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The Washington times., 1921-04-11
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pressing. There are more mur-
- ders in Ireland, members of the
Sim Fein party killing men and
women accused of being spies and
traitors; bad strikes in Italy closing
important factories; the industrial
chaos threatening in England.
But from the middle Of our own
Hemisphere, Central America, comes
substantial encouragement. DR.. Bian-
Chi, Guatemalan minister to Wash
lngton, announces that his country,
Guatemala, with Honduras and San
Salvador, have organized "Federa-
tion of Central America" or United
States of Central America.
That is step in the right direc-
tlon, making one big country out of
three little countries. One of the
big mistakes in the late war was
going In the other direction, Great
ing lot of little countries that will
not be able to stand on their own
feet.
How long could the United States
stand against Japan and other
"friends" if we were forty-eight
separate nations with separate in
terests and separate treaties?
How long would England be able
to stand if she were today, as when
William the Conqueror found her,
divided up into twenty-five king
doms?
The new estates" of Central
America will have the best wishes
and sincere friendship of this coun-
try. The new nation will number
five millions of inhabitants; there
will be ONE system of highways,
railways, telephones, telegraphs;
ONE kind of money in place of
three. That idea should spread
through South America, thrusting
away local jealousies and ambitions.
Secretary of State Hughes wrote
a perfectly plain and AMERICAN
note to England and the other al
lies, saying, in substance: GIVE were
in that war. WE helped to win it.
WE have something to say about
what shall be done in the settlement,
and we MEAN to say it. Anything
done without our consent doesn t
count"
Europe asks for "explanatioDs of
the note" No explanations are
needed or wanted. Nothing could be
palmer. What Europe really wants
to know is whether or not we MEAN
it. She will learn from Mr.. Hughes
that we DO, and that the allies can
not hand islands in the Pacific to
Japan without the approval of the
United States, which has consider
able interest in the Pacific and posi-
BILE interest in Japan.
The Princess Anastasia, once Mrs.
Leeds, has probably discovered that
living with an American tin plate
king was more peaceful on the whole
than living with a Greek Kings
brother. She is said to be coming
back to America-wise tin plate
widow. The Greeks are being badly
beaten in Asia Minor; six thousand
wounded are in hospitals in one
place. King Constantine probably
will soon wish that he could come
over with his sister-in-law. The
Greeks have never been patient with
kings or generals that got them
selves beaten.
However, for a little while they
deserve all they get for putting out |
a real statesman, Venizelos, and
puttinp hack an imitation kino
The Washington times., 1921-04-11
HUNTING AN EGG OPENER.

Mother has been sick and sister
has been cooking our meals. The
other day she was running around
hunting for something to open
the eggs with. RENE II.
The Washington times., 1921-04-11
Fair Play Is
the Safe WnY
n ICHARD SPILLANE, examin-
II ing into the causes of the

slump In railroad profits, re-
Gently, cited the waste caused by
vexatious and petty rules by unions
as one cause.
No one can doubt the value of
labor unions. The gain in the
standing of the workers, both fnan-
cially and in the way of self
respect, is known and unquestioned.
But all power, even power exerted
for the benefit of the masses and
with the best of motives, needs the
check of common sense, else it be-
comes autocratic and unreasonable.
We are all mortals, and power is
"a dangerous liquor. There is con-
slant temptation to use it to crafty
our own intolerance; to use it just
to show we can. Employers as
sociations are not any better or
wiser than labor unions when their
power is autocratic and unre-
strained. There should always be
power superior to both.
The railroads, says Mr.. Spillane,
charge that the unions established
shop rules when the roads were un-
der Federal control by which, in
various instances, it now requires
four, five, six or more men to do
job that one or two men used to do
in half the time.
Here is an illustration:
I'm order to change a nozzle
tip in the front end of locomo-
tive it is necessary:
"1-To call q boilermaker and
his helper to open the door, be-
cause that is boilermaker' work.
"2To call pipeman and his
helper to remove the blower pipe,
because that is pipeman's work;
| and
3-To call a machinist and his
helper to remove the tip, because
that is machinist's work.
"The same three forces must be
employed to put in the new tip.
Before Federal control a ma
chinist's helper or any handy man
. put in nozzle tips alone.
Similarly, railroads are re-
quired to employ members of three
crafts -machinists, steel metal
workers and electricians and their
helpers-to make a repair to a
locomotive headlight, which was
formerly handled by one or two
men"
Champions of labor complain of
the tyranny and arbitrariness of
and exploiters. But in
JuolOC Sdu1loJ Uc ONcICOIuc DN OU-
posing injustice, nor tyranny shamed
by tyranny again.
1t is not mere Sunday school
maxim that evil is to be overcome
with good; it is a law of life, and
in the workshop and the
market-place, in business and poll
tics, quite as much as on the Sab
bath.
If the labor unions want to
strengthen their hold on public
opinion and on their membership,
# they wish to grow so strong that
will heed when they
speak, they must build their power
upon justice and base their claims
upon reasonableness and common
sense.
The Washington times., 1921-04-11
The @. o. c. Is the best jack
to lift a fellow out of a rut.
w. l.. HUFFMAN.

