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The Washington herald., 1920-02-22
FIRST MOTOR
SOLD IN 1898
Anniversary Of Auto to Be
Celebrated In
April,

Next April will celebrate the TWEEN
OF motor vehicle in the United
States, because it was in April. 1895.
that an American manufacture made
the sale to an individual which was
the fOrerunner of the sale OF l.SC."N
motor vehicles during the past year.
The development of this wonderful
industry has occurred within the
recollection OF the present genera
tion and is manifestation OF the in
domitable perseverance and real pro-
gressiveness OF the American people.
according to Charles Clifton. presi-
dent, National Automobile Chamber
of Commerce.
The motorcar. which was con-
ceived in Europe. has found its great
est development ia the United
States" said Mr.. Clifton. Many OF
the American pioneers are still Iiv-
ing and reaping the benefits OF their
early sacrifices. Charles Z. Duryca,
Elwood Haynes, the Apperson broth
Iers. r. f. Olds. Alexander Wiuton
ana Henry Ford are today national
personages. Their genius has brought
10 millions OF their countrymcn un-
dreamed OF pleasures ard prosperity
Fifty years ago. the motorcar
was the experiment of n few in
trepid inventors. 1t was classed, hy
the public. with the inventions of
Jules Verne. wonderful but imprac-
teal. Not even in their widest
fancies did the early inventors con-
ceive that their inventions would
grow to be the third greatest manu-
featuring industry in the country,
Surprising as it may seem. the
motorcar is the progenitor OF the
locomotive. The first was built and
tried fifty years before the first rail-
road track was laid.
Capt. Nicholas Joseph Cugnot is
accredited with having constructed
in 1853. the first motor propelled
road vehicle that actually ran,
Steam was the activating force. In
1857 Oliver Evans, of PhiIadeIphia,
built the first American motorcar
under a patent granted by the State
of Maryland. In 1881 Walter Han
cock. an Englishmap. built a steam
car that he called the Infant. This
car made regular trips between Lon
sHe 49, anu III loo- lle
distance was extended to Brighton.
This vehicle carried eleven pas
sengers and was run at an average
speed Of nine miles an hour.
The Gasoline Era.
About 1874 Gottlieb Daimler and
Carl Benz began their basic exper-
iments in the field of Internal COM
bustion. hydro-carbon motors. On
May 8, 1879. George Baldwin Selden,
of Rochester, N. Y, filed an appIi-
cation for patent covering the
use OF the gasoline motor as a pro-
pelling force of a road vehicle and
upon the vehicle as a whole. This
application was the pioneer patent
of the industry. Selden did not
build car until some years after
his patent was granted: while Carl
Benz. of Mannhsim, Germany. built
the first internal combustion, hy-
dro-carbon motor propelled vehicle
in 1885,"
The Washington herald., 1920-02-22
TRUCKS INVADE
new TERRITORY.
Motors Serve Some Pur-
! poses Better Than
Railroads.
ROAD NEEDS SHOWN
Upkeep Of Highways I'm
portant as Traffic Bet
terment Issue.
ROAD NEEDS SHOWN

