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New Britain herald., 1919-06-16
Wardrobe Trunks

Neverbreak, full size Ward robe Trunks made of 3-ply bass wood, covered with vulcanized fiber, fiber bound, heavy cor ner bumpers; two shades of cretonne lining. 12-inch hang CTS, drawers, hat compart- ment, laundry. bag and shoe receptacle 60O OF
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 Keystone Wardrobe Trunks, brown fiber covered with fancy blue cretonne lining, drawers, 5aSeorS sh9e pS1 bas and $44.95
 Hartman Wardrobe Trunks in steamer, berth high, three quarter and full 00
 Belber Wardrobe Trunks, full, three quarter and steamer sizes Priced h nn up to lUO
New Britain herald., 1919-06-16

TO RENT-A building in the rear of
 Begley's block, 424 Main St. Can
 be used as a plumbing shop, paint store or garage. Rent reasonable.
 Apply to M. J. Begley, 59 Beaver St., city. 6-16-1S-21X
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-10-08
AUTO DRIVERS
MUST EXERCISE
MUCH CAUTION
ALL VEHICLES SHOULD DISPLAY
RED LIGHT IN REAR TO
COMPLY WITH LAW

So many accidents happen on the
road that perhaps a better knowledge
of the road laws wiuld do some good
in preventing them.
1t has been the custom Of each
succeeding legislature to enact new
laws looking to making travel in We
hicles on the highways of the state
more safe and the last session of the
legislature brought the laws up to
their present form, which is as fol-
lows:
Sec. 10. A person operating a mo-
tor vehicle shall, at the request or on
signal by putting up the hand from
the person riding, leading or driving
a horse or horses or other draft ami
mails, bring such motor vehicle inn
mediately to stop, and if travelling
in an opposite direction remain sta
tionary so long as may be reasonable
to allow such horse or animal to pass,
and il travelling in same direction,
use reasonable caution in thereafter
passing such horse or animal: Pro-
vided that in case such horse or ami
NAL appear badly frightened or the
person operating such motor vehicle
be requester so to do. such person
shall cause the motor of such vehicle
to cease running as long as may be
reasonably necessary to prevent ac-
cident and insure the safety of others
Whenever a person operating a mo-
tor vehicle shall meet on highway
any other person riding or driving a
horse or horses or other draft ami
mails or any other vehicle, and there
being no occasion to stop as above
provided, the person operoting such
motor vehicle shall reasonably turn
the same to the right of the center
of the travelled portion of the high
way while the person approaching
shall likewise turn from the center
of the travelled portion Of the high
way so as to pass the motor vehicle on
the opposite side of the center Of the
highway to which the motor vehicle
has been turned. And any person DC
operating any motor vehicle shall. al
the intersection of q public highway
keep to the right of the intersection
Of the center of such highway wher
turning to the right, and pass to the
, right Of such intersection when turn
| ing to the left. When vehicles ap
proach an intersection Of two or more
public highways the vehicle approach
] ing from the right Of the driver shall
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-10-08

Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Will
son, at the city hospital, Sunday
morning, October 5. an eight pound
daughter. DR.. Orr reports that moth
er and daughter are doing fine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Dawes and
daughter and A. l.. Cichy and Miss
Edith LeFebvre were Grand Rapids
visitors Tuesday.
Have you used the new oven ware.
Pyrexware. Full line. Ballard-Lloyd
Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Johnston. OF
Edmore, were Monday guests Of their
sister, Mrs. Floyd Bush.
Mrs. Sophie Holland. who has been
visiting DR.. and Mrs. Holland for the
past two weeks, returned to her home
at Grand Rapids, on Monday.
The guardian sale advertised to
take place by Viola Nealon guardian
of the late Harley Wright's children
was adjourned to Thursday, October
10th, at ten o'clock a. m. Only one
bid was received after the sale open
ed and Mrs. Nealon decided to post
pone it hoping to close out the inter-
ests Of the heirs at that time in the
property.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-10-08

