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Evening star., 1920-03-17
RED CROSS GROUP GIVES
CUP TO MISS BOARDMAN

An outstanding and entirely unan-
nounced feature of yesterdays third
annual mobilization of the uniformed
corps Of the District Red Cross chap
ter was the presentation to Miss Ma
bel T. Boardman. chairman Of the
chapters women's volunteer aid, of
a handsome gold cup the Mt of that
particular group. The accompany
ing testimonial. written by Admiral
Seaton Schroeder, was read by Mrs.
Baker, wife Of the Secretary of War.
only to those who have striven
to carry out your ideals is it given
TO understand in what degree sue
cessful achievement has waited on
your personality, said Admiral
Schroeder.
Miss Boardman placed her hands
on the cup, turned to the audience
and, with marked emotion, said:
TT is your work-not mine"
Evening star., 1920-03-17
PAYS $40 FINE IN MISTAKE.
Women Gets It Back, However
When It Is Discovered.

The most remarkable case of mis-
taken identity that can be recalled
by officials of the Police Court oc-
CURED there yesterday.
A colored man charged with a minor
offense was fined SO by Judge Nc
Mahon in the District of Colum bia
branch of the court. When he had
been sentenced and taken back into
the prisoners dock colored woman
approached Bailiff A. ]. Sanford. say
ing that she would like to pay the
fine for the man, who, she asserted.
was her husband. Mr. Sanford asked
.er to point out the man she wanted
Evening star., 1920-03-17

the man brought down from the pris-
oners' dock was not her husband as
she had at first thought. The womans
husband. who had been arrested for
minor offense. had been acquitted and
gone. The other fellow was later cap
tured in Anacostia and brought back
to court and the $40 returned to the
woman who could not identify her
husband
Evening star., 1920-03-17
LABOR WILL PUSH
POLITICAL FIGHT
Committees to Be Organized
in Cities and Towns All
Over Country.

Lcal campaign committees to push
organized labor's national non-parti-
san political campaign will be or
ganized next Monday in virtually
every city and town of Importance.
and every state in the country, ac-
cording to an announcement made
today at American Federation of La
Dor headquarters here.
Samuel Gompers. president Of the
federation, is expected to deliver an
address before the state legislature
Evening star., 1920-03-17
$16,25O FOR MANUSCRIPT.
Original of Shelly's "Jullan and
Maddalo" Sold at Auction.

NEW YORK, March 1.-The orig
inal manuscript of Percy Bysshe
Shelly's poem. Julian and Maddalo."
was sold for sl6.25O to Ernest u.
North at an auction of the library of
the late Harry B. Forman yesterday.
The original manuscript of The
Spectacles," by Edgar Allan Poe,
brought $9100 at the same sale
Evening star., 1920-03-17
ARMED BANDITS ROB BANK.

CLEVELAND, Ohio. March 1.-Two
armed bandits entered the Loran
Avenue branch of the Cleveland Trust
Company when the bank opened this
morning. held up Cashier George
Travnikar while he was making up
a pay roll, secured $4,000 in cash and
escaped in an automobile.
Evening star., 1920-03-17
Mohawk at Hampton Roads.

NORFOLK. Va, March 1.-THE
Clyde line steamer Mohawk. which
was disabled Sunday off Cape Fear,
was towed into Hampton roads today
BY the coast guard cutter Manning.
Evening star., 1920-03-17

effective work Immediately upon COM
pletion of organization in the March
22 meetings"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-08

the straight side type becomes moro
popu i',r. Today The manufacture OF
Slincher tires IS almost confined to
the smaller sizes.
The first American made pneumatic
t!rcS, designed especially for automn-
the middle of 1896 at the expense of
the Wnion Co. OF Cleveland. Ohio.
Needless 10 state. these were of the
single tube type: size 3iXi. being
used FOR front wheels ANA 3GXi !or,
Inc rear. Alexander Win;On know
iion pneumatic tire. as used ON
hiGNclcs. for light AUTOMOBILES. do
cidcd when completing one OF his
nrSt experimental machines. that il
should oc equipped with specially
putt tires lof the pneumatic type in
variety formerly SO generally used
by automobile cNperincntcrs.
Makes New Departure.
10 procure tres such aS lie had
N mind was. however, not easy since
the LARGEST Pneumatic then made was
thclcsS. Mr.. Ninton wanted some
thing special and presented his pro-
position to the Diamond Rubber Com
pany officers of the COMPANY IL an
pears We're Skeptical o: the horse
less carriage" ever becoming a com
the matter, decided that If the Win
ton Co. would pay for the nolds they
would go ahead and see whUt could
be done.
Mr. winton promptly accepted
these terms and placed the order.
livoring the, tires in octo5cr The
story is told % how the crowds in
which gathering to gnyc
at Mr.. W!nton's 'Juggernaut." never
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-08
Richmond Automobile News
TIRES MAKE
|B|lG JUMP IN PRODUCTION
Sample Made in 1S96-Over 3d.
~ 100000 Made This
% Year.
WIN-ToN MADE FIRST TIRE
In 1904 the Industry Became Big
!. anti Dealers and JobbcrS' Price
- Lists Were First Issued.

