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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-07

And. Of course, with this they wan,
the best of performance with real
economy of operation.
"All Of these things can be buiIt
into a four-cylinder car at a rea.
sonably low price.
THE industry has developed IN.
day until 1t Is entirely possible IN
give more per dollar than would
have been imagined as short a time
as two years ago.
1T is to that end that we are
shaping our manufacturing plans
and we are very confident that the
car Of this type which we produce
will enjoy a conspicuous success
from the start"
Mr.. Chrysler did not amplify his
statement with any details of the
new car which he is apparently
about to produce.
1t is the general opinion In the In.
dustry, however, that the new car
will embody many Of the ideas which
have been exploited in other Chrys-
Ter models, and which have kept this
car continually in the foreground
among fine cars since the frst
Chrysler was produced two and a
half years ago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-07
WHITEFIELD

NORTH-Mrs. Tobin and Violet
and Margaret, are visiting friends in
Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Johnson and
daughter, Miss Doris McCurdy and
Helen Emery passed the weekend
at Pleasant Pond.
Francis Ward of Swampscott,
Mass, was business caller here
Friday.
Mrs. Jeska Morse and Frances
Ward, motored, to Harrison, last
Saturday.
Mrs. Estrien Chadwick and daugh-
ter, Catherine Chadwick, Of Bridge
water, Conn, and Miss Gloria Hib-
bert Of Washington are visiting Mrs
Guy Chadwick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Boynton have
moved into the Charles Glidden
House.
Midhat Serbagi, Who is passing his
summer vacation here, was visiting
in Winthrop over the weekend.
Miss Dorothea Flicker Of New
York. arrived, Monday night; she lie
passing her summer vacation at
Mrs. Arthur McCurdy's.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-07

an engine that turns up to three
thousand revolutions or more per
minute must make a fast car. 1t is
true that racing motors in current
practice are of the high speed type,
but in production jobs many cars
with high speed motors are COM
paratively slow.
The lighter the motor. as a general
rule, the higher speed it can be
built to attain. Centrifugal force in
heavier motor tends to tear it
apart at lower engine speed. But
low speed motors can be mounted
in cars that have a higher gear ratio,
and because such motors are more
powerful at the same crankshaft
speeds, cars equipped with them can
attain sixty or more without diff
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-07

II people sought medical atten-
ton the way they seek repairs on
their cars the country would need
twice as many doctors. And these
doctors would be spendin' all their
valuable time tellin' patients whether
or not there was anythin' the mat
ter with 'em.
Imagine goin' to a doctor and tell
in him that you're not sure
whether you've got acute indigestion
or whether you're perfectly well!
Sounds foolish, doesn't it? Yet
that's exactly the sort of thing l
have to put up with. Every day
have to listen to a dozen engines
just to tell their owners whether the
blame things are runnin' all right.
People have got to spend little
more time studyin' their cars.
tim opinions from mechanics. This
time might be used to better adj
vantage havin' repaired those things
that anyone with half mind can
see need attention.
l even have been asked whether
thought a front wheel was too loose
or too tight. All the owner had to
do was jack up the wheel and spin
1t. If 1t did not turn freely it was
too tight, and If 1t was loose the nut
needed tightenin'. I don't see why
a motorist needs a mechanic to de-
eide such points.
Yesterday l was asked to take a
ride with a man who appeared to be
intelligent. He wanted to have me
pass Judgment upon his engine which
he seemed to think was goin' to the
bowwows. Upon approachin' the
first big hill he pressed way down
on the accelerator and never even
took the trouble to retard the spark.
The engine knocked badly, of course.
But there was no "of course" with
him. He preferred to worry over his
own ignorance. The situation was
no different than if he had demon
strated to his doctor that while
swallowin' prunes whole, and one
right after another, he suffered a
feelin' of distress.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-07
Good Cars For Better

Yes, the next door neighbours car
was a good one. He could have
got along with it for two more years
at least, but the new one was so
much better he couldn't resist 1T.
!. Extravaganza? That depends up
ON the point of view. Also upon
whether one is abreast of the trend
of the times. Ebert Hubbard
touched upon this apparent waste
when he labeled our present age as
inconoclastic." I'VE
are tearing down our barns to build
greater, he says in his Little
ii ourneys". 1.-THE railroad man who
said, I throw an engine on the
scrap-heap every morning before
breakfast expressed a great truth.
We are discarding bad things for
good ones, and good things for bet
ter ones"
That let's the neighbour out. He
may be our finest citizen. He could
have got by with the good car he
had, but he wanted the better
things the progressive car builders
had to offer.
Don't worry about the discarding
of the many good cars. 1t Is max
ing way for the better ones.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-07
Good Idea Gone Wrong

