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q LIBERTY MOTORS =
IN PACKARD EXHIBIT
One shown i'm the Garden and
One in Goth Regiment
ArmOry.

Two Liberty motors, In. full working
order, are displayed at the Packard Mo-
tor Car Company OF, New Works exhibit
ut the automobile show. One VIII be at
Madison Square Garden and the other
at the Sixts-ninth Regiment ArnorN'
Both are brand new, just from Inc
Packard factory. where they. were de-
signed and built. and brought here espe-
.cially for THIS exposition. -
A dominating engine Is the Liberty
attracting instant attention. not only by
ats size, but by ties beautiful proportions.
Il suggests at first glance the tremen-
do,ie power that made II the queen or
engines for thu huge daylight bomberS
with which the American and allied
armies were blasting the enemy stores
and communication lines off the map n
the two months preceding the armistice.
With "A view Of the Liberty itself, tho
exhibit presents a pictorial history OF
how the Liberty motor came 10 he
Everybody remembers now the Liberty
was for months ''the mystery motor >
Claims and couutrrclarns were made
about IT, Congress and tho President in
vcst!..atel It several times; finally Sem
ator Hitchcock Of Nebraska arose in the
Senate and said THE Liberty motor il
the Packard motor.
The pictorial review Of the l.ibertNs
evolution establishes its right to a place
in a Packard exhibit, The first photo
graph shows the first twelve cylinder
aviation engine made In America, de-
signed and built by the Packard
i'm November, 1915, year and n
half hefore the United states entered
the war Next appears the Packard
"g05." built to the scale OF military re-
auirements. Then the Packard 1905 Nc.
@" built with the first all steel cylinders.
isetwcen this Packard "905' and the
Liberty there is SO little difference that
the casual eye would note no distinction.
The similarity extends from such large
! principles as the twelve cylinders and V
type down TO the details of cam shaft
! rocker arms.
Ii was this Packard second "905' that
! J. G.. Vincent, the designer ~ the LIB
erty motor. took down to Washington in
May, 1917, to submit as the standard
/ aviation motor Cor the American air
forces, and it was on this Packard en-
| CINE that he based the design Of the Lib
J eTty.
The first Packard aviation motor Is
/ still In commission serving as tht
power plant OF the racing chassis N
which Ralph de Palma has set M new
worlds records for all distances from
ten to too miles. The second one also Is
! in a racing chassis, and. driven by VIZ
I lard A. RAIDER has tie record for al
distances from one ~ ten miles, at l@'
| miles per hour II hasn't records fol
longer distances. because nobody ha'
been able to make tires that will stant
up to such speed for more than few
miles.
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A. G. PLUG MAKES
FINE WAR RECORD
It's General Use Indicates How
Thoroughly It Delivers
the Goods.

