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Evening star., 1925-09-13
BY WILLIAM UILMAN.

Putting the differential before the
radiator is a favorite indulgence of
the day, but never has it been more
clearly demonstrated than in the pres
ent wave of motor safety. Features
involving greater security are widely
discussed, warmly praised and gener-
ouSly purchased by the motorist, but
the biggest safety device of ala new
utomobile--remains in the back
ground as though it had never eX-
isted
If all the cars made prior to the
adoption of the electric self-starter
Were still in use there would be many
motorists unable to move their ma
chimes out of danger should the engine
stall and refuse to start. If all the
cars registered in 1914 were still in
use today approximately one out of
every 10 motor vehicles on the street
would have brakes inadequate for
present traffic conditions, even if taken
care Of properly.
If all motordom were still running
on the fabric tires of but a compara-
lively few years ago blowouts would
be playing a conspicuous part in max
ing for automobile accidents and fatal
tiles. If the fuel systems on cars were
where they were not many seasons
ago fire would be constant source of
hazard, offering a serious handicap to
safety.
Safest Because New.
The safest safety pledge of the mo-
ment is the dotted line on the order
blank for a new car. The new cars
not only offer new things in the way
of additional safety, but are inherent
ly safer because they are new.
With four-wheel brakes, balloon
tires, flexible power plants. better
visibility and more accurate controls
the motorist who buys car this
year is assured many conscience
comforts" which he has never before
experienced, but the mere fact that
he is buying a new car is the greatest
safety factor of all. You can't take
the wheel of a new car without i'm
mediately appreciating this.
It's largely a matter of psychology,
but plain logic nevertheless. A new
car is always a cue for a driver to
turn over a new leaf in his driving.
which means that with every new car
motordom benefits by the develop
ment of a better driver. He realizes
that to drive in his customary dub
fashion would not be eXxactly suited
to his new role. He has horror of
making a racket with the gears and
having people suspect that ii is his
first car.
Even if he has never won any
medals for his contribution to the
simplicity of traffic and is unable TO
grasp those detailed tricks of car
manipulation that make for profes-
sional driving. he still finds that with
the acquisition of the new car he
gets better results from his driving
because the car is easier TO handle
Regardless of whether he is clever
or commonplace in his driving, the
Evening star., 1925-09-13
BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL.

Your car is ready'-magic words
to the motorist who has a special
loathing for troubles which necessitate
leaving his car in the repair shop over
night-soen may be the slogan of
every service station. The increasing
number of cars being sent to the re
pair shops dema nds that the repairers
step on the gas to catch up with
ailing motors.
Progressive service stations are
adopting the O'Clock rule in an effort
to turn out the days work by evening
and start e-fresh the next morning
with a new batch of work. The jobs
cost just as much as they have here
tofore, but they contain an element of
economy 10 the car owner, in that the
time he is denied the use of his auto
mobile is reduced to a minimum. Not
lew dealers under this system have
developed service whereby they can
perform valves grinding and carbon
removal job in three and one-half
hours. The motorist pays just what
it costs to have the car tied up all day
in the average shop. but he can well
afford to do so.
Hourly Basis Discarded.
With the development of the pro-
gressive shop and the adoption of the
8 O'Clock rule, the hourly basis of
charging customers is being discarded.
| Even the so-called fiatrate system has
been improved upon TO a point where
| the rate paid for a repair job not only
| insures the car owner against un-
necessary delays in the work, but also
| insures the automobile dealer against
| loafng on the job in his own organi-
zation. There is a pronounced ten
dency to pay mechanics on a basis of
! che quantity and quality of work they
| turn out, each job being guaranteed
| by the repairer as well as the dealer.
| Improved construction Of engines in
some of the new models is an inn
portant factor in reducing the time re
quired for repair work. On one OF the
new models the cylinder head may be
changed at the same time the valves
are ground-the whole job about an
hours work. Spare heads, including g
camshaft and valves, are carried in
stock for substitution purposes.
This system compares with the for
mer method of removing the cylinder
blocks in order to scrape out the car
bon, the fiat rate for which is S25.
At a cost OF approximately SIS a
| month, the branch of one of the high
Evening star., 1925-09-13
PURCHASE OF NEW AUTO
BEST SAFETY INSURANCE
Obsolete Car Danger to Driver and
Public-Mere Newness Guaranty.
Added Carefulness of Owner Helps.

