davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-23
17H4fi}, 2zT1 II!! Ef Travel @ Transport Topics
Conducted by Goodrich

If your car isn't wearing bumper 1t probably will wear bump
 Pennsylvania is engaged upon the greatest road building programme ever undertaken by any one state.
 A bill to establish universal auto mobile license will be taken up by Congress in the near future.
 For the first time in speedway his- tory, European contestants are going to outnumber American drivers at the annual classic at Indianapolis.
 Tommy Milton set new worlds
 speed record for the mile and two
 miles at Daytona Beach, Fla, re-
 gently. Milton hurled his car
 over the mile in 23.07 seconds, or
 at the rate of 156 miles per hour.
 He drove the two miles in 4624
 seconds or.at a rate of almost
 three miles per minute.
 One of the longest and biggest mo- tor tours ever attempted left Van couver, B. C., May 16 and is scheduled to arrive in Stockton, Cal, on May 23, to attend the Pacific Coast advertis- ing convention. Fifty cars filled with ad. men from Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle. Spokane, ortland and Tacoma made the quasi good roads boosting trip.
 The English import tax on motor cars was scheduled to be repealed on May l. However, the English secre- tary of the treasury has not taken off the tax, and 1t is likely to remain in force Indefinitely. During 191920 the amount the British government real ized on imported motor cars was l. 996,000 pounds, or over nine millions of dollars. Most of this was on American cars. It is estimated that the coming year will see revenue of 2,200,000 pounds from the same source.
 At this season of the year when
 moisture and dampness follow the
 increased rainfall, the wise car
 owner will go over his car care
 fully. looking for spots on which
 the protecting coat of enamel has
 been worn or clipped off, allow
 ing the bare metal structure of
 the body to become exposed. These
 spots unless cared for will soon
 ruin the appearance of any car,
 for the moisture will start rust
 and rust will finish the car. If
 it is not practicable to have the
 car re-enameIed or painted at the
 moment the bare spot should he
 protected with film of light oil
 at times, to prevent rust.
 Among the steps taken for the fur
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-23

As shown by the reports, New York led all other states. having 94716 trucks in use. Pennsylvania, Ohio Illinois and California ran a close race for second place. but Illinois won out by a small margin with 65,00O. Nevada came last in the list with only TOO.
 The fact that trucks showed a larger increase than passenger cars opens the way to some interesting surmising. If trucks continue to increase at the same rate in the future there will be as many in use by 1926 as there are passenger cars at present. If both trucks and passenger cars continue to increase at the same rate they wil,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-23
Here's Table to Figure Out
 Just What Your Gasoline / WiH Cost For Coming Year

If your car goes 19 miles on a gallon, 526 gallons cost you S21040.
 If your car goes 20 miles on a gallon, 500 gallons cost you S200.
 If your car goes q miles on gallon, 476 gallons cost you S1904Q.
 If your car goes 2 miles on a gallon, 454 gallons cost you s1Sl.S0.
 If your car goes g miles on gallon, 435 gallons cost you STA
 If your car goes 24 miles on gallon, AT gallons cost you S166.s0
 If your car goes 25 miles on a gallon. 400 gallons cost you S1G0
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-23
MILLION
 TRUCKS IN USE
Gain Over Preceding Year Is 36 Per Cent; Increase
 Over Passenger Cars

Just a few years ago pessimists as- serted there would never be a mil lion automobiles in use throughout the country. They said the auto craze" would soon die out and per sons who had purchased cars would be glad to return to horses. How far wrong these pessimists were Is shown by the fact that today there are nearly a million motor trucks in use exclusive of all passenger cars.
 Compilations made some time ago by the B. F. Goodrich Rubber Company from reports of secretaries of state and estimates of it's own statisticians show there were 955,093 trucks in use at the end of the year 1919. as compared with approximately 100000 for the preceding year. This is 9 gain of S7 per cent; Is per cent great .er than the increase shown by pas senger cars. but eighteen states keep separate compilations of truck regis tration.
 Figures by states and the rank of each state in truck ownership follow!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-23

be the same in number by 1883. Al- though the greatest increase in motor truck use was shown by commercial and manufacturing centers, farming recent government report showed there are now 49,195 trucks in use on farms districts also made large gains. A and that the number is steadily in- creasing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-23

Toys as a whole have yielded larger profits than any other class of inven- tionS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-23

OWING, to the increased demand for V Oakland Sensible Sizes, we are now handling them exclusively at our new loca- ton, APO South Twentieth Street.
 N7E'D like to have you drop in and see W our new sales room and service sta tion They're modern in every sense of the word.
 NOU know what the Oakland is. There's no need for going into details on that score The main point is that we are bet ter able than ever to sell Oaklands and then back them up with real, honest service.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-16
SOVIET PLOTS
BOMB TERRORS
American Agents Reveal
Red Plan for Extensive
Campaign.

