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The Washington times., 1919-10-18
MOTOR HAULING IS
GROWING SILENTLY

TT is not generally known" said
NJ. B. HoagIand, general sales man
ager OF the Signal Motor Truck Com
pany. of Detroit. that there are
nearly forty truck lines operating out
Of Brooklyn, n. Y. many OF them
available for shipping anywhere.
What is true Of Brooklyn is true Of
practically every city in the United
States.
This means that a revolution in the
methods OF transportation is under
way, OF WHICH the public is barely
aware.
'Tn some large western cities the
milk supply comes in by truck, saving
2 cents a can on the cost OF transpor-
tatiOn. Each week new truck lines
are being inaugurated, reaching every
farm house along the way over which
they are routed. In a few more years
this will be the standard mode OF
transportation for package freight
and even heavier articles.
shipment OF food supplies saves
one handling at each end, as COM
pared with shipment by train, and at
the same time cuts the haulaEe time
in half. City trade Is equally bene-
1ted, for the farmer orders his own
supplies by telephone, and has them
delivered at his door.
This method OF transportation
needs only 70 be known to have a tre-
mendous and rapid expansion. Ii Is
cheaper than the railroads, because
the cost Of operation is less and the
service Is direct"
The Washington times., 1919-10-18
MOVE MOVIES. BY TRUCK
WHEN TRAINS QUIT RUNNING

By persistent day and night driv-
ing. aides OF the manager OF the
Famous Players and Lasky branch
exchange, at Los Angeles, covered the
States of New Mexico, Arizona, and
Southern California by motor truck
during the recent tie-up caused by
the railroad strike on the Pacific
coast. Exhibitors we're protected and
many thousand dollars worth OF
films were saved BY the fleet OF
truel-g A large number Of which
Travelled daily in mountainous and
desert country.
This IS but one Of many instances
Of ship-by-truclZ efficiency saving the
day for business during the strike.
Typical OF others was the experience
81 the Los Angeles Creamery Company,
which was able to take care Of
$500 cream contract in Northern CALI
fornia BY dispatching trucks on daily
trips.
The Washington times., 1919-10-18
AUTONOTTVE
SECTION

film has been destroyed neneceg-
lated graphite combined Win q.
OH oildag can solve many ~ Gas
most difficult probieuE iu iutrcs-
tion.
Produees FFeper Enerleatlors
The real value 81 de1occulatel
graphite 20 the world ls CD rrodrcInE
proper Iubrication Cor the bearings 81
industry at al opDortune moment.
This can be readily uudcrgtcCl tT
considering the records in Govern
mont bureaus of petroleum rFoluctr
there being refined into lubrlcaLinI
OH last year 9f.o00.ooo hafrela Not-
rVithstauding the tremendous auantIlT
ft was found 90 Be inoulclent 90 ueet
the demand and De- vas estimated by
scientists made from calculations 81
all the Oh fields of TIE world tdat
the petroleum supply win ne eE-
exhausted within sixty years.
As denoccuiated graphite more thaa
doubles the life Of 1ubricaiinE on enc
benent of conserving the fast dIuIl-
isniug stock Of on VIII be apparent
60 all and the automobile Waorc exc
istance and operation depends urc1
lubrication should d lunrIeatea Win
the least amount of waste 81 t
great natural resources.
Pure graphite has been recognized
for years as remarkable lubricant
which eWin stand enormous prerEufe1
when combined with OILS and gFeare1
far beyond that which they can 1taul
alone. Being 3 solid it cannot ae
squeezed cut or ita 0lm brokel re-
Fardlsss Of how great the pressure
might Be. It's ability 90 resist any
amount 81 heat geneFated lu any 1e1f-
ing and still iubricate has caused
ita nearly universal adoption A
intoxicating very hot surfaces.
ITS great benedt has been recc9-
nized By engineers 81 many of t1e
plants On our country. but On account
81 the inability % keep t On sugrl-
sion iu oils. its use has been re1trlel
~ the bulk of the machinery q t
world has been mbricated with OH
Dr. Achesou's discovery OF me H
1facture 81 pure graphite in che elte
.rIc furnace and dedccculatinE it A
rendered available 60 industry tre
rrsat beneht 81 Is use in lubricatlcn.
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The Washington times., 1919-10-18
BILLION TOIMPROVE
u. S. ROADS URGED
Work Could Be Done in II
Years, Department Of
Labor Report.

