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The Washington times., 1919-12-27

was subscribed by 11,4o7 employees OF
the company.
within the year the Goodyear
Tire and Rubber Company of Cali
fornia has been organized with a
capital of $50 100000, and the Pacific
Cotton Mills Company, capital $1,000
600. having sold TO the public at par
5000 600 OF Z per cent preferred
stock of the rubber company. and g.
900, ,OeO of the preferred stock of the
cotton company, the Akron Goodyear
purchasing all of the common stock
issued of both companies in the
amount of s5.00O,O0o.
plants of the most modern design
are now being erected and when
completed will have. the best equip
ment that our experience can furnish.
The rubber plant will have a capacity
of $500 tires per day: the cotton
plant, $780, 900 yards per week.
I'VE are looking forward to 1870
with feeling of confidence and ex-
pect to be able to manufacture and
distribute $3.50, 900. 900 worth OF prod
uct during this year. The automobile.
tire and accessory businesses are run
ming along more smoothly than any
other industry in the country, which
means that our business will roll
along in big volume for some time to
come.
47,eSS On Payroll.
I'VE now have on our payroll A.
9S3 persons in our various worldwide
activities, including employees at our
branch Offices, our California and
Canadian factories, the cotton mills at
Goodyear, Conn, the cotton planta-
tion in Arizona, and the rubber planta-
tions in Sumatra. OF these 2s,6S1 are
in Akron. Our production Of pneu-
matte tires has now reached $4,000
daily and even this figure does not
permit us to take care Of the demand
for our product"
All of the directors were reelected
as follows: F. A. Seiberling. c. w.
Seiberling, q. NJ. Stadelman, F. H.
Adams, p. w. ,Litchfield. H. B. Man
ton, and ]. p. Loomis. The directors
in turn elected the following officers:
+. A. Seiberling. president and gen.
eral manager; c. w. Seiberling, vice
president and manager of purchases;
G. NJ. Stsdelman. vice president and
director of sales; p. w. Litchfield,
vice president and factory manager;
w. z. Palmer, secretary and treas
urer; W. D. Shifts, assistant secre-
tary; H. J. Blackburn, assistant treas
urer: H. II. McCloskey, second assist
ant treasurer. The only changes in
the officers were the election Of for
mer Assistant Secretary w. Z. Palmer
to the office of Secretary in addition
to his position as treasurer of the
company, and the election of w. D.
Shiltz to succeed Mr.. Palmer as as
sistant secretary.
The Washington times., 1919-12-27

nevertheless be tried again in the
Federal court and vice versa.
3-In the Federal courts II is fire.
quently easier TO secure convictions
than in the State courts, though in
few States this may not be entirely
true. This situation results from
number of conditions.
Different methods of selecting jur-
les, the trial of many cases outside
OF the county of the residence of the
accused, the right Of Federal judges
to indicate to the jury their view as
to the guilt or innocence of the ac-
cused. the absence of the personal at
mosphere that too often is present in
the local courts, the elimination Of
much Of the technical procedure relat-
ing to extradition and the fixing of
the place where the crime is punish
able. These are some of the factors
that make for the result, indicated.
ESome questions are likely to
arise as to the constitutionality Of
the law in question.
Congress without Power.
First, it will be contended that Con-
gress has no power to provide for the
punishment of crimes committed sole
ly within the jurisdiction of a State
and which do not infringe upon any
functions of the Federal Government
or interfere with interNate COM
merce.
Second, IL will be argued that the
law in question, being limited to cases
involving motor vehicles, violates the
constitutional inhibition against the
passage of laws discriminating be-
tween persons of a particular class.
Here the law singles out from thieves
ii
lar culprits whose crimes happen to
relate to motor vehicles.
These are simply indications of con-
troverted points that are likely to
arise in the application of the law,
and it is not intended to indicate the
views Of the writer as to the merit of
such points.
The application OF the stop, Look
and listen" rule in cases of accidents
at railroad crossings, discussed at
length in a recent article, finds an in
teresting illustration in a recent de-
cision of the Virginia Court of APP
peals.
In this case it appeared that the
view of the tracks as far as thirty
feet from the crossing was unob-
structed for 1900 feet, and that an
automobile was struck after it gos
almost across the tracks. The driver
testified that he looked and listened
for approaching trains before enter
ing upon the crossing, but the court
decided that his testimony could not
be given any credence, because under
the circumstances stated it was con-
trary to human experience. "a court
will not stultify itself" said the Judge
who delivered the opinion, by allow
The Washington times., 1919-12-27
AUTOMOTIVE
SECTION

