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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-12
BUY WISELY AND WELL
AND DO 1T QUICKLY
An Editorial

A CELEBRATING industry is the
4 n chief concern at the present
time OF certain important govern.
mental agencies. chief among which
and the industrial board, which
largely supplants the war industries
board. Both of these bodies now
are concentrating their energies on
"bucking up" American business.
Business. in a large sense, how.
ever. seems to be suffering from
when business is timid, the buyer
and consumer is easily susceptible
to the contagion. and very soon
thereafter the business man is jus.
titled in falling back on the Biblical
truism. the evil that I feared has
come upon me" Stagnation and
even panic ensue.
OF all the great industries upon
which this country depends for it's
prosperity, none has shown such
courage, forethought, and common
sense as the automobile industry,
the third in Importance in the land.
Automobile makers and dealers were
quick to learn the great lesson of
the war-that speed, time-saving,
dependability, all of which spell
economy. are as essential to success
in peace as they are to success in
war.
Consequently. the cessation of
hostilities found them ready to turn
their plants back to supplying the
logical peace.time demand for their
products. and expending huge sums
to permit of increased output. They
had faith in the American public,
a greater faith than the American
public has thus far shown to have
in itself and its ability to adjust
itself to the changes wrought by
the worlds titanic conflict
Just as it is true that the public
reflects the timidity of business, so
it is also true that the public
itself can destroy that timidity by
asserting it's faith in itself. 1t can
not assert itself more effectively
here than by supplying now its
certain need OF adequate motor
Transportation. Prosperity for the
automobile industry must inevitably
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-12

give birth to prosperity in other
industries, and eventually dispel
entirely the fear of business de.
preston that threatens to fasten
itself upon the throats of all save
those clear.visoned leaders who
know that there exists no reason for
disastrous reaction from the armi
stico.
When the people buy wisely and
well, business is good" says the
Industrial board. This is the time
for the people to buy those things
they need. Waiting for a collapse
of prices can result only in the col.
lapse of the whole business struc-
ture, and. instead of protiting by
such situation, the prospective
buyer himself in the end suffers the
greatest.
Buy only what you need, but
buy it now,' is the terse way the
council OF national defense puts the
situation up to the consumer.
For the average man. whether he
be in business for himself or not,
to whom time.saving, efficiency and
reliability mean something, nothing
could be a wiser buy" if he has
the means, than the passenger car
or the automobile truck he has been
promising himself during all the
long months of the war. Motor
vehicles of every kind are more
essential than ever they were be-
fore in American life. They have
passed from the class of luXuries to
the class of necessities.
There are three buyers for every
motorcar and motortruck that can
be built in 1919" declares the sales
manager of a great automobile
manufacturing concern. 1t is, per-
haps, logical fact; far better a
shortage than "A glut. And there
will be a shortage--as there should
be-if every prospective buyer of a
motor vehicle buys wisely and
well" and buys now. for every pur-
chase, in it's reflex effect on busi-
ness as "a whole, will release so
much capital and therefore create
one or more additional prospective
! purchasers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-12
u. s. AIR FLEET
SCARED BOCHES
Would Have Smothered
German Armies Had
They Fought On
NASH A BIG FACTOR
Automobile Maker Helped
Speed Up Production on
Quantity Basis

