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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-17
KILLED AMI
SEVERAL INJURED
in TRAIN WRECK

Savannah, Ga, July 17-Five coach
es on the Seabord Air Line train No.
3 turned turtle this morning near Cox,
Ga. A negro dining car cook was
killed and several passengers injured.
The train struck a broken rail and
five of the cars were tossed into the
ditch "
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-17
Legality Attacked.

Fort Smith. Ark. July 17.-Legal-
ity of the United States railroad labor
board was attacked here today in the
federal court on the ground that it is
assuming jurisdiction over men en-
gagged solely in intra-state commerce.,
who can be regulated only by the
states.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-17
IS Quit at DiIworth.

Fargo. n. D.. July 17.-Twenty-
eight stationary firemen and engi-
neers, oilers and hostlers left their
work in the shops of the Northern
Pacific railroad at Dilworth, Mimi,
this morning, according to officials of
that road. .
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-17
10 PUT CASE .BEFoRE MJRY.

Chicago July 17.-Preparations
were made BY Col "A. G. Earnshaw,
cf1ief on the special revenue inteili-
tSencs unit. TO present To- the federal
grand jury the cares %of Harry M.
Maker, and benjamin N. Mitchell.
charged with extortion In connection
with liquor cases
MagellE former collector OF internal
reyenv6zfor the Chicago district, and
Mitche1E,S . ovsr thirty years 4 mem
Yer Of the Illinois Legislature, were
arrested Yesterday ana released on
tSb 400 6onds.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-17

track has been blockaded, thus de-
laying the movement of malls.
Postmaster General Work immedi-
ately upon receint Of the telegram
from Mr.. BrauerY communicated the
details to Attorney General Daug-
herty for such action as the depart
ment Of justice might feel justified in
taking. Lovlia is about 60 miles
southeast Of Des Moines.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-17
STOLE 81:

New York, July 17.--For 16 years
Samuel Iippe served the government
as a letter barrier. His record fas
clean. i
Postoffice Inspector Brown arrest
ed Lippe for the theft of two 81 bills
and a cheap watch from the mails in
the Wall Street substation.
After his preliminary hearing he
went to his home in the Bronx. He
wrote several farewell notes to his
wife. an informal will and the story
of the theft. He then kill himself.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-17
Watch Boy and Auto.

The same guidance is needed for
young boys as for young girls, in the
opinion of the welfare worker who
granted this interview, but who for
personal reasons preferred to re-
main unknown. Parents are unwise
to let their young sons be away from
home continuously at night with au-
tomobiles, it was pointed out, because
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-17
Dynamite Used.

tempt to dynamite the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad bridge at Prikett's
Creek on the Connellsville division,
near here, resulted in slight damage
to the tracks approaching the true
ture. The damage was repaired with
out delay4in train service. Blood
hounds were attempting to pick up a
scent. sSE 49,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-17
TO PLAY IN CANADA.

Montreal. July 17.-Gene Sarazen,
of Pittsburh. new open golf champion
of the United States, will compete IN
the Canadian open championship
over the links of the Mount Bruno
club beginning July %, 1t was an
nounced. sarzen entry was received
last week. .nt 81.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-17

tribution of strike ballots by the
brotherhood of railway, steamship
clerks, freight handlers and express
employees to it's members h are en-
ployed by the Southern railway and
ats affiliated lines. The ballots are re-
turnable July 20 at Chattanooga.
Tenn. according to information re-
ceived here.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-17
Hundreds Of Alleged
Strikers Driven OF
By Sherif's Force
fContinued from page ~

structed by Governor Morgan to take
charge of the situation at Wellsburg,
and arrived here before noon.
The town was thrown into al fer
ment of excitement. but no immediate
trouble was anticipated by the au-
thorities, although it is the center of
an important mining region. Some of
the mines in this vicinity have oper-
ated with forces more or less depict
ed since the strike was called last
April and the Clifton mine was one
of them. tt !.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-17

COMlNGs AND GOINGS
Jean Paige, the Vitagraph star,
and her husband, Albert Smith, pres
ident of the Nitagraph company, have
gone to Euroue. '
kathlyn Williams, who has been
on a tour of China and Japan since
the death last spring of her young
son. has returned to take up her work
again.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-17
Some Attackers Jailed.

