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The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1919-04-11
HARRISONS VITROLAC,
AUTO FINISH
For Renewing Old Cars

This finish makes it possible
to make a used car look new.
They are free-fiowing enamels
of the very highest quality,
greatly superior to the ordinary
automobile and carriage paints.
Six beautiful colors, with black
and white, give range of Sc
lection for the conservative linn
CUISINE and snappy sport car.
They give a factory finish to the
used car, no matter how rusty
and dusty in appearance, adding
much to its resale value. Vitro-
lac Auto Enamels carry with
them ground coats and under
coatings necessary to lay a
foundation for the best finish of
this kind. By using them in ac-
cordance with directions, the car
owner will be able to suit his
taste and fancy in color and Sc
cure the most beautiful and dur
able effect.
GIBBLE & COMPANY
Painting, Paperhangfng, Decor
ating, Sign Writing and Pic
ture Framing.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-08

Don't Make tie Battery "Work While
You Sleep"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-08
SeeWGLd Returns
From Conference
NLee Tire Dealers

q. M. Seewald, Of the Lee Tire com
pany OF Memphis, has returned from
Philadelphia, where all OF the distribu-
tors and agents of the Lee products
were called for a friendly ~get-together
conference.
There vas a round table discussion
daily as to the newest methods In sales .
manship. advertising, etc, and the plans
ior tho coming years output from the
Factory were put before the men In at
tendance,
II, u, Field. sales manager. was pre-
scented with n substantial token OF es-
TEEN OF his fellow workers for Lee
when ne was given a beautiful fitted
suitcase and portfolio.
One OF the interesting features of en-.
tertainment provided by tho factory wa,
an afternoon of golf-~a tournament owe,
the beautiful sea hreeze course at At.
lnntic City, followed by n delicious shor,
dinner served Mt the Sheldon. Til,
handsome silver trophy was AWARDED
a. A, Lindsey, OF C~oshockton, with Mr.
ward Fitzpatrick OF Atlanta, up
New additions arc being built at tn,
factory, increasing the production Il
take care OF the largely Increased de,
Inand for the product. Large trucl
tires have been added 10 the line, which
VIII be made in tho cord puncture- proc
construction Experts have been work
ing for five year. on the perfection o
this tire, which win prove the super
tire, and will be made In 36x6, SSx7 an,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-08
Up Or Quit"
Policy Of Tire Men
Is Getting Result

III YOU expect prompt service on he
road pay your hllls promptly"
The slogan adopted b. the Memphis
Tire Dealers association Ia oertainly
proving a boon 10 the mombera OF The
association, Facing the alternative OF
either, paying promptly or being left
stranded on the road, motorists who
nave been lax In settling their monthly
bills Tor tires, etc, have realized that
the association meant Just what Il saws
and the result is proving mutually ben
efielai. 49,
According 20 members OF the assoeia
tion-and practically all Of the big deal:
ers maintaining road service belong 10
1.-THE innovation instead OF workinu n
hardship is actually proving tho re-
verse. AS one member expressed IL:
There was really no desire on tho
part or the patron TO beat his bill.
but he became careless In many In
stances n the dealers suffered. We
have TO pay our bills promptly and W..
were forced to the necessity Of demand !.
ing similar treatment from our Gus
toners"
Under the arrangement subscribed to
by members Of the association, delln.
duents are listed with n central com
mtttee and their anne posted with the
members of the association, So III ,Iohn
Jones gets behind In his settlements
John Jones gets no service no matter
on whom he calls.
Buy your tires where you get you
service and pay Your bill promptly" ia
all the association asks.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-08
TEXAS WOMEN SET
NEW CADILLAC MARK

Mrs. NJ, Nj Marlborough and her
daughter, Mrs. L.. Y, Cunningham. both
OF Dallas, Tex, have apparently set
the record for woman motorists, ac-
cording to S. II, Butler, local Cadillac
dealer, In the last two summers their
travels have amounted to 1900 miles,
and they are planning a moro extensive
journey for next summer.
In 1918 they thoroughly covered tho
southern and Eastern states. travelling
1000 miles in n Cadillac victoria. One
set Of tires sufficcd for the entire tour.
Starting at Dallas, they crossed the
Southern states Ia Florida. then north
to New York. 20 the White mountains.
across Canada to the Great Lakes, ana
south again through the Mississippi
valley.
This year their tour wa not so pre-.
tentious. From Dallas they crossed the
Southwest To Los Angeles and return,
a matter CT 5000 miles.
on both trlps they travelled alone,
doing all the driving, and depending on
men only for occasional Inspections Of
the car, The Cadillac used on these
journeys Travelled a total distance Of
more than loo, 900 mites.
Both women are strong advocates OF
closed cars for touring. The many con-
veniences. and the protection from tn-
clement weather, offer strong induce.
ments 10 the woman motoriel
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-08
MOtOrHintS
BY
ALBERT Z. COUGH,
Editor Motor Service Review Of
Reviews.
Copyright, 1919, by the Internationa
Syndicate.)