Mrs. Clara Jessick and two chill
dren, Of Grand Rapids. were the over
Sunday guests Of her brother, Harvey
Simmons and wife, west Of the city.
Mrs. George Whitney Of this city was
also guest there.
J. G. Hicks left yesterday for a
trip through Ohio and Pennsylvania
expecting to be absent from home
for couple Of weeks.
Mr.. Samuel G. Hicks, who has
spent the past two months with his
father, j. G. Hicks, left for Tooele,
Utah, last Saturday where he will
visit an older brother for short
time, prior to entering the service
of the Mountain States Tel. and Tel.
Co., having followed the Telephone
work for several years in that west
ern country, before going overseas
as soldier.
Mrs. Lester Kimberley, of Cooks
Corners, was the guest of Mrs. E. A.
Cook, on Monday.
Miss Lois BEDFORD arrived here on
uuCilQdl. Ole Will NtAiaa<t oQnIHB
classes under the auspices of the X.
p. lodge this winter.
Mrs. Kate Gleason left for Hutch
inson, Kansas, this week to spend a
few months with relatives.
Miss Josie Beardsley, of Cedar
Springs, is spending few days with
friends.
Mrs. Mary Balm. of Greenville was
in the city Tuesday looking after some
business matters in connection with
her property interests here.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Hicks accom-
panied Mr.. Harry Connell and wife
to Saranac, last Friday, where they
spent the day at the beautiful new
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Russ,
Mr.. Connell having had charge of the
inside decoration of the building re-
Gently completed. The occasion was
one of a social and business combi-
nation. Mrs. Russ having charge of
the menu, the noon hour was one
from which pleasant recollections will
recur.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-10-08
new DOG LAW
MAKES LIFE HARD
FOR OLD TOWER
DRASTIC PROVISIONS Will PRO-
TECT OTHER ANIMALS FROM
UNLICENSED CANNES

County Clerk Moulton has received
from commissioner of animal indus
try the new dog law enacted by the
legislature in 1919.
The new law will take effect Jan.
LIST, 1920, but the present dog laws
will held good up to that time. The
new law is somewhat drastic, and ev-
cry supervisor and township treasurer
and clerk should study it's provisions.
Under this law, county clerks must
furnish supplies for the various town.
ship officers. 1t will be necessary for
each supervisor to have a book to
list the dogs at the time of taking
the assessment; and the township
must also keep a record of the tax
and make out license for the owner.
Every dog over four months old
must wear tag and every dog must,
between sunset and sunrise, be con-
fined upon the premises of the owner.
The state Department Of Animal
Industry shall have the general super
vision of dogs and protection of live
stock and poultry, from dogs and may
supply all proper means for the en-
forcement of the law; and county,
municipal or township officials shall
be at its disposal for the purpose of
enforcement.
Nothing in the law will present
or hinder the owner of licensed dog
from gathering damage for the killing
of licensed dog illegally.
Just the same, if the law is enforc-
ed unlicensed dogs and their owners
will have hard time of it.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-10-08

have the right of way: Provided,
however, that in cities where there is
a traffic officer stationed at and in
tersection Of highways or where traf-
fic on special thoroughfares is granted
preference by local ordinance or reg
ulation shall take precedence over the
rule last above stated.
Approved March 7, 1919.
Other Vehicles Must Display Lights
The following act No. 236, p. A.
1919, relates not only to automobiles
but as it states to any vehicle. At
night all vehicles are protected
against rear end collisions only when
they carry light at the rear.
Section /. In any action, in any
court in this state when it is shown,
by competent evidence that vehicle
travelling in certain direction, over
took and struck the rear end of an
other vehicle proceeding in the same
direction, or lawfully standing upon
any highway within this state, the
driver or operator of such first men,
toned vehicle shall be deemed prima
facie guilty Of negligence. This act
shall apply in appropriate cases, to
the owner of such first mentioned We
hicle and to the employer of its driv-
er or operator.
Section 2. This act may not be in
voked by the owner Of any vehicle
the rear of which was struck under
the circumstances above mentioned il
the accident occurred between one
hour after sunset and one hour be-
fore sunrise and the vehicle so struck
did not at the time have a lighted
lamp or lantern reasonably visible To
the drivers of vehicles approaching
from the rear.
Approved May IL, 1919.
According to the latter act No. 236
p. A. 1919, all horse drawn vehicles
must also display red lights in the
rear in order to comply with the
law.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-10-08
LOCAL ITEMS
About Our Town snd It's People

