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The Washington times., 1920-02-07
AUTO DEALERS GAMBLE
BILLION ON OLD JOHN B.
Dealers Stand To Bear Huge Losses
From Confisestion of Cars
Carrying Rum.

CHICAGO. Ill. Feb. T,-Automobile
dealers will be gambling one billion
dollars In 1920 against the possibility
OF automobiles sold on conditional
bills OF sale and on mortgages. being
connscated by the Federal Govern
ment because the persons 20 whom
they were sold carried Amoonshine"
liquor In them. according TO c. A.
Vane, or St Louis, goneralfcounsel OF
the National Automobile Dealers As
ISOLATION. an association representing
the interests OF 10000 automobile
dealers OF the country.
Vane's statement was the result of
recent decisions In two Unitee States
circuit courts OF appeal. wherein II
was held that II an automobile is
seized for carrying liquor upon which
the Federal revenue has not been
paid. the car Is subject to confisca-
tion. even though IL has been only
partly paid for. and likewise the in
nocent owner will not be allowed TO
set up his claim for possession OF the
car because IL remained unpaid for.
Vane estimated that 2.600. 900 auto
mobiles would be sold in 1920. The
pre-war unit OF sale was s736. Prob
ably ID per cent OF the automobile re-
tail business. he declared, Is done on
time payment or this amount prob
installment to obtain possession OF
the car.
"A man may drive out OF your es-
tsblishment with an automobile upon
which he has made the frst payment
The Washington times., 1920-02-07
INDUSTRIAL DISPLAY
DREW SHOW CROWDS
Visitors at New York's Annual Ex-
hibit Interested In Perm
anent Exposition.

During the New York Automobile
Show the permanent international ex-
position of industries in Grand Cen
trail Palace attracted wide interest
among many of the visitors. This
comprehensive industrial display, oc-
cupying the upper floors OF the same
building in which the passenger car
erexhibit was held. includes among
other permnanet expositions, tho in.
ternational farm tractor, trailer and
implement exchange. Being one Of
the late big developments of the au-
tomotive industry. the layout of farm
tractors naturally interested many.
Motor trucks made by Manufacturers
Of tractors or farm implements also
are displayed in this permanent ex-
position.
Two other permanent branches OF
the international exposition of indus
tries are also open for business-the
international machinery exposition
including factory appliance, power
plant equipment and mining machin-
cry sections; and the international
exchange. Among the other perina-
nent expositions in process of organ
ization Is one devoted eto foreign raw
materials and raw products required
by American importers. The Philip
pine government Is installing an ex-
hibit in this division, contracts have
been made with Swedish commercial
organizations and negotiations with
Norway and other countries are in
progress.
The Washington times., 1920-02-07

1t would BE- considered folly to throw
away your inner tube every time new
tire is purchased
And the over-a-million users of
GATES HALF-S0LE TIRES would con-
slider il just n wasteful to discard tires,
whose fabrics are sound, merely because
the rubber il worn thin. 4
The Washington times., 1920-02-07
BY I. J. FAULKNER.

Attention is again called to- the regrettabe position
which Washington occupies relative to suitable accommo
dations for exhibition convention Of any magnitude
That live bunch known as the Washington Automotive
Trade Association Of the best factors Washington has
for national publicity and progressveness endeayong
to find a suitable location for an automobile show
1t is doubtful il there is another city in the United
States making any pretension to being metropolitan that is
absolutely deficient in assembage facilities Yet OF all
cities Washington should have immense auditorium suit
able for conventions and public meetings OF all kinds Such
edce would undoubtedly be occupied throughout the
year. Washington offers many advanages-scenc, his
torica and oherwisehat would attract conventions and
similar gatherings from all over the country.
Now when it is desired to building suitable
for the exhibit Of $50 automobiles there not one In
the city of Washington that is acceptable
In his varops trips to the West the writer has been
repeatedly asked by the different factory executives when
Washington intends to hold its automotive show with
considerable chan that he is obliged to state each time
that the Nations Capital has suitable building for such
exhibition. ~
If desirable location could be obtained-which is
more than probabea building such would be required
could be made paying proposition for any corporation to
undertake. it might combine office building with an
auditorium. n
understand that law prohibits Federal buildings
being used for such purposes where admission fee is
charged Therefore it would have to be privately owned
1t is not exaggeraon to say that this lack of suit
able building is disgrace and reflection on the Nation
Capital.
Of course any such building would have to be erected
by private individuals but investment certainly
offers aluring possibilities.
Let hope that in the year 1921 the Washington Auto
motive Trade Association will not be compelled to comb the
city vain search for newly built garages suitable for
motor show consider for moment the present
ramshacke Convention Hail. but rather be in position at
least equal to that of Baltimore with its beautiful and
spacious Fifth Regiment Armory.
The writer cannot forget the looks of pity and incre
duty that he has witnessed in his ourneyngs when he has
had admit that outside of evangeists tabernacle
there not building in the city of Washington suitable
for automotve exhibition, and this tabernacle is
unavailable.
The Washington times., 1920-02-07

