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The Washington times., 1925-12-09

wheel armature that was connected
with the engine, shaft.
The s. q. ". was another pioneer
car using a form or electric trans.
mission control. 1t differed from
the true electric transmission IN
that electricity was used merely TO
perform the shifts Of the con-
ventional mechanical transmission.
Apperson has been using b modern
form OF this control. One OF the
advantages Is that shifts cannot
be made unless the clutch Is
pressed out, thus preventing faulty
shifting. BY using the conventional
four-speed transmission, increased
speed with economy can be had
simply by pressing the fourth speeti
button and pressing out the clutch
for an instant:
Centrifugal Force
Centrifugal force il the basis of
8 new transmission invented by
Doctor Estebnn5 Nanzanera. an AZ.
tache Of the Mexican Embassy IN
Washington The driver. m start
ing, sets the gears In low. but
then directs his attention to driving
the car. The changes In gearing
are made automatically and ct the
exact moment when the changes
are essential TO the welfare Of the
engine.
AS an instance 81 the need for
automatic gear shifting one may
consider the recent announcement
OF the marketing Of special
transmission for prominent NJ
eight car which win enable owners
The Washington times., 1925-12-09

speeds for American motoring.
But there is the natural inability
and unwiIIingness Of the American
driver to use additional gear COM
binations. A large number Of
drivers do not use low gear at all,
except In emergencies. and gener-
ally use high gear when second
gear would be more appropriate,
Coupled with this is the demand
for a form Of gear shifting that
will not divert the drivers atten-
tion from the vital act Of control
ling speed and course Of the car.
Hence, 10 get around these obsta-
clesy II 81 proposed to abolish man.
uaI operation Of the gears:
While 1t has been estimated thar
only 20 per cent OF the heat energy
Of given amount Of fuel burned
III the cylinders Is wasted by the
transmission Of car running forty
miles an hour, 1t ID known that
wastes run to excessive amounts
through inexpert use Of the gears.
Loss Of power through gear fric-
ton can be q serious matter IL the
engine Is straining IN high gear,
the popular misconception being
that SO long as the gears are kept
out Of low or second, waste viii not
be so great. One purpose Of the
u @ u ~
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@%\WASHINGTON TIMES MID ~WEEK4f91
-&EtR1- AUTOMOTIVE SECTION ~

Transit Company for 10 newest
buses. however, eIapha4 lxes me
ADVANTAGES OF safety II DRIVING
through freedom from manta1 Bear
shifting.
May BE Interested
Many who are interested n this
trend toward safer driving, mOTe
efficient car operation and freedonl
from excessive engine Wesr
through abolition 81 manual shift
inR are anticipating an early com
sbinatfon Of the electric and centric
ukaI control of d Eour.ferW ar0. Spscd
mechanical transmission
The gears would be shifted cleo
tricnliy, and the selection o. the
gear buttons to be pressed would
e operated BY centEifugal force ID.
corporated In some suitable control
To the n0torist who pictures
llese opsaents III tfannEnlssso
3 linn i've, Il should be recalled
That ovaf ten Ut experimental
spark nsse been ciGlE on In this
dire Hon he should also.
bear IN mind u IS are being
applied Art ia foreign
ears and IN some
American ears. ntomatie:
faiisa1ai 4 sio1i an n Is viewed
Nv I've mo lists as some
years behind tils1eS
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ConspIeuous among the forces
working toward improvements in
gear fting are the safety advo-
Gates Manual gear shifting is
blamed for thousands Of accidents
and has been cited as q contribut-
ing cause Of still other thousands
OF highway crashes The opinion
prevails that the average driver
has enough to do watching the
road without diyerting his attention
to the gears.
: Inability ID shift down through
the gears son steep hills, and con-
segment necessity OF depending en-
tirely upon the brakes, Is viewed
as an ever present highway hazard
which soon must be. done away
with. Inability 10. shift up
through the gears also has been
demonstrated to be one explanation
why many drivers fail 10 get away
quickly when caught in tight
places.
Situation Complicated
From mechanical standpoint
the situation Is more complicated.
Engineers are commencing to agree
that European motoring has the
advantage Of four speed transmits
sions and are sensing the growing
need for q wider range Of geared
The Washington times., 1925-12-09
Hand Operation to Go
Ii 7rans111issions
BY J. LEO SUGRUE
.rimca Automobile .Editor

