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The Washington herald., 1916-07-02
merous that the minute one of them
lands he is spotted.
Hard tn Lisfeu 70 TaIk

1t is hard for the service manager to
take in his talk as he would have him.
He figures. and naturally. that II he have
confidence enough IN his car to take long
Trips far from assistance in case OF trou-
bic he must know considerably more
about the machine than he lets on. Then
also, in his description Of what Is wrong
with the car, he now and then uses terms
and phrases that are common only to
those who understand the inner workings
of the car. Certainly he gets service, but
II is not given with the same grace as
IL the person came UP and admitted that
he had a few ideas regarding how to
handle his car and that though he had a
general idea Of what was wrong. he would
prefer some one with a better knowledge
OF conditions than he himself TO locate
and remedy the trouble.
The service manager of today is a stu
dent Of human nature. Lots of things
apparently are put over on him under the
guise Of service due. He has the men
under him perform the work, makes out
a mo charge" ticket, but somewhere in
the back of his head he has made a men
tai note Of what was done and who for
There will be a day of reckoning at
which time the user of the service de-
partment will be called upon TO make
retribution for all the free work that he
has In the past managed to slide by on
the mo charge" side of the ledger
Unfortunately there are those who. when
the least thing goes wrong. gine they
must hustle into the service station and
have the matter attended to. They never
look TO see whether or not they can
not just as well do 1t themselves and
The Washington herald., 1916-07-02
PACIFIsT SENATOR ANGRY.
Baron d'EstourneIIes Replies TO
story of Eafser's Photograph.

Special Cable 20 Tie washinsInn Herald
Paris, July LA Vie Parisienne pub
lished recently a paragraph describing
how wounded French soldiers occupying
chateau belonging 10 a "weli-knovn
senator and pacihcist" had caused a dis
turbance there when they found an auto
graphed photograph of the Kaiser orns-
menting a room.
Baron d'Estournelles de Constant, SEN
ator from the Sarthe department, has
written the following letter 20 L'Actiou
Francaise. which reprinted the humorous
papers paragraph:
eou have affirmed that wounded SOL
oiers received by my family in my PROP
erty at Clermont-Ceans TO be nursed
have made violent manifestations be-
cause they saw in my drawing room the
German Emperor's photogrs ph.
You have been misled. No such Incl
dent has ever occurred. and I challenge
any one TO produce any soldier who has
been nursed there who can prove such a
thing"
The Washington herald., 1916-07-02
SERVICE HOUSES
IMPOSED upon
Many Autoists Ask for Repairs
that Could Easily Be Made
by Themselves.

From the amount Of motor knowledge
that the average car owner displays
when he brings his machine into the
service station for attention, II is a won
der the number of accidents is not in
creased at least hundred-fold. The car
owner of today belongs to one OF two
classes; he has either inherited sufficient
money with which to purchase a ma
chine, or he has earned 1t. In either
case he is man of at least ordinary in
telhSence, and should be quick 20 grasp
the problems of the day.
But when he brings his car in to have
II looked over, his lack OF automobile
knowledge is surprising. Yet this same
man Will start out on five hundred or
thousand mile trip without the least
qualm of fear: he has confidence in him
self and in his car
Service stations are as necessary an
adjunct Of every we'll equipped sales
room as are the cars themselves. Much
OF the success of any car depends upon
the attention that the representative is
willing and able TO give his customers
Go where you please in this country and
you will find that the car that is most
popular in its particular locality does not
necessarily represent the best value for
the money. but that the local represen.
tation Is right on the job when it comes
to giving service to customers.
Are Factor in Sale.
Customers realize that they are more
or less of a factor in the sale of cars
In their community, for the average pro-
spective buyer more willingly listens to
and believes what they say relative to
the merits of any product. Many of them
with the idea in mind that unless they
TaHaiUa htn1 he, L..
of free service they Will not speak well
OF the machine, use It as a club over
the agency. There are cases where dis
cretion is the better part of valor, and
their wants are attended to as they wish,
because they can either make or break
a sale.
But the dealer has his inning. At some
time or other they arc going to overstep
the mark and then will have to listen to
effusion which will be anything but
complimentary. There was a time when
the dealer was almost entirely at the
mercy of his owners. but not today. II
he does his part, he will sell his car de-
spite what dissatisfied owners may say
against IT. The average purchaser of an
automobile is the man who has already
owned a car. He has heard stories OF
unsatisfactory treatment from this or
that agency, and upon investigation has
found that the customer was as much
at fault as any one
1t Is a safe statement that there is not
dealer in the city who is not willing
and anxious at all times to do what is
within his power to help his owners get
the maximum amount OF use out Of their
car. But the quandary OF the man who
pretends when he brings his car in for
attention that he only knows the car Is
not running as 1t should. but he is unable
10 give the faintest idea OF Just what the
trouble is. does not fool the service de-
partment. He and his tribe have grown
until today they have become so nu-
The Washington herald., 1916-07-02
SPEED RECORDS FOR ALL
FORMS OF LOCOMOTION

