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New-York tribune., 1919-02-02
Comfort in Three Forms
McCutcheon Describes How
Gar Should Cover These Points
BY George McCutcheon.


Fsce-Presidemt Poertner Motor Car
Company
This season the Automobile show
reveals few radical changes in design
ana this IS no great wonder. in view
ol 'ne TACT that war conditions tenn
porarly placed the automobile indus
tiy on sucn an uncertain footing. Those
Visitors who are more or less fanatical
on the subject of new design and rad.
lcal departure naturally will be disap
pointed this year.
The average sane and sensible mo-
torlst Will pay little more attention
10 comfort In his car this season than
10 mechanical novelties. And comfort.
by the way. means something more thar
mere elimination of jars and jouncing
Iherr IS the comfort of the eve, the
ear and peace Of mind to be consid-
cred.
In the first place, the buyer wants a
and to those who see it. This anplies
TO color as we'll as to body design.
There IS no more excuse for ugly body
design than for badly designed per
sonal apparel and bad color scheme
IN dress. In the case of a closed car
the interior should be pleasing and
restful, and that is why soft tones are
50 popular Tor upholstery. The fiery
reds and other fashy shades of broad
cloth and whipcord that were seen at
shows some seasons ago have quite
disappeared
AS for auricular comfort, the car which
develops a minimum of squeak and
rattle as it continues in service is in
hnlteiy preferable to the one which
becomes noisy. A noisy car can be-
come a mighty nerve-racking PROPOSE
ton.
When it comes to the "peace Of mind"
end of the matter, the owner Of the car
who has to worry eternally about the
SIZE OF his repair bills and the cost Of
the tires which his car wears out does
not have much fun with his motoring.
II his car is poorly balanced and cut
Of alignment the tires will not give SER
vice. If the ignition and carburetion
are not IN proper order the gasolene
bill is higher than it should be, and so
it goes.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-02


People who intend to buy automo-
t;les for spring or summer will make
big mistake if they do not place
their orders now,' says Showers. "This
Year viii see the biggest shortage of
automobiles in the history of the in
custry: Although we have done
everything possible to secure suf-
fcient equipment to take care of our
demands, orders are coming in so fast
that I strongly urge every one who is
ccntemp ating the purchase of a mo-
tor car to buy now and not wait until
deliveries are uncertain. We feel
that we are very fortunate in being
axle TO make deliveries on both Nash
and Premier cars. but we do not know
Just how long we will be able to do
this"
In talking about the compared pop
ularity of various models Mr.. Showers
said: "The closed type Of car is com
ing into favor very rapidly. People
realize more and more the wide range
CT utility it affords. Much more is
demanded OF motor car to-day than
ever before. 1t must be first of all
service car, furnishing at all times
rapid and dependable transportation
1t must give comfort and convenience
the year round. The Nash Sedan.
which has been one of our big sellers,
was built for this purpose. Here is
car that is really two cars in one,
warm closed car in the winter when
one needs warmth and comfort, and
in the spring by dropping the win
dows 1t is a delightful touring car
New-York tribune., 1919-02-02
No Freak Things Shown

Asked what he considered the out
s-andlng feature of this seasons New
rork Automobile Show, Horace T.
,l.eomas, chief engineer Of the REQ
ao'or Car Company, replied. The ah-
SSllte absence Of freakish inventions.
ihis u due, OF course, 70 the recent
var which, for the time, put quietus
oa the irrepressible discoverers Of
a.ecnanlcai fallacies." he said. This
llee3son the buyer viii be able 20 select
~ = ne" car with Reasonable assurance
~ VII perform for practically
s.ssysning exhibited is at !east one
Isss old. whereas in past shows tl,ere
sF"ays percentage Of expert
sental models.
-, 70 former years there were 10 MANY
ssserng new features mechanical
s'ss'sleai and carburetion innovations
80 plausible they were apt to fool
40 - - mechanically inclined layraan. that
Be end of the show week bnvrr.
snd themselves more undecided and
..gs'9sed than when they Grst rnfared
Sig exhibition hail. Already we
e*sieged with ideas by inventor~
-. a'soVerers who insist we ought 10
ap every known principle in motor
sssign and adopt Others on the
rs.sas wrvsas mat they proved up In war
t,.Isas aas subject is too great to be
ssss,s sssa exhaastlyeIy in limited space !"
tss'a,aea tsss tne REQ engineer. "As IL H..
ssss. : tae sanest chow I have ever
f,s,s and buyers will carry awsy
yss szns,s !. fewer novelties and fewer dis,
aass ayayssssh,menSs. Manufacturer have In
d $3.50 sasss taken advantage Of the iuiI
rs,s ss~an,sarturs W. 70 perfect detaiiz. cor
asrs es,aass fanitg and design new aad
nsw ysss1safal bodies. Some announes
sirasl1 'assz, but in these you'll find
sg.sh xearfanHement Of old and
ssen : 1890 ss,ss. aoout which there IL not
New-York tribune., 1919-02-02