Frequently it is necessary to put an
end to good ideas that gain so much
Roadway they become foolish. Cen
erous tappet clearance is an ad-
vantage in hill climbing and does
give a snappy motor, but there Is
great danger in carrying the idea too
far If there Is too much noise 1t
may mean there is a great sacrifice
in power.
Also. much depends upon the make
or type Of engine. Where valves are
of cheap metals with a tendency to
excessive expansion, loose tappets
will make for power, but only when
the engine is warmed up. Since
most engines are hot when they
reach the real struggle on hills, ex-
cess tappet clearance is proper for
engines of such construction. Where
valves are designed to compensate
for their own expansion, however,
noise may be real loss Of power.
The danger lies in applying the
horsepower theory to the wrong en-
CINE, to the wrong conditions or by
OVERRIDING the idea. If valves do not
lift fully, they will not let in enough
gas nor exhaust burned gasses
quickly enough. This means power
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-07
MONTVILLE

CENTER-Avon Tasker and wife
of Hartford, Conn, are visiting his
aunt, Mrs. Ida Briggs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Turner Of Bridge
water, Mass, were calling on Mrs
Everett Bennett, Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. A. Sproul and Mr..
and Mrs. Freeman Johnson OF
Beverly. Mass, are calling on old
friends this week.
Mrs. Harlow. From Massachusetts
is visiting at James Burkill's.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-07

kinds. Most owners have come to
appreciate that it is not good to
covering is taken off after rain
storms to allow the rubber to dry
thoroughly. Many others are dis
covering that while spring covers
keep dirt out they also keep rust and
dirt in, and are less than twenty
five per cent efficient as Indicators
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-07
Ease the PARKING Problem

No motorist can expect to have
traffic ordinances changed at a mo-
,ments notice to provide him
longer parking time but he can in
crease the actual time for his needs
by hurrying the process of parking
the car and locking 1t up. The near
er he can get to his destination the
more actual time he will have for
his errand. Much of the business of
closing windows and locking doors
can be done before the car is park
ed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-07
Now You Have II!

Now You Have I'll
ANSWERS to last weeks questions)
1. The intermediate speed" of a
carburetor is its range that must
take care of the gas needs Of the en-
gine when the car is running be-
tween fifteen and twenty to twenty
five miles an hour.
g The dash of an automobile is
the partition between engine and
drivers compartment. 1t is con-
fused with the instrument board
3. The clutch collar Is a band
over which the yoke fits. The ar
rangement permits the release of the
driving discs from the driven ones.
a. A transmission case does not
need to be filled to the top with
lubricant because the gears them
selves act as pumps to provide ade-
quate distribution Of the fabrication.
5. High test gas will not stop the
average motor from knocking. 1t is
not "no-knock" gas, unless it hap
pens to have been refined from a
crude high in benzenes.
Copyright 1926 by the Ullman
Feature Service.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-07
As They Might Say Now

Nothing is more delightful than
to lie under a car in the Summer
with a wrench, except to lie under a
car in Summer without a wrench"
Fox.
Better a little car, provided It is
your own, than an abundance of Dor
rowed cars. Franklin.
BE slow in choosing a car, slower
in changing. "-Franklin
Our business in motoring is not
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-07
MR.. HooFlT TAKES HIS SUNDAY MOTOR RIDE

ficulty. High speed engines in
popular-priced production jobs are,
as general rule, geared low so
that even at their top speeds they
cannot travel over sixty, if they can
reach that.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-07

of spring leaves. Now the repair
ers are condemning the boots that
are intended to protect otherwise
exposed universal joints. The argu-
ment is that since universals must
throw grease through centrifugal ac-
ton such grease accumulates inside
the cover and causes it to belly"
Soon the cover is a rotating weight
that tends to unbalance the propel-
Ter shaft
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-07
Whv DsIays Are Costly

What does 1t cost to wait minute
at this crossing and another minute
at that?
Some day rig up a device that will
show how long 1t takes the engine to
consume a pint Of gas when idling.
That will furnish a basis for figuring
the cost of traffic delays and will
suggest the economic advantage of a
little more intelligent driving.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-07

to get ahead of other people, but to
get ahead of ourselves. "-Babcock.
when a horse begins to kick he
stops pulling. Same with a car
wner."-Moody.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-07
The Saturday Motorist

loss. Some drivers do most of their
hill climbing when their car engines
are cold. The less tappet clearance
the better under such circumstances.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-07
HIGH Speed Motors Slow

Much misunderstanding appears
to exist regarding the meaning of
high speed motors and the opinion
seems to prevail among many that
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-07

War on Against Covers
There is a determined effort on
the part of experienced mechanics to
discourage the use of covers of all
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-07

Too many cars are going In
for balloon speedometers in the
opinion of the genuine student of
opeed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-07

DON'T miss seeing this New
- Paige Brougham-newest of
the new Paige models. You will
wonder how a car so fine can be
sold for only $l2e5 f. o. b. Detroit.
The beautiful Brougham body is
larger than most sedans. Its interior
Is roomier. Enter or leave the rear
seat from either side without dis
turbing those In front. Five adults
relax comfortably on deep-tufted
cushions. The smart lines of this
Brougham are enhanced by finish
Of rubbed, waxed and polished lac
quer IN two pleasing tones of gray.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-18
PAMPHLETS BY LENIN.
STATE AND REVOLUTION.

