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The Washington times., 1922-12-16
SPARKS

A car with soft tires win not
steer well.
Good brakes depend on good
brake lining and proper ADJUST
ment.
It 10 better to over-oil the engine
than to give too little: use oil and
save the engine.
Never attempt to take apart and
reassemble q two-piece spark plug.
1t Ia cheaper to buy q now one.
It IL not advisable to uso pure
gasoline for cleaning Transmission
cases. differential housings. univer.
sal joints. etc.
Do not rush over rough places
to. gain momentum when driving q
car up q hill. Moro viii be &C
complished by taking It easier.
With proper attention. springs
ought to outlive the car. Reset
springs are never equal to those
in their, original state. % avoid re-
setting II possible. .
When cleaning mud and other
dirt from the cells OF q radiator,
apply . stream Of water from the
hose. only from the inside Of the
hood. and not from the outside.
The Washington times., 1922-12-16
IRISH REPUBLICANS
I GIVEN PEACE TERMS

DUBLIN. Dec. 16.-Unconditional
surrender Of all weapons and am.
muniuon u the chief condition upon
which the Free State will make
peace with the Republican irregu.
lars, It was announced this after
noon. on the eve Of the peace
conferences" Of Sim Fein clubs
ana q Senate committee tomorrow.
Eamon de Valera 10 said to have
disappeared completely from his ac-
customed haunts, and even his
friends are mystified.
The Washington times., 1922-12-16
10,O0O, 900 Owners
May Save SO
Each 4 Year

Ten million automobile owners
will each save SO year In the
cost Of gasoline. 20 tho result Of
new experiments announced to-
day by the Bureau Of Standards.
Scientists, studying the per.
formancs IT automobile engines,
say they have perfected . plan
to increase the efficiency Of the
internal combustion engine. BY
lowering consumption Of gasoline
only 10 per cent, experts said
today, auto owners will be saved
a considerable item In the up
keep Of their machines.
The Washington times., 1922-12-16
A Suggestion.

When putting the car away for
the night back II into the private
garage while the engine 10 warm.
A car 10 hard to handle when cold
ana 70 back through q narrow
driveway when leaving the garage
is not an easy task. Drivers would
find 1t worth while to do the job
under the most suitable conditions.
The Washington times., 1922-12-16
In Resistance to skiddins.

When caught out on . wet high.
way without chains. II II advisable
to let out a portion Of the air In
the tires. Release enough air to
give the tire more traction surface,
and in this way the tendency to
skid viii be iessened, although It
viii not eliminate the danger Of
skidding.
The Washington times., 1922-12-16
Brakes Wear Tires.

Always apply the brakes gently.
When brakes are JaImmed hard It
puts a severe strain on the tires
and may cause one wheel to lock
and slide, wearing the tread at that
point. Carefully Judge your distance
and momentum and stop by using
brakes AZ little as possible.
The Washington times., 1922-12-16
Efficiency Of Snubbers.

Spring check leaves are excellent
things, particularly for country driv.
ing. They are, in reality. snubbers,
preventing up-kick, yet not curtail.
Ing the downward motion Of the
body Of the car. Practically speak
ing. they are half-length. almost
flat leaves, placed on the top Of
springs. When the rebound comes
they hold the body in gentle check
and are ideal for fast going over
Q rough road.
The Washington times., 1922-12-16
PUPIL
W|NsESsAY
PRIZE
Earl q. Pearson Captures Four
Years Scholarship In
Good Roads Contest.

Competing with 25o.0o0 school pu-
pills representing every State In the
Union. Karl @. Pearson. seventeen
year-old student of Eastern High
School and editor of The Easterner,
has won the Harvey 8. Firestone
four-year university scholarship, val.
ued at $4,000.
The scholarship was offered In
connection with the 1922 national
good roads essay contest. Young
Pearson's essay Ii entitled How
Good Roads Are Developing My
Community"
The scholarship IL given annually
by H. 8, Ffrestone. Of Akron. Ohio.
for the best essay on q subject per-
tanning to good roads. It provides
tuition and all reasonable expenses
during four years at college.
. One OF the most popular boys at
Eastern, Pearson completes his
course this year and will enter col
lege next autumn. He has received
one Of the annual medals for schof.
arship for two years running.
The Washington times., 1922-12-16
COMPLETE CARS
FEATURE OF
SHOWS
New York and Chicago Expo.
sitlons Of 1923 Will Stress
This Angle.

