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New-York tribune., 1918-03-17
ar Prices Show
Small Real
Increase
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One way in which motor cars have
been slow is in following the world
VIDE price increase movement in near
~ all lines during the last three years.
This fact has been developed in sur
prising way by comparative analysis
of price fluctuations of automobiles
and leading commodities just made by
the National Automobile Chamber Of
Commerce, as shown in the accompany
inc table.
The average wholesale price of all
the automobiles and motor trucks pro-
duced in the United States during the
last six years shows a decrease each
year ranging from Al per cent to 1865
per cent until last year, when there
was an increase of per cent. Prices
of thirteen principal commodities, as
reported by "Bradstrcet's" index, de-
creased slightly until 1915. IN that
year they increased 18 per cent, in
1916 more than % per cent, and last
year more than 80 per cent English
commodity prices have increased S7.5
per cent since 1919
New-York tribune., 1918-03-17
Revive the Motor Truck Show?

T~HERE has been discussion makers
advsabty holding truck New York
winter No definite action has been taken Motor truck
lave whole week themselves connection with
exhibitions the cities but several
the sell
5 object of holding such exhibitions.
be grounds
considerations that The fitness of
style the needs
rather hard work 1t not like selling which
days rather than performance, with
mechanical taken for granted.
Perhaps isn't right that sells
the needs of the much of
really the
nection with the national show.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-17
Peerless Opens Up
New Service Station

What is called the largest nrcproof
service station on one floor has been
opened in tho concrete building at
GAP West Fifty seventh Street, near
Twelfth Avenue. by the Van Cortlandt
Vehicle Corporation, metropolitan dis
tributers for the Peerless cars and
motor trucks. This building, which
was erected specially for a Peerless
service station, has frontage floor
space on the street floor allowing Peer
less owners to drive in and out by
separate doors, without delays or re-
course to ramps or elevators.
The mechanical department is under
the direction of Edward r. Fagnan,
who has under him sixty five of the
best automobile mechanics in New
York City. The department includes
general repair room, blacksmith
shop, containing 1900 square feet,
equipped with every appliance that
modem automobile blacksmithing de-
mands. from patent forge to welding
apparatus; n machine shop, $500
square 1ecC III area containing every
thing from twcnty-ton arbor press
to the latest type Of turrct lathe, and
stock room with 100000 square feet
of bin area, and containing S24O, 900
worth of parts for Peerless cars and
trucks for the last sixteen years.
Fagnan has been connected with the
Peerless Motor Car Company Of Clcve-
land for the last thirteen years. He
was factory inspector, field in
spector and final inspector and in
the performance Of his duty travelled
over all the United States and Canada.
In 1903 he WAS sent to Europe by the
Peerless company, and has had an
active part in the completion, dura-
bility and refinement Of the Peerless
"Cirht."
New-York tribune., 1918-03-17
Will Talk About Steamers"

The steam motor vehicle will hc +bo
subject for discussion at the next moot
ing of the Metropolitan Section of tho
Society of Automotivc Engineers. John
Sturgess of the Stanley Motor Cnrriarn
Company and Abncr Doblc Of the Dohle-
Detroit Steam Motors Company will
present the topic. The meeting will be-
held at the Automobile Club Of Amer
lea next Thursday evening. All pcr
sons Interested in the subject arc in
vited to attend.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-17
The Prejudice Against the Motor Car

the organ of the Auto
mobile Club of America
possible that the
for the motorist evnhanded
the
that of There
assemble their statistics
dents the information of
telling whether the fault nothing
the responsibility
ports that alleged "ats
teal bureau sends elaborate every
GREETED
tora consider these statistics, unnigiby assembled reliable
data 1t time any other citizen when
summoned to guilty
him.
winch decidedly reflects the department this
SUBJECT The publication very clear and def
mite of its saims
New-York tribune., 1918-03-17
Motor Trains to
Kun to Camp Upton

Motorists are urged TO ass;,.
the plan to furnish free transn... ~
ton by motor car to RELATIVE. -
the soldiers at Camp Upton g. -
ing March 81, regular "tra;ns. IN
run to the camp, taking person. ~. ~
want to see their boys, but unsh,'
very likely, because of the t;mo ~,
money involved in making thu ..;S
The plan was suggested or;c;n.,
ly in a letter to The Tribune fr..
James A. Hemstreet, of the Am.r;
can Automobile Association Il ~.
worked out now so that a oro.s
many hundreds will be able to rot.
the trip. The thing is worthy A..
earnest interest of motor car own
ers, who will be doing their bit IN ,
decidedly helpful way by ioinin.
with the many who already h.rs
volunteered their cars.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-17
Hitting qIla @ Twelve:
" C.E!fTl.SeEarps

