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The Washington herald., 1919-02-07
CARPENTER READY
TO VISIT AMERICA

New York. Feb 6.-Al. Lippe jumped
over from Philadelphia Yesterday 10
get some work for his boys. Lippe
exhibited a letter written i'm French
and signed by Theodore Eienne. man
aGer of Georges Carpenter. in which
the fighter reiterated his declara ton
that he isn't prepared to fight either
jack Dempsey or Willard.
Carpenter is dead broke. He lost
his money in the mines of Lens,
which were devastated by the Huns. "
confided Lippe. when he received
Tex Richards great offer to some
here, the FrenChman couldn't believe
his eyes, and he is still wondering
If there is so much money in
Ameria.
Il believe Carpenter will make a
trip here in a year or so. In the mean
time he will box several second raters
to find out for himself If he is any
where near his old form
The Washington herald., 1919-02-07
Oklahoma May Get Big Fight.

Oklahoma City. Okla. Feb. g.
The Committee on Criminal Juris-
prudence of the Oklahoma House of
Representatives reported favorably
a bill establishing a boxing commits
sion in Oklahoma. Under provisions
of the bill it will be possible to hold
twenty-round bouts in Oklahoma
providing a worlds championship
were at stake. If it becomes a law.
Oklahoma oil men, it is understood.
expect to make a bid for the Will
lard-Dempsey bout which Will
eclipse any so far offered
The Washington herald., 1919-02-07
SAILORS TO RACE AT
COLISEUM TONIGHT

Two roller skating races of particu-
lar interest to Washington skating
fans will be staged at the Central Col
iseum tonight commencing at 1O.15.
The first race is a one-mile affair.
tve contestants being chosen from
the sailors attending the coliseum.
The second will be n relay race of
five miles for which Billy Whiting has
CHALLENGED n team composed of five
of Washingtons best roller skaters.
Bernie Emmett, George Morrow, Tony
Cannelle, Happy Young and Harry
Whiting
The Washington herald., 1919-02-07
YOUNG CHANEY WILL
WEIGH FOR BURNS

Eddie Rathman. manager of Young
clancy, the champion in the feather
weight division of the allied boxing
tournament, is willing that Andy make
The same weight that frankie Burns
docs in n bout that is to be staged
by the Peerless A. c. the end of this
month. Rathman will agree to let
his boxer do any weight the fam
Gus frankie does. denying that Chaney
IS too heavy for the Jersey mittman.
It is the candid opinion of Rathman
that Clancy is a legitimate feather
weight.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-07
CASEY RETURNS TO HARVARD
Football and Baseball Star is
Mustered Out of the Navy.

Cambridge, Mass, Feb. 6.-Eddie
Casey, the sensational football and
baseball star. has returned to Harvard
to complete his studies,
Casey. who was an ensign in the
navy. being in the Transport Service.
enrolled yesterday. and will be avail
able for Harvard athletics. He will
be a candidate for Hughey Duffy's
baseball team in the spring and will
be out for football in September.
Ensign Harry Dadmun, the former
football warrior. is back in citizen
clothes again, having been mustered
out of the navy, and he has entered
Harvard's law school to complete his
course.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-07
GONZAGA FIVE MUST
GO AT TOP SPEED

The Gonzaga High School basket
ball team. which has been travelling
at a top clip of speed in the scholastic
ranks, has a hard schedule cut out
for them next week.
The scheduled game between Con
zaga and Central has been postponed
until next Thursday while the "Y'
boys team will be battled on Friday
and the Hilltop Preps at Ryan gym
on Saturday.
Gonzaga intends to close out it's
basketball activities after the
Georgetown Prep game and will i'm
mediately take up baseball work.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-07
GIANTS TO GET
CHASE FOR MORAN

New York, Feb. 6.-Loose talk and
a lack of seriousness toward baseball
was the direct cause of Hal Chase's
trouble with the Cincinnati club and
the National League. according to a
well-posted baseball man here today.
''1f Chase had respected his job
with the Reds he would never have
had any trouble" says the "insider. 4"
Now that Chase has been given a
clean bill of health he will sign with
the Reds and later will be transferred
to the Giants in return for Pat Mo-
ran, it is said.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-07
Minnesota Bars Fulton.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Feb. 6.-The
Minnesota Boxing Commission has
voted to bar Indefinitely Fred Full
ton, Rochester, Mimi. heavyweight
tighter, from boxing or sparrinS in
Minnesota rings. No reason was
given, but it understood the Com
missioners took the action after dis
cussion of Fulton's statement made
recently in San Francisco that he
had agreed to fake" his fight with
Jack Dempsey last July.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-07
Army-Nayy Shooting Tourney.

