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New-York tribune., 1920-10-15
II. S. to Insist
On Versailles
Line for Poles
State Department Says That
1t Will Not Recognize
Any Boundaries Except
Those of Peace Treaty
Will Hold Itself Aloof
Any Other Limits Agreed
On With Soviets Are To
Be Completely Ignored

From The Trfbune's Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14.-Territoria
boundaries that might be fixed in a
peace treaty between Poland and the
Soviet government will not be given
the approval of the United States un-
less the ethnographic line outlined as
Polish territory by the Versailles
peace treaty is adhered to, it was in
dicated to-day at the State Depart
ment.
The armistice line agreed to by
the Poles and Bolsheviki, it was main
tanned at the State Department, will
exist merely until a permanent peace
treaty is negotiated between the two
governments.
1t was said officially to-day that
the policy of the United States govern
ment in the Polish Russian situation,
contained in the Presidents note to
the Italian government some time ago,
definitely pledged this government to
the proposed boundaries fixed at the
peace conference. Any boundary
line that may be agreed upon by Po-
land and the Soviet powers at variance
with the ethnographic limits, it was
said will not be given the approval of
the United States until some all-Rus-
sian government is formed and has
accepted the territories agreed upon.
U. S. viii Hold Aloof
Officials made it plain that anv ac-
tion by the Soviet government, affect
ing the permanent boundaries of Rus
STA, will not be binding upon that ma
ton until all the Russian peoples have
given assent, and the United States
will hold aloof from any action that
might in any way be interpreted as a
recognition of the Bolshevik regime.
RIGA, Oct. Ia (By The Associated
Press).-Thc Bolsheviki and Poles are
reported to have cor pleted a secret
agreement at Riga, whereby Polanc
gets timber concessions in Russia arc
iron ore concessions in the Ukraine ir
lieu of the gold settlements the Poles
had asked for. 1t was the question OF
gold settlements which caused so much
delay in the preliminary peace negotia-
tions.
HELsINGFORS, Finland, Oct. IA
The Russian Finnish peace treaty wa
signed to-day at Dorpat, Esthonia.
Peace negotiations between Finland
New-York tribune., 1920-10-15
Explains Attitude on Mexico

At Somerset, Ky, Senator Harding
replied to a frequently uttered Demo-
cratic campa 'gn assertion that Repub-
lican success means war with Mexico.
The policy OF the present Adminis-
tration. which broug ght distrust in Mex
leo and humiliation at home, will be
quickly reversed when We come into
New-York tribune., 1920-10-15

HELsINGFORS, Finland, Oct. IA
The RussianFinnish peace treaty was
signed to-day at Dorpat, Esthonia.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-15
Poles Take 1000 Prisnna-.

WARSAW, Oct. IL Yolod..,.
forty miles northwest Of Minst Mit'"ae Ia
been captured by the Poles. acco,s.s say
to advices received in this city to,s,.s
Near korosten, the advices ada =.
Poles captured 1000 prisoners. twsi.' i.'
cannon, forty machine guns and -
quantities of war material.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-15
Cotton Spinners Vote to Quit

MANCHESTER, England, Oct ID
A ballet Of the Federation Of Maste,
Cott~n Spnners to-day on short tim
resulted in a majority for stoppage
OF work on Saturdays and Mondays for
one month This will affect l5000
operatives.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-15
Emily Stevens Frustrated

Special Dispatch to The Tribune.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 14-Emily Ste
vens, who was to have appeared hcre
tonight in "FootLoose," was unable
to fill her engagement, owing 20 ner-
vous exhaustion. Miss Stevens is suf-
fering from the strain of her New
York season
New-York tribune., 1920-10-15
Night Riders Burn Three
Cotton Gins and a Barn
South Carolina Governor Orders
Inquiry Into Threats to De-
stroy PrOperty i'm South

