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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22
Favorable to Americans.

Especially is there a favorable oppor-
tunity for the American manufacturer il
this product is properly represented. He
should be successful for the following
reasons: First. the American car of to-
day is i'm construction as good. if not
better. than that Of European make:
second. for the same powered it is
lower in price: third, it Is better suited
to the poor roads in Russia.
There is growing tendency among
the Russians to understand these advan-
tages and the situation presents golden
opportunity
According to statistics published by the
Russian customs department the motor
car trade of Russia has developed as fol-
l0WS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22
Our Realistic Fiction

From the New York Evening Post.
Some publishers have recently been
saying that the novel-rcading public
today wants books dealing in serious
way with serious aspects of life. The
professional book-revieWer is OF the
same opinion. The difficulty in making
any general statement regarding what
people want to read at any given time
is that there are SO many people who
read books, in this country at least.
To say that the trend at present is to
the realistic novel does not mean that
the trend is away from any other kind
of fiction. Actually. we find that the
different types can flourish side by
side. Best-sellers of the romantic,
swashbuckling, quite inconsequent
kind continue to be written. Percep-
tibly nearer to the truth Of life are
the short novels Of homely sentiment
whose remarkable popularity during
the last few years has been one of the
notable features of the publishing
trade. Dealing with the elemental sub
jects of home, motherhood, child life
and the quiet ways Of ordinary married
in the sugar-coat of sentiment for the
discriminating taste or the robuster
appetite. The needs of this last public
are now being answered by a growing
army of realistic writer's who work in
the line Of one of two traditions which
may roughly be characterized as the
native and the foreign tradition, with
the latter more conspicuously in the
foreground.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22
Forms Important Link.

In the last few years. since the motor
truck has become one of the important
links of every business house which does
delivering the task of systematizing me
Christmas delivery work. with the view
of eliminating every single bit of waste
effort, has been made almost perfect
This year il is probable that little i'm
provement will be made here and there,
and that when the last days of the Christ
mas rush are at hand the work OF dis
tributing the greetings of Kris kringle
will be quickly disposed of by smooth
running machine that will give WASH
ington as quick delivery as any city in
the country.
Just when II is hardest to deliver on
time then ii is most important that the
department store should be able to do
so. No wonder the last development of
mechanical skill Is allied to human craft
i'm simplifying and improving the meth
DDS by which this prompt delivery can
be assured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22
Cedar Trees Cut Down.

The Berkeley County Horticultural So
ciety recently requested all its members
to cut down and destroy the cedar trees
on their property and endeavor to induce
their neighbors to do likewise. and during
the past week thousands of cedars. which
are declared by government experts to be
fatal to orchards. have been cut down
and burned. d. Gold Miller of Gerards-
town had more than LOCO cedars cut
down and burned in one day on his farm.
Thousands of bass were taken this
week from the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal and placed in the potomac river
for the winter. now that the water is be-
ing drawn from the canal. The work or
removing the fish was done with seines.
Little attention was paid to suckers and
carp Officers of the Game and Fish
Association of the District of Columbia
assisted in the work.
Or. Frank T. Pine, we'll known veteri-
marian. was fioored and badly used UP
here this week at local veterinary hos
pital by a horse, which suddenly sprans
from the operating table and caused a
general scattering of people. DIR. Pine
was hurled into a far corner of the build
ing. but he is slowly recovering from MS
injuries. which were the first he expert
enced in twenty-five years.
The noted brown colt Dandy Rock, by
Rock Sand-Donna Mia. was received
this week at the Front Royal remount
station, the stallion having been shipped
from Lexington. Ky. by August Belmont,
who presented the breeder to the govern
ment Mr. Belmont has announced his
intention of presenting other Rock Sand
colts to the government.
Chief of Police Charles Feltner of Ber-
ryvilie when arraigned before Justice
Crow at that place a few days since. on
a charge of assaulting Lee jackson Hef-
fiebower of Winchester with IA night
stick while the latter was making merry
with hundreds of others at a political
jubilee, pleaded guilty. and was fined s.
and costs. amounting to about SO, and
the police chief. it Is understood. will be
made defendant in a civil suit for dam
ages.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22
NEW MOTOR SHOWS
PHENOMENAL POWER
Inventor Introduces New De.
sign to Automobile
Engineers.