OF all the many modern modes of
transport the most fascinating to-
day is the motor truck. In na-
tionai interest-perhaps even in ma
tlonal possibility-it even exceeds
shlps and shipping. For ships do
not penetrate into the heart of Ohio
or Kansas or North Dakota. Motor
trucks do. The hum of their en-
Sfnes is heard in every corner of
tge land: and almost every county
OF its hinieTlsnd as well. II Is
sh but Omnipresent. And its warm
est enthusiasts only halt their
prophecies as to the future because
" some unfortunate limitations of
The English language.
The greatest danger that today
confrOnts the motor truck as a ma
lonat asset Is coming from those
same warm friends. These are the
men who are already talking of sue
cessful motor truck routes from
New York to Chicago or from Chi
ago to the Twin Cities. the Mis-
souf River or even Denver when.
it Il matter OF actual fact. its actual
economies for use in continuous
-uns Of more than 1G0 miles have
1evcr been proved to the satisrac-
tion Of its own builders: These
. nea not only bring ridicule upon
4 form Of transport which in its
Iwn fields is without q serious rival
20 say nothing Of heing without
peer. but they actually form a
'"riOus stumbling block to the mo-
,Or truck in its own fields Of great
est opportunity.
Labor InyOlyed.
The motor truck is not considered
IS many as q serious rival of the
-stlTOad-in long haul traffic Tn
Ter stress and emergency It has
lone wOnders-eyen in the long
iaul. But il seems absurd to say
hat it can compete with the rail-
-oad under ordinary CunditiOns-to
say nothing of the extraordinary
conditions which Ofttimes come in
rur Northern wintcrs-fOr traffic
moving 100 Or $50 miles. or upward.
The best modern freight trains will
AIRY 1900 tOns-with crew of
i, I'VE or six men. To move the same
-opnage by motor truck would take
= ,ngO -trusk.s. and 1.O00 drivers. In
NT1erica, labor counts.
Yet. We have in this country
1Sndreds upon hundreds Of small
prangh railroads. whose very up
Neep ia almost always an embar-
sssrnent and an extravaganza to
ne bigger roads that own them.
~ motor truck can do two things
Sith these: it can either render
heir operation unnecessary BY
'Gra!lciling their service upon the
highways nearby and 50 permit
heir rails to be taken up and used
'lscwhcFe or else they can sUbsti-
ute Hanged wheels for their tires
md operate themselves upon those
"Ty rails: at vast economy in
.rst and great betterment in
,ervicr rendered.
N'0Teovsr. foI' "Ich "r these branch
'siIroads which yhavS just mem
ioned. there are at least twenty
The Washington herald., 1920-02-22

other opportunities for the estab-
lishmcnt Of feeding lines up to the
main stems or the more important
branches of the standard steam
railroads. 1t seems there ought
hardly to be a way-station in any
producing section of the entire
United States which in five years
hence was not served by at least
one or more rural express routes;
from five to ten or twenty or even
forty or fifty miles in length. And
scientific and efficient methods of
operation for these should be
studied out in experimental stations
or schools with the least possible
delay and laid down for the bene-
fit of individual oper0prs.
And that is not all that should
be laid down. The road to the
motr truck is as vital as the track
to the locomotive. Yet. with all
our blusteTinEs and propaganda
with all of our 1000. 900 or 5000. 900
pleasure motor cars. how little
really good roads we have even
now in this country. Out of more
than $500. 100000 appropriated by
the States in 1919 for this purpose
only a little over sl37,OOO.OOO was
actually expended. For this rather
marked falldown there are many
reasons giyen-the railroad con-
gestion preventing the prompt
movement of road building ma
chinery and supplies. the labor
shortage. labor unrest and-politics
The Washington herald., 1920-02-22
SMALL CLUE
LEADS TOCAR
Stolen Machine Goes by
Garage, Dealer Follows
"On Suspicion"

