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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-29
AWAKENING ACTIVITY
AMONG POLITICIANS
Anticipating Receipt OF Research Pc
port Arouscs Dormant
Energies.
SLOGAN is PAY YOUR TAXES
Friends Of Candidates and Near Cam
didatcs Prepare Themselves for
Big Spring Drive.

This week may show an awakening
among politicians and wardheeIers, as
wen as advocates Of better govern
ment. It Is believed the anxiously lex
pected report from the New York bu-
reau of municipal research will reach
the city this week. 1t will probably
be presented to common council at its
meeting next Monday night. Upon the
recommendations of this report much
VIII 3epsnd. It Is believed the bureau
Will /acommend the abolition of the ad-
mlnistrative board. or at least a de-
creased membership.
Already much activity has been
shown among candidates and prospec-
tive candidates for places on that
board At the primary election in
August candidates for tho. board will
be chosen to ba elected In Novemb Der
Two OF the present members will stand
Tor re-election--Commis Mo-
CArthy and Hirschberg. Names Of
connection with the places. notably
Councilman c. c. Jones. Wilbur J.
0riggs and Il. r. Fuller. Mr.. 0riyxs
IL magistrate connected with the high
constable's once. while Mr.. Fuller is
msmber OF the house Of delegates.
Dsiay Charter AmsnAnents.
II 10 generally conceded that the leg
DN~s~s~ VA A1Ao uVt DC AHkeu TO
amend tho charter decreasing the mem
6ership Of the Administrative board. as
there will hardly be time in which to
put the matter up to tho people and to
transact all the preliminartes as re-
CURED by tho present charter. Tween
ty-five per cent OF the qualified vote Ia
necessary to secure an election at
the people. and IL 10 not believed that
at this time that percentage can be Sc
cured. But an effort WIN DO made to
reduce tho membership by the meeting
OF the legislature of 1920.
In the meantime tho friends of the
varions candidates and prospective
candidates are getting busy.
Mr.. Jones. who has represented the
sentiments Of the Civic association In
many ways. will receive the support OF
a large number Of those members. 1t
is said that the association mum bers
about $500 men,. This body. solidiy
masscd can control any election held
here.
Many Expected For Councii.
AZ the April election = full compile
mont OF common oouncilmen will be
nominated and half Of tho board Of AL
dsrmen come up for preference There
are twenty members Of common coun-
ell and twelve aldermen, making
total OF twenty-six men to be chosen
It II said tho field WIN be full. All
the old members far as is known
now. will stand for reelection. and
many names have been suggested for
the places Of soms Of them who have
not apparently held up TO the expec.
tations of the sovcreisns. So that there
is every indication that the campaign
will be = heated one-~------------
Tho Civic association VIII attempt
TO inject new material into the cam
paign. In It's efforts to modernize
municipal government while the old
Ina nnlitleianA who rim with fha
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-29
tnterrupt,d solemnlsy.

Buddy. aged three, was flower car
rier at his aunt's wedding. When all
was very quiet and the minister WINS
reading the marriage ceremony. Bud
dy called out In loud, clear voice
Mamma, is he reading story about
the hears?"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-29

There is no remedy for trouble
equal to hard work--iabor that will
tire you physically to such an extent
that you must sleep. II you have
met with losses you do not want to lie
awake and think about them. You
want sleep, and to eat your meals with
an appetite; but you cannot, unless
You work.
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Ingenious e .y.feaf. Old,

A little four-ye' old was sent to
the store to buy a lemon cream pie.
Sometime later she returned bearing
1t triumphantly In her arms and said
Il forgotted the name Of it. so / just
asked for one wifi embroidery on It."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-29

Optimistic Thought.
There can be no permanent happi-
ness when there In q departure from
prosperity.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-29
PACKERS ITALIAN
Continued from Page ons)

citizen or claim that I was other than
citizen OF Italy"
Count Minotto says he is an italian
citizen. though born In Berlin. He
declared the Minotto's are an old We
netian family. Last July. he said. he
filed in New York his declaration to
become an American citizen
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-29

VIII attempt
into the cam
to modernize
while the old
run with the
continuance Of
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-29
Sign Food Pie dge;
Do Not Pay Money

When you Ign the pledge
and enroll as a member of the
Food Administration. pay no
money.
There are no dues or other
fees, and the only obligation
'ou assume is to cooperate TO
the best Of your ability in the
saving of food.
President Wilson says there
10 no ether way. in which you
/ can 30 greatly assist in win
ming the war.
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The Weather
united states Weather Bureau.
Department. of Agrtculture.)
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Washington. October 2s.--Forecast
for Monday and Tuesday:
Virginia-F iras Monday. Tuesday,
partly cloudy, probably rain. colder In
west portion.
North Carolina-Fair Monday. Tues
day. fair, except rain and colder III
west portion.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-29
Local Temperature Yesterday.
Local Rainfall.

