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q. s. L. BATTERY PLANS.
shontz Reports Big Expansion of
the Plant, .,s

Fl. b. Shontx of the II. b. Shontz-
Company 157 West Fifty-fourth street.
local distributor for u. S. L. storage bat
terles, has just returned from a week
spent at the annual sales conference at
the factory of the United States Light
and Heat Corporation of Niagara Falls,
N. Y, manufacturers of the famous U.
S. L. storage batteries.
Representatives of fifty central SER
vice stations and distributors, with the
U. S. L. branch managers and travelling
salesmen, were invited home" to inspect
the new plant and equipment of the
company. In the past year there have
been changes made In the plant and
equipment increasing the manufactur-
ing facilities 100 per cent. This is to
take care OF the greatly increased bust
ness in the manufacture of batteries for
automobiles and farm lighting plants
The meeting was given over to a dis
sussion of sales and advertising policies
for 1920 and for lectures on the con-
struction and care of storage batteries
and a description OF the various i'm
provements that have been made in the
manufacture of the U. s. l. product.
Mr.. Shontz had the pleasure of being
ON the list of speakers at the U. S. L.
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PERSONNEL OF NEW
HOWARD-W WHITE co.
Men Well Known in Industry
Will Produce o New
Car.

Associated with d. Mccall White and
e. c. Howard, who have just taken pos
sssion Of large modern plant in Indi-
annapolis for the production of a new pas
sengor car, arc several men OF long ex-
perience and high standing In the motor
industry.
NJ. ]. Moore is treasurer OF the new
company. He was formerly connected
with the Northway Motors Manufacture
ing Company, Detroit; he was comp
troller of the Chevrolet Motor Company
at Flint, and auditor and later produc-
ton manager of the Miami Cycle Com
pany of Middletown, Ohio. He served
as captain in the Motor Transport Corps
in charge of finance, accounting and set
Element of claims under the Motor Veh-
icle Division.
d. G. Selheimer, works manager for
the company, Is also Just out of service,
having served twenty months as a Major
In the Motor Transport Corps, In charge
Of the maintenance Of motor vehicles.
He was associated for five years with
the Packard Motor Car Company OF De-
troit, holding important positions in the
manufacturing of engines and chassis.
He went from the Packard to the fac
tory managership of the Hall Motor Car
Company of Cleveland. He later became
factory manager of the Houk Wire
Wheel Company.
J. w. Appin, chief engineer. came
with Mr.. White from the Cadillac Motor
Car Company, where he was chassis en-
gineer. He spent six years with the Cad
lilac company and was one of the few
men closely associated with Mr.. White in
the design of the eight cylinder Cadillac
in 1914. In 1915 Mr.. Applin designed,
under Mr. Whites supervision, the
twelve cylinder aircraft engine, which
was one of the important designs on
which the Liberty engine was based.
Previous to his Cadillac association
Mr.. Applin was in the engineering de-
partment of the Odds Motor Works. Lam
sing, and the Maxwell Motor Company.
Detroit.
G. B. Spreng, purchasing agent, was
formerly purchasing agent of the Otis
steel Company and assistant purchasing
agent OF the Winton company, both of
Cleveland Ohio. He recently returned
from France, where he served as First
| Lieutenant
Leo N. Burnett. advertising manager
of the Howard-White organization, went
to the Cadillac company in 1915 from
the newspaper field. h He became head
OF the Cadillac advertising department
| and served In that capacity during the
last two years, except for few months
| spent in the navy.
j. 2. Robertson has been appointed
works engineer. After completing his
technical education at the Glasgow
Technical College, Glasgow, Scotland, he
became marine engineer, testing sub
marines and torpedo boats for the Eng
ish Government and later for the United
states. He comes to Indianapolis from
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ONE MOTOR VEHICLE
TO Is PERSONS NOW
This Estimate Covers the En-
tire Country and Shows
Big Increase.

