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The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-24

Mr.. Jacob Myers, one of the good
citizens of the Sixth district, well
TODD farmer and stock man, is shak
ing hands with his many Greeneville
friends today,
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-24

Mr.. VIM. Knipp, good friend of
the Daily Sun and its editor is trans
acting business here today.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-24

Mr.. T. W. Stephens is able to be
out again after being confined to his
home with grip for several days,
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-24

Geeneville Encampment, |, o. O,
f., will hold regular meeting tonight.
Work in Golden Rule and Royal Pur-
pie Degrees.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-24

Mr.. M. E. Etter and Dr. J. T. Dyer,
of Mohawk, are here today on bust
ness.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-24

The series of meetings at the
church of God will continue through
out the present week. The crowd in
attendance at the service Sunday ev-
ening was the largest that has yet at
tended the meetings at any time,
and the interest manifested was most
encouraging. These meetings are
being conducted at the Church of
God, in west Greeneville.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-24

Mr.. Marcus RAIDER, cashier of the
Mohawk bank, is transacting bust
ness in Greeneville today,
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-24

Messrs. Bush McWherter, Roy Hol-
ley and George Bitner spent Sunday
in Newport.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-24
EVERY EFFORT

We're making Every Effort to
please you by offering at our
Garage the very best of Auto
Repair Work.
Make an effort to see US for
anything in this line. You'll
be rewarded with prompt and
satisfactory service.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-24
CITY GARAGE
Depot Street.

LOT FOR SALE:-One of the most
desirable lots on Main street, with
good, seven-room house, coal and
wash house, electric lights and wa
ter. Street paving paved for. For
sale by S. B. LaRue & Co., Agts.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-24

THREE ROOM COTTAGE-We
have for sale a nice three-room
cottage, on SO feet lot, and in a
stones throw of the paved street,
Newly painted and in good condl-
: ton. Stop paying rent and own
your own home. S. B. LaRue &
Co., Agents.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-24

Messrs. Fields & McLain, the new
merchants are having their new store
room, the old Gass cafe stand, on De-
pot street, renovated and re-arranged
this week. They hope to be able to
open up the first of the coming week.
These gentlemen are no strangers to
our people. They are Greene coun-
ty gentlemen and have had many
years experience in the mercantile
business. ..r
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-24

We deliver goods. Home Grocery
Co.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-24

Mr.. G. L. Crosby, of Mohawk, is {
business visitor here today,
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-24

Watch our bargain, counter. Home
Grocery Co.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-24

Mr.. Eugene Collie spent the week
end with relatives in Morristown.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-24

Mr.. Pelham Fox returned Sunday
from business trip to Kentucky.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-24

Buy for cash and pay less. Home
Grocery Co.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-24

Mr.. Clarence G. Brown is in off the
road this week.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-21
Overland Light Four
Makes First Bow Today

ON display in the salesroom of Tho
Overland Motor company today can be
seen the much-talked-of light sour
that has recently been completed by
this company.
A radical departure in spring sus-
pension has been made in this models
as can be seen almost at a glance by
one familiar at all with the usual cars
of today There is three-point sus-
pension for the entire car--very sim
liar to tAat which has been in use IN
hanging motors for several years now
past.
Many advantages are claimed for
the new construction, among them be-
ing easy riding qualities not found in,
any other car on me larNet, regard
less of price unusual light weight; 4
great saving in tire and gasoline bills;
the ability to so design the body that
large compartments are left under
both front and back seats for iuggage;
a quality of finish that is not found
on any other car on the market with
in $500 of the price of this one.
Three of the cars have already ar
rived and one has been in use for the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-21