What's the difference between d
cake-eater's head and his pocket
boon? None. Both are empty.
There is no sense fn one or cents in
the other. A. o. A.
The Washington times., 1921-04-11
THE OLD DAYS.

Sherman sure said "face-ful1-
about war, but here's betting hs
never rode on one of these Wasn-
ington street cars during rush
hours r. G. MARVIN.
The Washington times., 1921-04-11
TUTORING.

There was a young lady from York,
Whose pa made q fortune in pork:
He got for his daughter
A tutor who taught her
To balance green peas on q fork.
The Washington times., 1921-04-11

| predict that the two traction
companies will voluntarily
merge" II they are allowed to
fx their own valuations and
terms. Otherwise the public will
continue to be the GOAT.
TENAS.
The Washington times., 1921-04-11

Do the fans know that "the oldest
fellow that ever lived died before his
father didf LIONCYWLOW.
The Washington times., 1921-04-11
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The Washington times., 1921-04-11

FRANK BRENTON, in a letter to
Fl and s from Winnepeg, Manitoba,
says he has the G. o. c. follow him
and that there are eager readers
when he has finished.
The Washington times., 1921-04-11
ONLY THREE LEFT.

Tourist-You seem to be living the
life of a hermit here, my good man.
Won't you tell me something about
your forbears?
Backwoodsman-I- only got three
now. One o. the cubs died a couple
o. weeks ago. F. J,rsCHwAB.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-21
NEW MAKE or CAR USES ENGINE
AS BRAKE nv EMERGENCY C. SEES
Even Possible to Bring Machine to Sandst, and, With
out Any Gear Shifting Go Up Hill Backwards
ton Drive SO Efficient Wheels Do Not Skid

Many of the recent automobile ac-
cidcntE IN this country have been due
to faulty brakes. according TO re-
ports Of the daily press.
In so'nc sections. hills are so steep
that Signs al. put up 20 warn mo-
torie,s that ordinary service and
emergency brakes are inadequate. and
suggesting that the engine be used
Even this pr.cautLon. however. is
often insufficient TO hold the car In
check
Particularly interesting in this con-
ncction are the unusual braking IA
cil!tIes provided on a car which has
recently appeared on the market. 81
mission. the drive may be shifted
from forward to reverse with no
harm resulting
Very powerful mechanical braking
is thus obtained. the engine working
against the forward motion Of the
wheels. II Is even possible to bring
the car TO complete stop on hill.
and. without any gear shifting, go
UP the hill backwards
II AN attempt were made TO go
into reverse while in forward motion
in car with the ordinary tyne OF
transmission. IL would ruin the gears.
In employing this distinctive form OF
transmission. this car. the Kelsey six,
built hy the Kelsey Motor Company.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-21
TK|NSON & co. TAKE
0LDSMQBILE AGENCY
ormcr Petersburg Concern
Distributors for Second
Oldest Car.
EcEIyE LARGE SHIPMENT

CIV Light Eight Spccdstcr Is Sue
cess iirrr-i'nctory builds New
S.'o'n,Wo Addition for Manufacture
ing Recently Designed Machine.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-21
CAR TREND To GREATER .
POWER AND LESS WEIGHT
Scientific Writer Discusses Use
of Molybdcnum Steel i'm Au-
tOmobilc Construction.

