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The Washington herald., 1919-11-30
L. c. ROCKHILL HEADS
GOODYEAR co. SALES

The automobile industry generally
and the tire world particularly. VII
be interested In the announcement b.
the Goodyear Tire and Ruober Com.
psny. Of Akron. Ohio. OF the creafior
Of the position OF ssles manager sns
the appointment TO that position oi
l. c. Rockhill who is widely tnovr
In the trade.
The appointment. coming a. Il does
at time when Goodyear Is able q
announce the close OF the most soo
cessful year in its already remarkabl'
history. with a total of gross sales o.
over slss ooc. 90. will attract wide at
tention 20 the man who Will direc
the Gales policies OF this great Amer
can industry whose activities reach q.
the far corners Of the world
Mr.. Rockhiil has been with Good
year something over twelve years
Previous TO that time he was in th'
advertising department Of a Clevelans
Newspaper.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-30

France. and in countless little cities.
the drummer. accompanied by the
cryer. marched to the>place from
which the announcements were made.
Once there the cryer unrolled q
scroll. and proceeded TO shout the fol-
lowing intelligence 20 the towns
people.
'Liberty-Liberty-Li
Know you that the celebrated
American motor car OF that name
the Liberty Skis now available to
the people OF France. This car Is
light, etc"
You may see this car by visiting
your nearest local representative"
II is said that there are now few
better known American cars in
France than the Liberty Six.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-30

terminus OF the great transconti-
mental highway and suggests that
the new spur Of this highway should
run to Oasis by way OF Tonopah and
Goldheld. then through tho Owens
river and Antelope valleys to Los
Angeles. This would mean 600 miles
In California and go In Nevada. The
Automobile Club of Southern Csli-
fornio has already sign posted the
entire route. and with the backing of
this organization and that OF the
Lincoln Highway association. It Is
expected that both the states Of
Nevada and California will construct
their portions OF the Ely-Los An
geles highway.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-30
Los Angeles Terminus
For Lincoln Highway

The looat ton of the big Goodyear
plant at Los Angeles. Cal, has
greatly stimulated interest in the
restooiishment Of a branch of the
Lincoln highway leading from Ely.
Nev.' 70 Los angeles. a distance OF
40 niles Ely liz the first big town
reached after crossing the great
desert section Of the Great Salt lake
country. F. A. Seiberling, president
Of the Lincoln Highway and OF the
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company.
considers Los Angeles . logical
The Washington herald., 1919-11-30
Pet Cock Opener.

In many motors the pet cocks
used for determining the level of
the oil are placed in Inaccessible
locations under the crglne. BY
saving a slit in the end Of a broom
handle and wrapping the lower end
with tape SO that the crack will
not spread a very convenient open-
er for these pet cocks is had, re-
lieving the car owner Of the need
for crawling under the car to de-
termine the level of the oil in the
crankcAse.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-30

mountable bodies that permit Of the
truck shutting back and forth. as
well as scientific loading apparatus.
spells decreased transportation costs,
Motor highway transportation ensi-
neers have made rapid progress dur
ing the past year and practical dem-
onstration OF the devices will be a
feature of the Motor Truck Show.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-30
Placing Battery.

In placing a battery on a car which
was not originally intended for one.
the runningboard Is the only safe
location. Brackets under the body
are hard to fit and support and In
most old cars there is not room
enough under the seats.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-30

StA>Nk AoSk SaiAoaJ Ahhhk
should have been witnessed by every
pedestrian and car owner in the
city. One of the inhabitants OF
Washington "a man) suddenly and
without warning took it into his
head to cross to the other side
Of the street. Without looking in
either direction our friend de.
liberately walked in front Of q
fast-moving Overland which Incl.
dentally was moving just a little
faster than the law requires. The
fender struck him on the hip
and literally tossed him into the
air; he landed on the slippery
pavement skidded into the gut
ter, got up and walked to the
sidewalk, unhurt. Lucky, of course
If the car had not carried a fen
der, it is quite likely a serious
accident would have occurred. Who
in this instance, was to blamel
Last Friday afternoon we saw q
lady driving a car. She certainly
must have been from London-foi
she was driving down Fourteenth
street on the wrong side Of the
street. And right in front of the
Washington Hotel where traffic il
rather heavy to say the least
There was no accident-luckily.
At Thomas Circle the other
day a lady attempted to cross the
street. Either she did not know
how to cross at circles or was moi
particularly interested. She just
missed being struck by a street
car, and then by an auto. And
of course, she would have blamed
anyone but herself.
A number of accidents have oc.
Cured this week all of which coulc
have been avoided, with a little
care on the part of the pedestrian
II our local traffic squad had in.
structions to permit no one to cut
corners when crossing the street
And if need be fine a few of the
offenders. And the pedestrian
would take just few steps more
and exercise a little care anC
cross at corners the way they
would be compelled to in the city
it is quite likely our accidents
which are deplorable in number
would decrease materially.
Tomorrow night
At the City Club
At S:I5 p. M
The Washington Automotive
Trade Association
Are expecting you
To attend the December meet.
ing (important)-
And they say the ice box is full
to the top
And that you can nose around
for something to eat
If you want to-
And if you don't
Well, it's there for you
The big automobile show
Headlight regulation
Maryland License Tags
Are some of the subjects
scheduled for this meeting
And the Used Car Contract is
ready for your signature
So be there
Will your
Next week will find Taylor.
Tolley in the new building at
Fourteenth and T.
The Washington Motor Ex.
change takes the building formerly
occupied by Taylor Tolley.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-30

