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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-09

The sensational action Of . few
automobile manufacturers In making
reductions mt this time In the price
OF their commodities has seemingly
been accepted by the public an pres
-ouio,nu uI TusIq iuioues y suIsus
bile prices. and In the minds OF sofne.
the view In taken that the whole
automobile industry n approaching
most desperate crisis. and some
appear to believe that terrible caiam.
lily or even total extinction In await.
ing this the second largest industry
In tho world today.
II II quite impossible 10 eet such
a viewpoint by n superficial study Of
the facts. which certainly 40 NOT
warrant any conclusions of this
nuure. All the automobile fac
tories of standard makes Of cars have
been turning out the heaviest produc-
tons for the last 60 days that have
ever before been accomplished by
them. and In many cases II In dcfin.
iteiy stated that. Notwithstanding
those record breaking productions.
there are yet large untitled orders
Az TO the recent price reductions.
they arc the natural outcome OF the
present economic conditions. induced
by tho general contraction Of finance
and credit by the banks Of the
country. II In TO be expected that
when the pinch. which must newt.
ably accompany such conditions. be-
gins 10 be felt. the first thought Of
those who feel the effect Of that
pinch most II to cut prices for the
PURPOSE Of stimulating seliing acsiv-
lily. then Il must be admitted that
the automobile industry. like all
others. hns. unfortunately. not been
without its Inscriptions profiteerr.
who see that the time has arrived
when all these surplus and iiiegfti.
mate profits must be abandoned. and
the present offers nm opportune time
to DO II.
CAN REDUCTION
BE JuSTlt1EDf
There In not one inssance whers q
price reduction has occurred that II
has been attempted 10 Justify the
action by an effort TO show that
there has been any reduction In the
cost Of material. or Of labor which
comprises over 50 per cent Of tho
cost Of every automobile: In fact.
this was admitted by the originator
OF the lower price movement How
else. then. the public must naturally
wonder. can such reduction be just.
! fied7 II would seem that the only
logical conclusion In that II In not
Justified. and that II N necessarily
taken out OF the manufacturing
profit. and II had 20 BE- In that profit
before II could BE- taken out.
II II not difficult 10 imagine that
an abnormal demand for any oom
modify would In snme instances pro
duce inflated prufits In that cpm-
modify. or ~ wc are pieased TO tern,
II today. -Profitecrinr.- II II true
that th~re abnormal prufits m,ixt b
/ eliminated ana the sooner n = done
In any industry. and that industry
returns to q normal hasis. the more
quickly win u enjoy . nourishing
prosperity. The recent prioc rcduc
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-09
New Plan to
Fill Radiator
and Battery

Motorists who have been troubled
with rusty and dirtcioEEed radiat'
ora and who have had TO renew
their storage batteries often. oukh,
to grasp ravenousiy ut the latest
idea designed To relieve them of
these worries
It's = plan to supply automatically
all the water needed for the cooling
system and the storage batteries
and pure. fresh water at that. Tho
designer guarantees this water alb
soiutely free from any dirt or other
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-09

VI All INC NaffouS rnWvAEVS nuF~
assirg this country today. none is
more mcnacine 10 our national well
yAre than the shortage OF Transports
ton. II Was largely the realisation
Of this fact that caused our govern
Sncnt to appropriate some $500. ooo.-
600 to be spent In the course OF the
next few years for the Improvement
of highways TO permit = moro cx'
tended use Of the motor truck
In cxpending this amount ne
United States II. In reality. buying
i certain number OF ton miles OF load
carrying ability. or In other words.
htghwayS the value OF which will
Iopend on tho amount OF material
'1<khAt can Be transported over them.
Tho return on the investment will
Be determined not alone by the type
and construction OF the highways
built. but also by the capacity and
design OF tho vehicles operated over
them.
A. . first step toward securing
ne greatest return In trnnsporta.
elcn from the money spent on high
way Improvement the bureau OF
public roads at Washington has con-
Quoted extensive experiments In
order To determine tho typo OF high
way which viii give the largest
Number Of ton-miies Of load carrying
ability per dollar extended How.
sver. the other phase OF the problem
that OF regulating motor vehicles
- as 10 get tho greatest tonnage
transported with the least damage
70 the rcads-prese much
greAter difficulties. sinca the de-
c1xicn rests. not In the hands Of n
eentraliy located group Of tech
hlcnlly Informed men. but with
mumcruus widely scattered legtsla-
tive bodies The incffectiveness Of
this arrangement can be seen by the
fact that methods Of restricting
motor vehicles vary widely In all
parts Of the country.
While Il IL certain that every legis-
hture passing law to establish H.
cense fees or restrict traffic does so
n IN earnest effort TO conserve the
reads. there h = strong tendency on
the part Of thoss not fully appraised
q real facts 10 assume that small
trnek. cau.e yex. ruad wear than
49,. eruek. ana thar they should
therefore Be- favored
Consider for . moment the effect
~ Iewt.lation thar has fsvored the
nehter caparftv truck. Reenrd,ew
q whether the material II 10 b
s~Aspue., IN f>rwe or srnau trucks. the
u<0Smand for truck TRANSPORTATION n.
-. sAe xarreL a srar.icxf,v none
q Il can be diverted 20 other chan
nela. A n result vhen larrr unit
haulare q di.cournred the same
amount Of frcisht In merely divided
nm among n rreater number of
smaller vehiciea running at far
nreater speeds and incrrrsfns the
cost Of hauling bv n very consider.
nble perrentara
v1rpr SYN ro~p
1r,sTrE1rn
- 49, A.s ~. .,. =.
- -.,,,..s - esoo
- go ,,xs-,n.r. o. ,,,,,,,n -.
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q ~s.,~ 49,. 80 .s =
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-09
Enthusiastic
OverGardner
Performance

