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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-12

For while ] settled down here In
New York and was employed by the
General Electric Comp ny as mining
engineer under y. NJ. Reardon and an
son W. Burchard. one CT the directors
OF that corporation. shall stay here
in New York for two or three days be-
cause II presents one OF the few chances
have OF visiting the grave OF my
daughter ont IN New Rochelle. Then
I mEoinr TO Washington.
"Of course 7 am going TO do All the
lobbying T can to get the United States
Government TO rceume trade relations
with Russia. 3, Ren7emhnr I havc said
n0thinr about recognition Of the Soviet
Republic 10 not confuse the two All
Russia wants Is trade. If we eventually
choose 90 recognize the Government as
the Government OF the Russian people
so much Inc better. I suppose However,
that IS OF no immediate Importance to
me.
Il suppose you'd Ike TO know Just
how ! came % go TO Russia this time.
and why and who was associated with
me. and an about Mr Wells and Mr.
Lonln Well hero goes
II have been living in Los Angeles
end ~ pursuing my hand made profcs-
Sion 30 mrirg engineer The richness
~ northeastern Siberia has always been
vivid in my mind md inasmvch as I
preached Siberia wherever ! went ! was
regarded .as som thira OF an authority
or H. country. Then too, the seeming y
psy Geological omcnt Ind arrived. 1
uanngcG % intnreet a number ~ wealthy
men in california. ana 10 make "a short
story OF Il, they decided TO send me to
Moscow 90 see Lenino and try 20 sc;
concessions. incidentally talked over
Russian trade, knowing that England
was reaching for tt. and seeing in Eng
lands eagernoss the probable resump-
ton OF trade with the Soviet Govern
ment
80 my syndicate was formed. In II
are Harry Chandler. publisher OF the Los
Angeles Times. and son-in-lnw Of the
late Cen. Harrison Grey OTIS O. r..
Brnnt. vice-prcsldent Of the Los An
gelcs Titc ard Trust Company (all OF
these mon are located IN Los Angeles. by
the way) w. O. Stewart, president OF
the Union oil Company; r.. l.. Whittier,
an oil man a. r. Sartori, president OF
the Security Trust and SAVINGS Bank
r. n. Gibhon. lawyer and capitalist
IT, Jcvone, president of the Jcvone
Wh~csale Grocery Company: +. w
/ Brain. president OF the Braun Company.
Wholesale druggists Mr. Holman. vice.
! president Of the Holman banks Lee
! PHILLIPS vice-presldcnt OF the Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company, and j.
T.. Fishburn, president of the Merchants
National Bank.
II started out with nothing but the
letter signed by. those men saying that
| represented them. ] went 60 Stock
holm and there met Leonid Krassine, the
Soviet trade envoy in London. lie
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-12
TWO DUCK SHOOTERS DROWN.
One Escapes, Although Weighted
With Heavy Jacket and Shells.

WEBSTER. Mass. Dec. 11.--Franlx Max
ham. member Of q duck shooting party,
walked and crawled two miles to-day
to tell of the drowning of his COM
panions, Gren Bolkema and Fred An
derson
The men were shooting from canoe
on Lake Chaubunagungamaug when the
craft capsized. Bolkema and Anderson,
weighted with shooting jackets and
shells, sank coon. Markham said he had
a hard fight 20 swim the two hundred
yards to shore.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-12
HusnANp DROPS DEAD.

While changing his clothes to hurry
to the bedside of his wife, who had been
taken suddenly Ill, Joseph Piccarlno. 60.
employed IS a porter at 165 Broadway.
dropped dead yesterday in room on the
fifth floor of the building His wife is
under care Of friends at her home. 1876
Prospect street, Brooklyn.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-06
TRAIN EMPLOYEEsFOR
EXECUTIVE POSITIONS
Goodyear Company Educatcs Its
Factory Men by Departmental
mud Glass Instruction.

