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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-16
MADISON

:. Bradford, Beale died Thursday
forenoon at 8 o'clock at his home IN
Arson after a critical illness of sew
eral months. BY somewhat Pc
culiar coincidence Mr.. .Beale died in
the same house and on the same day
on which his sisters funeral, was
held. This is the third death in-the
family in seven weeks, the first be-
ing that Of Gardiner Beale in Feb
ruary, the next that Of Mrs. Preble
on Monday night. Mr.. Beale was
native Of the town of Embden and
was S5 years old. He is survived by
one sister. Miss Lucy Beale.
Guy Savage has sold his residence
on Madison street to Charles Pome-
leau, who will take possession next
week.
Indian Spring Lodge I. o. o. r.
worked the second degree on three
candidates at the regular meeting
Thursday evening.
The Women's Association Of the
Congregational church are holding
rehearsals for the presentation OF
1.-THE Old Peabody Pew which is to
be given on April % and Goth. q,
The degree team Of Minerva Chap
ter o. E. S. together with a large
delegation of members went to
Skowhegan Thursday evening and
conferred the degree on several can
didates. A special car was run over
the line of the Somerset Traction
Company to accommodate the Madi-
son delegation. G..
At the next meeting of the local
League of Women Voters on April
q an address will be given by Hon
f. E. Towne on the work on educa-
tional lines of the Maine Legislature.
Mrs Ida Adams left town Friday
morning to visit relatives in Augusta
for a few days.
L. l.. Lougee has crew of car
penters at work building garage
on the lot recently purchased by
him on Depot street.
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not long remain in the background
months has increased 500. III fact
several manufacturers are talking of
a car shortage this summer.
The best proof that the automobile
industry is recovering fast Is that
many manufacturers are running close
to normal this present day. The Ford
Company recently summoned many
Thousand workers back as did Chandler,
Paige. Cleveland and several others;
also the accessory manufacturers have
done likewise-such as The Goodyear
Tire Co., taking on some 5000 help this
past month, also several carburetor
companies are increasing their pro-
duction; the Gray & Davis Lighting
& Starting Plant recently acquired by
the American Bosch Magnetic Corpora
tioH has been working on a normal
basis for many months. The Ameri-
can Bosch Magnetic Corporation are
also fast approaching a more normal
working day especially since they have
again placed On the market the famous
Bosch plug.
He also stated that since the Gray
& Davis plant is operated by the
American Bosch Magnetic, they intend
building starting and lighting appara-
tus along the same constructive meth
DDS that made the Bosch magnetic SUI
preme.
Mr.. Roem took occasion to com.
mend the well established business of
Messrs. Geo. r. and Leigh Weber and
added that success could only have
been realized by their rendering eff
cient work and employing fair methods.
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W|NSL0W

The ladies Of the Farm Bureau
held an interesting meeting at the
Congregational church parlors on
Thursday. At the forenoon session,
there was roll call on House
cleaning" The members resopnd-
ed with helpful suggestions. A
scallop and pastry dinner was served
at noon to 81 members. Mrs. c. W..
Wilson was chairman Of the dinner
committee. The topic in the after
noon was House Furnishings" AT
the roll call the members mentioned
articles they had, which their grand
mothers did not have. Mrs. E. c.
Hooper gave a paper on interior
Decorations" Mrs. Percy Jakins.
paper treated of "Old Colonial
Houses" Mrs. Helen Lyman Patter-
son gave talk on Hanging of Pic
lures" One new person was ad-
mitted to membership at the next
meeting, May 10, Miss Helen Clark
the home demonstration agent plans
to be present Tea Wagons" will
be taken up. Mrs. Charles W. WIKI
son is chairman of the dinner COM
mittee.
Miss Genevieve Coates was a
guest recently of Miss Beatrice Rog-
ers at North Vassalboro.
Mr. and Mrs. w. Osborne OF Fair
field were callers Thursday on D. s.
HAYES, cousin of Mrs. Osborne.
Mrs. Charles Ireland has returned
to Bangor after a few days stay
with her sister, Mrs. Mary White.
D. C. Day has completed his dut-
les at the Lancaster saw mill.
The Sebasticook Literary club
will hold it's meeting Tuesday after
noon at the home Of Mrs. ]. j.
Rainey Cushman road.
The o. A. H. 0. G. T. club was
pleasantly entertained at the Tacon-
net club house on Thursday evening
by Mrs. Harry S. Grindall and Mrs.
William Kinnear. Whist was en-
joyed. The prize winners were:
Ladies first. Mrs. Orlando Kimball;
second, Mrs. George Williams; third.
Mrs. Oscar Hubbard. Men, first,
George Williams: second. Oscar Hub
bard. The dining table was prettify
decorated with bouquets Of flowers.
TclISSHkaCheo "SAO oSA WV
by the hostesses.
Sunday services at the East Wins
low Baptist church. Sunday school
at 100 P. M: preaching at 2.3O p.
M. by the pastor, Rev.. Alexander
Douglass.
The Winslow Free Will Baptist
Sunday school will meet at the Ia
comet Club house at 3 P. M. Sun
day at 3 P. NJ Sunday.
Sunday services at the Copgrega-
tional church. Morning service at
1870, Walter Eaton. secretary Of the
Chamber of Commerce at Waterville
will supply the pulpit. Sunday
school at 11.45 A. M: Christian En-
deavor meeting at Z P. M. The
topic is How Can We Improve Our
Recreations?" I Cor. 1923, 31-3S:
III. Leader, Mrs. Frank A. Smiley.
Kenneth and Carleton. twin sons
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Nivison are
able to 60 after an illness.
A telephone has been installed at
the home Of Arthur Bridge. The
call is 562-M.
Miss Jessie Shirley Of Greenvtlle
is a guest Of her sister, Mrs. William
B. Sutherland.
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HINCkLEY