In cold weather when the oil In
the gearcase IL more sluggish than
In summer. we are apt to do more
sloppy gear shifting than In
warmer days. The reason 10 that
II is harder to move the gears In
and out of mesh when the lubricant
? 10 heavy. and often this means we
allow one shaft to slow down too
much In relation TO the other, causr
ing clashing. Or. due to the slug
Eish lubricant. the shifted gear
teeth are allowed to crate against
those OF the other gear. with the
same ciashing noise. The expert
enced driver. therefore uses .
lighter lubricant In cold weather.
and. In fact most of the oil COM
panies recommend a lighter Grade
OF gear compound for winter USE.
In any case, use more force and re-
member the causes Of the clashing.
and you will be less apt to do IL.
Throw the gears into position with
positive. quick stroke and you
will usually have no trouble.
At the same time that you grind
in the valves. clean the stems of all
anu
bright and shiny.You will get better
valve action IL these parts are kept
In good condition. A good way to
remove all grit and carbon from
the stems Is to clamp the head of
the valve in a wise between two
blocks Of wood and wrap q narrow
strip Of emery cloth around the
stem. Pull tho strip back and
forth: at the same time move 1t up
and down on the stem. A few
strokes will thoroughly clean the
stem. but you must be careful not
to score the metal by pulling the
emery cloth too tight. Wipe the
head clean of all particles that
might fall down on 1t. before put
ting the part back in the cylinder.
There Is q good chance of the
curtains mildewing IL folded and
packed away when they are damp.
1t takes but a few minutes longer
to dry them thoroughly before
slowing them away, and the assur-
ance of their keeping. in good con-
dition is worth these extra minutes.
The Washington times., 1920-02-07
DIT At NEEDS A NEW FXEITRTTTON Hail
SECTION

only. and an hour latereths yehicSs
may be eonnscAted and your Interest
taken. too, IL he is arrested for hss-
when the tax has not been psd.-
vane pointed out that the dealers
would have TO so 10 Congress and ask
for en amendment TO tee reyenus
laws similar TO that In the Volstead
national prohibition bill. 50 that .
without knowledge OF the
wrongful use OF his vehicle could TO
claim IL. Under the Vofstead law .
car may be connscated also for trans
porting any kind OF liquor. but IL II
IL IL liquor upon which the tax has
already been paid, and the car 10 used
without the dealers knowledge or
consent. the dealer may reclaim the
car.
The Washington times., 1920-02-07
COLD WEATHER DRIVING
ROBBED OF ITS TERRORS

cold weather driving has lost It's
terrors to the motorist who will use
common sense in the handling of his
car" said Stewart Mcdonald. presi<
dent and general manager OF the
moon Motor Car Company. Of st.
Louis, Mo. THE we'll built closed
car of today Is really more comfort
able for traffic than a street car. and
even the open car IL so equipped with
tight curtains that 1t Is more com
Portable than the mussy crowded and
cold street car. Both have the tre-
mendous advantage that they go from
the door Of the home to the door OF
the office, saving uncomfortable
walks at either terminous OF the car
line.
"A few simple rules will keep q car
running all winter. The first of these
is the proper amount Of alcohol or
anti-freeze in the radiator. The hood
should be we'll protected with the
hood cover to keep in the engine heat
The battery should be kept well
charged, and full Of water. Good tire
chains should be worn on the rear
wheels A small OIL can filled with
gasoline to prime the pet cocks
should always be carried. A good
whisk broom in the pocket OF the car
is necessary to sweep snow out OF the
car and or the running board
Thus equipped, any good motor car
will run all winter in the coldest ell
mate, merrily and cheerfully.
The Washington times., 1920-02-07
AUTOMOTTVE
SECTION IS
,MUCK MAKERS SEEK TO
, MEET SEPARATE NEEDS
Analyze the Individual Problems Of
Customer and Help Him
Choose Wisely.

