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New-York tribune., 1921-11-13
Overland ssFour'' Has
Attractive Features
With the Closed Car No Longer
II Novelty, Popular Priced
Sedan Meets Certain Demand

The closed car is no longer novelty.
One finds the number in the city and
in the suburbs steadily increasing.
Even the person of very moderate
means can see not only the CON
venicncc, but the necessity of a car
that can be used the year round with
out subjecting it's passengers to tho
dangers of colds and pneumonia.
An inspection of the exhibit Of
Willys s-Overland at the Closed Car
Show shows how an automobile manu-
facturer has anticipated this demand
of to-day and explains why the sales
of that company in New York are now
breaking all previous records.
Attention will center on the Over
land -four" sedan. Here is q four
door sedan with substantial body of
artistic lines, exceptionally we'll fin
ished inside and out. Easy cushions,
mohair velour upholstery that looks
we'll and has long-wearing qualities,
steel window castings with. heavy felt
guards, between which the windows
slide with no chance of rattle, dome
light, a plush robe rail, pockets in
the doors, inside locks for three doors
with the right forward door locked on
the outside with key, cowl ventilator
operated from the dash and water
tight windshield with an adjustable
upper section overlapping the lower,
are some of the features of this car.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-13
Maxwell Sedan
Has Appeal for
Woman Autoist
Unusual Beauty and Con-
venience of New Model,
Coupled With Latest Fur
nishings, Make it Popular

The sedan of the new series Maxwell
which will be shown at the Closed Chr
Show by Harry j. De Bear, president
OF the Maxwell Chalmers DISTRIBUTING
Corporation, is attracting no little at
tention, particularly on the part of the
women
Mechanically, the sedan is the same
as the other cars of the new series
out Its unusual beauty and the thought
1uiness for the convenience and COM
tort OF the passengers which is exhib-
ited In the details of furnishings and
httings make it stand out.
The upholstery is in gray broadc,o+h
the tone being very dignifed. A heavy
wool carpet covers the floors of both
compartments. There is also Garnet
covered foot rest in the rear compart-
ment.
There is plenty of room in both com.
partments and the seats are exceeding
~ com1 ortable. The windows are oper-
a!ed oy crank and the back and rear
sloe windows are mounted in rubber
tie certain. ~
The windshield is unique in that Il is
n hinged at top and bottom, opening at
the middle only. This affords complete
vsentlltion, We but makes certain that
IL mere can be no drip of rain under the
Small buttons on the interior door
handles lock three doors quickly and
surely, the right front door hav;no -
Yale lock on the outside. moving q
Inc driving compartment is comfort
able, the driving mechanism ali hs;rr
placed to make driving easy. Woman
VII! especially appreciate the ease With
which the clutch works. mare torch
oe1ng m sufficient to disengage it. ~
The disc steel wheels, with demour+-
aole rims and 31x4 cord tires, serve tn
So; SET the car off and add to it's beauty 81 ~
New-York tribune., 1921-11-13
Nash Six Holds Famous
Palomar Hill Climb Record

The Nash Six holds the famous Pa
lomar Hill climbing record. Word
comes from California that stock
sport model, previously driven $500
miles in four weeks, has broken the
record of ten years standing from the
foot of Palomar Mountain to Baily
Hotel, distance of 1877 miles. The
time was 81 minutes 40 seconds on a
raise Of nearly 5000 feet; in one
stretch of eight miles there arc eighty
sharp turns.
The former record established in
1912 by car stripped to the chassis,
was 35 minutes. Twenty cars since
have attempted unsuccessfully to lower
that record.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-13
The New Cole Has Many
Sunerficial R efinemenfs

The Cole Motor Car Company, of
Indianapolis, announces the develop
ment Of model 800 Cole aero-eight,
with no less than forty-two refine
ments. This car is merely the five
year evolution Of the original Cole
aero-eight, which was put on the mar
ket in 1918, all fundamental engineer
ing features having been retained and
the changes incorporated being purely
in the nature of superficial improve
ments.
The braking system has been revised
to such degree that Cole model $40
aero-eight is said to be establishing
new brake efficiency records all over
the country. The clutch is extremely
flexible and soft-actioned. At the same
time it is highly efficient and free from
all ordinary clutch troubles, such as
grabbing or Slipping. The Cole "V"
aviation type eight-cylinder engine
has been retained bodily.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-13
Moon Closed Model
Sportster at Show
LA Petite Sport Sedan" Has
Distinction of Being First
Car of Kind Seen Here

w. ]. CcShlan, president of the
Moon Motor Car Company Of New Y York,
will exhibit one of the entirely new
models to bc seen this week at the
closed car show. Among other Moon
models he will have as surprise for
show patrons LA Petite Sport Sedan"
This is the first sport model closed
car ever shown here and has already
attracted no little attention. Auto
mobile manufacturers from year to
year have competed vigorously with
one another in the production Of smart
sport models in open cars, but it has
remained. for the Moon company to
bring, out the first closed car sport
model in New York.
The new car will seat comfortably
five persons and is declared to be an
ideal model for those who enjoy out.
door and country club life.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-13
w. c. Durant Reports
Remarkable Business
Eastern Sales, Aggregating
$3l, 100000 in 14l Days,
Sworn To by Official