Abolition of hand operation Of transmissons being
sought result developments in the design and
use Of American cars.
Many agencies other than engineering laboratories
directly interested elimination Of the conventional
some quarters there predictions Of complete
sboop Of the transmission itself but more conservative
content with the prediction coming year
will revoutionze the method Of pro-
Yidin0. for a1vinr gear combinations.
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10 Ranrasant Pope

ROME. Tee s.-If Cardinal Gas
parri IL not able to attend the forth
coming eucharistic congress in Chi
cago. Cardinal Merry Del Val viii
probably represent the Pope, It was
stated at the vatican today. Il
The Washington times., 1925-12-09
Psychic center Meeting

The Center for Psychic Develop
ment will meet tonight at o'clock
at the Playhouse, 1914 N street
northwest. Doctor Jane B. Coates
viii speak on How to Co-oi dinate
Your Three Minds. : {, 81 b
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cafhoIic Women 10 Meet

The washington Dietricf Council
of the National Council ok Catholic
Women Will meet idat night At
Is 0selock iii the MayfIOHAr Hotel.
The Washington times., 1925-12-09

Through quality Hudson Essex have long been the
Worlds Largest Selling Skies.
The economies of this greatest volume production
are passed on to buyers in prices, which everyone
knows are below all comparison. r
That is why owners think Of Hudson, not in terms
of the price paid but i'm the costly car qualities,
performance and reliability continues to give long
after the price is forgotten
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-01-16
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH
Them?

What's coming over the spirit of
some Of the Governors in this land
of ours? There was Walton re-
moved from the governorship in
Oklahoma, McCray sent from the
Indiana gubernatorial Office to the
prison at Atlanta for not properly
distinguishing between mine and
thine. Len" Small Of Illinois under
indictment for loaningN the States
money to himself at low rate of
interest and to others at a higher
rate taking. it is alleged. to himself
the difference. Then the Governor
Of Kansas. Jonathan NJ. Davis, par
dons criminal and his son, it is
said, tries to collect bribe on that
account. And in Thursdays New
York Tribune Is q special dispatch
from Lincoln, Nebraska, that
Charles (Bro. Charles) w. Bryan,
who retired from the office last
week, is accused by an ex-head of
public works in that State with hav-
ing made a personal profit of from
so cents to a dollar per ton on the
coal which he claimed to sell
for the state at cost. We hope all
this will not make a wrong impress
sion res2rding Governors in general.
Their standard has been high, and
usually, we believe, the States have,
at least from a pecuniary stand
point, profited more from their SER
vices rendered than have the Gov
ernors themselves. Those whose
acts might tend to destroy that i'm
preston are indeed culpable.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-01-16
London Losing
PICTURESQUE Cabs

London, Jan. l CA. p. by ma!)-A
dozen feeble old fellows who belong.
ed to the dying race Of hanson cao
drivers have recently been given an
nuities of 500 each a year Tor tns
rest of their lives in this motorizes
world. They were selected by INV
Benevolent Association as the neeo.
lest and most infirm of n applicant
for annuities. all men who. WIN tal
top hats and dropping mustacnes,
once sat on their cab boxes aoam!
to the easygoing amenities OF INV
streets of London. They were Hs
old when automobiles came IN
learn the tricks of sliding gear trans.
mission. Gradually taxicabs 'o0A
away their trade. ,.,r.
Only a few of these oldtlmers olN.
cabs in London today. EVelyvns
favors the taxi, and unless one taks.
a cab as a lark. their drivers Inu,. ..,s
depend upon the few doWdy sou'. 81.
who have never deigned to recognl"
the existence of automobiles.
Nobody troubles to identity ous
taxicab driver from another, puI =
was different in the happy oays -.
horse drawn hansoms. Many o. ~
drivers in those days had celeDaa..ss
nicknames. known to peers aus
tramps alike. They pine away tn.s
horseless hours now in cheap hon.'
for the infirm poor, or pick up ..S Ls
pennies opening and closing ta1sa. ~.
doors. dreaming perhaps OF the "ss, ",
Her ladies and more gentleman
gentlemen of far away and long ss~
From time to time they die ana a..
carried off to cemeteries in autoh'V
bile hearses.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-01-16
IS Lrr1W% J. ASz5 &&R1'r iSA7
DAVID CORY