Copyright 1919. by the international
~Syndicate.)
WATCHING THE AMMETER.
Don't Make the Battery "Work While
You Sleep"
Important as It is to keep tabs on
the ammeter while a car Is In operation,
II is perhaps wen more vital 20 consult
II when a car Is to be left unused. OBJ
viously, a car should never be put
away with any waste Of electricity tax.
ing place or exhaustion Of the battery
will result, unless the mistake is soon
noticed and corrected. IL should be-
come just as much a part OF the shut
ting down" procedure TO see that the
ammetsr Is az zero 81 II is 70 put the
| gears into neutral and 10 set the emer-
gency brake. In most electrical sya-
TENS, when the engine ceases to run
the relay or reverse current cutout au-
tomatically acts to d~isconnect the gem
orator from the storage battery, for II
II did not q very heavy discharge cur
rent would flow from the battery
through the generator. Occasionally,
however, the relay fails thus to act
through the sticking together OF Its
contacts and unless the ammeter Is no.
ticed at the time and the significance
Of its heavy discharge indication per-
ceived. this great volume Of reverse
current will loon discharge the battery
completely and seriously damage II.
Moreover, II lie likely 10 burn out the
ammeter--a rather expensive n an
noying happening-and to overhead the
generator, II not permanently injure It.
In some systems the failure OF the relay
contacts to open may convert the gem
orator into q motor and cause 1t TO keep
turning over. thus calling attention to
the defect, but on most cars this will
not occur and unless the ammeter Is
noticed the abnormal condition will be
allowed to persist until damage has been
done. Not infrequently II happens that
because Of too close throttling or other
mishandling, the engine happens to stall
when q car is driven into Its garage and
when 1t does the ignition switch may
very naturally not be thrown off and
the ignition current may thus be lef'
flowing for a period long enough ia
exhaust the battery. with most cars
the habit OF watching the anmeter will
lead to the correction Of such a mistake
the consequences OF which are most an
noying, unless some automatic safe,
guard Is In use. Failure to shut of
lights and their burning overnight OF
even until they completely drain the
battery, has been proved 10 be a less
unlikely occurrence than one would
suppose It TO be. Driving into a vel
lighted garage and hurriedly leaving
car has often brought It about. How
ever. II the "ammeter habit becomes
second nature, II acts as a check on this
form Of carelessness.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-08

which you ought to obtain at a pretty
low figure, put a first-class tube IN II
and carry 1t as a spare until your tires
have run a few thousand miles. II
seems hardly worth while TO carryla
new shoe as n spare with the certainty
OF it's deterioration by age and the. pos
sibility Of its being stolen until the
tires on your car have seen quite a III.
lie service. A good used casing, that
has been passed upon favorahly, by q
competent tire repalrer, ought to get
YOU home reliably In case you have Q
blowout. one extra tube and a pune
ture repair outfit are good things to
have on hand.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-08
AUSTRIAN ROYAL GEMS
WILL SOON BE SOLD

VIENNA. Nov. S.-The decision to sell
he art treasures and historical relics Of
former royal family OF Austria Is meet.
ing strong opposition, The CITY council
today passed Il formal resolution OF pre-
test asserting that the money so OBJ.
tanned would buy food for only a few
months, while these articles are Aus
tria's pride and inheritanoe.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-08
Service Station

We have just completed our
new "drive-in" storage battery
service station. 1t is, VIZ believe,
one Of the finest and most COM
modious in the South. We spared
no expense to make it so, looking
into the future, when it was
planned, with a view to maintain
ing the high standard of WILLARD
SERVICE for many years to come.
Our tremendous equipment is Of
the very latest type and in keeping
with the quality and efficiency of
the Wonderful Willard Battery.
Battery life depends upon insula-
ton, and the threaded rubberinsula-
ton Of the WILLARD STORAGE
Battery has three distinct advan-
tages over any Discrimination of
depreciation, bigger dividends to the
user, pernanence.
We test, repair and recharge Stor-
age Batteries and always carry a full
supply of battery parts, new bat
teries and rental batteries for all
makes of cars.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-08