Rainfall lagt twelve hours.
Rainfall last twenty -four hours.
Excess In rainfall since March l 8
Excess In rainfall since Janu-
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WITT pN HFtru -Vtsc,
The Civic association
to inject new material
paign. In its efforts
municipal government.
line politicians, who
"ins" will fight for a
Arizona republican., 1917-09-02
HARMON WEIGHT LESS THAN CARS
 OF LIKE POWER

Although the Marmon weighs half a ton less than any other car of it's siss, and power" said M. O. O'Neill, man ger of O'Neill Auto Co., dealer for the Msrmon S4. this wieght reduction is accomplished without lessening the Slrength of a single part. This light 'teisht did not result from shortening 9he wheelbase, as the Marmon wheel base Is I36 inches long. but it was the outcome of engineering achievement.
 Hundreds of pounds were saved by using aluminium for the motor, body and lenders. and needless weight was avoided by eliminating secondary parts. in Harmon design this elimination of rarts is nossible by all work being per. formed by structural parts For m @rance. the steel running boards serve to strengthen the frame. being riveted ,n it- thus making hangers and fasten CTS unnecessary. Therefore 30 to 75 Der cent more gasoline mileage. and rom 40 10 50 per cent more tire mile age Is made possible Minimum un- sprung weight, long wheelbase and al- most perfect balance combine to pro- duce riding qualities that cars of old style build cannot match regardless of weight"
 Mir. H. T. Ashton, prominent Colum- bus, Ohio. engineer, recently drove nom Columbus. Ohio. to Tulsa. Okla
Arizona republican., 1917-09-02

performance for the car as whole. To accomplish this feat, the small parts that go to make up the perfect piece of mechanism had to work at top speed practically every minute of the "A hours, according to Manager O'Neill of the O'Neill Auto company, local Chalmers agents
 Each of the Chalmers six pistons travelled up and down 509 miles, a to- tai of 3054 miles for all of them
 Each of the six exhaust and the six inlet valves lifted 1,793,599 times or a total of 21,523,1S8 times.
 The spark plugs each fired 1,793,599 times total of 10,761,5 ,594 times.
 Granting that the piston, rings and pins in each cylinder weigh 20 ounces the energy required to lift them was equal to lifting 13,452 tons.
 The Chalmers averaged 1908 miles an hour. To maintain this speed the crank shaft turned over 2491 times each minute, 3,5S7.19S times in all Each of the four wheels turned around one-third of this-the gear was 3 to 1-1,195,732 revolutions for each wheel, an aggregate of 4,782,930 revo- lutions
 All this work the little PA cubic inch Chalmers engine did in establishing fifteen new records and in showing the automobile world the speed and stam- ina concealed beneath it's hood,-and all without mechanical interruption.
 Pit Humor Helped Dawson
 Driving twenty -four hours on a speedway at a speed of 80 miles an hour for the entire distance grows mighty monotonous. The pitmen for Joe Dawson in the recent record breaking Chalmers 24-hour run de- vised means of taking Dawsons mind off the endless whiri around the saucer.
 Big" Jack LeCain, captain of the Hardness racing team, was one of the pitmen. He brought a smile to Daw. sons lips toward the end of the run when he wrote on the signal board, "DePalma out, beat it." Dawson in- stantly recognized the words as those which were flashed to him at Indian apolis in 1912 when at the wheel of a National he was running second to . 'no De Palma who. it seemed had comfortable lead on the Indianapolis boy. However, Ralph's engine went bad, and throwing discretion to the winds apparently, Dawson stepped on his big National for all he had in her and set new worlds record for speed driving in competition, averaging 7S.7s miles an hour.
 In addition to giving Dawson humor- ous information, the pit was organized to keep him informed of the time if took him to make laps; also the dis tance he had yet to travel to beat the old record, the distance he was ahead Of the old record, the time of day. etc.
 Running twenty-four hours with ab- solutely no mechanical trouble of any kind Is quite record for any car. but running twenty-four hours without mechanical trouble and without motor stop is still greater record. The lit tie Chalmers stock chassis which Joe Dawson drove to victory in an attempt at worlds record proved on examine =
Arizona republican., 1917-09-02
NEW MAXWELL
 REF|NEMENTS
 ARE PERFECT