Raymond Croker Of Skowhegan Is
still at work for P. A. and L. P. Rick
er in their garage. -,
Cleveland futile Of Chicago is on a
visit to- his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Ell
mer futile, and other friends. Both
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer futile are much
better than they were several weeks
ago.
Mrs. Mary Clancy is home from
Lewiston on a short vacation.
Mrs Arthur Wardwell and her guest.
Miss Mathew. were In Waterville
shopping Thursday.
Friends of Mrs. Herbert Ames, for
merly Of this place. now Of Skowhe-
gan. are grieved to learn that she has
been obliged to enter a hospital for
treatment.
Roads are very bad in this vicinity.
A. Wardwell has hauled out from one
to five automobiles day for the. past
two weeks.
Lee Richardson has been at work
the past 10 days for N. 4. Chase, whD
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January and February" said Mr..
Reeves, but since March 1. the indus
try has moved off dead center. with
the factories putting thousands of
men back to work and dealers order
ing cars for delivery up to July 1.
The sales reported have been heavy
in second hand cars as well as in new
cars.
This upward turn means that the
automobile industry, as in 1907, 1914
and 1919, Is the first to feel the public's
pulse and is leading in the return to
buying by the American public.
Trade Best on East and West Coasts
Our reports show that trade is best
on the east and west coast, with the
middle west continuing to get better,
but with the South and South Dakota
recovering slowly with motor car sales
comparatively slow. It was logicai
and proper that the industry should
have a readjustment after the hysteria
of last year, especially as the business
had increased $50 per cent in less than
five years.
knowing the need Of transportation,
the 125 manufacturers in the National
Automobile Chamber of Commerce,
have readjusted their affairs TO meet
with the present conditions and are
trying to forget the year 1920.
Workmen Returning to Plants
"In the manufacturing territory,
Detroit has been putting back men at
the rate of 1000 to 5000 a week and the
Cleveland territory shows, gain of
workers in automobile plants of "a
per cent during the past month. In
the Chicago, Indianapolis and Buffalo
territory the return of men to the fac
tories has been about the same.
"A number of the plants are now
working 100 per cent and a very SUBJ
stantial number have so to 20 per
cent of their old forces at work.
dealers everywhere say that while
the winter has been slow, spring has
opened with a rush with second hand
cars moving rapidly and with a sub
stantial demand for the new product.
which in the case Of some cars exceeds
delivery dates by four or five weeks.
This, of course, is bringing activity
in the parts, accessories and tire COM
panies. which should help other indus
tries.
A Four Billion Dollar Industry
"Motor Vehicle manufacture last
wear was az billions wholesale. with
one billion dollars for the rubber bust
ness, about y of billion In the parts
and accessory lines plus the retail SELL
ing Of all those products by more than
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-16
Each Tire Type
Built for Service

