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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-09
Dilemmas Of 1926

II the views of the business world
are correct motordom Is fast ap-
preaching a dilemma.
It seems that the industry is pro-
Siucing at about three times the rate
of annual replacement of cars, which
means that sales must be developed
in entirely new quarters. SO TAR
everything has been well with the
scar maker because all have been able
ito buy, credit has been easy, dealers
have submitted to terrific losses on
fused cars and there have been modei
lchanges frequently enough to en-
courage a certain amount OF eXtraV-
sgance in the interests of greater
progress.
One estimate places the replace
nent figures at a little over a million
cars this year as compared with l.
100000 In 1925. At this rate, II is
argued by an insurance executive,
there is only one thing to do: limit
production to the annual replacement
needs.
This view has been given wide
circulation and will cause something
of a sensation. 1t Is little TOO
radical for complete consumption pc
cause 1t overlooks the foreign market
particularly IN central anu NO'"
America, and it provides no expan-
sion in the domestic market, when Is
she same as assuming that the sat
uration point has been reached.
Few who have watched the pro-
xress of the world can ever conslder
seriously the idea of an automotve
saturation point. But there are times
when the market becomes glutted
with cars and when something more
than normal circumstances must
bring the public to the dotted line.
f3Txperience has demonstrated that
,she greatest weapon against slump
in buying OF cars is to improve them
mechanically so that owners are Will
ing to sacrifice their old cars or junk
them to get on the new motoring
basis. This happened at the time
LOT the introduction Of the self-starter.
More recently it occurred when bal
loon tires, four-wheel brakes and
popular priced closed cars came in
with d rush.
But the manufacturers do not want
TO be changing models everlastingly'
THEY want something more stable.
And yet they must sell a quantity of
cars to maintain profits.
What, then, is the answer?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-09

springs parallel with the wheels
eliminating sideaway, and also was
first with small balanced wheels
and tires.
Chrysler popularized ornamental
radiator caps, introducing wings as
part of it's characteristic design.
1t was first to design also, the
front end as an integral part of the
body, considering the body as q unit
from the radiator shell to the rear
quarter, instead of merely from the
cowl. That is why, in the Chrysler
design, the hood flows into the body,
and looks like definite part OF IT.
More than a year ago it institut-
ed. firsy Of all makers. the Fedco
numbering system as a protection
against theft.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-09
Small Valves Need Care

Other things being equal it is well
to remember that small valves in an
engine are apt to give more trouble
than large ones, because a larger
piece of metal is capable of absorb
ing greater amount of heat. In the
days when valves were as large as
some pistons are today, pitting of
their heads was a rarity and owners
thought nothing of running many
thousands of miles without valve
grinding. If your engine has small
valves and the metals are not choice
stock it will pay to baby" the engine
as much as possible.
Copyright 1926 by the Ullmar
Feature Service)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-09
Car Needs Attention
For Winter Driving

While winter driving doesn't suf.
fer from the difficulties Of a few
years ago, because of the improve
ment in motor design and the pre-,
heating of the combustion mixture.
it still behooves motorists to make
certain that their cars are In proper
shape for operation in cold weather.
Many things that will not serious
~ interfere with summer driving.
will cause trouble when the weather
is cold.
One important item is to make
sure that the radiator is okay and
that all hose connections are tight.
Radiator covers are almost an es-
sential in the northern states.
Another thing is to see that the
vacuum tank Is thoroughly cleaned
so that no dirt or water gets into
the gas line.
Distributor points should be check
ed over and also all wiring.
II is particularly important that
the spark plugs be in proper condi-
ton.
If the set in the car has been
used for 10000 miles or more they
should be replaced with a new set
No matter how good a spark plug
is. continual service causes it to lose
efficiency. The spark is not hot
enough and does. not completely fire
the mixture.
In cold weather particularly this
binders starting and engine operation
and causes excessive dilution in the
crankcase.
If new spark plugs are installed
with the approach of cold weather
starting is made easier and opera
| ton generally improved.
All fabrication points should also
be given attention with thinner
| lubricant put in the transmission
and probably in the rear axle.
The motorist who gives his car
! this attention now will save himself
a great deal of difficulty later on.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-09

brings in such tire for considers.
ton, is more likely to fall on des,
ears than was formerly the case.
I'VE have plenty of instances IN
which General balloons have equalled
and even exceeded the record long.
mileage performances that wers
boosted of in the high pressure davs
In every case of extremely high
mileage the tires have had proper
care. Tire mileage decreases in di.
rect proportion to the neglect of air
pressure and small repairs
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-09
CARRYING THINGS TOO FAR

