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New-York tribune., 1920-10-31
New Metropolitan Road Man

A new road map just issued bv III.
American Automobile Association GOV
ers not not only New York City proDer
but Newark, the Oranges, Montcl,ir
Paterson and other cities and tog,ns' :
comprising the metropolitan djstriet
The map is printed in .wo colors ana
clearly shows every street and rosj
suitable for automobiles within
radius OF thirty or forty miles Of Ci.,
Hall in all directions.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-31

and is likely to be sidc-swiped from
either direction.
There ought to be a school for man.
ncrs In driving as well as In methods.
OF the five million or more people
who live in greater New York pre-
sumably about one million males are
drivers of express wagons. That is
the impression the average motoris.
gets because as he drives along main
highway he finds just about million
trucks belonging to a certain express
company come charging out of side
streets at top speed.
The rules for driving express COM
pany trucks seem to be simple. They
are but two. Ono Is that every main
street must be crossed ut top speed,
regardless of traffic conditions, and the
| other is that when proceeding north or
south on main highway the engine
must be governed down to crawl
This interferes with the progress of
all other users of the road very effec-
lively, and usually makes travel ex-
tremely dangerous.
There is probably no other reform
more keenly needed than that Of IN
toward their fellow men, but as Hip
pocrates said, "The art Is long and
time Is short"
In New Jersey and in Pennsylvania
the rules of the road give the right Of
way to the vehicle approaching from
the drivers right. There is apparently
no such law in this state and it would
be in the interest of uniform control
of vehicles that such law existed. 1t
was, however, Eddie Guest who wcote
poem one time, of which the refrain
ran something like this: 1.-THE grave
yards are full day Of those who had
the right Of way" This is, perhaps.
Incorrectly quoted, but the sense is
When the traffic policemen are away
the drivers will play. No question
about this. On Lafayette Street before
the policemen get on the job in the
morning the traffic gets all tangled into
knots at intersections. The automobilst
then learns very definitely how much
he really depends upon traffic regula-
ton for the safe operation Of his car
and understands the full amount of his
debt to the crossing policeman for pro-
tecting him. To be sure, sometime s.
traffic officers appear in other guises to
motorists, but they are, after all, pretty
nice fellows to have around.
Some days you have all the luck at
traffic crossings and some days you
New-York tribune., 1920-10-31
Suggests Premium
Cut for Use of Chains
These Should Be Added to Pro
tectivo Devices, Says In
Burance Man

Discounts on automobile premiums
are made where certain protective ap-
pliances are attached on a car. Such
protective features as recommended by
insurance companies have proved Of
value in reducing the ratio Of losses
and have helped create a more conf
dent writing Of large volume of bust
ness freely.
The protective devices are few. due
perhaps to the fact that the insurance
broker and company disregard tho i'm
portant benefits derived, both to the
New-York tribune., 1920-10-31

have none. That is to say a trip up or
down town will be marked by hold-up
at each crossing at exactly tho mo-
ment when the traffic begins to move
In your direction. The difference can
run as much as twenty minutes added
or subtracted in u ride from Brooklyn
Bridge to Fifty-ninth Street.
~ II n q
New-York tribune., 1920-10-31
''Watch Man on Right
Suggested Driving Rule
Dealers Association Head Sub.
mits Idea to Traffic Police
Commissioners
Commissioner

VIM. G. Poertner, president Of the
Automobile Dealers Association Of New
York few days ago wrote q letter
to DR.. John A. Harris, Deputy Police
Commissioner. suggesting the "Watch
tho Man on your Right" rule. He
wrote in part:
~ understand that this idea crigi.
mated in California and is more gene
If. for example, driver going north
bound on thoroughfare like Seventh
Avenue will watch especially the man
coming on his right or west-bound traf
fic, and a south bound driver on the
same avenue watch to the right for
east-bound traffic, the situation soon
becomes automatic.
"That is, the west-bound driver on
cross street knows as he crosses the
avenue that the north bound driver is
watching for him and the west -bount
drivers chief concern is the south
bound traffic. Conversely an east
bound driver by watching his right
knows that the south bound driver is
on the alert for him, and the east
bound driver concentrates more on tho
north-bound driver.
"lf publicity were given to the Watch
the Man on Your Right rule and
every driver instructed to follow this
system, I believe that the sometimes
perplexing problem as to who has the
right of way where wide streets inter
sect will be largely eliminated. Further
more, this rule does not in any wa,
confict with present traffic regulations
1t Is simply an added caution"
New-York tribune., 1920-10-31
New Time for Lighting In