Details ofapIots of the Soviet gov
ernment to foment economic discord
in the United States this fall and
winter. including burnings and dy-
namiting of factories. are in pos
session of the intelligence branches
Of this government, it was learned
ysteICay.
President Wilson may take occa-
sion to make public some OF the hOr-
rors planned by the Bolshevikf, it
is predicted, as a preliminary to out
lining steps to be taken by this gov
ernment in helping Poland beat back
the Red menace.
The Soviet terrorism intended for
the United States is duplicated in
plots against the peace of England,
France and Italy. All are intended
by the BoIsheviki as a new drive to
upset existing governments and re-
place them with world revolution.
The drive against Poland is one
step in this plan of Lenine and
Trotsky, who now are engaged in 4
final effort to keep their group in
power, according to private reports
here.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-16
SOLDIERS CLUB
GUARD; ESCAPE
Four Walter Reed Men
Make Break for Freedom.
Two Return.

Four prisoners Of the Walter
Reed Hospital guardhouse over
powered the guard. Private Joseph
Sparany last night by knocking
him unconscious with a sock filled
with soap, took his rife and five
rounds of ammunition and made
dash for freedom.
Two of the four men. Philip Al
bright and Francis Collins. became
frightened at what they had done
and returned to the guardhouse
half an hour later. The two other
men, Charles Rohrig and Harvey
Coyle, continued their flight. 1t is
thought that they will try to make
their way to New York. All four
of the men were dressed in fatigue
clothes.
Rohrig and Coyle had been acting
rather surIy for several days. ac-
cording to one of the guards on
duty last night. Both of the men
had threatened brazenly to go over
the hill some of these days" but
their declarations had not been
taken seriously by their cOmrade
guards.
Rohrig and Coyle had both served
two months of a six months sem
tence.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-16
New Women Going
Back to Paganisn,
Says Bishop Galor

London. Aug. 1.-The tendency
Ct society to excess, particularly
hose tendencies displayed by WON
en- in dress. reading and dancing.
indicate a relapse toward paganism. 90
said Bishop Gslor OF Tennessee, who
is now in London.
The feminist movement with its
!nsistence on the entire indepcn-
dcncc of women" ho said. "unqucs-
tionably is responsible for this con-
dltion. BY day the women try 10
compete with mon in the business
world and in tho evening try to
maintain the femIniro lure. This Us
truer OF the English women than OF
the American.
The presence or woman in Par
Lament is a mistake. She canRot
fUlfI Ler duties as a mother and
also attend tho meetings OF the
legislative branch of the govern
went
The Washington herald., 1920-08-16
SHIPS
RUN BLOCKADE
Vessels CamouRaged In
Many Colors Operating
Off Atlantic Coast.
CBy Universal serVicc.D

Blockade runners in sea-grsy and
CamoUfaEed boats are operating of
the Atlantic coast with all the thrills
snd romance OF civil war days. Only
they are bringing liquor instead
OF war supplies. according TO assis-
tants Of Prohibition Commissioner
Kramer
So stupendous is the task Of pa
rolling tho coast that according to
the commissioner office. it can only
he made effective by an sppropria-
ltcn vastly IN excess OF the one now
at his command.
MANY Of t!e blockade runners are
operating between Cuba, the Ba-
hama Islands and the vast wilder
ress Of the Florida Everglades. and
Keys on almost inaccessible islands
arc great caches from which liquor
for he UootlcgEing market is
drawn.
Recently six shots were fired at a
submarine returning from Cuban
waters at dawn before the COM
msnding officer could persuade the
revenue cutter that he was not a
bootIeEEer.
\ boat loaded with liquor. cap
tured not far from Key West a few
days ago, contained whisky and
champagne that would have realized
approximately $500
The Washington herald., 1920-08-16

well dressed in the prevailing
Eastern. style. His, air denoted
quiet but conscious reserve force.
4 not actual authority.
After walking a distance of
three squares he came to the CEN
ter Of the towns business area,
Here another street of Importance
crossed the main one, forming the
hub of San Rosario life and com
merce. Upon one corner stood the
postoffice. Upon another Ruben
sky's Clothing Emporium. The
other two diagonally, opposing cor
ners were occupied by the town
two banks, the First National and
the Stoekmen's National. Into the
First National Bank of San Ro-
sario the newcomer walked, never
slowing his brisk step until he
The Washington herald., 1920-08-16

