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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-20
California Officers Seek Law
Making it Difficult for Rob-
bers to Dispose of a Stolen
Car.
TITLE MUST BE CLEAR
BY Hampering Field for Sales,
Police Chief at Los Angeles
Sees at Least Partial Rem
edy for Evil.

In an effort to check automobile
thefts. which during 1918 amounted in
Los Angeles alone to $3,052, 900, a new
law has been framed by Detective Err
Ven and Hickok, for over five years
police experts in tracing stolen cars
and now with the theft bureau of the
Automobile Club of Southern Califor-
mia. The proposed law is Endorsed by
Chief of Police Butler, as we'll as by
many leading automobile dealers and
will be laid before the state motor
vehicle department to be presented to
the California legislature at this ses-
sion.
The suggested law amounts to an
abstract of title which must be passed
along with every automobile, showing
every change in ownership beginning
with the date the machine is sold by
the factory to dealers. The abstracts
will also show when a mortgage is
placed upon an automobile and when
lifted. Every person purchasing an
automobile under the new law will be
furnished with an abstract of title by
the seller and the change in owner
ship is registered with the state motor
vehicle department.
According to Chief of Police Butler,
automobile thefts in Los Angeles are
fewer, comparatively, than in other
large cities, both on the coast and in
the east, and the percentage of auto
mobiles recovered here has been far
above that of other cities. Still, he
feels something must be done to put
stop to the thefts which have am
ounted to over $S,0OO,O0O in one year.
The new law is so framed as to large
ly destroy the selling field OF the au-
torrobile thief.
The police departments monthly re-
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-20
M.L-FITTING
PISTON RINGS
Cause of Much Trouble Made
by Leakage.

1t has been mentioned repeatedly
IN these columns that much of the
trouble caused by leakage of oil and
mixture past the piston rings was due
in the greater number of cases to i'll
hitting rings than to the rings them
selves. A piston ring of fairly good
design poorly fitted is as bad as a
poor ring. If the repair shop and the
owner would spend u little more time
ana money having the proper rings
properly fitted, better engine perform
ance, better economy and freedom
from many engine troubles would re-
suit. Without going into the action
that occurs when rings fit poorly, we
shall take up the steps in fitting new
rings.
We will assume that the cylinder
block is removed and the piston re-
moved from the connecting rods. The
first step is to take the new rings and
Tx the end clearance. This is done by
placing the ring inside the cylinder
ana measuring the clearance at the
ends. This will vary somewhat in
different engines and may be any,
where from .007 to .015 1t will be
iiSNSoosti9 10 get tne exact inquire for
the particular engine from the man
nfacturer or dealer. If the clearance
Is not enough, the ring ends are filled
with a fine file.
The next step is to prepare the
piston for the acceptance of the rings.
1t is essential that two conditions exist
the grooves must not only be clean,
but they must be true. Grooves of one
width in one place and another a few
Inches away cannot possibly be fitted
correctly. The grooves must be true
In width and depth all around and this
requires measuring them accurately.
In some cases the grooves are filed
10 make them true, but an easier way
IS to use regrooving tool and elm
nate this uncertainty and trouble. Re-
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-20

that hundreds of thousands of trucks
will be put into use for this service
alone.
my investigation has demonstrated
TO me that the future Of the motor
truck industry was never brighter. The
Bethlehem Motors corporation in its
stupendous growth in two years has
proved beyond doubt that the limit
in growth of our company Is far from
being in sight. Our demand is not at
all exceptional, for other truck makers
are benefiting from the new order of
things and thousands of motor tn cks
will be wanted this year that will be
unobtainable until the makers have in
creased their production.
TRUCK IN BIG DEMAND.
THE man who advised the makers
Of commercial cars to keep on manufac-
turing and to store every truck pos
sible to make pending the opening of
the seasons demand spoke from actu-
al knowledge, for that demand is now
at hand and in excess of actual pro-.
duction. AS the season opens up and
the farms produce their products for
the city the number of trucks sought
for this service alone will exceed the
possible supply in the country. The
shortage promises to be excessive ana
far beyond the expectations of even
the most optimistic.
The Bethlehem Motors corporation.
after the conclusion of the work for
the government in the manufacture Of
class trucks, has placed its house
in order and started promptly upon
production on a scale far beyond pre-
vious figures. The demand will take
every truck made, without doubt"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-20
NEW ERA STARTED
Trucks Carrying Food Into
Cities Mean Much to Con-
sumers, Says Eastern Man.

