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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-30
48 STATES VARY WIDELY
IN COMPUTING CAR TAX
Horsepower License Basis Said to Be Losing Ground
TO Weight System-Confusing to
Motorists.

weight will you use as a basis. they
ask. Shipping weight, loaded weight
or normal weight? States using the
weight system offer all of these.
In addition. they cite the European
influence which is making cars light
er. doing it in Some cases without
reducing the value of these cars.
Combination Is Used.
Most opponents of the weight sys.
| tenn will concede that it is the best
way for basing taxes on busses and
! heavy commercial vehicles. These
| types. the greatest users of the roads
may have a relatively low horsepower
| rating, entirely disproportionate to
| their weight and their highway usage.
Considerable complication of the
whole argument is found in the fact
| that some States use a combination
of both methods. North Dakota, for
example, seems to offer a little bit of
everything: The car owner pays /
cent for every dollar of car value,
based on the f. o. b. price. Then he
pays 20 cents for every 100 pounds the
car weighed when shipped. In addi-
ton, he pays 10 cents per horsepower,
based on the N. A. C. c. formula Six
other States so part of the way with
North Dakota by charging on a com
bination weight and horsepower basis
Five States use the valuation meth
Cd. Opponents of this system are not
shy on objections to it. 1t is even
worse than the horsepower plan. ac-
cording to many observers, particu-
larly those who hold desperately to
weight.
In the first place, it is asked, what
is a cars value? 1t may change. in
some cases, from day to day. Depre-
citation varies in virtually all cars of
any given make. An arbitrary valua-
ton, such as would be necessary then,
is argued to be most unfair if the ideal
of taxing on the basis of road use is to
be achieved.
Cost of Lighter Cars.
Again, the point is raised that some
of the lighter cars now are the most
costly. If the fabric body comes into
general popularity, as some predict,
weights will be out of all proportion
to value or horsepower-of the brake
variety.
1t may be that. the gasoline tax,
which now prevails in "A States, will
step in and solve the whole problem.
1t seems to concern itself with the use
of the highways somewhat in proper
ton to the weight of the car. AS
is applied today, however, it is rela-
lively infieXible. and with the economy
of operation that is pervading the en-
tire line of automobiles, this might be
point raised against it.
The fiat rate has one distinct adj
vantage. 1t is utterly simple. Only
three States and the District of Co
lumbia use 1t. and it seems to be max
ing no new friends.
Thus 1t can be seen that while the
weight method is gaining ground,
there is no dearth of objections to it,
What the eventual system will be is
difficult to say. 1t seems to lie be-
tween a modification of the gasoline
tax and the weight method.
Just now, however, in the face of
all the evidence of disagreement
among the AS States. it takes consid- |
cradle temerity to hazard anything
that resembles a prophecy.
Copyright. 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-30
SCHOOL CHILDREN SUBMIT
AUTO SAFETY SLOGANS
Authorities Agree Education Will
Prevent Observation-Disclosures
Held in Schools.

one means, authorities are agreed
of preventing automobile accidents is
education. With this in view, educa-
tiOnal accident prevention campaigns
are held in schools throughout the
country. During a recent campaign OF
this nature in , Massachusetts county
school, children submitted 1, 556 safety
slogans according to the National
Safety Council, which is actively en-
gagged in organizing such educational
campaigns. Among the slogans were:
Don't try to show your speed; show
your intelligence"
Look ahead; never mind the girl. .
Drive with care; other lives amount
TO just as much as yours"
Protect pedestrians; don't abolish
them"
'The price of collins is too high"
Brake Innings are just cheaper
than funerals
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-30
WATER PRECAUTIONS.
Thermostatic Device flinders Drain
age Unless Valve Is Opened.

