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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-10
BY JULIUS W. BEYER

What IS your automobile license
number What would you do Il
your car were stolen2 Could you
give the police the data needed 70
help you recover your carr Would
you have 10 waste much valuable
time in telephoning home first 20
find out what the number was2 or
are you one Of the few who merOr-
lie their license numbers? These
are some OF the vital questions that
the automobile driver should be able
70 answer favoraoly
II was thought that one or the
best ways 10 get an average Of the
number Of people who know their
license numbers would be 10 ask any
10 drivers. picked at random. So the
writer asked Eve men and five
women in the business section Of the
city who were auto drivers BY find
ing the number Of people out OF 10
who knew their mum beers one could
find an approximate average, for II
only one knew the number the av-
erage would be 10 per cent.
The following people were asked:
I. Kilgore, life insurance man.
correct.
Mrs. J. W. Muesell. failed.
H. p. ArdTuelQs SdleSIlla N, --- correct.
Mrs. G. W. Zehner,-all except the
first number correct.
Walter Roper. transit driver
did not try.
Mary Hyde.-did not try.
J. IT. Stickleys electrical contrac-
tor,-cOrrect
Mrs. Isabelle Greiger.-did not
try.
Joseph E. Beckerich. chicken
fancier, correct.
Mrs. Wilbur Warner, failed
The above records show that four
(and those four mem had their Ii
cense mum bers memorized. This
means that there are approximately
so per cent Of the automobile driv-
ers in South Bend that do not know
their license numbers. One OF the
men had to change license plates
and he remem bered the new num-
Der that he was given. Another OF
the men who had his number cor
rect said the first II ing he did when
he bought new lie Je plates was TO
memorize them. This is the right
thing 10 do and If all automobile
drivers did that much of the time
that is usually lost in finding where
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-10
CHICAGO AGENCY
HANDLES HAYNES
IN BIGGER AREA
Triangle Motors, Inc, Get
Three States for Terri
tory.

Automobile row has received news
OF a change in its makeup. by
which the sale Of Haynes Character
cars will be handled by the Triangle
Motors. Inc. with display rooms az
222s South Michigan av.
The arrangement also includes
good sized sections of Illinois,
northern Indiana. most of Iowa and
two counties IN Missouri. BY the
terms just completed. the exact ter
ritory is described as follows Ihat
norton 81 the state OF Illinois lying
north OF and including the counties
Of Pike. Scott Morgan Sangamon'
Christian. Shelby Cole and that
norton OF Edgar county lying north
OF the G II & D. railroad. In lndi-
ana. Lake, Porter and Laporte coun-
ties The entire state Of Iowa. with
the exception Of the counties west or
and including Taylor Adams. Cass.
Audubon. Carroll. Greene Webster.
Hamilton Wright. HUMBOLDT and
kossuth In Missouri. the counties
n Clark and Scotland
Forcscc Good Advantages.
such "a grant Of selling rights is
considered a logical recognition OF
the highly deveI oped sales and ser
vice facilities OF Triangle Motors
Inc" said Mr. Jay a. Colvtn. presi-
dent OF the Triangle Motors, ms
because we are amply equipped %
act as distributors Of America first
and oldest mechanically successful
automobile"
In speaking about this transaC-
tion. Mr.. W. s Mehaffey. vice-presi-
dent. stated We feel that our past
experience and our type OF clientele
have fitted us to give even better
and more complete service 10 pres
ent owners and prospective Pur-
chasers'
The change goes into effect i'm
medfately and "A display Of the new
1921 Haynes cars can be seen on
the floors Of the new, magnificent
ehowroOms. 1929 South Michigan av
These Haynes models are the
ones which won the appreciation OF
motor lovers in the past season by
their perfected com bination OF
beauty. strength. power and com
fort. the four factors Of character
in the new series Haynes which
made It's appearance at the 1920 au-
tomobile shows.
Besides Mr.. W s Mehaffey. who
was formerly associated with the
Haynes company for more than five
years. the selling staff Includes Mr.
Percy Ford. In 1917 Mr. Ford
placed the names Haynes fndelibly
on the minds Of Chicago's motor en-
thusfasts, when he piloted the
Haynes TO victory at the famous
Chicago Speedway race.
The present Haynes branch in
Chicago WIN be discontinued in IA
vor Of the new arraugement. and
Mr.. Doty, manager OF the branch
will be transferred to the staff OF
the Haynes factory in Kokomo
where the Haynes has been manu-
featured fer the past 90 years
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-10
MOTOR ROW SCANDAL
By NEAL WEIGH

