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The Washington times., 1916-01-29
BIG ADDITION MADE
TO GOODRICH PLANT
With Three New Buildings, Man.
ufaCtory viii Be Largest Of
Its Kind in World.

The addition OF three big buildings.
now near completion. will make the
plant OF the B. F. Goodrich Company.
at Akron. Ohio. the largest rubber fac
tory in the world. The Goodrich insti-
tuition was already the worlds largest
plant devoted to the manufacture Of
rubber goods. but with the immensely
Increased capacity provided by the re-
cent additions. which are in themselves
larger than most rubber factories. the
Goodrich plant now ranks far ahead-be-
comes a veritable giant Of the indus
trial world.
An idea OF the immensity Of the Good
rich factory may be gained when IL Is
said that the group of fifty-seven build
ings composing the plant have a floor
space OF nearly n hundred acres. and
that one would have to travel three
and eight-tenths miles in going once
around the grounds which the buildings
occupy.
Unlike many industries OF the day,
the business Of the b. F. Goodrich Com
pany has none of the characteristics Of
mushroom growth It has not sprung
up overnight. nor is it the result OF alb
normal conditions. II has been built up
gradually for many years. in accord
ance with the soundest principles. The
solidlty and permanence Of the new
buildings as we'll as the others compos-
ing the group is characteristic Of the
whole Goodrich institution.
Steady and natural growth of the
company's business in the general lines
of rubber products is the chief factor
which made enlargement OF the plant
necessary.
The largest of the new buildings is a
finished goods warehouse. 800 feet long
and 2SO feet wide. with one wing six
stories high and another Of seven
stories. This structure Is about COM
p!eted.
The next largest is six stories high,
300 feet long and 100 feet wide. IT viii
be used for manufacturing and storage
purposes. The third Is building that
will be utilized as a machine and pat
tern shop. II is five stories high. 26O
feet long and 100 feet wide.
The Washington times., 1916-01-29

familiarity or lack of discipline on his
part as reason for instant dismissal.
AT a dinner party, of course, you new
er go into the dining hall with the lady
you have attended on your arm. You
have the hosts wife or some other lady.
Remember this in your motoring. Man
and wife should never be seated togeth-
err What the French call les manieres
mobiles makes a clear point of this.
Besides being proper 1t gives anima-
ton to the party.
Do not assist a lady into your car as
II you were elevating a wish-bone. Grasp
her under the elbow, with your fingers
spreading up over her am. This allows
her to rest firmly on your support and
also permits you to direct her toward
the seat, which you should do. 1t is
one of my favorite ideas that women
depend entirely too much on balustrades
and handles and the strong arms of
men escorts. They are loosing lissome-
ness by hosting themselVes-or being
hoisted-up steps instead OF gracefully
mounting with the splendid means given
by nature. So do not coddle them too
much lest you assist in a grievous de-
terioration of the lovely sex.
Another matter, which my long ex-
perience causes me to parade before
you, Is that you should never permit
a friend to bear more than his share OF
eXpenses. Never be even thoughtless In
this manner: l know you would not be
ignoble deliberately to impose on
friends. But there will be a few who
may partake of your hospitality several
times without offering to be partners In
incidental expenses, such as refresh
ment along the way of your ride or a
tip to a hat boy.
Suffer sans objection and gradually.
without apparent effort. withdraw from
the mans society But do you always
share in these costs when you are
guest, for II is different than being en-
tertained in a mans home-what with
the charges for gasolene and fuel and
tires and other outlay of which you are
probably more appreciative than 1.
And / would give you one final word
of suggestion. If you are to be gallant
at all, be gallant to womanhood as a
class and not only to the few-or many:
may not be wholly in your confidence
in this subject-in your acquaintance.
Therefore, as you drive down the ave-
nue. and see a woman bowling toward
you in her motor phaeton, pray turn
to the side of the curb and come to a
stop-out of Difference. For a woman
likes much space when she is driving
end any moving thing in her general
direction is likely to disconcert her.
1 will esteem 1t a great privilege to
be able to ride with you when pay
you a visit shortly after New Year
Day. Commend me to Mr.. Harte ana
Mr. Elliott, whose great Attachment
to yoJF Is one of the founts OF JOY in
my life.-January Motor Print.
The Washington times., 1916-01-29
CHESTERFIELDOF
MOTOR MANNERS
Here's a Letter Historic CharaC-
ter Might Have Written
Himself.