There is one motor vehicle for every
fifteen persons in the United states
This calculation is based on the latest
authentic automobile and truck regis
tration figures, which have just been
compiled by the b. f. Goodrich Rubber
Co. The total number OF passenger
cars and trucks listed il 6,7se,55o.
This represents 13 per cent. gain
over the e,O2s.6o5 registry Of Janu-
airy 1, 1919. In other words the latest
tahulations show that 762,945 more
cars are now in use than there were
the first of this year.
A neck and neck race is being waged
between New York and Ohio for lead
ershlp in State registration-the Good
rich figures showing New York with n
registration of 502,725, while Ohio trails
closely behind with 100000 cars and
trucks. Nevertheless Ohio is forging
ahead in motor ownership at a faster
clip than is New York State and may
step into FIRST place before the first of
the year. Next In the big six" group,
named in the order OF their rank, are
Pennsylvania, Illinois, California and
Iowa.
During the period since the first of
the year fifteen States have made per-
centages of increase greater than the
national increase of IS per cent. Those
States are Ohio, California, Georgia,
Virginia, Tennessee. North Carolina,
kentucky South Carolina, Alabama,
West Virginia, Louisiana, Idaho. Utah,
Wyoming and Delaware.
1t will be noted that nine of these are
Southern States and their percentage Of
increase as a whole is %. Tennessee.
West Virginia and Kentucky lead the
South as we'll as the entire nation. and
IN the order named. Unprecedented
cotton and tobacco prosperity has placed
this section Of the country well to the
fore. Since 1917 the census of auto
mobiles in the Southern States has in
creased better than 100 per cent
Iowa still maintains her position as
the leading State in per capita owner
ship with a car for every sos persons.
Nebraska Is runner up" with one car
for 7.01 persons. The tail end position
goes to Mississippi with one car to 1879
persons.
The most fertile field for the auto
mobile salesman is In the midwestern
States, as the following figures of popu-
Iation per car will point out They rank
next in order to Iowa and Nebraska for
automobile density:
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men. They were extremely popular in
England and are still used in China,
Austria and India. The modern sedan
has an enclosed body and accommodates
seven passengers Becluse of the sin
gle enclosed compartment 1t is popularity
known as the all season, all purpose
family car
Limousine" was originally the name
of a cloak worn in France and probably
originated from Limousin, the name of
an old province in central France. To-
day it is applied to the chauffeur driven
car with an enclosed compartment The
drivers seat is outside, but covered by
roof.
Roadster" was first applied to vessels
that worked their way by means of the
tides. Later 1t was used for bicycles.
The modern roadster has an open body
and was designed primarily for two
persons, but Of recent years the f7u
door roadster, accommodating four pas
sengers, has met with popular favor
The touring car, which is the most
familiar type OF car. takes its name
from the fact that 1t is used by motor
lists on lengthy tours. It is an open car
also with a tonneau and four doors
seating seven passengers.
The nine new styles of the 1920
Haynes character cars, which have met
with such a tremendous demand
throughout the country. are in great
way responsible for the popularity which
these types of cars enjoy. Since the ap-
pearance of the 1920 Haynes sedan,
coupe and limousine the increase in the
demand fer closed cars has been cspe-
cially noticeable.
Whereas the sedan and coupe a few
years ago were used mostly for city
purposes these types are now being used
by thousands OF motorists for long dis
lance tours. Because OF their Ill pdr-
pose, all season adaptability 1t is pre-
dicted that they will grow moro and
] more al popular favor
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ADVISES RETREADING.
Carlisle President Says He BE-
Iieves in IT.

The Carlisle Cord Tire Company has
created something Of a sensation in the
cord tire industry by coming out
strongly in favor of retreading.
I'VE have for a long time advocated
the retreading OF Carlisle castings" says
J. s. Bretz, the president. Generally
our castings will stand a second re-
treading.
1.-The Carlisle. however. is not a con-
yentional small cord tire. 1t Is made
from a continuous giant. cord many
times tougher and stronger than the
small cord We have in fact never seen
a Carlisle cord tire that would not out
last two treads. We are still unable to
make or to have made for us a tread
which will wear as long as the big body
cord in the Carlisle casing
when a Carlisle tire user is advised
by one of our dealers to have his tires
retreaded he is always surprised. For
so many years tire users have been &C
tually warned by tire dealers that the
walls of their tires would not hold up
under the life OF a new tread 1t Is not
strange that they should be surprised
when advised TO have their old Carlisle
castings retreaded and thereby obtain
possibly another seasons running at a
very small expense"
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the Cadillac Motor Car Company, where
he was chief craftsman for two years.
Before that he was superintendent OF
the johnson Gear Company, San Fran
cisco; manager of the Wagner Manu-
featuring Company, San Francisco, and
chief engineer and superintendent of the
Aetna Explosive and Chemical Company
of Pittsburg, Pa.
l.. A. Menges. chief craftsman, Is an-
other man in tho new organization who
received his training with the Cadillac
company and who was closely associ-
ated with Mr.. White when he produced
the eight cylinder Cadillac.
w. A. Houser has Joined the company
as head Of the technical division of the
sales department. He has been engaged
in similar work at the Cadillac COM
pany during the last few years, with
the exception of several months in the
army.
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MAIDEN LANE WAS LOVERS. LANE

