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Show VV' THE BINGHAM NEWS N&TIOML CAPITALl W AFFAIRS SB Monopoly in Radio Apparatus Charged The federal WASHINGTON. has Issued charging that a monopoly has been formed In radio apparatus, both domestic and foreign, and that efTorts are being made to perpetuate the present control beyond the life of existing patents. The Hadio Corporation of America, General Klectrle company, American Telephone & Telegraph company, Western Klectrle company, Inc., West-Ingliou- Klectrle & Manufacturing company, the International Uadlo Tele-graph company, United Fruit company and Wireless Specialty Apparatus company are named as respondents, and are alleged to have violated the law against unfair competition In trade to the prejudice of the general public. In the language of the complainant, "the respondents have combined and conspired for the purpose of, and with the effect of, restraining competition and creating a monopoly In the manu-facture, purchase and sale In Inter-state commerce of radio devices and apparatus and other electrical devices and apparatus, and In domestic anil trans-oceani- c radio communication and broadcasting." The complaint cites that to attain the present control alleged the re-spondents : Acquired collectively patents cover-ing all devices used In all branches of radio, and pooled these rights to manu-facture, use and sell radio devices, and then allotted certain of the rights ex-clusively to certain respondents. Granted to the Radio Corporation of America the exclusive right to sell the devices controlled and required the Hadto corporation to restrict Its pur-chases to certain respondents. Restricted tlrt competition of cer-tain respondents In the fields occupied by other respondents. Attempted to restrict the use of ap-paratus In the radio art manufactured and sold under patents controlled by the respondents. Acquired existing essential equip-ment for and refused to supply to others neces-sary equipment for such communica-tion, and also excluded others from the trans-oceani- c Held by preferential con-tracts. Sea-Lev- el Channel at Panama Canal WAR DEPARTMENT are giving thought to the Idea of a sea-leve- l canal without locks at Panama, 1,(X)0 feet wide and 50 feet deep, for which Col. Philippe Runuu-Varill- a has been pleading. The pro-posal Is all the more Interesting In that It comes from a man who for 40 years has been Identified with Pana-ma, and who has been styled the "Fa-ther of the Panama Revolution." As an engineer, Colonel Bunau-Varlll- a knows the canal and Its problems In all Its technical- details. As a diplo-mat, and the fratner with John Hay of the d treaty recognizing the Independence of Panama and the rights of the United States In the Canal Zone, he Is thor-oughly familiar with the strategic and commercial questions involved. His plan provides for the progres-sive deepening and widening of the present route. Beginning at tlte high-est level, the bottom Is to be dredged In stages of five feet at a time, and new locks built to meet the require-ments of the lowered water level and to serve until the highest level has been brought down even with the next level. This, in turn. Is to he. deepened, until at last the entire canal Is at sea level and has been broadened suff-iciently to permit the free and uninter-rupted passage of ships of all sizes at all times. In this manner the canal would be made safe In peace and war, he argues. No accidental sinking of a vessel could then obstruct the naviga-tion of the canal, and no damage to the locks could put It out of commis-sion for a suflicient time to Interfere with commercial tralllc or to prevent the Atlantic and Pacific fleets from Joining. The probable need of such an en-larged canal is brought out by the rate of trafllc lncrense during the last decade. To the pertinent question, How much will the new canal cost and who will pay for It? the French engineer makes this answer: He esti-mates the total cost, spread over a period of 20 years, to be about $1,000,-(KHUMX- ). It will be needed only In In-stallments. They can be raised with-out any cost to the taxpayer, inasmuch as the canal already has a surplus of earnings, which will lncrense with the Increasing tonnage. During the last year It earned about $8,000,000 over