n is possible 20 build q hard sur
faced highway system OF $1,000 miles
80 located as 20 serve directly 46 per
cent Of al the counties Of the United
States and Indirectly 41 per cent OF
all the others. For an annual eA-
penditure Of 500 600, ,OOO-hardly one
dollar q person per year-this tunoa-
mental road evgtem could be CON-
pleted in twelve and q half years eno
81 would serve 81 per cent OF the
total popuIntion Of the United States.
Such is the statement or the united
States Department Of Labor.
"The growing needs Of the country
demand that some such comprehen-
rive hirhway system be constructed, !"
SAYS RI y. Fulton, vice president Of
The international Motor Company,
manufacturer Of Mack trucks.
Lnek 81 Foresight.
eIn the past there has been too
great q lack OF foresight on the part
Of road builders. They have lacked
vision to foresee the requirements Of
even five years ahead. A road built
today must be built, not with the
Sea OF present traffic, but that Of
ten years IN the future.
sThe growing need OF the day Is
for transportation. We have simply
got to provide g. We cannot stop
d and the sentiment Of the country
viii not tolerate any handicap OF our
transportation system.
with each year the railroads ara
becoming more and more inadequate.
Motor transportation is a growing
economical necessity, a fact that Is
being recognized more and more each
day aE motor trucks are called upon
The Washington times., 1919-10-18
LOCK YOUR CAR

LOCK YCC2 SPARE TIRE
The Yale expositor., 1919-03-13
IRISH PRISONERS RELEASED
Thirty-seven Members OF Parliament
Haven Been Given Amnesty.

London.-The British government
has decided to release all Irish polit-
ical prisoners, says the Daily Mail.
To prevent a great public demon
stration, the newspaper adds, the
prisoners will return to Ireland in
small patches.
Thirty-seven members of Parlia-
ment, including Edward De Valera,
who recently escaped from Lincoln
Jail, are included among the polit-
ical prisoners held as English polit-
ical prisoners. These men, most Of
them, have been incarcerated with
out bail and incommunicado for more
than a year, and have been denied
trial despite strenuous efforts of the
Sim Fem party to have them brought
to bar.
Foreign Secretary Balfour will be
asked in the House Of Commons
whether diplomatic protest will be
lodged against the Irish home rule
resolution recently passed by the
American House of representatives.
The Yale expositor., 1919-03-13
ADRIAN BOARD FORCED OUT
Governor Takes Action As Result Of
Investigation BY Committee.

Lansing.-Gov. Sleeper requested
the resignation OF the members of the
board OF guardians of the Industrial
Home for Girls at Adrian.
Those asked to resign are: Mrs.
Anna A. Palmer, Saginaw. whose
term expires May 81. 1921. and For
est c. Badgley, Jackson. whose term
expires May 81, of this year. The
term OF the resident member of tho
board, r.. l.. Taylor, has already ok
pired.
The Governor announces that he
will appoint Mrs. Delphine Dodge
Ashbaugh, Detroit. sister of John f.
and Horace e. Dodge, as chairman of
the new board. The other members
will be Mrs. Dudley Walters, Grand
Rapids, and Jacob Simpson, Adrian.
The Governors action is the result
OF the investigation conducted by a
committee of the House of Represen-
tatives.
The Yale expositor., 1919-03-13
BRITISH DELEGATES
TO SUBMIT DEMAND
FOR FULL DAMAGES
First War Claim In Money, including
Compensation For Lost Sea-
mems Kin.

London.-British delegates to the
Peace Conference have been instruct
ed to submit as their first demand full
reparation for British losses at sea in
the war, including compensation for
relatives of mariners who lost their
lives, says a statement made by
Premier David Lloyd George to a
deputation from the mercantile ma
rine service just before he left for
the Peace Conference in Paris.
A German wireless message pick
ed up here alludes to threat" made
by Gen. Nudant, Marshal Foch's repre-
sentative on the joint Armistice Com
mission at Spa. because the Germans
have failed to turn over to the Allies
industrial and agricultural machinery.
The message explains that German
firms constructing the required ma.
terial have been unable to complete
deliveries because of the strikes and
that a shortage of railway cars and
the destruction of railways near
Erfurt and Halle also have retarded
the carrying out OF the armistice
agreement.
The Yale expositor., 1919-03-13
COURT LIKES MALE ATTIRE
Finds II Not Unbecoming In Mary
Schmidt and Refuses to Fine Her
for Wearing II.

st. Louis.-Ruling that male attire
was not unbecoming to Mrs. Mary
Bertha Schmidt, alias "Mr. Schmidt"
Judge Hogan, In police court here, re-
fused TO fine the young woman
who for two years posed as
man and who married" her cousin,
Anna Assade last October.
II think you look very NICE" said
the court. Mrs. Schmidt was clad In
her neatly pressed trousers and pinch
back coat. She explained she had
adopted the garments because she
could earn $50 a month as man and
SO week as woman.
"If woman can earn So day
by reason of wearing trousers, 1 say
wear EN-" said the court, and ''Mr.
Schmidt" walked out of court with a
smile on "his" face.
The Yale expositor., 1919-03-13
BRsST REPORT NOT INSPIRED
New York Paper Denies Desire For
Revenge In Camp Exposure.