Recovery of stolen automobiles
would be easy if every victim had
the good fortune that befell II. n.
Richardson, Of owensboro- KY. not
long ago.
Mr Richardson is Dodge Brothers
dealer in owensboro and frequently
brings men to drive cars home frdE
the factory in Detroit. Several
months ago he left one Of these new
cars standing in front OF hotel
while he took dinner. 1t was stolen.
The police were given a complete
record of numbers, but nothing ever
developed. Dichardson gave up the
car as among the permanently miss
ing.
A month and half after this in
cident he was sitting in a car in front
OF a store when a Dodge Brothers
touring car roIled by. There was
nothing unusual about the car except
that the fcRders seemed peculiarly
dented.
something tells me that car was
stolen" Richardson said TO his com
lpanion. Il may he crazy. but well
just follow it." They trailed the car
a few blocks and il stopped in front
OF a restaurant. While tho driver
was inside. Richardson inspected Il.
The number plate on the floor boar
had been removed and his first sus-
picion was verified. The car number
on the frame had been filed OF ana
another stamped in its place. The
engine number bad been likewise
tampered with.
Richardson stood guard while his
companion called a policeman 1he
three then accompanied the driver TO
police headquarters. There the orig
Z mai records were compared with
iother secret numbers on various PARTS
which the careful thief had over
looked. and the identification was
complete. II developed that the
Tenders had been deliberately marrcd.
az Richardson FIRST suspected.
Tne driver proved 20 he the
owner" He had bought il from The
Thief in good faith and his investment
Was a dead loss. Never again VII
ne deal with a stranger when ~ como
TO buying motor cars.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-22
CAR
NOW POPULAR
Allen Agency Advances
Arguments in Favor of
Its New Model. -.

An announcement by the Hol-
brook Auto Corporation. distri-
butors for the Allen car with local
showTooms at 1890 Fourteenth
street northwest. indicates the con-
Germ is meeting with success both
at the new Washington branch and
throughout the counties of Mary
land, delaware and Northern Vir-
ginia for which territory they are
distributors. Their sales. it is
stated, have been large during the
winter.
The company attributes it's sue
cess not only to the big demand for
Il highly refined and properly en-
gineered small car. but to the per-
fection reached by the manufac-
turers producing the Allen car,
which they claim TO be a wonder
The Washington herald., 1920-02-22

the minds of men 20 them as a So
luton to long-ycNinE problems.
s J.. Bennett. district r,prcs.ufa-
moved screnely on its way doing
tive OF tho Rainier. was in BOSTON
during the height of last u,.:, p
storm. and says tho conditions IN
that city were identical with thos.
IN New Nork-horscs all down ana
motor trucks plOUghinE -slsrlSrslE =
ahead And the Rainier Nortn-drfE-
en- delivery truck is foremost IN de-
pcndable service everywhere.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-22
Rubber Cement Protector.

By placing an old felt hat over
tho top of a gallon can "f rubber
cement. evaporation Of the liquid
VIII he prevented. Also Il is pos
sible to leave the brush in tho can.
whereby IL remains soft and pIiab,e
instead OF hardening a. it docs when
il Is removed.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-22
Mighty Power in One
Pint of Gasoline
asoline is wonderful stun.

Gasoline Is wonderful stuff
The genie that came out of the bot
tie, in the Arabian Nights story. be-
came. when liberated, a monstrous
power.
The energy stored in a pint of "sas"
Is hardly less stupendous.
One pint of gasoline represents
1000 'B.T.U.'s'' of energy. A BTU.
british thermal unit will life 80
pounds one foot.
Thus there Is in that single pint
of Innocent looking fluid enough power
to III six tons 80 feet into the air.
that 10 to say, three times the height
of the Royal Bank Building spn tha
eerner of King and Yonge streets,
Toronto. -
The Washington herald., 1920-02-22
Tool Box.

4 useful tool box for the man who
does much work about his garage
may he made by constructing a two
shelf box, each shelf being V shap-
ed. so that the tools will not roll
off. The shelves should be six 10
eight inches apart so that free ac-
cess is permitted.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-22
Cylinder Head Wrench.

II is possible 10 make special
wrench for the back cylinder head
ana rocker arm assembly cap
screws. on siN-ry hurfur engines, by
reversing the handle Of an open-end
wrench designed for use on the Ford
flywhceI.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-22
Protecting Screws.

When driving screws into hard
wood brcakagc IL a trouble fire.
quentlN encountered. This may be
prevented by applying beeswax to
the screw, as this relieves the in
tense friction which is the cause
Of bTCakage.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-22
Valuable Clamps.