man with new car has a very lauda-
bic habit of trying to keep out of
danger. He is inclined to refuse to
take chances. not merely because he
is thinking of his own personal
safety, but because he doesn't want
to smash up his new car.
He is reluctant to allow any one
else to handle the car. When one
car is driven by half-dozen differ
ent people no one driver has much
respect for it, Even the owner comes
to feel he might as well be as care
less with it as the others. All of
which helps to swell the accident
lists.
Those stickers on the windshields
of new cars urging the drivers not
to exceed 20 miles an hour for the
first 500 to | 900 miles do more to
curb accidents than many a safety
drive. A lot of motorists disregard
these warnings, to be sure, but it is
interesting to note that once the
driver of a new car has yielded to
a temptation to speed and has scored
a cylinder or two he tries to make
up for the indulgence by treating the
car carefully. Sometimes it's mat
ter of necessity. since the higher
speeds will hold for him oniy n series
of annoying knocks froin under the
hood.
When a motorist cashes in for a
new car he unconsciously pledges
himself to take better care of it, and
regardless of whether he makes good
it stands to reason the new car will
be safer because it will stand more
neglect before giving trouble.
The results of brake inspection have
been such as to prove the relation of
car care to safety, but there is no
brake inspection more effective than
buying new car and thereby acquir-
ing a new set of improved brakes.
The same thing applies to almost
every unit of the car. Few people
realize that acceleration is second in
importance only to deceleration. and
that a new car always offers great
Improvement along these lines. When
an engine reaches the point where it
has to be "nursed" ii has reached the
danger point. The owner would do
we'll to sell ii to some one who would
use it off in the backwoods, and pick
new one from the current crop.
Most Safety for the Money.
Safety is the one thing worth hav-
ing at any price. That is why wise
motorists not only buy new cars when
new cars are needed, but often buy
new cars before the old ones have
actually outlived their usefulness.
Any safety accessory will make an
old car better, but why not go the
limit-buy the new car, add additional
safety equipment and make the new
car better?
This puts the matter of depreciation
in an entirely new light. Motorist
frequently are advised not to turn in
their cars for new until the loss by
is minimized as much as
possible through maximum use of the
Continued ON Seventh Page.)
Evening star., 1925-09-13
Front End Support.

1t is often important to know what
type OF front end support is in ones
car. The popular arrangement is
known as a. trunnion support. A bear
ing holds the front end of the motor
and allows it to adjust itself to torque,
twisting and other conditions. There
is provision for lubricating this point
with grease and it should not be over
looked.
Evening star., 1925-09-13

license bureau here. So far 224.970
licenses have been issued as compared
with 195, ,429 during the same period
last year.
The cars in use at the end Of the
year, it is estimated. will represent
one for approximately every six of
the ] .449 900 inhabitants in the State
The total of registrations will be al
most double what IL was in 1920.
Evening star., 1925-09-13

street traffic has passed. When cleo
trio signs are used, policemen are re-
leased for duty at their proper work,
which is guarding the safety of the
general public, and.are not required to
spend their time turning traffic signs"
According to Commissioner Gather.
200 policemen are assigned to traffic
duty in Baltimore, and much of their
work could be performed mechani-
cally.
Evening star., 1925-09-13
ELECTRIC SIGNALS
BEST AS TRAFFIC AID
Baltimore Police Commissioner
Gives Opinion of Methods for
Regulating Street Travel.

