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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-11-16

in town. Any moment we might have
trouble. l ought to be ready for duty
within call. II I'm discovered 1t
means arrest. That means delay
the failure Of my plans-ruin."
Th0rne bent over closer with his
dark eyes searchingly bright.
"What would you say, Dick Gale,
If l told you that you're the one man
I'd. rather have come along than any
other at this crisis Of my lifeT
The earnest gaze, the passionate
voice with its deep tremor drew Dick
upright, thrilling and eager, conscious
of strange, unfamiliar impetuosity.
"Thorne. should say l was glad to
be the fellow" replied Dick.
Their hands locked for the moment,
and they sat down again with heads
close over the table.
Listen" began Thorne. in low,
swift whisper, "a few days. week
ago-it seems like year!-I was of
some assistance to refugees fleeing
from Mexico into the States. They
were all women, and one of them was
dressed as a nun. Quite by accident
I saw her face. 1t was that Of a
beautiful girl. observed she kept
aloof from the others. I suspected a
disguise, and, when opportunity af-
forded. spoke to her. offered my serv-
ices. She replied to my poor efforts at
Spanish in fluent English. She had
fed in terror from her home, some
place down In Sinaloa. Rebels are
active there. Her father was cap
tured and held for ransom. When the
ransom was paid the rebels killed
him. The leader Of these rebels was
bandit named Rojas. Rojas saw
the daughter, made of with her. But
she contrived to bribe her guards. and
escaped almost Immediately before
any harm befell her. She hid among
friends. Rojas nearly tore down the
town in his efforts to find her. Then
she disguised herself and Travelled by
horseback, stage and train to Casita.
"She had no friends here, no money
| She knew Rojas was trailing her.
This talk I had with her was at the
railroad station, where all was hustle
and confusion. No one noticed us, 90
l thought. advised her to remove
the disguise Of a nun before she left
the waiting-room. And got boy to
guide her. But he fetched her to this
house. 1 had promised to come In
the evening to talk over the situation
with her,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-11-16
NURSE IN SOUTHWEST DIVISION
COVERS BIG TERRITORY

Miss Mary Fitzsimofi, Washington
County (Arkansas) Red Cross nurse. is
In charge of one Of the largest terri.
tories covered by one individual in this
capacity in the Southwestern Division
Ten towns are in her district and her
work covers all kinds Of ailments and
illnesses, serious and simple. as well as
general sanitation and health informa-
ton.
The well people Of one neighborhood
in Washington County are particularly
indebted to Miss Fitzsimon for having
discovered a contaminated water sup
ply which might have caused the Ill
ness of the entire community.
In cases where contaminated water
supplies were not discovered in time.
Miss Fitzsimon has been able to offer
an anti-typhoid incubation which has
been SO successful In the army as a
means of stamping out this disease.
A group of trachoma cases discov-
cred in July by accident is being sue
cessfully treated. The mother Of this
family already had lost her sight, but
the other members probably will be not
much the worse after the treatment is
finished.
A number Of ex-service men who
have not received their compensation
and other disabled soldiers who wanted
assistance or vocational training also
were cared for during the summer and
spring.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-11-16
JUNIOR RED CROSS
MAKES GOOD CITIZENS
Through Il Children Learn Patriotism
Altrulsm and Generosity.

