davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-16
Auto Manufacturers Are Still Behind in Shipments Say Dealers

Grafton. but to demonstrate that gas
olire can he prodrcod and sold at 4
profit at price somewhat lower than
mat now prevailing and within the
means or all users of automobiles and
motor boats.
This said Mr.. Royal, 1--WE regard
as the only real remedy for existing
conditions. We shall. at the very
least demonstrate that no further in
crease Is necessary and so protect the
business of the automobile makers
ana their hundreds OF millions of m
vested capital.
The ultimate capital of the cor
poration will be from $5.O00.000 to
100000. Connected with it from
the outset are men whose association
with the automobile manufacturers is
guarantee of their cooperation. The
pro 'ect is not yet old enough to have
permitted canvass of the whole
field. indeed that will take weeks. but
the men who have been consulted are
so thoroughly representative ard have
entered so earnestly into the details
that practically unanimous support Is
assured.
Remedy Li"s with Users.
1T is highly desirable TO discuss,
IN connection with the bills intro
petition and to find remedy for ox-
istiEg and future conditions of The
oil business whereby the consumer is
to be fore'cr safcguarded against IN
fair methods.
From 1859. when Drake discov-
oroG oil in PennsyN ania, down to the
present day the oil business has been
enc of constant agitation and concern
to the people.
Yet. in all these years with fed
eral government, state and ether in
vestlgations actively concerned in pro-
viding remedy to deal with it. none
has been found.
The business goes on surviving
all the agitations Investigations and
laws enacted to curb il. Besides. 1t
has cOped with every form Of compe-
tition devised up to this time. of
which none has been effective in
creating real competition. and now,
with hundredfcld increase in the
oil business. it appears more firmly
intrenched than ever
No man or set of men can be
singled out as an example that If he
or they had the means of establishing
a monopoly they would not do so.
the people themselves. for there can
never be any method Of lasting
competition which has for its object
the enrichment of the few at the ex-
pense of the whole people.
New Company to BE Incorporated.
so the other remedies to apply
are actual government control, which
is neither feasible nor desirable at this
time. or the formation of company
owned. managed and operated in the
interests of the whole people.
In few days there will be incor-
porated at Albany company that
will deal with this situation and ap-
ply the remedy for the lack of the
noncompe'itive condition that Rep
resentatives Howard and Steenerson
Of.
This corporation. when finally
will include all interests.
outside of the oil interests. and in this
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-16
UPHOLD LIABILITY
OF MANUFACTURER
Far-Reaching Automobile
Decision bv New York
Tribunal.

The recent decision of the court of
appeals of New York in affirming
judgment of the lower court which
made the manufacturer of an auto
mobile liable to the ultimate pur-
chaser tor damages for injuries re-
ceiNed through defective construction
Of the ear. il attracting wider and
wider interest, not only because of its
bearing on automobile makers. but
also because of its effect on manu-
facturers in other lines.
The complete report of the decision,
now available, will receive much at
tcntion from those who may be af-
fected in the future by an application
OF the principle enumerated. In this
report the points decided by the cour;
are stated as follows:
THE manufacturer of finished
product of machinery which is to be
used without new tests and which in
the nature of things Is reasonably
certain To place life and limb IN peril,
Is under duty to make II carefully,
ana for n neglect to do so is liable
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-16

why manufacturers and users of cars.
the men most vi'ally concerned, have
taken a keen interest in the formation
OF new company.
We anticipate that the entire
trade. every user of a car, every boat
maker and owner. and every manu-
facturer of a motor will be with us
with all the energy at their command.
The capital stock will be distributed
from coast to coast, but will he so
safeguarded that il cannot possibly
pass into the control of any competi-
tive interest.
The Prime object of the manu-
facturers is. of course. to tablish a
competitive basis which will insure
regulation Of price and maintenance
of II figure the car user can afford TO
lay. They are not interested in the
rev company primarily for the profit
of he oil business. though We do not
pretend TO say that the company will
he conducted without reasona BILE
profit If IL be obtainable.
Within ten days we shall be able
probably to designate more particu-
larry some Of the men who are ident-
ned with the PROJECT and possibly the
names of those who will constitute the
board OF directors ''-Dallas News.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-16

