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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-20
PUBLIC ABSORBS
PRESENT SUPPLY
OF AUTOMOBILES
Manufacturers Expect Pro-
duction Will Not Equal
Demand This Spring

WASHINGTON. Feb. I9.-Slowly
but surely the stocks OF motor cars
In the dealers hands are being alb
sorbcd by the buying public. Salts
fed In their own minds that tho
motor car industry is stable and that
prices are TO remain stationary. those
people who have held of buying
machines are now examining various
types In their price class and. when
suited. are placing their orders. Con-
Sistent sales efforts have convinced
many a prospective owner that while
his old car is worth something. its
resale value Is far less than the own
er had imagined.
II signs are 10 be believed there is
going TO be a demand for cars this
spring in excess OF the ability of the
manufacturers TO fill For some time
majority OF the factories were
closed down and they are now re-
opening upon a curtailed production
schedule, building but enough
machines 10 keep abreast OF the pre-
sent demand.
CurtPil Buying Power.
Their reason for this is that IL they
eEdeavor TO start out on full produc-
ton II would mean the laying In Of
enormous quantities of raw material
and their better business Judgment
tells them not TO stock up too heavily
at the present time.
In many lines there is taking place
a readjustment OF the price OF raw
materials and neither the parts maxi
er nor the automobile manufacturer
wishes 10 make contracts for a year
in advance. as would be necessary
II he were TO start up full blast.
There has been at different times
some talk of a return TO pre.war
levels In the automobile market. but
this is impossible for the simpler
reason that pre-war cars are not be-
ing built today and never again will
be marketed. The 1921 motor car
is a far different machine than the
1914 motor car.
The war itself brought many inn
provements and the seven years
elapsed since 1914 have afforded the
manufacturer the opportunity to full
~ test out and adopt as standard
equipment many of the things that
in pre-war times were considered
only in the light of possibility.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-20
PIT RACK HEAT

VIENNA, Feb. 10. - Passenger
trains in Austria. at least the express
trains. are again to be lighted and
heated.
This decision has been reached by
the state board Of railway control.
according TO information given the
American Red Cross.
Since the mid-war period travelling
In Austria has been hardship. The
journey from Trieste to Vienna, now
made In "a hours. took from two
days up. Most of the time was lost
In the Alps. with cars unheated and
the thermometer below zero.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-20

Edward s.. london. o. Tho high
ways commission n tho national
automobile chamber g commeree.
urges the creation Of a federal high
way commission.
If this were done" Jordon says.
highways would De given their
proper place ls the most important
single domestic phase of tle sovcrI-
mtut's work. and we vouid have "a
body ~ men whose duty would be
TO look AZ the question from r na-
tional rather than a sectional View
point
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-20

work to increase the efficiency Of
the automobile, most Of them look
TO road building 90 proiong the autos
mileage and life.
a conference OF automobile and
highway engineers viii be held FEB.
% at the University OF Michigan.
The University Of Michigan has
a course on highway engineering
and transport which mon already
engaged in this kind Of work are
attending. The students come from
all parts Of the United states. from
Canada. South America and even
| OHM.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-20

Thugs. bandits and thieves take
notice-shun Toledo, Ohio. The city
council of that city has approved an
appropriation Of $4,000 which will
be used TO purchase high-powered
motor equipment in which to run
down bandits. Recently a number of
outlaws have escaped because po-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-20
PROMISE BETTER ROADS
DURING PRESENT YEAR

Highways are on tap for extensive
Improvements this year.
Automotive engineers agree that
motorists cannot get most use or
wear out OF their cars while high
ways remain In the condition they
are today.
Better roads" mean better truck
ing and riding az less trouble and
expense
While automoive engineers will
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-20

II you own a flivver and are a
touring enthusiast you are eligible
to membership in the T. c. T. W.
the Tin Can Tourists of the World.
Each candidate 10 the rowing broth
erhoOd must vow to make the way
better for all automobile tourists
and to use roads and camps in a
manner that will preserve them. You
will recognize a T. c. T. w. member
by the tin can emblem on his radi-
ator cap.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-20
BILL STILL WHISTLES.