ME latest of automobiles and
States shows inhabitants of the eight
states that make the Union There registered the
vehicles
1917 That
that the
conditions that automobiles
ceded, frstgra utilities.
The in
Automotive lndute They New
January 1913 The Empire States total 100000
with 100000 Ohio. with 000 third Pennsylvania with
2O00 Iowa which than 100000
fifth with 21SO00 New Yorl from 104
There altogether eight states that have than Cali
tornla, Michigan and Texas being the others.
The showed
100000 being enrolled than in 1916.
1854 shops automobile
jbbes
This surely with
New-York tribune., 1918-03-17
Running Into Big Figures

tring
the stuff these To
luld output will
3600000 wheels and 4500000 18S44
glass
Shields O4 tubing radiators
miles of square
galvanized
freight fully loaded besides about 79534404
throughout country
New-York tribune., 1918-03-17
Mean Trick, Isn't 1t?

The San Francisco police worked
mean trick recently on a pair of of tire
thieves. A car was used as "p]ant ;"
Two new spare tires were placed on the
rear as bait. the car was parked, and
detectives secluded themselves to wait.
In this manner two were caught. The
San Francisco police believe they arc
going to be able to break up the tire
gangs by this method
New-York tribune., 1918-03-17
Helping to Save Gasolene

The Colt-Stratton Company, Nss
York dealers in Dodge Brothers car
has for the last year conducted an ~ u,
vcstigation department whose naass msr
duty is to see if any owner OF Dvase ;ae
Brothers car is unnecessarily waspns
gasolene and to remedy 1t. Ises. s..
owner is called on twice year' ~ns" ..s
the cars record is taken and MS o''
cultics arc Strengthened out.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-17
King Has Bronx Branch

The King Car Corporation, disM,as :.s,,
tcrs OF the King 8 in tins terI,'vasI psorI
has established branch IN Inc DIV
at $50 Bergen Avenue. .,,,t
The new salesroom has a moor srs
that will accommodate seventeen cal.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-17

value to automobists to them
troubles The series the
troi eae called "The
tons designed relate Cadillac
to
field is
Cold
n oil 1t
Thick oil from mixture of oil,
carbon and condensed
NO pressure 'nd- Oil pan empty.
when NV" u~oo a,u
" '
Oil
Oil regulator CDirt valve valve
does not operate Broken valve
(oi used has insufficient Wis
....I
tOi thinned gaocnc
regulator Dirt valve
does not operate Broken spring
cry Imperfect valve
bearings
Excess amour oil in
Meeting rod bearing bush
Halves of main bearings not
Inefficient oil pump.
(Leaking oil connections n
Excessive prcs-
Flash point Of oil too low. sur. -
oil Thin OIL Loose connecting
consumpton amount rod bearings
smoking Excessive amount oil Excessive end play
rapid of oil to cylinder walls ROD
deposit tons. Oo"'hE ous"'Hs
- Worn imperfectly fitting piston
rings.
Loose fitting pistons.
i 1nn;. , Excessive pressure
on If ~, ~ os; Cogged bypass pressure regulator
camshsft b;n Leaking oil in crankcasc
Loose
- sSs'c" all play in CONNECTING rod bo.
pump bushings r' " N'"e''"s ioo bearing
Halves of bearings not fitted ponerv
Level critical rod bent freely in pu;de
not OIL resulting
carbon and condensed moisture.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-17
3-lmperfect Lubrication of Engine

The diagram follows
automobis
troubles The issued by the Cadillac Motor
rot eafet called "The Cadillac
ions designed to relate Cadillac the
all The
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24
SKAGGS ID SPEAK ON GERMANY'S BLACK RECORD IN HISTORY
Meeting Tonight at Capitol Park Amphitheatre-Ala- bamian of Note Will
 Speak on the ''Hun''