Motorists who lighted lamps on the;,
cars yesterday at 6:28 O'Clock to.
morrow will turn them on at 5:27
This is because daylight saving 70.
the year 1920 comes to an end wiz
October 81 and the clock goes back an A.,
hour
New-York tribune., 1920-10-31
Mileage Signs Are
The Kind That YOu
Can't Believe In
If You DO You'll Find Great
Divergence in the Sto-
ries They Tell; Random
Notes Of Motor Travel

There is the same lack of agreement
about mileage distances in road signs to
be observed in the middle Western sec
tions Of this country as can be found by
tourists in the East, so that among the
"sweeping reforms" that could be made
in highway conditions may be counted
that Of rewriting roadside signs so
as to make them agree. 1t Is ex-
asperating for the automobilist to find
a. sign that points to town twenty
miles away and then after riding five
or six miles to find another that tells
him he Is thirty miles away. Going
over the road from Indianapolis to
Chicago recently conditions like this
werc encountered time and again. In
fact, Chicago seemed to be not a city,
but vanishing point and constantly
drew further away as one came nearer
to it.
The main road between Indianapolis
and Chicago is the Jackson Highway,
very clearly marked throughout its
entire length of about 22O miles by
the initials ]. H. painted on telephone
poles. This work has been done by the
Hoosier Motor Club of Indianapolis
and done very effectively. Getting out
of Indianapolis, however, is for the
otherwise uninformed stranger a very
considerable job and until the begin-
nings of the banded telephone poles are
reached q good deal of time and mile
age may be wasted.
Another of the Sweeping reforms"
indicated Is adequate markings within
the big cities to indicate the main
routes leading In various directions.
For instance, IL cities in general have
such a system as has been arranged
by the Automobile Club Of New Haven
for that Connecticut town, or If the
road through were marked as Bridge
port has marked it, time and confusion
could be saved. 1t Is a distinct pleasure
to drive through New Haven, because
every turn of the road leading through
is we'll marked and it is impossible to
lose the way.
The way that the other fellow drives
Is often source of annoyance, and,
indeed, there are too many people who
forget that there are others on the
road, and that the average driver does
not carry ouija board, and so cannot
6uCoo WHdC LHe ucHL move OF the man
ahead of him will be. The create st
pest encountered is the man who mis-
takes slow driving for careful driving
and who, regardless of the state of
traffic on the road, throttles down to q
fiftcen-mile an hour gait-just about
slow enough to hold up great line in
sback Of him and just about fast enough
to make it hard to get around him
without speeding up great deal
Then, too, where there are narrow roads
and much traffic in both directions,
going around car ahead is oftentimes
dangerous performance
Every one is acquainted with the
man who never hurries until some one
attempts to go by him. Then he accel-
crates and makes little race of it.
This is usually kept up just long
enough to make it impossible to get
around him, and in trying to fall
back into line again the motorst often
finds the place he has left is filled
Then he is floating in danger zone
New-York tribune., 1920-10-31

More Than 100000 Cars Here
Registrations in the Secretary Of
States New York automobile bureau
include to date: Passenger cars, 208,
900; commercial, 64,500; chauffeurs
155 900; omnibuses, $4,000; operators
licenses, $4,000, and motorcycles,
12 O00
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-07-24
FAIR TONIGHT, SUNDAY,
PlVDELL'S PREDICTION
Yesterdays Highest Tempera-
ture Was 9o-River Still
Falling.
HOURLY TEMPERATURE.
Weather Conditions.