Thirty-one million dollars of busi-
ness, signed in 141 working days in
New England and the Atlantic coast
states alone, is the contribution Of
Durant Motors, Inc, to the relief of
the business depression. Announce
ment of this achievement was made
here yesterday by w. c. Durant,
founder Of Durant Motors, Inc, and
former president of the General Mo-
tors Corporation.
An affidavit sworn to by M. B. Leahy,
the Durant general sales manager,
says
Motor Company, of New York, Inc. was
organized en- May 8, 1921. The first
Durant car was placed on exhibition
in New York City on August A, 1921.
The actual signing of contracts for
territory with distributors, with one
or two exceptions, was started about
September 1.
Cup to and including October %, a
total Of 141 working days, I have
signed contracts, with deposits, and
signed shipping orders for 24,617 Dur
ant four-cylinder automobiles and
,6,025 Durant siX-cylinder automobiles,
total OF 30,642 automobiles. This
business was obtained without the as
sistance of travelling men, and its vol
ume aggregated approximately $751;
100000.
Mr.. Leahy's affidavit also sets forth
the total expense of doing this bust
ness at less than $4,000, or an equiv
alent sales cost Of less than one-twen-
ticth of | per cent,
New-York tribune., 1921-11-13
Complete List Of
Auto Entries for
Closed Car .Sh<,,,

More than forty-hve different makes
OF cars will be exhibited at the Closed
Car Show. The list follows: ''u
Buick-Buick Motor Car Comnanv
1893 Broadway, New York City.
bulck - Glidden Motor and Supplv
Company, 258 West Fifty eighth Street.
at Broadway.
cadillac.Detroit- Cadillac Motor Car
Street. 0eSoAo
Cole-Cole Motor Company Of New
York, 1850 Broadway.
Cha!mers-Maxwell Chalmers Dis
trlbpting Company, Broadway and Co.
lumbus Circle.
Chandler-Hulett Motor Car Com
pany, Inc, 1884 Broadway at ~Sixtv-
second Street.
Cleveland - Cleveland Motor Car
Company, 1886 Broadway.
Daniels 8-A.i Elliot Ranney, 244 West
Fifty-ninth Street. 80
Dodge-Stratton-B Company, 1s47
Broadway.
p.Do DogEbort Motor Car Company, l7e2
Durant-Poertner Motor Car Com
pany, 1859 Broadway. Is
Essex-Hudson Motor Car Company
OF New York, 1900 Broadway.
Elkhart--Crow- Elkhart Motor Car
Company of New York, 1853 Broadway.
Ford = Picard Motor Car Company,
1859 Broadway.
Franklin--Franklin Motor Car Com
pany, 1925 Broadway.
Grant 6-sidney B. Bowman Auto
Company, 1922-24 Broadway.
Hudson - Hudson Motor Car Com
pany of New York, 1900 Broadway.
Haynes-Haynes Auto Company of
New York, 1715 Broadway.
pmobile-Hupmobile COMPANY Of
New York, Broadway at Sixty-second
Street
Jordan - Sherwood Auto Company.
Broadway at Sixtythird Street.
King 8-King Motor Car Company,
1902 Broadway
Kissell - Sidney B. Bowman Auto
Company, 1924 Broadway.
Lafayette - Porter LAFAYETTE. Inc.
1885 Broadway.
Liberty-A. G. Kaufman Motor Car
Company, 1776 Broadway.
Marmon-Marmon Auto Companv ~
New York, Broadway at Sixty-second
Street. S0-A
Maxwell--Maxwe1l- Chalmers Distrib-
utlng Company, Broadway at Columbus
Circle.
Mercer - Whiting Motor Company,
1902 Broadway.
Mitchel-Mitchell Motor Company.
2 Columbus Circle.
Moon-Moon Motor Car Company of
New York, 1876 Broadway.
Nash-Warren-Nash Motor Corpora
tion, 1928 Broadway.
National-Poertner Motor Car Com
pany, 1859 Broadway.
oakland-Oakland Motor Car Com
pany, 1864 Broadway 80
overland - WHY'S Ov land. Inc.
broadway at Fiftieth Street. y
Misunderstanding Larsen. Ca. Inc
Broadway at Fifty-ninth Street.
Packard Packard Motor Car Com
pany OF New York, Broadway at Sixty
first Street.
Peerless 8 - Van Cort1andt Vehicle
Corporation. 1895 Broadway.
Premier--A. G. Kaufman Motor Car
Company, Broadway at Fifty seventh
Street
Reo--Reo Motor Car Company of New
York. Broadway at Fifty-fourth Street.
Royce Rolls Royce Company of
America, Fifth Avenue.
Roasner - Roamer Sales Company,
Broadway at F'ifty-ninth Street.
Sheridan-Cutting Larsan Co., Inc,
Broadway at Fifty-ninth Street.
Stearns-P. B. Stearns Co. Of New
York, 1882 Broadway.
tudebaker-Studebak Corporation
of America, Broadway at Fifty-fourth
Street.
Temp1ar Morrow Motor Corporation,
1871 Broadway.
Willys-K -Knight-W Willys Overland, Inc.
Broadway at Fiftieth Street.
Velie- Garland Auto Company, 1888
Broadway.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-13