OF the showroom. and he says the
improved appearance makes them
just about twice as easy to sell.
The finishing touches are being put OF
the new home OF the Semmes Motor Com
pany, and 1t Is expected they will be abb.
to take possession sometime during tn,
coming week. You will have to see the
place yourself to appreciate It Without
a doubt 1t will be one of the classics
showrooms in this section OF the country
Stanley Horner was telling me the 9th
er day they are gradually catching uI
with deliveries, and sometime next month
hope to be able to have a few Buick,
that they can sell Says there will no
De any change in the car for the comine
year, and that IL there is anything along
thls line no announcement will be made
until show time next January.
You ask me about E. V. As ball
team. Wen l do not know just what
happened to them this summer IN.
less 1t was that Bruce Emerson re-
tused to go out and sign up a few
OF the sandlotters. because to quote
Jim Orme otherwise he would not
nave chance of winning a game all
summer.
By the way, Emerson and Orm.
at last have hopes of being able tc
start moving into their new quarter.
this coming week. Work has been
finished on the second floor and the
elevator is running. They will get
into the new quarters now Just as
fast as possible.
"Bilr' Jose has been uneasy for the
the past ten days. The water in the
river has been so muddy as to pre-.
clude any possibility of the fish bit.
ing. bill" could restrain himself nc
longer, SO Wednesday he hled himself
up to his favorite spot, but with nc
luck-not even an eel
Bob" Oldys, OF the Combs Motor Com
pany. has ambitions to Join the aviation
squad. He says that II the time eve
comes when 1t is necessary for him t,
join the colors on the border, IL he can
not go in Chalmers car, he will e,
as an aviator.
Well. Bo. It is somewhat warm tonigh
and I have not much pep" to continue
this episte: Good night,
ST"
The Washington herald., 1916-07-02

save up for the time when real ATTENTION
VIII oe necessary. that service which tbs
oealer reels IN outy bound 10 give every
purchaser of one Of his car, Service
stations cost money to operate. and the
entire expense OF their maintenance can
not be well borne by the dealer. The
profit in the sale OF his car can hardly
all be expected 20 go for attention 70 the
machine. some OF Il must go to him TO
pay the interest on his investment and
salary TO himself
The Washington herald., 1916-07-02
Students Visit Studebaker's.

The Studebaker factory was Sc
lected from among Detroit's automo-
bile plants by the Case Scientific
School OF Cleveland. on the occasion
Of the annual spring trip among
leading industrial institutions. Thir-
ty five senior mechanical students
made the trip of inspection this week.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-02
Grit May Cause Trouble.

OF course, when you hear kissing that
comes from escaping compression you
naturally think Of valve grinding. But
1t does not always follow. A small piece
of grit may become fastened to valve
head surface and prevent the value seat
Ing tightly. or a variation stearm ad.
tustnent by vibration may cause the
valve to seat imperfectly. and In either
ease thare v1n b Q Kissing sound
The Washington herald., 1916-07-02
GASOLINE CARS.