William H. Skaggs author, educat tor and speaker of international reruta- tion, will speak at Capitol park to- night on "GerrnanX's Black Record in History and "The Outlaws of Chris tendon" Mir. Skaggs formerly made his home in Tanadepa, where he as well known, but for the past few years has lived in Chicago. He is tre- mendously interesting man and de- lighted the members of the allied armies when he made short talks to them at the opening dinner of the sec ond Red Cross war fund drive
 Since the beginning of the war, MT. Skaggs has been writing and speaking in behalf of the allied cause He has made a careful study of Americas hls- tory from the beginninf, and will adote data to prove that GermaP |. essen- tially the enemy of the first prnel- ples of democratic life in America
 MT. Skaggs has bitterly classified German methods--the disregard for the treaties; the treatment os noncombat ants and the propaganda in America.
 This will be the first occasion when the large, newly erected amphtheatre will be lighted and music will be fur nished. The people of Birmingham are invited to hear this author and scholar flay the Hun, and prove what he says
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24
Chewing Gum Goes to Soldiers and Money to
 the Red Cross Fund
J. M. Fox of American Chicle Com pany Here to Raise 5000 for
 Red Cross Through Sales

J. M Fox, special representative of the American Chicle company is in Bir- mingham in charge of sale of gum which will be put on for the benefit of the second Red Cross fund. MT. Fox, it will be remembered, staged such sale here last year for the benefit of the Red Cross, and he contemplates raising s1000 this week for the fund.
 Mrs. Henry J. Dean is chairman of the committee in charge of the booths where the sale will be conducted, and it is the intention of the young ladies selling the gum to get the donor to give them anything from a 5-cent piece up, the money to go to the Red Cross, and the gum instead of going to the purchased is to go to the soldiers in France.
 The booths will be located at the fol- lowing places: Trianon. Strand. Colon ial. Princess. Rialto, Alcazar and Odeon photoplay theatres and the Lyric and Loew's Bijou theatres: the Tutwiler Hillman, Morris and Motion hotels and the Brown Marx, Empire, Woodward, First National Jefferson County bank Birmingham Trust and Savings and the American Trust buildings, Louis Saks Loveman Jospeh & Loeb, Drennen's Caheen's and Steele-Smiths Dry Goods company Young ladies will be in charge of Il booths, and the sale will be pushed for the remainder of ths week
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24
MAJ. F. H. WAGNER
 HAS NARROW ESCAPE
United States Officer Struck by Bowlder in Mountainous
 Region

Mai, Frederick H. Wagner, mechaniqyll engineer, United States army had a narrow escape while passing through Winston county the early part of the week. He and some friends were mak- ing the trip to Sheffield in an automo- bile and while going al moderate rate of speed through mounta nous section powder half the size of a mans head struck him on the right jaw, cut ting two or three ugly gashes
 Major Wagner and his companions were satisfied that the powder had been thrown by some person who concealed himself in the woods on the mountain side. Recently several illicit dstilleries have been found and confiscated in that section of the state and it is believed that the mountaineers mistool1 the army officers for revenue officers.
 Major Wagners jaw bled for two Of three hours and he suffered considerable pain as the result of the injury, but he was able to continue the trip to Shelf field.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24
BOYS WIEN IA AND 18 ID WORK ON FARMS FOR SUMMER
Sunday School Association Cooperating With U. s. Employment Agency to
 Aid Farmers

Through the cooperation of the Birmingham Sunday School associa- tion and B. E. Samuels. examiner of the local agency of the United States employment bureau, several scores of Birmingham boys between the ages of IA and IS will go out cn the farms during the summer vacation and work. During the past few days cards have been sent around among the Sunday school boys and a large number of them have already signed up for this work
 pr. Houston of the Sunday School association. MT. Samuels and a mum Der of others met in pr. Houston's of flee in the Title Guaranty building g yesterday to discuss the matter and to make arrangements to place the boys with desirable farmers.
 Farmers in the Birmingham district will be asked to use the boys wherever possible Most of them have never been on a farm and known nothing about farming. but they are willing to learn and anxious to do their part in winning the war. Mir. Samuels will six the farmers to try them out. to be patient with them, and to instruct them and help them in every way pos sible to learn and to be useful in that kind of work.
 MT. Samuels stated after the meet ing that before sending any of the boys to a farm. an investigation would be made and they would be sent only to places where proper treatment and good conditions are assured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24
SMALL BOYS FIND
 LARGE QUANTITY OF
 DYNAMITE IN BARN
Scare Cast in Neighborhood of Sixth Avenue by Discovery of Explo-
 sives-No Clue Found

