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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-15
SOUTH SIDE BRIDGE
CASE POSTPONED

Because of the absence OF Will Rell-
er, attorney for the Improvement COM
mittee, who is in Winchester on the
Howard case, and E. M. Campbell,
who is sick. the South Side bridge
was not brought up before the county
commissioners Saturday morning. II
will be brought up again before the
first commissioners meeting which
they can attend.
Representatives from the Cambridge
City Welfare club, and other organi-
cations of the west end, came over
for the commissioners meeting Sew
eral members of the South Side Inn
provement association were also about
the commissioners room during the
morning.
Opening of bids for the county coal
supply for next year will be held
April II, the commissioners decided.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-15
School Officials Renew Effort to
Obtain Playground Appropriation

with no place to train the team it will
be badly handicapped though the ma
terial this year is of the best that
Coach Eckel has had to choose from.
Last year Richmond track men had
to do a good part of their training on
Reid field, at Earlham because Of the
poor condition of the play grounds
track and field. This year. however,
Earlham may not be able to turn over
Reid field to the school boys as the
college athletes under Coach Ray B.
Move expect to use every bit Of the
available time possible in building a
strong track team and baseball nine.
An attempt will be made to take
the matter Of appropriating money for
the play grounds at the next meeting
of the city council, Monday. March II.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-15

fer asking payment until the maturity
of the certificates"
1t is aga in announced that War Saw
ing certificate stamps are not trans
ferable, bat when stamps are properly
affixed TO War Savings certificate,
owners of stamps are entitled to pay
ment after ten days notice in writing.
Unregistered War Savings certificates
will be paid under these conditions at
any money order postoffice, but the
registered War Saving Certificates
only at the postoffice of registration.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-15
Township School Houses
Broken Into by Boys

Almost every school house of Wayne
township, outside of Richmond, has
been broken into, presumably by boys,
in the last few weeks, says Township
Trustee Edgerton.
Small articles, fountain pens and
books have been stolen and glass
broken out of windows, and Edgerton
asks that parents of the township be
sure to know what their boys are do
ing during the night, that the nuisance
may be stopped.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-15
Would-Be Citizens Are
Examined for Admission

P. w. Blazer, of the bureau CT nat
uralization, gave the preliminary ex-
animation for citizenship to several
aliens Saturday morning in the county
clerks office.
Much emphasis was laid upon the
applicants knowledge of the war and
its cause and what he had done to
help this country. Several OF the for
eigners we're recommended to go to
night schol and learn more about the
United States before they took final
examinations.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-15
JESSE UNDERHiLL HURT

Jesse Eugene Underhill. 20 years
old. was run over and suffered dis
located hip when the automobile upon
which he and his father. Alfred Under
hill, were working at the corner OF
Fifteenth and Main streets this morn
ing, backed on him knocking him
down. He was taken to Reid Memoir
ial hospital where he was said this
afternoon to be in good condition.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-15
COURT POSTPONED

Bud Coleman, colored, charged with
picking up coal in the c. and o. yards,
was released by police Saturday to
appear Monday morning for trial in
city court. a.
Because of the absence of Mayor
Zimmerman and the prosecutor, court
was postponed until Monday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-15
War Tax Placed on
Telepho-o MESSAGES


The telephone coin. o4lies will be re-
CURED to collect five cent war tax for
the government on all messages over
IA cents and not over 81 cents. Mes
sages costing over this amount will De
taxed 10 cents. This new ruling will
go into effect on April /. 1919.
At present five cents is charged on
all messages over II cents.
Also this will effect the telegraph
cable and radio messages in the
United States
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-15
CASES ARE CONTINUED.

WICHITA, Kans., March 15.-The
cases of the 80 alleged members of the
Industrial Workers of the World, on
trial in the Federal Court, Friday af-
ternoon, were continued to the Sep
tember (1919) term of the court
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-15

"There is no vulgarity in nakedness
clothes and civilization create vul-
garity. The women of the cannibal
Islands of the South Pacific wear vir-
tually no clothing at all, and they are
more modest than the Broadway
broiler, and a whole lot less vulgar"
This is the observation of Mrs.
Martin Johnson, wife of the adven-
turous cameraman whose motion pic
lures of the savage peoples of the
south seas have just been released as
a fve-reel feature under the title of
"Cannibals of the South Seas" Mrs.
Johnson accompanied her husband
on the most dangerous exploits of
his fourteen months expedition.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-15
Funeral notice. All Druids
meet at Druid's hall, Sunday
at 2:30 to attend funeral of
Bro. Geo. Winters.
Frank Shallenberg, N. o.
PHONE GIRLS ON STRIKE.