M lnasmuch as the pneumatic tire
ssrss first used 10Y bicycle manufac-
Surers,, and the bicycle antedates au-
B sromobflc development. II naturally
follows, that the automobile tire is
IAN evolution of the former As a
d 9natter of fac. on early automobiles
EEquipped with pneumaties tandem
supply that needed cushion" through
(which the automobile was to de-
SNeiop from cumbersome. slow NOV
ang, jolly contraption TO a safe. swift
and dependabic transportation unit.
si FROM the standpoint of the tire
f5nanufacturcr. however. the autumo-
Sbiie arrived about 1898, the year in
(which 1T became apparent that a
stronger pneumatic was necessary IL
thc real function OF the autono bile
was to be realized, viz. greater speed
ssc!usion was arrived ut after repeated
attempts to perfect various types of
gold rubber. and cushion tires had
FAILED and IL became obvious that
scompfessed air was the quickest ana
tneareSt frictionlcsS OF any form OF
Eslastic cushion and tina; the quick
ness Of its reaction Was increased
land pressure was increased.
Made bicycle Successful.
II The pneumatic tire in making pos
bicycle had demonstrated this truth
sand 1t was but natural. therefore, for
automobile adh"rents to expect this
same principle to solve their similar
hut more intricate problems. Auto
mobile tire manufacturers Of the
various countries logically turned
their attention TO the development of
7 the types OF bicycle tire IN use and
1--we have i'll consequence the single
3tp2e automobile tire appearing in
4 America, the Dunlop Wiras-on type
3 IN England and the Cl!ncher on the
] European Continent. because OF it's
ASeneraI all round !mpracticahili;y for
! automobile purposes. the single tube
type soon gave way TO the others
This Is to say the ciincher developed
Strom Its prototype the single cIinch-
Ter bicycle iirc), and straight side
s (developed from the Dunlop Wired
kon). became the popular favoritcs
These Two types have remained in
iuaror; but rs time goes by each year
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-08

Warming to auto owners has been
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-08
frp,, o., iurbns

and ; inches, in wheel sizes ranging
from % TO SO inches.
business Begins to Grow.
In 1904, however. the business be
gan to assume attractive proportions,
and a complete list showing con-
sumcr's. dealers and jobber's prices
was printed. II WAS then that tires
OF 5-inchS cross section diameter for
tho first time began to appear on
the market
During 1910. 100000 tires were
manufactured in Akron. BY 1915. the
annual production had increased to
100000 and by 1919 to 2Q,000,00p. IL
the present production Is continued
throughout the year, 2S.000.o00 will
be manufactured in Akron alone. APP
proNimatcly four tires for every pass
enger car and truck now I'm use.
The rcmarkaoie growth OF the rub
Der industry has caused Akron to
increase rapidly in size. In 1910.
when the rubber industry employed
1880 persons. Akron had q popua-
ton OF 6?.067. Today the rubber
companies employ $500 persons. and
the population of the city is .O9oo
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-08
Newspaper started for Auto workers.

Newspaper Started for Auto Workers.
Employees in factories and Offices
OF tho Liberty Motor Car Company
Fave started unique factory paper.
as phase of the CO. operative welfare
work being done Jointly by tho en-
ployccs and the factory. Employees
write. edit and make UP the publicu-
ton, ana handle the distribution OF
copies or each issue. The first issue,
winch appeared in July, was dubbed
Thc Liberty 80? which Is to be re-
placed by permanent title chosen
by the employees themselves in Il big
title suggestion contest now in
progress.
Warming nn,o ,upar. ,,o,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-08

issued by tho Liberty Motor Car Corn
pany against common practice of
allowing tho water supply to become
very low. followed by pouring cold
water into tho radiator OF u hot
motor. This may have harmful Of
fccts to almost any motor. The en-
gina should he allowed to cool first
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-08