flee. Mr. Vaughn then proceeded on his
way to his Paige car, stopped overnight
in two cities and when he arrived in.
Burlington found that his letter had Tot
yet been delivered. 1t did not arrive I'M
til several hours later.
Now Mr. Vaughn put forth this fact
as evidence of the speed of his car in
covering the long route in record time
and wants the Paige people TO be proud
of the achievement There was a time
when beating the mail-but why dwell
on the glorious past ana the unhappy
present? Just now there are other stan
dards of camporison in speaking of
speed
AS a matter of fact, Mr.. Vaughn's
own log book is the best evidence of
the very creditable run made by his car.
He left Detroit at 400 o'clock on a Sat
urday afternoon, reached Kalamazoo.
Michigan, at dark, and remained there
over night. Leaving early in tsie mor1,-
ing he reached Princeton, ILL.,, $40 miles
away before night. He left Princeton
early the next morning and arrived at
Burlington, Iowa, at 1920 o'clock. He
thus made a trip of 500 miles in less than
20 hours running time over strange and
not unfrequently bad roads, and used
only two nights for rest
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-21
COUNTRY LIFE IS
MADE MUCH MORE
PLEASANT NOW
Toll Minimized By Modern
Home Plants-Willys Or
ganization Brings Atten-
ton to Value Of Devices :.

The farmers wife. after generations OF
irksome toll, is coming into her own.
With the universal adoption of the auto
mobile and the more recent perfection of
individual electric lightning and power
plants. her home life has undergone an
epochal change.
The toll and monotony which attached
Itself to woman's place in rural life, long
has been proverbial. Removed from the
city the country woman for the most
part was without the scope of those many
advantages which during the last CEN
fury have come through invention and
development.
While engineering science was develop
ing the reaper and binder, the gasoline
engine, the tractor, the truck and other
machinery to aid the farmer in increasing
the acreage and production of his land,
it did nothing of vital Importance to re-
leve the work of the farmers wife. She
which came into vogue in the time of her
grandmother. For the most part she
chucned by hand, washed by hand, swept
~ hanu ana seweu ny uncei .st-n IlSnt.
The result was that she grew old before
Ter time and enjoyed none of the pleas
uces to which she rightfully was entitled
No development of the era has done
quite so much to better her condition as
the modern electric lighting and power
plants. With the perfection of these a
decided change has been wrought in her
daily life. Where once she bent over
tub sire now has a power washer The
hand churn she has sdiscarded for one OPP
Grated by an electric motor the old
broom has been supplanted by vacuum
cleaner. The smoking oil lamp has been
replaced by an e4ectric porlao.e. The
sewing machine and milk separator are
now equipped with motors. The ironing
is done by electricity. There Is modern
sanitary plumbing and running water in
the house-improvements which may be
traced directly to the new plants which
furnish the necessary power for pumping.
For the first time the women folks Of
the farm are living like their city cousins
The recent announcement and demonstra-
tons of a new elctriec lighting and power
plant, known as WHY'S Light, by the
Electric Auto-Lite Corporation of Tole-
do, has done much to bring the potential
value of these modern home electric sys-
TENS to the attention of the farmer
Through an extensive distributor and
dealer organization and by means of a
concerted campaign of publicity, the
WHY'S Light division of the Auto-Lite
corporation, is furthering the universal
adoption of electric light and power in
the rural districts
The WHY'S Light plant is said to have
been particularly designed for rural
homes. The compactA~ss and simplicity
of it's design, together with the simplicity,
quietness and economy of its operation
made possible by the Willys-Knight
sleeve-valve engine, are described as
among the outstanding, exclusive features
which make this plant especially adapted
to the farm home.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-21
BOB PIERCE RETURNS
FROM DETROIT. TRIP
Shipment of Saxon Skies to
Be Ready for Delivery
Within Few Days

Where there is a will, there is a
way" runs an old saying and it seems
true in the case of Bob Pierce, of the
Pierce Motor Car company. Not being
satisfied with the delayed deliveries a
short time ago. he proceeded to take a
ride right up to the seat of all the con-
MISUNDERSTANDING hustle matters up
bit.
With what success his visit was at
tended can best be seen when one looks
at the car load of new Saxons which
he will be able to display ABOUT Tuesday.
From all reports there 10 quite an i'm
provement in the designing of the latest
model in this car. and many of the old
well known features are to be retained.
Mr.. Pierce has only one of the recent
shipment of Anderson's on hand at
present and had sold completely out of
the Mooser, both cars for which he has
the distributing agency.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-21
LIBERTY COMPANY
TRACES REPAIR
SHOP PROGRESS
Sketches Former Back Yard
Garage Development in
Interesting Manner

