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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-10

TO tho manufacture OF the Duesenberc
straight Eight" I'm the new factory
or the DucscnbcrG Automobile and
Motors Company. Inc. at Indianapolis
Then came a surprise. "Duesen.
pcrS racing cars must not no into
the discard" So said their friends
They were the only cars ready for
such race. They had already proven
thcir superior speed and stamin,
dominating American racing by win
hing eight OF the nine speedway ana
embracing events in 1920"
so their admirerS-I,ichnra J:.
merhell. Aibert Champion. president of
ne Old Timers Club: Barney Oldhe,d,
veteran driver. aud many others de-
sir'hS American representation Il, the
'Tahh friX-rot together and select :
=" 'hc ipucsenbcrE straight Eight
racing cars. obtained Il loan of them
ana raised the necessary funds to
send them Ia France Ia represent
america. The drivers who Wilt pilot
inc ears are those who have driven
'heni before. Joe Boyer and HIS me-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-10

reduced over so per cent. But. either
because they do not want to or be-
cause they cannot see the light. they
are writing business on the same old
basis. and insurance rates have risen
to point where they constitute an
actual resistance to the sale OF an
automobile. and. unfortunately. the
rates are sun going higher.
a ridiculous Proposal.
1T seems ridiculous TO me for the
Insurance. companies In assess a pen
atty against those who do not equip
their cars with locks when there Is
not the slightest assurance that tn.
locks so provided as equipment Will
lie used by the owners Of the ears.
It is one thing 10 place a lock on q
ear and quite another thing I" use IL.
All the locks in creation Will no,
avail to foil tn. thief ~ these locks
arc not usNl. and | have been forced
to the conclusion during my many
years experience IN tho rtRu and
wholesale distribution ~ mttor cars
that the owners themselves arc in
most cases responsible for the theft
cf their motor vehicles. du. to their
carelcssness.
I'VE know. or course. that there
is a certain element Of people among
motor-car purchasers who are rca-
s"nably honest, yrt al the same
time they do not feel any sense Of
moral guilt if through their care
lcssness or indifference their ears arc
stolen and the insurance companies
are compelled 10 pay the indrmn;ties.
There is another class considerably
lower In the moral scale who fire.
Ouently conspire TO have their car
stolen or undertake. deliberately TO
make il comparatively easy for a
thief 10 do his work. There is. OF
course, a third class. unfortunately
very scarce, whouse their best ef-
forts 10 proven: the theft OF their
cars. The first two classes naturally
would not be expected to use locks.
even though tho cars were equipped
herewith, and these are the ones who
are responsible. for the vast number
Of thetts and the excessive insurance
rates
Courrart AEnin>, rmhIfr Policy.
The so-calicd valued policy nov
written ny insurance companies Is.
firmly believe. a contract decidedly
against public policy. Under a policy
~ this KIND an owner may pay So
200 for car. and after running il
eleven months and twcntN-nine DAYS
recover in ~" event The car i stolen
hu fun price he paid for tho car
N the beginning. II can he readily
cen that great may PEOPLE would
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-10
SAYS GAR INSURANCE
is ON WRONG PRINCIPLE
Motor Company President Dis
cusscs Policies Provisions He
Deems Detrimental.
AUTO THEwrs INcREAs
Premiums Still Go Up, hut Little
Seems to BE Done. Writer De-
clarcs. to Solve Problems Con.
ncctcd With Robbery Evil.