and above the costs of operation and the Interest on the outstanding bonds. This Is enough to pay Interest on a loan of fJOO.tX 10,000. With the reve-nues from eacli additional 5,000,000 tons' Increase In trafllc, be estimates, It will be possible to meet the Interest on an extra $100,(X)0,X0 of bonds for the carrying on of the work of deepen-ing and widening the canal. Canada Replies to Waterway Proposal reply of the Canadian THE to Secretary Hughes In matter of the St. Lawrence river power and y scheme Includes the following: "My government has had und.'r con-sideration the note of the secretary of state of the United States transmitted on the ,17th day of November last, which refers to an earlier note trans-mitted on May 22, 1922. "It Is observed that the secretary of state In the latter suggests either the Immediate conclusion of n treaty look-ing to the development of the St. Law-rence waterway along the lines recom-mended by the International joint com-mission In Its report and providing for the constitution of a Joint commission, doubtless a special one, charged with the formulation of a complete plan which would be subject to the approval of the two governments, or alterna-tively the constitution of a Joint com-mission of experts to make preliminary studies and Investigations and frame a project of a treaty. The report of the International Joint commission, recom-mended that before any work was gone on with the Joint engineering hoard, whose proposals It generally approved, should be enlarged and that as so en larged It should further consider the technical aspects of the problem In de-tail and decide upon the plan which should be adopted. "My government fitni considering tli suggestions made by the secretary of state of the United States, but con-siders that, without awaiting a decision upon them, the proposal made by the International Joint commission might be acted upon. It Is accordingly pre-pared to npitoint additional engineers to enlarge the Joint engineering board, with a view of having the board so en-larged prepare a final report covering the engineering features of the whole project, Including Its cost. "My government would welcome a suggestion from the government of the United States and would also be ready to nominate one or more technical of-ficers to discuss with technical officers of the United States the terms In which they would recommend that the Instructions to the enlarged Joint en-gineering board should be couched and the time within which It should be directed to report, "My government trusts that these pro-posals will receive the favorable con-sideration of the government of the United States." 'Duplicate Liberty Bonds in Existence? smoldering enters of the TIIK of engraving controversy, first blazed u,i two years ago with a wholesale dismissal of employees by president Harding, has again been fanned Into flames. .Charles I?. P.rewer, DeporlMent of Justice attorney, who Investigated charges of duplication of government securities, hrutight the case into the open with the filing of sen.-at- li nal charges against the treasury, and, e denials by Secretary Mellon ai:d other official that I'.rewer's allega-tions contained merit, l!epresenta!i La (iuanlia (Hop., N. Y.) began steps by Introducing a resolution to force a congressional Inquiry. The charges of P.rewer were con-tained In a copy of a report he had sent previously to president ("ooli'lge and AMorney (ielieral I'lauglierly, and ' wore made public when they were at-- ' Nvhed us exhibit to an injunction sii't tiled here against government whom P.rewer said were inter-fering witli his Inquiry. They set forth that there hud been duplications of bonds; Hint the treas-ury hud suppressed knowledge of them; that treasury ollicers had thwarted IJrewnr In his attempts to uncover the condition, and that dupli-cates of bonds had been destroyed In the treasury. Secretary Mellon, on learning that I'.rewer's charges had been made pub-lic, said that for every bond which lias been Issued, its face value had found Its way into the treasury vaults. He added that there had been duplica-tions of numbers, but there had been no loss to Hie public or the govern-ment, lie attributed the duplicatloj of numbers to mechanical errors, which P.rewer bad said was not the case. Ilivwer's