w 1 pf
Atlantic Refinin
Atlas Ia OK
Austin -Nichola
Baldwin L o..
Bal & Ohio 60.
Bal & Oh pf "a.
Bang & Ar go.
Barnsdall A..
Barnsdall B.
Bayuk Cigar.
Bee ech-Nut (3).
Bethlehem Steel
Beth Stl pf o..
Bkl Edison (S).
Brk Man Tran.
Brklyn Un G (4)
Brown Shoe 90.
Burns Bro (I0).
Bur Add Ma go.
Butte Cop t5oc).
Butte & Superior
Butterick Co.
Cal Packing (6).
Cal Pete OK j..
Calf Pet pf %.
Callahan Zinc.
Calu & Ariz (2).
Can Pacific (10).
Cent Leather.
Cent Leather pf.
c r r n J (f12).
Century r pf (7)
Cero d Pasco (4)
Certain Tee ed. :.
Chand Mot (3).
Ches & Ohio "a.
Chicago & Alton
Chic & Alton pf.
Chic & East Ill.
Chi & f III pf. E.
| Chic CIR Vest.
Chic CIR W est pf.
| Chi Mil & St p. =.
| Chi Mil & S P pf.
| Chi & Nwn o..
Chi Pneu T go.
| Chi r | G. Pac :.
| Chi Yellow C (4)
Chile Cop (2h)-
Cluett Peab 90.
Coca-Colo 3D..
Colo Fuel e Iron
Colo Southern
Col G & E l2.60),
Col G & Z pf 60.
Col Carbon o..
Com Solv B.
Com Solv rgts.
Con gol-Nairn (3
Conley Tin Foil.
Consol Cigar.
Con Distributes
| Consol Gas t5)..
| Consol Textile.
| Cont Can o..
Cont Mot (S0c). .
| Corn Prod (2)..
| Corn Prod pf CD
| Cosden Co.
Crucible Stl %.
Cub Am Sug 90.
Cuban Am pf 90
| Cuban Cane Sug
| Cub Cane Su pf.
| Cuba Dominican
| Cuban Dom pf- -
| Cuyamel FIR %.
Daniel Boone.
| Dawson Chem.
De Beers (Ssc).
Del & Hud o..
Del l. & w (6)..
D G. r G Wst pf
Detroit Ed (S).
Dome Mines (2).
Doug Pectin % .
Du Pont (S)..
DUPONT deb (6).
Eastman (fS)...
Eaton Axle
Elec st Bat (f5).
Emmerson Brnt
EmmerSon B pf.
End-John o..
Erie. e.-....--....
Erie 1st pf. .....
Erie I'd pf f......
Exchange Bf CD
Fairbks (2.60)..
Famous FL (8).
Famous pf (S).
Fed Lit G. T CD.
| Federal Mines.
Fed Mines pf CD
Fisher Body 90
Fisk Rubber
Fish Rubber pf.
Fleischman (f4l
| Foundation (6).
Freeport-T Texas
| Gen Asphalt.
| Gen Asph pf CD d.
Gen Baking 90
Gen Cigar 80.
! Gen Cigar pf CO
/ Gen Electric (S)
Gen Ell spl (60c) .
! Gen Motors 60.
Gen Mot pf 90.
| Gen Petrol (2).
4 Gen Refrac CD
Gimbel Bros.
Ginter Co Il ~.
! Gold Dust.
| Goodrich .......
Goodrich pf %.
! Goodyear pf.
| Gdyear prior (S)
CRANKY Consol. .
! Gray & Da Wis
| Grit North pf (5)
Grit Nor Ore %.
Grit Wstn Su (S)
Gulf st Steel (5)
Hartman Co (4)
Hayes Wheel (3)
Househ p Cts II }
Houston Oil.
Hudson Man. .
Hudson Mot CD .
Hupp Mot Cd.
Hydraulic Steel
Hydraulic ST pf.
Illinois Cent 90
Independ Oil (1)
Indian Motorcyc
Indian Refining
Evening star., 1925-01-03
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

touota tions furnished by ". B. Hibbs g. Co. }
noI Gall oh, lie
Evening star., 1925-01-03