The latest word in automobiles in Phoenix is the refined Maxwell car for the 1918 season just received by Bab bitt-Polson company. the local Max well dealers.
 Besides several important improve ments. which greatly enhance the val ue of the Maxwell there are many les ser refinements which add to the cars mechanical perfection, although there has been no fundamental change in the one model chassis
 In the Maxwell today the depth of the frame members has been increased from three to six inches. The former method of attaching the body to the frame by the use of brackets has been discarded and the body now rests di- rectly upon the frame itself, which greatly strengthens the car. The elimination of the nosy splash guards, made possible by the change, is ap- preciated by motorists
 The wheelbase has been increased
Arizona republican., 1917-09-02

by half foot this season, it's length
 now being 1O9 inches. The body is also roomier.
 Another improvement is the com pensating underslung rear spring now used by the Maxwell This type of spring is the same that has recently been adopted by many of the manu lecturers of the highest priced cars. The longer wheelbase, with the un- derslung compensating rear springs,
 not only improves the riding qualities wonderfully but makes for even great CT ''roadability"-a feature always ] noted in Maxwell cars.
 There has been installed an i'm | n~ovao st amer and sediment bulb in
 the gas line.
 An electric lock controls the starter,
 making it impossible to mesh the pinon and fly wheel while the motor is run ming. A heavier piniOn is used in the rear axle. A larger gas tank has an improved gauge and filler pipe. A single point switch is made possi- i'ble by the use of a straight 12-volt battery, which assures a better bat teryr service.
 The minor mechanical improvements however are not the only new fea- lures in the one model Maxwell. The fodv. hood and coWl lines are extreme ly graceful this year.
 The front and rear aprons, slanting windshield, deeper and softer uphol- stery, the improved quality of trim , T. irg material. wider running boards and lenders all combine to make one i of the most attractive cars ever pro- dIced in it's price class. The slanting windshield eliminates the back glare of 1 lights from the rear.
 The staggard seat roadster with it's i roomy rear compartment, the roomy l four door sedan, the six passenger | Berline, the luxurious coupe, and the all weather tops on touring and roads i ter models are all in keeping They | will not suffer by comparison with anything within $500 of their prices Prospective car owners are showing l considerable interest and enthusiasm 1 over the car now being shown by | Rabbit Poison company, at their sales rooms.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-02
MITCHELL JUNIOR PROVES WORTH
 IN PHOENIX X-LOS ANGELES DRIVE

Paul Jernigan. with four passengers and about 700 pounds of baggage, re- gently made a run from Los Angeles Go Phoenix. a distance of over 600 miles. in his five passenger Mitchell Junior in the remarkable time of 30 hours. In speaking of the trip MT. Jernigan stated:
 We left Los Angeles at noon on Monday and arrived in Phoenix We'd nesday noon. In all we spent just 30 hours on the road. and at no time did We travel over 35 miles an hour Owing to the remarkable springs used on the Mitchell. as well as the perfect balance of the machine. we were able to main- tain an average speed of over 20 miles an hour for the entire trip without sulferIng the slightest discomfort. In
Arizona republican., 1917-09-02

ton to be as good at the finish as at the start. It was necessary, however, to change one spark plug and this was done without stopping the motor.
 Comparisons with the old record are interesting in showing the variations between the minimum and maximum distances travelled in each hour. The Chalmers made S3 miles it's first hour which was it's maximum in any one hour-its lowest mileage was 75, a variation of only miles between the highest and lowest point The old rec ord holder made 82 miles for it's high average and 65 miles for it's lowest, a variation of F miles. fs
Arizona republican., 1917-09-02

