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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-24
DON'T BLAMEFRU
FOR ROADDAMAGE
Expert Gives Real Reasons for
Breaking Down Of Road .
'.., Surface. .ys, 3, as

i,r,,r. seems to be n tendency on the
- ~ some who have not thought
ppsar,v on the subject to foster the idea
49, tbe only wear to roads comes from
40 ,,se of the motor truck, sd s.,..
90 III few years ago the, automobile met
&; -,.h thls condemnation" says r. u.
y,,I,on. ylce-president of the Inter
.shonal Motor Company, manufacturer
:, Mach trucks, shut the automobile Is
NV a thing of such common use that
hardly any ono nnds, fault with Il any
"rho motor truck Is rapidly becoming
,bs nations freight carrier. and while
! N Is not true there are people who be-
lave It comes in direct. competition with
existing means OF transportation OF sup
niles, especially In rural communities
ald between, cities. ,,,i-
"There has been some unwise legisla-
lion against motor trucks as a result of
suoh an attitude. But with motor trucks
hauling more than $50. 900 tons of
arm products year the people can
hardly sit idly by and allow Hesitation
based on false ideas to hit at the very
! source Of their life supply.
"Of all vehicles using our highways
the motor truck probably causes the
least damage in proportion to the SER
vice 1t renders.
There are two things that cause
damage to roads; one Is the impact of
weight the other is wear to the surface.
"Witha asubstantlal roadbed the impact
OF weight does little damage. II the
roadbed is faulty weight tends to break
1t. 1t is simply matter of gravity.
Perhaps the greatest destroyer OF
road surfaces and the least condemned
is the steel tire. The steel tire hits the
roadway with an absolutely ungiving
impact. Its constant hammering brushes
stones and skaters all particles that
project from the surface of the road.
steel tires are usually narrow and
they wear and cut deep tracks and ruts
. They pulverize the surface. so that auto
mobiles with the suction of their pneu-
matte tires, suck UP the dust that Is
formed and scatter II to the winds.
The motor truck, with its broad, fat
rubber tires and slow speed, compared
with that Of the automobile, causes prac-
t!cally no damags to the surface of the
road 1t causes no abrasion, and there
is no suction from the solid tires. OF all
traffic on the highways the motor truck
does the least damage to the surface OF
the road.
"As to the weight It imposes upon the
highway this is largely taken care of by
the 500 pound limit an inch of tire
width. Legislation which arbitrarily
limits the carrying capacity Of motor
trucks simply adds to the cost of trans
Jortation and increases the 2 cost of
living.
1T is for the people to Insist that
legislation governing motor trucks be
intelligently formulated. AS the use of
the motor truck becomes more and more
an every day matter, much of the mar
low minded hostility manifested in GER
tain circlse at this time will be COM
lletely overcome.
"It is for voters to use their own
Judgment and their influence"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-24
GETS MORE TEMPLARS.
Morrow's Trips to Factory Are
Very Effective.

George S. Morrow, local distributor for
Templar and Saxon cars. is making
many visits to the Templar factory at
Cleveland, Ohio these days in order to
get cars to fill the demand for Templars.
Mr.. Morrow returned yesterday with the
information that the Templaf plant Is
to be greatly enlarged.
plans are now under way to double
the present size of the Templar plant
and the officials of the company estimate
that by the close of the present year the
factory will be producing fifty cars a
day.
THE big demand for Templars, both
domestic and foreign, compels the com
pany to get into big production as soon
as possible. Shipments of Templars
have already been made to seventeen
different foreign, countries and repeat
orders have recently been received from
Denmark, Sweden, China, New Zealand
Australia. England, Peru and Egypt"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-24
FINE FISK PERFORMANCE.
One Tire in Omcial Test Goes
$4,000 Miles.