BALTIMORE. September (SpeciaD.
Electric signals are the only prac-
ticable device for the control of traffic
in large cities, in the opinion of Charles
d. Gather, police commissioner of
Baltimore.
Whether taxpayers like the idea or
not" Commissioner Gather said. they
must recognize the fact that the day
of the Semaphore as a regulator of
Evening star., 1925-09-13
224,97O MARYLAND CARS.

Number Expected to Pass $40, 900
by End of Year.
BALTIMORE. September 12.-Mary-
lands automobile registrations will ex-
ceed 240, 900 by the end of this year,
according to estimates made by the
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-09-29
General John B. Gordon.

This hubbub over whose image should be
engraved on that wonderful piece of granite
at Atlanta, Ga, intended to honor the south
ern heroes of the war between the states,
ought to be easily adjusted by placing General
Tohn B. Gordon, of Georgia, the highest IN
the group: or if but one, it should be the
hero OF the 18th of May Boys; the 18th OF
Nav" Patriotism is next to Goodness. A
man or woman who truly loves the Lord Will
love his country. We u D. C's are not
ashamed of the brave struggle made by our
southern men and boys during that period
when Ulysses Grant and Robert +. Lee cross
ed swords in the United States of America.
It was household war between brother and
brother-each deeming' himself right! 0 the
terribleness of such wars as that OF the Lost
Cause" All, we'll, sometimes it proves as Ell
fective to be cheated as to cheat. Time and
history have proved this over and over again.
We honor the memory OF General Lee and
think of him as one of the purest OF old Vr-
pinia,s native born Not only one, but all OF
his command said Mars Bob" was always
right and we never question his orders-and
his soldiers delighted in obedience to his
commands Doubtless he possessed some
traits of character beyond some OF General
Gordon's; but John B. Gordon is native
Georgian, born and reared in the old empire
state and that granite boulder upon which
they are engraving past memories grew IN
the soil OF his homeland; therefore, we think
his face as a southern hero should top all
others in Georgia Honor to whom honor is
due" AS a united nation we are wiling to
let the dead past bury its dead, but 1t is nat
ural that we should love the brave deeds of
fathers and brothers who Sleep in heroes
graves Last year in Florida | saw the old
Confederate soldier who composed The 18th
OF May Boys" "a years eyes bright with pa
troism and love of homeland He knew the
poem a. l.
Brentwood Ga, Sept. rs, 1925.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-09-29
The Tigers Feast.

The Tammany tiger, Alfred E. Smith keep
er, is satiated after sumptuous repast in
which John F. Hylan and William Randolph
Hearst played the roll of raw meat. The worst
probably is to come-to the tigers digestion.
Hearst Maryland style, or a la Newburgh, or
la King, fricaseed, broiled, or just plain
raw hardly may be recommended for any
respectable tiger which that of Tammany
may not be, remembering its reputation of
the past Governor Smith may yet have to
call in a veterinarian
Meanwhile Governor Smiths star is in the
ascendancy. He is the boss of New York,
state and city. He has firmly established
himself as the keeper of the Tammany tiger,
and as long as he feeds it raw meat in such
generous proportions it will continue to purr
for him-if tigers purr. Farther than estab-
fishing the fact Of Governor Smiths popu-
1arity in his own state the New York primary
seems to have established nothing. If he
wishes he may go to the United States SEN
ate, but that is as far as the governor will
60 The presidential nomination in 1923? That
is as impossible for Governor Smith as it
was last June. When it comes to the gov
errors national aspirations II may be dispos-
ed Of in just one sentence. There are too
many McAdooites against him. Likewise is
true OF McAdoo. There are too many Smith
ties for him to win the presidency. The tiger
is licking his chops now in anticipation Of an
other feast in which the former secretary of
the treasury will be the meat.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-09-29
Keep the Record Straight.