New York.-The New York Evening
Telegram denies that its campaign
exposing" alleged insanitary condi-
tions at the American embarkation
camp at Brest was in any sense in
spired by the court martial of Maj.
Alfred w. Birdsall, formerly connected
with that newspaper. as stated in a re.
cent cablegram from Gen. Pershing.
made public by the War Department.
Answering the American comman.
der's charge that violent newspaper
attacks" on the Brest camp began
about the time Maj. Birdsall returned
to the United States, after having
threatened Ito get some one at Brest,"
the Telegram says its first information
regarding soldiers complaints against
the cantonment was received IL days
before Birdsall sailed. The source OF
the information, the newspaper adds,
was a statement prepared by a group
of officers arriving in New York.
The Telegram publishes a letter
from Secretary Baker, acknowledging
a copy of the officers statement for
warded to him, in which the War De-
partment chief said:
81 am deeply touched in reading the
letter and am Immediately handling 1t
to Assistant Secretary of War Keppel
to have a thorough investigation
made"
The Yale expositor., 1919-03-13
WILSON TO REST WHILE AT SEA
Presidents Trip Across To Be Quiet,
In Anticipation of Work Ahead.

On Board the U. S. S. George Wash
ington.-President Wilson, after sew
eral hours at his desk, following his
arrival on board, plans to spend the
remainder of his time In various
forms of diversion. The president ex'
poets TO do very little in the next two
or three days and is looking forward
to brief vacation.
The George Washington is blowing
ahead at 16 knots over smooth seas.
She is heading along the quickest
route to France and is expected to
reach her destination by Thursday.
The armored cruiser Montana will
escort her across the Atlantic, with
the destroyers which accompanied the
steamer from New York going only
a part of the way.
The Yale expositor., 1919-03-13
U. S. TO RETAIN RAIL CONTROL
Hines Says Congress- Actions VIII
Not Force Return Immediately.

Washington.-The government has
no immediate intention OF relinquish'
ing control of railroads as a result OF
the failure Of Congress to appropriate
funds for the Railroad Administra-
ton, according to Director-General
Hines.
Mr.. Hines also explained that every
effort would be made TO continue
operations as usual to avoid laying
off employees and to finance the rail-
roads through private loans or
through advances from the War Fin.
ance Corporation.
The Yale expositor., 1919-03-13
DRAFT TOOK HER TROUSERS
Woman Who Had Masqueraded as
Man Fled TO Desert to Keep
Her Secret.

San Bernardino, Cal. John
Bauer" must return to skirts after
having lived eight years as a man.
The selective draft law barred her Sc
cret to the world.
Bauer" twenty-four years old, was
apprehended in Death valley. near San
Bernardino, where she had been liv-
ing year In solitude in an effort to
avoid military registration.
According to the story told by the
girl. she had been working as man
i'm and around San Bernardino seven
years, and no one suspected her real
sex. Then came the draft registration
law, and she fed to the desert to pro-
tect her secret.
The Yale expositor., 1919-03-13
PROSPERITY ERA PREDICTED
Ebert n. Gary, v. S. steel Corpora
tion, Makes Optimistic Prophecy.

New York.-The action OF .Secro-
tary Redfeld in seeking to stabilize
the steel industry in anticipation of
possible future adverse conditions was
characterized as tending to affect
business progress" by Ebert H. Gary.
chairman of the United States Steel
Corporation, in an address here before
members of the American Iron and
Steel Institute. The manufacturers,
however. accepted the secretarys n
vitation to cooperate with his depart
ment
Mr. Gary prophesied large bust
ness prosperity ahead" and declared
for a resolute, fair-minded and con-
fident attitude on the part of Amer
lean business men. He said that the
spirit of cooperation must be APP
piled wherever possible"
The Yale expositor., 1919-03-13
INTRICATE CUSTOMS
QUESTION TO HANDLE

Washington.-C Customs officers
have encountered the first case of
an airplane imported into the
United States under its own motive
power. An American bought
Canadian pine, and 1t was flown
across the border near Detroit.
The question then arose as to
whether it was dutiable, particular
ly since airplanes are not mention
ed in any tariff acts.
Customs officials finally decided
that II It remains permanently In
the United States IL should be tax
ed as a manufactured article" at
the rate of 20 per cent, and II 1t
flies out of the country again with
in six months, 1t will be regarded
'as on tour" and will not be
taxed. In view of the prospects
that international air touring may
soon be common, the ruling was
regarded aB important
The Yale expositor., 1919-03-13
German officer, 70 Salute Yank,.