At the meeting of the Society of Auto
mobile Engineers. Detroit section, held
in Detroit few days ago. a remarkable
new motor. designed by Martin Fisher
of Zurich. Switzerland, was intro
duced 1t is of an entirely new design
and one American maker already has ar
ranged to adopt It, while before 1914 mod
els appear on the market. d number OF
American manufacturers will be using
Il in their cars. 1t is to be known as the
NJ A. G. l. c. motor.
The distinctive feature Of this motor
is that it has "A very small bore and
stroke, and yet develops phenomenal
horsepower far in excess of many
motors of more than twice it's size.
The motor has been tested out for more
than II COO miles of actual running on the
road. as we'll as the most exacting dyna.
mOmeter tests in experimental laborator-
les in Detroit.
The discussion of the engineers consist
ed chiefly in finding a proper answer 70,
the high compression obtained in the
motor. and. furthermore. they were sur
prised to learn and see that there was nc
wear on either side of the slide of the
valve mechanism after being removed
from the motor which had run II ,OOt
miles on the soad and for many hundred
hours on the block.
Valve Mechanism, Feature.
The motor is four-cylinder one Of the
monObloc type. with bore of ) 5-16 inch
es and a stroke of 4a4 inches 1t has or
binary high-tension ignition, and thus
far is entirely conventional. The spe.
cial features are the valve mechanism
and small clearance volume. The cylin-
ders are fitted with two crescent-shaped
valve slides. which form "A part of the
cylinder wall. each one taking up about
CD degrees Of the circumference. and are
mounted on opposite sides of the cylinder
The slides. which are of east iron. extend
the entire, length of the cylinder and
about two inches below. having at their
lower extremity slots for engagement
with the actuating mechanism. Mean
ings are provided. which register over
ports of the same size in the walls OF
the cylinder. The slides are actuated
by box cams, the shafts of which are
driven by Coventry silent chains from
the crank shaft. that the movement
of the slides is positive in both directions
entirely dispensing with the use OF
springs and insuring silent action. The
travel of the. slides is one inch for the
complete cycle. while the height of the
ports is three-eighths of an inch, Civ
ing lap of one-eighth of an inch. While
the actuating mechanism is somewhat
similar to that of the knight engine. in
asmuch AS the movement Is positive In
both directions. the use of box cams
instead of eccentrics gives the same cy-
Gle as the pOppet valve type. with the
characteristic long dwell after the clos
ing of the ports, SO that the Slides are al
rest during the compression and power
strokes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22

The heaviest buyers among the cities
were naturally st. Petersburg and Mos
COW. i'm the former of which the use of
motor cars developed by ~ per cent and
I'm the latter 90 per cent. i'm comparison
with 1910. I'm st. Petersburg 1.O56 cars
We're registered in 1910 and 1.473 i'm 1911,
and i'm Moscow the figures for the two
years were, respectively, JlS and So6
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22

This is thing which. il il il to the
interest of all. should be done by all
together, all Of us agreeing, say year
i'm advance, that we are. after a certain
date, going to make our announcements
not earlier, say. than December 1, rather
than in July. L think that If the
change is made an agreement should be
reached that the new models be an
nounced not earlier than December ]. or
possibly December II. Announcements
prior to that time would, | believe, tend
to stop business too early i'm the fall. our
business year is. you might say. really
a ten-month year. when you get down
TO it, We, all of US. aim To have a gap
between seasons. and it seems to ME 1t
would be much better to have this gan
come in midwinter, rather than in mid
summer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22

bought number of blooded horses
suitable to become hunters and harness
horses and while the prices were not
stated. it is understood they were un-
usually high.
Tt may be necessary for the fruit
growers of Winchester and Frederick
county to charter two cars in which TO
convey their exhibits of apples and
other fruits to Lynchburg, where the
annual meeting of the Virginia Hort1-
cultural Society will be held January
$40. a vast amount of interest has
been aroused by I'll. F. Byrd among the
local apple men, and the Winchester
and Frederick county exhibit will be
large.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22
THE WRONG TACK.

Big Lawyer-'I pictured this cold.
cruel world to the jury"
Little Barrister they acquit
your MANI"
Big Lavyer-"No: they seemed to
think the world was so cold and cruel
that he would be better off in jail"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22

I'm sorry to- find the baroness out
Don't forget TO tell her ! called, will
you?'
Blaetter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22
Unless Wisely Carried on
Means Harm to Dealer.
FICTITIOUS PRICING is HIT
Throws Atmosphere Of Insincerity
Over Whole Industry. Says
Manufacturer.

