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Carries Two Passengers.

In speed ease of handling, reliability,
Upk ccp cost, operating radius aud com
parative target areas the motor cycle
propelled gun is said to be superior 10
Il horse drawn weapon. Provision Is
made for carrying two passengers. so
that il is possible to operate the gun
while the machine is in motion, which
greatly increases its field of useful
ness.
The Colt automatic gun used Is the
latest model Of field piece. and las Il
nring capacity OF $50 or more shots
Der minute The gun is carried on q
special mount and can be operated On
the machine or detached and used OIL a
portable tr:"od, which is collapsible
and is carried on the chassis. There
are four feed boxes. each having a "a :
pacity Of 80 rounds of ammunition.
The equipment also includes a loading
IN the foreground Of
the platforn-Whicf, by the turning OF
a crank, automatically loads the car
trjdges into belts. from which they are
fed into the gun. After the hrst shot
is fired loading. firing and election Of
the shell is performed automatically by
the powder gases as long as the OPP
orator presses the trigger. The gun
has d killing range of two and one-half
miles.
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Ford for GOSPEL Mission.

A Ford delivery car. finished in green.
with gold lettering, was presented to
the Gospel Mission yesterday afternoon
by Mrs. Richard Butler of this city.
The car is equipped with express body
and will be used for delivery purposes
for the mission. 4 horse-drawn We
hicle vas formerly used at this in
Stitution.
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Ford Car Deliveries.

Ford cars were delivered during the
past week to the following:
Touring cars to Isabel Keeler II
B. De Groot, X. McReynolds & Sons, II
J. T. kelchner. J. II. Eldridge, New
Columbia Laundry Corporation.
Runabounts to S Mostow, K. Mercy
nolds & Sons, 5: Mrs. E. G.. Leadley, T.
J. Sullivan, r. c. Mangum, w. A. Brett
Delivery wagon to Mrs. X. Butler
Coupelet to Mrs. II. $. Mark
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1915 Paige Deliveries.

Purcha sers OF 1915 Paige sc touring
cars during the past week Included
Mrs. Anna Bayne. Or. William q.
Gwymn. equipped with closed type
body. and Or. William q. Kinsman. who
is now driving his third ear of this
ma Ike.
The first Six 80 Paige model Far
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1915 Chevrolet Deliveries.

1915 Chevrolet 'Eaby Grand touring
cars were delivered within the past few
days 10 ". f. Ricketts, and J. e. An
,lreWS.
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Going on Territory Trip.

r. T. Rowe of the Rowe
Automobile Company expects to leave
today on IL trip through Virginia in
the interest of the Chevrolet car. He
will be gone several days.
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AIgo Roadster Deliveries.

Argo roa,iSto rs were delivered last
week to Douglas Chandler and w. +.
Tyler.
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Other Uses for Cars.

Other uses of the motor car IN the
European war have been for wireless
telesra ply. scouting and general field
staff work. For searchlight purposes
the powers of the motor car have been
used. as also for pumping and saving.
In connection with the operation of
motor cars upon the battle field. their
value is just being fairly tested, for
until the present conflict there have
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Owners Are Organized.

For years past many of the foreign
governments have organized motor
car owners, and already in EnSla I'D
mobilization by motoc cars has been
made easier and complete. Assuming
that the number of defenders to be
transported to any given point as a
hying squadron III the preliminary
stages OF an attack would not exceed
5000. it should be possible by the use
of ST. or seven thousand cars to trans
port this 'nurbcr easily.
As regards equipment motor buses
carrying baSga &c could accomplish
twelve miles per hour. aud trailers
could follow on an eight -nlile-pcr-h hour
average. Thus on Journeys. say, of
100 miles buses running at ten miles
per hour would not 0c more than five
hours behind the cCtImli:s at twenty
miles per hour if all started al once.
Win regard to the artillery. attcn-
ton has been called to the rapid meth
Cd Of Dropelling the German and
French militia by mocha nicai power in
large numbers. To concentrate the ar
tiilcry dozens of batteries have been
rapidly moved by motor power. accom-
panying the infantry.
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Totals .sVs.i4l Sl1 49,. ~.
County system. estimated by Dallas Chamber
Of Commerce.
*County system. number estimated.
t>.o rim fa.i
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MOTOR CAR PLAYS BIG
PART IN GREAT WAR
Recent Experiments Abroad Have
Taught Many Useful
Lessons,
Machines Give Marked Aid in
Transportation Of Troops From
Point to Point.