When draining the water from the
cooling system that Is equipped with
u thermostatic device, do not forget
with the release of the water. When
-thdr engine is cool, the valve is closed
and much of the water is trapped
Means are provided for opening the
valve by hand when draining is nee
essary. If this operation is sforgotten,
it may mean part of the cooling solu-
ton will freeze in spite of your pre-
cautions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-30
RADIATOR REPAIRING.
Soldering Leaks Must Be Done
Carefully

Radiator leaks that occur frequently
in Winter often are small enough to
tempt car owners to repair them them
selves. Cellular radiators can leak
only at the end of the tubes or around
the edges of the core and these seem
so simple to remedy that any one
could no the work
A little solder. applied at the right
spot, will stop such leaks. 1t is a
ticklish job, however, because of the
danger of melting the solder already
present, thus causing greater leakage
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-30

Piston action in the average motor
is about so times as rapid as the hu-
man heart.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-30
The Chrysler 20 Brougham.
Prevent Fuel Waste.

1t has been figured that per cent
of the fuel consumed by the average
automobile engine is wasted in the
transmission. Letting the gears go
dry results in another per cent loss.
1t is estimated that the loss when the
transmission lubricant is congested is
greater than if the gears We're dry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-30
Oil for New Car Joints.

Lubricating the chassis often is no
simple task. but the wise owner can
save himself considerable energy il
he used oil instead of grease in GER
tain places. Oil will reach the tight
est joints and always should be used
on new cars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-30
MARYLAND FORESEES
NEW AUTO TAX ACT
Proposed Legislation Makes Pay
ment Mandatory Before Issue of
Baltimore County License.

Extension of the law making the
payment OF taxes on motor vehicles
mandatory before license tags can
be issued is seen by officials OF the
Maryland automobile commissioner
office in the introduction of n bill
providing for such procedure in Bal
timore County. Other countries e-s
planning to take such action, II was
said.
The bill as introduced would make
it impossible for the Baltimore com
missioner of motor vehicles TO issue
markers. certificates of registration
or title for any type of car until the
taxes on the automobile had been
paid in Baltimore County
The bill also provides that II shall
apply only in case of taxes being due
and in arrears i'll the year 1927 and
thereafter.
The Baltimore County adminlstra
tion IS said to be behind the bill and
it is expected that it will be Joined
by a number of other delegations
which desire the passage of SINH
lar bill in their respective counties.
Piston action in the average motor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-30
Piston Pin Accurate.

Wrist pin" or piston PIN? Which
is correct? Both are being used a
great deal these days. Either is cor
rect, but piston pin seems more
accurate
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-10
WEEKLY INDUSTRIAL
REVIEW OF GEORGIA

Jesup-Macon-Br highway
insnde city limits of Jesup to be paw
ed.
Valdosta-Plans being made for
paving several streets Of city.
Waycross-New highway to be con-
structed from Waycross to Brantley
county line.
Valdosta - Valdosta Mill Work
company with capital of $4,000
granted charter.
Albany-Phobebe Putney Memorial
Hospital to construct $1,000 nurses
home here.
Jesup-$15,0OO new negro school
house completed here recently.
Vidalia-United Five and Ten Cent
Stores to open branch in this town.
udowici-Ludowici Celadon COM
pany, roofing manufacturers, with
capitalization of $4,000 granted
charter.
Nashville-New hotel to be erected
in this town.
Nashville-New storm sewers to be
laid in several streets of city.
Adel-New high school contemplat-
ed for construction in Cook county
midway between Adel and Sparks.
Gainesville-Rapid progress being
made on construction of new Central
Baptist Church.
Claxton-C. C. Gallagher to erect
stave mill here.
Claxton-New city hall to be erect
ed in this town soon.
Perry-South Georgia Power Com
pany opens office in this place.
Cochran - South Georgia Power
company to extend power line from
Perry to Cochran.
Perry-National Highway to be
paved from Perry to Dooly County
line.
Helen-New Presbyterian Church
being erected here.
Savannah-Rapid progress being
made on construction of new plant
for Craft Color Studios on Wheaton
street.
Gainesville-New road to be con-
structed from Jasper to Gainesville.
Homerville-Neww waterworks sys-
tenn being installed in this city.
Waycross-Automati train signals
installed on road between Waycross
and Folkston.
Atlanta-Approximately 100000
of road equipment will be purchased
by state highway commission in 1927.
Adel-15-toH ice plant to be erect
ed in this city.
Valdosta-Water mains being ex-
tended beyond city limits for three
new subdivisions.
avannah-Waters avenue from
city limits to Montgomery cross road
to be paved.
acknowledgements Ice Cream
company establishes factory in
Gainesville.
Gainesville-Contract awarded for
$175,OO0 addition to Gainesville Mill
| Waycross-South Georgia Rapid
Transit company contemplates estab-
fishing headquarters here.
Bremen-Operations started at the
new Villa Rica Manufacturing COM
pany plant here.
Moultrie-Highway from Moultrie
to Brooks county line to be paved.
Savannah-New theater to be
erected at Bryan and Habersham
streets.
| Waycross-Atlantic Coast line lay
ing 1OO-pound rails on road between
Waycross and Triton.
!
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-10
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write for AastimGs' CatagOa

