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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-09
JOHNSON PLANS
FOR NEW LINES
Sells Form-A- Truck and Has
Dealers Guessing Over
Next Move.

Though c. F. johnson, Of the South
western Smith Form-ATruck company
disposed of the Smith Form-ATruck
agency this week. TO the Lone Star Mo-
tor company. he is to remain in the
automobile business in this city. An
nouncement of his plans will be made
soon
Three months ago. when the first an
nouncement of the Smith Form-A-
Truck was made here. everybody want
ed to know who's this fellow John
SOM" Though he had lived in Ell Paso
for several years, he was unknown in
the automobile business Mr. Johnson
had an idea that there was money to
be made in the Smith Form-A-Truck
agency. He backed his idea with s1O,-
eco in cash and more than made good
The Smith Form-A-Truck was the
selling sensation Of the southwest in
July and August The attachments
were shipped in here in carload lots
and sold about as fast as they could
be assembled The company. solo 80
in the territory. 80 sales being maze
in the city alone. This selling mark or
a. one-tcn trucks in a month stands as
q record in local truck sales
MI johnson is a strong beneVer IN
rrinter's ink. when you've got some
thing good to sell at a fair price, let
the people know it" said Mr. Johnson
I've used hundreds Of inches of ad-
vertising space in The Herald and
don't regret il one bit. for 1 got re-
turns for every nickle I spent I'm stay
ing in the business but with other
lines and I'm going 10 use more Herald
advertising space than ever before Ao-
vertising pays and pays big
I had something good in the Smith
Form-A-Truck- 1 kept that before the
buvinE public and they responded
nobIy- Every one of my sales was for
cash There were absolutely no trades
OF any description 1 look upon the
trading and term proposition as one
OF the evils of the automobile business
7 am not ready to announce my plans
yet but I leave for the east on Monday
and when I return I'll have something
worth while TO announce And I'm go
ing 10 announce II in big type, too"
Mr.. Johnson has been one OF the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-09
WHEN IS BATTERY
OF AUTO DEAD?

The following from the booklet on stor-
&c battery care issued by the Willard Sto--
age Battery company may prove helpful
to owners
In examining a battery that appears to
be dead. hydrometer syringe should be
used to determine the specific gravity Of
the electrolyte or the solution inside the
battery This test should be made before
adding water Should the battery charge
prove to be lower than 1875 IL is necessary
TO have the battery recharged- This may
be done in cases where the battery is not
too weak by doing considerable running with
small use Of starter anu lights In this
connection. il is very important TO see that
the generator is working properly
Inspection Of wiring TO make sure that
there are grounded wires from insulation
being worn off. corrOded terminals AMI
no poor connections; testing OF lamps and
cleaning OF generator brushes are always as
essential to efficient electrical performance
as the cleaning OF earburetor and gasoline
Is to motor efficiency.
Sometimes the generator does not charge
the battery sufficiently to meet the unus-
ual demand OF some particular driver for
cranking the motor and operating the lights.
Never trust novice TO repair or recharse
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-09
VISIT CANADA
WITHOUT BOND
U. S. Customs Announces
New Agreement For Mo
tor Tourists.

Washington. D. C. Sept 9--Motoring
reciprocity now extends the entire
length of the border between the Unit
ed States and Canada. as the result OF
the joint labors of the American Auto
mobile association and the Canadian
Automobile federation.
It is now possible for American own
ers to enter Canada and Canadian
owners to come into the United States
without the giving of a bond for 80
days, which is a period greater than
that granted by some states in motor
ing reciprocity with other states John
A Wilson, former president of the
American Automobile association. pre-
scented the case 10 secretary OF the
treasury William G. McAdoo, and par
ticularly dwelt upon the point that the
number OF Americans who would cross
into Canada would be greatly in excess
Of the number of Canadians who Wis
tied on this side Of the line
In a communication directed TO TIE
American Automobile association. al
its Washington headquarters, assistant
secretary of the treasury A. J. Peters
thus officially sets forth the decision:
In regard TO the admission of auto
mobiles from Canada. without the Civ
ing of a bond. have TO advise you that
the flrSt fnSIrucIOuS were sent on June
IS to the collectors of customs in New
York state. it being understood that
the courtesy extended to Canada re-
lated only to automobiles arriving in
the Province of Ontario from the state
Of New York August the privilege
was extended to automobiles arriving
at all ports on the Canadian frontier
The period OF 81 days named in the
former instructions has now been
extended so as to permit automobiles
from Canada to enter al all ports in
the United States without the giving
OF a bond for 30 days"
While there may be some delay in
effecting the reciprocal arrangement a.
some of the minor ports of entry. the
4 A \. advises all motorists TO call for
the sending OF official confirmatorv
kilograms in cases where the authori-
ties may not realize the full import Of
the agreement in reference to border
wide international automobile reel
procity
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-09
GYPSIES NOW TOUR ABOUT
THE WORLD IN AUTOS