BUENOS AIRES, March 15-Nearly
one thousand telephone girls partic-
ipated in a demonstration here today.
leading parade of striking telephone
employees. The girls are asking that
their wages be doubled.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-15

An iron ship weighs q per cent.
less than a wooden one of the same
dimensions and will carry Is per cent
more cargo when loaded to the same
depth.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-15
BRIEFS
ATTENTION MOOSE

ATTENTION MOOSE
Meet at Moose Home Satur-
day, March Is, ISIS p. M,
to attend funeral services of
Bros. John Winter and John
G. Minor.
Chas. E. Thomas, Dictator
w. H. Brooks, Sec'y
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-15

The cotton handkerchiefs supplied
to French soldiers have printed upon
them number of precepts to be OBJ
served on the march and during a
campaign.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-15
CUMMINGS CHALLENGES G. o. p.

NEW YORK, March 15.-Homer S.
Cummings, chairman of the Demo
cratic National Committee, challenges
Will H. Hays to put Republican party
on record with respect to league of
nations.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-14
AUTO TRADE AIDS
HARDWARE DEALERS

Automobiles and their require
ments are so increasingly numerous
that although garages. tire and Access
sorry branches have sprung into exis-
tence by thousands, the field Of supply
and distribution has not kept pace
with the growing demand.
Now with full-fleged peace prac-
ticaIIy taken for granted. and the
anxiety of doubt about everything in
general considerably lesscned, or soft
encd by time. there is a feeling that
the long hoped for business boom is
in the air Everybody feels II, not
knowing why nor whence the feeling
comes.
Hardware dcalers-of whom there
are 3O4iG in the United Statcs-have
held back many years from recOgniz-
ing automobile accessories as legIt-
innate and profitable adjunct to their
business. Now they are stocking up
on everything the autOmoblllst.
motorcycles. motor truck owner, and
farmer with his tractors. may re-
quire.
Soon. no doubt. they will carry
magnetos and fittings and employ a
competent automobile electrician.
Then If a car has a faulty battery
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-14
TELLS DRIVERS TO
KNOW ROAD RULES

With the advent Of June, the sea-
son for gasolene gadabouts opens, and
the summer OF 1919 undoubtedly will
mark a real revival OF touring after
the conservation and self-deniaI that
was generally practiced a year ago.
Motorists who are planning to spend
a week or more on the road this year
are advised by JEFF Combs, local dis
tributor Of National skies and tweIyes.
tc mind their driving p's and as.
Automobile owners will save
themselves time, trouble, embarrass-
ment and money by studying the mo-
tor vehicle regulations of the States
and cities they intend to visit" he
said. For until the State laws and
municipal ordinances regulating the
operation OF automobiles are stand
ardiZed, there is bound to be a great
deal of annoying confusion and many
arrests that are unWarranted
In some States, for example, head
lights must be fitted with anti-glare
lenses, while in others lamps need
only be dimmed. A certain speed that
Is within the law in one place is il
legal in another. There are almost as
many kinds of parking rules as there
are cities to pass them.
Personally, I anticipate a more
strict enforcement of the rules Of the
road than ever this year. In many
instances the most trivial offense will
be viewed under a magnifying glass.
1t is not unreasonable to suppose that
the cities and towns. which have lost
revenue through prohibition will look
to offending motorists to make up
part of the deficit"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-14

system and ignition troubles, they
can install a new magnetic ignition
system and end that source Of trouble
forever.
The car owner who does know the
big, fat, hot spark the magnetic gives
at all speeds, the wonderful difference
when accelerating for a run at a
hill" or a quick jump in traffic, its
accomplishment OF more miles to
the gallon OF gasoline" the greater
pulling power" of the engine under
average road conditions, always in
sists on having magnetic ignition on
his car when he buys it, whether the
car has a battery system for starting
and lighting, or not.
Whatever else the car has, or has
not, the man who knows, and knows
he knows, will have magnetic igni-
ton. All dealers contemplating add
ing automobile supplies to their line
Of business will do we'll to talk con-
vincingly of magneto-ignition and the
satisfaction il gives.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-14