The evolution of the modern SER
vice station and dealer repair shop Cor
motor cars is an interesting develop
ment when we recall the amusing ex-
perences of car owners in the early
days" says A. Cough of the service
department of the Liberty Motor Car
company of Detroit, in a recent con
versation with DeShazo. local dealer
"BeforeNthe local service station be-
came a distinct entity in the indus
try" he continued. many car owners
had about as much confidence in their
own ability to make motor adjust
ments and replace parts as they had
in the man who did repairing in those
days They were especially convinced
that it was a saving from a financial
standpoint to try to do their own SER
vice work Men who made it a BUSH
ness to repair automobiles were few
| and as for familiarity with different
makes of motors, nearly every job
was experiment. This condition
| prompted owners to work out their
own difficulties With a half dozen
| almost useless tools on hand the back
yard was a scene of many motor MIR
| ders by these owners
PRODUCE EXPERTS
| "There is little doubt that in some
cases this diagnosis, which demon
| strated to some of these owners how
| the motor was put together, was the
| experience which shaped the destiny
/ of some of our efficient repair experts
| of today The knowledge of the ar
| rangements and assembly of parts
which they learned convinced them
| that automobile repair work could be-
| coma a real service and a profitable
| business without financial hardship to
the owner. At that time. too, owners
| had been sending their parts orders
| direct to the motor car factory, where
misunderstanding occurred about the
parts needed, their price and manner
! of assembly.
To-day. with owners interests made
| the subject of careful thought by local
! service stations. it is the logical De-
! lief of any automobile driver that the
! highly specialized equipment and stock
! of the service station enables it's man
agenent to save the owner laborious
/ repair undertakings as well as q great
deal of time and money. Carried to a
superlative effort to please, they are
! even able to make close estimates of
! the eNpense involved before the work
| is started
| 1T is interesting to note also" Mr..
| Cough concluded, that the owners of
! the Liberty Six call upon us for COM
paratively few requirements due 20
| defective parts when consideration Is
| taken of the great volume of cars in
! use"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-21

past few days in order that all of the
extraordinary claims made for the car
might be substantiateG before demon
stration 1t is stated by the dealers
that every claim and more can be met
and that the cars performance is lit
tie short of remarkable. Among other
driving tests, the car was taken to
wha- is known as Twenty ninth
street hill" in Norwood, and, hitting
the ircline at % miles per hour. the
car crowned the hill az the same speed
This is well-known test All of
the parts used in the construction are
of greater than standard quality. a
supply of replacement parts large
enough to supply the entire state of
Alabama has been received. checked
and row repose in the space provided,
ready for the first srouble-and trou
BILE. just like death, overtakes them
all
Tho construction Of the car permits
of the complete removal and replace
ment of the rear axle in the small
space of time of 10 ,.ifnutes. The en-
gine can be completely removed from
the chassis in less than 30 minutes. It
is claimed. The upholstery can be re-
moved and washed and there are num-
erous other points that one sees when
actually looking at the car.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-21
AGENTS FOR HIGH GRADE OILS
Expert VulcaTliZing
Old Castings Retreaded
and Guaranteed

We have special vulcanizng process, an i'm
provement over the old method, that makes old
tires look and wear like new. Our prices are
moderate and the saving you make should war
rant you bringing your vulcanizing to us.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-21
Cords Stand Test

A performance which emphasizes the
importance of cord tire equipment on
journeys of more than ordinary length
is the one which is reported by w. j.
and H. c. limerick of Bellefonte, Pa.
These two gentlemen with their families
have just completed a trip to San Fran
cisco in a White truck equipped with
bus body on Goodyear cord tires. after a
journey of so days. Upon their arrival
in the Golden Gate city three of their
tires still contained Pennsylvania air.
ard the fourth had travelled from Indiana
without attention In that state tire
was changed on account of a leaky tube
After this jaunt of 3546 miles the tires
were still in good condition, apparently
good for many more thousands of miles
No mechanical trouble was experienced
beyond the breaking of fan belt
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-21
GOOD ROAD RECORD
FOR THIS PAIGE CAR
596 Miles in Less Than 20 Hours
Running Time

