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The Washington times., 1914-05-09
MARSHALL HAS TIME
FOR SOC|AB|L|TYR RUN
Vice President and His SeCre-
tary Only Persons Who Are
''ln on Secret
By HARRY WARD.

Vice President Marshall has set the
secret time for the automobile socia-
hiIity run to Cabin John Bridge, Tues
day A committee yesterday waited
upon the Vice President at the Capitol
and presented to him the data obtained
from the recent pathfinding trip over
the course, which included the distance
and the time ii takes to make the eleven
miles closely following the speed and
traffic regulations.
Mr.. Marshall studied the proposition
closely, and then set the time, which
was Immediately sealed. The seal will
not be broken until the last car crosses
the finish line on Tuesday. No one
knows the time except the Vice Presi-
dent and his secretary. The prizes will
he awarded the contestants who make
the run nearest to the time set by
Mr.. Marshall.
Entries are being rapidly made, the
DasemHn of the Nationals. He has
nominated his roadster. II is expected
several other members of the Nationals
will participate in the run, including
Walter Johnson. Dan Moeller, Bert
GaIlia and Dutch" Schaefer
Other entrants include Miss Rose
Leon. Fred L. Harveycutter, j.. A.
Sterrett, Harry A. Orme, l.. y. Mar
tell, Joseph "A. Hayden. II. A Fairall,
Joseph A. Billingsley. p. f. Rowe. A.
+. Potter. Z. W. Black, Mrs. ii. A.
Rhine, Mrs. Annie Frazier, Mrs. Karl
a. kcllerman. c. w. Colvin. +. :. John
ston, William Orme. Mrs. c. c. Schroth.
James Cranberry, Lester D. Moore. DIR.
Leopold Glushak, Mrs. Annie Bohrer.
~. p. Hildebrand. Violet f. Orme. NJ.
Burrows. L. J. Ornre, c. II. 0rme, c.
A. Watson, NJ. a. Weller, A J. Wood
ruff, Helen +. Reed, ]. ]. Schriner,
Samuel Tompkins. NJ. Cohen, and
George c. Ober. jr.
The entries will close at noon. Mag
II. at which time it is expected the list
will have increased TO 100. The start
will be at II o'clock Tuesda.7. the cars
Icing started at intervals of half a.
minute. The route will be from Sixth
street and Missouri avenue, to Penn
sylVania avenue, to Peace Monument
thence up Pennsylvania avenue, around
he White Lot to Seventeenth street,
|" Pennsylvania avenue, through
Georgetown and thence to the Conduit
t:oad. The finish will be at the end
OF Cabin John bridge.
William Jose will act as starter. The
Judges will be Howard Fisk. L. c.
''hew, Harry Ward. Walter Ward, and
Cuis Chaser. The timers have not
Yet been selected.
The Washington times., 1914-05-09
Motor Governors Have
Much Increased in Use

Governors on the motors for regu-
lating the truck speed and maintaining
Il at a normal rate are more in use
than year ago. In spite Of the criti-
cisms heaped on them by owners these
same owners are today realizing that
drivers have to be curbed and that
q meddle-proof governor Is one of the
best ways Of accomplishing this The
governor in its present form is not all
that can be desired. but II is a protec-
tion TO the truck. It prevents speeding
with the empty truck, which has proven
one Of the worst influences a truck has
had TO contend with when in the hands
OF unreliable drivers. and as such IL is
Of benefit to the owner of the truck
The Washington times., 1914-05-09
Wood Alcohol an Aid
In the Cleaning of Brass

Sometimes a car that has been laid
away for the winter without a protec-
tive coating Of vaseline over its brass
parts will be found to look very shabby
due to a coating of verdigris on them.
Removal of this, which seems to have
actually eaten into the metal. Is diff
cult with the ordinary metal polish even
when aided by elbow grease of the most
energetic kind. A little wood alcohol
added to the polish will frequently make
its action more energetic.
A good plan is to apply the mixture OF
polish and alcohol and allow 1t to dry,
afterward rubbing with the mixture.
Several treatments Of this should re-
move the most stubborn encrustration.
The Washington times., 1914-05-09
Keep Rain From Getting
Under Automobile Hood