The record Nash year of 1925 with a
sales and production volume of &c.
121 cars was surpassed this year by
the end of August, and with Septem-
Der sales added, we are now nearly
5000 cars ahead of the figure estab-
lished by the entire year of 1925,
and there are still October, Novem-
Der and December sales to be in
cluded. Judging from data on hand
October sales and production will
surpass last October-the biggest
Nash October heretofore-by more
more than 500"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-09
We Fast Americans!

Now and then the American tourist
abroad bumps into surprise. as was
well illustrated in the case of a man
from the States who called up a
friend near London and was invited
to spend a week lend at the latter's
country estate. The car that came
to the hotel for the American was a
S17,5o0 roadster with straight eight
power plant. On the way out the
towner mentioned that the car was
tgood for tremendous speed and
sstarted to give demonstration. The
lAmerican, born and bred to speed,
cried enough when the speedometer
reached 95. The regular speed Of the
car seemed to be around eighty.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-09
Three Traffic Tricks

Good brakes tend to make the
driver feel that mere pressing of the
service brake pedal will be adquate
for all occasions. But in all driving,
1t becomes necessary now and then
to jam on the brakes. If the car
does not seem to be stopping quickly
enough release the brakes a moment
and again step on them vigorously.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-09
The Saturday Motorist

Modern low bodies and wide fen
ders leave the driver only one alter
native for safe signalling. He must
hold out his arm far enough for it
to be seen.
Don't get behind a new car in traf-
nc. The driver may be taking 1t
easy and progress necessarily will
be slow. Stay behind cars that are
neither brand new nor old If you
want to follow the fast lane of traf-
G,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-09

the remarkable record these cars
made during the war; declared
James Z. Mosher of the Gardiner
Motor Co. local Dodge Brothers
dealers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-27

house as their dining-room and the
pfowl-house as their bedJchamber.
AS the struggle progressed, the
states realized how valuable the prop
erty of the thousands Of refugees was
for revolutionary war purposes. The
authorities then began to protect the
property from vandalism and to con-
fiscate it legally" The legislatures
passed laws to this effect, specifying
in the preambles just how it was to
be disposed of. This was systemati-
cally carried on till many years after
the treaty of peace. New York alone
is said to have derived more than
S6,O00,000 from this source. Wash
ington expressed his hearty approval
Of these measures saying that "the
state of affairs demanded such sever
ity."
Mob Action Everywhere Legally
Sanctioned.
r YNCHING originated at this time
- 1t was called "Lynch's Law"
after the name of Charles Lynch of
Virginia who took the punishment Of
Tories in his district into his own
hands. His example was widely fol-
lowed, and there was no limit beyond
which this summary punishment
might not go. Tories we're ridden on
rails, left tied to trees in the woods,
pelted with stones mercilessly.
Groups were led through villages and
tormented in every gruesome way
until they shouted, "Hurrah for Lib
erty." Hundreds were put to hard
labor Of all kinds. A novel form of
torture was to lock victims up in
rooms in which a fire was burning,
with the chimney stopped up.
Earring and feathering became a
recognized form of punishment, in
tlicted upon the slightest suspicion.
There were victims by the thousands.
One man in letter to a friend asks
if it would be 'featherable" to carry
a certain paper in his pocket. In fact,
the practice was so we'll recognized
that an official record in describing
the tarring and feathering of several
Tories says: "and the whole was con-
Quoted with that regularity and de-
corum which ought to be observed in
all public punishments."
The legislatures and courts sane
toned all violence committed, holding
that the motives justified the deeds.
In the case of suit for damages
against Judge Lynch, for example, the
court ruled that as he had suppress
sed conspiracy by timely and effectual
measures which although not strictly
warranted by law, were justifable
from the imminence of the danger,
he and and persons whatsoever con-
'cerned in suppressing the same con-
spiracy stand Unidentified and
Van Tyne, "The Loyalists."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-27