Excise taxes paid by manufacturer,
on the sale OF cars and motorcycles
for the fiscsl year ended June % to-
tailed tl7.e15,5lOs. Commercial cat
taxes on tires. parts and accessories
amounted TO A.s0S.s5sls
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-23


der If you mean that you went ahead
about your business. Wages went
up and prices went up and you bought
Liberty Bonds the first times and you
helped with the Red Cross and so on.
But it makes me sick to hear a
man who never got out Of rifle shot of
MS own front door says that he did
as much to help win this war as the
man who hoped over in No Mans
Land and wrestled with the barbed
wire, with machine gun bullets and
Bosch %bayonets. That is plain bunk.
You've got a good ways to go yet,
my friends, before you can say that.
| here and now call a meeting at the
Opera House this night at 1880 and
let's be there and see if we can't
keep this town from acting like an an
mex of HUI land about his Liberty
Bond business"
Before moor every human being in
Jefersonville heard about it. Some
were angry, some were ashamed, 9TH
ers were enthused and the town
buzzed like a hornets pest.
a Town Redeemed. I
But a flag here and there began
to make it's appearance. Men began
to do sums in mental arithmetic. They
also began to make up their minds to
get to the night meeting. The thing
was more serious than they had
thought. Sergeant Colvin spent a
busy afternoon. When Sid Price
heard he was headed for his office he
hurried out, climbed in the blackboard
and struck out for the country to be
gone two days. Colvin made a house
to house canvass of the village. He
said some stirring things and some
Earring things. But Jeffersonville was
getting wider awake every moment,
Jeffersonyille didn't like to DOL at
its own actions, when It became fully
awake. The phones were busy that
afternoon and early evening. The
town was making up it's mind. There
much scanning OF quotas past and
present. There was much furtive hur- |
rylng to and fro i'll the early evening.
Their came 7:30 and the hall was |
Jammed early-every seat filled. The
crowd had hardly settled when Gid |
rose and walked heavily up |
the aisle, clambered to the little stage !
and raised his hand.
You know what we are here for"
he said. 1--WE have been a mighty
foolish little town. This day we were |
that we were still in the
United States. We had been acting
us though we had forgotten it or SC
coded from it.
Nov, we can make this thing short
and snappy. Blanks have been dis
tributed. There is no use in any
speeches. Let's put our names down,
raise our part of this loan and do the
afterwards"
Oh, yes, about every man in the
enrolled himself. Yes, Ben Ochs.
enough to scent trouble for ,
if he didn't, was one of the
G.st subscribers. He had seen to
it that other Teutonophiles had done
same. The quota was well ov =.
subscribed, b e. day a few strae-
slers were rounded up and Jefferson
vile came lack into the United States
Of America with a whoop.
And they located Sid Price ON a
country phone line down in the river
country and in the hearing of
thirty eavesdroppers on the line
Lold him what his quota would be. II
was a little bigger than it was in the
Fourth Loan. but he gave the com
nittee no hack talk.
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wasn't his place 20 maze folks sub
scribe"
It al then that Sergeant Colvin
took the bit in his teeth and swung
himself up on the broad window ledge
and Opened up"
What He Told Them.
I used to know you ALL" he said,
his voice sitting the hum of CONVEX
sation in the Office, but that Is
neither here nor there. / could call
every n OF you by name. 1 came
down to this mans town to see what
was the matter with an American
community that is 50 dead in the
shell that it has forgotten the war be.
fore the wounds Of its own boys have
healed. I wanted to find out what is
the matter with an American com
munity that is playing right into the
hands OF every Hun who is still alive
and full Of poison.
Don't you know that this country
isn't out Of the woods yet? That
we've got a big job on our hands over
there? That there are over a million
Americans still in France and Ger
many? Don't you know that you sent
them there to do YOU work and to
do your fighting and that they did
what they were Sent to do? And
don't o know that this community
has turned its back on its own boys
who died " there and who are
buried three thousand miles from this
little town ?"
The crowd stirred uneasily. Men
looked at their neighbors. Why, the
thing seemed different now. 1t was
like a voice from the h~alf-forgotten
army talking to them. Had they
Hadn't they made their word
good? Somehow all the indifference
about the loan didn't seem SO fine and
so funny as 1t had a while ago.
Forgotten So Soon.
Are you going to desert and forget
those boys over there on the Rhine?'
on b speaker. Are you going
to forget the chaps who died in shell
holes, twisted with the gas-agony, the
boys who were riddled with machine
gun bullets. who died remembering
this little place and knowing they
would v see it again? l want to
tell you that they are watching you
from over there. the chaps who have
not been relieved. They want to see
{ you meant what you told 'em when
hey left, that you were back OF EN-
o the finish. A fellow thinks a lot
about such things when he is 5000
from home"
w kind O. got a notion, mister
soldier. than We did our part!" piped
. voice from the end Of the lobby.
IS though in explanation and self-de-
'ense.
"You do. do you? You have, have
1ou?" said the man in uniform. II
IL you really think that?
You've been hero at home. You
been out o. Gods own country.
You never heard 4 bullet whistle in
'our life. You ' swallowed down
he gas. that burns the insides out Of
You lev lay wounded for six-
cen hours in No Mans Land. You
missed sleepin' In 4 bed one
light durin' the . You were never
German prisoner and had your ribs
licked loose from your spine. Iwon- !
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-23
DON'T YOU Know THIS COUNTRY ISN'T OUT OF THE WOODS YET?"