What has become Of the wandering
gypsy. his ponies and his wagons
Answer-He, in many cases. has
abandoned the pony and the wagon.
and like his pale faced brethren adopted
the automobile. The motor car has
marked the passing to a large extent
OF the interesting gypsy village on the
country roadside with its fortune tell
ing and nomadic thrills. For proof OF
the foregoing. listen to the words of
princess Mary Matrine, a winsome
member of a travelling band of gypsies
which recently stopped over for a few
days in Wichita. Kas. Princess Mary
rides in no uncomfortable wagon OF
uncertain age Instead. she and her
parents and her brothers and her sis
tiers, almost too numerous for belief.
are touring the country in big Cole
eight" equipped as completely as
Pullman palace car
This is what Princess Mary told a
Wichita newspaperman- I've been
can remember. For 10 years-Fm II
now knew no home but the wagon.
But my family prospered in its dealings
with your people and we bought an
auto. And life is so different row
It's like dream with what we used TO
endure
Too often. people think we gypsies
have no aspirations in life. They think
we do not amount to anything and they
are very. very wrong when thew form
such opinions Nv father was once a
king among our people and because I
have royal blood in my veins I feel that
l am entitled to just as much respect
as any American girl My people are
going TO see that I am educated and
that ] live like American girls. Per
haps / will go to France and study mu-
sic and languages in Paris. That is
where l want to 30. And, maybe. I'll
take the car with me. do most of the
driving and I would be lost without it,
Although princess Mary is only Il
years old, she already speaks English,
French and German and her instructors
have been her parents only
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-09
AUTOS HELP To
REALTY DEALERS
Sales of Suburban Homes
Are Made Possible By
Motor Cars.

At a recent gathering OF dealers in
suburban homes property. il was unani-
mously agreed that the automobile has
been one OF the most important fac
tors in the sensational development Of
that line OF business during the last
few years. No longer does the real
estate salesman have to spend hours
OF argument in convincing the pros
pec;ive purchaser that the trip from
his downtown office to his future home
In the suburbs will not occupy too
much of his time. The long street car
or train ride Is an objection which is
now almost obsolete. il was stated
in my City" said one of the deal
er. most of our suburban property is
being taken up by those who have
owned homes in the more congested
portions of the town. A few years ago
that type of buyer represented a most
difficult problem As the down town
property had increased in value, taxes
and upkeep had eaten up practically
all Of his capital and in too many
70 his home which kept him hustling
TO meet the interest charges We
would show him where he could buy a
suburban home at much less than the
cost Of his city home and then would
arise the objection about the long ride
hack and forth from the office A
that time automobiles were so expen
sive that even the mention of them 4
a buyer with limited means was on
Of the question
To-day. however. il Is not a diff
cult task to show the future suburban
home owner that by disposing Of hi.
downtown home and purchasing on tbs
outskirts of the city he will have a
least six or seven hundred dollars bal
ance which, if invested properly, viii
obtain for him an automobile FULLY
equipped and capable OF getting him
down to his office in less time thar
when he lived in the city proper. Only
the other day I was trying to sell t6
n client who made the remark that
he would buy in a minute if he owned
an automobile like the one which ]
drive. It happens to be a new series
Overland l Immediately explained T.
him that. II he bought the property !
was trying to sell him. he would be
clearing close to $1,000 and that, IL he
choose to do so. he could invest less
than $500 OF il in an Overland abso-
lutely fully equipped
i then pointed out to him the pleas
ant advantages Of owning a car. from
the standpoint of his wife and children.
as well as its economical and time
saving features. of course. sold him
the lot.
I'm strong for the automobile. espe-
cially the small light car like the new
overland It's a real asset from the
dealers standpoint as well as from the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-09