standard types OF Dodge Brothers mo-
tor cars are e. the show. They include
the touring car, roadster, sedan and
coupe. Their salesroom, at 1s47 Broad
way, is devoted to the exhibit Of
Dodge Brothers motor car chassis with
bodies of special design, including &
seven-pa passenger sedan, limousine, a
landaulet, four passenger coupe and
other types. ~
The contention Of the company is
that in the rush of the show that part
of the public which desires special
types of cars cannot have the proper
consideration or time given to its
needs.
The public which attends this years
show will have ample opportunity TO
see the standard Dodge Brothers cars,
ard those who want something differ
ent IN the way of bodies, are advised
to take the matter up with the Colt
Stratton Company, at their showr,ons
iS47 Broadway, at sixtieth Street.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-02

a greater part of the richest eastern
automobiie territory, is chairman of
the show committee of the Automobile
Dealers Association. He is recognized
York, and ranking from a national
standpoint, among the foremost in
point of territory controlled and the
volume of business done.
Mr.. Larson is one of the pioneer
automobile men of New York and this.
of course. means the United States
entering the business of selling motor
vehicles when what have since proved
to be transportation revolutonizers
were merely considered in the light
OF "horseless carriages" They were
considered to have comparatively slim
possibilities for a commercial future
Throughout his years of automobile
selling, Mr.. Larson displayed know
ledge of merchandising and of motor
car value that has kept him in the
front as dealer and more recently
as a big distributor. His operations
as Oldsmobile representative now in
clude the maintenance of a salesroom
and service station in Philadelphia, as
we'll as four large buildings in New
York City.
The oldsmobile line, as displayed by
Mr.. Larson in the Garden includes the
works in the form of Model 45-A and
Model 37-A, both Of which include
mechanical features that will receive
more than passing attention from the
critical eye Of show visitors. The
former model with the "Sportster'
type body is truly a creation Of beauty
and power, having all the desired
factors Of smart appearance, powerful
motor, feetness and endurance, with
or utility.
The body is strictly streamlinc, long
rakish and narrow, accommodating
four passengers with unusual roomi-
ness and comfort. Midway Of the rear
pletes a most pleasing appearance. The
motor is of the high speed, small
bore, long stroke, "V" type with eight
cylinders, 7-8 inches by "a inches.
Model 37A, as a six-cylindcr tour
ing car and roadster, completes the
1919 Oldsmobile line with two cars,
selling at 1925. These have distinc-
tiveness Of design, attractivencss or
body lines and are most complete in
motor are 1916 inches by 81
inches. Many important mechanical
improvements on general motor car
design are incorporated in this model,
with comfort and convenience for the
motorist being the guiding factor in
its construction. The touring car has
a spacious roominess of tonneau, and
more than customary leg-room under
the dash.
Cushions are built up of one deep
coil, resilient springs, and are shaped
to give full natural support to the
body. In the forward compartment,
the long established Oldsmobile Gus
tom of providing a genuine walnut
dash, sets note of richness that is
characteristic of the finish of the car
throughout The roadster body is an
unusually pleasing and practical de-
sign. The seat is wide and there is
generous room for two. An auxiliary
seat unfolds from the rear deck and
accommodates two additional passen-
gers, with ample room remaining for
baggage.
These cars are displayed on the
main floor of the Garden, Fourth Ave
nue. end.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-02