Mrs. p. L. r. asks: Is II any real
advantage to Keep the outside OF an
auto engine clean and free from grease
and dust? IL 1t detrimental to an en-
gine TO make a hill on high when the
car pulls with difficulty? Do you ad-
wise using liquid carbon removers2 Does
1t injure al engine to race 1t?
Answer: 1t Is we'll to remove all dust
and dirt that can by any possibility
work into any moving parts and to
keep all oil and grease off wiring ana
rubber water connections, but there IL
little advantage Is going much further.
II Ia injurious to the engine n to
transmission parts as well to keep q
car in high, when jerky n labored ac-
ton plainly indicates that the engine y
overloaded. A good carbon remover, i
correctly used, often removes the evil
effects OF carbonization temporarily at
least and may prevent or at least put
| or the necessity Of moro expensive
CINE idle at high speed Is detrimental
in that all the power 1t developers Is ex-
| pended in pounding out Its bearings
and straining Its parts instead OF In per-
forming useful work.
9. asks: What spare tire equipment
ought / to buy to carry on a new car,
| that Is just about to be delivered 70
me? / wish to avoid all unnecessary OK
pense. but will wish to be reasonably
| prepared against emergencies.
Answer: The tires on this car being
brand new and supposedly OF COCO
quality, there seems no great likelihood
Of serious tire trouble for several thou
sand miles Of running. Why don't yor
buy a second hand repaired casing
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-11-19

result Ills CotloIl DdSScu lnlO tHc |
hands Of the spectators and brought |
great riches to the speculator and in !;
fact to every line Of the cotton indus
try in the world where it is used com
mcrcially except to HIMSELF; to him.
self he brought poverty
"We are facing the greatest demand
for raw cotton which has ever eX-
listed within the last GO years. We are
facing the shortest supply that has
ever existed in this period There VIII
not be sufficient cotton to fill the
pressing wants Of the manufacturer
from either the cotton on hand or
from the growing crop, so that we arc
facing the absolute certainty Of an
exhaustion OF the supply of cotton be-
fore the 1920 crop becomes available.
Should the 1920 crop meet with un-
favorable weather condition or crop
calamity, the result would prove a
world calamity.
Profits Of manufacturers have
reached such proportions that their
ability to pay for good grade cotton
has created bulliSh factor of extra
ordinary potency. a profit Of 500 a
bale or 20 cents a pound on the
manufactured goods is moderate at
this time. Narrow print cloth sold
this week on a basis that would give
the manufacturer a profit Of 30 cents
a pound or $50 bale Wide print
cloth sold on a basis that would pro-
vide a profit in excess Of 80 cents a
pound or $l71 bale We find in
our investigation a few cases in which
goods of a special construction. which
for this reason were quite scarce, arc
returning Il profit Of a cents a
pO nd or S370 per bale. The cotton
ii. cf in the manufacture Of these spc-
cial goods is strict middling. one
! inch cotton.
THE manufacturers have sold an
enormous amount Of goods for which
they must have good grade cotton.
Manufacturers the world over arc cX-
trcmely short OF cotton. In addition
to this there arc only $4,000 bales of
certified cotton now in New York,
200 bales Of his amount being low
grades, which leaves balance Of
only 20,S00 bales Of tendcrablc cotton.
In addition to this Europe has hedgcd
on the New York and New Orleans cX-
change all cotton in transit. The de-
lay in the delivery OF this cotton has
caused them a tremendous loss. An
other matter OF vital and far reaching
consequence is the fact proved by ac-
tual investigation that there arc
100000 bales of cotton bought on
the New York and New Orleans cx-
change for early spring months. in.
Guiding January. In addition to this
Europe, as fast as her finances would
lpcrmit, has bought cotton on the New
York and New Orleans exchanges fol
: her future requirements, SO that the
g actual cotton now bought on the OK
G changes for which spot deliveries vii
be demanded arc in excess Of the pos
), siblc tcndcrablc cotton to be secured
f from either the cotton on hand or thu
k growing crop. The result will b.
II startling. In all probability as a re
suit there will be days on which no
a contract can be bought on the Ncv
York or New Dreams exchange. Th
bears in their desperation TO cscap
the inevitable exchanged close month
for distant months and today ar
caught in a trap from which it is i'm
possible TO cXtriCatc thcmsclvcs.'
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-11-19
HabituaI Constipation Cured
in IL so n DAVIS