araiAng Board was composed largely
ol :, a. T. members. They laid the
ioonust'cn for international cooper
auon and stanaardi nation in air craft.
The society stfll maintain, its inti-
mate ,resAtionshfp With tbesx ds
partments and 10 doinr a rrest deal
for the Government.
Wsvk - ReserrA.
Another very important feld COW
cred by the s., A L. is research work.
The great Question OF fuel shortage !.
Of paramount importance 70 the en-
tire world. Experiments are being
conducted to find out how lower
grades OF fuel can be efficiently utiI.
lied.
Existing automobile engines are de-
signed to use fuel OF relatively hsgh
Quality. but the gasoline now avail
able is becoming less and less vola-
tile. This increases the difficulty OF
utilizing the fuel er,ciently in the
motor. The solution Of the problem
seems 10 be In adapting the engine TO
use this fuel, but efforts are being
made 10 improve the quality.
There is great ~sste OF gasoline
every year. People drive with poorly
ADJUSTED careureters, using q rich
mixture, and they also keep the en-
CINE running unnecessarily. The fuel
problem is of international ,mpor.
lance, and the society is doing its ut
most TO assist in bringing about
solution.
These and other engineering prob
lens are the subjects Of frequent dis
cussion at frequent meetings of the
society. The annual meeting IL hello
In New York, every year, during the
week OF the automobile show. This
years meeting takes place January
SIS. anA another meeting of the 90
ciety will be held in Chicago, Jan.
-uary %, during the Chicago show
week.
Sectional meetings arc held from
time TO time in Minneapolis. Detroit.
New York. Chicago. Buffalo. Philadei-
phia, Cleveland and Indianapolis.
Subjects pertaining TO automotive en-
gineerfng are discussed with Nr~sf
proht to both the engineers and the
manufacturers they represent. as wen
az to the motoring public.
The ofncers Of. the society are:
Charles M. Manly. president: u. p.
Bachmsn, first vice president; L.. II
Belden- second vice president; Elmer
A. Sperry. second vice president: Il.
b. Funk, second vice president; John
]. Amory, second vice president: L. 6
keilholtz, second vice president; c.
b. Whittlesey. treasurer; s. r. Ketter-
ing, past president: Cocker r. Clark
son. secretary and general manager.
The Washington times., 1919-12-27
NEW SOUTHERN GARAGE.
132o-22 D st. N. W.
Franklin 24e0.
Gasoline, Repairs and Storage.

SURETY GARAGE & MOTOR CO., INC.
{. L. Green, General Manager
14th and SITS n. w.
North 7sO0-7S0l.
Washington's newest and most up-to-datS
freproof garage.
Storage. accessories and repairs
The Washington times., 1919-12-27
LEGAL fOlNlO ON FEDEkAL lF1EF LAW "sH@s