Harry w. CASTOR. president Of the
Lexington Motor Company, OF New
ork. seems 10 think that the pres
eht system OF the insurance COM
psnies In granting so-called valued
poiicieS.' iS contract decidedly
against public policy and has con-
},riouted largely to the increased
theft OF cars. Mr. CASTOR says:
some days ago ! read an article
dealing with the growing problem
that confronts the insurance com
panies and owners of motor ears be-
cause of the mounting theft rate
Apparently. the insurance companies
are giving great deal Of thought,
to the solution Of this PROTEIN TIL.
Aetna has taken step in the RICH,
direction. hut they have not stepped
nearly far enough in my humble
opinion.
Penalty Charge Higher.
II had recently circular letter
from financing company who adj
N'ses that the Eastern Insurance Con-
ference has wired that. effective April
i. the penalty charge for the absence
OF an approved locking device on a
motor car will be increased from SIS
10 SIS in the boroughs OF Manhattan.
brooklyn and Bronx. meaning that
me poor and ionH-sufferinc mctorist
VIII have 10 pay $40 more per wear
than he now pays each time ne in
sures his motor car. In other words
the thieves continue TO profit and mo-
tor-car owners continue to pay in
ever-increasinE sums. venture the
assertion that IL the Insurance com
panies unite. as they seem 10 unite
on everything else. on a more SAM
and practical rlan. theft statistics
would ne cut in half overnight and
Insurance rates could therefore ne
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-10
ehanIc. Ernc olson. sailed on the

ehanic, Ernc Olson. sailed on the
France June o.
a. 5. Duesenberg and wife (broth
70 FRED. with whom he has worked
closest sympathy for years in no
iecting the Duesenberg "StraIuI
E'Eht'o. and Jimmy Murphy, drive
sailed on the Paris on June %, ar
Sharles Rogers. mechanician. and wi
saiied on the Rocha nbeau on i'm
ia. completing the American cont,
gent who VIII look after the int.
est OF the Duceenberg ears. Messr
GnEot and lnchibcrt. the two drive
VINO Will pilot the Dnesrnbercs.
addition to Boyer and Murphy. n
already III France.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-10
.DUEsENBURG WILL RACE
IN BIG FRENCH EVENT
Car VIII Have Strong Representa-
ton In Grand PriN-Drivcrs
on Way.

This is n Ducscnpcrr year. Ducsen-
berg ears have shown what can he
done To produce II perfect machine
by honest and consistent work and
Knowledge over period Of years.
Such work aud knowledge. is Fred
pucs.nbcrS's. the designer and build
or "f the DucsenbcrG straight
Eight"
because the DucsenberG ear has
captured the majority Of tn. Amcri-
can racing events. tn" company de-
cideh 10 quit racing. Mr.. Ducsenberg
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-10

not bother to us" a locking. deylc.
on their ears II they knew tncy would
be stolen through their indifference
or cdrclossnoss. as II would mean an
actual profit TO them on the transac-
tons. II a man should buy a suit
OF clothes and insure IL for the full
purchase price, he would not hc
greatly interested IN protecting that
suit against theft at the end %
eleven months In fact. he might he
very DESTROYS it some good kind thief
would come along and make way with
II. II he could recover the fun price
OF II. Then h" could go out and buy
nov suit. have II insured and so
on indehnitely so far as know
and believe. the insurance companies
hav" taken no stems TO remedy this
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-10

bANNlLLE. VA. July a.-Iiepor
received by tobacco men here fro,
Eastern North Carolina arc to n
effect that recent rains have great,
refreshed the crop. and that cord
'i"ns are more encouraging. III
crop gives promise OF being brign
with small body
The Cordova daily times., 1921-07-29
MONUMENT TO
 BUFFALO BILL
oBy International News service)


 DENVER. July 29.-The rustic mu- scum building atop Mount Lookout erected for the purpose of displaying the famous trophies of Buffalo Bill Colonel William F. Cody). is nearing completion, and the structure, which will be called "Pahaska Tepee." is one of the finest in the Rocky noun tains.
 The memorial museum is close to the grave of the late Wild West" idol and has been built "in the rough"
 Giant lodgepole pines from the slopes of Mount Evans nearby form the foundation and principal supports of the big structure. Not q piece of planed lumber can be found in the building, Carpenters employed axes almost exclusively in building the tepee. Oregon redwood shingles, split by hand, cover the rough ex- terior of logs.
 The building is 13O feet long and thirty-eight feet in width. The ground floor contains a large recep. ton room, with one of the most mag nificent and rugged fireplaces to be found in any structure in the noun taius of the west.
 The room that will be used for the exhibition of Buffalo Bill relics is located at one end of the structure. on the ground floor.
 A balcony surrounds the reception room, and the building has a number of artistic porches. the finest of which is a large veranda at the front. From this veranda remark able view of the surrounding noun tains and plains below may be had. with the city of Denver within the range.
 The memorial was built by the city of Denver, and the museum room will be presided over by Johnny" Baker. foster son of the late Buffalo Bill.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-07-29
LAW CLAIMED TO BE
 AIMED AT LAPS
By Associated pressl

