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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-19
FRANKLIN CLOSED
 JOBS POPULAR

More than one-sixth of the shipments from the Franklin Auto mobile company during January were of the Demi- Sedan type. This type a convertible one-which was intro duced by Franklin a year ago. has achieved wide populsrity. The Demi- Sedan is equipped with per manent top with removable window panels, giving it the comfort of closed car in winter and the freedom of an open car in summer
 In line with its announced policy of augmenting the number of it's dealerships to take care of the in- creased demands of sales and service incident to the introduction of the Franklin Four" in 1923, the Franklin Automobile company announces a net increase in the number of it's dealers of 29 per cent since July last. The Franklin company expects that the number of its dealerships will ulti- mateiy exceed the two thousand mark. The Scouten Motor company is local dealer for Franklin
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-19

American automobile speed records
 are not recognized in England.
 The life of an automobile used by
 q physician is no more than four
 years.
 The cost of owning an automobile
 Las decreased to about so per cent
 within a year.
 Less than half the motor vehicles
 owned in New York city carry liabil-
 ity insurance.
 Forty-four automobile shows are
 scheduled to be held this year in the
 United States.
 Ohio bought more motor vehicles
 127.S1s) during 1921 than any state
 in the Union.
 The first Canadian automobile
 show for 1922 will be held at Mon
 treal, February 25 to March 4 = Approximately 34,000.000 tires will be used on motor vehicles in the Limited States this year.
 5 Legal service for car owners is the one big question among the various
 automobile clubs of the country. ] An average of nearly s15 year for taxi fares is spent by every man, woman and child in New York city. Automobiles landing in Great Bri- Jain for touring purposes are exemf't from taxation for the first four months.
 Concerning motor vehicle regis tYaton in Canada, Saskatchewan leads the Dominion with one car to every IA of it's population. The word automobile" was ere . ated by the French from the Greek word auto" meaning self and the ! Latin "mobilis," meaning movable. Automobile speeders in Detroit,
 Mich, are taken to the House of Cor ] rection for kitchen work. The punish nent is known in the army as TX. r. duty.
 Excluding cities of the United { States, the investment in highway ! transport amount to s20,0O0, 900, which : includes motor vehicles, garages, 2 roads. etc.
 The interchangeability of carbu-
 retors, magnetos and similar parts s has been made possible through standardization by the Society of
 Automotive Engineers. The fire department of Baltimore. , Md, maintains 137 motor vehicles of g all types, from the light coffee wagon ! to the heaviest pumping engine, ! trucks and water towers. Luxurious passenger automobiles of modern make are lined with tapestry z and fitted with a settee in place of 2 the usual seat. The interior is sup s piled with all toilet requisites. As means to lessen automobile 5 accidents, the bureau of public roads, 1. U. S. department of agriculture, :. urges the standardization of all dan : ger signs along the American road z ways.
 7 Because of automobile stealing. a < large eastern insurance company Is
 said to have lost s2,000,0o0 in pay
 rnent last year of cars insured against
 theft. Losses during 1920 amounted ; to s1,00o,0o
 < The average price of passenger au- {. tomobles is s1,4o9. The average ex- 2 pense of upkeep, including tires, Oil, z gasoline, depreciation, interest, re- . pairs. garage, etc, is estimated at ' s559 per year.
 7 A Child Welfare Special auto { mobile is to be operated in Wiscon- < sin, and visit rural communities to
 advise and help mothers with their E problems A woman physician and E nurse will accompany the car. z Of the automobile manufacturers in < the United States, nearly 70 factories '- are making cars listed between $1, 2 GOO and s2,000 There are 26 makers < producing cars priced from $2,000 to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-19

in the industry. The inflated prices of war and postwar came down with a jump. Autos right now are about as cheap as they ever were.
 The year 1921 saw such new cars as the Friend, Parent, Ace, Chrys- Ter, Heine-Velox. Sheridan, Grey Light, Premocar, Dusenberg, Ken worthy and Northway. In 1921 the Durant and Willis St. Claire were brought into production also.
