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The Washington herald., 1919-07-06
THIS crrY suPPLrEs
NEWS For NATIONS PAPERa.

THE CxTn BUFPLIE4
NEWS FoR NATIONS PAPERs.
As I said before. there is bound To
be more going on here this summer
than at any other place. And then
there are a lot OF people who have
not gone away and don't intend to
do 30. for one reason or another, either
kept here by official duties OF some
scrt or because OF the varied <nterest.
here or because, from past experience.
they realize what a fine summer resort
Washington Ia.
What goes on in Washington fur
nishes grist for the nations neyspa-
pers all the year round. but lust now
washington. the city, itself is getting
unsccustomed publicity on two ac-
counts" says a bulletin from the Ma
tonal Geographic Society.
Senator Sherman. OF IllipoIs, wants
&c move the capital TO some mid
Western city. Citizens OF Washington.
apparently oblivious OF any such con-
SUMMATION are wsging a national
lupncity campaign for representation
Ia Congress"
Aside from these political issues. the
bulletin states. Washington prob
ably has never been such a magnet
for visitors as now. and those who
are coming as well as those who have
gone will be interested in the follow
ing comparison of Washington with
other world capitals. written by Vis-
count James Bryce. former British
ambassador TO the United States.
1T IL impossible to live in Wash
ington and not be struck by some pc
culiar features and some peculiar
beauties which your city possesses.
mo European city has so noble a
cataract in Its vicinity as the Great
Falls OF the Potomac magnificent
piece of scenery which you will. of
course. always preserve.
VIENNA Is
PICTUREsQUE-
vienna has some picturesque
country. hills and woods and rocks
within a distance OF twenty-five or
thirty miles. London also has very
pleasing landscapes Of a softer type
within about that distance: but
know of no great city in Europe
(except Constantinople) that has
QUITE close. in its very environs
such beautiful scenery as has Wash
ington in Rock Creek Park and ir
many of the woods that stretch
along the Potomac on the north snc
also on the south side. with thS
broad river in the center and richly
wooded slopes descending boldly tr
II on each side.
You have not a beautiful arm oi
the sea at your doors. as has Con.
stantinople, nor the msgnificen'
mountains that surround the capt
tails OF Rio Janeiro or Santiago d.
Chile. nor such a bay. or rathei
land-locked gulf as that Of SaT
Francisco. with its splendid pas
sage out TO the ocean: but thos'
are very rare things. OF which ther,
The Washington herald., 1919-07-06
GERRY HOME
MAGNIFICENT.

After the death of her father. Mr..
and Mrs. El5ridge T. Gerry forsook
their unimposing pied-a-terre in East
Forty-eighth street and built their
present abode, which is nothing short
of a palace. Only those who haye
had the good fortune to have heen a
guest of the Gerrys can appreciate
what magnificent home it is, with
its private ballroom, conservatory and
The Washington herald., 1919-07-06
NEW ERA MARKED
FOR WOMEN ABROAD.

The appearance OF large numbers Of
women at the signing OF the peace
treaty was an event which surely
marks a new era for the sex. II was
thought that at least they would
brighten a decidedly dull picture, but
the women certainly were disappoint-
ing so far as adding to the pictur-
sequences Of the scene was concerned
The presence of groups of prominent
women, Of course. gave a unique touch
to the ceremony. but they really went
almost unnoticed In the hurry to finish
the signing. Most of the delegates to
the conference arranged for the pres
ence of their wives to witness the cul.
mination of their work. and they occu-
pied a large part of the space given
over to witnesses at one end of the
gallery. Pl
Contrary to expectations the
women made no attempt to dress
up" for the event. 1t was quite sur
prising to see that they all came
in their everyday" clothes. In
fact. IL was the men alone who con-
formed to the conventions of dress
for such an occasion. They ap-
peared in afternoon coats and top
hats.
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson and Miss
Margaret Wilson were in front
seats. Both watched every detail
OF the ceremony with keen interest.
Mrs Wilson wss nars stunning In
The Washington herald., 1919-10-05
QUESTION VALIDITY OF
MOTOR CAR TRANSFERS