The truck owner need not go far
wrong today in selecting the correct
type Of tire for the vehicles in his
feet. Each type of motor truck tire
is designed and built for service un-
der clearly prescribed conditions, and
by careful study of a few simple
principles it will be possible to de-
eide which type is the one suited to
a particular purpose. The limita-
tons of service which each type
gives are bounded generally by the
capacity and speed of the truck and
the character of the work the truck
is called upon to perform.
Solid tires are for general use on
trucks hauling loads of .non-fragile
materials under conditions that. do
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Optimistic Over
Auto Industry

L. Roem, service engineer FOR the
American Bosch Magnetic Corporation
of Springfield, Mass, who is on tour
of inspection of all their service sta
lions in the New England states visit
ed their local agent yesterday, Web
ber's Auto Electric Co., who have been
handling the Bosch products together
with many of the more prominent
types of ignition. lighting and start
ing systems.
Mr. Roem, whose duties bring him in
to 81 states. spoke optimistically about
the automobile industry for 1921 stat
ing that the industry is one that can,
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has been having some carpenter work
done.
Earle Gerald has engaged the How
ard Wells rent and will move his fam
lily there soon. Mr.. Gerald Is ut work
on the railroad section.
M. L. Clifford is clerking In tho
Farmers Union while Eugene Covel
is away on business connected with
Town affairs. ~
Ival Hall is still employed by the
Maine Central railroad.
Miss Belle Longley Of Clinton visit
ed Mrs. Rose Strickland Tuesday and
Wednesday. -.
Miss Winnifred Mathews Of Liver
more Falls has been visiting Mrs. Ar
thur Wardwell the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Green are
still visiting Mrs. Green's brother.
Elby Danforth Of skowhegan.
M. L. Chase recently purchased Is
heavy horses and they have been on
sale at his home place for the past
10 days. Mr.. Chase has also purchas-
ed a new Studebaker car and will bring
it home as soon as the roads are pass.
able.
Mrs. Herbert Carr, formerly Of this
place. writes they have purchased a
home inthe upper part OF Belfast on
Vine street. -
Mrs. Merle Hun and little daughter
Of Northport are on visit to her old
home. Her mother. Mrs. Ruby Good.
win. who has been with her several
months, returned to North Fairfield
with her.
The many friends of Horace Hoxfe in
this place are sorry. TO- learn he is still
in Somerset hospital where he went
several weeks ago.
Miss Evelyne Joy expects to return
to her school woark in Boston this
week. after being confined to her home
with rheumatism the past three weeks.
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Well Equipped for
Making Closed Bodies

During my association with the
automotive industry, which dates
back to the days when heavy cleo
tries were the only taxicabs." saws
William A. Henderson, manager of
the body building plan of the bort
Motor Car Co., Il have found no
company so we'll prepared to take
care of demand for close cars as is
the Dort
THE big carriage building plant
in kalamazoo which was purchased
by bort a year ago has been entire
ly refitted and equipped for automo-
bile body building. The general
layout is such that a great deal more
work can be done than in many of
the body factories which have had to
provide additional buildings for ex-
pansion.
"In this factory we build all bort
bodies. The open types, touring and
roadster, are shipped to the Flint
factory and mounted on the chassis.
The reverse is the operation in the
instance of the closed cars, sedans
and coupes. Chassis are shipped to
Kalamazoo and the bodies are
mounted under the supervision of
myself and assistants, so that the
new bort closed jobs reflect greater
care in the final assembly than ordi-
nary cars of the class.
$50 many good things are being
said of bort body lines and finish
that we are bound to live up to them.
Also with the facilities at hand bort
will be able to more nearly meet the
ever growing demand for closed cars
than in the past, and shipments from
Kalamazoo will avoid much of the
terminal congestion at larger CEN
tiers, thus insuring much quicker de-
'liveries."
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$4,000 dealers and garages throughout

