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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-01

A common nail is an excellent Illus
tration of the difference between old
and new methods. Formerly the metal
was cut into strips and then forged
into shape with hammers. Today they
are made of steel and are lighter and
stronger Strips are cut with steam
shears and fed into automatic nail ma
chimes
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-01

1t is just 90 years since the first wom-
an was admitted to the practice of law
in the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-01

Used CARS-We have a splenejd line of
used cars and trucks of ali makes, in
good condition. See US for best prices
and terms Cruse-Crawford Mfg Co
Ave and 22nd st
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-01
WANTED TO RENN

WANTED-To lease October /, by fam
lily of adults. Groom house or apart
ment; state location and price. Al
dress D-60. care Age-Herald.
W A MEDIC rent an attractive fur
nished house for the winter or longer
commencing Oct !; small family; no
children; prefer, lease with privilege of
buying; responsible local business man.
Tel. Main 1908.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-01

A SPECIALIST will teach you Gregg
Shorthand--the system used by the
leading secretaries in the United
States. Massey Business College.
2024 Sd ave
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-01
SEVEN THOUSAND HORSEPOWER

So great had been the advances to-
ward the perfecting of an electric en-
CINE capable of adequate traction SER
vice that there seem to be no reason
able limit to the capacity of maehiner
to utilize electric energy of really stu
pendous power. The horse shoe FURY
has always been one of the most re
| mantle and fascinating vistas whic
are obtanable from the windows
passenger train When it was com
pleted it was referred to as one OF thu
finest examples of American railroal
construction Before the rails wers
laidsand trains hauled around the curve
and over the divide by steam engines
the mountains were surmounted al that
point by an elaborate canal system, the
| boats being hauled over the mountains
until at last normal grade was reacher
and passengers could take railroad
trains
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-01
FINANCIAL
klNAlNSAfAA
BUSINESS OPPORTU MITES

STOCK OF GENERAL DRY GOODS
AND SHOES FOR SALE IN NEAR
By GROWING TOWN; GOOD CEN
TRIAL. LOCATION; REASON FOR
SELLING, GOING INTO OTHER
BUSINESS. ADDRESS THOS w. s
w. BACHUS, GADSDEN, ALA.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-23
MOTORS TO AID
IN REBUILDING
Trucks to Play Leading
Role In Reconstruction,
Belief of Maker.

That a large amount of recon
struction work now under way or
to be undertaken in the future will
be done by motor trucks, is the
prophecy of C. \. Eissel president
Of the Kissel Motor Car Company.
when changing our factory from
regular production to war work. it
was found necessary that steps be
taken to insure prompt delivery of
law material. parts, tools, etc.
from other plants located at some
C.stance. To make such deliveries
T, gularIy and on schedule time that
would permit full efficiency of the
factory. it was found impossible to
depend upon either express or
freight service as furnished by the
railroads. Motor trucks were press
ed into service for transpOrtat. On
Of materials within a range of fifty
{, sixty miles.
These trucks were equipped with
large pu. umatic truck tires in front
and solid dual tires in the rear, the
latter being used for the reason that
pneumatic tires of proper dimensions
I'd not been developed at the time.
. -ase tires permitted n speed better
-uan that which could be maintained
on solid tires. and the mileage seCur-
ed was shown to he much better. Af-
ter 1000 miles the pneumatic tires
are still in good condition. The origi-
nal castings are still in use and the
spare tire furnished with the truck
has never been removed from its
compartment. The rear tires We're
changed at about 100 miles.
The truck used on this work haul
ed a load of from three to four tons
in each direction every day. while the
express service would require two or
three days with occasional delay and
inCOnveniC"ce at a time when the
highest efficiency was essential. In
addition to the delay, it was of course,
necessary to do extra hauling at each
end of the route. making delivery to
and from the express office.
The cost of this transportation
after figuring all operating expense
and depreciation on the truck. has
been shown to be less than what It
would have cost to make the same
shipment by rail"
The Washington herald., 1919-02-23
Perhaps This Verse
May Recall Excuses
You've Heard Before