Pumpkin Pennies for the little boy
bunnies and little rabbit girls. with
a small round tin cover we cut little
round pennies from all the old
pumpkin shells and all the bunny
children in Rabbitland may come
down to my bank tomorrow and get
a dollars worth for nothing. Your
Old Uncle Lucky won't let the chill
dren go without pennies. not as long
as he is President of the bank ana
owns a circus
AS the dear old gentleman rabbit
finished his talk, Professor Jim
Grow announced:
This is Bunny Station ABC,
Shady Forest. Tall Pine Tree. You
have just heard Mr.. Lucky Lefthind-
foot's talk on the new Pumpkin
Pennies. The next feature on our
programme is song by our old
friend, the Yellow Dog Tramp.
ooh, oh, OH" cried the little rab-
bit hopping off the three legged
stool and skip-toeing about the
room, II wish l could see him."
Listen" whispered the Big Brown
Bear. Here comes his song. and
lifting the bunny boy on his lap. he
smiled at the kind Policeman Dog.
Oll, wien Tie NcotS diC SNCCI al
green.
With sunbeams twinkling in be-
The tall high branches thick with
leaves,
/ love to lie beneath the tree
And listen to the winds sweet song;
Yes, l could listen all day long,
l hear again the sweet refrain
OF coW-bellS tinkling down the lane.
My dear old mothers happy bark,
The carol of the meadow lark,
The farmers whistle, sharp and
clear,
Down on the farm in New Hamp-
shire.
"Gracious me-" sighed the kind
Policeman Dog. as the song ended,
II feel homesick all of Il sudden.
Guess I'll trot home to my wife and
little bow vows. Goodbye" and
away he went to Rabbitville.
May I Call up Mother on the
phone to find out if she is lonely?'
asked the little rabbit, looking up
at the two tears that glistened on
Big Brown Bears kind old face
And in the next story
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-01-16
British Loom Empty As
Operatives Are Sought

Manchester, Dec. 31-(A. P. by
Mail.)-Something of transforma-
tion is happening in the Lancashire
cotton trade. which has been under a
cloud Of depression since the great
boom Of a few years ago. Looms
which stood idle for many months
are being run again. and on looking
round for operatives to work other
looms, manufacturers find they hayc
migrated to other Industries. This
necessitates the adoption of methods
hitherto foreign to the trade. and un-
known to the eldest weaver.
Children leaving school are induced
Immediately to enter tn, weaving
sheds, and not only learn the business
but are paid for it. while older weav-
ers get extra pay to teach the young
sters the craft. AS in almost every
other big industry nowadays, employ
er's interest does not halt with teach
ing the trade to youngsters, they are
encouraged to attend municipal col
leges for technical training so that
when the next big boom arrives, the
trade Will he in an efficient state to
cope with it.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-01-16