Motorists who are obliged to park
their cars in the street will find that a
little precaution in preventing water
getting under the hood will help ma
terially.
Recently an owner left his car in the
rain for about s hours and when he
tried to start il after the rainstorm
found the carbureter choked with water
and the magnetic was also wet. The
water entered through the radiator in
front and by means of an opening made
by the hood support. The wind blew
the water into the carbureter air valve
and over the uncovered magnetic
II II is known that rain is coming.
face the radiator away from the wind
and. If possible, cover any holes in the
hood
The Washington times., 1914-05-09
Can Often Save Fuel by
Adjusting Carbureter

Although it Is poor policy to be con
tinually tinkering around the carbureter
and other parts, the motorist will find
that if the needle valve Of the carbure-
ter is given n turn or two so as TO cause
less fuel to be fed, the motor will show
more power and consume less fuel. on
150-mile run a day. One driver in
variably adjusted his carburetcr before
long run and found that he saved
considerable fuel when the touring sea-
son mad ended. This is not recommend
ed unless the driver is thoroughly famjl-
lar with the method of making ad-
juStments.
The Washington times., 1914-05-09
Many Markers Along
The Lincoln Highway

Signs, markers. memorial tablets and
arches are going up all along the 3.4o0
miles Of the Lincoln highway and the
19l5 motorist who tours over this route
will be able to drive almost the whole
length of the way without once asking
direction or location.
The Washington times., 1914-05-09
Nuts RuSted to Bolt Can
Be Removed by Heating

The nuts Of spring shackle bolts should
not be drawn tight II the nut is
drawn tight and the shackle is COM
pressed against the spring ordinary
fabrication will not prevent squeaks
from developing. The shackle is sup
posed to work freely. and. If so. places
less strain on the spring. Especially
Is this found true in the three-quarter
elliptic spring suspension.
The Washington times., 1914-05-09
Five Names Approved by
Vehicle Association

At the last meeaing OF the executive
committee of the washington section of
the Electric Vehicle Association of
America, J. A. Sterrett. chairman OF
the membership committee. presented
the names of the following as appli-
carts for membership: Joseph McRey-
nolds. Robert F. Ferguson. Walter
Woodward. Louis d. Carroll. Harry
Carroll. The applications were unani-
mously approved. and the applicants
will be made members at the next meet
ing OF the association.
The Washington times., 1914-05-09
Willys-O Overland Head
For Freight Rate Raise

John y. WHY'S. president of the VII
Iys-Overland Company, OF Toledo. has
made a statement to the effect he is in
favor of the proposed increase in freight
rates authorized by the Interstate COM
merce Commission. Il am convinced
that conditions warrant the increase"
says Willys, land that the carriers are
entitled to a larger revenue for the
service they perform"
The Washington times., 1914-05-09
Give ShackleS Room.

Nuts which have rusted to a bolt or
stud can be removed easily by first
heating the nut with a torch and then
applying a wrench. While the nut Is
hot 1t should be tapped light ly with
hammer. Another method Is used fire.
quently in which kerosene Is poured
upon the rusted parts and the nut
tapped Will the wrench is being used.
The Washington times., 1914-05-09
OF No Use to Him.

Coal Dealer-Why don't you wheel the
barrow along more quickly. Pat? It's
not very hard job: there's an inclined
plane to relieve you.
Pat-Aye, master. the plane may be
inclined. but hang me II 1 am!-Pear-
sons Weekly.
The Washington times., 1914-05-09
Keep Oil on Level.

When the proper oil level in the
cranl: case is determined. the install
Iation of drain Cock in each com.
partment will enable the operator tO
keep his oil at a fixed level. This is
an inexpensive installation. and may
Cbviate considerable trouble on the
part of the traffic regulators.
The Washington times., 1914-05-09
Storage Battery Hint.

Storage batteries left In cars on stor-
ace should receive attention at least
Crace a month. The battery should be
EulDating. Several months ,nattentiOn
IrAy require the installation OF i new
battery.
The Washington times., 1914-05-09
To Attend Motor Meeting.

