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The Washington herald., 1921-05-15
FIRESTONE SELLS
WORKERS SHARES
Over 10000 Employees Buy
Stock Interest in Tire
Concern.

AKRON. Ohio. May IL. The
thought and action toward new
habits OF thrift and investment Is
evidenced in the announcement or
the Firestone Tire and Rubber Com
pany today that every one OF its
several thousand employees had be-
come stockholders.
Within twelve hours after an
nouncement by President H. s. Fire
stone Of a new allotment of en-
ployes' stock. subscription records
showed that every employe had be-
come a stockholder, each subscriber
taking at least two shares, while
oversubscriptions on the allotment
amounted to about so per cent.
Over 10000 Employees.
This places the Firestone Com
pany in a most distinctive position
among industrial concerns employ
ing more than 10000 people, as it is
the only organization of its rank
on record having every man and
woman on it's payroll q shareholder
in the company.
1t brings the total number OF
shares subscribed for by employees
close to $4,000.
So quick was the response to the
stock ownership privilege and SO
large the subscriptions that officials
Of the company are expected TO con-
slider allotting an additional amount
Of shares for purchase by employees.
In Offering the stock to workers
in the Firestone factories. Mr.. Fire
stone wrote to each employe:
Creates Habit Of saving.
For most of US it is not easy to
acquire the habit Of saving. We
need a special inducement and this
common stock plan is an opportu-
nifty not only to create the habit or
having. but to become a stockholder
in the company"
In commenting upon the reception
given the company's offer by the
employees, Mr.. Firestone said:
Aside from the great personal
qualification in the matter, there Is,
believe. far-reaching Significance
in this recent experience of our
company. A year ago advice about
tnrlIt ana savings was IoSt In the
whirl of prosperity that carried ex-
travagance and waste everywhere.
No Substitute for Work.
"It took the experience OF the
past eight or ten months to teach
US that there is no short cut to
permanent prosperity-that there is
no substitute for work and thrift
in the attainment of happiness and
prosperity. How welI that lesson
has been learned is proved by the
reception which our stock offer re-
ceived."
Two Of the outstanding features
of the Firestone plan have been to
furnish employees with a per cent
savings account and at the same
time give them the advantage Of
sharing in the prosperity and prof
its Of the company through divi-
dends and the increase in the mar
ket value of their stock holdings.
The company has made two pre-
vious offers of stock to employees
with special payment plans at a
price below the market value.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-15

Highway Building
Requires Aid. of
10000 Engineers

Approximately 100000 10 avail
able every working day during the
present year for expenditure upon
highways OF the United States ae-
cording to a statement yesterday
by Prof C J. Tilden. director of the
highway and highway transport
education committee
The actual sum available from
State and county bond issues ana
Federal aid for the year is $780,
100000. a sum 50 per cent greater
than the total cost Of the Panama
Canal, according to figures obtained
from the bureau Of public roads
This point was made by Prof.
Tilden in stressIng the need for
more courses in highway construc-
tiOn and. economies in colleges and
universities. To spend this amount
wisely. he said, would require the
services OF mere than 10000 trained
highway engineers. At this time.
universities are graduating only
about 1000 civil engineers annually,
Of whom only a small percentage
turn TO highway construction. The
supply is far short Of the demand.
according to Prof. Tilden-
Through the agency Of the COM
mittee OF which he is a director.
Prof Tllden Is endeavoring to per
suade Institutions OF higher learn
ing to include courses in highway
economies in their regular curricu-
lums. Prof. Tilden occupies the
chair OF engineering mechanics AT
Yale University, but is on leave as
director of the committee.
Another and more popular cam
paign is being undertaken by the
committee by means Of a national
essay contest among high school
pupils on the subject Good Roads
and Highway Transport" Several
hundred letters OF inquiry are re-
ceived daily from all sections Of
the country. Even the island pos
sessions and the territories are
seeking information on the contest
News Of the contest has been con-
veyed to pupils by their teachers
and school superintendents in re-
sponse TO an announcement sent out
by DR.. p. p. ClaXton. United States
Commissioner OF Education. who is
chairman Of the highway transport
committee. Essays must be not
more than 500 words in length and
must be in the hands Of local COM
mittees not later than June Is.
when the contest closes. Only pu-
pills Of high school grade are eiiKibia
TO compete. Virtually all State SUI
perintendets are naming State COM
mittecs to award State honors and
prizes. and are announcing the con-
test to their pupils. Commissioner
ClaNton will name the national
committee which will award the
main prize.
As means Of encouraging pupils
10 write essays, the committee re-
oUes;ed one Of its members. II. s.
Firestone, Akron. Ohio. TO offer a
national prize. Mr.. Firestone put
up a four years university scholar
ship. with a value Of not less than
1000, as the award for the best
essay written on this subject
The Washington herald., 1921-05-15
FIRST BOOK is PUBLISHED
DEALING WITH RECREATION
OF CAMPING OUT WITH CAR
Elon Jessup, Associate Editor of Outing, Is
Author of Guide to Motorists.