When a huge motor truck, loaded to
capacity, rolled into Philadelphia on
the first day of spring carrying So
crates of freshly laid eggs weighing
1900 pounds, for delivery as parcel post
to the householders of that city, the
event was made the basis for a cele-
bration at which Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General Blakeslee presided
THAT one event at Philadelphia in
augurated an era in America which
will prove of the utmost importance"
said Arthur T. Murray, president of
the Bethlehem Motors corporation of
Allentown, Pa, who returned to the
plant from an extensive trip through
the south a few days previous to the
momentous event.
BIG ASSISTANCE TO CONSUMERS.
Motor trucks carrying food by par
eel post service will bring direct to
the consumer not only eggs but all
other produce of the farms, and at
prices which will be as much lower
than prices now charged in the city
as were the eggs brought into Phila-
delphia March 81 Those eggs went
direct to the consumer at IS cents a
dozen when the markets of Philadel-
phia were charging so to so cents
Householders are going to appreciate
such saving methods and patronize the
motor truck food routes to an extent
not to be computed in mere figures.
America is a large country and
there are so many thousands of miles
of road to be covered, so many mil
lions of farmers to provide the produce
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-20

ports of automobile thefts showing
thieves arrested and automobiles re-
covered prove that so per cent are
restored to their owners and about
two-thirds of the thieves are discov-
cred and arrested. However most Of
the automobiles recovered hayo been
materially damaged by the thieves ne
fore recovery, and the 20 per cent not
recovered are nearly always sold with
In the state. With the adoption of the
new bill it would become nearly i'm
possible for thieves to sell their stolen
automobiles in California because they
could not furnish the official abstracts
and title required by ,law. short of a
difficult and dangerous piece Of forg-
cry.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-20
AID MANOR SALT LAKE
PRAISES THE CAPITAL
NEWS AUTO SECTION

earle d. Brown, advertising man
ager of the Salt Lake Tribune, has
stated some nice things about The
Capital News automobile section in a
personal letter to c. o. Goodwin, man
ager of the Sharman Auto company.
He says:
Salt Lake, Utah, April IA, 1919.
BY the way, though have, some
times seen The Capita News,
was aereeabIy surprised with the
section you sent, as it certainly
looks like real sheet. 1t has
some advertising, so it must have
the crculation-reguIar big town
style, too. If the balance of the
business up there measures up to
the paper it must be a fine ooun-
try, and very much alive.
Mr.. Brown then goes on to state
how much interested he has always
been in Idaho and makes some compli
mentary personal references to his
good friend Goodwin.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-20

CARELESS of the method used, see to 1t
that the grooves are clean and true
all around
The rings now are taken one at a
time and fitted into their respective
grooves. Work from the bottom to the
top of the piston. Take hold of a ring
and place it's back end in the groove
and roll it around This is an initial
check to determine whether the ring
will go into the groove. 1t either fits
in one of three ways-it is either too
wide to go into the groove, so loose
that play is felt, or it Just fits"-that
is, it may be rolled around and no
play is felt. The latter is the best
but a ring too wide can easily be
Tapped down to the right width
This is done by rubbing the ring
over an abrasive such as emery cloth
or emery dust and oil. The abrasive
is placed on a level plate and the
ring carried over it with one hand:
or block of wood may be used Lap
only a little at time and after each
tapping clean the ring carefully in
gasoline, dry it and try it in the
groove again-backward, as before. II
it may be rolled around with much
difficulty it may be slipped over the
piston into its groove for another test.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-20

starting on long trips. In that way
they frequently insure themselves
against much annoyance and disoor,
fort on the road by stocking up with
fire repair equipment and materials
for minor adjustments on the road
that often save much time and trou-
BILE"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-20
SOx TO MEET REDS.

Cincinnati, April 19-Kid Gleasons
White Sox were due here today for
clash with the Cincinnati National
leaguers. The Gleason men came frcm
Louisville, KY, where they cleaned UP
the Louisville Colonies yesterday, I to
0. They gathered total of 13 hits.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-20

Tire trouble? Leave tire fixing to
our experts. Bryant Tire & Vulcaniz-
ing Co., 1920 Front St., Opp. o. S. L.
depot. Firestone tires. Adv. AGO
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-20

Where Are the Dead" answered by
Boyd at Pinney Sunday, April 20. 8
p. m. Seats free. Adv.A20
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-20

"a and rs are tho telephone numbers
of The Capital Nows. "
New-York tribune., 1919-10-09
DEATHS