The north central disturbance of yes
ward to Ontario with diminished pres
sure causing precipitation over the lake
region and eastward to the New Eng
land coast. Heavy amounts were as
follows. Duluth, 1.12, and Buffalo. 2.56
At am. high temperatures pre-
vailed over the lower Missouri valley
and eastward to the middle Atlantic
coast.
Much clear weather and seasonably
high temperatures prevail over the cot
ton belt.
The conditions are favorable for fair
weather over this section tonight and
Sunday. with but little change in tenn
perature.
Local Forecast.
Fair tonight and Sunday. little change
in temperature.
River Forecast.
The river will continue to fall tonight.
Sunday and Monday.
Local Data.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
es)-Highest yesterday, 80; low
est last night, IL; mean. 80; wet bulb,
PM, rs; wet bulb, 7 am. II.
Corresponding date last year (de-
grees)-Highest, IS: lowest. 70; mean,
rs.
Normal for this date, rs degrees.
Accumulated deficiency In tempera-
ture since Jan. /. 277 degrees.
Relative humidity (per cent)--7 PM.
70; Z am, 81.
Precipitation for twenty-four hours
ending Z am. today, % inch.
Total precipitation since Jan. 1, 1895
inches.
Accumulated excess is II .96 inches.
Highest wind velocity for twenty-four
hours ending am. today, IL miles
southwest.
River stage at am. (feet), 1912; fall
in twenty-four hours (feet), 0.8.
Weather for Four States.
Washington. July 24-Forecast:
,Kentucky-Fair tonight, slightly cool
er in north portion; Sunday fair.
Tennessee-Fair tonight and Sunday;
little change in temperature.
Georgia--Fair tonight and Sunday ex-
cept local showers Sunday In south por-
ton.
Alabama--Fair tonight: Sunday fair
in north; local thundershowers In south.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-07-24
THE SINN FEM COURTS

One of the gravest symptoms OF the
condition of Ireland attracts little at
tention In the press. perhaps because 1t
Is not sensational comments the Man.
chester Guardian. This is the extent to
which the Irish law courts have been
thrown out of work by the voluntary
resort of Irish ltigants to the so-called
courts of Sim Fem. OF course these
Sim Fein courts have no legal power to
enforce their decisions and cannot give
a valid title to any property in dispute
before them. Litigants who have re-
course to them are simply submitting
their cases to private arbitration. The
significant thing Is that 1t should be
thought worth anyone's while to do so.
In fact, so many think 1t worth while.
and they prefer this kind of irregular
justice so strongly to that of the lawful
courts, that an acute difficulty has
arisen for many Irish barrsters and So
licitors, of all parties. who see them-
selves in danger of starving unless they
make up their minds to practice before
the Sim Fein courts. For the moment
the Irish bar has tabooed any pleading
before the unauthorized tribunals. but
selves, and 1t is understood that, even
among unionist barristers, there are
some who wish to be free to practice
In either set of courts They have, OF
course, the strongest possible argument
ready to their hand In the participa-
tion of the present Lord Chancellor, Sir
Edward Carson. and other prominent
English and Irish lawyers in the W.
ster conspiracy to set up a complete
rebel government, which would neces-
sarily have included a judicial system.
There, as everywhere, the dsoyal Irish
unionism of 1914 has given lead to the
disloyal nationalism of 1920. and has
brought into disrepute the standards
which 1t, ought to have been possible
for the imperial government to enforce
In Ireland now without the appearance
of hypocrisy.
This quiet transference OF the ordi-
nary work of courts of justice from the
regular courts to improvised and irregu-
lar ones Is. we believe. a part of the
original policy of Sim Fem. as IL was
before madness on both sides converted
many Sim Feiners TO the use of vio-
lence, The original Sim Fein idea was
that the British government and all its
works in Ireland should he progressively
dispended with and ignored and that
Irishmen should build up for them
selves voluntary political economic
and social system owing nothing to any
British official services or utilities and
leaving the castle system its judges
policemen, tax gatherers. postmen and
all that II Is. to function in a kind OF
vacuum. II such a program could ever
he carried out in any subject or de-
rendent country. there can 10 no doubt |
that II would deal tho system IT alien |
government such blow as Il could |
hardly survive. A bad form OF govern |
mert will often survive a violent re- !
hellion.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-07-24