An excellent little C-clamp may be
made from a large sized square nut.
The threads are filed out and a sec
ton of one side is cut away, after
which the part is drilled and tapped
for a small set screw.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-22

debutante like the others. but
she is 50 young and pretty that
everyone mistakes her for one. She
drives a very smart-looking pale
yellow Hudson roadster and was
one Of the most active workers
among the Women's Motor Corps OF
the District during the war.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-22
CLINGING TYPE
OF GIRLPASSES
Modern Debutante Learns
To Run Her Car as Part
OF Education.

, \ beVy "f buds and their motursi
You know, it is just as necessary
for girl these days to know how
to run her own motor as il Is for
The Washington herald., 1920-02-22

to party in her LocomobiIe. In
the next picture, th" upper one, is
seen Miss Helen Tucker. debutante
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Soles Tucker. about to drive of
in her Chalmers. Miss Myra Nor
gan is pictured below. standing by
her Scr!pps Booth which she drives
The Washington herald., 1920-02-22

now residing here. She is the only
girl whom the prince fancied enough
when he visited Washington to call
upon. She drives a Detroit electric.
The ncxt girl is Miss Virginia
Mckenney, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederic McKenueY. who is
often seen flying around from party
The Washington herald., 1920-02-22

her to ride horseback. play golf
or tennis. or "shimmy," to be con-
sidered smart" The day of the
helpless. clinging type of debutante
is a thing OF the past. The mod
ern bud can do everything; many of
them even know how to use a type
writer. They all not only drive
their own cars, but were seen in
them on the streets during the
snowy. slushy and slippery days
of this winter: days when some
men were not brave enough to ven
tuFe forth in their motors.
The picture to the left is of pretty
Marguerite Simonds, daughter of
Mrs. C. C. Calhoun. and a member
Of one of the oldest and most aris-
tocratic families of that very snob-
bish town of Charleston, s. C. but
The Washington herald., 1920-02-22

SO cleveriy. She is the daughter
Of Dr. and Mrs. William Gerry Nor
gan and one of the most popular
81 The seasons dcbutantos. To the
extreme right is a picture of Mrs.
Francis Alton Connolly. ono Of the
prcttiest young matrons in Wash
Ington society. 1t is true. she isn't
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-16
ain the Days News"

Newton Wesley Rowell who may be
Canada's first representative at Wash
ington, is a leading lawyer, reformer,
and religious leader OF Toronto and
a prominent figure in politics and
public affairs, having served as lead
er of the Liberal Party in the Prov
ince of Ontario, and as president OF
the Privy Council. He has been q
stanch advocate of. and legislative
fighter for prohibitory legislation in
Ontario and in the Dominion. Work
mems compensation, factory laws re-
duced hours OF labor for women and
children, better housing, and sound
methods of taxation have all been
urged by him, on the hustings and in
the Ontario legislative assembly. AS
a citizen he is also deeply interested
] in the welfare OF the universities and
schools of Canada; and as a layman
he has been an ardent supporter OF
\ Christian unity at home, and in mis-
sionaiy propaganda in Asia, Africa
land the islands of the sea.
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Odd and Interesting.