Proof of the uniformly good service
obtainable these days from standard
makes OF automobile tires Is contained
in a record of performance kept by the
commissioners of Coweta county, Geor-
gia.
In an Overland car the Superintendent
Of County Works drove over $4,000
miles before single tire was changed
on the set of Fisk tires with which the
car was equipped. After that many
more miles were checked Off on the spec
dometer on three Of the four.
This record was made in the face of
difficult road conditions and oftentimes
with load of five to ten workmen. This
performance proved so satisfactory to
1.-THE honorable commissioners that Clerk
Of the Board T. G. Farmer has since or
dered more Fisks for other cars.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-24
RACE DRIVER BUYS FRANKLIN.
Tommy Milton Finds Sedan Fills
the Bill.

Tommy Milton, one OF the most daring
and successful of present day automo-
bile race drivers and the holder of the
worlds ten mile automobile race record
Of 1920, is the most recent of the
speed kings to become a convert to the
Franklin car. Milton took delivery of a
special color Franklin sedan this week,
starting from the factory for Elgin, ILL.,,
the scene of his next start.
Barney Oldieh started thes Franklin
fashion among racing drivers when he
purchased a Franklin sedan for his per-
sonal use when he retired from active
racing to become head OF his own tire
company.
Millions sedan has a royal blue body
with black upper structure and white
wire wheels. He ordered the sedan
while he was racing at Uniontown Pa,
& track, by the way, where he always
has phenomenal luck Mi'ton's world $
record was made at Sheepshead Fay
Juno II this year.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-24

In place OF the strength Of mems arms
and backs there is hydraulic oil ele-
vator that will raise two 400 pounds
cakes to the car roof In one trip. The
elevator, of course. is controlled from
the truck and operated by its engine.
II is flush with the right hand side of
the truck, which allows moving room
for the operator below filling the ele-
vator, and brings the Ice to the very
edge of the car roof where the other
operator drags 1t OFF with tongs.
The entire four ton load can be trans
ferred to- the interior of the refrigerator
car in a few minutes with ten or fifteen
round trips of the elevator.
The elevator is mounted on a struc-
tural steel base crosswise OF the truck
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-24
REMOVING A VALVE.

To tackle a valve replacement single
handed when you have not valve lift
ing device is not easy until you know
how. There is, however simple way
OF doing II. Simply interpose piece Of
packing (almoet anything will dol be-
tween the valve cap and the valve head;
rehx the valve cap and then the packing
will prevent the valves rising. 1t 10
then a comparatively easy matter to lift
the string. take out the cotter, &C.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-24

frame. The tubes and rams are made
Of the finest tubing. combining strength
with lightness. The oil reservoir con-
tains a little less than the full capacity
of the tubes, so that the tank Is ex-
hausted before there is any danger Of
injury to the rams. The cable passes
under the cage and over two half pulleys
to differentiate IN case one ram should
go up little faster than the other.
The body Is designed that 1t will carry
capacity load of about 5000 pounds.
When 800 pound cakes are carried the
Ice completely fills the body. This in
sures against breakage of cakes in
transit
The complete weight of the elevator is
$50 pounds.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-24

and stones which few their way. They
were accustomed to dbdging shells and
climbing out of shell holes and this little
"rumpus" was nothing.
The strike gave Albert N, Atkinson the
chance he was looking for. He had been
trying to find places for scores OF the
returned soldiers as drivers, registering
them and vouching for their. proficiency
at his automobile school at 235 West Fiji
tieth street, Just west of Broadway.
When the strike came there was an
immediate call for experienced. careful
drivers for the hundreds of motor vehicles
which were pressed into service and his
boys got a fair share of the work.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-24

How to ice refrigerator cars when
there Is no "icing station" nearby be-
comes a serious problem during the
summer months. particularly when there
are numerous traffic tieups or delays.
Heretofore 1t has generally been solved
by the application of human muscle
power. The ice has been cut into sizes
that could be handled and thrown from
the wagon or truck to the roof of the
car.
Now comes a device that Is designed
10 save all Of this labor. 1t Is a special
truck body, designed for the Union Ice
Company of Pittsburg by John H
Stubbe. manager of the Locomobile
Company's branch in that city, and
mounted on a Riker truck.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-24
ArKINsoN,s BOYS ON JUMP.

