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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-19
Driving Reos to New York.

DO your shopping early" is an ad-
mention which may we'll be needed by
all those who expect to buy automo-
biles during the next twelve months,
according to X. +. Ingersoll, manager
Of Eastern branches of the REQ Motor
Car Company.
ANY one familiar with conditions in
the automobile world at this time"
says Mr.. Ingersoll, knows full well
that the coming spring will record an
unprecedented shortage in new auto
mobiles of all makes.
Whereas the supply during the
month of December is always far in
excess Of the demand, this condition is
reversed right now and most Of the
concerns are behind in their produc
tiCn. As a result. nothing is being
stored up against the spring rush, and
that rush will undoubtedly be ire
mendous.
THE shortage of new automobiles
is, in my opinion, going 10 place I'M
/ heard-of premiums upon used cars, and
any old piece of junk next April will
bring a good price, for the reason that
the prevailing prosperity will create
a demand far In excess Of anything
heretofore known.
prospective buyers of automobiles
who place their orders at show time
will, CT course, receive preferred treat
ment from all dealers in new cars,
whereas very few who wait until March
or April to make their purchases will
be taken care Of.
This distressing condition which the
automobile industry is heading into is
primarily due to a shortage of mate
rails Of all descriptions. Il will also
be contributed 20 by a shortage Of
railroad equipment in the early spring.
It is almost an impossibility right now
for the factories in the Central West
TO get automobile rolling stock to take
care Of esstbound shipments. because
Of the heavy movement Of commodities
for export This movement will BE-
oven heavier In the spring, and no q.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-19
Kurtz Wilson N. J. Distributor

Kurtz Wilson, who has for eight
years been Eastern advertising man
ager of THE Philadelphia North Amer.
ican," has deserted the newspaper field
to become a Maxwell distributor II
Northern New Jersey. lie has organ
lied the Wilson-W Ward Motor Company
Inc, and opened Offices and showrooni'
at Bradford Place and Hslsey Street
Newark.
Mr. Wilson has a wide scqusint
throughout the East, particularly y
the section which he has selected, sno
ne has gathered around him a 'e!ling
force which should make the Maven
o headliner in this territory. WEI,
Newark will be the headquarters o.
the Wilson-Ward company, The nes
corporation will establish distributes
and service stations in all Of the impGi.
tant towns in the northern part o. ~
state.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-19

His love Of country is quite as strong that
Of his less fortunate brethren who have not Pro
crossed TO the stage where they, too, can own cars
The present trend of manufacturing would seem 70
indicate that in the distant future the ranks
of automobile owners may be recruited from
much broader class, whose incomes may be marked
~ lower than those of present owners. One way in
which such result may be hindered Of fulflment
would be to impose series of special taxes against
automobile ownership-in other words, to make au-
tomobile ownership more expensive. 1t should be
distinctly understood that the only thing that
stands in the way of universal ownership OF auto
mobiles is the money with which to buy them and
operate them.
No sensible man would rig wire across the
doorway Of his home and then summon the doctor
to a-runnng to save the life OF his sick
baby. He would not dig pitfall in his front yard
and then call the police to catch burglar who was
robbng his house II he were a government, he
would not anchor mines in his harbor that might
blow up an argosy bearing food for his needy
people, and yet the government of the United States
proposes to trip the doctor, trap the police and
blow up the argosy, by imposing three more taxes
on the thing that has done more for the individual
and the nation and the world than anything else
ever devised by
Inc automoDlie mas created poten'iai "ea'h anu
wealth in being sufficient to balance every dollar
spent on the highways since 1t born; the total
cost of manufacturing automobiles; the whole re-
tail price paid for them; all the costs of operation
and maintenance; enough to retire the national
debt with enough besides to construct system
of roads to cost five billions; army to cost two
billions a year for five years and a navy of equal
expense. And then there would be an enormous
balance.
There is sentimental why the automo
bile should not be singled out for oppressive taxa
ton Aside from the legal aspects, it is hardly
comprehensive that such discriminatory laws
be enacted to trip and hinder the one thing that
stands out in clear relief the most important
element Of transportation; the saving grace of in
dustry; economic, social and financial factor
unequaed in the history Of the world.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-19
Premier Coming Back.