Training schools for future execu
ives nave become necessity In
,monern industrial concerns. Com.
workers realize that the men who
VIII direct their destinics must be
thoroughly schooled from, every
companies that arc taking this line
OF procedure is the Goodyear Tire
ana kthner Company, which. through
ith hying squadron" system. trains it's
manufacture OF automobile tires. me-
ehaniral rubber goods and associated
products.
Reside laying the educational foun-
dftloa Tor future executives. the ny
ING squadron training imbucS work
ers with II breadth Of vision. creates
Initiative. goodwill cpntentmcnt and
encourages ambition. In addition IL
assures and balances production.
About rs per cent of the men who
have graduated from Goodyear flying
sqnadr,ons have been promoted to re-
sponsihle positions-somc even to
executive places. one graduate Is now
II SUPERINTENDENT over 1000 men. Most
Of the !"Tcrnen and inspectors are
formcr squadron men.
Originating 1--WE years ago. the first
squadron had but NIFTY members. Sow
there are NIFTY squadrona totailing
l.l50 men. ncarly ! per cent OF en-
ployacs. Sew plans put the percent
mploycd-about $500 men.
Candidates get an opportunity TO
learn manufacturing thoroughly.
They are put at work in ono depart
mcnt after another until they know
every operation. This training tx
supplemented by TWO hours week
class instruction on company time.
In this manner the men come into
contact with the factory executives:
Company policies and methods Of
manhEcncnt are explained. the can
d!GnicS also being given opportunity
10 criticize pOr work or production
methods. Thc% may suggest improve
monts Each day they are sent 10
department where men are absent
from sickness or other causes to plug
holes Ind maintain production. Attcr
three years they are rated as master
rubber workcrS-un cnviahlc and
well-phid position.
After that rating has been attain
ed. the gradual" is promoted accord
Ing To ability, az expansion creates
new positions. Nearly 10 per cent Of
the squadron members are college
graduates who welcome the chance
10 receive a thorough technical cau-
cation with excellent opportunities
for the future.
AZ an instance Of tho value Of
squadron members as the nucleus
around which expansion is done. out
OF $50 men sent to the companv's new
factory In Los Angeles. Ioj were
squadron members. They VIII organ
ize the factory. start production and
occupy responsible positions.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-06
ANDERTON TELLS ABOUT
HUP VICTORY IN SWEDEN
American Motor Wins Endurance
tncc In Zero Lnnd and Gains
High Favor.

The man from Missouri has APP
parcntly moved 10 sweden says r..
g. Andcrton. OF the Andcrton Auto
mobile Company. liupmobilc dealers.
and the reliability tests that marked
the early days in Americas motoring
development have become promi-
ncnt factor in the automobile bust
ness Of Sweden.
The Royal Automobile Club OF
sweden every winter arrangcs a re-
liability run Of 1850 kl!omcters tS20
m!lcsg over the worst possible roads
ava!lG>~'c. Naturally, the winning Of
this race FIRMLY establishes a cars
reputation for performance and de-
pcndabii!ty throughout Sweden.
This year the race was held the
first week in March. and the route
chosen was exceptionally difficult
over muddy roads and through deep
snow. Road conditions were so bad
that many OF the entrants. which in
cludcd both American and European
cars, We're forced from the run-in
fact. the Iiupmobiie was the only
make having more than one entry.
which finished with all its cars In
the race. Three Series "R" Hupmo-
bIles were entered. and won first.
third and seventh places In field
Of seventeen Cars--a convincing proof
OF Hupinobilc endurance and per-
tornEncc.
Such reports OF decisive Hupmo-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-06

pcdalling light bicycle equipped
with efficient wings at "A speed .ruf-
fcient TO make IL leave the ground
Experimcntcrs are finding something
OF the same difficulties that were en-
countcrcd before the earliest air
planes could be made to take to the
air.
Flying Motorcycles Not Improbable.
Aviation experts. such az Gabriel
Voisin. Hcan Goupy. Count Gustavc
de PuiS4'euS and Emile Ladougn..
are seriously interested in "Avict-
ting" as an incipicnt science France
has an organization Of over 200 mem
bers. all of whom possess "Avicttcs."
There is possibility OF develop
ing free flight. independent OF motor
through some combination OF the
Glidcrs Of the Wrlghts and Lili.nthal
and the bicycle" says Henry Wood
house. vice president Of the Aerial
League of America.
III the experiment brings nothing
more than flying bicycles. 1t viii be
worth the effort" he continues.
For the next logical step will be
the flying motorcycle. which viii. I
believe. develop into a rather popular
and useful thing. stepping stone
to the Ford Of the air"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-06
AUTO SLANG PERMEATES
OUR EVERYDAY SPEECH
Tritr Expressions Developed by Wide
Uac of Motor Vehicles Now
Accented for Daily lsr.