motorist who carries an adequate
camping outfit achieves the great
est degree OF travel pleasure and
freedom. II, on the other hand, he
is inadequately equipped, the mo-
tor camping trip may sometimes be
a sorry experience. whether the
camping trip be a close to home.
weekend jaunt or all the way
across the continent. the amount of
pleasure derived is largely depend
ent upon the amount and nature of
preparation before starting. That
is why the book. in great part, Is
devoted to the subject of motor
camping equipment"
Equipment Is Described.
Mr.. Jessup fully lives up to his
promise in devoting detailed de-
scription to all types of equipment
used in motor camping. Luggage
carriers and how to pack equipment,
water containers. cooking kits,
stoves and fires, food boxes. seos,
tents, camp furnishings-these are
some of the subjects taken up chap
ter by chapter. The book is as
tonishingly comprehensive, both in
description and Illustrations. There
are more than a hundred photo
graphs and drawings and three
maps.
The first fourteen chapters in the
book are mainly devoted to equip-
ment while the last three deal with
highways, National parks, picking
camp sites. route books. maps, mo-
toring laws and similar matters.
The final chapter is devoted mainly
to a valuable summary State BY
State OF the motoring laws in the
United States and Canada as they
affect the nonresident motorist.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-15

The first book to be published
upon the extremely popular recre-
alton of camping out with a motor
car has Just made its appearance.
1t Is called The Motor Camping
Book &c. P. Putnam's Sons). The
author is Elon Jessup, associate
editor Of Outing. All golfers who
have read Mr.. Jessup's Intimate
Golf Talks are probably now better
golfers and IL is safe to say that
motor campers who read his latest
book will be better and certainly
more comfortable campers.
Mr.. Jessup knows what the actual
or prospective motor camper wants
to know. This touring camper is
up against realities, sometimes un-
comfortable realities. He needs ad-
vice, some plain definite unadorned
information. Flowery glittering
generalities about the beautiful sun
set may be all right enough in
their place but they don't prevent
the camper from spending a sleep
less night just because he has ne
elected to prepare himself with q
comfortable bed.
Deals with Realities.
The Motor Camping Book deals
with realities. 1t contains exactly
the kind of information the motor
camper wants to know. 1t starts
him right The information is the
sort which the camper usually
learns only through years Of costly
experience. The Introductory para
graph sums up matters very well:
The purpose of this book is to
give a practical working knowledge
of how to camp out along the way
while touring in a motor car. The
The Washington herald., 1921-05-15
FLEET OF MOTORS
BETWEEN CHICAGO
AND MILWAUKEE,
Three and : a : Half Ton
Car Establishes En-
viable Record.
EXPENSE CUT DOWN
Federal Co. Demonstrates Its
Service Under Adverse
Conditions.
EXPENSE CUT DOWN