The Hudson-Essex Companv
surprise In store for the , man -, nas 1
looking for a medium-priced ;nsss mas i
car. His needs will be met in ttbIs'0ssd tba s.
est Essex, the Coach. This i. s ~.
type TOR all seasons, FIVE pass ass
capacity, and it fulfills ali ths ,s.asngsr
ments Of business and profss ss!a'fs.
men. 1t is also amply larre ettssional -
the family need in both city and meet meet
try service. e"1 eoaa.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-13

Hudson emphasizes still further ad-
vancement in beauty Of line. Deep down
tenders that are really mudguards
have replaced the previous type. The
front tenders have aprons that extend
to the extreme front end OF the spring
hangers. There is splash apron
placed between the front spring horns,
which not only adds to the appearance
OF the car, but also affords further
protection.
The New York herald., 1921-01-03
BANDITS SHOOT MAN,
TRY TO ROB WOMAN
Two Holdups in Jersey, No Ar
rests and 500 in Loot the
Only Proceeds.

Aaron. Troast. 40 years old, of 234
River road, Wellington. n. j., was shot
in the right breast last night by two
bandits who attempted to rob him and
Mrs. Troast while they were walking
beneath railroad trestle at Marsellus
place, Garfield. AS soon as the shot
was fred Mrs Troast screamed and the
bandits fled Troast was taken to the
Passaic General Hospital.
Mrs. Troast told the police she and
her husband left their home soon after
z 80 o'clock to walk to the home of
David La Beur, half mile distant.
When beneath the railroad trestle at
Marsellus place two men jumped from
behind a post and ordered them to put
up their hands. Both she and her hus-
band did so. but one of the bandits
fired, the bullet striking her husband.
She said she screamed as her husband
fell and the bandits then turned and
pln. Mrs. Troast described the bandits
as being about 22 years old. She said
they did not wear masks.
While returning from Railway, \. j..
to their home in North Plainfield in
an automobile early yesterday morning
George Barry and John Dave were
held up at Picton crossing. near West
field. on the Lehigh Valley Railroad,
by three men and robbed of $100
The New York herald., 1921-01-03
POINTED GUNS HALT
FAKE RUM SLEUTHS
Detectives Close In on Two
Men Racing in Automobile
After Saloonists Complain.
LADS LOOT TOTALS $1.75
Porter in Apartment House,
Acused of Robbery by
Woman, Is Held.

-Four detectives. searching for two
men who had impersonased prohibition
enforcement agents and visited three sa-
looms in Brooklyn, closed in on two sus-
pected fugitives who were driving in a
high powered automobile late yesterday
afternoon and arrested them after a
chase with drawn revolvers through the
Williamsburg section. The men halted
as the detectives drew alongside and
covered them with their revolvers.
At Brooklyn headquarters the men
said they were John ]. Nolan of SO Her
bert street and John j. OtBrien of 32S
Hawthorne street, Brooklyn. Nolan is
said to be known as Peggy" Nolan and
to have a past record as a. gunner.
Onoprue KnodvallSis, saloonkeeper
of 253 Wythe avenue, Brooklyn, was
said to have Identified tine men. They
sampled several bottles of goods. alleg-
ing they were enforcemeuN agents. he
said, and then, after drinking the "evi-
dence" had robbed the till of $64 and
held up several customers. The police
said the men stopped at two other sa-
looms before realizing they were being
pursued. but obtained no money at either
place.
Albert Lambert, 80 years old, por-
ter, OF 216 West f11th street, was held
in $4,000 bail in Washington Heights
Of attacking Mrs Dorothy Wilson of
535 West 1884 street in the hallway of
her home Saturday night and of rob-
bing her of jewelry valued at $500. Mrs.
Wilson said Lambert struck her in the
mouth, loosening several teeth, wrenched
a diamond bar pin from her breast and
snatched a wrist watch from her arm.
The New York herald., 1921-01-03
2 DROWN IN DITCH,
PINNED UNDER CAR
Automobile Containing Nine
Persons Turns Over Near
Trenton, N. j.
WOMAN'S SKULL BROKEN
Driver of One Car Alights and
Is Killed by Another
Machine.