The recent experiments With the mo-
tor car in the European war have
taught many useful lessoiis and sug'-
gested Interesting idcas.- The POSSIBLE
ity Of defeating sudden raid of the
enemy on either side depends very
largely not only on the number. Of
men which could be concentrated ut
given point. bvt@ also on the rapidity
of the concentration. Now, to get the
troops rapidly to tn. front either rail-
ways o. motor cars must obviously he
used, a.d Whereas il is undeniable that
for very long distances the railways
might be as rapid a means Of COLI
veyancs, nevertheless motor cars could
transport troops more quickly to any
stlateSicll point Oh d coast than would
he possible with the best arrangements
capable OF being made by railway.
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Rauch & Lang Elechics

THE BARrRAM ELECTRIC GARAGR
Tel W. as. N. II. Ave. and y Sc. NV.
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BY HOWARD S. FISK.

HE tremendous increase i'll the
number of motor vehicles in
use throughout the United
States has made the past year
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Mr.. Quezc.,s Admission.

In the House of Representatives on
Thursday Mr.. MANUEL L. QUEzoN, one
of the resident commissioners from the
Philippines to the United States, made
an admission that confirms view held
by every observing, fair minded Amer
lean who has visited the islands to see
conditions for himself:
THE Filipinos are a liberty loving peo-
pie, and they do not want to have their
liberty denied them against their will. or
course II is possible that IL Independence
were offered them they might decide that
II woulG be better for them to maintain
their present relations with the United
States. feeling that they enjoyed a
greater prosperity and obtained more BEN
eficial results under the system that now
prevails"
Visiting Americans always return
home profoundly impressed with the
humane and clviliZing work that is
being done FOR the F1lipinos by their
American guardians and believing that
the propaganda for independence Is
being carried on by the mestizo poll
ticians into whose hands the common
people" just emerging into the light
would be delivered If the United States
were 10 withdraw from the islands. We
thlnk that the Hon. MANUEL ouEzaN
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WOMEN WHO WANT PUBLICITY.
Does This Appetite Explain the Useless
Calls on the President?

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir.
cannot understand why certain female
politicians insist on taking up the valu-
able time OF the President OF the United
States by repeatedly calling on him TO
support the cause of woman suffrage.
The only possible explanation that
can give Is that they are using President
Wilson and his exalted Office for pub
liclty purposes These women, who
should be called social terrorists, fully
know that their marches to the White
House will get their names and the cause
they embrace In the newspapers.
That's what the majority OF tho women
who are interested in this fanatical move
ment particularly care about.
After the President has kindly but
resolutely told them several times that
the matter Is one for the States TO deal
with, these terrorists still keep on trail
ing TO tho White House when they know
what the answer of the President will be
before they go there.
Therefore charge them with using tho
President in order to give publicity to
their despicable propaganda.
Woman suffrage Ia but another and
more crafty way OF saddllng upon this
country the curses that inevitably follow
after Mormonisn, socialism and prohibit
ton.
The Mormons were the flrst to give any
consideration TO woman suffrage the so
cialists everywhere are openly In favor OF
Il, for large delegation OF these be-
nighted souls were welcomed and feted
at the recent session of the national con-
vention OF women suffragists which was
held at Atlanta, Ga, and no proponent OF
the cause can deny that Colorado Wash
ington and Oregon were not voted dry by
the women voters In these States.
MARY T. NASH.
EAST ORANGE, n. j., January s.
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President WILSON will use his inhu-
ence 10 prevent American manufacturers
from supplying such bullets tdumdums
20 belligerents.-W Washington despatch.
II is well to remember that the
American manufacturers have made
positive denials Of supplying dumdums
10 belligerents. The Department OF
Commerce investigated the matter
within a couple OF weeks and reported
that only a small quantity OF dunn
dums had been exported, that they
were for use in killing big game and
that they would not At any rife now
in the hands OF any European army.
Further. every Power now at war has
categorically denied the use of dunn
dums, and the sporadic accusations as
TO their use have been so few, so vague
and 80 unsupported as to constitute
inferential proof that no Government
was furnishing them to its soldiers and
consequently that no Government was
buying them. The dumdum as contra
band OF war Is probably non-existent
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4 New scheme OF Train Control and
Spacing Suggested.