AuBURN-PATHFIN
.rpTRN AND PATHFINDER SALES
CO.
e43 Maryland av. ne
Phone Lincoln 1884.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-02

OF the showroom. and he says the
improved appearance makes them
Just about twice as easy to sell.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-02

a drop IN price for next year. Increased
production Is the reason given for the
decline in price. though at the old figure
it was not a case in this territory so
much OF selling the cars as of getting
them.
DIX" Wheat of Barber & Ross, is
one OF those who hope that tho price of
gasoline will not go down. He says the
higher this most necessary fluid for
automobiles goes, the more Stromberg
carbureters he will put out. Looking at
it from his point Of view. cannot much
blame him.
Percy Rowe was telling me of the
scheme he has with his used cars.
The minute he gets hold of them, in
the shop they go for inspection and
for whatever work is necessary. Next
they are taken to the paint shop and
given a coat OF paint. When they
come back. they are put in the rear
The Washington herald., 1916-07-02
AUTO SALES YEAR
DRAWS TO CLOSE
Isl" Tells 'Bo" Agents Are
Being Kept Busy as Fis-
cal Term Ends.

Dear Bo-Pencils are being sharpened
and territory closely scanned right now,
for II Is the end of the automobile year
During the next thirty days most OF the
dealers will be signing their contracts
for the coming year. As you know, at
this time they must contract for their
allotment for the next season, and also
name their delivery dates. AS condi-
tons are right now, this is a big propo-
sition. Fortunately, every one is pretty
well cleaned up on cars; in fact, most of
them are oversold, but whether the au-
tomobile business for the next twelve
months will be as good as 1t has been
for the past year Is another question,
and one that requires study. Everything
points to the fact that 1t will be. The
factories that have the situation pretty
well sized up are all making plans for
bigger outputs, and that is a good sign.
As far as I know right now, there is
not likely to be any changes in repre-
eentation. Perhaps there will be one or
two additions to the car representations
IN the city. l understand there will be
another factory branch opened up here
shortly by a company not now repre-
sented. One or two OF the dealers are
talking OF taking on something in addi-
ton to what they are already selling
Outside Of this, the row will be Just
about the same as It has been this sea-
son.
Glad to be able to tell you that Fred
Harveycutter is much improved. You
know he was injured by a fall a week
ago last Wednesday, and has been in
Providence Hospital since that time. The
partial paralysis that he suffered is
gradually leaving him, and understand
It will be but short time now before
he is himself again.
Len" Chew sort Of slipped q fast one
this past week. He advertised that with
every Pennsylvania vacuum cup tire
which was purchased he would give a
pure gum red tube. As a result the tire
business OF the city has been going his
way all week.
Burton Leary has been busy during the
week. He has spent most of the time
getting his subdealers Strengthened out
for the coming year. The Maxwell year
ends June 30, not July 81. as do most Of
the other automobile years Guess you
have seen by now where they have made
The Washington herald., 1916-04-26
GERMANY MAY
YIELD TO u. S.
Berlin's Answer to Last Note
Expected to Meet
Demands.
LIKELY TO ASK HELP TO
END BRITISH BLOCKADE
CBy the Sun News servIcc.J

Berlin, via Amsterdam, April 25.-With-
in twenty-four hours-forty-eight at the
outside-Germany will have dispatched
across the Atlantic her answer to Pres
Ident Wilson's last word on the subma-
rine issue.
That answer will decide-for the time
being, at Ieast-the question of war or
peace between Germany and the United
States.
An impenetrable veil of secrecy un-
precedented here since the war began,
keeps the German people from discern
ing even the vaguest outline Of their
governments decision.
Yet this much they already know: The
Kaiser will go to the greatest possible
length in endeavoring TO keep peace with
America In forming its answer to the
United States, the German government
sees itself confronted with the gigantic
task of bridging not only the great cleav-
ae which at the present moment exists
between the two nations, but at the same
time conciliating its own people.
In well-informed-though unofficial
quarters, the following hypothetical
answer has been whispered as the one
way out"
with the greatest reluctance, but
prompted by the sincere wish that the
friendly relations between the two ma
tions continue, we offer to accede to the
American demands by temporarily dis
continuing our submarine warfare, but
In so doing find ourselves compelled to
request of the United States government
that it use the period Of suspension to
prevail upon the British government to
discontinue the blockade of German
ports against which the United States
government has itself protested more
than year ago, without the slightest
results"
The Washington herald., 1916-04-26
STAND Is OUTLINED
State and War Departments
Give Instructions Use of
Railroads to Be Demanded.
WANT SUPPLIES RELEASED
Goods Seized by Csrsnzs Authorize,
at Chihuahua Must Be Returned.
Obreson Will Be Told. 4