$4,000 dealers and garages throughout
the country.
Reports to US of the carload ship
ments of automobiles from the plants
show that February increased 5S per
cent over January while March will be
approximately 48 per cent over Feb
ruary.
Approaching the fact that the peo-
pie must have cars, the industry has
continued senstbly optimistic. read
justing itself during the past four
months. and as a result will be more
efficient in the future.
Economists marvel at the demand
for cars, because they overlook the
fact that this big country will always
demand individual transportation by
the most efficient means
When Autos Were in a Circus
1t was only 25 years ago when
| there were FOUR passenger automo-
oiles in the United States. One of
| them was in a circus. the second used
for trick exhibitions and two others
were regarded as mechanical freaks.
Ten years later the engineering
| genius of the country brought the mo-
| tor vehicle to a standard of proven
| merit and $4,000 cars of all types
! were turned out by the manufacturers
in 1905.
From this point the problem be-
came one of demand to the public and
very intensive craftsmanship. The de-
cade which followed came to a close
| a IA Nf
torized high transportation units on
the road.
| THE 1921 figures show 5000, 600 pas
senger cars and 100000 trucks which
supply sustained record for increa sed
production which is without parallel
/ in the history of manufacturing out
| put in the world
First Show Promoted by Automobile
Club
ut was only 81 years ago when the
Automobile Club of America with high
credit to itself, promoted the first
automobile show in Madison Square
Garden, when cars were a novelty and
automobiles had not yet been permit
ted to enter Central Park.
The motor car has geared America
TO new efficiency in commerce pro-
vlded new standard Of living and
maugurated a new philosophy of
thought.
Where Motor Cars Are Used
New York now heads the list with
$4,000 motor vehicles, although the
biggest percentage of increase in car
use last year was in West Virginia,
followed by Mississippi, Florida and
| Texas.
South Dakota has taken the lead
with one motor vehicle for every 5n
persons followed by Ohio, Nebraska
and California
Inc public generally, does not an
preciate'the exact position of The mo-
tor vehicle in the scheme of transpor-
tation.
| Ihere are y million miles o,en for
highway transportation, which with
'he railways and waterways, make for
'"e TRINITY or transportation that
means so much for America.
| Inc nation waited many years for
the motor car and unless the reonIa
are gong back to using horses. the
motor car industry must continue "a
! expand
In New York City a recent sur,,ov
showed that in one day Manbatta,,
S'aho was linked to then mainland
over 10 bridges and seven ferries nv
lof'ooo cars and trucks, which c.rried
i 'otal OF 100000 passengers, equal to
ohe-thlrd of the subway fares.
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not demand unusual speed, such as
short trips in congested traffic where
frequent stops are necessary, or on
roads that are little affected by
weather conditions. Solid tires as 70
type and use are of three kinds
regular, high size and large single.
Each is designed according to Ger
tain principle and is built with
view to a certain class of service.
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FOUR AUTOS IN U. S.
Is YEARS AGO
None Used for Pleas
ure, But in Circus or
Exhibitions
An Now 5000, 900 Motor VEHICLES in
Use, Of Which 10 Per Cent. Are
observation-disclosures Are Trying
10 Forget the Abnormal Year OF
1870

tEuckS-man urdCtuT0TS $I0 bIyu'S
10 Forget the Abnormal Year OF
1870
What the automobile industry is at
the present time and the dimen-
sions to which it has grown were facts
Clearly set out by Alfred Reeves, gen.
efal manager Of the National Automo-
Ollie Chamber Of Commerce at the lun-
cheon preceding the automobile exhibit
lion in New York recently.
At the meeting Mr.. Reeves called
attention to the great number OF
~orkmen who have returned to the
automobile plants and said that as in
1915 and 1919, the automobile industry
was the first of our industries TO start
On an upward trend. He declared
everyone in business should forget the
ABNORMAL 1920 year and establish
themselves on a new basis comparable
win normal periods.
II was shown that with 100000
motor vehicles in use, of which 10 per
cent are trucks. there is a renewal de-
nahd of about 100000 vehicles an
uuaiiy. Practically everyone now is
Duylng transportation in motor cars
win recreation as a secondary feature.
BUSINESS was fiat during December,
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WITH T THE LOCAL

chester G. Abbott, manager of the
inenley- klmball Co. of Portland.
distributors for Hudson and Essex
cars, and Perley M. Lawrence of the
+. M. Lawrence Co, Augusta. deal
ers, are in attendance at the OPEN
ing of the new Waterville branch
which is taking place today.
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The P. M. Lwrence Co. reports
the Following sales for the past week:
10 Danforth l.. Nash, Hudson four
passenger coupe and to Mrs. w. r.
Williamson. Hudson four passenger
touring limousine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-16

