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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-23

on 2 bis. knobby club ana exhibit q
flock Of muscles like a basket full Of
snakes. But II does tend to give him
pliabie. reliable and energetic mus
cular equipment. the best sort OF an
emergency equipment for general util-
ity, to say nothing Of cultivating cour-
age and self-reliance and a Quick ness
Of perception and action in critical
situations. which Is Of inestimable
value in every phase of life.-san
Francisco Examiner.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-23
ROAD MEN TO MEET.

The ninth American good roads con-
gress and the sixteenth annual con-
vention Of the American Road Build
ers' association will be held in New
York. Feb. rs to 28.
The program Of the eighth session Of
the congress will be devoted to the
consideration Of highway transporta-
ton and the administration, financing,
construction, and maintenance OF ma
tional, state. county and municipal
highways. Papers by prominent high
way authorities and reports on live
topics by several committees will be
presented for discussion.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-23
AUTO MANUFACTURING.
now ON SOUND BASIS
Now Third Largest Industry in
United States Advancement
Of Business Of Making Cars
Has Been Enormous.

There are still people who imagine
tnat the motor car industry. though
the third largest in the United States,
has not passed beyond the stage
where 1t Is a game" or in other
words. q gamble and has reached the
dignity Of legitimate business. They
still believe that it is quite the thing
to go In and haggle with the legiti-
mate automobile business man about
the advertised price Of his car and
try to get him to either cut the
amount asked for the machine or
make concessions in extra tires,
bumpers. spotlight. or the like.
They even waste time to argue the
advantage from an advertising point
of view to have them driving q car Of
that make.
A HUGE INDUSTRY.
There was time when such things
were INDUCED by car dealers. but to-
day 1t Is a memory. In actual dol
lars and cents, according to- the latest
figures available, the motor car in
dustry represented 1927, 200, 600
greater by $250,000,000 than the cap
italization Of all the national banks
in 1917. To quote few more figures.
1t is more than twice as large as the
combined outstanding capital stock of
the entire Standard Oil group Of IS
companies. probably the most quoted
example of wealth in speaking Of big
business.
Approximately per cent Of all peo-
pie engaged in manufacturing are
building automobiles. or to be exact,
fu 1ar haN hut nd
are keeping in regular use today over
100000. cars. with carrying ca
pacity Of 25,000,000 people day.
BUSINESS STEADILY GROWING.
Despite these figures there are
those who still refuse to consider the
industry more than q gamble. In
their own minds they imagine that
the motor car dealer is willing to do
business their way and that anything
which they say will be agreed to. In
this they are wrong. Two or three
years ago they might have had some-
thing to base their contentious on.
but this is 1919, the year after the
motor car industry got its second
wind.
Plans which for the better syste-
matizing of the business had been in
contemplation for several years. but
which, due to the enormous advance
ments of the industry, were no SOON
er prepared than they were outgrown,
haye had an opportunity to be devel-
oped and put into effect during the
last six months, when automobile
selling due to war conditions threat
ened to be a thing of the past for
time.
ON SOUND BASIS TODAY.
The dealers took advantage Of this
lull to perfect ideas they had in mind
for a year or more, and today the
industry is as a result
on a sounder business basis than ever
before.
1t has caught up with itself and
will continue from now on to develop
equally along all lines. Dealers today
are in a position where resorting to
freak methods of marketing their
goods are no longer recognized as
legitimate (Exchange)
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-23
Intrepid Italian Driver, After
Breaking All Records in an
American built Car, Says He
VIII Drive 8 Miles a Minute.