TACOMA, July Constitution, ality of Washington states anti. alien land law which has just been upheld in the United States dis trict court, was attacked in the fed. eral court here in June by Frank | Terrace, a white landowner of the White river valley, near here. The case was heard by Circuit Judge w B. Gilbert of Portland and Dis. trict Judges E. F. Cushman of Ia. coma and Jeremiah J. Neterer of Se- attle.
 Attorneys for Mir. Terrace attacked in particular a section of the law making it a gross misdemeanor to sell or lease land to an alien, and asked for a federal injunction against Attorney General l.. l.. Thompson to prevent him from enforcing the statute. They argued that the state law is in contravention of the treaty between the United States and Ja-
  teenth amendment to the constitution in that it discriminates against or rentals on account of their color
 Stress was laid on the fact that the law is aimed solely at Japanese be. cause the statute contains provi- sion that an alien can buy or lease land providing "he has in good faith declared his intention to become citizen of the United States" Coun- sel for MT Terrace pointed out that oricutals alone are not permitted to declare their intentions and there fore the statute is intended solely to curb them.
 Attorney General Thompson, con ducting the case for the state at the time of the arguments, denied that tho state law violates the treaty with Japan. He said tho treaty is solely concerned with commerce. and navigation. declared that a foreign. or is not allowed Co own farm lands in Japan and denied that the law yioatcs the federal constitution.
 The anti-alicn land bill was pas scl by the last Washington legislature to give effect to a provision in the state constitution that prohibits alien ownership of land. Under the law. aliens, except those who have declared their intentions to be- come naturalized are prohibited from owning or leasing any lands in the state. exmineral lands and lands for manufacturing plans. In addition, holding companies possessing lands for aliens are made illegal and aliens inheritng la~ds arc ordered to dis. pose of them within seven years Lands illegally held under title or lease forfeited to the state, under the terms of the law.
 In addition to the provisions ap plying to aliens, any person who sells or leases land to an alien, who holds in trust lands for an alien or who abets a violation of the law, shall upon conviction be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
 It is expected the case will be carried to the United States su. preme court for a final decision.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-07-29
START GERMAN TRADE WAR ON
 UNITED STATES
By International News Service.

cBy International News scryicc) WASHINGTON. July 29-German trade kings are gambling their ma, | tional security away in order to re. trieve lost commercial ground in other foreign fields. This is evidenced by latest reports from Berlin to Secretary of Commerce Hoover. Utter disregard of price cutting and other German tactics, as l that course may affect internal fiscal | affairs, is revealed by these dis patches from American trade ob. servers in Central Europe.
 Significant of the trend in Ger. many is the fact that German busi. ness failures and bankruptcies are in. creasing. The number of business concerns that failed this year were increased four-fold, as compared with last year.
 Germany continues. upon an even larger scale than was in evidence earlier this year, the price cutting war, aided greatly by the govern ment subsidies to industries of all kinds. Germans are making ter rife trade drive into all parts of the world. This push of German traders. aimed to uproot competition everywhere, is going on with sue cess. even without the aid of the big merchant fleets owned by Germany before the war.
 Foreign countries are buying heav- fly from Germany and ignoring the goods of American and other pro ducers. because the German quota tions are so low that bidding against them k impossible. Reports today showed that millions of dollars worth of American goods are piled up on the piers of south American ports, tied up because of caucella- items of contracts covering thom while German goods of all kinds are flooding into those trade fields
 Cheap German money is a big fac tor in this flood ol tow-priccd Ger man goods South American and other countries having Appreciated currency can buy at much lower fig ures from German manufacturers and, besides have a distinct advant- age in the low exchange value of the German mark. Germany is aided by labor at low wages. Government subsidies and goods put out at rela- lively low overhead costs, is able to intensity this trade war against America and government officials are alarmed over it's effect and the need for American protective meas ures.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-07-29
EDUCATE MUSSELS
 TO PRODUCE PEARLS
CBy International News servIce)