Time was when the unsuccessful
man merely failed. but these days In
world scurryinE about in motor cars
and breathing gasoline, he is said to
skid" This ~ but one example of
innumcrable words and phrases that
have been added TO the language as
result OF the coming Of the auto
mobile. The era Of motors brought
In vocabulary all Its own. today
used not only In It's own specific field.
speech. and applied 10 all sorts OF
situations. adding considerably. II
not 20 the elegance. al lcas, TO the
tcrsencss and cXpressivencss OF the
mother tongue. This widespread use
OF these terms OF once entirely
teShn!ral EiE nificancc furnishes an
interesting study In the growth Of
language. and, incidentally. shows
wnht an important place In the gen
oral schcnie OF lhinEs Is occunlnd by
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-06

Resolve to perform what
you ought; perform without
I fail what you resolve"
@5N ENJAMIN FRANKLIN, if alive
,NZl today, would own motor car.
I 1t would be, not a naughty,
: turned-uP-nosc kind of car, but solid,
\, honest democratic car, with stout
J heart and friendly response.
We have built the Peerless Two
Power-range Eight with feeling that
Old Ben would approve it We believe
we have infused into it the spirit of
resolution he expressed:
"ResofUe to perform what you ought;
perform without fail what you resolve"
"Let all things have their Places"
he said, waste nothing, lose no time
cut off all unnecessary actions; use
no hurtful deceit, avoid extremes"
Sterling virtues these-Order, Fru.
gaity, Industry, Sincerity, Moderation.
The Peerless-Eight is weu-ordered
car; it is a frugal car, an industrious
car, sincere car, built entirely in our
own factory of materials our own metal
lurgists have selected and treated: and
it is a car Of moderation, without ex-
tremes of line OF finish or equipment,
for extremes are soon conspicuously an
tiquated-involving frequent changes.
The Peerless is genuinely American
cara car you can be sure of and
proud of always. The Twopower-
range Eight is the full expression of
Peerless master building which began
nearly twenty years ago.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-06

the motor car For instance. suggest
Of "a noisy citizen. say in Oshkosh.
that he IL using his cut-out.' and
the expression viii be understood at
once In every nook and corner Of this
broad land. Even children are filled
with motor lore and motor language,
says Strickland Gillian in an article
in Motor Life tN"w YorkD. entitled
"Gasoline Cocktails fOr Old Noah
Webster" And in substantiation Of
this statement Mr.. Gillian tells of his
little boy. aged 3.
] bought him one Of those rave!cd-
out window-washcr poodlcs. Wishing
to be hociable TO tho little dogOid ami
NAL he took II TO the Kitchen and
offered u saucer OF water. The
new pet smcllcd at the water. and
turned disdainfully away without in
dutging.
Huh" said the 5-ycar-old. Il guess
he's u franklin"
How long had he known what car
was air cooled? ] don; know So far
hs he knew. he had been born with
that knowledge.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-06

only the best in his motor car both
in the way OF appearance and me-
chanicai perfection. but he demands
also that assurance of service not
possible In the old days
The car buyer today demands al
most uninterrupted service from his
money to him. He demands that ser
vice wherever he may be. IL any
thing goes wrong. he wants to be
assured OF service station within
reasonable distance where he can
get necessary parts ana labor.
AS result OF this demand every
community today has its score OF
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-06
BICYCLES THAT JUMP AND
FLY NEWEST FORM OF SPORT
1t Is Called "Aviettng and First American Contest Is
Being Arranged by the Aerial League of
America for 1000 Trophy.

NEW YORK, June 5.--"A.vietting."
the new sport OF Jumping and dying
on bicycles equipped with wings. has
received stimulus through the Of
fer OF Il $1,000 challenge trophy by
the Aerial League Of America, to be
competed for annually.
The first American contest will be
conducted AS soon as IL is possible
10 make the necessary arrangements
"Avietting" has been accepted IL. a
recognized aeronautic sport by the
International AcrOnautic Federation.
which controls all acronautic sports
and judgment on all records made
in this country will be made by the
Aero Club Of America. the fedora
tons representative In the United
states.
Experiments with the "wingcd
bicycle" were being made. principally
In France. at the time war broke out.
The present flight record is flying
Jump of fifteen feet at maximum
height Of nftcen inches.
Trials in prize contests. particular
~ AT lssy-les Moiincaux. have pro-
duced bicycles large and small.
equipped both with monoplanes and
biplancs and. in some cases. propel-
lers. "Avictting" is accomplished by
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-06

bile victories coming from all parts
Of the world give absolute connrma-
tion OF our belIcf-"Wc believe the
lir"mobilc 10 be the best car OF it's
O. In the world
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-06