Dolls-Dolls-A kinds and dis
scriptions. Ballard-Lloyd Co.
Marylyn Alene Lafferty is the name
Of the new little lady who came to
make her home with Mr.. and Mrs.
James p. Lafferty, Of 22i Vincent St.
Sunday morning, October 5. DIR. Dutt
attending physician, reports mother
and daughter as progressing.
James Ovenhouse. of Blanchard,
came down Thursday afternoon to Wis
it over the week end and Sunday at
the old home in this city. He return
ed to Blanchard Monday.
M. +. Bower and family, of Lake
Odessa, were up Sunday visiting at
s,he home Of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Carothers.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. f. Dorr and the
two children motored to Grand Rap
ids on Monday to spend the day in
the city.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-10-08

See Charlie Chaplin in "Shang.
haied" at the Empress theatre, Wed.
nesday, October Is.
Mrs. French Arnold and Mrs. Fred
Phrdy are in Grand Rapids this week
as delegates in attendance at the O.
f. s. convention.
Hiram T. Johnson. Of Saranac, dep
uty State Oil Inspector, for this dis
trict was in the city on official bust
ness. Wednesday.
Dancers Attention-Don't fail Ia
attend that big Confetti and Carnival
to be given in the City hall. Lowell
on Thursday evening, October 16. 2
barrels Of Confetti, miles and miles
of serpentine, hundreds of horns, bal
Ions and ETC., passed out free to the
dancers. Remember October 16
Lowell, City hall, Hale's big orchestra
Everybody invited.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-28

.. Fiji small oil can with gas and
keep 1t in . convenient place on the
car. Nr
The above are general principles to
observe in putting your car in the
best condition for easy starting. Here
are some further provisions to be OBJ
served at the timS you stop your car,
which will make II much easier to get
the motor going again when you want
TO use IL. E...
l. Before switching on motor. pull
down front flap on the radiator
jacket
2. Race the motor for few seconds,
then switch OF. opening UP the throt-
tie ut the Same time, t..
3. Push out clutch and prop open
with suitable strip Of wood before
motor IL switched. .
l. II the motor has been left long
enough to become icy cold. squirt gas
oline into the printing cups before
cranking. ..
Do not waste all the-eurrent In the
battery by uselessly cranking motor
II there is no response. With a stub
born motor wrap hot bags around the
carburetor and inlet manifold. (This
latter. however. should not be neces-
sary II the above pointers are car
ried out)
The Washington herald., 1919-12-28
Establish Motor Line
To New York Show

Because Of the distance between
the Grand Central Palace where the
Twentieth Annual Automobile Show
Is to be held January 3 to 10. and
the Eighth Coast Artillery Armory
In the Bronx. which 10 to house the
Motor Truck Show, motor bus pas
senger lines will be operated be-
tween the two points for the con.
venience OF visitors. The distance is
one that will make a pleasant ride
and will provide o Sightseeing trip
for many who would not otherwise
have the opportunity.if other means
OF transportation were used.
The Cutting-Larsen company, dis
tributors OF Goodyear pneumatic
equipped oldsmobile passenger
buses. will operate q bus line with
adequate service. Other companies
have indicated their intention of
running bus lines between the two
shows, but will defer final decision
for . few weeks.
Industrial restaurants in which
workers are allowed to purchase
wholesome meals at prices that de-
liver q knockout to old H. c. OF l.
are features Of many large manufac-
turing concerns. Enormous amounts
OF food are consumed In these res
taurants. At the Goodyear Tire &
Rubber Company. at Akron. Ohio,
5000 workers eat enough daily to
sustain an average family two years.
More than 1900 pies. $50 pounds of
meat. 265 gallons OF ice cream 500
ioaves OF bread. 2.o0e eggs and 1876
gallons Of milk are consumed every
twenty four hours.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-28
PORTER TO SELL
LAFAYETTEcAR
Former Cadillac Sales Man
ager VIII Handle New
York Territory.