JERSEYVILLE, H., July 20. - Pearls are parasites on the bodies of mussels. according to Dannie Dor man, Illinois river fisherman. Dannie recently found q mussel that ap- parently was producing a large but ton pearl He kept the mussel in q secret cache. And the pearl is grow ing, he says.
 Dorman expects to realize a neat sum from it's sale after it grows up. "
The Cordova daily times., 1921-07-29
PUBLIC INFORMATION
Movement of Steamers

Steamship Alameda is due here from Anchorage tomorrow.
 Northwestern sails from Seattle this evening.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-07-29
U. s. Cable Office

S:30 a. m. to 12:30 B. m. 1880 D. m. to 6:30 D. m. 7:30 D. m. to S:30 p. m.
 Sundays and Holidays TO a. 70. to II a. m. 6 D. m. to ' D. m.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-07-29
U. s. Postofhce

Opens a. m. Closes 5 p. m.
 Sundays, noon to l p. m.
 When steamer leaves during the night the mail closes at 8 D. m.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-24
MASONS LEAVE
FOR ASHEVILLE
Attend Annual ConvocatiOn of
Grand Chapter.

A number of prominent AIssons of In
dianapolis and ether cities Of the cities
of the State left Indianapolis on special
Pullman car this afternoon for the thirty
eighth triennial convocation Of the Gen
eraI Grand Chapter of the United States,
Royal Arch Masons, and the thirteenth
triennial assembly of the General Grand
Council, Royal end Select Masters, which
will be held next week at Asheville, y.
&c. The Indianapolis car Will be attachc
to the official train at Cincinnati.
The party will include Leon t. Leach.
Indianapolis. general grand master OF
the third veil; Henry w. Mordhurst, FIT.
Wayne, general grand recorder; T. F.
Sphinx of Washington. Ind, and Edward
B. Raub Of indianapolis. active members
of the Grand Chapter; John J. Glenden-
ming Of indianapolis. Robert A. Woods
Of Princeton, Edgar II. Bristol Of Salem.
s. L. Shirley Of Rockford, H.. A. G.. TIL
lotson of Michigan City, E. J. Jacoby
of Indianapolis, Elwood Barnard of
Greenfield, all past grand high priests OF
the Grand Chapter of Indiana; f. X.
Farnum of South Bend; c. c. Thomas Of
Marion, and W. J. Adams Of FIT Wayne,
active member Of the Grand Council Of
Indiana: J. S. Shumaker of Anderson,
John Pottinger Of La Porte, D. II.
Hawks of Goshen, past grand masters Of
the Grand Council. Ladies who will be
In the party are Mrs. Leach, Mrs. Thomas,
Mrs. Shirley and Mrs. Bristol
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-24
YOUNG PEOPLES
SOCIETY MEETS
Hold Conference in Second
Baptist Church.

The conference OF the Young Peoples
Federation OF Marion County viii be held
Tuesday evening in the Second Baptist
Church under the auspices of the Central
Baptist Association. according TO ar
rangements made by q. f. Allison, presi-
dent Of the federation. The principal
address viii be made by the Rev. II. Il.
Macmillan Of Franklin and the final fea-
ture OF the evening win be social
hour" for the young people. There will
be no luncheon. contrary to previous an p
nouncements.
The Central Association meetings,
Sept. y and % wiz bs held at the Sec
ond Baptist Church. Superintendent Of
church schools and department workers
have been invited to the conference on
religious education 10 be held on Sept.
IS. in connection with the Central As
ISOLATION
The Roumsnian Baptist Church will
consider the matter Of giving a preach
er's license TO Paul Brundust, who has
been serving as pastor, at a meeting at
2 o'clock Sunday afternoon. The
Roumanian Church viii move into the
Garden Baptist Church Oct. ].
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-24
INDIANAPOLIS
RANKS HIGH IN
BUILDING LINE
Permits Issued in Month
Show Valuation of
$1,235, 260.