Dear Boy--It Is with great pleasure
that acknowledge your letter telling
Of an investment in a motor, car. At
the same time I heard from Mr. Harte:
your progress in the history of ststeR-
manship is all that could be desired
Also. have the newspapers telling of
your social success at the capital last
week. So that know. after having so
graceful and manly a writing from ~ou.
that my son has attained his high gen.
tleman's estate and is worthy Of the
name he bears.
The car is the final stage in the evolu-
ton of vehicles. and therefore the only
equipage properly to TRANSPORT one OF
your position. Be mindful Of this. how
ever: the car in itself is not a herald of
your quality, as every monstrous crea-
ture in this life, so soon as he succeeds in
accommodating a competence by some
foul or unTSErthy means Wbat at once nee SyS
most favor in my heart was not the
purchase in itself. in showing the exer-
else of judgment; but in your naive ad-
mission that you had given special study
I to the modus operandi OF the spontan-
eous combustion carriage and of details
of construction and control. before the
purchase. which shows you to be thor
ough and painstaking. Thoroughness.
mi nino, is the chief quality of a
hoStSA' anu SNN NV ASNS' SNN'~
Would it seem to be redundant were
to eXpatiate further on this matter oil
thoroughness? / have devoted so many
epistles to the thought that l suppose
you think me a thorough old noddle-
head: yet l only aspire to be thorough
father. would have you a
thorough motorlst. fully advised in all
the mysteries Of gas engine phenomena.
would have Youkthoroughly aware OF
all the intricacies related to the opera
At the same time, / would have you
constantly maintain an attitude of easy
gentility in all OF your various functions
as a motorist. l am happy In
the thought of the good figure you will
make as a thoroughly equipped man oi
rank and affairs while you are motoring
through the capitals OF Europe, driving
up TO the establishments Of the leaders
in thought and influence on the con-
tinent.
1 want to tell you Of my futher pleas
ure, at the risk of seeming to be sus-
plciously good-naturad in my dotage, In
your declaration that you would not
employ q chauffeur for the present pre-
ferring for q month at least to feel fully
dependent on yourself in the matter OF
the cars operation.
The employment of the chauffeur will
mean another perpleNity in your life
for l have seen many men Of fair at
tainments in this trade and having quail
tiles that might make 1t a dubious
question whether they are to be treated
as servants or mechanical experts de-
serving Of some patronage. You have
but to remember that a chauffeur is q
coachman UP to date. Consider any
The Washington times., 1916-01-29
Which Secretary.

Two men working on the highway OF
a northern Maine town discussed vnri-
Gus persons and affairs of national i'm
portancc as they piled their picks end
shovels. When one happened to refer
to the Secretary of War the other
asked: Hiram. whc Is the Secretary
of War now?''
II don't remember his name" replied
Hiram, but here comes old BjH Nor
gan. Wen asa him
When the latter drove up one of the
workmen hailed him. Hey, Bill, can
you tell Cs who the Secretary of War
is?'' he asked.
We'll" Eli answered, Il oughteI
know his Lame. bet can't seem &c
recall II now He drove on, nts brow
furrowed in thought After a tjyno TIE
werkmen saw him on the return trip
When he drew near enough, he called
out
Say, you fellows. what war was yol
talkin' about"--IINchange.
The Washington times., 1916-01-29
Motorcycles Now Used
In New Winter Sport

Motor bobs. made out OF a pair of
bob sleds and the engine and driving
wheels OF an Indian motorcycle. enable
a constantly increasing number of
motorcyclists to get the fun of motor
ing and sleighing combined out of the
unique contrivance.
The power bob is very easy to make
with, requiring the outlay of only q few
cents for strap iron to anchor the pow
er plant in the running frame of the
bobs. A hood of sheet metal may be
added to give a finished appearance.
The first bob made it's appearance two
years ago, but the outdoor boys are
building more every winter wherever
the sleighing and coasting is good.
Non-skid chains sometimes help to give
traction to the rear driving wheel.
The Washington times., 1916-01-29
Unequal Competitors.