The president of a prominent automo-
bile manufacturing concern in the mid
die west recently discussed the relation or
the manufacturer and dealer, production.
secondhand ears and the effect of the
weather on automobile sales
He took "A strong stand against hcti-
tious pricing of cars aud long discounts.
contendng that the throw ar atplos-
phere of insincerity and barter.ng and
slipshod methods over our whole indus
try. Trading in used cars. he contended.
is necessary. but unless wisely carried
on means usually the making or two
sales in order to make one profit
mo end of automobile dealers he said.
have traded themselves out OF business
He suggested the appointment of a COM
mission which might work out some plan
Of cooperation on the used car problem
giving good results for all. Taking up the
subject of seasonal selling of motor cars.
he said further.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22
: Production Plans Wrong.

"Our production plans are wrong. Look
at your curve of production. You will
find it also has two humps-one in the
spring and one in the late summer and
early fall. 1t is at the lowest point in
midsummer. when ii should be highest.
because We end our season then and
start on new models, which always come
slowly at first In other words, we get
our maximum production In the poorest
selling season and our minimum 'prpduc-
ton when sales should be highest. When
the weather is most favorable to big
sales we are engrossed with the new
models.
These conditions are not right. 1t is
to our interests and certainly TO the
interests of our dealers to make
our biggest deliveries in the heaviest sell
ing season. I think ii is time for us 10
consider seriously whether we ought not
to announce our models just before Janu-
airy 1. rather than in July. One company
alone. would hardly dare change the
custom. or even two or three companies,
for that matter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22
Weather an Obstacle.

THE greatest obstacle to the sale or
automobiles is a natural obstacle. and
one which We can never entirely over
come. This greatest obstacle Is bad
weather. The weather makes ours
seasonal business and any business that
Is seasonal has selling problems which an
all-the- year-around business doesn't have
We cannot change the weather. that IL
plain But we can take measures Wnioh
will minimize the effect of fall and win
ter weather on our business. The first
thing l believe we should do is Ia change
our own seasons.
Il am one of those who believe IA
yearly models. This question will be de-
bated here, and ! am not going into
1t now any further than to say that IN
my opinion yearly models are still de-
sirable. But I am coming To believe
that we have picked out the wrong time
OF the year to announce our yearly mod
els.
IF you will look over your business
for number of years and take your
sales from January to January you VIII
find that the curve of sales is camel
backed affair, with one end in January
and the other in December. with rise
from January to an apex In May or
June; then a violent slump for thirty or
sixty days with a steady rising through
the late summer and fall Ia an apex IN
October, and after that another falling
away to the mean level of December
and January. | believe that this Will al
ways be true as long We announce
new models in the summer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22

Constitution Chapter .. A. r., met
Tuesday evening at the Portner. the
home of Mrs. Frickey. The program was
opened by the singing of America" by
committees We're given.
st. Distaff's day is annually observed
by this chapter and action was taken
looking toward its celebration in Janu
AIRY. The corresponding secretary was
directed to send to all national officers
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-06-07

bered L. 10. IA. between Grandy
avenue and Chene street. W. J.
craigs sub. OF o. !. No. IL, Chene
farm.
(2O On the south side OF Willis ave-
nue.. I'm front or or adjoining such
.. lot or parts of lot numbered 81
between Chene street and Gran
d. avenue, MOellcr's sub. OF
block II. Cheue farm
l2S On the north side Of Watson
street. in front Of or adjoining
such lot or parts Of lot numbered
3, between Chene street and Du-
bois street sub, OF part OF Jas
Campau farm. e. y OF +. c. 81.
t29) ON the south side Of Gender
street, Ia front OF or adjoining
such lots or parts OF lots num-
hered rs. L. between Mt Elliott
avenue and Ellery street. Zend-
er's sub OF the sly parts OF lots
--.-- Leib farm r. & rs: also all Of
o is 40 and Al. sub OF the Geo.
Hunt farm. l.. G. 1872. lying bet
Grafton avenue and Ludden
street
500 on the north side Of Antietam
street, In front Of or adjoining
such lot or parta OF lot number
ed 80. between Dequindre street
and Orleans street, a Town plat
ot the farm OF Antoine Dequin-
DIRE.
C3D on the east side OF Dubois street.
In front OF or adjoining such lot
or parts OF lot numbered g. be-
tween Maple street and Chestnut
street, Dubois sub OF the ". Y
OF i. c. 81, bet. Clinton avenue
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-06-07