charges covered a wld range, the main features of which, treasury ollicials said, had been undof Investigation and disproved. They In-cluded the assertion that a clique swayed the actions of the Treasury d purtmcnt and that .1. V. ,Mc('nrte former assistant register of the trea ury, bad complained of being ilit, cliii'ged for bringing complaint to th noti-- of the treasury olllclals in con-nection with alleged Irregularities. Among the conclusions Lnvver drew from Ills investigation, Hie report salrt whs that there are between ahxut ,VKt known pairs of duplicate bonds ano about USX! pairs of duplicate coo puns, with duplicate nlll cooiiny BUILT-I-N TANKS BIG GARAGE AID Among Other Advantages, Provide Means of Less-ening Fire Risk. Nearly every owner of a car has looked with envious eyes at various kinds of gasoline storage tanks and wished he had the advantages they provide In the way of lessening fire risk, making possible the purchase of giusollne In quantity at lower cost, and furnishing a convenient method of filling the car while In the garage. Very little new can be told about these tanks or the method of Installing them, but It Is possible to provide one for less. expense than would be Imng-lne- Any car owner can put in a tank at a cost of only a few dollars for material If he will give his own time in making the installation. Inexpensive Materials. The materials required are a oil tank, obtainable at a cost of about $2; about Ave feet of srought Iron pipe : approximately eight feet of h Iron pipe; one pipe nipple; one pipe cap; one globe valve; two h pipe elbows ; four feet of flex-ible metal tubing, or fabric tubing, 1 Inch Inside diameter; and one air valve, such as Is tised with an inner tube. A threading die for the h pipe to cut the standard 14 hosx vw.vt vaiv- -. pump Ti7np"tJ turns) jj" J'pipc-- ! ccour-to-- . fly- ItATMUf WSHLt i - .t j OCTM. Or HAMDLt CASOLWC IMtV Pressure From Air Pump Is Used' for Raising Gasoline From This Cheaply-M-ade Underground Storage Tank. threads an Inch and a die o cut the pipe with 11 standard threads are used in making the connections. After fitting the pipe as shown and cementing the threads with pipe dope or shellac, install the tank three feet under ground at the left side of the entrance of the garage, If your car has a rear tank. Kor n car with a cowl tank, a location about six feet from the opposite end of the garage Is more desirable. Operated by Air. The operation of the tank Is by nie:ins of air, and merely Involves the connecting of the air pump with the valve and the opening of the outlet valve. A fixed type of pump, with short barrel and lever, can be used to advantage not only as a gasoline pump, but also as a serviceable ti.-- e pump. Kven If a new pump Is pur-chased, the cost for materials should not be more than $10. This device makes It a simple mat-ter to pump gasoline Into the auto tank while cleaning or tuning up the car. O. A. I.uers in the Popular Science Monthly. Record of Car Expenses Saves in Several Ways The motorist who doesn't keep any record of his car expenses stands to lose In a variety of ways, but Bow he's out of luck anew. These gas taxes which he has been paying In many stales may be deducted from his In-come. The same with state license fees. These are state taxes, and are accordingly deductable. Where the car Is used for business the cost of ordi-nary upkeep charges and fuel Is de-ductable, since It Is an expense of run-ning the business. Where the car (a used for both business and pleasure the cost should, of course, be apportioned. But all this Is like the Greek language to the car owner who simply pays out and never keeps a record of expenses. To those who keep records In a half-hearted way, or who think It might to try, this should be suff-icient Incentive to get out the little red memo book. It isn't anything at all when you do It In Installment. C3HOEBS Jlfter every meal A pleasant T'li and sweeatgreaenadble fT, .tLjfffa fil WTll f jH I , benefit $tl Good lor fuffiL fu teetb. breatb sJS. I and digestion. f M f Makes tb I next eloalk. llf taste better, f vf ALLWOMEfJ WHO WORK Should Know how this Worker was Made Strong and Well by lydia L Pinkham'a Vegetable Compound Zahl,N. Dakota. "I wae nervous and weak and waa not regular. I alao had lis 8, s nervous