In the face of adverse weather
conditions. a three and q half ton
truck. equipped with Federal pneu-
matte tires, has established an en-
viable record from both an opera
ing and an expense standpoint.
This truck, the property OF the
Federal Rubber Company, OF Cuoa-
nv, Wis, Is the latest member OF
fleet in operation between Mlf"au-
kee and Chicago. Some OF tne
trucks are equipped with solid ures
and some with pneumatics'
The newest member is the heaV-
iest truck ever employed In TINS
Federal Rubber Company service
which was inaugurated 'tnat the
company might determine from It's
own experience not only the true
worth of Federal tires but the ao-
rancements pointed by actual serV-
ice.
The three and -a-half-ton truck
has been in active service since
April 5. 1t has made five round
trips a week, or one round trip eacn
day, except Saturday and sunday
which days are reserved for gen
eral Rreasing and overhauling Oh the
truck.
The trip sheet shows that the
truck was operated during two days
Of snow, five days of rain ana sew
e en- days on which the weather was
fair. Most of the road over Which
the truck Is operated Is concrete ana
Tnacadam, but there are two sections
one through Zion City, about mile
in IenRth. and one between Racine
and Kenosha, Wis, which Is OF
about the same length, which are
very, very bad
Les. Than 8 Miles to Gallon.
The record sheet shows IA round
trips and a total mileage OF ZSoo:
The truck consumed 352 gallons OF
gas a week or at the rate OF 1890
miles per gallon. 1t used 151-2 gal
Ions Of oil or a mileage OF 1915 per
gallon
The gross weight of freight car
riad was 122,3Oo and the running
time 1853 hours
Figuring truck depreciation at
the rate Of 31.3 cents per mile, in
Guiding s per cent interest on the
investment. hours of overtime in
Guiding several hours spent in as
q
through the sand and towing them
in afer burning out a bearing, the
total weekly cost apounted to
sio5.47, or at the rate of .1442 per
mile. The cost of shipping oy
freight would have been S457.SO.
shows Large Saving.
In compiling the weekly truck op-
Grating cost Of s4O5.47 Federal Rub
Der included the cost of carriage in
asmuch as this latter service is un-
der contract
This. alone, would have effected
a saving of 500 in favor of the
truck operation with pneumatic
tires.
Last week the Federal operated a
large fleet of trucks to haul be-
tween Milwaukee and Chicago. The
az ton and a 2-ton truck equipped
with Federal pneumatics. were the
only ones that successfully nego-
lated the trip, the solid-tired jobs
requiring from 80 to 40 hours for
a round trip.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-15
OHIO MAY INVEST
IN EDGE CONCERNS
Davis Signs Bill Permitting
Banks and Corporations to
Purchase Capital Stock.

NEW YORK. May IL - Gov
Davis, Of Ohio, according to word
iuts received by the committee on
organization of the Foreign Trade
Financing Corporation, has signed
the bill permitting State banks,
trust companies and other impor-
tant corporations in that common
wealth to invest in the capial stock
of corporations organized under the
Edge act. This makes a total or
twelve States which within the past
few weeks have taken such enab-
ling action The Florida senate has
just passed an enabling act of this
nature. A similar bill has passed
both houses of the New York legis-
Iature without opposition ana
awaits only the governors sigma
ture. Legislation of this character
is being favorably considered in
other States, of which there are
seventeen, where legal technicalities
made such legislation necessary.
Special Importance is attached to
the action in Ohio in view of the
sessions at Cleveland next week of
the National Foreign Trade Conven-
tion, at which particular attention
will be paid to the Foreign Trade
Financing Corporation, the largest
of tthe companies to be organized
under the Edge act to extend long
term credits to foreign buyers or
American goods and to American
exporters The corporations organ
fzation committee states that good
progress Is being made in the for
nation OF the corporation. which,
with a capital of 100000 900 and
surplus of s5,OoOooo. will bring
into existence financial machinery.
nstion-w wide in scope and under the
supervision of the Federal Reserve
Board. to check the present furry
in American exports and. in addi-
tion, to help to place the country's
foreign trade on a permanently
satisfactory basis.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-15
AUTO INDUSTRY,
BACKONITS
SHOWS BIG GAINS
Head of Big Motor Co
Reviews Conditions in
169 Cities.