A dispatch from Moultrie to the Macon
Telegraph says ''in the number of bales OF
cotton gnned in Georgia of the 1925 crop
Colquitt is topped by only two other counties,
figures taken from the census bureaus report
being as follows: Burke 1857 bales, Eman-
uel l0,489 bales, Colquitt 9,7l4 bales"
1t is not matter of any great consequence,
but it is well enough to keep the record
straight as we go along. As we write we
have before US the census report of cotton
ginned, and it shows l1,054 bales for Terrell
placing it second in the list of counties and
only 763 bales below Burke, which is almost
three times as large in area. Emanuel and
Colquitt which occupy third and fourth places
are also much larger in area than Terrell
Randolph, which adjoins Terrell, occupied
fifth place when the census report was made,
and was only $50 bales behind Colquitt Ter
rell county has ginned approximately 10000
bales, and the indications are that production
will reach $4,000 bales
Like Terrell Colqutt is a great county in
a great section OF Georgia and The News is
glad of its good crops and prosperity. We
wish they were even greater.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-09-29
A Busy Old Girl.
From the Elberton Star.

Here goes Sister Lemme Gossip, side-step-
ping and cake walking across the street, head
noddng like turkey gobbler, as she hurries
her pace to impart the latest scandal to Sister
Character Assassin. Nobody is left out. Ev-
erything and everybody is cussed and dis
cussed. Good names are slandered pure, in
nocent lives are pictured as black as mid
night-virtue is thing that you read about;
honesty, integrity self-respect Christian liv-
ng-some may claim them, but few have
the real, the genuine article They have seen
and heard too much about certain young
man or young woman, this mans wife, that
these hell-bent souls They are engrossed by
the rottenness of their own lives What a
pity that all their kind were not made into
forked tongue ratters in the beginning. The
world would be thousand times better off
and their flesh would have more honorable
companion.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-09-29
Crime and MaudIn Sentiment.
From die Athens Banner.

One of the greatest difficulties an
ganized movement against crime will
have to overcome is just plain shines
the seemingly irresistible desire to weep
over violator of the law who has the
misfortune to get caught. The way to
overcome that gigantic obstacle has not
yet been shown.-Dawson News.
Until we realize the gravity Of offenses
committed by criminals there will always be
a desire on the part of some to secure a par
don regardless of the worthiness of the case.
There are people right here in Athens who
express themselves of the hope that Gerald
Chapman may yet escape the death sentence.
Such criminals are a menace to society, and
the sooner they are punished and their sem
fences enforced the better off will be human
ity Few cases arise in Georgia but that there
is some movement inaugurated to secure a
pardon The prison commission is appealed
to and the governor is beseiged and every
pressure possible is brought to bear on
these officials to parole or pardon the Grim
inal. Such emotions on the part of the peo-
pie should be controlled and the law allowed
to take its course. Until people learn to
back up the judicial powers OF the state law
lessness and crime will prevail and carnival
OF rioting will extend over every community
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-09-29
Judge Edwards.

The resignation of Judge NJ. c. Edwards,
OF the City Court of Dawson,a has caused
general regret. He has served on this bench
with signal ability for twelve years, receiving
an appointment from four governors. In
neither instance was it political reward, but
a recognition of merit. Learned in the law
and with a judicial temperament Judge Ed
wards has kept the scales Of justice evenly
balanced and impartially performed his du-
ties. Firm in the enforcement OF law, he has
at the same time been merciful and consid-
crate. He has qualifications that would grace
either Of the high courts Of the state, and
It may be that at some time in the future
the public viii again receive the service for
which he is so well equipped
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-09-29
A County Movement.