Some Attackers Jailed.
Wellsburg, w. Va, July 17.-(By
Telephone to Columbus. Ohio)-Nine
of the men, supposed to be striking
miners from Pennsylvania who at
tackled the Standard mine, ten miles
from here early this morning are in
Jail here. and three injured have been
cording to information at the mayors
office here.
THE attacking party said to number
several hundred opened fire, on the
mine guards and sheriff's deputies
from surrounding hills early this
morning. according to information at
the mayors office. Standing behind
trees and rocks high up in the hills,
the attackers started deadly fire,
picking off the guards and deputies
one by one.
After resistance had weakened, the
attackers swooped down on the mine
and set fire to the tipph.
According to information here. the
attackers began arriving in this vicin-
ity about 10 o'clock last night by au-
tomobile and afoot. The attack was
made about 5 o'clock this morning.
Deputy sheriffs, aided by state pos
lice are reported securing the sur!
rounding country for members of the
attacking party.
Reports BY Phone. :
Wellsburg, W. Va, July 17.-tBy
telephone to Pitsburgh.) - Police
headquarters here today reported
that it's information from the Rich
land mines was that ten men, includ-
ing the sheriff, met death in the fight
there this morning The chief clerk
in the police department said hat the
trouble started about S a. M. when
striking miners said to have marched
from across the Pennsylvania state
line. fired the tipple. .
The clerk said that a Brooke county
deputy named Moseingo was brought
to Wellsburg shortly after daybreak,
He had been shot and was in a SERIOUS
condition. This deputy, he said, re-
ported that the sheriff heard trouble
was brewing at the Richland mine
and he rushed there with his deputies
They stationed themselves about the
mine property.
At 5 a. m. a body of marching men
appeared from the direction of Avella,
Penn, and the clerk said his reports
indicated the men opened fire, drove
lback the officers and set fire to the
dpple, in which deputies had taken
refuge. The sheriff's son, with other
deputies. he said, was in the tipple,
and it was believed these officers had
been burned. Five hours after the
fighting started the situation, was
quiet. the clerk said. ,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-17

Washington, July 17-"Relief work
Of the American relief administration
in Russia has stemmed one Of the
greatest catastrophies that followed
Herbert Hoover. chairman,
cd in a report to President Harding.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-17
NEW STRIKE CLOUDS
APPEAR; 81 $4,000 MORE
MEN WILL WALK OUT

CONTINUED from fage ID.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-21

each link OF road--whlch would be
picked up by the receiving instru
ment ON the automobile an II soca
thru the magnetic field.
The box on the dash visibly records
these signals. An the motorlnt need
do TO learn on whRtarond he IL " 10
consult his code book for the signal
spending 20 th@ one recorded.
The driver keen. his receiver open
and. as he goes along his way. the
changing signals ON tho receiving box
viii tell him the various roads he In
taking Tho arrows Will flash TO
tell him the direction a srt route
turns when he comes TO n crossing
or fork and a bell viii sound II he
u diverted from the main road.
In case Of dctours special trans
mitter il set up directing the motor.
Isl along the temporary route. lie.
fore the point II reached. an arrow
flashes indicating a turn TN the road.
Tho system ~ based on an inven.
ilon by Earl Hanson. an American.
which was used during the war 10
guide ships silently thru the dark.
ness into port. The detecting instru.
msn,s on the ship cutting into a
magnetic field set up By cabi. at
the bottom Of the bay would guide
J tho pilot safely into harbor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-21
LIGHT CAR ERA
SWEEPS EUROPE
Small, Sturdy Cheap Car in
Demand at Shows

The era Of tho hFht automobile In
developing IN England principally be.
cause Of the necessity for y low.
priced. economically operated auto.
mobile
The same trend In the automo,ive
world Ia evident tn France and In
other parts Of tho continent Theae
facts were brought 10 the fore In
automobile shows that were staged In
London and tn Paris
This 10 one OF the most encourar.
ing developments In the foreign au.
tomotivo world for some time. for the
real Indication Of progress In auto.
motive transportation lies in flexible.
economical nnd substantial automo.
blles taking an increasingly impor.
tant place In the modern tranaporta.
ton system.
When the small. sturdy. cheap car
developed In America. tho era OF
auto transportation took decided
turn. The automobile was then 60.
tahlished as a practical method OF
transporting goods or passengers.
The light car In the backbone Of au.
| tomotlve transportation In this coun
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-21
USED CAR ACUTE
PROBLEM TODAY
Must Be Solved This Year,
Experts Say