 The Parent is new principled car of the air cooled type. The Ace was distributed on the Pacific coast in 1920, but is broadening it's field from it's manufacturing center Of Ypsilanti. Mich. The Chrysler Motor company of Elizabeth, N. J., was out with the Chrysler. Tho Sheridan, made by Sheridan Motors at Munice, Ind. is getting into its stride.
 The Premocar. manufactured at Birmingham, has the Magic Six now in four models.
 Like Tennysons Brook" the time tried makes and models, however. seem to be going on and on forever. Still this installation of new life is an asset to the industry which should mean better cars all around and new effort and eompe- tition are the things which instill quality in both old and new.
 Questions and Answers
 Dear Larry: I want a mixture to repair scored cylinders. Where can l obtain such? WEIRD.
 Answer Try Lawrence & Co, Newark, N. j., or Eagle Machine company, Indianapolis. I think can fix you out
 get out of my Super Six HudsonF D. P. c.
 Answer: I haven't this exact data at hand. but should say you should be satisfied with fourteen miles per gallon under ordinary conditions.
 Larry Stone; What size piston ring was used in the 1918 Stutz? NJ. o. B.
 Answer; Four and three-eighths by quarter.
 Stone: How quick should be able to stop my car from speed of twen- ty-five miles per hour to clear my self in case of accident? W. R. II.
 Answer Provided the law allowed you a speed of twenty miles per hour and you were making same and brought the car to a stop inside ot fifty eight feet you would be consid- cred to have perfect brakes.
 Dear Sir: Will you settle an argu- Tent by telling me what size motor and whose make was used in the S6 Owen Magnetic? ?. Y. c.
 Answer; Always glad to settle ar guments if I can. The Owen Mag nettc of that model used a Buda Mo tor Six cylinders. Ss 1-Sx5 10.
 Dear Stone: Which is best for wheel bearings in a racing car, bail or roller.
 Answer Ball I'd say they would add miles per hour to any car. All of the better race cars are SO equip ped
 Larry; have Packard six. se- rial number 501sS. What year is this car?
 Answer Ii is a Model IS. The serial numbers ran in this from 5O.026 to 5000, year 1914.
 Mir. Stone. How is valve timing figured on the different cars.
 Answer. There is no set hard and fast rule for valve timing There arc many things to be taken into consid- eration, bore, stroke, size and lift of the valves, practically everythins and last and greatest the engineers opinion. A valve setting that might be wonderful for high speed would be N. c. for the average work. Many settings and different shaped cams are tried when a new motor is brought out before a definite de- cision Is reached
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-19
Antomoti.e Progress


 Just about 2S years ago the first automobile was made.
 In 1921 there were 33.000 licensed dealers in the country; 35,000 licensed garages. doing net business of $725,00O, 900.
 The parts and accessory business amounts to a billion dollars and the tire business is a rotation of huge fortunes.
 Tn 1921 there were over 1O,O00,o00 automobiles and trucks in America. S3.0O0. Fewer than 3 factories turn out cars selling for more than S4,0o9. In Mexico. all automobile drivers in Mexico City must furnish certifi- cates of good conduct before secur- ing licenses The purpose is to get rid of numerous chauffeurs who are in reality robbers or other criminals who ply their trade while operating taxicabs.
 In France, regular motor service is maintained daily over the new Routes des Apes" between Nice on the Mediterranean shore and the Swiss frontier, travelling the French Alps and traversing some of the most won sderful mountain country in Europe.
 The University of Pennsylvania IS conducting a special 17-day course in highway engineering. Forty engi- neers, all of whom hold responsible positions in highway engineering de partments of their respective home states, are attending the school. The youngest student is 21, the oldest 62.