to fear. but he was nervous and
fiustered. So was every man in
the bank. There was something
so icy and swift, so impersonal
and uncompromising about this
man that his very presence SEEM
ed an accusation. He looked to
be a man who would never make
nor overlook an error.
Mr.. Nettlewick first seized the
currency, and with a rapid, almost
juggling motion, counted il by
packages. Then he spun the
sponge cup toward him and veri-
fed the count by bills. His thin,
white fingers few like some ex-
pert musicians upon the KEYS of
a piano. He dumped the gold
upon the counter with a Nash,
The Washington herald., 1920-08-16
PONZI TO GIVE BAIL
FOR SHORT FREEDOM

Boston, Aug. 15.-LoyaI italian
friends who continue to believe that
Charles Ponzi is the wizard he once
appeared. have found for him new
bondsman and the young sensation
will be brought from the East Cam
bridge Jail tomorrow morning and
released. His present bonds are
'35.0OO.
But. according to the program. the
Italians term Of liberty would be
short. The State Immediately will
confront him with ffty-three new
complaints on which he will be re-
arrested.
Despite the boast of Ponzi yester-
day that he would be out by night
and would pass Sunday motoring
with his wife in mis- new limousine.
the wizard remained in hs cell.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-16

stood at the cashiers window. The
bank opened for business at 9,
and the working force was al
ready assembled, each member
preparing his department for the
days business. The cashier was
examining the mail when he no.
ticed the stranger standing at his
window.
Bank doesn't open til g." he
remarked curtly, but without feel
ing. He had had to make that
statement so often to early birds
since San Rosario adopted city
banking hours.
Il am well aware of that" said
the other man, in cool, brittle
tones. win you kindly receive
my card?"
The cashier drew the small.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-16
Battle Rages on 50-Milc
Front as Reds Gain Two
Kilometers.
MAY HOLD DAY LONGER
Poles Fight Tenaciously as
Peace Delegates Hurry
y To Session.
OBy Universal seriee.)

Warsaw, via Paris, Aug. 49,
Soldsu has fallen to the Reds
A battle is raging on a fifty
mile front for the possession OF
Warsaw.
The SOVIET forces have made a
gain of two kilometers on a wide
sector. The northeastern defenses
are reported to have fallen carly
this morning. The Soviet out
posts are only fourteen miles
away at one point
1t is admitted that the city a.
doomed, though it is expected that
the great battle will continue for
another twenty-four hours
Paris, Aug. I5.-The Polish 5eJe-
cation in Paris admitted 10 Uni
Versal Service today that sIthourh
the peace delegation is en- route 70
the scene OF the peace conferepos
that parleys are not expected for
several days, owing to the fset
that the Polish armies are now re-
grouped under the direction OF
Gen Maxine weygand. chief OF the
French mission and in a position
to make strong counter offensive.
the result OF which may materially
effect the peace terms"
This is the first admission thar
Weygsnd is actually directing the
Polish army. Military critics ex-
pressed surprise when Informed of
the Polish statement. pointing out
that the claims Of the Poles that
the Soviets had delayed the confer
ence had fallen to the ground.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-16
Dance Back to Nature Tango
In One-Piece Bathing Suit on
Race Course at Paris Resort

Deauville, France, Aug. 15.-In an
orgy of gambling. dancing and cham
ragne drinking unsurpassed in the
records of even this modern Baby
lon" DeauviIIe's second great week
end erded tonight. A crowd. esti-
mated at 10000. including society
stars and satellites of two hemi-
spheres, watched the running of the
DeauvilIe Grande Prix. the second
most important race in France, and
known as the "miIlionaire's special, 8"
owing to the fact that since its in
auguration it has never been won
by a horse not owned by million
aire.
p Excepting the Nanderbilts. the
only conspicuous absentee was the
American Ambassad dor, Wallace. who
defied social convention by spending
August elsewhere.
Old Wife and New Neighbors.
The remainder of the Anglo
French-American were present. how
ever. and in such a crush that Mrs.
Peter Cooper Hewitt, the second.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-16

apd the coins whined and sang
as they skinned across the mar
Bile slab from the tips Of his nim-
BILE digits. The air was fun OF
fractional currency when he came
to the halves and quarters. He
counted the last nickel and dime.
He had the scales brought, and
he weighed every sack OF silver
id the vault He questioned Dor.
sey concerning each Of the cash
memoranda - cerrain checks.
charge slips, etc, carried over
from the previous days work
with unimpeachabIe courtesy. yet
with something so mystcriously
momentous in his frigid manner
that the teller was reduced to
pink checks and stammering
tongue.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-16
"Embezzle for him $4,000
worth of securities.

