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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-15
DINNER AND DANCE OF
RIMMON B'NAl BIRTH

Rimmon Lodge, No. ss. Independent
Order B'nai Birth, OF Richmond, will
have it's annual dinner and dance at
the Jefferson club next Monday night,
beginning at 2 O'Clock. During the
evening Rev George solomon: of
Savannah, Ga. will deliver a short ad-
dress on the general PURPOSES and
principles Of the order.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-15

PETERSBURG, VA. May i4.-Mfss
Anne Virginia Bidgood. daughter of
Or. r. NJ. Bidgood. and Colonel Thorn
as Gilbert Wood, OF Asheville, N. c..
were united in marriage at the home
OF the bride. in Friend street. at $50
o'clock this afternoon. Rev. Or. c.
q. Bryan performed the ceremony In
the presence OF many relatives and
friends
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-15
CITIZENS ASSOCIATION
ELECTS ITS OFFICERS

At the regular meeting Of the wood
land Heights Citizens Association
last night the following officers were
elected. J. w. Dodd. president: 8. A.
Hughes. /. vice president; p. w. Budd.
secretary. and ]. w. Dalton. treas
urer
The president will appoint standing
committees during vacation. and these
Will be announced later. Owing to two
Sscsnt dres the association 10 In the
market Tor are apparatua
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-15
Meeting Of Mothers Cluh.

PETERSBURG. VA. May 1.-THE
regular monthly meeting OF the
Mothers Club OF r. f. Lee school will
be held at o'clock tomorrow after
noon. Mrs. Walter Buchanan. who
had recently attended meeting OF
workers interested in child welfare,
win give An informal talk.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-15
Building Permits

Inspector Butler yesterday issued
the following permits: To Annie f.
Bossieux, to repair frame dwelling,
sl3 North Twenty fifth street.. TO cos;
$50. to ]. ", Short. to repair frame
dwelling, 720 North Twenty fifth
street. te cost $la5. j. W. Barnes. 70
repair frame dwelling. 1889 North
Twenty fifth street. 10 cost Sis.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-15
Gl~~ Club Concert.

PETERSBURG. VA. May 1.-THE
Richmond College Glee and Mandolin
club will give concert in the au-
ditorium of Lee school tomorrow
evening An excellent program Will
be carried out, and as the club Is
prime favorite in Petersburg. IT is
expected that large attendance will
be on hand.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-15
DEATHS

CAMPBEI.L-MRS. f. c. CAMPBELL, Of
alS West Twelfth street, South Rich
mond. died at 1870 o'clock this.
morning. Funeral notice later.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-15

Samson, most extensively
staged moving picture. produced by
the Universal Film company, was
shown last night at the Superior
theater to record breaking house.
The photo production measured up IN
every particular 70 the much heTalded
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-15

John Johnson. colored. was yester-
day arrested on = warrant sworn out
by Matte Ligon. charging him with
a3sault Both are colors4 - -GA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-15
BAPT|STS DECLARE

CONTINUED from First Page
The sun., 1914-08-16
CHANGES IN FRANKLIN.
sioping Hood. Lnrgcr BODY, More
Equipment Features.

That the new Franklin siN-thlrty Ia
destined to win greater popularity than
ever Is the unanimous opinion OF those
who inspected the new models since their
arrival last week at the company's New
York showrooms The Franklin has al
ways been distinctive IN its appearance.
made allowable by It's direct cooled engine
and this season presents more graceful
lines than ever. The body is larger
seat sides higher and the upholstery is
finished of In n roll around tops Of seats.
giving n more luxuriant and comfortab bic
look to the car
The French type OF hood In use some
years has been improved in lines and gives
the car a more sturdy and powerful ap-
pearanCe. shutter effect is used in
the front OF the hood instead OF the old
type grin. The oil, gas and air controls
and starting and lighting switches are
all centred in the cowl close to the wheel.
In spite Of increased size many added
improvements ana additional and better
equipment. the weight of the car remains
about the same The Franklin six-thirty.
weighing 2.1Jb pounds. complete with
all equipment, is not only the lightest
six cylinder car made but IL also the
most flsNible and resilient. designed
for net results" seems to be the hobby OF
the Franklin engineers. Among The new
features OF the equipment IL "a one man
top. choice OF either Goodrich Slver.own
Cord or Goodyear Power Saver tires, and
two piece rain vision shield.
The sun., 1914-08-16