 Believing that automobiles will be an important factor for the transpor- tation of visitors from all parts Of the United States and Canada to the sesqui-centennial exposition, planned for Philadelphia, Pa, in 1926, engi- neers are working on parking space for the cars, According to estimates, an area of 150 acres will be required for the probable 25000 cars.
 A new system for control of traffic in the congested part of Detroit, Mich, is the operation of a great master tower, which. it is said. will control traffic over distance of four miles. The single tower will be equipped with bells, lights and traffic officer. The signals will be repeated automatically in sub sidiary towers, and all vehicular traf- fic in the congested district will move CT stop in unison upon signal from the master tower.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-19
FOREMOST AUToMoTIvE ENGINEER AND DIRT TRACK RACE DRIVER.

These are authentic figures and verified facts.
 Each year sees new cars and a new trend. The year 1922, from all indications, will be marked by sew eral new cars and also by the small car of several prominent makes.
 Franylin has announced light job. Paige's light job will be the Jewett. Then we hear that Ford will do the opposite take over Loncoln produe- tion on a large scale.
 However. 1921. was an era year
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-09-28
SOLON

a number of men from here were in
Bangor Thursday for the races.
John McCollor is quite i'll with
blood poisoning caused from small
scratch in the hand. DR. Richardson
was called in consultation with DR..
Piper Sunday.
The postponed harvest dinner and
supper win be on Wednesday, Octo-
Der 9Th at the NJ. e. Vestry.
Mr.. and Mrs NJ. p. Pollard and Mr..
and Mrs. w. A. r. Head were in Rum
ford Sunday the guest of Miss Flora
Heald
MegsrB Coolidge and Hatch of Liv-
ermore Falls were in town Monday af-
ternoon. +. A. Coolidge went home
with them.
Williams Bros. Motor Co.. AuthOriz-
ed Ford Sales and Service, Cars,
Trucks and Tractors, North Arson
Maine. tf37
Mr.. Parker of Auburn was in town
last week tuning pianos.
Mrs. l.. w Mclntire who has been
the guest of her daughter in New York
the past month, is now with her sister
In Northampton. Mass.
Malon Patterson and Fred Magoon
were in NorridgeWoek Monday where
they We're making plans for an extern
sion on the creamery in that place.
Mrs Caroline Birmingham arrived
! in town Saturday evening for a short
stay
A. C. Head began harvesting his
| potatoes Monday
Tn. BOYS and Girls Clubs and
their leaders, Mrs. Bryant and Mr.
Weeks were in Skowhegan, Tuesday.
The Ladies' Home Circle will meet
with Mrs Mary Piper, Thursday, Oct
ober T.
Charles Moody has moved to Bling
ham being unable to get rent here in
town
Vim Saulters met with an accident
Saturday evening while crossing the
street near the bridge. He was hit
and thrown by a car going slowly
driven bv Joseph Bachelor of Bing-
ham. il is understood. Mr. Saulters
received sprained shoulder and ankle
but no bones We're broken.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-09-28
NORTH ANSON

Prof. Paul Mason of Pennington
was in town last week for short
visit
Mr. and Mrs. Leander Spearin have
returned from Washington County
where they have been spending the
summer and are to remain this win
ter with Mrs. Emma Spearin
A social was held Friday evening at
Academy Hall in benefit of the Radio
Club.
Repairs have been made the past
week on the spire of the Congrega-
tional church which was damaged by
lightning in an August storm.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest G. Walker and
son of Washington, ID. c. were guests
last week at the home of his father,
Stilman A. Walker. in Embden.
Thursday morning he visited the AGA
denny, taking note of the many changes
since his last visit and gave very
pleasing and helpful address before
the students in the hall, later visiting
the classrooms. The son matricu-
lates at Harvard University this week.
Miss Mabel Steward returns to Phil
adelphia this week. She stopped over
at Lewiston Tuesday to attend the
Bates-Oxford debate.