An auto containing nine persons. sew
eral of them children. skidded yester-
day ard turned over in ditch full Of
water near Trenton, N. ]. Samuel
Horowitz. as. of Trenton and Howard
Lipman. infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Lipman of $50 linton avenue, The
Bronx, were drowned before they could
be taken from beneath the car.
Lipman's back was sprained and his
wife received cuts and bruises. They
were taken to Mckinley Hospital at
Trenton.
George Mewbeck. 22, of 430 West
Thirty-sixth street. stopped his automo-
bile at Fourth avenue and Twenty
fourth street yesterday afternoon and
got out, intending to go to a store. He
walked around the rear of the car and
was struck by an automobile driven by
Herman Schmidt of $50 East 1S0th
street, The Bronx. Mewbeck was killed
and Schmidt was arrested.
Middletown, n. Y, was crossing Madi-
son avenue. at Fifty-ffth street, with
Mr.. and Mrs Clifford Livingston OF
405 Park avenue, where she had been
visiting. when she was struck and
knocked down by an automobile. The
driver, Samuel Shapiro of 1878 Univer-
sity avenue, The Bronx. stopped. and
Mrs. Royce was taken to the home of
the Livingstons. An ambulance surgeon
from Flower Hospital said her skull was
fractured
The New York herald., 1921-01-03
ANOTHER AMENDMENT
SOUGHT BY ANDERSON
NerU League Wants to Change
House Representation.

William II. Anderson. superintendent
of the Anti-Saloon League swung into
action yesterday HIS general law enforce
mcnt organization which he chartered
two years ago as the Allied Citizens Of
America. "to uphold American ideals and
the United states Constitution" The ac-
tivlty with which the organization. of
which Mr. Anderson is the president,
concerns itself now Is an amendment to
the United states Constitution TO make
representation In the national House of
Representatives dependent upon citizen
ship and not population. Mr.. Ander-
son said a Congressional sponsor has
been obtained for the measure. and ex-
planned
Having in less than two years en-
rolled some 200. 700 covenanted members
in New York state. organized by locali-
ties and counties. and established the
balance Of power between New York city
and the upstate portion Of the COM
monwealth on enforcement Issues. the
Allied Citizens has adopted this national
Issue Of fundamental Americanism pre-
paratory 20 the extension Of its activity
throughout the country"
The New York herald., 1921-01-03
FOUR KILLED BY GAS
IN GREATER NEW YORK
Man and Woman Dead in
Home of Host.

Joseph Sullivan, SO, employed as head
of the messenger service in a broker S
Office at 60 Wall street. and a woman
introduced as his wife were found dead
yesterday in room at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. David Howard at 1926 Neptune
avenue Coney Island. They had been
asphyxiated by gas. Howard was form
erly n Coney Island hotel man. but re-
Gently had been working as a messenger
under Sullivan, whom he invited to a
New Years party.
The Howards went out yesterday
morning to call on friends, and returned
TO find the couple dead. Inquiry at
Sullivan's home revealed that he was
unmarried. and the woman's body was
taken to the morgue. where 1t was iden-
tilted later, according TO the police, as
that of Mrs. G.. Timby. wife of printer
of 332 Fifty-ninth street. Brooklyn. Sui
Ivan lived at 41S Fortieth street. Brook
lyn.
woman who had n bank book show
ing balance of $4,000 in the Irving
Savings Institution. 115 Chambers street.
was found dead yesterday in a top
floor room at 107 East 126th street. Gas
had been flowing from an open Jet. The
woman was Mrs Mary a. Harty. 1t is
said that her husband is in Ireland She
was about so years old. According &c
the police she left a note bearing the
name Jack Harty and an address in
Dungannon county, Ireland, on a
dresser.
Louis c. Dorrman was killed acci-
dentally by gas at 647 Eighty-fourth
street. Brooklyn where he lived.
The New York herald., 1921-01-03
JEWS BUY MANSION
AS HOME FOR AGED
Pope Place in Brooklyn viii
Be Altered.