Washington members of the Electric
Vehicle Association of America will be
much in evidence at the annual meeting
of the association in New York. May
IS. Chairman f. S. MARROW. vice chair
man Bruce Emerson and secretary c..
NJ. Marsh will head the Washington
delegation.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-10-03
BY PAUL SCHARRENBERG

Less than one hundred years ago
number Of Philadelphia leather work.
ers were tried and convicted in the
courts of the United States on the
charge of conspiring to raise their
wages. The judge who decided the
case declared that , if workingmen
we're permitted to com bine for the
purpose of bettering their condition
the business of the country would
forthwith go to rack and ruin. Busi-
ness, could be carried on, he stated,
only when the rate of wages lay abso-
lute1y within the control of the indi-
vidual employer.
A tow weeks ago, when the house
Of. Congress. voted to include in the
-Anti1;trust bill a. clause which might
be Interpreted as exempting labor or
Eanizations from persecution for re-
straipt Of trade, the cry went up from
lAbor's enemies that the constitutional
rights of citizens were being ABRIDGED
and the fundamental institutions Of
the country threatened.
Il. These two instances, with a Gen.
tlry of steady progress between them,
illustrate the attempt on the part of
anti-labor interests-that is to saw.
interests which profit by the exploit
alton OF Ia bor-to represent the labor
movement as ono which threatens the
~'all1farefof the community. The funda-s
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world. Because labor is made up of
mon it makes its mistakes and follows
it's blind trails; because it is fundG-
mentally right, and fundamentally de-
voted to the welfare Of the whole hui
man race, the main trend of its, ad-
vance is true and right.
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, sum-
married the hopes of the working
men in. words which do not need to
be amended, though twenty -one years
have passed since he uttered them.
He said, in an address at Chicago,
September, 1898. i
What does labor want? It wants
the earth and the fulness thereof! !!
There Is nothing too precious, there
Is nothing too beautiful, too lofty, too
ennobling, unless it is within the
scope and comprehension Of labor's
aspirations and wants. .-~$.,,%: ::
I'VE want more school houses and
less jails; more books and less arsen-
ais; more learning and less vice; more
constant work and less crime; more
leisure and less greed more Justice
and less revenge; in fact, more Of
the opportunities to cultivate our bet
ter; natures, to make manhood more
noble, Womanhood more beautiful,
and and child ldllood more happy and
bright .:a.s sss.st 9S
41}fI IF = Dor unions are not reEoluti ionary
'orga mia ions They tio not hope Is
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in the fight for principle, the others
in the fight for booty. Much good,
however, may come from temperance
agitation. whether the question be in
politics or out of it: So long as these
discussions continue the evil Of in
temperance will not be hidden, it will
stand out in all its hideous defornity
to the scrutiny of the public, It will
shrink and wither until finally it will
all but disappear. It may be over
come by legislation; it may be over
thrown by public sentiment without
legislation"
Must Reduce Taxes.
Mr.. Hammond discussed the in
crease of state expenditures and the
growing tax rate and said: I'VE must
keep up the state institutions. W4
must provide all the money necessary
for the state to carry on in a good
and proper manner it's many func-
tions. But we cannot go on as we
have been going-increasing our ex-
penditures and burdening the people
of the state with excessive taxation.
I'm 1905 the state expenditures
were between eight and nine millions
of dollars, in 1912 between IA and is
millions of dollars, in 1913 Is and
one-half millions. Think of this just
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attain their ends by cataclysmic
stroke. They advance slowly, pace by
pace, gaining one right and going
forward to claim another. But they
will not be satisfied until they have
obtained the full product of their
labor for on that basis alone; can
there be an equitable distribution of
wealth. - J.
Labor's practical demands, made
to individual employers, are for
higher wages, shorter hours, and
better working conditions. Upon these
three fundamental demands is built
the whole philosophy of the labor.
movement. Labor demands higher
wages because higher wages mean "a
higher. standard of living, better
health, more opportunities for its
children, better citizenship and.
greater happiness. Labor demands a
shorter working day because it az
fords opportunity for education, for
wholesome amusement for family life
and for the development Of aShigher
type of man and woman. Overwork,
like any other syphealthy condition
breaks down the worker, turns him
into 9 machine, takes all but the ma
schine-like qualities out OF him, and
throws him on the scrap heap be-
fore his time. An over-Worked na-
!tion Is a weak, unprogressive nation.
Finally labor demands protection
from un nhealthy or dangerous Working
1cond ditions. because they manifestly
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-10-03
BY, FLOYD r. GIBBONS

