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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-28

and it IS from these indirect sources
tnat most OF the cars are recovered.
Must Stop Organized Thefts.
miscellaneous or irregular thefts
Z we viii always have with US. but fhe
! organized thefts must be stopped
such as the outfit that was doing a
! Lranscontinental business between
california and Michigan. OF the inter
NATIONAL gang that was taking cars
| 70 New Orleans for shipment to Cuba
I ana thence exporting them over the
world or the smaller gang that made
Nay with forty Fords in Houston
WAlnln lour months. Such orEaniza-
tons as these represent to the auto
business what the cOnflagration haz-
ard represents to the fire business.
how can they be reduced or eIfnai-
natedz Not by recovering the stolen
cars me salvage does not reduce the
hazard OF future fires
No, we must cut off or curtaU the
market Tor stolen cars. thus auto
natically reducing the thefts by tax
ing away the incentive TO steal Auto
mobiles are stolen because they can
2e SOLO and turned into money readily.
II there could be no sales the thefts
would be largely reduced
BeEisIntion PENDING.
"A bill pending in congress- known
as House Bill 1880. introduced By J.
W. Harreld. OF Oklahoma. deals with
this national problem in a national
way and provides for uniform and
universal registration OF cars with a
FEDERAL bureau, which will in turn
issue certificates Of ownership, and
through which every link in the chain
or ownership from the factory to the
junk yard can be traced
In other words. it provides for a
federal abstract OF title TO an auto
mobile such as we have long had for
real estate, and II the states VIII line
up with the movement It viii be i'm
possible 10 sell, or transfer or OBJ
tain license for any car in any state.
until the party has received a federal
nate interstate movement Of stolen
cars and largely halt the fllegitimate ]
traffic.
Urge Swift Punishment.
"a second suggestion or remedy l. /
more diligeut prosecution II the 4
thief knows that the law is going 10 /
visit swift and certain punishment /
on him it viii deter him from taking /
a car in very many cases The swift 4
and certain punishment melted out 70
cattle rustlers in pioneer days shows 4
the result we could expect in the
present instance
Local public opinion must demand I
from public officials, officers. prose
cutting attorneys, judges and juries
more vigorous action and more Ger
lain results These pubic servants
ire no different nor better than the
they serve A few months
earnest work in any community will
demonstrate what can be accom-
llished along this line Tulsa. Okla.
has been infested with auto thieves
or years Public sentiment has been
iroused OF late. and several tsn-year
Itraight sentences have been handed
lut. and for nineteen convictions OBJ
aimed last January. the average sen
ence was more than five years.
what has been the result2 Thefts
here have fallen off 30 percent.
)ther communities can help them
elves in this same way II they are
Z a temper to do it
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-28

a certain thief commonly boasts
OF how many times he has been
caught red-handed with a stolen car
and how he has always out-taIket
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-28
CANADA ASKS MOTORISTS
TO CONSERVE GASOLINE

That Canada is taking active steps
toward conserving gasoline. is clearly
evidenced in the reports that through
out the dominion advertisements are
being run by oil companies. request
ing everyone 70 conserve this com
modify in every way possible There
is said 70 be a shortage Of gasoline
and the demand for crude petroleum.
all Of which comes from the United
States. for the manufacture OF Easo-
line in Canada, has increased over
$50 percent In the same period pro-
duction increased $50 percent
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-28

stock OF Imitation Parts. Imagine
him rubbing his hands and smiling
gleefuily as the unfrtunate one hit
bottom Then he would make an
entry in the log book, Cash sales.
But there came a day when one OF
his intended victims escaped by a
miracle This Customer skillfully
avoided the deadly torpedo and
made a run for the Home Shore.
On the way there he encountered
3 friendly craft flying the Honest
Oealyer colors. The Customer
-old Honest Dealer about his en-
counter with the Pirate. Now. the
Dealer was Of the destroyer type
and upon hearing the Customers
story, he collected a fw Of his kind
and organized a raid on the Pr
rate. With a few well directed
shots Of the Propaganda and a
number OF Local Advertising
Depth Bombs, they put the ruth
less Pirate entirely ont OF commits
SION Once more the Seas were
safe for the Customr.-From the
Stewart Lever
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-28
WHEN AUTOMOBILE MAKES
GEAR NOISE INVESTIGATE