break-- lr ! down following an I stV" il operation, I am a ItlstL 4i'.J dressmaker and mii- - ml &. i i liner' 1 H.lrf-- work for told me of . J,'JL Lydia E. Pinkham'a Vegetable Cpm-- m v. $ pound. I am taking ft t and it has made il""c':-"JMlm- well and able to do my work again. I have even helped take care of a sick neighbor recently, so you can see how fit I am. I highly praise your medicine and you may use my let-ter as you see fit. I hope it will help some other woman." Mrs. Ole Nord-LEI-Box hl, North Dakota, Over 121,000 women have so far re-plied to our question, "Have you re-ceived benefit from taking Lydia EL Pinkham'a Vegetable Compound ?" 98 per cent of these replies answer "Yes." This means that 03 out of every 100 women taking this medicine for ail-ments for which it is recommended are benefited by it, For sale by all drug-- ' gists. Turns Bed to Cure Insomnia Insomnia victims have found strange cures, such as counting Imaginary sheep passing through a gate, but an !nn keeper In Europe, when she dis-covers one of her guests has not slept veil, turns his bed so It will face In mother direction. She maintains from tier long experience In catering to the wnifort of travelers that some are "East and Westers," while others are 'North and Southers," or "West and Sasiers," when It comes to sleeping. Cutlcura Soap for the Completion. Nothing better than Cutlcura Soap Jnlly and Ointment now and then as aeeded to make the complexion clear, scalp clean and hands soft and white. Add to this the fascinating, fragrant Cutlcura Talcum, and you have the CTutlcura Toilet Trio. Advertisement taf'l'l Horses indMulcs can be kept on their feet and work-ing If owners give "SPOHN'S" for Distemper, 1 nfl urnra, ShippingFever. Coughs and Coldv Cheapest and surest means of escaping these dis-eases. Occasional doses work won-der. Give "SPOHN'S" for Dog Distemper. Used for thirty yean. 60 cents and $1.20 at drug stores. A Simple, Safe, Sure Remedy for all local nches and pains due to taking cold or over exertion Is an Allcock's Plaster. Adv. MOTHER! Child's Best Laxative is "California Fig Syrup" life Hurry Mother 1 Even a bilious, con-st lna ted, feverish child loves the pleas-ant taste of "California Pig Syrup" and It never fails to open tbo bowels. A teaspoonf ul today may prevent a sick child tomorrow. Ask your druggist for genuine "Cali-fornia Fig Syrup" which has directions for babies and children of all ages printed on bottle. Mother! You must say "California" or you may get an Imitation fig syrup. Mrs. A.jWhil The Appealing Charm of Perfect Health Sfloam, Colo. "I was sick for two years, could not regain my old time) . strength after motherhood, had no appetite and was so nervous I could not sleep. I lost fifteen pounds in weight My friends all thought I1 bad lung trouble, I got so thin and pale. All the medicine the doctors me failed to belt) me. One day fave about Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and decided to try it I got a bottle right away and after the first few doses I began to feel better. I took four bottles and it certainly did wonders for me. I can't say too much for this 'Medical Dis-covery and alwuyi recommend it to piy friends." Mrs. A. A. White. When run-dow- n you can quickly rick up and regain vim, vigor, vitality by obtaining this Medical Discovery of Dr. Pierce's At your nearest drug tore in tablets Or liquid, or send 10c for trial pkg. to Dr. Pierce's. Invalid' Hotel, Butfalo, N. y. HalPs Catorrb Medicine rid your ifitan of Catarrh or Deafness caused by Catarrh. $M H drwat fm mm 40 ymn P. J. CHENEY 6. CO, Toledo, Ohio Green's Acgust Flower The remedy wia a record of fifty-seve-n years of urptsin eiotUenre- - Al who suffer with aerrouf dyspepsia, sour a. constipation, indigestion, torpid liver, dizziness, headaches, comint-o-p of food, vtad on stomach, palpitntioa sod c4her indirtijoiH of digestive disorder, w8! fiad Gnu? Kwxsx Flower sa effective tad efficient remedy.lor fifty-seve- n years this medicine hit been sttrtxsihilly ned in millions of households all orer (be chU-br-d world. Because of Us merit and pop-nltri-ty AUGUST PLOWLR eta be found today wherever medicines are sold. 30 and 90 cent boll Irs. 