In the early days a brook ran along
the way now called Maiden lane IN New
York city. 1t Is related that this path
was freqpsnted BY lovers, says the Auto
sobriqueted maidens' path by the Dutch.
The English later changed 1t to it's pres
emit name.
Again the story Is told that the Dutch
maidens came to the banks OF the brook
to do their family washing and that this
gave the rural pathway its name.
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season been In charge OF sales for the
above company at Syracuse.
The new Velie has grown in popular
ity and the new asanch at Albany is
made necessary ~ cake care OF distribu-
ton OF these tv cry popular cars in
the important Albany district.
The Garland company have made
contracts with the best dealers in almost
all Of the important towns throughout
tlIeir district which comprises the
greater part of the States Of New York,
New Jersey and Connecticut.
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EARLY WALL STREET DAYa

The stock Exchange in New York city
was hrst organized In 1892 by group OF
in front OF 10 Wall street A few months
later daily meetings were held at the
Tontine Coffee House, now the site of the
rontine Building II now consists OF LOO
members, memberships iuctuating In value.
according to general business condition,
saws the Automobile Blue Book.
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, DON'T BUMP YOUR TIRES.
You Give Them Tons of Useless.
Pressure.

speed of twenty five miles an hour
strikes a stone or bad bump the tire
receives blow at the point of impact
of nine or ten tons In force. Many
drivers who would regard 1t as an In
sane proposition to strike one of their
inflated tires a blow with a ten ton
hammer ride merrily along day after
day in their cars taking no pains what
ever to avoid bumps. Even the best
tires give way in time under such treat
ment says the United States Tire Com
pany A slight turn Of the steering
wheel when these distractions are met
means the saving of tire expense.
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Over half the automobiles and trucks
In the United States, 641, 260-are
found in ten States. They are: New
York. Ohio. Pennsylvania, illinois, Cali
fonia, Iowa, Michigan. Texas, Indiana
and Minnesota. Each has a registration
greater than $4,000,
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GARLAND OPENS ALBANY STORE
VIII Take Care of Distribution
Up There.