SECTION
37,5OO,OOO TIRES
NEEDED NEXT YEAR

H. c. Miller. New York manaesr for
the Miller Rubber Company. Of Akron.
Ohio, has furnished the following In
teresting figures on tire consumption
for 1919:
The total number Of automobiles
and trucks registered in the United
States for the year OF 1918 was $685.
169. representing an increase Of l.
O26.555 cars over 1917. despite the war
curtailment Of manufacture. Nearly
20 per cent OF these new cars were
Fords. the Ford output Of passenger
cars and trucks for the fiscal year
ended July 81, 1918, being 7O6,5S4 ears.
The 1919 Ford campaign calls for an
output OF 100000 cars, and as other
companies contemplate similar In
creases the 1919 registration probably
will jump to at least 100000 cars.
These statistics forecast an Ameri-
can output Of some 81 1900. 900 tires for
the year. Assuming I'VE tires per car
as the average yearly consumption
four in use and one spare-it viii re-
quire SO. 44O.s tires to operate the
cars registered at the end OF 1918.
The 1919 production OF cars viii call
for 100000 tires as original equip
ment, and for each Of these cars a
spare quickly will be bought, thereby
adding 100000 to the grand total II
remains only to deduct something for
the old cars that may go out Of serv-
ice during the year. This hardly VIII
exceed and probably not equal 44OyS46
tires, the odd part OF the hrSt item,
so that 37,5OO,OOO tires may Be re-
garded as a conservative estimate, es-
pecially in view Of the depleted con-
dition Of American tire stock follow
ing the curtailment period.
LOCK YOUR CAR.
LOCK YOUR SPARE TIRE.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-14
GREAT WAR RAISED
AUTO TRADE IDEALS

The war has developed new and
higher ideals OF honor and justice and
service in the automobile industry
The prosperity of peace, apparently
looming within easy reach, will prove
a mere phantom to those who fail TO
take into consideration this import
ant moral phase Of their business.
George c. Hubbs, Of Detroit, who
has been prominently identified for a
number Of years with big manufac.
turing interests, fathers the foregoing
idea Of the automobile renaissance"
He expounded il in a forcible and in
teresting address to a recent gather
ing of the Ohio Auto Trade Associa-
ton in Akron.
ut is my candid opinion that four
years Of war conditions have resulted
in putting the motor car business in
a healthier state than IL has been
at any time in its history" said Mr..
Hubbs, who is assistant general sales
manager of Dodge Brothers.
"The industry as a whole has had
an opportunity to express itself in
new and splendid terms; and as a re-
suit of these testings there has
evolved a character to the business
which Is certain to have an important
bearing upon future manufacturing
and sales methods.
Wages and crop prices have never
been as high in this or any other
country as they have been in the
United States during the past two or
three years. In spite Of the high cost
Of living, tens of thousands OF peo-
pie to whom the purchase Of car
was formerly more OF a wish than
hope, are now in a position to buy
practically any car they choose.
Nowhere in the motor car bust
ness, so far as know, can a man at
tain even a fair measure Of success
without the most painstaking, intelli-
gent. aggressive efforts. Every year
the industry is getting more into the
control Of this type Of business men
and away from those whose chief in
terest in the business is for the pur-
pose Of exploiting it,"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-14
EUROPE GETSFIRST
CARS SINCE WAR