The Michigan State Grange has
completed plans for the purchase Of
coal mine at Cumberland Gap. S. H.
.Clink, counsel for the Grange an
.nounced. The; coal mine will repre-
sent an outlay Of $1,000.000. The
Grange plans to sell coal at cost to
its members.
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progress. such action might interfere.
Automobile drivers will start out from the
curb without any sort Sf signal and others
will stop short in the highway or turn 10
q. csoss street. with No. notification
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A. A. Soule, agent for bort and
Nationai cars, received another
Shipment of Dorts this week, the
third that has come lately.
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their daily disregard of everybody but
themselves. Men and women walking a.
long the sidewalk will suddenly stop short
or turn right around without thought OF
wheiher there Is somebody else With whose
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Il i yeu interesting 70 watch people il
The New York herald., 1921-04-13
us. STEEL PRICES
CUT AN AVERAGE OF
ST ON nine ITEMS
Corporation Takes $15 a
Ton From Tin Plate and
S1.50 From Billets. :
$19 OFF SINCE THE PEAK
Rails and Nails Unchanged,
Says Gary-Speculation
Over Effect on Wages.
$19 OFF SINCE THE PEAK

The United States Steel Corporation
has reduced prices of nine Of its most
important products an average of
about 81 a ton, or approximately II
per cent. This announcement was
made yesterday by Judge Elbert Fl.
Gary, chairman OF the board Of direc-
tors.
The reductions run from s1o ton
for tin plate to $3.50 ton for heavy
billets and represent the third cut in
selling prices made by the corpora
ton since December, 1918. The first
reduction, made at that time, averaged
IS ton; q second. made on March 21,
1919, bringing prices down to the
schedule approved by the Redfield In
dustrial Board, averaged about 81 a
ton; the third. effective to-day. makes
the total reductions from the peak
level, a little over two years ago, about
SIS q ton.
The following table presents COM
parison OF the ton prices for eleven Of
the corporations most Important prod
ucts, two of which, rails and wire nails,
remain unchanged:
The New York herald., 1921-04-13
THRONG SEES CAR
ROLL DOWN BANK
Four in Automobile Plunge
Over Riverside Drive En-
bankment.
TAKE FIFTY FOOT DROP
Ambulance and Police Re-
serves Find No One Hurt
Near Grants Tomb.
TAKE FIFTY FOOT DROP

An automobile in which were three
women and a chauffeur locked wheels
with horse drawn brougham at 1921
street and Riverside Drive. just below
Grants Tomb. late yesterday after
noon, and the impact caused the motor
car to swerve upon the west side
walk. carrying the brougham with it.
The car smashed into the iron railing
alongside the walk, throwing the horse
drawn vehicle to one side, and then
plunged into a lamppost, after which
it turned sharply 10 the right and
dred foot enlbankment leading to the
New York Central Railroad tracks on
the banks OF the Hudson River.
Patrolrnan Cusack OF the West t25th
street station heaoed a crowd of more
than 100 persons who had witnessed the
accident. and a dozen or more men
scrambled down the embaniSmsnt, which
is at an angle Of some snirty-five de-
grees, to rescue the occupants OF the
automobile. Almost everybody who had
seen the car smash through the rail-
Ing and plunge down toward the river
was certain that there was no one left
alive in the machine But they found
that the car had bumped against tree
after dropping for fifty feet. smashing
the hood OF the machine. but preventing
It going further.
The three women IN the rear seat OF
the machine had suffered no injuries
whatever. excepting from the shock Of
their experience, and the chauffeur.
George EIiltgres OF rs Thirty-ninth
street. Corona, Queens, was not hurt
except for a few slight cuts on his
hands and face. The driver OF the
brougham, Michael Halloran OF $50 East
Seventieth street, was thrown from his
seat just before the automobile jerked
loose from his vehicle. but he was not
hurt.
The car is owned by the Packard
Twin six Auto Renting Company OF 124
West Fiftieth street, and Hiltgres had
as passengers Mrs. Mary j. Hirsch of
$40 Madison avenue, her sister. Mrs.
Lindar, and Miss Lindar. The brougham.
driven by Halloran, is owned by An
thony Stewart OF 694 Lexington avenue.
Halloran was driving his horse south
and the automobile was travelling the
same way. Just below Grants Tomb
the car overlook tho brougham and In
some manner the wheels became locked.
throwing both vehicles on to the side
walk.
Patrolman Cusack was so certain that
no one was left alive In the car that he
telephoned for an ambulance from the
KnickerboclSer Hospital and for reserves
from the West 125th street station. The
ambulance came. but there was no work
for the surgeon. Capt. Patrick Gargan
brought ten patrolmen from the station
house. and they were used to keep back
the curious crowd Of spring hunting per-
sons who thronged the Drive and park,
and who gathered in crowd OF several
hundred as news Of the accident spread
UP and down the street