Coblenz.-(Delayed) All German
officers and men on duty in the zone
occupied by American troops must
wear uniforms when they appear in
the streets, besides registering every
week, according to an order, issued
by Gen. Dickman. The order is a re-
suit of a tendency on the part of Ger
man senior officers to wear civilian
clothes because OF their dislike TO be-
ing compelled to salute all American
officers. German officers objected to
ssluting Americans lieutenants.
The Yale expositor., 1919-03-13
CANNOT PUNISH
KAISER'S CRIME
LANslNG's COMMITTEE FINDS
MORAL, NOT LEGAL" GUILT
FOR AUTHOR OF WAR.
SUPREME COUNCIL DECISION
Demands Of the Minor Powers For
Greater Representation On Com
missions Rejected.

Paris.-The report of the peace con-
ference commission to determine the
responsibility of the authors of the
war, it is understood, will be COM
pleted and presented to an early meet
ing of the supreme council. Robert
Lansing, American secretary of state,
is chairman of the committee.
The commissions report, it is I'M
derstood, while fixing moral respon-
sibility, fails to find legal RESPONSE
bility, because there is no precedent
or no law governing the case or no
court existing to try the accused If
legal guilt were found to be evident.
The supreme council, after hear
ing a statement by Jules Cambon, de-
cided unanimously to reject the de-
mands of the minor powers with limit
ed interests for greater representation
on the financial and economic commits
sions about to be formed. The minor
powers, especially those from South
America, followed Brazil in demand
ing that the minor powers have the
same number of members on the COM
missions as the great powers.
After days OF futile unofficial con-
ferences, NJ. Cambon laid the matter
before the supreme council. Brazil
was supported by Belgium, while
Greece and Serbia took the opposite
view in the discussions. The supreme
council asked the minor powers to
name their five representatives on the
commissions. The great powers will
have 10 representatives.
Protection Of France Sought.
The disarmament of Germany is
demanded in a resolution adopted by
the army committee of the chamber
of deputies. The resolution says the
committee taking into consideration
the danger to which France would be
exposed by continuation of any indus
trial activities connected with war
fabrications and the maintenance OF
an armed force in Germany, invites
the government to insist that the
peace conference obtain the disarma-
ment Of Germany"
The draft of a law calling for
liquidation of sequestrated enemy
property was submitted to the senate
by Louis Nail, minister of Justice.
The bill provides liquidations shall be
ordered by the judicial authorities
assisted by consultative commits
sion. The money obtained will be set
aside until the government reaches a
decision as to what purposes it shall
be put.
The Yale expositor., 1919-03-13
California sIaeksrs to Be Tried.

San Francisco.--Approximately 1000
persons in California are to be indict-
ed as alleged evaders OF the selective
service act, according to Robert Dun
can, assistant to Special U. s. War
Attorney John w. Preston. A canvass
of the reports of state draft boards,
Duncan said, indicated that there are
approximately $4,000 men in California
who technically are guilty OF some
violation OF the draft law. but that
the majority Of these are due to un-
intentional mistakes and Ignorance.
The Yale expositor., 1919-03-13
Alrmen to Boost Loan.

San Diego, Cal.--To assist in making
the coming Victory loan a success a
squadron of IL airplanes, including
two captured German Fokkers, com
manded by Maj. Carl Spatz. famous
American ace, will leave North Island.
near here, for a tour among IL prin-
cipal cities of the west and south.
About Is officers and SO skilled
mechanicians win comprise the per.
sonnet and equipment OF the feet and
will travel in special train. Elk
hibitions Of flying will be given.
The Yale expositor., 1919-03-13
Ships Bring Troops.

New York.-Bringing back more
New York's Own, the giant trans
than 5000 heroes of the 9th Division
port Leviathan steamed majestically
past Sandy Hook and proceeded to
quarantine. The Mauretania is also
due. The transport Caronia also has
arrived from Brest with 122 officers
md 3,7s3 colored troops, majority
of them of the 92d Division (National
army. Most of these troops were
ent to Camps Upton and Merritt. The
transport oriana brought more men,
The Yale expositor., 1919-03-13
SEVEN YEARS OF
CRIME NETS $500
Daring Burglar Decides to Re-
form After He Leaves
Prison.