The local public will keep in mind
that Miss Elizabeth Gurrell Whiting,
impersonator, will appear in "lhe
Boomerang" at Carrabassett Hall,
Thursday, October IL. under the aus
pieces of the Woman's Association
The quarterly service of communion
will be held Sunday at Dinsmore Me
mortal Church and the church offer
ing for foreign missions received. Pub
lie worship as usual at lO.45. The
Church School meets at 11.50 En-
tering upon new courses OF studies
with the beginning OF new quarter
and the recent promotions become eff
fective. An important meeting of the
Y. p. S. c. L. is to be held at els.
The winter time table went into eff
feet Monday on the Maine Central =.
Passenger trains are due to leave this
station as follows. Southbound, 7.22
11.37 a. M; northbound, 1850 a. m.
| 5. 80 D. IN.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Spaulding, Bert
Spaulding, Ralph Spaulding, Mrs. o.
L. Soule and Mrs. Fred Marsh OF Pitts
field were visitors Sunday at Willard
CUNTS on Center street
The Physics Glass at Arson Academy
has organized a Radio Club with the
following officers: president, Alvin
Bradbury; vice president Miss Ruth
Donahue; secretary, J. F. Tingley
treasurer, Miss Shirley Allbee. The
immediate objective Of the club is the
installation of a receiving apparatus
at the Academy.
The Arts and Crafts Committee de-
sire that all who have articles of in
terest that have not been exhibited al
previous fairs in North Arson be broi
for exhibit at the fair to be held Sat
urday, September 80
Arson Academy will cross bats with
Scion high school at the Fair next
| Saturday at ! p. IN.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-09-28
MALBON'S MILLS

There was poultry culling At Ghas.
Holden's on Wednesday afternoon by
County Agent Storer. Several neigh
bors We're present and We're much in
terested in the work Mr. Holden has
some 400 chicks of the Plymouth Rocks
and r. l. Reds, all fine birds.
Everybody busy going to the fair.
Miss Helen Hafey held corn roast
at the schoolhouse grounds on Friday
evening last. A good time was en-
joyed.
Mrs. Bell Russell of Greene is a
guest at the home of her nephew Wal
lace B. Hafey in Cornyille.
Philip Hannah of Houlton who has
been visiting at the home OF Arthur
Hafey in Cornyille for few days
left Thursday night to resume his
studies at the Holy Cross College in
Worcester, Mass.
Mr. and Mr.. Arthur Hafey and
daughter Helen were calling on
friends in Watervile last Thursday
Miss Angie NJ. Keaton OF Portland
who has been visiting her mother,
Mrs. Leroy Campbell in Athens, and
other relatives is spending a few days
with her foster father, Mr. and Mrs.
Isaiah Crowell in whose family she
lived when young for seven years
Mrs. Jane Barnes of Gornyille has
recently entertained as guest her
nephew, Rev w f. Barnes, who is
secretary of the Dominion Alliance
and cooperation work with the tenn
perance forces of Quebec and Vermont
to take united action for law enforce
ment across the boundary.
Lionel King of Brooks and lady
friend of Bangor were week end guest
at the home of his sister, Mrs. Thomas
Flewelling.
Vird Cousins and housekeeper, Mrs
IDA Purinton, Miss Gladys Cummings
and sitter, Miss Josephine Cummings
motored TO China on Sunday To call
ON Mr. Cousins uncle, Ruel Ellis
aged "a years and enjoyed picnic
lunch on the shore of China Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank F'leweling OF
Dexter were in town a few hours on
Sunday stopping at the home of his
brother, Thomas FleWelling, who re
turned with them to Dexter. Mr..
Flewelling is making preparations to
soon move to a farm at SilVers Mills
which he has recently traded his pro
perry at this place for.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-09-28
NORRIDGEWOCK

The regular meeting of the Village
Improvement Society was postponed
from last week Thursday until this
week Thursday at the Library Parlors.
The hostesses will be Mrs. Edith
Jones, Mrs. Esther Carr aud Mrs. Eta
Abbott.