Touring Car s5a3o
Roadster S3zoo
Coupe 5000
Sedan s4r4o
Sedan-Limousine $4,000
r. Q. B. CLEVELAND
SUBJECT 10 change WITHOUT notice
PEERLESS
2tofor Car Company
CLEVELAND, Q.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-08

tailed 10 take sleeful note and make
GUS tires. These .'burlesque" bicycle
tires. as they We're termed were.
however. the beginning of the ire
mcndouS automobile tire industry OF
this continent.
The first automobile tires manu-
featured in quantity for sale on the
genera! market in 1899 were in two
cross section diameters. / e. ol-o
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-08

tire plant at Providence. II. l., for tho
purpose OF nclunintinS them with
the newest Developments In truck tire
was Dpent In u study OF tiro maxi In,
In tho new factory with it's modern
machinery. Especial attention waa
given 70 the processes used in maxi
new solid Mono-Twiu wy
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-08
TRUCK TIRE MEN MEET

United States Company Holds Con-
Ncntion OF It's Representatives
ut Truck Tire Plant.
y convention OF tho special truck
trio representatives OF the United
States Tire Company was held re-
Gently at the company's big now truck
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-08

Richmond Auto Service Corporation
now engaged in the auto accessory
business. at 700 West Broad Street
have taken over the building at Sl4-1S
West Broad Street, in addition to
their present building. and after re-
modelling the new location will be
used for storage and washing cors.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-08

They Will also havo welding de- |
partment. In charge OF ~ q. Jack |
son. formerly with Southern Auto |
Repair Company.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-08
Sparks From Motorland

Hugh X. Dabney. distributor for
Jordan cars, has returned home from
Cleveland. ohio. after arranging for
territory.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-08

idcalistic. 1t is fundamentally, con-
strucriveh practical.
Because of it, more people every
year become owners of Peerless Cars.
Because of it, Peerless owners feel a
higher satisfaction and a deeper
confidence in their cars.
Because of it, the Peerless Two
Power-range Eight Of today is, except
for certain rehnemenrs, essentially
the same car as the Peerless Two
power-range Eight of 1915. For
the Peerless Of five years ago was
built for today, just as the Peerless
of today IS built for FIVE years hence.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-08

John +. Finncy, sales director Ter
minal Motor Company. arrived home
this week after an extended trip TO
Cleveland. Ohio, and Detroit, Mich
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-08
The true question is
not Whatvwer gain, but what we do ]!

IN motor car building, as in all
other human activity, it is the
L end attained that counts.
Tomorrow is the test Of TO-DAY
Peerless Motor Cars are made to-
day for a thousand tomorrows
They are our representatives before
the world, expressing our desires,
our ideals, our principles.
We gain only as they serve.
We succeed only as they endure.
q
THERE is nothing startling or
l sensational about this philosophy
OF business; nor is it exceptionally
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-08

Norris y Mason. vice-presidcnt
Fulton Motor Sales Corporation. 24U
West Fifty-ninth Street. New York,
is in the city on business.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-25

The man who failed In secure
the nomination may have cause
To rejoice the day after the election.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-25
Sfar Ss~H's s.
- o. EHnbsl C1clxrxE, 4

GIVES" the Tall Man laughed.
! THE Duke of York thought
he was the grandest tiger In the
jungle.
They had funny names for us.
too. They named US according to
our looks, They called me Am
6quirk.' Now what do you sup
pose that means
"Rrave Boy David guessed.
mo. not Brave Boy Your
time. Peggy. Guess what Am
SQutrk' means"
I'm nawfuliy poor guesser. I"
Piggy said. land navie does
laugh at me when guess wrong.
You tell us"
well. II means red head
The children looked at the beau.
ttful bronxy brown hair of the
Tall Nah with It's spriskling Of
cray and wondered.
Yes. II was red. all right he
assured them. My little brother
was quite chunky. and they
named him 'Msng .ya.suntin' uat
boyl
we had great times with those
Indian boy friends Of ours used
70 70 TO their lodges and play by
The hour with them on rainy
days. and alp back home Just In
time for supper.
"Aiother would say. My. how
you children SMELL You've been
down to the India hutx all after.
noon. haven't your I Wish you
would be content to stay at home
when it's too rainy to play outside
after school. You smell so fishy
u makes tho whole house disa.
Grccahle'"
what did make you smell
onhyT Peggy wanted to know.
why everything put the In
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-25
YaAr yelled F7oppy, hopping on one foot and naknoo
dire for MufTs nose,
THE QUARREL