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OUMf cULa. illn.jl I ft.iiitf-a- l Wurta, lblv.Kil n. 1 Gaskets Very Necessary . to Prevent Gas Leakage In order to secure a liquid or gas-tlgl- ii Joint, even between tlat, accu-rately machined or ground surfaces that are fastened together, a packing of compressible material must be used between them which, when the surfaces are drawn together by the bolts or other means of fastening, will distort to conform to the slight irregularities that may exist, and thus secure a leak-les- s contact, says the Automobile Di-gest. If the gasket material does not yield to the Irregularities of the sur-faces In contact with It, It cannot seal the Joint. Owing to the necessity of using compressible material. It usually becomes necessary to replace thera when removed. Their replacement Is thus frequently required and evasive trouble Is often caused by flow gaskets which blow out due to defective Instal-lation. Had Time to Think "Charles, do you love me us well as foa thought you would before we were married?" "I didn't think before we were mar-ried. Is dinner ready?" What People Want That novel "Kabbltt" pointed out the barrenness of city life, but what people want is a novel to show them bow to better enjoy IL Machine Demonstrates the Working of a Tire An automobile tire company dis-plays In Its salesrooms in New York one of the most perfect machines yet devised for demonstrating the working of a tire under road conditions. Mount-ed on a heavy stand, a big Iron drum Is driven by an electric motor. An axle and wheel are mounted over the drum, with the tire In contact with It and bearing Its weight. The tire Is under the same pressure as If on a loaded touring car. The test, a most severe one, consists In driving nails, spikes, etc., Into the tire and tube and then running with them In at a rate of about twenty-fiv- e miles an hour. The ma-chine Is operated by electric power and Is also equipped vith a speedometer, which gives a correct speed of wheels, as If In real rond rise. i The Difference "When I 'Its a man e remembers It" "When I 'Its a man 'e don't" Pear-ion- 's Weekly. A smart fool Is dangerous and an Ig-norant one Is more so. i i Notched Rotor Is Used in Battery Ignition In battery Ignition systems there Is usunily employed a notched rotor against which presses the latch or trip-per, with short springs attached. When this latch becomes worn the entire sys-tem will fall to operate properly, and It Is a wise precaution to carry a spare latch In the tool box. It Is not difficult to lemove rind replace this latch, which fits In but one way, so that there Is no danger of placing It wrong,. Salt of the earth quite generally have the no". ls1- - Automobile Notes Improperly adjusted valve rocker arms mean a loss of power. Never leave the gears In mesh when you stop your tractor. When turning a corner It Is a wise precaution to make a practice of throwing out the clutch. Proper Inspection of the steering geat is as necessary and as Important as the care of the engine. , t Front wheels should have about one-quart- Inch foregather, that Is, thej should toe In slightly. Mini 1M-- 1 I I I 1 1 I I I 111 1 I I I f "Tips to Save Gas" Well-Inflate- d tires. ;; Proper carburetor adjustment. P.rakes In correct working or- - " 1 der. Lubricate all working parts to " assure smooth running. Disengage the clutch when- - 1 ! '. '. ever possible, and coast. ' ' Obtain sulllcleiit momentum '. '. '. when approaching a heavy grade to carry the car a considerable ' distance up the grade before " " making It necessary to change gears. '. t-- 111 I I II 111 1 I 1 I APPLYING PRINCIPLE OF AERIAL LIFE NET TO PUBLIC HIGHWAYS l7 if " ' . K'J ' ' i -- x , -- 1 It r . - ! r . iuM)f---'--A : . V- -.- '' . ' - , ; 5,1 : .4.. ..." - r t... f ' v., , f "4- ( 'liiuliwav guard," a successfully tested safety device, applies the pi im lpb. of the aerial life net to prevent highway embankment, curve and bridge acci-dents. W. T. Kyle of P.rldgeport, Conn., sponsored the appliance. The secret of the guard He In its strength and method of fabricating the material so n to obtain elasticity. Tests have shown that It Is practlcelly Impossible for the average-size- d machine speeding as high as forty miles an hour M break through and If the ear hits the wire at a moderate speed the recoli Is nnjv rlcut U bring U buck to lbM without serious damage. N |