ALDEN-on Tuesday. Oct 7. 1919 Henry
Mills Alden. aged 90 years Funeral s''r
vices at the Cathedral of St John the
Divine; nth st. and Amsterdam ave. on
Thursday. Oct. 9. at .. m Interrnen.
at Hillside Cemetery. Plainfed n ].
BRANDES Edgar on October :. Services
THE FUNERAL CHURCH. Broadway.
66th st. Crank L. Campbell. THURSDAY
II Il. m.
Charles. on October 7. ser.
vices THE FUNERAL CHURCH. Broa,'.
way. 6oth st. Drank e. Campbell
Thursday - III.
URRoWS-Suddenly Brewster. N Y. on
Monday. Oct 6. 1919 Wilson A Bur1o~s.
Funeral services at his late residence 230
Hawthorn ave. Ypnkers N Y. on Thurs-
day Oct. 9, at > 80 p. m. Interment h-r-
CHAPMAN Johanna. on October s. se,.v;ca..
THE FUNERAL CHURCH. Broadway al
66th st. Frank f. CampbeD Friday. IL
COOPER-On Tuesday. Oct T. 1919. Lev
eritt Sage Cooper. Funeral from his late
residence. North Broadway, Nyack. n Y.
termcnt private.
DIAPERS Suddenly on Oct Z. at his resi-
dence. 15S West Sith St. city. Ellis +
Draper. Funeral private
ERICSSON--At Port Chester, n. Y. Octobe,
!. 1919, Eric Alfred Ericsson. in his Goth
!1"i- uiicidi service Il ms iate resi- SiI.-llcp
loS North Main St, Friday. 10th inst. =,
80 p. m.
GILL At Orange. N j.. October s. 1919
Louise Smith wife of George Metcalf GIL
aged 46 years. Funeral services at her at
residence. % Cleveland st. Orange. n. J
Friday, October 10, 3 80 p NJ Pleas.
omit flow ers.
HAMBU Officers and members of the
Mendelssohn Benevolent Society are re.
qnested to attend the funeral of our lat,
member Abraham Hamburger. from hi:
late residence, 554 West l60th st. Friday
Oct. 10, at 10 a m
J. SCHWARTZWALD President.
E. FALk. Secretary
HARDEN Suddenly. October 8, 1919. Gold;
Correa, wife OF James Harden, only dauph
ter of Mrs. +. H. A. Correa and the lat,
+. II. A. Correa and sister of William
Howard Correa. Funeral private
HEROY-Wednesday October =. 1919. at he
residence. sc West 4Sth st. Amelia W
wife Of the late James Henry Heroy. il
the 9lst year of her age Funeral private
JARRETT-On Tuesday. Oct : 1919. Anri.
r. Seal, wife of Dr.. Arthur r. Jarret
and mother of Harry +. Seal. Funeral ser
vices and interment strictly private
XEARNEY-At Brooklyn N y. Oct. :
1919, William j.. beloved husband O
Winifred Roberts Kearney, aged 47 years
Funeral services at the residence of hi
sister. Mrs. William j. Bagnel Parl,
side Court, Brooklyn. oh Thursday morn
ing, Oct. .. at 5 80 o'clock: thence t,
New-York tribune., 1919-10-09