ing a verdict in favor of a motorist to
stand, although there may be evil
dence tending to support it, where
the physical facts demonstrate such
evidence to be untrue"
Two recent decisions of the attor-
ney general Of New York relating to
the use of automobiles by public Of
ficials in the performance of their
duties are of special interest both to
such officials and to the municipali-
ties which are called upon to make
allowances for the expenditures in
Cured
The decisions are to the effect that
a superintendent of highways who
uses his own automobile in the per-
formance of his public duties is not
entitled to claim compensation from
the county for such use, but that he
may recover the actual amount ex-
pended by him for needed supplies for
the machine. Upon the broader ques-
tion of the hiring of automobiles by
public officials at the expense of the
municipality the following rule is
laid down:
eff a town officer uses an automo-
bile to traverse the distance between
two points already connected by some
public conveyance it cannot be said
that the expense (of hiring an auto
mobile) is necessary. II he employ
an aeroplane where an automobile
would suffice the aeroplane service
cannot be said to be necessary. If he
employ a Packard where a Ford run
about would answer, the expense of
the larger car cannot be said to
be necessary. If Ford runa-
ol
form of travel is usual, appropriate
and customary. then in such case
the hire of the Ford cannot be said
to be necessary"
O. D. c. Oficial-Can you refer me to
decided case relating to the liability of
the owner of a car for an accident which
occurs under the following circumst ances:
While out driving the owner delivers his
car to a representative OF garage with in
structions to take 1t to the garage for re-
person is injured through the negligence OF
the driver-the garage man.
Answers to Questions.
A. This situation is covered in the
case reported in volume SO, New York
Miscellaneous Reports, stpage SO. An
examination of this case will convey
to you the pleasing Information that
under the circumstances stated by
you there is no liability on your part
for the accident In this answer it
is assumed that you were not in the
car. accompanying the garage man,
at the time of the accident.
If you are in doubt about any legol
points relating to automobiles, torite
to L. J. Faulkner, AutomotiUe Editor
of The Washington Times.
The Washington times., 1919-12-27
TIRE BUSINESS
GROWS RAPIDLY
Report Shows Profits of Good.
year Company Greater Than
Ever Before.

The annual meeting of the Good
year Tire and Rubber Company. held
at the company's offices Ddcember /,
1919, showed the past years business
The Washington times., 1919-12-27
Automobiles (continued)

MITCHELL CARS.
NEUMEYER MOTOR COMPANY,
1898 14th ST. ". w.
North 1872.
The Washington times., 1919-12-27

Drivers Go Slow In Crossing
Streets.
The Washington times., 1919-12-27

If you are in doubt about any legol
points relating to automobiles, ,orite
to l.. J. Faulkner, Automotiue Editor
Of The Washington Times.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-03-08

COblenz-When Chicago Tribune
correspondent entered one of the head
quarters offices the captain was just
completing what appeared to have been
an interesting lecture to u German
civilian.
"Just take my tip" he said, "and
stay right here in Germany where you
belong. They are laying for you fell
lows back in the States, and you are a
whole lot safer right here"
whats the matter with the birdT'
asked the correspondent, and the cap
tain explained.
"He's another of those damned
boches that we call American citizens
for convenience We have had about n
dozen wanting passports to the United
States. They were born in Germany,
went to the United States and took
out citizenship papers. and then, ac.-
cordng to their stories, either just hap.
pened to be over here when the war
started or were forced to return and
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-03-08
GARRY FOOD BY AIR

Paris-The French government has
decided to install an airplane service
to feed inhabitants OF the redeemed
districts of northern France until rail
ways destroyed by the Germans in
their retreat can be restored.
With 200 airplanes at least 100000
people of the stricken provinces can
be fed daily. 1t Is believed this num-
Der of planes could carry 100000
pounds of -four, 10000 pounds of sugar,
10000 pounds of butter, 10000 pounds
of vegetables and 10000 pounds of con.
densed food.
While this will be the most pipap-
tic scale on which airplanes have been
used for feeding country, yet the
system Is not entirely new.
During the war II was successfully
used by the British In carrying food
TO their troops in Mesopotamia. Pal
estlre and Macedonia. In November
1917, during the French offenslv,
IS, last the Chemin DIES Danes, II wa
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-03-08

used by the Germans. A detachment
OF their troops, completely enclrcled.
was kept supplied with food by air
planes that dropped baskets containing
bread. kraut, canned meat and other
supplies.
For the airplanes that will be neces.
sary for the new service for feeding
the north OF France, the French gov
eminent will first OF all make use OF
It's own bombing machines. After this
1t expects to be able to utilize not less
than 100 planes turned over by Ger
many under the terms Of armlstice. In
addition. France hopes that both Eng
land and the United States will place
at her disposal number of their
bombing machines now lying Idle IN
France.
Vital as the new service will be FOL
ieed'ng the north Of France, II also
VIII help solve the problem OF the grad
uai transformation OF the military ayI
alton service for peace times.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-03-08
Physicians Are Still Hunting for
a Preventive.
U. s. Laboratory Director SAYS NO
Cure for Battling Disease
Is Known.

