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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-24
PACKARD co. STANDS
BEHIND COL. VINCENT
ustory OF How Government Red
rape Was Cut by Inventor OF
Liberty Motor.

,rerira needed an aviation engine.
oded II at the earliest possible
nomant and J. G.. Vincent. the en-
~iSecr in charge, cut the entangle-
t'n,s NJ red tape to get the needed
Mills That, in brief. Is the Pack
la Motor company's explanation
s"u the course which resulted in
yytor,crant colonel j. q. Vincenrs
L.r,lrpment in the Hughes report
=, the aircraft program.
7, ls pointed out that the Packard
,or,nauy had done aviation engine
I,yelonucnt work available to the
uuorerrutnl at the outbreak Of the
sor I q. Vincent had been i'm
'barre of engineering on that work.
VA The war need was to get war
.nrne Cor the United States air
saryirr and get 1t quickly, even at the
.,rense Of rules and routine.
Tho statement by Alvin Macauley,
packard president and general man
ager follows:
"The papcrs contain extracts from.
and comments upon the report Of
Tndgc Hughes, following his invcs-
,,gation Of the aircraft situation.
No are especially concerned regard.
nv what he has to say and tho com
nent concerning Lieutenant Colonel
&c vincent.
"Judgc Hughes report. am ad-
yI,ed gives credit for the invention
and creation OF the Liberty motor 10
tbs Packard Motor Car company and
10 Colonel Vincent, while he was still
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-24

charge OF engineering. shorty ar'or
lhe Liberty motor vas created Mr.
\lncent resigned his large salary
WIN this company to accept the pu-
s.ton as Chl"f engineer OF the Lib
erty motor for the government at a
salary about one-fifth as large.
'Ihe Liberty engine having been
created, there was no government
organization to expedite its produc-
uon. IN" CRYING need was FOR n man
capabl" OF cutting the cntanElcmcnts
or government red tape, created dur
ing pchC" times, and to get results.
irellinlnary models were ready
withih about n week, and a complete
r"ady-to-operate Liberty was built
by night ana day within a
hohth from IN" time tho Packard
company received instructions from
the government to proceed.
The charge against Colonel Vim.
cent is that the routine of the trans
action was not handled in the ortho-
dox government manner. The splen-
did results are admitted; the splrn-
did success OF the Liberty motor Is
known 10 the world The sole charge
~ technical one. Red tape had to
be cut and IL was severed. The ac-
romplishmcnt of results was nut
ahead Of n" technical correctness
OF the method. It cost Colonel Vim
cent and the Packard Motor car
company heavily to develop the
Liberty motor, and neither has asked
on" cent Of r"cOmpcnsc for that de-
vcIopncnt Tn" Packard company's
patents and inventions upon which
N had spent several hundred thou
sand dollars bcfOr" the declaration
OF war-wore expressly donated to
the government for use during the
war, gratis. All Of which is a matter
or written record. Our opinion is
that II there had been more red tapc
cut at Washington during the early
stages Of the war preparations. We
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-24
SCANDINAVIANS HELPED TO
DEVELOP THE NORTHWEST

That the northumberland
| cans have played an important part
| in the developing OF tho north Pa
| cIfic states, Is the opinion expressed
| ny n. A. Grevstad, who was former
ly United states minister to Uru-
! quay ana Paraguay, is one of the
prominent members OF the Scandi-
narian group in this country. Dur
ing his recent stay In the state Of
Washington. he had excellent on
portunities to observe and study the
activities OF his people who have set
tied there.
one OF the Industries In which
they have been engaged is fishing.
This refers particularly To the de-
NclOpmcnt OF the ocean fisheries of
the banks, extending from Puget
sound to Alaska and including the
catching Of halibut. cod and her
ring. The Puget sound fishing was
started on n large scale. by Norwe-
Eian settlers. and still remains prin-
cipally in their hands The Norwe-
Iians, Swedes and Danes are also
moro widely represented in agricul-
tural pursuits than any other for
cign born people. Thus, in one OF
the largest and mos, fertile valleys
IN the western part OF the state OF
Washington, moro than three
fcurths OF the farmers are Norwe-
gians
In Seattle, the metropolis OF the
north Pacific coast, Mr. Greystad
found the Scandinayinns well repre-
sentcd in business and official cir
cles. The present mayor OF Seattle. !
Ole Hanson Is OF scandinavian blood /
the son of Norwegian farmer OF
Racine, Wis, There are three Scan !
dinavian banks in Seattle and two /
Norwegian newspapers. OF which /
one, the Washinton POsten, is ono Of |
htc oldest Norwegian publications in |
the country. The cities uf Tacoma /
and Spokane are two other centecs /
OF scandinavian activity.
A matter Of considerable interest |,
mentioned by MIR. Grnvstad in con |
nec,ion with the operations Of his /
people on the Pacific coast is the F.
fact that the first discovery OF gold /
at Nome Alaska. was made by a /
party Of Swcdes ana Norwegians. In |
the subsequent rush OF Eoldse"kers |
TO the Alaskan fields many Scandi- |
navians took part.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-24
HERE IS WAY TO GET
OUT OF BAD MUDHOLE
Put Car In Low With Emergency
Brake Slightly On. Give shove,
and You're Ready To GO.