The Norridgewock Agricultural Fair
is the chief topic of conversation ON
the streets this week 1t is hoped
that record breaking crowd will be
here to enjoy the event Saturday if
the weather is fair and if the wealth
er should not be favorable the event
will come off on Monday.
Mrs. Charles Pray is visiting rela-
lives in Lewiston a few days this week.
M. and Mrs. G.. G.. Cooley have ar
rived from Portland to make their
home in town and during the past
few days have been the guests of Mrs.
Cooley's brother and wife, Mr.. and
Mrs. Merritt Holt. They expect to
occupy their newly purchased home at
once. A number of local music low
ers awaited themselves of the oppor-
tunity to hear Sousa's Band at Wa
teryille last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Boone and fam
lily are to move this week to the Fred
Webster house.
Mrs. Rena Blaisdel has been the
guest of Mrs. Wilbur Taylor several
days this week Sunday Mr.. and
Mrs Taylor accompanied by Mrs.
Rlaisdell and Miss Frances Jones en-
joyed an automobile trip To Flagstaff
and vicinity.
Miss Iona Pray left Tuesday morn
ing for Atlanta, Georgia where she
has engaged to be Critic Teacher in
the Spellman Seminary for colored
people. She was joined in Portland
by her friend Miss Frances Whitman
of Turner who is to teach in the same
school Two other Pennington Nor
NAL schoolmates of the young ladies
are teachers in the Seminary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milford Tibbitts Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs Edward Barker in
Waterville Sunday and were accom-
panied home by Mrs. Tibbitts mother
Mrs. Mahala Mclntire who has been
visiting her daughter and other rela-
tives during the past few months,
Mrs. Abbie Wiley and granddaugh-
| ter of Smithheld are living at the
home of c. A. Whiting at present.
DR.. William Taylor OF Mechanic
Falls was the guest of his parents
Sunday
Stephen Delano of Waterville was
the over Sunday guest of his sister
Mrs. Herbert Crosby.
The many friends of Herbert Hale
one of our Civil War veterans will
be sorry to learn that he is in a ser
| ious condition.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Mills of Oak
land were Sunday guests of Mr.. Mills
mother, Mrs. Jane Mills.
Both corn factories finished pack
ing this week with large amount o
corn packed.
The members of Somerset Grang'
enjoyed a very nice program at theil
last regular meeting, as the COMMITTEES
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r THe fair management has been quite
+ liberal I'm it's prize offers this year
and ib. cudcayor is being made tC
fprpst We understand that Arson
Grange viii have a dinner tent and
thai other organizations will have
mean- of refreshing the inner man.
Mrs. Mildred Manson. Miss Shirley
Allbcc. luvey Barnaby and Roy And
erson went 10 Lewiston Tuesday IL
attend ,nv Bates oxford Debate.
a mu value school will be held
under the auspices Of the Woman S
Farm Bureau October -. q.
Tho annual meeting of Stewart Lib
rary Association will be held at the
Residence of Wallace Emery, Monday
October g ut 80 p. III.
williams Bros. Motor Co., AuthOrlz-
ed Ford Sales and Service, Cars,
Trucks and Tractors, North Arson,
Maine. tf37
The gentle sizzle of the tea pot is
again heard m the land as the memb-
ers of the Woman's Association re-
sumo their series Of Pyramid Teas fol
lowing Vacation Good progress is
being made OH the home stretch, and
there neighbolhood social event are
likely 10 prove quite popular until
the series j. completed.
Miss Henry Merry was at Skowhe-
gan one day last week, also four days
at Pennington and attended the North
New Portland fair Saturday afternoon.
Recent arrivals at the Carrabassett
Inn include the following: X. A. Will
lis. Paterson. \. J.. !. hurry, X. Muir
ply New YORK City, Mr.. and Mrs
o. w. Gilpu, Kitanning, Pa; X. +.