Among the special design cars at the
showroom the seven passenger sedan
is creating widespread interest. The
interior is upholstered with very dur
able material and is large and roomy,
and is so arranged that the drivers
compartment may be closed off by the
owner The details have been planned
and executed, bearing in mind the
ideas of comfort, beauty and practi-
cability. It is essentially q home car
One which can either be operated by
q chauffeur or member of the fam
ily-in all kinds of weather.
Another of the cars OF special BODY
design is the passenger coupe.
Its exceptionally high exterior finish.
together with the wire wheels, make it
stand out as distinctive. This coupe
should be ideal for physician or a
small family recurring 8 utility car
which may be used at all tines.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-02
Better Roads Not
An Unmixed Blessing

with everybody singing loud for
better roads and more of them. it may
sound like rank heresy to say they are
not an unmixed blessing, but such IS
the case" says John Tainsh, general
sales manager of the Mitchell Motors
Company. Il do not mean. OF course,
that the good roads are not all their
boosters claim for them, but hold
that the comfort and convenience OIL
the tourist and trucker might be bet
ter taken care of were more thought
given to proper detours while piece
Of road Is under construction or i'm
provement.
81 recall one short piece Of road
near Cincinnati. connecting two main
highways. 1t was decided to improve
this stretch-some FIVE miles in length
with oil, and straightway, without
trying to locate or post detour, the
contract was let and the road Hooded
with oil.
Il happened alcng only day or two
after the road had been oiled, and,
there being no notices to the contrary,
started to drive down it. l will not
describe nv experience further than
to say it took me two hours TO drive
that five miles, and I had no more
control the car than If the steer over
ing gear we're broken.
81 heard later that the day before
my experience car loaded with seven
passengers had slid off the edge Of this
road into a deep gully. seriously in
juring six Of them and killing the sew
enth. 1t was a mighty fine piece OF
road after the oil got soaked il, but
they might have spared these expert
ences if a proper detour had been
posted.
"a concrete highway between Chi
cago and Milwaukee is now under con-
struction," continued Mr.. Tainsh. "A
good part of it is finished and open tc
traffic, and delightful road'it is. But
if little attention had been given to
the detours the present condition-tha'
it is almost impossible to make the
trip between these cities in wet wealth
er, owing to the mud on the detours-
would not exist.
The cities themselves are not ex'
en1pt from this condition. Look at the
way Broadway has been made almost
impossible by subway construction
for instance. The subways are al
right, OF course, but it seems to mc
that little more attention to the traf
fic possibilities of the street while they
were being built would have been prof
liable.
Nobody is stronger for good roads
than | am concludes Mr.. Tainsh
But | do maintain that better care
could and should be taken Of the traf
tlc while the new roads are building"
New-York tribune., 1919-02-02
Clean-Cut Lines
Are Typical of
O1dsmobile Exhibit
Larson, Who Heads Show
Committee, Handles This
Line and Has Since Early
''Horseless Carriage''Days

For clean cut
lines there are no
cars at the New
York Automobile
Show that can
claim any higher
place in the
opinion of the
motoring public
than the latest
Oldsmobile mod
els, displayed by
the Cutting. Lar
son Company. c.
H. Larson, head
of the company,
which distributes s
/ NJY
New-York tribune., 1919-02-02
Tests of Liberty Engines

Workmanship and materials entering
into the construction of the engines
used in the Liberty Six first pass the
tests of Continental standards. Then
they are passed upon by Liberty inspec-
tors stationed in the Continental plant.
A third examination is made at the Lib
erty plant before they are assembled
with the chassis. A road test once
more determines their fitness for owner
service
New-York tribune., 1919-02-02
Crank Case of Aluminium

The Liberty has a crank case of alu-
minum. In addition TO being lighter, it
provides better construction and is not
so easily broken or cracked as one of
cast iron The decreased weight per-
mits the motor to deliver more horse
power per pound.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-02
Colt Stratton
Is Holding
Two Displays
Dodge Brothers Standard
Cars at the Garden Show;
al-Designs in the Up
town Local Salesrooms