The 1915 Overland. designated by the
manufacturers as Model so. follows In
most OF it's general features the overland
of 1914. but the latest product Of the
big Toledo plant of John ". Willys also
cmbodtes a number OF improvements and
noteworthy changes over last year =
model which make the Overland n more
attractive proposition than ever. whether
II be viewed from the standpoint OF the
dealer or from that Of the purchaser.
The new model IL now TO be seen at the
c, T, Silver Motor Company, 1850 Broad
way,
In making It's public announcement al
this time the Wllys-OVerland Company
has adhered TO the practice Of former
years, to give detailed Information CON
ccrning Its new Hines only when the reg
ular distributors have their demonstrate
ing cars.
The new car body conforms to the
most modern notions Of streamlne de
sign. The radiator, with "A shell consist
Ing OF single steel stamping. joins lts
curve to the characteristic slope OF the
Overland engine hood. which gradually
leads to the entirely new cow 'dash and
sweeps, without angles or abrup; curves.
to the full curved tonneau back. Frame.
running board bracket and battery box
are concealed by mud Shields which add
materially 70 the looks OF tine car by
The sun., 1914-08-16

giving II that much desired long and low
appearance.
Though the wheeibas@ remains ia
inches the body offers considerably more
leg and elbow room. The rear seat. for
instance. is 40 inches wide inside the
front seat IL 40 inches wide. and the
backs are 2l inches high in the rear and
~ inches in the front. The seats are
90 inches deep with cushions sloping
toward the rear. which permits the pas
senger 10 ride IN the easiest possible po-
sitiun least likely TO result In fatigue.
In developing the new body design
much attention has been given to Interior
refincm.nts, which may not force them
SEXES upon the eye OF the motoring novice
HI much as they viii be appreciated by
the seasoned automobkst An example
Is the storm curtains. which are fastened
and unfastened from In" inside I'm fair
weather they are stored IN "A convenient
metal box placed directly behind the front
seat, and the usual tedum OF having to
disturb the tonneau passengers when cur
tains AR TO be used Is done away with
Heretofore II used to be the practice
10 hold the folded down top In position
with leather straps. The new overland
has a clamp which holds the top so Sc
curely AS to prevent all rafting. Leather
pockets are provided In all doors, which,
In addition. have metal beading for
protection from the weather. The doors
The sun., 1914-08-16
TIRE MAKER EXPLAINS
HOLDING PRICES DOWN
No Reason to Advance on Goods
Already Made Of Low
Cost Rubber.

While Increases In the prices OF motor
car tires amounting TO 10 and 20 per cent
have been announced by many makers the
AJax-Grleb Rubber Company announces
that no advance In the list prices OF Ajax
tires would be made for tires now in stock
and for tires yet to be built from the
crude rubber which the company has in its
factory warehouses In Trenton. n. j.
Speaking for the directors Of the Ajax
company, who have given thoughtful con-
sideratlon 10 the din times met in the
rubber manufacturing indug.gy. Horace
de Lisser. chairman OF the Ajax board.
says 1T did not seem TO us to be fair to
Increase the price Of tires already made
and In stock AZ our branches and ware
houses over the country. The prices 't
which Ajax tires are sold are based upol
their cost to produce. and the cost OF
manufactured tires made and in stock
does not increase because OF the disturb bed
conditions abroad. Nor yet does it seem
fair to increase the price OF tires for
which we have the crude rubber material
on hand and available for use
so then. as long as our stock now on
hand lasts, and let me emphasize. so long
az our crude rubber supply holds out.
no increase In the price Of Ajax tires
will be made Unfortunately. perhaps.
In such time this our stock of
finished tires is small. for this Is the
motoring season, and the demand for \ jax
tires IL always greater than the supply
though our factories have run twenty
four hours daily In three shifts for nearly
four years. We probably have at this
time a smaller stock OF tires on hand IN
proportion to our production than mos;
makers. and so our attitude cannot he
charged to frenzy OF urgent need 10
move a large unsold stock. We have In
fact but minimum supply OF tires Ia
sell.
We believe ours II the position that
American business men should take In
times such as these, although there may
be strong temptation to take advantage
of such an opportunity to raise prices.
We are not seeking adulation for what
seems to us an attitude OF common fair
ness We are unfortunate. however. N
not having "A considerable supply OF crude
rubber. and when we are required 10 buy
crude rubber at war prices the price OF
Ajax tires must In turn be raised too.
So long as we may continue with the
rubber now owned by us and housed
within our factories at Trenton motorists
are to have the advantage. We regret
that our supply In not much larger. II the
war 10 long drawn out crude rubber will
be dificult TO obtain with the worlds
balking exchanges closed and ocean com
m"rce paralyzed"
The sun., 1914-08-16
1919 AUTO PLATES
YELLOW AND BLACK
This Combination the Most
Legible, Secretary
May Says.