New York, Feb. 6.-At a meeting
OF the executive committee of the
American Trapshooting Association
here arrangements were made to
have an army and navy week for
trapshoOters in this country and
Canada eliminating in a trophy
shoot at each of the 1900 clubs on
Washington's birthday.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-07
All the Liue Nelus and Views of the Sporting World
"Doe" Ayers is Signed.

Wyatt Yancy Ayers, the, Hills
Vile moundsman, yesterday ten
dered his signed contract to Man
ager Griffith. Doc" as he is
better known to the followers of
the Nationals, has been with the
local team for six years. having
been purchased from the Rich
mond team of the Virginia
League. Ayers had the best
season of his career last sum-
mer when he won eleven games
and lost Ten in forty in which he
worked.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-07
McNally to Confer with Frazee.

Scranton. Pa, Feb. 6.-Mike Nc
Nally. OF this city. formerly a member
Of the United States navy. has gone to
Boston to confer with President Fra
zee. Of the Boston Americans, in ref
erence to signing a contract for the
coming season. 1t is said here that
McNally is dissatisfied with the terms
Of his contract.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-07
Eddie Collins DISCHARGED.

Philadelphia, Pa, Feb. 6.-Eddie
Collins, the second sacker of the
Chicago White SoX club, was today
honoEably discharged from the
Marine service
The Washington herald., 1919-02-07
Episcopal Beat Business.

Alexandria, Va. Feb. 6.-The
Episcopal High School quint today
defeated the Business High School
team of Washington by so to 13.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-07
Whispering Wires henry sZ = LEVERAGE H e
Who Killed Montgomery Stockbridgei
CHAPTER NvI-continued.

Copyright 1915 BY Monat Yard Company. New York;
The sun., 1919-01-19
FERRIES STILL OPERATING.
Mild weather Keeps Many Open
Later Than Usual.

One result Of the mild weather thus
the ferry lines operating across Long
Island Sound and the Hudson River.
which are largely used by motorists, are
still providing regular service. The fol-
lowing information has just been given
out by the touring bureau of the a. \. A.
Metropolitan Consulate.
The ferry between Bridgeport Conn.
and Port jefferson. l.. l.. still offers a
limited service on Tuesdays and Fri
days. to continue throu7 bout the winter.
The ferry service between Linoleumville.
Staten Island and Carteret. y. j., has
been suspended for the winter months.
All Hudson River ferries from Man
haitian to New Jersey will continue in
operation with the exception of the
Dyckman street ferry. Both services
letween Nyack and Tarrytown are still
in operation and will remain 50 until the
river Is blocked with Ice. The Garrison
West Point ferry began its winter
schedule last Sunday and will run
throughout the winter unless the river
becomes frozen solid.
The Newburgh- Beacon ferry is en-
pected to remain in service on a some
what curtailed schedule, using an ice
breaker TO keep an open lane when the
river is frozen.
The winter schedule of the Rh!nebeck-
Kingston ferry was inaugurated on De-
cember 10. The Catskili-Greendale and
the Hudson Athens ferry services will
also continue as long as open weather
permits. In other years most of these
ferries have been obliged to discontinue
operation long before this time because
of ice in the river.
Between Sea Cliff and Rye and Sea
Cliff and New Rochelle the service has
been discontinued The same applies
to the oyster Bay-Greenwich. and tho
sag Harbor-New London ferries.
The sun., 1919-01-19
APPERSON PLANS
NEW 1920 MODEL
Cost to Be Lower Than Present
Cars i'm This High Class
Line.