latter designation ! include the so
called competitive oil interests, from
which no relief can he expected. They
are all founded upon the same selfish
interest and maintain prices rather
than provide real competition to the
business
"'This company will have upon its
board of directors n large representa-
ton of the automobile and other al
lied industries. which, despite its hun
dreds of millions of invested capital,
Is now wholly without representation
In a business So vital to It's present
and future welfare. In addition 10
It's board of managing directors, 1t has
been suggested that the company have
an advisory board of at least two hun
drod and fifty nonresident advisors,
elected pro rata according to the pop
ulation of the various states. who Will
act without compensation.
I'm applying the remedy il is not
the purpose to disturb the great oil
industry by resorting to destructive
methods OF competition nor to single
II out for attack by any other method,
but only to create highly organized
competitive company, operating for
profit. with the highest ideals OF bus
mess integrity IN all its dealings with
the people and. further, to open the
book of knowledge concerning the oil
business.
To BE II Form Of Life Insurance.
mir. Miles, who has been closely
in touch with every phase of the au-
tomobile business since its inception.
said yesterday that he had been IN
consultation with manufacturers and
others, and that ir connecting himself
with the new company he felt as
sur.d that it wolld have the hearty
CO. operation of practically every one
of them.
"'We all feel, ne said that in or
paniZing a company designed to pro-
duce that most necessary of all our
requirements. gasoline. we are at
tempting to provide life insurance for
the builders of automobiles. trucks.
motor boats AMI aeroplanes. and rem
dering Il service of such vast impor-
lance to the users of these devices
that it's value will run into many tens
Cf millions Of dollars every year.
How worthy the intention of the
project is may be gathered from The
fact that a decline Of cent per gal
Ion in price Of gasoline would mean
a saving to the consumers of over
S17 000,O 900 a year. The figures are
simple.
Consumers Cost Increased.
Inc VI gdsoiiHt
year. as reported by the department
of The interior. was 41,600,00O bar
"els of AZ gallons each. or 1.747,2OO,-
900 gallons. The Price has gone up
in some places loG per cent and in
few places less than 40 per cent. In
twenty of the principal cities of the
United States the average price or
gasoline in August of last year was
12.46 cents per gallon. The latest re-
Il, ha
price in those same twenty cities is
today 21.56 cents. Discordng the
fractions and calling the increase an
even 8 cents per gallon, we find the
consumer is now paying at rate of
Sl57.24S,0 900 per annum more than he
was in August, 1915. These figures
probably furnish sufficient reason
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-16

to the owner who purchased II of a
retail dealer. Such liability Is not re-
leVod by the fact that the manufac-
turer obtained the defective part Of
a reputable maker ii a reasonable in
spcction would have disclosed the de-
feet.
Tho defendant a manufacturer of
automobiles. sold the machine to a
retail dealer, who sold 1t TO the plain
tiff. and while the latter was in the
car II suddenly collapsed and injured
him, the accident being due to an
imperfect wheel The wheel had been
bought by the defendant company of
another manufactures, but there was
evidence that its defect could have
been discovered by reasonable inspcc-
tion. which was omitted. Nc claim
was made that the defendant knew of
the defect or wilfully concealed II. 1t
was held that an action 10y the owner
against the defendant for injury could
be maintained"
Duty of the Manufuct turcr.
'The duty Of the manufacturer" is
pointed out as follows.
From this survey of the decisions
there thus cmorges definition OF the
duty of the manufacturer which ena %
hles us TO measure this defendant $
liability BEYOND all question, the
nature Of an automobile gives warn
ing of probable DANGER If its ccnstruc-
tion Is defective. This automobile
was designed to go fifty miles an
hour. Unless the wheels were sound
and strong. injury was almost GER
tain. II was as much a thing of dan
ger as defective engine for rail-
road The defendant knew the dan
ger. II know also that the car would
be used by persons other than the
buyer. This WAS apparent from its
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-16
auto INTERESTS TO
!. J. MARKET GASOLINE
Full Details of Proposed Ar
rangement for the
Industry.