New rk-Consldering that the IN
surance companies OF the United
States lost about Sl30,00O,Ooo during
the three months last year when the
influenza epidemic was ut Its height
il was but natural that when the Asso-
citation Of Life Insurance Medical Di-
rectors met In annual convention IN
Newark the physicians and public
health authorities should concern
themselves almost exclusively to the
search for some preventive measure
which would preclude another outbreak
OF the plague.
And yet, although 1t was shown that
about 6,000,Oo0 people In the world
persisted from It. 100000 OF whom were
Americans. all the medical experts al
mltted that the disease was completely
battling. Said DIR. G. w. Mccoy, d.
rector of the hyglenic laboratory OF ths
public health service In Washington
There is no serum that know OF
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-03-08
HUNS SAFER AT HOME

join the German army. Some fought
all four years.
"Now they know that hard times
are ahead of Germany and want 70 90
back to America, where 1t Is comparo.
lively soft picking. suppose thew vii,
even send American money over to
pay the indemnity.
There are others who merely took
their first papers and quit right there
without a thought of becoming c,t,.
zens. 1t was merely Convenient ror
them to be able to say 10y had an.
piled for citizenship. They also Sow
they love the United States better tho
Germany, but don't you believe II Won
don't hear of any refusing to turn tbo,.
machine guns on American troops"
, A number of German women olso
have been 'old things would not he
pleasant for them In America.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-03-08

London-When w. w. Jacobs wrote
"Many Cargoes" he had no notion his
idea was 10 be plagiarized, and pla-
CARRIED by great naval war at that.
But wars-like women-have strange
ways. And not the least strange of
them is the working of the department
of the British marshal of the ad-
miralty and prize court.
In time of history 1t was the duty
of this highfaluting dignitary to ar
range for and attend the execution or
prisoners sentenced to death for MUIR
der on the high seas. And 1t Is on
record that the marshal of the olden
time attended the execution of Ad-
miral Byng-a British commander,
who was shot on his own quarterback,
as penalty for losing battle. Times
have changed. The modern marshal Is
only q milk and water edition of his
sterner prototype. He is the watch
man, stevedore, caretaker and guar
dian angel in chief of all German
shipping that has fallen into allied
hands during the var, and incidentally,
of the British naval prize fund. OF
which thousands Of British jack tars
and their officers are now awaiting
their share.
The MANY Cargoes" to be divided
vary from priceless emerald to tin
kettle. The gross proceeds of the sale
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-03-08
Mezieres Victim of Hun Ferocity
Even Up to Signing of
ArmiStiCe.
BELLS ARE CARRIED away
After Suffering in 1921 Its First At
tack Sacred Edifce Got Germans
Parthan Shot-FuII of His
toric interest.
BY M. Liable A. PoULIN.
On the New York Herald.)


Mezieres, Ardennes, France.-It is a
fact known to everyone that the Ger
mans, after having desperately begged
for the armistice, shelled the town of
Nezieres, even up to the exact mo-
ment of the beginning of the armistice,
cowardly and without any military
reason whatever. They aimed espe-
cially at the monuments, which were
well known to them, as they had oc-
cupied the city for four years.
Among the latter the church is es-
pecially to be mentioned. 1t is fine
Gothic flamboyant structure with five
naves, the largest and perhaps the
most beautiful Of the country. This
church has had, among other princely
visitors, the honor of celebrating the
marriage ceremony of Charles TX and
Elisabeth Of Austria (1570). We make
bold to assert that It was "the last
of the churches shelled." A fact less
known, although not less interesting,
is that it was also "the first of the
churches to be shelled."
when in 1921 the imperials besieged
Mezieres, defended by Bayard, the
knight without fear or reproach. His
torians relate that shells were en-
ployed for the first time during this
siege. The enemy shelled the town
for exactly q month, from August 81
until September 81, and one part was
entirely destroyed. The monuments
as well as the church were struck by
the projectiles, as is proved by the
archives of the epoch, kept in the de-
positOry of the department of Me-
zieres. Several large holes had to be
mended In the roof of the church
steeple as "the glass frame Of the
round of the steeple which had been
broken during the siege"
Many Times Bombarded.
One can notice that the lombard
ments of this epoch, even compared to
those that the history of after times
was to note, were not-as certain
people might believe-"games of chill
dren." The church Of Mezieres was,
however, to undergo more terrible
ones on three different occasions.
Completed with difficulty in 1926
that is to say, hundred and twenty
seven years after the laying of the
foundation stone, 1t was soon to have
lived the golden age of its life. To
say nothing of the fire which broke
out in its steeple (16S2), neither of the
acts of vandalism of the revolutionists,
let us speak only of the bombardments
which 1t suffered
The Prussians shelled it in 1915. An
inscription on the wall reminds the
reader that it was nearly ruined. 1t
lost its beautiful stained-glass win
dOws of the sixteenth century and the
exterior pinnacles were seriously dam
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-03-08
BRITISH TARS TO
DIVIDE MILLIONS