COLUMBIA, S. c., Oct. 14.-Governor
Cooper to-day directed State Insurance
Commissioner McSwain to investigate
threats to burn cotton gins in South
Carolina, unless operations were sus-
pended until the price Of cotton
reaches 40 cents.
Reports reached the Governors Office
that threats had been made against
gins in five counties. A Richland
county gin company reported it had
been advised to "shut this gin or we
will shut it for you"
FORT WORTH, Tex, Oct. 14.-A
message was received here from Mexia,
Tex, telling Of the destruction of
cotton gin last night at Della, twenty
five miles west of that city. The loss
was $4,000. The origin of the fire is
mystery.
WICHITA FALLS, Tex, Oct. IA
Fire early to-day destroyed the J. B.
Jamison cotton gin in this place. The
loss was estimated at s21 900.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Oct. 14.-Al-
legged night riders early to-day fred
barn on the c. W. Mathews plantation,
near Clarendon, destroying consider
able quantity of cotton, corn and hay.
Thirty placards warning planters not
to pick cotton have been found in vari-
Gus parts of Monroe County and turned
over to Sheriff Malone.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Oct 14.-First in
dication of possible night rider activity
in West Tennessee was reported to-
day in a dispatch from Somerville, tell
ing Of the destruction by fire last
night of cotton Gin and eighteen
bales Of cotton at Warren, Tenn. The
gin was valued at S12 900
New-York tribune., 1920-10-15

and Russia were entered into :.
spring on the initiative Of the M az
government. The pourpariers ''s.os s.
ever, were subject to many interr.s. NV
tions.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-15
Douglas Gibbons & CO
S E. 45th St. Wand. 626

Want lstngs of furnished apar sments and
houses for special clients. PARK AVE. and
vicinity.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-09
Don't Let Lint and Dust
Get Near to Carburetor
Otherwise They'll Be Sucked In
and a Stopped.Up Gas
Line Will Result

In cleaning your engine, it Is a wise
policy not to use waste. Very often
the lint Of cotton waste sticks to the
various engine parts and when the
engine hood Is put down is sucked
the flow Of fuel Is made irregular and
sometimes stopped altogether. On
many occasions the cause is not read
lily found and much time Is wasted In
blowing out the fuel line only to find
the trouble in the needle valve of the
carburetor.
Instead OF waste, II is much better
to use some clean piece of old cloth
which has a soft finish and does not
give off the lint that Is so Objectionable
in the case Of waste.
What holds true in the case of
waste lint is also true with road dust
and dirt. Under ordinary conditions
the engine hood and the engine under
pan serve to keep a great ajority
of the dust and dirt out Of the air in
take to the carburetor. Sometimes
drivers are prone to raise their engine
hoods In hot weather because of the
belief that permitting a free exit of
air through the sides Of the hood will
prevent the engine from overheating
This practice is to be frowned upon,
since it permits dirt and dust to get
the carburetor or the crankcase
breather pipe. 1t also permits dust to
get in around the valve stems and
render their fabrication less efficient
and into the magnetic, if one Is used
or into any other of the many exposed
engine accessories.-From "Commercial
Vehicles"
New-York tribune., 1920-05-09

It does not always pay to be shifty,
hnt Il certainly does when driving the
aid boat. If one is not very shifty at
times. especially when driving in heavy
traffic. there is trouble. "Shifty" just
about describes the operation of the
GEAR lever, for 1t is shift, shift, shift,
all the way along some of the crowded
streets.
Gear shifting probably is the great
est bugaboo of the novice, and illus
trates we'll the truth of the old saw:
Haste makes waste" 1t sounds like a
ra-sdox. but the fact is that when one
wants to speed up it does not mean to
speed up the process of speeding up.
The tendency of the novice is either
70 hesitate too much or to 60 at It
slap dash, slsm-bang. Then there Is
a variety Of sounds from beneath the
Aoor boards, and q grind which BODIES
evil for the transmission gears, be-
sides making everybody along the high
wav wonder what sort of a boob is
running that carr
Because gear shifting is such a bug
aboo 8 great many beginners will do
most anything rather than change
speeds, even running the risk Of STALL
New-York tribune., 1920-05-09
Here's a 100 Mile
Trip for These Long
ID Daylight Days
See the Reservoir Country
and Be Back Home Again
i'm Time for Dinner at
Your Own Table