Over q half-hundred sticks of dyna- mite were found hidden away in the barn behind the residence of F. ". Lilly, 2212 Sixth avenue, north, shortly before midnight The barn is rented by the " W. Wood Grocery company, it is stated. for the use of their de- livery horses. which were in the barn at the time.
 The explosive was first discover cd by some boys playing a t cowboy und Indian in and about the barn late yesterday afternoon. Earl samuel Dennis. 2216 Sixth avenue. aged l2 years, one of the party, came running home alon% Sixth avenue after play, be ting two of the sticks together.
 st',07r-in~ Nis treasure to his father, $. T. Denais he cast 9 scare over the neiehhorhoo1 that had not worn away at midnight When Detectives Propst and Alexander answered the call sent in by Bert Bully, they found a high state of excitement existing,
 Young Dennis led the party to the barn, and after climbing over the roof. the party was able to gain entrance to the loft where the dynamite had been secreted The boys had taken the sticks from the box in which they found them and buried them in the loose straw.
 The entire lot was loaded into the detectives car and brought to head quarters. It is not known how the dynamite came to be in the barn se- creted as no contractors live in the immediate vicinity. Young Dennis stated last night that none of the party knew the nature of their dis covery until he had shown it to his father.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24
JOHNSON TELLS OF THE WAR SAVINGS DRIVE IN MOBILE Spanish War Veteran Leads in Stamps Sale-Gulf
 City Full of En-
 thusiasm

Crawford Johnson, state director of the National War Savings campaign, re turned yesterday from Mobile, we'll pleased with the results of his visit to the Gulf City.
 T have appointed P. B. Dorian war savings director for Mobile county" said MT. Johnson. He is county tax assessor ana an able business man.
 We have another good War Savings man in Prof. s. s. Murphy. supennten- dent of the public schools of Mobile. lie has organized 54 War Savings societies in the schools, with a membership of 1697 He will keep these societies at work during the summer vacation.
 'L. c. Treadaway, representative Of the Metropolitan Life Insurance com pany, is a splendid War Savings Stamp salesman. He approached me in the lob by of the postoffice at Mobile. without knowing my identity, and put up such q strong sales talk 1 had to buy S25 worth MT Treadaway has already sold SIP, ,OO0 worth of stamps, and has been given a bronze medal by his company, with an appreciative letter from the fourth vice president. MT Treadaway is a veteran of the Spanish h-Amerean war and has d crippled hand as a memento. He says he knows what war is, because he lay wounded for four and half hours on Cuban battlefield, and proposes to put in three days of his time each week all of this year selling stamps.
 Mobile is full of enthusiasm for the Red Cross, and I thought I would try out the people on War Savings Stamps. So in company with Mr. Raiford. one of our special field agents, and two other gen.
 neu, | called on few representa- tiye .1II in little while, in blocks of 5000. Mo- bile is all right
 IS. s. Carroll manager of c. D. Kenny & Co.,, has been appointed merchant di-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24
TAKEN IN CHARGE BY AGENTS
 OF GOVERNMENT
Enemy Alien Who Threat ened Boy Scouts May Be
 Interned for War
CONRAD CHARGED
 WITH DISLOYALTY
Department of Justice Agents Active in District and Trio of Deserters
 Are Rounded Up

Julius Strauss, who has been serving a term ih the city jail for threatening Boy Scoats who were patrolling the line of march of the Red Cross parade Tues day, was arrested yesterday by agents of the department of justice under the direction of J. Reese Murray and Mark Hanna and has been removed to the county jail pending further develop ments.
 Strauss is registered as an enemy alien in Brooklyn and was arrested on the charge of travelling from one place to another without a permit. He didn have his registration card when ar rested and MT. Murray will recommend that he be interned.
 Strauss caused a small sensation Tues day when he refused to move his auto mobile on the line of the Red Cross pa rade at the request of Boy Scouts. and when he was ordered off by an officer who was called, attempted to run down Il group of the boys The recorder i'm posed both fine and prison sentence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24
ATLANTA'S ACTON
 REGARDED WITH
 LACK QF ALARM
Local Bankers Believe Re serve Board Will Not Be Influenced by Atlanta
 Resolutions