A. Some days ago Associated Press
..spatches briefly told of the an
nouncement made by the National
Automobile Chamber Of Commerce
regarding the proposed marketing of
gasoline by a combination of automo-
bile manufacturers and Others identi-
fled with the industry.
The full statement. printed below.
will be of general interest.
Manufacturers of automobiles
lave apparently decided that the time
ripe to go into the oil business and
make gasoline for themselves and
itheis customers.
''While official Washington is busy
Sdiscussing remedies for the present
high price of gasoline as indicated by
the bills introduced by Representa-
.uvea Howard and Steenerson; while
. she legislature of New York state is
threatening investigation. and while
automobile clubs and associations are
discussing the vexed question, there
are indications that the only practical
steps to remedy the evil will be taken
by that class Of men whose business
Is most vitally concerned.
There has been great activity late
1y in the neighborEC cd of the office of
the National Automobile Chamber Of
Commerce, in which are q hundred or
more of the leading motor car manu-
factu.ers; exhaustive reports of the
conditions surrounding the oil bus-
ness have been quietly prepared and
as q result the manufacturers are In
the mood to take any reasonable steps
to test the theories that have been ad-
Nanccd by the Dil companies concern
ing the reasons for the high prices
now prevailing and the further ad-
.yances that have been so frequently
Threatened in discussions in the press
'and elsewhere.
During the last few days ther
have been lengthy conferences-mare
han once exteaGin" until very late
Nhours-between representative manu-
'fhcturers Of autOm mobiles officers of
their national organization and men
0f experience in the oil industry. Con-
,cerned in these conferences have been
\eeveral men from the manufacturing
Ycenters, Alfred Reeves. general man
tager OF the National Automobile
}Chamber of Commerce.: S. A. Miles.
1 manager OF the New York and Chi
"'"o automobile shows. who has been
jdentifed with the manufac-
for many years: John A.
A. who for 25 years has been
identified with the production and
sale of gasoline. and others.
VII Show Cost of Gasoline.
commenting on the situation at
the office Of the National Automobile
JChamber of Commerce. Mr.. Royal
said that a new company was well un-
der way and that the charter prob
,ably would be issued within the next
tfew days. Its purpose will be to pro-
!duce gasoline. kerosene, lubricatjng
oil and other products OF petroleum.
inot necessarily for the purpose of in
jiuring any business at present in OPP
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-16
ThC ONcr-l.,stimnIcd Ccli-

Dose Irish make me sick. always
talking about vat great fighters dey
are, said one German to another on
the train.
Nhy. at Bertas Wedding der odder
night dot drunken Mike Nulliran
butted in und me and mein brudder
and mcin cousin Fritz und mein
freindt Louis Iiartmann-vhy We pre-
ty near asked
ty near kicked him oudt of der house
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-16

size; there were seats for three per-
sons. 1t was apparent also from the
fact that the buyer was a dealer in
cars, who bought to retail. The max
or Of this car supplied n for the uso
of purchasers from the dealer just
as plainly as the contractor in Dew
lin vs. Smith supplied the scaffold
for use by the servants of the owner.
The dealer was indeed the one per-
son whom IL was under "a legal duty
tn protect. The law does not lead
us to so inconscquent a conclusion.
Ereccdcnts drawn from the day OF
travel by stage coach do not fit the
conditions of travel today The prin-
ciple that the danger must be immi-
ncnt does not change, but the things
subject To the principle do change.
They are whatever the needs of life
in developing civilization require
them to he.
Responsible for Finished Product.
Regarding the plea that the defend
ant bought the wheels from another
party. 1t was held:
we think the defendant was not
absnlyed from n duty Of inspection
because IL bought the wheels from "A
reputable MANUFACTURER. II was not
merely a dealer in automobiles. 1t was
"A manufacturer of automobiles. II was
responsible for the finished product;
il was not at liberty to put the I'm
ished product on the market without
subicctiny the component parts TO or
dinary and simple tests.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-16
a Fashionable Coat.

A Fashionable Coat.
"Uaye YOU seen Nanessa since she
came home from Florida
mo. What's new?' -.
she got swell coat OF tan; trim-
med with the cutest little freckles'
The Washington times., 1916-10-20
KUTz DISCUSSES
UTILITIES PURPOSE
Commissioner Describes Essen.
tiaI Difference Between
Corporations.