The Garland Automobile Company
will Immediately open a salesroom for
the velie and Briscoe cars at 34S Broad
way, Albany. N. Y. e L. Rolfsen will
be in charge of sales for the Albany
district. Mr.. Rolfsen has for the past
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and will cease functioning as soon as the
court proceedings are completed.
A statement made by w. o. Wood.
vice-president and general manager,
from Long Island City. said that the
company has never paid the present
stockholders one cent dividends, and
that the interest on bonds has not been
paid in ten years. The company was
organized about twenty-five years ago.
and aside from its main line has twenty
seven miles of track. The capital stock
Is 100000 and Its bonded Indebtedness
100000
THE two final blows that settled the
life of the company" SAID Mr. Wood,
were the breaking of our line in Rock
away turnpike, between Hook Creek and
the tollgate at Cedarhurst. The last in
crease In wages which we were COM
PEELED to give our men will aggregate
$4,000 a year. Based on last years
figures, this would result in an operat-
Ing deficit for the coming year of about
$4,000. excluding taxes and fixed
charges. In other words the company
would be forced to pay out In wages and
maintenance $4,000 more than It took In.
Taking into consideration the $780,
900 interest due on bonds, the 100000
loan and S67,69S.1S accounts payable, II
will be seen that the situation Is hope
less. The owners of the property refuse
to advance any more money ard as the
company cannot stand alone 1t has to
stop"
Mr.. Wood said that in June, 1918, an
application for a fare increase was made
before the franchise committee of the
Board Of Estimate, but although all the
data was furnished no action was ever
taken on the request. Mr.. Wood said
that the company has been ordered by
borough authorities to do paving amount
ing to thousands of dollars and that the
railway tracking needs repairs.
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| Public Service Commission announced
| that public hearing will be held at its
| offices Monday to investigate the cessa-
ton OF train service resulting from the
strike.
Patrons of the line are using the New
Haven Railroad and trolley cars to the
subway and elevated lines in coming
down and returning to their homes in
Westminster. Regular service will be
restored as soon as possible. 1t was said
at L. s. Mlller's office yesterday. He is
president OF the line.
The road is electrically operated When
the Interborough Rapid Transit Com
pany raised the wages Of its employees
rs per cent. the Westchester line volun-
tarily did the same, but the motormen
and conductors refused to accept the ad-
vance They demanded the same SAL
aries as the "steam roads" pay, which
Is 65 per cent. more than their pay be-
fore the proffered award OF rs per cent
The Westchester management would not
grant the demand on the grounds that
they are electric railway trainmen and
that their work did not involve the re-
sponsibility Of those employed in steam
railroads.
The greatest number OF the 211 daily
trains operated on the line consists OF a
single car. None OF the trains Is COM
posed of more han four cars. It was
pointed out by Mr. Miller that subway
and elevated trains are more than double
the number of cars in the Westchester
trains. The motormans Job Is much
the same as the elevated drivers. There
is none of the labors involved that a
steam locomotive exacts, nor is a motor
man expected to repair his motor on the
road IL he gets stuck as the steam
engineer Is required to do, which entails
a wide mechanical knowledge.
The strikers did not communicate with
the railroad officials during the day, but
the union forces announced through their
leader, :. H. Wilson. that an attempt
would be made to tie up the New Haven
steam lines II the Westminster road at
tempted to operate its trains. The West
chester line is owned by the New Haven,
IT is generally understood. The strikers
are members of the Brotherhood OF Lo-
connective Engineers and the Trainmen's
Brotherhood and 1t is by interesting their
brother workers In sympathetic strike
that they expect to force the Westches-
ter road to meet their demands
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GUARD AGAINST COP STRIKE.
Boston Omcials Take Steps to Meet
Walkout.

BosroN, Aug 22.-Police officials to-
day took steps to provide against a pos
s'ole strike of policemen while leaders
Of the new policemen's union announced
they decrled talk of a strike. Superin-
ttndent Crowley called for immediate
return Of all night sticks which officers
retained after their use was discontin-
ueo two years ago. and inquiries to To-
cate and make available for emergency
service former members OF the depart
ment were continued.
Captains endeavored TO prevent fur
ther growth of the union and to learn
now many officers might be expected to
remain on duty In the event of a crisis.
Police Commissioner Curtis continued
to-day his plan to bring to trial the men
who were active in the formation OF the
union membership. in which he contends
Involves a violation of department rules
that lays the offender open to suspen-
zion or discharge
Following the announcement of yes
terday that six OF the principal officers
OF the union would be brought to trial
on Tuesday. eleven others were sum-
moned TO headquarters and questioned
regarding their union activities.
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HARD COAL MINERS
ASK so p. &. RAISE
Also q Thirty Hour Week and
Closed Shop.

WnKEsBARRE. Pa, Aug 22.-Anthra-
cite miners to-day declared for the check
of. a six hour work day, FIVE days a
week and an increase of so per cent in
wages. The Tri-Distrlct Convention. in
session to formulate the demands Of the
miners, adopted the report of 4he scale
committee. 1t included the following:
1--WE demand that the next contract
be for a period of not exceeding two
years, and that the making Of indivId-
ual agreements and contracts In the min
ing Of coal shall be prohibited.
I'VE demand that the contract wage
scales be increased so per cent, and that
tho increases secured In the supplemental
agreements Of 1917 and 1918 shall be
included in the wage scale as the basis
upon which the so per cent. shall be
added and that all day men be granted
an increase of 81 day.
I'VE demand that a uniform wage
scale be established so that the various
occupations OF like character at several
colleries shall command the same WACO
and that shovel crews operating for coal
companies shall be paid not less than
the rates paid by the contractors to
shovel men.
I'VE demand that a work day of not
more than six hours from bank to bank
be established for all classes of inside
day labor, five days a week, the uniform
scales to be the basis upon which the
advance above demanded shall apply,
with time and n half for overtime and
double time for Sundays and holidays
I'VE demand closed shop contract,
which means full recognition of the
United Mine Workers of America as a
party to the agreement
I'VE demand that all dead work shall
be paid for on the consideration basis
existing at the colliery, and that where
more than one miner is employed they
shall receive the same rates"
Nine other demands of a technical
nature are included.
1t is recommended that the scale conf
mittee shall be composed of the execu-
tive boards of the three districts, the
resident International officers and three
mine workers from each district
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FROM CONSTIPATION
TO WHAT?
Alfred W. Mccain, Famous
Food Authority, Yarns of
Dangers of Neglect