When the old gray mare was the
pest means Of locomotion this situa-
uon was often unavoidable. but now
inc doctor can reach the patient at
thcrmorc. the country physician can
now see three times as many patients
curing the day as previously, or see
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-06
AUTOS PLAY THEIR PART
IN PUBLIC HEALTH WORK
Countless Lives Saved i'm Rural
Districts Because Physicians
Can BE Quickly Summoned.

Passenger cars have taken the haz-
ard out of country life. One hundred
thousand automobiles spccdcd doctors
on their crrands Of mercy during the
past year. and the rural physicians
were the most fully motorized. The
latest directory of doctors gives the
total number of practitioners as a.
6l2 in the United states. Recent med
ical school graduates have probably
made the total pass the 100000 marx.
Two-thirds of the doctors in :he
United States own automobiles. city
doctors find the passenger car con-
vcn.cnce and an asset. Doctors in
rural districts find the motor car in
diSpcnsablc. y canvass OF leading
incdical journal conducted by the
National Automobile Chamber Of
Commerce. brought in the report that
over 30 per cent Of the country doc
tors own passenger cars.
trducc Dcnth Rate on Farms.
The effect. consequently. OF the car
upon health of rural districts is i'm
measurable. In spite Of the poetry
about apple checked country boys and
girls, the death rate OH the farms has
been higher than in urban districts.
This Is largely because the remote
ness OF medical care has made rapid
treatment of disease difficult. and has
hainpercd the spread of knowledge
regarding sanitation.
III We had only taken l. in time
has been the iInmemoriai lament Of
physicians confronted with a bad case
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-06
RESPONSIBILITY DOES NOT
END WITH SALE OF VEHICLE

manufacturers OF High Grade Motor
Cars Now Maintain Service
station for Buyers.
Hardly less important than the de-
signing and building OF high-gradc
motor car is the matter of service
obtainable for that car
The time was. and not so many
years ago either, that the manufac-
turcr considered his responsibility 10
the car buyer ended when the car
was sold.
The car buyer today demands not
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-06
rWc.tern Doctor. Need CnrS Most.

HcFc NFt fcwcr dOCtOrS 10 area
IN the Western states than in the
FAST, south or Middle West. The
reputation Is more scattered. But
many OF the Eastern States which
nave high average ratio of doctors
10 territory have rural sections where
one mas TO travel many miles for Il
physician. In the the East the num-
per OF physicians in the big cities
balances the scarcity of doctors In
rural districts so that the state aver
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-06

service station. Beides carrying
stocks of spare Ttrts. these stations
are prepared to cooperate with the
owner in all OF those things that
mean increased service.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-06

age reveals less need for passenger
car use in rural districts than is ac-
tuaily the case.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-15
Says Every Railroad
Man Should Read This

Petesons Ointment Co., Inc, Buffalo
N. Y. Dear Srs / was afflicted with
what the doctors said were Varicoee Ulcers,
and up until about five weeks ago ! have
been treating them for about a year anc
five months.
With all the treatments that we're pre-.
scribed to me by several doctors | received
little benefit. and they kept spreading and
gave much distress and caused me to
quit my work.
l was induced by a brother brakeman 10
try PeteBon's Ointment, and after had
used two obxes / wonderful results.
You tell suffering ones troubled with
ugly, painful and horrid ulcers that your
Ointment is a cure for them when every.
thing else fails, as | have tried about every
thing. Thanking you many times over | am,
your happy friend, Chas. j. Heyser. Battle
Greek, Mich, AZ Glenwood Avenue, January
II, 1916.
Il know and dozens of people write me"
says Peterson Ct Buffalo. that 'Ptterson's
Ointment also cures ecztma. old sores, salt
rheum, piles and all skin diseases, and all
druggists sell big box for 35 cents" Mnil
orders filed by Peterson Ointment Co., Inc,
Buffalo N, Y.--Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-15