Noises coming from the rear axle
often sound as though emitted by the
transmission Any gear noise heard
while the car is in high gear. should
be investigated In new cars this ap-
lies TO noises heard only when the
car Is pulling in high. but in old cars
when the car is coasting as well. A
slight misalignment OF the teeth OF
the differential gear and pinion viii
cause a noise, and while a car may
run all right in this condition Il is
advisable TO have an adjustment made
as early as possible TO avoid the ex-
cessive wear that takes place when
the teeth are not meshinE correctly.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-28
MOTORISTS SHOULD SAVE
WEAR ON THEIR BATTERIES

Motorists should exercise the great
est care and economy in using the
starting motor. 1t would be wise 10
adopt this slogan Start the engine
only when 1t is necessary TO do so"
Many automobile owners habituaIlv
keep their feet on the starting switch
long after the engine has started to
run-a habit that keeps their storage
batteries discharging unnecessarily.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-28
ALARM CLOCK SHAKES BED,
WAKES UP DEAF MUTE

How can a DEAF mute hear an alarm
clock2
Some question-but not so queer
as il sounds. A deaf mute in the
new Goodyear factory at Los Angeles
furnishes the answer Attached TO his
clock by an ingenious arrangement
is an electric knocker. At the de-
sired hour this kuocker hammers on
the bed. causing vibration which
wakes up the sleeper.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-28
sUFFIcIENT WANNA

First darky-Says brother, an got
a car, boy. with a big horn on it, and
when All pass through the town an
an gotta do is blow dat siren an
everybody hops outta de way.
second darly-Ah gotta car. too. -
FIRST darky-What kinda horn is
20 car got2
Second darl1y-Mah car amt got
no norm All de people in town is
gotta look at IS nah hood. and HI
says Dodge.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-28

The familiar term hot-spot refers
to a specially heated area in the in
take manifold SO that the inEoing
gas upon striking this area becomes
more fully vaporized. In the tables.
hot-spots, hot backs and heated mani
folds are included under the same
head
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-28

An ordinary button hook is a
mighty useful addition 10 the motor
lists tool kit This little weapon
SERVES all sorts Of useful ends. for
fishing small items out OF inacces-.
sihle corners for pulling cottsr pins.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-28

r n Jones Of the Rio Grande Rub
Der company Of this city. distributors
or the Republic tire, left Thursday for
a business trip through the territory.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-28
AUTOMOBILE THIEF CONTINUES
To- BE MENACE To CAR OWNER

THE automobile thief continues to
get away with his crimes in spite
OF all the police and authorities
can do Parker Y. Lewis, manager OF
the Underwriters detective bureau,
CT Dallas, Texas. las written an
article on this subject which recently
appeared IN the Kansas City Journal
Mr.. Lewis says;
Statistics compiled recently estab-
lish the fact that in Texas automobile
thieves 20 unpublished 9l-s percent Of
the time In other words, IN 1918
for every 100 cars stolen but q per
cent OF the criminals were sent 10 the
nenftentfarv- This establishes the
fact that automobile thefts 90 IN
punished. and this is the general con-
clifton over the country
Easy To Steal
When we realize the value OF the
modern car. the fact that II STANDS
UNPROTECTED on the street for hours al
8 time. that Il IS an easy matter 70
make off with II, and that It can be
quickly disposed OF, and is itself the
means OF a quick, noiseless and un-
obstructive getaway We can UNDER
stand perhaps that this class OF
crimes rather stands in class by
itself and should receive special at
tention from the public
with the multiplicity OF high
-svs. its travel speed euualing an
ance exactly like a thousand others
darting to and fro on the highways
Il is no wonder that the thiefs escape
IS easy, for It is already arranged
when he steals the car He gets
away in the very thing he steals and
is around a corner or lost IN the
crowd within thirty seconds after. he
gets in the car. and from that time
on the car is exceedingly hard 10
find. even harder TO identify, and II
is doubly hard TO connect the party /
who drove IL off with the car itself |
sfoto- number can be erased and new I
ones submitted in 20 minutes
phoney bills OF sale may be prepared /
in advance. and oftentines license I
number tags are bought new in ad- /
vance aad are under the -thiefs coat 1
when he steals the car Whoever is I
caught with the car can usually pro- 4
duce a bill Of sale and good story
about It's purchase, thus convincing
the officer that he IS merely the vic
TN in the case and should not be
made any trouble
Ont Talk Officers.
"a certain thief commonly boasts
Of how many times he has been I
caught red-handsd with a stolen car
and how he has always out-taIked {
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-10
SEABOARD MEN
PROTEST TRAIN
DROPPING PLAN
To Ask Chamber Direc-
tors To Reconsider
Approval Action