The conclusion that Indianapolis is
ahead of several cities of larger popula
ton in the number of homes under con-
struction, is to be drawn from the ma
tional building report for August, issued
by the American Contractor, Chicago con-
struction journal.
Indianapolis, according to the maya
zines tabulation stands eleventh in the
number of building permits issued and
twenty seventh in valuation of building
for which permits were granted. Thus,
sixteen cities issued less permits than
Indianapolis. but have more valuable con-
struction projects under way. The log
ical inference builders take from these
figures Is that Indianapolis is doing
much more building than the sixteen cit
les ahead Of 1t in Violation, but behind
in number of permits
The permits issued in this city totaled
1.0Gt in number and $1235, $50 in valua-
ton. In the same month for 1920 there
were issued 500 permits valued at
S1.714,S42
Cities which issuad more permits than
Indianapolis we're Los Angeles. Detroit,
Minneapolis, st. Louis, New York, Gin
cinnati Cleveland, Portland, Ore; Phil
delphia and Seattle.
Those which exceeded tho Indianapolis
valuation were Los Angeles, Oakland,
Cal: New Haven, Conn; Washington,
Chicago, Wichita, Kan; Baltimore Bos-
ton, Detroit. Minneapolis, st. Paul Kan
sas City, st. Louis, Jersey City. Newark,
Buffalo, New York Rochester, Cincinnati,
Cleveland. Portland, Ore; Johnsontown.
Pa; Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Seattle
and Milwaukee
Fewer permits than in indianapolis
were issued by cities large in popula-
tion as follows Washington, Chicago,
New Orleans, Baltimore. Boston. Kansas
City, Newark, Pittsburgh and Milwaukee.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-24
HOOsier Killed at
Tennessee Fair

Charles L. Stewart, an Indianapolis
concession man. was killed Thursday at
the Tennessee State Playground at Nash
Vile, according to telegram received by
his brother, Iona Stewart, 1244 Eass
Washington street. Dispatches from
Nashville said Stewart and w. c. Pickett,
concession man from Nashville, had
been shot and killed, and that Charles
Billmyer of Bloomington was arrested
on a charge of murder.
Bilimyer denied the shooting Stewart
is survived by three brothers, Iona, Moses
and Joseph: three sisters, Mrs. Tennie
coleman. Mrs. Ly6e Davis and Mrs Min
ME Allen. all of Indianapolis, and one
brother. James, of Charlottesville, Ind.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-24
Rode Atop Door
While Policeman
Searched Home

Joe Gardner, negro. AIS Darnell street
almost fooled the police early today
Three officers went to his home to ar
rest him on the charge Of carrying con-
cealed weapons. One patrolman blocked
the rear door, another stood guard al
the front door, while the third entered
to make the arrest.
After a careful search, the latter called
out: Here are his clothes, but be Is
sure gone"
u heard him pecking around in there u
answered the policeman at the rear door
Just before you went in"
The policeman looked again-under the
bed, under the table and in a closet
but Gardner was not there. Then the
other officers entered. and Joined the
search. Suddenly one called out, "LooR
uD. look up! The policeman obeyed and
he saw Gardner, dressed in his night
clothes, perched on top Of the open door
between the bedroom and the kitchen.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-24
ASKS TEST OF
CHILDREN AS
PROBATION
Health Board Plans to Make
Fight Against Diphtheria
Effective.

An appeal to parents to have their chill
dren tested for susceptibility to diph-
liberia and in case they are found not to
be immune to have them va,clpated is
being sent out through the public schools
by the city health department. This is
part of the campaign to check the spread
of the disease, which has developed to
alarming proper lions. particularly on the
south side and West indianapolis. SO
far this month 100 cases have been re-
ported to the health office, the worst
day being Wednesday, when eighteen
were discovered.
About 800 children suffer and seventy
five die from diphtheria in indianapolis
every year the appeal says One-third
of the school children are susceptible.
The appeal continues:
1T is possible to practically prevent
diphtheria by a new method Of vaccina-
ton.