station II all ready for occupancy.
For the benefit OF other Buick
owners. We want 70 announce on be-
half OF Bill Nichols that Bucks Will
not run without gasoline. Mr.. Mich
els. however. desires 20 point out
that this IS a peculiarly OF several
other makes OF cars.
Our work is getting harder and
harder every week. Jack Taylor
has gone and opened up a new place
away out on Lincoln way. We
hereby request automobile dealers TO
refrain from having their places so
far from the business district Flu
ture violations OF this request will
be dealt with severely.
We never knew until a week ago
that I. ]. Cartright was a former
football player. Hereafter We will
treat him with more respect
In last weeks column we neglected
TO mention that Tony Slick. the well
known bowler and tire man, went
TO Chicago for a day where he trans
acted business OF importance.
Frank Thorpe set a new record
for himself the other night on the
Elks' alleys when he rolled UP the
high score Of 11e. Spectators were
amazed at this superhuman effort on
the part OF the Silvertown Kid.
Automo bilists may now use the
Lincoln highway at any time they
choose. @. NJ. Brut hes no further
use for ii until next spring.
Henry Grieger and Fred Wendell
arc the only automobile men who
have accepted our invitation TO come
i'm and inspect our new heating
equipment. II moro dealers do not
avail themselves of this opportunity
TO see something neat, but snaIpv,
i'm the way of heating appliances, the
offer Will be withdrawn.
j. 3. Renshaw, over at the Col
fax Co.. told us he was going 70
run an ad in some paper UP in Ben
ton Harbor. We hope he don't
make some poor dow1trodden ad-
vertising man walk all the way over
from Benton Harbor TO get his copy.
We were having a dandy little
conversation with Ed CoIlmer the
other day until tNe assistant man
aRer told him that a truck prospect
had been in and that practically
ended the conversation
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-10
4 HOPEFUL SIDE TO
RISING IMMIGRATION
BY IRVING WEST.

A great deal of concern has been
expressed over the rising tide Of i'm
migration, but there is one phase OF
tho question which is not without
promise. Four out OF FIVE immi-
grants now arriving in this country
are wives AMI children of foreigners
already here, the restrictions put by
European countries upon the exc
dus OF their male citizens making it
difficult for many Of them to get
away.
The arrival OF these wives AID
families should have a stabiliziug in
fluence upon the husbands and
fathers TO whom they come. Amer
lea will now be home in the fuilCsI
sense. Americanization should pro
gress, and restlessness subside. The
women, fresh from the horrors and
rigors of life in central Europe, will
be kindly disposed toward America.
the children Will so into school, and
among both women and children
the doctrine Of good citizenship
should fall upon fertile soil.
Moreover this 'preponderance of
feminine aliens should set at rest
the fears of those wro foresee in
justice TO American workmen IT. the
incoming tide. The women will not
compete in any overcrowded fields.
and dividing the entire total Of ar
rivals by five will reveal the fact
that not enough men are coming TO
complicate the industrial situation
to any grave extent.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-10

Of the L. s. Automotive corporation
according to a wire this week from
Mr.. Arsuckle, who is in California
The New York and California
anti-glare laws are considered to be
tho most scientific as well as the
most drastic in the nation They are
based on recommendation made oy
the Society OF Illuminating Engi-
neers those great illuminating au-
thorities who gave the nation the
present uniform regulatory laws
governing railroad headlamps.
New York. PENNSYLVANIA, Wiscon-
sin. New Jersey and many other
states which have exacting anti
glare laws. have already issued GER
tifCates Of approval, or the equiva-
lent of these certificates. In those
states where TO certificate of ap-
proval is required the 2-Way head
lamps either comply or can be made
TO comply with the spirit of the To-
cal regulations
The 2-Way lamps are operated by
the suction created by the motor. In
driving position, the lights are tilted.
the dazzling beam being directed
below the eyes of the driver OF an
approaching car without reducing
the amount OF light in front Of the
car equipped with the lights.
For the hazards Of country and
mountain driving. when the road
ahead is clear and permits OF the
use of a more direct light, a simple
touch OF the control on the instru-
ment board sends the reflectOrs 10
the upward position throwing a
clear. high powered light 700 feet
ahead of the car.
II a car is approaching a simple
touch Of the control again tits. the
lights. II the lights are in the~up-
ward position when the motor is
stopped they are automatically tilted
/ to the downward position.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-10

