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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-05
MILLIONAIRE DURANT
FIRST ENTRY LISTED
IN BIG LIBERTY RACE

Clifford Durant, only millionaire
race driver who has been a consistent
supporter OF the sport in recent
years, champion of the Pacific coast.
and who has been praying for a
revival of the Indianapolis 500-mile
races ever since the armistice was
signed. wasted no time and is the
first 20 make entry 10 the Liberty
Sweepstakes race, which viii De run
on May 81. 1919.
Durant, as a man OF means, ranks
with the late David Bruce-B Brown
and Caleb Bragg, the millionaires
who raced in the first 5O0-mile at
Indianapolis Bragg may start this
year. but at present he is an army
aviator and has not been a COM
petitor since he was relief driver
for De Palma in 1915. II will be
Durant's first start in an Indianap-
oils 50O-mile and he may be the
only driver entered able to write a
check OF six ciphers.
II is not for a slice of the $780,
600 purse that Durant races, but
because as Pacific coast champion
ne wants TO win the premier of all
track races. In everyday life Du.
rant is head of the Oakland factory
OF the Chevrolet company and rep
resents his father, w. G. Durant
the automobile magnate. on the
coast. He will drive a Chevrolet
Special.
Now Durant comes out and states
/ he nil ire hn ,Nr,u
season. 1t will not be his first re-
tirement. His father does not look
with favor on Cliffs speed flights
The first retirement came when the
late Bob Burman, who, incidentally
taught Cliff all about an automobile
was killed in a race on the coast
II was at his fathers request that
he sold his several racing cars. In
paying q last tribute to Burman, "
e. Durant thought only of his sor
when he wrote, "Shrapnel and shell
/ furnish no greater danger than au.
| tomobile racing and there is but one
outcome for those who persist in
/ following it." It was said that i"Pa,
/ ter" Durant threatened to cut the
/ young driver off without a cent
/ However. 1t took only few months
/ for Cliff to convince his father tha'
| he could race in safety and he wa:
back again in the fall races on the
coast. Now he asserts that bushes.
! cares prevent his giving sufficient
time to racing. but the fans believe
that the elder Durant has given hi.
son a chance 10 win the race o.
races" and then retire for all time
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-05
Motor Cars

switch engine and a Republic truck
appealed TO onIookers.
Piled high with a load Of green
oak wood weighing nearly 1000
pounds. this ton-and-a-half Repub-
lie was hurrying along on Princess
Anne boulevard, south Norfolk, Va.
the other day. as II had been want
TO do many times before. This
time, however, the driver found a
train crew in somewhat Of a hurry.
too. Both parties evidently be-
lieved they had the riSht OF way.
The matter came TO an issue direct
" in the middle OF the crossing.
After digging out a path for the
wheels OF the Republic truck. lead
ing from the spot where it had been
tossed by the indignant locomotive.
a chain was attached TO the front
axle and a brother Republic pulled
II out OF the cinders and onto the
road again. The driver. already
considerably overdue at his destina-
ton. picked up his scattered load.
started his motor and gingerly re-
sumed his interrupted journey. The
fact that the switch engine had
tossed the Republic fully 90 feet
along the right OF way did little
more than slightly jiscommode the
driver The truck came down on
all four wheels. with a bent fender
broken headlights. and a slightly
sagging front spring as the only Wis
ible evidence of it's alteration with
the steam jugsernaut. Dumping
ever the heavy rails and ties did not
damage the wheels. axles. or chassis
IN the least.
II this had happened in the NOV
I les, chances are the "fade-out'
would show the crippled engine be.
ing towed to the round hounse for
repairs. Such an episode must
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-05

case, the large box under the driv-
er's seat and fill up to the level of
the shaft with heavy transmission
oil or an oil which is called 500 W.
Put the same oil into the differen-
tial housings on the rear axle You
will find an opening on the rear axle
housing TO receive it. Do not put
in too much, as it will run out and
get on the brakes and tires. If the
noise is still there you should bring
the car TO a stop when in such po-
sition and note whether grinding
noise occurs with engine idling. Also
declutch and coast with engine dead
You may determine whether the
trouble is in the engine or else
where.
Motor Department. own a
Maxwell car, 1913 model, run about
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-05