in his Marmon 34 without stopping the motor. The trip covered total of y75 miles, the total travelling time being 47 hours and 20 minutes.
 Mir. Ashton made this trip with no special preparation, and did not en- deavor to break any records. Through out the entire trip, very muddy roads were encountered, and although chains were used on all four wheels most of the way, the motor did not heat up and no trouble was encountered
 In writing to the factory regarding this trip, MT Ashton said: When a machine is so uniformly and increas- ingly satisfactory, l am glad to have it's makers know it. In my judgment, after several years experience in driving, 1 consider this car the most successful touring" car in the true sense of the word manufactured today"
Arizona republican., 1917-09-02

fact we were as fresh when we arrived as at the time we started This was a pleasant surprise, as we had looked forward to a very hard and tiring trip.
 T don't feel it would be possible to have car perform any better than did our Mitchell, even though it were car fthe $5,000 class And as for economy, we averaged over 15 miles to gallon of gasoline, and did not have the slightest trouble of any nature, and not a cent was spent on the trip except for gasoline and oil.
 We made our trip by way of San Francisco, Barstow, Needles, Rouse and Parker cutoff The roads on the trip were anything but good, especially after we reached the Parker cut off, but with all of that our car never failed to respond to our every wish"
Arizona republican., 1917-09-02
CHALMERS MOTOR
 GAR Is GIVEN
 4 SEVERE TEST

When one thinks of piston. a spark plug, a valve, etc, he thinks of them as small parts that go to make up the automobile engine. Perhaps he never gives a thought to the tremendous amount of work each part of the auto mobile engine is called on to per- form.
 The Chalmers stock chassis which holds the A. A. A. 24-hour record cov- cred 1898 miles This is a remarkah hla
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shall specify. among other thlng2 %
right to purchase raw a. well - 0Qs
ished materials anywhere in the W1n94
Every indication points to proh441e
confscatfon of. property and repudfeS
ton Of perhaps half the war loan teta19
after the war. Even the percentage OF
property to be confiscated is being e1iks
ed of, and 1t seems probable that the
government will take 20 per cent o.
everything.
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sure traffic at the front. which is often
difficult from the technical viewpoint,
and at the same time to serve ordi-
nary travel and freight traffic in prac-
tfcal1y the same conditions as in peace
time. These circumstances have im-
posed an excess of work and wear on
both men and rolling stock. The re-
suit is such traffic difficulties as oc-
CURED last winter. and which cannot
be avoided by any foresight, for they
are the inevitable consequence of the
war.
Grave stoppages of traffic like those
which have already been announced in
one OF the confederated states are par
ticularly to be feared this coming win
ter, for the revicrualment of the big
centers depends more than ever on the
regularity of shipments.
Let us consider merely the question
Of coal. Unhappily. the supply in the
cities is still insufficient.
On July l. 1914. we had about 622.-
and 4,153 locomotives have been built,
but the need is still greater. Grain can
no longer be transported by the Baltic,
the North sea and the Rhine; it must
go by rail. across the whole breadth Of
the land.
Whereas before the war an average
of 100000 tons Of potatoes were trans
ported annually. 100000 tons were
carried in 1916. In August Of the pres
modified than in the corresponding
month last year. and in September 65,-
900 more than last year. The increa Sc
ceipts in August. 1917. were 10.71 per
cent higher than in august. 1916
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Actress Legally Adopts Stage Name.

NEW YORK, November 17.-Theodo-
sia Goodman. who petitioned the court
as IAN actress who has become cele-
brated through her own efforts" has
been given the legal right to use the
name Theda Bara, both on and OF the
stage. The change OF name was gen.
eral in the family Of the famous mo-
ton picture Vampire" Her father
mother, two sisters and a brother also
became Baras instead Of Goodmans
The petition stated that Miss Bara was
"over twenty-one years of age" and
that she was born in Cincinnati. Her
father, is q native Of Chorsel, Poland,
while her mother was born in La Chaux
de! Fouds. Swttzerland, the daughter OF
EraHtois Bara de Ceppet. II was ex-
niaified that cara s'ia An old family
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GERMAN RAIL CRISIS
ACUTE THIS WINTER
BY PAUL SCOTT MowRER.