When the Carburetcr wheezes and the
differential balks,
When the clutch insists on grabbing
like the cone was full of calks.
And YOU run 'eT in the station, ready
set to kill the boss
And to give a bum mechanic there n
pretty heavy toss.
When YOU tell EN- that the motor $
running worse than e'er before,
Why. the fxer can't come at you then
and blame it on the war.
When the motor is a-pounding like
the anvil chorus song,
And each cylinder is hitting at a diff
ferent time. and wrong.
With your miles -per-gaIlon tumbling
down to five or six or seven,
And the least you should be getting
Is a dozen or eleven:
When you find the gas is choky. now
It surely makes you sore
If the filling station agent tries to
blame it on the war.
When you tour on Sunday. and
to give the wife a rest
You declare youIl buy the dinner, so
YOU start upon a quest
For restaurant or tavern where the
folks can eat their fill
Till they come to bread and butter,
then there's trouble on the bill
When the smooth and clever waiter
tries to smother out your roar.
Why. it surely gets your nanny when
they blame it on the war.
When the roads have gone to pieces
and the highways in a fix,
When the road patrol is missing
stead of mending stones and
bricks;
When there's only rack and ruin for
the taxes that we've paid,
And the mud and slush are heavy on
the level and the grade.
We will sneak a little hammer, keep
1t handy in the store,
For the Office holding Stacker who
would blame it on the war.
Ohio Motorist.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-23
Rupture Kills
1000 Annually

Seven thousand persons each year are laid
away-the burial certificate being marked 'Rup-
turc." Why? Because the unfortunate ones
had neglected themselves or had been merely
taking care of the sign (swellingy of the aflic-
ton and paying no attention to the cause. What
arc you doingr Are you neglecting yourself by
wearing truss appliance, whatever name
you choose to call itf At best the truss is only
a mskeshift-a false prop against cOlapsiug
wall-and cannot be expected TO act as more
than a mere mechanical support. The binding
pressure retards blood circulation, thus robbing
the weakened muscles Of that which they need
most-nourishment.
But science has found way, and every truss
sufferer in the land is invited to make a FREE
test right in the privacy Of their own home Tn.
PLAPAO method is nquestionably the most
scientific, logical and successful self-treatment
for rupture the world has ever known.
The PLAPAO PAD when adhering closely to
the body cannot possibly slip or shift out OF
place, therefore, cannot chafe or pinch. Soft -
veiret-easy to spply-inexPensiTe. To be used
whilst you work and whilst you sleep. No straps.
buckles or springs attached.
Learn how to close the hernial opening as ma
tliTe intended so the rupture CAN'T come
down. Send your name today to PLAPAO CO
Block 24s, st. Louis. Mo-, for FREE trial Pia
pao and the information necesary.-Ady,
The Washington herald., 1919-02-23
1919 TO BE BEST AUTO YEAR:
SOLDIERS PUT "PEP" IN GAME.
Relatively Small Production for Trade Pur-
poses in Peace Times Gives Way to
After-War Boom

That 1919 would be the most
prosperous year in the history of
the automobile industry has been
apparent for some time to close OBJ
servers.
1t was not until the New York,
Chicago and other big automobile
shows passed into history. however,
that the full etent of the unprece-
dented era of prosperity was rea-
lized
For years the New York show es-
peCially has been the barometer by
which trade conditions for the COM
ing year were forecasted. Held in
the nations greatest buying center,
its result this year was more eager
ly waited for than ever before.
Production Jumps.
In bygOne age when questions
regarding the future were, put to
the oracle of Delphi, the answers
were always susceptible. As in Chi
CaEO, the attendance and actual
sales in New York mirrored an un-
dreamed-of era of general pros
perity.
One reason for this phenomenal
demand is in the relatively small
production of the past two years.
According to government figures
there is a shortage at the present
time of 100000 cars in the United
States. To make up this shortage
would require the production of g.
100000 cars this year. But because
Of the slOwncss of the return to
normal production. it is estimated
that scarcely half of this number
can be built.
Thus while there is more money
in circulation and wages are higher
than ever before in history. the de-
mand for good automobiles has far
outstripped production. Even good
used cars are disappearing at an
unprecedented speed. Automobile
lists who had to be content with
their old cars during the past year
are now f'OCking into market with
hundreds of thousands of those who
never before have been able to af-
ford even a "flivver" The result
The Washington herald., 1919-02-23
INDUSTRY TO AID
DISABLED men
Crippled Soldiers Have Op-
portunities in Auto
Business.