WASHINGTON. Jan. si.--Milllons
await the person who will present a
satisfactory solution 90 tho used car
problem.
That A. the most perpicxing prop
osition faced by tho automobile man
ufacsurers and dealers today. II Will
have TO be solved this year. u any
progress Is To be made In the indus.
try
The used ear situation has come 60
a point al which Il Is realised u Is
inpalring the new car market. Cars
have BEEN traded In" and new ma.
chimes produced almost without re-
straint, until now automobile dealers
find themselves ovcrstockcd and un-
able 70 sell.
According 10 a survey made BY the
directors Of the National Automo
bile Chamber OF Commerce. n l.
estimated that automobile dealers and
branches during the past Il months
have sold 100000. 900 worth OF used
cars az little or no profit"
In their eagerness TO sell new au-
tonobiles. tho dealers have missed
their opportunities IN Interesting mo
florists In the value OF used cars SO
that now the question % getting rid
Of this overSupply comes up.
Ideas have not been lacking as to
how 10 buy used cars from motor.
ist@. SO that tho dealer or manufac.
turer would not lose hy the transac.
ton. But the one b y idea as 10 how
20 resell these automobiles is stiii
being sought.
Alfred Reeves. general manager Of
the y. A. c. C. urges the dealers
20 buy them right But the prob
lem now IL 10 sell them right"
some OF the suggestions advanced
20 help the sale OF used cars are;
1. opening OF national used car
markets. 80 that the greatest pos
slble line OF automobiles may be
opened 70 intending purchasers; also
that owners OF used cars may find Il
easter TO exchange their cars.
2. Education ot the public 70 the
value and reliability OF used cars.
especially after these machines have
been rccondltloned By the nanufac-
turers and are ready for sale under
a guarantee.
J. Inauguration Of used car
shows. TO raise the public esteem Of
second hand cars and show the thrift
In used car purchases.
Manufacturers are beginning TO
realize that they win have 20 make
less new cars and devote more 81.
forts TO reconditioning the used cars
for further sale.
New car production. this year. will
Be much lower than last. II the sug-
g~stions made BY the directors OF the
~. A. c. C. ar. followed. As much
attention viii Be paid IN selling n
prospect a second hand car as has
been given 20 the new car customer.
Guarantees will be extended 20 old
er cars and service will b more
painstakinE.
To heip reduce the number Of used
cars now held By automobile manu-
fac.urcrs and dealers II has been sug
gcsted that a campaign Be conducted
urging owners to scrap their auto
mobiles when maintenance and oper.
alton costs outweigh the advantages
10 be derived from the purchase OF
new cars.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-21

NEW YORK. Jan. 2f.--Habltues
OF Upper Firth ave. call him Han.
som Dan"
And don't ever believe" says the
gentleman in question. that It's be-
cause I'm Beau BrummeL"
This ali concerns Dan Archie. who
Is the "old.iimer'' himself when IL
comes 20 driving CABS Hanson.
HirY' He's called II a million times.
Auto cabs7 No. stree. II YOU chat.
ter about crank shafts. spark plugs
or gear shifts. you are not talking
In Dams language nj all. But men
ton curry combs. axle grease and
shay shafts and Dan viii be all
ears
"I've never ridden In m auto"
says Dan. II don't like tieir smell.
And the speed Of them Is enough 20
take your breath away"
Dan ~ 81 years old. For 20 years
he has driven his hanson cab about
the streets 81 New York. Today thou.
sands Of automobiles pass hts stand.
including tho taxis that have taken
from him much OF his business. But
he stili ciinFs 90 the cab.
I'm thinking SIS not alone the
way OF transportation has changed"
Dan philosophical The people are
not the same. Today they are al
ways In a hurry.
The young fellows don't ta,<e 10
the cab. It's speed they want.
TITS mostly the oid.tirners that
ride with me. Once In n while some
young fellow wants to give his girl
ride I'm n cab TO show her how II
rcels TO go 80 slow.
but it's too slow for the iassies.
They must hurry. and they have TO
take In some show or dance that
sets the lid back n weeks salary.
THE pace they so may be all right
for some. but not for old Dan. I'll
stick 10 the old horse and cab until
my time comes"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-21
GASOLINE TAX
IS SPREADING
New York Proposes Sop for
Motorist