exonerated from all pains, actions,
and SUITS" The public sentiment
in this case is we'll reflected in sew
eral ditties sung at the time,- In
which Lynch and his aides are extoI-
led. Here is one for example:
Hurrah for Colonel Lynch
Captain Bob and Galloway
They never turned Tory loose
Until he shouted Liberty"
Persecution Continued After the War.
THOUSANDS of refugees we're de-
\ barred from returning to the coun-
try after the treaty of peace. For one
reason because it was serious mat
ter to have been tainted with treason.
For another, it was extremely difficult
for many to re-establish themselves,
as all their possessions had been con-
fiscated and would not be returned.
Many thousands were legally debar-
red even if they could have returned
unmolested because, as was we'll ex-
pressed by Samuel Adams, the patriot,
They could scarcely fail to treat with
contempt the new order of things,
and try secretly to undermine it."s
This measure was particularly i'm
portant because for several years it
was feared that Great Britain would
try to re-establish herself in America.
Thus they did not hesitate legally or
otherwise to hold the reins tightly in
their hands as long as there was dan
ger of overthrowing their new order.
Conclusion.
THE value of knowing that the
4 American war for independence was
no sanity affair lies not in belittling
its achievements. It was no doubt
historically necessary to throw of the
British yoke, to establish capitalism
in this country, to create a proletariat.
The Dictatorship of the Patriots too
was necessary, since no ruling class
gives up without a struggle. But if
this rigid control over the opposition
was essential and justifable in the
American Revolution, it is thousand
times more so in the proletarian revo-
luton, in which the opposition is
world wide and unrelenting, and the
vanguard small. The American revo-
lutionaries saw clearly that If they
did not Cypress the Tories, the Tories
would Cypress them. So too we work
ers must know that if we do not down
the bourgeois opposition, It will down
US. 1t is up to the working class to
bring to success the real Revolution.
For as Marx so well puts it, in the
Communist Manifesto. GAN previous
revolutions were revolutions of mi
norities in the interest of minorities;
the proletarian revolution is the self
conscious independent act of the i'm
mense majority in the interest Of the
immense majority"
- Quoted by Cutler, Lynch Law"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-27
Settled"
A Poem on the A nthracite Strike
BY ADOLF WOLFF.


PACK to the treadmin slaves!
Back to the tunneled night
Back to your cavern graves
The mines of anthracite.
Beaten and betrayed
By those you pay to lead
Heavily you've paid
Profusely you bleed.
You dared like men to stand
Against abuses frowned.
TO force your just demand
Your busy tools you downed.
Hunger you defied,
Despair, and biting cold,
Most bravely you tried
The battle line to hold.
You lost, and lose you must
Like doomed and beaten slaves
Until you cease to trust
Your leadership to knaves.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-27
Dictatorship in the American Revolution

ure did more than anything else to
weaken the opposition.
illegal Elections.
THE reVolutionaries were never de-
4 TERED from action because they
were in the minority. Committees
were appointed at county meetings
where sometimes not more than one
fourth of the freeholders attended.
In the elections for delegates to the
first Continental inter Colonial) Con-
gress-in Boston-Samuel Adams had
the key Of the assembly-hall in his
pocket, allowing no one in or out; in
Georgia five out of twelve parishes
sent deputies; in South Carolina ten
out of thirty-four counties sent none I;
in New York there were heavy ma
jorities against sending delegates, but
deputies were sent nevertheless by
small groups of revolutionaries who
taxed themselves to pay the expenses.
In some counties only one-twentieth
of the voters were present. AS one
editor expressed 1.-Two men met,
and one appointed the other a del
egate to the Congress" Another
said, "The Continental Congress is
a law-making body, unknown to the
law or the constitution of the coun-
try"*]
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-27
Civil Liberty Abolished.