Some Phases of Engineering Work
OF the District" was the subject Of
an address by Engineer Commissions
or Charles w. Kutz at a meeting Of
Capital Traction Company, Section
No. 3, OF the American Electric Rail-
way Association, last evening.
Referring to the work of the Public
Utilities Commission, Colonel KutE
said: II am particularly glad to be
with you this evening, for, as an em-
ploye of n public utility company, you
are peculiarly servants OF the public,
In some respects more so than en-
ployes OF the District government.
Public utility has. a duty to the
public which must be performed. A
street car company cannot refuse to
operate Its cars before g O'Clock in
the morning or after ~ o'clock at
night because II may not be profta BILE
to do so, but must furnish a service
to meet the public demand. This 10
the great distinction between a pub
lie utility and a private corporation.
The public utilities act was not
created by Congress for the purpose
of exercising an arbitrary Jurisdiction
over the utilities of the District, but
was intended to act as an agency for
doing justice to both the public and
the utilities: and this is the spirit
which actuates the commission"
The following officers were elected
+. Morrill,. president: Elon Won Culin,
vice president; J. Il. Herberle, secre-
tary: A. Wilkinson, treasurer: John
Mckay, director.
The Washington times., 1916-10-20
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
BALLOTS COUNTED
Recently Elected Members Of
Board Of Representatives Of
Union Announced.

Members OF the board OF represen-
tativcs OF the Federal Employees
Union have just been announced upon
completion OF the counting of the
ballots. The polls closed october Ia
Officers OF the union voted for al
tho same time already have been an
nounced.
The representatives elected in the
various departments follow:
Interior-John $. Beach. Carrie o
Rode. n. Il. c. Shaw, William L. Wat
son. o. j. Randall, J. j. shirley. Fannie
S. Herbert. James e. Davenport, Rob
ert ID. Snider, Bert Russell. +. j. Rob-
inson, W. II. Robinson. John b. o'Neiil
Stuart b. Stone, A. @. McChesney
e. Warren. James Y. Hamilton, Harry
r. Wiley. F. ID. Robinson.
District OF Columbia ogvemment-A
l.. Thompson. water registrars Office
NJ. T.. Anderson. water; A. II. John
son, electrical; Robert johnson. sur
face; $. .. Kline, jr.. sewer II. G
Schseffer, water registers office.
War Departmental. +. Brooks. Il. l.
Cogan, Walter Keeton, r. =. Newbold
W. 4. Hairless. A. %. Neal. j. Elliott
Wright. Charles II. Voss. J. V. Con,
molly, f. w. Reese. II. J. Quinn. Mis-,
Jessie Dell, John G. McCreight. e. l.
Hnonsberg. Miss Elizabeth Edes, +. $
Holliger. Miss Lillian v. Keathley.
Department OF Justice-wlliam l.
Taydngs. Ward w. Buchanan.
Postofflce Departmental. II. Akin
son. " b. c. Barnhart, Jeremith Con
molly. George Il. Squlres.
Interstate Commerce Commission =
e. +. II mler, J. r. Neal.
Department OF Commences. w. Cay
wood. w. Il. johnson. John Kuhn, DR.
T. b. Moore, +. s. Sanford. william
Sanger.
Panama Canal Commissioned. A
Glaze.
Government Printing Onice-H. J. Nc
Gowan, n. II. Shaw.
Library OF Congrcss-LeRoy 4. Glider
]. a. Barney.
Treasury Departmental. NJ. Barnes
Miss Helen A. Smith, A. T. Cook. L
Waterman. -. w. Beach, John W. Gin
der. Il. ID. McRae, X. J. Sterling v. +
keiser. owen =. Kcllar. s. ID. DeLes
dernler. f.. e. Miller. V. A. Zahn. Sheri
dan Ferries, J. G. McGrath
Department of Agricultural. NJ
Pick.ns Harry Bremen. e. f.. Gage
, L. II. Greathousc, Harry Graham. n
y. Cronin. +. b. Smith. r. J. New
myer. Miss Florence p. Smith. II. A
Sp!lman.
The Washington times., 1916-10-20
URGES new TRACTS
FOR USE As PARKS

Acquisition for park purposes Of
Piney Branch parkway and Klingle
road valley is recommended by NJ. G..
Hazen. District surveyor, In his an.
nual report for the fiscal year ended
June 3O Piney Branch parkway,
to Sixteenth street. should be con-
tinued the surveyor says, to Four
teenth and Upshur streets. j.,
This land has much natural beauty
for a park" says the report. at Is
now. however, becoming a dump. and
II Is only question Of time when
many of the stately oaks will be de-
ated. Resides there Is apt to be a
MI along the east side OF Sixteenth
street, destroying the effect OF the
sixteenth street bridge. as well as
closing the outlet to .Piney Branch
parkway on the west of sixteenth.
street
"kiingle Road valley should be Rc-
diiired from the geological Park just
east OF Connecticut avenue, following the
valley westerly until II connects with the
In connection with the condemnation
OF streets and alleys the surveyor re-
commends that legislation be obtained
TO defer the collection OF benefits until
tho thoroughfares are graded. regulated
or otherwise improved for travel. IL
am however, he says, strongly OPP
posed to the idea of DIFFERING the con-
domination OF streets until there In an
appropriation for their physical improve
ment. This would seriously cmbarrass
the Commissioners In carrying out the
highway plan In an orderly manner"
Recommendation again Is made by the
surveyor that legislation be obtained
providing for the widening by condem.
nation Of the privately owned rights OF
way in Barry farm. subdivision near
hnacostia.
The Washington times., 1916-10-20
ARCHITECTS WIN SUIT
FOR $2,397 WORK
Verdict Against Mrs. Henderson
for Lincoln Memorial Plans.