One of the great feats of the war must
go unheralded because of the collapse
of the German empire. That is the
winning of the struggle in the air.
Although the armistice prevented an
actual demonstration Of this, it remains
fact, nevertheless, that airplane forces
of America would have been in a posi-
ton to smother the German armies had
the war continued.
The credit for organizing and per-
fecting the huge aviation program of
this country; for making possible a pro-
ductlon of hosts of winged fighting ma
chimes, goes to many men and among
them G. w. Nash, president of the Nash
Motors Company
Chosen TO Speed Up Work
AS a leading exponent OF volume pro-
duCtion in the automobile industry, Mr.
Nashs services were sought when the
necessity for recognizing the aircraft
work became apparent, and their pro-
duction on n gigantic scale was needed.
Mr.. Nash's record as II producer of high
grade notorcars in big quantities def
nitely marked him as the man for the
huge task. Airplane production needed
SlStullR up mere was lllt llldll WIN
could do It,
Nor did Mr.. Nash hesitate to accept
Despite the fact that tho Nash factory
at Kenosha was devoting virtually all its
resources to government work and that
his entire time for several months had
been needed to plan and direct the work
at the plant, work vital to the prosecu-
tion of the war, Mr.. Nash closed his
desk at his own factory and went into
government service.
He gave all his time during the last
four months of the war. TO direction of
engineering and production of aircraft
In the reorganizod department IT was
Alt. .>ashs task to perfect and produce
he various types of planes and work
out n plan which would set the shops
and factories Of the land into turning out
a steady stream of airpanes while the
training camps were turning out a
stream of trained. fighters to man them
spies Saw Hand of Fate
Mr. Nash had colossal job to gel
/ his plans under way, but they were un'
| der way and showing big results wher
| the German armies threw themselves
on the mercy Of the Allies
tTnuuestionably the aircraft program
| played it's part in forcing the end of the
| war The German spy system coult
| not help but see the way in which i
| had developed and that. while airplane'
were just beginning to arrive in Franco
| in numbers, they marked the beginnnt
| of a stream that would increase ever!
| dav,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-12
ARMLEDER COMPANY
SHOWING 3 TRUCKS
General Manager Wray Solves
Serious Problem With
Keep Busy Plan

All models of the Armleder, Traffic
and the Atlas motortrucks are being
displayed at its showrooms by the Arm
leder Motor Sales Company, 1726-22-24-
26 Callowhil street, whose show opened
there on Monday and will run for two
weeks. j, Norris Wray vice president
and general manager Of the company,
Is in charge of the exhibit
Mr. Wray recently solved one of the
most serious problems of the truck busi-
ness when he launched q motortruck
employment bureau and evolved a prac-
teal scheme for keeping otherwise idle
trucks busy in profitable hauling busi-
ness. He is largely responsible for the
progressive policy of the Armleder Com
pany.
Originally starting with the A,r,;eder
truck. the Armleder Company has built
up one of the biggest truck businesses
of this territory. The Armleder is made
in two and three and one-half ton mod
e,S at Cincinnati by one of the oldest
transportation vehicle companies in the
country. Their truck is a quality prod
uCt, embodying, in addition TO every es-
sential standard feature, many exclusive
features, notably the Armleder a.ented
nonbreakable full-foating spring. APP
preclatlns the advantages or line OF
trucks to meet all hauling conditions,
the Armleder Company has added the
Traffic and Atlas lines of trucks The
Traffic, made at st. Louis, is manufac-
tured in only one model of 1000 pounds
carrying capacity.
The Atlas truck, a Pennsylvania prod
uct made at York, is an oversize three
quarter-ton truck, using pneumatic tires
and built in one model only. The man.
ufacturers will furnish any type of
closed or open body suited to any COM
mercial use including taXicabs, funeral
cars, open expresses, bakers equipment,
vehicles for department stores, etc.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-12
wstch.A.Stop Signal

The Watch-A-Stop safety signal,
the Watch-A-Stop Sales Company, 1918
Thompson street. Is a rear and warming
signai that is automatic In action. The
Instant the brake pedal Is depressed {
hrake pedal opens and the manifold
vacuum operating on the piston in the
signal lifts a shield, disclosing the word
stop in white letters on ruby glass
Background. 1t is illuminated by ar
lonr as the engine Is running and ths
brake pedal depressed. Release the
brake pedal and the shield drops owe
the signal The tubing, by means oi
which the signal is actuated. Is directly
connected 10 the intake manifold OF
vacuum system.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-12
BUILT In PHILADELPHIA
Biddle Only Car Exhibited That
Has That Distinction
Rv HIGH MORTON