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In attractive DuroAex. durable
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IMPERIALIsM-Finai Stage Of Cap
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A brilliant explanation OF the final
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should form part Of every workers
library. $50
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-18
CHINESE LABOR
FIGHTS TO BETTER
ITS CONDITIONS
Strikes Taking Place All
Over Country
Rx oEoFFREY c. cHEN.

PEKIN, China-(FP)-There is a
direct relation between industrial
strikes and industrial development;
where you find cities industrially and
commercially more developed, there
you find more strikes. During the last
eight years Chinese cities have had
more strikes than all the rest: Shan
ghai 27O, Hankow 81, Soochow 20,
'Pekin 20, Chinkiang IS, Canton II,
Wusih 10, Tsingtau 6, Hongkong 6.
Three important causes can be def
nitely traced: economic pressure, mall
treatment, and mass movement. Dur
ing the last 8 years, aside from the
May 1925 strikes at Shanghai and else
where, there have been 536 industrial
strikes. OF these about $50 have been
caused by economic pressure; $500
Of the total. Counting the May 30
strikes, there have been sos strikes,
331 Of which have been caused by eco
nomic pressure, 47.42To. In all the 8
years, strikes protesting maltreat-
ment numbered ITO, 19.54q6. Forty
four strikes originated from mass
movement or popular demonstration,
1917 Of the total Only So times dur
ing the years have strikes been set
tied by simple and short negotiations
between the employers and the work
ers. There have been two usual ways
of settlement; settlement by the rep
resentatives of both parties and set
Element by the Intervention of a third
party. In all the years, IS have been
settled by the first method. The in
PREVENTION takes various forms: rs by
the local government, 40 by guilds and
unions, 33 by individuals.
If we exclude the May 80 strikes,
we can count successful strikes 50.279o
of the total strikes each year; semi
successful strikes $500, unsuccess-
full 711%o; and doubtful S6.2S%6.
Only since 1921 have there been de-
mands for the right to organize or for
the right to strike. Each strike on the
average has involved S,612.22 workers.
During the last s years, the most
numerous strikes occurred in the in
dustries directly or indirectly con-
nected with clothing. Next in num-
Der are the strikes Of communication
workers. The factory which has had
the most numerous strikes during the
last s years is the japanese cotton
factory of Shanghai where Is strikes
have taken place. The anti-Japanese
sentiment of the workers, the compar-
atively strong organization among
them, and the growth Of class consci-
BUSINESS have contributed towards the
real causes Of strikes in this factory.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-18
Ry our own correspondent.

LONDON (By MalD = Hamilton
Fyfe has resigned as editor of the Lon
don Daily Herald, Labors daily news
paper, and the progresslves In the
trade union movement are glad. The
British workers are sincerely sorry
that Fyfe ever left the Daily Mail and
they hope he will never return to help
the employers on a labor paper.
A day or two before Fyfe quit the
Herald he was compelled to receive
an unwelcome visit from the miners
delegates who were exasperated over
an attack on the miners in the pre-
vious days issue of the Herald. At
first Fyfe refused to see the miners
but the latter did not stand on cere-
mony but passed all opposition and
bearded the gentleman in his sanctum.
Fyfe Was Indignant.
M. Fyfe told the miners that he did
not give damn for what they said or
thot as he was leaving the Herald for
good in a few days. No doubt Mr. Fyfe
like many other disappointed bour-
geois saviors of the workingclass who
step down from above to free the
masses will feel that his sacrifices
have not been fully appreciated.
1t seems imcomprehensible but true
that Fyfe published an advertisement
from the coal operators in labor's Off
cial daily while the same paper carried
vicious attacks on Cook and Smith,
leaders of an organization that was
helping to substitute the Herald.
Why The Silence.
The editorial attack which angered
the miners was in reply to an inquiry
from a railroad worker who was an
xious to know why the T. U. C. lead
ers were silent on the reasons for
calling off the general strike. This
worker who was a railroad employee
for 80 years declared that he and his
fellow workers were regarded as
"blacklegs" by the miners for desert
ing them and hauling "black coal"
Hamilton Fyfe took it on himself to
reply in behalf of the T. U. C. and
blamed the miners for not accepting
the Samuel memorandum which was
not accepted by either the government
or the operators.
Did Not Touch Vital Part.
The dishonesty of Mr.. Fyfe's reply
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-18
FILIPINO PROF
OPPOSES ISLAND
INDEPE EVIDENCE
Compromises Hailed by
u. S. Inperialists
tspeeIaI . Ths DaIIy Worksrl