Mercury's wings were singed and the
quest Of absolute speed revived in spec
tacular fashion last week when Ralph
De Palma drove his record breaking
mile down In Florida.
Not since 1911, when the late Bob
6urman covered q mile over that same
Daytona beach In 25.4 seconds, has any
serious attempt been made by auto
mobile drivers in this country to get
over the ground as fast as possible, ir-
respective Of any other consideration.
Instead Of absolute speed we have
been seeking comparative speed, as ex-
pressed in races between cars whose
engine capacity has ben arbitrarily
limited and sustained speed. as dem
onstrated In long runs over circular
speedways.
As result. automobile design and
construction have been greatly bene-
fited-as for example in the double
valve principle, which was brought 20
the United States by the racing men
but Burmans mark has stood for near
ly eight years unchallenged as far as
America is concerned.
AMERICAN CAR MADE RECORD.
Slightly faster time than Burman's
151.73 miles an hour was made at Os-
tend, Belgium, in 1918, when Arthur
Duray covered a kilometer in a Fiat
at 1879 miles an hour. but Duray's
performance did not become an official
record because he did not comply with
European rule providing that, on a
straightaway course, records must be
made in both directions.
Official or not, however, Duray's
mark, too, is now definitely in the
discard. for De Palma's mile, In his first
trial on Wednesday, was made in 24.02
seconds, at the terrific rate of 14S.72
miles an hour. A kilometer (five-
eighths of a mile) was covered at an
even $50 miles an hour. The beach
was soft and the driver announced that
he would try again, but the figures went
into the official record.
Thus for the first time in recent
memory at least, the worlds speed rec
ord is held by car designed and built
in the United States. Both Burman's
and Duray's cars were European-and
Burman's Benz was Of German make
which gives De Palma's achievement
an additional FLIP of patriotic salts.
faction.
De Palma's Packard is propelled by
a complete airplane engine, with the
propeller removed and an electric start
err installed, since nobody could crank
the monster by hand.
The power plant was built by the
Packard engineers late in 1916, and IS
the second of the experimental series
of engines which had an important in
nuence on the designing of the govern
ment's famous Liberty motor. 1t has
about 260 horse power, with a piston
displacement of 904.S cubic inches
more than three times as great as that
of the Packard with which De Palma
won the speedway championship last
year. Burman's Benz had a piston dis
placement of 1927 cubic inches.
Soon after it was completed the
Packard mo. 2" was installed in a |
specially designed automobile body, and
with William RAIDER at the wheel broke
all former speedway records from one
quarter to ten miles on the Sheepshead |
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-23

the fighting zone have demonstrated
what can be done with q little fence
wire and some ingenuity. Fence wire
under the emergencies Of war has been
used for towing rope. tor wrapping
around the channel OF a rim to protect
1t while the truck was coming In ON
the rim; it has been wound around the
leaves Of broken spring and made to
take the place Of q broken bolt.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-23

A NINE OseGpck TOWNS Y N
The AutomobilSBlu book turns Up
all kinds Of odd information. For ex-
ample:
"Elizabethtown. KY, Is one Of the few
places that have not been invaded by
moving pictures. Mary Pickford. and
Charlie Chaplin are quite unknown
here. The Ellzabethtown of today Is
the Elizabethtown of Of 1860. 1t is a
town Of characters, and the judges and
the colonies and the negroes all play
their respective parts
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-23

Take look under the hood Of yonr
motor once in while when things are
going fine and they won't go wrong
SO often" says l.. M. Ash, Of the Boise
Overland company.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-23

CHIRoPoDY AND ELEcTRoLYs-
Is. Room s12. Overland. DR.. d. r. Arm
strone. Adv. VI.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-23

DON'T SPARE THE FENCE.
The truck drivers with the armies in
The Washington herald., 1919-06-29

Newport No house Is better suited
for entertaining. and no house in
all Newport boasts OF such q won
derful ballroom as "The Breakers" I"
Talking of q ball and the Prince
OF Wales brings to the mind Of
the older generation the ball given
In New York for this boys grand
father, the late King Edward VII.
when he came a calling in 1860.
The climax of his long journey was
reached when he arrived in New
York on Thursday. October IL,
1850. The whole city turned out
to see him. The ball was on the
evening OF October IL and was one
OF the landmarks In the social his
tory OF New York. II took place
at tho Academy Of Music at Irving
place and Fourteenth street, which
still stands much as IL was when
the prince entered its doors.
Three thousand invitations were
issued, and there was much wran-
Cling and heart-burning among the
'citys bellies and beaux during the
scramble for the precious bits of card
board and regarding the question OF
who should have the honor OF dane
Ing with the prince. 30 great was
The Washington herald., 1919-06-29

crossed from windsor. Ontario. TO De-
troit. automatically becoming plain
Baron Renfrew when he stepped
ashore. Detroitis crowds outdId those
of Canada in their reception of the
prince So densely did they pack the
streets that he had to be smuggled
into his hotel by a side entrance. The
city was illuminated. and there could
not have been greater curiosity TO see
him IL the distinguished visitor had
been George Washington come to life
again
Chicagoans turned out to the mum.
Der of $4,000 to greet the royal
visitor. After leaving their city for
st. Louis the strain of the journey
and the constant entertainments I'm
his honor caused the prince TO break
down from sheer fatigue. so il was
decided 20 give him a rest by inter
rupting the journey at q little place
called Dwight's Station. which
boasted of excellent hunting. The
prince shot fourteen brace of quail
and four rabbits during his stay
there. His host. n Mr.. Spencer. said
Of his guests: The party dressed
roughly and walked about the viii
laee smoking pipes in the most
democratic style"
The Washington herald., 1919-06-29