Local bankers expressed no surprise yesterday when they read the telegram in The Age-Herald from Washington stating that the directors of the federal reserve bank of Atlanta had adopted res. olutions opposing the establishment of a branch bank in Birmingham.
 This is characteristic of Atlanta, re marked more than one of the bankers interviewed, but the action of the Atlanta people will have no influence on the members of the reserve board, they be- lieve.
 The local bankers manifest no alarm over tha Atlanta resolution, sayng that h. r-sefve board is the body that will E7-s -,,e4. s,.e matter, and if they con- c-gde that branch bank is needed in the district contiguous to Birmingham they will locate it here. regardless of anything the district directors may do
 The reserve board will determine the matter and announce it's decision within the next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24
WIFE DRIVES KNIFE
 IN HEART OF HUSBAND AND DEATH FOLLOWS
Laura Andrews, Negro, Held in City Jail on Murder Charge-Quarrel
 Leads to Fatal Results

Laura Andrews, a negro woman living at 20 North Sixty y-ffth street, stabbed through the heart and almost instantly killed her husband, Will Andrews, at No. C93i Fifth avenue, yesterday afternoon at o'clock. Will Andrews died before the ambulance arrived.
 It is alleged that the stabbing fol- lowed quarrel, but no statements were made regarding the matter last night. The woman accused of the crime was placed in the city jail yesterday after noon and a charge of murder placed against her. Officers Crump, Lowery and Kicker investigated the stabbing and placed the negro woman under arrest
 Sallie Huntley, No 6a30 Fifth avenue, north, and Marie. Farris. of the same ad- dress, are named as witnesses in the af- fair
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24
CONRAD ARRESTED

Frank Conrad, a machinist employed by the Louisville and Nashville railroad, was arrested yesterday by agents of the department of justice under the direc- tion of J. Reese Murray and Mark Han ma. He is charged with violation of the espionage act by making disloyal utter ances IL is charged against him that in the presence of men of the draft age he said:
 "President Wilson ought to have his throat cut" and that he (Conrad) would not spit in his face, and that Ger many ought to win the war.
 Conrad is 8 years old, American born, of Gel man parentage. He lived at ls1J Sixth avenue.
 Claude B Pearce, age B, was arrested yesterday by Mark Hanna of the depart ment of justice as a deserter from the United States army from company stationed at Columbus, N. M. He is be- ing held for further investigation.
 Guthrie Rhodes, a negro, was arrested yesterday charged with being deserter under the draft act He registered at Moundville, but it is charged that he ran away from the local board and has never answered to his call
 Ben White, a negro charged with be- ing a stacker in Birmingham, was ar rested yesterday. It is charged that he never registered under the draft act
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24
Y. M. c. A. Secretary to Accompany Drafted
 Men to Camp Sevier

The Young Mems Christian association will send one of it's secretaries with the drafted men to Camp Sevier Saturday The association will provide many things for the convenience and comfort of the men, and it is suggested that magazines of the current month would be appre- ciated by the association and the men, C. O. Williams will be the secretary in charge of the association service and will be at the service of the men for the en- tire trip. Parties in the city who have current magazines which they desire to give for the soldiers can leave them at the association building
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24
w. Shan Henry Said to
 Have Escaped Prison

Information has been received that w Shan Henry, who figured in sew eraI sensational cases in Jefferson county and who has been serving a prison sentence for grand larceny, es- capped from the prison at Speigner May IS, and efforts of the convict de- partme 1t to find him had failed.
 Henry was arrested first or a charge ,f eomplicity in the wrecking of a Seaboard Air Line train but was not convicted. Later he entered Auit against Birmingham newspaper. seeking $25.oeo damaGes for alleSed libel. He failed in this suit after he had attempted to conduct his own case before a jury, Then he was arrested on a charge of grand larceny This time he was convicted and has heeu in prison since June 23. l917
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24
URGES woRKMEN TO WORK

Sergeant Beck urges the workmen to put in all their time in producing the things needed, by the government and it's soldiers in winning the war, that vic tory cannot be obtained unless every man and woman does his or her part. He says that peace will come only when William Hohenzollern is brought to his knees and is ready to walk up to peace conference and say. MT. Wilson, what you say goes with me.
 While in the district Sergeant Beck will make his headquarters at the Iutwiler hotel.
 state Mine Inspector Charles H. Nes- bitt is in charge of Sergeant Beck ) speaking tour and will accompany him to each of the places where he is to appear,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24
Eyangelistic Service

The eyangelistic services, which are being conducted at the Avondaie Eap- tist church are drawing large congre- cations each day. The services are being conducte by the Rev. F. B. King )s Fort Meyer. Fla, while the music director is Prof w. Furman Betts of Raleigh N C. Services are being aeld at the shops each day at noon, and these are also well attended.