MOBILE, Ala. Feb. 1s.-An or
dinance to keep "Whistiing Bill
Nichols from playing tunes on a
river barge whistle has failed. On
New Years eve he plays Nearer.
My God. to Thee" lie plays ap-
propriate tunes on other occasions.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-20

Motor Department:-WiU Ford
motor run with The cam shaft timed
one COG too soon or one cos too
late? II So. how viii the motor run
timed too slow or too fast. or in
other words. what effect viii IL have
on the power of the motor T. a.
The engine viii function. but not
develop full power. The valves are
des gned % open and close al "a fixed
point in relation 20 crank shaft and
pistons All engines differ somewhat
in this respect and accordingly you
must follow the Instructions OF tho
maker. with valves timed correctly
and ignition set properly, you are on
the road % Obtain the maximum
horsepower. Proper fabrication and
OF course good carburction are also
necessary
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-20
PRIZE OFFER

PARIS. Feb. 19.-The Journe,
Industrielle. French technical
journal. is Offering $4,000 franc.
as a prize 10 anyone who will
produce fuel cheaper thsn gas
oline.
The offer is the result Of tho
high cost Of gasoline In France.
A gallon OF the fuel costs NOR
than a dollar at the present rate
Of exchange.
The substitute must produce
horsepower and mileage without
making Il necessary TO modify
existing motors.
Trials viii be made next spring.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-20

When driving a strange car for
the first time watch out for the ac-
celerator pedal Some OF them open
when the car strikes a bump or else
the foot Is thrown forward. produc-
ing the same effect This causes the
car TO shoot forward when. by rights.
&c should be slowed down.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-20
MOTORISTS PROBLEMS
Solved for Readers OF
The NewS-TimeS
By William II. Ste1Cart, IT.

the car works fine with the exception
Of the above NOVICE.
In changing from high speed 20
second one must judge the speed OF
the car. and also the engine speed.
Try accelerating the engine slightly
while passing through neutral posi-
ffrr
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-20
HELPFUL HINTS.

when backing UP close TO another
car. or through a narrow escape in
doors. watch the top as we'll as the
tenders. Many times you will avoid
damaging a lamp or some other part
Of the car If this precaution is OBJ
served.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-20

The proper way 10 take a jounce is
20 throw out the clutch and TO coast
'owly over IT. Do not dash madly
into mud holes, water bars. etc. and
expect 10 have anything left of Your
car at the end OF the year.
Don't permit the driving wheels TO
slide either in starting or stopping
Gradual clutch and brake engage
ment will avoid this. Proper adjust
ment Of each and good Judgment in
driving Will amply repay you.
II you want 10 stop by the road
side 10 change a tire or rest, try to
pick out d place where you will not
obstruct traffic Consider two cars
passing at your point OF rest and
place yourself in the position OF one
OF them
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-20
81 FOR MAN long DEAD

PORTLAND. Ind. Feb. 10
laine Wehrley. jeweler. received a
liter containing 81. A note said
Please give this TO your father.
20 name. Wehrley's father died /
coo
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-20
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Travel @.
Transport
Topics
Conducted by Goodrich
Conducted by Goodrich

cent as many motor trucks in the
United States as there are motor We
hicles The latest registration fg-
ures show that during 1920 there
were 961.63 motor trucks In use in
the country. New York led with a
count Of 1884; Ohio. second. with
s3.30 Illinois. third. with 64.995.
and Pennsylvania. fourth. with 52.-
COS. Big gains were shown in ag-
ricultural states.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-20

Over In Cleveland. Ohio. a driver
less automobile came tearing down q
side street perfectly turned a cor
ner, and crashed into a car in which
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Schumacher
were riding. Following the collision
the drivcrless runaway car coughed.
gasped and then. az II il were out OF
breath. came to an abrupt stop.
Both cars were badly damaged. The
mystery" car proved to be stolen
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-20

'pIsIeH .osVd II--'5uIxoQ MopTQs
eTIt 81 Aou usnsQsloQ 5uRqSII
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-20