lAen something rAppeneu tina,
drove Jacksonville into hysterical
wakefulness. It seemed that the
towns Indifference was being rather
widely advertised and the time had
come when personal and vigorous
work had to be done by the district
loan committee. And the weapon, the
very instrument came shaped to their
hand.
He was a boyish young soldier, with
deep set eyes. He wore a wound
chevron and the gold service stripes
that told of months of overseas serv-
ice. And he hated a Stacker and he
hated a Hun and he had no patience
with the mouthy H. who loved to
carry morbid tales, who loved to hint
at troubles between the Allies. And
a few years before he had lived in
Jacksonville and he knew every man
and woman in it and most of the chill
dren. And-he had gone Tito Ar
come Wood and the Meuse Elbow and
the barbed wire hell that the Germans
had made of the old Hindenburg Line,
elbow to elbow with the home tow
boys from Jacksonville.
Chance, aided By some design, sent
him to Jacksonville a the Liberty
Loan drive for the Fifth and the last.
Of the series was turning into the
home stretch. It was the business Of
Sergeant Colvin, late of the --th
Machine Gun Battalion, to find what
was ailing the old hometown folks.
He believed in a frontal attack. The
first man he saw vas Gid Brown,
banker and rea. estate man, the head
of the somno1ent loan organization. He
waved aside all congratulations and
inquiries and plunged straight In.
What is the matter with this loan
organization of yours, sir? and there
was a snap and click in every word.
"We-ll." began the banker man,
'the town doesn't seem to be very
much interested this time"
You we're interested last July,
weren't your asked the Sergeant.
when it looked like the
Hun had the Allies down? '
Eyes, We did right well then"
Cant this town do anything unless
t is scared into it?" asked The sol
lier. "You could see this bank in
he hands of a bunch of Huns last
rear and your vaults being cleaned
mt. Do you forget that quick? Do
rou have to see a bunch Of Germans
n the horizon before your patriotism
,egins to work? Now, let's get busy.
Don't you think you could round up a
lunch of the workers this afternoon
nd let's set started?'
Sergeant Colvin headed for tie
cost Office. The mail was in and the
rowd vas dense in the little lobby.
Ie couldn't e a poster or 4 hand
ill. The loan might as well be under
ray IL Soochow. This town was dead
the ankles IN. he thought to him
elf. The postmaster was dim-eyed
non-committal. He "ngsered 1t
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-23
IENT'S.
Primary Election 1919