The new Premier Motor Car Com
pAny, which will return the Premier
car TO the market, is composed OF
bankers and manufacturers Of Joliet
H., and has been capitalized for 81
100000. In addition 10 purchasing the
plant Of the old Premier company. the
new corporation has also taken over
the plant Of the T. b. Laycock Company
and will use the buildings and ma
chinery Of this concern in connection
with the old Premiec factory.
The men comprising the new corpo-
ration are:
J. C. Flowers. Of the Gerlach Bark
low Company, Joliet H.; +. W. Stein
hart, Indianapolis; c. +. Jensen, pres
ident Of the Vanguard Manufacturing
Company, Detroit; +. W. Woodruff,
e-president Of the First National
Bank and the Woodruff Trust Company
Joliet, H.: George Woodruff. president
Of the First National Bank of Joliet
and president of the Illinois Bankers
Association; T. r. Gerlach, vice-presi-
dent Of the Gerlach- Barlow Company,
Joliet, H., and H. l.. Thompson. sec
rotary Of the Gerlach- Barlow Com
pany, Joliet.
II is understood that other interests
in Joliet, New York, Chicago and else
where arc also interested in the en-
terprise. Mr.. Flowers is slated for
president and general manager Of the
new company, and he, with the others
named, will constitute the board OF di-
rectors.
The Packard company plans 10 pro-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-19

apace with the car industry, and dur
ing the past few years, since starting
and lighting by electricity have become
general practice. the Splitdorf Service
Stations, located so they completely
cover the country. have been indispen-
sable TO car owners. automobile build
ers and their agents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-19

CHIMES as ploughs. Their. work was
so satisfactory the Street Cleaning
Department has urged all the con-
tractors to equip with these machines.
The accompanying illustration shows
two Garfords removing snow from
Park Avenue.
The Garland Auto Company, 1888
Broadway, distributors for the Velle
and Interstate cars, has just re-
ceived a shipment of the new Velie
Six, with detachable winter top, as
shown in the accompanying illus
tration.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-19

can tell just how serious the problem
will be.
ITO give an idea of the gravity of
the condition confronting automobile
manufacturers and dealers at this time,
will simply say that within the last
ten days we have found il necessary to
send ten drivers TO Lansing, Mich, to
drive Reos to New York City. If this
Is the situation in December, what will
it be in April and May?
IF the foregoing is not sufficient
proof that II behooves one and all to
do their automobile shopping early, ]
am badly fooled"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-19
GASOLINE GOSSIP
By CALDWELL.
Hill
Automobile on Prosperity
THE ROMANCE OF THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY"

as against another that Is limited to twenty miles
a day.
without holding any brief for him, IT may yet be
said with full conviction that he will not protest
against any legal measures that may be enacted to
tax automobiles equally with other personal prop
erty and that he will bow to those laws and pay
those taxes exactly the same he pays nearly all
III. direct taxes at present
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-19
nv JAMES ROOD DOOLITTLE, EDITOR OF 1.-THE RI

But the motor car only became real factor In
the life Of the nation in 1904 and its most potent
effects could not have been exerted until after that
date. The government figures for 1904 showed
the total real valuation in the country to be
s5551022s057, while the latest official estimate OF
real estate values, made In the report covering
1912. shows total figure Of sas,362s 13,669. Thus
In eight years the value Of land Jumped about forty
three billions Deducting eight billions from that
sum, for normal increase, there Is still margin
amounting to thiry-fve billions In eight years, or
q yearly average increase, including the Roosevelt
panic period, of four and three eighths billions.
While official figures from the United States
government are not available FOR the year 1914 the
assessed valuations made by state officers show
that there has been a sensational rise in values at
a rate that 1. even more rapid than that indicated
in the figures Of 1912
Another significant fact is contained in the census
figures Farm land values in 1900 averaged s15.57 an
acre, while In 1910 the average figure was s324o
an acre an increase of IOs per cent In ten years.
EVERYBODY in New York knows that suburban
property located within twenty miles Of the City
Hall has appreciated in value, but the question has
been raised as to the reason for the tremendous
jump in farm lands all the country.
According TO the reports of the United States
Department of Agriculture, Office of Public Roads,
il used TO cost the farmer % cents to transport
ton of produce one mile, utilizing the common
roads, and they we're indeed common" with horse
drawn wagons That meant that the profit in agri-
culture leaked out on the highway, leaving only
small margin over cost, if the distance short,
and a loss of greater or less proportion if the
distance of the haul six miles or more.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-19