Cases Of twins are said 10 occnr
Cnce in every 60 births.
An ostrich dissec ed in London had
in its stomach a small prayer-book.
The rock Of Gibraltar has four huge
reservoirs, capable OF holding five mil
lion gallons OF water.
A fuIldress uniform for an English
cabinet minister is said to cost from
twelve to fifteen hundred doiars,
The first sleeping-ca.s We're used on
the Cumberland Valley railroad, be-
tween Harrisburg and Chambersburg
in 1888
More than 1000 croupiers and o,her
employees ale on the payroll Of the
company which operates the famous
gambling casino at Monte Carlo.
A goid-weighing machine in the
Bank Of England is so sensitive that
a postage stamp dropped on the scale
viii turn The index on the dial a dis.
lance of six inches.
The kitchen Of the Shah OF Persia
| is the most valuable in the world.
| Even the pans and pots are lined with
gold. and the plates and dishes used
at the royal table are OF solid gold. en-
crus'ed with precious stones.
I In some parts of rural England, not.
4 ably in Yorkshire, a very curious be-
flief prevails among boys that il any
mention is made of lightning immedi.
ately after a fash has occurred the
7 speakers trousers will be torn.
All the Shakespeare Hotel in STRAIT
/ ford-upon.Avon The rooms are named
latter the plays Of the immortal bard
Some are strikingly app opriate: the
dining room Is AS You Like IT., and
the bar is Measure for Measure"
In Egypt beer has been drunk for
5000 years, and the "busa' OF the fell
labs of today is made by process al
most identical with that described by
. He. odotns, mentioned in heiroglyps,
and depicted in sculpture as old as
5000 b. c.
: II has 2een positively ascertained
by expert chemical analysis that rice
contains more Iutritiye elements than
any other grain 1t will sustain life
better and longer than any other cere-
ala fact well known throughout the
caste n countries from lime inn
memorial.
\ A GOndoner made a wager that he
could cook pmm-pudding ten feet
beneath the su. face of the Thames,
and won The bet by placing the pud-
ding in a tin case and putting the
whole in sack of lime. The hea of
the lime, Stacking when IL came IN
contact with the water was enough to
cook the pudding in two hours.
Cotton has been grown in Egypt
since 200 b. c., but Il was not until a
hundred years ago that lnmel. a
French engineer suggested the intro
duction of the commercial varieties
In 1922 the famous American sea is
land cotton was first sown. Five
wears later Brazilian variety was
introduced. The two strains we're
mingled, and from them came the
famous "Ashmouni' plant and the
still finer "Mutaffi," which is one OF
the most productive cottons in the
world.
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Today's Events

Governor Sproul has designated
this as Arbor Day in Pennsylvania.
Twenty-Five years ago today was
signed the peace treaty ending the
wa be ween China and Japan.
The annual convention Of the Bank
head National High Way Association
meets today at Hot Springs, Ark.
The annual convention of the Iowa
State Music Teachers Association
meets at Des Moines today for a two
day session.
d. p. Hanna, president Of the Cana.
dian National Railways, Is to be the
guest of honor at q dinner of the Que
bee Board Of Trade tonight.
Leaders Of the Democratic party in
Iowa are to hold a conference at Des
Moines today to consider the person
mel OF The State ticket for the fah cleo
lions.
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the smaller allies.
Today's Birthdays

Clarence d. Clark, former senator
from Wyoming, now a member of this
international joint commission, born
in Oswego County n. Y, 60 years ago
today.
Rt Rev. Arthur Conover Thomson,
Episcopal suffragan bishop OF South.
ern Virginia, born al Fredericksburg
Va, 40 years ago today
DR.. Henry S. Pritchett, president OF
the Carnegie Foundation for the Ad
vancement of Teaching, born at Fay
cite, Mo-, 63 years ago today.
DR., John Lee Coulter, noted statis
tician and specialist in rural life
problems, BON at Mallory Mimi, 81
years ago today,
Charlie Chaplin, one Of the most
widely known of motion picture &C
tors, born in France (of English par
ents), 81 years aso today
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-16

holding lucky coupon. Chari.e Chap
lin in The Count" and Lew Cody in
"The Beloved Cheater" will entertain
you ADV.
Girls can earn high wages in very
short time at the Black Cat Textiles
company's mill and under expert
instructions given to beginners who
earn a liberal weekly wage and bonus
while learning. girls become expert
sewing machine operators in very
short time. Phone 47,-Adv 67tl2
Extra special program at Library
Theatre today Frank Mayo and
Edith Roberts in 'I.asca" (adapted
from the world famous poem also
Fatty Arbuckie in "A Reckless
Romeo" always scream) Library
Theatre orchestra every afternoon
and evening. Regular admission.
Adv.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-16
PENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
5refly FOR Busy Readers

