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Phoenix tribune., 1922-01-14

tions of the country will find them
selves in possession of secondhand
cars in the spring, but very few new
cars. The demand on the part of
thousands of owners who are waiting
for spring to trade will of course, be
for new cars.
Supply Versus Demand
Immediately the owners of old cars
discover that there is an over supply
of old cars and an under-supply of
new cars they will cut their prices on
their old cars which they have so
strenuously refused to cut during the
past year. When they start to cut
the prices on their old cars the deal
ers will be able to trade. This will
rapidly consume the supply of new
cars in the hands of dealers and bring
pressure to bear upon the factories
far greater than is anticipated today
The result will be a tendency towards
rising prices and a repetition of the
old story-the public which fails to
buy on a falling market begins to buy
enthusiastically when the market
starts to rise.
Cars between s1,5OO and $500 will
enjoy the largest percentage of sales
proportionate to previous production,
because those people who decide to
trade will come largely from that group
of individuals who have more steady
incomes, uninfluenced by the agricul-
tural situation or the foreign outlook.
Cars Bought on Value
Cars will be purchased on the basis
of value and not list price alone.
There will be a great battle for deal
ers on the part of manufacturers in
the low priced lines, with a tendency
toward curtailment of territories and
discounts in the struggle to compete
with the larger producers. The NOR
tality among dealers who cannot COM
pete in this field will be great. Their
only salvation will be to acquire some
line in the medium priced field which
will allow them a fair territory, fair
discount and an opportunity to trade
with owners rising from the great
mass in the low priced field.
Business viii Improve
Business in all lines will gradually
improve throughout 1922. The bust
ness prophets VINO are constantly
warning us not to be too optimistic
about 1922 are simply calling to our
attention the following fundamental
fact. Success in business in the fu-
ture will be based upon good merchan-
disc, fairly priced and produced in a
plant where the overhead is low.
These business prophets are merely
afraid that we have not learned our
lesson and that we will become too
ambitious upon the first squirt of busi-
ness which will absolutely appear in
the automobile industry on the first
warm day of spring.
Phoenix tribune., 1922-01-14
This forecast is based upon the re-
suits of my investigation.

This forecast is based upon the re-
suits of my investigation.
Market Is Studied
Since lasting value, or enduring
service rendered to the public is the
fundamental of all success, / determin-
ed to discover, if possible, what cars
now being offered to the public pos
sessed such qualifications There
fore, I submitted to all leading dis
tributors with whom | came in con
tact list of the thirty leading com
panies in the automobile industry. Op-
posite the names Of these companies
| placed their list prices. Then re-
quested the distributor to have his
secondhand appraiser give me the
secondhand valuations upon the prev
ious models produced by these com
panies.
With this as a basis l was able to
establish the ratio between the second
hand valuations of all leading cars and
their new list prices.
I found that twelve cars were CON
spicuous in all territories throughout
the country for high secondhand val
uation. The names of these compan-
les are included in a letter which I
have already sent to Jordan represen-
tatives and will be sent to any man.
ufacturer or dealer upon request.
Outlook For 1922
The outlook for 1922 indicates that
those dealers handling cars of high
secondhand valuation will experience
a distinct shortage during the period
between March 18th and July 1st. This
shortage will be brought about in the
following manner:
First there has been a curtailment
Of production during the past few
months due to the inclination of own
ers of cars which are rapidly wearing
out to wait until they thought that the
list prices had reached bottom. Like
most people who are inclined to~spec-
ulate in the stock market there will
be thousands of these owners who will
wait just little bit too long.
Hundreds of thousands of them have
made up their minds that they will
wait until spring before they offer
their cars for a trade. They think
that prices may continue to go down.
Some of the wiser ones will make up
their minds that the prices that are
made at the New York show will be
the final prices on cars in the spring.
These far sighted individuals will
trade as quickly as possible This will
absorb the production of the leading
factories during the months of Jan
uary, February and March.
But the readers, not being fully in
formed, or far-sighted enough TO Wis
ualize the situation, will be inclined
not to stock new cars until the spring
demand actually appears. The result
will be that many dealers in all sea-
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BY Mrs. A. Davis