The State and War Departments,
acting jointly, yesterday prepared
instructions for Maj. Gen. Hugh L.
Scott chief of staff, governing his
forthcoming conference with Gen.
Obregon. Gen. Funston also will
participate in the conference.
The instructions to Gen. Scott
according to officials in close touch
with the Mexican situation, provide:
i. That he ia TO insist ts Gen. oh-
RECON on the right of tn. UrItes
sua'es troops 10 remain In Mexico
10 carry out the purposes Of the punI-
uNe expedition, namely 70 capture
villa or disper~e his band.
= ThHt to facilitate this enmpsirn
the use of the Mexican railway ia
essential
J. That Gen. obresou must give
Instructions 10 release eommisSar,
supplies 10 the American army srtxea
by Carrsnsa authorities at ChThuzhrz.
IL Ia held to be immsterIaI that the..
supplies were not consigned 10 The
American eOmmasders direct.
4. That IL Is the purpos, ot -,
government 20 withdraw the puaIt!y.
expedition only when the UnIted STAIR
or the de faeto government kas ran
tured villa ar enectsxny dIxPer.sd
his following. Gen. scott and G,,.
Funston are TO convey the epIuIop
of Intentions will not be sUdIcIeat,
but that only the capture of Wills or
the rout of his band will sstIsfy tht.
government.
The logical result Of the refusal Of
Gen. obregon. who represents tn. mill
tary power Of Mexico. to accept tn.
American demands, would be 70 keen
the United States army indefinitely IN
Mexico, officials said. They Rd6.d
however. that determination Of thI,
question rests solely with IN. Presi-
dent
Renewed discussion Of reports Of
bitter feeling between Carranza and
obregon were circulated IN Washing
ton yesterday.
Some officials who are inclined 10
credit these reports discussed tn. DOS
sibility that obregon, to gain the rood
will OF the United States for his am
bitions against Carrsnzs. might con
sent to sign a protocol with Gen,
Scott
The Washington herald., 1916-04-26
100000 OUT
In PITTSBURGH
Number of Strikers Expected
to Reach 10000
This Week.
NATIONAL GUARDSMEN
ARE HELD in READINESS
CBy the Sun News serrIceN

Pittsburgh, April 25.-Over 10000 per-
sons employed by thirty-nine industrial
corporations in the Pittsburgh district
are now on strike and barring complete
surrender on the part of many other
large employers of labor, the number of
strikers is expected to reach 10000 with
In a week.
So critical has become the situation,
and so fearful are the county authorities
that they will not be able to cope with
trouble, should it arise, that Adjt. Gen.
Thomas J. Stewart today directed the
commanding officer of the Tenth and
Eighteenth Infantry regiments, and a
cavalry troop of the National Guard to
prepare for mobilization for strike duty.
Whether these troops will be called out
depends entirely on Gov. Martin G.
Brumbaugh.
The most important development in the
big strike was the announcement today
that 1000 street car employees would walk
out on May 1 unless their demands, made
some time ago. on the Pittsburgh Rail-
way are BEduleu L ne men are asking
an increase in wages Of from 80 to IS
cents an hour. They have not had an
increase in pay during the past nine
years.
From the seventy mines OF the Pitts
burgh Coal Company, 24,O0O men are out,
due to the failure of the company Off
cials and labor leaders to agree on the
Interpretation Of the five per cent wage
increase.
Expect 10000 More to Strike.
In the Turtle Creek Valley 1900 en-
ployes of the Westinghouse interests, are
on strike. Determined efforts are now
under way to pull out the employees at
the airbrake plant, and the works of the
Union. Switch and Signal Company.
Strike leaders claim that before the end
of the week 5000 employees of the allied
Westinghouse plants will be out. The
men demand an eight-hour day
The Washington herald., 1916-04-26
Barber Inherits $50, 900.

New York, April 25.-Frederick Rosa
brushed the hair on his sleeves today,
threw the strop out OF a window, packed
up his razors and took train for Pough-
keepsie to become a gentleman Of leasure.
Frederick is 4S years old. He has been
receiving SIS a week and the usual gra-
tuities as a barber. In Poughkeepsie the
sum Of $4,000 is awaiting him. 1t was
left him by an aunt.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-26
TAGGART WOULD TAKE
SENATE NOMINATION
Announces on Eve of Indiana Demo
craic Convention That He Will
Make Race for Tosa.