Sc pfd.-5 at 8
Evening star., 1925-01-03
Some of Net Changes,

a few of Washing ngton's larger
banks, with net changes over the pre-
ceding call, follow:
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-12
STATE SPENDS FORTY-FIyE
MILLION FOR ROADS IN FIVE
YEARS---POLITICS OR ROADS

No definite and systematic develop
ment of the highways of the state can
be secured until the highway depart
ment is taken out of politics, Senator
Leslie c. Hardy of Santa Cruz county,
told members of the Kiwanis club at
Tucson. The luncheon was held in the
banquet room of the Masonic Temple,
where the summer meetings of the
club are to be held.
The people of the state, who are the
rightful owners of the highways,
should demand separation of the
highway department from politics, in
the opinion of Senator Hardy. Since
1912 there has been expended in the
state for highways approximately 45
million dollars, of which five million
has been supplied by the federal gov
ernment, through the federal aid plan.
Arizona has never had definite or
continuing highway program except
one that controlled construction and
maintenance through political favor.
Politics mixed with the county in
terests of the representatives and
senator's of the recent legislature were
responsible for the failure of that
body to pass any highway legislation,
he stated.
Funds that have been expended on
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-12
VALUATION OF BIG PROP.
ERTIES in STATE OPENS.

Valuation of the properties Of the
railroads, the producing mines and the
telephone and telegraph companies in
the state for 1925 taxation purposes
was begun by the state tax commiss-
sion.
Due to a peculiarity of the law
which provides for the assessing of
the properties of the telephone and
telegraph companies operating in the
state, the state tax commission, will
while assessing these properties sit as
the state board of equalization. In
fixing the valuations Of the railroads
and the mines, the commission will
sit in session as the state tax COM
mission
The reason the state laws specify
that the tax commission shall st as
the state board of equalization in fix
ing the valuations of telephone and
telegraph companies, is not known.
1t is believed, however, that the
wording of the law to read 'state
board of equalization" was an error
in drawing up the bill, which was not
noticed until after the bill was passed
and had become law.
The law relating to the taxing of
mines and railroads specifies that the
valuations shall be made by the state
tax commission. All three laws pro-
vide that these valuations shall be
made in June of each year, which
has the effect of making the commits
sion sit both in the capacities of state
board of equalization and state tax
commission.
The valuations for the properties of
the three classes of companies will be
made by the commission from reports
furnished il by the companies, and
from notes taken during trip over
the state in which the commission in
spected the various properties.
In the case of the railroads and the
telephone and telegraph companies,
the commission will assess the prop
critics of the company for the state at
large for state taxation purposes, and
will then apportion the valuations to
the various counties in accordance
with the per cent Of the property that
is located within their confines. TIE
commission also will furnish the in
corporated towns with valuation for
city taxation purposes of the property
of the railroads, mines, and telephone
and telegraph companies situated
within their corporate limits.
The commission, it is estimated, will
be busy greater portion of June ar
irving at the valuations of the three
classes of properties.
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-12

The tendency is toward the "pay-as-
you-go" plan rather than the issuing
of long time bond issues, which re-
vert to the real estate tax to be paid
Proposed increases in the motor tax
in the state were fought in the past
Legislature by Maricopa county, which
stated it would have to bear
the burden, having more automobiles
than other counties. 1t had been pro-
posed that the tax be increased on
cars, based on the weight and carry
ing capacity Opposition was also
given to the proposed increase in the
gasoline tax from three cents to four
or five cents, and the legislature end
ing by doing nothing at all.
The 1927 legislature will be faced
with the highway situation again as
a political question, Senator Hardy
stated, unless action is made now to
have highway commission or COM
missioner.
"The people of this state, who own
these highways, must take them out
of politics. The problem never will
be solved until definite program is
enacted and by that program place
the construction of highways in the
hands of a highway commission or
commissioner, not subject to political
administration, he said.
An investigation should be made of