The Willing Workers Club met with
Mrs. James Billingslea and as this
was the first meeting in the new
year, election of officers was in or
der. Due to inclement weather, many
of the members were absent and
election of officers was postponed un-
til next meeting.
Miss Helen Peterson returned this
week from Phoenix where she spent
the holidays with her parents. we
are glad to welcome her back to
Flagstaff.
Mrs. f. E. Conner and niece, Miss
Nanny F'reelan, returned Sunday from
two months visit in Phoenix and
Prescott. They report very pleas
ant trip.
Mr.. Benton R. James of Phoenix, is
a recent arrival and has enrolled as
student in the Northern Arizona
Normal school. We invite more to
come and will try and make it pleas
ant for all who will come.
Phoenix tribune., 1922-01-14
HAlRDREssING PARLoRs

"The Glory Of A Woman Is Her
Hair. Having completed course of
instructions in the Madame N A.
Franklin System of Hair and Beauty
Culture, am prepared to give scien-
tific treatment to all diseases of the
scalp. Remove ring worms, letter,
etc. Also dye your hair with natural
coloring. Shampooing, facial massage
Phoenix tribune., 1922-01-14

Baptist minister of Arizona and New
Meico, may reach him by addressing
your letter, box 4S1, Phoenix, Arizona.
The Rev. Dr. Bell is ready to respond
to a call from any source.
Phoenix tribune., 1922-01-14
PoRo SYSTEM HAIRDREssING

Graduate Of the Poro College of
Hair and Beauty Culture and spec
ialize in the Poro System of hair and
scalp treatment, shampooing, mani
curing and facial massaging. I also
teach the Poro System. Phone 1896
for appointments.
MRS. R. c. HOWARD.
3S N. 18th st.
Phoenix tribune., 1922-01-14

WATCH PHOENIX naow

WATCH PHOENIX GROW
FOR SALE = 1S-room apartment.
coming business property; $12,5OO;
S2,5OO cash. Will rent for 500 per
month.
Three small houses, lot. 1O0x100 Ft.,
$3.50 cash, $40 per month.
Fine lot, palms, fruit, date palms;
$3.50; $3.50 cash and sis per month.
Also business chances at Acre City
for Blacksmith shop, Furniture store,
Hay Grain and Feed; will assist the
right man to secure his stock.
M. H. SHELTON,
215 West Washington st.
Phoenix tribune., 1922-01-14
Notice to Baptists

Any Baptist churches throughout
the district desirous of getting in
touch with the Rev. ]. B. Bell, pioneer
Phoenix tribune., 1922-01-14

Christmas exercises at both church
es were great successes and consid-
cradle money was raised for building
fund
Phoenix tribune., 1922-01-14
FUTURE OF AUTOMOBILE
INDUSTRY IS FORECASTED
Six Months Survey Develops Facts and Tendencies
Used Car Valuations to be Regulating
Factor in 1922

By EDWARD S JORDAN
President, Jordan Motor Car Co

President, Jordan Motor Car Co.
Six months ago / determined to find out,
if possible, what companies and what cars
would be likely to survive in the automobile
industry. Therefore, in my travels which
covered more than $4,000 miles and took me
into every state in the Union except two,
succeeded in establishing contact with nearly
every leading manufacturer in the industry
and about five hundred of the most success
full distributors.
Phoenix tribune., 1922-01-14
DREssMAKlNG

Make mems shirts and all kinds of
ladies wear. Phone 4546. Mrs. C. S.
V. Jones, 1901 S. 4th avenue.
Phoenix tribune., 1922-01-14
PIANO TUNING