owners. If you want to get a buyer
sore just get him on a street car and
make him ride an hour or two before
he reaches your subdivision. When
he finally reaches his destination he is
certainly in no frame of mind for buy
ing On the other hand, take him out
in an easy riding car. over well paved
streets, and you will find him so en-
Unused over the exhilarating ride that
he reaches your property in the most
ideal frame of mind for buying
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-09
61,137 MOTORS
IN Los ANGELES
San Francisco Is a Poor
Second With Only
20,457 Car.

Los Angeles. Cal. Sept. s.-There are
s11s7 automobiles in Los Angeles
county. according to report made
public by superintendent H A French
of the state motor vehicle department.
This is one machine for every 12 in
habitants.
In the state there are 1850 auto
mobiles and 25,937 motorcycles Dur
ing the first six months Of the present
wear a total Of s1.99S.501.71 was re-
ceived from Licenses and fees There
are s. counties in the state which will
receive their pro rata OF one half the
proceeds of the automobile fees and
licenses, this amount TO be used in the
maintenance OF their highway systems
Los Angeles leads the state IN mum
her Of automobiles and San Francisco
is next on the list with 20.457.
1t is estimated that Californians pur-
chase $4,000 worth Of automobiles
each year, fully 90 per cent Of which
goes to eastern manufacturers The
fact that Los Angeles county has one
third OF the automobiles OF the state
is attributed to the fine paved high
ways that radiate to the resorts around
Los Angeles like the spokes of wheel
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-09
BIG l50-TON PRESS
TO PUT ON SOLIDS

The first big press TO press on solid
truck tires has made its appearance in
FL Paso and VIII get into action on
Monday morning at the Smith Machine
works. This press has a nominal power
Of $50 tons pressure. but ii will carry
an overload of so tons IL necessary.
The Smith Machine company plan to
make a specially of pressing on solid
tires of all makes. They already have
several orders waiting to be filled.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-09

live wires of the local gas row since
he has been in the business and an
nCLncement of his plans viii be awaited
with interest. The truck buyers of Ell
Psso know that If he puts the same
ginger into other lines that he put into
Smith Form-A-Trucks, something is
going to happen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-21
NEWS OF ENSLEY

Matters of general interest to the city will be brought before the Ensley club at the regular meeting tonight at the inferior courtroom. Among them will be the new depot proposition and the future holdings of street fairs and carnivals. Some of the members are opposed to street fairs on the ground that they take money out of the city, and other reasons are advanced why they should be discontinued
 The Ensley club has had the matter of securing new depot before 1t for sometime, but so far nothing definite has been done. Other matters will come before the meeting of importance to the city and a good attendance is urged.
 A committee, consisting of 0. A. Pearson, J. Ellis Brown, the Rev. J. w. Fulford and J. W. Berry, has been ap- pointed to make arrangements for the Elks' memorial services, which will be held at their home on Sunday after noon, December 8. An elaborate pro- gramme is being planned and is said to be more impressive and beautiful than those of past years
 Mary Sufford was shot and mortally wounded and Eph Chappell shot in the leg so seriously that amputation Is nec- essary by Will Sufford, husband of the woman, at a boarding house on the corner of Seventeenth street and Ave- nue yesterday morning. All the parties are negroes and jealousy Is said to have been the cause of the shooting. Sufford and his wife had been separ- ated for sometime. The woman was shot above the heart and Chappell through the leg and shoulder.
 Cleveland McCIain, negro, was fined $100 in two cases and given 90 days in both instances for stealing clothes from workmen's lockers at the steel plant and from negro residing at Eight eenth street and Avenue D, by Judge J. T. Lowry in the police court yes terday. He was arrested by the police while attending picture show in Bir- mingham. Bettie Brown, also colored, was fined s100 for disorderly conduct. Andrew Johnson, negro who was caught with concealed pistol, was fined $100.
 Miss Rosa Strickland principal of the Powell school in Birmingham win ad- dress meeting of the Moore School Improvement association at the school building this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock Miss Strickland is well known as a lec- turer and instructor. All citizens in terested in the school work are cordial fly invited.
 w T. Dawson was elected commander of Camp Pat Cleburne, United Confed- crate Veterans, at the meeting held at the home of Mrs. Newstubb on Avenue D. Other officers were c. H. Blevins, lieutenant commander; w. J. Harris Rev. c. w. O'Hara, chaplain; J. w. Benge, color bearer; A. J. Morrow, color guard; Mrs J. L. Smith, corre- spending secretary.
 The next meeting of the camp will be held at the office of J. s. Falkner on Nineteenth street, he having offered lit to the veterans for this purpose, and which was accepted gratefully. At the close of the meeting refreshments were served
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-21
LITTLE NEW YORK STORIES
 BY A BIRMINGHAM MAN
By ALLAN GRIFFIN JOHNSON