According TO all the rules and
regulations this little column should
be gigantic literary effort TO-DAY
after AM the publicity Stue Carroll
gave IL the other day. but looking
Things over from where We sit,
things look awful bad, because Fri
day-the day on which we DO most
of our literary work-Was hard
day.
Dave Boswell spent a couple Of
DAVIS in Indianapolis last week. Dave
drove so fast that his green sedan
turned blue during the trip.
T. L. Nendez's desk is all Scared
and battered as a result Of an i'm
Dortant conference held there Fri
day afternoon. Mendez was awarded
the decision.
n there's anything a motor1st loves
more than a yOkcl who walks across
the street with his mouth open,
looking up at the big buildings, IL =
some wise bird driving "A truck who
thinks the city fathers were fOoling
when they wrote the traffic ordi-
nanCes.
We met OFT Sch ernan In 'front.' OF
the J. VI. s. building the other day
and he said that If we would wait
inst a minute until his chauffeur
came he would take US over TO our
big Office in his car. After waiting
about ] o minutes the fellow OFT had
been waiting for came along, said
he was going a different way and we
had 20 walk all the way over here
The fellow OFT was waiting FOR
was Vic Freeman and Vic amt no
regular chauffeur at all.
Our old friend, Jim McMahin,
who used 10 be the traffic cop at
Washington and Lafayette IS spend
ing his time out around the New
Z York Central station. Mac says the
excitement is at fever heat when o.
ever a train comes IN.
II it's a nice day today Zeddo
Rowerman probably will make an
effort TO induce some Of the Dla-
mond lake fsh-the kind you eat
to get tangled up on his hook and
| line.
Outside of finishing the floor and
the roof. hanging the doors, INSTALL
ing the machinery and equipment,
and putting I'm a few windows Al
Ditsch's new showroom and serVlcc
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-10
2-WAY HEADLAMPS
PASS ANTI-GLARE
CALIFORNIA LAW
Certificates of Approval Is
sued to Corporation
Head.

California which. with New York,
is conceded 20 have had the first
scientifically drafted anti-glare
headlamp law for motor cars in
America has put its official sanction
ON tho away headlamps OF the
Jnited States AutOmOtfve corpora
ton. OF Connersvtlle, Ind.
Certificates OF approval of the .
Way lamps have. been issued %
Samuel r. Arbuckle. sales engineer
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-10
THE HAS AND THE ARE.

I'd rather be a Could Be
II could not DO an Are;
For Could Be is a May Be.
With a chance Of touching par.
I'd rather be Has Been
Than a Might Have Been, by far;
For a Might Have Been has never
been
But a Has was once an Are.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-10
WHAT DID BE MEAN

Sergeant-Now then Private Ho-
gan! Why aren't you holding your
rifle IN your proper hand7
Private Hogan-Sure olive got a
splinter in me and!
Sergeant-Ben scratchin' yer
head, l s'pose!
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-10

There IS not a line IN the repub-
liCan platform that processes an
emotion Of pride in what America
did 70 win the war. Gov. Cox.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-10
SHE WAS LATE

Jack-What did you say her age
Isl
She-Well, didn't say. but she's
just reached twenty-one.
Jacks that so; what detained
her?
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-10


During the first four days fol-
lowing the recent reduction in
price OF Franklin cars. dealers
reported sales representing an
increase of 3333o over the to-
tai sales recorded IN the twenty
two days between Aug. 80 and.
Sept. %.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-10-15

This year the state school fund
apporuoument is S14.50 per scholas-
tic. This about double the appor-
tionment Of recent years The large
apporuonment for this year is made
possible because OF the S4.oO0.0o0
appropriation hy the legislature.
This appropriation was made to tide
over the emergency in our schools
until the amendment can pass The
state treasury had this surplus this
year. but this viii not likely be the
case next year Many members OF
the legislature assert that no more
emergency appropriations ike the
100000 OF this year will be made
il the school tax amendment be not
adopted. as its defeat will be an eX-
preston OF the will OF the people
that they are opposed 70 making bet
ter financial provision for the public
schools OF the state.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-10-15
ACTIVITIES OF
ODDFELLOWS

Odd Fellowship in snyder is wide
awake and tle subordinate lodge
and the Rebek.u lodge are doing
Uuo work Within the past few
months the subordinate has mcreas-
.d iH membership iaom about so TO
1870. and other candidates are await
ing the degrees
The lodge has fine degree team
and they put the work In an inn
Iressive way.
The Rebekahs are no less active
md their degree team DO their work
ia a way 10 challenge She admiration
pf an who see %.
The Rcbekahs had q fine meeting
Monday night and initiaFd twclys
neW members These were Holley
Shuler. Mrs h :. Gam. Miss Cora
Burroughs. Miss Esther Derden b.
T. Patterson. Mrs B. r. Patterson.
Earl Justice. Frank 4. Wilson, James
T.. Laird Mrs. Ruth Garner Lewis
Hendricks and ". A. Faulkner
After the lodge work was finished
he han was thrown open for recep-
lion and entertainment OF a large
of members and visitors.
MIR John r. Baze presided as mas
ter of ceremonies for a short pro-
gram. There were reading by little
Misses Lucille Brumley. flossie Far
mer and J.. NJ. Baze. Talks were
q II
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-10-15

trrrurians With Mrs. Bell.