''Now, Thomas" said the foreman OF
who had Just been put on the job. keep
your eyes open. When you see a train
coming throw down your tools aud
jump of the track. Run like blazes!'
''Sure!" said Thomas, and began TO
swing his pick. In a few minutes the
Empire state Express came whirring
along. Thomas threw down his pick
and started UP the track ahead OF the
train as fast as he could. The train
overlook him and tossed him into a
ditch. Badly shaken up. he was taken
to the hospital. where the foreman Wis
tied him.
You blithering idiot"' said the fore
man, didn't l tell you to take care
and get out of the way? Why didn't
you run up the side of the hill?"
up the soide of the hill, is it, soH?''
said Thomas through the bandages on
his face. up the soide of the hill? BY
the powers. I couldn't bate 1t on the
level, let alone runnin' uphill"-Kan-
sas City Star.
The Washington times., 1916-01-29
Motorcycle Industry
On Epe of Expansion
Million Year Likely to BE Produced in America
Soon-Prices Must Be Moderate to Become
Agent of Quick Transportation.
BY FRANK H. BROWN.

time show the dealer better percen-
tage of profit than he has heretofore
been accustomed to.
Different Class of Trade.
Twenty per cent is not enough for the
dealer, especially in smaller towns. on
account Of the imposition he is sub
5eeted to in the way of free service
labor during the life of the machine
and this he has to perform in order that
he build his business for the future and
at the same time protect the manu-
faeturer's good name.
sales do not run into as large
volume as in automobiles. the bust
ness Is more seasonable and the dealer
Is trading with a different class OF
trade; therefore TO bring his business
to volume necessary to. make Il
profitable, he will have to fall back to
the payment plan that gave the bicycle
It's great volume a few years back.
Therefore. l cannot see how the aver
age dealer is ever going to build up
Il substantial business on much less
than one-third gross profit.
It Has Been EquaIed.
Can 8 good lightweight motorcycle
be delivered to dealed at About 800
metz A few men in the automobile
business have performed greater feats
than is asked in the above and there
are equally as good brains in the motor
cycle industry. Therefore, l predict
that within the next three or four years
we will see q million a year of motor
cycles produced in this country.
What about the present demand for
heavy machines? ] honestly believe
that II about three of the leading
manufacturers I now nave in mini
would get together and agree to dis
continue TO manufacture the heavy typo
or at least put them In the background
advoca ting their use for certain COM
mercial purposes only, and exploit the
lighter models for pleasure purposes,
within year they would fnd them
selves agreeably surprised.
The Washington times., 1916-01-29

Speaking in the retrospect, as n lad
OF sixteen, 1 recall pedaling a 3s-pound
light roadster, from my home city in
northern Indiana, ever twenty-five miles
Of one of those sandy trails that the
natives Of southern Michigan were
prone to style as roads"
That was more than twenty years
ago, before the advent Of motor-drlven
vehicles, which have done 50 much to
educate the rural resident as to the
practical economy of good roads. 1t
was up to that time, my longest and
most arduous journey awlieel.
The real reason why this one particn-
lar trip remains vivid in the memory
is that while trundling the wheel afooI
through stretch of sand too deep to
negotiate from the saddle, l day-dreamed
OF a two-vyheeled 'steed with some sort
Of motor Though / had no idea what
RorD that would push me over the had
spots and up the hills without physi-
Day of Quick Transportation.
From the above you can. perhaps,
gather what it meant to me when
lew years later a travelling salesman
brought into my store the concrete
realization of that which a few years
previous was Utopian dream, a
firmly believe that the motor-drlven
bicycle will eventually fipd itself and
become the agent of quick transporta-
tion for the great masses of people
of moderate means, so the question
arises, what Is necessary TO place the
motorcycle in the million-a-year class?
What must we do before VIC see them
on bouleVards as thick as bicycles were
IN days gone by?
In the writer's opinion 1t is high time
the leading motorcycle manufacturers
should wake up to the fact that the de-
mand for heavy-powered motorcycles
is not going to be on the increase
much longer, because while they have
been making additions and refinements
Il has resulted also in adding to both
the first and upkeep cost, while the
motor car has been declining in price
until the difference between the two
is becoming so small that the lighter
cycle out OF the pleasure vehicle mar
ket.
However, / believe the motorcycle
business Is on the eve Of a greater ex-
pansion than ever. The heavy ma
chine has served its purpose in getting
the business on its feet and showing US
what we really need, that Is, not a
motor car on two wheels. but a strong
bicycle with a good motor of two Nr
three horsepower made in approved and
tried design.
Experimental motor designs will re-
tard and cause distrust in the light
type. The future motorcycle should be
a runabout. not a touring car.
The future popular motorcycle should
not list higher than $50 and at the same
The Washington times., 1916-01-29
Helps City Grow.