NEW YORK. Jan. THE gaso.
line tax Is slowly spreading over the
nation. Fourteen states already i'm
posed such n tax and more are se-
riousiy considering II. New York
threatens 10 be the 18th.
Besides the numerous federal. state
and municipal levies placed upon the
motorlst. this one takes an additional
cent--nnd In two cases. cents-for
each gallon OF fuel purchased. That.
II has been estimated. draws from
s. TO SO "A year from each rnotorist.
But while this has been added a.
sort Of supertax in the II states,
New York proposes sop 90 the
motoriN. A flat registration fee Of
about Sc or $40 il being considered
90 replace the graduated fee now col.
iccted The present average regis
iration fee In fi3. NO that the add
tional tax on the motorist would
amount 10 only about 81.
This would treat all motorists
with "a degree Of fairness" says Wal.
ter w. Law. Jr, head Of the New
York state tax commission. The
man with "A small car. using little
gasoline. or the owner who uses his
car only six or seven months In the
year. would. In n sense. pay the tax
only for the period the car was In
use. lie would. In other words. be
paying something 90 the state for
the upkeep OF the roads only for the
period in which he was using them"
OF the II states now ievying a
gasoline tax. 10 adopted II this year.
/ According 10 the National Automo-
bile Chamber OF Commerce. the In.
come from this iny in 10 states alone
will be about $4,000. 900 a year.
Last year. says the chambers
siatisticisn. the motorists Of these 10
states paid total Of $4,000 900 in
the form OF registration and license
fees. fines and other ievies. Which
would bring the annual tax total for
! one.fifih 81 the motorists in the
country TO SIS. ooo.0 900.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-21
Ford Plans
Substitute
for Steel
Auto Wizard Says Light
Car Yet TO BE Made
Of Cottonoid

cottonoid vehicles may replace the
heavy steel automobiles and railway
coaches % today. according 20 a
statement recently made by Henry
Ford 10 Roger W. Babson. ntatisti.
clan ~ Washington. u. c.
Ford Is working on n lighter mate
rial for urc In construction OF an
automobile than has hitherto been
thought Of. lie IL not considering
the use Of steel In this new machine.
II il TO be made OF a tough. durable
material called eottonoid. made %
formaidshyde. glue. cotton and other
ingredients
Isabson fancifuily predicts work
men Of the future stamping auto
parts out 81 cottonoid sheets just as
a cook stamps dougtnuts out OF the
dough.
II 4 a new pian--aimos, n Joke at
first reading. says Babson. but obvi'
ousiy not joke wright'E proposal
TO ny was listened to with amaze-
meni or with contempt by his Eel
lows. just as they received Bells
pfopoFai 10 make wires talk. Fulion'H
boat that needed no sails.
Somebody once thought OF rteei,
Gays Bsbson. no one ever thought OF
changing II until Ford proposed 10
do 10. The advantages Of n durabie
light material can he conceived when
ono considers that % per cent Of tbs
weight of the modern passenger train
docs not pay. Ford predicts the
heavy limousine aud the steel coach
will be seen only in museums in
years to come.
a part OF Ford's gigantic ootionoid
manufacturing scheme embraces the
placing OF huge factories turnout
the agricultural districts Of the m
ton. using the products OF the soil
in tho manufacture OF machinery
and furnishing work TO tho agricui
turist at lathe and workbench IN
winter.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-21
MAKES 5000 MI.
in EIGHT DAY TRIP
With Cargo OF Durant 'Spe-
cials," Train Races