NJ r. Vaughn who halls from Bur-
Iington, Ia, where he is engaged in the
automobile business, recently visited the
factory of the Paige-Detroit Motor Car
company. Just before leaving for Bur-
lington, via automobile. Mr.. Vaughn
mailed a letter addressed to his home
town. posting 1t in the Detroit postof-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-21
NC-4 WAS DRIVEN
BY FORD MOTORS
Engines FunctiOned Perfect
ly, Said Lieut. Com. Read,
Who Commanded Plane

The Ford Motor company has just re-
ceived official advice fom the navy de-
patment that it was four Ford Liberty
motors, all built in the Ford Motor COM
pany's shops at Detroit, which furnished
the power that drove the NC-4 to VIC
tory in is recent record breaking flight
across the Atlantic from Trespassev
Newfoundland to Plymouth. England a
distance of 1900 miles. They were regu-
lar stock motors built during the war as
part OF the Ford Liberty Motor produc-
ton.
Upon his arrival in Lisbon, Portugal
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-21

Lieutenant Commander Read, said: THE
engines functioned perfectly all the way
from America to Portugal" And Ameri-
can naval officers who thoroughly in
spected the NC-f upon it's arrival at
Plymouth. England, stated that the big
sea plane was in even better condition
than when it left America.
The NC-4 flight, which has meant a
triumph for American engineering skill
also adds another record to Ford
achievement.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-21
TWO-Wheel Snort

NJ NJ Bedding, Jr., well-known silk
manufacturer of New York city, is an
enthusiastic motorcycllst despite the fact
that he also owns four automobiles. He
uses a Harley Davidson sport model
mount on Goodyear tires, and for real
snort prefers it to any one of his four
cars During the past season at Palm
Beach. Fla he was often seen enjoy
ing a spin on his two-wheeled mount.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-27
Serbian Relief Unit
Sails to Rescue of
100000 Children
DR.. B. ". Brush Leads Band
of IL Men and Women to
Battle Disease and Star
vation in War-Torn Land

The first unit of workers to be sent
to Serbia by the Serbian Relief Com
mttee of America to nurse back to
health and vigor the people and coun-
try that felt the first blow Of Austro-
German imperialism, sailed for Havre
on the steamship President Wilson,
yesterday. From Havre, the unit will
men and women in the unit, which is
headed by Dr. B. W. Brush, formerly
lieutenant commander in the United
States Navy.
According to a statement issued by
the Serbian Relief Committee, there
are $4,000 destitute children, mostly
war orphans, in Jugo Slavia and the
condition Of the children in southern
Serbia also is most desperate These
children have borne all that it is hu-
manly possible to bear. Their vitality
is exhausted and unless material aid
comes before winter, thousands will
perish of hunger, disease and unsani-
tary surroundings.
The American Womans Hospital is
cooperating with the Serbian Relief
Committee by paying salaries and fur
nishing uniforms Of the women physi-
clans of the unit. The committed is
purchasing and shipping supplies of
clothing to Serbia, including $4,000
pairs of shoes, medicines and the
things necessary to the proper care
and handling of children.
The methods to be used will be those
found most effective by the workers in
New-York tribune., 1919-07-27