The Colt-stratton Company has es-
ttablished a policy on the subject of ex-
hlbiting motor cars in this years auto
mobile show by which nothing but the
New-York tribune., 1919-02-02
Foresees a Shortage
Showers Discusses Situation in
Motor Car Retail Field

+. u. showers,
head Of the Kauf-
Showers Co.,
Inc, distributors Of
Nash and Premier
passenger cars, re-
CARDS the prospects
for 1919 as very
bright. Since peace
was declared, he
says, the general
interest in the Nash
and Premier pas
senger cars here in
New York is be-
yond anything ex-
Der,enced hefora
New-York tribune., 1919-02-02
What Splitdorf
did i'm War Is
Told by Curtiss
.nd It Seems to Have Been
More Than Il Perfunctory
Part; Ignition Devices
That Saved the Situation
With the passing

With the passing
OF the war and the
lifting of the CEN
sorship. h q p p e n
ings without mum
Der that went far
toward m a k j II &
America partici-
patton in the war
the decisive turn
ing point for the
complete subjuga-
tion OF the un-
speakable Hohen-
zollern Hapsburg
tyranny will. be
= told. and the re-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-17

Accept california; Syrup OF Figs
only--look for the name California on
the package, then you are sure your
child Is having the best and most harm
less laxative or physic for the little
stomach, liver and bowels. Children
love its delicious fruity taste. Full
directions for child's dose on zach bot
III. Give II without fear.
Mother! You must say California"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-17
USE OF WIRELESS TO Be
EXTENDED IN GERMANY

BERLIN. Oct. 17.-The use Of the
wireless is TO be widely extended In Ger
many, especially for the press, II the
plans Of the ministry Of posts and tele-
graph mature. 1t Is proposed to estab-
fish a collection central in Berlin, and
wireless plants in various wireless dis
tricts into which the empire will be
apportion. For this year the construc-
ton Of 81 wireless stations and 50 re-
ceivlng stations situated in important
trade Centers is planned.
Germany needs such an arrangement
for its telegraph service Is severely crit
icized, and in addition to greatly in
creased prices. it is now necessary to
telegraph the simplest, shortest message
u~rgent-at three times the ordinary
rate. The wireless will be expensive,
but it will be worth 1t to newspapers
and business houses to be sure Of speed,
The German papers that comment on
the innovation are hopaful. but call at
tention to the unreliabilitv Of the wire
less and raise the objection that any
one may pick up a message, so that a
paper having an apparatus might easily
steal the news of another paper.
This is partially controlled by the
fact that the wireless for the present Is
subject to the imperial ministry Of posts
and telegraphs, and no n may have
a wireless without official permission.
A private plant that mlsuses its appa-
ratus will be suspended immediately
if its owner Is caught, The press mes
sage thefts could be prevented, II is
suggested, by the proper publicity re-
garding the offender. Circular dis
patches will be a feature of the plan,
whereby the same bit Of news can be
sent to any number Of stations at once,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-17
STRIKES ORIGINATED IN
EGYPT 4,5OO YEARS AGO

tBy Reciprocal News Service
LONDON, oct. l7.-Europe doesn't
like soviets any more for the disclose
ure that they are not Of Russian but
American invention, the Dolsheviki
having announced that their pet ma
chine had been anticipated by several
years by the people Of YuCatan, II
there's one thing Europeans thought
they had a corner on 1t Is political In
vention. When somebody came out
and said strikes and strike breaking or
iginated in America 1t began to hurt,
40 professors were sem to dig up y few
historical facts to support Europo's
claim to originally.
In this backward race for question
able honors England claims first prize
because the Old Adam Of all strikes
was found to have flourished In tho
ZOO British soil Of Egypt. It occur
rod, as a matter Of fact. somewhat
earlier than the British protectoratc,
about 4,500 years G when so. 900 men
Of the Egyptian building trades quit
work as a protest against their cohdl-
tions Of labor, particularly the made
quutc food arrangenents.
After negotiations had failed the gov.
eminent called out the national guard
and organized a union OF strike break =
org aud there were several thousand
casualties before work was eSuined on
the s]kyAcraper pyramids Of Cheops. All
this has been found recorded in finely
uuarried newspapers OF the day, TO the
relief Of those who have been vainly
looking for Yucatan on a map OF the
United states.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-17
N0LEN HAS
BUNCH Of VOTERS
FOR Mr.. WILLIAMS
Says He Controls Votes Of $50
Drug FiendS for Whom He
Fills PreSCriptionS-Ma
Has Penitentiary Record.