In awarding the contract for the supply
ing OF automobile plates to be issued
next year, Secretary OF State Mitchell
May announced that the color scheme
chosen tblack upon yellow background
had been selected as the result of recent
scientific experiments. by which IL was
demonstrated that this combination was
the most legble.
Mr.. May pointed out that the cost OF
these markers had been reduced nearly
a half over that - previous years, the
price being considerably less than the
amount fixed In other States where the
average expense reaches about ~ cents a
set. as compared with 23 cents. the sum
to be paid to the Manhattan Supply CONT
pany. who were the successful competitors
Secretary Mag explained that the same
design adopted in previous years would
be retained. the New York tags being
generally regarded AS more easily read
able than those OF all other common
wealths where narrow letters and
numerals have usually been preferred.
The contract calls for a prompt de-
livery OF 10000 plates in duplicate be-
fore Oct. I, although tl1e total number to
be registered during 1915 will probably
reach nearly the 3s0, 900 mark. as the
figures for the first half of the present
year indicate approximately 1855. 900 ma
chimes, an incdrease OF about 32 per cent
over the same period last yeaf.
The sun., 1914-08-16

Chesterfield Six revealed and demon
strated as well as the rest OF the Jeffery
line. Two days. August and s, were
required for the purpose OF demonstra-
ting and discussing the new engineering
developments embodied In the car and
also the matter OF allotting territory.
f. s. Jordan. sales manager OF the
Jerfery company says that the annual
conventions are held for three purposes: /:
First. to acquaint the trade In general
with what Jefrery engineers have learned
through the study OF practical engineer
ing practice of automobile construction
here and aboard second, to give the
trade the beneit Of trade analyses and
Investigations OF the sales company's or
ganization and accounting department
economies in the conduct OF the dealers
business and new methods In increasing 4
business and making II more profitable
The third purpose Is 20 gather the opln-
ions Of the trade coming I'm contact with
the public as TO what the public demands
ard what the dealer finds best TO sell.
also what units In the car are
giving trouble. This exchange OF
views has proved OF remarkable benefit
to dealers who not only handle the Jeffery
but other lines Of cars as well.
The sun., 1914-08-16
FORD NEW PRICES
DRAW MANY BUYERS
II Is Explained There Is No
String on First
$50 Cut.
CAN THEY SELL 100000?
Yearly Increase Seems to In
dicatc. in Normal Times,
They Can.

rsrporr. Aug iS--That the Ford
Motor Compauys announce ment of its
rtuctlou 80 luces "gup'ci with a profit
,utru. plan for she prospective benefit
~ the retail hIyc.. has lifted the people
4 their f'et' is Indicated y the huge
'ar. of r-spcu rNce that has over
Haeued the Detroit Once.
Wln, the Fn"i CoNpany's announce
..u' ui is s-W prO1: sharing plan--a
.lu f'r the neueh Of now buyers only
was clearly stated, II IL evident that
many wish 10 70 assured on two or three
Iv.Hs. TIL of'riols, therefore. nnd Il
necessary >, r.'teratn that the profit shar-
rg Illr - thr Drnedt Of the new own
- has nothing 70 do with the immediate
'luotuu O. r-ct. SiNt+ dollars Is cut
r the p~.a' nI every car nj once. and
his redIr, g.. not contingent on any
s9ducDu, h1Iu. although there is no
suaraLtse that present prices will not
ne adyiuc. . SO that al, orders are ac-
opted for immediate delivery only.
The prort SHARING plan, by winch each
buyer who purchases Ford between
Nugust !, 1874. and August /, 1915. is
10 receive from $40 10 SEQ rs his share
nt the seasons ?rurts. ~ an entirely sep
trste and distinct proposition. and Is
contingent or the sale and delivery at
'e,al of 100000 rev Ford cars between
me dittS named
Three hundred thousand cars IL stun
1ng pNdictton ana some people who
arc not fully informed concerning the
nlg"uess OF Ford business fear the figure
may be- IN excess OF the pose s.lties. II
= necessary 20 recall In this connection
row the Ford output has grown from
ear 20 year In order TO understand that
100000 cars Will be only "A normal growth.
Z must be remembered that from August
j. 1913, 90 August |. 1914, the Ford Com
Nany manufactured 22l SSS cars, and the
,eason before that something like 1856. 900.
Win every new Ford buyer interested
% the companys profits as soon as he
'lHs, Z Is conservative estimate to base
Ir new profit sharing plan on a produc-
ION ~ 3nUOo0 cars
IT," Ford Company further explains
'.'' iH" H.T plan 's hut the fulnllms nj
~ a promise. II was the pur .,osa OF the
.npiny when Il was organized to build
.'r i9r m" p ople IN the largest and
.T'' lest meaning of that phrase. l. was
mo '''"ed policy of the company Ia
-'''." prize" according 10 PRODUCTION
'''"l 'r market prices to buy and build
The sun., 1914-08-16