The Junior Red Cross exists for the
purpose Of making good American citi-
zens. This statement was made by an
eminent authority In a recent answer
to the question. "What Is the Junior
Red Cross7" In the United States
there are 100000 numbers of Junior
Red Crossers and in the Southwestern
Division the membership of children
In this organizatio numbers 434,576
and here Is some Of the work these
children do.
They support work in Europe to
children who are in need. They send
Christmas boxes of goodies to children
who do not have them. They make
shipments of garments abroad to the
destitute children of war-crippled
Europe. But this Is not as interesting
to Americans, perhaps, as the work
which the Juniors do at home. One of
the biggest problems In America today
according to experts, Is the tremen-
dous amount Of malnutrition found
among the children of this country
One-third Of the children Of America
are malnourished, according to actual
county. The Junior Red Cross.
through Its school auxiliaries and
growth classes. is seeking to eliminate
a large part Of this malnutrition and
has succeeded to very gratifying ex
tent.
The Junior Red Cross also Is answer
Ing the question Of how to eliminate
individual, group, racial and interna-
tional hatreds which exist among peo
pie today. The polyglot character of
the personnel of the average Ameri
can school gives an excellent field for
work of this kind and foreign children.
as well as native-born Americans
learn what good citizenship Is In their
Junior Red Cross activities even more
than they do in the patriotic exercises
Of their school room work. Loyal and
serviceable citizenship, that absolute
essential to a great democracy, is be-
ing created in the breasts Of these lit
tie foreign-born Americans through the
Junior Red Cross activities MS II never
could be otherwise.
One of the helps to this Is the work
the children are doing for the disabled
ex-service men in hospitals. for the
sick and crippled children who need
help and cheer. In equipping play
grounds so that sad-eyed little chill
dren of the congested districts are
taught the Joy of normal childho ID
BY learning to cerve others ir these
and many other ways, lessons Of com
munity spirit and cooperation arr
taught the growing boys and girls O.
this country.
Another thing the Juniors are doini
is assisting in the promotion of healtl
in their communities by cleanup cam
paigns and other civil undertakings
On the whole, one Of the most con
structive pieces Of work done in the
Southwestern Division, American Red
Cross, during the year, In the opinion
Of those who have studied the situa-
tion, is that among the children. which
has been carried on through the Jun
ior divisions Of Red Cross chapters
and the school auxiliaries Of Junior
members.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-11-16
ea ~Sp sRorneas.

commission expires soon. I'll be dis
charged In three months. You can
bet I'm glad for more reasons than
I've mentieped."
Thorne was evidently laboring un-
der strong. suppressed excitement.
His face showed pale under the tan,
and his eyes cleaned with dark fire.
He had seated himself at table near
one Of the doorlike windows leading
into the street. and every little while
he would glance sharply out. Also he
kept consulting his watch.
These details gradually grew upon
Gale as Thorne talked.
George, it strikes me that you're
upset." said Dick, presently. 81 seem
to remember you as cool-headed
fellow whom nothing could disturb.
Has the army changed your
Thorne laughed. 1t was a laugh
with a strange, high note 1t was
reckless-it limited of exaltation. He
peered out one window. then another.
His actions were rapid. Returning to
the table, he put his hands upon 1t
and leaned over to look closely into
Gales face.
''I'm away from camp without
leave" he said.
isn't that a serious offense p
asked Dick.
"Serious7 For me. If I'm discov-
cred, 1t means ruin. There are rebels
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-11-16
TELL THEM so

Oh my friend, it would be better
II to those we love we gave
Tender words while they are with us,
Than to say them DER grave.
Loving words will cost us little
As along through life we go;
Let us then, make others happy.
If you love them, tell them so.
-TROTTY Week.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-11-16

By J. L. MARTIN
have observed that when banker
gets away with all of the banks
money. he Immediately becomes an
embezzler. and is usually punished BY
being elected to Office; but If a poor
devil steals a sack Of -four to keep
his wife and children from starving,
he is just common thief and is sent
to jail.
& EMBEZZLER: A gentleman thief
who can steal enough to entitle him
to a hero medal. Bill Sans Diction-
ary, page 436.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-11-16

PROLOGUE.-seelking gold In the des-
ert Cameron" solitary prospsctor.
forms partnership with an unknown
man whom he later learns IL Jonas War
rem. father Of q girl whom Cameron
wrongsd, but later married. back IN Illi-
nois. Cameron's explanations Appeass
Warren. and the two proceed together.
Taking refuge from . sandstorm in q
cave. Cameron discovers gold. but too
late; both men are dying. Cameron leaves
evidence, In the cave. Of their discovery
Of gold. and personal documents
The New York herald., 1922-05-14
open HOUSE AT
NEW DORT QUARTERS
Complete Line of Seven Models
Make an Exceptionally
Fine Showing.