Mrs. William X. Vanderbilt jr.. has
taken a house at San Maeto. Cal, for
the summer. and ever SO many more
OF equal Importance.
It is said that after he visits New
port and Washington he will Journey
to the Pacific Coast, and while in
California will be tho guest of Mrs.
william X. Vanderbilt. jr. Here, Of
course. he will stay at the White
House. Since the news OF the
princes trip to this country has been
spread broadcast, a number OF ambi-
tious mothers from all over the u.
s. A. are preparing to swoop down
on both Washington and Newport at
the time the prince II at these
places. II IL said there will be more
newcomers" In Newport during Az
gust than ever before in the history
of the resort.
sufice, however. IL the prince
stops with Mrs. Goelet he will
meet no one who Is not OF the high
est OF the high socially. Mrs. Goelet
has never gone in for climbers and
those who will storm Newport In the
hope Of meeting tho prince might
just as well save their trouble.
PRINCE WILL BE
ENTERTAINED.
The prince will. OF course, come
to this country on a British man
of-war IL he doesn't come by land
from Canada. which means at least
part of the Atlantic fleet will be in
Newport harbor during his stay.
Added to the entertaining there
will be for the Prince among the
cottage colony. is the large num-
Der OF parties which are certain
to be arranged between the officers
of the American and British war
ships which will act as an escort to
the prince.
According to all reports the prince
is fond of dancing and he will be
initiated into the mazes OF the
latest dances while at Newport by
the pretty debutantes. who will be
a feature OF this season at that
watering place. We are wondering
The Washington herald., 1919-06-29

IL a ball will be given for him
while in Washington.
"Ochre Court" is ideally suited for
entertaining a royal parsonage in q
royal manner. lis one Of the finest
palaces in Newport and in the days
when Mrs. Goelet's daughter. the
Duchess of Roxburghe. was May
Goelet. II was the scene Of some OF
the most magnificent dinners and
balls given in the history Of Ameri-
can society. The famous dinner
party given by Mrs. Goelet In honor
Of her daughters betrothal still
fingers in the memory OF the "old
guard" 1t was a dinner which cost
a small fortune and all the most
important people in the Newport set
were present.
The house has more than seventy
rooms. SO situated that they can DC
turned into large suites. A wing OF
the house will no doubt be tseneo
over to the Prince and his stan.
The large and imposing ballroom.
with its priceless paintings, tapes
tries and objets dart. will FORM q
suitable background for the enter
tainments which Mrs. Goeiet VIII
give In honor Of her high and mighty
guest. and II will be interesting to
see II Mrs. Goelet "forgets" to invite
certain newcomers. Of whom u Is
said she has never approved.
During his stay with Mrs. Cor
nellus Vanderbilt. the prince viii
meet o moro mixed set Of people.
Mrs. Vanderbilt being a bit more
democratic than Mrs. Goelet. and de-
cidedly moro Of a politician. II is said
Mrs. Goelet's and Mrs. vanderoilts 9
sister. Lady Herbert, Of England. Will
come to Newport at the Same time
as the prince. 1t has been many
years since Lady Herbert has hon.
ored this country with her presence.
DOwAGER MRS. VANDERBILT
WILL ENTERTAIN PRINCE.
Mrs. vanderbilt's villa, Beaulieu,
IL really the property of Lord
william Waldorf Astor. who for
time used 1t as his summer home.
1t Is not quite so imposing . resi-
dence as Ochre Court. but 10 ad-
mirably suited for entertaining.
Newport hears that the dowager
Mrs. Vanderbilt will give . large
and sumptous ball at The Break
ers." her gigantic pile of stone out
on the cliffs, overlooking the ocean.
II the report Is true. the party at
THE Breakers" will no doubt be
tho" event OF the Princes stay in
The Washington herald., 1919-06-29
.lius Vanderbilt. wife Of RriEadier