and German street, Dubois farm.
(s2) On the south side OF Franklin
street, In front OF or adjoining
such lot or parts of lot number
ed 10. between Chenc street and
Jos. Campau avenue plan OF
Frazer's sec. OF part OF the chcne
farm.
(s3) On the south side OF Gratiot ave-
nue., in front OF or adjoining
such lots or parts OF lots num-
hered 4s. so. 81. So. between Jos.
Campsu avenue and Berlin
street. j. W. Johnston's sub. OF
o. Is. ~ and &C. Jos Campau
farm. Il. G. 500.
AS are owned by you. on or before
the 22nd day 81 June. 1912, or in de-
fault thereof the same will be con-
structed, reconstructed or put 90 prop
er line and grade by the Department
of Public Works and the expense
thereof. together with the cost OF this
publication. viii he assessed against
said lots.
T. J. HAARER.
ts40) Commlssioner Public Works.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-06-07

wessen's sec. OF the chapoton
(2O) on the east side Of Roby street.
In front OF or adjoining such lots
or parts OF lots numbered i. = j.
4. 5. 6. 10. i6. IL. is. 10, 20.
81, ~. between Ferry avenue and
MedbuTy avenue. The Trio sub.
OF part of %. l. IS. - Aubin
farm. between Ferry and Med
(21) On the east side Of Roby street,
In front OF or adjoining such lots
ar parts OF lots numbered no. H.
~. -. a. between Ferry avenue
aud Medbury avenue. Ford star
rings sub. OF the n. 1883 r. OF
l. 81 81. Aubin farm.
(2G ON the north side Of superior
street. in front OF on adjoining
such lot or parts OF lot number
ed l2l. between Dequindre street
and st. Aubin avenue. sub. or
lots~1S. 10. 20, 81 % and the =.
part OF 20 Witheren farm. n. or
CratiOt avenue.
t2D ON the west side OF St Aubln
avenue. In front of or adjoining
such lot or parts OF lot numbered
as between Milwaukee avenue
and Trombly avenue. Harrah and
Brandenberg's Boulevard sub. OF
that part OF lot a. lying W. OF
St Aubin avenue, and part or
lot 10 OF L. j. and ID. j Cam
pau's sub. OF frac. secs. 20 and
5Z
(2D ON the east side OF St Aubin
avenue. I'm front OF or adjoining
such lot or parts of lot number
ed 43, between AleXandrine ave-
nue. and Superior street. Bridge
and Lewis sub OF o. !. Al and
SLY 2-3 OF o. |. 40. ST. Aubin
farm.
(2D on the east side OF ST Aubin
avenue. I'm front OF or adjoining
such lot or parts OF lot number
ed 1855. between st. Joseph street
and Mack avenue, plat OF l.. st.
Aubin's sub. OF o. Is 33. SO and
81 of the sub. OF the st. Aubin
farm
(20 On the north side OF Warren
avenue, i'm FROM or or adjoining
such lots or parts OF lots num-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-06-07

ard time. al which time And nI.-.
they VIII be opened. for furnI0IIn. ~
labor and material. except Cement An.
iron manhple rings and covers while.
Will be Furnished BY the city. and
building and hnIshing comDlefe to-
sether with the back Milling accor1Inx
tc the plans and specifications on nj.
IN this ofhce, the following brick run-
lie sewer. to-wit- ET,t-
BETBuNE AyENUE PUBLIc sEwEn
In Bethune avenue from GrsennaId
avenue 90 Twelfth street. length ~
sewer 1885 feet, more or less, s man
holes. ring brick. Sewer 20 be open
ed OF tunneled at option OF Contractor.
Bach bidder must deposit with hls
eld a certified check in the sum Of
$500. payable 10 the order OF the De-
partment OF Public Works
Which sum Will be forfeited 20 the
Department In case the bidder falls 20
enter into contract within five days
after the acceptance Of his or their
tender and viii be returned 10 the con-
tractor upon proper execution OF his
contract bond Contracts TO be subject
10 the approval OF the Common Coun-
ell The bidder whose tender IN ac-
copied Will be required 10 furnish with
his contract an approved surety bond
TO the City Of Detroit In the full
amount OF contract.
The Department OF Public Works
any or all proposals.
Checks and proposals TO be placed
In separate envelopes.
(41s0) ]. ]. HAARER.
(94sJ Commissioners.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-06-07
Department Of Public Works
Sidewalk Notice
Detroit. June 6. 1912.