The War Department Is charged
with having Illegally disposed Of motor
trucks and passenger cars valued at
$l24s46oo. due to an apparent misun-
derstanding Of recent laws passed by
Congress. Early in the war. Congress
passed ~the postoniee appropriation
bin which provided for the transfer Of
motor trucks and passenger cars by
the War Department to other gov
ernment departments without charge
following the termination Of hostili-
ties. Later. the sundry civil bill
passed by Congress contained q clause
prohibiting the free transfer Of ye-
hicles.
Five thousand two hundred and
twenty-five vehicles valued at $1.72.-
500 We're transferred to the Bureeu OF
Public Roads, Department Of Agricul-
ture; Sss vehicles valued at $505. 900 TO
the postofice. and SO valued at
$S45. 800 to the Bureau Of Public
Health. As these transfers were said
to be in violation Of the law the trans
actions have been called illegal. Nu-
merous other vehicles have been re-
QUESTIONED but not yet turned over
to the departments.
The subcommittee Of the House
which is investigating War Depart
ment expenditures has uncovered
these alleged conditions. but has not
made any statement as to what ac-
ton may be taken.
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studying the horizon last Friday
for some signs OF his 1890 model.
which 10 now over o. wek behind
schedule. II was last heard of in
Pennsylvania and may show up any
minute now. Here's hoping.
The last meeting Of the Automo-
tive Trade Association was rather
sparse. Suppose you mark October
8 with red while you think of it.,
Big things are to come up at this
meeting and every member should
be there. It's just as important to
you as the next man Let's gol
Everyone knows that the livest OF
the live wires are to be found in
the automotive industry today. and
Washington boasts of her quota Of
live ones along with the rest Of the
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less steel today than they usually car
mary for them to have = stock on
hand that would last from three to
six months. This year the firm with
a three months supply In its ware
house II considered lucky. f
tx
Eneet Of Strike on Business.
Hudson. Ford and Dodge Brothers
are the best protected OF any Of the
Detroit firms. The General Motors
units have q -sixty-day surply on
hand The majority Of the other
companies will exhaust their present
stock within thirty or sixty days IL
unable to replenish IL.
Makers here are trying to hurry de-
liveries and are buying every pound
Of steel available, but little hope Il
held, however, that increased. deliv-
cries win be forthcoming. Only q
few mills have open tonnage for the
balance Of the year and no mill can
be expected to roll q three or four
months supply within the next three
weeks.
Even IL the industry should pass
through serious steel strike with
out feeling an immediate production
decrease. the strike viii directly cur.
tail future business. II the steel
workers tie up, that industry, auto
mobile production Is certain to
be hard hit even IL the steel
shortage does not cause the factories
to stop work. The strike might not
close the factories today, but it
would cut production six months
from today. Should the automotive
manufacturer exhaust his supply be-
fore new steel arrives and fabrica-
tion work completed, he Is certain to
have a hard time to keep production
normal.-Automotive Industries.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-05

Mr.. Harrison. Of the Quinn Motor
Company. rolled in Thursday last
from Springfield. Ohio, whittier he
had gone for more westcotts. or
the five secured he has one left,
which Is something of a record for
car selling. isn't II?
Had you BEEN sitting, on fhe
stoop of q certain hotel in Hagers-
town not long ago. on q certain
evening about dusk you-would have
seen a big Cole Areo-Eight glide up
in front and stop. Maybe you
would have noticed the porter of
this same hotel develop a broad.
knowing grin and walk over to the
Cole with admiration fairly glowing
in his face. But what you would
probably have missed was the in
tense interest Mr.. Spooner. Of the
Goodyear Company. suddenly de-
veloped for the distant horizon and
the fact that he grabbed for his
heart, which had curiously moved
over to his right side, might have
passed you entirely unnoticed. Mr..
Herriman, the tire merchant on
Vermont and L. who drove the Cole
and owns It will tell You that the
porter service of this particular
hotel in Hagerstown cannot be beat
anywhere in the world, and he
should know II anyone does.
Now that Harper-overland Com
pany have moved back to their
home on Connecticut avenue, Auto
mobile Row Is beginning to look
natural again. Have you seen the
new Overland Four yet9
Jimmie Alexander has a dog that's
almost human. It was arrested
twice last week and Jimmie had to
go down and bail him out. A gas
mask for the dog might save his
life in the event Jimmie Is late at
the pound.
Stanley Horner broke ground last
week for his new Buick home up
on Fourteenth street. This ought
to be q good move for Mr.. Horner
and should help Fourteenth street
. lot.
This is inside dope on Mr.. Smith
field, of the Central Auto Supply.
Listen: II anyone in. the world
likes q good cup OF coffee, Smith
field does, and last Friday, after
noon he found a place to- get it.
Rushing into the store. he broke
the glad news to his partner. who
threw cold water in his face by dis
approving Of the place, even though
the coffee was good. Couldn't some
one restore the harmony Of this
business by suggesting q good
place for good coffee that both
would like? Who'll hslp?
Found Mr.. Bauep distributor for
the Commonwealth car, intently
The Washington herald., 1919-10-05