Besides enjoying the distinction of be-
ing the only passenger automobile man
ufactured in Philadelphia. the. Biddle
car can lay claim to a name that has
been prominent and worthily known
from the earliest days of historic Phil
adelpnia. Whoever has heard of Phil
adelphia has heard the name of Biddle,
and the automobile by that name re-
fleets the virtues for which the name
stands-qual.ty and individuality.
The Biddle Motorcar Company is
just beginning its fourth year. and the
half of it's life has been passed in the
stress of war conditions The car 1t
makes has had a steady increase in sales
and popularity. Biddle automobiles ap-
peal to those who are satisfied only with
certain high standards of distinction,
those who consider individuality of de-
sign first, price second.
The Bddle showrooms are at Broad
and Girard, and the company has taken
on a new and aggressive policy since
the close of the war Production Is in
lcreasing and agencies are being located
In many of the larger cities.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-12
COLE

Six body models carried by a single
eight-cylnder chassis comprise the line
OF cars manufactured by the Cole Motor.
car Company, of indianapolis Ind. 1t is
developed during the early days of the
war and that a number of detail i'm
provements have been developed in the
meantime, so that there is much of in
terest at the Cole booths.
AS graceful in their poise as a mono.
plane with low beveled side panels
massive tenders, high cowls and sharp
keen lines, they have about them a mar,
tial individuality that Is instantly ap
pealing, The Cole line consists of tour.
ster, roadster, sportster, touring coupe
touring sedan and town car
The exhibit includes a beautiful Cole
sedan, finished in Belgian green. with
green wire wheels, sportster model In
motorcar red with black wire wheels
and in addition to this Cole eight.
motor,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-12
OLDFIELD HEADS TIRE co.
Master Driver" Quits Racing
Game for Business Nenture

Barney Oldtield, master urlNeT Ol tne
world" who insists that he has really
retired from the racing game this time
for the fifth or sixth time-now enters
the automobile field as president or the
Oldfield Tire Company, of Cleveland, ..
The former speed king is no hgure-
head in this concern, and Is ambitious 70
distinguish himself in the business Worlo.
He now purposes to capitalize ms
knowledge of tires, gained from prac-
tical experience when bad judgment
might easily have spelled death.
mo one has been so long before the
racing public as has tbs veteran ana
there isn't name more famous in the
motor racing world" says Motor Tor
March. +, ,u
ION all kinds Of courses ana IN an
kinds of cars he has amused, thrilled ana
Interested the public and he passes out
Droud of his past record. A more PIC
turesaue figure never slipped back OF the
steering wheel and we might add that q
better Snowman never chaseu arouhu
the G rcuit II we were asked TO name
Rarneys best race we would declare
II 70 be the famous Cactus Derby road
race from Los Angeles to Phoenix, the
hardest kind of a mud plug When the
oId-timer won in gallant style ana an
nexed the title of master driver or the
world ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-12
DODGE

Dodge Brothers, of Detroit are ex-
hibting representative types of their
line, which includes a standard touring
car roadster, coupe sedan and limou-
So far as general design and construc-
ton are concerned. there are no changes
in Dodge Brothers cars in fact changes
that stands so firmly on the basis of
complete Standardization, a policy adopt
ed and followed since the manufacture
of Dodge cars was begun. In addition
a standard chassis equipped with a
special landaulet body, The Simplex
line is exhibited at their showrooms
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-12
SUCCESSFUL TIRE HOUSE
Philadelphia Rubber Company Doing
Prosperous Business

The Philadelphia Rubber Company, at
$40 North Broad street, is one OF the
leading and most progressive tire and
sunniv houses that is well known TO REQ
Die Who travel along Auto Row, II has
heen established since 1908 and has been
doing a prosperous business, their sue
cess being built upon a policy or honest
quick service and fair prices
! They carry a full stock OF guaranteed
tIres namely: United States tires,
Pennsylvania vacuum cup. Diamond
tires Ajax, Goodrich and Keley-Spring-
field tires They are distributors for
the Hart Bell carbon remover, also re-
movers of carbon by oxygen process
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-12
DANIELS