Aside from the legal objections that will be raised
TO the enactment by the government OF the 3D.
cent-per-horsepower and 1-centper-gallon OF gaso-
Iene taxes, there powerful sentimental reasons
WHY the special burdens should not be laid upon
the automobile.
At present there is one just tax imposed on auto
mobiles and two others that are pretty generally
regarded as unjust The first is the personal prop
erty tax effective in most states, by which the auto
mobile is regarded in the way as any other
personal property. The other existing method OF
raising revenue from automobiles is through licens-
ing in its various forms and registration.
license is a special privilege or indulgence
granted by government TO the lcensee to do some
thing that is denied to non-licensees; as, for in
stance carrying concealed weapons, selling liquor
any one Of numerous acts that would be deemed
misdemeanors without the license.
Registration, which is generally held to be double
taxation where it produces any revenue is minor
matter, but obviously one well within the category
of class legislation.
To these three taxes it is now proposed to add
a horsepower tax, tax gasolene and tax on
the metals from which the automobile is built
making six separate items of revenue to be laid
against the car
The Present Tax System.
The average automobile in the United States, un-
der the present system pays about as follows;
Personal property tax on valuation Of SSll
at / per cent OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES $e'fi
Registration Observation-Disclosures %'OV
License at 25 epower.................' Io'O'
Total ..............'. SO - 'N--'
To these items it is proposed to add the follow
ing:
Horsepower tax at 80 cents. ..SlZ'oO
Gasoline tax, l cent per gallon, average con-
sumption 800 gallons. .............,...'.. o.oo
Tax on metals ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -
Thus making an additional charge OF Sl776' or
total tax Of $3.50 for the privilege of Using the
only Improvement in road transportation since
Rameses H.
According to recent statistics, motorists own rs
per cent of the property, real and personal in the
United States and pay 81 per cent of the direct
taxes The income tax is practically paid IN fuu
by motorists.
There are only two classes, in a broad sense, IN
the United States: automobile owners and those
who hone to become owners. The distinction lies
in the fact that the car owners have enough money
to buy a car and the others wish they had
If the automobile merely the toy of the rich
and not the latest phase Of the basic transportation
art in other words, to be regarded as a luxury OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-19

An example of the value of timely
advertising was demonstrated by this
Christmas Maxwell, which Mr.. De-
Bear, the New York Maxwell man.
ager, placed on the street at the first
fall of snow. The sign suggested a
S655 Maxwell as a Christmas present,
and Mr.. DeBear says he took orders
for several cars to be delivered on
Christmas Day. Each of the pur-
chasers said he saw the Christmas
Car on the street and took the tip.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-19
Record of a Decade.

The automobile has added fifty billions TO the
national treasure in ten years! II has Heightened
the average span of human life II has revolution
lied the use of the road. Viewing II simply as a
producer of wealth the figures Of the United States
Census Bureau show some interesting proof
According to the census Of $780, the actual valua-
ton of real estate in the United States was $780,
7l1,O9I,197. There were automobiles and, broad
ly speaking, no good roads in the country at that
date. But there were telephones, telegraphs. rai-
roads nterurban cars, to extent and, in fact,
practically everything now enjoyed by mankind eI'
cept improved transportation the road.
In 1900 the census figures showed total real
estate valuation Of s46324 ,234, an increase OF
nearly eleven billions in the decade, as compared
with the census OF 1890.
There were still automobiles or good roads, in
a broad sense, and despite the Cleveland panic Of
1898 and the Bryan depression Of 1896 much prog
ress was made in electric road transportation and
rural telephones were developed. The increase IL
real estate values from 1890 to 1900 may be regarded
as about normal the rate being slightly in excess OF
one billion year.
Automobiles were introduced in ever-increasing
numbers each year following 1900, and the Fed
eral Census of 1910 showed the total real estate
valuation to be 500 1862 3d. 04. The panic Of 1907
which was sharper in its effect upon values than
that of 1893, may be considered as balancing that
disturbance, but the increase in real estate vaua-
ton was slightly over sixteen billions. After
deducting the normal increase which may be ex-
pected in a growing country, estimated at eleven
billions there is a small item Of five billions add
tional that resulted from something
There was nothing added to the possessions OF
the world between 1900 and 1910 that could account
for the increase except-the automobile.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-19