specifications are on hand for
1000 outfits per day. The
size of the fed occupied by
the WHY'S Light farm and
country home electric light
ing systems, operated by the
WHY'S Knight motor, may be
indicated by the fact thstmore
than 10000 of these- units
were ordered during the month
of August alone. The FLAT
plant at Poughkeepsie, N. Y
Is utilized by the Auto-Lite
unit of the company.
The New Process Gear bus;-
ness Is another great industry.
occupying a large plant at
Syracuse, N. Y. Many types
of gears for automobile trans
mission and differcntiais are
manufactured. The corpora
ton is one of the largest
manufactures of gears IN the
country.
Anoftheseplantsaresources
of supplies for the new car
production. 49,
The Duesenberg plant at
Elizabeth, N. J., is one of the
best equipped motor mann
featuring plants in thecounhy
and was greatly enlarged for
the production Of motors for
war purposes. The plant is
being enlarged to many times
IT'S former capacity to meet
needs Of production in guam
titles of the New Six. q,
Anyone desiring further IN
formation about the plans and
the new car program of the
WHY'S Corporation should
write for our booklet.
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line, oil and tires. On re-
peated and continuous tests
it has maintained from II to
20 miles per gallon of gasoline.
A new principle of spring
suspension gives the new Six
the riding ease of a car with
142 inch wheel base while
the actual wheel base is only
112 inches.
The new spring suspension
also prevents side swaying
and enables the wheels to thug
the road bed"-a great factor
for safety and easy riding.
These easy riding, easy hand
ling qualities will. also greatly
prolong the usefulness of the
new car and reduce upkeep.
Advanced principles of con-
struction, here only limited
at, effect many economies Of
manufacture. Production In
great quantities will further
reduce cost of manufacture of
this economic light weight Six.
In addition to the manufac-
ture of the new Six, the WHY'S
Corporation embraces the
ElecticAuto-Lite business, in
cluding the WHY'S Light farm
and house lighting business
and the New Process Gear
business.
The Electric Auto-Lite is, in
itself, one of the great in
dustries of the country. The
plant is at Toledo, o. It builds
electric star ding and lighting
systems. More than 1,400, 900
sets have beensold. Orders and
The Washington herald., 1919-10-05
AUTO MAKERS
SHY OF STEEL
FACTORIES Must Close If
Strike of Workers
Continues.

II the steel strike continues for more
thap thirty days fully 90 per cent OF
automotivS Smanufacturers In the De-
troit di.tfsS will be brought to a
A recent canyass reveals not single
company with sufficient steel for more
than SIXTY days. the greater percent
age OF the concerns having less than
thirty days supply on hand Pur-
chasing agents declare the industry Is
facing the most serious situation In
Y history.
Tee Late to stock Up.
It is too late now to stock up and
transportation facilities are so pour
as to make immediate delivery i'm
possible. There Ii no steel in reserve
In Detroit The warehouses are liter
ally barren. This reserve stock has
been practically depleted within the
last thirty days by the Henry Ford
interests. which placed big orders with
all the Detroit jobbers. The steel
operators here are doing their best to
dT up their warehouses again
Automotive companies. which in nor
NAL times contracted for their years
steel supply in January, delayed buy
ing this year until May and June
The reason for this delay was that
price reduction was predicted when
the government fixed q standard price
schedule The companies waited sew
eral months to get the advantage Oh
this reduction and the majority OF
them waited several weeks more. hop
ing for a further price decrease II the
Railroad Administration, which had
protested against the price as set by
the government and steel makers, won
out in its efforts to bring prices down
still further. Il has only been within
the last three months that the steel
situation steadied down. and until that
time few companies contracted tor
Llch steel In advance
Unable to Stock In Advance.
When the automotive industries did
20 on the steel market. other steel
manufacturing lines followed and the
rolling mills enjoyed such a rush Of
business as to make 1t hard for them
10 handle It. During the last four
months the demand for steel has been
reater than the supply. The mills
have been unable to produce enough to
keep q stock on hand What they roll
today. they ship tomorrow. and this
motive companies 70 stock up in ad-
rance.
The automobile manufacturer might
De able to weather the strike II 1t last
ID less than sixty days. but the parts
maker Is wholly unprepared and may
se obliged to shut down. The parts
maker II the one who Is not covered
lie has been buying from hand to
mouth all this year. so to speak When
his scanty supply Of steel Is exhaust
ID. his production must stop and. with
he curtaifment Of the supply of parts,
automobile and truck production also
Kfll stop.
Detroit manufacturers are carrying
The Washington herald., 1919-10-05
OWNERS SERVICE DEPART.
MENT.