j Bernard Walker, editor OF
scientific American. in n recent issue
OF his publication. makes some Inter
catinr observations on the use OF
mc!ybdcnum steel in the Wills Sainte
Claire motor car. Mr.. walker Ypcnt
sovera, days in Marysviilc. home OF
the Wills Sainte Claire, collecting
material for articles on tho activities
or {. H. Wills ~ Co. Ills intcrprc-
tatton OF the aims and accomplish
mcnts OF c. Harold Wits and his as
sociatcs is one OF the most interest
Ing and accurate yet achieved by any
writer.
He says:
increase in power has been gained
by careful design. in which improve
iucnt has been carried into tho small
est details. and also. and more par
ticularly. by great increase in the
speed of revolution. on tho other
hand decrease In tho weight OF n
car has been secured by great re-
ilncmcnt In tho parts. followed upon
careful analysis OF tho stresses TO
which each member 90 the car IL
subjected and also. and more par
tcul1rlr. by tn" us" OF tho wonderful
alloy stccls which Developments. In
the mctallurgy OF steel have placed
at the disposal of the automobile
buliN'T.
what mcta!lurgy has done for tho
automobile in recent years would
make an Interesting story in itself.
From the ordinary commercial stccls
of which the early motor cars were
built We have progressed through the
special carbon stcc1s and the various
alloys, up through tho yanadium
stccls to tho latest and most re-
markablc of them all. molybdenum
stccl--a material of construction
which was practically unknown in
this country prior to the war. and
only now is coming into it's own.
There liz probably no mechanism
In the world today that is subjected
TO such hard usage as tho working
parts Of an AUTOMOBILES Not only are
the stresses dynamic. but they are
subject TO reversal. and because OF
the insistcnt demand that the wcieh lit
shall be kept down. II is necessary to
reduce the size of the parts To n
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-21
MOTOR CAR TRANSPORT
CHEAPER THAN BY RAIL
Automobiles Travelled Go Bill
lions of Miles Last Year at
S8,00O,OOO.O0O Cost.

Last year the motor cars Of Amer
lea Travelled $4,000, 100000 miles. Mt n
cost OF $4,000. 100000. or s.2t cents a
mile per passenger. The present cost
or transportation by rail is 3.SS cents
mile. Including tax. MotOr-car
transportation is. therefore, cheaper
than transportation by rail.
is II amy wonder that tho number
OF automobiles in America has so
vastly Increased" asks Walter G.
Davis. secretary and sales manager
OF the Davis Motor sales MANAGER
when the motor car in peculiarly
direct and personal way supplies mil
lions of persons with swift cheap,
convenient, reliable and comfortable
transportation?
We have heard lots OF talk re-
Gently about the 'saturation point
in motor cars: that peculiar place VIC
are liable TO reach when there will
lie no more motor ears needed. There
isn't any saturation point. when tho
motor car is supplying the cheapest
transportation we have. The moro
motor cars there are. the more cheap
transportation. Motor cars arr. a nd
,iOnal economy. Transportation IL
one thing the American people oannc,
do without We have the largest and
most complete system of railroads in
the world. and We have, more motor
ears than all the rest OF the world
put together.
ITO supply all the transportation
In passenger miles that the American
people need is gigantic task, far
beyond the possibilities of the rail
road system TO supply Tho motor
car supplies the lack. and it does Il
cheaper.
II
seven times in the nineteen years
from 1899 to 1919. The motor car
helped increase it. The buying power
OF the American people and their in
eatiablc demand for more and more
transportation put tho 'saturation
point In the almost Impossible fu-
ture."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-21
CAR LIFE. MOST VALUED
FEATURE OF MACHINE
Poll Mndc by y. 4. &. G. Indicates
what buyers Appreciate Most
In Automobiles,