To get stuck in the mud is an ex-
pcrience that every mo,orist is
anxious to avoid. There is prob
ably nothing 50 cxasperauug in a
drivers career as to como To the
realization IN the dead Of ght on
some lonely country highway. that
he Is in a mudhole with little hopo
OF eXtricatlon without the aid Of a
team ofumulcs.
AT such n time any practical sug.
gest!on which VIII enable the driver
to get out OF his difficulty is re-
gardcd as godscnd.
The United States Tire company.
In Its cndeayor to furnish the public
with as much help as possible has
TINS to say about getting car out
Of mudholc:
m There will always be mudhoIes
me motorist has the power nova.
"HSS 10 90 practically whore he
PI'dS's and he frCqucntS the nigh
ways ana the byways. with a loan
ing towards the bywdys,. II he be
ANXIOUS to get away from the beaten
pam. In doing this there are times
"hen no VIII get stalled. Putting the
car INTO low gear and then feed ny
II gasoline az though 1t did not cost
over cent gallon Will not get the
car out, II 1t is stalled badly. The
"hc'ls rcEolve 80 rapidly that they
40 not get traction cHOugh-thcy do
nor nave an opportunity to catch
noIu. Inc only apparent result is
E'l'hg me tires 50 warm one can
s'dIceIy touch them, and In addI-
uon wearing them badly.
Try this method: Put the car
IN low, ana II you cannot feed the
gas WIN your foot evenly, so that
the wheels will reyulye slowly nut
your emergency brake on. Do not
put 1t on SO that the wheels will not
reEolye at all, but tightly enough to
keeu them from revolving rnpidIy.
WIN the wheels turning slowly you
mus get the maximum puu deliv-
cred to them 10y having the car in
.ow gear. and so long as they turn
slowly they can get the benefit Of
in'lr tremendous power. 1t is not
always wise to fll the hole with
stones. bricks, and 50 on, for their
rough edges are hard on the tire
Small branches Of trees are better,
As they offer much more tractive
space
should this method fail quite
often slight push that would not
much more than move baby buggy
will furnish just the added amount
or power necessary to get the car
going, Those who have tried this
method vouch for it. It saves tires
and saving tires Is saving money"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-24
MACK SLIPS GOOD ONE
OVER ON OLD POP ANS0N

There may have been better
catchcrs than Connie Mack, but
none any foXicr. Connie was with
the Pirates in 1898 when n" played
a little trick on Cap Ansun that won
a bah game at pittsburgh.
Ad Gumbert was pitching for the
Pirates and got himself into a hole.
Chicago filled the bases in hurry
before two were out. Then Cap came
to bat
In those days Anson was n terror
to pitchers He had way of taking
two strikes and laying on the third
for fare -ye-wcll. so the situation
was serious.
Gumbcrt floated two across the
plate and Cap didn't move. Suddenly
Connie stepped aside after tossing
the ball back to Gumhert. He took
off his mask and wiped his brow
Then he threw his glove on the
ground and started taking off his
chest protector.
Anson was amazed He looked
around and glanced with wide-open
eyes at Mack whats the matter,
Connie" he inquired, "aiu't | going
20 get my crack at the ball?"
As he spoke Mack signalled to
Gumbert and the latter whipped a
fast one across
strike" yelled the umpire.
Mack had reached out his chest
protector and blocked the BAH. Then
he grabbed it up as it rolled away,
touched the plate forcing the runner
from third and threw to first, doub-
ling Anson. The Cap was so sur
prised he didn't move out OF his
tracks. A catcher couldn't get away
with this plaY- bnWavAr. in these
timeA
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-24
American Money Worth More.