r. J. Chatham. prominent dredx.
Ing contractor OF Spokane. In bub-
bling over with enthusiasm for the
Gardner automobile, having tested
tho chr by rigorous experiences TO
his complete satisfaction-
Driving from Seattle To Portland IN
his new Gardner. he says he had no
difficulty In negotiating the varied
roadways on that Trip. In places he
found the highway In poor condition.
ruts interfering With comfortable
travel
Where others were hung up
with road troubles. he nays the II.
inch clearance Of the Gardner en-.
abled him IN dodge a similar fata.
The trip TO Portland and return WA
made on ~ xnIions OF gasoline. aver.
aging 20 miles TO the gallon.
The Lincoln highway. stretching
$3.50 miles across the continent, has
cost the country more than $40.
0o0. 900 in the last ak years.. And
there y stili lots Of Improvement
10 b done on n before tho road
can b made accessible ali year
round
~~S~~~~~~~~~~~~.~~~~~.~~~~~~~
and n In without doubt q source OF
considerable satisfaction that enables
them NJ this time conscientiousiy 10
sugKegt the slogan. Oakland has
never profiieered In its prices"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-09

Kansas City was the first place 20
establish an automobile service with
the socallcd jitncy bus
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-09

Tho allied Countries Of Europe
have less than one-half ~ many
vehicles a. the United StateA
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-18
Capt. Woodside Elected
 Commander of Veterans

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1S.-Capt, R. E. Woodside, of Pittsburgh, for mer Adjutant of the Thirty Eighth United States Infantry, was elected commander-in-ehief of the American Veterans of Foreign Wars yesterday.
 J. W. Jones, of Portland, Ore, was named Junior Vice Commander
 The veterans annual encampment here closed today after a resolution disappearing adoption of the Ma tional Prohibition Amendment while many men were absent from the country on war service had been voted down Few votes were cast against rejection.
 The veterans voted against ad- hitting women or men who served in the Allies armies 70 the or ganization.
 Detroit was chosen for the next meeting place.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-18
.REDLIT FEATURE DISCOVERED NEAR
 SCENE OF BLAST
Propaganda Similar to That Found Tn Connection With Other Terrorist Plots. DEATH TOLL INCREASED Another Victim of Blast Dies
 Bringing Total Killed
 to Thirty-Seven.

NEW YORK, Sept. 18.--Con' vinced that Thursdays explosion in Wall Street was deliberately plot ted by radicals, Department o. Jus tice officials today spread a dragnet over the entire country in its efforts to trap the guilty ones.
 Police, former soldiers and citi- zens spurred by rewards aggregat. ing $20,00O offered by the City of New York and an accident insur- ance company, lent their aid to Fed eral agents here.
 The known death toll in the blast was increased to thirty-seven last night when one of the two hundred or more persons seriously injured died in a local hospital Others of the injured cannot recover. it is believed, and the death list may reach fifty when fially tabulated.
 Belief that the explosion was due to radical plot was increased by the finding of q quantity of radical literature in Q postoffice box near the scene shortly after the occur tehtc. ut ilttI dtuic NdS Sdid tc be similar to that found in connec- ton with terrorist plots Of last year.
 Bomb experts and chemists today continued their efforts to piece to- gother the metal fragments "of the bomb which were found in the wreckage of the J. P. Morgan off ces, the center of the explosion, in order to determine it's exact nature and possibly secure clews which would aid in running down the per petrators Of the outrage
 The financial district today was still under heavy guard but busi- ness on the stock exchange and in banks, suspended Thurgday after the blast, continued as usual.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-18
New Attack on League
 Delivered by Harding