Endurance Is tho most valuable
duality In "a motor car. a notion ~ ide
poll made by the National Automo-
pile Chamber of Commerce indicates.
(Second to car endurance is economy.
land comfort is third.
The Chamber Of Commerce poll COW
|crcd more than twenty States ana
more than thirty makes Of ears. The
|poll proved that investment value is
|inurc Important with motor-car buy
|crs than even appearance or beauty
Tor comfort.
\ remarkable instance OF motor car
durability and what 1t means I" the
average car owner is contained in
Ia letter from Carl stack. owner OF
IN garage at Curtisvillc. Ind, to the
|Colc Motor Car Company. OF Indian
|apol's.
The car in question is owned by
Ia farmer living near Curtisvnlc." Mr..
stack says.
ITO give you an idea as to tho
service IL has rendered, I'm told IL
wae bought in 1909 and has hccn In
service and perfect run
ming order ever since The day Il
was brought into my shop 10 be con
verified into portable pump and saw
|rig ou,ht. ! could run st one milo
an hour on high and not miss fire.
"Thc car is owned by Frank H.
Morris, farmer. near here. 1t stood
on my floor for ono week before we
converted 1t, and tho remarkable du-
|rability Of tho car is shown by tho
fact that after eleven years of scr.
vice not one drop OF oil or water drip-
ped from this car on To the floor"
The "old King Cole" as the boys
refer to this car. has had in the
ncighborhood OF 100000 miles OF ser
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-21

cess iirrc-EnctOry builds New
S.'oo0,Hn Addition for Mnnmfnctur-
ing Recently Designed Machine.
william p. Atkinson e Co. former
distributors of the Stevens car In
petersburg, has recently taken over
obiie in Virginia and. the Eastern
potion Of North Carolina Distrib-
Ting headquarters have been opened
Monroe and Broad Streets. this
~ the former site OF the Hamilton
ldsmobiie Company. whom they sue
,cded
ID T.. Hamilton. formerly the local
ls,r!butor for the Oldsmobilc ears.
III remain IN charge OF tho local
pant ana a!gCCt tho Sni.a fore. ut TIC
tN!nspn Company. Both he aud SIR.
| t"ins"n nave sp.nt many years IA
le automobile business nnd they
Pave That service" VIII lie the key
oie "f the new establishment.
y shipment of cars from the fac
bry ut Lansing. Mich. was received
Us, week and more are expected to
ihSOn Company is now carrying in
ROCK cars Of all models. including
Pc closed coupe. sedan and touring
odicH They Will also carry "A large
|hsortmcnt Of accessories. according
p Mr.. Atkinson. who said that they
IouId be allie to supply at "A min
tes notice. the smallcat mechanical
part OF IN. automobile
N.xx \ t,.I,t Ist,k, l.,,.
The Introduction Of the new Odds
hobilc HIGHT eight spccdstcr into
Richmond has proven more than a
ncccss,' MIR Hamilton said. The
|coric OF the city arc showing that
hcy appreciate the proRrcssiveness
= tho p!dsmpt lie manufacturers in
iacin. on IN" market an eight cylin-
/ or car At 4 price under $4,000. and
. ar" receiving more orders for the
airs than We arc able to MI at this
mo.
The factory at Lansing has re-
emily huiit Il s2.O00.0o0 addition 10
hclr plan, for the manufacturing
tho car and before the end OF fail
he orders for III" yars viii he hllcd.
This eight cylinder car was de-
irncd by X. X. Jacks. one or the dc
|ieners ~ the new Cadillac eight.
mi is built along the same lines as
ibis famous engine. u has a speed
|angc OF from TWO miles an hour 10
evenly five. ana Graic-climl inc abN-
ny has proven little short OF mar
'cious,' Mr. Hamilton concluded.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-21

Of Newark. y. j., does away with
i23 heavy. complicated parts. II
comprises a s;raight-line shaft drive.
with transmission and final drive
through jack shaft and Internal
gears incloscd within the brake drums
on the rear wheels
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-21
Cotton sp,nncrs to Increasc worI,

Cotton Spinncrs To Increase work.
MANCHESTER, Enc Aug. 20
The Federation OF Master Cotton
Spinncrs' Association has decided to
Increase work in mills using Amcri
can cotton TO thirty-hvc hours week
~. against the prcscnt short time Of
twcnty-four hours. The mills using
Egyptian cotton will Immediately
resume full time working.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-21
AVE STATE AGENCYFOR OLDSlMOBZZE CARS HERE

,mt whSe , stSse at fines ployGd
wIths
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-21

sudden and great rcvcrsals of stress
ana continued succession of shocks
OF the heaviest character"
The Keota news., 1921-11-25
WERE NOT REALLY "vAMPIsH"
College Girls Hastily oseems Prim
when Their Favorits Professor
Hove In Sight.