Well. I'm glad to be able to say
right at the beginning of this story
that it didn't take long for the Big
Brown Bear and the kind Policeman
Dog to drag the sled with the barrel
of lollypops up the hill to the Cosy
Cave. And as soon as the barrel
was safe in the Woodshed the Big
Brown Bear invited the Policeman
Dog ana Little Jack Rabbit to come
in and rest awhile. You can listen
in on my radio" he said pulling up
an arm chair and a little stool.
Sure enough, the evening program
had commenced and Professor Jim
Grow was announcing that Mr..
Lucky LefthindfOot, President of the
iiabbitvilIe Bank and the Welsh
Rarebit Club, would give a talk
from Bunny Station, ABC, Shady
Forest. Tall Pine Tree.
Hello. Folks began the dear old
gentleman bunny, Il wish to explain
why there has been such n shortage
OF Carrot Cents lately. It's because
everybody has stored away the car
rcts for the winter. We shall have
a hard. long winter the Kind
Farmers Almanac tells us. We
have plenty of Lettuce Leaf Dollar
Bills. but what are the children to
do if we have no Carrot Cents? So
Your Uncle Lucky has hit upon a
plan. My bank Is now turning our
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-01-16
Editors Letter Box
Get Tocether

Waterville. Me, Jan. II, 1925.
The Kennebec journal,
Augusta. Me.
With all the money and effort
that is being spent with the very
commenda bic object of attracting
tourists to the State of Maine, what
Is being done to develop the agr!-
cultural resources and retain with
in our borders some of the millions
that are being spent for COM
modities from outside. that the
Maine climate and soil are well
adapted to produce?
For every dollar that the tourist
business is capable of bringing in.
ten can well be produced by O
proper agricultural expansion.
The dairy industry has for the
present been developed to the point
of saturation. but along the lines of
beer. mutton, pork and poultry
Maine could and should produce all
that she consumes and q surplus for
export.
How can this be done? The
farmer is often blamed for not
grasping the opportunities along
these lines. However there is most
always a reason for every thing
The farmer in a large majority of
cases lacks the capital to make ex-
tensive changes, and he knows from
experience that the local market for
these commodities is uncertain. de-
pending largely on the whims Of the
men who occasionally travel through
the rural communities to pick up the
farmers produce. The farmer as q
rule does not care to become re-
taller and the lack of an established
market to which he can sell one or
many at the market price is q draw
back to him.
If the business men and bankers
would get together with those who
are leaders in agricultural lines and
formulate a comprehensive plan by
which reliable central markets could
be provided and a system devised
whereby farmers of energy and
integrity could be financed in en-
tering these lines of production
there is no reason in the world
why Maine cannot become practic-
ally self supporting from an agri-
cultural standpoint
Take the one item of sheep hus-
bandry fer example. Once Maine
contained million sheep. now less
than hundred thousand, which
means the loss of around ten million
year To the state. This industry
can be brought back at least to its
original strength by proper en-
Couraeement. The farms are here.
the men are here and many Young
men leaving the farms every year
for other states.
r n REE-D
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-01-16
WHY THE INCREASE Elm PRICES?

The Journal is informed that the
overshocs from twenty-five to forty
cents per pair. The Augusta re-
| tailers have decided not to raise the
retail price OF the overshoes, al
though the margin they now get OF
| profit, they say. barely takes care of
the Overhead expense"
This matter OF overhead, rent,
lights, heat, clerk hire. interest on
| capital invested, seasonal risk and
all that, is something which the
buying public does not think much
about. even some of the dealers do
not themselves think enough about
1t for their own advantage. 1t is an
important feature of business, how
ever, and means the difference be-
tween getting ahead or going be-
hind.
The retailers have been reading
the daily news in which they have
| Eoted indications of reduced wages
in some lines. They find nothing
. that seems to warrant this increa Sc
, in price. So far as we learn, also,
the consumers have seen nothing to
warrant it. There is a way sug-
gested by which they may impress
their influence on the manufacturers
| of footwear, and that is by going
| about with their feet wrapped in
cotton burlap. But this seems to af-
! ford no relief to the retailers.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-01-16
A FEW QUESTIONS