Taking exceptions to the assur-
ances of Seaboard officials to the
Chamber of Commerce directors last
week that the proposed discontinu-
ance of the two night Seaboard Sa-
vannah trains between Americas and
Helena would not adversely affect the
trainmen who make their home here,
several Seaboard employees have reg
istered protests with officials of the
Chamber of Commerce against the
boards decision not to oppose the
discontinuance of these trains, and at
a meeting of the board next Tuesday
at II o'clock they will ask that body
to reconsider it's action. That the
board will be glad to reopen the case
and hear the men was indicated yes
terday to be foregone conclusion.
Some of the men asserted that the
abandonment of these trains meant
that, whereas under the present
schedule they are able to spend two
nights in four at home with their
families, under the proposed sched-
ule they would be forced to be abb
sent from home three nights in four,
and that they would prefer there
fore. to move to Savannah, where
they could spend the same time at
home as at present. How many men
would be thus affected has not been
indicated.
Chamber officials emphasize the
fact that they made particular in
ouiry of the officials while here as to
the effect the change would have on
the trainmen residing here, and were
informed that there would be appre-
ciable effect, and that they consented
to make no protest against the
abandonment Of the trains when
shown thew were used very little here
and their operation was dead loss
to the railroad company.
The Chamber officers point out
ss lat while the conference last week
Vas on thev inquired concerning the
future status of the Seaboard re-
pair shops here and were informed
by the superintendent that requlsl-
ton for an electric Welding machine
for the Americus shops had just been
fayorably acted upon, after having
been held in allegiance for a number
of years. This superintendent stated
that this machine would be installed
shortly, with two additional men to
operate it, making it unnecessary to
send locomotives to Savannah or
Jacksonville for certain important re-
pairs as is now the case. The otfic-
ials said they were not authorized to
speak further of the future of the
shops, but offered that much lnfor--
nation as an indication Of plans of
the railroad management.
A number of railroad men are eX-
pected to appear before the Cham
her directors Tuesday to present
their side of the proposal.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-10
Jack Slappey Back
From Big Circuit

ALBANY. Oct. 9.-Jack Slappey
is at home. Jack ha sheen with the
Philadelphia club Of the American
League for the last two months. Inc
playing season closed last Saturday
for the Athletics and Jack stayed
in Philadelphia for a day or two and
then beat it back to the old nome
town. =,
The elongated southpaw did not
get much chance to display his wares
with Connie Mack's warriors, but the
PHILADELPHIA manager and magnate
thought enough of his ability to keep
him for another year. Jack pltched
a splendid article of ball for the UNI
versity f Gerogia last spring and
later for the West Point club IN tne
Chattahoochee Valley League; he
reported to the Athletics late IN the
season and was allowed to do little
work. getting assignments occasional
ly as a relief pitcher, when some
other twirler had been bumped from
the box. He started only one regu-
lar game. :.
SIappev will spend the winter IN
Albany and report to Mack at Lake
Charles, La, for training next
spring.
A large area of wolfram has peer
discovered in northern China'
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-10
Cox Calls On Harding To Apologize To People
Democratic Party's Failure
Issue, NotLeague, Says Hoover
Former Food Administrator In Speech Sternly De
nounces 'Obstinacy" Blocking
Treaty