5000 miles. Recently the starting
box shaft broke while using the
starter. stripping the flywheel.
had local garage mechanic install
new shaft and flywheel. Also had
valves ground. Since then the vi
bration is terrible, the engine has no
power on hard pull, one or more
cylinders miss, apparently first one
and then another. Compression
seems 10 be good, but performance
CT the engine is very bad. The vi
bration feature, however, is the
worst Of all To idle the engine at
an approximate speed of only >
miles nearly shakes the tenders off.
Mechanic claims he did a workman
like job and confesses his inability
TO do more. What have you TO sug-
gest? ]. c.
Evidently the flywheel Is not
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-05

Your spare tire will be the
newest and least used. When
tire must be removed for repairs
you will use the spare tire in its
place until il is returned, when
il should go back to its original
position.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-05
OF AUTO
QUANTITY PRODUCTION
DEPENDS ON WAR WORK

In speaking o. the ability of au-
tomobile manufacturers to regain
volume production quickly, an Off
cial OF the Franklin Company stated
that this accomplishment depended
a great deal on the extent to which
different plants were disturbed on
account OF war work. II is likely
that some manufacturers - those
who have had little war work. or
those who have erected separate
plants for war work-will be able
to adapt their facilities most readily.
The Franklin Automobile Com
pany, which has devoted its plant to
work on Hispano-Suiza and Rolls
Royce airplane engines is getting
back TO production again. The first
week of peace showed a production
Of only four cars, the second week
II cars with a gradual increase up
TO the present output OF from 20 TO
so cars per week. Some idea of
the transition ahead can be got by
comparing this output with the
normal capacity OF the Franklin
factory of 225 cars per week.
In line with the resumption OF
production. Franklin prices have
been readjusted to a peace-time
basis. The Franklin Company
looks for very little change for some
time to come in manufacturing ex-
pense. which includes labor and ma
terials Recent quotations in the
material market even show a ten
dency for greater costs. Labor at
the Franklin factory has recently
been placed on an eight-hour basis.
with a nine-hour working day.
which scale IS equivalent 10 a 1879
increase in wages
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-05

Motor Experimentation can L
repair a small crack in the water
jacket of my engine. due to freez-
ing? The crack does not extend
into the cylinder. so the engine is
uninjured. Is there some simple
way OF closing up the crack without
having it welded? G. F.
You may purchase a cement called
smooth on" which is said to be
very good for such minor repairs.
Motor epartment:-My Ford,
1917 model. runs perfect with spark
and gas throttle all the way up. but
when the spark Is advanced TO run
ming position the engine runs irreg-
ularly. Where shall 1 expect TO To-
cate the trouble? w. c. F.
Either a badly worn timer or a
weak timer spring will cause this.
Possibly the clamp has come loose,
giving a poor contact in the timer as
you speed up.
Motor Department:-Plea an
swer the following questions on
tires: 1. What is expected of an in
ner tube? 2. Why are solid tires not
used? 5. Could there be an improve
ment on the present inner tube, one
that could not puncture or have to
be pumped full of air? 4. Does a car
ride smoother with tube filled to its
limit or medium? II. r.
1. The sole purpose Of the inner
tube is TO hold the air. 1t must be
a good grade OF rubber, elastic
enough so that it Will not burst If
pumped up larger than its rated di-
ameter. 2. Solid tires do not give
the air cushion needed to protect
the passengers and mechanism
! from shock. 8. II is TO be hoped that
some such Improvement will be
made some DAY. Devices like in
ter-liners only heat up the tire and
so damage IL. 4. The pressure I'm
the tire should be Is pounds an inch
of small diameter for front tires and
| 20 pounds for rear. Any less pres
sure would cause heat and damage
! the tire. Any more pressure would
/ make the tire too hard and so dam
age the mechanism.
Motor Recommendations settle
an argument as TO the correct name
of the coil used with an ignition
system. Some call IT. a spark coil,
some an induction coil and others
a transformer coil. Which is right ?
NJ. r.
They are all correct but the
name most frequently used is Undue
| ton coil. This is because the bat
terry current of low voltage induces
another current of high voltage. As
this transforms the voltage it is
properly called a transformer coil
or a step-up transformer. The name
spark coll was formerly confined
to a single wound coil used with the
make and break system of ignition
but is now applied TO any coil which
will give a spark strong enough to
jump an air gap.
Motor Department:-Hav just
bought an old car with an oiline
system 1 don't understand. IL con-
sists Of box with a gauge into
which I put the oil A belt fuel
pipe from the tank is INSTRUCTED oil
runs TO a pulley on the box and siN
plungers work up and down on top
! oil pipes run from the bottom OF
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-05
NEWS of the AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY

however. be passed up in this
chronicle OF real. not reel
railroad thrill. Fact Is. after
considerable manual labor on the
part OF the engineman and his
brawny assistant, sufficient mechan-
ical adjustment was made on the
spot 10 enable the Inundated switch
engine 10 limp away under its own
power.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-05

Typewriting on parchment deeds
is not durable. In deeds deposited
within very recent years many lines
are illegfble and several lines have
completely disappeared.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-05
HELPFUL HINTS.

Moving the tires forward as
they wear is one of the best ways
to prolong their life. If you
start with all new tires, run
them for about half their guar
anteed mileage, and then ex-
change front and rear. The
greatest strain and wear comes
on the rear tires, and so these
should always be the strongest
and newest.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-05

AS for the right and left sides,
the right wears first. because the
road is rougher, the weight of
the car is thrown that way by
the crown of the road. So move
your tires forward as they wear
out in the following sequence
The new tire should De placed
on the right gear. then moved to
the left rear. then TO the right
front. then to the left front.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-05

Keep a close tab on the mile
age OF each tire as il will enable
you TO determine which makes
are best. If you are using your
tires right, and also give you a
basis TO argue from before the
tire adjuster. Note the speed
dometer reading and the date
when II is taken off. and total
these amounts every time you
make a change. A separate page
in your notebook should be de-
voted TO each tire. You may
identify IL by the rsaRrfsctUrer's
serial number stamped on IL.
II is not enough to carry an
extra spare o. two, pumped Up.
and an extra tube or so under
the rear seat Garry a complete
patching outfit and a blowout
patch and tire sleeve. They take
very little room and may save a
10: OF time when on a long trip.
as there is no telling how many
blowouts you may have on any
one trip.
The daily times., 1919-10-01
North Carolina Not Concerned

Secretary of State ]. Bryan Crime.
of North Carolina, when informed
last night of the seizure of a car in
Virginia carrying North Carolina Ii
cense with factory numbers mutt
lated and the arrest of the owner,
declared that this is a matter in
which North Carolina has no con-
cern.
s'In my recent letter to the Secre-
tary of the State, ''I was in no way
attempting to protect any citizen of
North Carolina who violates the law
of Virginia. I was only protesting
against a threat, which, if carried
out, would work tremendous hard
ship upon innocent and law abiding
North Carolinians. AS a fact, North
Carolina has a law older than the
Virginia statute, but not so strln-
gent. While the Virginia law makes
the obliteration of factory numbers
q felony, the North Carolina Ia"
makes it a misdemeanor."
The daily times., 1919-10-01
FERTILIZER MEN
HEAR ABOUT SOILS