The first shipment OF cars going to
Northern European countries since
the close of the war. has just been
made by the Columbia Motors Com
pany. manufacturers of the Columbia
Six, who have just shipped four cars
to their Denmark distributor.
Mr.. Leidich, foreign sales manager
for the Columbia Motors Company,
anticipates that this is but the fore
runner of a steady stream of Ameri-
can-built cars which will flow into
Northern Europe.
The performance of the American
built cars in the war zone strength
ems the good opinion which these for
eign countries had of the American
built cars. Dealers report that since
the signing of the armistice, they
have been continually taking orders
even though they could make no
definite promise Of shipments.
Stanley Watson. Inc. OF London,
England. have just taken on the CO.
Iumbia line and have placed an order
for q large shipment, even though
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-14
AUTO MEN CHOOSE
DATES FOR z SHOWS

At last weeks annual meeting of
the National Automobile Chamber OF
| Commerce the manufacturers decided
to hold their national shows in New
! York, January , to 10. and Chicago,
January "a to 81, for both passenger
| cars and trucks.
The industry so generally took on
war work last year that the members
voted TO allot space on the basis of
| the cars or trucks sold during the
| year ending June 30 of 1917 or 1918
| instead of the year previous to the
shows, as has been the usual custom.
There was a highly important Ie-
port on foreign conditions made by
{. c. Hanch, secretary or the uTgani-
cation, who has just returned from a
three and one-half months trip
abroad, showing the possibilities CT
the motor car trade in Europe, where
the motor car, because Of its service
in the war, is more highly appreciaL-
ed than ever before. cars over Jhare
are in great demand, second hand
cars selling at double the price they
brought wnen new in 1914.
Carload Shipments Increase.
Carload shipments of automobiles
from the factories for May will show
more than $4,000 carloads, compared
with 1888 carloads in May, 1918. in
dicating that motor car production is
on the increase to meet the demand
caused by the shortage Of cars last
year.
There was a broad discussion Of
general conditions affecting the in
dustry. including the progressive
work Of the Government in highway
matters, the increasing amount. OF
unfair legislation and taxation
against the GO,OOO,OOO owners OF auto
mobiles. Motor fuel and patent mat
ters also received attention.
The n. A. c. {. lawyers endeavored
to interpret the new rulings of the
Treasury Department relative to
taxes on motor cars and motor
trucks.
A resolution was passed asking
Congress to repeal all manufacturers
sales taxes, including those on cars
and trucks, as suggested by President
Wilson in his recent message.
Directors Reelected.
The following directors were re-
elected: John n. WHY'S. Overland:
II. II. Rice. Chevrolet; Roy D. Chaplin. |
Hudson; c. c. Hanch, Studebaker, and F,
J. Walter Drake Hupmobile. At the
next meeting a constitutional amend !
ment will be offered increasing the !
directorate from fifteen to eighteen
members to provide further for rep
resentatives of the fast-growing !
truck industry. At present there are |
five directors from truck manufaC- !
turers on the board
President Charles Clifton (Pierce- !
Arrow presided. while in attendance |
were representatives Of almost every |
important motor car and motor truck |
manufacturer in the country.
The truck manufacturers held a |
special session 10 discuss problems |
relating particularly to the making !
and use Of trucks, with committee |
meetings on Standardization, repair |
parts, and service policies.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-14

no definite promise can be given NJ
the present time as to when shipping
space can be found.
OF course, the lightweight, econom-
ical cars are bound to have the call
in these countries with gasoline cost
ing about four times as much as VIC
pay for II here.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-14
AUTOMOTIVE
SECTION
5,013 EX-SERVICE MEN
BACK AT GOODYEAR PLANT

The encouragement which has been
given to soldiers and sailors to &C
cept work with the Goodyear Tire and
Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio, has re
suited to date in the return of 5.O13
men who performed some kind OF mill
tary service.
The company's readjustment to nor
NAL conditions and its greatly in
creased output Of product has con-
tributed greatly to the accommoda-
ton OF these men in the way of Civ
ing them remunerative employment.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-14
NATIONAL Alto SHOW DATES CHOSEN
EMPLOYMENT MANAGERS
VISIT GOODYEAR PLANT

One hundred and fifty employment
managers from various Industrial
concerns throughout the country have
just visited the factory of the Good
year Tire and Rubber Company at
Akron, Ohio.
The visitors were delegates to the
national employment managers con-
ventiOn at Cleveland. and took ad-
vantage OF their close proximity to
take in the big Akron rubber plant.
Their visit was for the purpose Of in
spectinE and investigating the en-
pIoymeht methods used at Goodyear.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-14
DON'T TAMPER WITH
STANDING MACHINE