Automobile distributors and dealers
are taking a greater interest in the
parts and accessory exhibits ut the
1913 show than they did in the car fit
ment displays Of former years
This Increased interest IN part and
accessories was born OF the war and the
changed conditions In the automobile
industry that the war brought about.
In the eighteen months that we were
engaged in crushing the Hun. thousands
of automobile dealers. deprived OF their
usual allotment of cars by the Govern
ment's restriction on production, turne !
their attention to pushing parts and ac-
cessories as an emergency measure and
found that this was IA channel of profit
able business.
after more than years careful
study of the parts and accessory mar
ket the automobile dealer now is
stocking only quality products said
Albert Champion. president Of the
Champion Ignition Company and crea-
tor of the AC spark plug,
''IIe has no desire TO experiment with
PARTS and accessories Of unproven merit.
For he has found that such articles are
hard TO sell. mainly because the aver
age automobile owner knows the var
ious makes Of parts and accessori IS
almost as well ms the dealer. The
public Is reading automobile specifi-
cations closer and schooling itself in
the motor car and it's component parts.
This years exhibition of motor cars.
like the automobile shows Of previous
seasons, provides the automobile owner
with an opportunity TO study the parts
and accessory market and verify the
claims of the many parts ana accessory
makers.
The automobile owner can convince
himself Of the value OF the &C spark
plug. for example. by IA casual investi-
CATION of the spark plug equipment
! used on the cars exhibited at the 1919
show. He will ind that the vast ma
! joritY OF the automobiles on display are
| hC-epuippcd.
I'VE have always believed that this
/ show dominance by &C spark plugs is a
/ most convincing proof Of the AC
! superiority. The adoption OF AC's by
/ 50 many automobile makers should sat
| isfy the most scoptiCal person of AC
merit l;ut II this is not the case. we
| can submit further evidence of &C
rrermin"ncr by lointlng to OH war
! time achievements.
| when the arniStire was signed We
were manufacturing 10000 AC alplart
rlugs for the Government. In Competl-
! tiN, tests Nr's had been adopted rs
/ standard 'quil .lent on all Liberty aud
I II 50. nn-Sl,zn aviation motors. &C
spark plugs also W"r" regular equip
, mrnt on all standardized Class l. army
/ u uchS. built for the Government by the
following automobil" manufacturers
| Acme. Brockway, Diamond 7. Dodg,
l BIothcrS, Federal L. W. u. Fulton
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the fronts IN France. In Belgium. in
Russia and at the camps in England.
The cars purchased by ! the deyern-
mont included the regular touring and
roadster niodels for use by officers. but
there we're many -ambuiances and bust
ness cars also.
In order to get these cars to seaboard
for shipment many OF them were car
ried Grated on big motor trucks and
hundreds Of others made the trip 20 the
coast ports under their own power dur
ing the severe weather Of last winter.
|. The universal reports from army OF.
ficers on the performance OF Dodge
Brothers cars has been extremely pleas
ing to the makers.
Photographs No. and No. show
Dodges in army service. the latter show
ing one at Gen. Persh,ng's headquarters.
, ,.As far back az the Mexican campaign
, Especial motor trucks of the type shown
in photograph No. 3 have been used for
transporting army men.
In the early days of mobilization these
trucks were used In several OF the can
tdnments. And after the car was made
/ Official by the Government, Dodge Broth
ers business car. touring car and con-
vertible car were furnished In large num-
| bcrs for overseas service with the Anleri.
can Expeditionary Forces.
! Early last fall when tho Red Cross
! war activities were at full height the
! Coit-Stra,ton Company established
| claes to instruct the women of the loca
Red Cross chapter TO become ef'icien
drivers. as shown in photograph No. I.
The course was "A thorough one. in
GLIDING not only education in driving
and traffic regulations, but also a thor
ough understanding Of the parts OF tn,
car and their adjustments.
Scores OF women enthusiastically par
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nor those Of foreign trade markets TO
any great extent. America is entering
a period in which she will he called upon
10 n perhaps unprecedented decree.
1--WE have a new consciousness of re-
sponsibiity toward the lowered living
standards of three-fourths Of the world.
American capital and enterprise will
be needed in unceasing degree. The
needs of the world will never grow less