MEXICO CITY, Nov 23.- better
mcnt Of the exchange rate on United
states and Mexican gold IL ono OF
the most significant developments in
this republic of tn" recent allied
successes In the world war and the
peace uvcrturcs of the central
powers At one time exchange stood
At nearly co, which meant that
holders Of American money who
changed 1t into Men ican coin lost 20
cents American on each dollar. since
the TeutOnic powers. uf kan
Grad" however. exchange has drop
ped Ia ~, which means that only I
cents American is sacrificed on each
dollar In the process Of exchange
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-24
TRUCKS MAKE GOOD
ALMOST EVERY WAY
out Importance In Solving
Critical Labor Shortage.

Motor trucks have played "A very
important part in helping to relieve
the problems of labor shortage
brought about by the world war" says
the local distributor Of Republic in
tornal gear drive motor trucks. This
is aside from their ability to solve
the problem OF freight congestion
and. their influence as a time and
money saver throughout the pres
Cnt crisis,
The call for men in this war re-
suited in the enlistment and draft
ing Of many delivery wagon drivers,
and as natural consequence. NOR
chants ana business houses in large
numbers have been forced to give
up the horse method Of delivery.
Those who previously hcsitated soon
saw the actual necessity Of Installing
trucks. Since each motor truck is
capable Of performing the work of
two or more horse drawn vehicles.
the move on th" part of the mer-
chants and business houses has been
one to their own advantage. They
not only brought about "A material
cut In their transportation cog rs but
also found themselves In position
to release two or more drivers for
military and other service.
This condition ls not alone pc
culiar To the civ In smaller towns.
and 70 us' a. GREAT an extent on the
farms the same thing holds true.
NV us,ug motor trucks. farmers can
ham thor produce and crops to
market while Keeping the horses
worklng I'm the fields. The truck
makes several trims in a day for
every poss.blc ono by horses and It
does not lose efficiency as horses do
on hauIs OF considerable distance
Horses decline in efficiency in pro
portion 10 the length OF the haul,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-24
SAYS S. A. T. C. WILL
CONTINUE UNTIL JUNE

WRENCE, Kan, Nov. IL
Colonel Rces, commander ot The
University OF Kansas s. A. r. C., has
been informed by the var depart
mcnt that the student training corps
IL t. be continued un'il next Juno.
Chancellor Str01E has .hlst re-
turned from a conference held IN
CO cago in the future, procedure ~
the :. A. 4. g.. and he has m
nuuuc"d that some rhiu.,cs IN 'he
contemplated curriculum for the en-
hryl soldiers are to he mGIa gchrr-
ally by all institutions maintaining
4 corps. These changes will cli'n!-
rae some OF the military study IN
favo" OF n more general collegiate
course OF study.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-24

Fifteen miles OF motion picture
flrIs ar" shipped to France every
week 10y the "Y." These are used
for th" free "ntcrtainucnts given the
men in the overseas service. These
hut entertainments are tho best
which can u" obtained. There are
over 100 ~ the best actors and ac-
,rcsscs, including such stars ~ Elsie
Jauis ana T.. II Sothcrn, travelling
the "H' hut circuit in France.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-24
Englnnd,s FIRST OIL We'll.

ARISTOF'H, Eng. Nov. 23.-The
Marquis of harrington has started
the drilling machinery Of England =
first oil we'll The operations are
the result Of four year survey by
Lord Cowdray's geological staffs At
the ceremony beginning the drilling
Lord Cuwdrty said 1t was impossible e
10 forecast the quantity OF Of which
the sllrCaCC
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-24
From Home to Wnr.