Williamson, 4 resident OF the Flatlands Sec
tier of Brooklyn all her life, died unex-
pectedly Tuesday night OF acute indigestion
at her home. 16 kenilworth Place. Brook
lyn. Mrs. Wiliamsons husband, who died
two years ago, was of the oldest farmers
OF the FIatlands
GEORGE ROBERTSON. seventy-eight
until ten years ago head of the cold storage
plcnt of Abraham & Straus, is dead at his
home. 206 McDonough Street. Brooklyn. of
pneumonia.
WILLIAM HENRY JOHNSON. thirty
two, formerly in the employ of B. G. Lati-
mor & Co, died Monday. after a long illness.
al his home. 81 Grand A..enue, Brooklyn.
DANIEL E. cuRLr..,, fifty-eght a
i,urneyman painter and decorator is dead
at his home 3o2 Seventy-ninth Street
Brooklyn. He member of the Eureka
Club.
EMMA sEELEY. sister of the late Ed
mund a. Seeley. owner of the Seeley Paper
Scotch Plains, N. j. She is survived by
two nieces.
MRS: ELLA II. VOORHEES,. wife of Ed
ward V. II, Voorhees, and daughter of Judge
John Garretson. died Tuesday at her home
in Plainficld. N. j.. where she had lived
for twenty-threc years. She is survived by
her husband three sons. Il daughter. three
brothers and sister.
FREDERICK CLARENDON CABBLE
Hty-four associated with the William
Cabble Excelsior Wire Works, which was
founded BY his uncle. died Monday OF
r9opevy at his home, 81 Ten Eyck Street
brooklyn
BARTER pEARCE, dfty-eight. a watch
mar employed in the United States Navy
Nsrd. died Monday AT his home in Cypress
HILLS. He formerly was sexton of All Saints
Protestant Episcopal Church, Manhattan.
for fifteen years.
CHARLES +. HALL. silk broker. of 20
Broad Street d ed at his home at Hacken-
sack j.. yesterday after a short illness
He president of the New York Silk AS
sociut.cn. He is survived by his secono
wife. whom he married q month ago and Il
son by 5 f,st marriage, who is Just cut
Of way service.
MRS. MARY FRANCES BR1STOW
r.,ow of Henry Rristow, a former police
magistrate and representative in Congress-
j. dcad u her home. 1913 Pacific Street
TrooNlyn.
GEORGE T. HOUSE. thirty-niue, ar engi-
Necl and u mcmbcr OF the Engineers Asso-
ciation. died Monday after a short illness
at his home, 235 Clinton Street, Brooklyn
EDWARD T. GREEN. forty-one. a sail
maker, died TUESDAY at his home 1856
lived all his life.
JOHN NELSON KIRK a retired stock
broker, died at his home, $40 West 124th
Street. after lingering Illness. on TUESDAY
Scrv ces will be held 1T the Funeral Church
this city eighty-two years ago and WAS en-
EaGed in the import business for many years
before entering the stock brokers' field He
is survived by his wife, Mrs Cornelia Kirk.
and son. John J. X rl. Burial will be at
GrceEwc Cemetery
New-York tribune., 1919-10-09
ERIC 4. ERICSSON

PORT CHESTER, n. Y, Oct. S.-Fric
Alfred Ercsr on. iifty-nine, vice-presj-
dent Of the Westchester County Hard
ware Dealers Association, died Of pnou-
,nona to-day al his home He was y
thirty second decree Mason, a charter
member Of tie Fort Chester Lodge o.,
rjks, trustee Of the First Church of
Christ. Scientist. Mount Vernon g
director OF the Port Chester Chamber
Of Commerce and former president and
director Of the Port Chester Y. NJ. c. A.
He was active in Red Cross and Liberty
Loan drives, and took An active part in
philanthropic and charitable work here.
He is survived by his widow, a son, two
sisters and brother.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-09
FUNERAL OF HENRY NJ. ALDEN

The funeral Of Henry Mills Alden.
veteran editor Of "Harpers Magazine" i"
will be held at :, o'clock this afternoon
at the Cathedral of st. John the D.
vine. The honorary pallbearers will
be j. Henry Harper. Dr.. Robert Under
wood Johnson, William Dean 1owells
Archer NJ. Huntington. Dr. Titus Nun
son Coan, DR.. Carter Troop. Prince
Pierre rroubetsko; and Alan Sullivan.
The actual pal!bearers will be Thomas
B. Wells. Lee Foster Hartman Mana rt
Kippen, J. W. T. Nathan, Daniel Hem
derson and Edmund briggs.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-09
DIR. CYRIL HOPKINS

CHAMPAIGN, ILL.,. Oct S.-Wo ord Was
received here to-day OF the death OF
DR.. Cyril Hopkins. Of the faculty Of
the University of Illinois, at Gbraltar
DR.. Hopkins was known as an interMa-
tional authority on soils, and was Ell
route home from trip through South
ern Europe when he was suddenly
stricken. He had been decorated by
the King Of Greece.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-09
MARRIAGES

CoRBIN-ELL1OT- Oct. >. 1919. at
Trinity Church. Brooklyn, by the Rev
Mr.: Mcilish. Lucy Elliot. daughter of MI
and Mrs. {. A. Elliot, to Richard Beverley
Corbin, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard "
Corbin
NELSON--COOK-Mr and Mrs. Walter Lee
Cook announce the marriage of THEN,
daughter, Marjorie. to Dr. Archer Nelson
on Tuesday, Oct. 7. 1919. by the Rev
Robert Stuart Macarthur at the Calva,.,.
Baptist Church, New York City
New-York tribune., 1919-10-09
OBITUARY NOTES

MARK MCCORMICK. sixty n foreman
rieger for the American Sugar Company
died Tuesday of pneumonia at his home, 137
Fatchen Avenue, Brooklyn.
MRS. MAGDALEN SCHENCK WILLIAM.
SON, eightythree. widow of Gerrit r.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-09
Obituary
ALBERT B. BAILEY