Employers throughout the country
are anticipating release from the
army of returned soldiers as a means
of offsetting the growing difficulty Of
satisfying their employment prob
lens. Consequently, arrangements
now being made by the United States
Employment Service for the place
ment of disabled men has an impor-
tant bearing on the industrial future
of the country, including. of course.
the automobile industry. since this is
an employer of $4,000 people. or ap-
proXimately per cent of the indus
trial workers of the United States.
The huge task of reinstating the
army of disabled soldiers in self-sup-
porting industrial work has been
placed in the hands OF the Federal
Board for Vocational Education. un-
der the dictatorship OF c. A. Prosser.
Wherever possible men will be placed
in the same sort of work as engaged
in before the war with additional
training at the expense Of the govern
ment if they so desire.
VIII BE Trained for Place.
If, however. the soldier Is unable to
enter his former occupation, he will
be trained for whatever work he is
best fitted, this to be determined by
committee composed of a physician.
an employer and a representative OF
labor. II desired. the man himself
may appear before the committee to
determine his future work In any
case no soldier will be placed at an
occupation until his training is COM
plete. and his ability to support HIM
self is assured. During the course
of training he will be supported by
the government. the same allotment
and family allowance for his depcn-
dents being paid as when in the
military service.
As general policy, handicapped
man will not be directed toward an
overcrowded or waning occupation in
which competition might make his
permanent employment uncertain.
Agriculture. commerce, industry.
transportation and the professions
are the ones the soldier may choose
from. Manufacturing establishments
offices and farms will be employed to
give preliminary training. especially
for those occupations not yet regard
ed as being within the school or col
lege field.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-23
REMARk.A9LE RTCORD
MADE BY T BORT CAR
Travelled $1,000 Ml.cr, nIlde De-
ert Trip and Oth-- I'm.


ert Trip and 9th !1Ps-
r. y. r.iscnhuth. Of Leu. Co.L. he
licvez that his bort car r-s- ufaIe q
rHeord that cannot be beaten hv. -r.a.
6tbe.,. car. large or small.
sAuon= the more startling perfor-
mances Of Eisenhuth's bort are the
following.
TraveIed fC4o miles.
HrarrInd I.ou0-pound load over four
r5IiFt mule trail, winning bet.
sForded three rivers with water to
lie floor
tNade desert trip
Gets tw"nty-cight miles TO a gallon
Of distilIate. which Is better than he
can -rt out Of gasoline.
gTh' highly interesting letter TO
Ftawlcy fouows:
s'NOw here's "a stunt for competitors
10 try and see how they come out. In
Trinity County and Lake County
there's a road or tr~H up mountain
-four miles long. . per cent grade in
Trinity County. 1t is located at Har-
ris Gulch. Yor go up the side Of a
mouHta.l on what was a mule trail
and If ever q mu,. walked UP there
with his pack. why YOU can bet this
bort did. and it carried four PEOPLE
on" tent. ten extra gallons Of distil-
late, nifty pounds of canned goods
hcddin-. four extra tires. about ten
pounds of skid chain. rope oil. four
suit cases. guns. etc: total weight
about 1000 pounds. and won a bet be
sides. and cut off ten miles by TAX
ing the trail.
This car has been in the desert.
over mountains, fOrded rivers y here
water came up TO the floor. and ford
ed Salt Creek in the winter. forded
The Eel River in Lake County. the
Feather River, and the Van Pulzer
r .ver. in Humboldt County. As long
- 7 have run this bort. outside of an
I~"idcnt. 7 have never bought a part
a.. idle Of tires. gas. and oil I guess
I'd. - enOU~h.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-23
Hudson First to Cross
July Canyon in Winter

4 I'.r on Supcr-SiX. driven by
Frank -',eels. has just won the
dts 49,. r' being the first auto
n r- -.~resstuIIy negotiate the
l,uH..g july Canyon near Spokane,
y ssn.. in winter.
.s.. king s0owdrifts from eighteen
1zr. Or. - -n-.- feet % der'h. the car
Iaa-. 'r" ,.U .rnu Wallace, Idaho,
fPT Spokane. distance Of eighty
sET rT.'=. r 'gur and one-haIf
6e4. r- -t07 Co~pares favor
abb "tu 'Ga. nlTde by speed cars
1EAr 'ar -cU5- arc IN good condi-
'oH 20 =m.u-.
M Sa.n.~ has h0on presented with
sp'S's. -rr"H" Gun engraved with
a recDri = tic performance.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-23
Southeast Washington
Personal News Notes