There is y NJ. G.. \. SECRETARY on
the train that carries the boys to the
cantonmonts, another on the train
that goes TO the embarkation port.
and one or two on every transport
which goes overseas The "Y"
watches over tho boys from the time
they leave home until they get to
France, after which the overseas
~" service cares for them.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-24

IN Idaho Falls than anywhere with
In IA radius Of several hundred miles
with intulcrlblc rOad conditions
added to this, these siN Republics are
pn the job continuously the year
round giving perfect satisfaction"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-24
Soldier and Sailor Cantecn.

The NcWbrunsWiCk tN. u cam
teen for the soldiers and sailors was
opened on August 10 at I o'clock in
the afternoon by the war camp COM
munity service. The fittings for this
cantren were contributed in bits, a
firm giving a barrel of glasses, an
other some chairs and 50 forth.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-24
Don't Neglect
Rheumatism

The First symptom is a swollen
knee, finger. joint or sore muscle
and often portends Chronic Rheu-
matte Arthritis, Arthrltls Deformans
or other forms OF rheumatism and
may result in permanent and Grip.
plIng deformities
II you experience any OF these
symptoms you should at once take
Prescription A-2S51--a Powerful and
Safe Remedy successfully used for
81 years as a constitutional treat
mcnt for EOut and rheumatism.
rheumatism can be relieved much
more quickly in the early stages
than when 1t become chronic. Don't
become a helpless cripple. Avoid
needless suffering and loss OF
wages. Take A-2S5l before you get
worse. All druggists have 1t. Re-
member the name--A-2S5l.
Elmer & AMEND
Third Ave. 18Th ro 10Th Sts..
New York,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-17
GROCERY BULLETIN.

international Brand Con-
'densed Milk IL OF. can
15c; dozen $1.75.
(High grade Milk
EvapOrated Milk, small can
&c; dozen zoe.
White Corn Flour } 4 lbs
Yellow Corn Flour for Csc
Yellow Granulated Meal
5 lbs for .......... 33c
Broken Macaroni and Spa
ghetti .... 2 lbs for 25c
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-17
PLAYED OUT
LAWYER LOOKS
LIKE new
All His Friends Pleased

For long time he kept the secret
of the wonderful change to restored
health and recovery srom nervous
break down, but at last because OF
the help it might be TO his friends
he thought it only fair to tell them,
and now they are all like him, have
come back and feel like doing
things.
He took Phosphated Iron and it
took hold of him Immediately. he
says he felt better right OF the
reel and you never saw a more
thankful and pleased man, he cannot
say enough in praise Of Phosphated
Iron. He says it seemed as if his
whole system just Gravel the Iron,
it was absorbed so quickly, the color
came back to his cheeks, his step had
that old time boy swing and spring,
while as for his nerves. the Phos-
pilates got right to work, feared Up
the cobWebs and befuddled brain, so
he could think better and act quicker,
his judgment was right again, he had
decision that he lacked for Years, no
wonder he is a pleased booster OF
! Phosphated Iron
Mr.. Professional Man or Woman.
Mr.. Office Man or Bill Clerk or Stem
ographer who is all in and feels that
| he is not sick and he is not well, but
who knows he is not right Phosphat-
| ed Iron is just what you need, it will
| tide you over. put you right, you will
feel ION the job" and work will be a
! pleasure.
To insure physicians and their pa
tients getting the genuine Phosphated
Iron we have put in capsules only do
not take pills Or tablets. Insist on
capsules.
Hindle's drug stores and leading
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-17
ALFONSO. KING OF SPAIN.