At the 1898 Automobile Shows In
New York and Chicago. the domi.
nant tendency In car and truck con-
struction vii probably be tho en-
phasis on 'the complete vehicle."'
This forecast IL based on the opin-
ions Of the leading parts and acces-
sorry manufacturers Of the country.
contributing to a symposium con-
Quoted by the Motor and Accessory
Manufacturers Association.
Other features which will probably
be stressed. according to advance in.
dications, are:
Continued swing toward greater
production of light sizes.
Preponderance of closed cars.
Emphasis on sport models.
Further emphasis on light weight
construction.
Tendency to lower the cars, thus
giving q racy appearance.
Effort In direction Of simplificatiou
Of design.
Greater engine efficiency.
Show Complete Cars.
outranling all Of these tendencies.
however, win be the trend toward
making motor oarA genuinely COM
plete and ready for use in every de-
tail-in order to enhance the COM
fort, ease and economy Of operation.
More and more appointments and
devices. which have In the past been
regarded as extras or accessories,
are being adopted an standard equip
ment by vehicle manufacturers.
This does not mean the widespread
standard installation Of all accessor-
les but II does indicate that items
that are Individually useful and eco.
nomical are being added in increas-
ing numbers to the original equip
ment list.
This tendency makes possible re-
duction In manufacturing cost on
such units and accessories, cuts
down distributing expenses. increas-
% operating efficiency, and in the
long run aids the industry and the
public.
Heminway's Views.
Interpreting this development in
the automotive industry. M. L. Hem.
1nway. general manager of the Motor
and Accessory Manufacturers Asso-
citation, says:
"Instead of bringing about indis.
crimihAte use Of accessories, this
trend will put the car equipment
manufacturers to the test: Only
those accessories thAt are really use.
ful and sound will meet the rigid re-
quirements imposed by the engineers
and executives of the vehicle build
ers, who in turn must be open-mind-
cd and constantly responsive to the
dictates and needs of q public de-
string more complete, more efficient.
and more economical vehicles"
Special progress will be evidenced
in body design and construction.
This will apply not only to the more
obvious elements, but to the small
details such as door handles, win.
dows and other appointments max.
ing for easier riding and better ven.
tilation.
A sharp. upward swing In the
standard eQuipment-listing Of shock
absorbers and bumpers, IL typical of
the current practice Of the car build
ers.
After the automobile shows" says
Alfred Reeves, general manager of
the National Automobile Chamber of
Commerce. In letter to General
The Washington times., 1922-12-16
Much Easter Today.
HOW TO LOOSEN RIM.

A headlight rim which has be-
come rusted can easily b removed
by the use Of q strap or belt. Place
The belt around the rim and pass
the end through the buckle. When
the belt is drawn tight, q sudden
pull will loosen the rim without In
juring the lens.
The Washington times., 1922-12-16
MAKERS To run
new CARS TO
i. MARKET
Railroads Will Be Able to
Handle Only one-third OF
Output This Winter.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1s.-"0iven
average favorable winter weather
and road conditions and the auto
mobile industry can deliver from
one-third to one-haif its output over
the road" says James 8. Marvin.
head of the traffic division OF the
National Automobile Chamber OF
Commerce, discussing the present
transportation problems and the fu-
ture outlook for getting cars into
the hands Of the dealers.
Reviews Situation.
In reviewing the situation. Marvin
says:
'Ths railroad situation right now
is unchanged. but then we have
been favored by good weather. Let
a few good old-fashioned billiards.
come along to see the difference.
The railroads are doing fairly well.
but they are not improving and We
are liable to have change OF
weather at any time. ] think, how
ever, that we shall he able to meet
the traffic emergency and I am
looking to driveways to help ma
terially.
'Tn our record year. 1920. when
We made 2.205.197 cars. our manu-.
factufers delivered <70,S67 over the
roads. Even in the so-called bad
winter months Of January and Feb.
ruary we kept up q rapid pace.
showing 29.283 In January and a.
To In February.
Much Easier Today.
IT we could do this two years
ago. how much easier win It be this
winter, for since 1920 there have
been miles and miles OF improved
highways opened up. In addition,
the various States have got busy
IN the matter OF snow removal and
our roads this winter Will be able
TO give us service In consequence.
We are not disturbed by the clos
ing Of navigation, for the number
Of automobiles delivered by boats
has been small when compared with
he monthly production. Not more
than 5000 cars q month are shipped
by boats even At busy times."
The Washington times., 1922-12-16