LINCOLN, Ill, Oct. 2.-(Special
correspondence)-The Battle of the
Looters of organized labor to send
Carl e. Person, editor of the Strike
Bulletin to; the gallows is on.
On Tuesday Sept. 22. the work Of
getting the jury in the Person case
was begun. Hundreds of men were
examined before - men were finally
agreed upon. The jury is made up
entirely of farmers. And two men
out Of the hundreds examined testi-
fed that they formerly belonged to a
labor union. They were quickly ex-
cused by the prosecution. The fact
that only farmers were drawn for
jury service, is the cause of much ex-
citing comment at Lincoln where the
case Is on triaE.s j.
The defense appreciating the dam
ger OF a jury of farmers in a trial in
volvtpg the life OF a strike leader
fought every inch before accepting
the jury. ,r.'.
Person has been strike secretary for
the $4,000 Union men who on Sept.
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cause zcruel and. wantop injury to the
worker, and are; "a needless sacrifice
Of the lives and. welfare of many
men to the greed Of a. few. :. +.
For these ) three :purposes-the
shortening Of the working day, the
increasing of the working wage, and
the securing !of safeland healthful
conditions. !. of +werk-labor. has built
UP and maintained Its organization. 1t
is important to NOTE that each one Of
these demands, in the proportion in
which they are attained, benefit, not
labor alone. but all society. In the
long. run they even benefit the men
who are now the masters of. labor,
but who will some time fill the more
honorable. position OF, servants of
labor. The conflict which exists be-
tween employer and elnploye is not
SO much conflict. between men as it
is g conlict between the theory that
wages ought to. be nxed by; the law
Of supply and demand, as if labor
were al commodity and could be
measured sout In bushels, and Il. the
theory that labor has the inalienable
right to- hat Il It produces. sIt,. IL q
fight between q theory Of 4 wages and
q theory of equitable profit division
MI In struggling for a few fund damental
things labor has s,nas dc Its own every
NOV cement and every policy which
promised to IKE the world aS step
nearer Il soafal Just Ice The stru1xle
TOR politi deynocr 10 beS4 and
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is labor's struggle, just as the struggle
for industrial democracy is labor's.
The devices. by which popular gov
-ernmeht is being restored to the
people are labor's. The initiative, the
referendum and the recall found their
first support in the ranks Of labor.
Labor secured the passage OF sthe5
compensation laws by which the
risks of industry were taken from
the back of the helpless worker, or
ganized and unorganized alike, and
placed on the broad shoulders Of the
community. No progressive move
ment, aiming toward greater equality
Of opportunity, and the betterment OF
the average man, ever fails Of labor.s
support. Labor, and not labor's enc
mics, stands in the front rank OF
progress toward "a better state Of
society. The enemies Of labor are in
yartably' the enemies also Of III bene-5
:ffcial change. 81 sss 81. 8ss
Labor, it was said above, is a word
which has been abused. The people
Is another phrase which has been
dragged In the dust Of politics for, To-
these many years. & But 1t, sis good to-
ireme 81 l n Der that bor,, IN the large
sense, sense Is the People hat the People
are; Labor, and hat the welfare of
I those h .organizationss IS through winch
Labor trives, is III the final analysis,
thnesWel Hare ct sus hor,s the
,great atsconspirator,p I, 81 plotsst to briiag bSt-
ter days Ailt
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mental fallacy of this view lies in?the
tact that the interests of labor, which
are far, wider than the actual recorded
membership in trade unions, are the
interests Of the greater part Of the
population of the country, and 81 pre-
c1sely that part which performs the
useful work without which no nation
or community could live g. single
week. Labor is the maker and the
principal consumer. Better the con-
dition Of labor and you advance the
civilization of the world. Hurt labor
and you hurt the world. Build your
civilization on a basis of exploited
labor and your civilization will topple
you back into bafbarism.
We are altogether too much the
slaves Of phrases. We live, as Steven
son said, not by bread alone, but
principally by catchwords Among
these catch-words there are none
more misleading than those conven-
tionally applied to the men, who do
the work Of the world. Labor is
balanced with capital, as if the one
were of the same substance and the
same sanctity as the. other; the
working classes" are compared with
Heaven knows what other .'!classes," !"
as though it had been ordained from
the beginning that some should work
and some should not, and that the
latter should be honored more than
the former. 4. 5.Ss y I: ,.5.
To- und erstand The Dor Il r,1ove-
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AUSTRALIAN LABOR
PARTY VICTORIOUS
Elect Al to House and 80 to Sen
ate a Net Gain of 4 in House
nda9.in Senate ~ fzs..,s,: al. ~;