are hung on concealed hinges with in
side operated latches placed so as to make
II impossible for them To catch on passen-
gers garments
The thirty-hve horse power motor
mains practically unchanged. with the
exception OF improvements made to tne
oiling system. Ignition is by Bosch mag
neto. The carbbureter IN of new design,
having hot air attachment for Outl
primary and auxiliary ports and afford
ing protection to the valves from dirt,
A switch box. shown in the illustya-
ton. is attached TO the right hand side
OF the steering column two Inches be
low the wheel, through whioh the lee
trio horn. lights and ignition may be con-
trolled without the effort OF STOPPING for
ward to the instrument board.
The equipment includes electric lights,
top and boot. windshield. speedometer.
demountable rims and an electric starter
and generator OF the two unit six volt
type.
The starter shaft meshes directly with
the geared fywhee rim with no other
reduction. and Is capable OF turning tho
motor over at $50 to 200 revolutions per
minute. The price OF the standard tour
ing car model seating fve passengers.
In sl.07b. Ths two passenger roadster
Is N,O50, The four passenger coupe,
which comes equipped with S5x4h non
skid tires is listed at $500,
The sun., 1914-08-16

while American manufacturers of
automobiles have been gradually advanc-
ing IN the South American markets their
grip ON the automobile trade there is by
no means as strong as that OF European
countries. Machines of French. 9erman.
italian. belgian and spanish manufacture
are popular In South America because
or better shipping faciltnes from Eui Jpe,
the early advent OF European cars and
also because the merits OF American cars
have never been strongly placed before
South Americans. with European cars
out OF the field. even temporarily Ameri-
can vehicles Will be In demand, and once
used will no doubt win the favor OF pur-
chasers.
During 1913 the United States ex.
ported To Europe automobiles to the value
OF SI.21i.Si5, while official figures show
that during the same period Germany.
Belgium. France and italy exported to
Brazil, Chile, Argentina and Uruguay
motor vehicles valued at si3.l6S,50S.
England and Spain also had u share In
the automobile imports to South America.
Theye figures Indicate that with the war
ring countries closed to American manu-
facturers an even richer automobile mar
k,t and one nearer home. has been
thrown open for their exclusive develop
monr
These figures also show that the
American exports to the warning countries
are not very important factor In the
automobile business OF this country. for
i ls estimated that during 1913 tho total
N'luA ot the cars produced in this country
aprroNimated 0O.OOO.00o. This means
that only about l q, per cent OF the auto
mobile output OF the United States was
exported to Europe.
The loss OF this business cannot have
any disastrous effects on the American
Industry. especially with the prospects
OF the American manufacturers securing
twice as much from section which here
tofor" has largely depended upon Europe
for its cars and which now has only the
American industry to look to for ncceasi-
ties The war is Offering American auto
mobile manufacturers a great opportunity
TO enlarge their export markets and when
the world is again at peace American
products should be we'll established in
territories that untll recently were con-
trolled by foreign manufacturers"
The sun., 1914-08-16
SAYS FOREIGN BODIES
FAIL TO MAKE GOOD
Packard Branch Manager Tells
Of Experiment Made
Here.
By MILTON J. BuDLONG,