r Nick had waited . little longer
- - what would happen to tho Line
- earth he was watching move sus-
ptcicusiy away from the Meadow
Grove schoolhouse. instead OF going
~ 70 make . report to Mr. Mole and
0rA Mouse. he would have seen the
llne suddenly stop near a fiat stone.
and the ground around CULVER and
shake ~ tho volcano were about to
burst thru All nj once IL cracked
I'm and two little gray furry fig.
ures rolled out into the sunlight
pummeltng each other most awfully.
80 you're too good TO eat worms"
eried Muff Mole. reaching for anoth.
- punch at F1oppy Field Mouse. but
missing him.
4 -Yahr' yelled F1oppy. hopping on
one foot and making a dive for
Mufrs nose. Worms are only good
f0r folks with no tabs. Why don't
'yoo wear one behind your" And he
waved his own tail like triumphant
bnnner.
fCspypt9hs
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-25

stole away without making q sound
and when Peter Rabbit turned 10
speak TO him. there was no Uno' Billy
there.
Peter rubbed his eyes and stared
all around. this way and that way.
but no sign OF Unc' Billy could he
see. That 10 surprised Peter Rabbi,
that he felt queer all over. First
there was the voice Of suckytoes
over on the other side Of the Laugh.
ing Brook. when all the time sticky.
toes wasn't there at all. Now, here
unc' Billy Postum had disappeared
Just as II the earth had swallowed
him up.
This xn't any place for mer' said
Peter Rabbit, and off he started for
the Green Meadows as fast as he
could go. lippcrty.lipperty-Iipl
All this time Unc' Billy possum
had been crawling along without the
tiniest sound. When he came 10 the
Laughing Brook. he went I'D n way
until he found a big tree with a
branch stretching clear across the
Laughing Brook. OF course. Unc'
Billy could have swan across. but he
didn't feel Ike swimming that night,
so he climbed up the big tree. ran
out along the branch. let himself
down by the tail and then dropped.
He was across the Laughing Brook
without even wetting his feet.
Unc' Billy didn't waste any time.
Just az soft.footed as before. he crept
along In the darkest shadows until
he was right under the alder tree
from which the complaining voice Of
stickytocs the Treetoad seemed 70
come. Unc Billy listened, and the
longer he listened the broader grew
the smile on Unc' Billy's shrewd
face.
Thief Thief Thiefr'
II certainly sounded for all the
world like Sammy Jays voice, and
II was right over Unc' Biliy's head.
Unc' Billy peered up thru the alders.
The leaves were so thick that he
could not see very well. but what he
did see was enough. 1t was long
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-25
Cured His RUPTURE

was badly ruptured while lifting
q TRUNK several years ago. Doctors
said my only hope OF cure was an
ope ration. Trusses did me no good
Finally I got hold of something that
quickly and completely cured me.
Years have passed and the rupture
has never returned. although ] am
doing hard work IA carpenter.
There was no operation. no lost
time, no trouble. | have nothing to
cell. but VIII give fun information
about how you may find complete
cure without operation. II you write
to me. Eugene NJ. Pullen. Carpenter
9g0-G Marcelius Avenue, Manasauan,
~ J. Better cut out this notice and
show II To any others who are rup-
|tured--you may save n life or at
least stop the misery OF rupture and
the worry and danger Of an opera
ton
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-25

You can't dig with your old saiir'
cfied Muff. Whats morn. you can't
even dig with your clawa-
But can climb with EN- an.
swered Fioppy quickly. which IL
more than you can DO
Yes" sneered the mole boy. TO
steal other folks grain Thank you.
I prefer TO earn my own living
"HuhF' returned Flop. -whose
worms are you ssungT Are they
yoursfr
This was . facsr. but Nun was
quick 20 think. mo. but they're not
Farmer Smiths either. and the corn
Is. Besides. I eat grubs and things
that destroy his corn, and" he went
on. showing his tecth---some day.
when grow up. I am going 10 ea,
something else that destroys his
corn. too"
''Ha. ha-' Knocked Fioppy. How
big do you think you1i grow, Mr..
Walrusy~
And the pummeiing began all over
again.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-25