Fred Southgate and Miss Marion Cap
ron of Bridgewater
Mr. and Mrs. Loren + Terry are
again visiting her mother. Mrs. ELLEN
Pease, before leaving for Florida,
where they will spend the winter.
Mr. and Mrs Herbert Wiggin and
| child from New York City have re-
turned home, after spending two weeks
with friends in Jericho
Mrs. Sarah Wood is to close up
her home in Hartford village this week
and will leave for Auburn, Fla, where
she will spend the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs L, f. Gilbert and
Miss Carrie Barrows have moved TO
their new home in Woodstock.
Henry Morse Of st. Paul, Mimi. who
has been spending the past two weeks
with his sister, Mrs. Nellie Thurs.
ton OF West Hartford, left Monday
for his home
The Hartland members Of the Thorn
as Chttenden chapter, D. A r., enter
tanned the chapter al the home of Mrs.
J. G. Underwood on Friday afternoon
with large attendance. which incud
ed a number of distinguished guests.
The principal speaker was Mrs. John
II Stewart, Vermont state regent of
Middlebury who spoke in a delight
fully pleasant and tattful way about
the need Of the chapter to unite in the
work Of national organization. Mrs
Barrett, New Hampshire state regent,
OF Clsremont told OF her recent attend
ance al the Vermont state conference.
and also that of her own state. and
Of the great inspiration received Mrs
Gillingham, state historian, Of Wood
stock told Of the work done in collec-
ton Of war records of soldiers Of the
recent World war, also of the great
number Of Revolutionary soldiers
graves, which had been marked Mr.
Jackson Of Woodstock, state chair
man of the committee on Revolution
airy relies, told of the work of that
COMMITTEES Mrs Howard, regent OF
Samuel Ashley chapter OF Claremont.
spoke Of the WAYS in which her chapter
had raised money. Mrs Saul. regent
of Ottauquechee chapter of Wood
stock. told of the work of her chapter,
Il was voted to pay the quota of the
$1,000 scholarship for the American
izstion school at Springfield Mass.
Superintendent James F Dewey Of
Dewey's wooden mills has gone 10
Portland. Me- 10 attend a meeting of
the commission on foreign and domes
tic commerce.
Mrs. Kate Eastman Of White River
Junction is visiting her mother in
West Hartford.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-15
TROUBLE ENDED
AFTER 5 YEARS
II Could Not Tell How
Grateful | Am to Tanlac,"
ID eclares Manchester
Citizen.

u am feeling just fine, gaining in
weight every day and my friends are
asking me what it is making me look
SO well,' said Emile Belanger, Of "a
Somerset street, Manchester, n. H.
Hardly a day passed in five years"
said Mr.. Belanger that ] did not suf-
fer with pains and aches in some part
of my body and sometimes il seemed
every bone in my body was aching
My appetite was so poor | could eat
scarcely anything and always suffered
with Indigestion after meals. Even
the highest diet upset me. gas would
form on my stomach, bloating me up
so ! was in misery for hours. Ny
head ached fearfully at times, seemed
60 be spinning around like a top and
] got so weak I had to quit whatever
| was doing and lie down. NV nerves
were so shattered ] would often lie
awake for hours at night. and what
little sleep ! did get didn't do me much
good. / was getting very thin and had
tried 50 many medicines without get
ting relief. | worried continually about
my condition, for thought l would
never be well again
After reading how Tanlac was help.
ing others thought it might help me,
and the first bottle convinced me had
just the medicine ! needed I com.
menced getting better right from the
start. My appetite picked up, and my
stomach Is in such fine condition now
! cat three big. hearty meals every
day and enjoy every bite Of them. r
have no more headaches, my nerves are
strong and steady. and J sleep 50
soundly they have 20 almost vel 70
wake me up in the mornings have
gained several pounds in weight and
feel as wei and strong as ever did.
If ! stood here and talked all day I
would never Be able TO tell YOU how
grateful / am TO Tanlsc for what il has /
done for me, and I never will miss a |
chance to say good word for it
Tanlae is sold in Barre BY the Barre
Drug Co, in Mortified BY Nat A.
in Waterbury BY Brisbin &
Brisbin, IN Websterville by Z. n. Ner-
iey. N East Barre BY Frank Roark.
n South Woodbury. BY Efe Hopston,
n Waitsfeld b. g ". Long. in Gran
teyille By T. y Aidrich ADJ.