neiius Vanderbilt, wife OF Brigadier
General Vanderbilt. u. s. A. When
Gen. Vanderbilt was in France he met
the prince In the cour.e of his duties
as an officer of the American Expedi-
tionary Forces.
Mrs. Goelet's daughter. the Duchess
of Roxburghe. formerly May Goelet,
who is a close friend OF Queen Mary.
Is credited with arranging the princes
visit to the peerless American summer
resort. and II is understood in that
watering place that the prince may
select his future queen from the ranks
OF American heiresses whom he will
meet there. The duchess Is going to
visit this country shortly and II Is
thought that she will time her visit
to coincide with the coming OF the
prince.
WOULD CEMENT BONDS
BETWEEN THESE NATIONS.
A union between the prince and an
American heiress would do more to
cement the bonds between this coun-
try and England than any other event
since the Revolutionary War. The
Newport matchmakers have been tab
uiating a list OF the young women
VINO VIII be presented to the prince.
Mrs. Goelets niece. Grace Van
derbilt. whose parents will have the
prince as their guest for part of his
visit, heads the list. Grace is a very
pretty. fiuffy-haired young miss and
is certain to make a great "hit" with
the prince. Her relative, Cornelia
Vanderbilt. also a great heiress, will
be in Newport during the princes
visit, and she will. OF course. act as
his partner on various occasions.
Then there Is Flora Payne Whitney,
daughter Of the Harry Payne Whit
neys: Genevieve Clendenin, the chic
daughter OF the Joseph Clendenins;
Katherine Sands. long Newport
belle and one of the best dancers in
the cfin colony: Dorothy Willard,
Marion Tiffany, Barbara I.oew. one OF
the greatest heipesses in metropoIi-
tan society (her granddaddy is the
faoulously wealthy George F. Raker) !:
Muriel vanderbilt. whose mother,
The Washington herald., 1919-06-29


the crush at the ball that the floor
ing gave way, some fifty or more
young ladies sank away in the princes
presence. but only two persons were
slightly injured. The accident caused
much ohagrin among New Workers.
1t La doubtful II the visit OF the
Prince OF Wales will cause as much
excitement as was aroused by his
grandfather,
LATE KING EDWARD
TRAVELLED INCOGNITO.
z Albert Edward, Prince OF Wales,
Travelled '..incognito' as Baron Rem
frew. Nevertheless. in so far as
shielding him from public curiosity
and lavish entertainment was con-
cerned. the incosnito was a farce.
Everywhere he was met by enormous
crowds, which sometimes completely
barred his way; everywhere Ameri-
cans We'd with each other to do him
honor. SO that his trip was a trium-
phal progress from beginning to end
He landed In Newfoundland July "a
On September II Albert Edward
crossed. unofilcially. 10 the soil of the
United States. wishing 10 get his last
view OF the falls from the American
side His oficial arrival in this coun-
try was on September 20. when he
The Washington herald., 1919-06-29

He reached Washington septen-
ber 30 and took Up HE residence al
the White House where ne. STAYED
Eve days as the guest of President
buchanan. And contrary TO what 7
had supposed. he did visit the tomb
of Washington at Mount Vernon.
At the time the London Times ssid
OF that visit:
1T Is easy moralizing on this visit.
for there IL something rrandly sus-
gestive OF historical retributiOn in
the reverential awe Of the Prince OF
Wales. great-grandson OF Georse III
standing bareheaded at the foot Of
the coffin OF Washington
Another writer called attention 20
the fact that. at the Revere House. IN
Boston. where the prince and his
suite were housed. they dispensed
with chandeliers and used only WAY
candles. gas being considered un-
healthy"
The Washington herald., 1919-06-29
KING EDWARD WAS
HERE A MONTH.