At the New York Automobile Show the
Apperson Brothers Automobile Company
of Kokomo, Ind, will through distribu-
ton Of a handsomely prepared pocket
$ized brochure announce its after the
war policy.
c. r silver. Fifty-seventh street and
Sixth avenue, Is the New York Apper-
son distributor
1t WILL be remembered that the APP
person brothers returned during the
past two years to the class of exclusive
car builders. 4 position which they &C.
cupied years ago. Through the produc-
ton of the Anniversary Apperson. a mo-
tor car which did credit to these pioneer
builders of kokomo and which was en-
Enthusiastically received the country over
the Appersons went back to the "a 1000
class. Now in outlining the plans o.
the Kokomo company for the future 7.
L. Jarrard. vice-president OF the Ape
son company had the following to say
LAS part of our postwar policy W
have decided to continue the manufac-
ture of the Anniversary Apperson in
both the seven PASSENGER touring car and
the four passenger tourster. These two
cars will list at 81 900, {. o. b. Kokomo.
Our decision to continue this Apperson
model, one OF the most popular we hav"
ever produced, was largely determined
by the demand made for it on the part
Of our larger distributors
80 with it as our leader. the APP
person organization is assured that the
f,gh quality established by the ami
versary car will be continued in the
future product of this pioneer com
| pany
"As 4 compa Mon model TO the big
exclusive car we will build a more
moderate priced machine. This model.
| 20 be known as the Standard Apper
| son for 1920, will be produced in =
| seven passenger touring car and n four
| passenger sportster, Both jobs will be
! of the latest design and will carry newly
desi ned bodies QUILTED with the most
modern equipment.
The bodies and fittings are by c. T.
| Silver OF New York city. This is proof
| that they will embody in their makeup
| the very latest trend IN motor car de-
| sign. The chassis of the new model will
| carry the famous IS with so less parts
/ Apperson engine and will have Appersou
, built units. namely. transmission rear
! axle. clutch. &c, throughout Apperson
| always has been a manufactured and not
, an assembled car.
THE price of the new model will be
announced shortly. We can say at this
| time that it will be as low as the present
cost of materials and labor Ill permit
US to manufacture a motor car Of quail
ity. Deliveries. it is expected. will be
started in May
The sun., 1919-01-19
Big MOTOR SHOW
TO BREAK RECORDS
Previous Exhibitions Likely to
Be Surpassed at "Double
Header" Here Feb. LIS.

From all indications the nineteenth
annual New York Automobile Show. the
big double event in Madison Square
Garden and the Sixty-nlnth Regiment
Arlnory from February 1 to IS, prom
ises to exceed in many ways all previ
Gus expositions.
II 1t proves to be verltable flood
OF visitors and stampede of dealers from
all over the country there Is at least a
well defined, logical reason for it. The
wars reaction upon an industry which
vas such big factor In crushing the
Hun and the reaction upon the great
motor loving public will be In evidence
on all sides.
Oni.. a few months ago no patriotic
American would drive his car on Sun
day. except in remote regions where
there was no other means of transporta-
ton. and then only in cases of absolute
necessity. TIL e motoring public was
asked to help win the war by conserving
gasolene, which request appeared to
many to be the forerunner of another
Government request to stop motoring
dVOBtlHeT ne OutiOOk WAS BlOuulN >
the factories. which ordinarily produced
passenger cars and utility vehicles, were
engaged in war work exclusively. Al
tomobile dealers In town and cities were
wondering where they were at"
Armistice Changes Outlook.
Then came the armistice and things
changed as II by magic. The man who
woull not buy n new car because he
considered it unpatriotic and wanted>t o
put his money into Liberty bonds, i'm
mediaieIy began to think about pur-
chasing a car. The woman who fea-e
the day when her husband would be
called to the colors or who was econo-
Milling and saving in every way because
the men In the family wore at the front
at Cnce switched her thoughts toward
some new gowns and a new automobile.
A goodly proportion Of the hundreds
OF thousands Of men who began to corle
about getting car. Many had sold
their old car before enlisting.
Ever since the annual automobile
shows were first staged, accessories and
parts displayed have We'd with the cars
themselves. Show visitors who have not
gone to the show to purchase new cars
have, nevertheless, in many cases been
in the market for accessories and fea-
lures that would make their old car run
better or more comfortably.
At the approaching show the display
of accessories, parts and sundries prom.
ises to be larger than at any show in
the past, and therefore more interesting
For the last decade or more there never
has been sufficient space available ir
either. the Garden or Grand Central Pal.
The sun., 1919-01-19
OWEN MAGNETIC CAR
SALES FORCE GROWS
Well Known Motor Statesmen
Added to Meet Increas-
ing Demand.