Hugh T. Porter. one or the FORE
most sales executive on New York's
automobile row, has been appointed
1 metropolitan distributor Of the new
LaFsystte, d. Mccall Whites post
war car that makes Its debut in the
main lobby Of the Hotel Commodore
during the week Of Father Knicker-
bocker's twentieth annual show.
The announcement of Mr.. Porter 3
appointment Is the first to be made
by the Lafayette Motors Company,
the Nash-Hovard-White organization.
OF Indianapolis. which will have
twenty other main distributing CEN
tiers throughout the United States dur
ms the coming year -
The metropolitan headquarters OF
the Lafayette will be on Broadway.
but the exact location is not to be
made public at this time.
The metropolitan distributor for the
Lafayette has had eight years ex-
perience In automobile merchandise
ing. during which time he has been
identified with only the finest makes OF
cars. largely in the New York terri
tory. He was first associated with the
Loeomobile. serving as New York
sales manager. and about five years
ago was appointed sales manager for
the Detroit-Cadillac Motor Car Com
pany. New York. He Us leaving this
connection to take the Lafayette
franchise.
In the previous position Mr.. Porter
directed the sales of the largest retail
automobile distributing business IN
II world. based on gross receipts,
and in addition hn TNrnha hINy handlaI
more custom body work than anyone
In similar capacity in the country,
not only being in charge of the sale
of such speciaIy-built cars, but was
identified with their design and con-
struction as well.
Mr.. Porter's experience in the terri
tory including New York City. Brook
Ign. White Plains, Poughkeepsie and
Bridgeport, Conn.,. has given him an
intimate knowledge OF what the met
ropolitan automobile buyer wants. He
Is a specialist in the sale Of the fine
and costlier cars. and has originated
and developed some unusually unique
methods of automobile merchandising.
In his eight years on automobile
row, he has made the Acquaintance
OF an exceptionally large number of
automobile buyers. and in the trade
he is recognized as a leader who COM
bines aggressiveness in campaign
planning with methods which appeal
to the finest clientele.
Before entering the automobile BUSH
ness. Mr.. Porter was employed In the
Ordnance Department of the govern
ment, and was stationed at the Sandy
Hook proving grounds. He was also
associated with the Western Electric
Company, both in New York City and
Atlanta, Ga, studying electrical en-
cheering at the Georgia Institute Of
Technology. Heis a residentN OF
Greenwich. Conn.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-28

the Skinker boys of the Skinker-
Palmer Company, formerly distribu-
tors for the Dreadnaught tires, have
taken on the Falls Rubber line OF
tires and tubes. and will cover a
large territory for this tire acting
as distributors.
On January next year." the An
nuaI Automobile Show opens in New
York with a grand rush and -four
ish amid the wild waving of ban
ners and hats and pounding of
drums and blaring Of trumpets and
splashing OF "Jump-steady." The
local automobile men are packing
their cases now (suit cases), leaving
lots of room in the bottom. Some
have already reserved their rooms
at the hospitals. Others have pur-
chased horoscopes which they in
tend using on the seventh.
Jimmie Alexander has suffered a
lapse Of memory, or rather 1t seems
to be in a state of retrogression.
He's gone back to the olden days
when the country grocery store and
the big stove in the center was the
chief attraction of the town. jim
mic has a stove all rugged up in the
middle of the Crosstown Auto Sup
ply Company, and customers who
come in are warmed by the genial
glow of the round stove. Occasion
ally a bill collector, or an insurance
salesman drop in to toast their
shins and rest a moment from their
weary toiling up and down the
streets of Washington. For these
Jimmie has the most wonderful re-
ception; a large smile lights his
glowing countenance, he passes out
the cigars and cigarettes, and in
vites them to step q little closer to
the old stove, and absorb the
warmth and comfort radiating
therefrom. They accept, wondering.
Suddenly the unsuspe Getting "col-
lector" becomes animated with life,
sparks jump from ear to ear. his
face assumes the expression of one
about to take the electric chair.
They leap. writing and squirming
into the air. and come down run
ming. Jimmie has a cute little mag
neto attached to the stove and fen
der, and just when our friends are
beginning to think that winter is
not so bad after all, he turns on the
current. One of them passed through
Baltimore yesterday. and was still
going strong, his >noses pointed
south.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-28
1920 TO BREAK RECORD
IN AUTO PRODUCTION
CONTINUED FROM PACE EIoRr.