For tho benefit of those who like to
take short motor trips into the country
the bureau Of tours Of the Automobile
Club Of America outlines a brief tour
as follows:
From Columbus Circle run north on
broadway to Van Cortlandt Park. Turn
right into the park, 60 under railroad
and bear left at police signal station
and continue straight up hill to Gen.
trail Avenue, which Is followed to
White Plains. Turn left and cross new
concrete bridge over Bronx Parkway
into Hamilton Avenue, which is fol-
lowed to Broadway. Turn left and run
north. skirting the east shore of Ken
sico Reservoir, and continue to the
church in Armonk. Go straight on,
passing Wampus Pond, wherein a mum
ber OF hooks and glens, violets and
other wild flowers abound.
From Wampus Pond 60 through New
castle Corners to Mount Kisco. In the
centre Of the village turn north and,
about mile further on turn west and
follow winding road to Pines Bridge.
If in a hurry to get back to New
York, turn sharp left and continue
straight on state road. Now that the
days are getting long and two hours
more can be added to the trip (Which
an cones "ltnlH 1oV mlleS), very
interesting side trip can be taken
around Croton Lake by crossing the
bridge and following the road to the
right at Croton station, circling the
lake and returning to Pines Bridge.
The most interesting feature of this
run is that the road crosses the great
Croton Dam at the west end of the
lake, from which some idea is gained
OF the magnitude Of the work m con-
nection with the water supply of New
York City.
On reaching Pines Bridge for the re-
turn, run south through Briarcliff and,
about mile beyond, turn right on the
lntersecting road that comes from
Pleasantville and runs through Pecan
tico Hills to Broadway. Turn left and
run south through Tarrytown, Irving
ton, Dobbs Ferry and Hastings to Yon-
kers, then back to New York via Broad
way or Riverside Drive.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-09
Ideal Section'' for
A Lincoln Highway
Consensus Of Best Engineers to
Govern Type and Construc.
ton of Road

The Lincoln Highway Association Is
planning the construction at some
point on the great transcontinental
road of a section Of the ideal type of
permanent, efficient and adequate main
American highway. The association is
undertaking, in accordance with its pol
icy of making the Lincoln Highway in
so far as possible "America's object
lesson road" to provide at least at one
point on the ocean-to- ocean route a
section Of road which will embody the
highest ideals of modern American
highway construction.
The funds for financing this under
taking will be furnished by one Of the
large rubber companies The desire of
the company in authorizing the appro-
priation to build the ideal section, it
is stated by James N. Gum. is to ad-
vance public knowledge regarding
proper permanent highway copstruc-
ton, and to stimulate on the part OF
those who have in charge the construc-
tion of Americas public roads care
full consideration of the needs of the
future in undertaking present con-
struction.
What the specifications Of the
Ideal Section" will be has not yet
been decided.
The road must, of course, be located
at point where it is likely to be seen
and noted by the greatest volume of
traffic, and also where it is readily
available for study and observation on
the part of those desiring to inspect
with technical interest.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-09
Roads to the Middle
Vest Section Are
Not in Good Shane

Such roads as the Lincoln Highway,
to Philadelphia, and the Boston Post
Road to Hartford, are in very bad con-
dition and should certainly be avoided
by all who wish to motor in reasonable
comfort.
The back road to Philadelphia via
summit, far Hills, White House, Lam
bertville and Buckingham is onl v fair
but, as compared with the Lincoln
Highway, it is boulevard deluxe
Though rough in places, it has a hard
surface through out and there is no rea-
son why an average Of twenty miles an
hour cannot be maintained over it.
Those bound for points in eastern
and southern Pennsylvania are ad
vised to run first to Easton, using the
route via White House and Clinton and
avoiding Schooley's Mountain, which
is still quite rough. Between Easton
and Reading there is only one main
road, but from here it Is possible to
follow either the William Penn High
way to Harrisburg or else run south
west to junction with the Lincoln
Highway to Lancaster. If the former
is chosen, another junction with the
Lincoln Highway Is possible at Cham
bersburg.
Whichever route is followed west
to Gettysburg depend on the ultimate
destination. For motorists wishing to
reach Cleveland, Detroit and other
points in northern Ohio and southern
Michigan, it appears desirable to fol-
low the Lincoln Highway straight
through Pittsburgh to Rochester, Pa;
then via Beaver Falls and Youngstown
to Cleveland. On the other hand, if
the goal is Columbus, Cincinnati or
elsewhere in central or southern Ohio
and Indiana, it is better to keep south
west as far as Hagerstown, from which
point the National Old Trails Road
eads almost in an air line to Indianap-
/ oils.
Cleveland and Detroit may also be
reached by following the Liberty High
way across the southern part of New
York State through Binghamton, Ell
mira and Jamestown. The only point
along. this route which might cause
trouble is a stretch of unimproved
road near Erie, which is difficult in wet
weather, but this may be avoided by
running to Buffalo and shipping by
boat to either Cleveland or Detroit
From the American Automobile AS
ISOLATION.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-09