MARION, Ohio, Sept. IS. - Pro nouncing the League of Nations cove nant irreconcilable with the Ameri can Constitution, Sen. Warren G. Harding, Republican Presidential nominee, in his Constitutional Day" front porch speech to Ohio county delegations here yesterday, declared the time has come for the United States to decide whether it shall preserve or abandon the charter un der which it achieved nationality
 "The Constitution or the League of Nations covenant is the paramount issue" he declared. We cannot be governed from both Washington and Geneva"
 Addressing a gathering of foreign born Americans today, Senator Harding warned against the dan gers of hyphenated citizenship and told his hearers that the United States must avoid meddling ir the affairs of other nations if all classes of American citizens are 10 be united in loyalty to the government
 He declared foreign born citizens were not to blame for the conflict ing views held during the war, the fault rather lying with the nations failure to thoroughly Americanizo them.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-18
M'SWINEY ALIVE
 BUT WEAKENING
Thirty-Seventh Day of Hun ger Strike Finds Pris
 oner Deteriorating.

LONDON, Sept 1S.-Lcrd Mayor Torrance MacSwiney of Cork, incar- cerated in Brixton prison today be- hunger strike. He passed very bad night was still conscious and complained again this morning of dizziness Physicians in attendance considered him much weaker than he was yesterday and said gradual deterioration was noticeable.
 CORK, Sept. 1S.-(By The Asso- ciated Press) The correspondent of the Associated Press called at the jail here where eleven Irish hunger strikers are confined but he was refused permission to see the pris- oners or to interview the prison authorities. The warden at the gate, which he opened sufficiently wide to reveal soldiers with rifles and ma only relatives of the prisoners were permitted to enter.
 Soldiers on Guard.
 Cork jail is an ancient Ston" pile. A machine gun peeped through the window commanding the entrance On the tower, rising from the mid dle of the prison, was soldier with a rife. bayonet fixed, racing up and down. Other soldiers on guard outside watch the groups or rela- lives and friends of the hunger strikers wanting to enter
 These precautions seemingly signified the uneasiness of the authorities as to what may happen if Lord Mayor MacSwiney. in Erik ton prison or any of the men near cerated here should die. Cork swarms with troops, afoot and in lorries or armored cars. The bar rack yards contain tanks and not far distant there is a military air drome where considerable activity prevails.
 Just what form any attempted reprisals will take should the hun ger strikers die is matter for con lecture only.
 up Boys and At En-"
 Tho correspondent questioned a group of young Sim Fein adher- ents in front of the prison as to what might be expected. They wink ed and looked at each other. Fin ally one of them tossed a cigarette away, scrambled down from a fence and said;
 Well, if you want to know, il will be up boys and at 'om.'
 Every evening d crowd gathers il front of the jail. surrounding a priest who says the rosary. Ther hymns and Sim Fein songs are sunf loud enough to reach the strainine ears of the prisoners in the depths of the jail. One night recently dar ing spirits during the dar6nes, painted in large letters oI the wal near the door of the prison. ''Re lease the prisoners" The sign wa! not touched the next morning.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-18
Poles Seeking to Learn
 Missing U. 5. Flyers Fate

WARSAW, Sept. 1S.-(By The Associated Press. .)-Many of the Rus sian officers captured by the Poles on the southern front have been questioned by Polish officers in an effort to learn the fate of Capt. Arthud D. Kelly, Jacksonville, Fla, and Capt. Marion Cooper, Richmond, Va, of the Polish Air Squardon, who have been missing for nearly two months.
 Some of the Bolsheviki officers say they have an American aviator who was captured and was serving as cook for one of the Russian detachments.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-18
SOVIET REPUBLIC IS PROCLAIMED
 IN WHITE RUSSIA
Lithuanian Communists Join In Move to Aid Bclshe-
 wiki Movement.
POLES CAPTURE LUTSK
Important Fortified City Southeast of Brest Lito-
 vsk Is Occupied.