The Jewish Home for Aged and Inflrm.
whose present establishment is at 107
West Fourth street. Mount Vernon, has
purchased the Brooklyn property known
as the Pope mansion. al 500 Bushwick
avenue. which VIII be renovated and used
as the home. according TO announcement
made yesterday by Alderman Louis Zelt-
ner. The property is few doors from
the home of Mayor Hylan.
The Pope place some years ago was
considered one of the most magnificent
In Brooklyn. and according to Mr.. Zelt-
ner. its interior still retains much OF its
former grandeur In the way of stained
glass windows. mural decorations, ornate
gold chandeliers, &c.
The stately old three story mansion
was the home of the late George Pope.
bachelor, who lived there with n sister
and who died In 1917. Litigation con-
cerning the settlement of his estate re-
vealed that the house was filled with
s750,000 worth Of tapestries, bric-a-brac
and other art treasures.
The Jewish organization will begin
renovation of the mansion at once. at a
cost. including the purchase price. OF
approximately 100000 and the inmates
OF the home at Mount Vernon will be
moved In as soon as their new abode can
be prepared for occupancy.
No decision has been reached con-
cerning the disposition Of the Mount Ver-
non property. but Mr.. Zeltner said II
probably would be retained and used as
81 summer home.
The New York herald., 1921-01-03

He tried also to tear two rings from
her fingers. she said, but fled when
persons who heard her screams began
TO arrive.
Oscar Edwards, aged 81, a negro, OF
36 West 139th street was held by Mag
istrate Silberman on suspicion of as
sault and robbery in connection with
the robbing of Eugene O'Brien. a milk
wagon driver. of 800 West 130th street
O'Brien was robbed OF $50 and gold
watch and chain at the point of pistol
in 14Oth street. near Seventh avenue.
Anthony Lauricelli. aged II. of PA
West 146th street, was held i'm $4,000
bail by Magistrate Silberman when he
pleaded guilty TO robbing the apartment
of Arthur Brodenberg, at 164 West
147th street, Christmas day. The loot
consisted of a ring valued at Sl.5O and
25 cents stolen from a gas meter. The
stolen ring was found in his pocket.
eleven Miller, aged 32. of 230 West
Sixty-frst street, a negro veteran of
the old Fifteenth Infantry, was held
without bail by Magistrate Levins in
West Side Court on a short affidavit
charging suspicion of homicide. Detec-
tive Joseph Leonard of the West Sixty
eighth street station said he believed
Miller was the man who shot and killed
Luther Watkins. a negro, of 233 West
Sixty-second street, in West Sixty-third
street early Saturday The detective
said he arrested Miller on statements
by witnesses to the shooting.
The New York herald., 1921-01-03
TON RINTELEN SAILED
FOR BREMEN FRIDAY
u. S. Agent Sees Conspirator
Safely off.

Franz Won Rintelen. German wartime
conspirator. recently released from the
Federal prison at Atlanta. where he
was serving time for activity as a
fomenter OF strikes and a plotter for
the destruction OF ships, sailed on Fri
day fer Bremen by the United States
Mail liner Susquehanna. He had been
released by the Government on condi-
tion that he get out Of the Uniteo
states before January /, and he obliged
on the very last day OF the year He
had been reported several times sail
ing surreptitiously aboard other liners.
Won Rintelen, who was formerly n
captain In the German army. had writ
ten to the United states District Attor-
ney's office here that he was ready to
sail. and was told where he would
meet n special agent who had been
deputized to see him off The special
agent went with him 10 the liner Friday
afternoon, after paying for his passage
at tho office of the line. Won Rlntelens
name was not on the ships passenger
list. The special agent stayed on the
pier until tho ship was out IN stream.
The New York herald., 1921-01-03
NfVELLE DECORATES
ROOSEVELT'S GRAVE
Pays Tribute on Behalf Of
French Republic.

Gen. Robert Georges Nivelle. the de-
fender OF Verdun, placed a wreath yes
terday upon the grave OF Theodore
Roosevelt at Oyster Bay in behalf OF the
French Government He was met at the
train by Theodore Roosevelt and Kermit
Roosevelt.
After he had placed tho wreath Gen.
Nivelle said: ''In the name of the
French Republic l offer this wreath to
the memory OF the great American who
was the foremost and most steadfast
friend OF the Allies. He was the first
not only of the Americans but OF all the
neutrals to raise a voice In defence OF
humanity.
"rhe gratitude OF France will be ever
lasting, and history will couple his name
with those Of Washington and Lincoln
as champlons Of lLberty and Iustico.n