Q. I have been noticing the name
aero as applied to ignition appara-
tus and am wondering II the
name Is that of q certain make
OF whether IL refers to- any air.
plane magnetic apparatus.
A. Aero Is the name applied spe-
cifically to the magnetic made by
the Splitdorf Electrical Company.
The proper name Is Splitdorf<Wa
Aero. The name Dixie also Is
used for instruments made by
Q. After removing the cylinder head
from my motor I noticed that the tops
OF the pistons were all covered with
oil Everything was covered with oil
not merely moistened either. Believ-
ing that this is caused by worn piston
rings, what make OF rings would you
recommend?
A. 1t is quite possible that the
rings alone are not the cause. The
trouble may be due to worn cylin-
ders, worn pistons or worn rings,
or all three may exist would
have the cylinders measured. also the
pistons, to determine what Is causing
the leakage into the combustion
chamber. Any type Of ring will do.
but the ring fitting must be done
by an expert There is more to the
fitting of the rings than to the de-
sign Of the rings themselves.
Q. Who is the largest magnetic
maker IN the country? Who is the
largest maker Of storage batteries
for automobiles7
A L The Splitdorf Electrical Com
pany, Newark. N. J.. maker Of Dixie
and Aero magnetos. 2. The Willard
Storage Battery Company, Cleveland,
Ohio.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-05
Curing Rafting Fenders.

X rattling fender may often be
silenced by the use Of a small piece
of soft pine placed between the fen
der and its brace. the retaining bolt
being snugly drawn upon upon II.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-05

ling announcement that they would
keep every tire sold In their es-
tablishment. no matter what make.
in repair free Of charge until Il had
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cities. The H Street Auto supply
Company demonstrated their eligibil-
lily to this class q few weeks ago
when they. stepped out with the start
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their heads and smile indulrsnfiy.
II can't be done. they said. bot ney-
ertheiess these fellows ara doing 1,
and eetting away big.
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covered the number OF mf1es guar
anteed by It's manufacturer. OF
course the customary number OF
gloom bugs" were on hand to shake
The Washington herald., 1919-10-05

~UT of an experience
embracing the manu-
~ featuring and sale of
over 65O,000 automobiles,
John N. WHY'S saw the great
need of an absolutely new type
Of car to fill a vast and unoc-
cupied field.
Experience has proved the
efficiency for automobile
purposes of the SIX cylinder
unit motor. Engineering and
manufacturing restrictions
have placed q price upon SIX
cylinder cars which have de-
MED them to thousands of
people. Expense of upkeep
has placed a further barrier
against popular ownership.
New principles of construc-
ton, and new achievements in
manufacturing have now over
come these obstacles.
The new car will make own
ershipofa an attractive, efficient
Sixareality to many thousands
of families and individuals.
p The New Six has demon
strated its efficiency, econ
on1y and slow depreciation.
For more than two years the
mechanical details of this car
have been proved out under
exacting and grilling road
test conditions, covering over
100000 miles and embracing
all manners of loads, road
beds and weathers.
The weight of the, car is
approximately 2,100 pounds
which, with new efficiency
of the engine, produce out
standing economies Of gaso-
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epubE
whic
The Washington herald., 1919-10-05
The WHY'S Corporation
. Sc Vanderbilt Ave-, New York