During the recent strikes OF the trans
portation employees in New York and
Brooklyn some of the returned soldiers
who had seen service overseas with the
Motor Transport Corps were eagerly sought
IS drivers OF motor vehicles OF all sorts.
And they made ideal drivers, for they
were not at all perturbed at the yells
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-11-14

WANTED-At this office young
lady to gather news around town and
to do general office work. She will
also be given the privilege, under a
competent instructor, to learn to OPP
crate the liontpye machine, thus quail
flying herself to hold a responsible
and remunerative position. There is
a constant and ever increasing demand
for linotype operators Will pay fair
wages from the beginning to one whe
is Industrious. Inquire at The Times
office, Pennington, Mo. ....
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-11-14
brooms reasonable. We are still OPP
Grating our shop in Desloge. 43-3t.
BOTTOM FARM FOR SALE
PAGE FIVE

400 acres of Mississippi River bot
tom in Cape Girardeau county, Mo-,
Z miles north of Cape Girardeau on
good automobile road; rural route and
telephone line. 800 acres under high
state of cultivation. 65 acres in small
timber. No rocks or gravel on this
land. 2 miles from Frisco depot; IL
mile from boat landing. No buildings.
Price $4,000. For further particulars
inquire of John Herter, Ste. Genevieve,
Mo. 39-tf.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-11-14
RassJs2p
ExTRAvAeANcE A cAUse.

Senator Williams Of Mississippi add.
ed his testihionyYto that already lauot.
ed when he, said in the senate: "The
people IN the United States are more
extravaganti that formerly. Thrift and
economy must be practiced." ;Yr
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-11-14
NOTICE

Lawrence Laws and son, manufac-
turers of high-grade brooms, have OPP
ened new shop in Pennington, 100
feet south Of street car depot, across
street from laundry. Will seed and
clean corn free of charge and make
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-11-14
MOTHER GOOSE.

49, 40 -----l~..+---ib 10
HE tdiddle, diddfe,p |S92h1
Here's one fine riddle,
! Prices soar like apalloon,
Don't frittsr money on useless thing
- Then living viii be- cheaper soon.
sol IF. N. c.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-11-14

FOR SALE-Ford one-ton worm
gear truck, complete with stake body;
1918 model. First class shape. APP
ply to F. W. Hogenmiller, New Often
berg, Mo.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-11-14
Classified Ads.

Advertisements in this department
bring prompt and sure returns. II
you want to buy or sell anything, try
an announcement here, and you will
be agreeably surprised at the result.
The price is only l cent per word.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-11-14

The boy or girl who adds War
Savings Stamp to his or her savings Ia
on the path to higher business eff
cheney and all the desirable things
that money brings.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-11-14

FOR SALE-2-year-old heavy draft
colt; 1 good brood mare, 9 years old.
Apply to Chas. Reinhard, Pennington,
Mo. If.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-11-14

The weather is again clear and
beautiful, though. the mercury is
somewhat depressed. ...a
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-11-14

FOR Rents small houses, two
3-rooms, and one 4-room. Tri County
Realty Co.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-29
FOX KENT

FOR RENT ono lif6lsRsd sd
room, suitable for two. 11s Higll
St. 12s27s3t-70a8s
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XY2ASF ION NEWS
GOSSIP o CHARLES BROOKS SMITH:
BY CHARLES BROOKS SMITH