The increasing popularity of the Owen
Magnetic Car has forced +. S. Part,
ridge, sales head of the owen Magnetic
Sales Corporation, to increase his SELL
ing force One of the latest additions
Is Louis Il. Rather. one OF the best
known statesmen along Automobile Row.
Until recently Mr.. Rather was in the
Inspection Division of the Quartermas-
ters Corps, L. S. a.
For Two years. until he quit to enter
the army, Mr.. Rather was with the
New York agency OF the King motor
car, where he made an enviabie record.
Previously he had been for two years
with the Brooklyn agency for the Stude-
baker car, Still earlier he helped sell
the Alec, the Acme and other cars. He
has been Ia the automobile selling field
fourteen years
Now with chance to devote his en-
orgies and skilled salesmanship to the
line OF beautiful owen Magnetic cars,
with their wonderful transmission which
makes gear shifting unnecessary. he eX-
poets to surpass his former records.
To meet the popular interest in the
owen Magnetic and Liberty cars these
other experienced statesmen also have
been added to the already efficient or
ganization:
man at Philadelphia owen Magnetic
sales agency.
Perry ID. Read. formerly with the
Dodge agency in New York.
Harry E Stephens. who was with the
Locomobile Company of New York for
thirteen years and later with the
Colonial Motors Company lie Will
continue TO specialize on Liberty cars.
Walter A. Ramsey. who will continue
~ the wholesale manager working the
Liberty territory controlled by the
Magnetic Sales Company.
The sun., 1919-01-19
URGES WORK FOR GOOD ROADS.
F. W. Wright. Auburn and bort
Distributer, Asks United Effort,

If every motor car owner and pro-
spective owner would do his little mite
toward good roads tho benefits to him
self and to the country at large would
be so great as to practically prohibit
an estimate of them" says F. w
Wright, bort and Auburn distributor in
New York.
II am sure we all want good roads,
but good many don't seem to realize
that to get any Improvement like this
necessitates action by the individual
citizen. Citizens seem too busy to de-
vote time to these things and yet a
few moments by a large number would
do more than ceaseless effort by a
minority
city motorists especially should take
this to heart. For city motorists not
only like TO use the highways for their
own touring but they pay the food bills
that are caused in part by lack OF good
roads on which to truck in the food
stuffs from the farms
The sun., 1919-01-19
DE BEAR TO HAVE
DOUBLE EXHIBIT
Will Display Maxwell Cars in
Garden and Chalmers in
Armory at Show.

Harry ]. De Bear manager of the
New York Observation-Disclosures branch.
Broadway and Fifty-ninth street, is TO
have individual displays for each of the
lines during the Madison Square Garden
exposition.
The Maxwell display is to be in space
four. right aisle, in the Garden. The
Chalmers display will be in the Armory
in space sixty-three and half Of space
sixty-two. These spaces are practically
only stones throw from the Garden.
For the first time in the history of the
New York automobile shows the Max
well display will show cars in two tone
effects Always heretofore the regular
factory Jobs have been shown De Bear
will display several specially painted de-
signs. as New York buyers are showing
he says an increasing liking for this
special painting OF their cars.
There will be a complete Maxwell line
on display for study and inspection by
show crowds. This will include Max
well five passenger touring car, a Max
we'll roadster, a Maxwell coupe and a
Maxwell sedan, with cut out chassis
displaying all the working parts.
The feature Of the Chalmers display
will be n Chalmers victoria. which prom
ises to become more than ordinarily
popular with New York BUYERS De Bear
asserts In addition a Chalmers sedan
"A cabriolet. a roadster and a chassis
will be shown
In both booths there will be on display
parts boards showing the important
working parts of both models.
II am certain" said Mr. De Bear
that the surprises We will show in both
the Maxwell and Chalmers booths will
be among the real sensations of the
show"
The sun., 1919-01-19
WARNER TRAILER SELLS FAST.
Orders Booked and Agencies
Taken Before Demonstrators Come

r. c. Showers, head of the Kaufman
Showers Company, distributors of Titan
and Nash trucks and Warner trailers.
reports that while the Warner trailer
has been represented in this city only a
short time and the demonstrators have
not yet been received, a number of or
ders have been booked and agencies
closed for the sale of the Warner trailers.
The Cannon Motor Sales Company of
Jersey City, distributors of Nash and
Titan trucks, just closed up the agency
with the Kaufman Showers Company to
handle the Warner trailers. The Warren
Nash Company have also taken on the
line in this territory. Mr. Showers ex-
poets a full stock of all models for the
New York show.
The sun., 1919-01-19
NEW ESSEX CAR IS
SENSATION OF WEEK
Warm Welcome for First Post.
War Machine to Make
Debut.