Alfonso XIII, King of Spain, will
begin his thirty-third year today, as
he was born on May II, 1886. Among
the titles which bespeak the faded
glory of his house, are King of
Gibraltar, King of Jerusalem, King
of the East Indies, King of Oceania,
King of West Indies, King of India
King of CASTLE, King of Aragon and
King of Navarro. He shares with
the Emperor of Austria the title OF
King of Galicia, and with the depos-
ed Manoel of Portugal the empty
honor of calling himself ruler of In
dia-
King Alfonso is related to the ruI-
ing families of several of the warning
powers. His queen was an English
girl, Princess Victoria Eugene, a
granddaughter of Queen Victoria,
and his mother, Maria Christina, was
an Austrian princess. Besides that
he is related to the Bavarian rulers.
Despite his youth Alfonso has prov
en- himself to be the strong man in
Spain, and has on several occasions
averted internal political strife which
may have cost him his throne. AL
though many wild stories have been
told of King Alfonso's escapades, es-
pecially while under the influence of
alcohol as matter OF fact the Span
ish ruler never touches liquors of any
kind. He has always been teeto-
taller, not from principle, but as {,
matter of taste. The rulers of Bull
garia and Sweden are also total alb
stainers, and Queen Wilhelmina of
Holland, before her marriage, never
permitted strong drink to be served
in her palace. Her German husband
has since persuaded her to relax some
what in this respect. The Kaiser
several years ago encouraged temper
! ance in a public address, declaring
| that "the next war will demand
| healthy men, and victory will crown
the colors of the nation which con-
sumes the least alcohol"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-17
CHANCE OFFERED
TO DRAFTED men
IN TELEGRAPHY

Bridgeport draftees who wish to
receive instruction in biography, one
of the most highly important branch
es Of army work, should make appli-
cation to join the telegraphy school to
open Monday evening, May 27, at
o'clock at the State Trade school, 222
John street.
The school will be under the direct
auspices of the signal corps of the
army, and will be similar to other
schools being established in various
parts Of the country.
c. A. Hanson, superintendent of the
trade school, has already received rs
applications, and it is expected many
more Bridgeport draftees will take
advantage of this opportunity to learn
an exceedingly important trade. A
man who attends this school will not
be forced to enter the signal corps of
the army when he is drafted, but the
knowledge of biography which he
will acquire in the school will be
very helpful to him on many occa-
sions.
E. F. Davis and J. E. L. Herdman,
both of this city, and both Associated
Press operators will instruct the
students in the school. Both have
had long experience in telegraphy
| work and they now stand ready to i'm
part their learning to our future SOL
diers.
Present arrangements provide for
classes six nights week, from s p. m.
until 10 p. m. The classroom will ac-
commodate so students. If enough
applications are received to make a
j day school advisable it is probable
that a class will be formed between
the hours of m. and p. m.
Tuition is absolutely free, all ex-
pense being borne by the United
States government and the State
Council of Defense.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-17
OUR NEWTOWN
news LETTER

To the Editor of the Bridgeport
Times
In the Newtown news letter Of the
Bridgeport Times, dated May Is,
1918, there is printed an article with
reference to me and the Newtown
water supply. ~
| In justice to the board Of directors
of the water company and myself, 1
wish to state that:
No laboratory test Of the water was
made by me nor anyone known to me.
That no students were ordered
or requested to refrain from using the
public water.
| That no statement was made to the
effect that the water was contaminat-
ed by sewage.
Personally, I have found the wa
ter to be of a very high quality; and
1 consider the Town of Newtown is
very fortunate in having such a
splendid water supply. I trust your
article is corrected.
Yours very truly,
LEO T. HICKSON,
Newtown, High School, Newtown,
Conn.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-17

Charles L. Geigherich, aged Sc
years.
RYAN-At Stamford, May II, Mich
ael Ryan.
.OBRIEN-At Springdale, April I,
FRI. cis Joseph O'Brien.
CoC'> Yin Norwalk. May IL, Dur
all Cooley. ~
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-17

Sage Flour ........ Zoe lib
Borden'S EvapOrated Milk,
tall can 12c, dozen $1.40
Aurora Brand Condensed
Milk, IA ounce can 15c;
dozen S1.75.
Barley Flour } 5 lbs
Rye Flour J for
Graham Flour 35e
Rice Flour ...... 2 lbs Csc
s boxes Parlor Matches 35c
Shredded Wheat 2 pkgs. Csc
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-17

c. A. Abercrombie, the Main street
newsdealer is The Times representa-
tive in stratford. Items of news sent
to his store will receive prompt atten-
hon. Telephone Stratford 10.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-17

CoRTFz G. ROCKWELL, plumbing
and heating; jobbing specially. 1851
Main and Hillside avenue. Phone
Stratford 114-2 or 114-3. B 10 "tf
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-17

Secretary Lansing and French Am
bassador Jusserand exchanged ratif1-
cations of the treaty of arbitration
between France and America for
another term of five years.