The automobile business. a true
barometer of the nations business,
viii make gains during the next
four years at home and abroad be-
yond realization Of the most fertile
imagination"
That's the picture Frank B. An
sted. president OF the United States
Automotive Corporation, the chief
subsidiary of which is the Lexington
Motor Company. draws Of the indus
try as a result of a two months in
tensive touring and business inves-
tigation trip on the West and
Northwest Coast
Sees Business RebuiIdInE.
Mr.. Ansted visited I6s towns ana
cities from Portland and Seattle 10
old Mexico. He personally worked
with scores of distributors and
dealers He conferred with eighty
nine bankers. He discussed condi-
tions with hundreds of farmers and
other workers. He addressed
twenty-six commercial organiza-
tions and talked business conditions
with innumerable individuals. And
his conclusions, to use his own
words. are these:
Business is rebuilding through
legitimate and sane channels. We
are recovering under a sound none
tary system and although the proc
ess must, of necessity, be slow, Il is
making progress along safe, sub
stantial lines
1T will not be a return to normal.
but the building of a new normalcy.
Thrift, work. patience and study
will be the essentials for success in
the new business era. Waste will
be eliminated in so far as possible.
Export Trnde Grows.
The automobile industry is ad-
justinG itself to the new conditions
II is already on a sound basis. Do
mestic sales are improving. The
export trade in American-made ma
chimes is growing rapidly.
The recovery is coming through
sound, safe reorganization and re-
adjustment Heretofore, when this
country recovered from serious
business stagnation ana depression.
/ it was by insane mothods--bank-
rrptcy courts. receiv"rships, and
( similar methods.
The readjustmcnt now is coming
through sound business methods
without the enormous waste of
other days. The readjustment is
not coming without sacrifices. but
they are sacrifices not comparable
with those of other business de-
I pTessions."
/ Mr. Ansted hoId@ an extremely
optimistic view of the foreign mar
ket. He said: In spite OF unsettled
conditions everywhere in the world.
the export trade OF the United
States last year eXcet ded that Of
the year before by many millions.
VIII Exceed TLaS Of 1870.
In January Of this year. the ex-
port business Of the United States
was S625.0O0.OOO. and January Is
considered a slow month for ex-
ports. But it looks as though this
year our export trade will exceed
that of 1920. which was many mil
lions Of dollars past the $4,000. 900.
900 mark
One of the greatest drawbacks
to our foreign traie development
Mr.. Ansted said. lis due to the
fact that the average American
business man does not know the
first principles of exporting"
One OF the serious problems con-
&. fronting American business, Mr.. An
sted believes, is the railrod situa-
ticn.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-15
HAYNES COMPANY
IMPROVES AGENCY
New Salesroom on Connecti-
cut Avenue Is Superb
In Design.

The District Haynes Corporation,
distributors of Haynes cars. have
made their new salesroom at 1922
Connecticut avenue northwest one
of the most attrative and beautifll
on Automobile Row. The building,
which has been Identified as an au-
tomobile salesroom for a number of
years, has been completely renovat-
ed and newly decorated.
Large plate-Class windows on the
floor level, extending across prac-
tically the whole front. provide am
pie space for a full-length display
OF car in a way that will impress
passersby with the full effect OF the
long, unbrokcn sweep OF Haynes
lines The beauty of the display is
greatly increased by the use Of foot
and top lights that throw the car
into brilliant relief.
The interior of the showroom is
made bright and CHEEKY through the
use of walls tinted a rich bun to
the belt line. with lighter cream
tint above. Trimmings, offices and
furniture of mahogany form a pleas
ing contrast. and tastily arranged
flower boxes and fernery complete
the effective background for the
display Of lustrous cars. Exquisite
ly designed wall brackets and pow
erful drop lights make the sales
room as bright in the evening as
large skylights throughout tha
length do in the day.
we have had a great may COM
ments on the appearance of our
salesroom," said Mr.. Lininger, gen
eral manager of the District Haynes
Corporation, and already feel re.
paid for the time and thought we
have put on IL to make It a worthy
background for cars of the charac-
ter and prestige of the Haynes.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-15
INCREASE
In PRODUCTION OF
NASH MOTORCARS
C. B. Voorhis Says May
Shows Big Gain
Over April.