"LAX-FOS WITH PEPSlN" is specially
prepared Syrup pTonic-Laxativc for Habitual
Constipation. 1t relieves promptly but
should be taken regularly for ia to 2l days
to induce regular action. 1t Stimulates and
Regulates Very Pleasant to Take Coo
per bottle.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-11-19
LANFORD NEWS.

I.anford, Nov 1.-THE most i'm
portant social event Of the week was
the marriage Of Mr.. j. y. Payne OF
Greenwood. TO Miss Othcllo Johnson.
which Occurred Wednesday, Nov. ~, at
the home OF the bride, Rev. J. r. Will
lams, Of Iaurcns, officiating. The
bride and groom left Immediately TO
spend n few days in Augusta and 9th
cr points of interest. They will af-
forwards be at home to their friends
in Greenwood the home Of the gSsom,
where he is in business with the firm
of Cothran & Cothran.
Mrs. Payne is young woman Of
| charming personalities and very pop
ular with all OF her scores Of friends,
and they will be the recipients Of
countless congratulations from their
many friends here. She will be great
ly missed by her friends for she was a
favorite and was greatly admired by
all who met her. Our best wishes will
attend her in her new home.
Mr.. M. Fleming has returned from
an extended visit to his daughter, Mrs.
Cintillia Crouch, at 1.eesville.
A spcial invitation was read by Pas
tor Williams for special meeting If
all the members of the w. NJ. u. to meet
next Saturday afternoon at $3.50. All
the ladies Of the church are specially
urged to attend
Mrs. Duke, of Union, spent Sunday
with Mr.. j. T. Bobo.
Mr. Toy Crow has purchased new
car.
Mr. Edd Holmes and Mr.. Birch
Holmes also have purchased new cars.
Mrs. r. A. Drummond, president Of
the w. NJ. U., has returned from sum
ter whore she represented our union
at the State meeting.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-11-19
WANNAMAKER SAYS
COTTON IS CHEAP
Manufacturers Profiting on Large
Scale. Gives Cloth Fignrcs.

Manufacturers Profiting on Large
Scale. Gives Cloth Figures.
Columbia, Nov. MOI. skottowc
Wannamaker, president of the Ameri-
can Cotton association, said that based
upon supply and demand, the price for
which the manufactured product is
selling. the cost Of production and the
price Of other commodities, cotton is
nidd!ing, today than it was from 1890
1895 at five cents pound, basis mid
ding.
Mr.. Wannamakcr says that leading
manufacturers have admitted that
cotton was worth, based Mpon the
manufactured product today, from SO
to Is cents pound basis middling,
and that based upon supply and de-
mand, even much higher prices could
probably be paid before the 1920 crop
become available. A strong appeal is
made by MI Wannamaker to the
farmers to hold their cotton. He de-
clared that the American Cotton as
sociation is going to carry out its pur-
pose Of retiring 100000 bales Of cot
ton and sec to ii that the staple is
marketed more gradually.
"'Thc cotton producer for the last GO
years, said Mr.. Wannamakcr, has
ignored the marketing end OF the
,NI> n
! his cotton and slowly marketing 1t
over a period Of II months his cotton
lhaS been rushed upon the market TIC
a largc extent he has marketed his
cotton as fast as gathered and has
sold it regardless Of the price. As {
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-17