p.he noia the came platforms, each
iauding the others work in the war,
both sledge -hammerlng the Reds, +"
/ both advocating universal training
and preparedness. AS a speech maker,
, Wood Is the more graceful and prac-
ticed of the two. Both were hailed by
great throngs as "ohr next President, "
ana Wood brought the human mass to
its feet roaring when be finished say
ing:
We must stand for government
OF law and order no matter what II
costs in men and money. We must
stand for property rights, for the prop
erty rights Of the rich and the property
rights of the poor, We must teach
that all true liberty is found under
law, and that this country will have
no autocracy either Of wealth or Of
labor. We must impress all red
aliens that this country is going to be
run by Americans"
There they were these two rivals,
for rivals they were at the wars out
break, IL the story from Official circles
is true, and rivals now or the White
House, IL the views of the politicians
are truly founded. The story referred
to is to the effect that PerIning kept
Wood at home; that Pe:shiag was
cabled asking if Wood Wtuld be &C
ceptable as division commander;
and that Pershing cabled the reply
Il do not want Wood"
How much of the popular acclaim of
Pershing in the states he Is travelling
through may be charged up to his mil
itary success and how much to popu-
larity as presidential possibility, has
the politicians figuring. He is get
ting a great welcome everywhere he
goes and he will be on the go until
March 1st, according to the official
schedule OF his inspection trip
handed out to the press several days
ago by Secretary Baker. Anyhow,
Pershing is now listed as one of the
leading aspirants at the present time.
When a man of'the experience OF
Charles G. Dawes, of Chicago, in Re-
publican national politics takes up
one who is mentioned as good presi!
dental timber, 1t is a sign that there
is something doing, adm a warning for
the other fellows that they had better
take due notice. Mr.. Dawes, who was
McKinley's comptroller OF the cur
rency, was the civilian genius select
ed by General Pershing as his "busi-
ness manager" in France. Which
means that Dawes was the head of the
big business of the a. L. F-and it
surely was big business" nobody
will deny. He was commissioned a
brigadier general for the time of this
job. Pershing headquarters, Washing
ton hears, have been opened up in
Chicago under the order OF General
Dawes. All of which is of additional
interest to many West Virginians, be-
cause Charley" Dawes was born at
Marietta, O., and educated in the fine
o, college there. Mariettans are
very proud of his career, and appre-
ciative of the big generous things he
has done for their college and their
city. They will doubtless resent the
following explanation as an entirely
unnecessary detail, but there may be
some among the readers of this who
will acquire just that much more geo
graphical knowledge, and be thankful
for it, by being told that Marietta, D.,
is just across the Ohio river fro
Williamstown, WA.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-29

~ HIN fIU.N, u. ", Dec. -. -.
surrey 81 presidential politics ioT the
week discIoses several interest ng out
standsIg features, and an inc. eased
5etiYity all along the line that Is a
token that the b. g event in the Grand
Did Party is on IN earnest. organ
ized Efforts along carefully planned
rs matte lines became plainly a2-
garent for the first time.
Two Significant events were the day
pent together by General PershiDg
aud Wood, and the two speeches OF
lloE-ce on, OF Illinois, in New York
81 one at the banquet of the New
gland Society at which, by the way,
aefeI is tehtimony given by Washing
toiiaris in attendance, some Of them
native West Virginians, and by some
the reporters, to the effect that
06yeFnor John j. Cornwell. unherald-
ed and quite Unexpectedly, .swooped
down on the oratorical honors OF that
attair and carried them off unchalleng-
ed and unmolested In explanation OF
that unanticlpated phase OF the poll
tico-spcial function 1t was stated by
friends Of the Illinois governor that
he held in reserve for the following
night, when his star would shine alone,
the important remarks that he had re-
dtced to script and brought along
With him. from his domain in the Mid
die West. Reports Of his speech and
reception at the second affair woulu
tend to validate their somewhat apollo
y getic explanation. At the same time,
Sthose Democrats who are friendly to
Governor Cornwell and think that he
would fit q presidential nomina-
ton like the paper on the wall, will
read Of the success of his New York
engagement with ascending hopes.
The candidacy of Governor LoWden
appears to have gotten start Of all
the others in the way Of a working
organization that has lines strung into
more Of the states, and working. The
loqdest and most frequently used slo-
gan Of his hackers is that he is bust
ness man. They are loud pedalling
this apparently on the theory that the
Voters of the country want bust
ness man in the White House; frame
Of mind supposedly induced by the
sweet mess made by this administra-
tive outfit when called on suddenly to
handle the biggest business that ever:
devolved on any government or any
set Of men 10 handle. Whatever the
reason for their doing so, or wheth(r
their premises are correct or not, the
Tact remains that every effort is be-
sing made to trademark the Governor
OF Illinois as the one big successful,
patriotic business man in the run
ming, and that such a man is needed
in a job that is essentially and funda-
mentally the biggest business job in
the world. Since the proponents of
kssnde of the other supposed leading
candidates are pushing the business
side OF their favorites to the front,
too, 1t may possibly by that the
Lowden people have correctly read
the signs of these nervous and I'M
charted times.
Tie second event Of the week of
high interest 70. the politicians OF the
Capital. referred to in the beginning
Of the second paragraph above. that OF
the meeting of General aeEshihg and
Wood at a treDendQas celebratio4 in
,-tbe Windy CitySas s'welcome to- Petsh-
ing was, is CERTAIN of its features, rA-
garded 81 Significant, Potf me9
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pIlcTiiREsotjEIY8r