FOR RENT-Two three-room apart
ments; all modern conveniences; on
paved street; reasonable price. If
you want an apartment, see me at
once.
Apply 43S East Jefferson, ask for
Mr. Rice.
Phoenix tribune., 1922-01-14
ELECTRICIAN, LoCkSMITHING
AND GENERAL REPAIRING

ALL KINDS of electrical repairing,
house wiring, ETC., at reasonable
prices. Phone 3159 C. F. Gardner,
936 East Washington street.
Phoenix tribune., 1922-01-14

FOR RENT-Furnished room in pri-
vate home Apply 936 E. Washington
street
Phoenix tribune., 1922-01-14

FOR SALE-5 room frame house,
good location. $1,000, $500 cash, $40
per month. Have several houses for
Rent. List your property with US.
M. F. DEWITT, With S. G. Thrift
16 S. 4th street.
Phoenix tribune., 1922-01-14

FOR RENT-Furnished rooms with
privilege of light housekeeping Apply
221 North 9th st.
Evening star., 1922-02-26

"WHY'" says she, 7 heard Abbie
| " speak Of it. She was here once,
years ago, and she was always dragging
the facts into her conversation"
| "Oh!" says I. "Abbie, eh? So that
accounts for it?"
| For what?' asks Clara.
! For your coming here. of course"
says I. "All right Let's go. But lis
| ten, Clara. You know what a lot Of old
gossips there are ,camped around the
lobby? Well, If were you I wouldn't
look at 'em. Just hold your chin up
! and breeze straight along as If you were
q visiting duchess going out to dinner
with the consul general. Can you do
that?'
| IL believe I can tonight says she.
It'll try"
| I'll say it was a good effort, even II
| did have to give her a little push, as
the elevator stopped, to make her lead
the way, Next came Julie wita her
wrap. and then trailed along. my eyes
on that pair Of freak old maids. I'd
decided that if they started toward her
| I'd Jump in and block 'em OF. was
| ready to pull bit Of strong arm work
! on Abbie II necessary. and signal Barry
to hustle Mrs Truenan into the taxi.
But say, you should have seen the
I simple stare they gave her. That was
all. No more sign OF recognising her
taan as If they were watching the Queen
| Of Siam in a moving picture. Clara
passed within three feet Of her sisters
in-law and they followed her with their
eyes until she went through the reyolv-
ing door. but not a peep out Of 'em. They
| lust glanced at each other and puckered
their mouth corners and sat there. stM
watching for Hiram.s widow.
Evening star., 1922-02-26
Trilby AS Joy Secretary By ss"sn Ford

|, spender when it came to dress
goods?"
IL hardly think he was." says
Mrs. Trueman. He gave each of US
an allowance for dresses and he al
ways scolded when I overran mine.
How much per annum" de-
manded.
1.-TWO hundred" says she.
Then got gaspy. 1.-TWO hundred
Say. dearie, IL the judge could see the
size Of that check he'd come right up
through the sod"
Then for the first time she showed
signs Of having sporting blood. II
don't care" says she, tossing her
head. "if those dresses did cost a lot.
They're the kind I've always dreamed
about having. He might have let me
buy pretty things when l was young.
And now-well, he'll never know"
"Nor the old maid sisters. either
worse luck!" put in.
But it was the wrong thing to say.
Her chin dropped and a scared look
Evening star., 1922-02-26

hers is the voice Of a young girl. Mrs
Dieudonne told me that the copy Of
the song was given her in Rome by
an Italian officer. She did not say
whether he was revenue officer. army
officer or naval officer. but l got the
impression that he was an army on
Ger. You should drop in at the old
Dieudonne house some Sunday after
noon. and II you make hit with the
children Mrs. Dieudonne may sing for
you. and II you are as skillful in free
lunch diplomacy as the Rambler you
may be invited. etc.
Last Sunday the Rambler mentioned
Nine. "chigarets" Academy of Phila-
delphia and admitted that he was only
guessing at the spelling Of the lady's
name. Yesterday he got more infor-
nation about the matter. And it was
this way: The Ramblers old race
horse friend, Charlie Harris. whose le-
gal name is Charles Townsend Harris.
came down to The Star building.
"Why. I remember Nine. Chegary
WELL" he said. You spell it Che
gary did not know that she had
an academy in Philadelphia, but re-
Evening star., 1922-02-26