CONTINUED FROM PACE EIoHr.
materials and 1t has learned that It
must decide and establish. an
uninterrupted manufacturing plan for
the unit produceE
Radical Changes In Business-
The year 1870 will see q strict adj
herence to the delivery schedules In
motor car contracts between manu-
facturers and dealers. II the dealer
Is unable to deliver cars to his Gus
toners Immediately upon receipt of
same. he will make arrangements to
store the cars.
Every dealer has learned that the
automobile business cannot be con-
Quoted as II has been In the past.
The dealer, MIDST arrange to finance
his business so that cars Gamble put
in storage during the lull period IN
selling. Indeed. the car manufacturer
will not make a contract with a dealer
who will not thus arrange to operate
his business. This has been brought
about by the fact that the automobile
and truck maker has found that in
order to obtain his units, he must CO.
operate with the manufacturer 20 that
he In turn obtain his material In from
SIX months to a year in advance. en-
ablins him to lay out a fixsdsproduc-
ton schedule.
The unit manufacturer is q perma-
nent part OF the industry. He II in
dispensible to the vehicle maker. The
uncertain labor situation; the chang
ing material market. together with the
rise and fall in demand for motor We
hicles. have demonstrated conclusive
ly mat the motor and accessory man
ufheturers make It possible for car
and truck builders to produce and
market quality vehicles more economi-
callyN than could be done under any
other plan Of manufacturing.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-28
SERVICE DEPARTMENT.

Q. Two cars maintaining a steady
clip which has the greater resistance
the one going very fast or the one go
ing very slow?
A. ! am going to explain to you wind
resistance. The wind resistance in
creases with the speed of the car.
Disregarding the wind, II takes less
power to keep the fast car rolling
than 1t does the slow car.
@. What is the correct and safe way
to make the descent Of a long and
dangerous hill with a dry surface?
Ditto-when wet and slippery?
A. Regardless OF the condition Of the
roads always descend q steep grade in
one of the lower gears. An extremely
steep hill should be descended in first
speed. and II the vehicle goes down too
fast then apply the brake. You should
cut or the ignition when descending.
O. We have been informed that the
government Is selling, in fact has sold,
several Dodge Brothers touring cars
at q reduced price, which previously
wero in commission for official use.
IL 1t possible that YOU would be good
enough to inform US where and what
date the above class OF, cars can be
found for sale?
A. Such cars are being sold in
various parts of the country. Write
to the Quartermaster's Department,
Washington, d. c.
Q. Does a piston at any time stop
performing its duty in moving
notor?-G. T. l.
A. Yes: The piston comes to a dead
stop for the very smallest fraction of
a second when it reaches the top Of
its stroke.
Q. Wishing to rebore my Ford block
thought 1 would request as to whether
or not It is practical to do so? Does
such an operation weaken the block
-R. A. Wall.
A. The block Is weakened when you
remove metal. but IL is not weakened
to such an extent as to bring about
failure. 1t Is perfectly all right TO re-
bore the cylinders even so much rs
1-A inch.
Auto Editor
The Washington herald., 1919-12-28
Fuel Stoppage Explained.

When a motor car. after being
cranked. runs for a minute or two.
and then stops, the first place to
look for the cause of the trouble is
the gasoline feed line. A partial
stoppage in the pipe will lessen the
flow OF fuel so that the float cham
Der fills slowly. On being started
the motor at once consumes this
gasoline and then has to wait for
more. There Is another possible
cause for this trouble and that is
the float Of the carbureter sticking.
or course. IL the float sticks in a
high position the flow of fuel will be
greatly lessened or even stopped.