Have readers noticed in the re-
ports Of burglaries and crime gener-
ally how many Of the criminals are
under eighteen years of age?
Has it appeared that any Of these
have been ground down at work or
exploited in industry?
On the contrary isn't it evident
that plenty Of good hard work prob
ably would have been the best pre-
ventive Of criminal life among these
boys?
Are we not more concerned to in
spire our youth, from IA to 1S years
Of age, with initiative, with a sense
Of individual responsibilities, with
the conviction that they themselves
are expected to manifest a desire
and ability to achieve, than we are
to impress them with the idea that
Federal Bureau in the city OF
Washington will look after their
welfare?
If there is to be bureaucratic con-
troll of youth between those ages, II
Federal authorities are to be given
power to regulate their lives, why
rot limit that authority to keeping
the youth out of idleness? Not that
we suppose they could or would ac-
complish such desirable result.
There is no kind of work in all
the grind Of industrialism sc
menacing to the welfare of youth
we are not speaking of children-as
idleness.
Youth should either be in school OF
at work. Idleness among them
should not be tolerated except or
some good excuse. But if it be at
tempted to enforce this through
governmental control there is grave
possibility Of making, in the end, the
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-01-16

end the tightncss ana drive the con-
gestion and soreness right out.
Nothing has such concentrated,
penetrating heat as red peppers, and
when heat penetrates right down into
colds, congestion, aching muscles and
sore. stiff joints relief comes at once.
The moment YOU apply Red Pepper
Iub you feel the tinsling heat. In
three minutes the congested spot is
warmed through and through. When
you are suffering from cold. rheu-
matism, backacho. stiff neck or sore
muscles, just get jar of Rowles Red
Pepper Rub, made from red peppers.
at any drug store. You will have the
quickest relief known.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-01-16
RICHMOND

Ray McKenney Of Everett, Man.
arrived in Richmond, "Wednesday, ID
a short visit with his parents, VI.
and Mrs. Marvil Mckenney.
Mrs. Ina Hinlsley left this wed
for Norfolk. Virginia, where she Win
visit at the home of her son, Thomas
Hinckley.
Mrs. Cora Osborne was visitor b
Gardiner, Wednesday.
Edward Ramsdell Of Lewiston M
in town Tuesday, on business con.
nected with the New England Tslt
graph and Telephone Company.
At a stated convocation Of EmiA
Royal Arch Chapter, Thursday esea.
ing, at Masonic Hall, The p. M. and
NJ. E. NJ. degrees were confera
upon a class of candidates.
Frank Lowell. who has been pass.
ing a few days at his nome in Dra.
den. returned TO Portland, THURSDAY
evening.
It is estimated that over $500 VII
be realized from the Bridge Builder
Fair held Monday, Tuesday ana
Wednesday of this week.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-01-16
66,647 U. S. Citizens
Native Born dapS

Honolulu. Dec. % CA. p. by MaiD
A total Of 1895 American citizens
of Japanese ancestry registered as
voters in the territorial election in
the last fiscal year. according to the
report OF Governor Wallace r. Far
rington to Secretary of the Interior
Hubert Work. The number of Ameri-
can citizens of Chinese ancestry who
registered was 1910
of the japanese population of
l25,36S in the territory. 66,647 were
born in the islands and therefore
are Americap citizens, Governor
Harrington said.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-01-16
remedy a greater public nuisance
than is the disease.

We may. however, awaken public
sentiment TO this evil of idleness
among youth. and that public senti-
ment alive and in earnest might ac-
complish much in the way of pro-
viding employment and seeing that
youth be encouraged to engage in it,
SO that, if there be in him that nor
NAL aspira ton to be a man, he will
shun idleness as he would a beggars
raiment. But the Federal Govern
ment can't successfully inspire him.
The real problem is to protect
youth from idleneSs.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-01-16
Railroads and Steamboa,.
MAINE CENTRAL HA,Lnoas
Eastern STANDARD Tina SNU
TRAINS LEAVE augusta -