A NTI-REVOLUTIONISTS had no
"A rights. They had no vote. They
could hold no offices, could not re-
ceive valid title to land, act as jury
men, or use the courts to sue for
damages to person or property. In
some cases Loyalists could not be
apothecaries.
Freedom of speech, press or assem-
blage was absolutely unknown. One
Tory said, There is more liberty in
Turkey than in the dominions of Con-
gress." Tory publishers were assail-
ed, their presses broken, their lives
threatened if they dared offend again,
many could find safety only by leav-
ing the country. Disparaging the
congress or the states was interdic-
ted. Citizens were prosecuted for
drinking the kings health, for dis
couraging enlistments in the patriot
army One man was arrested because
he called his dog TORY" thus init
mating that Tory led dogs life.
A preacher was hailed into court be-
cause he baptized a child Thomas
Cage" the name of an English gem
eral. This man was accused of using
a religious maneuver to insult the
cause of liberty. In all these pro-
.ceedings mere suspicion was sufficient
to lead to Imprisonment. The COM
mittees called what witnesses they
chose and freely condemned suspects
to prison in their absence.
Even neutrality was a crime. Fami-
lies were roughly dealt with because
they had not prevented their relatives
from joining the British service. Some
were compelled to hire substitutes
for any of their relatives who had
fed to evade service and were held
responsible for any misdeeds of the
substitutes so hired.
Property of the Tories Fair Game.
THE possessions of the Tories were
4 at all times insecure. High fines
were imposed for every kind of Of
Tense. If they were wealthy they
were heavily taxed for war expense.
Some were compelled to pay stipula-
ted sums daily to the guards station
ed at their homes. In New York and
South Carolina, Loyalists were obliged
to make good all robberies committed
within their country, while men tried
for theft were condoned if their vic
tim had been mistaken for a Tory,
and altogether excused If he actually
was one.
In most of the colonies the lands
Of the Loyalists could be freely used
for war purposes-as appropriating
their timber to build Continental YES
sells. And in towns containing a mi |
nority Of Tories, their property was
quite freely disposed OF. Desirable |
articles of their personal property |
were often raffled of by the authori- |
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-27

: Van Tyne, "The Loyalists.' p
The Winslow mail., 1926-01-29

Constant and complete lubrica-
ton is assured by the new oiling
system which places the oil pump
in the crank case where it is prim
ed the moment the engine starts.
1t is driven from the cam shaft
by noiseless spiral gears. The new
motor head with it's larger cooling
area increases value efficiency and
life. The generator now is driven
from the crank shaft by silent
V-type belt which laso operates the
fam The water pump has new
mounting with larger bearings.
Other improvements are: An
air cleaner at the intake opening
Of the air heater; tension springs
at the joints of the spark and
throttle control rods; greater rig
idity in the dash and an increase
of one-third in the braking area of
the service brakes which are op-
Grated by an improved type of
brake rod
The Winslow mail., 1926-01-29

ments, together with lower prices,
coming at this time when high tire
costs threaten advanced car prices,
concentrated attention on the Chew
rolet exhibit.
The price reduction was an
nounced several days ago by w. S.
Knudsen, president of the Chevro-
let Motor company. At that time
no mention was made Of improve
ments to the car. These mechai-
cal changes are designed to give
even smoother operation, greater
engine efficiency and smoother rid
ing One of the features is an air
cleaner, something whic only cars
of much higher price have been
equipped with heretofore.
Among the new improvements
are: Lighter pistons and pins; en-
gine lubricating system of increas-
ed efficiency; special three point
motor suspension and redesigned
motor head with larger cooling
areas around the valves, all of
which contribute materially toward
smooth operation. The new car is
we'll cushioned by long semi-ellip-
tic springs of special design.
The new piston assembly is about
a half pound lighter, decreasing by
approximately two pounds the total
weight of moving parts in the cyl
inders The piston is of the skel-
eton type, combining lightness with
ample strength and large bearing
surface.
The Winslow mail., 1926-01-29
PRISON WARDEN
is FACING SUIT
$4,000 DAMAGES