To THE EprToR or THE SUN-Sir: When
the management OF the subway requested
the public through posters at the stations
10 submit suggestions for the improve
ment OF the subway service ] sent In
the suggestion to change the time table
Of the local trains IN such way that no
train should leave a station until an cleo
trIcal sign had been received that the
train at the station ahead had left
This would prevent the stallng OF
trains between stations in an uncomfort-
able atmosphere.
II would enable passengers to reach the
street promptly in case OF an accident or
long delay.
II would allow the running OF trains
than at present
The same principle should be applied to
the express trains by compelling through
electrical signals their stopping In front
OF stations instead OF between.
The carrying out OF the suggestion will
not interfere with the present electrical
signals. II will, however, require an
Independent wire for the new signals.
BY timing ! have ascertained that only
twenty seconds In required by sub
way local train TO discharge and take on
board the passengers. Thirty seconds is
great exception.
Az the express stations the distance he
tween the stations before and after should
be shortened by placing an electrical sig
nal half way between.
am q daily commuter OF tho subway
on the morning n the accident my train
fortunately did not get to the spot where
the accident Occur red. but It was the sec
ond train in tho rear OF II. This will eN-
plain the interest I am taking again In
my suggestion. john =. REcHTEN.
NEW York, January :,
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keep the seas. The whole maritime In
terest will soon become an annex OF
the Department Of Commerce and an
auxiliary force TO the political party
in power.
The diplomatic dangers involved in
Government ownership OF vessels en-
gagged in foreign commerce are not con-
fined TO wartime though, naturally,
they are more intense when searches
and detentions are incidents of all sea
faring activity. In the hour of great
est tranquility any ordinary dispute
over customs or port usage. quaran-
tine, insurance, status OF officers or
seamen may become an international
Issue of deadly moment when associ-
ated with a national ship. 1t may be
n mere matter of national pride or
jealousy. No matter; the United States
flag has a different Significance when
flown on behalf Of the Government
from what It has as an emblem in the
hands OF individuals. What would pass
as Insignificant in the case OF prl-
vately owned ship might be a cause Of
warlike excitement where a national
vessel, even though commercialized,
was concerned.
SO the bill is obviously injurious and
obviously dangerous both on domestic
and foreign grounds. It's original in
SEPARATION was a desire to overcome the
shortage Of shipping which prevailed
for few weeks after the declaration
OF war. This excuse for Il has now dis
appeared. There is no longer an i'm
portant lack OF ocean carrying facill-
ties. Further. as Senator BURTON has
pointed out, the proposed plan is futile
as an emergency mea sure since eighteen
months 10 two years must elapse after
the passage OF the bill before any prac-
teal results could accrue.
The bill should not be passed by
Congress. Least OF all should Il be
passed in a hurry in the flag end Of q
session OF which less than eight weeks
are now left for all purposes. II any
such rash experiment is to be made, It
should be only upon fullest information
and widest discussion. Above all, the
shipping interests and the exporters
and importers, the diplomats, the naval
authorities and the authorities on inter.
national and maritime law should be
publicly and extensively heard.
As an emergency no longer exists the
\ momputouS damn rt,,ra In national poItov
should be settled with elaboration. II
the measure may not be dropped II
should be postponed to the regular ses
sion next December. and in the mean.
time committees OF the Senate and
House should hold hearings upon 1t.
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The Shipping Bill Hazard.