Business with the Nash Motors
Company is good, which may be
taken as an Indication Of general
improvement In most sections Of the
country.
I'm stating that business with
our company Is good" said Charles
B. voorhis. vice president and gen
eral manager of the Nash Motors
Company, 'T would not wish to be
understood as meaning that the
country as q whole at this time
even approaches normal. But there
is Improvement generally through
out the country. much more pro-
nounced in some sections than In
others.
Gains In Prediction.
'our Kenosha factory this month
is operating 70 per cent normal and
our new plant in Milwaukee Is
gaining in production daily. Orders
for May show q healthy increase
over April. In this connection, look
ing back over the period through
which the country has just passed,
it may be of interest to know that
in no month was production OF the
Nash Six and the Nash Four totally
suspended.
TN fact production records of the
Nash Motors Company tell an In
teresting story. The general slump
showed It's effect on the automobile
industry the latter part of October.
Nash production for that month was
2,456 cars. In November production
dropped to 1895 cars and the low
ebb was reached in December. with
a total of TIA cars-sixes and fours.
Turn Came In January.
I'm January the tide began to
turn, very slightly. 1t Is true. out
in that month there were produced
1,o1s Nash cars. February showed
another slight increase, the total
for the month being l.1e5 cars. In
March the Nash market showed de-
cided Improvement, the production
figures for that month jumping TO
2,OS1. The production schedule for
April calls for 3.211 automobiles.
The increase each month as
shown by the production records Is
a healthy one for the reason that
Nash monthly production schedules
always are handled on the basis OF
actual orders in hand and incl
dentally orders shown In the
monthly figures cited came volun-
tarily from distributors and deal
ers, there being no effort whatever
on the part OF the factory during
that period to force sales.
Better Sales Reported.
Actual sales and delivery figures
from our dealers show that some of
them sold at retail more Nash cars
in January, February and March.
this year, than they sold in the cor
responding months Of last year.
with the exception Of few spotted
sections practically all Nash dealers
report better sales each month ana
each week"
It is pointed out that the greater
number OF sales referred to by MI.
Voorhis were of the Nash Six for the
reason that the Nash Motors Com
pany has not yet been able to pro-
duce in its new Milwaukee plant
Nash Fours in quantities sufficient
TO meet the demand. The company's
four-cylinder car plant. however.
has now reached a point where vol
ume production Is possible and II
is expected that within the next
few months shipments will be made
on a basis that will approximate the
demand.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-15
Cleaning silent Chains.

The silent chains that are be-
coming popular for camshaft and
other drives should be thoroughly
cleaned every time the motor Is
taken down. The chain should first
be soaked in q bath OF kerosene
and then be brushed with a stir
brush to get OF all dirt and grit.
After cleaning the chain should be
dried and then washed in hot water
to which lite washing soda has
been added Next the chain should
be submerged in a bath of nnoder-
ately. heavy lubricating oil and al
lowed to remain until the lubricant
has reached every Granny of the
bearing surface. II Is a good idea
20 have this oil warmed through
before immersing the chain in IL,
as this thins It little and permits
1t more readily to reach hikden- sur
The Washington herald., 1921-05-15
Dirt Causes Squeakng Brakes.

Chronic sQueaking in the braking
system is generally due to dirt that
has been imbedded in the lining and
is pressed against the drum when
the brakes are operated. Usually
this dirt may be washed out with
kerosene but IL 1t is so firmly in
trenched that II refuses to come
out with this treatment a little
resin mixed with castor OIL and ap-
piled to the bands will cure the
trouble.