4 week ago last Friday morning
the great pufant special" train
pulled into Oakland. having com
ploted is ocean to ocean trip with.
out mishap ana without breaking
or marrlng single machine. This
train consisted Of 30 box cars. mad.
"a with $50 Duran -Four" cars.
and Is the first complete trainload
Of automobiles ever routed from
ocean 20 ocean. The train came
through In record time. making
a.o0o miles In less than eight days.
This II said 10 be the fastest time
ever made BY complete train OF
freight.
Details for the "highbalilng" stunt
were carefully worked out by ex.
ports Of the Southern Pacific and
Union Pacific systems. The big
train load Of Durant ears wuh
checked out az Long Island. New
York. and sent 10 San Francisco
with but one purpose--tn get !,
there az quickly as possible. Relays
OF great nuil Nooa. engines with
eagerly awaiting yard ana engine
crews stood ready at the end OF
each division 60 carry The train on
To the next division. The rails were
cleared everywhere and the 'spe
cial" whixzed by all other freight
| trains. and Ia some cases even
passed passenger trainn
80 popped up over the prospect,
Of establishing a freight record DO
tween New York and San Francisco
were the engineers. fircmen and
nwitchmnn that In many cases hair
! raising stunts werr performed. one
grew In particular. IN Cheyenne
were 10 set on smashing all records
over their divisions that they per
formed really marvellous acrobatie
stunts Lcaplug from the fast NOV
Ing train. the yard crew uncoupied
the engine. which ran away from
the slower moving train. which slid
behind another engine in readiness
and pulled out almost without a
pause II was this crew that took
the biz train Of automobiles across
the continental divide. between
Laramie and Cheyenne and beat the
I fastest known record over that az
vision. Heretofore this record has
been held b. the Dempsey carpen
tier moving picture special. which
made the big grade In one hour and
twenty minutes. The Durant "rpc
! ciai" broke this by twenty minutes
delivering the train In fiat ons
hour This In Itself IL master
feat. when u ls considered that the
Dempsey Carpenter picture specia
consisted ef but few light cars
while the Durant train was made
up Of tho largest type OF freight
cars. all heavily loaded.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-21
Marmon Prices Are
Reduced One-fourth

The reduction announced by the
Nordyks & Marmon Co. effective
January .. 1922. means a cut In price
OF approximately Is per cent. or an
average Of about 81 as for the vari-
Gus body styles Of the Marmon car
from the prices that prevailed a year
ago.
The new price for the touring car
IL s3.T00. an immediate reduction Of
f2s5. The new prices on the com
plete Line Of body styles are as fol.
lows.
Seven.passenger touring. $500;
four passenger touring. s3700: four.
passenger roadster. 1900. two pass.
enger speedster. $4,000; seven. passcn.
ger sedan. $3.50; four passenger Sc
dan, $3.50; seven-passenger suburb
an. $500: passenger coupe
s4.7o0: limousine. $500; town car,
$500.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-21


That L.. II the latest invention to
direct the motorist j. adopted along
TIE highways Of the United States.
Travel along strange country roads
VA the future would be like vending
your way thru wcil.known streets OF
your own city. No visible road signs.
not a marker In sight
Tho invention. at tho automobile
owners end. consists OF a receiving
box on ia. dash connected b. re.
lay. amplifier and wire with de.
tecting coil above the radiator cap.
A series OF dots and dnahes In Morse
code IL perforated on tho face of the
receiving box and underneath are
two arrows. pointing opposite ways.
UHe OF this end. however. cannot
be achieved without cooperation OF
tho federal and state highway com.
missions. For transmission OF the
road signals would have to be under
their supervision.
Wires must be strung along each
highway and connected By small cleo
trio generators strong enough TO set
up a magnetic field along the wires.
over the wires are set signals In
Morse coda different signai for
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-21
Reduce Lafayette
Price 80 Per Cent

Reductions ranging from $3.50 to
1880 have been announced by tho
Lafayette Motors Co. Of Indian
apolis. Lafayette open models are
now priced az 1895 aud $4,000. This
follows former reduction OF a
figure nearly as substantial. making
reductions in Lafayette cars for the
past ~ months az high as 30 per
cent on certain models. The touring
car has undergone total cut Of
81 .535. while the sedan model has
been reduced s2,225 since January /.
1921
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-21

In recent years n new and unique
form of travel has developed by
which inside workers can get their
I'm OF the outdoors and cover broad
tracts Of land with amazing speed
and unusual comfort. The vehicle
Is the Caravan. n motor car equipped
with whatever conveniences for llv-
Ing. eating and sleeping the owner
desires and can afford. The routes
are limited only by the distances be
tween the two oceans.
Caravans are becoming common
sight on tho highways and side roads
of America, and caravaning In get
ting TO be national habit like golf
and orange pekoc People who car
avian pack M their car with blan.
kets. mosquito bar food. guns and
fishing rods and start out ON TO-.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-21
THE MOTION n,c,ur. oour..

THE MOTION picture course OF
instruction on the elements Of the
automobile. now used In schools. col.
legcs and universities. contains So
sets in IL reels each. The film,
which took a year to produce. lis
nearly 400. 600 feet in length.