"Did-did I do it all right" she
asked, as we started of in the cab. Il
never looked at soul, you know"
Maybe it's just as well you didn't"
says ].
"All tie same" says Clara. Il almost
wish Abbie could have been there to see
me-
"That's odd." says I. "for between
Won and me, she was"
And Barry and spent the next halt
hour getting her out Of her panic. ]
hardly think we'd have done 1t then II
hadn't threatened to call the head
waiter and tell him she wouldn't eat
her soup. .',r-
"But-but they'll be there at the hotel
when I 60 back" she protested.
you're not going back" says I.
You'll camp with US in the studio to-
night: and tomorrow. after I've looked
up a regular hotel for you. Julie will
mack up your things and move. So you
can cross Tonowanda on TIE map fo1
good"
Copyright. lszz sg seveil Ford,
Evening star., 1922-02-26

F You get a gasp out of Inez
you're going some, but when ]
told her the results of answer
ing Madam KS want ad. I had
her breathing through her adenoids.
"Hey?" says Inez. "You-got job
helpin' rich widow spend her money
and have fun?"
Crude but correct" says I. mot
$50 poor. eh, for the first throw?"
Inez bIinks at me twice. register
ing admiration. Then she opens her
mouth thoughtful. What you mean
-rich?" she asks. How much?"
why says I. Il didn't ask for fig
ures, but / understood she had bales
of it. Her late departed was an old
Judge in some upstate town. and they
lived in a gray limestone mansion
that had two parlors and a cupola.
not to mention a pair Of old sisters
of his that she pensioned off before
she ran away"
"Huh?" says Inez. Upstate"
As usual. she was sticking to the
Evening star., 1922-02-26

Frank Marcel Stephen. children of
Benjamin Day Shephen."
The Rambler met Miss Charlotte, an
attractive young lady with dark eyes
and hair and q very pleasant manner
toward ramblers who trespass on pri-
vate property and make pictures
about the place. It Is a dne old gar
den and grouped at some distance
from the house are farm buildings in
cluding a Slated corn house, the
whole giving picture very like that
which you treasure in your memory
Of the old farm you lived on when
you were boy or girl. Not far
from the house is the customary
burying ground, where generations
Of. the family are at rest, ana ad-
joining it is a plot of ground. where
faithful slaves found eternal rest
after laying down the shovel and the
hoe.
+ X X x
DR DAY called this place Gretta,
after his only daughter, Ma-ga-
ret. When she was little girl all the
folks on the place, black and white.
and for miles around called her
Evening star., 1922-02-26
St. Elmo's Fire.

THE phenomenon Of a phosphores-
L ce6t light at the masthead is one
so rarely witnessed by others than
superstitious sailors that it is seldom
one finds an intelligent account of it.
The story Of it told by DR.. Mason,
missionary in Burma, is therefore OF ex-
ceptional interest.
On one occasion he was with others
on board a small schooner at anchor on
Tayoy Point, when a severe souall OF
wind and rain, accompanied by much
thunder and lightning, came on.
After the storm began to abate they
were aroused by cry on deck. There
is a ball OF fire at the masthead" They
went up and saw. what is very rarely
seen, "the fire Of St Elmo" or rather
"the fire of st. Elmo and st. Anne"
It exhibited an appearance quite diff
ferent from all the descriptions the
doctor had read. Phipson says: Lord
Napier observed the fire of St. Elmo in
the Mediterranean during a fearful
thunderstorm. As he was retiring to
rest a cry from those aloft, st. Elmo
and St. Anne" induced him to go on
deck. The masthead was completely
enyeloped in a blaze of pale phosphoric
light
The st. Elmo that DR.. Mason saw
did not envelop the masthead in blaze
at all, but it took the form of a perfect
globe Of phosphoric light perhaps
foot in diameter. It was not on the
summit of the mast. but touched it on
one side, playing about 1t, when the
vessel rolled. as a large soap bubble.
trifie lighter than the air.
After remaining some ten minutes the
light grew fainter. and finally died out
like a soap bubble.
Evening star., 1922-02-26