INDIANAPOLIS, oct. 9-"The
League of Nations and tariff prob
lens are emily submissions of the main
issue in the present campaign to
elect a Republican national ticket.
the major issue to-day and for the
future of the country, is party re-
sponsibility," Herbert Hoover said
in an address here today. II believe
that since the armistice the present
administration has made failure by
all tests we can apply. No man would
be so narrow as to condemn the pa
triotism of one-half of his country
men"
Hoover reviewed the support given
by the Republican party to the win
ming of the war. "But with victory
accomplished" he said, leaders of
the Democratic party began disre-
garding this cooperation and decided
to ignore half of the people of the
United States and make peace alone" ;"
Regarding inter-party disagree
ment over the settling of the treaty
Hoover said:
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-10
REVOLT
AGAINST SOVIET
Social Revolutionary
Party Said To Be
Endangering Reds

WARSAW, Oct. S.-Friday. :
(By Associated Press "A new in
surrection against the Russian Soviet
government has broken out in the
district around acknowledgement, 265
miles northeast of Moscow, accord
ing to information reaching the Rus
sian colony here. The insurrectlon,
which was inaugurated by the Social
Revolutionary party, embraces great
masses of peasants among its adher-
ents, and is reported to be spreading
in all directions. The new revolt, 1t
is said, is already endangering the
transportation of both food and fuel
to Moscow from eastern Russia.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-10
Dixie Flyer and Southland To
Be Routed Through Americus
Crack Chicago Jacksonville and Cincinnati Jack
sonville Trains To Be Transferred
About Nov.

According to information received
here Saturday. the Dixie Flyer, crack
train running between Chicago and
Jacksonville, and the Southland,
Cincinnati-Jacksonville train, will be
operated over the Central of Georgia
through Americus beginning about
November /. 1t was announced in
the Times-Recorder several weeks
ago that reports were current in rail
road circles that this change in the
Dixie Fluer would soon be made, but
the addition of the Southland was not
expected The Dixie Flyer train is
now routed from Macon through
Cordele over the G. s. & r.
Says the Macon Telegraph in dis
cussing the details of the new sched-
fules:
"John w. Blount, assistant gener-
al passenger agent of the Central
of Georgia railroad who was here
Friday, completed the arrangements
for the new schedule of both trains
and made the announcement of the
changes.
"The trains are about the heaviest
coming South. Both trains will use
the tracks of the Central of Georgia
Railroad, Southwestern Division to
Albany, and then use the tracks of
the Atlantic Coast Line to Jackson
vile, the same route from Albany
that is taken by the Seminole Limit
ed. This gives both passenger trains
the protection of block signals all
the way.
"The Dixie Flyer is through solid
Pullman train from Chicago to jack
sonville and has for long time been
over the Georgia Southern and Flor
ida Railroad tracks from Macon to
Triton and thence into Jacksonville
over the Atlantic Coast Line, Traf-
fic on the G. S. & F., however has
increased so much by the routing of
several Southern trains over that
road that the Central officials decid-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-10