The simplest Of natural foods contain all
the mysterious phy,iologioally active principle,
required to maintain normal health" declares
Alfred W. Mccain in his surprisingly gripping
and dramatic book. The Science Of Eating.
Still" he says. we find scientists blindly
rummagins through fields Of experimental
darkness seeking complicated and highsounding
explanations for diseases that go on defyins
all the cross-exAminations. ali the probing,.
all the analyses and all the theories Of man.
Why" he continues. do we neglect the e1.
traordinary medicinal properties Of wheat bran
IN our vain efforts to obtain relief from constl-
patton, disease that not corrected leads
20 many dreadful evilsl"
Mr.. Mccain recently stated;
There is no further need to neglect bran.
W. K. Kellogg. the famous food Manufacturer
Of Battle Creek. has perfected product that
contains ali the vi'eli1ing. tissue sweetening and
laxative propcrtic Of the outer layers of the
little wheat berry.
''Kellosss Krumbled Cooked Bran Is a
new food. the importance Of which in the regu.
lation Of Intestinal activity promises to make
it one Of the most popular dietetie achievements
Of the tune. Bran. more than any other food,
protects the body against the POISONOUS sub.
stances formed in the intestinal tract as the
result Of sluggish elimination. Not realizins
! al g Ill III
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bitration clause was inserted in the
agreement as n pretence merely TO get
the men to go back to work, which you
know is not true.
Furthermore, 1t is evident to me
from what has transpired in the last
rev days that a list of the membership
Is In the possession Of others than broth
erhood members and that that knowl-
edge Is being used to annoy these men,
who are now willing to leave the final
adjustment OF the entire controversy to
you. How much the Amalgamated Union
Is responsible for this attempt to sow
dissension among these men is a mat
ter which the city authorities ought to
ascertain. l must request that
We proceed with the arbitration proceed
inss forthwith. Can you set Monday for
preliminary hearing7"
Threats to declare another strike over
the heads of leaders of the Amalgamated
union were made by Brooklyn Rapid
Transit employees yesterday following
reports that the company intended
granting only a 25 per cent wage in
crease to those who went on strike n
fortnight ago. This would result In the
surface car men being paid from 81 to
SO cents an hour. They are at present
getting from Al to 40 cents and they
demand rs cents, the figure named when
the strike was first started. Unless their
demands are granted they declared at
the Brooklyn Labor Lyceum yesterday
that they would again tie UP the system.
Some of the union members, who said
that the success OF the strike proved
that they controlled the situation, com
planned that dement's had been given to
them by the company because they
would not remove union buttons from
their coats. A conductor of a Fulton
street car charged he had received seven
dement's for not having his coat but
toned ad nhis hat adjusted properly. A
Nostrand avenue conductor complained
that dement's had been given him for
pulling the signal cord with his left hand
instead of his right
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WESTMINSTER ROAD
WILL FIGHT STRIKE
Company FldtIy Refuses De.
ndnds of Troinnen.

.Not a wheel turned yesterday on the
New York. Westchester and Boston
Railway. but 1t is hoped by the manage
ment that enough new men may be pro-
cured by Sunday to operate the trains
for the excursionists who seek this day
In the country. Advertisements will ap-
pear in the newspapers to-day and to-
morrow calling for motormen and con-
ductors to replace the strikers. The
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TYPEWRITER MEN STRIKE.
Mechanics of Three Companies De-
mand More Pay.

report was received yesterday that
all the typewriter mechanics employed
by the Wholesale Typewriter Company
the Lincoln Typewriter Company and
the General Typewriter Company walked
out on Wednesday after demand for
more pay and shorter hours had been
refused. II Is expected that the strikers
will be Joined by employees of other
typewriter concerns to-day.
It was said that the Underwood Type
writer Company factory at Hartford has
been closed since August 1. The me-
chanics say they have to undergo five
years OF training to qualify for high
class positions and that the wages. aver
aging $22 20 $40 week. are inadequate