MELBOURNE, Oct. 2.-The- great
national political contest in Australia
has been concluded and the Labor
The Labor party will have Al
members in the house of representa-
tive and 80 seats in the senate. The
Fusion Liberal-Conservativ represen-
tation in the house will be 80 and in
the senate four. The Labor party,
therefore, made a net gain Of four
seats in the house and three in tbs
senate.
Andrew Fischer, the miner, will
again officiate as Prime Minister of
Australia, and with a safe working
majority Of eight In the house anu
overwhelming odds in the senate it
is likely that he will be able to put
through considerable constructive leg
lslation as promised in the Labor
party program. 1t will be recalled
that a new election was ordered on
the issue of the government giving
ing workers, the opposing Fusion
party-headed by Cook, a renegade
labor man-believing that the anti
union sentiment was still strong
enough to return him to power with
an increased working majority, as he
had margin of but one in the former
house.
While this preference issue was
kept we'll to the front and denounced
Is rank discrimination by the Cook
crowd, the breaking out of the war
in Europe gave them additional en-
couragement to- believe that the Fu-
sion administrat tion would be returned
by a substantial majority.
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ment and to get away from the ten
dency to classify labor as no mora
than an offshoot of humanity. one
might sit down and consider his ma
terlal surroundings. Labor made your
clothes; labor dug the Foundation,
poured the cement, put up the frame:
ana finished the house in which Won
I'VE; labor furnishes you with light.
fuel and food; labor builds roads and
streets; labor lays down rails and
wires and carries you where you want
to so; labor looks after your COM
forts, Your desires and your necessi-
ties from the time you are born until
you come to die, and are. buried.
Labor In this form, does not look like
g conspiracy against human welfare.
rather it looks like organized, life
long, patient, essential service
Again, labor is mankind, built on
your own pattern. whether you be a
millionaire or digger. Labor has the
desire to be happy, and the rikht to
be happy, as you and all mankind
have It. , ..,'@
When we consider, therefore, what
labor wants we are not discussing the
policies. OF secret society, or q, sect,
or fa denomination, or a. group. or an
organization. No; we have before 1s.
the desires pnd hopes and dreams Of
the sound, solid, healthy heart OF the
human, ' q 9. rAce.s:*6 We have before us Tic,
destfes aaa and hopes and dreams Of tho
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BETTER PROTECTION
!. FOR WORKERS.
Wisconsin Federation of Labor
to Draft Sickness 1nsur-
ance;'. Legislation.

Following the successful campaign
for accident compensation. the state
officers of the Wisconsin State FEEDER
alton of Labor are working on plans
for war on Industrial sickness
Although no definite action has been
taken, the representatives of the fed
GRAFTON, have discussed the situation
and will soon take steps to formulate
a bill to be presented to the next ses-
sion OF the state legislature. The bill
that will provide, for occupational
diseases will not be put in the form
Of an amendment to the present
workmen's compensation act, but will
be drafted to be enacted into
q separate law, according to Frank
Weber, organizer Of the fedora
ton, who was instrumental in the
drafting of the workmen's compensa-
ton act.
Although the Wisconsin body is one
of the first state labor federatio to
take this subject under consideration,
a committee representating the Amer
lean Association for Labor Legislation.
has been working for nearly a year
and a half to obtain statistics and
provisions to draft legislation that
will prove practical. The experts de-
clare that sickness insurance must be
made compulsory with emphasis on
med ical care, that it shall lead to a
campaign Of health conservation SIM
liar to the. safety first movement
resulting from accident compensation.
The Association for Labor Legisla-
ton call led the. first American confer
ence on pccupational diseases in 1910,
and on social insurance in 1918. and
announces it is now-dra fitting bills for
a vigorous legislative campaign to ini-
tiate the movement for, sickness in
surance in the United States.