The recently naugurated campaign to ad-
vertise Terrell county should not be a sec
tional or a one community project, and those
who constitute the working committees do
not intend for it to be confined to any one
part OF the county. but that every community
shall share alike in the benefits derived.
The publicity committee has already pur-
chased a number of road signs which will
be featured Terrell county, and not any par
ticular community They have also recon-
mended to the executive committee the cree
ton at the county lines OF huge arch signs
on the two main highways OF the county, the
printing Of large number OF folders in which
the story of the county's opportunities will
be told in pictures made in all parts of the
county concentrating on no community or
individual and that tenant exchange be es-
tablished in the office of the county agricul-
tural agent to place farm labor that may
come in from time to time with those farmers
who are in need of such.
The Subcommittee on advertising has rec
commended the placing OF advertisements in a
number OF the leading county papers OF north
Georgia, and have asked the executive com
mittee to give them a budget for this purpose.
Special efforts will be made to secure thous-
and renters and share troopers to cultivate
idle land, which, if done, will bring approx
mately an additional million dollars in reve-
nue. into the county. The committee believes
that no injustice will be done to the land
owners in the drought stricken territory, as
number of them are going to leave for Flori-
da or some other place, and if they can be
induced to come to Terrell county they will
still be Georgians and also an asset to the
great commonwealth.
These recommendations are most surely
timely, and the committees can not be accus-
ed OF outlining a community project. 1t ap-
pears that ali they have done will, if carried
out, be a county movement, and will benefit
every individual in Terrell county.
Therefore, now is the time for every man
who has the best interest OF Terrell county
at heart to get new hold and back this
movement to the limit with his. time, money
and influence.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-09-29
Extravagant Saving. "
From the Progressive Farmer.

We often hear Of extravagant spending,
but extravagant saving is a new thought to
many of us. Bolton Hall in his book, The
New Thrift, wisely says:
what you really need you pay for wheth-
to do without a thing that you ought to have
than it does to pay for 1t.
This applies in every department Of the
home and farm and in every business. What
you really need you pay for" in loss. This
is true because you do need it in order to
make more profit
We pay over and over again for labor
saving equipment that we do not have-pay
in the loss that we suffer from the use of
inefficient equipment. In a single year we
may lose the cost of a moving machine when
we have none, and at the same time lose the
opportunity for growing our own supply of
hay; lose because of our insufficiently fed
animals lose in crop diversity and rotation,
and lose in our standing a farmer.
We lose moe than the cost of spraying
outfit in a year when we do not spray our
fruit and vegetables, and we also lose the
pleasure of good, wholesome diet and the
added profits that good health brings.
We pay the cost of pure-bred chickens,
pigs and COWS when we persist in raising
scrubs-pay it possibly every year so long
as we keep on wasting good feed on sorry
animals.
1t is true, very true, that 1T costs more
to do without thing that you ought to have
than it does to pay for it." We must indeed
beware of extravagant spending, but let us
also make sure that we are not guilty OF
extravagant saving
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-09-29
At West Point.

The Georgia editors have held many con
ventions and been entertained with open
handed hospitality at many places, but no
where did they meet with more gener-
Gus and royal treatment than at West Point
the past week Every man and woman in
the town seemed to vie with one another to
make the editors enjoy themselves, and moth
ing was left undone that would contribute
in the least to their pleasure and comfort.
Editor Upton Coffee, OF the West Point
News, was ION the job" early and late, and
with other good people made the busting
little west Georgia city the last word in hos
pitahty. While in West Point it was the
good fortune of the editor of The News to
be a guest in the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. w.
]. Hodnett, relatives of the family by that
name who were prominent residents of Ter
rell county in years gone by and also OF
Messrs. James and VIII Lark who are
highly esteemed citizens. and business men
OF Dawson. They are elegant host and host
ess, and any one is fortunate who receives
the cordial hospitality Of their attractive
home
West Point is in the Chattahoochee valley
on the Atlanta & West Point railroad, and is
one Of the cotton manufacturing centers OF
Georgia 1t has FIVE cotton mills with 1877 00C
spindles, invested capital Of $15,000000, and
an annual payroll of $5O0O0O0 One of these
mills is the second largest in the south. Two
banks have deposits of $l5OOOO0, and num-
erous other enterprises contribute to the
prosperity of the town.
West Point more than did herself proud
and the editors will long cherish pleasant
recollectons of their stay OF two days among
her charming and enterprising people.