ed to make the change, keeping the
two palatial trains on its own road
bed, as far as possible. The schedules
show that there will be no difference
in the running time-no loss of time
under the new arrangement.
I'm connection with the new seed
ule it was learned that the South
land, a Cincinnati-Jacksonville train
heretofore, is to be continued
THROUGH to Chicago from the Ohio
city over the Pennsylvania Lines. The
schedule from Cincinnati Northward
to be announced later.
"The Southland will pass Macon.
Southbound for Jacksonville at 2:50
a. M, and Northbound at 4:55 a. M.
"The Dixie Flyer, consisting of
through coaches Pullman sleeping
cars, observation and drawing room
car, leaves Chicago Southbound at
9:05 p. m. and arrives in Atlanta at
1921 p. m. the following day, in Ma
con at II Al p. m. and in Jackson
vile at 500 a. m. the following day.
Leaving Jacksonville at 8 p. m. stop
ping in Macon at 6:1U a. m. and At
lanta, at 8:15 a. m., the following
morning, the Dixie Flyer travels
northward through the day and night,
arriving in Chicago the next day at
z AS a. m.
The Southland, composed of Pull
mans, drawing room cars and COM
bination coach, leaves Cincinnati at
9 a. m. each morning, arrives in At
lanta the night of the same day at
1898 pm. and Macon at 2:05 a. M,
and reaches jacksonville at IL 100 a.
m. On it's Northbound trip it leaves
Jacksonville at 8:15 p. M, arrives in
Macon at ASS the next morning, and
reaches Cincinnati at 900 p. M, the
same day. This train will run
through to Chicago, handled by the
Pennsylvania Lines, and the schedule
will be announced later.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-10
POLES ANNOUNCE
NEW ADVANCE.

WARSAW, Oct. 8.-(F'riday. y
(By Associated Press. )-Tonight's s
official statement announces fur
ther advance by Polish forces operat-
ing in the north of the fighting zone,
and makes no mention of an armis-
tice with the Bolsheviki. The state
ment reports the capture by the Poles
of Cahmiany and the railway station
at Solv, cutting communication be-
tween Wilma and Moledechno, north
west of Minsk.
The statement also says that the
Lithuanians, notwithstanding the ar
mistice, have resumed hostilities and
are attacking polish positions along
the river Merevlmanka.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-10
DENIES WILSON
DEMANDEDPACT
JUST AS DRAWN
Cites Letter To Hitch
cock-Lays Statement
To Ignorance

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Oct. s.
His attack on the Des Moines speech
of Senator Harding was continued
here today by Governor Cox in his
second visit to Indiania. Governor
Cox denied Senator Harding's state
ment that President Wilson bad in
sisted upon ratification of the League
of Nations covenant without the
crossing of T, or the dotting of an
l." and declared that Senator Hard
ing should apologize for mislead-
ing the public" Governor Cox in
his speech, cited President Wilson's
letter to Senator Hitchcock approving
reservations. in order to contradict
Senator Harding's statement regard
ing the president.
SIN making such a statement y
said Gov. Cox Senator Harding is
inviting the reproach of the nation. "
Continuing he said sour people are
SO aroused at the revelation of the
plot to defraud the dead of the
nation of the lasting peace for which
they fought that they are in no tenn
per to have the truth trified with. In
charity of judgment | want to give
Senator Harding the benefit of the
doubt by assuming that in this mat
ter he doesn't know what he is talk
ing about"
Governor Cox added to this decla-
ration that there had been "more
than one frank exchange" between
President Wilson and several sena-
tors regarding proposed League
reservations, and that although Sena-
tor Harding had Hdodged 1,163 roll
calls" he was present to vote against
adoption of Senator Hitchcock's res
eruatinnS
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-10
POLES DEMAND
Slx.nAY INTERVAL,

RIGA, Oct. 9.-(By Associated
Press delegates of Poland and
Soviet Russia who held a long ses-
sion last night in an effort to reach
an agreement on the terms of an ar
mistlce between these two nations,
resumed 'Neir attempts today. Sew
e--' points remain to be settled be-
fore it will be possible for an agree
ment to be signed.
The Poles are insisting that there
must be an interval of six days after
signature before the armistice be-
comes effective, while the Bolshevik
delegates desire but four days grace.
A decision on the Polish claims for
the repayment Of gold deposits taken
by the Russians from the State Bank
in Warsaw when that city was threat
ened by the Germans during the
Great War, must also be reached and
details of the long line of demarca-
tion between Poland, White Russia
and Ukrainia, as well as economic
clauses remain to be worked out.
The Lithuanians and Poles engag.
ed in a heavy battle lasting all yes
terday and last night, ten miles south
of Wilma, the Lithuanian capital, with
heavy losses on both sides, says q
Lithuanian official statement dated
at Wilma today. "The fight will be to
a finish," the statements adds.