Raleigh, N. c., Oct. president
w C. Riddick, IF the Agricultural
and Engineering College, stated to
the twenty five fertilizer statesmen
at the opening of their short course
at the college, that his institution
had been attempting to reach out
and influence the Agricultural
life of the state in many ways, but
he knew of none that was calculat-
ed to do more for the good of the
State, than to be of service to the
fertilizer industry. He expressed
the hope that the fertilizer sales
men would come every year.
The short course for statesmen
of North Carolina and Virginia, be-
gan at o'clock yesterday morning
IN the Y. M. c. A, building. Charles
W. Priddy, of Norfolk, opened the
proceedings with a word from the
standpoint of the industry, telling
what the fertilizer manufacturers
hoped to get from the course
work.
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that absolute complete changes in
the past methods of the South
will be made. M
The statement issued, by Mr..
Wannamaker follows:
Reports continue to reach head
quarters showing the marvellous
growth of warehouses, and contrOll-
ed by the people of the cotton belt.
More warehouses are being con-
structed now than at any time in
the last 60 years. Over two million
dollars has been raised for ware
houses in the last ten days. Abso-
lutte complete changes in the past
methods of the south will be made.
The south will mo- longer suffer
fifty million. dollars loss from cot
ton exposed to the weather. Cot
ton will be warehoused, The bank
ers are behind the movement and
are arranging to finance cotton
properly stored in the warehouses.
1t is fully realized throughout the
entire nation that complete change
in the cotton industry of the south
is inevitah >. New England interest
through warehouse corporation
with Mr.. Rufus Wilson, secretary
of the New England Spinners, with
capital of thirty million dollars
are buying all warehouses through
cut the South. They are also erect
ing some new warehouses. In con-
| nection with this corporation they
have discount corporation to ten
| million dollars. A large part of the
! cotton crop bought by spinners,
as we'll as cotton in the hands Of
the producers is expected to be
the farmers are more determined to
carry out the suggestion offered by
| Governor w. P. G. Harding of thf
| Federal Reserve Board. They are
erecting their own warehouses to
be operated under state or Fed
eral warehouse control.
| One of the most valuable chan
| ges made by the South in the last
decade is the formation of discount
corporations along the same linz
as operated very extensively in the
| great. manufacturing centers and
| abroad Able bankers recognize
this as the key to the situation
is the handling of the cotton cnrop
1t will enable the South to largel!
| finance the cotton crop and the var
| ious allied interests. With arounC
three billion dollars in Liberty loaI
bonds held in the south, it offers
to the holders of these bonds al
l ideal investment. The warehous,
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INCREASED PRODUCTION is
NEED NOW, HARDING SAYS

ST. Louis, Sept. 3O.-Increased
production as means of settling
the present industrial unrest and
the declaration of an industrial truce
for six months as method Of re-
ducing the cost of living were sug-
gestions by w. P. G. Harding, gov
ernor of the Federal Reserve Board,
in an address before the convention
of the American Bankers Associa-
tion here today.
Causes of tire labor trouble, Mr..
Harding asserted, are directly trace
able to the great war, to it's waste
and destruction, to it's heavy drains
upon available supplies that consti-
tuted so large a part of the world s
wealth and to financial expedients
which he said were necessary to OBJ
tain these supplies. The Governor
expressed the view that credit ex-
pansion, rather than currency inf1a-
ton is responsible for prevalent eco
nomic troubles.
AS the government is paying off
it's Indebtedness at the rate of $780,
100000 annually, the speaker pre-
dicted that within the next few
months it will be possible for the
government to do away with the is
suance of treasury certificates and
operate on income taxes.
The daily times., 1919-10-01
TAR HEEL DRIVER
HELD IN RICHMOND

Richmond, Va, Sept. 26.-The
first arrest in connection with the
Virginia-North Carolina license dis
pute was made today when A. F.
Moye, of Goldsboro, who said he
was in the horse-trading business in
North Carolina, was arrested by the
police and held for trial October g.
Six Ford automobiles bound for
of which are alleged to have been
obliterated, were captured in West
Broad street this morning by Traf-
fic Officer Grafton and interned at
charge of the cars were arrested and
later released on bail. The auto
mobiles were Pennsylvania, Virginia
and North Carolina license tags.
This action is along the line of
the so-called threat" of the secre-
tary of the commonwealth to keep
North Carolina cars off the roads of
Virginia, if alleged unlawful prac-
uses were not aDan0OneQ.
1t was pointed out today that the
law regarding the erasure or other
mutilation of automobile numbers
as passed by the Virginia Legisla-
! ture does not become effective until
December 1. This puts new
phase on the case and the only way
the Virginia officials can bar Caro-
lima cars will be to deal with oper-
ators on specific charges covered b!
laws already existing.
If the matter comes to a show
down it is not likely that trade in
| terests will stand idly by and SEE
such an order put through withou
! protest, especially as many Nortl
Carolinians come to Virginia town
and cities in automobiles to carr.
on trade. 1t developed that anon:
the cars seized today, only one mum
ber had been muti1ated. 1t is no
thought anything will come of th'
affair However, this may be a Sc
ries of test cases upon which t.
base future action when the law be
GENES really operative.
The daily times., 1919-10-01