and Americas part will not recedc. In
that Hes an opportunity.
There is no rea son now why we
should slip back from the peak produc-
ton which was reached before the war
There will possibly be slight slowing
down in changing over to other kinds
Of work. but We should rapidly gather
speed again in getting back on peace
basis.
Long Period or Prosperity.
II think am safe in anticipating a
long. uninterrupted period Of great
prosperity in this country" Mr.. WHY'S
added. THE automobile industry will
contribute 4 large share in this new era
Of plenty. When war needs forced q
curtaiment In automobile building the
uses OF motor ears were not lessened,
they were rather increased. The indi-
vLdual purchase OF motor cars has held
back throughout the war. People who
could not purchase cars and who were
making their old cars do for the time
being will now constitute source from
which We may confidently expect n
strong additional demand during the
next few years
1.-THE unavoidable curtailment in man
ufacture which many of us regarded
with anxiety has in reality proved a
blessing in disguise. This slowing up
in production permitted the nAnufac-
turer to devote more time 10 future mer-
chandising and engineering problems,
This has placed the industry in position
fully TO cope with coming conditions.
both from a manufacturing and mer-
shandising standpoint
80, on the whole, l view the new era
upon which We are now entering with
every reason for optimism. There must
ne gradual adjustment In every line.
With the whole world having been so
recently turned tOpsy turvey, we cannot
hope TO reverse processes overnight.
Neither would ! lose sight OF the fDct
that this new period IL momentous
one in our history. We mustn't forget
that America before the war was drift
ing into stage which might have
proved extremely dangerous had II con-
tinued. We were brought up with Il
. Jerk and have risen to pinnacle OF
dream was possible. ! have no sympa
Thy with those who fear America may
iorget to live UP To her new standards
we VIII never drirt again into the old
provincial habits OF self satisfaction
Before US lies world clamoring FOR
our products We must keen on wa
ean!,ot go back
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When the call came for the mobilxa-
ton Of tho United States Army and the
guardsmen Of the States along tha Mex
found that the matter Of motor yans-
port had been almost entirely 'over-
looked
Hurry up orders to purchase motor
cars were given, and Gen. Pershing
bought them by the hundreds.
No specifications were laid down and
dealers along the border sold all makes
OF cars TO the Government
But the gruelling work on the border
and into Mexico soon tested the stamina
of the different makes of cars and the
army officers became more discrimrat-
ing in their purchases.
Over the roadless country and under
all conditions OF operation one car par
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ticularly stood out in its depeadability
and ability to stand up
1t was soon recognized unoffcialls In
its class as the favorlte OF the officers
and men.
Soon several hundred of these cars
were being used by the army along the
border.
When we entered the world war. the
unoff icial Endorsement which had been
given this car was made official by its
selection as the ono car in its class for
use by the army.
Dodge Bros. was the car that received
this official distinction.
During the war period thousands OF
these cars were furnished the Govern
ment.
Many of them were used at the cam
comments and training camps of this
country. and thousands of others were
shipped overseas for active service on
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;icipatcd in the course. Many Of them
not only became expert drivers but COM
petent mechanics as well. The class
fnpdel was n standard Dodge Brothers
chassis. -All"of them praised the sim
piicity OF it's construction and Its I'M
usual ease Of handling.
The value of this course in omer-
gency work was especially demonstrated
in the gray hours last fail after the ter
rifle explosion OF the ammunition plants
on the shores OF the Raritan. During
that dark period four Dodge Brothers
cars--two ambulances. ono suburban. and
one touring car---nanned by our women
graduates. did yoeman service in rescu-
ing the wounded and transferring them
to local hospitals. And all Of these
women have told ME that they do not
know how they could have held up un-
der the strain OF continuous labor had
Il not been for the infallihle regularity
with which their cars stood up under
their relentless tasks.
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$4,000 Owners,
$4,000 Friends