You can have packets of seeds Of
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tells you all about it.
Hastings Seeds are "The Standard
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our farms. Hastings new 1927 Cata-
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We want you to have this catalog In
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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-10
See America!
BY Arhelr Brisbane

This Union Pacific "Gold Coast
Limited" is crossing from Wyoming
into Utah, rolling over snow covered
hills 1000 feet high.
This is real American country.
Colorado, Montana, Idaho, the Dako-
tas, Oregon, Washington, Nevada are
your neghbors in tis part of the
world.
1t looks what it is--a great and
powerful country. Straight walls of
stone, capped with pine trees, tower
hundreds of feet above you. Tele-
phone and telegraph wires cross in all
directions. Good automobile roads
run beside the track.
One stops at Salt Lake City to get
acquainted with the Angel Moroni and
all the land that stretches around him.
Moroni, very big in bright gold,
stands above the temple built by Brig
ham Young, for Latter Day Saints"
Just across the way is the Federal
Reserve Bank, of solid stone, and be-
yond towers the snow covered Oqu-
ron range, the wealth of the Utah
copper mines hidden in it.
Many things are as Brigham Young
would have them and as he left them.
The Angel Moroni doesn't suspect
that the real authority below is the
Federal Reserve Bank, the gigantic
copper mine on the mountain sides,
and the big Union Pacific railroad.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-10

Not far away is a beautiful date
palm ranch, 178 feet below sea level.
Anything will grow if you give it
enough water.
And across the Amargosa Desert,
YOU travel to the "Ghost City of Rhy-
olite." Once it had a population of
more than 10000, railroad stations,
stores, dance halls, Jail and church.
All still stand at the foot of Bullfrog
Hill, church, jail, mills that ground
up ore from the rich gold mine, all
abandoned now.
This is an interesting country, mar
veliously fertile fields, all the cli-
mates and all the products of the
earth. Other Americans have prepar-
ed the way for you. See America.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-10

Brief and sufficient are the lines
here and there on wooden tombstones,
cracked by the heat, name and "He
Ran Out Of Water"
The Angel Gabriel has watched
many struggles in that valley, when
the temperature went to 140.
Tradition tells of the Piute Indians,
standing on the mountainsides, watch
ing one party of white men fall and
die three hundred yards from water
hole. One survivor, Bennett, "strug-
Cling to a spring, found aledge of
pure silver, broke off piece and when
he reached civilization had it made
into rifle sight" Many have tried
to locate that "gun-sight ledge" of
pure silver. You might find it.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-10
'Twcn't Be Long Now

"Do bore you," asked the mosqui-
to politely, as he sank a deep shaft
into the mans leg.
"Not at allw repliad the man,
smashing the mosquito gently over
the head with book. "And by the
way, how do ! strike you?"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-10