On behalf of the Republican minority
Of the Senate Committee on Commerce,
Senator BURTON presented a few days
ago report opposing the bill which
embodies the Administration plan for
a shipping corporation dominated by
the Government and f1oated with $780,
100000 OF Government money. In
that report the arguments against the
bill were summed up In the following
paragraph:
I'VE may briefly state the principal
objections TO the general policy OF Gov
eminent ownership as follows: (a) Sub
traction from tho field OF personal en-
dsavor; Cb) destruction OF individual
initiative; (c) the constant tendency to
maximum costs; (d) multiplication OF
Government employees and officials CD
increased opportunity for corruption +;
(D labor problems; go administrative
and executive inefiiciency; (h) restric-
ton of tho motive to invent and improve
tho facilities Of service"
The crying need OF the country Is
an American commercial marine add
ing to the wealth OF the country. This
is only possible through private owner
ship, since only thus can the profits
become the property OF the people. A
Government owned feet is pretty sure
to he national expense, drain upon
the taxpayers. Because OF political
management and the demands OF labor
the governmental service must inevi-
tably be run at loss.
For this rea son the professions Of
Senator NORRIS and other defenders OF
the bill, that the Government would go
out of ownership and operation of
ships as soon as they became profitable,
is wholly illusory even If 1t he sincere.
There Is no conceivable prospect of
Government ownership becoming profit.
able. Furthermore, much OF the talk
in favor of the bill has had distinctly
Government ownership favor, and II
may be taken as certain that at any
time REIMBURSEMENT might be proposed
in the future a bitter anti-capitalistic
fight would be made to prevent profit
able enterprise from passing into pri'
vate hands.
It Is useless 10 blink the truth that
II the Government now goes into shir
owning 1t goes in 10 stay. II is the
death knell OF American private effort
in this line. Indeed the presence In
the foreign trade Of Government ships
run on the Government scale OF ex
pense, will probably make II imposslbl,
flor privately owned coasting vessels ts
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Train Eou,pment and Management.

To THE EprroR or TIVE SuN-Str' An
suggestions 10 prevent subway disasters
like that OF yesterday should he well
coined. Among many, some OF value may
be found
When blocks OF over i've minutes occur
all trains should be brought either d.
rectly to a station or by closing up to
touch a train at a station so that pas
sengers can pass out to the station II
they desire or there Is danger.
Most Of the blocks do not cut on the
power, so as a rule trains could move as
suggested above. This could have been
done yesterday. as the short circuit and
cutting on OF power occurred long after
trains were blocked. But to provide
power even when the regular current Is
cut off each train should he equipped
with a storage battery capable OF moving
the train at least the longest distance
between express stations.
An automatic sprinkler system might
be Installed over the current cables which
would ouench the burning Insulation.
This il on the assumption that the short
circuit interrupts the current, and so the
use Of water would not be dangerous, and
on the further assumption that the IN
tense heat of short circuit does not IN
stantly complete the combustion and re-
lease the fumes, as in the explosion OF
gunpowder
In the Investigations attention should
he given as TO whether or not there has
been any Increase OF short circuits or
late. and n there has, the cause OF the
Increase, whether due to deterioration or
what have been an almost constant
though not daily user Of the subway from
the start In the last three months | had
two experiences OF fumes from burning
Insulation. and none other in the previous
ten years. was not in Yesterdays acct
dant G 4. WERNER.
RPooHtyN January T.
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CHINESE RUGS AT GOOD PRICES.
Many widely known Purchasers at
the Clarke Sale.