Long Island City, N. Y.-After hav-
Ing spent seven years as burglar and
all-around robber and gaining less
than $500 in all of that time. eighteen
year-old Stephen Leyser told Supreme
Justice Humphrey in Long Island City,
N. Y, that he had decided to take up
another career as soon as he had the
opportunity. He pleaded guilty OF
having stolen an overcoat from a
tailor shop and was sentenced to the
state reformatory.
Il am going to keep watch on your
record there" said the judge, 'and II
The Yale expositor., 1919-03-13
Sentenced to the State Reformatory

you behave yourself l will help you
start on a new career when you get
out"
'Tll be as good as any boy in the
institution" he replied.
Leyser was known to the police as
yellow Spot" Every time he would
commit burglary he would leave be-
hind card bearing that name. He
often left notes denouncing the police
for not being able to catch criminals.
In one of these left in the tailor shop
he said they would be able to catch
thieves If they were not so much in
terested in moving picture shows while
on duty.
The police had sought yellow Spot"
for months, but they were astounded
when Leyser admitted he was the
criminal. Despite his youth he has
spent several years in prisons and in
situations.
The Yale expositor., 1919-03-13
strlns Man Of Clothes.

Lebanon. Pa.-Charles Blatt, operat-
ing gasoline engine. was caught In
the fiywheel and whirled around four
times before being hurled clear of the
machine. With the exception of his
underwear and shoes he was stripped
of his clothing. but he escaped injury.
The Yale expositor., 1919-03-13
TEUTONS FEAR
RED INVASION
FIELD MARSHAL HINDEN8uRG
CALLS ON GERMANS TO DE-
FENp EAST FRONTIER
STREET FIGHTING RESUMED
Commission Sent to Arrange New
Armistice Terms Between Ger
mans and Poles.

Berlin.-The volunteer marine divi-
sion and portion of the republican
militia which have been supporting
the government have gone over to the
Spartacans. An attempt by the Spar
tacans to storm police headquarters
was REFUSED.
The Yale expositor., 1919-03-13
Yellow Paint on Barn Led to Murder

Davenport. Ia.-Ward Turner. ac-
cused of getting married to evade the
draft, recently found his barn painted
a bright yellow. Turner accused Den
mis- Flynn of painting his property and
in the fight that ensued Flynn was fa-
tally wounded.
The Yale expositor., 1919-03-13
WILSON DECLARES
MAJORITY FAvORS
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
President and Taft Speak to Big
Audience in New York.
CRITICS OF COVENANT HIT

Former President Says He's Trying to
Find Out What the Monroe Doc
trine Means-Woodrow De-
clares Certain Powers Have
Not Observed the Tenn
per Of the World.
The Yale expositor., 1919-03-13

Berlin.-Street fighting between the
Reds and the government troops has
been renewed and fierce battle sur
ged back and forth through Alexander
platz. After the Red Guard and the
revolutionary sailors had captured a
number of government tanks, the gov
eminent forces agreed to negotiate.
The Yale expositor., 1919-03-13
Strikes Making Headway.

Berlin.-The military situation on
the eastern front is painted in blacklist
colors by Field Marshal Won linden
burg, in an interview printed here.
The field marshal declares that un-
less the population generally rallies
to the defense of their homes and fam.
lilies IT will be impossible to ward off
the attacks by Bolshevik hordes.
1.-The expectations of the Poles and
the Entente that the Poles will sue
coed to the German inheritance in the
east will be blasted, he says. Il
know the Poles and the country in the
east will belong either to us or the
Bolsheviki."
The Inter-Allied commission sent
to arrange new armistice terms be-
tween the Germans and the Poles left
Posen to meet the German delegation
sent from Berlin.
A leader of the Majority Socialists
says that so far the general strike Is
a failure and will not receive the sup
port expected II was stated that
wherever workmen balloted secretly.
opposition to the strike was over
whelming and that the Independent
Socialists deceived themselves in esti-
mating sentiment among the laboring
classes.
Among the big plants shut down
were those of the General Electric Co.
The Yale expositor., 1919-03-13
Jackson Women stay Indoor,

Jackson.-Few men voted at the
primary here, and fewer women took
the trouble to cast ballot. Be-
tween 300 and 400 votes were cast IN
the entire city.