What once were black molten
streams of lava reach out into the des-
ert, as they poured down from volca-
noes, dead ages ago.
You walk over plains of salt hum
dred feet deep. Life is scarce there,
a few snakes in summer, horned toads,
the chuckwalla lizard, eaten by the
Panamint Indians. Above puzzled
vultures soar, wondering why the au-
tomobile doesn't die, as the donkeys
did.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-10

Death Valley has everything that
anybody could want-you study bril-
liant colors Of the appropriately NAM
ed Funeral Range" on the east, and
to the west the tall panamints, Uncle
Sans most precipitous mountain
range, rising from the floor of Death
Valley, more than 800 feet below sea
level, to a height of 11,045 feet to
the perpetual snow of Telescope Peak.
Picturesque and convincing are
names of places in that valley, once
the bed of an inland sea. Gold, sill
yer, copper, onyx are in those noun
tains. Many have died searching.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-10
Fact. of the Case

Reporter-Were you and Murphy
cool and collected after the explosion
yesterday?
Flaherty-Well, you see it was this
way. Ewas cool, but Murphy was col
lected.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-10

D. F. Spencer, general passenger
agent of the Union Pacific system,
says all intelligent human beings
should see the famous death Val
ley" For $42, covering all expenses,
you can spend two days motoring
through the mysterious valley on your
way east or west, inspecting in safety
the strangest places on earth, stop
ping over night at modern inn, built
on Furnace creek. In Death Valley,
you stand on the warm sand, far be-
low the level Of the Pacific, and look
to the west, at the white top of Mount
Whitney, highest peak in the United
States.
The trip must be made between
October and the middle of May. In
summer Death Valley is the hottest
place on earth. During the Death
Valley season, you have your COM
Portable automobiles.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-10
Fast, Fast Worker

A bonnie little lassie named Daisie
Drove all the laddies plumb crazy,
But what was her system
Whether she hugged 'em or kissed
'em-
It's on this very point that Pm hazy.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-10

HeQVy Dram.
MNODERN life throws a heavy
N1 burden on our bodily ma
chinery. The eliminative organs, es-
pecially the kidneys, are apt to be-
come sluggish. Retention of excess
uric acid and other poisonous waste
often gives rise to dull, languid
feeling and, sometimes, toxic back
aches and headaches. That the kid
neys are not functioning perfectly is
often shown by burning or scanty
passage of secretions. More and
more people are learning to assist
their kidneys by the occasional use
of Doan's PiIIs-a stimulant dlu-
retic. Ask your neiehbor!
DOAN'S Pl5ts sot
.Stiynulant Diurefic 10 the Kidneys
Foster-Milburn Co., Mfg. Chem. Buffalo, N. Y
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-10
OVERRIDING?

Harry, Worry and OVertvork Bring
HeaVy Strain.
Putnam patriot., 1927-04-08
HOUSE DESTROYED
John Rice Home Burned to the Ground.-Chief Thurston
 Slightly Injured.

4 fire discovered about two o'clock last Friday afternoon totally des- troyed the home of Mr. and Mrs John Rice, River road. The blaze started from Che chimney and made rapid headway. A telephone call was sent to Chief Thurston and she responded to the call As there was no available water and as the scene of the fire was beyond the city l. mits no apparatus was sent.
 The chief assisted members of the family and neighhors in taking out personal property and nearly every thing on the ground floor was saved.
 Several bushels of potatoes were brought from the cellar The roof of the house was shingles with d prepared covering and the heat was sc intense that it melted. Some of the hot drippings landed an Chief Thurston's hand burning 1t slightly.
 The house was n story and a half wooden structure The barns were across the road and did not catch fire. Insurance was carried.
Putnam patriot., 1927-04-08
FORD CARS
They Are Meeting Every Mod. ern Need of Transporta-
 ton Daily.