Seattle. Wash, FLUFFY will get fat
row and George, his master and pal,
win. 30 to school, steep In bed and
wear clean clothes, proving once more
that dog is a good friend to have.
Two deputy sherifrs, engaged in the
usual occupation OF peace officers these
Gays, entered shed several miles north
of town, They were met. not by des-
pvtate gang OF moouShiners, but by
llufIy, who nippcd one Of them in the
leg, George and Flumy were brought
irto court for having no visible means
cf support, County building employees
passed the hat TO buy clothing for
George after he had told his story.
My folks live near Olalla." he said,
"lhere are six kids and I'm the oldest.
Pa couldn't keep as all, So he said.
George, get out aud hustle Tor YOUR
SELF Aud | Eot-. l took FUZZY with
mt and have averaged about so cents
CAY doing odd Jobs, Takes half ~ that
to feed FluTy ON the road"
4 homo was obtained for boy and
iog on Meadowhrook farm near North
Bend. Plenty Of foods 10 cat for both
end the promise that George viii have
the schooling he Graves.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-07-24
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MATTERS or RECORD
Real Estate Transfers


p. d. Crawford and wife to r II.
Lattner, land In Minded park; $500.
f. II, Pickard and wife to $. w.
Homler md wife, land in First dis
trict $4,000.
Charles johnson and wife 70 Frank
Tones and, wife, land in Third district;
81, 900.
c. r. Cary and wife to IT. L. Cary
and wife. land In First district; $1,000.
Mary A. Mcmillan tn Lawrence Bur
nett and wife, land In First district:
49, 100 =.
s. w. Moore to John r. Evans. land
In First district $500.
w. VI Rogers to W, Q. Allen ana
wife. land IN Second district $500.
william r. Free and wife to Mary H.
white. lind In Second district; 81 100.
Richard w Henderson md wife 10
A. w. Moore and wife, land In First
district; $4,000.
A. r, Johnson and wife TO 7. r. Pal
lard and wife. land In Third district;
~, 600.
land In Third district: SEQ.
Mrrrlane Lieenses.
Frant v. Northrup and Nellie Dean
Lovcladv. .t
Claude HIxson and Vina Swafford
Fred r. Burnette and Alma West
Hulidinu Permits
Clint Conn. owner: John smith,
builder: 422 Maple street, repairs to
composlton roof; $40.
Ton, Byrne. owner; VIII Glaze,
builder: west side Of Carter street he
tween Eleventh and Twelfth streets,
renalr composition roof s125,
Cermonv 4 Co, owner; J. T. Denton,
builder, west side Long street. between
Twenty seventh and Twenty eighth
streets, repairs to eight frame cottages,
$500.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-07-24
SIGNS AWAY HER
RIGHTS TO FORTUNE
Old Fashioned Melodrama
About British Society En-
acted in Real Life.

London.-(N. e. A.>-Remember the
old fashioned melodrama about high
British society? The band always
played creepy music and the stage was
then the sick nobleman, dying and un--
conscious, signed a paper which decided
away part of his fortune. Remember
how you always said such things didn't
really happen?
But they do.
A British high court has just or
dered a paper of that kind delivered
UP to the officials SO 1t can be can
celed as null and void.
Decided Her Fortune.
The late Lord Michelham, a very
wealthy man, lay dying In January,
1919. While in that condition 1t was
said he signed paper agreeing to the
marriage of his son, the present LORD
Michelham, and also making a settle
ment upon his prospective daughter
nual income Of about 100000 for life.
The lawyers stated the present Lord
and Lady Michelham, however, were
not directly interested in the outcome
Of the case, as Lady Michelham had
given up all rights under the deed
Suit was brought to cancel the deed
solely so the executors might proceed
with settlement of the estate.
The attorneys for the executors
claimed the late Lord Michelham was
ignorant that his son was contemplat.
ing matrimony and that on the night
the deed was placed before him he was
unconscious and incapable Of recognize
ing people about him Nurses testified
to his condition.
Hand Was Guided.
However, one witness said the sick
man was asked whether he wished to
sign the document, that he replied
"yes," and that his hand was then
guided while he signed.
The court held the testimony was
ample to show the man was incapable
of understanding the document nor
what he was doing. Hence 1t was no
good. N
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-07-24
Winner Announced IN
Salesmanship Contest