AhOStiSE lSJO
For Governor
HON. A. H. LONGING
For District Attorney
4th Judicial District
WILLIAM It. WYNN.
of Washington County.
J. NJ. FORMAN.
of Leflore County.
@*x#*
For Representative
". M WITHIN GTON
v. S. BARRY
o. f. BIEDSOE, Jr.
For County Attorney
MEANS JOHNSTON
NJ. +. PIERCE
For Sheriff and TaX-Collector
W. S. VARDAMAN
S. l. BROWN
J. =. FLANAGAN.
E. H. CkIPPEN
SAM COLEMAN, JR.
For Chancery Clerk
ROY BEW
H*4A+
For Circuit Clerk
CHAS. V. WILLIFORD.
q. SHARkEY PATE
B. P. CHATHAM
For Supt. of Education
J. R. HUGHES
l.. S. ROGERS
For Treasurer
T. E. WILLIAMS
r. NJ. HIGHT
$50
F~r Tax Assessor
j. E. DENNIS.
j. R. PROPHET
A&H
For Supervisor, Beat One,
H. L. WALTON.
For Supervisor, Beat Two
H. Y. FRASER
AAAAH
For Supervisor, Beat Four
w. P. KIMBROUGH.
j. l. HALEY, SR.
For Supervisor. Beat Five,
W. G. POINDEXTER.
Justice of the Peace, Beat 3
r. H. HICKS.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-23
RAILROAD

The following figures are publish
ed as Information and not guaranteed.
Yazoo u Mississippi Valley 4. Il.
Arrive Leave
7:45am Clarksdale- Memphis 3:4oam
SLOAN Grenada ..---.. S:0Oam
lO:33am. Yazoo City-Jackson S:2-a.n
4:12pm Clarksdale-M Memphis l0;33am
l0:30pm Clarksdale- Memphis 2:3Opm
S:3Opm Yazoo City-Jackson 4:lLpm
2:l5pm Grenada .---... 8 :3Opin
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1919-03-06
FIGHTING PARSON
gets WAR CROSS
John Clifford Wearing Y. M. c. A.
Uniform, Proves Himself
Real Hero

New York, Jan. There have
many wal heroes, but there is certainly
no more co-nspicuously heroic flare
than John H. Clifford, Baptist minis
ter in time of peace, but real fighter
in time of war, who has been awarded
the Croix de Guerre for extraordinary
heroism in action.
John Clifford, as a Y. M. G. A.
worker, braved the red wrath of wal.
He has been in the firing zone as
much as the hardest infantryman and
was decorated for q most unusual ex.
plot. He was one of three men who
braved incessant enemy shell fire
while ~rescuing Col. Albertus w. Catlin.
commanding officer Of the Sixth regi.
Gaent OF Marines The trio carried the
colonel tc safety on a s~tretcher.
Mr.. CliffoTl went ever the top MANY
times and came nea being killed on
several occasions. He is fftv-one
years old and was born at Oxford. Eng
land, and has preached the gospeI ic
many parts Of the world. When given
3 chance to serve with the Y. M. c. A.
III France, he knew that it was a
good thing, and he jumped at it.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1919-03-06
Y. M. "A. SECRETARY
HONORED FOR BRAVERY
Brooklyn Man Is Awarded Croix de
Guerre by. Commander OF
Polish Forces

Paris, Dec. 11.-"For heroic and un.
firing work for the soldiers while IN.
der fire. Ssasf4sy Modra, Of 1923 ca.
ton avenue, Brooklyn, q Y. n. c.. A
secretary, has just received the Croix
de Guerre from General Halter, com
manderin-chief Of the Polish army,
and has been mentioned in the, off.
cial citations. He is the third Y. M.
C. A. man thus honored for conspicu.
Gus bravery.
Modra has been with the Polish
forces continuously since his arrival
in France five months ago., and has
given many notable exhibitions of gal
lantry and fidelity to duty. During the
last days of the hostilities he served
with the First division in the Vosges
In charge of a hut in a narrow valley
between the first and second line
trenches. From this hut he made triI
after trip, carrying supplies to the men
at the most advanced posts, and was
under fire repeatedly.
When the fighting was at it's heavi
est Modra and the men associated with
him in Y work continued their minis
trations to the soldiers, serving cocoa
cakes, when the men were in position
to receive then, and cigarettes. This
service contributed much to the higf
morale Of the troops and won not only
the praise of the officers but the last
Ing gratitude of the men.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1919-03-06
PERsHEVG SENDS MOTT
new YEAR GREETINGS