Correct Placement Of Cotter-Pins.
When q cotter.pin Ia slipped into
place. never bend the ends over flat
against the bolt or rod. The pin
viii lock just as accurately II the
ends are spread just enough to pre-
vent slipping out.
The Washington times., 1922-12-16

Manager Heminway. ''there viii un.
doubtedly be Q big campaign on
closed bodies Of various types. low
priced and high priced. It ID un.
doubtedly the car Of the future. I
doubt whether there win be very
many mechanical changes In chassis
except the possible tendency Of q few
more Of the four-cylinder car makers
getting into the six-cyiinder fisld."
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-03

py hut aftsr an 4 could never equal apfopositlon
that you'd range atieid and secure an uneontanin
difficulty a. one jump II would settle The water
problem for all time.
Everyone who looks into the future az allrealites
that factories and plants Of every kind viii even
tnally swarm along the banks Of the Monongahela
River as thickiy as bees. See how they are crowd
ingi from Pittsburgh! Fifty years ago how many
were there? Fifty years from now, how many will
there be here? The time must come when no
chemical could purify the Monongahela river or It's
tributaries. The west Fork is practically elininat.
ed nov, as olarksburg IS seeking her water supply
Isewhere right AZ present. The time must arrive
when FaiFmont will be compelled to do this. Why
wait until every mountain stream within reason.
able distance is leased by a power company?
Lets have o N discussion about this at the
weekly gatherings OF the business men of the city.
It Is the biggest municipal question before Fair
mont, and It will continue to be the biggest ques-
ton Of the city until properly solved.
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REAL SOLUTION OF WATER PROBLEM.

SkI)W that the bond issue for a filtration plant
! Walled to carry. how would FaIrmont like to
take UP an actually big thing in a water PROPOSE
ition- and put something over that would definitely
settle every question for all time about the city
water? Why not put our shoulders to the wheel
and get busy to champion a movement to find for
ithescity an absolutely pure water source and have
n piped into this community? Many persons pro-
tfessed skeptieisdl about a filtration plants ability
10 chemically do away with acid. sulphur, and dis
ease germs, 1t was this skepticsm that brought
out the doughty 500 on election morning last week,
almost as much as their convictions that the Ultra
lion plant was going to cost them real money out
81 their pockets.
What would these negative voters and all the
rest of the city think OF spending about 3d.
100000 for the city a permanent water
supply Of unQpestioned purity and plenty? 1t
might be fifty miles from Fairmont that such a
source Of supply would be found. Reservoirs
would have to be constructed, and miles OF piping
laid, but the city then have water that was
not sewage and would meyer. become SO. 1t would
have water free from acids. sulphur and
germs mot by elimination, but because they did
not exist At All
The rejected filtration plant was a good PROPOSE
ton or The West yirginian would never have sup
ported n sosearnestlya 1tshas been tried out by
other cities forsyesrs and given every satisfaction,
1T would have been the greatest sort OF improve
ment over what the city now has in Its water sup
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-03
MONDAY EVENING, APRIL .; 1872.
AIL sHouIp KEEP coon.

HE WEST yIRGINIAN joins in the general
\ regret felt by the community since the last
hope otsan immediate agreement, between miners
and operators has vanished and the long threaten
ed strike becomes a reality.
The strike. cannot be a private affair with Its
reactions confined entirely to the two sides interest
ca IA, It and responsible for It. The strike becomes
burden upon the whole OF the people from the
moment of its inception. Those entirely blameless
for the present situation suffer even as much as
those directly Interested and responsible. Numer-
Gus business enterprises in the community will
teelathe effect Of the closing of the mines more
quickly and keenly than either miners or opera
tors W
The public therefore, compelled to endure, must
receive first consideration. Public opinion will
not tolerate rioting, iptimidation, or violence, since
no possible gain can be made by such means and
the bitterness and anger such methods inspire
would only prolohg a situation everyone heartily
wishes attan end There are bound to be sleepless
nights and wearisome days as the strike progresses.
Anxiety alone will tend TO make persons irritable.
sick business condition reacts upon public tenn
perament like a physical illness. Because Of this
III ts pre-emtnenLly. a time for patience, for studied
fairness and reasonableness. Every word, every
iacdons coming from operators, miners mad public
alike should have a thought out tendenT to close
and.not to widen the breach.
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WE THEM.