This year, twenty thousand more, If the
factory can supply that number, will be-
come enthusiastic Chandler owners.
Chandler offers more for less than any
other car. A determined Chandler policy
provides really fine car at the lowest
possible price. Chandler holds its leader
ship for 1919 just as distinctly as in the
past.
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biles would like TO jump back into full
time production Of passenger cars for
retail use they cannot do 1t. The conf
pick nature of building motor cars and
the fact that materials. plans and other
necessaries must be cared for months
In advance makes them unable to do
more than a certain amount in the next
few months"
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BUY EARLY SAYS DORT MAN.
Gives Good Reasons. Too, why You
should.

Early purchase OF IA passenger motor
car for use during the 1919 season is
advisable for two reasons: one. the
obviously limited number OF new auto
mobiles that will he produced during
the coming year and, secondly, the in
creased use and consequential return on
the investment that comes from an
early purchase.
These reasons" says F. W. Wright.
dealer In Auburn and bort motor cars.
cannot be controverted by any pur-
chaser and should play u part In his
time OF selecting new motor car,
Much as the manufacturers OF automo-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-02
$50 900 900 FOR BRITISH ROADS.

Grants amounting 90 so, ooo, 900 will be
distributed by the Rritish road board for
the reconstruction OF roads and bridges IN
England Ia 1878. Demobil!sel army units
Will be- used to do the labor. Local high
way authorities will be required to match
this appropriation by at least large a
out In the year before the ws- kren taken
into consideration, England's programme IL
thus far Ia excess OF that OF the United
States. including both Fedora! aid and
Sfat
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Gabriel, q. NJ. C., Gramm Bernetein,
l<issel. l,iker, Morcland. Wisconsin.
Sash. Jumbo. Netco. Old Ec!iable,
Oneida. Packard. Peerless, Pierce Ar.
row. REQ. Sandow. Sanford. Service,
Sterling. Stewart, titan, L. :. White
q Wilcox.
"ln addition TO this, We were ,lIppIy.
ing thousands OF AC plugs TO the ori.
nance department for use ON the tanks
and trucks assigned to this arm Of The
service"
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The outlook Immediately before us Is
most encouraging" continued Mr. Will
lya Commercial reports indicate a
good crop yield, which is usually an in
dicatlon of prosperity There Is demand
for all the farm produce the world can
develop.
with millions Of men engaged In ac-
tual warfare and millions more employed
solely n war production work, there has
been an exhaustion Of all kinds OF COM
modities throughout the world. We are
now facing period in which America
will be called upon to make up this de-
pleted supply. France Is not ready as
yet to begin to help. Neither are other
European counties in n position to sup
ply their own Immediate peace needs
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OUTLOOK is GOOD,
SAYS ]. N. WILLYS
President of Willys-0verland,
Inc, Sees Long Period of
Prosperity.

~rhe situation which confronted the
shsws last year was an exceedingly
grave one. This year the issue we face
ID even more important to the industry
and to the world. For in the period Of
peace and reconstruction the automobile
must play n gigantic part"
This was the statement OF John n.
wilSs. president of willys-overiand,
Inc. now the foremost figure in the
automobile world in speaking of COM
Ing conditions lie continued:
Fundamentally the automobile is
simply a unit of rapid personal trans
portation. That Is the real reason for
its marvellous development. Every man
and woman whose time was filled with
intensified duties occasioned by the war
appreciates the utility role of the auto
mobile now rs never before II may
be that before the year has passed au-
tomobile owners were not fully conscious
Of fits indispensable utility But to-day
the world knows the epochal story of
its accomplishments at home and abroad.
Motor Cars saved France.
now that the automobiles and motor
buses which composed Gal,eanfs gala Mt
force saved FRANCE. We are told that
A second time automobiles were the de-
Gliding factor at the battle OF Verdun.
We have had striking evidence of their
efficacy In helping TO win many VIC
tories for the supply army here at home.
We have seen cur neighbors and friends
helping in motor cars with Red Cross
work and aiding in the fotation OF
billions of dollars in the campaigns for
Lberty Loan and War Saving Stamps
The automobile has made two hours
grow where only one existed before"
Turning to the industry itself. Mr.
WHY'S said: The automobile industry
emerges from war production with
greatly added capacity, ready to take W
again the manufacture of motor cars in
Increasing numbers with the added
equipment and greater efficiency born OF
war methods.
The war has enabled us 10 stop build
ing cars. catch our breath. make plans
clean house and start again with clearer
vision, with greater plans. The unfold
ing Of these plans will be OF colossal i'm.
portance in the reconstruction of bust.
meas and living conditions throughout
the world.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-26
HONOR PAID HEAD
! OF CENTRAL HIGH
Gifts and Expressions of
Love to DR.. Thompson
on Anniversary
Is. YEARS AS PRESIDENT
Students, Board Of Education
and Many of His Former
Boys Felicitate Teacher