From Boston they went to Port
land. Ne. from which port the prince
sailed for home October 20. 1881. e1-
actly one month after his arrival IN
CONTINUED on PAGE THREE
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-27

The gladiator type Of memorial. the
conventional figure Of Victory. the con-
quering hosts returning booty-laden
from the campaign have no place In
the arch Of welcome and the municipal
memorial of today. The new note is
up to the poets Of the chisel to in
terpret. The precise form that this in
depreciation shall take 1t Is not the
function Of critics to dictate In ad-
vance Of the event. Censorship must
wait on the submission OF designs
But the importance Of the matter can
not be overestimated, says Portland
Oregonian. II there is lack Of in
spiration now we would better wait
a while. Better no monument at all
than one which fails to rise to the
spiritual heights demanded by the IN
selfish sacrifices Of our heroes in this
war.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-27
War Savings Societies to
be Organized Among
Louisiana Farmers
Plan is Part of 1919 Thrift
Campaign Of Treasury
Department

As a part Of Inc work of the 1919
Thrift Campaign War Savings So
cieties will be organized among the
Farmers Clubs of Louisiana. 1t is
the plan OF the Government, in car
rying on this movement, to convert
the people of this country from
wastefulness and extravaganza to a
thrifty, happy and prosperous people
AS in all other great movements,
the cooperation of the farmer is
sought, but the Thrift Campaign
provides a way for his success and
independence. The man or woman
who learns to make has learned only
half 1t is knowing how to spend it
wisely, save it intelligently and in
vest it safely that counts. This is
the lesson of Thrift Thrift is pow
or.
w. c. Cooper, Educational Direc-
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-27
TRAINING FOR DEMOCRACY.

There was a good deal said about
making the world safe for democracy.
and then 1t appeared that there was a
mans size job in making democracy
safe for the world. In a large inter-
national way both propositions are
well at the head Of the list Of world
jobs. But there is another: To make
the people of the several democracies
safe for their own democracy. If
kings and cars. kaisers and emperors
are to be everlastingly relegated and
the people are to rule with any sort Of
intelligent and safe self-determina-
ton. all the people must be educated
up to the duty Of citizenship, says Sa-
vannah News. Every citizen q sover-
eign" sounds pretty well In a political
speech; but intelligently doing the In
dividual sovereignty business, bearing
the individual share Of the governing,
performing the personal civic duty
with conscious responsibility and sane
ability is another matter. In our own
land. as nearly self governed as rep
resentative republican form of govern
ment can be, there is much to be done
in training citizens for the duty Of SOW.
ereign citizenship.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-27
League Plans
Civil Improvements

A regular meeting Of the Civic
League was held at the residence OF
Mrs. Ralph Loeb on Thursday, May
End, with a large number of men,
bers in attendance Mrs. kurzweg,
the president. presided 1t was moved
and seconded that two receptacles be
placed in the City Park for the pur-
pose of receiving waste paper refuse
which was otherwise thrown careless
ly about. Motion carried.
Motion was made to appoint
committee to have the lattice work
repaired on the BASEMENT of band
stand in the park, and also to place
lock and key on the basement door,
as same has been broken and kept in
an unsanitary condition by miscre-
ant persons. After discussion. the
motion carried.
The hedges now present a very
nice appearance and also the city
park, thanks to the committee in
charge.
The July meeting will be held in
the City Park. The members decid-
ed that after their meeting a Kensing-
ton or Pot Luck picnic would be
held on the grounds of park. This
met with the approval of all men,
bers present. There was further dis
cussion in regard to the children's
play grounds, no permanent place be-
ing selected yet. A very interesting
talk was given by our state presi-
dent, Mrs. A. F. Storm, who attend
ed the different conventions held at
Gueydan, Jennings, Lake Arthur,
Monroe and Shreveport At Lake
Arthur, Mrs. Storm said, the club
was building a community house, a
swimming pool and also a play
ground She stated also that the
Federated Clubs throughout the state
were doing splendid work, each in
their own community.
The next meeting will be held on
the third Thursday in June at the
residence of Mrs. Henry Loeb.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-27
France, England Lead this
Nation in Road
Building
Continued from page -

road problems, is now investigating
road construction methods in the
United States and the home depart
ment OF the government is planning
to ask large grants for a system Of
hard surfaced roads which will serve
to bind together the empire. A high
way association made up of some of
the most prominent men, with Mar
quis Matsukata, Baron Shibisawa,
Baron kondo, Viscount Tajiri (the
home minister) at its head, has been
organized and everywhere hippo
nese good road advocates are spread
ing the gospel of better highways
Chinese local officials have stirred
to action and recent Of the Amer
lean commercial attache at Picking,
China, tells of numerous projects
completed or under way in the Celes-
tial Kingdom. Numerous South
American countries are planning ex-
tensive additions to their highway
systems and the same statement is
true Of practically every country out
side of Russia and the Central En-
pires.