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 8.-Albert 3.
Bailey, ffty-one, financial editor of
"The Philadelphia Record" died yes
terday at his home, 1903 Master Street,
after long illness. M. Bailey began
newspaper work in 1881 as a proof
reader On "Thc Philadelphia Record"
New-York tribune., 1919-10-09
ENGAGEMENTS

COOK - ELMENDORF - AT Canandaigua
Oct. 6. 1919, Katharine Elmendorf. dau h.
ter OF Mrs. Edward Shove, to Mr.. Allen
Augustus Cook. son of Dr. and Mrs. Rob
ert G.. Cook
CHWAGER-WEITZEN - Mr.. and
Mrs. j. K. Weitzenkorn, of Wilkes Barre.
Penn. announce the engagement of their
daughter. Fanchon, to Mr. Mortimer
Schwager, of Brooklyn. N. Y.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-09
BIRTHS

A"lN-To Mr.. and Mrs Melvin Sawin
lnce Edith Moulton). a daughter, Sept 90. :
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-13
ALEDO PERSONALS

Miss Bernie Nyiine returned
home to keithsburg Saturday night
after visiting here at the home OF
a grandmother, Mrs. c. A. Smith.
Mrs. John Kennicut left Satur-
day night for New Boston where
she spent short visit with rsla-
tives
Miss Marian Mckinney returned
TO New Boston Saturday night aft
er visiting here with her parents
Miss Mckinney teaches in the New
Boston high school.
8. B. Guthrie and daughter, Miss
Violet, left Saturday night for
0quawka, where they visited over
the week end with relatives.
Mrs. J. NJ Wright left this morn
morning for East st. Louis, where
she will represent the local branch
Of the W c. T. T., at the national
convention.
Roy Dufield returned to Knox
college this morning, after a week
end visit here with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Lynch OF Los
Angeles, returned home this morn
ing after visiting with W, H. Rid
dell.
C. L. Shaffer left this morning
for Rock Island on business.
Mrs. Anna Scott left this morning
for Rock Island, where she spent
the day.
Mrs. X. NJ Saunder returned
home 10 Jefferson. Iowa, this morn
ing. following a VISIT here at the
home of her mother, Mrs. George
NJ. Gillespie. Mrs. Gillespie accom-
panied her daughter as far as Rock
Island.
Mrs. A. B. Thurman returned
home to Monmouth this morning,
following a short visit in this city.
Miss Ethel Scranton left this
morning for Alexis. where she will
spend a short stay.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-13
DECIDE SHORTY"
ENGLAND Is NOT
WORTH RAIL FARE

Sheriff John p. Fleming will not
90 after Shorty" Mathew England
who escaped from street workers
here several months ego while
working out a sentence OF one year
for larceny and who is now under
arrest in Flint, Mich. where he
Was picked up on 8 similar charge.
England had served only about
two months of his sentence when
he made his getaway. Only a few
days ago Sheriff Fleming was mott
fed by Flint authorities thai
Shorty was under arrest, letters
found IA his pocket Identifying him
as having broken Jail here.
Police of the northern city were
unable TO prove England's gull
however. and Sheriff Fleming was
told that the prisoner would be re-
leased Oct. 10 IL no word 20 the
contrary is received from hsl ~
officials. The expense involved a.
bringing England back 10 IL
county IS prohibitive, cons3derli'..ir
what would be gained. in th& op4N
ion of the states attorney.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-13
WILSON SHOWING
FURTHER SIGNS
OF IMPROVEMENT

Washington, Oct 1S.-After an
other good night, President Wilson
showed further signs OF improve
ment, it was said today 1t the
White house.
White house officials resented
publication of reports that the pres
ident's condition was such that he
could not attend 20 his official du-
ties should matters OF importance
arise.
The president could sign bills
today if they were placed before
him, but we are not putting them
before him." one official said.
Those close to the president said
they had every confidence that he
would regain his health although
he must continue to obey his ply
sician's orders to remain in bed for
IAN extensive period" and resign
himself to the utmost quiet and re-
Taxation. There is no reason why
legislation now ready for the 'presi-
dents action should not be placed
before him, Secretary Tumulty
said. but decision as to this rests
with Rear Admiral Grayson, his
personal physician. Bills now
ready for executive action include
the prohibition enforcement meas
ure and the amendments to the
food control act Furnishing prof.
teering and boarding.