Years ago. when experience with
motor trucks and truck operation
sYere in the making. trucks were sold
generally without regard to the spe-
cial requirements OF the business for
which they were 10 be used. Some
were too large. some too small. and
many were not equipped with the
right kind OF bodies" says Mr.. Par
doe. OF the General Auto Truck Com
.pany. local distributors for made-in-
Chicago Master trucks. Nowadays
struck manufacturers and distributors
have awakened 20 the necessity OF
analysis OF the Individual hauling
problems OF the prospective purchaser
,and cooperating with him In decid-
ing the capacity OF the truck and
type of body most applicable to the
general needs OF the business for
which II is to be used.
All Seek Economy.
Greater economy and efficiency In
operation has been the goal OF every
,designer and manufacturer OF motor
.trucks since the beginning OF the in
sdustry. two decades ago. Economy
iand efficiency can only be accom-
lplished when the ten-mile cost of
Operating Is reduced to a minimum,
and the maximum number OF hours
per day are utilized In operation.
The three main factors that COM
The Washington times., 1920-02-07

prise the cost OF motor truck opera
tion are initial cost. running eTpsnse
and repairs. Good judgement on the
part OF the purchaser at the time he
places his order win greatly AFFECT
all three OF these items.
Economy In nrst cost does not
mean choosing the truck that Is
cheapest In price. IL means choosing
the truck that nts the requirements
OF the business OF the purchaser IL
means that the truck must be OF
sturdy construction TO overcome the
added strain OF frequent overlooking
which most users indulge In almost
daily. IL means that the truck must
be equipped with An engine that is
designed TO give the maximum power
from the low grades OF fuel that are
being used today. And. last but not
least, IL means that the truck must
be balanced that the greatest mile
age can be obtained from the tires.
Good Driver Cuts Css<.
'Arhe running expense OF truck
can be reduced TO the very minimum
II a competent driver Is employed. A
competent driver will keep the truck
running day in and day out without
the frequent delays an incompetent
would have the truck laid up for re-
pairs, and he would arrange his
schedule so that deliveries would be
made with the least number OF miles
and delays.
'If good judgment is used In the
purchase OF a truck and In the selec-
tion OF a driver. the time lost In maxi
ing repairs and the cost OF the re-,
pairs will be greatly diminished"
HILL "a e CLEL H.
The Washington times., 1920-02-07
BIG SEAT SALE FOR RACE.

The seat sale for the b00-mile race
on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
on May 81 opened on February 2
with a record-breaking sale, and the
number of reservations made by
parties in all parts OF the United
States indicates that not many of the
event.
The Washington times., 1920-02-07
DON'T FORGET THAT COVER.

Don't forget TO remove the cover
from the front OF the radiator when
there IL a thraw or the wsather gets
mild nor a few days after being quite
cold. When the temperature is away
own IL is, OF course. very wise TO
partially-if not fully-cover the
front OF the radiator to prevent the
bitter cold air from getting into the
engine compartment and TO make/the
engine too cold for proper operation.
But having adjusted matters for such
days, remember that when the warmer
spells arrive the shutting out of the
air may be too complete, and you will
cause the powerplant TO overhead.
often with serious results. The point
Is that the caf driver uust use dis
eretion in controlling the radiator
cooling, and on the days when he
feels warm he should not expect the
engine to take . different view of
the matter.-Motor Lfe. -
The Washington times., 1920-02-07
D. c. MEN START new
TIRE SALES COMPANY

Another new addition to Washing
toms tire houses is the Lee Tire Sales
Company. located at Fourteenth and
Q streets northwest. This compsay
was formed for the purpose of hand
ling in the District Of Columbia and
Virginia the well-known Lee pune
ture-proof tire and also the Lee cord
and fabric tires.
The organization is composed of
well-known Washington business peo-
pie. +. B. Devereux Is well known In
banking circles. in which business he
is now engaged, and Frank G. Flick
ling, for many years well-known In
the tire business in Washington. and
who is considered . tire expert Az
ISOLATED with the store is Richard
(Dick) Israel
The Washington times., 1920-02-07

1t Is fact, although often overlooked,
that you pay as surely for advantages that
you fail to mako use of ~ for those you use.
The car owner who continues to dis
card tires merely because the rubber is
worn thin, although the fabric, the foum-
dation of the tire, Is still sound, is DOUB--
LING his tire costs.
The Washington times., 1920-02-07
VIII SON ENGINE DISCARDED.