corporations are being formed by the
people and the discount corporations
are accepting Liberty Loan bonds,
at the market value. l he result
of this work, whichl is backed by
the bankers, farmers and merchants
of the South. 1t means the saw
ing of millions to the South. It
means that the investors will have
a paying investment that will bring
them direct returns and enormous
indirect returns.
The daily times., 1919-10-01
TEN MILLION DOLLARS
FOR COTTON WAREHOUSES

Columbia, Sept. 29.-Over two
million dollars have been raised in
the cotton belt in the last ten days
for the construction of cotton ware
houses according to J. Skottowe
Wannameker, president of the
American Cotton Association who
said in a statement issued Saturday
The daily times., 1919-10-01

Ailitary leader were reflected in
,fae. successes of his brigade in the
Sfattack and capture OF Brancourt,
and Fremont where a large number
"A of prisoners and much material fell
Ainto our hands. He rendered ser
y4gices of great worth to the Ameri-
team Expeditionary Forces.
th An incident rivalling in impress
sTsyeness the presentation of medals
ederate soldier in is uniform of
catered gray, with pack on his
lsack and trusty musket in his
saand, who was conducted to the
uanter of the stage by Gen. Tyson.
nee vast audience rose to it's feet
tigreet the veteran of General Lees
ty, and the crowd cheered as he
yd at attention, and then went
rough the Confederate Manual of
,lsas. The band struck up Dixie
Mporal Campbell and Gen. Ty-
Lasped hands. When decora-
ttions were presented the feeble
8Asoldier advanced and said allow
con Corporal of General Lees army to
is tmgratulate a corporal of General
ayesrshings army:
az A sharp debate developed on the
floor of the convention when Capt.
Stephen A. Nettles, of Greenville,
chairman of the committee on reso-
1Dtions, introduced the resolution
favoring the immediate ratification
of the peace treaty in it's present
form, without amendment or reserVa-
tion including the League of Ma
tions covenant.
Col. Carey F. Spence of Knoxville
who ran for mayor on the Republi-
can ticket, opened the opposition
and made a spirited speech urg-
ing the convention to reject the
resolution on the ground that it was
partisan politics.
Major Workman of Greenville
supported it in a vigorous speech.
He was followed by Col. J. X
Herr, of the regular army, chief OF
staff of the -30th., who was oppos-
ed to the association going on rec
ord in the matter. He cited lack
of a quorum present, but General
Tyson, who presided at todays ses-
sion, read the article of the consti-
tuition in question, which procides
that the members present consti-
tute a quorum. BY this time there
were scarcely more than a hund-
red in the hall. Captain Nettles ex-
planned that it was not designed
as political move and that as chair
man of the committee he was asked
by Col. Springs to draw up several
resolutions but that the one in
question on the peace treaty was not
mentioned by Col. Springs and he
had no knowledge of it. It was
original with him and he appeal
ed for its adoption
Corporal NJ. NJ. Capps, of the It's,
Field Artillery and Col. Dorsey, OF
Atlanta, supported the resolution
1t carried almost unanimously, with
q scattering OF nay votes.
The daily times., 1919-10-01
AirpIanes Went to Wilmington.

The airplanes that have been here
for a week left for Wilmington on
Monday. They will attend the
Greensboro Fair. 1t. 3ssnop and his
assistants gave flying sports of Will
son a good time.
The daily times., 1919-10-01
PREACHING TONIGHT AT

PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH
Elders j. E. Herndon and j. E.
Adams will preach at the Primitive
Baptist church tonight. The public
is cordially invited to attend.
The daily times., 1919-10-01

Colds Cause Grip and InfIuenza
LAXATIVE BRoMo ouruNE Tablets remove the
cause There Is only one ''Bromo ouinine." wv.
GROVES signature on the box Soc
The daily times., 1919-10-01
MEN OF THE
BOTH DIVISION

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