ing in traffic or running around q
block to avoid turning. Now, it is NOT
necessary to avoid shifting gears be-
cause of any inherent difficulty, or to
allow the engine to labor in high in
stead of shifting to second or first
speed in stopping. simply because one
is afraid of alarming the neighborhood
when starting up again. The wiser
way would be to learn how to change
speeds noiselessly.
Manufacturers, realizing the reluc-
tance of drivers to change gears, have
designed the transmission SO that gear
shifting Is not necessary SO often;
but when 1t Is necessary to shift it is
much more difficult because Of this
change in design.
How the Gears Work
The novice who has examined the in
side Of the change speed gear case
commonly called the transmission gear
understands that there are several sets
Of wheels therein, running on parallel
shafts, and that the meshing together
Of the several sets makes the difference
in speeds. If these gears which engage
had the same number of teeth and re-
volved at the same rate of speed, they
would mesh noiselessly and instantly
but they are of varying sizes and have
different numbers of teeth, and they
do not run at the same rate Of speed
The sole trick in shifting gears is to
make them revolve at approximately
the same speed.
OF course, if one is driving a Ford
car there is planetary gear set. There
is also the magnetic transmission
With these there is no shifting lever
nor meshing Of gears. But the maj ority
of change speed gears are Of the
three-speed sliding gear order. thus far
conceded the best system devised be
cause of cheapness, strength, easy re,
pair and slight care needed 1t re
New-York tribune., 1920-05-09

Qulres, however, some study and much
practice to manipulate it noiselessly
one cannot expect to step into u
strange car and make a satisfactory
shift right off, but there Ia no reason
why the novice should not learn his
cars whims quickly and have conf
dence in handling the levers.
When the car is standing the trans
mission shaft Is at rest and the gear
shaft ia revolving at about half the
engine shafts speed. Now, if you
should try to throw in the first speed
gear with the clutch engaged, 1t would
make fine mix-up. The clutch should
always be released. and the gear shaft
tempted, then the clutch is engaged
slowly until tho car is under way.
TO increase the speed the engine
should be throttled to bring gear shaft
and transmission shaft to about the
same speed, hesitating In neutral for
a few seconds to permit this. I am
not going to tell you how you can
know when the speeds are the same.
You must find this out by experiment.
No two cars are quite alike.
Going Through the Train
Shifting from second speed to high
est speed requires closed throttle
and longer hesitation in neutral No
gears are to be meshed, but teeth must
be engaged to connect engine shaft and
transmission shaft, and these must ap-
proximate in speed. The teeth are
built to stand mighty rough use, but
big noise" and jump follow when
the speed is unequal as they are en-
gagged.
To get into reverse the car must be
stopped completely, with clutch re-
leased and lever in neutral. Reverse
gears cannot be engaged successfully
except when motionless.
If the gears do not mesh in engag-
lever in neutral, engage the clutch
gear teeth and try again. Try several
times if necessary, for the gear teeth
must be in line.
If you are going down the street IN
heavy traffic and don't want the cop
to bawl you out while others scott, shift
to first-speed gear every time you have
to stop. Some multi-cylinder cars will
pick up the load on second, or even
on high. A little practice will make
you shift so easily that you will not
mind having to do it frequently.
If you have not seen the inside OF
the transmission gear case. seek an op-
portunity to examine just how it works
You can do this at an automobile
school, at the show, or at a garage
An examination of the case will give
one a better idea of the operation than
is otherwise possible, but it is practice
which will make perfect and practice
robs the gear shifting of all its terror
New-York tribune., 1920-05-09
Travel and Transport Topics

The upper Hudson River ferries are now
running on their regular summer sched ules.
This includes the ferries between Hudson
and Athens, Catslfill and Greendale. Kings
ton and Rhinecliff, Poughkeepsie and High
land.
The Carteret ferry used by many tour
lists passing through Staten Island route
to Railway. New Brunswick and Trenton.
will open this month
The best route to Philadelphia for the
present Is through Morristown, Bernards-
Vile. somerville to Whitehouse, then TAX
ing the York Road through Fleming on.
Lambertvlle to Philadelphia. The Lin
coin Highway. though more direct Is
still under repair
Motorists starting South will hrd good
roads from Philadelphia through Washing
ton. Richmond on to Pinehurst.
Some difficulty will be encountered IN
South Carolina.
The road from Durham to Raleigh Is
closed for repairs.
Further South roads continue fair, ex-
ceptirg to stretch from Jacksonville to
Tallahassee. which IS being improved.
May is ideal month for touring In the
South as the rainy season is over.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-09
How to Repair Broken
Valve Stem in Tires