COPENHAGEN, Sept. 18.-White Russia hns been proclaimed soviet republic, according to delayed ad- vices from Kovno, L;thuania. re- ceived here today.
 The proclamation was signed by White Russian and Lithuanian communists, the advices stated. So- cial revolutionists refused to parti- cipate in the formation of the new republic declaring that it would af- ford no real independence.
 WARSAW, Sept. IS. Polish forces have captured Lutsk, an inn portant fortified city southeast of Brest Litovsk, the Polish War Off, fees official statement today an- nounced. Other Polish successes along 240 mile front also were claimed.
 LONDON. Sept. 1S.-Retirement of Russian Bolshevik forces in the Lemburg sector is admitted in a wireless despatch from Moscow re- ceived here today
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-18
Gov. Cox Employing Methods Of Ward Politicians, Charge

BOSTON, Mass, Sept IS. De claring that Gov. James NJ. Cox, Democratic nominee for President, after attempting the role of idcalist had turned to the coarse methods of ward politician" Gcy. Calvin Coolidge, Republican Vice-Presiden- tial candidate, addressing the Re publican State Convention, said Cox was resorting to wilder and more wild charges against the Republi- cans.
 Gov. Coolidge charged that Cox was nominated by convention in which ideaiists had little influence
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-18
Federal Agents in Nation Wide Hunt for Radicals
 Suspected of Engineering Wall Street Explosion
Ex-SerVice Men Mobilizing Legion Wars against H.C.L.
Plans to Secure Discounts On All Commodities Are
 Announced at N. Y.

NEW YORK, Sept 1S.-The Ameri- can Legion today announced plans for mobilizing it's forces to. war against the high cost of living.
 In every community where a post templates the organization of a retail dealers association, whose members will pledge discounts of approximate ly five per cent on all commodities sold to members of the Legion and their families.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-18
PRICE SLUMP REPORTED

WASHINGTON, Sept. IS. Pro nouneed drop in the general level of wholesale prices during August was reported by the Department of Labor today.
 Foodstuff prices receded twelve per cent farm products six per cent, and clothing nearly six per cent, the report said.
 Fuel and lighting materials cor tinued their upward trend, however, while metals and house furnishings also showed slight increases.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-18
RECLAMATION ADVOCATED

SEATTLE, Sept. 1S.-Increasing demand throughout the world for greater production of foodstuffs, cou- pied with virtual exhaustion of re- serves in America, make imperative reclamation of larger areas of waste lands, Arthus P. Davis, Director of Reclamation Service, declared today in an address before the Irrigation Development Congress, in session here
 Frank R. Jeffey, representing Franklyn D'Olier, National Commond- CT of the American Legion, told dele gates to the Congress that tile Le- zion is behind reclamation work and that he personally believed q fifth of all former service men want to .ake up land.
 The Congress was called by off cials of Northwestern states ard is meeting at the University of Wash irgton. More than f0) delegates af; n attendance.
 James E. Johnson, of Shelby. Mont. was elected President of the Nort n west Reclamation League at the clos ing session today.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-18
Chicago Newspapers Sued
 For $20,000,O00 by City

CHICAGO, Sept. 1S.-Two suits for ten million dollars each were filed by the City of Chicago today against the Chicago Tribune ard the Chicago Daily News by order of May or William Hale Thompson. Cam paign statements that the city was injured Chicago financially, the com plaints charge.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-18
China Sorrows Ten Million
 To Relieve Famine Demands

PEKING, Sept 18.-The Chinese Government has arranged for short term loan of $1O,000,0OO to meet urs- ent demands for relief of famine sufferers in Shantung, Chikli and Shansi provinces. President Hau Shi Chang and Premier Chin Yum PunS each contributed $100000.
 Americans in China have formed an international relief board to as sist in the relief work.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-18
Big Five Stockyards Sale
 Fake, Federal Board Charges

WASHINGTON, Sept. IS. The Federal Trade Commission, reporting to Atty. Gen. A. Mitchell Palmer yesterday, declared that the Big Five" packers plan for disposal of their stockyard interests in accord ance with promise to the Department of Justice would NOT result in sepa- ration of the stockyards from the packers other interests.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-18
Death to All Threatened
 By Revenge Committed