jury in Circuit Division. No. ., OF
the District Supreme Court. Justice
Stafford presiding. today awarded
Murphy & Olmstcd. Washington archi-
tects, a verdict OF 1897 against Mrs.
Mary Foote Henderson, widow OF Sem
ator John b. Henderson of Missouri.
The architects sued to recover COM
pensatiol for sketching plans for a
memorial TO Abraham Lincoln. which
was to have been set up I'm Meridian
Hill Park opposite Mrs. Henderson 3
hcnc In Sixteenth street northwest.
known as Henderson's castle. The
plaintiffs alleged that they worked for
-four months on the plans In 1912 and
had not been reimbursed. The de-
PENDANT denied that she was indebted
TO the plaintiffs and pleaded the
sta tute ON limitations in that the work
YVES completed moer than three years
before the suit was brought.
Frank J. Hogan and Edmund l..
Jones appeared for the plaintiffs and
Arthur Peter and ]. w. Whiting for
the defendant.
The Washington times., 1916-10-20
ALLIES Guns SWEEP VILLA CONTROLS Big
STREETS OF ATHENS PART OF CHIHUAHUA
Carranza Officials at Iuarez Ad-
nit Rapid Extension Of
Bandits Power.

Ell PAsO. Tex. Oct. D--The entire
western and southern portions OF the
lIexican State OF Chihuahua now are
under control OF Francisco villa. ac-
cordinR TO admissions made by Next
can defacto officials at Juarez today,
as details OF the bandit chiefs bold
raid last Tuesday on the town Of San
Andres began to reach the border.
The town Of San Andrews Is only
twenty-five milcs west OF Chihuahua
city, on the Mexico Northwestern RAFT
way line. Refugees ct Juarez claim
Carranzista troops are making no Ell
tort to chase the bandits.
Thousands OF Carranzista troops
brought from southern Mexico are be-
Ing held In chihuahua city to rein
force the de facto garrison there. as
military authorities expect another at
tack soon upon the city by villa.
Villa has ordered every detachment
OF his commend operationg in Chihua-
hua to inform the Mexican people he Is
personally slth that band In order to
cause confusion as to his actual ioca-
ton
The Washington times., 1916-10-20
Placing Of Cannon Throughout
City Puts Stop to Riots
Against Troops.

LONDON. oct. 2o..--Frcnch artillery
and machine guns now command APP
proaches of some of the principal streets
OF Athens. and there has been no re-
newal of rioting. according to delayed
dispatches from the Greek capital
The French have released several OF
the Greeks arrested Tuesday night for
shouting insulting remarks. deta! ling
only those who appeared to be Ia the
attempt T. incitc trouble.
Some oil the London newspapers crlti-
else the government FOR falling to take
more drastic action to end the situation
In Greece.
A writer in the New Age declared
that II was known In August that King
Constantine had been told Germany was
collecting u huge army FOR an invasion
OF Roumania and that he attempted TO
form a Greek army behind the allies
lines, planning to attack the allies when
Germany gave the signal. He suggest
ed that the allies should have taken
drastic steps ut that time.
The Washington times., 1916-10-20
Orders Pastor Removed
From ColOred Church

An order removing the Rev. Frank p.
Mitchell from the pastorate of the
Friendship Colored Baptist Church was
signed by Justice Stafford. in the Dis
trict Supreme Court today.
The court also ordered the holding OF
a special meeting of the congregation
Of the church on November 10 for the
purpose of selecting pastor. The
courts order also discharges the rule
Issued several weeks ago against
Thomas +. Minor and other members of
the congregation in an injunction pro-
ceeding brought by BENJAMIN HarrinE-
ton and other members of the church as
the result of differences over the cleo
ton of a minister to fill the passionate.