Alling. New Haven. Conn, A, N. Wer-
therning, Lyone, Ind. Mr. and Mrs.
II. w Rockwell, North Andoyer, Mass.
Mr. and Mrs A. 7. Prentiss, Lynn,
Mass; Mrs. II. NJ. Chute, Miss Chute,
Webster, Mass; l.. +. Wilcov Cam
bridge, Mass; Mr.. and Mrs. Marcy, Leo
Williams, Mr.. and Mrs. II. W. Beck
man, Hiss Hazel NJ. Ralston, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. S. Walker, j. w. Stevenson,
Boston, Mass; Frank Carter, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. b. Getehell Augusta; c. j.
Huen, Mrs. F. L. GoyeY, c, A. Corey,
Grant Rogers Auburn. Mr.. and Mrs.
o. A, Sawyer, Miss Sawyer, Donald
Sawyer( Bingham, VI. II. French, c.
E. Williams, F. ". Hill. Bangor; Mr..
and Mrs. j. w. Robinson Mrs. c. H.
Gray, n. c. Barston, Gardiner; Fl. G..
Allen, Hartland; A. b. Clement B..
Boardman, F. c. Trufant, G. G. Whit
tier, H. p Duff. H. o. Cook, H. P.
Trip, Portland; Lillian Leighton,
Seeboomcook; j. ]. Gonroy, Mr.. and
Mrs. +. f. Merrill, Mr. and Mrs. W
P. Ordway, Mr.. and Mrs F. W. Buck
nam, NJ Castle. Skowhegan; B. L.
Larltin, DR. and Mrs F.. 2. Tuck, Mr.
md Mrs. c. H. Goodhue. Mr.. and Mrs
W. L. Brown, f. W Smith, Wateryille.
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SUPREME COURT
Continued from Page One)
MANY CASES NOT TRIED

Many of the cases assigned for the
Thursday docket were not tried. That
of Harry l.. Goodrich vs.. Mertie S
Bennett was defaulted. Also that OF
Fred F. Tuscan, Col'r. VS.. Alvah Pike
r. f. The cases of PHILIPPE Paquet-
te vs. Eunice A. Creighton and David
Creighton and Oscar Lockwood and
Ben B. Smith vs.. ]. Harry Stevens
were both entered neither party no
further action The cases or waiter
F.. Harding vs. Benjamin Rabino"ltz
and S. j. Whitney VS.. Amos Lawyer
son were both defaulted.
Every case on Fridays docket was
settled without trial. The case OF
Tryon vs. Longley TT. and II. 5. and
f, l.. Wing was entered neither par
ty no further action also the case Of
Harry f. Kinney VS.. Ethel Sinclair
The other cases assigned for the DAY
were defaulted as follows: George u
Hillman vs. Mathew Carpenter and +
w. Carpenter; the two cases OF Ernes
Emerson VS.. Emile Cyr and the cast
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Mr. and Mrs. w. A R. Head and
Harry Miller were in Caratunk Thurs
dav for the Powell-Heald wedding.
DR.. j. O. Piper and family were in
Caratunk to attend the Clark-Smith
wedding Saturday.
Charles Clark of Jefferson, N. H.
and daughters, Mrs. Chapman, Roam
oke. Virginia and Miss Clark of Au-
burn, have been the guests of Mrs.
Walter Cross the past week. They
left here Monday. Miss Clark will
accompany her sister south to spend
the winter.
Scion high school baseball team
will play a return game with Arson
Academy at North Arson, Saturday.
Last FRIDAY Scion high school de-
feated Bingham high school at base
ball with a score 10 to 7. The boys
played a good game and give promise
of good material.
Mr.. Stapleford of Ouayle Co. was at
the high school building Monday to
see the graduating class in regard to
Commencement invitations.
Miss Dorothy Ward had an average
rank of 100 in spelling last week. We
hope to see other names in the weeks
to come.
The lower grades have new song
books and are showing much interest
in their music period.