one deondbu
general Of the
The Washington herald., 1919-10-05

Stanley Horner broke ground last
week for his new Buick home up
on Fourteenth street. This ought
to be q good move for Mr.. Horner
and should help Fourteenth street
q lot.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-01-16

transported with ease aud will keep
reasonable time under conditions
where Il is impossible TO obtain or
keep fresh milk. AS much as so per
cent Of the output OF many large fac
tories is being shipped overseas for
the use of the allied armies.
Inspectors examine the sanitary
condition OF factories where milk Is
condensed or eyaporated, sterllized
und canned Samples of the raw milk
ms received at the factories are taken
for analysis by chemists and bac-
terl0logists to see that II Is clean and
wholesome and that II possesses the
proper proportion of butterfai and 9th
er Ingredients. The processes Of evap-
orntlon, sterilization, and canning are
studied; samples OF the finished eyap-
GRATED product are taken for exnmlna-
ton In order that 1t mhy be deter
mined whether the evapornted milk
has been condensed TO the proper con-
stituency. contains the RICH. food ele-
ments, and Is clean ami wholesome.
The contents of the cans are weighed
and compared with the amount stated
on the labels. The labels on the cans
are critically studied TO see that there
Is no mlsbranding or false statements
made regarding the quantity, the quail
lty, or the strength Of the eyaporated
milk.
Inspectors of the various states CO.
operate with the federal food inspec-
tors In this work. The federal food
and drugs act applies only TO ship
ments of foods that enter interstate
or foreign commerce. State inspectors
have jurisdiction over products made
and sold wholly within the state.
The joint authority of the federal
and state inspectors often enables
them, working together, to correct
abuses which either working alone
could not reach. Adulternted or mis-
branded condensed milk, when shipped
into Interstate or foreign commerce
may be seized under the federal food
and drugs act, and the manufacturer
or other responsible party may bt
prosecuted under the criminal sections
OF the law. The state food inspectors
have authority, under the law Of somt
states, to require insanltary factories
to close until put into sanitary condi-
ton.
Evaporated or condensed milk. as
defined for the guidance OF the officials
in enforcing the food and drugs act,
must be made from whole, fresh, clean
milk, and contain not less than 25.t
per cent of total solids, and not less
than 7.s per cent of milk fat.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-01-16
LODGE DIRECTORY.


Mark p. Waterman Lodge, No IN.
r. & A. M.-Regular communications,
second Wednesday ia each month, In
odd Fellows Han at Center. e. Il
Van Olinda, w, NJ: a. ]. Marsh, S.
W.; ]. r. WINERY. j. w: 4. G.
Ogilvy, S. D.; w. c. Whitfield, ]. D.:
a. B, Cook, S. s.. W. Fl. Hall. j. s..
WIN. Marsdeu, Treasurer: K. w. +.
Martin, Secretary: h. B. Hayes, Tyler.
I. o. o. r.
Island Lodge No. 247--Meets every
Thursday evening in l. o. o. F. hall at
Center Visiting brothers always wei.
come. D. Gammell, y. G; Fl. f. Davis,
Secretary
Island Rebekah Lodge No 277-
Meets every second and fourth Tues.
day evening Of each month in ]. o. o.
r. hall, Center, at s O'clock. Mrs.
Elizabeth Hearst, N. G.; Mrs. Lille
Davis, Sec'y. Visiting sisters and
brothers welcome.
Modern Woodmen OF America.
yashon Camp, No. lOO5s-Meets ev-
cry second and fourth Saturday even
ing in each month at o'clock in /. o
o. F. hall, Center, w, D. Garvin, Con-
sui; Thos. Steffenson, Clerk. Visiting
brothers, Welcome.
wooDMEN OF THE WORLD
Burton Camp No. 552. Meets the
second and fourth Saturday of each
month at w o. w hail, Burton. +.
B. WYE, Consul Commander; II. G.
Stanley, Clerk
c. A. a.
VI. c. Sickle Post. No. 81, Depart.
ment Of Washington and Alaska, meets
first Wednesday in each month at /
o'clock p M, vashon. f. f. Van DIN
da. Commander; c. A. Barton, Adju.
tant.