small economic value, it might be taxed TO death
without calling forth much protest, but the car is
within reach Of anybody who pays an income tax
as we'll as many exempts. The ranks of automobile
owners embrace the solid, successful citizens OF
every state in the country.
Up to the present they have acquiesced in double
or triple taxation, not because they recognized the
justice and equity Of such taxation, but because
they wanted good roads, They have voiced protest
against the proposed legislation that will tack
4 Of cent per mile on operative costs on the
ground that It is discrimitory, Illegal and uncon-
stitutional.
But there is a much stronger reason for con
testing the new taxation than mere law, right and
the constitution. The interest of the nation Is
much more important in emergency than the
Bill of Rights.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-19

The Packard company plans 20 pro-
duee 1900 cars during 1915. an In
crease Of 90 per cent over Its produe-
ton this year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-19

During the last snow storm in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-19
Would Kill Universal Ownership.

direct taxes at present
The Keota news., 1915-02-26
SNOW RUSH KILLS MAN
siLvERToN MINER sMoTHEREp
BY AVALANCHE.
BODY Of Victim Found Beneath Several
Feet Of White Mass With
Life Extinct.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Silverton, Colo.-Lewis F. Sleade was
killed and two companions narrowly
escaped death In q snowslide at the
Champion mine a mile below Silverton
on Sultan mountain. The body OF the
victim was brought to town short
while afterward and 1t was found that
death had been caused almost instan-
taneously by the weight of snow crush
ing out the mans breath.
Foreman Nicholas Gross and an
Italian workman were near Sleade at
the time the snow began to slide. The
width OF the slide was about fifty feet
and the snow in places was five and
six feet deep. Gross was carried down
part way with the snow but being
nearer the edge of the slide, was able
to reach out and grasp small tree.
holding on until the snow had passed.
The Italian saved himself In similar
manner. though not caught in such
deep snow as Gross.
Sleade, Gross and the Italian had
gone out to make trail from the
power plant In the bottom Of the
cafion to the mine. half mile up the
mountain.
The Keota news., 1915-02-26
s..ksspers Elect Officers.

Denver.-Officers were elected by
delegates to the annual convention Of
the National Beekeepers' Association.
The following were chosen: Presi-
dent, DR.. Burton N. Gates, Amherst.
Mass: vice president, Frank C. Pei
lett. Atlantic, Ia: secretary and treas
urer. Wesley Forster. Boulder. Colo:
The following delegates were elected
to serve on the executive committee:
E. d. Townsend. North Star. Mich:
E. j. Baxter. Nauvoo, ILL.,. and ]. H.
Stoneman. Blackfoot, Ida.
The Keota news., 1915-02-26
INDIGESTION, GAS
OR SICK STOMACH
Time it! Pape's Diapepsin ends
all Stomach misery in five
minutes.

Do some foods you eat hit back
taste good, but work badly; ferment
into stubborn Jumps and cause SICK.
sour, gassy stomach? Now. Mr.. or
Mrs. Dyspeptic. jot this down: Papes
Diapepsin digests everything. leaving
nothing to sour and upset you. There
never was anything 80 safely quick. 20
certainly effective. No difference how
badly your stomach is disordered you
will get happy relief in i've minutes.
but what pleases you most Is that II
strengthens and regulates your stom'
ach SO you can eat your favorite foods
without fear.
You feel different az soon a. "Pape's
Diapepsin" comes In contact with the
stomach-distress just vanishes-your
stomach gets sweet. no gases. no belch.
ing. no eructatlons OF undigested food.
Go now, make the best investment
you ever made by getting large nifty
cent case Of Pape's Diapepsin from any
store. You realize in i've minutes how
needless II 10 to suffer from indiges-
tion. dyspepsia or bad stomach. Adv.
The Keota news., 1915-02-26
Troubles Tor Him.

Troubles Tor Him.
The big cousin was talking to the
small one. "Buryl." she said. ARE you
anxious. to be q man."
Sure l am" the six year old an.
swered promptly.
why? When you're grown up you'll
Just have a peck OF troubles"
Il won't" drawled Buryl. confident.
ly. when I'm q man won't have
any troubles. cause I'm goin' to be
bachelor"
The Keota news., 1915-02-26
FALLING HAIR MEANS
DANDRuFF IS ACTIVE
save Your Hair! Get IS Cent Bottle
Of Danderine Right Now-Aiso
Stops itching Scalp.