Under the direction OF President
Walter f. Flanders. OF the Maxwell
Motor Company. Inc. Maxwell inter
ests, combined with home capital, have
formed the Greater Newcastle Com
pany. a corporation with 100000 active
capital which will huild. rent and sell
attractive homes To workinCmen drawn
to Newcastle by the INCREASING scope
OF Maxwell manufacturing operations
in the Indiana city.
The Washington times., 1916-01-29
To Be Expected.

The magistrate was examining a wit
ness, to whom he remarked:
~You admit you overheard the quarrel
between the defendant and his wife?"
''Yis, sor, l do" stoutly maintained
the witness.
Tell the court, II you can, what he
seemed to be doing"
''He seemed to be doin' the listenin'. .
-Harper's Magazine.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-30
7 TOUSEHOLD
i 1ELPS
BY MARY LEI

Housecleanins hints are In order
all through the merry month OF May
30 here are few more helps in a
time OF need. collected from expert
ence and wise housekeepers:
To brighten mating or grass
cloth floor coverings. do not attempt
TO wash with soap and water, but
put some bran in a oheesecloth bag,
dip the bag in clean warm water.
rub the mating briskly with II and
rinse with a cloth wrung from warm
salt water. Mating that seems to
have served its term OF usefulness
in the house may be renewed and
serve as a porch rug for an entire
season by the following method
Brush out the dust with a mixture
made of a pint OF gasoline and
enough chrome yellow oil paint TO
tint the mating. Paint IL lightly
and quickly. Allow II TO dry over
night and then varnish. The mat
ting will then be almost completely
dust-proof, and will look well and
wear well.
Many housekeepers make the mis-
take OF washing rattan or willow
furniture with soap and water. This
yellows IL very quickly. Use in.
stead ammonia and water In time
all white. natural willow furniture
becomes yellow by use and expo
sure 10 air II may be bleached
back TO perfectly new freshness II
little trouble II taken. Wet the
piece thoroughly and place II In a
closed packing box In which sulphur
may be burned. or course, this is
a bothersome operation, and few
will try IL. The simpler way Is TO
give the yellowed willow a white
enameled coat. Do your enameling
on dry day; otherwise II never
seems TO dry well. and rubs on In
the openings OF the wickerwork.
White painted furniture IL best
cleaned by being wiped with a soft
cloth moistened in a solution Of bak-
ing soda mot washing Soda, a tea.
spoonful OF soda 10 pint OF warm
water. and rubbed with dry cloth
afterward
To polish highly finished furni-
ture. such as a piano. sideboard. or
table made of the finer woods, make
suds OF pure CASTLE soap. and
with soft sponge or cloth go over
small surface. rubbing II perfect.
ly dry with soft silk handkerchief
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-30
Your Money
RkS;hfI
BY POP.
Some Comment on Real Estate Bonds
~ JOHN N. oskIsoN

, be used there at higher cost and
with profit TO borrowers.
In certain states, where condi-
tions are especially favorable. lend
ers have been tempted TO lend far
more than the conservative so per
Sometimes the amount has gone up
TO IS per cent and so per cent; and
such loans are unsafe.
In certain states homestead ex-
emption" provisions OF the law
which do not permit the foreclosure
upon portions of the real estate
make lending perilous.
Real estate bonds based on city
property ought to be made payable
In installments-so much OF the
principal of the loan repaid with
each interest payment. Buyers OF
such bonds ought TO see that this
agreement as to their amortization
is made.
As TO loans on farms which are
made the basis OF bond issues. the
states are just beginning to realize
the need for studying loan condi-
tons II their farmers and the coun-
try's money lenders are TO meet on
fair terms II Is wholly desirable
that the interests OF the borrowing
farmer should be looked after; but
the state must also guarantee fair
treatment to the lenders IL rates
are to be reasonable.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-30

for at fabulous profit TO the favor.
ed ones.
This indusry would not only be
profitable 10 the state. but Is one OF
the best from the standpoint OF i'm
proving and reforming the inmates.
Another feature OF the platform
is the furnishing OF uniform text
book for our public schools. thus
eliminating the present system OF
exacting undue profits by the book.
trust, and relieving the parents OF
school children OF a burden which
is a handicap to education.
Text hooks that you ere Obliged
TO pay from soc to $50 each for,
can be furnished you, IL printed in
our penal institutions. al one-fifth OF
the present cost. and still show a
handsome profit 10 the state.
THE Torrens system OF land reg
istration OF real estate would save
the people several hundred thousand
dollars per year, give better End
more complete 1itie to the property,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-30