Garbage cans used at the new
seamen's quarters in the Navy Yard
grounds, which had been placed on
Eleventh street, and which were the
cause of much complaint. have been
removed by order of Capt. A. /. Will
laEd, commandant at the yard.
1t Is planned to improve the
grounds around this structure, but
occupancy of the building before
this was done and permanent condi-
tions of detail established, because
of the pressing need for the build
ing.
Lieut.. Litherland with his wife
and family are at present stationed
in Richmond. Their permanent
home was in w street southeast.
Mrs. Litherland was Miss Mrytle
Dodge before her marriage.
The Washington Herald Sales
manship Club is creating favorable
comment in Southeast. Harry
Buscher of East Capitol street is the
first to enter the contest from this
section and he is going to make a
determined effort to capture one of
the big prizes. He is planning a
house toulouse canvass.
Corp. Robert Hammell is home fol-
lowing foreign service of more than
a year with the U. S. Marine avia-
ton. Most of his work while away
was airplane convoy, meeting ships
soldiers from this side.
This morning at Grace Baptist
Church. the pastor. Rev. F. w. John
son, will preach on Your Body as
Temple" At the evening service the
subject will be Building the Millen-
MUM Out of Brick and Mortar" The
choir will render special music at
both services.
Leon T Buscher who has spent
fourteen months IN France with the
naval aviation. has returned to this
Yesterday he returned to
Pelham Bay, n. Y. from a visit with
his people here.
At Second Baptist Church. Fourth
street and Virginia avenue southeast,
the II o'clock service this morning
will be conducted by the pastor, Rev.
l. Stewart, and his subjec'
The Washington herald., 1919-02-23
Sims Wants Naval War
College at Newport Opened

Admiral Sims has recommended
that the Naval War College. at New
port, r. /. be opened from May l to
July l, so that the practical work
may be dovetailed into the practical
fleet maneuver work which will be
ending about May /.
Secretary Of the Navy Daniels
yesterday cabled Sims suggesting
that he return home in March if pos
sible, so as to prepare for opening
the college.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-23
TONNAGE FIXES
TRUCKS VALUE
Packard Carries Equivalent
of Fifty Freight Cars in
Three Months.

To the casual observer the motor
truck is merely a means of quick de-
livery of goods.
One does not often stop to think
about the matter Of tons hauled. In
vettigation, however. will show that
the amount of freight one efficiently
operated motor truck can handle is
astounding.
As an example. a siX-ton Packard
entered in the National Truck Eli
cheney Test last summer by the Penn
sylvania Utilities COMPANY of Eas-
ton. Pa. hauled enough freight in
three months to make up six trains of
fifty freight cars each. This would
be equivalent TO one train three miles
in lCngth
The Washington herald., 1919-02-23

l am a constant reader of your de-
paItment. and l have recently had a
trouble with the engine of my car that
| haven't been able to eliminate and
would like to ask your advice. A
sharp kissing sound occurs in the en-
gine as each cylinder is fired
thought it was gas escaping past the
piston rings, but am not sure enough
to tear the engine down to fix It.
Will you suggest what may be the
Cause?-O. G. SCHMIDT
The sound noted is undoubtedly
caused by gas being forced through a
small aperture. but I do not think
that it is at the piston rings. The
probable trouble is n 'oak in the mani
fold, past a spark plug. at the cylin-
der head because of q Easkct leak or
at a petcock or some joint. Try the
petcOcks and see if one of them is not
open part way. Squirt AL over the
various joints while the engine is
running In this way bubbles will be
noticed at he location where the leak
is occurring. Let me know how this
works.
Can alcohol or kerosene be used
The Washington herald., 1919-02-23

getr is a boast you can make after
you have mailed your income tax 10
the collector. An income tax receipt
in the wallet is a full brother 10 the
gold service stripe on the sleeve.
It's service decoration.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-23

Int results obtained? Take a Holley
..rbureter, for instance.-KENNETH
.:.OWN
You cannot use alcohol with any de-
yIee of success. but kerosene can be
handled after the engine has become
heated. You must start on gasoline.
Try a mixture of two-thirds kerosene
md one-third gasoline as an oNpen-
nent.
/ have a four-cylinder Buick which
uses lot of gas and cannot pull up
70 hill without stalling, and then
havr to shift into second or low. The
spark is good. but it will miss for Il
while and then II vii be all right
aCain.-kARI. EENNET.
\ clear case nf too rich a mixture.
Cut down the amount of gasoline fed
so as to thin the mixture. and l am
sure your troubles will vanish.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-23
Pittcd Valves.

The average car owners does not
seem to realize that grinding will
not cure a badly pitted valve head
and seat. In cases where this con-
dition exists the valve should be re-
moved and smOothed down on a
lathe or valve reseating tool, and
the scat should be similarly treated
before the two are placed together
The Washington herald., 1919-02-23
HOW Ii Wns

Where ia get all the scratches on
yer faCe?" asked the thin man.
-'Auto turned tIlrtle," replied the fat
man.
Loose tire" asked the thin man.
Tight chauffeur" replied the fat
man.-CiUCfanati Enquirer.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-23
Goodyear Progress.