Thin, brittle, colorless and scfaggy
hair is mute evidence Of q neglected
scalp: of dandruR-that awful scurf.
There is nothing 20 destructive to
the hair AZ dandruh. It robs the hair
of it, luster. its strength and its very
life; eventually producing feverish.
ness and itching of the scalp. which
II not remedied causes the hair roots
to shrink, loosen and die-then the
hair falls out fast. A little Danderine
tonight-now-any time-will surely
save your hair.
Get a Is cent bottle of Knowlton's
Danderine from any store. and after
the first application your hair will
take on that life. luster and luxurianco
which is 80 beautiful. It will become
wavy and fluffy and have the appear.
ance Of abundance: an Incompatible
gloss' and softness. but what win
please you most will be after just =
few weeks use. when you will actual
ly see lot Of iine. downy haiI-new
hair-growing all over the scalp. Adv.
The Keota news., 1915-02-26
MEAT CLOGS KIDNEYS
THEN YOUR BACK HURTS
Take q Glass Of Salts to Flush Kid.
neys II Bladder eothers YOU
Drink Lots Of Water.

No man or woman who eats meat
regularly can make mistake by nush-
Ing the kidneys occasionally. says
well.known authority. Meat forms
uric acid which excites the kidneys.
they become overworked from the
strain. get sluggish and fall to hlter
the waste and poisons from the blood.
then we get sick. Nearly all rheu.
matism. headaches. liver trouble. ner-
vousness, dizziness. sleeplessness and
urinary disorders come from sluggish
kidneys.
The moment you feel dull ache in
the kidneys or your back hurts or II
tho urine 10 cloudy. offensive. full OF
sediment, irregular Of passage or At
tended by q sensation OF scalding. stop
eating meat and get about four ounces
Of Jad Salts from any pharmacy; take
. tablespoonful In . glass OF water
before breakfast and in q few days
your kidneys will act fne. This IA
nous salts n made from the acid OF
grapes and lemon juice. combined
with .lithia. and has been used for
generations to flush and stimulate the
kidneys. also to neutralize the acids
in urine SO It no longer causes irrita-
ton, thus ending bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is Inexpensive and cannot
injure: makes . delightful eferves'
cent llthia-wasor drink which everyone
should take now and then to keep the
kidneys clean and active and the blood
pure, thereby avoiding serious kidney
complications.-Adv.
The Keota news., 1915-02-26
IMPORTANT THAT PUBLIC
SHOULD KNOW ABOUT GREAT
KIDNEY REMEDY.

The testimonial am to give you
comes unsolicited. have been suffer
ing from lumbago for ten years and At
times was unable to stand erect. A Mr..
Dean of this city, saw me in my condi-
tion (bent over) and inquired the cause.
/ told him that l had the lumbago. He
replied, IF you get what tell you to,
you need not have it." said would
take anything for ease. He said, "You
get two bottles Of Dr.. Kilmers Swamp
Root and take it, and If it does not fix
you o. X. will pay for the medicine my
SELF" did so and ann . well man. For
Eve months have been - well ~ could
Be. Before took your Swamp-R Root was
in constant pain day and night. This
may look like advertising, bat it seems
to me most important that the public
should be made familiar with this treat
10 IN absolute cure. owe . great deal to
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root and am anx-
ious that others situated q was should
know and take advantage of it. Hoping
that this testimonial may be Of benefit
to some one, am,
j. A. ROWLAND,
1874 Humboldt st.
Denver, Colo.
City and County Of Denver =.
Personally appeared before me, .
Notary Public in and for the city and
county of Denver in the State of Colombo,
j. A. Rowland, known to me a. the persoa
whose name is subscribed to the above
statement and upon his oath declares that
it Is . true and correct statement.
DANIEL H. DRAPER,
Notary Public.
The Keota news., 1915-02-26
Meyers Blamed for Killing Meoow

Meyers Blamed for Killing Mcdowell.
Longmont.-The coroner's jury In
the inquest over the body Of Walter
Mcdowell, the young ranchman who
was shot to death at Frederick.
blamed Rudy Meyers for the trag-
edy. Meyers charged Mcdowell with
assaulting his wife, Feb. 8. resulting
in a series Of heart attacks to the
young woman which proved fatal.