Investment bankers have been
looking into real estate bonds OF
late. Their good points. 1t seems,
are better known than their defects.
A committee of the Investment
Bankers association, through its
chairman. reported recently that
very little progress has yet been
made TO standardize this form OF Sc
curity. Much ought TO be done.
For instance. in a large number
OF states the lender who takes real
estate as security whether he
makes the loan individually or is a
buyer OF bonds secured by the mort
gage) must wait from six months TO
two years in case the interest pay
ments are defaulted before foreclos-
ing the mortgage.
Another factor is the varying
rates OF interest which may be
charged in different states. Mr..
Otis, who made the report TO the
bankers, cited four states TO illus
trate the point. In Connecticut. where
the market rate on such loans
is scarcely ever above 8 per cent.
the borrower may legally pay as
much as IL per cent. In North
Carolina, Tennessee and Kentucky
the highest legal rate Is per cent,
which is below the rate which lend
ers are willing TO take on real es-
tate security in those states. He
thinks that much new capital could
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-30

morning hours with q transfer o
cash at the street corners. Auto
mobile poker was in vogue. Yor
gather crowd of congenials and
bet on the auto license numbers
One man lost a moderate sized roll
when a moderate priced car No
43675 drew up at the trafic line.
The money prizes alone offered
sufficient incentive TO the drivers
to step on their cars this afternoon
The speedway offered $4,000. Va.
rious trophies totaled about $50, 900.
The A. A. A. added to the loot by
offering 900 points to the winner as
his score In the national speedway
championship. This Is the largest
number Of points offered for any
race. The New York speedway Of
fers 600.
Festivities were to start with the
brake (safety nrst) tests at 1920.
Following were to come the parades
Of bands and drivers. Later, eight
starting bombs were to signal to the
drivers the various steps in prepa-
ration for the flying start. One
would tell them to take their places.
another to crank up, another to take
the wheels. etc.
The electric timing device, origi-
mated here, prepared to catch the
speed to the one-hundredth Of sec
ond. was busted and the track was
declared In perfect order.
Twenty-three cars are expected to
follow Frank r. Smiths pacemaker
around for the exhibition lap at 80
this afternoon. They are judged to
be the most evenly matched flock
ever seen on the parent speedway.
World speed records will prob
ably not fall today. but the winner
will have TO drive a masterful race.
The race will be won. so the drivers
agree, not by the fastest car only
but by a combination OF speed and
gray matter. The low-banked turns,
while making the race slower. make
II more dangerous. and II an at.
tempt is made 10 break local rec.
ords. necks may suffer as well.
Not one OF today's starters has
won the speedway classic. Dario
Resta, who will line up his Peugeot
with the first four. came closest 10
this distinction when he ran second
to Ralph De Palma last year. Resta
was one Of the favorites among the
bettors.
The Belgian. Christians. was an
other favorite. His Sunbeam will
finish well up, according TO rail
birds.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-30
Palmer Loop Flooded

Street car service on Woodward
ave was slightly interrupted, Mon
day night and early Tuesday morn
ing, owing to the fact that the
stretch OF track In front OF Palmer
park was submerged to a depth or
several inches. IL is presumed that
the sewer at the park became
clogged so that the rain water could
not drain Of rapidly. The cars were
able to resume the regular schedule.
Tuesday morning.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-30
Burglar Suspect Held.

After having been sought for sew.
eral months by detectives OF the cen
trail ONCE Harold Crawford, Is years
old OF No. III Adams-ave. east. was
arrested by Detectives Lannan and
Fraley, Tuesday morning. charged
with burglary. The officers declare
that Crawford is one OF the cleverest
house providers in the country.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-30

and do away with 80 per cent Of the
litigation connected with transfers Of
property and proving title.
THE men who have been giving
state affairs careful consideration
are Of the opinion that an amount in
excess Of one-third of your state
taxes could be saved. and at the
same time improve the condition and
service in every department and in
every state institution"