HERE is hard truth in a statement made by a
i witness in an Ontario police court, during a
trial concerning the collection Of Canadian duties
upon liquor which was being shipped across the
frontier of the United States. The witness declar-
ed, THE trouble is that in Canada we pass laws
and try to. enforce them, while in the United States
they pass laws and then pigeou-hole them"
There Is a certain easy going tolerance in America
which does serve to make law enforcement diff
cult. Public sympathy swings SO quickly TO the
offender.
Every small center in the country has certain
lawbreaklnE citizens whose ottenses are recognized
but 80, unpunished, and certain municipal rules
that. the spider spins webs over in their peaceful
pndlsturbed ignoring.
America has enough Law to hold every criminal
flat Sc these laws were put into effect, but the
people do not wish them to be put into effect and
the will OF the people is a law greater than the
written Law itself. It Is a hard thing to say OF
Americans that they encourage the breaking of
the Law, but it is TO a large degree, fact. People OF
other countries recognize It, and reds and radicals
count upon It most decidedly In carrying out plans
and schemes for further weakening control. When
punishment does fall in this country 1t is likely to
be, OF the most severe nature, and may be clear out
OF reason in proportion to the %ottense, for punish
ment is usually backed by public opinion and when
this is aroused and clamoring the unfortunate Of
fender can expect little regard for extenuating cir
eumstances.
The Ontario citizen had US sized up right but 1t
hurts a little to hear the truth occasionally.
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POLITICS
Here and There
Tower L.vl,r

M
In addressing a meeting Of The
prosecuting attorneys Of the state
IN Charleston last week Goyernoi
Il. F. Morgan minated that
there Is stu q probability Of a
! special session Of the legislature
being called. The Legislature was
discussed by the governor when
he made reference to the efforts
Of, Walter S. Hallanan, state tar
commissioner, To "equalizs the bur-
Fdens OF taxation In the state.
A special session OF the LEXIS
lature to enact legislation affecting
taxation matters will not be nec-
essary II the prosecuting attorneys
exert the proper influence on
leYylng bodies this fail, Governor
Morgan declared.
There are four classes of OBJ.
jectors to the plan" he said.
These are: the persons who have
not been paying enough taxes or
no taxes at all; those who would
make a political issue Of the tar.
alton matter; the persons who are
afraid the revaluation will re
suit in the loss OF a few votes, and
last, the honest persons who be-
lieve extravaganza on the part OF
leyying bodiHs will be created.
II have but little patience with.
the first three" he asserted, but
the last class deserves consider
alton. There has been extrava-
gance in some sections and money
has been crimially expended. But
those cases are rare. You are the
advising bodies and you must In
sist upon a reduction In the levies.
II you do your part and when the
valuation Is completed, It will not
be necessary TO cali the legisla.
ture into extraordinary session."
Speaking OF the third class OF
directors. the governor declared
that any party which shrinks
from enforcement OF the law does
not deserve TO be IN power"
Criticism and sedition
The line OF distinction between
criticism OF the government OF
seditious utterances was carefully
drawn by Attorney General E. T.
England in his address last week
before the prosecuting attorneys.
IF we'll directed and properly
used, criticism is a powerful wea-
pom for good" he declared. "If I'M
properly used, the reverse is true.
Just criticism Is constructve-un.
just criticism is destructive.
There is a vast difference In
criticizing the official acts and
conduct OF public officials and
critlcizing our government; the
former properly used Is always
permissible-the latter is mex
cusabie.
"officials who abuse their pow
err are Ito be condemned Just as
strongly as the men who violate
the laws. Free speech Is guaran.
teed by our constitution, but that
does not embrace disloyal utter
ances against our government"
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four times The quaahty mluod "a
1900. The state : roe miuins tl,
900 900 Ions 81 coal more thnn me Z
entire South produced IN 1900.
Last year the ysles,ot ives. Vlf
siniass farm CROPS Va over SIS.
000, 600 or an lnereassFSt see.0cNAcn
since 1910. and more than aotsala
the value Of farm cfopssiu the ttaic
twents years ago
National Bank RESOURCES d Wost
Virginia in 1890 was tiS5.oo0sooo.
or oyer seven times those OF 1870.
and her total hank depplits IN ago
Of SietSO00.Oo0 was oyerlliye timcs
that 81 1900.
Public school expenditures
West Virginia IN 1890 was 81. 4o2
900 which Is over five kimes the.
expenditures for such proposes n
1890, and oniy 81. 600, 900 less than
the enttre South spent Tor public
education IN 1850.
These and many moe facts
showing the progress OF tho state
are found IN the Blue Book Of
Southern Pfogress. published by
the Manufacturers Recorf OF Bal
tfmnra
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-03