Maison Noir was because that was
where Inez was working as a model
and I'd been wanting to see her
doing her stuff, as those slangy ac-
tors put it. What saps they are that
they can't unlimber their thoughts
in plain English, Ell?
Well. you know how little like
business houses such places as the
Maison Noir look? If 1t wasn't for
the carriage caller outside you might
take 1t for a private house or an
exclusive club. No wonder Mrs.
Trueman gawped when she saw I
towed her between the clipped bay
trees. pushed the front door button
and nodded to the smart French maid
who ushered US into the Louis Qua
torze reception room. I could feel
her nudging me nervously and knew
she wanted to ask me II I wasn't
making a sad break, but ! paid no
attention.
1.-THE manager. please" told the
maid.
Evening star., 1922-02-26

out from the city to have home
Of their own and to own some chick
ems and a vine and fig tree. 1t was
the home of DR.. Benjamin Day. In
the story of the Dieudonne home at
Bladensburg last Sunday the Rambler
said: nicholas Carroll Stephen mar
ried Margaret Rebecca Day. a daugh-
ter of DR.. Benjamin Day Of Prince
Georges county. Their children were
Julianna Jennings Brice Stephen. John
Stephen and Benjamin Day Stephen,
deceased, who owned a plantation
called Gretta, most Of which Is now
Riyerdale Heights. Gretta Mansion
is standing and Is owned by Miss
Charlotte Margaret Stephen and
Evening star., 1922-02-26

member Nine. Chegary's Female Acad-
emy on Murray Hill. New York CITY,
1t was fiourishing place in the '3Os.
'40s and SOS. Mime. Chegary lived to
a great age and died only a few years
ago in New York. There was a long
obituary notice of her in some of the
New York papers. and 1 am surprised
that you didn't clip it. so that you
could work it over in a case like this.
1t was swell school. and the daugh-
ters of the Jays, Schuylers, Biddles
and Wellings went there. Daughters
Of wealthy and fashionable families
came from Washington, Baltimore,
Richmond and Charleston and many
other cities were represented in the
classrooms and the parlors-they had
parlors in those days. Some of the
Gebhart children went to Nine. Che
gary'@yes, Freddie Gethart was Of
of the Mays Of Baltimore attended
there. I happen to remember some of
these names because my mother was
a pupil at Nine. Chegary's. BY the
way. one Of madame's star pupils was
Fannie Chauncey. who became the
wife of Chauncey McKeever, who, as
adjutant general Of the Army. lived
in Washington for number Of years" !"
i x +
uERE and there in the course Of
= the Bladensburg rambles 1 have
mentioned Christopher Lowndes. who
built the great house called Bostwick.
which is still standing and is owned
by James H. Kyner. The Rambler
wrote the story of that house seven
or eight years ago. Big iron letters
and figures. set high up in the south
chimney, are &C. L.. 1746." &C. L."
stands for Christopher Lowndes. 1t
was about 1892 that Bostwick was
Evening star., 1922-02-26