The Wilson engine. its builders as
sure us, will be discarded in the
Democratic machine for 1890. They
tried taking It down. but adjustments
did no good. Even in the South.
where IL was so well received in 1916.
dealers have decided that six cylin-
ders are better than one.-Motor Life.
The Washington times., 1920-02-07
few SOHlETTE
BY MONTE SOHN.
Qn Motor Life.)

A gentleman In Terra Hut wants
TO know where he csh buy . Ford
without a body.
Buying one without . body may
imply some difficulties. but to buy
one without a soul strikes uS As
comparatively easy.
The Washington times., 1920-02-07

1t was estimated by experts In the
department OF research OF the Auto
mobile Trade Directory. that trucks
and passenger automobiles in Amer
lea use more than 100000 tires
a year. and approximately $1,000. 700
tubes.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-05-06
POLISH CAVALRY REACHES
OUTSKIRTS OF KEW, SAID
Troops of Little Republic Ex-
pected Soon To Be in Pos
session of Ukraine'S
Capital

Warsaw. May 1.-(By the Associat-
ed Press)-Polish cavalry is reported
TO have reached the outskirts OF kiev.
capital of the Ukraine The bolshe-
vlk IN has been moved east
ward of Kharkov.
The infantry as reported to be COM
ing rapidly toward Kiey.
The newspapers pay a glowing tri-
butte to the oavalry's leading part in
the offensive. In several instances the
cavalry divisions are two days IN adj
vance of the infantry.
Two Divisions CorneTed
The 10th and 44th red divisions
have been cut off - ON the main
force by the Polish Lancers and are
nov surrounded in the region Of Ber-
dichieff and Zhitomir, bat are declar-
ed to be desperately trying TO 6Sat
their way
Intercepted wireless orders. given
out here today. show that TroVzlSy,
Ittusslan boisbeviki minister of war
Ind marine), is maneuvering 20 save
these divisions from capture, but their
escape thus far has been frustraLea
tn ough Polish knowledge of their
plans. The encircled rec include the
division commanders and their statta
Reds Revolt
Galician and Ukralnian attachments
which fought with the ~bolsheviki r
reported TO have revolted and to have
seGt delegates to General Pilsudski, the
Polish commander in CHIEF and Gen-
erai Simon Petlura, the Ukrainian
leader, proposing to Join the Poles
Polish cities are decorated and cele-
brations are being planned TO cele-
brate the advance. Congr atulauons
are pouring int the capitol from all
points.
Will Attempt Defend CITY
The soviets II Kiev and Kharkpv.
says a wireless message from Moscow
have their termination
ITO defend the revolution against the
Polish aggressora-" Their resolutions
says: "A decisive var has been started
between the Russians and the Ukrain-
ians and Poles which win onIy end
by complete destruction Of the PolisA
suuirea"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-05-06
May DAY PASSES
QUIETLY IN U. S.;
TROUBLE ABROAD
Radicals Plans For Trouble
in U. S. Fall Flat; Three
Killed in French
Riots

Washington. May I.-Pians OF rad
Zeal leaders for nationwide May day
demonstrations. involving strikes and
plotted assassinations of more than a
score of federal and state officials.
fell flat, reports to the department of
Justice tonight indicated.
Extra precautions taken by federal
and state authorities to block the
radicals widely disseminated appeal
for a May day show of power were
described at the department as de-
cidedly successful.
Reports to the department men
toned a number of strikes instituted
during the day. but in nearly every
caso the reporting agent emphasized
that the walkouts were local in ma
ture and due to the regular May day
expiration of wage contracts.
Soviet Plea Fails
The appeal Of the radicals Cor a
demonstration to the government in
behalf of soviet Russia also was with
o avail. the reports Indicated. In
cendiary speeches N demands that
the United States resume relations
with Russia were made at meetings
IN several cities. Assistant Attorney
General Caravan declared, but the net
result was negligible.
Despite the fact that there were no
reports of attempted assassination of
public officials, it was said tonight
that the government intended to
maintain its guard over the persons
threatened for some time.
Quite I'm Midwest
Chicago, May MAY day passed
HuiQflu in the nanfFal EfafaC and tho
west, virtually no disorder being re-
ported, although federal. state and
city forces had made elaborate prep
hrations to e with threatened AS
~turbanceS. Strikes were called in q
lumber Ct cities and mass meetings
were held in Chicago and elsewhere,
but all were conducted peacefully.
Radical literature was distributed in
some places and a few arrests were
made
Continue 70 Round Up Suspects
The police continued their round up
Of criminal suspects, but Chief Of
Police Garrtty said the arrests had no
connection with expected May day
disorders. More than 1000 were in
custody today.
A red flag discovered flying from
q pole IN a school yard was removed
by a former army lieutenant and
the Stars and Stripes substituted while
q crowd cbeered.
A store-keeper who had built out
side his shop a representation OF a
prison wall, with a photograph OF
Eugene V. Debs behind the bars, was
ordered TO dismantle the display and
a crowd that had gathered was dis
perseds by the police. Clothing work
ers on the west side participated In
what they termed "a 24-bour strike
tn protest against the Imprisonment
of political offenders" bu. clothing
manufacturers said the holiday was
recognized in all union contracts.
Two-thirds of the Kansas miners
were reported idle today.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-05-06
CALIFORNIA VOTERS VOTE
ON G. O. P. CHOICE TUESDAY
Final Appeals For Hiram John
son and Hoover, Two Con-
didateS, Made