sale that Is all but made, Re truthful.
I Thou shalt speak the truth at all
times, should be the first command
ihe h OF lhe salesman's decalogue. In
| a business house the truth may get you
into some trouble. but like charity, II
| covers multitude OF faults.
BE loyal. III you cannot be loyal to
your firm, you are in the wrong place,
and you cannot change too soon for
your own good, or that OF the firm.
Believe In the gods you sell. You have
to do this to be sincere in what you
say TO your customers, and II YOU are
not sincere you cannot be convincing
In your arguments.
know that with all the money we are
making now that 1t requires great will
power TO refrain from spending large
sums for clothes. but we must be salts
fled with quiet elegance instead OF
gorgeousness.
1--WE have been told that the GUS
TONER Is always right We know that
the customer is wrong nine times out
OF ten. but we must not allow our
selves the satisfaction OF telling him
so.
STUDY your stores. or at least your
departments advertisement. There is
nothing so exasperating to customer
as TO go into store and ask for some
advertised article and find the sales
man In the stock has not heard of the
know the so-called hens but do not
be too sure, The hens are bound to
be customers sometime, and when that
time comes, we want to be at the other
end OF the transaction.
Moral-Treat everyone at all times as
IL you think they are going to buy.
and that you are pleased to be OF serv-
Ice to them. Don't get out OF patience
because someone tells you that your
merchandise Is too hish. II is too high.
and you know IL is. Just explain as
hest you can the fact that the mer-
chant Is making less profit than he
ever did. and is doing his best to keep
things from going higher yet. In other
words, pass the buck to the manufac-
turer.
IF you do not make the sale that
you have tried so hard for, do not let
your prospect see your disappointment.
but show him out In such way that
he will want to come back again Many
a customer is lost to store by too
touchy salesman. ! think the hardest
thing to learn is to be good loser. II
Is all too common fault to get sar-
castle when we see az prospect that we
have worked on. perhaps for weeks.
slipping away from us, but by being
courteous to the very last we may still
save the sale and we can certainly nave
the prospect In such a frame OF mind
that he will give us a chance next time
"In conclusion, I would say that to
be successful salesman should not
only seem interested In the customer,
but should be Interested.
"This simply means that you must
try and sell your customer the article
that best suits him In design utility
and price. and not the article that mas
been In the house the longest and that
may have the largest p, M
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-07-24

and six children, NJ. 8, Cate OF San
son. Miss; Mrs, ID. Z, Mathes OF Burk-
burnett, Tex, and Mr., A. l.. Nickels,
orville l.. Cate and aktherine Cate OF
Chattanooga, the last four named being
present at the fathers death.
A native OF Meigs county, Mr.. Cate
spent most Of his early life In that
county. He was the only son OF Noah
and Mahaley Cate, On March 20. 1881,
he was married to Miss Fannie Nor
wood at fikeville Since their mar
riage they had resided in pikeviilo.
Chattanooga and Rhca county. The
family removed from this city n year
ago.
Nichols Baby at Rest.
Little Alice ovyleen, seven months
old daughter OF MIR, and Mrs. Gordon
l.. Nichols, who died early Friday
morning, WINS laid to rest in> Forest
Hills cemetery following funeral SER
vices from tho residence, 400 Normal
avenue, North Chattanooga, SATURDAY
afternoon at 3 o'clock. pr. O, E Gard
ner pastor of the Northside Prcshy-
terrain church. otnciated, The service
was n most impressive one. and there
were many beautiful floral offerings
Surviving the deceased are her par
ents, brother Gordon. Jr.; her grand
MIR. and Mrs, w, A. Nichols and great
grandmother, Mrs. ovylcen Smith.
Mrs. Mary z, Johnson.
The body Of Mrs, Mary Il. johnson,
aged 81. who died Friday az the home
Of her son. w H. Dyer. SgS College
street, was sent Saturday morning hy
ChRpman's 10 Qucheck FOR interment
Surviving the dcoeaseda her son and
three brothers. r., g, l.. Denton OF
Memphis, r. Il. Denton OF ST. Louis
and r. r. Denton Of Quebcck. Mrs.
Johnson had been member Of the
Christian church for more than sixty
years
Mrs. z, c. Humes,
Huntsville Ala, July 2i--Mrs Ellie
lee c. Humes prominent suffraEist,
civic worker and leader ~ womcn's
club work. died TO-DAY after n long IN
neEs She was known throughout the
south She was a daughter of the late
eN-Gov Reuben Chapman. OF Alabama,
bama.