CENTRALIA, Wash. Sept Ts.-- A letter threatening to kill ali who escaped the Armistice Day tragedy here last year was received by lccal newspaper today. The mi"siye, which was signed by The Revenge Committee of Milwaukee. N'iscOn- sin, was turned over to Depart ment of Justice agents for investi- gation.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-18
Bomb Found in Residence
 District of San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 1S.-A crudely constructed bomb, fashion ed from a piece of iron pipe. was found in the fashionable residence district here today. The police ex- presesd belief that it was a signal bomb. incapable of iniicting much damage
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-18
6. Q. P. METHODS ON FRIGHTENING
 SCORED BY COX
Democratic Nominee Con- tinues Attacks on Repub-
 licans in $. F. Speech. HARDING RAPS LEAGUE
Declares Paramount Issue Is Whether Washington or
 Geneva Shall Govern.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1S.-Radi- cal activities throughout the West and profiteering question featured Gov. James M. Coxs noon luncheon address here today.
 The Democratic Presidential can didate drew comparisons between Republican and Democratic methods of dealing with profiteers, declaring that the former encouraged them while the latter had already notice ably lessened their operations and if continued would ultimately entire ly stamp them out.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-18
Fraud Charges Against
 Ship Co. Head Dismissed

SEATTLE, Sept. 1S.-Albert Schu- bach, President of the Grays Harbor Motorship Corporation yesterday was dismissed as a defendant in the Gov ernments caes against company of ficials on charges of alleged frauGu- lent collections of bonuses on war time ship orders by Judge Neterer of the Federal Court The case i5 expected to go to the jury today.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-18
BIG PRODUCTION NEEDED

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 1S.-Gov. w. P. G. Harding of the Federal Reserve Board, in an address here last night declared food consumers must be prepared to pay prices that will represent reasonable profit and that farmers must continue q policy of heavy, production and mod crate prices if the nation is to work it's way out of the present economic dilemma.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-18
Rich Broker Indicted For
 Receiving Stolen Bonds

CHICAGO. Sept. 18.-Lloyd H. Wilson, wealthy bond broker, today was indicted on three charges of re- ceiving bonds alleged to nave been stolen from Charles Whitney and Company, New York, when g mes senger of the firm disappeared while delivering s173,000 worth of bonds several months ago. Wilson was re- gently arrested in Billings, Mon tana
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-18
American Envoy at London Denies Rumored lnten
 ton of Resigning.

NEW YORK, Sept 1S.-John W. Davis, American Ambassador to Great Britain, who recently returned to the United States from London for a brief autumn visit, denies ru- mors, which have gained wide circu- lation, that he intends resigning his post soon.
 He was greeted upon his arrival here by a large delegation of West Virginia friands, who arranged a homecoming celebration in his honor.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-18
Latest Bulletins
 By Special Gable

CHICAGO, Sept. 1S.-Jack John son, negro pugilist and former heavyweight champion, convicted of violation of the Mann White Slave Act, will leave tonight for the Fed eral penitentiary at LeavenWorth, Kansas, to begin serving his sen. tenoe of one year and one day. An appeal failed.
 NOME, Alaska, Sept. 1S.--Capt Toe Bernard A. Anderson arrived here today on his vessel, the Teddy Bear, after four years vain search in the Arctic for land peopled by blond Eskimos. He was ice-bound in Victoria Straits for two years.
 SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Sept, 1S.- Approximately million dollars worth of oil and other property was destroyed in a fire at Tampioo yes terday, according to telegram re- oeiyed here today.
 SPOKANE, Wash, Sept. IS. = A steam shcre.. '.n.~ north of the city near the spot where the T. w. W. Northwest Convention was broken up by the police recently, today uncovered a sack containing twenty pounds of dynamite.
 PARIS. Sept. 1s-Finiand and Sweden have agreed to accept in tervention of the League oi Ma tions to effect settlement Of their dispute over possession of the Aland Islands.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-18
Maryland Prisons Brutal;
 U. s. Prisoners Removed

WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept 1S-- All Federal Prisoners in the Mary land State penitentiary will be moved to other penal institutions as a re- suit of investigation of charges Of brutality in connection with opera tion of Maryland institutions. the De. partment of Justice announced tcday
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-18
City of Seattle Sails For
 Alaska With 2l Passengers

SEATTLE, Sept 1S.-The steamer City of Seattle sailed at 10 o'clock today with twenty one passengers. Juneau passengers are: G. McNaugh- ton. R. w Martin, Margaret Hurley, Mrs. James Hurley, J. s. Gidard ani N. w. Hedlund.