This car, distinguished for it's origi.
nal body lines and rich interior finish.
is fitted with an eight-cylinder Herr
base of 1877 inches. Five body types
are offered on the same chassis. Some
fine custom-built bodies are produced
e meet ,,,ss demand and Tor special bodies.
tor. Brown-Iipe clutch, Timken axle.
WeHfinxhollse electric system. etc. are
used Il 10 but't at Reading, Pa,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-12
FIGURES SHOW EFFECT OF
WAR ON MOTOR INDUSTRY
By ALFRED REEVES

Gene fans ationaA o
termed War Of
automobile industry
product
material
difficulty
basis alone for
field
similar material which could
be made the modern of the motorcar plants
100000
while the truck production
12s,57 22725 rs
this
vehicles United States with heavy
denan 70
following
makn largest ndust in
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-12
P.is,.De,roit Ahead Of Schedule

Dstrolk March 1.-THE alge-Detroit
Motorcar Company Is producing between
forty and forfy-five cars daily, which
II 4 greater production than the Jam
NAVY and February schedules called for.
~ March production vii, exceed sixty
~ core. This company when the ar
1rtico Was signed was working 90 per
ronz kIo(sly )fb.0o0, 200. About SO
"a thess eonff>ots were COM
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-12
Home From Overseas

Lieutenant Commander Benjamin
, Briscoe. of the Briscoe Motor Company,
Jackson, Mich, has returned from l;u-
rope. where he was in charge of navy
airplanes, air bases and supply depots
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-12


74O92
Number of makers 98
Number of reporting 147 154
Exports Of Exclusive of A. C. F)... 65,92 37t72
o A f. F)
Of passenger exported
5945,42
number
Value of automobile and truck
manufacturers than
3s46o
1904
A. 54,343
Army requisioned by Postoffce Department for
automobiles and trucks during
ended September 32SS67S
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-12
Signal Stops Accidents

An automatic rear stop signal, oper.
sted by depressing the break pedal,
is being demonstrated at the auto.
mobile show by the Wstch.A.Stop
Sales Company, 1913 Thompson
street. Release Of the break pedal
causes the shield to drop, covering
the word stop" The signal oper-
ates throush the suetion in the
manifold OF vscuuru system. i can
be inslsIled % pny esr
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-06
SENATOR WCUMBER'S
RESERVATIONS
Less Drastic Than Those Adopted by the
Foreign Relations Committee
Thursday,

Washington, Sept. 6-Senator McCum.
Der, Republican, North Dakota, yester-
day made public and later discussed in
the Senate the reservation to article ten
of the league of nations advocated by
the Republican senators favoring less
drastic reservations than those adopted
Thursday by the foreign relations com
mittee 1t would merely define the linn
itations of Congress TO undertake terri
torial guarantees.
The. substitute by Senator McCumber
follows:
THAT the advice and suggestions Of
the council (of the leaguel, as to the
means OF carrying the said obligations
tarticle TEN = into effect, are only ad
visory and that any undertaking under
the provision of article ten, the execu-
ton of which may require the use of
American military or naval Aforces, or
economic measures, can, under the con
sitution, becarried out only by the ac-
tion of Congress and the failure of
the Congress to adopt the suggestions
of the council of the league, or to provide
such military or naval forces or economic
measures shall not constitute a viola
tion of the treaty"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-06
ITALIANS NEED OF FOOTWEAR.
Difficulty of Obtaining 1t Led to Looting
of, Stores.

Florence, Italy, Sept 5 Correspond
enee of the Associated Press IF Dante
Alighieri lived in Florence to-day he
might be inspired to write another I'm
ferno" with shoes as the prime cause of
evil. Nothing has been so evident dur
ing these postwar days as the need of
Italians for footwear.
The recent public demonstrations
backed by the Camera del Lavoro, or
chambers of labor where stocks of
goods were Communicated and ordered
sold at reduced prices, precipitated I'M
usual somersaults of trade but the wild
est scrambes were in the shoe stores.
Here the demand for shoes produced
scenes of the widest disorder
In Rome, Milan, Forli, Bologna and
Naples the search for shoes continued
many days. The struggles in each city
were so great that few law abiding per-
sons tried to procure shoes. There ap.
peared to be no preteYt for fitting any
one Shoes were handed out in boxes
and the buyers took them seemingly not
caring whether they fitted or not Just
so they were on the basis of 80 per
cent reduction in price 1t was com
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-06
TO GET CONTROL
OF TRADE UNIONS
Is Object of National Socialist Party as
Voted at Chicago Con-
vention.