dian huts smeiled fishy. dear.
They made lights at night by
burning the little candle flsh. they
cooked fish constantly over their
open fires. they had fish oil ON
their brown bodies. and dried fish
hanging everywhere. They could.
MT help smelling OF Il.
Eve know lot about the In.
dians-good and bad. recall
once we had had rumors OF trou-
BILE among the Cialiums. and tho
was only 8 years old. father told
me about II.
SON he said. 4 keep getting
news here and there about trou.
bic among the Clailums, Now you
know YOU are getting TO be big
boy and you'll have TO help me
take care OF mother and the
babies. You've been with the In.
dams great deal and you know
their tricks. Come up with me on
the hsil. want TO show you some
thing
III vas night whom ws left the
house. and father talked quietly to
me a. We walked on thru tho dark
stfii woods
Presently he stopped
'tastsn' he said What DO you
heart
"A dent hear soytsins.' said.
except my heart beatin.s
lie down. father told me. With
your ear close against the ground.
aad soc what you hear
4 guess I hear ioss Of footsteps
told him. or else re my heart
again
'nus n vas fuetstspa
THAT nlght father watched all
night. and I listened and listened,
and the nest night and the neat
And then when ws thought vs
we're mistaken the footsteps padded
sts<ithiiy ~ our home. the claiiams
stole safely down on Que own Indiana
and murdered . whole camp while
they slept
They we're - srsacherous yeu
never could tell where they we're SO
ing to strike"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-25

when he heard whisper right over
their heads and looked up TO see
etickytocs himself. Unc' Billy almost
ehuckicd out loud.
you can't fool Uncle Hiliy.
so don't go TO 10 tryi
An knows yo'. yes. An knows yo'---
An knows 70. Mistah SIyf'
He said that 10 himself and quite
under his breath. for all the time
that Peter Rabbit and stickytoes the
Treetoad were whispering together
Inc Billy Posaum was stealing away
under the alder bushes. Tine Billy
- very soft footed, oh, very softfoot.
-, indeed. when he wants TO be.
You zee. one must need TO be very
softfooted to steal eggs In Farmer
Btown's henhouse. 80 Unc' Billy
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-25
By THORNTON W. BURGESS
Unc' Billy Does Some Surprisin4 HitnseN

UIHEN unc' Billy Possum. sitting
w In the dark beside Peter Rab-
bit. down among the alders that
grew along the Laughing Brook.
first heard the voice Of stickytoes
the Treetoad. he had thought just as
Peter Rabbit did. that Suckytoes was
over In an alder tree on the other
sids Of the laughing Brook. But
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-25
Jimmie Wong Won't
Die of Auto Hurts

Jimmie wong. 24.year old son OF
one OF Chinatown's best known mer'
chants, was reported recovering in
Providence hospital Saturday from
injuries inflicted when his auto
struck telephone pole at 1sth ave.
s. and Walker ST.. Sunday night
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-25
GAR. Man Receivers
From Auto Smashup

Fred ii. Hurd. past department
commander OF the @. A. r.. was con.
valescing at his home, 4i47 12th ave.
N. e.. from injuries sustained ten
days ago in an auto accident in We
natchec. He was on his way to
church when the accident occurred.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-25

BE sure you are right. then hold
the stakes while the other fellows
bet.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-25
tall. tail of feathers hanging down

tail. a tail Of feathers hanging down.
II wasn't Sammy Jays tail either. !,
"Doan yo'all think that yo'-all
have joked enough7" asked Unc'
Billy. trying hard to keep from
chuckling aloud.
A cry OF "Thiefr' stopped right In
the middle. and two sharp eyes
looked down In surprise at Unc'
Billy.
Merit story: The Meeting Of Two
Old Fvfentis.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-25
Civil War Veterans
Heart Fails; Is Dead

Ten hours after he had been
stricken with heart failure. Chris
Doyiey, 79.year.old civil war veteran.
died at the Providence hospital last
night. The body Is at the Butter
worth establishment pending fu.
neral arrangements.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-25
BIZ LEO
By BLOSSER
By AHERN

WILL BE RECEIVED
by the Bureau OF Supplies and
Accounts, Navy Department.
Washington, ID. c.. until 10 o'clock
a. m. October s, 1890. for deliver
ing bakery proofers to the Navy
Yard. Puget Sound. Wash. Apply
for proposals to the supply Of
ficer, Navy Yard, Puget sound.
wash, or to the Bureau OF Sup
plies and Accounts. SAMUEL. NC
GOWAN, Paymaster General @
the Navy. s-lS-zo