A steel-surfaced automobile race
course is planned at Hanover. Ger
many. The circumference will be
five miles, and the track is 10 be
about 40 feet in width. The fovn-
dation will be OF truSsed concrete.
and steel plates are TO be laid on top
OF the concrete. Assembling plants
and testing laboratories will be con-
structed within the diameter OF the
track.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-20

Our weekly DON'T-Don't allow
oil 10 get on your tires. Oil Is a
deadly enemy OF rubber: 1t will
quickly dissolve il. Caution should
be used around the garage in see
ing that tires are not allowed TO
stand in a pool OF oil. The oil used
in oiling roads is hard on tires II IL
is allowed TO remain on them.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-20

Motor Department. have a 1918
four-cylinder roadster. compression
perfect. cylinders smooth, rings tit
true no leak Climbs hills throttled
down, can pull through sand on nigh,
but oil gets by rings and out of ex-
hauSt without burning. Smokes
when idle or slow when up to 95
miles no smoke. but oil comes out
just the same Spark plugs wet with
oil. Am using a medium grade oil
but changing oil does not seem to
help trouble. a. 7.
Try a heavier grade of oil. Also
lower the oil level in crank case if
possible. You might change the con-
meeting rod oil dippers slightly to
reduce the amount of oil reaching
the cylinders.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-20

Motor Department. have Case
car with "a Stewart vacuum system.
II / happen 70 run OUT of gasoline /
have 20 pour some through the plug
ia Cop 81 tank. Is there any easier
way Of getting the system working
again r. =
close throttle and choke valve and
crank by means OF self-starter. This
viii provide the necessary suction
and the tank will MI almost instant
y. Then open throttle and engine
should start.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-20

Motor Department;-I wish to
know what is the largest number Of
cylinders put in a touring car at
present and name of the car and ad-
dress OF the company manufactur-
ing same. and if there is an agency
for same please advise VI. S.
The largest number OF cylinders
used on passenger car is Il. used
by Haynes, National and Packard.
As there are all esta bIished manu-
facturers il is doubtful II there are
any agencies open, but you can OBJ
tain this information by writing TO
the factories.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-20

Motor Department have two
cylinder opposed is horsepower en-
sine IL starts i'm the usual way.
With spark retarded and throttle
open part way the engine runs all
right But when the spark Is ad-
vaneed the tarotue cannot be opened
any further than when starting. as
IT seems 20 choke IN engine and stop
10. NJ s.
The trouble IS undoubtedly in the
carouretor. Would suggest that YOU
use a heavier spring in the air valve
You may not get a spring of the
Fieht tension al first but try several
autil YOU obtain the desired results.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-20

Motor Department have read
with great interest your column and
your helps TO auto owners. I own a
1917 bort which apparently is in
splendid condition and runs very
well. with the exception of tho radi-
ator heating badly when pulling a
nil or "a bad stretch OF road. Thank
ing you IN advance for any help YOU
may give me, I am. d. T.
your cooling system may need
cleaning with washing soda BE sure
TO keep spark well advanced. lust
short OF the knocking point. Keep
car0uretor mixture as lean as pos
sible.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-20

Motor Department. have a 1920
Oakland SIX. model 34-B. equipped
with Remy electrical system. oil
,gets on the armsture Of the sener-
ator by coming through the rear
bearing of the generator shaft which
is provided with an OH well and wick
Feed. Nv Rcmy instruction book
says Gll this oil well every 1000
miles. but II I put in as much as a
teaspoonful IL gets on the immature
and prevents charging properly.
Some mechanics tell me three drops
0f oil is enough 20 run 10000 miles.
Which is right2 Am using too
much oil. or Is IL the oil feed not
working right2 How much oil does
this bearing require? The front bear
ing runs IN oil supplied through the
timing gears Your instructions will
be appreciated READER.
Without doubt you are using too
much oil and possibly an oil or an
inferior grade. The purpose OF the
wick Is TO feed just enough oil for
proper fabrication a few drops Of
good oil every 1000 miles should be
sufficient. Without doubt you are
flooding the parts with too much oil.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-20