Z. e cTuRESo Jelly fPg II.
Disglisted Cop Cat crossing Sonng
Chauffeur, you are! Say, II yOu were
crossing the Sahara desert you'd run
into a hydrant Transcript
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WANTED,

T1NTED@ffo buy a BOB Sled. 1S
be Il Al condition and seat noless
than eight persons. VIII pay a good
price. Write at once Box 7056, West
Vlrginian.
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A0ER.ls WANIGD
TWo cENIs a WORD

WANTED - Agents. men, or women,
Nyanted to help sell real estate. ES-
pehSace not necessary. Give refer
ence as to honesty. Cart Land Com
pany, Box 5ll Cnariesl0a, ". va.
1861 -jU45
WANTED-A district Agent with au-
tomobile TO handle Carbon Carbon
Eater. A Liquid Oxygen, for cleaning
carbon out Of automobile cylinders. 1t
takes the place of an Oxygen Gas
Tank. So simple, any one driving an
automobile can clean the carbon from
his own car in ten minutes. Its an
article you can demonstrate. The
Wilson Chemical Co., Toledo, Ohio.
1925 6t-7O44.
WANTED = Salesman aAu COLLECTOR.
Live wire proposition. Article used
in every. home. Straight commission
contract. Can make from SAC TO $50
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Apply in person, 42O Main street.
1926 St. 7042
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FOR RENT-Rooms for light holIse7
keeping. Furnished or unfurnishea.
Also single room. viii Furnish break
fast if desired. Call 1921.
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FOR RENT-Two rooms on Malp
suitable for offices only. Address
Box 10, MOnongah, w Va.
1922. 6tsIa2A
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FOR SALE-l9IS model Ford TOURING
Car. Good condition. Apply
3renr~\ St. l2-2I-2tsiQsQ
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HELP WANTED. MALE

WANTED-Young men, 1886, for
Railway Mail Clerks. $1,000 81 800
Experience unnecessary Examina-
lions, Fairmont, Jan. II. For free par
ticuars, write R. Terry CORNER Civil
Service Examiner), 400 Continental
Bldg, Washington, D, c. 1925 5t- 7O46
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rLR sALR

FOR SAIL Complete coSl Stine Slli
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coal. Easy terms. Address lox ~
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AUTOS AND AC0EsSORI9s

FUIt SALE-Wlnter top TOR Buic & cai'
1917 model D As, good as new. Low
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1874 Sc i0s
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-02-01

charge that Albers violated the espi
onage act by making seditious state
ments. The attorneys made their open
ing arguments to the jury this morning
The court recessed at noon, throwing
the closing arguments and charge to
the jury over until Monday morning
The feature Of the case Friday aft
crnoon was the defendant Is denial that
he had been in Baltimore in 1916 and
visited the submarine Deutschland an6
talked with Captain Koenig, and hii
denial that he ever offered TO bet with
anyone about the outcome Of the war
AS soon as Albers lEft the stand the
government called Fro Haines, Har
ney county merchant who testified Al
bers told him he had visited the Deutsci
land and Koenig.
Henry Cushing of Portland was thcr
called by the government. He swort
Albers wanted to bet him $1,000 to sc
cents, and lend him the half dollar that
the kaiser could lick the world.
In general the defendants testimony
was a sweeping denial Of any sentiment
except loyalty for the United States
He swore he was so drunk that hi;
mind was a complete blank during the
entire train journey from San Francisco
to Portland last October, when Alber'
is alleged to have uttered many sedi
tious statements.