What was unquestionably tie NOS,
sensational event OF the week on Case.
lene Row was the debut OF the new
Essex car, designed by the engineers o.
the Hudson super six.
The new car, which was placed on dis.
play in the Circle Building salesroom n,
the Hudson Motor Car Company " Ncr
York. It's Eastern distributors, a',racte,
much favorable notice from thousand,
OF motor car owners and agents. w,o
thronged the sale.room during The week
Az the Essex is the first new car Z,
be placed on the market since tho United
States entered the war the public ratr.
rallv expected something pretty good.
as IT figured that no company cou1
afford to enter the automobile mahufac.
turing field at the present time unless I,
had something exceptional to offer
In this those who did not expect som,.
thing very radical or extreme were mol,
disappointed. as the Essex met every
requirement that the most critical
motorist could ask for or expect Of A
car in the medium priced car fed to
which the Essex belongs, and also cor.
tains many practical and exceptional
features not found in other cars selling
for $1,000 or under.
Harry :. Houpt. pres!dcn Of the Hud.
son Motor Car Company of New Nora
in discussing the car said
The automobile has developed no
two general channels. The frs 'eals IN
the direction Of dignity. silence, rrar,.
ment and smooth operation. The pjus~
emphasizes economy Of gasolego, tires.
initial cost and depreciation. Tho ara
that have been successful along N 4,
line have sacrificed comfort, appearance,
longevity and some other Of the oSSer.
tial elements that are Necessary 10 t-s
real motor car.
Between these two there Is grea,
field that has not been occupied hy ar
car. 1t is the field which the Essex =,
to fill.
Briefly" he continued the Fe.eN
a light weight quality car OF beautt.l
body design and finish which provided
ample room for both driver and pa
sengers. 1t also combines In rs Dc.
signs the comfort. durability and love-
Of the highest priced AUTOMOBILES ON "a
market with the further adyauta-a -
greater efficiency, minimum dep~c-.4''.-
! and low cost.
That the car apparently fills 20 'st
/ need in motor circles wa iudiCa' ! =
! the fact that the two demous'f,..
cars. which were run on nftecn ru.i
schedules. were so crowded during g.
week that hundreds Of prosperity" .g'
toners were disappointed
The sun., 1919-01-19

That our boys are eager to get b Ok
- home and worl. is indicated daily in
he many applications mad ~ the big
plant Of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber
company. Akrdtl, ONO ny men in blue
nd khaki Many of them served over
II az and are now returning wearing
overseas caps and gold service stripes
The Goodyear experiences in hiring
the soldier boys who left year ago AT
their country's cali shows that they are
not "fussy'" About the kind of work they
take up. nor afraid TO buckle down to a
hard lob
The sun., 1919-01-19
BIGGEST IN THE U. g.
New Jersey Automobile and Mo.
tor Club Has 1000 Members.

Passing the 1000 mark in member
ship the New Jersey Automobile and
Motor Club now has the largest mem
bership of any club in the United States
and is still growing.
The club is in excellent financial con-
dltion and plans much of interest to au-
tomobilsts during the coming year
The roads of New Jersey have been
well marked With direction signs by the
road scouts and the touring bureau fles
contain large quantities of material
highly useful to tourists.
The sun., 1919-01-19
PATERSON MOTOR ASSOCIATIONS.

The Paterson Automobile Trade Assn-
citation has been incorporated in New Jer-
sey to promote tho automobile trade and
to hold exhibitions and race meets Ed
ward a. Browne, one Of paterson's most
prominent automobile mon, Is in charge
of the associations headquarters, asa
Market street. that city. Tho capital
stock OF the corporation Is $50. 900, divided
into 1000 shares OF $50 each The in
corporators are Edward a Browne Of
Paterson, Charles W Aschenbach of
Ridgewood. y. J.. and Charles A
The sun., 1919-01-19
More Truck Space Needed.

During the past week the show COM
mittee has been itching for a plan 70 OBJ
tain moro space for the commercial We
hicle exhibitors. Charles a Stewart,
general manage, says 1t is ''heartbreak-
Ing to have to turn down applicants
who have trucks, road machinery, etc,
to exhibit In nearly every case the dis
appointed prospects declare they would
have applied sooner had they realized
the show was going to be so-large and
important.
During the week there will be a num-
Der of important luncheons and banQuets
Of various associations and committees