lice automobiles were not speedy
enough TO overtake them.
10. for the wingIess airplane.
Final successful secret tests have
been made in Chicago after Ia years
Of experimentation by four members
4 the Leinweber family. They have
developed a screw propelled airplsne
n which the lifting l. accomplished
y two pairs OF horizontal blades re-
volving in opposite directions. There
are no fragile wings on the new
plane.
Motor vehicles are making Ameri-
cas- national parks more attractive
and accessible than ever before.
Aside from the fact that a majority
of visitors 10 Yellowstone and other
parks made their pilgrimage by mo-
tor. practically all visitors arriving
by rail used motor bus transporta-
ton TO make the various park tours.
Yellowstone has a fleet OF $50 buses
"a motor transportation organiza-
ton that rivals the capacity OF the
big city taxi companies.
Akron, Ohio. has a new dummy
traffic cop that works "a hours a
day. 1t is a turtie-shaped glass af-
fair resting on a frame % cast steel
which rises some 10 inches from the
ground. and which Is lighted from
the interior by eight red bulb eyes.
Motorists are not supposed 20 drive
into II. but II they co no harm Is
done. II is used at night and OF
dark and snowy days and is said 10
be very satisfactory for dangerous
corners.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-20

Motor Department. Could you tell
me how 20 speed up a REQ engine Of
1900 r. 7. NJ. to 2.4OO r. =. NJ?
NOVICE.
Would advise communicating with
manufacture regarding any contem-
plated change and get their approval
before going ahead However. by
installing pressed steel connecting
rods and aluminium pistons the II. =.
NJ. can be increased.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-20

lice automobiles were not speedy
enough to overtake them.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-20

Motor Department: ~ VIII you
please give me the following inform
alton through the motor column Of
your paper2 Kindly advise what
the properties are and in what pro-
portions the exhaust of gasoline con-
sist That is TO say. the exhaust Of
gas engine Is known only as ex-
haust What constitutes this ex-
haust? Thanking you for this in
formation. 7 remain. r. O.
The exhaust Of a gasoline engine
consists of carbon dioxide. nitrogen,
and water. The proportions would
vary under different conditions.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-02-04
REDUCED FREIGHT
MAY HURT MARKET
BUREAU OF MARKETS ISSUES
WARNING AGAINST REDUC.
TON OF RATES

Reduced freight rates on hay have
been requested from all of the rail-
roads of Montana in order to move
the surplus Montana hay. That such
rates might result in a heavy move
ment of alfalfa and break the already
weak market is a possibility brought
out in special report issued by the
United States bureau of markets, at
Washington, D. c.:
"A survey of the market situation
for alfalfa indicates that If the recent
reduction in freight rates on hay
from Montana, Idaho and other
northwestern states to Missouri and
Mississippi river points results in a
sudden and heavy movement from
that territory the markets receiving
the hay may undergo price declines
which would probably be more than
equal to the amount of reduction in
freights. There is very limited de-
mand for alfalfa hay at the principal
markets including Omaha, Kansas
City. st. Louis and Memphis caused
principally by the unusually mild
winter and stringent financial con-
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-02-04

ing drugs is carried on and its use
encouraged among non-users.
THE traffic in drugs" said U. S.
District Attorney George S. Shelton,
lis assuming the most alarming pro-
portions throughout the country and
its ramifications extend into the most
remote corners and unexpected
places. The cooperation of all de-
cent citizens is needed to check its
spread"
Evidence Of Degeneracy
Il have had occasion to read quite
extensively on degeneracy and per.
version in my practice of the law"
Shelton continued. land I am forced
to the conclusion that the drug pur-
veyor, the moonshiner, the bootleg
ger and some other forms of outlaw
ry are positive evidences of degener-
acy. The degenerate portion of
every community has been attracted
to the illegal liquor traffic and the
drug traffic. They are banded toge-
Their for common purpose.
THE use of drugs acts on certain
organs of the body in such way as
to give an unnatural qualification.
Its continued use results in unsexing
the addict in time. Then, too, the
drug traffic is used extensively for
the purpose of running young girls.
I'VE can guard against the thief,
the pickpocket and the burglar, but
the moral degenerates who engage in
the drug traffic or moonshining are
irrepressible. Ii the manifestation
of their degenerate inclinations are
suppressed in one direction it will
break out in another. l am firmly
convinced that these people are ire
claimable. think the sternest
measures should be adopted to
crush out these menaces to the moral
life of the nation"
Hesitate to Give Names
Drug users, while hesitant about
giving the names of drug peddlers
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-02-04
SERTED IS ONCE GAY R0ADn0USE WHERE
105-RoUND FIGHT TO Death WAS STAGED