Mrs. Roland Bell entertained tho
Altrurian club dt her home on Tues
day. 4 momentous business session
was held after which a very inter
csfing lecture on "Peace-Time Red
Cross Activities" was given by Mrs.
Burkhaltep The entire program
for the afternoon was deferred TO
the next meeting. which will be held
with Mrs. Barnes
At the social hour the hostess
served delicious salad course TO the
members and Mesdames Rosser. Tay-
lor and Burkhalter
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-10-15

We take this method of thanking
our many dear kind friends for do
mating us with so many nice useful
things since our home was burned
especially the country ladies. Mrs.
Cordil. Mrs. Joe Wolfe and Mrs.
Staveley for their kindness in getting
MS up so many nice things for house
keeping. Again thanking Mr..
Blackard for the $50 bed, Mr.. Tn
derwood for the $25 mattress. and
Bro. Sims for the Bible, where our
blessed Saviour tells us hischildren
shall not want for bread.
Father and Mother Meador.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-10-15
KOONSMAN SELLS
HEREFORD CALF

AIR. j. j. KoOnsman sold his show
calf. Texas Fairfax y. 90 Mr. Tom
Sturdiyant OF Borden county. Tor
$500. to head his herd of regis
cred Hereford cattle. Mr.. S,urdi-
want has one of the best herds Of
registered cattle In Borden county
Fairfax was shown last spring at
the southwestern Exposition and Fat
stock Show al Fort Worth and stood
well up in his class Texas Fairfax
was sired by Texas Fairfax II, he
hy Victor Fair'aN. owned by c. NJ.
Sargent Merkel. Texas, he by Per
l,ction Fairfax. owned by W. T Nc
cray Kentand. Ind. and is known
20 be the best bull iu the United
states toda",
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-10-15

The school tax amendment must
be adopted by the people on Noyem-
ber >. else the rural schools and the
small town schools are doomed to
have a low rank for years TO come.
Most assuredly the people of a rural
district and OF atown school should
have chance to have as good
schools as they wish TO have.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-10-15

Here. lady. maybe you-all can use
this dollar to help them sick soldiers
get better"
He was only a colored bell-hop.
But he had the spirit which is need
ed to put over this big drive now
under way throughout the state to
American Legion Memorial hospital
at Kerryille for tubercular soldiers.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-10-15

There is something l have found
out since leaving school that may
surprise YOU; you will not have so
much use for the things you are
learning now as you think you viii
have" writes the Cave Scout in BOYS
Life for September. "As a matter
OF TACT. YOU will forget nine-tenths
OF the things you learn in school
after YOU graduate.
"The most important thing in
school IS not the information you
ACQUIRE. but the habit OF learning
that you establish. Here Is man
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-10-15
FITS HAVE BETTER SCHOOLS

ted by general or special law. Ger
tainly no voter who understands this
proposed amendment will vote
against It, for it is rare person who
is opposed to better schools in this
state. II this amendment be de-
feated. the defeat will be due entire
ly to ignorant voting rather than TO a
disposition to keep the public schools
financially hampered.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-10-15
Rchclknh Dcgrrc Team.

Following is the personnel of the
degree team of snyder Rebekah
lodge No. 26:
Mrs. j. Arch Farmer. Mrs. Joe
strayhorn. Mrs i. $ Hardy, Mrs
Edna Tinker. Mrs Eunice Johnston,
Mrs. John r. Baze. Mrs. b. l.. Baze,
Mrs. Isadora Baker, Miss Eddie Lynn
Howell. Miss Wynnie Garner. Miss
Georgia Bolin Miss Fannie May Cole
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-10-15
S WHY COT,
TON IS LOW