New York. November 20.-(Special)-Do you know, whole lot of this rush and hurry stuff in New York is pure fluff. It's worse than that-it's waste of phys ical and nervous energy, and bad habit at best.
 Yesterday afternoon as l turned east into Forty street, at the corner of Sixth avenue, I saw two men talking. One was lame, had a short leg, and the ether appeared to be in a great rush about something. He was shaking the lame mans hand and saying. Henry I'll have to rush on ahead of you, old man. I've got to get up town in a hurry"
 Then he started east on Forty second street ahead of me, the lame man trailing behind. Somehow, l became interested in this hurried little fellow-he was not more than feet or 4-and l watched linn hurrying along until I lost sight of him. At Fifth avenue, however, l found the hurry-up gentleman nervously wait ing with a big throng which had been halted while the north and south traffic went by. We crossed the avenue to- gether, but he was soon ahead of me gain for [ was taking 1t somewhat leis urey.
 At Madison avenue I smiled to see my hastening friend tied up again. This time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-21

the open market approximately $5 The evidence showed that the, waist was worth nearly double what it was sold for. but because of a mistake in the wording of the ad, not made by Mir Williams, in that the ad was writ ten values instead of value Up to- the court thought that MT. Williams ought to be charged with a small fine notwithstanding the actual values given were twice nearly what the goods were sold for
 q have appealed this case, and it " III be tried before jury, and I have no apprehension as to the result; believe and we offered to prove, that this whole prosecution was mali- cious conspiracy on the part of certain persons by whom I offer to establish these facts. and that it was conner cial jealousy arising out of the fact that although I have been in business for myself only a short time, my volume of business has been deserved ly large and choice
 "Of course. a good many of the merchants have been kind enough to express their condemnation of any such proceedings, and this in view ot the fact that they know the inside of it, and how it originated.
 q anticipate that when this case is over, the verdict of a jury will be all that I desire, and entirely In my favor, and in the meantime, I Will continue to give the shoppers Of Bir- rningham the opportunity to buy mer- chandise at such prices as will con vince them that the best values can be found at s. A. Williams Co.
 My attorney, MT. Stern, developed or the hearing by the witnesses above referred to, that the items in question exceeded in value what had been claimed for them, and in the opinion of all who heard the case conclusively proved that there was nothing to this prosecution but spite and mailce'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-21
WILLIAMS SUBMITS
 FORMAL STATEMENT
Claims That Charges of Misleading Advertising Were Based on
 Commercial Jealousy