Bangor tl2,41 A. L.. Log =. m. tau..
& A. Pts. fi2.l7 - a. tass /. +. ~.
Bar aarbor. AN.Oe a. m.. t1.ss a - "a.
Bath. te.1ss. m. 1874 =. u.. pm.
f4.05 p m. II II p. m. 40. asp n.
Belfast G445 g 4; a. m. ts3s f. a. m. t2saAa
s9;55 a NJ. t246D' M. 1884 p. m. taos =
Calais 1888 a. m, tl2.3S p. m
Dover .Foxcroft. C4.45 a. m.. t252 q. I
Gardiner 1921 a. m. t6 Q. n. M.
,9.53 a. m. t2.46 p. m. 1894 D. m. Wnss
.5,I5p. m. t717p IN. *l0.4sp. d. RA
Hallowell. t6. Is a. m.- 70. "a a. m. N.M.
2.46 D. a.. 1894 p. m. t4.06 o. m. t5En =
III o. m. *10.4S D. m.
Harmony. "a As a. M, f2.s2 p. q.
Lewiston. rs. l5a. m. 1894 a. m, HWa.
-4.O5 o. M. *l0.4Sp p m.
New York, 1894 p. m, TAOS p. N.
Portland 1921 4. IN. 1918 a. m. NM
1855 a. m.. IL. 46 D. M. 1894 q. M, t06n
'7i7p m. +iO.4S o m.
Rockland t6. Is a. m 1894 a. m. Nk.
Skow sgan r445 AIM. "930 am. f2Ess
So. Gardner t6l5 a N, 1884 4 a. X.
Am t2.45 ON. 1874 pm. IS. 15pm., t7i7ns
*l043p IN.
Waterville. tl2,47 .. m. s1.0s 4 d, IN
a. m. f445 a. m. 1899 a m. tl23S D 3. ~
o. m. t3li p m.. TAO y. m.
*Daily. Except Sunday and Mana.
Daily. except Monday. I Daily. except S..
A Discontinued after October 10. sSuuday -
d. C. DOUGLASS, M. L. HARRIS "
n-"}-c4 V p. s. Ceu'l Mgr. GenI Pass. A.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-01-16
RIPLEY

Mrs. Charlotte Marsh. has moved
to Mont Ellms where she will
stay for the winter.
Charlie Films and family. are
visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. A. T..
Films.
Mrs. Mary Nutter, is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. George BraWn, in
Dexter.
John Cooley has gone 10 Main
stream, St where hc is employed Tor c.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-01-16

Italy still has a king and he has
reminded Mussolini that under the
law the king has the prerogative of
proclaiming new elections, pre-
rogative, by the way, Mussolini has
disregarded. For one accustomed to
having his own way this must have
been rather annoying. This being
above the law and the constitution
does annoy some folks.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-01-16

Now that market for potatoes
has been found in Egypt, thirty
centuries may look down on the
fellahecn planting Aroostook spuds
In the shadow of the Pyramids
Boston Transcript-But that's not
likely to feeze the ubiquitous pota-
to bug and Egypt should become a
good market for paris green.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-01-16

ana disagreement. and you do not
nave to wait for relief from embar-
fassment. Improvement quickly
shows. Sufferers from skin trouble
Snould obtain a small jar of Howles
Mehtho- sulphur from any good drug
IlSl and use it like cold cream.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-01-16
Hattie Williams

Word has been received In tow
of the death of Miss Hattie WI.
liams, former resident OF Richmond
which occurred at Milton. N. q
Funeral services will be held at tn
residence of J. E. Ames, Friday q.
ternoon, at one O'Clock, Rev. Z.
Frederick officiating.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-01-16

Daddy, did God make me?"
Yes. son."
And did He make you, too"
"Yes"
well. He's doing better work
now, isn't He?"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-01-16
the Empire Theatre, an Orpheon club
production.

After serving on the Lewiston po-
lice force for 15 years, Patrolman
Napoleon Dutil. who has reached the
age limit. will be retired Jan. 20. He
is 65 years old and under the pres
ent police laws Dutil will retire with
out ray. Chief Field favors new leg
islation, providing pensions.