The Packard New York Company dur
ing the past selling season made a prac-
tical experiment to determine the relative
desirability from the standpoint OF the
New York motoring public OF enclosed
bodies by purchasing a number designed
and made by the most famous foreign
coach builders and exhibiting them side
by side with the seasons standard
Packard bodies.
The result has been very enlightening
In several particulars. In the first place
we have discovered that foreign bodies, as
typihed by the unusual and distinctive
samples we have exhibited, attract little
or no attention by the side of Packard
bodies because OF any advantages In the
matter OF design and are distinctly in
ferior to our bodies in point OF workman
ship.
X has been demonstrated conclusively
that our body designs satisfy the taste OF
this community In such matters more
fully than those OF the most famous for
eign builders, whereas. by the experience
W. have gained In handling the latter. we
are able to assert unreservedly that their
materials and workmanship are in no way
compatible with our standards. OF the
several foreign bodies We exhibited we
sold but one, and the others, although
stored under most favorable conditions
and cared for most diligently. developed
many anu surprSUB linpfTitNlionr. lHtlr
panels and pillars checked. split and
warped to degree that would permanent
ly discredit the Packard body shop II any
body that we ever produced had proved
equally deficient.
None OF the finishing or itting was in
the beginning up to the Packard standard
and the troubles that have developed are
the more aggravated by reason OF this.
II is possible that inferiority OF design
| may be at least equally respon sible with
imperfection OF material and deficiency of
workmanship for these Developments. but
certain II Il that we could not AFFORD TO
produce such bodies and that no Packard
representative need ever fear the COM
petition OF foreign body makers until they
learn much about the art that we have
never needed to be taught.
/ No purchasers in the world are more
discriminating in such matters than New
Workers. OF the class that buys Packard
cars. and among these Packard bodies
are evidently much preferred to all others.
They have won their way by merit alone
and in competition that is practically
world wide. Perhaps the most eloquent
testimonial 10 their superiority Ia the
The sun., 1914-08-16
lust WHAT DOES WAR
J MEAN TO MOTOR TRADE? ?
Better Things Eventually to All Lines Are What
Makers and Dealers May Expect.

r,s oa. and what Il means TO the
r,,,r ,.t. trade is being discussed a;
,,,y-h p. manufacturers and dealers. To
ns Sew workers. who sell. automobiles
roth. .Hc outlook is not at all alike.
...,,c of 'hom are pessimlstic and can
Doll, bright times ahead. Others feel
..I l,rr are logical reasons for THEFT
,..1.re .p that things will be well with
-,., Main, of view was expressed by
.-.., -rN ro' long ago la these words.
.ua...u., 10! the tire situation the max
,ryoS .l.. cars. winch are economical on
,.,. Co.. rrtp decided benefit from
. ,.. times cars which are easy on
,.,s.,.n ur loo demand. because not only
.u ,,,.. Up higher later on than ever
no, lr, r.v but they will be scarcer.
rms e..I operate 80 as to make It hard
,s ., ,., makers to provide for the
.'L,.. ..f rrN automobiles In order thai
,.s, nl, hip tHclr factory product out
. ..I..u. q. taking care OF the car
..,..... .,.d users already on the road.
.ir Another respect American automO-
,t..,..,.. may consider the situation ~
...e,.I ., themselves Because II viii
... pppassrb,e ,p got through shipments Of
...s, foreign cars the persons who nor
.,,f, would buy such machines are OK
,,..,ed 70 turn TO the purchase Of hlgi,
.r.Je high priyci American made mt
-,i,es Furthermore, as many persons
,,,o ordinarily 80 abroad AMI spend
,,,n.y fh,r. tfN stay here MS seasuit
..s iq ,Np.st.' tp relr sell cars"
A,o,Scr r1r"~'ul view IS that taken
a, tba prospect for A better South Ameri-
yan trad, ry th" HorSsl"SS Age. the
,s-il,s, Of American automobile publ
cations
The republics south Of the Isthmus NJ
panama have already appealed 10 the
rr,ed states to supply them with the
rs.essi,ies that were formerly imported
,r,m Europe America needs only to take
,1u advantage OF the stagnated condi-
ION Of Industry and commerce abroad {,
bs well established in South America
when Europe recovcrs from the war. The
establishment Of line of naval and
privAtely owned American ships Ia now
under way. AMI automobile manufactur-
.rs will surely benefit from this move.
The sun., 1914-08-16
VIRTUES OF KNIGHT MOTOR.
Metal 20 Metal striking Contact Alb
sent In Its NaIving.

''The only thing that can he said
againat the knight motor as oxempllned
In the Willys-Knight In that only a COM
paratIyely few people know how efficient
and simple II Is" says &. T. Silver, presi-
dent OF the company which recently took
over the distribution OF the Wiliys-Knight.
The Knight motor is the simplest ma
chine for generating power through In
ternal combustion. The valving In done
by two concentric sleeves. which run in
side the full length o: the cylinders and
surround the piston. This H. the main
difference between the Knight and old
style mo'ors. ~ the latter the valvirE
is accomplished By means %" Yornot vaive g
which are merely discs o. metal which
III into a metal seat ard a'. raised b"
ms 10 permit OF tho Inlet o. oHh hluot %,
gases and returned 10 tHc'r seats by
SPRING. The very me ho1 % operation
entails o." we1" wh'"n ,1 l'wovs found
whore metal strihcs metal"