BREAKS Up rally
Meeting Addressed by Michael
Collins Stopped.--one
Woman Wounded

DUBLIN, April 3.-TheNmeetins
addressed by Michael Collins At
Castlebar last night was stopped
by members OF the Fourth Western
Division Of the Irish Republican
army after stormy scenes in which
a woman was wounded by q bullet.
according to accounts reaching
Dublin this morning.
The chief OF the provisional gov
ornment and his party returned TO
their hotel, and the officer who had
proclaimed the meeting At an end
followed, declaring that none would
be allowed 10 leave until Mr.. Col.
Inns and his friends had surrender.
ed their arms.
The accounts received here d.
not state whether the Collins party
was disarmed, merely saying that
some people who left the hotel
were searched"
The telegraph wires around Cas-
tlebar were cut, and when the news
paper correspondents there board.
cd a train for Athlone they were
ordered by two officers to go to
the barracks. They were conveyed
to the barracks In automobiles
where they found A. McCabe, a
member Of the Dali Eireann, with
Commandant Kilroy and his stat.
The commandant stated that Mr..
McCabe had admitted he was the
first to draw a revolver at the meet.
ing. Mr.. McCabe then, in the pres
ence Of the correspondents. said he
believed he was the first to draw,
the dispatches say.
A Dublin man, said to be Charles
ByTne, a member OF the Collins par.
ty, was arrested and accused Of the
shooting. Mr.. Collins subsequent.
" told the reporter OF the Irish In.
dependent, Dublin newspaper, thai
he had visited Mr.. Byrne in the
barracks and found him in a cell
with only a plank for a bed and no
bedding. He said he had asked
Commandant Kiiroy to parole
Byrne, Mr.. Collins to be responsible
for him, but that the request was
refused.
Mrs. Fogarty. proprietress OF the
Commercial Hotel. Castlebar. wat
wounded in the shoulder, presur..
ably by the bullet fired at the meet.
ing.
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BOOK GIVES FACTS
ABOUT WEST VIRGINIA

West Virginia, with a population
over 100000, now has more than
double the population OF the state
in 1850. Her manufacturing capt.
tai Of over $685., 100000 is over Six
times that OF 1900, and S10,0iU,0Oo
more than the amount o.. capital
invested IN manufactures In the on.
tire South IN 1880. In mines, quar-.
ries and wells, the capital invested
is OVER s6SS,o0o.ooO. The vatHe Of
her mineral products IN 1890 was
$632,s00,000. or almost double the
value Of tho mineral products OF
the entire South in 1916.
West Virginia is now mining In
the neighborhood OF s7,o00N0e tons
OF coal, or 100000 tons more
than was mined in 1910, and nearly
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-03
Services for Soldier Dead
Held at Legion Post Home

Services In honor Of the eoun-
try.'s soldier dead were held at the
Fred r. Aeintzelman Legion post
home at 3 o'clock yesterday after
noon, simultaneously with similar
memorial meetings all over Amer:
lea. At the same time, all Of the
church bells in the state were toll
ed fer three minutes, and, In
Brooklyn, the last battalion of
dead from France was being euIo-
gized.
The Rev. C. S. TEwson, rector
Of the Christ Episcopal church.
and a y. NJ. CA. worker overseas
during the war, addressed the
members OF the local Legion posts
and their visitors yesterday after
noon. The program contained
other interesting numbers, includ-
ing an address by Captain Carr,
Of the Salvation Army.
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The last Of the American dead have reached the
home harbor. II they were alive they would know
of the, great first fruits of the cause in which they
made their final sacrifice. They fought TO make
the world safe from tyranny, from intimidation,
from might over right, and in the treaties just sign
ed at Washington the great nations expressed their
determination to hold 10 this ambition. That rever-
emit, ErievinE thronE which met the last OF the SOL
der dead were able to face the mute Homecoming
with the comforting assurance that the sacrifice
had not been made in vain; that the sunlight OF
a permanent peace was beginning at last to pierce
the age long fog Of international discord.