Cablegram to The Sunday Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright. 1917.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES. Oc-
tober 20.-With the approach of winter
Germany seems to be threatened with
another transport crisis far more seri-
GUS than that of last year. The cars
are wearing out; the employees are
overworked. and the military necessi-
ties are in no way diminished. To meet
this cri>is many express trains will be
suppressed; others will be cut down.
The number of furloughs granted to
soldiers will be temporarily diminished.
for 20 per cent of passengers on through
trains are in uniform. An effort will
be made to reduce Sunday travel, and
hereafter only through trains will be
heated. Local trains will have no heat
ing of any kind.
The Frankfurter Zeitung. which an
nounces these measures. explains:
The railways at present are Obliged
to@c over a. more extended area; to in
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around here the Germans showed little
fight. Their troops were mainly young
sters. who were anxious to get out Of It as
soon as possible. and the only time they
displayed any eagerness to get to close
quarters with our men was when they
saw q chance of surrendering without In
curing the vengeance Of their officers.
Some Of tho enemy were completely used
up. They told US that our fire had been
so deadly that rest had been impossible,
and that battalions had been reduced to
mere skeletons Of what they were when
they went out into the trenches.
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Finished or by q Tank.

At one stage Of this attack the fighting
was really desperate. The enemy charged
right in among our men. and bayonet
fighting OF the fiercest description was
the order Of tho day until the Germans
were forced to retire by the superior
fighting Of the Lancashire men.
Just as the Huns were retiring one Of
our tanks came along, and. attacking in
flank. poured in q heavy nre. which made
great gaps In the enemy ranks and hasten
ed their retreat. After that there was no
attempt at recovery. The Germans made
dead. but our machines started dropping
bombs on them, and they were soon forced
to fail back to their reserve trenches.
Tho Lancashire men started digging In
their positions. and they did the work 80
wen that when the enemy started to re-
new their attacks they found n inpo1-
stble to make heAdway.
In the latter stages Of thu fighting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-18
GERMANS FEARFUL
OF WORLDS HATE
NaturaIized American Tells of
Their Dread of After-the-
War Conditions.
of tn. Associated Press.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
BERN, October 30.-There has just
arrived here from Germany q natural
lied American who has lived in Ger
many throughout the war, worked in
German seaport cities, passing for or
being considered q German subject,
minGling not only with the common
people. but having occasional access
to the councils OF the high.
In his opinion Germany is suffering
acutely now and dissatisfaction and
worse reign in certain strata of her
army and navy. Recent mutinous up
risings have had to be sternly re-
pressed and the mutineers shot.
Thoughtful Germany. he thinks. COM
prising men Of the Balm type. is des-
'perately anxious for peace and secret
ly anxious to end the war before
America has been utterly alienated.
This man left Germany early in Oc-
tober because he had reason to fear
that he was going to be impressed for
military service. The German govern
mont had refused to recognize the
validity Of his American naturalization
existing in 1919 and did not seek the
consent Of the German government to
his step. To get out he had to induce
the Spanish embassy to bring pressure
to bear on the German government
On reaching Switzerland one of his
first steps was to seek the Associated
Press correspondent, to whom he first
proved satisfactorily his American cit
izenship. then volunteered such infor-
nation as he possessed about Germany
citizen. Strangely enough. at the very
moment he was telling his story with
details about mutinfes In tho German
navy, the German minister Of marine
Admiral Won Capelle. was announcing
the naval mutinies to the reichstag.
Looks for Early Collapse.
THE economic situation in Germany y
he says. 'fs far worse than any one on
the outside realizes, is so critical that
I for one look for a break, a collapse,
next spring or late in the winter. Nor
are the good crops that one hears
ing to change the situation materially.
Throughout the German people there
is what amounts to hatred OF Amer
lea. and this hatred has been carefully
concentrated on President Wilson, be-
cause 1t is easier to hate a man than a
nation, especially nation that is the
homo Of pretty nearly every ones rela-
tive.
But the big men OF Germany. the
men who have to look ahead and guide
the empire after the war. do mot hate
America. They feel too keenly that
they need America, and they would
like to stem the tide Of hate before II
becomes mutual and the United States
are alienated, perhaps for all time.
''They know that after the war there
is only one country In the world where
they can get the money they shall
need, America, and they are worryins
a plenty nowadays. They, and all Ger
many, want increasingly peace that