said Mr.. Edlinger. SANS been
examining US now for about four
years. l guess you'll find US all
right, though, considering the
tightness in business. Not overly
much money on hand, but able
to stand the storms, sir, stand
the storms"
Mr.. Turner and 1 have been
ordered by the Comptroller to ex-
change districts" said the exam
iner, in his decisive. formal tones.
He is covering my old territory
in Southern Illinois and Indiana.
1 will take the cash first. please"
Perry Dorsey, the teller, was
already arranging has cash on the
counter for the examiners in
spection. He knew 1t was right
to cent. and he had nothing
The Washington herald., 1920-08-16
LAST WARNING
TODESERTERS
Names Of Draft Dodgers to
Be Printed Unless They
Ask for Status.
. Public Ledger Service.l

The fnsI warning OF the War
Department TO draft deserters prior
TO the publication Of the names OF
those so classed was issued yes
terdsy. An opportunity will be Civ
en- all registrants to write TO the
AdjutanJ General Of the army and
determine their status. but the an
nouncement states that such q re-
quest will not excuse any person
from prosecution.
The number Of draft deserters has
been reduced. it is said. from an
apparent total OF 100000 to 1881
The higher figure originally was
due 10 the fact that men who had
enlisted after registration; those
who abscntcd themselves for a while
and were restored TO duty: those
who received physical disability
DISCHARGES and men who died after
registering were at.frst included.
The resultant figure shows that
less than per cent Of tho total
registration, a much smaller per
ccntace than in the civil war drafts.
failed 10 report for service.
Draft dcserters technically arc
men who registered and who were
ordered by the draft authorities 10
report for military dUt, at 2 spc-
Gifted time and place, and Nhu did
not 50 report
Another Class being sought bv the
government is made up OF draft de-
linquents. men who wcrc required
by law 10 register. but who failed
to do SO; or who. although thov
registered as required failed to re-
port for physical examination. or
tailed to return properly executed
missionaries. Efforts to bring
these men TO justice. aUthoritic~
say. will he as intense as those di-
Iectcd against draft dcscrtcrs-
The payment Of the $50 reward
for the apprehension and delivery.
OF draft deserteTs has been tenn
poraTily suspended.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-16
JAILER HIDES
MAN FROM MOB
Then Unmasks Leader
And Places Him in Cell
Of Prisoner.

Lynchburg, Va. Aug. 15.-After
an early morning attack on the jail
by mob of over 300. Robert Will
Jams, colored. charged with criminal
assault on Miss Annie Ross, was
spirited to Roanoke today.
The mob was met at the jail gate
by Jailer Tyrce and a few police
men.
We want Williams" yelled the
leader. who had handkerchief
around his face to conceal his iden-
tity.
You'll play h getting him"
retorted one of the officers who,
with a quick jerk, pulled the hand
kerchief away. revealing a promi-
nent citizen of Lynchburg.
The officer then showed the man
through the Jail gate and he was
lodged in the same cell from. which
the negro had been removed a few
minutes before.
Another member of the mob was
arrested a few minutes later. 1t
then broke up.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-16
Alice Paul Charges Louis
vile Road With Anti
Suffrage Campaign.
BRANDEGEE ATTACKED
Declare He Influenced
Change in Attitude of
Speaker Walker.
CBy Universal servieeD