Gifts. congratulations and expressions
Of love and reverence we're showered
today upon DR.. Robert Ellis Thompson
on the occasion of his twenty-fifth an
niversary as president Of the Central
High School.
The deluge Of tributes continued un-
I'll Doctor Thompson. rising to accept
them, almost choked with emotion and
for minutes could find no words to ex.
press his appreciation.
Finally the president said there could
be- no greater reward for his strivings
than the exprpsssons Of love and esteem
In which students. faculty. alumni, the
Board Of Education and friends Joined.
He was reminded Of an old Irishman,
who. visiting q graveyard. said that the
dead. IL they should rise and read the
inscriptions on their tombstones, would
think they had been buried in the wrong
places.
Congratulated by Mall and Wire
Long before the anniversary observ-
ance In the assembly room Of the school
at Broad and Green streets, the stream
OF letters. kilograms and personal call
ers began, and 1t continued long after
the formal exercises were over.
Twenty-four hundred boys and youths
were In the assembly room and with
them many friends of Doctor Thompson
and alumni of the school when the presi-
dent and the faculty and guests took
their places on the rostrum. The ap-
pearance OF the president was the signal
for a series Of yells and cheers that
shook the strong walls Of Central High.
Professor w. F. Gray. of the art de-
partment, presided and after a psalm
and the singing Of America, paid his
tribute to Doctor Thompson. He told
the students that as their fathers and
grandfathers had taught them the glor.
ious traditions Of Central High, so they
in future could teach those traditions to
their children and grandchildren. And
among the names of those who helped
make Central High the noble institution
1t Is the name Of Doctor Thompson
will stand pre-eminent because Of the
quality of the service he had rendered
Two vocal solos by Piotr Wizla fol.
lowed. after which Professor B. w
Mitchell. on behalf Of the faculty. pre-.
sented an arm chair, a rug and a clus.
ter Of roses.
Service to City and Nation
You have completed twenty-fv,
years Of potent service to Central High
School," said Doctor Mitchell, but NOR,
than that. you have In the same year,
performed inestimable service for thi.
great city Of ours. for your country ant
Tor humanity. For wherever former
student Of Central High dwells there, /.
your noble and inspiring influence dwell
ing; there is the impress of your per
sonality. And here we try to expires,
our love and reverence to you who hav,
given US an academic democracy ant
not an academic tyranny"
Harold c. McGraw. 3345 North FIJI
teenth street. a senior, then presente,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-26
FIVE FOOD VESSELS
TO BE LOADED HERE
Shipping Board Gives Phila.
delphia AZ Per Cent of
ALLEGATIONS

Ono Of the creates, boons tho nor,
-, ,.r.,-,-,, a. -
'aue'p',a mas ""' s'''e VIC s'e""s
OF the armistice came from washington
yesterday inpthe form of. an announce
nept hv tho ,-n,,ea s,ates sbinn,ns
-.-I,.,I''
ooaru 'na' out OF '"e'Ve steamships al
located to various ports for the ship
ment OF thousands OF tons Of foodstufrs
40 E,,o,o p,u,,.,..,, lii ,o,a a..
''oP'' "''aue,p"'a ",' ,oa' n'e'
or fz per cent. OF the vessels the other
5s per cent being divided between six
other ports for loading
r,. .,o...,.. .,,o..,, 60 p,u.
M
delphia will take overseas about $4,000
tens Of meats and provisions to France.
England and other European ports not
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-26
few ILLITERATES HERE
Statistician Cattell Estimates To-
tai at Two or Three Hundred

Philadelphia may consider itself one
Of the best educated cities in the coun-
try. According to E J. Cattell. city
statistician. there are only about two
or three hundred men, women or chill
dren more than ten years Of age In
this city who cannot read or write.
In the whole United States there are
eight and a half million persons over
ten years Of age who are helpless In
front of newspaper. billboard. car
card. sign. booklet or letter In the
American language. according to Sec
retary Of TIE Interior Lane.
The Smith-Bankhead Americanization
bill. recently introduced In the Senate
by Senator Hoke Smith and In the
House by William b, Bankhead. II
Secretary of the Interior to cooper
ate with the several states In the edu-
cation cf the above-mentioned persons.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-26
PILOTS AIRPLANE 1900 MILES
City Aviator Makes Long Flight
From Florida to Cuba

Ensign L. II. Hance. Sd. Of this city
member of the United States naval air
setvice. stationed Mt Pensacola. Fla.
has finished 1300-mile trip, starting
from the flying headquarters In Pensa-
cola and ending at Guantanamo, Cuba.
The trip was made in a hydroairplane
six machines taking part. three starting
from Hampton Roads and the others
from Pensacola. Each Of the machines
contained six men. two pilots, two engi.
neers and two radio operators. During
the trip one of the machines from Hamp-
ton Roads broke down and had TO make
n landing.
Hance, who is twenty-five years old.
lives at "A West Washington lane. Ger
nantown. He Is a public school and n
high school graduate and also n grad
uate OF the University Of Pennsylvania
When no enlisted In the navy shortly
after war was declared he expressed a
preference for flying and was sent to
the Boston Institute OF Technology for n
course of ten weeks In hydroplane me-
chanics. At the completion OF this
course he was sent to Pensacola as an
instructor.