They's enc class of people that has
earned a. martyrs crown. thesI amt
expecting nobody but them to agree
with me. They's nobody that has had
to take so much abuse and keep on
smiling as the much abused newspa
per reporter.
1 know how some folks would snig-
ger at that, but you ask any reporter
and he'll tell you the same thing
Sometimes l. wonder why it is that
they keep on being reporters, when
they could mebbe make more money
at something else. and be considered
as bein' respectable members of So
ciety.
Some day I'm a'goin' to suggest to
bunch of reporters that they form
union. Theys nothing like union
for holdin club over, fOlkess heads.
They wouldn't need to heller for more
money or fewer hours. because, La,
them things never bother a newspaper
person. The more work a reporter
can get in,-the more scoops for his
paper, and the less money he has. the
happier he is.
What this yere union could strike
for is,--just common, ordinary, decent
courtesy. Then they could say to the
folks what reads the papers and kicks
not print any news for you. Wen not
mention your little OLD party and we'll
not tell you anything about what's
going on in the world"
DON'T you reckon that they'd be
hollerin about comm to terms before
very long?
They's one thing that has always
made me hopping mad, bein' as l was
sort of a newspaper person myself
by marriage and that is, to hear
folks say, "Oh, you can't never be-
heve> nothing that's in the papers"
Do those folks think that reporters
just make up things outa their own
heads to amuse the public? Eff they'd
got as good imaginations as all that.
| they'd be writin, magazine articles
at so much per word, every now and
then when they felt like it, instead
of walkin' their legs off in all sorts
of weather to get the news to tell
folks as hasn't got no appreciation for
their service.
Some day. when / get SOS I can af-
| ford it, I'm agoin' to buy up all the
issues of the papers in all the towns
for 100 miles around. for a week, and
suspend publication for that length
of time. Then I'm agoin' to say to all
| those abused young fellers and girls
| that peg along day after day. year
| after year, tryin' to cater to a public
| that's always talkin' in tones of con-
| tempt about them horrid newspaper
reporters''-Pm agoin' to say to all
| of them reporters, You go take a
! vacation for a week. Go fishih' or
something. anyways. get away from
i your Jobs and forget EN-
Then I'm goin' to let the public get
| along without newspapers for week.
/ For one whole week they won't be
/ bothered by the pesky critters they re
allus talkin' about. They won't be no
society reporter to call up and ask,
Wont you please tell me about your
party?" and be at the other end of
| the line to take the insults hurled al
| her. No. sir. the public is just goin'
that week.
VIII the public appreciate it? Wait
fand see seq /.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-17

letter to Edmonds is not carried in dis
patches, the quotation indicates that
the governor is willing to create an
club of his own among Kan
sas newspaper correspondents and
state house reporters il it will aid in
the muddle. The story
as given to the press was carefully
prepared in the governors office and
was released to the reporters most
trusted to exploit the governors prop
aganda-the Kansas City Star and
Daily Capital. The Associated Press
was also given the story. 1t is under
stood that the ''35 cent cotton situa-
ton was clearly outlined to all CORE
spondents and reporters to whom the
governors private secretary gave
their story
Since the story was carefully pre-
pared in the governors own office and
was Safeguarded in it's release, the
Ananias controversy is strictly an is
sue between the governor and his Sc
Iected propaganda spreaders. The
governors alibi will easily be made
fire and water proof by frank 'admis-
sions on the part of administration or
sans that the story was coiored in ar
effort to aid the governor. Or the pa.
pers which aided in originating tbs
story may Keep faith with their pa.
irons by telling the truth about the in.
terview.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-17
Governors Reply in Cotton
Controversy Given Out.
He Told Baltimore Editor Cor
respondents Misguided Him.
STATEMENT GIVEN TO "PETS"
Trying To Create Press Ana
MAS Club To "Cover Up?
Allen Denies He Said Anything
About 35-Cent Cotton.

Daytona, Fla, April 17.--Richard H.
Edmonds, editor of the Manufacturers
Record, has received a reply to his
open letter addressed recently to Gov
ernor Allen OF Kansas, in which the
Baltimore editor criticised the Kansas
governor for his attitude toward ef
forts of southern cotton producers to
curtail acreage. Governor Allen said:
II find that the correspondents took
some liberty with my letter to Mr..
Wanamaker. / did not say anything
about 35-cent cotton" Governor Allen
explained he was in favor of govern
ment regulation of cotton prices, the
same as had been applied to wheat.
The Kansas governors reply to Ed
monds is the first evidence of "hedg-
ing" in the cotton row which was con-
Quoted by mail and telegraph. In the
opinion of general observers the con-
troversy was developed for obvious po-
litical purposes and at the governors
own suggestion was checked up to the
United States attorney general to de-
termine a violation of the antitrust
laws. To date no such determination
has been made by federal authorities.
While the full text of the governors
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-17
GREAT OLD REMEDY
FOR SKIN DISEASES

your own druggist-it is a blood tonic
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You can be relieved. but you must
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Address Medical Director. -5S Swift
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