That the first army truck. to cross,
the Rhine into Germany was equip
ped with Goodyear tires. is indicated
in letter just received from l. c.
Smith, a soldier in our army Of oc-
cupation in Germany. serving in the
truck unit OF our forces. Young
Smith who at the time of his re-
sponse to his country's call. was
employed by the Lincoln Highway
Association, enjoys the unique dis
tinction of driving the first United
States army truck across the fam
Gus river of song and story, the
point of crossing having been at a
small town called Bopard.
He states in his letter that evil
IDENTIFY the Germans in that section
of the country had not seen any
rubber tires for a long time, as the
curious crowds swarmed around the
trucks and seemed to be mainly in
tercsted in the tires. examining
them closely to determine for them
selves if they were actually rubber
tires. Tell Goodyear that their
tires were the first on the Rhine"
was the injunction contained in his
letter % his former employers.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-23
Locking Bolts.

Spring kashcTS should never be
used in connection with competing
rod ends or with main bearing bolts
because these washers have a habit
Of swapping in two on occasion.
thereby leaving the nut loose. The
best method of locking these parts
Is with castellated nuts and split
SpInS
The Washington herald., 1919-02-23
Too MUch of N Sho,E

The chauffeur had been hailed into
court for speeding and running down
u pedestrian.
Your honor" said the chauffeur 'it
was all my fault, The pedestrian was
not to blame"
And the poor Judge dropped dead
Cincinnati Inquirer.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-23

will be "Eccentricities in the Pulpit
and Oddities in Jthe Pew Baptism
will be administered at the eVenln
service followed by a sermon from
the subject Second Adventism-lts
Fads and Fancies." Special music will
be rendered at these services.
Lieut.. Clayton BealI, son Of Mrs. and
Mrs. James A. Beall Of Nichois
avenue southeast is at present in
Luxemburg. DIR. Beall who is como
nected with the veterintry branch, was
stationed at Front Royal, Va, before
going overseas.
Keeping in Gods Love" is the SUBJ
ject which Rev. J. Franklin Bryan,
pastor. will preach this morning at
North Carolina Avenue NJ. p. Church.
Evangelist Charlie Tillman Will
preach tonight
Mrs. Kenyon Dzung of the Chinese
legation is to address the Sunday
School of the Trinity Episcopal
church, Fifth and Pennsylvania
avenue southeast this morning. At
the II o'clock service Miss Cordez
Swartz of the woman's Home Mis-
SlOldTy society VIII uellNeT dh oN-
-dress On Thursday evening the
pastor, Rev. J. Phelps Hand. will de-
liver a special talk on THE Chal-
lenge of Africa" which will be il
Illustrated with slides.
Elmer L Hanback,, of the fire de-
partment was required to leave SO
collateral at the Eleventh precinct
Yesterday because of speeding in
his automobile. Policeman Karl
SCherer made the arrest.
The First Zone in the Navy Yard
was in charge of the Washington
Birthday dance given last night at
the Navy Yard Auxiliary head
quarters of the Red Cross in Elev-
enth street southeast, and a large
number were in attendance. The
Navy Yard Orchestra furnished
music.
Page Nick. Etchison will deliver
the sermon this morning in the
Fifteenth street Church, Fifteenth
and ID streets southeast. Tonight
Dr. Bowers, pastor. will preach the
second of his series of sermons on
ideals, the subject being The Ideal
NEifn
The Washington herald., 1919-02-23

will be an actual automobile fam
inc this spring.
The number of soldiers wearing
gold chevrons, denoting overseas
services, is rapidly increasing at the
big plant of the Goodyear Tire and
Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio. OF
the $500 men who left this company
to enter their country's service
about forty-five per cent were for
tunate to get cover there" and
while there are hundreds of former
Goodyear boys still in France and
Italy, those who have come back
are finding their way home" to
their former place of employment.
According to letters received from
the boys still abroad they are
anxious to get back to the States,
now that the actual period of fight
ing is overs 1t is expected that a
large majority of the men who left
this factory will ultimately return
to their former labors.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-23
Too InfcrentinI,

81 want to return this automobile
honker"
isn't it all right"
TT might be for some people, but it
isn't for me-"
why not?"
Man alive, I'm a doctor. and the
blooming think makes a noise like
'ouack! Quack" youngstown Tele-
gram
The Washington herald., 1919-02-23
Turn About.

Fred Jones, our worthy postman,
mas purchased an auto in which he
carries the mails on week days and
the females on Sunday.-Kansas City
Journal.