The third session of the sale OF ths
Thomas b. Clarke collection OF rugs a.
the American Art Association yesterday
afternoon brought forward some OF the
more important numbers and In conse-
quenco better prices prevailed, Society
was well represented in the ATTENDANCE
and many well known New Workers were
among the purchasers.
William X. Vanderbilt, Jr.. was one ~
the heaviest buyers Of the afternoon, but
the best figure for single rug was $500,
paid for No. asa by a buyer represented
by Otto Bernet, agent. This is a Ming
rug. tawny yellow in color, with elaborate
borders in several colors.
Among Mr. Nanderbilt's purchases were
No. 397, handsome rug In sapphire and
golden yellow, with a design Of irregu-
larry repeated lines interrupted by sprays
of flowers. for $500 No 3S7. a K'snG.
MS. rug in tan color, decorated with ore
yellow, turquoise and white, for slS5, and
No. 37s, a Chen-lung rug in old gold,
blue and salmon, for $210.
Mrs, Bayard Cutting gave $1,000 for
No. 457, large Ming rug, in which the
ground was entirely covered with a pre-
cisely executed scroll pattern in dull gold
| upon azure. Mrs Arthur Scott Burden
paid $1,000 for No. AL, a Chinese rug
| in old rose and azure, by weavers who
had been Influenced In their ideas OF de-
| sign by the Persians. Mrs Amory Car
| hart bought No. 1874, a tawny Ming rug
with design in brilliant blue. for 1910
j lnsley Blair paid $3.50 for No 49,
a golden kang-hsi rug adorned with ave
medallions in blue. orange and brown j.
w. Lane gave $1,000 for No. 4s4, a Chien-
lung rug Of pale yellow. the design Of
which was an intricate maze Of peouy
scroll Howard G. Brokaw bought 40
462. an eighteenth century rug, for $3.50,
and Mrs, O. Henry paid $3.50 for 40. '2s,
an antique rug decorated with the ph"nN
and peOny motive
| w, W. Seaman, agent, gave 81 e50 f"i
No. A55, a blue and white carpet, and
Sl,125 for No. 421, an eighteenth century
rug. otto Bernet, agent paid 81 $50 f"r
! No. 4iS, square Ch'icu-luuG rug, AMI
iSl,050 for No. 4i4, a blue and white rug
of the same period. Other sales wers
No, 1872, a blue and white K'ang-Asi rug.
to Mrs. A. c. James for $3.50 No. 49,,
copper toned eighteenth century rus 10
&c, Grant La Fargo for $3.50 40 43s a.
antique rug in old gold and blue, 90 ler.'
r, Pyne for $500. and No. 40, a chinese
broad rug of the Chien-luug period 70
Mr.. Hayden for S400.
Others in attendance. many Of whom
were purchasers, were Mrs. u. o. Have
meyer, Mrs. w. X. Vanderbilt Jr vs.
Richard TrImble, Mrs, \ y Aaiers."
Mrs. c. A. Spreckes and Mrs, Ba's'r
Wallach.
The total for the afternoon was S'.,eO"
making a grand total 10 date Of S'OAi' o.
Tho sale continues this sfteTnoolA
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who was sent to the United States by
the unanimous vote OF the Philippine
Legislature, is we'll aware that the great
body OF the Filipinos realize the rich
benefits they derive from the American
administration and have no desire at
present 10 see 1t succeeded by such a
native government as would be organ.
lied II the American flag were to be
hauled down and the FIlipinos were
left to their own resources. That gov
eminent would be an oligarchy with the
arbitrary temper of the old Spanish
regime and few OF the virtues Of the
democracy taught by our rule.
Mr.. QUEzoN Is an honest man to make
the admission, and he has rendered a
service to his countrymen.
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T0RPED0INa moor SHIFTS.
They Would stnl Float " FITTED Win
Between Deck Alright Tanks.

To Tue EDITOR OF TINS SUN---Sir. Deal
ing editorially with the latest British
naval disaster you say that the sinking
of the Formidable must make the British
Admiralty realize that transporting
troops across the Channel In now an UNI
dertaking of great danger and that 1t will
be necessary to furnish an extra strong
convoy for protection against the en-
emy's submarines The stronger no doubt
the better, but ia some cases the strong
est convoy might not be able to dispose
Of the enemy's submarines. II one or
more heavily loaded transports were tor
pedoed would not the whole convoy scat
ter and leave troops by thousands or tens
OF thousands to drown in the icy water?
Much easier and far less expensive IL
Il to give ships already built such treat
ment as will make them float securely
1t costs a great sum to build a large troop
ship. \ fortnight's time and n few thou
sand dollars in materials and labor will
so At her out that one or more decks will
stay above water even II she Is torpe
doed In dozen places.
on each deck above the water line. and
perhaps on one or two below IL, II is nee
essary only 10 carr out anew the pri-
mary scheme OF fiotation followed in all
craft since savages first ventured on the
water. Except where room must be left
for hatchways. tunnels, &c, every deck
should have overhead or under II an en-
closed horizontal section reaching It's whole
length and breadth, devoted to notation
and filled with alright tanks. As the
wounded vessel settles each deck when
II comes down into the water contributes
its quota OF buoyancy. The iron OF the
tanks need only be thick enough to stand
a pressure diminishing from two or three
atmospheres on the lowest deck to half
an atmosphere on the uppermost. The
deeper now she sinks the more the water
buoys her and the frmer becomes her
hold upon II. Only make the superstruc-
ture strong enough and the loftler decks
will keep everybody safe in spite OF sea
and weather.
Warfare brings reforms that cannot be
brought about by any other agency. II
sets men face to face with facts, facts
blinked by human desires The sinking
OF n few troop ships. either in succession
or all at one attack, would break the way
to a reform that should gradually extend
to ocean passenger traffic.
MARsros NILES.
TorsHAM, Me-, January T.