Unless you have inspected and driven Ford car recently built you will be amazed at the many features which make Ford ownership so #desi- rable
 Closed interiors are roomy with every provision nfade for comfort and convenience. Seats are set at the proper angle for relaxation. deeply cushioned and with plenty of lee room for both front and rear sea. occupants. Upholstery and trim have been selected for beauty aud durability. and harmonize with body e6i5rs. which may be had in optio- nal shades of PyroxyIin finish
 Both without and within there ara refHemeats and features in the all sieei bodies that must be seen to be properly appreciated
 Furthermore, you are not familiar with Ford performance and opera ting economy unless you have dri gen 8 Ford car manufactured within the last few months. Many impro- vements have been effected inelu- diHe a new carburetor, vaporizer, which makes the Ford engine smoo- ther. quiter. and more powerful ~ al speeds-with greatly increased gasoline mileage.
 Auger and Reynolds. whose adver-
Putnam patriot., 1927-04-08

Washington. March 2s. i9927-The increasing seriousness Of the situation in China is likely to interfere with the plans of three Connecticut representa- tives in the national government whe are even now on the high seas hoping to visit that troubled country.
 Senator Hiram Bingham will be the first one t0 discover whether or not he Is welcome in China His voyage m the Pacific is well under way. He was due in Japan this week and planned to go on from there Co the Philippines and China. his schedule calling tor ar rival in Shanghai May 1. His office here has not learned of any change iu the Senator,s program, and lt Is as sumed he still expects to be able to land in China
 Majority Leader John Q. Thsea. ei the House. sailed from san Francisco April 90 for Hawaii He also planned Co go on Co the Philippines, Japan and China. and when he left Washington was looking forward with especial in. tarest Co a visit in the latter country
 On the same ship with him is Con Eressman James F. Glynn of Winsted who will visit Hawaii but had not dc. eided. when he left Washington whether he would continue to the Fal East Under present circumstances f IS not thought likely he will mak1 any special effort to go to China.
 Mr. Glyun. incidentally. made fhJ trip from New York Co san Francisco on the transport Chateau Thierry. un which influenza broke out, with fatal sequcnces to four soldiers on board Neither the Congressman nor Mrs GlXnn. who is with him. were thought 5a be lu any danger from the epidemic however which IS understood to have hsen checked when the vessel reached san Francisco The rapid spread of the disease. which did not extend te the congressional families or others n tha first class cabins Of the ship was responsible for burst of speed that s understood Co have set rec. ord for the passage from New York Co San Francisco.
 The other members of the Coanee. tieut delegation are in more peaceful parts of the world. although only two of them are within the limits of the continental United States.
 Freeman In Panama
 Congressman Richard P. Freeman Is in Panama for a short visit. whii5 Congressman Schuyler Merritt. of Stamford. is taking a vacation in Ia. maica. The last member of the Nut. meg delegation in the House, Congress man F. Hart Fenn of Wethersfeld is at his home. but he Is preparing for q trip Go Europe this summer
 Senator Mclean was the last one al the delegation 10 leave Washington but he. too, finally departed this weel for his home in Simsburs where h. probably will pass most Of his time un tii Congress reeanvenes next fall
 This Senator is beginning to caust some apprehension among che state Republican leaders. who have learnel that he Is nat eEeraHxIens to run fa reelection next year While Mr Ne Lean has had nothing to say on thi. question, t is well known among his
Putnam patriot., 1927-04-08
Shorfens Tongue

Doctors al the Kyushu flapanl Tho. perlal university are puzzled hy q dis ease that causes the shortening Of womeu's tongues For two years Miss Aida Toril eighteen has been af. feeted by the disease She was taken Co the clinic af the university where an operation on fhe tip of her tongue seemed 10 eh,ek the shriaking for . while
Putnam patriot., 1927-04-08
Speed and good technical service

Speed and good technical service have become the allsessential ele ments in Connecticut's telephone sery lee The average time in the Bell system between picking np & receiver and the operators response Is 2 2 sec. onds Tho average local call. iuclud Ing the wat for the answer. Is made in 90 seconds Toll calls within inc state consume about one minute and k seconds. although direct station to station toll calls are handled almost as rapidly today a local calls.