Formal opening OF the new retail
store of the bort Motor Car Company
in the Fisk Building, ESQ West Fifty
seventh street took place yesterday.
"Open house" Will be maintained
throughout this week, evenings included.
General Manager r. c. Mattern and
Retail Sales Manager r. G. Craig ask
particularly that all bort owners call
during the Opening" period and receive
souvenir which the bort factory has
provided for the occasion.
A full line of the latest bort cars,
seven models in all. have arrived from
the factory and are most effectively dis
played in the spacious quarters. A
feature will, OF course. be made Of the
closed cars. in the manufacture of which
bort has become a specialist. Between
the prices of two of these models and
the open cars there Is an astonishingly
slight difference. The success OF the
bort this year Is attributable largely to
these low priced models. for which there
seems to be an ever increasing demand.
Manager Mattern announces that the
new bort executive Offices, parts depot
and service station at Broadway and
1920 street is also now ready for busi-
ness. He has received many messages
of congratulations from bort owners on
the increased facilities (which the change
of location makes possible. Mr.. Mattern
desires it understood that the public
will be cordially welcome during opening
week, regardless of buying inclination at
| this time.
oh nr-t whit f~I
most impresses people who own them Is
their surprising economy In operation.
One might expect in purchasing a COM
Portable, roomy. finely sprung car. with
| n finish like fine coach work, that il
| would entail running and maintenance
| costs proportionate to the superior char
acteristics of the car. But bort cars are
an agreeable exception in this as in
other respects.
Every executive knows that incon.
venience in transportation is distracting
that delays in getting to the office and
in keeping appointments are costly. He
knows that If he misses the 5 :15 he'll
have to wait for the 6: 10 and his family
will be disappointed because OF his late
arrival The successful EXECUTIVES ten
dency to-day is to buy the best quality
at a conservative price.
The salesman. too, finds the Dor
closed car an ideal investment. First
the salesman finds that he can greatly
| increase the number of his calls, day
after day the year around. Equally i'm
portant is the impression the appearance
| OF his car has upon the minds of his
customers. Most men like to buy from
statesmen who "lool like success"
| And let us not overlook the families oi
the doctors, the executives and the sales.
men, No man Of family should forget
the folks at home when he purchases q
motor car. Beauty, comfort. mechanical
excellence, easy operation are prime
considerations where the family is con-
cerned. There should always be an ap-
peal where quality and economy meet.
The New York herald., 1922-05-14

Well in advance Of the known trend Of
the times, the Buick Motor Company
has produced in It's Special Six-55 sport
touring car just announced a new stand
ard for the sport type. Without in any
way being immoderate. the car makes
an immediate appeal to those who ap-
preciate the distinctive In an automobile.
The car is mounted on toe large Buick
chassis. which gives assurance of abun-
dant room for the passengers and the
driver and ample power under all condi-
tions 1t looks at once substantial and
alert, ready for anything, and Is
equipped with all that goes to make
touring real enjoyment and relaxa-
ton. No detail in design or appoint
ment has been overlooked and into this
new model has been built everything to
be desired In car that readily adapts
itself to any number of motoring needs
Nominally a four passenger car, five
can ride, and this condition is charac-
teriistic of the car throughout. There
The New York herald., 1922-05-14
The New Stutz Six Passenger.