PHOENIX = Alleging that she
suffered permanent injuries when
she was attacked at the state prison
by w B. Ward, negro, who was
hanged in June, 1924, Mrs. j. E.
Wright and her husband, both resi-
dents of Claypool, Gila county, have
filed suit in the superior court here
asking $25, 900 damages from R. B.
Sims, warden of the state prison,
and his bonding company.
The Wrights charge that on May
26, 1924, Mrs. Wright went to the
prison with others for the purpose
of administering some form of sac
rament to Ward prior to the i'm
pending execution of his sentence
of death and that Warden Sims,
knowing Ward to be a dangerous
character, so negligently and care
1essly conducted the prison that
Ward was allowed to be out of the
death cell where he could attack
Mrs Wright. 1t is also alleged
that this carelessness and negli-
gence permitted Ward to be in pos
session of a knife and a steel in
strument which he used in the al
legged attack on Mrs. Wright. It
Is also charged that Warden Sims
failed to protect her when the at
tack occurred and fled to save him
self from injury.
Mrs. Wright alleges that she was
stabbed five times and that she has
suffered great pain ever since and
will continue to suffer, and that
she has been permanently disfigur-
ed in the face and body and that
the left side of her face has been
permanently paralized from the in
iuries.
The Winslow mail., 1926-01-29
Dry Force Cut Is
Shown But Slight

PHOENIX = The recent an
nouncement from Los Angeles that
the prohibition forces in Southern
California and Arizona would be
reduced because of lack of funds
brought short lived joy to law vio-
lators in this state.
Frank M. Pool, in charge of fed
eraI enforcement in this state, said
that the cut would cause one man
to be dropped and that it would
only be temporary.
The Winslow mail., 1926-01-29
Governments Income Tax
Rights In Arizona Asked
By Secretary Of Treasury

WASHINGTON With it's rights
under the California community
property laws defined by the re-
cent supreme court decision, the
treasury put machinery in motion
to establish it's position with re-
spect to federal income taxation in
Louisiana, Texas, Arizona, Wash
ington, Idaho, Neveda and New
Mexico which also have communi-
ty property statues.
Secretary Mellon has directed
that the opinion of the department
of justice be asked as to the fed
eral governments right under the
laws of each of them.
The Winslow mail., 1926-01-29
Arbor Day Set By Gov.
Hunt In Arizona Areas

PHOENIX a proclamation is
sued Monday, Governor Hunt des-
ignated Friday, February 5, as ar
Dor day for the counties of Co
chise, ella, Graham, Greenlee, Mar
icopa, Pima, Pinal, Canta Cruz and
Yuma and Friday, April 2, as ar
Dor day for the counties of Apache
Coconino, Mohave, Navajo and Yav-
apai.
that the day Observation-Disclosures
He urges in the proclamation
that the day be observed in each
locality with proper exercises and
that the citizens plant trees on
those days, as we'll as the school
and colleges.
The Winslow mail., 1926-01-29
Two Trainmen Injured In
Slight Crash At AshfOrk

PRESCOTT-H. E. Jernigan and
John S. Kennamar, conductor and
brakeman on a local freight were
slightly injured at about 2 O'Clock
Monday morning when a water
train ran into the caboose in which
they were riding in the Ashfork
yards Both trains were north
bound and were running slowly
No material damage was done to
the engine of the water train or
the caboose.
The Winslow mail., 1926-01-29
Placer Mining Company
Finds New Ore Bodies

PHOENIX-Drilling activities of
the Hassayampa Placer Gold Min
ing company, carried on since early
last year in the bed of the Hassay-
ampa river, beginning at a point
just below the Santa Fe railroad
bridge and extending to a point
near the old Smith mill, have CIV
en- entirely satisfactory results, ac-
cording to officials.
The Winslow mail., 1926-01-29
MANY MECHANICAL
IMPROVEMENTS IN
NEW CHEVROLET

Many mechanical improvements
in the face of price reductions
were displayed on the new Chevro-
let cars at the opening of the New
York automobile show Saturday
, 1926-02-17

nounced protection of the railway when
it resumed operation in the hope that the
Chinese would appreciate such a move.
Continuing the note regrets that the
Chinese military authorities do not seem
to understand it is their duty to protect
the railway, and says the Soviet is will
ing to discuss with the Foreign office the
necessary measures. 1t also calls atteu-
tion to the seriousness Of the situation
and the gr8vRy Of the consequences
which are likely TO alise if the present
conditions continue.
My Government" says M. Karak-
han, will hold China responsible for all
damage il fl cted through the actions Of
Chinese ault olitjes or Tor outrages ctm-
mitted by Chinese soldiers. - Ibid.