Paris, Dec. 26.-Many times during
1Ge past year General Pershing has
taken occasion to commend the WORK
OF the Y. NJ. c. A. for the soldiers
OF the A. E. F. and to express his
Seenest appreciation for the many
good deeds done by the sly" in t5;a
country.
On Christmas Day the Commands
81 the American Expeditionary Forces
sent the following cablegram to Nv
5ohn R. Mott, head of the No+;o.a,
War Work Council:
With a deep feeling of gratitude ..
she enormous contribution which 40
Army Young Mems Christian AssoN
Ston has made to the moral and ~.
cal welfare of the American Arm -,
2anks -csn ne in sending o Cbr,a4
al greetings and cordial best wis.,
cOr the New Year.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1919-03-06
Soldiers Over secs To
Serve For Y. Va. c.. A.;
Fewer Men Go From 4. >.
General Pershine Tells v M. c. A. to "Take Their Pick From Men
of 4. E. r, Which Cuts Down Recruiting Program
in This Country

diers it wanted and as many as Il
wanted, and by so doing the Assoclst
ton has saved a great deal Of money
that would have been spent in trans
porting the workers TO France. Inc
soldiers in France know the work OF
the Y. NJ. c.. A. almost as well as
their own, and those who have been
SO far selected + making excellent
workers.
The Y. M. C. A, however, will not
discontinue the sending Of men to
France. Now and then men who are
especially qualified for the work over
seas will be used, Only they will be
fewer in number.
DR.. w. W. Alexander, director OF
personnel for the Southeastern depart
ment, points out that the generous Of
fer OF General Pershing is only an
other indication OF the high esteem
which is held for the Y. NJ. G. A.
by the United States government and
by the leader of the American Expe-
dictionary Forces.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1919-03-06
CHOCOLATE
CARRIED under fire
Chocolate Furnished by Y. M c. A.
Arrives Just When 1t
Is Needed

With the American Armies in
France, Jan. ...-Praising the men Of
Company D, 1O9th Machine Gun Bat
talon, 28th Division, Howard R. Keis-
ter, a Y. M. G. A. man of Dunnellon,
Fla, tells how, when without food,
they sent the sweet chocolate which
he secured for them to an isolated pla-
toon, which was under severe fire,
acress the Vesle river at Fismes.
It was during the heavy fighting
eastward from Chateau Thierry, that
the men Of the 109th Machine Gun Bat
talon got ahead OF their supplies, and
the sweet chocolate which the Y. NJ.
G.. A. managed to get to them, was
specially. welcome.
The battalion reached the Vesle riv-
er on its advance. There the German
line held. Men were, thrown across
the river by various units to keep in
contact, with the enemy. There was
terrific fighting all along the line. +.
platoon Of Company D vas hurried
over to help in hcldinG the narrow
strip hat had been taken at great cost
by the American soldiers. 1t was sur
rounded on three sides by the Boche,
who tried every mean in his power
to dislodge them,-gas, shells, machine
gun fire and snipers. 1t was a difficult
matter to get food over to them for
men with supplies had to cross the
river which was exposed and under
heavy fire.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1919-03-06
ENORMOUS AMOUNT
OF SUPPLIES sent
BY Y. M. C. A.
Cost of Sweets and Smokes for One
Month Reaches Staggering Fig
ure-Armistice Didn't End
Smoking on Any Front


New York, Jan. Almost $4,000
900 worth Of smokes, sweets, sporting
goods, chewing gum and other COM
modities was shipped to France during
the month Of November by the Army
and Navy Y. NJ. G. A, for the use
Of the American ENpeditioHary Forces.
A statement to this effect has just
been issued by the National War
Council and tends to demonstrate that
the demand for supplies of this char
acter mas not been reduced by the fact
that hostilitias have ceased.
In exact figures the value of the
supplies shipped to France was 3d.
S35, 9OS and each months quota will ap-
proximate this total until the forces
overseas nave been materially reduced
by disqualification.
The demand for tobacco, cigars and
cigarettes has not diminished since
the armistice was signed, as witness
the fact that $1,351,0G0 of the total
amount went for the purchase of the
weed in some form. In the ship.
ments were 464,911 pounds Of tobacco,
1913, O65, 800 cigarettes and 99,7O0 CT.
CARS. AS for confectionery, there were
213,S0O pounds of hard candy, 1888
pounds of chocolates and 329,28O pack.
ages of cough drops, not. to mention
$4,000 tins of jams and 6,541, 800
pounds of sugar. The chewing gum
conignments totaled 500, 900 packages
enough to load every slot machine
in the United States.