MANILA, Sept. 16.--The movement
for demanding that the United States
keep its promise to grant the Philip
pines complete independence is find
ing some comprOmisers among the fol
lowers Of Senator Osmena, the most
recent one coming forward being Dean
Maxine NJ Kalaw OF the University
Of the Philippines.
Kalaw has issued a statement In
which he shows what he means by the
Concessions" offered by the Osmena
group. He says:
Careful Of U. S. %nteresta.~
1.-THE Filipinos must concede, first,
that in considering the independence
question, the United States is bound
to take into account her own economic
needs; second, that the American gov
eminent has rendered a tremendous
amount of good to the country, for,
which the people should be. as they
are, grateful, and third, that in the so
luton of the Independence problem
the present international situation and
American interests in the islands must
also be taken into consideration.
This is regarded as propaganda
against complete independence, proDa-
bly, some sort of an overlordship a.
the United States has over Cuba. n
is to be noted that Kalaw makes CON
cessions agreeable to the American
rubber trust and other imperfaIist IN
terests. and infers that America needs
the Philippines as a base Of warfare
in the Far East, in connection with
the international situation
ImperIaIIst Halls Compromises
Kalaw's statement is being hailed
joyfully by the owner Of the Manila
Times, an American who quite frankly
boasts that he is an imperialist. This
imperialist says Kalaw's statement is
"a constructive suggestion made IN the
right spirit"
Aguinaldo, who has completely re-
covered from his insurgency Of Is
years ago, has also issued a statement
supporting General Wood and oppos-
ing any sort of independence. He says
he does not care who accuses him Of
treaehery to his country, he is for
Wood "at any cost" II is not on REQ
ord that it has cost him anything ma
ter1al so far.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-18
CHINESE BOSSES TRY
COMPANY UNION PLAN;
LABOR KILLS ATTEMPT

CANTON, China - tFP) - That
China is becoming rapidly civilized
and modernlzed In the American
sense Is seen again In the organIza-
ton In the Industrial centers Of up
to-date company unions on approved
western lines,
After a strike by the genuine shoe
workers. unions In Canton In 1924
which failed to win higher wages
the company organized the shoe
Trade Capital & Labor union, COM
posed of strlkebreakers, stoolpleeons
and bosses which introduced the
open shop and beat up members Of
the bona flde union.
The revolutionary Canton govern
ment, through It's labor department,
ordered the fake union TO dissolve,
whereupon It adopted another Amer
lean dodge and reorganIzed as the
Shoemakers union. This ls now UNI
der scrutiny by the authorities.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-18

NEW YORK-FP)-The Married
Woman IN Industry viii be the open
ing topic of the New York Women's
Trade Union League fourth annual
conference at Brookwood Labor col
lege Oct $40.
Rose Schneiderman, president New
York Women's Trade Union League,
retains this Office while adding her
new duties as national league head.
League classes in economics, English,
social history and drama are an
nounced by educational supervisor
Hilda Smith. Dorothy Sells Of Bryn
Mawr, graduate department Of eco
Monies, is now added to the teaching
staff.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-18
RED INTERNATIONAL
AIDS STRIKE OF THE
FRENCH METAL UNION

MOSCOW, Aug. 2sth.-(5y MaII)
The Russian international Labor
Union has directed telegram to
the unltary Metal Workers. Fed
Grafton In Paris In which It sends
It's fraternaI greetings to the strlk-
ers In Chateau Renaud who have
already been fighting a heroic
struggle for five months. The Rus
Sian international Labor Union
sends also $500 to assist them to
continue their struggle,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-18

MONTREAL - Opp = Applications
for substantial pay increases on the
two Canadian railway systems made
by conductors. baggage men and
brakemen are being considered by a
board of Cancellation. Conductors in
the passenger service, who now re-
ceive S6.4O per day, or 1892 a month,
are asking SITS a day, or $232.5O a
month.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-18

suiLp THE DAILY WITH a sps,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-18
ABOUT LENIN.

I.ENrN. THE GREAT sTRATEGIsT.
by A. Losovsky
A portrayal Of Lenin IN action as
Marxlst, loglcian, revolutionary
stratogist and proletarian states
man. by tho present secretary OF
the Red international Of Labor Unions.
SIS
ABOUT PRINCIPLES OF LENIN.
THE THEORY AMI PRACTICE or
LENIN1sM. by I. srALrN.
An important work on Communist
theory and practice during the period
that Lenln lived and ied-the period
Of Capitalist Imperialism. Written BY
a close co-worker OF Lenin--the pres
ent Secretary Of the Russian Com
munist Party. rs Do. Duronex
Covers s.as