Detroit June 6. 1912.
TO All Whom IL May Concern:
Take notice that by order OF the
Common Council you are required 10
construct, reconstruct or put TO proper
line and grade, a brick. natural stone.
artificial stone, cement or concrete
sidewalk. crosswalk or driveway ac-
cording to specifications prepared by
the Commissioner OF Public Works and
approved by the Common Council:
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-06-07
EAST sIDE-B0OK c.

() on the north side OF Brewster
street, in front OF or adjoining
such lots or parts Of lots num-
bered 2. 3. between 81. Aubin
avenue and Dubois street, plat Of
sub. OF the W. " of l.. G. 81, from
German street 10 Railroad street,
inclusive Dubois farm.
90 on the south side of Chestnut
street. in front OF or adjoining
such lot or parts Of lot number
ed 1. between Jos. Campau ave-
nue. and McDougall avenue sub.
of Il. G. 500. Jos. Campau farm.
(D ON the west side OF Chene street.
in front OF or adjoining such lot
or parts OF lot numbered %, be-
tween Garfield avenue and Can
field avenue, T. l.. Campau's sub.
OF block 80, James Campau farm.
90 ON the south side OF Division
street, in front OF or adjoining
such lot or parts Of lot num-
bered IL. between DequindTe
street and St Aubin avenue. plat
OF sub. OF blocks s. Z, 8. 2, 10, IL,
~ and l3. Withere1l farm.
(S) ON the east side OF Elmwood
avenue. in front OF OF adjoining
such lot or parts OF lot num-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-28
UTAH SURETY MEN
MEET At D|N|NER
Pleasant Gathering of Under
writers Is Held at the
Hotel Utah.

Nineteen members OF the Utah Surety
Underwriters association gave a dinner
in the small banquet room AT tho Hotel
Utah last night, at which Willard Done.
state insurance commissioner was the
guest OF honor. T. w. Sloan. president of
the association. was not bic to be present.
owing to the necessity OF making "A hur-
at the head OF the table was occupied
by Wesley L. King OF the American Sure
~ company and chairman OF the cXecu-
tive board OF the associat tion.
The dinner was entirely informal and
no toasts were on the programme. Those
present were Willard Done, state insur-
ance commissioners. f. II. Towner OF the
Towner rating bureau, Wesley l.. King
OF the American Surety company. Emil
n. Sebach OF the Houston Real Estate
81 Investment company. j. B. Moreton Of
Scheid of the Title Guaranty & Trust
company. William Il. Mckell OF the Amer
lean Surety company, George II, Cutler
OF the Guardian Casualty company Will
ford Moyle OF the American Bonding com
pany Of Baltimore. w. t.. Coulam OF the
Halloran-J Judge Loan & Trust company.
Il. l.. Sloan OF the Agency company
deity e. Guaranty company, G. w John
son Of the Fidelity & Deposit company Of
Maryland. Voney s. Anderson of the
Tracy Loan & Trust company f.. u.
Petrie OF the Agency company. y. C..
Hall OF the Utah Savings & Trust conf
FuId Loan e Trust company. Boise. Ida.
G. II. McGurin OF the Salt Lake Sc
curity & Trust company. and +. NJ. Whit
ney OF Heber j. Grant & Co.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-28
WILLIAMS TALKS OF
THE BURLEY CUTOFF

Farley l.. Williams, general attorney
for the Oregon Short Line, yesterday
received a telegram from the general
offices of the Hartman lines in New
York, regarding the Burley cutoff of
Oregon Short Line.
"They tell me that the secretary Of
the interior is working on another
stipulation for u.s. said Mr.. Williams.
HThey sent one to us which we signed
under protest, attaching our protest
after our signatures. The settlers north
of Strevel are raising n crop Of beets
on the strength Of our promise to put
the road there and we are anxious to
help them save their crops. We felt
that we were entitled to the protection
that the protest would afford us, in
case the stipulation was not legal, and,
if it was legal, the fact that we signed
it under protest would not affect it.
Tho department. Of the interior, how
ever, refused to accept the stipulation
so signed, and l suppose is trying to
prepare one that we shall sign without
protest -