Thomas Taggart finally announced that
he would accept the nomination for Sen
ator If it was offered him tomorrow at
the Democratic State convention. but
that he had hoped the convention would
decide in different direction.
1t is understood that the four dele
gates-st-large to the national conven-
ton will be Senator Kern, S. B. Fleming.
W. H. oBrien and Benjamin F. Bosse.
1t is said the platform drawn at Wash
ington will go through
The Washington herald., 1916-04-26
REPORTS VILLA
NEAR SATEVO
Consul Letcher at Chihuahua
City Says Bandit Is Hiding
in Adjacent Mountains.
u. S. CAVALRY AT SATEVO
MAY BE SENT OUT ON CLUE

Francisco Villa, the Mexican bandit
leader, is in hiding in the mountains
sixty miles west of Satevo. according to
a dispatch received at the State Depart
ment yesterday from Consul Marion P.
Letcher, at Chihuahua City. Letcher
states that his information comes from
reliable source.
Mai Gen. Tasker H. Bliss, assistant
Chief of STAFF of the army, who received
a copy Of the dispatch from the State
Department, expressed the belief that,
regardless of the plans under way for a
redisposition of the American troops in
Mexico, Gen. Pershing would not hesitate
to go after the bandit II the information
concerning Villas whereabouts appears
trustworthy.
A copy of the Letcher telegram is un-
derstood to have been forwarded to Gen.
Funston by the War Department with
instructions that its contents be commu-
nicated to Gen. Pershlng
At the present time, it is understood,
there is force of American cavalry at
Satevo which could be used TO run down
the clew.
At the Mexican Embassy yesterday
afternoon it was stated that Gen. AIvaro
Obregon, minister of war of the de facto
government, had left Mexico City Sun
day night for his conference with Mai
Gen. Hugh L. Scott, Chief OF Stafr of
the American army, and Maj. Gen. Fred
erick Funston, at El Paso.
Unless Obregon stops off at Chihuahua.
it is expected at the embassy that he
will reach FL Paso tonight or tomorrow.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-26
War Ties Up s., 900, 900 Estate

Chicago, April $.-Becsuse Of the Euro
Pesn war the will Of Mrs. Anna An
sister-tn-law Of the late
Adolphus Busch. brewer. cannot be found.
Probade Judge Henry Homer today ap-
pointed her son, Edward A Busch, sd-
Of her Illinois property. Mrs.
Busch left an estate OF about 1900 oU
on her death April 8 Her Will Is some
where" in Berlin.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-26
OREGON TO REACH
JUAREZ TOMORROW
Border Conference Will Be Held In
mediately Either at Fort Bliss
or In 81 pa.n
or in E Paso.

Fl Paso, Tex, April 25.-ln a MESA Sc
to local Mexican officials, AIvaro obre-
son announced tonight that he would
reach Juarez probably Thursday, and that
the conference with Gen. Hugh l.. Scott
will be held in Fl Psso as soon as the
two generals can get TO this city.
1t is understood that Gen. Scott. ac-
by Gen. Frederick Funston.
will meet Gen. obregon, who probs bly,
will be accompanied by Gen. Gabriel Ca
Trs, Jusrez commander, and Gen. Luis
Gutierrez, CarrsnEa commander IN Chi
huahua, on the International Bridge, and
that the conference will be held either at
Fort Bliss or at some place In El Paso
to be decided upon by Gen. Scott
The Washington herald., 1916-04-26
Slavs Near Kut Ell Amara.,

London, April 25.-Russian troops are
said to be within ninety miles of Kut ell
Amara, Mesopotamia, where a British
army is bottled up by the Turks, accord
ing to Rome wireless dispatch. Another
Russian army is reported to be approach
ing Bagdad.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-26
Retaliates on French Prisoners

Berlin, April 25.-In retaliation for the
harsh treatment accorded German pris-
oners OF war in Northern Africa, who
are prevented from communicating with
Germany, the German government has
suspended all privileges granted the
French soldiers confined In thu prison
camps at Ohrdruf and Helxuan6sn.