San Francisco. May l-Final ap-
peals to California voters Whp viii
decide Tuesday whether the state .
delegation 70 the republican national
convention shall lbe pledged TO Sena-
Cor Hiram W.. Johnson of Ia Fran
cisco or Herbert Hoover Of PaIo Alto.
California. were made by their rospoc-
tive supporters tonight
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-05-06
One Girl and ths othera

Are you your mothers only little
grip asked the kindly old a
Eyes, SIR" replied the ive-year-old.
'The rest of us is boys.s-London An
swers.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-05-06
A Hard World,

did you ever feel that the world
was against your
"Yes; l felt il this morning when
I slipped on the sidewalk."-Beston
Transcript.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-05-06

Time may be money In some cases
but many a man with nothing b~a
time has managed to starve to death
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-05-06

The unfortupase mans friends I'VE
a long way on.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-25

only extraordinary jaw power-it can crunch
shelltsh, shells and all-but is also so abom
inably active that the fisherman's opinion of
it comedies with that held of the Indian by
the plainsman in the old days-"No good
conger except a dead conger."
Ugly and savage as the conger is, it il a
lamb compared with its relative, the green
moray of the Bermudan waters. This great
eel is Of an unnaturally brilliant green and
possesses an eye that is the very epitome Of
intense and malignant ferocity. 1t is vora-
cious and savage beyond words. The negro
boatmen have such holy horror of it that
they absolutely refuse to allow a moray into
the boat.
An American fishing in a small boat off
Bermuda hooked one of these fish, but as
soon as his boatman saw the hideous head
above the water he whipped out his knife
and made to cut the line. The American
shouted to him to stop, but had to threaten
to throw the man overheard before he would
put up his knife. When the great eel was
pulled over the side the Bermudan went alb
solutely ashy with fright As for the moray,
no sooner was it in the boat than it doubled
upon itself and its jaws met with clash In
The Washington herald., 1920-07-25

oceans bottom, with the almost certainty Of
death staring one in the race. What good
would it do me, thought, that had gained
the record depth diving honors. For 1 made
one descent of 157 feet in a rubber diving
suit and another descent of 376 feet in a
suit of armOr. In a series of experiments
made by the British admiralty two naval
officers descended 21O feet, and this. accord
ing to the Encyclopedia Britannica, was the
record up to that time. James Hooper,
salvaging the wrecked steamship Cape Horn
off Pichidanque, South America, was down
2o4 feet. What is all that compared to my
record? And, yet, what good was this to
me now, imprisoned as l was in that cof.u
of monitor at the eyerastingly silent bot
tom of the sea?
All that happened to other divers in even
less narrowing plights passed through my
mind. l recalled how some had become
nervous wrecks; others had gone insane.
still others had come forth from their ordeaIs
so racked and injured in body and limb as
never to amount to anything afterward.
recalled my own previous plights Once the
heavy plate glass in front of my helmet
dropped out, and only the prompt action of
those above saved me from drowning.
Another time when my legs got entangled
in the rigging of a sunken ship 1 cut my
air line with the ak with which | cut away
the impeding rigging. Again it was by
something but little short of a miracle that
1 was saved. This happened to me twice.
And, yet, how triiing and insignificant
did these occurrences now appear in con-
trast with my situation inside the monitor.
And, oh, the hunger and the thirst that
were now beginning to torment me, And
the sitting heat inside the helmet!
Il called out aloud, 1 prayed, and the