80 o. T. Farmhouse, a cotton man
IA. was here this week visit
daughter, Mrs. + y Barnes
New lkes a close study OF business
ouse ons and It Is his opinion that
lint / not have a satisfactory mar
that n nooco T. fnllv established
h, ermany.
yaya saws Germany wants our cot
ntil we have no exchang. and
2 II have to send an agent with
hipment to get the money be
hd cotton is turned over 10
te'lf and people can't well do that
80 1--WE cant ship, the buyer can't
and it to advantage.
urry Farmhouse says il the League
palu ions and the peace treaty had
~, 49, ntifed by the United States
we would now have ample
|elauons with Europe our peo-
-, Iuld be getting good prices for
. Il. and this couhtr! ""u'N
20c IN prosperity.
M asked where the blame rests
T on kesent conditions Mr. Park
now o,n,ly answered con the
abort -.
pOli-fah seh"''
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-10-15
SCHOOL AMEND
MENT NOT A TAX

The school tax amendment Is a
purely local self-goyernment meas
ure. This amendment 20 the con
stituuon, IT adopted on November 2,
win enable the people OF a school
district TO have any sort of a school
they wish II they want a school
without cost to them, they may have
no local tax at all If they want a
schoo. of a high standard, they may
provide through taxation just tha
amount of money necessary TO this
end. In no sense is this amendment
tax.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-10-15

That the American Legion has put
It's FOOT down firmly against partici-
patton in politics and that this. to-
ccther with policy OF the closed
doors toward the Japanese were the
two outstanding features of the ma
tional convention of the Legion, was
the statement OF {. c. Beavens' a
representative in the house fom
Harris county. who has just re-
turned from Cleveland. Mr. Bea-
vens. who saw service in France dur
ing the Great War. attended the con
vention as delegate at large from
Texas.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-10-15
lot FORGET CHUUQUA BEGINS SATURDAY, OCT B-BE ON HAND
VETERAN TELLS Of
HOUSTON TRIP

ON oct. quite a crowd Of snyder
people started for the old Confed-
crate reunion at Houston Among
them were J. c Maxwell and wife,
Pat Johnston and wife. J. d. Doak
and wife, Walton and wife, Bro. l..
s. Knight. Bro Lane, b. T. Kincan-
non. A. \. Woodard. Joe Lockwood,
John Irwin and Uncle Frank Eayis
Wade and Soliman, w. r. Thompson.
We iourneyed along nicely until We
got 10 Temple. There we changed
cars and there was three or four
hundred Mexicans loaded on the
cars and \. y. Woodard Fesmire
John Irwin and uncle Frank Davis
was loaded on with the Mexicans and
must have been sent to old Mexico
as they was not seen any more on
the trip. The rest OF us caught the
next train which carried Us to Alvin.
within % miles OF Galveston There
they put on a special train to carry
us 90 Houston We arrived in
Houston at - o'clock Monday There
We We're assigned TO homes and
furnished a boy scout TO show ms 10
our homes After dinner We started
out to see the scenes OF Houston,
first, to the Rice Hotel, which is the
finest in the South. Other interest
ing places are the City Hall, the
Kress and Foster and Munson Build
ings, which is the finest block in the
South, the viaduct over Buffalo Bay
ou. and many other fine scenes.
Houston claims 10000 population
with 5000 old Confederates. and
some 10000 or 1900 visitors, so
YOU see we had some crowd. On
Tuesday we went over to Galveston
and took a plunge in the Gulf, which
was sure fine Then We took
walk around the sea wall and then TO
see the sights of Galveston. The
sea wall is five miles long. seventeen
feet high. sixteen feet wide and cost
over S1.5O0.0O0 At O'Clock We
went to the wharf to take boat
ride. The Santa Fe furnished a
free ride, with free lunches. cold
drinks and cigars. free string band
which played and sang such songs
as Smiles" Let the Rest OF the
World Go BY" "Suwanee River,
old Black toe which was Joined
bv the crowd and was fine There
was man on this boat to tell OF the
things as we sailed by, hrst passing
-oats loading wheat and cotton, cat
tie to be sent the other side OF the
waters We passed two fires Which
occurred some days ago. To our
left was Fort Crockett, the Texas
city There were some 80 or ~
boats among them. one 100000 ton
boat which was on dry dock.
on Wednesday we were in Houston
Going to the Auditorium. There
was seated some 5000 Confederates'
none of them under II years OF age.
To see them enjoying themselves was
some sight. some of them dancing as
if they were only 20 Then 10
Harrisburg to see the boat landlns
here. Wednesday night to the Au-
ditorium where the women danced
in the style OF dress from 1851 10
1920. The dresses were from the
hoop skirts down to the present
which was scarcely no dress at all
On Thursday we started for home
and was joined by Uncle Ben DAVIS
hut he refused to give US the history
of his trip up until then. Pat Jonn-
ston and wife stopped at Miiano
Junction to 60 to Austin and San An
tonic, the rest of us returning 10
! SNYDER some wiser but badly broke.
w T. THOMPSON.