Chicago, Sept. 5.-Members of the Ma.
tional Socialist party voted yesterday tc
continue its fight in the ranks of organ.
lied labor with the object of obtaining
ultimately control of trades union bod
les.
The plan is to form groups of So.
cialists in every craft and shop local
which will be used for propaganda work
to convert the mass of the trades I'M
ions.
The convention abandoned the princi.
Piles of the referendum to the extent OF
amending the party constitution so as to
provide for the election of national ex-
ecutive committee by a national CON
yention of the party instead of by vote
of the membership. The size of the ma
tional executive committee was reduced
from Is to 7. Another amendment to
the constitution which was adopted re.
guires applicants for membership in the
party to take out citizenship papers.
The communist labor partyof Amer
lea adopted a resolution calling on all
wage earners to refuse to fight in the
event this country goes TO war with
Mexico.
Another unsuccessful effort was made
yesterday TO unite the communist labor
party Of America with the communist
party.
The constitution of the latter party
provides for autonomous rule of state
declarations, and delegates from New
York, Massachusetts and other eastern
states threatened to join the communist
party of America. This organization is
said to have made an offer to the com
munist party to unite with them but it
was said the offer was rejected.
Delegates to the three conventions OF
radicals which have been in session a
week, began leaving for home yesterday,
announcing that they were BROKE" and
as a result the attendance was cut in
half Many of the delegates said they
would have to borrow money to get out
Of the city. This was especially true
of delegates to the community labor
party OF America and the communist
party.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-06
GREAT SCENIC VIEWS.
Eighteen-Mile Auto Road Up Alaskan
Streams Opens Up Country to Tourists.

Cordova, Alaska, Sept. 5.--Completion
of a projected automobile road of Is
miles up the beds of painted streams"
is expected to open to tourists from all
parts of the world the Valley of Ten
Thousand Smokes, in the Mount Katmai
region of Alaska, about so miles north Of
Kodiak Island
Enterprising motion picture producers,
following scientific expeditions into the
strange valley, have returned here with
films of the myriad smokes" and with
reports of a shorter and easier route into
the district.
When the Katmai volcano enIpted in
1912 and covered thousands Of square
miles with ash and pumice, killing all
vegetation and game and wiping out
more than one settlement, it was re-
garded as a great calamity. But the
eruption uncovered a strange formation
which is declared to be one of the won
ders of the world
The smokes" literally thousands of
them, are clouds or Jets of steam under
various pressures, emitted from holes
and remarkably colored caverns in the
solidified volcanic clay The entire val.
1 ICY WHICH 10 nInptu bplhiNihb line a
clover leaf, seems TO be gradually solid
flying The Indian who recently guided
motion picture party said many square
miles, covered with semi-lSquid hot mud
year ago, are now crossed without
difficulty.
In one of the three arms of the valley
is Give" glacier, at the foot of which
is a beautiful cobalt blue lake of hot
water. In another arm is the Falling
mountain, down whose face roll contin-
ually huge boulders broken off near the
snow capped peaks by variations of tenn
perature.
Besides the scenic possibilities the val
ley is said to possess vast deposits of
virtually pure sulphur, arsenic and other
chemicals Black sand was found in che
many streams, indicating possibilities of
gold.
The atmosphere resulting from the
unique association of steam, hot mud
and the eternal SHOWS which ring the
valley is reported remarkably bracing.
There is no wood in the valley but visit
ors have easily cooked beans, meats and
even baked bread by lowering cooking
vessels into the steam holes