ing day and a blanket warrant charg-
ing murder In the first degree
against all involved or present at the
fight was issued by the county at
torney. It is not the intention of the
writer to publish the guest list" at
that fistic battle, because that would
not be fair to dad even though his
name might have been brought out
in the coroner's inquest, which lasted
nearly week and which was the SEN
sation of the papers for several days.
Many who now are inclined to
think that 15-round boxing matches
with we'll padded gloves are brutal
viii! be interested to know that this
match was fought without gloves and
was under the London Prize Ring
rules, which stipulate that a round
lasts until one of the fighters is
knocked off his feet.
Ward was a carpenter and Gala
CHER a miner. They had had dis
pute over bill for services which
the former rendered to the latter or
else, reports are confusing in this
respect, as it was said by some, one
of the men had made disrespectful
remark about woman, q relative
or a friend of the other. 1t was de-
cided that the men would settle their
differences by fighting a finish bat
tie for side bet. Finish prize fight
ing was against the territorial laws
at that time, SO preparations for the
event were made with the utmost Sc
crecy. The men were both tall and
broad shouldered, muscular fellows.
weighing lis to $50 pounds each.
1t was very foggy that Sunday at
ternoon and the party organized in
Butte was three hours in making the
trip. The spectators were limited so
that each side would have precisely
the same number, in the event that
a battle royal might result. :
At o'clock in the evening every
thing was in readiness. Ward SEEM
ed to be superior to his opponent and
for long time had his opponent at
his mercy. Gallagher was the first
to fall, ending the first round. In
the forty-eighth round Gallagher's
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-02-04
most damnable habits that has ever

most damnable habits that has ever
cursed the human race.
There are habits that kill the
body. others that kill the mind, but
the drug habit is the only one that
kills body, mind and soul--and it at
tacks the very soul of the user first"
While the head of the Butte dope
ring is said to be a negro, the asser-
ton has been made again and again
that men occupying high positions in
the community had co-operated with
him financially in carrying on the
traffic. Drug users have declared
that drug peddler sat on the last
federal grand jury. Indictments
were returned by that same jury
against several Butte physicians who
are charged with trafficking in
drugs. One physician pleaded guilty
and said that he had no other prac-
tice save selling dope.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-02-04

left arm was broken between the
wrist and elbow. For ~ rounds
more, suffering almost inconceivable
pain, Gallagher fought on, his body
becoming mere mass Of bruises and
each round, 81 straight, ending. with
him being knocked to the floor,
In the 9Sth round i Gallagher
caught Ward off his guard and. de-
livered terrific Highlander. Ward
fell senseless, but partially revived
and fought seven rounds In .: half
dazed condition. receiving terrible
punishment from Gallagher's right
hand, Gallagher's left dangling help
lessly at his side. In the 10Sth
round Ward went down for keepo.
He was brought back to town and
taken to his room, where he died the
next day.
Gallagher was spirited away by
friends and although a reward Of
800 was offered for his arrest he
was never apprehended. It is said
that fight fans took up a collection
to get him out of town, believing that
the fight had been fair and that CAL
lagher had not intended to kill his
opponent and that the rules of the
game" had been followed in all re-
CARDS.
Ten spectators who witnessed the
fight were subsequently arrested and
were required to testify at the eoro-
ner's inquest unless they claimed i'm
munity on the grounds that their tes-
timony would be self discriminatory.
The testimony showed that in the
last seven rounds Ward had to be
held up by his seconds as he was un-
conscious and couldn't stand alone.
His seconds said they thought he
would revive as the fight continued.
For an hour after the last round
Gallagher, too, was unconscious, col
lapsing as the referees decision was
given.
The charges against the principals
of the fight. were later lessened to
"unlawfully attending prize fight
and there is no record that anybody
was ever convicted in connection with
the affair.