They have new engine in the Stutz
powerful and flexible than the old one
and a real performer In any kind OF
going. William Parkinson, the local
distributor. asked us to. try out one of
the touring cars last week and we got
remarkable revelation of 4-cylinder
efficiency. These modern cars make
those Of only q few years ago Took
sick" Refining touches have done
wonders.
The new Stutz engine is known as the
"D-H." Perhaps its most important
feature is the development of the 16-
valve principle. These 16 valves are
arranged in a "T"-head layout, two in
take valves to the right of each cylinder
and two exhaust valves to the left. The
combined area of each pair of valves is,
of course, larger than would be prac-
tical with a single valve, yet. both
valves combined are not as heavy as
single large valve of corresponding ca
pacity. This extreme lightness makes
possible high valve lift with almost uii-
believable quietness of operation. The
valves are operated by two camshafts.
crankshaft on three bronze bearings of
extreme size. The tappets are mounted
in supporting brackets which are very
easy to remove. Through the large
valve areas, the gases rush with unre-
stricted speed. The ideal conditions of
intake and exhaust velocity tend to
sweep the valve seats clean. This, in
view OF the complete combustion of the
gas charge and virtual elimination of
any unburned gasoline, combined with
the complete water-cooling Of the valve
seats should make even the grinding Of
valves very rare operation.
We hadn't been gone from the store
more than ten minutes before we knew
we were In car that would do things"
1t throttled down to five miles an hour
in traffic with ease and jumped away
smoothly and swiftly when she was
given "a full load of gas" so that she
took traffic openings as they should be
taken II one is to get anywhere on some
Of the busy thoroughfares.
The New York herald., 1922-05-14
THE PACKARD.

The new Packard single-six Is not
only a handsomer car than the old
one but also more finished performer.
A glance at the long graceful lines Of
the latest model will instantly convince
you of its greater beauty and a ride in
1t will prove its greater general ability.
In the matter OF performance this is
saying a great deal because the older
single-six had lot of dash and vim.
1t Is simply case of Packard going
itself one better"
out one of the 126 inch wheel base. 5
passenger models and got into commune
cation with the garage superintendent
the latter said:
I'VE have no special demonstration.
Mr.. Elliott The only car I could get
right away Is one that has had lot
OF hard knocking around. 1t hasn't been
touched since we put it into service" "
That Ii just the car ! want" said
Elliott. "All want my friend to learn
is what the average car will do. Let
us have that car"
That is, the car three Of us took out
for our demonstration. It's gearing was
4 $40 to 1. The recent improvements
made in the design Of the engine
lengthen the piston stroke to inches
provide for lighter. more rigid, more
serviceable connecting rod; change the
shape Of the valve spring retainers re-
locate the water pump to add to cooling
efficiency under certain operating condi-
tions; simplify the ignition system and
effect certain betterments in the car
buretor design. They result In "a 10 per
cent increase in engine efficiency and
power.
The first thing this Ave car did was to
The New York herald., 1922-05-14
The New Packard Single Six.

throttle down to one mile an hour In
traffic and then leap away to thirty
miles an hour in ten seconds. From five
miles an hour she accelerated to thirty
four miles an hour in the same length
of time when we gave her full throttle"
Starting at the bottom of the viaduct
Hill at three miles an hour in high gear
we passed Tiemann place, which Ii the
severest grade, at thirteen miles an hour
and finished at Riverside Drive at a
thirty-fve mile an hour clip. II was
smooth work all the way. She took one
look at that deceptive 148th street hill
running up from the Drive and from a
ten lille an hour start went over the
top at eight We made this grade easily
despite an unusually severe swing at the
bottom which another car forced us to
make. You cannot take many chances
with this hill and 'get away with it."
The Packard showed 1t had something
IN reserve.
Next we tackled the 177th street hill
running from the Drive to Fort WASH
ington avenue. We ignored the rail"
and took the outside of the turns all the
way UP. 1t was pretty sofe out there.
We started at twenty-five miles an hour
and we went over the top at Ave miles
an hour. The soft going was decidedly
IylHB, pul SIlc Iudue IL very well 1nQecd.
On the hill running up from Broad
way at 1S4th street, where the Fire
Department tests out its motor appa-
ratus, we hit the bottom at twenty
miles an hour and went over the top al
eight miles an hour. We climbed Fort
George Hill from five miles an hour al
the bottom to eighteen miles an bour
at the top. and Abbey Hill from five
to twenty-five.
An increase of ten inches In the
wheel base Of this car over that OF the
former single six makes it decidedly
more comfortable in hard going. We "hit
1t up" to thirty miles an hour over the
rough cobblestones and heavy railroad
tracks of Eleventh avenue without the
slightest discomfort. The chassis Ii
splendid1y suspended and balanced.
The Packard people have gone a lone
way in providing in this car a vehicle
that furnishes the real essentials OF
transportation-safet i, comfort, per-
formance and economy.
The New York herald., 1922-05-14
BY BURTON S. BROWN.