The girl might have been born In
Greenwich village. She wore her hair
bObbc,l. tortoise slcll.rlmMcd .lassc,
loose jersey dress. green earrings
which hanSlcd from her ears. and she
smoked u cigarette In mn Imitation
inde cigarette holder. Not to over.
look long green beads made Of wood
Her companion was little less true
t. type. They were conspicuously n,
luncheon In n chop x''ey restaurant.
Suddenly u tall. rnthcr distinguished
looking man entered the tea room. Tile
girls. who fncesl the door. snspe'i:
"Goo.i Lord. Dolly. there's Professor
-! lay off quick"
Instantly the earrings were jcrS"h
out Of the girls ears. hcr cigarette
was thrown I" the iioor nnd hastily
stepped on. the cigarette holder wn'
tucked into her hug aud site rul'i'-i
her napkin hriskly over her lips.
The professor sat down ut the '.i'
poslte table aud never once Elancrd nj
the two giriS.-Aiilwnukcc Journal.
The Keota news., 1921-11-25
IN LATE DISPATCHES
poiNoo AND HAPPGNlNoS THAT
MARK The PRooREoo
OF THE AoG.
lws.ss xs,~.s~ rsis. Ssss ss~,es.)
W1SIIRN

wv 01kC
Sixteen children were injured
when an Oregon Short Line freight
Train. carrying bests. backed into .
motor bus conveying the children 10
school at q crossing at Tremonton,
Utah.
Steve Naslich. Austrian. must die Tor
the Staying Of Marco IAus. . fellow
countryman. near Salt Lake City. Aug
=. 1919. the State Supreme Court held.
The decision Of the lower court Was at.
fIrmed.
Mary Williams. negro woman. said 10
I've the oldest negress In Texas. died at
San Antonio. aged 1l2 years. She had
lived In Texas forty years. coming
from Louisiana. where for many years
she was slave.
An attempt to rob the mail car on
train No. ITO Of the Atchexon. Topeka
L Santa Fe railway while the train
was standing at the station at Phoe'
nix. was frustrated when Herman In
,ierlisd Of Phoenix. mail clerk Ia
charge Of the car. overpowercd the
would.be rol,ber.
Mexico will be represented by q com
mission at the meeting Of the League
III the Southwest at Riverside. Calf.
In December. Il was announced By Ar
mold kruckman. secretary Of the
l.nxuc. lie said he had received . let
ter from Gen. Aivaro Obreson. presi
dent of Mexico. TO this effect.
Adolph Lunic. a Eroceryman In siou,
city. Iowa. WAS murdered in cold blood
In his store BY q negro bandit. who
fired three shots and escaped with 4
haE containing $aOo. the receipts Of ,hs
lays business. Mrs. Lunic. who had
como 10 the store to get the money
was threatened by . second negro. hui
was not injured. She was the only wit.
ness Of the crime.
WA1HIN0T0N
Expenditure Of $:ssO.00o to provide 4
channel forty feet deep and 1000 fee,
wide through the bar outside Of Har
Francisco harbor was recommended tt
Congress by Major General Beaci,
chief Of army engineers. AddIuona
appropriations Of 100000 annually fol
maintenance also was urged.
Armament delegates have cut the re,
tape Of diplomacy-in one regard n
least. They will dispense with the "for
NAL and official ca,i." long q sacred In
s,itution. Somebody figured out tina
" all the diplomats and attaches an,
advisors were all to call on one anoti,
er in formal fashion It would use NJ
more than 10000 calling cards.
The new battleship Colorado
launched last spring with Mrs. Ma,
Melville Of Denver. daughter Of sena
tor Nicholson, ~ its sponsor, 10 dooms,
to destruction II the American propos
Al a. outlined by Secretary Hughes I,
his address at the opening Of the dis
armament conference should he agree,
to BY the other powers.
Removal Of war savings staml
from the certificate upon which Il wa
issued constitutes a crime under tb,
counterfeiting laws, according to tn
supreme court. The question arose 1,
the federal District Court at New Yor,
where the government failed in its II
fort to convict Paul Sacks Of purchas
Ing certificates and removing tn
stamps.