To repair broken valve stem the
fittings should be removed and the stem
slipped back in the tube. Now make
small hole in the tube short dis
tance from the valve stem, bring the
valve out again through this hole, and
in so doing the fabric in the original
valve hole will not be injured. The
small cut formerly occupied by the
valve stem can be vulcanized easily.
If the valve is battered so that no
fittings can be removed the valve can
be sawed off across to the cut with a
hack saw and the nut can then be easily
taken off
New-York tribune., 1920-05-09
Orphans Day To Be
June IL in the BrOnx

Orphans Automobile Day will be
held at the Bronx Exposition and
Amusement Park on June II. The
association has only a few weeks
to obtain the cars and trucks neces-
sary to transport some 5000 chill
dren to the park. The cooperation
Of the public is earnestly requested
so that every child can be taken
care Of. Entry blanks for car and
cash contributions can be obtained
from the association headquarters
at 1S45 Broadway.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-09
Re Gasoline Shortage

There seems to be a conflict of opir-
ion as to whether or not we are on the
verge of gasoline shortage. Some re-
ports have it that we are cutting into
our surplus every month and have 10
import fuel oil in order to keep going.
Other reports have it that there is new
drilling being done now that wasn't
done last year and that there will soon
be plenty of gasoline. Our guess is
that there will be plenty Of gasoline.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-09
Hard to Pump Truck Tires

The growing popularity Of the pneu-
matte tire for trucks has created q
problem in the manufacture Of air
pumps powerful enough to initiate such
big castings. Tho average air COM
pressor has the strength to initiate
tubes for passenger car pneumatics
but SO much greater pressure is neces-
sary for truck tires that only a couple
of makes are adequate. The tire manu-
New-York tribune., 1920-05-09
New York.Chicago Match

There will be return match of the
automobile team contest between New
York A. G. and Chicago A. c. next
month. The New York A. G. team will
go West and the tour will be held
and return.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-09
There's No Need TO
Fear Frequen mt
Shifting of Gears
Ye, That Is One Thing the
Novice Motorist Dislikes
Extremely; How to
Avoid Clashes
Series Of Articles for
Norice Car O,cners

For the benefit of the new auto
mobile owner The Tribune offers
ssyies of articles on tho construc-
ton and operation Of motor cars,
rrenared by n. C. Brokaw, technical
d;reetor of the West Side Y. M. c. A.
automobile school. The seventeenth
herewith tells about the art Of gear
shifting.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-09

factures are working with the pump
men to devise apparatus powerful
enough for the Job.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-17
solf-addrcseed envelope must be enclosed
with the question. Editor.
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTEBOOK
by Lee Pape.

My cuzzin Artie came Ground after
suppir yestidday and we was playing
lotto on the setting room floor and pop
was smoaking and thinking, and me and
Artie got tired of playing and pertended
to get IN argewment Jest for iun and
started to see wlch one could say the
most insulting thing about the other ones
intelligents me saying, Gosh, G, you're so
dunn il youwas eny dummer you wouldent
bleeve it yourself.
Well holey smoaks, you're so dunn If,
sumbody shook YOU by the feet your
branes wouldent even rattle, sed Artie.
. is that so, well if you had twice as
mutch sents as wat you got you ony
have half as mutch rs You need, scd.
Hay, hay, this is getting a bit thick,
sed pop. Meening the insults was getting
too personal, and / sed, Tha is all ritc,
pop, we're ony insulting each other In
fun, amt we, Artie?
Sure, that's all, its too bad you haven't
got peenut she'll insted of he'd, because
then there wouldcnt be quite so mutch
empty space inside, sed Artie.
o you don't say so, well the .ony reason
YOU don't look as dunn as you are is be-
cause you're so mutch dummer than you
look, | sed.
Help, stop, Geese firing, scd pop.
Watts the matter, pop, we're only In
fun. amt we, Artie, you ignorent hole
in doughnut? | scd.
Sure, you dun circle without eny rim,
sed Artie, and pop sed, Did you heer my
order to Suspend hostilities, lceve my site,
leeve the room, leevc the house.
Wich we did.