Walk-Over oxrords for men just in
at Harris Shoe store. Adv.
Charlie Chaplin in "The Count" at
the Opera house Sa urday matinee
$3.50, evening 7 and 3. ADV.
Mrs. William f. Scott Of Valentine
street, who has been seriously i'll, is
repoted as slightly improved.
Library Theatre-tomorro Enid
Bennett in THE Law of Men CTS a
thrilleD and Jack Dempsey in Dare.
devil Jack episode 81. Continuous
9 to p. m. and $3.50 to II p. M. Adv.
Don't miss the special matinee
Opera house Saturday. The boy and
girl holding ilcky coupon will receive
gun and beautiful doll on display in
Lurie's window. Admission, children
lie, adults lie. ADV.
Special misunderstanding 230
sharp Opera house beautiful doll
will be given the girl holding the
lucky coupon and gun TO the boy
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-16
Today's Anniversaries

.1SO1--Mary Miner Sheridan, mother
of Gen, Philip II, Sheridan
born in Ireland. Died at Som.
Sc, Ohio, June Il, 1888
1850 Marie Tussaud, founder of the
famous exhibition of wax fig.
ures in London, died in London.
Born in Belne in 1860.
1867 British Government sent an nj
timatum to King Theodore of
Abyssinia demanding the re-
lease of British prisoners
1884, Centenary of the foundation of
the University of Edingurgh
celebrated.
! 1SS9--The Weland Canal was opened
for navigation.
I 1894 Portugal asked England's good
Offices in bringing about q
reconciliation with Brazil
1S95--Chino-Iapanese war was ended
with the signing Of the peace
at Shomonoseki,
+, 1005--King Edward and Queen Alex
andra visited Algiers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-16

Don't Hide Them With a Veil; Re.
move Them With othine-Double
Strength.

This preparation for the removal of
freckies is usually so successful in
removing freckles and giving clear,
beautiful complexion that it is sold
under qua. antee TO refund the money
II l. fails.
Don't hide your freckles under a
veil, get an ounce OF Othine and re-
move them. Even the first few apph-
cations should show a wonderful inn
provement, some of the lighter freck-
les vanishing entirely.
BE sure TO ask the druggist TO. the
double streng II Othine; it is this
that is sold on the money.back guar
antee.
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One Year AGO Today.

Voters OF New Zealand rejected n
proposal for prohibition.
The Big Four in the Peace Confer.
ence revealed the peace terms 10
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MIsCELLEANEous

LOST--Either in North Remington or
on North Bennington car one cameo
brooch. Finder will be suitably re-
warded by returning same to Mrs.
Thomas Powers, cor, union and Main
streets 77t6
LOST-Last Saturday, gold Phi
Beta Kappa key. Marked with name
and Vermont II, Suitable reward to
finder d. w. McClelland, $40 Main
st. 77tf
NOTICE--Rai,way Mail Clerk exam =
nation Vermont May Is. Hundreds
needed Age, 1885. Salary $1,000
$500 Experience Unnecessary, Men
desiring to take examinations write
Immediately for free particulars, Il,
Terry CORNER Government Examiner
100 Continental Bldg, Washington.
76t7'
NOT1CE-Thore are few vacancies
in the Spring class of the North Adams
Hospital school of Nursing-Attractive
Hospital and Nurses Home. affiliations
with Mt Sinai llospital New York
city and North ADAMS District Nurses
association For particulars apply
Superintendent North Adams Hospital
North Adams. Mass. 7ltt
J
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FOR SALE-One buggy wagon; One
carriage; one 2-horse sprayer iron age.
new; two shoats. A. II. Winslow. 3l5
Main street T2tf
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COR SALE

FOR SALE-One 1917 Ford touring
car. Both car and tires in AL condi-
ton Equipped with Haffler shock
absorbers. Price in trade for cattle
$500. WIN sell less for cash Ernest
Madison, Salisbury 1St6