S. A. Williams of s. A. Williams S Co.,, had the following to say yester- day regarding the proceedings insti- tuted with reference to an alleged vio- lation of the advertising ordinance of the city of Birmingham for which lAe was fined $1O in recorders court yesterday.
 The witnesses for the city all proved that the merchandise which I advertised and which was offered to the public at about one-half of it's actual value, was worth at retail sale price the full amount it was ad- vertised for, and this with special reference to some plush coats and ether garments referred to.
 "The testimony developed that the Birmingham Ad club which had ini- tiated the prosecution had investi- gated the matter and found that it V ould be an unfair proposition to pros- ecute MT. Williams, and discharged the attorney they had employed in the case and requested that the case be dismissed; and thereupon MT. Shapiro who was the attorney in the matter, stated that he would swear out a warrant in his own name as citi- zen, and did so, and became at one and the same time an attorney, prosecutor and witness in the case. having testi- lied to certain IactS WHICH Hau very little bearing on the case.
 "The testimony showed that all the witnesses in the c9se were leading merchants in the city, or their repre- sentatives. and that all testified that the values given by Mr. Williams as exhibited in court were splendid in every particular.
 "The testimony of one witness for the city, prominent merchant, de- veloped that he actually paid in the wholesale market more for garment than the retail price for which it was on sale in the place of business of S. A. Williams & Go.
 '"The court found no complaint with any item of advertisement except a georgette waist, which was sold for sa.95, and which the witnesses all swore cost at wholesale approximately the amount for which 1t was sold, and that the waist was worth at retail in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-21
MRS. DAISY DUNN GAINED 70 POUNDS
 BY TAKING TANLAC
Couldn't Eat or Sleep and Was Hardly Able to Drag
 Herself Around

Most people feel a reluctance in pub licly indorsing a proprietary medicine even though they have been greatly ben ef1ted by it's use, as they shrink from pub licity. This in a great measure was the case with Mrs. Daisy Dunn of 2114 Sixth avenue, but like many others, her appre- citation of the medicine that has brought her such remarkable relief is so great that she cannot refrain from telling other suffering people the good she has derived from Tanlac, and when talking to a Tam lac representative at her home few days ago she said:
 'I have gained 20 pounds on four bot ties of Tanlac and I feel better than have in over a year. When l first came to Birmingham a few months ago one of the ladies in the house said I looked liked walking skeleton, and I almost felt like one, too. I just felt miserable all over. For more than year I had suffered with indigestion and I had a pain in my back all the time and starting last spring I had terrible sick headaches all the time and was so nervous that l hardly knew what it was to sleep at night. would just lie awake in the bed and toss until or o'clock in the morning and then doze off for a while from exhaustion, but that didn't do me any good and would get up feeling like I could hardly drag myself around. My appetite left me and couldn't eat a thing, but I got so after Q while that I didn't care whether l ate anything or not. I was weak and miser- able if I didn't and suffered torture if I did.
 q don't guess it's any wonder that peo- pie said I looked like a corpse, but few days ago the same lady who made that remark asked me what on earth I had been doing to myself lately to make me look so well, and I told her Tanlac was doing it, and it surely is. I am on my fourth bottle now and the headaches and pains are almost gone I eat whatever I want and nothing hurts me any more and my appetite is so huge that 1 actually get tired of cooking enough to satsify myself I have gained 20 pounds and am feeling better every day live.
 T hesitated about giving this statement because do not like publicity, but after all it was reading of the good Tanlac had 6one others that made me decide to take it myself and I believe it is only my duty to let others know what it has done for me do not think I can do justice to this wonderful medicine no matter how much I praise it. It has certainly worked wonders for me and 1 will always be glad to tell anybody what I think of Tanlac' ''
 Tanlac is sold in Birmingham exclu- sively by Patton-Pope Drug Co. and Eu- gene Jacobs drug store; in Ensley, D. w.. Morris Drug Co.,. in Bessemer by Pe- gram-Patton Drug Co, and in Pratt City by Gale Drug Co.-Ady.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-21
Two Alabama Farmers
 Sell Cotton for $90,000

Troy, November 20-(Special.) )-Friday the biggest deal in cotton made in some time was closed between Bashinsky & Henderson, buyers, and Williams Broth CTS, farmers. In this transactio 300 bales of cotton were sold at top of market prices. The cotton included parts of the crops of 1911 1912 1913, 1914, 1915 and 1916 Each year Messrs. Hugh and J. w. Williams have sold just enongh of their cotton to defray farming expenses, and have heen holding the remainder for good prides They were paid more than $90,000 for the 9G0 bales sold. Messrs. Williams are prosperous farmers, living between Troy and Luverne, about IA miles from Troy It was very unusual in that the cotton was bought direct from the farmers and all came off one farm.