of ships goods, the marshal told a
New York Sun reporter, amounted to
$7O,0O0,000, but this included goods
seized under the blockade, which must
be held pending the conclusion of
peace. 1t was not possible to say what
the amount of the prize fund would be.
There was plenty of work r,r the prize
court.
$50 Ships Seized During War.
1.-The president Uord Phillimore)
has sat every day since he was APP
pointed, and there would appear to be
quite another years work before the
court" said the marshal. Including
vessels seized in port upon the out
break of war, which numbered over
100, about $50 ships have gone into
my custody in the United Kingdom.
Hundreds of thousands of tons OF
goods of all descriptions-coppe
aluminium, metals, wool, cotton, lard,
oils and fats, coffee cocoa, dried fruits,
wheat, barley, hides, leather, tobacco,
nitrates, zinc concentrates, diamonds,
pearls, human hair, false teeth and
many other things-all are among the
prize captures"
Abiding to the quantities of bonds
and securities captured, he said the
interrogation Of these securities proved
powerful lever in British hands,
| causing serious interruption of German
trade and damage to German credit.
Amusing Incident.
IAN amusing incident" said the
| marshal, happened in the earliest
days of the war, when upon large
enemy vessel, brought in by the navy
rome alligators were found. The Off.
err of customs at the outport in az.
Using me of the seizure appeared to
re very nervous Of their presence
,ome he thought were dead, because
heir eyes were shut, and some were
90 much alive.
"The geological society not being
nxious to have them they were solo
buyer who subsequently toured
he provinces, exhibiting them a,
prize alligators.
Eighteen months later the owner
appeared in the prize proceedings ant
obtained a release Of the proceeds o
sale only. He appeared astonished t.
ind that they had been sold. dom
know" said the marshal, ''how h,
expected me to feed and look after tn,
animals for eighteen months. / hear,
that he expressed himself very forclbl.
to the innocent purchaser"
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-03-08
RAINBOW MEN
LIVE LIKE LORDS

who. after all. are distinguished ba'h
guests OF the German government
which foots their bills.
From the bath hotel your trail nat
urally leads to the kurhaus. WIN ls
reading and conversation rooms, its
tbeater and concert hall and, above
all. the springs that made Bad Neu-
enahr famous Here the signs OF
American military occupation are quite
unmistakable. for certain heavy heid
mortars are drawn up in line In front
of the Kurpark, while along the IA
yorlte walks of wealthy yaletndina-
rlans are plcketed focks OF Missouri
mules and long lines OF artillery
horses.
Array Of Mules and Monuments
You pick your way judiciously
through the park between the mules
and horses and arrive at large
structural iron shed, with Its front
omen and sides done In stained glass,
mostly cracked or broken. over the
entrance arch stands the inscription
In Latin: For the Edification and
Benefit Of the Sick" while among the
mules across the pathway Is gran
ite monument surmounted by the bust
Of the dlscoverer Of these alleged al
kali sulphurous hot springs.
Mules and NJ. P.'s permitting. you
climb down Into the structural iron
shed or pavilion to drink the waters,
II you dare.
A tour OF the principal hotels OF
Neuenahr showed that every man
lack OF the garrison had drawn a bed I;
in many cases. the artlllerists were
blletcd In expensive suites with pri-
vate baths. In the garden Of one ho-
tel, the reglmental band was giving an