I nue. and Grand Street and the Flush
| ing Avenue line.
Fulton Street line on eastbound trips
to the Nostrand Avenue line toward
Flatbush Avenue.
Grand Street line to the Flushing
Avenue or Flushing -Ridgewood line.
Graham Avenue line to the Green
point line at Flushing and Classon
Avenues.
Sixteenth Avenue line, on westbound
trips, to the Greenpoint line. At
Ninth Avenue and Twentieth Street
Hamilton Avefue line on westbound
trips to the Court Street line.
Hamilton Ferry line to the Smith
Street line at Ninth Street and Smith
Street.
Lorimer Street line, on westbound
trips, to the Nostrand Avenue line tow
ard Delancey Street; on eastbound
trips to the Nostrand Avenue line tow
ard Flatbush Avenue at Malbone
bound trips to the Flatbush Avenue
line toward Bergen Beach.
Metropolitan Avenue line on west
bound trips to Metropolitan Avenue.
Shuttle, at Grand Street and Metro
politan Avenue.
Metropolitan Avenue shuttle line, on
castbound trips, to the the Metropoli-
tan Avenue line toward Jamaica Ave
nue..
Nostrand Avenue line, on westbound
trips, to Lorimer Street line toward
Grecnpoint Ferry, at Malbone Street and
| Nostrand Avenue; to the Fulton Street
| line toward Borough Hall.
Ocean Avenue line to the Church
| Avenue line.
Ralph-Rockaway Avenue line to the
Church Avenue line.
Rogers Avenue line to the Church
Avenue line.
Greenpoint line, on eastbound trips,
to the Sixteenth Avenue line toward
Sixty-thrd Street, at Ninth Avenue and
Twentieth Street.
Smith Street line to the Hamilton
Ferry line.
st. Johns Place line, on eastbound
trips, to Bergen Street line, toward
Borough line at St. Johns Place and
Buffalo Avenue.
Third Avenue line, on westbound
trips to the Hemilton Avenue line at
Sixty-ffth Street
Tompkins Avenue line, on west
bound trips to the Lorimer Street line
toward Greenpoint Ferry at Harrison
Avenue and Lorimer Street, on east
bound trips to the Flatbush Avenue
line, either direction.
Union Avenue line, to the Bushwick
Avenue line at Flushing and Bushwick
avenues.
I Union Street line, on westbound
trips to the Fifteenth Street line
toward Hamilton Ferry at Ninth Ave
nue. and Fifteenth Street.
Vanderbilt Avenue line, on west
bound trips to the Fifteenth Street
line toward Hamilton Ferry at Ninth
Avenue and Fifteenth Street.
Avenue line.
Thirty ninth Street Ferry Coney
Island line, to Fifth Avenue or Church
Avenue line.
Transfers from short cars to
through cars and vice versa will be
issued as heretofore, without addition
al charge.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-27

transfer issue. "a ten-cent fare is be-
ing charged in twelve cities, an eight
cent fare in ten, a six-cent fare plus
one cent for transfers in fifteen and a
six-cent fare in eghty-siX. In addi-
ton, thirty-two applications are pend
ing before commissions, twenty-seven
before city authorities and two before
courts.
pointing at some conditions as
wrong is simply an argument that
means should be taken to remedy them
nests, but these cannot be removed by
either drifting or loud talk.
"Why must the public mind be in
famed and possible violations of law
and order risked?
Public Must Have Facts
Boiled down, the POSITION taken by
those who would refuse aid is that if
the companies cannot run the transit
facilities on existing fares they should
throw up their contracts and the city
If | am wrong in this conclusion a cor
rection will be gladly welcomed.
"Such a position is subversive of
property rights, the city's credit and
the safety and comfort of the travel
ling public.
There is much talk of grabs and
company's profits. So far the commits
sion has dealt with receivers named by
the United States courts.
"The difficulties of the transit situa-
ton are growing daily. Some Of them
are: Congestion of streets, increasing
length Of haul, high cost of labor, ma
teral and power, the cutting in of
automobiles and buses, increasing
taxes, increased costs of paving as
street traffic grows, the cost Of inter
rupted service due to traffic conges-
ton, overcXtension of lines and the
persistent demand for higher standards
of service. These conditions cannot be
talked away. They must be met.
Situation Not Hopeless
"The situation is in no sense hope
less and can be solved by cooperation
and solved in the public's interest.
"The Controller, for whose state
ments l have great respect, has said
that it is doubtful whether the city
has margin within the debt limit to
supply funds for completion of the