There were three of ts in the party.
The touring car weighed 1880 pounds
and had a wheel base of 100 inches. 1t
was geared az to /. Here was car
you felt you could rough up a bit with
out hurting her. She Rugged the road
and seemed solid and substantial. There
are reassuring qualities for any car
to have, especially when It is now TO
you.
We logged UP Riverside Drive and
tackled the 148th street hill. Here, We
thought. Is some test for a four cylinder
car. She went into the turn at ten
miles an hour and over the top at fifteen.
When a car gains speed on that hill 1t
is doing some pulling. because of the
abrupt increase in grade twenty feet
from the top. That trying double s.
hill running up from the Drive at 177th
street was our next objective. We were
first inclined to "hit the bottom at
twenty miles an hour" but decided at
the last moment to make 1t ten miles
an hour. We were surprised when we
made the first turn, one-third of the way
up, at fifteen miles an hour, took the
second at thirteen and went over the
top at ten. We'1l say that is an excep-
tional high gear performance for q
four cylinder engine.
We went into the 184th street hill run
ming up from Broadway at ten miles an
hour and over the top at eight II you
think your old car is a 'puller on hills
try this one. She won't go over. Just
by way of variety we also took a jab at
the 1S5th sree hill. We maintained
a steady speed of fifteen miles an hour
all the way up.
If you want to make Fort George hill
a real test don't pick your way up"
Hug the right hand gutter and take the
good and bad spots as they come. We
started at ten miles an hour In the
Stutz, and keeping within two feet OF
the right hand curb all the way went
over the top at twenty miles an hour.
We had heard 1t said of some OF the
old Stutz models that they were trough
riders" This Is not true OF the new
ones. They have a new compensating
spring suspension by which the chassis
and body weights are superimposed
The New York herald., 1922-05-14

factory in Kalamazoo. Mich. and is brimfui
VI enthusiasm regarding the future of the
industry. He says he found conditions at
the factory exceedingly bright, with every
department working on full time.
Dependabiity and precise workmanship of
the Cadillac car is attributed largely to the
long service of Its employees. According TO
figures recently given out by the Cadillac
Motor Car Company, more than five hundred
employees have been with the firm from ten
20 twenty-five years, while more than 200
nave served from five to ten years. In the
manufacturing organization the average
length OF service of foremen, assistant FORE
men and superintendents is approximately
nine years. A score of employees have served
from twenty to twenty-five years.
G. r. Ruckert, long identified with New
York city motor trade, has become con-
nected with F'uller-Luce, Inc, 1880 Broad
way. Ford dealers In charge OF Lincoln
car sales Ruckert was for many years with
the Harrolds Motor Car Company, New
York city; Perce-Arrow dealers, and latterly
has been with Stevens-Duryea. Inc. In New
York city. \
The New York herald., 1922-05-14
RECORD PRODUCTION
OF HUDSON AND ESSEX

I'VE can hardly keep UP with our
|orders for Hudson and Essex cars" said
|IIarry S. Houpt. the local distributor.
ythe other day.
Production of Hudson and Essex cars
at the factory for the first quarter OF
1.-THE year was 1872 per cent. greater than
for the same period last year and they
|are behind in their orders.
Shortage of Hudson and Essex cars,
|so the factory informs me. exists In al
most evUry part of the country and they
have bGDn forced to curtail nearly every
one of their sixty-four distributors for
additional cars.
both companies were at capacity pro-
duction throughout April. Difficulty in
obtaining car bodies and inability TO
manufacture more motors were the rea-
sons that kept them from setting UP the
greatest shipment figure in Hudson
Icssex history"