Digs Nolen, ex-convict, proteGc of
the city administration to the extent
of supplying such drug addicts as get
prescriptions from the police surgeon
with morphine or other narcotic drugs,
is q strong supporter of J. j. Williams
and his ticket,
Diggs said this week that he pre-.
ferred Williams to Paine and told why,
I'm not much for these church folks"
said Diggs. "They wouldn't ever give
me a square deal In my business. I'll
stand in all right with Mr.. Williams. ]
have been promised that by men that
know what they're talking about
Digs further unhurdened his mind
by stating hat his business at the drug
store he runs at the corner of Main
street and Talbot avenue, Is so good
that he has given $500 to the Williams
campaign fund.
And I've got $50 dope friends, every
one Of them registered. the men with
their poll taxes paid, and am going TO
vote every one Of them for Williams"
Diggs added.
Diggs Nolen used to be a drug clerk.
He and his brother, who was the on
the city detective force, were supposed
to have some connection with the Hol-
laway gang, a notorius crowd Of safe
robbers.
Digs himself served a term in tho
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-17

p%enitentiary at Leavenworth, kas, on
a charge Of forgery. After his release,
which was procured before the end OF
his term by Memphis friends, he was
under accusation Of having been CON
nected In some way with a bank rob
berry In Oklahoma, but claimed to have
had nothing TO do with II,
He came back to Memphis after be
ing released from prison and bought a
drug store, which he afterward sold,
He then bought the store at Main n
Talbot, which he snOw operates.
An arrangement was made more than
a year ago under which confirmed mar
cotic drug addicts, who would die II
absolutely deprived Of their drugs, might
get prescriptions from the police sur
geon pending their cure.
Hundreds of these addicts left Mem
phis after the druggists and doctors h
dispensed the illegal prescriptions wer2
indicted and convicted in the United
States court.
But several hundred have since APP
peared regularly at the police station
and have secured prescriptions which II
appears Dlggs Nolen has practically
a monopoly on filling, Naturally, he
feels like ~reciprocating the favor and
helping the friends OF the city admin
istration in their efforts to secure the
citv offices for their friends.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-17
All Al Has Done in 60 Years
Has Been Making Folks Grin

coming here next Monday, oct. %. He
can turn II 'flip-flop'' with the Youngest
OF them. Bright of eye, erect In ar
riage, and quick OF wit and gesture, he
is indeed the daddy Of them all
Supreme In the art of pantomtme TINS
season, he plays an important part in
the great new pageant. He heads he
long list of artists who have been en-
gagged to portray the principle charac-
tiers in the fairyland and nursery-tale
groupings that are distributed at inter-
walls in the professionals,
The big pantomime panorama IS the
opening feature Of the main tent pro
gram. 1t is followed by almost three
hours of arenic novelties and sensations.
Many displays Of animal actors includ-
ing a quarter OF IL million pound ele-
plant act and scores Of super horses
supplement the men and women stars
The gigantic program Is the result or
merging the finest features Of America s
two most famous CirCuses and adding
many acts entirely new to this country.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-17

Throughout the realm of spangles
there is none who can tell as Wonder
full stories as AL Mlaco, dean Of all the
clowns in c~ircusdom,
During the more' than SO years that
he has devoted to making youngsters
and grown-ups happy with his art as a
pantomimist ne has had many adven-
lures, often OF an afternoon, when he
and other performers are waiting to go
into the mammoth main tent OF Ring
ling Brothers and Barnum 4 Bailey
combined shows, someone will ask him
to tell Of the days gone by. .Miaco
likes best of all to tell his stories to
the younger performers, r~eciting ad-
ventures experienced with the old Dan
Rice show when that historic institution
was famous up and Town the Mississippi
river a half century ago.
Miaco Is now rs years old. Yet he is
as agile as any Of the army of clowns
that make merry on the ~hippodrome
track of the great super-circus that Is