An amendment act to revise the
law in relation to criminal jurispru-
dence was recently introduced in the
Illinois Legislature. making il un-
lawful for any person, without the
consent OF the owner, to start the
engine OF a motor vehicle, to deface
or damage II in any way, to release
the brakes OF a standing vehicle. to
cause 1t to be moved or driven. The
penalty provided for such act is not
more than one year of labor or a fine
not exceeding 5000, or both. In case
Of damage to such vehicle, the con-
victed person shall. if placed upon
probation, pay to the owner by way
Of restitution the cost OF repair.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-14
RACE CARS
MADE IN FAST TIME

The inside story of one Of the
sporting history, the construction in
1O2 working days Of the Ballot rae
ing car, piloted by four of EurOpe's
most famous stars. Rene Thomas,
Paul Ballot, Albert Guyot, and Louis
Wagner, in the Indianapolis 500-mile
Liberty Sweepstakes on May 81. is
now made public for the first time.
On December "a, 1918, Thomas.
who. it will be remembered, won the
Indianapolis race in 1914. submitted
a proposal 10 the Ballot company, a
firm of wealthy Paris engine manu-
facturers, to build a set OF four cars
especially for the American classic;
on December % the contract was
signed, and on December % the work
Of designing the cars began, under
the supervision Of Ernest Henry, who
created the French Peugeots.
Declared Impossible.
When the Ballot organization was
approached with the problem of build
ing four racing cars in the four
months that remained until the time
that il would be necessary to ship
NAAClAA III OlutA " llldhC inc 1lluldlldp-
oils race, the feat was declared i'm
possible. The. men were tired Of
working under pressure, after four
years of war strain. and declared they
had no stomach for the attempt.
Once the work had started. however,
the entire factory organization took
up the task with a new enthusiasm
and worked day and night until ii
was done. The four cars cost $780,
900 to build, it is said.
Innumerable difficulties were over
come to get the necessary materials
for the cars, the cooperation of the
French government being enlisted in
several instances to get results, as.
for instance, in the procuring OF GER
tain high grades Of steel that were
under exclusive contract to the Gov
eminent for the manufacture OF mu-
nitions. When the cars were COM
pleted, the aid OF the Government
was again enlisted to secure the nee
essary shipping space aboard
steamer bound for the United States.
Work Was Kept Secret.
During the entire time that the
Ballot cars were under construction
no word of their existence was al
lowed to leak out to the outside
world. for fear that a mishap in one
OF the infinite details required for
their completion would prevent their
in active competition So
complete were the precautions adopt
ed that the drivers of the cars. other
than Thomas, were not engaged until
two weeks before the shipping date
nor were the mechanicians. The work
Of production was successfully
brought to conclusion without a SIN
gle accident, however. and the cars
made ready for shipment on schedule
time.
In their road tests the cars proved
much faster than had
originally been anticipated
The Evening Missourian., 1919-04-10

Monroe County Circuit, is mentioned
as likely to be the third member Of
that party. At present Kansas City
has no member of the court or of the
commission.
The senate this evening took up and
amended the house bill imposing a
tax OF two cents gallon on soft
drinks. The amendment cut the tax
from two to one and one-half cents
per gallon. AS this measure was in
troduced in both houses it called for
tax of five cents per gallon. Both
houses whitfield it down to two cents
in their committees. The senate en-
crossed its bill. at two cents, but aft
erwards reconsidered and fixed one
and one-half cents. 1t is presumed
that the measure will produce about
$685. 900 a year. There were about z
million gallons of soft drinks manu-
factured last year. With the coming
of prohibition, however, it is expected
that the business will pick up amaz-
ingly.
Senator Green called up his bill re-
quiring the county court to apportion
the money used in Jackson County for
clerk and deputy hire into twelve
equal parts, and also requiring that
not exceeding one-twelfth of the
amount allotted to any department can
be expended in any one month. 1t was
read third time and passed. The
object of the measure is to prevent
the local officials from employing a
small army of special deputies and
running up bills for the county to
pay.