A powerful anti-suffrage lobby,
financed and directed by the Louis
Vile and Nashville Railway. is
working feverishIy to defeat woman
suffrage in Tennessee.
This charge was made yesterday
BY Miss Alice PtuI. chairman of the
National woman's Party. declaring
that the Louisville and Nashville
Railway was owned by a Connecti-
cut holding company, Of which Sem
ator Brandegee. OF Connecticut is
the chief figure.
-some OF the poor dupes in Nash
Vile" declared Miss Paul. do not
realize that they are victims of u
plot to return this bitter anti-suffra-
gist to the Senate this fall. Senator
BrandeEee has good reason to sus-
Pect that if the women Of Connecti-
cut have the vote through ratifca-
tion Of the national amendment.
they will subject him to an igno-
minious defeat
Speaker Changes Attitude.
Mr.. Walker, speaker of the house,
is a young attorney who has. on
many occasions. siven the most fer
vent assurances that he would sup
Port suffrage. Recently he was
made an attorney for the Louisville
and Nashville Railway and the re-
suit is the otherwise inexplicabIe
change of attitude evidenced in his
message to President Wilson yester-
day refusing to support the suffrage
amendment"
Miss Paul said that the suffragists
believe they now have a majority OF
five for ratification in the Tennessee
house. and are making eyery en-
deavOr 10 obtain more before the
vote is taken. The house may pass
on suffrage tomorrow. and if the
amendment fails suffragists will
seek to obtain a reconsideration Of
the measure in the Tennessee legis-
lature-
The Washington herald., 1920-08-16
MRS. POINTS MONEY
COMES UNDER PROBE

Boston. Aug. Il. - United States
authorities prepared today to inves-
tigate large sums of money which
are alleged to have been transferred
by Charles Ponzi to the bank ac-
count of his wife.
Edwin L. Pride, who is going over
Fonzis accounts, said he believed a
good part of the millions with which
Ponzi operated were deposited under
the name of Mrs. Ponzi and others.
Yesterday during the exercise pc
rioG Ponzi stood and chatted with
thugs. yeggs. housebreakers and
other members of the prison COM
munity.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-16
FRIENDS IN SAN ROSARIO

HE west-bound stopped at San
L Rosario on time at $50 A. NJ,
\ man with a thick black
leather wallet under his arm left
the train and walked rapidly up
the main street of the town. There
were other passengers who also
got off at San Rosario. but they
either slouched kimberly over to
the railroad eating-house or the
Silver Dollar saloon, or Joined the
groups Of idlers about the station.
Indecision had no part in the
movements OF the man with the
wallet. He was short in stature,
but strongly built. with very light,
closely hair. smooth, de-
termined face, and aggressive,
gold-rimmed nose glasses. He was
The Washington herald., 1920-08-16
WAKES WOMEN
TOSHO0T THEM
Jealous Husband Chases
Wife and Daughter, Fir
ing as They Flee.

New York, Aug. 15.-After wound
ing his wife and their pretty daugh-
ter. who passed as sisters, Emil
Coudry. A years old. employed in
the Customs House, early today
continued to fire shots at them as
he chased them through the apart
ment of a friend. down four flights
Of stairs and into the street. He
reused them from sleep to shoot
them.
The daughter. Mary. 81 years old,
is dying in St. Vincent's Hospital.
She was wounded in the right jaw
and a second bullet entered her
abdomen. The mother. Catherine,
AZ years old. had the lobe Of her
right ear shot away.
Il couldn't stand my wife's ac-
tions any more and l planned to
end it ALL" said Coudry when locked
up in the Charles street police sta
tion. After killing Catherine |
had planned to shoot myself"
Mrs Coudry asCribed her hus-
bands actions to jealousy. He was
very suspicious" she said. "Of
course nothing is true he accused
US of Mary and I, it is true. dress
ed alike, and were taken many
times for sisters"
The shooting started in Coudry's
apartment in Greenwich Village. As
Coudry raced about the building.
firing his pistol and breaking down
a door Of an apartment into which
his wife and daughter fed. 100 per-
sons living in the building were
aroused.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-16
TWO BOYS KILLED
BY LIGHTNING BOLT

Danville. Va, Aug. 15.-StaRding
bacCo harm. Jasper Sigman and
Floyd Adams. 14-year-old school
boys, were struck by lightning and
instantly killed near this city this
afternoon.
Three other boys who had gone
inside the barn were stunned. One
of them had not regained conscious
ness late last night
The boys had been fishing in a
nearby creek and ran for. shelter
when they saw the storm gath
ering.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-16
Bu O. HENRY

This newly-imported examiner
was so different from sam Turner.
II had been Sans way to enter
the bank with a shout. pass the
cigars. and tell the latest stories
he had picked up on his rounds
His customary greeting to Dorsey
had becn. Hello. Perry, Haven't
skipped out with the boodlo yet I
see" Turner's way OF counting
the cash had been different. too.
He would finger the packages OF
bills in a tired kind of way. and
then go into the vault and kick
over a few sacks Of silver. and
the thing was done. Halves and
quarters and dimes? Not for sam
Turner. No chicken feed for me-
CONTINUED on PAGE sEvEs-