N other stories the Rambler has
pointed out an old road which
turns north In the eastern part Of
Bladensburg and runs along the
oase or lower slope Of that ridge
which Is the eastern wall Of the wide.
nat valley Of the upper Eastern
branch. A few years ago this road
passed between large farms. but the
country is much changed. This road
intersects many others veining the
north and north-central sections Of
Prince Georges county between the
eastern branch and the Patuxent
RIVER sections Of the county includ-
ing those civil subdivisions or elec-
tion districts named BladensburE,
Kent Queen Anne, vansville and
Bowie. Today the old road leads
through rather a closely settled
country and is lined with homes of
people most Of whom count Wash.
lhgton as their place Of business.
new homes are grouped eastward
OF the road and a number Of farms
are divided into building lots, and
through these farms run streets whose
outline Is marked by stakes and young
trees. Many Of the new villages in this
part OF the county take their names
from older villages In the valley Of the
eastern branch. distinguishing them
selves from the older villages ty the
prefix "east," as East Hyattsville.
East Riverdale. East Berwyn, etc.
some settlements strike out for
themselves with new and independ-
ent names and young subdivisions
with names not associated with the
older towns are sprinkled with fresh.
new houses.
A single-track electric line from
the Junction of 18th and H streets
and Maryland avenue northeast runs
to Bladensburg. turns east and then
north. following the line of the cid
road as far as East Berwyn. The
two trolley cars on this line now run
only as far as East Riverdale. and
they do not run that far on every
trip. car service having been sus-
pended on that part Of the line from
East Riverdale to East Berwyn,
about two miles beyond
X + 4
WHEN you leave the car at East
Riverdale you will see, about
third of q mile northeast of the little
station. a high, round-top' hill. on
which Is yellow house with many
gables. and. whether there are seven
or more gables. one is apt to think
OF Hawthorne's Salem-tfat is. IL one
happens to know anything about
Hawthorne and Salem. Big trees
cedar and black locust-srow around
the house. and q road bordered by
the locusts leads up the hill and
through the garden Of the house.
During all the years that this private
road has served its masters rains and
winds have abraded and secured II
so that now it passes between high
banks. and these banks are covered
with thick mat Of 11oneysuckle. Let
US say that the banks are covered
with foneysuckle. What's the use Of
saying "a thick mat Of honeysuckle"?
None. One would not say a carpet
of honeysuckle or q rug Of honey
suckle, but we must always say a
mat" Of honeysuckle. Men are salves
to certain phrases.
The old house ON the hill is named
Gretta. That was the name OF the
farm Of which this house was the
mansion. 1t Is still the name Of that
part Of the farm which has not been
built on by persons who have moved
Evening star., 1922-02-26

'tGretta," or miss Gretta," even
though she was christened ''Marga-
ret" and not "Margaretta-" That is'
this is the Ramblers understanding
of the matter. AS the Rambler has 1t
from the Dieudonne family tree. DR..
Benjamin Day married Miss Martha
Cooke of Howard county. Md. His
daughter Margaret Rebecca married
Nicholas Carroll Stephen. son of
Judge John Stephen of Annapolis and
Bladensburg. and their son, Benjamin
Day Stephen, married Charlotte Mar
eel, daughter of Marcello Sues of Ge-
neva. Switzerland. Gretta is an In
teresting old house. 1t has stood up
under all the storms of century,
looks young and prim in its fresh yel-
low paint and in its rooms are many
Of those antique objects which pass
under the general name Of heirlooms.
If you are out that way you should
make a call at Gretta and you might
say that the Rambler sent you. But
don't let the watchdog hear you
say it.
beIore moving on his way 10 Gretta
the Rambler stopped at the old Dieu-
donne house in Bladensburg for lunch.
and before the table was set Mrs. Ju-
Llama Jennings Brice Stephen Dieu-
donne, daughter Of Nicholas Carroll
Stephen and Margaret Rebecca Day.
sang. She told the Rambler that it
was rather strange how well her sing
ing voice had been preserved through
all the years since she studied music
with Miss Minnie Scott. now Mrs.
Richard Townsend. at Nine. Chegary's
fashionable academy in Philadelphia.
And so it is. She sang Gounod's Ave
Maria" a few other good songs and
one in italian called mia Madre Me-
Iodia Chive Di Sol" by one Luzzi. and